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Scattered Over the Yard Were Scores of Crames...-.--.-....+-+---seeceeeeeseeeeeeees -..FRONTISPIECE 2 A Question of Identification..........-..-.--....++- rey Meno te nei eta teisrets ere Ie at Co Bae eis Se Seis Louis T.McKim 3 The Personnel of the Pack Train. Illustrated...............ceeeeecee sess ec cece eeees ices nO. STEEDS 1107 BITES GCOLOES Ge i ltrstirea Ge liners ciclo tievale! seth cte alec erainiia = oysi0im ois) aro eale) vaies be’ ol arate secs esi raiwtetoet ore Sele - ALLAN BROOKS 13 A Night in a Pigeon Roost. Illustrated............... 5S Bie stat Beri gps Haile pyar esi Wn. A. CRAWLEY 17 Apostrophe to a Trout, Poem .......-.- .seee cess eee eeee ees nissonee eae web ace oe dpegeccecont J. B. Curriz 18 Camping at Culver’s Lake. Illustrated.......-....-0-:22. esses sees enone Bate Rea we A J.H.UHLE 19 When the Ptarmigan Changes Color. Illustrated....-...........-..eee cesses eee reece A.H.DUNHAM 23 A Canadian Trouting Trip hs net a rs os BCS Cree AOI BSN MA ere aie asooo0s coco Mis IKisinitiiic. oe Brer Johnsing’s Solilogy Poem........ cdbc cmH add Boncias ote De ae PE AbpeEdoe Ont Tee ete R. Davis 26 Fishing in Southern Washington.........-- So aate Gate ate ee cs Sama Wee ee ees M.F,JAMAR,JR 27 Among the Selkirks and Canadian Rockies...- -.----...2..eeec sees sseeeee seen eeseeeees W.C.W.GIEGER 29 Peaks and Passes of Colorado.........-.--eeeese. seeeee erences ceeeee Sh OSUBtE yAlne maemo H. A. CRAFTS 31 The Otter’s Highway..--..-.......-- ining ORS HBG Oe SODIS BCE SES AOS AERSA SIE NSIS aa mas eT a ee Mi cy ili 35 Hunting for Honey...----. Ses We nCaCHe semaeene Soon CRANE CROs SOAS SUMG OIA rl HEC COE een trates O C.JURGENSON 34 Mitte Whinerssin Nature: .'..ccce jee vecme ssc ve cene ce EE eI es Cocca ae meg ety etc cc ARTHUR PHELPS 35 Cruelty fo Country; Nelonbors.---y-- os ee.- ccs scwazeclec cee w eases secine, one ce Wadi wateeh ier Mrs. H.P. PIPER 36 Nightfall. Poem.............. wie ME iG SS SETAC ERE Sed aE ts Ah Oe Ae Re ea A.N.KILLGORE 36 Seen by the Great Horned Owl..-2:.....--.2-00.-. 200s. cece cee eee e eee sce cuseees SHERMAN A. PADDOCK 62 From the Game Fields..................... --e-» 37 Pure and Impure Foods............... coal etycrs 54 Fish and Fishing...--......-..:... sta eetererete ec 40 Publisher’s Notes...............20-s0e8 Saejelrerlne 56 Guns and Ammunition......... te he ee iE ear cas - 44 Editor's Corner........... 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He in- tended to sleep there until the horses came home from work and then he could take a fresh water bath after they had finished drinking. He slept quite undisturbed, for the children found it too hot to play with him and the pig, lacking the energy necessary for a spirited fight, had been van- quished by a few sturdy blows and now lay on the shady side of the tub grunting lazily. The afternoon wore slowly away with no change any- where, except as Jack changed feet or his companion turned from one side to the other. Jack was a _ 5-year-old sandhill crane, and was the pet of the family. He had been captured when a wee, fuzzy fellow. After a few days he had been contented to cast in his lot with the hens and ducks and had never shown any inclination to change. When a year old his owner, John Knolton, had cruelly suspected him, and had clipped his wings. John was, however, thoroughly ashamed of his lack of confidence, and never again re- peated the operation. When any of Jack’s friends flew by he would stretch his long neck and utter a few calls. On several occasions he had _ even visited them as they lit on the surrounding fields; but farther than this he never seemed to show any in- terest in wild life. He was good company to John Knolton in the fields as he followed the plow or harrow and picked bugs from the freshly turned earth. The children loved Jack, and he pecked them all quite impartially and ran away from them when he grew tired. Even Mrs. Knolton her- self, busy with her work, liked to see him about the yard, and though she threatened him direfully when he walked across her clean floors with muddy feet, she forgot it all when he went with her after the cows. Mr. Knolton at last came home, and Jack got out of the barrel, flopped his wings, struck a blow or 2 at the pig, and stuck his head into the cool fresh water as it fell from the pail. Velen isc. said: ins’ master, “1 saw lots of big fellows like you to- day. If I had had my gun we should have crane for supper.” Jack was busy with his toilet, and paid no attention to this bloodthirsty remark. “T say, Jack, old fellow,” went on Knolton, hitting Jack a friendly slap on the head. “Do you hear that, you rascal? Crane for supper, Jack.” Jack paid not the least heed but in- terrupted his bath to catch a grass- hopper and then went on with his work as if crane 3 times a day did not affect him. His master put away his team and went in to tea. At the supper table Mr. Knolton told of the great number of cranes about, and the bacon seemed twice as 4 RECREATION. dry and salty, as the family thought of a juicy fat crane done to a delicious brown. The little Knoltons went to bed with visions of drumsticks and soft dressing that would be almost like Christmas. Early in the morning Knolton was awakened by a great noise in the barn yard. He got up at once and ran to the window. Raising the blind he saw a sight that made his nerves tin- gle. Scattered over the yard, by the well and even on the stable, were scores of cranes. He understood it inamoment. A late flock had decided to pass the night on the fresh fields, but attracted by calls from Jack, had come right into the yard. They were quite at ease, flapping their wings and beginning to move about as it grew daylight. All feverish with excitement Knol- ton loaded his old gun, pounding down the powder with muffled strokes and spilling some shot, which sounded on the floor like hail. When all was ready he went quietly to the window and opened it. The flock were grad- ually moving away from the house. showing signs of restlessness. Knol- ton hesitated a moment. What if he should kill Jack? Not likely among so many. Still he hesitated. They were getting farther off. Soon his gun would not reach them. Then with joy he noticed one leave the flock and turn back. That must be Jack. .Knolton raised his gun and fired into the flock. With a mighty clamor and flopping, fully 100 blue cranes rose into the air and sailed away, leaving one of their number dead on the ground. Knolton rushed on the game and started in triumph with it to the house. Suddenly he turned in alarm. Where was Jack? He was nowhere to be seen and considerable hunting and calling only assured Knolton that Jack was gone. Thoroughly fright- ened, Knolton returned to his game. This then must be Jack. Huis master felt like a murderer. Lifting the dead bird tenderly he bore him to the house. His wife and children were up and . received the news woefully. The chil- dren recognized Jack by a thousand little marks and both their parents could now identify him. A sad party took breakfast that morning at Knolton’s. The children looked with tearful, reproaching eyes at their father, and Mrs. Knolton shed silent tears. Knolton ate little, feel- ing too much like a criminal, and he would have given his best cow if he could have put life into that poor bird. After breakfast the whole family — went to the garden, where Mr, Knol- ~ton dug a drave in the corner of the plot and Jack was buried, wrapped in white and enclosed in a soap box. Many tears were shed over his grave and a small wooden slab was placed to mark his resting place. The chil- dren planted flower seeds around it and great gloom settled over the family. With heavy heart Mr. Knolton went to his work that day. He plowed till noon and then unhitched and turned his horses’ head toward home. As he went slowly along he heard in the distance the familiar cry of the lone crane. It made him shiver. Nearer and nearer it came until it seemed so close that he wondered at its boldness. Looking up he saw it coming straight for him. It lit a few paces from him and walked across to him in quite the same old way. Filled with joy Knowlton hur- ried home while the mild horses won- dered at his haste. The children ran out to meet him, clasped the bird round the neck and kissed him. Even the pig squealed gleefully and at once renewed his attacks. As for Jack’s double, the little Knoltons say that Pa dug in the garden that afternoon and that there was crane on the bill of fare at sup- per time. AMATEUR FHOTO BY JAMES H. MILLER: NEST AND EGGS OF VIRGINIA RAIL. One of the 17th Prize Winners in RECREATION’s 7th Annual Photo Competition. AAG AO SS SIE ISK SS HIT A LIVE WIRE. 6 EVERY TIME HE TOUCHED THE GROUND HE WENT INTO THE AIR AS IF HE HAD THE PERSONNEL OF THE PACK TRAIN. G. O. SHIELDS. Photos by the Author. Horses have their individuality, as well as people, and though the horse can not talk, he manages to make characteristics known to those about him in actions which often are more forcible than words. Some horses are vicious, others gentle, others wild, others tame, etc. ; but few people who have not handled or studied horses are aware that 2 gentle horses may be as totally different in their mental make up as any 2 good natured people are. Two vicious horses may be entirely opposite in their methods of showing it. There is no better place to study the per- sonal peculiarities, whims, eccentricities, or general cussedness of a number of horses than at the tail end of a pack train. Did you ever ride behind one? If not, you have a great treat in store for the future and should not fail to avail of it at some time. Such an experience is a never end- ing source of fun, worry, amusement and provocation by turns; and you will some- times experience all these emotions within 5 minutes. The pack train is pre-eminently 2 West- ern institution. In fact, it is the only way of getting over the wild mountain trails with any comfort. The West is a country of magnificent distances, and a man who undertakes to walk and carry his luggage, or have it carried by other men, as is the custom in the Adirondacks or Maine, is in hard luck. There are few streams in the mountain regions of the West that can be safely run with canoe or boat, as can most of the streams in the East. So for a long tour in the mountains the sad- dle horse is the passenger car and the pack horse is the freight car. An outfit of sad- dle and pack horses is, therefore, called a pack train. I rode thousands . of miles’ with such trains, and I always choose the posi- tion of rear guard because the horses or mules are such a never ending source of amusement. Furthermore, I have always had a good deal of valuable property in the loads and naturally wished to be where I could keep an eye on it, to see if any- thing fell off or was damaged in transit. During the past summer we traveled about 300 miles in the saddle. By “we” I mean my old hunting companion, W. H. wae Tom, our packer, and your Uncle i. _ We had 6 pack horses, named, respec- tively, Buck, Billy, Nitchie, Brownie, Darkey and Maude. All were good, faith- ful critters, but some were better than oth- ers. All had good traits about them and some of them had mighty bad ones. Some were brimful of general cussedness and some so faithful and attentive to duty that I became warmly attached to them. These horses were all raised and broken by Indians. Some of them came from the Stonies and some from the Blood Indians. The Stonies live in the mountains and the Bloods on the prairies, and the horses showed, in their work, the results of their early training. Those that came from the Stony camp were typical mountain climb- ers, and nothing was too steep or too diffi- cult for them. The Blood ponies were at a disadvantage in the rough country, but could distance the others when we struck a bit of prairie trail. Old Buckskin was a big, stocky, squarely built, flat backed horse with a leg under each corner, as the boy said, and always attended strictly to business. He had his own way of doing his work, which was not always our way,. but he usually got through it safely. The packer always rides at the head of the train, and Buckskin’s place was next to him. When we finished packing in the morning and Tom mounted his horse and said, “Come on, Buck,” that veteran lined in behind Foxy and would be found close behind him when we reached the next camp. I said Buckskin was a flat backed horse. That was partly due to the fact that we kept him fat all summer. His back was so flat that the pack lay on it as it would lie on a table. One day he was loitering by the wayside. Wright picked up a bit of shale and shied it at him. It struck the pack, dropped on Buck’s rump and lay there until we had gone half a mile. If one should pour water on Buck’s back only a part of it would run off. Buck is a faithful old horse, but he has a beastly way of going out of the trail when he should stay in it. He always thinks he knows a better way of getting around a hole or a log than the one the packer selects, and whenever the leader struck a bad place, Buck, instead of fol- lowing his file leader as he should, would undertake a flank movement. In many cases he would get in trouble and Wright and I would have to help him out. The trail is always supposed to be made in the best 8 RECA iON: place, and the best pack horses follow their leaders through thick and thin. If a Smart Aleck undertakes to go around a bog, gets in up to his neck and you have to get off, wade in and help him out, you are tempted to say things that would not sound well in Sunday school. Buck scared me stiff half a dozen times when fording big creeks and rivers. If he saw Tom's saddle horse go in up to his belly, Buck would straightway conclude he could find a shallower place, and he often came near going in up to his neck before we could head him off. We always tried to make up the packs so they would stand dumping in the river without getting wet; but this is sometimes impossible. If you have a valuable camera anda lot of still more valuable exposed plates in a pack which is not thoroughly waterproof, and see the horse that carries them heading for a deep hole, the chills are apt to chase one another up and down your spine mighty fast. We finally learned to put packs on Buck with which he could swim, if he wanted to, and we put the cameras, the sugar, the cigars, the cereals, and other perishable goods on a more obedient horse. Old Buck gave us the only genuine ex- hibition of Wild West rough bucking we had on the trip. On our way to Banff, after we had broken our last camp, we were going throtigh a patch of burnt tim- ber when Darkey jammed one of his side packs against a dead tree, about 4 inches in diameter and 30 feet high. The tree went down with a wild sweep, and hit old Buck across the hind quarters, just as he was reaching for a bite of grass. The dead branches crashed over the poor creature with a racket that would have wakened a dead horse; and Buck was not dead, by a long way. He quit the outfit, struck into a meadow near and started to run in a circle, hitting only the high places. Every time he touched the ground he went into the air as if he had hit a live wire. He doubled, and turned, and bent his back ac- cording to the most approved methods of thoroughbred bucking. The load was on to stay, but it could not stay through such a siege, and Buck never quit until he dumped the whole outfit and had wrapped the lash rope several times around both hind legs. If he had not succeeded in do- ing himself up that way he might have been bucking yet, for all I know; for he went at it with an apparent determination to stay until he got through. Later in the day another horse ran against a dead limb, which broke with a loud report, and Buck’s head was in the air in an instant, to see if the tree was coming his way. He was ready to unload again, if need be, but it wasn’t. Buck does not tolerate any undue famili- arity on the part of his traveling compa.i- ions, or of strange horses. When we turned out the bunch at night Buck always stayed near the others, but did not care to be too near them, nor to have them come too near him. If any one of them came rubbering around, trying to be chummy with Buck, he was likely to get a gentle reminder in the shape of an im- pression of Buck’s teeth, or one of his hind feet, whichever happened to be nearest to the intruder at the time. We were pass- ing through a little mining town and an old horse was picketed near thé main street. He offered to greet the visitors warmly, and walked up to Buck, trying to touch noses and be friendly. Buck made a dive for him with his mouth open like that of a big alligator, and it looked as if he was going to bite the old horse’s neck off. The re- ception committee changed its mind sud- denly, and made a dash to the rear. He stood looking at us until we were out of sight, and seemed to be saying to himself, “Well, that’s the surliest old cuss I ever Saw.” With all his faults, Buck is one of the most powerful and enduring brutes I ever knew, and if I were making up a pack train for. a summer tour I would gladly give $100 for him, though good pack horses sell in that country at $30 to $40. Billy is a large, long legged, lanky bay horse and attends to his own business about as well as any in the train. He is slow of motion and usually drifts to the tail end of the procession early in the day. A quirt has no terrors for him, so I had plenty of chance to develop the muscles in my right arm, in order to keep him in sight of the outfit. He has a coming appe- tite and an ungovernable fondness for dropping out of the trail to nab a tempt- ing bunch of grass or brush; but barring these little digressions he stays in line and saws wood, from morning till night. He cares not how big a load is put on him, nor how much tinware, how many kettles, or anything else it contains, or how much racket they make. All is freight that comes his way and whatever is put on him in the morning will be there at night, when camp is struck. Brownie is made up much like Buck, both mentally and physically, excepting that he is wholly contented to stay in the trail. Only occasionally does he leave it, when passing an unusually tempting bit of grass, and a warning from the driver sends him on a jump into his proper place. He is as brawny as an ox and will not rebel if 500 pounds are put on him. For- tunately, we did not have to load any of our horses above 250 pounds, and most of the time the heaviest loads did not weigh 200 pounds. Old Brownie was so faithful i ieee ONE Orie Ve ACK TR ALN. 9 and attentive to business that after the first few days he was chosen to carry the cam- eras and the photo supplies, and always landed them in camp safe. His one failing was that he was not willing to have any other horse than his regular file leader go ahead of him in the trail, and if one under- took to intrude, Brownie would go for him with his mouth open as if he were going to bite him in 2. If the interloper did not take the hint and make himself scarce he was liable to get severely chewed. Brownie posed as a cannibal. One would think to see him go for an unwelcome neighbor, that he was going to bite out a chunk and eat it raw; but he did more bluffing than real biting. Darkey was so named because he was blacker than Brownie, and because his own- er liked him too well to call him Nigger- Darkey is a jet black, plump, shining, hand- some little cayuse, and weighs about 650 pounds. He is as wild as the famous horses of Tartary, yet means to be as gentle asia iatten. ble always acted as Jit” lie thought he was going to be basted with a club every time we started to pack him. When any of us picked up a bundle and started to put it on him he would jump as if he thought it was full of hornets. By treating him with the utmost kindness and gentleness, we tamed him a good deal, during the 3 months we had him, but still he showed his shy and retiring disposition to the last. I imagine he had been shame- fully abused when being broken for the pack, but I believe if we had worked him another 2 months he would have been en- tirely cured of his early impressions. When once the load was put on Darkey, and he was turned loose, there was no more trouble with him. He never devel- oped a bad trait on the trail, but always attended strictly to business, stayed in his place and if, in any kind of a mixup, he lost his file leader a moment, Darkey took advantage of the first opportunity to get back to his proper place. We had a lot of fun with Darkey about yellow jackets. We stirred up about 50 of their nests in or close to the trail, during the trip, and Darkey never seemed to get on to their curves. The other horses, when they saw trouble of this kind ahead, would leave the trail, and shy around the storm center; but poor little Darkey would go on about his business. When he reached the yellow jackets’ nest the first one or 2 would hit him on the fore leg. Darkey always seemed to think they were horse flies, and would stop to fight them off. By that time half a dozen others would land on him at various points, wake him up to the real situation, and he would stampede. Then the other horses must get out of his way, or be run over. He would knock down dead trees, or live horses, or men, or any- thing else that got in his way until he placed several acres of land between him and the scene of trouble. Maude was one of the most interesting studies in the whole train. She was wild, uncontrollable and reckless. She had no fixed place in the line of march, and if we put her in a certain file when leaving camp, she would not stay there 10 minutes. She would break out and in and would follow every horse in the train, by turns. She never stayed in the trail a mile at a time, if there was any possible chance of getting out without breaking her blooming neck. No matter how good the trail might be, how deep the mud, how thick the brush or intricate the barricade of fallen trees, how dangerous the slide rocks on both sides of the trail, Maude would sail out to one side and get in trouble if possible. If we were traveling in an open country she was constantly on the wing, on either side of the trail, like a high strung pointer hunt- ing birds. She caused more profanity than all the other horses together. I wore out my quirt and my vocal organs, day after day, trying to break her of this pernicious habit, but all to no avail. She was as su- premely pestiferous the last day of the trip as the first. _ We called her all kinds of names. For instance, the Lamp Shade Girl, on account of the peculiar shape which her load as- sumed one day. At other times we dubbed her Maude the Ranger. Some- times when she was gentle and lovable a few minutes we called her Maude Adams. Again, when she gave us an_ exhibi- tion of her uncontrollable spirits, we called her Maude Byron. When, after a hard day’s work, she began to show the effects of old age, we called her Maude Granger. When she was especially kind and affec- tionate, we called her Maude Brock- way. Again, when we went out to look for her in the morning and could not find her, we cailed her Maude Gonne. Wright and Tom sometimes called her other names, that would not do to print, so I skip them. We asked Brewster what he ever bought such an intractable creature for, anyway. He said he did not buy her; that an Indian came along one day leading her, and want- ed to trade her for some other horse, any old horse he could get. Brewster had in the corral at the time a big, vicious bronco that no one had ever been able to ride or pack without getting killed or his outfit kicked into the next province. “And,” said Billy, “I told the Indian to turn the mare into the corral and take the horse. He did so, and I never heard what 10 RECREATION. became of him. In fact, I don’t want to hear, for I have no doubt the bronco killed him.’ Last and least of the pack horses was little Nitchie, another pestiferous nuisance. He is even smaller than Darkey, and is a general all around fake. When there was any work to do he always pretended to be lame in his right fore leg; but when we would strike camp, and turn the bunch out, he was as frisky as any of them, and never limped from that time until packing time came again. I don’t know where they found his name, but he was probably called after Nitchie Novgorod, a city in Russia, or Siberia, or Rhode Island, I have forgotten which. Nitchie always made more _ protests against being packed than any other horse in the gang. When we put up the first bundle, no matter if it did not weigh more than 15 pounds, he would sway to the other side, and groan, and stagger, and make faces, as if it were breaking his back When the opposite pack was put up, he would lean against the fellow on this side and put up similar bluffs. When the top pack went on, he would pretend this was indeed the last straw, the one that was really going to kill him, and we could scarcely keep him from lying down. He never carried more than 125 pounds any time during the summer; but one would think from the desperate pretenses he made when being loaded, that we were putting 400 pounds on him. When we came to cinching the load, Nitchie would spread himself all over the camp, grunt and fall about as if he were being cut in 2, though we were always care- ful not to cinch him so tightly as the other horses. When we got on the trail Nitchie seemed to forget all about having anything to carry, and was the first to drop out of the ranks and graze. He had an appetite like that of an ostrich. No matter if he had been in grass knee high all the afternoon and night, he never seemed to get enough, and IO minutes out of camp he could not pass a tempting bite without making a dive for it. We showed him a good deal of mercy on account of his being the runt of the outfit, and on account of his being, or pretending to be, lame. He was so persist- ent in his grazing habit that about once every half hour it became necessary to wake him up and set him going. He would even go 30 or 40 feet from the trail to get into a good bunch of grass. At such times I would spur my horse and run up on him before he knew I was coming, and I would land a hot one on his rump with the whip, following it with 2 or 3 more before he could get out of reach. When he would get back into the train he would stop and look back at me as much as to say, “How the devil did you ever get up there without letting me know it?” Nitchie was by all odds the clown of the bunch, and afforded us more fun than all the other horses combined. The saddle horses have their own private opinions and tastes, and their own ways of NELLIE. doing things, as well as the pack horses. Foxy, otherwise called the Red Fox, be- cause of his wearing the color of that ani- mal, was Tom’s saddle horse. He was the dude of the outfit, the handsomest pony of the lot, with the possible exception of Darkey. These 2 would have tied for first place in a beauty show. Foxy was fat, sleek and his red coat glistened in the sun- light like a newly painted automobile. Wright’s saddle horse bears the homely, commonplace name of Nellie. She is a little buckskin, and is so woefully awk- ward, yet so anxious to be- good, that she enlisted the sympathy of the entire party. ‘She was always stumbling or staggering, or getting into trouble of some kind. Her spe- cialty was going on the other side of every tree she came to. Wright liked to walk and lead his horse, and Nellie would leave a good trail any time to go on the other side of a tree from that on which Wright had gone. Then Wright would say things. Meantime he would have to back up and pull the mare around on his side, or else go on her side of the tree. I never knew a horse that could do so many things in a given time to provoke uncomplimentary re- marks on the part of a master as Nellie could. She didn’t mean it. She was sim- ply built that way, and could not help it. Last and largest is Baldy; true, faithful, kind, untiring old Baldy. That was what his owners called him, because he has a clean face; but he is deserving of a better name, and after a month of intimate ac- quaintance with him I christened him Old Surefoot. He carried me about 300 miles IMBUS IPIBIRS OUNINGEIG. (OMe: IMGs er stOla IG oso Ty in the course of the summer, and at least 290 of that distance was over the most in- famous trails that could be found on the earth. As I have before intimated, we had down timber, criscrossed and piled in every shape that Satan could ever invent. We had rocks scrambled and jumbled in every way an earthquake, or a volcano, or any possible shaking up of the earth could ever place them. We had muskeags with bottoms 3 feet below the surface, and oth- little good trail there was, and only fell wath) “me once Not) onmee did he make a misstep, and no matter how steep the hill, if I saw fit to ride up or down he always landed me at the top or the bottom, as the case might be, right end up with care. He fell with me just once, but I do not blame him for that. We were crossing a big bog through which ran a brook, about 4 feet wide and 3 feet deep. Old Surefoot went in all right, and would have gone out OLD SUREFOOT. ers without bottom. We forded creeks running white over big boulders, and rivers of innumerable channels, that ran through serpentine ways over beds of quicksand. We climbed hills that were so straight up they leaned back, and we descended others that were a little more than straight down. Of course, I always dismount and lead my horse up and down the steep places, and over as many of the other bad places as possible, but in some cases you must ride or stay where you are. Old Surefoot took me over all such bad spots and over what properly on the other side if he had had a decent show; but when he undertook to mount the opposite bank one foot went through the overhanging sod clear up to his breast, and his hind foot being in the middle of the creek, deep in the mud, the situation was a little too much for him and he took a header. Any horse would have done likewise in his place. If I had been carrying a big man I would have dumped him in the creek, too. Old Surefoot was as strong as an ox, yet as kind and as gentle as a kitten. I 12 RECREATION, don’t believe he knew how to _ buck, but he had one peculiarity; he seemed to have bad dreams at: night. Every few minutes, during the first 3 or 4 miles out from camp, he would seem to imagine that some beast was springing at him from behind, and he would make a desperate leap to get away from it. At first he came near going out from under me, but I remembered his trick from that on, and was always careful to keep a good seat in the saddle. Surefoot must have killed some Indian in his younger days, who probably had beaten or abused him in some way, and possibly the ghost of the red man came back and haunted the old horse. Whether this was so or not, there was something on his mind, and it affected him mostly at night. Naturally, I became warmly attached to the dear old beast, and one of the most trying experiences of my life was parting with him when I came away. I would have brought him home, if I could have done so reasonably, but I knew he would not shine among the fine haired horses of the East. I got stuck on another cayuse years ago, and brought him all the way from Spokane to Chicago, where I lived at the time. He had carried me over hundreds of miles of mountain trails, and through all kinds of difficulties; but he could not sabe the city streets. I lent him to a friend to ride one day, and the poor little cayuse slipped on a street car rail, broke his fetlock joint, and we had to kill him. That is why I did not think it best to negotiate for permission to bring Surefoot to New York. How- ever, | made Brewster promise me, with his hand on his heart, that he would never allow Surefoot to carry a pack, and that he would kill any man at sight who might ever undertake to abuse the horse in ‘any way. Cheerful Widow—Why so dismal? Future Husband—I am afraid our wed- ding trip will take all the cash I have saved. Cheerful Widow—What of it? A wed- ding trip only happens once in 5 or 6 years. AMATEUR PHOTO BY J. P. HAMBLY, THE BLUE HERON IN HIS FAVORITE HAUNT. Winner of 33rd Prize in RecrEATION’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. THE SCOLERS. ALLAN BROOKS. Scoters, those large black ducks more generally known as sea coots in America, are found throughout the Northern hemi- sphere. Except the eiders, they are the most maritime of ducks, being most abun- dant on the sea coasts, and are frequently seen far out of sight of land. They also occur more or less commonly on the larger lakes, and sometimes on smaller bodies of water, especially where these are of a sal- ine nature. Even when killed on fresh water the flesh of scoters is rank and fishy, move noiselessly, but on alighting again they make a few more whistling strokes and hold their wings pointed high up over the back until their impetus is exhausted. In diving, scoters open their wings slight- ly and plunge abruptly forward; but I do not think, from my own observations, that they use the wings when under water, pro- pelling themselves solely with their feet— huge webbed paddles, larger than those of any other duck. There are 6 species of scoters known to WHITE WINGED SCOTER, OIDEMIA DEGLANDI. but numbers are eaten, when better ducks are not available, by masking their strong flavor with various condiments. Scoters are among the hardest of all waterfowl to kill. Not only are they most expert divers, but the quantity of shot they can carry is astonishing. They rise with difficulty, throwing great spouts of water up with each stroke of their powerful feet, which they use to help them clear the sur- face. Once clear their feet are spread wide apart until they are well on the wing. When rising they make a deep, whistling noise with their wings, especially noticeable in the water, When in full flight their wings 13 science. Of these, 3 are common to Amer- ica: the white winged, the surf and the American. The white winged scoter, Oide- mia deglandi, more commonly called white winged coot, is found from Atlantic to Pa- cific. In Europe and Northern Asia it is replaced by the velvet scoter, O. fusca, and in Northeast Asia by the Kamchatkan sco- ter, O. stegneri, both of which are closely allied species, with the same general char- acter. The white winged scoter is the most num- erous and generally distributed of the genus in America, and is the species most fre- quently found on inland waters. From the 14 RECREATION. other American species it can always be told by the broad white patch on the wing, which is present in both sexes. It is a large duck, large males weighing about 5 pounds. The note of the male is a high pitched, grating quack, seldom heard, as they are usually silent. When courting, the males chase one an- other along the surface of the water, Every now and then one will dive and come up underneath another male, which then af- fects great terror and immediately dives it- self, this play being repeated for hours. On the coast of Southern British Colum- bia great numbers of these birds can be red on inner and rose pink on outer sur- faces. In the female the iris is brown, bill blackish, and feet dusky reddish with black webs. The surf scoter, Oidemia perspicillata, the smallest of the genus, can always be told by the absence of white from the wing and the presence of a white patch on the nape in both sexes. In range and habits it nearly resembles the white winged species, but seems to prefer shallower water, feeding close in shore, often among the tumbling surf from which it derives its name. The note of the male is a curious liquid “puk,” resembling a drop of water falling in some SURF SCOTER, OIDEMIA PERSPICILLATA. seen in summer, nearly all old males; but none of the scoters breed there. The white winged species breeds in the Northern por- tion of the Province, East of the Rockies also, and even South of the goth parallel. About the 1st of October great flights of fe- males and young arrive on the coasts. String follows string in rapid succession, flying in lines abreast, and not one behind the other. The male white winged scoter is a hand- some bird, his velvety, dead black plumage being relieved by the broad white wing patch, and small white mark behind the eyes, The iris in the male is white; bill orange red and white, with the knob and base black; feet black, blotched with orange cavernous pool. This note is generally heard when the males are courting, 6 or 8 of them whirling around like whirligig beetles, with their heads high in the air. The iris in the male is pearly white, bill vividly colored with red, orange, and Chi- nese white, the 2 hard bosses at the base black; feet red, the joints and webs dusky black. In the female the iris is grayish brown, bill blackish and feet dull red with webs blackish. The American scoter, Oidemia Amert- cana, is nearly as large as the white winged. In the male American the plumage is en- tirely black. The female is lighter in color than either of the other species; the light colored throat and cheeks and absence of a nn TE EE AMERICAN SCOTER, white wing bar being sufficient to distin- guish her from other female scoters of America. In the old world the American scoter is replaced by a closely allied species, Oidemia nigra. The American scoter is by far the most maritime of the 3 species found on this con- tinent, and I have never seen it inland, though it occurs on the great lakes. It loves to frequent the wild, open shores, sel- dom venturing into the land-locked harbors where the other species swarm; in this re- spect resembling the harlequin duck, with which it often associates. Like the harlequin, small flocks of Amer- ican scoters, composed of half a dozen males and a female or 2, are constantly on the wing in fine, calm weather. A female leads, the males bunched in behind her, all utter- ing their plaintive call. After ascending some 50 feet from the water they swing around and alight a quarter of a mile away, when another flock will rise and go through the same performance. The cry is a sweet and mournful whistle, pitched in a low key. Once heard it will always conjure up vis- ions of the opal tinted, glassy reaches of the Pacific sounds, with their horizon of violet peaks in jagged outline against the saffron sky, the water studded with floating sea fowl and the air resonant with the mourn- ful cadence of the scoter’s cries. The males also have another note, a hoarse, guttural chuckle, exactly like that of a small Eastern frog, When uttering it, the scoters shoot SST OT eT LE PRT OEP PTO OO EEE DE agate Napa NapaeNg GE Ce te ed Me Vie OIDEMIA AMERICANA. flat along the water, just as the frogs do. The American scoters rise with much less exertion than other scoters, and when on the wing the under side of the primaries looks conspicuously light colored. The iris is brown in both sexes. The bill in the male is black with an orange yellow knob at the base; in the female, blackish with a trace of yellow toward base. The feet are brown- ish olive in both male and female. AMATEUR PHOTO BY J: B- PARKER: FEEDING THE BABY. Winner of 41st Prize in RecrEATION’s 8th An- nual Photo Competition. ee ee — SK SN 4 g y we SSA A MIGHTY RIVER OF PIGEONS. 16 PNG IN Ae PIiGZON ROOST. WM. A. CRAWLEY, When a boy in my frontier home, I had netted, trapped or ensnared almost every species of game, but the wild pigeon was easily my favorite; I can hardly tell why. Perhaps it was their singular beauty, their swiftness of flight, their sudden appearance in great numbers, and their recklessness, which almost invited capture. At that time I heard wonderful stories about wild pigeon roosts, which I could scarcely believe; but these roosts were in the wilderness, so remote from civilization that I hardly expected ever to see one. I was, therefore, overjoyed when, at the age of 19. I unexpectedly had an opportunity of visiting the great pigeon roosts in Ar- kansas. I was a trooper, and we were construct- ing winter quarters near Brownsville, in a woodland at the edge of a beautiful prairie, which lay to the East and North of us. Flocks of pigeons flew over our camp every day, going North, and I learned from an old citizen that they roosted only 8 miles distant, a little East of North of where we were then quartered. He said that if we would go to the roost at night with a lan- tern and a club we could in a_ short time kill all the pigeons we could carry away. I explained to him the scarcity of lanterns, and he suggested that a small wire basket in which we could carry burning pine knots would answer the purpose. I found some old telegraph wire and made 2 pear shaped baskets, with wire bales, each holding, perhaps, half a peck. As we were im a pine country, I soon gathered a supply of pine knots which made a bright light and were not easily extinguished. The old man had also suggested that we carry a bag at the left side, suspended from the shoulders, shot-pouch fashion. I decided to go at once, and soon found a comrade who was as anxious to visit the roost as I was. It was necessary to start in daylight to reach the roost by dark, so we had to run the picket, but weie not dis- covered. Our road lay across 4 miles of prairie and 4 miles of timber. Near the edge cf the timber on the farther side of the prairie was a solitary tree known as the Lone Tree, and at that point the roads forked. The old settler had instructed me to take the road to the right. When we reached the tree, although we were 4 miles from the roost, we heard a dull, roaring sound, as of a heavy freight train, which made our hearts beat faster and caused us to quicken the pace of our horses. Enter- ing the woods at the farther edge of the 17 prairie, we soon came into a creek bottom, and after crossing the creek we began to notice feathers in the road. The roaring sound had become so loud that we could hardly hear eachother speak, and soon we came to a sight not easily forgotten. Even now I can liken it to nothing so much as a mighty river of pigeons rushing to the East, half a mile in width and 50 feet in depth. The bottom of this great river passed through the tree tops, and we were afterward told that no matter from what direction a flock of pigeons arrived at the roost, they always circled around and joined this mighty flight, moving to the East with the majesty of a great army. We could not resist the temptation to dismount and throw clubs among the pigeons. We also stood a long pole on end and by making it sway violently at the top tried to bring some of them down; but they were experts at dodging and we had poor success at this. Our road led us to an elevated plateau where the pigeons were beginning to alight. Along this road we came to a small log dwelling. The proprietor, a typical Arkan- sas pioneer, stood in front of the house and to our inquiry as to how long the pigeons had been roosting there, he replied, “You cain’t prove it by me. I hev bin here 30 year, and they was here when I come.” We made camp in a clump of bushes and decided to get supper before making an as- sault on the roost. Gathering dry brush and wood, we soon had our coffee, bacon and hard bread, winding up with a smoke, during which we were able to take a survey of the roost. It covered more than 1,000 acres of soil that was naturally poor, but which has been enriched by the droppings of these birds for probably 50 years that it had grown up into a wilderness of almost every variety of tree and briar and shrub; and the sheer weight of these birds had bent and twisted this tree growth into near- ly every shape and direction. Under every tree of any size were mounds formed by these droppings, often 3 feet in height. This jungle was well nigh impenetrable but for the paths made by fierce looking hogs in their hunt for dead and crippled pigeons. These birds would alight on a tree until every available space was occupied and then alight on each other until the tree became a quivering mass of pigeons. Often the breaking of a branch would cause this great mass to arise suddenly and the sound 18 Inga OIE, AUIDIOUN, was like that of a discharge of a cannon. This was repeated every moment or 2 throughout the roost during the entire night, causing such excitement and noise as one could witness nowhere else and which it is difficult to describe. Poor crea- tures! After flying hundreds of miles to seek repose it was more like going to battle than to bed! With our baskets filled with blazing pine knots, and our clubs, not over 15 inches in length and an inch in thickness, we began the assault on the feathered legions. The light so blinded their eyes that we went right among them, and from the low limbs and bushes we swiped them right and left. Sometimes on a low limb there were a dozen sitting in a row, and with a long, swinging stroke at their necks we brought down several. We noticed that unless we hit their head or broke their wings, they would nearly always escape; and a hard blow on the back, knocking the bird Io or 12 feet, almost always resulted in his flying away. Sometimes they were so tame and so un- conscious of danger that we plucked them from the low limbs and bushes as you would pluck apples, and pushed them into our sacks. When exhausted from the ex- citement and labor of wielding our clubs, we rested, as there was no danger of the birds’ leaving until morning. Long after midnight, exhausted but filled with pleasant excitement, and with 2 bushel bags full of pigeons, we withdrew to find our horses and get some needed rest. This was more difficult, than we had expected, for we had been so absorbed in the exciting sport that we did not bear in mind how far or in what direction we went. After reach- ing our little camp, I concluded to empty one of the bags of pigeons and count them. From the heap one of them quietly flew away. He had merely been stunned and had recovered. We slept soundly, notwithstanding the great commotion around us, and were up soon after daylight. Just at sunrise I saw this feathered host arise in one vast cloud that darkened the sun, circle around the great roost, and rest a moment on the top- most branches. With the sun shining on them they resembled a great purple sea! Then, breaking up into small detachments, they began to depart for the great grain fields of the Northwest. Soon we were on our way to camp, smok- ing our pipes, discussing our wonderful ex- perience, and speculating on pigeon pic, which we had in abundance for the next few days. INIZXOSIM Ole leNs, IO wae TROUT: J. B. CURRIE. Ho, ho! my lusty trout! At last I’ve hauled you out! Ten times across your track I threw my Spanish Black! Ten times against the wind I threw my Jenny Lind! Drake, Moth, and Midge did duty, To tempt my speckled beauty ; Bir alll, alas l sim sve | You snubbed them with disdain; Scarce sniffed them, as you rose, With piscatorial nose. Your tastes were animal, Nay, somewhat cannibal ; You fancied cleric bait, Determined to await My Parson’s gorgeous gown, Which soon came floating down Toward that whirling eddy, Where you were making ready To curve your sinuous back, And make a fierce attack! It came; you saw, and took That Parson, with a hook! You rose, you seized him quick! That Parson did the trick! Nay, gently! Do not squirm, I hold you safe and firm. Lor! How the boys will stare At you, my bonnie fare! Nay, softly now, be still! My hook is in your gill. You'll weigh, I trow, six pounds! You'll measure twenty. Zounds ! He’s gone! Oh, for my gaff! Lor! How the boys will chaff! Skinflint—If anything should happen to me, dearest, you will be all right. insured my life. I’ve just Young Bride—But suppose nothing does happen to you?—Life. CAa iN Cedi e UIEN Bik Si, Tip Tale Lb/igliby9, Photos by the Author. In July, 1902, my brother and a friend and I went to Culver’s lake, Sussex county, New Jersey. This lake lies at the foot of a spur of the Blue mountains, through which the Delaware river runs at the Water Gap, 35 miles away. It is one of several lakes which find their way to the Delaware river through the Paulius Kill. The lake is 3 miles wide, 2 miles long and has a shore line of 8 miles. A ride of 3 hours on the D., L. & W railroad will take one to Branchville, the end of the line. From there it is a drive of 2 miles to Lyons’ boat house, at the foot of the lake, where boats, bait, refreshments, etc., can be obtained; and visitors will find Frank, as Mr. Lyons is known to his friends, most accommodating. The shores of Culver’s lake are rocky, with the.exception of the inlet, which is shallow and filled with moss and lily pads. This inlet is one of the finest spots lI have ever seen for pickerel and we had some grand sport there, just before dark, casting live bait and getting a strike al- most every time. Along the Eastern shore are many good fishing spots. The best of these is near the old pine tree on the point about half way up the lake. The knowing ones anchor on the bar running out from Savage Point. On one side of the boat the water will be 10 feet deep and on the other it will be 25. In fact, the fishing is good all around the lake. There are any number of fish, but they change their feeding grounds. Small mouth bass, perch and pickerel are large and the catfish are the finest I have ever tasted. The fishing while I was there was far below the average. There was so much rain washing bait from the shore that the fish had all the food they wanted. The largest fish taken was 534 pounds. The best way to enjoy life at Culver’s is under canvas. I had a delightful spot for my camp and in my odd moments made it homelike and comfortable by building rustic seats, etc. I had many callers to see the camp and try my Mor- ris chair. My cooking range attracted much at- tention. At first I made the regular camp range, with logs, and as usual it worked well except that I had to renew the logs every other day. I then made the same kind of a range using flat stones instead of the logs, and it was much better, but I 19 found it hard to bend over so far to cook. My eyes got full of smoke and it was gen- erally inconvenient; so I decided to try again. I cut 4 heavy stakes with a crotch near the. top and drove them in the ground till THE CAMP COOKING RANGE. they stood firm and strong. On _ the crotches I placed 2 long sticks, one on each side, 3 inches in diameter. Then several one inch sticks were placed across, forming sort of a grate. The large flat stones I had used on the ground I then placed on each side, directly over the 3 inch logs to hold the weight. These stones were 8 inches high when placed in position. I covered the entire bottom, be- tween the rows of flat stones, with small flat stones which covered the cross sticks. This allowed a good draft, no matter which way the wind blew, which was not always possible when the fire was on the ground. adrove/2 lone -crotehed! sticks in) the ground, one at each end; a green stick Over the fire to hang the pots and kettles on; and the range was complete. Two green sticks placed from one row of stones to the other hold the smaller cooking pans and can be as close together as is desired. The range can be made any size. Mine was 5 feet long, 2 feet wide and 3 feet high. It worked to perfection, the stones holding the heat a long while. With the first range I made I had sev- eral accidents, one of which was rather amusing. I was in a hurry one morning to get down the lake to keep an appoint- 20 RECREATION. ment and as I had neglected to waken ear- ly I had to rush my breakfast. I made the canoe ready while the fire was getting up; then put the oat meal to cook on the crossbars, with the coffee pot hanging over it. I had a small fire but it was burning well and was hot. All was ready but as I took the coffee pot from the hook it slipped from the end, made one half turn and landed top side down in the oatmeal pan, which also turned over, put- ting out the fire. I was 20 minutes late keeping my appointment, but I had my breakfast. Almost every day someone would pass the camp and ask, “Are you not lone- some here?” I became so tired of the question that I made a sign on a strip of birch bark, “I am not,” to which I pointed when the question was asked. August 30th the farmers held their an- nual picnic, and as I was on the edge of the picnic grounds my camp was one of the .attractions. I knew I would be both- ered by the farmers’ questions, so I built a fence of grape vine around the camp, and along the top of the fence I twined some running thorn vines. It was amusing to see the people come up to the fence, start to lean on the top and then find it was heavy. I had some friends at camp that day, for a dinner of roast corn and flapjacks. While I was cooking the dinner a crowd lined up along the fence. They had never before seen the flapjacks flip, and were greatly interested. One day I had Mr. and Mrs. Lyons, from the boat house, with some friends, at camp for a fish dinner. They had never eaten fish baked in mud in a camp fire. They pronounced the fish and roasted corn “the best ever.” I had several campfire parties, and every one greatly enjoyed them. I built the ‘regular camp fires with the back log 8 feet long and 5 feet high; and the fire was grand when well under way. During the evening I served roasted corn, hot choco- late and watermelon. There was always a rush for the Morris chair, and it was seldom unoccupied. To make that chair I cut 2 birch sap- lings 2 inches in diameter and 8 feet long and sharpened one end to drive in the ground at an angle of 25 degrees, or at any angle the chair is to be placed. Then I drove 2 crotched sticks well in the ground 3 feet, on the ground, from the long saplings, and slanting out, the ends of the crotches extending 4 inches above the long saplings. I placed a strong stick across the top of the extending crotches to support the seat. I made the seat by twining strong grape vine in and out from side to side. I held each end in place by the next vine 1 put on. The vines soon shape themselves to the body and are exceedingly comfortable. A blanket thrown over the chair softens sharp edges and points. I made a foot THE MORRIS CHAIR. rest by driving a crotch in the ground on each side and placing a heavy stick on the top. Just before I left the lake, a number of my friends from the city came up one Friday to spend Sunday and took a fur- nished cottage on the other side of the lake. Saturday morning it rained, so we all had to come in from fishing and enjoy ourselves as best we could. One of the boys had 2 reed poles out from the dock baited with frogs, while he sat on the porch out of the rain and watched the lines. He was talking and forgot all about fishing, until someone said: “Great: Scott! Hook@abthatepolet: There it was, going out toward the middle of the lake, against the wind. The way that fellow went down the path to the dock was marvelous. He jumped into a boat, nearly falling out he was so excited, tried to get the oar in the oarlock, but could not; so he took the oar and pad- dled, half the time the wrong way, till he was up to the pole. In the meanwhile che fish had jumped nearly 2 feet out of the water, in plain view of the people in the 2 cottages, and its weight was estimated at 4 to 8 pounds. As the man put down the oar and walked CAMPING. AT CULV ERS LAKE: 21 toward the bow of the boat to grasp the pole, the boat went backward. ‘The pole was 4 or 5 feet away and he could not reach it, so he sat down and used his hands as paddles. At last he was near enough to get hold of the pole, and the sport began. With one grand effort he tried to lift that fish from the water, but could not do it. The pole bent as if it was fast faneav rock stisn) 9 ite cot hold of the line and started to pull in as if he had hold of the anchor rope. As a result, we all had one more view of the bass, as he broke the snell, which was a wire one, for pickerel. The fish landed on the side of the boat and flopped back into the water. It was over 4 pounds if it was an ounce. Talk about the air being blue! Then some one said: WOrmet «tk « Within 10 minutes every one had on a storm coat and was out on the lake after that fish, but there was nothing doing. The view to be obtained at Culver’s, from the top of the mountain on the Northwest, is beautiful. New York, Penn- sylvania and New Jersey can be seen dis- tinctly. To the right is Lake Owassa, and the road winding through the trees like a long silver thread. On the other side of the mountain is the remains of another lake, now only a small pond, while in the distance is the hill that forms the Jersey side of the Delaware. ' The walk to the mountain is popular, and parties go up every day, rowing to the landing on the other side of the lake near the inlet, walking back to the main road past 2 of the best springs in the State, whose water is only 2 degrees colder in the winter than in the summer, and then taking the path up the side of the mountain. The view is well worth the climb. AMATEUR PHOTO BY W. D. GAY. HONEYSUCKLE CAMP. Winner cf 87th Prize in ReEcrEation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. Made with a Cycle Poco Camera, AMATEUR PHOTO BY L. F WESTON. ROU 'D THE CAMP FIRE. Winner of 48th Prize in REcREATION’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. AMATEUR PHOTO BY F. S. ANDRUS A WOODCHUCK SUNNING HIMSELF. Winner of 42nd Prize in REcREATION’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. Made with a Korona Camera. Velox Paper, 22 Wit NS Tit PTARMIGAN CHANGES COLOR. I spent the fall and a winter of ’97 about Log Cabin, Lake Bennett, and at Lake Toochi, and between September and April I killed many grouse. There seemed to be 3 different kinds of grouse, yet they looked much alike during that time; that is, there was scarcely any difference in the plu- mage. In the early winter we found in the open country near Log Cabin a grouse that was almost white, having a few black feathers hard hunting when I wanted fresh meat. J. H. Ferryman, Omaha, Neb. I referred Mr. Ferryman’s letter to Dr. ALK, Fisher, of the U.S. Agricultural De- partment, who writes as follows: Three forms of ptarmigan may occur in the general vicinity of White Pass. The white tailed ptarmigan, a rather small, mountain dwelling species which occurs from Alaska Southward to Mount Tacoma A GROUP OF CHANGELINGS. in the wings and tail. This bird was of fairly good size. Between Log Cabin and Lake Toochi I killed a number of grouse much like the fool hen we find in the Cascade mountains in Washington. Then I found a snow white grouse near the lake, but much smaller than those we got earlier around Log Cabin. These latter were about the size of a pigeon. I hunted these, as well as the brown grouse, until the following April. Can you explain the difference in size of the white grouse, or ptarmigan, and what change takes place in the plumage, if any? I was over the trail many times before the railroad was built, indeed, when there was scarcely a trail, and I had to do some 23 and in the Rocky mountains to New Mext- co, is smaller than either the rock ptarmi- gan or the willow ptarmigan, 2 species which inhabit the greater part of Alaska and Northern Canada. The larger birds, which Mr. Ferryman mentions, undoubtedly belong to one or other of these species. During the summer all ptarmigan lose their white plumage, and thus become inconspicu- ous. Mr. A. H. Dunham, Chief Warden of the Alaskan Division of the L. A. S., sends me the following important contribution to the life history of this interesting bird: I have made a careful study of the ptarmigan and have found it one of the 24 Mea C ie ARON: most interesting game birds in this country. In April, when the snow begins to melt, a change is noticed in the pure white of the winter plumage and brown feathers begin to appear about the head. During the spring and early summer the brown gradually grows, and by the Ist of August a com- plete metamorphosis has taken place. The bird is then c.ad in delicately penciled shades of beautiful brown, and by the Ist of September it begins to turn white again. By November Ist it is again entirely white, with the exception of its tail, and the feet and legs are completely covered with fine fur-like feathers. The bird is then ready for the most severe Alaskan winter and seems entirely impervious to the arctic blasts. It is interesting to note that the change from white to brown begins at the head and goes down and that the change from brown to white begins at the tail and grows upward. At no time when the change is taking place does the ptarmigan exhibit the rough and ragged appearance of moulting, which is common to most other species of birds. When one feather is about to fall from a ptarmigan another is ready to take its place, and the plumage presents a neat, dressy appearance at all times. If, when the bird is ready to nest in spring, the AMATEUR PHOTO BY B T. BO.ES, CAUGHT ONCE MORE. Winner of 22nd Prize in REcREATION’s 8th An- nual Photo Competition. ground is still covered with snow the eggs will be found white, but eggs deposited after the snow disappears are of a mottled brown color. Thus the scheme of protec- tive coloration is admirably carried out in nesting as well as in plumage. I have captured and domesticated a num- ber of ptarmigan. They have taken kindly to their new homes and have bred well in confinement. I brought several of these birds to the States alive and as far as I know, these are the only specimens thus far imported alive. I collected and mounted the specimens illustrated herewith, for the purpose of showing the transition from white to brown and from brown to white. The picture shows the average coloring of plumage that prevails nearly every month in the year. The ptarmigan is the only game bird known that one can eat every day in the year without tiring “of it. Rerkapseahe vigorous appetite developed by the strenu- ous Alaskan life may account for this fact. However, I should not wish anyone to think I have eaten these birds every day or that I would approve of such a course, for no one realizes more thoroughly than I the ne- cessity of protecting our Alaskan birds and animals. A. H. Dunham, Nome, Alaska. “What is your idea of happiness?” was asked. / Said the millionaire:' I should be happy if I could spend my money where it would be of some real benefit. This, and a good digestion. : Said the poor man: Happiness is having enough money to spend without anxiety. Said the society woman: Happiness is rest. Said the washwoman: To be able to dance all night, and lie abed as long as I wanted to the next morning. Said the soldier: the rest of my life. The sailor: To feel the solid earth un- der my feet for the rest of my days. The artist: To paint a picture to please myself, and not the public. The author: think. The diplomat: To be eRe To tell the truth. To be a fool. To be a wise man. To live peaceably all To have time enough to The journalist : The wise man: The fool: eit: A CANADIAN TROUTING TRIP. B. The brook trout in the aquarium at Bat- tery park did it. As I watched them lazily flashing to and fro, their pink spots but faintly showing in the uncertain light, my spirit floated miles and miles away to a pool that lay, calm and serene, in the heart of the Northumberland hills; a pool whose clear waters were fed by a rollicking stream brawling through miles of green meadows, tangled thickets of birch and cedar and somber clusters of pine and hemlock. I felt sorry for the imprisoned trout that afternoon in early May. They had an un- healthy look; the backs and sides of some were scarred and bruised by rough hand- ling and transferring. I wondered if they were thinking, as I was, of a cool stream, now rippling over flat, smooth stones, now plunging down a miniature precipice, then rushing madly through tortuous windings where green alders kissed the foam-flecked water. The occupants of the other tanks in the aquarium received scant attention from me that afternoon. The muskalonge star- ing with meaningless eyes through the glass, the slimy, motionless catfish, the brilliant tribe from Bermuda waters, the sportive, water-spouting seal; all were passed with a hasty glance, for the woods and streams were calling me and I would fain be with them. The trees in the park were clad in bril- liant green, the waters sparkled in the sunlight, while overhead the skies were hung with clouds that looked like the fleecy drapery of a bride; but Broadway was pulsing with fretful life. Street hawk- ers cried their wares with raucous voices, trolley cars passed with clanging bells, and overhead the elevated trains rumbled in- cessantly. Dirt, dust and disorder were everywhere this spring afternoon. On other days I saw but the usual accompani- ment of a busy street in a great city. The brook trout did it. The evening of the next day found me at the station of a small town in Canada, and 15 minutes after my arrival I was shaking hands with Adolphe, the worthy host of the Royal and my erstwhile trusty hunting com- panion. On Adolphe’s head the seasons of nearly 60 years rested lightly. He saw my rod in its covering, the bulge of a fly-book in my pocket, then, looking into my eager face, he understood it all. “I. got tree dozen beauties yesterday,” he said, “an’ the biggest she weigh one, 2 poun’.” After a hearty meal we lighted our pipes, KELLY, 25 and throwing our fishing gear into a wait- ing buckboard, started for the pond, with a small tent firmly strapped to the back of the vehicle. Night was falling, but soon a full moon rolled above the horizon, flooding the land- scape with light and bringing into bold re- lief the objects around us. Bars rattled as the cows were driven into pastures, ankle deep in luxuriant grass. Lights were gleam- ing in farmhouses by the roadside, where weary laborers were resting after a long day in the fields. A tired looking man stood on a high stand by the side of a farm gate, one hand holding a milk pail, the other the uplifted cover of a tall, shining can. He looked after us wistfully, seeing our rods and baskets in the rig. Presently we labored up a steep hill, on the other side of which lay the pond. The moon, well up in ‘the heavens, shone on its polished surface so _ that it resembled a gigantic mirror lying be- tween the hills. Its edges were bordered with white birch and cedar, and by listening we could hear the water falling over the edge of the dam. There was a sweet, lus- cious smell of something undefinable in the air. The earth seemed teeming with fresh- ness. The home of my boyhood had been a few miles from here, and I knew that in a circle, the extreme edge of which in any direction was not more than 5 miles from the hill on which we stood, there nestled 7 such ponds. The sides of the hills and the bottoms of the valleys were wet and sappy with live springs. One could feel their delicious coolness from afar. It was literally the home of the brook trout. Many a time, when a small boy, I had trudged wearily homeward beneath the weight of a mighty string of royal trout from these ponds. Meanwhile, we descended the other side of the hill, let down a snake fence, or a por- tion of it, and drove through a pasture field; then, driving the length of a shady lane we penetrated a fringe of cedars and ee up at the grass bordered edge of the pool. In a few minutes the horse was tied to a tree, the tent in position, a brisk fire sparkling in front of it, and, over the fire, a spluttering pan of bacon, whose appetizing odor, aided by the spicy, aromatic fra- grance of the evergreens, made us raven- ously hungry. Have you ever fished for trout by moon- light when the shadows of logs and bushes make deep, trouty looking holes, so that 26 RECREATION. your heart fairly teeters with anticipation ; and when, your nerves all thrilling, you threw your line well out and let the feath- ery bait kiss the water were you rewarded by a lunging rise that started the blood mantling to your forehead? I have. I fished that night with my friend Adolphe, and when midnight stole on us we were fain to ease our shoulders of the weighty baskets, for behold, they were al- most full. There is a fascination about moonlight fishing that almost dulls the lustre of day- light sport. You get your pipe well started, you pull on your waders and step into the pool. The water ripples away from your feet in a thousand sparkles of light. The moon’s image is distorted, and the ripples are carried on until they lap the great moss-covered log that stretches half way across the pool. We fished with worms that night, as I had found by experience that the trout in this locality rarely rose to the fly after nightfall. I baited a small hook with an angle worm, and, throwing it well out, let it sink slowly to the bottom. Instantly there was a quick, saucy tug; not the wavering, un- mistakable yank of the nerch, the surging pull of the black bass, or the dull, heavy strain of the pickerel; but the soul-stirring, gladsome tug of the brook trout. I knew just what the gentleman had done. He had seen the succulent morsel descending through the clear waters. He had dashed at it instantly, seized it, turned his body with a lightning flirt of his tail and dashed for home; but before he reached the shelter of the big log the hook had been sent home and the gallant veteran was bat- tling for his life and freedom. Now mak- ing frantic endeavors to shake himself free from the keen barbed hook, now heavily surging from one side of the pool to the other. He struggled bravely, But gradu- ally I worked him toward me and soon had the satisfaction of seeing him within arms’ length, his silvery contour show- ing plainly in the bright moonlight, and each drop of water scattered by his threshing movements reflecting the yellow rays in a thousand sparkles of light. A final swoop of the net, and he was mine. Nor was my friend Adolphe less success- ful at his end of the pond. We had no lack of sport, and when tired of it, we hung our treasures in a tree, away from prowling mink and weasel, and lay down beside the glowing fire, not so much for the sake of warmth as for the delightful feeling of comfort it afforded us. It was with feel- ings of satisfaction we reviewed the even- ing’s events. I will not dwell on the sport of the following day, as it was but a repetition of the previous evening. In all we secured about 4 score trout, many single ones weighing upward of a pound. It is a fair spot to me, that little pond be- tween the Northumberland hills, and I shal] always turn to it as an oasis in the desert of my daily toil; longing for the day when again I shall wet my line in its limpid waters. BRER JOEHNSINGS sOLIE@OliNy R. DAVIS. I don s’pose we orter grumble Caze we have so tough a lot, But tings could be heap sight handier If dey wa’n't so drefful sot; If de coon dat’s in de swamp fiel’ Would come up close to de aige, It would save us loads o’ trouble, An’ not so much time engage. If de fishes in de ribber Would des hurry up an’ bite, We could ketch a mess lots quicker, An’ git home befo’ ’twas night; If de co’n would grow ’thout plantin’, An’ no hoein’ need be done, We'd have longer time fo’ sleepin’, Which would be most monst’ous fun. If de juicy watermillion Would grow big on de weeds, An’ when we went to eat ’em Dey wa’n’t never any seeds, What a worl’ ’twould be to live in! Weeds an’ sich for million vines— Gosh! I guess ’twould make t’ings easier If dey wa’n’t no pesky rinds. But tings ain’t built right fo’ changin’, We can’t fix "em up a mite; An’ if we don’ go to kickin’, Guess we'll git along all right. Soon we'll cross de shinin’ ribber, Soon we'll land on t’other shore; Where we'll live in joy an’ comfort, Sittin’ ’round forever more. FISHING IN SOUTHERN WASHINGTON. M. F. JAMAR, JR. One of the most enjoyable trips I ever had was in company with J , an old col- lege chum and an ardent angler. We had determined to make the trip from V ; on the North bank of the Columbia, to Lewis river, a distance of 40 miles on our wheels. One April morning we set out; our blank- ets strapped to our handle bars, our rods to the frame, and our provisions to our backs. For a few miles the road was ex- cellent, but after entering the dense forest, with which all Southern Washington is cov- ered, it became quite muddy, and we could make only about 6 miles an hour. After to miles of this hard pedaling, we again emerged into the open country. Here and there along the road we passed a log house, occasionally a frame one, surrounded by blooming apple, peach and prune trees. We then began the ascent of the water- shed between the Columbia river and Lewis river. The latter finally breaks through the range and joins the Columbia. An hour’s hard riding took us to the sum- mit, and we were soon spinning across the bridge which spans Lewis river at Louis- ville. We followed the road up the river for a mile, and taking a wood road, soon found ourselves on the bank of the Lewis; a river in name only, where we were, for there it was but a mountain stream. Be- fore fishing we ate our lunch and prepared everything, so that on our return at dark we would be in readiness for supper, and would not have to grope in the dark for wood and bedding. After putting on our wading togs and gathering a supply of periwinkles, the best bait for trout in early spring, we began fishing. With varying success we worked our way down stream, taking alternate ripples; each succeeding in catching about 10 trout to the ripple, varying in length from 8 to 19 inches. We stopped 2 miles down stream to compare catches. |] found, to my delight, that I had the most fish, as well as the largest. I had 27; my companion, 29. It was then 5 o'clock, and having as many fish as we cared to clean that Scan. we decided to go a little farther down to a large deep pool, and have a swim. As we came out from our last plunge, J— sud- denly exclaimed: “What a _ whopper!” Turning, I got a glimpse of a silvery flash near a clump of overhanging bushes, a little down stream from where we were, on the other side of the pool. A big trout evidently lay in hiding there. It was, how- ever, impossible to drop a fly near the 27 clump from our side of the stream. Trust- ing to find a ledge projecting into the water from the cliff on the other side, J— seized his pole and swam across. Cautiously feel- ing his way, he proceeded down stream to the place where the trout had risen. Luck- ily he found a footing when about 30 feet from the clump; and, grasping a bunch of ferns on the side of the cliff, he made a cast. The bait had not yet touched the water when, with a bright gleam and loud splash, the trout jumped to meet it. Then began a lively battle. Holding the rod in one hand, and grasping the frail support with the other, J— was at considerable disadvan- tage. Had he not been provided with an automatic reel, the fish would have never been added to his catch. As it was, after repeated rushes it became completely wearied. Still keeping the line taut J— swam back to where I was standing, and landed his prize. It was one of the largest trout I have ever seen, measuring 23 inches. Returning to camp, well satisfied with our day’s sport, we cooked some of the smaller fish for supper; the larger ones we salted and packed in wet fern leaves. Then placing 2 big logs on the fire, we sought our blankets and fell asleep. On awakening the next morning we hastily prepared breakfast, and putting up a lunch, set out. We regained the road and followed it 5 miles, then cut through the woods back to the stream, intending to fish down the stream to camp. In a sheet of still water we gathered a good supply of periwinkles. The trout were fairly ravenous, 6 or 8 'sometimes striking at the flies at the same time. It was a frequent occurrence to hook 2 at one cast; and now and then we would find 3, one on each hook. When we stopped for lunch at noon our baskets were nearly filled. To make room for more, We cleaned our catch, and found we had be- tween us 55 trout, from 8 to 16 inches in length. On resuming our fishing we found the trout were not biting so well as in the morning, but still we had fair luck. As we neared camp, my hopes for a bigger fish than my friend had captured began to dwindle. It happened, however, the last ripple fell to me. J— sat on the bank watching. At that point the stream was exceedingly swift, and it was difficult to get a firm footing. The channel was al- most choked with large boulders, between which the water flowed as in a mill race. Standing on one of the smaller rocks I dropped my line in the eddy formed in the 28 WA HOI IA IM OU. lee of a large boulder. The back current whirled the line under the rock. At first I thought the line had caught, but was soon undeceived. With almost a shriek the line flew from the reel; 2 bright bodies sprang from the water, showing I had in truth a full line. In that swift water even a small trout could pull well; and those 2 big ones were a team. Three times my spirits sank as the trout went down stream, taking all but a few yards of the line, and DS INTE YORK HRN I enclose a photo of a deer’s head with a set of remarkably formed, or rather de- formed, horns. The deer was shot by my guide and me November toth, near Sevey, St. Lawrence county. It was evidently an old timer, and had either met with an acci- dent when the horns were soft or had been afflicted with some disease. I am a constant reader of RECREATION, and find much of interest therein. I heart- ily endorse your efforts for the better pro- tection of the game of our land, and the discouragement of the game hog. EeeBy Petre, Oneida oye again rose as they tried to gain siack in up- stream rushes. Gradually the fierceness of the battle subsided ; and, wading back to the bank, I landed the 2 in a few minutes. As I think of them now, I wonder how the leader held them, one being 14 inches, the other 20. With well filled baskets, we returned to camp, gathered our outfit together and set out on the return trip. AMATEUR PHOTO BYH. W. SQUIER. COON. Winner of 45th Prize in RecreaTion’s 8th An- nual Photo Competition. A dozen operations A day was not such fun. The doctor didn’t stop to eat,— He could only cut and run. — —Life. “Tf you find yourself a-feelin’ That you'd like to pick a fight, If you find you’re not a-sleepin’, An’ you hardly eat a bite, If your head just keeps a-throbbin’, At a mile-a-minute rate, You have got it; quit your workin’, An’ begin a-diggin’ bait.” —Pawtucket Gazette. Pe ViOIN Gert st ICIS AND CAN SOLAN ROCKIES: WwW. C. W. IT had often heard of the grandeur of the scenery in the Selkirks and Rockies along the Canadian Pacific Railway. My imagi- nation had painted well, but the reality is far better. From Portland, Oregon, North to Ta- coma and Seattle, Washington, and to Mis- sion Junction, British Columbia, there is almost continuous forest. Lumber camps and saw mills appear all along the line of railway; but their inroads in the great pine forests are as yet scarcely perceptible. In some places the logs are shot down the mountain side, and then again the lum- ber is floated down in flumes. In other places the great trees have been cut away for a small space and dragged to the mills, leaving the ground covered with great fal- len trunks that have gone down before the winds. More rarely there is a forest of dead and blackened trees. Fire often runs from the bottom to the top of a tree and then goes out, leaving the charred trunk to frown down for years on the new growth. Thick undergrowth, grass and flowers grow close to the track and brush the sides of the coaches, relieving us of the dust that is often so disagreeable in travel. At Hunt-~ ingdon we glided over the boundary line between Washington and British Columbia, and at Mission Junction I caught the Im- perial Limited for the East. There is but one good train each way a day, so it is necessary to take the sleeper. Canadian sleepers are differently arranged from our Pullmans. In the center 4 sec- tions, 2 on either side, are sofas which run lengthwise of the car and have rolls for pillows. At either end of these sections are arches coming out so as to leave the usual width of the aisle. This gives a pretty drawing room in the center of the coach, and when you are tired you can lie down to pleasant dreams. In the rear, back of the lavatory, is the smoking room, which makes a good observation compartment. Back of this again is the vestibuled plat- form where, if it is the rear car, you may sit and view the scenery. They sell you a ticket through to St. Paul, and permit you to stop off wherever you choose, and then give you the best berth available when you resume your journey. Soon the Fraser river is reached and we follow its winding course with great tower- ing mountains on either side. To the right and high over all is Mount Cheam, its cone shaped top far above timber line. "Hanging to its sides are large snow fields that glitter in the sunshine, and along its flanks hang 29 GIEGER,. thick clouds, through which the peak pierces the line of the sky. As we advance more snow fields appear. The river runs through a narrow gorge with mountains rising from its edge. Often the cliffs have been cut away to make room for the road bed, and spurs of the mountains have been tunneled. Scarcely is one tunnel passed before an- other is plunged into, The canyon of the river grows deeper until you look far down on a surging, boiling cauldron of waters hedged in by granite walls. Down the mountains come torrents of water from the snow fields above to the river below. From the Fraser river the road runs up the canyon of the Illicilliwaet. The climb is hard and the river in almost continuous foam rolls far below, while the mountains rise so far above that at times you can not see their summits from the train. An obser- vation car is run just ahead of the sleeper through the mountains, and you get a fine view from it. Glacier house is 2 miles from the Illicilliwaet glacier at the head of the river. The hotel is a good one though open only a few months in the year. From the hotel there is a good view of the glacier as it rises from the gorge in swell after swell of ice. The glass brings out great crevasses in its surface. The railway company has guides who are skilled glacier and moun- tain climbers from Switzerland. No charge is made for their services, but I suppose everybody pays them, all the same. With one of them we started one morning for the ice fields that seemed near but were far away. He could speak little En- glish and I little German, but between the 2 languages we managed to talk. We each carried an alpenstock, steel pointed at one end of the handle and with a double headed pick and adz on the other. The guide carried a long rope. From the foot of the glacier the waters were pouring out every- where. Great chasms and fissures extended far back in the ice. Into some of these it is possible to walk a considerable distance © on rocks, with the water rolling around the feet and the ice walls rising far above. At the water's edge the ice is a clear, pretty blue, fading into white as you look up the walls. At the foot and sides of the gla- cier the moraine is piled high. There the guide tied the rope around his waist and about to feet down it wound me in, and at about the same distance further a New York man. We went up over the snow until it was too steep to tread with safety and the surface had grown into ice. The guide cut steps in the ice with his pick 30 RECREATION. and by the aid of these we climbed up. It became steeper all the time. When we came to an almost perpendicular ice wall the guide would cut deeper steps, and, driving our picks into the ice above, we would pull ourselves up after him, step by step. At last the rear man was high enough, and we untied him on a small level place. Then the guide cut steps out over a narrow ledge of ice to a point where we looked down into a yawning chasm 700 feet deep to water rushing over the rocks at the bottom of the glacier. Stroke after stroke of the guide’s adz sent splinters of the ice down over me. Step by step we went up the ice cliffs. Each one scaled brought still others into view. I had said we would go to the top, but now I could not see the top; it was in fact miles away. I recalled that it is much easier to climb a mountain than to descend from it. I looked down. That was fatal. I said I had abandoned the idea of reaching the top and was ready to go down. The guide smiled and said we would better go to the top of the wall on the side of which we were hanging. But my decision was irrevocable. He told me how to set the pick and how to go down; to turn my face out into space and hanging to:the pick to put one foot down into the step below and then bring the other foot down and so on. Never was first step harder. When a gust of wind came I had to strain every muscle to re- tain my balance. On the level we step to balance; there you must balance to step. To lean back against the cliff would throw the feet out of the step, and land you in some unreachable chasm. The weight of the body must be borne by the arms with a firm grasp of the pick during part of each step. A little experience brings some skill and confidence and makes glacier climbing almost delightful. Without accident we reached the rocks below with blistered hands and muscles that gave premonition of sore- ness to appear next day. Tllicilliwaet glacier is said to cover 200 square miles. From there the railroad runs up the Beaver river and then parallels Col- umbia river until it runs out from the Sel- kirk mountains into the Rockies. From the Columbia the railway carries us up the can- yon of Kicking Horse river. This is the wildest of all the canyons on the line. A heavy engine in front and an equally heavy one behind, pull and push us up the steep grade. With all their great power and ef- fort they are sometimes almost brought to a halt by the heavy train. So narrow is the canyon that at places its granite sides have been blasted away, and the rocks above overhang the coaches. One rail is some- times supported by outstanding timbers and the coach seems to be hanging over the foaming water hundreds of feet below. Now you look down on great pine forests waving in the winds; then the walls almost meet and you hear the river below dashing over rocks and falls, with a roar that drowns the noise of the train. At the continental divide a_ sparkling stream separates right at the railway track, one branch flowing to the Pacific ocean, the other to Hudson’s bay. Up on the mountain side at one place hangs a glacier -with a perpendicular wall of ice 800 feet thick that is slowly creeping down and overhangs the deep chasm below. Vast stretches of that region are unexplored and — unknown. Banff, the great Canadian sum- mer resort in the Rockies, is surrounded on all sides by great jagged mountains. Hot sulphur springs that afford good bathing, lakes, rivers and waterfalls, are the chief attractions. The Canadian government has reserved a large tract there, and on part of it has in an enclosure of many acres, a herd of buffalo that are fine specimens of this almost extinct animal. You would not notice but what you were at an American hotel, except when you pay your bill. They give you an item- ized statement and a receipt. Most of the guests are Americans. The air is like a tonic, and you glow with pleasant excite- ment as you climb the mountains or plunge into the waters, row on the lakes or drive over the well graded highways. The Cana- dians, vas ttaneas Wehaventader tiem vanema quiet, polite and kindly people. Waving adieu to the hoary headed mon- archs of the ranges we turn from the prov- ince of Alberta to look out over the wind swept bosom of Assiniboia, a vast level ex- panse, covered with a stunted growth of grass. With the exception of an occasional Indian village it is uninhabited. The noble red man, his squaw and the papoose come to the stations in considerable numbers to see the train in and to beg. Farther East you now and then see the house of a white man. The summer is so short and the win- ter so cold that even stock raising is haz- ardous and water is hard to get. At Portal the customs official goes through our lug- gage before we enter the land of Uncle Sam. Photographer’s Assistant—Mrs. Van Per- kins complains that her portraits don’t look “* like her. Photographer—Complains, does she? She» ought to be grateful—Exchange. Po com WN DENS: Ol COLORADO, H. A. CRAFTS. My preconceived idea of Cameron pass, Colorado, was that it was abrupt, steep and barren; something rather awesome, like the Alpine pass in “Excelsior.” I was sur- prised and delighted when I saw that, on the contrary, its grades are moderate al- most to gentleness, its length is continuous and its borders are heavily timbered. From Chambers lake, which lies at the Eastern terminus of the pass, to North Park, where the pass ends, is about 20 miles. Going into North Park the pass has a general Southwesterly trend; yet winds between the wooded slopes of the Medicine Bow range on the North and West, and those of the nearer Rocky mountain range on the South and East, in long and graceful curves. There is no bareness nor desolation, save for a short distance up the pass from Cham- bers lake, where at some time a fire swept through the forest. There, indeed, the heart of the beholder is made sad at so great a destruction of valuable timber and so cruel a disfigurement to the bright face of Nature. Thousands of acres of once fine timber lands now lie almost as blackened and barren as they did the day following their devastation, so hard does Nature find it to renew herself after one of these fires has done its deadly work. It is one of the aims of our general government to devise means of restoring these denuded lands to their former condition of vigorous foresta- tion. All over these burnt lands stand the skeletons of the former noble forest trees that clothed them. These make excellent material for fuel, fencing, building, etc., and they are utilized for those purposes to some extent; but their remoteness from industrial centers and the lack of railroad transpor- tation render them unimportant as articles of commerce. Beyond the burnt districts are the virgin forests, dense, dark and beautiful. They mount grandly aloft on either hand until they end at timber line. Beyond that, and visible from the bed of the pass, rise the bare mountain slopes and the crowning peaks of snow. The pass is traversed by a wagon road, in good condition for the greater part of its length, but with here and there a slough, a washout or a collec- tion of dead trees hurled across it by some snow slide. An interesting feature of Cameron pass is the divide, or the parting of the waters. This noisy stream, that has made music for us all the way up from Chambers lake, is Joe Wright creek. It flows Eastward and 3f empties into Chambers lake, which is tribu- tary to the Cache la Poudre river, and this in turn is tributary to the South Platte river, Ac WI Sere Cy oS PRES, Jee Wright creek ends, and the Michigan creek begins, only the latter flows in an opposite direction, that is, to the Westward, down into North Park, there joining the waters of the North Platte river. All the way over the pass the traveler does not lose company of one or the other of these so- ciable streams. Occasionally we see the footprints of the advance guard of modern industry. Toone side of the road, in a steep embankment, is a freshly dug prospect hole. At the sum- mit of the pass is an irrigating ditch, a strange anomaly; for this is at an altitude of 10,000 feet above tidewater and there is not a farm within a radius of 75 miles. Nevertheless, the ditch is of some general utility. The Cache la Poudre watershed being short of irrigation water, an irrigat- ing company concluded to take some from the North Platte watershed. They have turned a portion of the water of the Michi- gan back into the Joe Wright and thus added to the flow of that stream, also of the Cache la Poudre. This provides some extra cubic feet of water per second to the main irrigating canal down on the plains. At least twice in our journey over the pass our way was obstructed by fallen trees. These are so large, and it is so evident they were all smitten by the same blow, that the traveler intuitively glances to one side to see whence such a gigantic force could have originated. He is surprised if not awe- stricken to behold a vast opening through the forest above, to the upper limit of tim- ber line, and a view opened to the summit of the range. This is the effect of a snow- slide. A vast body of snow, having accu- mulated in some gulch above timber line, and having become dislodged, started down- ward, gathering force and momentum at each foot traversed, until it became irresist- ible and swept down through the mighty forest, cutting a swath like the scythe of some Titanic mower. Imagine the terrible onward rush of such a destroyer; the crash, the groan, the thunder of the avalanche! One day we made an excursion to Finger, or Sawtooth, mountain, Lake Agnes and Mount Richthoven, 8 miles from Camp Zimmerman. The point of destination was the summit of Richthoven, one of the high- est peaks in Colorado, supposed to be at least 15,000 feet above sea level. We 32 RECREATION. climbed within 1,000 feet of the summit, when we were overtaken by a storm and had to return; yet the memory of that climb is like a page from the Walpurgis Night. We went on horseback. Three miles of the journey were through thick timber, up a steep mountain trail. Beyond that are 3 miles which can not be traversed by even the surest footed saddle horse, but must be taken on foot, with an ascent in the mean- time) Of a. sheer 5,000" tect. lie scene is wild, terrible, beautiful! What dizzy heights, what awful precipices! We look aloft and sicken at the thought of defying their terrors. How cruel, how merciless if once they should get us at a disadvantage! T1ich by inch, step by step, we pressed on- yard and upward, though physically ex- nausted. After every few steps we were compelled to stop, panting, almost gasping, for breath. The exertion of ascent is enough; but the rarity of the atmosphere makes it doubly difficult. Somehow we Overcame our weakness. We measured each footstep and planted one foot beyond the other with studied care and deliberation. When we reached a convenient rock we sat down a few moments. Heavens! How the heart throbs and the lungs labor! Can physical frailty endure it? Possibly, if it is not below the average. Then the heart might stop! We looked back over the trail below. Not so steep, after all; but then, upward! Ah, those cold, merciless steeps; black and gray, reeking with moisture, the clinging mists and melting snows! For an hour we climbed over craggy beds of broken rocks and prehistoric snow, to the saddle. A storm descended on us and the wind blew a gale, spitting rain, hail and snow. Strangely enough, at that stupen- dous height we come across a prospect hole. The prospector had not been long gone, for in the bottom of the hole were his pick and shovel. The wind was pitiless, and all 5 of us got down into the prospect hole for shelter. The storm did not abate, and with the wind blowing 60 miles an hour it was not safe to continue the ascent. So we re- luctantly retraced our steps and after an hour of careful work arrived safe at the foot of the mountain and found our horses anxiously awaiting us. A LARGE ADDITION 2 @” TEE LEN. Here is a reproduction of a photograph that comes to me bearing the following legend : “Caught by Mr. and Mrs. Burmeister of this picture don’t look like train rob- bers, then I am no judge of mugs. The dog shown in the lower left corner of the picture evidently had more sense ol and daughter, Guy Burnside, William Ar- thur and Russel Klein. Five hours of sport on Spirit lake among the pike and silver bass. June 5, 1903. Spirit Lake, Ia.” If the 2 men on the right and the left decency than any of the men, for he hung his head so low that the lens cut it off. _ Burmeister’s number in the fish hog book is 1,015; Burnside’s is 1,016, Arthur Klein’s is 1,017, and Russel Klein’s is 1,018.— EDITOR. THE OTTER’S HIGHWAY. M. S. H. From boyhood the trapping of fur bearing animals had an indescribable charm for me. The hunting for signs, the careful setting of (raps, and the pleasant anticipations, not always realized, when going over the line, make it one of the most fascinating of out- coor pursuits. It also brings one in close communion with nature and is a constant challenge to skill, caution and the practical knowledge of the wild creatures. More than 20 years ago, late in Oc- tober, I secured a boarding place among the foothills of the White mountains. It was a good place for trapping. Several ponds, with connecting streams and feeders, and one medium sized lake gave promise that mink and coon could be found. During the several weeks of my stay, I did not meet a trapper; and a few rotting deadfalls were the only signs of the mink and coon hunter. At that time my opportunities for trapping had been limited, and my knowledge of the art was correspondingly slight. I had read with avidity everything pertaining to it, in- cluding one or 2 “Trappers’ Guides.” Could I have had the information found in the articles written by J. A. Newton and pub- lished in RECREATION, my cateh would have been much larger. Having plenty of Newhouse traps Nos. 1 and 1%, I commenced the campaign with much enthusiasm, setting some of the traps in places that a more experienced trapper would not have looked at. I wished to trap foxes, and I tried the simple method of setting traps in paths made by cattle in the mountain pastures. where a root grew across the path, I placed a weather beaten chunk of wood a short distance from the root, set the trap between the 2 and covered it with leaves. I caught 2 foxes by this simple plan. If rain or snow came after setting the trap, to destroy the human scent, the chances were much more favorable. The deadly water set I knew nothing about. Nearly all the fur was caught without bait. The traps were set in the little feed- ers which ran into the streams or ponds. One trap was set in a stream connecting a swamp with a lake. The first time I went to the place I found a large raccoon in the trap, dead and partly eaten. The coon was ‘caught by its hind foot, leaving fore legs and head free, giving him a good fighting chance. [ could only conjecture that a Canada lynx had probably killed him. One day I started on an exploring trip, looking for signs of coon and mink. I skirted one pond and followed up the stream running into it until I came to a Finding a. -place: 33 small pond far up among the hills. Just above that pond, I found a small meadow. The wild grass grew thick and tall. A well defined, much used path ran through the meadow in the direction of a wooded knoll at the upper end. Supposing that the trail was made and used by coons trav- eling from the pond to the woods beyond, set inthe path a. No, 1% trap, driving a stout piece of wood through the ring in the chain-tor a -clog. Whe. next day, a severe rain storm set in, lasting several days. As soon as the storm was over I followed the same route, finding one coon in a trap set on the shore of the lower pond. Wher I came ‘in sight of the meadow I found i covered with water to the depth of a foo. OF w more., skirting. the edges “of: the meadow, I was passing a thick clump of bushes, when an angry snarl and the rattle of the chain showed my catch to be a splen- did male otter. Its beautiful coat shone in the sun as it tugged at the entangled clog. I was surprised and delighted. Making a thorough examination of the surround- ings, I found a trail leading from the pond below the meadow, faint compared with that through the tall, wild grasses where the trap was set, but easily seen. At the upper end of the meadow, up the wooded knoll, I followed the trail, over the crest of the hill, and on the farther side I found a deep, dark spring, the head waters of a stream running North. This stream flowed into a large pond and thence into the Saco river. Two trees standing close together on the brink of the spring were worn smooth by the otters’ passing through them to the spring, while the pile of droppings, glisten- ing with fish scales, showed that this was a much used resting place. Looking the evidence over, I came to the conclusion that trapping otter was easy, so I dug up the pine needles between the 2 trees and there set the trap. I even neglected the -precau- tion of sprinkling the ground, to destroy as much as possible the human scent. Per- haps it is needless to say that I did not Caio avouter, otter, bt 1 Had) set my trap in the brook my chances would have been much better. The trapping of the otter caused muc talk among the farmers in the vicinity; more than the capture of a bear, for they were trapped occasionally, while I could not hear that an otter had been seen or caught in that locality for many years. My catch that fall was 3 minks, 3 coons, 2 foxes and the otter. I also caught some muskrats; have forgotten how many. The distance from the pond below the meadow 34 RECREATION. to the spring.was not more than 200 yards, the only land the otter had to travel for many miles. Following the stream from the spring through the pond and a small river, they could reach the Saco, going down that river to the ocean. Returning, they could come up the Saco to the Ossipee river, and follow by lake, pond and stream to the meadow. Thus passed their busy life until the hunter’s bullet or the relent- less trap closed it forever. The lake on whose shore I caught the big coon has changed. Summer cottages dot its cove-indented shores, while the summer hotel is much in evidence and the naphtha launch glides over its placid waters, scaring the wild ducks, on a brief visit to their for- mer nesting place. The meadow remains as when I saw it, the wild grasses undis- turbed by the scythe of the farmer and the otters’ highway clear and distinct from the pond to the spring. HUNTING FOR HONEY. C. JURGENSON. Some years ago I spent my vacation on ‘my farm in the foot hills of the Santa Cruz mountains and as the locality is ideal for hunting and fishing, I invited a brother sportsman to visit me. One day old man Smith, a neighbor, and a party of boys who were camping on his place, invited us to help them cut a bee tree. Armed with a saw, an ax and a rawhide lasso we set out, Smith being the leader of the party, as he ciaimed to have cut hundreds of bee trees without having been stung. When we reached the tree we found the bees were in a limb about 60 feet from the ground. The diameter of the tree was such that climbing was impossible, so I volunteered to be hoisted by the lasso. This was promptly done, sailor fashion, feet first sometimes, until I landed safe on a limb 4o feet from the ground. I then discarded my shoes and left them stand- ing on a limb, as climbing was easier with- out them. I found I needed some one to help me cut off the limb. The city boys would not allow themselves to be hoisted so my friena Percy volunteered to go up. The lasso was then used for hoisting the tcols and one end was tied around a limb as a kind of fire escape. The limb was soon cut nearly off when Major Smith sugeestea tying one end of the lasso around the limb so he and the boys on the ground could lower the limb gently in order not to mash the honey. I did not think the lasso was strong enough, but Smith was confident it was, so I did as he directed. No sooner was the limb cut than the lasso snapped like a piece of cotton twine. One end flew back and struck me in the face almost knocking me out of the tree. I had hardly recovered from the shock when I saw about a million bees coming back to where I was sitting. In about 2 minutes they made it so hot for me I com- “menced to look for the lasso, but it was not there. I yelled to the boys below to throw the lasso up to me, but the boys were gone. I could just see Major Smith's coat tail disappearing in the brush. — I begged and yelled for someone to come back and throw the lasso, but a 4-horse team could not have pulled the bravest of them back. Then-I saw Percy lying on a limb a few feet below me with his face covered by his arms and about a thousand bees taking turns in making life miserable for him. Something desperate had to be done. I could not endure the situation any longer so I ran out on the tip of the limb Percy laid on, took one deep breath and jumped into space. 1 landed in the top of a small oak below and fortunately caught a limb. From there I soon reached the ground. Percy at once followed my example and was equally successful. I then made for the brush where the other boys were hiding. There I had my revenge. Smith’s dog went to the tree and the bees took after him. He gave one hewl and ran to his master for protection. The bees promptly followed the dog and on discovering his master’s hiding place they gaily attacked him also. Smith dashed through the brush, hitting first his left ear, then his right, cursing the dog at every jump and coaxing him to stay away; but the dog stayed with him and the bees with both of them. My shoes were still in the tree, but I did not care to call on the bees again. As I had no oiher way to get the shoes down I left them, for the bees to take revenge on, and plodded home without them, wiser but in no good humor. LeePEe THINGS IN: NATURE: ARTHUR PHELPS. Men write about hunts they have had after moose, and how they nearly got killed while after a bear, and all that sort of thing, which makes good stories for the man who can get to the wild woods and can under- stand what is talked about. The town man reads those stories and is envious of the other man, wishing that he, too, could see and study nature. He can, in his own home. Of course, it will only be the little things in nature, but they are as interest- ing as the big things. The little things easiest to study at this time of the year are the birds. A man can get many hours of recreation and pleasure watching them. -To hear a bird in winter always makes me want to stop and hunt up the little sing- er. I want to get a closer acquaintance, and it always repays me even when I have to walk through 2 feet of snow. The chick- adees are the most interesting little neigh- bors we have. Of course, they don’t exact- ly sing, but their pleasant ‘ ‘stic-a-dee-dee”’ can be heard in almost any locality, and at almost any time of the day. The first one I saw last winter came and feasted off a meaty bone I had nailed up in our back yard. He preferred to pull a piece of meat off the bone and fly with it to an overhanging branch. There he would place one foot on the bone and while balancing himself with the other would pick the meat to pieces. I don’t know why he chose this manner of eating. Perhaps it was because he was afraid of the downy woodpecker that had been there before him. The chic- a-dee flew away before I had seen nearly enough of him, and he had given me so much pleasure in watching him that I re- solved to keep my eyes open in the future. The next afternoon when I took my walk I was on the lookout, and because I kept my ears open I heard a chickadee call from some trees at the end of a small lane. I crept up to see what was going on. There were 2 birds, one in each tree, and from all appearances they seemed to be carrying on a conversation. They kept calling to one another in turn with variations at the end of the call. When one of them was about to give a call I made a step forward and was seen. Both birds flew at once, seem- ing to see me at the same time. I hadn’t learned anything much about them except to take more particular note of their plum- age, but it pleased me to know that I had little winter neighbors so close. I could get a new pleasure from my walks, and their only purpose would no longer be for exercise. The other day when some odds and ends were thrown out I had a chance to see the chickadee at. his best. Among other things thrown out’ were 2 or 3 small pieces of meat. Almost as soon as they touched the ground a chickadee flew down from some- where and began picking about. He either was not hungry just then and was going to cache his food, or he was not going to let me see him eat it, for he selected the smallest of the pieces of meat and tried to fly away with it. It was too heavy for him, however, and he dropped it. Then he hopped away from it a few inches and . cocked his head on one side and looked at 35 it. He looked so much like a man esti- mating with his eye the weight of anything, that I laughed and frightened him away; but in a few minutes he was back again. After a few more unsuccessful attempts to carry the meat off he evidently decided that the best way was to eat what he could not carry and cache the rest. The chickadee has many calls and notes besides the one after which he is named. When running up and down a limb looking for grubs or other food, he gives a peculiar little whistle or series of whistles with a soft undertone. I think this is his most pleasing note, and well worth hearing. I only mention this one note out of perhaps a dozen I have heard him utter. I leave the rest for the man who wants to study the little things to find out for himself. The chickadee is not by any means the only outdoor friend we have in the winter. I have chosen him for this sketch simply because I think he is the most interesting of our winter birds. Among some of the other birds one may see and study in the winter are the English sparrow, who is in- teresting, for all that is said against him; the downy woodpecker, and the nuthatches, both white and red breasted. The red breasted is the rarer and smaller of the 2. I watched one yesterday while feedime. He slipped his long, pointed bill under a piece of bark and, running it along underneath for about an inch, gave it a twist and off came the bark, leaving his food exposed. Watch the birds, make the acquaintance of each, and you will get more pleasure out of your walks than you ever before thought they possessed. CRUELTY TO COUNTRY NEIGHBORS. MRS. H. P. PIPER. I live on the outskirts of a small town, and many of the farms adjoining have patches of woodland The wild creatures that live in the woods make their way into our gardens and shrubbery and are greeted by us according to our character. Some of us greet them with dog and gun. One rainy Sunday I saw a large fox squirrel in the shade trees in front “of the house. He was a most beautiful creature! His grace and agility made the dull day seem bright, and were quite as refreshing as a sermon. For several summers in suc- cession a white robin slept in a shrub near the walk. Last autumn an owl came at dusk, to watch me cover my flower beds from frost. He sat on the low branches overhead and he moved about the grounds with me as if superintending the work, turning his head to inspect it before following to another part of the garden. The block in front of us has dense shrub- bery, and.one day I saw on the fence across the street a covey of quails. The man liv- ing there keeps a bird dog and he was after the beautiful creatures. The birds crossed the street and came into our lot, hiding in the rose hedge at the foot of the lawn. I went into the street and walked over the dainty trail they had left in the dust. The dog could not find the scent for several days, but one day I saw him and his owner on the next lot to ours, hunting for the lost trail. I went out and stopped the hunt. The next day I saw the birds in the garden, making themselves quite at home. There were 17 of them. Three seemed full grown and the rest younger. I was careful not to disturb them. One day I was working at my window and hearing soft sounds of rust- ling and whispering, I was delighted to see, NIGER EAE A. N. KILLGORE, The sun is sinking down the Western sky. Dim shadows lengthen o’er the trembling rill. - 14 little heads in a row all turned bright — The night-bird ’gins to voice his mournful | cry And quiet rests the wheel of yonder mill. O’er distant field of yellow plumed grain The crow flaps heavily with discordant sound ; While cattle amble down the dusty lane, Past lonely, marble covered burial round. 36 in a pear tree in front of the window, a row of beautiful brown birds craning their necks to see me work. They pushed and hustled one another along the branch until eyes to peer through the screen at me. I do not think I ever felt prouder of an au- dience in my life. Unfortunately, the man across the street had a gun as well as a dog. One day when I was away from home he came with both dog and gun. When I returned at night only a few feath- ers and a drop or 2 of blood remained of my beautiful, trusting visitors. Not a nice © act for a neighbor! I felt almost as if he had murdered a child of mine. . There are corn and wheat fields near us, and I hear the auails calling “Bob White.” Once I whistled in reply to them and en- ticed a large flock into my garden. The same man with the gun heard me whistle, followed the little visitors a mile and came back with 5 of them hanging by their slen- der legs. I felt like a guilty accomplice that time. I had allured the dear little things to their death! Now I hear the — quails whistle their call, but do not answer it. “Bob White” brings a constriction of the heart. I remember the little slaughtered ones I saw in that man’s hand. I said something of what I felt when he stopped to show me his spoils, but his reply was, “Tf I had not got them someone else would. They are made to be shot.” How do we know they were made to be shot? Perhaps they are intended to make the fields more joyful; perhaps more fruitful. I have not invited any more wood- 7 land visitors to come and be murdered. If Mr. Man with the gun wants game he may tramp the fields and woods for it; I shall not lure it within his reach. And now, the West takes on a rosy hue, The cricket loudly chirps his noisy tune, Pale stars begin to sparkle in the blue Like diamond settings for the crescent) moon. The sun has sunk behind yon purple hill, ) Beacon lights are gleaming from the town; | Save for the evening wind, all else is still) And night has drawn her sable curtain) down. FROM THE GAME FIELDS. The man who quits when he gets enough, with plenty of game still in sight, isa real sportsman, A PLETHORA OF MOUNTAIN SHEEP. A. T. BICKFORD. - At the Southern extremity of Lake Okan- agan, B. C., reached by the Canadian Pa- cific railway, from the junction at Sica- mous, on the main line, is a country studded with hills towering 1,500 to 2,000 feet above the lake. The steep slopes of these hills are covered with patches of rich bunch grass, and with thyme, affording ex- cellent pasturage to numerous bands of mountain sheep, which are indigenous to that part of the world. During the summer the sheep seek the seclusion of the higher mountain ranges to the Southwest, where the ewes can raise their lambs without be- ing molested, as few hunters ever atteinpt to invade their summer solitudes. About the middle of October the sheep begin to make their appearance on the lower hills, gradually increasing in numbers until deep snow drives them all down. After several days of severe frost, about the middle of November, my partner and I loaded our pack horses and set out for the haunts of the sheep to secure some good heads for mounting. Arriving at our in- tended hunting ground, we were disa- ereeably surprised to find 2 parties on the field. Camping there for the night, we learned from our neighbors that they had seen plenty of sheep on the adjacent hills, and about 8 p. m. one of their party gave color to the statement by bringing in a head with a 15-inch horn, base measure- ment. The next morning we moved far- ther up the hill to undisturbed country, and made preparations for a permanent camp in a sheltered spot among some pines. On a fine frosty morning we commenced our hunt and barely half a mile from camp we came in view -of a bunch of 9 sheep, standing among some scattered pines only 40 yards from where we stood. Having a good look at the sheep, we con- cluded that there were no suitable heads among them for our purpose, so we pro- ceeded farther up the hill, and reached a position which afforded a view of a large extent of the hillside on either hand. By the aid of our 8 power Lomb-Zeiss binoculars we saw a large ram feeding on a hill a mile or more distant. We decided to stalk this animal, and in order to ap- proach we took advantage of some pine scrub running up a hogback, somewhat be- yond, and above our game. Among the timbers we came on 2 ewes which ran down hill into a bunch of about 30 more, 37 in the center of which we recognized our ram. A general stampede followed and the big ram became hopelessly mixed with the rest, making it impossible to get a shot. We tried to head off the sheep but failed. By that time we began to feel like eating our lunch, and watched, while we ate, the movements of 2 ewes, which were slowly approaching our position. When about 200 yards from our hiding place the ewes were joined by a good sized ram, which also allowed his curiosity to lead him to investi- gate us; but it cost him dearly. When he was within too yards he was met by a 50- 110 bullet from my companion’s rifle, which brought the ram down. The ewes, be- wildered by the noise, ran within 1o yards of us, giving us-an excellent chance to ob- serve them at close quarters. We took the head of our ram and start- ed along the hillside toward camp. On rounding a rock bluff we saw another ram coming up a draw, or ravine, toward where we stood. We took some running shots and wounded our game, which turned and ran down hill. I left- my partner to look after the head and hastened down after the ram, keeping him in sight for about half a mile, when he disappeared among some rocks. At it was late, I rejoined my com- panion, who in my absence, had located another bunch of Io sheep. We did not turn aside after them, but ‘proceeded toward camp. However, our day’s sport was not over, for when some distance from camp we saw a large ram and 3 ewes slightly below us, about 300 yards distant, which offered too tempting a chance to resist. Taking a careful sight on the ram with my 30-40 I fired, and broke one of the ram’s front legs, sending him in the same direction as the for- mer ram. Again leaving my partner I gave chase and followed the wounded ani- mal into some rocky ground, startling 2 ewes, which were in hiding there. The ram went straight down hill toward camp. Following him about 300 yards farther, I got a good broadside shot at him as he stood 40 yards away behind a bunch of scrub, and he fell, shot through the heart. It was almost dark, so leaving the car- cass, | made for camp, crossing fresh sheep tracks and seeing shadowy forms vanishing into the gloom. My partner and I reached camp thoroughly tired, and well satisfied with our unusually good day’s sport. The next morning we were lucky enough to kill the other wounded ram, and we put in the rest of the day securing our heads. 38 RECREATION. These 3 heads measured 14 to 15 inches around the base of the horns and now hang on the walls of our home. YOUNG-MAN-AFRAID-OF-THE-WOODS. One afternoon I started with a boy about 13 years old, whom I will call George, for a small lake 8 miles from Lake George, N.. Y. George told me he had often camped out over night. After going about 3 miles George wanted to rest, so we _ stopped, and ate some apples. We soon started again, however, and did not stop until we reached the top of the mountain. Then we had trouble in finding a road that went in the right direction. Not being able to find one we started through the woods, but soon had to stop and rest because George was tired again. I finally left him and my gun and walked alone to find a road. Presently I heard him call and I could tell from his tone that he was frightened, so I went back to him. I found him crying. He said he was sick and wanted to go home, but it was then 7 o'clock and nearly dark. I told him it would be impossible to go home that night and that we might better build a. shelter, and’ stay -over nighties Adtesia while he became quiet and helped me build a small hut. We then ate our supper and went to bed, as we expected to be up at daybreak to start for the pond, in order to fish early in the morning, when the black bass bite, and the flies don’t. We had not been asleep long when George wakened me, saying something was trying to break in and he wanted me to shoot it quick. He was much frightened, but I convinced him the noise was made by a wood rabbit, not a bear. He evidently did not go to sleep for he woke me again and said there was something terrible in a tree near. It proved to be a large screech owl. This frightened him so he could hardly speak. By that time it had grown cold, so I suggested that we go outside and build ‘a fire. George was afraid to do that. I told him to stay inside and I would go out, but he did not want me to leave him. At last he came out and as there was no moon it was very dark. I had him stay by the camp while I found some wood and made a fire. I was almost frozen stiff and so was he. Every time there was a sound near us he would be frightened to death. and want me to shoot off my gun to scare ‘the animal away. After a long night, day began to break and we started home instead of for the lake. I decided I shall never again take a boy out to stay over night. Ralph S. Willis, Brooklyn. SOUND LOGIC ON GAME PROTECTION. Hon. W. B. Mershon, a prominent Michi- gan sportsman, writing to a friend in an- other part of that state, says: I am glad to learn of the interest ta- ken in your locality in game protection. Every migratory game bird should be pro- tected from the time it leaves the South on its way to its breeding ground. It is all right to have a reasonable season in the fall in which to shoot game birds, but the number killed should be limited and the time in which they may be killed should be made sufficiently short so that the sup- ply would be maintained. In short, no more should be killed than can be repro- duced each year. I am decidedly opposed to spring shooting and to the late winter shooting allowed in the South. If shoot- ing is allowed all through the winter, some restriction as to the number that may be killed and the shooting should be limited to a certain 2 or 3 days in each week. The sale of game should be stopped everywhere. Thousands of birds are wasted by being served at hotels for banquets. They are never properly cooked and rarely are they eaten, but mussed over and pushed aside. I attended a banquet given to about 4oo lumbermen in Washington, in March, and a quail was served to each guest. That meant about 400 birds for that one ban- quet and I do not believe half a dozen of them were eaten. There are probably 2 or 3 banquets in Washington every night in. the winter, so it is easy to figure out what | an enormous quantity of game is wasted © in this way. The writer of that letter should be in Congress.—EDITor. THE OREGON COAST RANGE. The Western slope of the Coast range © is strictly a dairy country, with a climate | so mild that cattle can browse all winter | on the dense underbrush. In this under-— brush elk, deer and bear have a safe re- treat from the stalking hunter, as he ma pass within 5 yards of a deer and not know it. Only the keen scented dog will tell him — there is game at hand, and after the dog has jumped the deer the hunter must be quick and sure with his rifle, as a few bounds will take the quarry out of sight. Should a wounded deer get 100 yards away it is lost to the hunter unless he has a well- trained dog. It is thus with all game from | elk to pheasants. One rarely gets 2 good shots with a rifle. ft All our lakes, rivers and streams teem with trout. The principal rivers are the Coos, Coquille and Umpqua. There is no- season of the year but what there is sport. PROM THE “GAME. FIELDS. 39 of some kind; trout and salmon are always waiting for the hook or fly, and owing to the mild climate, deer are in fair condition all winter. In the fall pheasants and grouse afford unlimited shooting. This is the win- ter home of all sorts of water fowl. Can- vasbacks, mallards, sprig, teal, blue bills, China geese, honkers, grey geese and brant come in great flocks. J. D. Magee, Templeton, Ore. ANOTHER GAME PROTECTIONIST IN CON- GRESS. Congressman W. E. Humphrey, of Wash- ington, writes thus to a constituent about the bill to create a game preserve in the Olympic Mountains: I regret to say that I have little hope of its passage this session. However, I shall get it through if possible. In this biil I make imprisonment the only punishment. This is done to catch that class of men who are willing to pay a fine in order to get an elk. I desire to call the attention of your Association to another question of great importance in our State. Ours is one of the few states in which any great number of game birds, particularly water fowl, are to be found. As you know there has been re- cently placed on the market a new engine of destruction and extermination in the shape of an automatic shot gun. Your as- sociation should commence immediately a fight to have our next Legislature enact a law prohibiting the sale and use of these guns in our State. As one whose greatest enjoyment is found in hunting, who has carried a gun almost from the time he left the cradle, and who has hunted from Florida to Alaska, you can count on my assistance in any fight to protect our game from extermination. SPORT OR MEAT? I endorse Mr. H. S. Terrell’s article en- titled “Sport or Meat?” in March REcREA- TION. I can’t imagine a more barbarous way of killing deer, than going to their feeding grounds, lying in wait for them and shooting them down like a beef. I would as soon jack them, and that is the lowest order of hunting. I am a great lover of deer hunting and have killed many, but have never killed one standing and have no desire to do so. Our game law allows only 3 months in which we can hunt deer, and each hunter is restricted to 5 deer for the season. Since the passage of this act, deer are increasing rapidly, and if the law is enforced contin- uously, as it now is, we will soon have great hunting here. I hunt deer with 2 trained hounds, 2 steady horses that can be shot from, and a congenial friend. When we have killed one deer we call it a day’s sport. You are taking a noble stand against the automatic gun. I hope the manufacturers will see the error of their way and not put such a dastardly weapon on the market. Your magazine is a typical sportsmen’s journal and I wish you every success. PD Banker, ~Oaka, Eat) = la. GAME NOTES. I am but 17 years old and have witnessed the almost total disappearance of small game from this part of Michigan, yet I re- member when it was abundant. When 8 years old, I was fishing one day in the mill race in the center of town. A large covey of quail flew over me and lit on nearby houses and barns. To-day the man who sees a quail in the vicinity of Albion builds a story on it to surprise his friends. The few quails, grouse and squirrels left can be saved only by forbidding all hunting for at least 5 years. The sportsmen of Battle Creek are buying quail to turn out, but un- der present conditions the birds are not likely to survive the first open season. Fred Davis, Albion, Mich. One morning before the last .open season I heard the report of guns and hurried to the scene of the shooting. For a while I could see no 2ne, but soon there was an- other report anc a quail fell not 20 feet from me. I stood in silence until the hunt- er emerged from the thicket to find his bird.. He dodged back as soon as he saw me, but not before I recognized him. I had him up before Justice O’Neal the fol- lowing day and he was fined $45 for 3 quails found in his possession. I have made up my mind to prosecute every person who breaks the game law in this section. Henry Marshall, Laural, Md. The past winter was a hard one on game. From 3 to 4% feet of snow on the level, and phenomenally low temperature all the time. My dog found a woodcock on her nest yesterday, but did not hurt either bird Oneness i. Myets Smjenner, Digby, INS. T am a reader of your magazine and have been for some years. I like the way you get after the swine. O. L. Dillon, Memphis, Tenn. Your magazine is giving better satisfac- tion here than any other we have, and we take them all. Mark W. Thompson, Dover, N. H. FISH AND FISHING. 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: Flood, early morning. Plaice—Fluke, Turbot, Flounder. May 15 to November 30. Haunts: The surf, mouth of tidal streams. Baits: Shedder crabs, killi-fish, sand laut. Time and tide: Ebb, daytime exclusively. Spanish mackerel—Haunts: The open sea, July to September. Baits: Menhaden, trolling—metal and cedar squids. : Striped Bass—Rock Fish, Green Head. April to November. Haunts: The surf, bays, estuaries and tidal streams. Baits: Blood worms, shedder crabs, Calico crabs, small eels, menhaden. Time and tide. Night, half flood to flood, to half ebb. The Drums, Red and Black. June to Novem- ber. Haunts: The surf and mouths of large bays. Bait: Skinner crab. Time and tide: Day, flood. Blackfish—Tautog, April to November. Haunts: Surf, vicinity of piling and old wrecks in bays. Baits: Sand worm, blood worm, shedder crabs, clams. Time and tide: Daytime, flood. Lafayette—Spot, Goody, Cape May Goody. August to October. Haunts: Channels of tidal streams. Baits: Shedder crabs, sand worms, clams. Time and Tide: Day and night flood. Croker—July to October. Haunts: Deep chan- nels of bays. Baits: Shedder crabs, mussels. Time and tide: Day, flood. Snapper—Young of Blue Fish. August to No- vember. Haunts: Rivers and all tide ways. Baits: Spearing and menhaden; trolling pearl squid. Time and tide: Day, all tides. Sheepshead—June to October Haunts: Surf and bays, vicinity of old wrecks. Baits: Clams, mussels, shedder crabs. Time and tide: Day, flood only. New England Whiting—Winter Weak-fish, Frost-fish. November to May. Haunts: The surf. Baits: Sand laut, spearing. Time and tide: Night, flood. Hake—Ling. October to June. Haunts: Open sea surf, large bays. Baits: Clams, mussels, fish. Time and tide: Day and night, flood. Weak-fish—Squeteague, Squit. June to October. Haunts: Surf, all tideways. Baits: Shedder crabs, surf- mullet, menhaden, ledge mussels, sand laut, shrimp. Time and tide: Day and night, flood preferred. Blue Fish—Horse 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. A BITTER ROOT BULL. Se od BIG ey “And the biggest fish I ever caught was the one that got away.”—From the Opera, ‘‘Miss Bob White.” In the fall of 1900, while camped on the Bitter Root river, above Hamilton, Mont., I had the adventure of my life. We were held up there 36 hours waiting for our guides to finish preparations, for, as usual, they were not ready on time. One of my friends had been out the evening before and caught some good trout, so that morning I took a Bristol steel rod, an old line with a leader and a cast of 3 flies on it.- I fished 40 down stream with varying success, picking up a good sized trout here and there, until about 34 of a mile below camp I came to a swift riffle ending in a great black pool, in which was some driftwood, including sev- eral trees. Here was a place that should produce good results. I waded out into the current nearly up to my knees. I could not venture farther, so I let my flies drift into the silent pool. I would let them go as far toward the driftwood as I dared, then reel in. I had made 5 or 6 such casts and had taken 3 fair sized trout. Finally I fastened a good one and’ started to reel him in. In a moment another struck and hooked himself. I had not taken 6 fect of line when something hit the tail fly, and I thought I had fastened to a whale. It was then that the real circus began. I had. 3 fish on an old, worn line. Back and for- ward, crosswise, endwise and every other wise this tandem team went; but the big fellow was on the end and that helped me, the 2 smaller fish being governed mostly by his movements. The minutes flew by and still the fight- went on. Finally I realized that the war was entirely between me and the big trout. The others were licked and had quit. My flies were dressed on number 7 hooks, and I worked carefully. My right hand and arm had become so weary that I could no longer support the rod, so abandoning the reel, I grasped line and rod with both hands and thus the fight went on. I had worked them to within 25 or 30 feet of me and held the big one up on the riffle in the hope of drowning him. It was my only chance. He arose to the surface and his mouth was open. It looked as if I could stick a wooden pail in it. I could have shot him if I had had a pistol. I looked over my shoulder to see if any help was in sight, but no one was there. I dared not take any more line yet. Finally the climax came. The heavy weight and the drag of the swift water gradually tore the small hook out. of his mouth, and the monster floated slowly down the stream. I reeled the 2 remaining fish in without opposition. One was 9 inches long and the other 11. One was dead, the other barely able to wiggle his tail. I wended my way sadly back to camp, debating with myself if I should tell the story. I decided to tell it, and did so, and as I expected, got the “merry hoot” from the boys; but one of the guides said: “It is no fish story. I have seen bull trout 26 inches long taken out of this river. That is what you had, and it takes a strong FISH AND ine and a big hook to bring them. They fight like the devil.” I went down to the same place that even- ing, but it was no go. I think my bull friend was sitting in the back room with his jaw tied up, and would not answer. A JONAH. Swinging his legs from the end of one of the dilapidated fishing wharves of a Cape Cod fishing town was a tall, lanky individ- ual whose general appearance betokened practiced neglect. It was the busy season, and fishing smacks could be seen anchored at favorable points along the coast, or drag- ging their nets slowly before the wind. In- shore were a few yawls and smaller boats, and on the beach some old men were dig- ging clams. Even the children seemed more or less affected by the spirit of thrift, and were searching for crabs and mussels, or picking up bits of edible seaweed from among the coarser varieties. Only the lanky individual on the wharf was idle, and he was without even the cus- tomary fishing pole of the wharf lounger His legs dangled, and his eyes stared va- cantly at nothing. Now and then a fisher- man, or sailor, or clam digger crossed the wharf, apparently unconscious of his pres- ence. A visitor from the little hotel on the hill looked at him curiously, and then turned to an old man who was swinging along with a basket of clams. “That big fellow seems to take life easier ethan the rest of you,” the visitor said. “I’ve - noticed him there 3 days in succession. Isn’t he a little lazy?” “Wal, I dunno.” The clam digger low- ered his basket and wiped the trickling rivu- lets of sweat from his leathery visage. “In fust sight it might seem so, but someway I never set Lem’l down as what ye might call lazy. He’s a Jonah.” “A what?” “A Jonah. Ain’t ye never run _ acrost none? ‘They bring misfortin to whatever they tech. Now that Lem’l was what ye might call a bright boy; wa’nt afeared o’ work nor nothin’, but he never seemed to giton. When he was old ’nough for v’yagin’ Cap’n Knowles took him out with the fleet on his own boat, mind ye! But fish stopped a bitin’, and when they found he was a - Jonah they put Lem’l on the Saucy Ann, Cap’n Barker. Then the Saucy Ann broke luck an’ they transferred him to the Crane, Cap’n Bill Potter. But ’twant no sort 0’ use. Wherever Lem’! was thar wa’nt no fish. No matter if they’d been bitin’ like all p’ssest when he teched deck, arter that thar want so much as a star fish brung on board. “The end on’t was, a boat came back spe- cially to set him ashore. Since then Lem’l’s been sort o’ dwindlin’. Folks would hire him now an’ agin for a spell, but soon’s their FISHING. 4I luck turned, poor Lem’! had to go. Now he can’t git a job nowhar, of nobody.” “Why, it is sheer superstition!” cried the visitor indignantly. The old clam digger lifted his basket. “Mebbe, mebbe,” he said laconically, “but thar’s Lem’! on the wharf, an’ thar’s the boats tossing out yander, an’ thar’s the fish in the sea. S’pose ye hire one o’ the boats an’ Lem’! and try your luck.” “But why doesn’t he go away?” persisted the visitor, as he followed the old man, who began to swing laboriously up the street. The clam digger sniffed contemptuously. “Go ’way! Huh! He was borned an’ brung up here, an’ folks that’s borned an’ brung up here never go ’way. They can’t.” The visitor allowed the old man to swing on, but as he turned toward his hotel on the hill, he glanced back at the wharf. Lem’ was sitting in exactly the same position, his legs dangling above the water, and his eyes still staring vacantly into space. F. H. Sweet, Palm Beach, Fla OUR BOOT LAKE TRIP. June 20th, 1901, Chick, Puss, Kitty and Porter left Chicago for a 3 weeks’ trip among the waters near Eagle River, Wis- consin. June 30th we landed in Eagle River, and were met at the station by Ed., the head guide of the place. After a Io mile drive through the woods we arrived at Everetts in time for breakfast, and there earned the proud title of the “Hungry Four.” ; ; The first week we spent fishing the lakes in the vicinity, and in that time we had enough good pike fishing to last a life- time. Deer were numerous and could be seen at almost any time down by the lake. Tuesday morning of the second week we started for Boot lake, 20 miles from Eagle River. We had a wagon loaded with 2 boats, our camp equipage, fishing tackle, and the 2 laziest of the party, myself, Puss, and Chick. Porter, Kitty and the guide followed. Ed had promised to get us back by water. After traveling all morning through dense brush, the branches along the narrow trail slapping us in the face, we stopped for dinner in the middle of a dense wood. We soon resumed our jour- ney and at 5 o'clock we arrived within I00 yards of Boot lake, as near as we could get with the wagon. We carried boats, etc., from the wagon to the lake and at our first view of the lake saw a big buck on the opposite shore. The next morning, after a plunge in the lake we drew straws to see who should strip and seine for minnows. Porter and Puss, of course. I always did get the worst end of things! We soon had 2 buckets full of large suckers and shiner min- nows and lost no time in getting out on 42 RECREATION. the lake. Chick and I were in the large boat with the guide, and Porter and Kitty manned the smaller one. It was ideal muskalonge weather, the wind being just right. We trolled around the lake twice, about 5 miles, and caught only a few pike. This did not look any better than Everett’s, and Chick and I made remarks about people ~who thought they knew where the muskys slept. Just at that moment Chick’s bait was struck. “Another blamed pickerel,’ hé said; but no. That time he was lucky, and a shining muskalonge flashed into the air frantically shaking itself to get rid of the hook. “Keep the line taut,” Ed. and I shouted together. Chick was the youngest and least experi- enced member of the party and we thought he needed directing. He played his fish well, however, and after 40 minutes of hard fighting he landed his musky. It weighed 19 pounds by the pocket scales, and when Ed. cut the steaks from it for supper Chick’s heart almost broke because musky would not keep a week, so he could exhibit it at the hotel. Chick’s was the only muskalonge landed during our trip and Chick now claims to be the best angler. He had a bad case of swelled head which we were not able to cure until he fell out of the boat on the way back while showing off his skill as a canoeist. We certainly were up against it on our way back. Large trees had fallen over the creek, averaging one a mile, and every time we struck one it meant get out and drag. It took us nearly 2 days to reach Everett’s, but the trip as a whole was one we shall never forget. Percy L. Trussel, Berwyn, Ill. A LAC VIEUX DESERT MUSKALONGE. Cc. S. THOMPSON, In a worn tackle box of mine is a small notebook and on its fly leaf is this memo- randum: “About the last. of May, or within the first 2 weeks of June, write Chris, at State Line, Wisconsin, and find out if the muskalonge are biting well. Whatever the answer is, go.” For the 8th consecutive time I decided to follow its advice. State Line ends with the name. It is in Northeastern Wisconsin. The nearest fish- ing resort is Lac Vieux Desert, the head of the Wisconsin river, a large and beautiful body of water, with a shore line of 20 miles. The 7 mile drive from the station to my guide’s cabin was an exquisite pleasure to me, after being cooped up in the city dur- ing the long winter. The trees were in the full bloom of spring. The trailing arbutus had disappeared, but in its stead were an- emones, glossy wintergreen, and many va- eto beware? rieties of ferns; and the birds sang among the pines and hemlocks. We drove slowly by a large swamp, and out dashed, in full view, a beautiful deer. It stopped, gazed intently our way, then disappeared. I vowed then that I would come again later in the year and capture that beautiful creature. I kept my vow, too! We arrived at the cabin long before sun- set, and my guide suggested a short row and perhaps a musky that very evening. This was exactly to my liking, so my rod was quickly put together and we embarked in a birch canoe. The lake was rough, but not enough to interfere with fishing. Pad- dling down the lake over many likely holes, we fished the spot where there was no doubt about getting one; also the hole where it was.a sure thing; but without other result - than a bunch of lake weeds. The monot- ony was only broken by the capture of a 1o-pound pickerel that put up a fight of great interest while it lasted. The sun was high the next morning when we started out for our second trial. We had paddled some distance over a bed of weeds, when a vicious tug, a slight splash, followed by a widening swirl on the water, suggested a 50 pounder. The line sang and screamed as musky bolted for the thick patches of weeds. “Be careful,’ cried my guide as the fish leaped from the water. “Don’t let him have any slack! Hold him till I get this here boat out of these blamed weeds. Be careful or you'll lose him sure!” The fish was not to be cajoled into leay- ing his point of vantage. Down he sped among the entangling weeds, dragging my line and my hopes toward certain destruc- tion. Then up he came, completely envel- oped in a mantle of weeds. There seemed to be a boat load of them hanging to his head. There was a frantic shake as he rose from the water. The weeds slid up, my line snapped, the musky turned over, and, with one swirl, was lost to view. Then happened a strange thing; one per- haps seldom seen. Musky still had the spoon hook embedded in his mouth, and he made 4 vain attempts to dislodge it. First he rose about 50 yards back of the boat and shook his head violently, ringing the spoon like a bell. Then he fell back, only to repeat the attempt 30 yards farther away. ‘ Twice more he failed. The last time he was fully 100 yards distant, and my guide remarked, “Wal, I'll be gol darned. He’ll keep that up till he’s clean played out.” _I replaced the lost spoon with a new one and continued fishing. I waited long and patiently for a strike. Was that lost mus- kalonge calling an assembly of his fellows, with his jingling bell, and exhorting them We fished the morning hours PEST AND away without success, then paddled ashore to lunch. After an hour’s rest we resumed our fishing. We paddled around an is- land, and as we moved away from the shal- low water there came a straining pull at my line. I jerked and an answering tug gave challenge to combat. My guide pad- dled quickly for the deep water, but I said, “Never mind doing that; this is only a small one, very likely another pickerel, or perhaps a voracious bass.” Looking back toward the island, along the straining line, I saw it slowly lift, then rise from the water with a swish, throw- ing fine spray into the sunlight. Could it be true! Yes, a brown body fully 40 inches long! What a picture! The light steel rod bent far back, from the strain. Thirty yards of line, every inch above the water and as tight as a banjo string, and at the end the frantic “wolf of the water,’ thresh- ing about in a futile effort to disentangle himself !” Three times the muskalonge showed his full length. Then he retired to the depths and sulked. I pulled hard, but he would not budge except to send ominous shakes of his wicked head thrilling along the tight- ened cord. My guide paddled around in a circle, and this changing of position en- abled me to coax Musky from his retreat. Up he came, wavering to and fro, as if ex- hausted; but there was no exhaustion in that wild rush as he caught a glimpse of me! My line whirled out again with a screaming Zr-r-r-r-zr-z-z-z. Sulking again, he lay near his former place of refuge, gath- ering strength for another furious rush. Frantic dashes, wicked shakes of his head, ~ desperate leaps, were all tried in succes- sion, till at last the wolfish fighter came up exhausted, and yielded to the conqueror. -He was a splendid specimen; not quite so long as I had imagined when first I saw him leap from the water, but long enough; 38 inches; and plump, weighing 38 pounds. BLOWN IN ON PAYETTE LAKE. IDA HODGSON. July 15th, 1902, a party of 6 started, from our camp on the East shore of Lower Payette lake, to go up the river fishing. With 2 rowboats, fishing tackle and lunch- eon, we set out at 8 a.m. About 10:30 we entered the river and went up as far as the log jam, where we tied our boats. Then, while some of us were getting din- ner, the others went fishing. After dinner we all fished until about 4 o’clock. We had poor luck, catching only 23 fish. At 4:30 we started homeward, but when we reached the lake we found the wind blowing hard and the waves so high we dared not cross. There was nothing to do but to remain in the river until the wind went down. FISHING. 43 At 7:30 we tried again, the wind having moderated. By the time we reached the narrows it was blowing as hard as before, and the boys were so tired rowing that we decided to land. It was nearly dark when we beached the boats. The boys brought branches and built a fire, round which we gathered, telling stories and singing until we fell asleep. It was just 11:15 .when I woke and found the wind still high. I walked to the shore to see if we still had our boats. Finding them safe, I stood watching the waves, for. by that time the moon had risen, showing white caps rolling high as far as the eye could reach. I had been there only a few moments when I saw, far down the lake, a moving light. Presently I heard a whistle. Then I knew it was the steam launch Lyda from Lardo, and thought it must be out looking for us. Going back to the fire, I roused the rest of the party and told them of the coming steamer. Building up our fire as a signal, we went down to the shore and waited. When opposite us the steamer stopped, a rowboat put out and we were all taken aboard. The ride back to Lardo was glorious; the steamer ploughing through the white cap- ped waves and dashing spray high in the silvery moonlight. Reaching Lardo, we had to walk about 1% miles through the sand to our camp, which we reached at 1:30. Having had nothing to eat since noon, we lost no time cooking supper. By 2:30 we were ready for our beds, tired but happy. Before the District Court of Sheridan county, Levi Milton was convicted of dy- namiting trout and was fined $250 and costs. This is the first case of this kind that has been tried here. J. E. M., Sheridan, Wyo. I hope the disposition of this case may have a salutary effect on other game and fish law breakers in Wyoming. There are some excellent judges in the Western States, and our Eastern sages should emu- late their example.—EbpITor. AN ANGLING SOLILOQUY. N. M. J. Soon I’ll straddle my bike, Like an Alkali Ike, And away I will pike, Just to do as I like. I will go to the stream . Where the bright waters gleam, Yes, I'll go to the crick And I'll go mighty quick. ’ GUNS AND AMMUNITION. Anybody can shoot all day but a gentleman always quits when he gets enough. HE SHOULD GET AN AMERICAN GUN. In April RecrEATION “Small Game” in- quires of the readers of his favorite maga- zine as to the best gun, naming 5 well known American makes. While I do not approach this question from the point of view of the theorist or of the expert, yet from a practical standpoint I can assure Small Game that there is no question in my mind as to which of the guns referred to I should choose, if he wants a first class reliable weapon. Small Game is quite right in giving consideration to none but the products of American ingenuity and skill. By all means let us patronize home industry in this important matter, and thus avoid the disappointment that must, sooner or later, fall to the lot of the man who pins. his faith to a foreign gun. I have handled and examined all the guns referred to by the inquirer, have seen them in-action at the trap and in the field, and in view of such experience will sug- sest to Small Game that he communicate with the Lefever Arms Company, Syra- cuse, N. Y. All the guns mentioned by him are good guns, but in my judgment the Lefever is -superior to any other. Among the wealthier class of sportsmen the Par- ker is the most popular gun in American today, but this is largely a matter of repu- tation due to persistent and judicious ad- vertising, and to the employment of skilled experts to demonstrate these guns. I have shot an F grade Lefever for the past 7 years, and feel that I can reconimend it unreservedly to the man who is looking for the best gun. In all this time I have had neither a break nor a balk which could be attributed to defect in material or con- struction; never an accidental discharge nor a missfire, to endanger my own life or the lives of my companions, nor disappoint- ing the shooter at the critical moment. With the Lefever the sportsman can go afield feeling certain that no accident will happen to mar the pleasure of the day. In short, the owner of one of these guns can and will swear by his weapon, but he never has occasion to swear at it. The cocking device of the Lefever is superior to any in use to-day; is simple, positive and absolutely reliable. A friend of mine, a mechanic, who is subject to peri- odic attacks of gun fever once said to me that he had examined critically the “in- ternal workins” of every reliable gun, for- eign or domestic, and that he considered the Lefever the most scientific of them all. In point of balance, symmetry and beauty 44 of outline, this gun is unquestionably with- out an equal. Simplicity is the characteris- tic feature in its construction, and the parts are fitted better than in any gun of equal grade. In the matter of pattern and pen- etration, the manufacturers can satisfy the most exacting. The safety can be made either automatic or independent at will, and the hammers can be let down without moving the safety forward, a matter of no small moment. If Small Game will select any one of the many grades built by the Lefever Arms Company, he will secure a weapon of which he need never feel ashamed, and one that, in point of execution, will keep pace with the fastest company in which its owner may have occasion to travel. But I would not advise him to be satisfied with the low- est priced gun on any list. Instead, let him select the highest grade he thinks he can afford, then go one better, and my word for it, he will never regret his bargain. A handsome well balanced and perfect fitting gun is always good for 10 points extra at the trap or in the field. Results in this life are largely a consequence of enthusiasm, and the best incentive to good work with the gun is the possession of an arm in which the owner can feel a genuine pride. Some time since D. M. Lefever, for 25 years manager of the Lefever Arms Com- pany, and to whose care and skill the en- viable reputation of the Lefever Hammer- less guns is largely due, severed his con- nection with the old company, and began the manufacture (independently) of high grade hammerless guns. While I have never had the pleasure of examining one of the new Lefevers, yet I feel certain that the output of the new factory must be worthy of consideration. “Uncle Dan” Le- fever, as he is familiarly known, is per- haps the most widely known and ingenious of the inventors and makers of double guns. I have one of the catalogues of the New Lefever before me, and am satis- fied that the prospective buyer would make a mistake if he failed to give the new gun due consideration. As D. M. Lefever, Sons & Co. advertise in RecrEATION, I would suggest that Small Game drop them a line requesting information. Let him consult both companies, make his own selection, and be assured that the word “Lefever” is synonymous with all that is reliable and up-to-date in hammerless, double guns. In answer to further questions by Small Game, I would advise a 12 gauge gun for hunting purposes; for trap work, a 12 GUNS AND AMMUNITION. 45 gauge of about 734 pounds, with 30 inch barrels, and bored to suit the skill of the shooter. Lefever, Hughesville, Pa. A SHOT GUN THAT BEATS A RIFLE. Where water fowl abound is where the true merit of a shot gun is proven. Most any gun will kill pigeons, quail or grouse. When it comes to downright hard shooting qualities of a gun, try it on a canvasback duck or a goose at 60 yards, and if you kill you can say you have a good gun. Two years ago I was a rifle crank and looked upon shot guns as clay target break- ers. I had a high priced 12 gauge gun of noted make that would do good work at the traps, but when I tried it shooting ducks, it crippled so many and wasted so much ammunition that I laid it away, con- sidering it criminal to use such a weapon. I have used several shot guns of standard makes, but none came up to my idea of what a shot gun should do. Two years ago I wanted a light gun for my wife, and after examining many guns I selected a 16 gauge Ithaca. I liked the gradual slope of the barrels and the entire piece had a business-like look that appealed to me. Three days later my judgment was veri- fied by the killing by the little gun of a 4-point buck at 62 yards, with No. 4 chilled shot and 2% drams nitro powder. With two companions I was in the timber hunting cattle. Turning a bend in the trail we came on 2 bucks. I naturally raised my piece to draw a bead on the nearest one, with no intention of firing; I would have had more confidence in a club. But when one of my friends said, “Let him have it,’ I pushed the safety forward and fired. Both deer jumped at the report; one kept going but the one I aimed at made fis’ last” jump. and. dropped dead.-. We found 17 shot had penetrated the heart. I then realized that all shot guns are not alike. Some time previous to this incident I used both barrels of my other gun on a deer at 35. yards with no more effect than to penetrate the hide, causing it to bleed. Not knowing how badly the animal was wounded and not wishing to have it go into the brush to die, I put the dog on 1S: track and finally killed it with my rifle. That shot gun cost 3 times as much as my Ithaca and had wasted more than its price, in ammunition. The Ithaca nearly paid for itself with the first shot. Since then I have killed many deer at various ranges with my Ithaca and prefer it as an all round weapon, to a rifle. I have never lost a deer in the densest underbrush. I have shot and killed hawks, grouse and pheasants out of the highest trees, 27d some of our trees are over 300 feet high. Last fall I shot a large’ black bear with No. 4 chilled shot at 54 yards, killing him almost instantly. There are many instances I cou'd speak of, all of which can be veri- fied by reliable witnesses, in which my 16 gauge Ithaca has done remarkably hard shooting. I have no difficulty in killing a canvasback duck at 75 yards. This is a game country and we carry a gun all the time, for we do not know at what mo- ment we may see a panther, wild cat or bear, and my Ithaca is good for them all at any reasonable range. J. D. Magee, Templeton, Ore. SOME FACTS ABOUT THE .25-35. Can .25-.35 Winchester shells, factory loaded with high pressure powder, be safe- ly reloaded with black or semi-smokeless powder? I have an Ideal bullet sizer, .25-.20. Can that be used to resize for the .25-.35? What is the trajectory, velocity and pen- etration of the .25-.35? I am with you against the automatic shot gun. George Bingel, Del Monte, Colo. ANSWER. The .25-.35 factory’ loaded shells can be reloaded even if they have originally con- tained high power powder. The principal danger about reloading smokeless ammuni- tion is the fact that an unusually strong . primer is used to explode the smokeless powder, and this primer contains more fulminate of mercury than the ordinary black powder primers. Fulminate of mer-~ cury has a great affinity for the zinc or spelter contained in the composition of the brass shell, and if the shells after being fired with smokeless powder are not quickly cleansed a decomposition sets in which makes the shell brittle. -I do not consider it wise for any one to reload smokeless ammunition for big game, unless he is in the woods and has . to do so. In other words, it is taking an unnecessary risk. For target work it is, of course, not so objectionable, for if a shell splits or even bursts in 2, there will be no danger of losing game, and with a good shell extractor the parted shells can readily be withdrawn from the breech. The .25-.20 builet Ideal sizer can be used to resize bullets for the .25-.35 charge. The diameter of the bullet on all .25 centrai fire calibers is .257. The velocity of the .25 is close to 1,945 feet. The trajectory is: 100 yard range; height of bullet at 50 yards 1.30 inches. 200 ‘yard range; height of bul- let at 100 yards 6.14 inches. The No. 1 bullet penetrates about 40 inches in dry nine; the No. 2, about 10 inches.—EbiTor, 46 RECREATION. LIKES THE SAVAGE .32-40. I find the Savage .32-.40 the best rifle for all purposes. For full charges use 32 grains Dupont .30 caliber smokeless, with 165 grain full metal cased or soft nosed bullets. With that charge and full metal patched bullets, I have shot through 35 7% inch pine boards; while the killing power of the soft nosed bullet is considerably supe- rior to that-of the .30-.30, I have found that a twist so quick as that of the .3c-.40 and the .30-.30 is not necessary, even for long range shooting. With my .32-.40 I can make scores at 500 yards that 1 did not even dream of making with a .30.-30. For a medium charge I use 12 grains Laflin & Rand Sharpshooter smokeless and a cast bullet, 1 to 16. This load is nearly as accurate as the standard .32-.40 black powder cartridge, besides being cleaner and more pleasant to shoot. For short range I use 6 grains of the same powder and a 105 grain bullet, cast 1 to 20. With this load I have put I0 consecutive shots in a one inch circle at 50 yards, and the cartridge is perfection for small game. I use Ideal tool No. 3 and find it just the thing for experimenting. I also use Lyman rear and wind gauge front sights _ and the Lynran rear, without the cup disk and with large aperture, much superior to “an open sight for hunting. I should like to hear from some sports- man who has hunted in British Columbia as to whether game is plentiful there. , M.S. Brown, Hemet, Cal: ONE OF THE VETERANS. I went to California at the age of 8, in 1862, and ever since have been a hunter and a gun crank. My first weapon was a old flint lock. From that I worked up, try- ing almost every gun as it appeared, to the high velocity rifles of to-day. Of black powder guns I liked best the 45-70, and for long range work it has not been beaten yet. Among high power guns my favorites are the 30-30 and 30-40; though I think a longer barrel and larger caliber would-be better still. I have killed a lot of game, but I never wasted any nor shot out of season. Many a sack of wheat have I strewn around my straw stacks: for the birds. Last winter I fed 7 coveys of quails. I fish, too, and use an 8 ounce Bristol rod. rel with any one—barring fish and game hogs—on questions of sport. If I think my gun and my rod are the best on earth, I still recognize the other fellow’s right to his opinion. Lastly, I am a constant reader and unqualified admirer of RECREATION, and I never quar- | I wish it and its sandy editor all success in the world. F. A, Windrey, Spokane, Wash. HARD KNOCKS FOR THE GAME HOG’S GUN. I am much pleased at the way you look at the automatic gun. Anyone knows that our game would be killed fast enough if only single barrel .16 gauge guns were used. I have used the Winchester pump gun in the past, but have-bought my last one of that brand. Am now using a dou- ble barrel and find it plenty able to deliver my share of the goods. I intend to own a .32-.40 and a .22 Savage in the near future. Paddy Marlin couldn’t give me one of his bear shooters except as a relic. It is too bad he doesn’t try some of his guns on a full grown grizzly and receive the reward he so richly deserves. . The Peters Cartridge Co. is no better. What was said about their cartridges stick- ing in a pumper is perfectly true; also about their .22 ammunition hanging and missing fire. I shall use no more of their goods. B.-G@sSmith;, 'Chicom@alk Waukegan, Il. Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, Conn. Dear Sirs:—I am informed that you in- tend to put an automatic gun on the mar- ket in the near future. Such a gun is fit only for a not hunter and no true sports- man will be seen with one. If this arm is extensively manufactured, game in this country will be exterminated in a few years. I sincerely hope that such a gun will never be placed on the market for the benefit of a few greedy persons who can not get a large enough bag with an ordinary gun. Harty Nive: I have just examined one of the auto- matic shot guns and it is certainly a mur- derous tool which should be kept out of the hands of game hogs. No decent man would want it. I used a Winchester pump a season or 2, but have gone back to a 16 bore double. RECREATION is sound on the gun question. Carl H. Thober, Newark, N. J. -I have seen the Winchester automatic gun, and I say it is a shame that such a weapon should be put in the hands of men to destroy the few remaining game birds. I hope something will be dome to prevent its use. Arthur Borck, Rocklyn, Wash. GUNS AND AMMUNITION. 47 I hope the Winchester people, being in business for money, will see the folly of putting on the market an automatic gun which by exterminating game will kill the demand for all sporting weapons. H. R. Charlton, Seattle, Wash. I wish you great success in your fight against the game hog and the new auto- matic gun. The latter would finish our already diminished fall flight of the wel- come webfoot. Keep it up. H. J. Dale, Millbrook, Ont. Your proposition to stop the sale of re- peating shot guns meets with my approval. I shall be pleased to do anything in my power to prevent the use of any gun carry- ing more than 2 cartridges at one time. Wm. E. Shoemaker, Cheboygan, Mich. SMALL SHOT. I have left my shotgun at home the last 6 years, though I am in camp every Sep- tember when grouse are at their best. My shooting 1s all done at targets, one over on shore, 200 yards, and one on the island in front of my cabin, 100 feet. -My rifle is a 303 Savage, and I have been engaged 3 seasons in trying to work out a short range cartridge that would do good work. I do not believe it possible for any one to get as good results with -small loads in high power rifles as can be had with the older rifles. Still I get sat- isfactory results with a 125 grain Kephart bullet, I to 10 tin and lead, and Io grains Savage powder. dhe 17oerain bullet Cand 10 grains 1. and R. Sporting Rifle Smokeless also make a good combination. My island is shaped like a cigar, 40 feet wide and 294 feet long. The lake is clear and deep and has the small mouth bass, perch and rock-bass. Other lakes, which have pike, pickerel and muskalonge, are within easy reach with my little 10 foot canvas boat.. T. W. Harrington, 3814 Rhodes Ave.,, Chi- cago, Ill. I have shot many years and with many kinds of smokeless powder, and I have found none so satisfactory as Robin Hood. The recoil is more like that of black pow- der, and while it is not excessive it feels like business. I have shot it in hot weather, in cold weather, in dry weather and in damp weather, and it works the same un- der all conditions. It is quick, and gives fine pattern and penetration. I have tiever found any other powder that did not seem to me to deteriorate with age. I have just returned from Florida where I did some quail shooting, and as I shot a 20 gauge and hard. I was obliged to carry my cartridges with me. Though over a year old they were as good as fresh loaded ones, and the result in dead birds was perfectly satisfactory. I have shot this powder 3 years and have never found a cartridge that did not seem fully up to standard. George Linder, Boston, Mass. In February ReEcrEATION, Reloader, writ- ing about 50 caliber loads, gives one which he says will, when fired from a Sharp’s carbine, put I0 shots in a 2% inch circle at 200 yards and kill squirrels without mangling them. ‘This load, as he gives it, consists of a hollow base ball with a bear- ing of 3g inch and weighing 97 grains, and 7 grains of Gold Dust shot gun powder. Is there not some mistake in the weight of the bullet? The lightest 50 caliber bullet listed by the Ideal Manufacturing Co., if the 200 grain round ball is left out of con- sideration, weighs 285 grains. What cartridge does the Sharp’s carbine referred to by reloader take? Is it the 50-45-400 Government carbine, the 50-70- 450 musket, or one of the sporting cart- ridges ? Gri st) joan sNe2 B: Last fall I bought from our local dealer a Steven’s shot gun, guaranteed to stand smokeless powder. After firing it a few times with ordinary factory loaded smoke- less charges, the barrel burst at the breech. That I did not get killed was due to good luck. I wrote the makers in regard to the matter and they referred me to the local dealer. Through him they offered to send me, on return of the old gun, a new one of a better make, that they were putting on the market. When the new gun arrived it proved to be precisely like the old one. I would not shoot it with smokeless powder for a farm. I deem it my duty to warn sportsmen not to take too many chances with the Steven’s shot gun. M. Book, Rushville, O. I noticed in RECREATION an inquiry as to Parker shot guns. I have owned and used many of them, from the $50 grade up to the $175 ejector. They all shoot evenly In balance and finish, the Par- ker beats the world. The Parker people afe not very accommodating about putting extra work on a gun; for instance, they will not accept an order to put an ejector on one of their own guns. I sent a $50 Parker to Chris. Fischer, Grank Forks, and he put on it the best automatic ejector I ever saw. It works perfectly with any shell and is simple in construction, there being but 3 pieces to it. I do not see why the Parker company do not put ejectors 48 | RECREATION. on all grades. Other gun makers will put on all the extras you are willing to pay for. R: PF Billings: Goronaly Gal. I have owned all kinds of guns, from the flint lock to the pump gun. My last was a Winchester pump, and I sold it last Au- gust, while away on my vacation. I was shooting crows off a corn field, got dis- gusted with the gun and sold it for $ro. In September I got a Remington, grade K, 12 bore hammerless. Have tried this gun on ducks, plover and rabbits, and find it a hard hitter at long distances. Will some of the many readers of ReEcrEATION kindly give me their experience with this gun? There may be handsomer guns tnan: the Remington, but I don’t think there are any that shoot better. My gun is full choked and shoots a little close for brush work. Single Barrel, Montreal, Can. I should like to read more in Recre- ATION about rifles for woodchucks and Stall. came...) Uhes -beste22 7 canrtnidees aor *chucks is the long rifle with hollow point bullet. A ’chuck hit in the shoulder with one of those is accounted for, while with the solid bullet the animal must be hit in the head or neck. I am now using a .25-.20 and consider it an excellent small game gun. Mine seems as accurate as a .22 and more so when there is a little wind, while it has much greater shocking power. Ernest W. Vary, Watertown, N. Y. W. C. Garthwaite asks the opinion of some one who has had experience with the Greener gun, as to its merits. I have used a 7 pound Greener double gun the past 13 years, shooting it at the trap as well as in the field. In all that time it has never missed fire or cost me one cent for re- pairs, and I have given it severe usage. The gun is practically as good as new. Still, if I were buying a new gun it would be one made by Parker Bros., as thev are equal to the Greener and cost less money. Harry A. Shields, Johnstown, Pa. The explanation of the snake head prob- lem of W. S. Jones, page 141, February RECREATION, is probably found in the facts stated, namely, a rock bottom and shallow water. The head was cut off by the shot, the bullet struck the rock in such a manner as to rebound toward the bridge, and hap- pened to strike the head as it emerged from the water, carrying it to the bridge. Quite likely the bullet was flattened by con- tact with the rock, which accounts for the spattering of the water. H. A. Dobson, Washington, D. C. In the extremely interesting department of Guns and Ammunition reference is often made to the old Kentucky rifle. Will not some of RECREATION’S contributors familiar with the rifles of the past kindly write a de- tailed description of that famous gun? Such an article would be of interest to all the younger riflemen of the country, many of whom have never seen even a muzzle load- ing rifle. U. N. Dyer, North Appleton, Me. I spent 3 weeks last summer at Liberty, N. Y., and had great sport hunting wood- chucks. I used a Remington No. 4, .22 cal- iber and found it an excellent gun for the purpose. My friends laughed at the caliber and said a .22 bullet would only tickle a chuck, but I made clean kills at 100 yards. For an inexpensive rifle, the Remington can not be beaten. C. W. H. Goodyear, New York City. The account in December ReEcrEATION of the exploding of a shell when the gun breech was closed reminds me of a sim- ilar happening. In my case I had the shell measured and it was found that its base was a trifle thicker than usual, causing the block to jam the primer and thus explode the charge. C. M. Smith, Campello, Mass. I have not fired my shot gun in Io years. You see I am in favor of protecting small game, but I am still a hunter. I use a Sav- age rifle, generally get one deer in the fall, and am well satisfied. The Savage rifle is all right, it can’t be beat. It is a good hon- est made -ifle. Jos. F. Meyer, Rochester, N. Y. I have given my premium Syracuse gun a good trial and am more than pleased with it. Have tried it at the trap and on ducks and grouse, and I think it is the best thing a man ever got for so little work. Many thanks to you. Lon N. Van Duzer, Grand Haven, Mich. Will some reader of RECREATION kindly advise me as to the relative value of the Colt .45 Army and .44 Frontier revolvers? Which is the more effective arm and which gives best results at various ranges? yy Inquirer, Baltimore, Md. Will you, through your magazine, request any readers who have had practical experi- ence with the Winchester 32 Special carbine, to give their opinion of it? Dr. J. P. Gilmer, City of Mexico. NATURAL HISTORY. When a bird or a wild animal is killed, that is the end of it. If photographed, it may still live and its educational and scientific value is multiplied indefinitely. HOW TO SKIN A RATTLESNAKE. ELESA M, GREMKE, The very word rattlesnake fills the aver- age person with horror, especially people who live in cities and seldom, if ever, come in close contact with the reptile. Yet one who has made its acquaintance feels no sense of creepiness at the sight of a beauti- ful diamond marked rattler that promises a rare trophy. However, great care should be taken when traveling through country where the rattlesnake abounds. He is likely to be found almost anywhere among logs, rocks, near trails or running streams; and often in bed clothing carelessly left by the camp- er on the ground during the day. In high- er altitudes, where the temperature is cool- er, the reptile does not travel after sun- down; he coils wherever night overtakes him. Both huntsman and tourist should be constantly on the alert, for the rattler does not always give warning when disturbed. My brother and I, while traveling last summer in the high Sierras, had been rid- ing horseback several hours. Being weary, we dismounted and walked for a change. Diverted by the beautiful scenery, we strolled carelessly along. Finally I tripped over a little snag in the trail, but passed on a few yards beyond. The thought oc- curred to me that possibly some of our pack animals, coming on in the rear, might stumble over the snag. I retraced my steps and began to tug at it. Suddenly I heard a loud, fierce rattle close behind me and sprang forward. On a bank to the right of the trail lay a large rattler, coiled and ready to strike. Just then the guide rode up, and, secur- ing a heavy stick, attacked the snake. At the first blow the reptile came down the bank into the trail, fighting furiously. He bit himself finally, and after a few more blows the fight ended. He was 4 feet long, 6 inches in circumference, and we counted 13 rattles. To our regret we had to leave him because his skin was spoiled in the » battle. There are various ways of dispatching a rattler. One who would save the skin should be careful to stun or kill the reptile at the first blow. A rattlesnake will al- ways bite himself if wounded, after which the skin is dangerous to handle. If he re- mains coiled, with head erect in a fighting position, it will be difficult to strike him without bruising the skin of the body. If ‘let alone he will uncoil and crawl away. 49 The propelling movement being sluggish, renders it easy to deal the blow on the head, stunning the snake instantly. It is then safe to use a forked stick to hold the head down firmly while cutting it off below the poison sack, which is located under the jaw. To skin a rattlesnake, make a cut about an inch long down the neck; turn the skin back and fasten a stout string to the fleshy part. Let some one hold it while you take the squirming snake with one hand and with the other rip down the center of the belly. Then pull down the loosened part at the neck and it will readily yield till you reach the small end of the tail. That will have to be carefully separated with the knife. Now the skin is ready for the salt and alum. Sprinkle it thoroughly on the inside and, if you are traveling and unable to stretch it at once, roll it in a moist cloth and keep in a cool place. I kept a skin 3 days in a hot climate be- fore I was able to stretch it, and it was still in good condition. - Use 6-ounce tacks and tack an inch apart, beginning at the neck and working down on either side. A better result can be ob- tained by tacking it on a vertical board in- stead of in a horizontal position. After the skin has thoroughly dried, remove tacks and roll it around, or place in a cylindrical can, after which it can be packed with safety. A SCOURGE OF BLACK FLIES. I was much interested in “The Architec- ture of a Beaver Dam,” by Mr. Frank R. Grover, on page 419 of December REcREA- TION. For several years I have been spending part of my summer vacations in Les Chen- eauxs and. that vicinity. Last August my friend “Shag” and I were on Taylor creek. Shag and the guide, a native, fished down- stream from a point where a lumber road crossed the creek. The guide told me I should fish upstream to the beaver dam, - about 2 miles. I found the ruins of the old dam and the place where new work was going, on. In the pool behind the work of sticks, stones and mud I caught a number of good trout. My orders were to find the big ones, above the -beaver meadow, but I did not go far beyond the old dam. It is of the cause which halted me that I wish to have a word with Mr. Grover, who may have been there about the same time. About 3 o’clock in the afternoon, after probably 4 hours’ fishing, Shag, the guide 50 RECREATION. and I met at the bridge where we had sep- arated. We all had good. creels of fair sized trout, which had been like lightning in the icy water, and had risen savagely to any lure or bait presented. The black flies almost murdered us; they were the most vicious ruffians of the woods I ever encountered. It was a peculiar day, which had dawned raw and cloudy. At times the sun shone brilliantly, raising clouds of vapor and making the atmosphere warm and close. Then a cloud, preceded by a stiff breeze, would blow up from the West and bring a shower of rain. The trout apparently did not care whether the sun was shining or not. They were hungry all the time; but during the periods when the sun was shining myriads of the black flies rose from the meadows. The breeze brought them in clouds. They attacked any part of our anatomy on which they made a landing. The moment they landed they were fast, and our guide said he had never seen the pests so fierce. My forehead, ears and neck were raw and bleeding at every pore. We remained as long as we could and then retreated before the attacks. It was a 15-mile drive back to Sam Meiks’, near Les Cheneaux club. Before we arrived there my face was badly swol- len. During the night the swelling in- creased so that both my eyes were com- pletely closed. My own mother would not have recognized me. The captain of the Sea Fox, a Detroit steam yacht, who is also a physician, recommended a plaster of un- salted butter, covered with a layer of pul- verized chalk. A doctor from a camp near prescribed epsom salts in large doses, cal- omel, etc., and several merciful women treated me with witchhazel and delicate preparations for the skin. In 2 days my eyes opened and the swelling disappeared almost entirely. Six months later, after a cold day in the open air, all the old symp- toms recurred at night and my face again took on gigantic proportions. Shag did not swell as I did, but for weeks every bite showed on his skin and about many of the punctures were fierce little eruptions. He was_ everlastingly scratching. His physician is still treating him in an effort to eradicate the poison from his system. I should like to know whether any other anglers on Taylor creek were as unfortu- nate as we, and whether the effects of black fly bites are frequently as severe as they were in our cases. The flies not only spoiled my fishing for that day, but they prevented my investigation of the beaver dams, and I was exceedingly glad to see the description given by Mr. Grover. It was my first encounter with the flies, and I should like some good brother to advise me how to fight them successfully in case I should have any further experience with the little fiends. I am a newspaper man, temporarily out of the business, and Shag and I both want to know something about the game we were up against. None of the natives about Taylor creek seemed to know much about the fly except that he existed and that you were bound to meet him at certain seasons if you went into his haunts. Our guide said he had never seen the flies so fierce, but he seemed to carry something in his system which made him proof against their poison. C2 C.G,, Pittsbure:. Pa: PERISHED IN A MINNESOTA BLIZZARD. I send you to-day 2 small birds that I picked up on the snow, they having died apparently from cold and starvation. Thou- sands of these birds drifted in here during the severe gale of March 26th and 27th, and we fed I presume 10,000 of them, 3 days, as best we could; but hundreds of them died in nooks and corners where they had gone for shelter. Can you tell me what they are? We never saw any such birds here before. The winter has no doubt been severe on the grouse. As many as a dozen have at various times come to our chicken house to feed and have become almost as tame as our brown leghorns. Snow is melting fast now and deer find picking generally along the railway tracks, but they are poor and weak. Trout fishing will be good, as the heavy snows, in spite of the severity of the wea- ther, has prevented streams from freezing as deep as many had thought. J. W. Russell, Adolph, Minn. I sent the birds to Mr. Hornaday, who writes : To the casual observer-the birds sent by Mr. Russell appeared to be sparrows, strongly resembling the female English sparrow, or, by the printed descriptions, the clay-colored sparrow. To Curator Beebe, however, the thick and conical bill at once revealed the fact that the birds were finch- es, and the rather rounded wimg and the presence of white on the outer tail feathers showed the group to which they belong. The unusual length of the hind claw revealed the fact that the birds belong to the genus Calcarius, the longspurs. The pure white breast and the inner web of the outer tail feather distinguished them from the Smith longspur, and showed unmistakably that they belong to the species Calcarius lap- ponicus, known commonly as the Lapland longspur. The spring plumage is just be- ginning to appear, NaArUnRAL HISTORY, 51 PROBABLY A-+-WIDGEON. In October last I was shooting ducks over decoys A bunch of ducks came down with the wind and at the crack of my gun one of them fell. I was surprised at its size and color. The back of the bird was nearly all white, as were the wings, while the neck and bill were of a fawn color. The body was similar in color to that of the blue wing teal. The bird weighed 4 pounds. What is the name of this bird? A Reader, Windsor, Ont. The bird may have been an American widgeon, Mareca Americana,- but it is im- possible to say definitely without seeing it. The only way to be certain of getting a correct identification of any bird is to cut off one wing, the head, tail and feet and send them in. Or better still, skin the bird carefully, dust the inside of the skin with powdered alum, then insert enough cotton to keep the different parts of the skin from touching and let it dry. For fuller instructions as to saving skins read Hornaday’s “Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting,” published by Scribner’s Sons, New York City.—EDITor. DEFENSE OF THE ROBIN. Robin redbreast has found an able defender from the attacks of the State Horticultural So- ciety in Prof. E. W. D. Scott, who occupies the chair of ornithology at Princeton University. Prof. Scott completely answers Charles Black, of Hightstown, and W. H. Reid, of Frenchtown, who presented the main argument for an amendment of the State law such as would per- mit the extermination of this beautiful and mu- sical species of the bird creation, on the ground that it destroys immense quantities of fruit each summer, Robins, Prof. Scott says, consume 60 per cent. of insectivorous food and about 40 per cent. of vegetable food, mostly wild. When cherries and strawberries are ripe, robins undoubtedly do help themselves to these dainties, but Prof. Scott says that for each robins destroy 3 to 10 times as much in buik of insects. If all the robins in the State were destroyed, Prof. Scott says, cherry, apple, peach and pear trees and strawberry vines would be overrun with insects which the birds now eat and the resultant damage to the growers would be incalculable. What the fruit growers need, he says, is more insectiv- orous birds, not less. All this sounds more logical than the plea of the fruit growers, as voiced by their delegates at Trenton. It is in consonance with nature. Surely it can not be possible that these beautiful birds wnich have been welcomed by farmers and fruit growers for centuries, can have been, or are now a nuisance. —Hoboken, ING Jes Observer. I am with a party of engineers locating a new railroad from Corpus Christi, the famous tarpon fishing resort, to the Rio Grande and 60 miles along the American shore. This country is purely Mexican in its customs and people. Deer, turkeys, pan- thers, Mexican lions, wolves, ducks and cherry and each strawberry, the | geese are abundant. The game law is ig- nored, for the reason that but few peo- ple here speak English. This well watered and lovely corner of Texas is one of the last stands of American game, and steps ought to be taken now to protect it, be- fore the great rush of game hogs which will surely follow the completion of the road. Then a few hours’ ride will take one from an up to date American city into the wilds of an isolated Mexican ranch country, Yours truly. Fred Percival. A large Holboell’s grebe was killed on St. Francis river, Poinsett county, latitude ac ebicbenatye ES. s1004, -slt sisesa. male length 20% inches, spread 30% inches, weight 2 pounds 1 ounce, not fat. An unusual number of golden eyes, gener- ally rare visitors, have been seen here this season, among them the only female of that species I have ever seen. Robert H. Mitchell, Marked Tree, Ark. Please tell me the correct name of the bird called “meadow hen” in the Long Isl- and game law. Roy Latham, Orient Point, N. Y. The bird reterred to as the meadow hen is the clapper rail, Rallus longirostris crepitans.—EDITOoR. There is not much game in this country, but about 100 miles South of here there are a number of mountain sheep. The In- dians kill them by hiding at the water holes and shooting them when they come for water. Wik Paddock, DeLamar, Nev. At last, after years of search, Diogenes gave it up. “No,” he said, “there is no such thing as an honest man. Every mother’s son of ’em will beat the street car company out of a ride, if he can!” Signaling to the conductor to stop the car, he got off at 75th street, put out his lantern and went back to his tub.—Chicago Tribune. “Here’s an advertiser,” said the Western editor’s assistant, “who offers us one of his ‘Patent Sadirons for Shirt Bosoms’ in ex- change for advertising space.” “Accept it, of course,’ replied the editor. “Some day we may acqture a shirt in the same way. ’—Philadelphia Ledger. The Al Vista camera came to-day. To say I am pleased with it would be putting it too mildly. I thank you for your prompt: ness and courtesy. Walter S. Abraham, Wall, Pa. THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. - GENERAL OFFICERS President, G. O. Shields, 23 W. 24th St., New York. Ist Vice-President, E.'T. Seton, 80 West 40th 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, Secretary, A. F. Rice, 155 Pennington Aves Passaic, N. de Treasurer, Austin Corbin, of the Corbin Banking Co., 192 Broadway, New York. LIFE MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE. ~Anderson, A: A., 80 W. goth St., New York City. Beard, D. C., 204 Amity St., Flushing, L. I Blackstone, Lorenzo, Norwich, Conn. Buzzacott, Francis F., Chicago, III. BEOWE J. Stanford, 480 Fifth Ave., New York ity. Butlers ts gE. eromen eA tizs Carey, Hon. H. W., Eastlake, Mich. Carnegie, Andrew, 2d, 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. H., Moosehead Lake, Me. Edgell, G. S., 192 Broadway, New York City. Ellis; Weel 21326 Wi 72dest, New Monk (City: Fearne 91D: B.) (Newport aus ou: Ferry, C. H., 1720 Old Colony Bldg., Chicago, Ill. Ferry, Mansfield, 183 Lincoln Park Boulevard, Chicago, Ill. Fraser, A. V., 478 Greenwich St., New York City. Gilbert, Clinton, 2 Wall St., New York City. Eindsons Ease. o 5th te ayoximlesNem |e McClure: AL Jr, ase) State St A lbanya Ne ays Mershon, W. B., Saginaw, Mich. Miller, F. G., 108 Clinton St., Defiance, O. Mor ta Hon. Levi P., 681 Fifth Ave., New York ity. Nesbitt, A. G., Maple St., Kingston, Pa. Oe Col eC es 24 Ba ssdst.. New. Vonk ity. Oliver, Rev. F. E., Winfield, Kans. fietson, Gen. J. F., 20 W. 52d St., New York ity. Prescott, A. L., 90 W. Broadway, New York City Rice, A. F., 155 Pennington Ave., Passaic, N. J. Rinitger Dirk Mr, 142 Heey7th Sta wNew Wonk ity. 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. ; caer ree J. Walter, Times Bldg., New York ity. Towne, E. S., Care of National Blank Book Co., Holyoke, Mass. Underwood, W. L., 52 Fuiton St., Boston, Mass. Valentine, Dr. W. A., 5 W. 35th St., New. York ity. HW. Williams, Box 156, Butte, Mont. DISCOUNTS TO LEAGUE MEMBERS. The following firms have agreed to give members of the L. A, 5, a discount of 2 52 per cent. to Io per cent. on all goods bought of them. In ordering please give L. A S. number: Syracuse Arms Co., Syracuse, N. Y. Guns. Davenport Fire Arms Co., Norwich, Conn.- Shot guns, rifles. Gunde Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y. Photographic goods. Blair Camera Co., Rochester, N.Y.Photographic goods James Acheson, Talbot St., St. Thomas, Ontario, Sporting goods. WISCONSIN DIVISION. Wisconsin has a good game law and it is well enforced. We let the hunters pay for the protection of game, fish and forests, and they are willing to do so. This protec- tion not only costs the taxpayers nothing in our State, but they receive a large sum every year through the game wardens, be- cause all the money for the fines goes into the county treasuries. The money for tres- passing on public lands, which law is also enforced by our State wardens, goes into the school fund. Another good feature of our law is that all deputies are State, in- stead of county wardens. They all have authority over the whole State. This en- ables them to work to better advantage, for where they are not known they can often capture violators of the law who might evade them if the wardens were known. In Wisconsin a hunter must take out a li- cense for all protected game, including rab- bits and squirrels. The license fee is $1 for a resident for all game, $10 for a non- resident for small game, and $25 for all game, including deer. A hunter can take 2 deer home during the season, or 25 chickens or 50 waterfowl in one day; but no game can be sold except rabbits and squirrels, or shipped without being accompanied by the hunter. On that account and the strict enforcement of the law, the deer have increased rapidly with- in ‘the last. 2¢or +37 years: To show what game protection can do: In localities where we had no quails 3 or 4 years ago, they are plentiful now, We passed a law last winter to protect them for 2 years more. We also passed a law to create a State forest commission and a practical forester was appointed as superin- tendent with a salary of $2,500. We had a hard fight again last year against spring shooting. Dr. Gropper, an active League member, and I appeared be- fore the committee for game and fish laws and did all we could to kill that bill; but the committee was divided on spring shoot- ing, so they made an agreement and com- bined. the spring shooting bill with the bill to prohibit the sale of game, which we proposed. Our governor is a great game -protector, but if he had vetoed the bill for spring shooting he would also have killed THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. 53 the bill which prohibits the sale of all game, because both bills were one. Now, hunt- ers can shoot only from the roth to the 25th of April certain kinds of waterfowl and only 15 in one day. I think we will be strong enough to kill or amend that section next year. If Illinois would prohibit spring shooting, it would be easy for us to do so. That gives the “shooters,” as I call them, an argument. It is too bad we can not have a uniform or government law for waterfowl. We protect all kinds of birds, except sparrows, hawks, crows and blackbirds. About the settlers: Senator Morgan, of Minnesota, has said, “They need meat.” I ‘agree with him; but I would not let them think: they cam kill a. deer every day. I enforce the law strictly, but make friends at the same time. A few game hogs and market fishermen don’t like me very much. I never let a man go if he violates the law. It makes no difference to me who the viola- tor is; but after I get him it makes a big difference to me if he is rich or poor, a farmer’s boy or a pot hunter. If he is a poor farmer's boy or a settler who kills only some game for food for his own family and needs it, I am ready to make a motion my- self to the court to suspend the fine or a part of it and to let him pay the costs, which are generally only $1 to $2, because I never charge a cent for fees if a man is poor. If a man shoots for the market, or if he is rich and thinks the laws are made only for the poor, I let him pay the highest fine. We never make it public that a fine is remitted. The sentiment among the people has changed. Only 2 or 3 years ago, when a warden went up in our Northern woods, the people there looked on him as an en- emy and in some places we could not get a meal. Now we are welcomed by the same people and they assist us in our hard work. The Wisconsin Game Protective Associa- tion, a local organization, has also done good work in aiding to enact good laws and enforce them. According to the official report of the State game warden, we received last year from resident hunters, $78,164; from non- resident hunters, license for small game, - at $10, $2,980; and from non-resident hunt- ers license for small game and deer, $0,025 ; for set-lines in certain waters and tags for same, $500; total, $90,669. For trespassing on State lands, $3,164.01 ; 330 arrests were made and the fines amount- ed to $4,285; for seizure of game and fish, $2,877.50. -Thus our department for game protection is self-supporting, and gives a large income to the taxpayers in our State. Valentine Raeth, State Deputy Game Warden and Delegate. ing stronger. MINNESOTA DIVISION. This Division of the League has grown steadily during the last year. Our mem- bership is now about 650. Our influence extends over the whole State and is grow- Our efforts have been prin- cipally directed toward harmony with the State Fish and Game Commission, to whom we report violations of law that come to our knowledge, knowing that such cases will be pushed, if the evidence is sufficient. I have, however, paid one reward of $5 for a conviction secured through our Heron Lake chapter, The opinion is now quite general that there ought to be a close season on gray squirrels and on rabbits. There are still too many gunners who, on cloudy days, can not distinguish quails or grouse from rab- bits, so we intend to help them with a little more law and a little more Fullerton be- hind it. From personal contact with people in the country, I can say that they are well pleased with our game laws, and with the part the League has taken in securing them and helping to have them enforced. We Lanee,, Chick Warden L.A, S: “A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR LOVERS OF NA- TURE. The name of Col. Joseph H. McDermott, of Morgantown, W. Va., has been added to the list of prominent men who are life mem- bers of the League. Colonel McDermott, though but 33 years of age, has already gained for himself an enviable reputation as a man of sound character, substantial and progressive in business, a thorough sportsman and a good fellow. For the past 8 or 10 years his business has kept him from enjoying outdoor sports, though he owns a number of fine guns and other paraphernalia, in the possession of which only a true sportsman can find pleas- ure. He has always taken an active and effective interest in the preservation of game and fish and of all harmless wild life. In 1898 he was the moving spirit in the forma- tion of the Monongalia County Game and Fish Protective Association. This organi- zation did good work, and mainly through Colonel McDermott’s unselfish and tireless efforts kept at it till 19001 when nearly all the members joined the League and estab- lished a local chapter. He is still a mem- ber of that Chapter and will be such to the end of his life. Jiggs—His song made me sick. Wiggs—What was it? Jiggs—“Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep.” —Chicago News. PURE AND IMPURE FOODS: Edited by C. F. LancGwortuy, Pu.D, Author of “On Citraconic, Itaconic and Mesaconic Acids,’ ‘‘Fish as Food,” etc. “What a Man Eats He Is.” DANDELION GREENS, Cc, F. LANGWORTHY. The common dandelion is a weed which gives much trouble in lawns, as it spreads rapidly, is not injured to any extent by mowing, and unless carefully dug out is likely to ruin the turf. It is a common practice to give perfect freedom to the women and children who every spring in- vede the roadsides and parks or private grounds in. search of dandelion greens. Tests carried on at the Maine Experiment Station showed that, contrary to the usual belief, this is bad for the lawns, for in addition to the injury caused by the knives and trowels used in digging the roots, it is probable that every top or crown cut off will in a short time send up in its place one to 6 new crowns. The dandelion has long been used as a potherb, and though digging it from lawns can not be recommended, there are many places where it can be gathered without harm. It is less commonly eaten as a salad plant in the United States than in Europe, where it is often gathered for this purpose, especially in early spring when growth has just begun and the leaves are still small and tender. Dandelion greens are similar to spinach and other common potherbs in composition. They contain on an average, uncooked, 81 per cent. water, 2 per cent. protein, one per cent. ether extract, II per cent. carbohydrates, and 5 per cent. ash, the fuel value being 285 calories a pound. Dandelions have a more decided flavor than spinach, which is caused by a bitter principle contained in the milky juice. Canned dandelion greens may he had in the market and have substantially the same percentage composition as the freshly cooked materials. All potherbs are bulky foods and do not furnish a large propor- tion of nutritive material pound for pound; however, they add a pleasing variety to the diet and are undoubtedly wholesome. As a cultivated plant the dandelion is as- suming an important place in home gardens and in the large market gardens, particu- larly in New England, where it is grown extensively, yielding large returns per acre. According to the Maine Experiment Sta- tion, it, like celery, is at its best when grown rapidly on rich, sandy loam. The station gives in effect the following direc- tions for its cultivation: Sow the seed in the early spring in drills 12 to 15 inches 54 apart, and cover one-fourth to one-half inch deep. As the young plants are small, dark colored and therefore inconspicuous, it is well to mix .a few radish or lettuce seeds with the dandelions, to mark the rows. Dandelions should be given the same culture as carrots during the summer, except that they require thinning to 8 to Io inches. apart. The following spring the leaves will be fit for use, and are best when partially blanched by placing a covering of boards or boughs over the rows. The blanched dandelions are superior to those growing wild, being more tender and less bitter. The plants are prepared and mar- keted in the same way as spinach, and may be profitably grown at 50 cents a bushel, though the price received is frequently much higher. ARMY SUPPLIES IN THE PHILIPPINES. The annual report of the Commissary- General of the United States Army states that for the Division of the Philippines subsistence affairs are now on a Settled and satisfactory basis. The solution of the transportation prob- lem, on which so many others hung, greatly aided a successful outcome. The reduction of the military forces of the islands, and consequent reduction of posts, removal of troops from interior places, and concentra- tion at points on the seacoast and along the railroad, thus permitting refrigerator and meat boats and commercial liners to make regular routes and schedules, all made toward a successful solution of the various problems. The sources of supply of the needed foods are various. San Francisco supplies the largest portion of the ration and many sales stores. Chicago furnishes the bulk of the salt meat and meat products, while Kansas City and Omaha are also drawn on for packing house products. St. Louis furnishes a few articles which that market can most economically supply. New York furnishes the greater portion of the articles for sales to officers and enlisted men. The policy of the Subsistence Department is to buy in the most advantageous market, con- sidering cost and quality and the interests of the Government, and always favors the home or local market, everything being equal. In pursuance of this policy, the fol- lowing articles were bought at Manila: PURE AND IMPURE FOODS. : cle Fresh beef, fresh mutton, rice, potatoes, onions, teas, issue sugar, ice, matches, but- ter, cheese, cigars, clothes lines, ginger ale, Australian milk, toilet soap, table salt, cut loaf sugar, granulated sugar, powdered sugar, Tansan water, toilet water, stew- ards’ stores for transports, and exceptional articles. Fresh meat is the essential article of the soldier’s diet, and has, almost without exception, been supplied in abundance throughout the islands. The chief commis- sary of the Division of the Philippines says: “During the past fiscal year, through the services of the Navy Department, the fresh beef supply of this division was bought in Australia and brought to this city by the navy supply vessels. ‘The quality of the beef has been uniformly good. Until the last cargo the beef furnished was all in hind quarters, but on account of the drought in Australia and the large demand made on the market as a consequence of the operations in South Africa, the price of beef was considerably advanced, and it was found advantageous to purchase both fore and hind quarter meat.” On the subject of fresh beef the chief commissary of the Department of Minda- nao remarks: “Tt is incontrovertible that troops serv- ing in these islands desire a full supply of frozen or refrigerated beef, and their prej- udice against native beef, or beef cattle ob- tained from any source, is so marked that they often prefer the canned meats. My experience during the past year but con- firms earlier convictions that the only prac- tical, economical, and satisfactory method of supplying troops with fresh meat com- ponent of the ration in these islands is by bringing to Manila frozen or refrigerated beef and issuing it from local and central cold storage plants.” A NOVEL LUNCH ROOM. A lunch room was started recently in Boston on a somewhat novel plan, which aims at providing the best food at low rates by eliminating the cost of service. Furthermore, it was believed that the wear and tear of temper attendant on waiting for one’s luncheon would be lessened by the privilege of serving one’s self. Enter- ing,, the patron looks up at the bill of fare (varied daily), which is posted conspicu- ously on the wall; then, picking up a small tray from a convenient pile, slips into the slow moving, Indian file of customers, and receives promptly, on request, the various viands, served out in small dishes from large hot boxes behind the counter. The savory viands, beef stew, mashed potatoes, etc., are found at the first counter, then puddings, ice cream, bread and butter, tea and coffee, to which cream and sugar to taste may be added. A lightning calcula- tor at a little desk gives a check covering the cost of the trayful, and the lunch may be eaten at any one of a number of small tables. When luncheon is over the tray with the empty dishes is carried to a side coun- ter and left there. Visitors to Munich will recall that a sim- ilar plan is followed at the Hof Brau Kel- ler. A visitor who wishes beer selects his own stein, washes it at a convenient water tap and takes it to the counter where beer is served. If sausages and bread are also wanted, they are procured in like manner. A table is chosen and you are ready to en- joy the fruits of your labor. COOKING IN FRANCE, A Frenchwoman, according to a recent writer, never heats her house by cooking or baking foods except in winter. Con- nected with many of the shops where fruit, vegetables, poultry, and game are sold is a place for roasting. This is generally in full view of the public. One can order a roast from these places, or the meat and poultry may be prepared and sent to these- rotisseurs to be roasted. The cooking is done before an immense wood fire in an open fireplace. The meat is put on a spit, which is turned constantly by clockwork. The roasting generally begins about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and continues till 9 o'clock in the evening. Cold roast poul- try can always be obtained at such shops, which do a wonderful trade all the year round. Many of the geese, turkeys, and chickens, are cut up into 2, 4, or more pieces; a wing or a leg can even be bought. They are all placed on white china dishes and ticketed. You select according to your means. I received the Bristol steel rod you sent me as a premium for a club of 5 subscrib- ers. It is a beauty and I am well pleased with it. I thank you, also for the Laughlin fountain pen. C. Griffin, So. Bethlehem; N. Y. RECREATION is the best sportsmen’s jour- nal I ever read. Will H. DeGroff, Fleming, N. Y. RECREATION is the highest type of litera- ture in its class. L. T. Jackson, Ypsilanti, Mich. RECREATION is a gem, and I can’t do without it. Fred Zimmerman, Moray, Kan. PUBLISHER'S, NOTES: THE NEW ‘WONDERLAND. The 1904 edition of the Northern Pacific “Wonderland” is out, and all that need be said of it is that it is fully up to the excellent standard of its pre- any size desired, from 22 caliber up to 50. The time was when a man going into the big game country wanted a belt full of cartridges; but that time is past. Most men decessors. It deals with many subjects that are dear to the heart of every sportsman, includ- ing carefully tabulated informa- tion as to where various species of game and game fishes may be found. It gives a lot of interest- ing and valuable reminiscences regarding the explorations of Lewis and Clark, of Maximillian, the Spanish trav- eler, of the developments and improvements in the Yellowstone National Park, and of the great irrigation works in the Yakima country. The book is jam full of beautiful, inter- esting and instructive pictures of scenes along the Northern Pacific railway, by art- ists and art photographers. Some of the drawings date back nearly 100 years and por- tray the great Northwest in its halcyon days. There is one photograph reproduced on page 39 showing 10 mule deer on the parade ground at Fort Yellowstone in the Yellow- stone National Park, which is alone worth the price of admission. One of the most grat- ifying sights open to the sportsmen tourists of to-day is the herds of deer, elk, mountain sheep, antelope and buffalo which are to be found in that wild animal republic. The United States Government has never done so good a thing anywhere else, in the way of preserving our wild animals, as in the creation and maintenance of that park, and the success of this venture has proven the necessity of establishing such havens of refuge in various Western States. We all hope this may be done in the near future. The Northern Pacific railway has been an important factor in the creation and devel- opment of the Park and it is only proper that it should now reap the benefit of its work by carrying thousands of people there every summer. Any person can get a copy of “Wonder- land” by writing A. M. Cleland, G. P. A., St. Paul, Minn., and enclosing 6 cents in postage. The book is easily worth $1. In writing please mention RECREATION. A NEW BELT. The Marble Safety Axe Co. has turned another trick. This time it is a cartridge carrier, made of leather and so arranged that it can be slipped on an ordinary belt. The sample before me is made to hold 14 cartridges, and these carriers are made in 56 now go out with only what cartridges they can place in the magazine. S-me‘imces it is necessary to have a few more, and this new scheme of Marble’s will answer every requirement for a day’ hunting in any country. ALL WOOL AND A YARD WIDE. Persons going into the woods or moun- tains, or on the water, should all know the need of wearing woolen underclothing. There is no item in a camping or fishing outfit more important than that of clothing which is to be worn next the skin. After an experience of 40 years, a large portion of which has been spent in the woods, I can say truthfully and conscientiously that I have never found any underwear so thor- oughly adapted to the needs of campers as that made by the Jaeger Sanitary Woolen Company, and I think every man who has ever worn Jaeger underwear will agree with me in this statement. These goods are absolutely all wool and the wool is pre- pared more carefully before being made up than by any other manufacturers I know of. I have several times ventured to buy a suit of underwear of some other make, which was recommended as “just as good”; but none of these has ever proven anywhere near it; so I have always gone back again to the old standby, and shall probably con- tinue to buy Jaeger goods as long as [I live. Minneapolis, Minn. A. W. Bishop & Son, Racine, Wis. Dear Sirs: I am much pleased with your novel invention. I gave the reel and inde- pendent spool as severe a test as possible and nothing could work better. I had no difficulty in casting a small frog 75 to 140 feet from the boat. Your reel beats my fine Julius Vom Hofe reel, and I would not part with yours if I could not get another. It has another advantage over all other spool- ers, as in case the: guide should get out of line, caused by backlash, one can slip off the band and turn pulley on spooler until the guide is in line with the line on the spool. FUBLISHERS: You will get more orders from here as all my friends are enthusiastic over it. Yours truly, Jno. F. Perkins. The 1904 edition of “Fishing on the , Picturesque Erie” has just been issued by D. W. Cooke, General Passenger Agent of that road.. The book is brimful of infor- mation, as usual, and every Eastern angler should have a copy of it, whether or not he may intend to fish on the Erie. There are dozens of pictures in this book that will make an angler’s mouth water, and it is a great satisfaction to know that if you ever do get 2 days in a bunch when you are not compelled to work, you can pack your grip, step on an Erie train and in 3 or 4 hours be next to the black bass. In writing for the book, please mention RECREATION, The Century Camera Company has issued a new catalogue in which amateur photog- raphers will find much to interest and in- struct them. The book is beautifully and elaborately illustrated with photographs of a variety of subjects, made with Century cameras. It also contains illustrations of all the Century cameras and a great deal of valuable text. A new feature of the Century line is the revolving back, which is certainly a great improvement over the old form of reversible back. This new de- vice is fully described and illustrated in the new book. Write for a copy, to the Cen- tury Camera Company, Rochester, N. Y., and mention RECREATION. Janesville, Wis. D. M. Tuttle Co., Canastota, N. Y. Dear Sirs: Our 4 H. P. Jump Spark engine bought of you last spring has exceeded your guar- antee in every respect. It is simple, strong and absolutely safe and reliable. There are 15 gasoline and 3 steam launches owned here, of one to 7 H. P., and my launch, the Russell G., has led the entire lot the whole season. Thanking you for your generous treat- ment, I remain, Yours truly, C. C. Searles, The Marble Safety Axe Co., of Glad- stone, Mich., has put out a new model knife called the special hunting knife. It has a straight bevel ground blade, with bone chopper at back of point, and_- the blade is a quarter of an inch thick. There are 2 oblong recesses in the sides of tang, thus making the knife balance per- fectly. The side plates are selected slabs of German stag horn This blade is 5 inches Ned 14,9. 57 long and the knife sells at $2.50. This new knife is illustrated in Marble’s latest cata- logue, which also illustrates and describes many other handy tricks for sportsmen. Get a copy of it, and mention RECREATION. W. R. Crosby, one of the champion shots of the world, was treated to a surprise re- cently in Atlanta, Ga. Despite a heavy wind, amounting almost to a gale, Mr. Crosby broke 94 out of Io0 clay birds, a re- markable record under such adverse cir- cumstances, yet he was beaten by one bird, as Mr. Worthen smashed 95 of the clay flyers. The battle between these 2 men was a right royal one, and Mr. Worthen and the ‘Parker gun achieved a triumph of no mean merit. Mr. Worthen used, as he always uses, the Old Reliable Parker gun. I wouldn’t take a dollar for it, says a man who owns a copy of Polk Miller’s book, “Dogs.” SS my z al w New York me DIANOTIST Invisible Piano Player | Endorsed by Sousa, Hambourg, Pugno, Adelina Patti. Write to-day for beautiful | illustrated ‘| catalog “‘R,” | for prices, ‘| etc. No country home or summer camp should be without one. It helps to pass the evenings when the outdoor pleasures are over. It takes no extra sp’.ce as all other clumsy cabinet players do. No la .orious pumping, so easy a child can play it. ‘The Pianotist can be attached to any piano and can be played by foot treadle, electricity or both. Pianotist Company 123 Fifth Ave., New York Berlin London Paris RECREATION ° Do | you want a Good, Reliable, Substantial, Well Made If so, send me 5!YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS and I will send you an Acme, listed at $8, 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. Addtess RECREATION 23'W. 24th Sts: New Ware Jacob Zimmerman is a resident of the fa- mous Sugar valley, once named by Dr. Rorthrock, State Forestry Commissioner, as the best grouse hunting country in the State. Since then the grounds have been hunted to death, and last season compara- tively few birds were to be found, although one party which I accompanied killed about 24 in 2 days. Four years ago, Dr. Housel, of Watsontown, made the best record to my knowledge in the Sugar valley section, killing 8 grouse in 9 shots. Thousands of birds have been killed in the last 5 years in that section, and it is com- mon rumor that certain persons, residents of the valley, have caught an equally large number in snares. The result is the pres- ent scarcity. The Zimmerman farm is at the East end of Sugar valley, and has been for 30 or more years a favorite headquarters for deer hunters. Frequently during the open season as many as 30 hunters are entertained at his cosy place. Within 6 miles of Zimmer- man’s 23 deer were killed last season, the ‘largest number killed in one season in 25 years. The strict game laws, especially the prohibition of hunting with dogs, is cred- ited with causing an increase of the game. L. C. Fosnot, Watsontown, Pa. The Syracuse hammerless came promptly to hand. It is an excellent shooter and a most generous premium. L. J. Mountz, Williamsville, IIL. i [ g 4: ; eee nn ano OPEL DHL RECREATION. 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Special sizes at special prices. mail—‘‘no questions asked.’’ OUR 136-PAGE BOOK IS FREE Mailed on postal card request. ‘‘The Test of Time” is printed in two colors, contains 250 beautiful illustrations, heaviest plate paper. Probably the most expensive book issued for advertising purposes. May we send it to you? 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. “/¢ must be Ostermoor.” Mattresses expressed, prepaid by us, same day check is received. 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, XXXil RECREATION. Six Years’ Record of ORD Bee ‘‘Orangeine”’ is called a ‘‘shotgun prescription.’? Yes! But ‘it hits every time,’’ and, unlike the shotgun, does not “kick.’? Through its delicate balance of skilfully selected remedies, without reactive or drug effect, *« Orangeine”’ hits the cause of those every-day ills of life, and assures per- fect health to the average mortal. It quickly reaches Headaches, Colds, Bowel troubles, Neuralgia; it ofisets Exhaustion of — Body and mind, dispeis Brain Fag and restores from even extreme debility of nervous prostration. Its six years’ record tor Hay Fever (preparatory and systematic) has proved to most stubborn cases that they y can “stay at home, go anywhere” if they take “ Orangeine” as directed. In thousands of families and communities ‘ Orangeine’”’ has become the “‘stitch-in-time’’ to secure prompt correction of inciplent ail- ment, and thus insure continued good health. Orangeine is sold by druggists generally, in 25c., 50¢c. and $1 packages Composition published in every package. Ask your druggist or write us for a free sample; full information, voluminous volumes of prominent endorsement. Chas. L. Bartlett, Prest. THE ORANGEINE CHEMICAL C€O., Chicago Were I to be tried for my life I should wish no better judge than a fair-minded American. I like the American disposition to give the underdog a show, and I rejoice that REcREATION dares fight so openly in be- half of over-persecuted birds and animals. The automatic shot gun is too murderously unfair a weapon to ever become popular in this country, while the comparatively few A prominent physician writes The North- ern Rubber Co., St. Paul, Minn., as follows: “The Banner rubber coat purchased of you 3 years ago I can fully recommend, even to the extent of buying a new one if this ever wears out, which, however, there seems little prospect of it’s doing” The Lady—I gave you a piece of pie last week, and you’ve been sending your friends here ever since. The Tramp—You’re mistaken, lady. persons who would use it are the sort who should not be permitted to use any gun. lL own a pump gun and while I know it can be used wrongly, have never: killed over 5 Them was my enemies.—Judge. birds in a day. For large game I find the The Chicago College of Dental Surgery Savage a good gun, only I wish it had more Founded in 1880. 2106 Graduates, Has continued | drop. K: Ej. Ashland,- Key: 2 uider the management of its founders since its organization e 3 A Fountain Pen . aid offers unsurpassed facilities to dental students. For a‘nouncement address Dr. TRUMAN W. BROPHY, has become a necessity with every busi- | ness man. You can get a e, ~ Laughlin Fountain al vel} Pen : 3 Made by the Laughlin Manufacturing Co. x ee, Detroit, Michigan | Elastic Hosiery Abdominal Supporters Made to order. Special terms to physicians. Send Measurements when writing for prices. 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. Everybody who does work which wears or soils the sleeves needs Banner Rubber ican emia a tae a as Oversleeves . A vo cents @ Pair, postpaid Sample pt ei Sscier ne pe rH : . for use in Canvassing ‘ RN RUBBER CO. : OE are Bacnparion Ste Pah Minn __. Furnished on Application 2 RECREATION. XXxiil WHAT A SOUTHERN SPORTSMAN CENes. One OT, Beaufort, N. C., November 20, 1903. The Winchester Arms Co., New Haven, Conn. Gentlemen: I think it my duty to write regarding the new automatic gun that | understand you are putting on the market. From the standpoint of the true sportsman, there would be as much honor in a full bag of game taken with an automatic gun as if the bag were filled from a trap or from the market. ‘The true sportsman can not use such a gun; it can be used only by the game slaughterer. The result must, there- fore, be such extermination of our game that there will be little use and little de- mand for your legitimate firearms. Should some of your automatic guns be sold in our community, it must be expected that, of necessity, within a few years, the demand for your guns and ammunition would decline, with the continued exter- mination of our game. My words may not have great weight with you, but I trust our Legislature may, now that this extreme has been reached, pass a long needed law, effectually prohib- iting the bringing into this state, for sale or use, any gun other than the respectable single or double shooting’ shot guns of reasonable bore. I write from one of the best game coun- ties in Eastern North Carolina. Respectfully, Alonzo ‘Thomas, Treasurer of Carteret County. Something Special. A Fine Casting Minnow Free: To each person sending me $1 for one new yearly subscription to RECREATION, or sending it direct to be placed to my credit, I will forward, all charges prepaid, a finely finished wood- en. casting minnow. This minnow has the latest improved spinner which’ will not catch upon the weeds; is finished with silver belly and green back, has three treble hooks, is weighted so it will not twist the line, always keeps right side up when in the water, and is just the right weight for casting. Lloyd J. Tooley, 141 Burr Oak Street, Kalama- zoo, Mich. ‘Well lathered is half shaved.’ No man can be weil lath- ered without Will- 1ams’ Shaving Soap. Williams’ Shaving Sticks and Tablets sold everywhere, The J. 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Do you want o ae y ¢ « a = / oe *: 1 tae, Sp o z AN z & | It so, send me 15 Yearly Subscriptions for Recreatiom and get a Mullins’ Get There Ducking Boat or send me 20 yearly subscriptions for Recreation and get a Mullins’ Bustle Ducking Boat — Sample Copies for use in canvas sin furnished on request, dda ress RECREATION | 23 West 24th St., New York City RECREATION. XXXV Varicocele ydrocele Cured ta 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 and Hydrocele, if neg- lected will undermine physical strength, depress the mental HL. J. TILLOTSON, M. D. faculties, derange the nervous system, and ultimately pro- The Master Specialist of Chicago, who Cures Varicoceléy qiuce complicated results. In treating diseases of men I Hydrocele, and treats pati nts 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 (CopyaiautEp ) 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. A is what you want. I give a legal guaranty to cure or refund your money. Certainty of Cure What I ase done for others I can do for you. Ican cure you at home o a. 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 For Hunters, Anglers, Prospectors, Ranchmen, The Press Button Knife And all others who go IS THE THING. into the Woods or Hills A single pressure of the button opens it. It locks open, cannot 4 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, and is in every respect as good ing Knife can not be excelled. a knife as 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 ? H securely mailed to any address for 75 CENTS, feihs Pe our Or elose, Sect en a y: Handsome Stag Handle Price, One Dollar KNIFE CO 3 Mn Send for catalogue K for description and prices of other styles. NATIONAL CUTLERY COMPANY Walden, N, Y. xxxvi : RECREATION. For Convenience and Comfort When Shooting or Fishing Every Sportsman Should Have A Knit Jacket Send me Five Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION and get a jacket, such as shown in cut herewith, and which will fit you and keep you warm Sample Copies for use in canvassing furnished on request, address | RECREATION 23 WEST 24th ST., NEW YORK CITY RECREATION. XXXVil We take a great deal of pleasure in reading RECREATION and it is the cleanest publication that comes to us. Severa! of our expeditions have been suggested by articles in RECREATION. We think the same as you do on the game hog question; a man ceases to be a sportsman when he goes out to butcher game. One hunting party consisted of C. C. Wood and wife, Mrs. McGlochlin and I. Mr. Wood shot a 12 gauge Parker. Mrs. Wood a 16 gauge Baker, Mrs. McGlochiin a 16 gauge Spencer, and I a 12 gauge Lefever. On one of our trips last fall we left the city at 12 o clock at night and drove 30 miles, getting to the lake about daylight to get the morning shoot. We killed sev- eral mallards, a few chickens and a brace of jack rabbits, the ladies getting their full share of the game. We have a regular hunt- ing rig with a place in the back covered and curtained for the dogs. We use a plumber’s torch for cooking. R. E. McGlochlin, Aberdeen, S. D. I am sorry Mrs: McGlochlin should ever have used a pump gun, and I trust that before making her next trip she will con- vert this into scrap iron and get a double barrel gun.—EpiTor. He threw his small clock at a cat— He missed her, you can bet; The clock it stopped at half-past three, The cat is going yet. — Yonkers Statesman. Avoid pe eres by Using ae » Sale = i : i i 5 ee = lll sae Oo += = om Whos at So ial Sie AS 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 C.O.D., privilege examina- tion. 2c stamp for catalogue, Mention RECREATION, F, A. STALLMAN g7 W. Spring St. Columbus, O. lt ightweight” President Suspender Weighs only 2 ounces The most gentle and genteel Suspender a inan can Wear. Built on the principle of “GivE AND TAKE” Guaranteed — Satisfaction. A new pair, or your money back. 50c and $1.00 any store or by mail for choicest patterns from Whether partaking in games afloat or afield or touring in your auto, do not forget your JAEGER WOOLENS These light absorbent fabrics prevent over-heating, while at the same time effectually safeguarding against chill. No vacation outfit complete without them. Booklets and Samples Free Dr. Jaeger’sS. W.S.Co.’s OWN STORES a { 306 Fifth Ave, NEW YORK ) 157 Broadway BROOKLYN: 504 Fulton Street BOSTON: 230-232 Boylston Street PHILADELPHIA: 1510 Chestnut St. CHICAGO: 82 State Street AGENTS IN ALL PRINCIPAL CITIES XXXVili RECREATION. r 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 » AT 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 XXXI1X RECREATION. THE CONNECTING LINKS Between Men and Comfort Are Washburne’s Patent : ects Fasteners THE TINY LEVER WITH A BULLDOG GRIP, NEVER COME LOOSE ACCIDENTALLY. Key Chain and Ring, 25c. Cuff Holders, - - 20c. Scarf Holders, - - 10c. Drawers Supporters, 2Q0c. ———_ Sold everywhere or sent on receipt of price. We have good bird shooting here in sea- son and cotton tails were more plentiful last winter than ever. Though the winter was severe, farmers tell me that they still see a great number of grouse and quails. I think the deep snow and continued cold has rather favored the birds, as it- put a stop to rabbit hunting by boys and pork- ers who kill birds whenever the chance offers. Chas. Swailes, Kingston, Mich. “Sometimes,” said Uncle Eben, “a man gives hisse’f credit foh bein’ resigned to fate when he has simply settled down to bein’ good an’ lazy.’”—Washington Star. NOW DEPOSITED IN THE BANK $75,000.00 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. Sth Street 4 St. Louis, Mo. Ee yy, = As light as a Basket Can be used for a hamper Mm, Or packing-trunk at home, . Will outwear a ten-dollar trunk on the road, Just the 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. xl . RECREATION. << ST vig J 4 Anything that can be built of natural wood . I build Rustic Work of all kinds from the best seasoned red cedar, including Automobile Houses Well Houses Fences Wineroom Furniture si (20 designs) Porches Bridges Vases ; Log Cabins Bird Houses Gateways Flower Stands and Boat Houses Horse Blocks Chairs and Settles Lawn Furniture Bath Houses Roof Gardens Tree Seats of all kinds a Fae Summer Houses Beer Gardens The larger work is built in sections for convenient Shipment, and may be quickiy set up by any one handy with tools. i build from plans furnished, or will furnish plans with cstimates. You will find my prices right, and the work of the very besi. Represeniatives will call upon request. SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE MY WORK SPEAKS FOR ITSELF Mention REcrRATION. D. P. VAN GORDEN No. 9.—RUST'IC SUMMERHOUSE (9 feet). Con_ O ra n ge 9 N. J le structed of best red cedar, with or without seats. table built in centerif desired; will stand the . weather and last for years. IDOE Box, 971. Opposite 1B Ser sae) DAR ER R, depot ress Button Hunting Knife Is one of the best articles a hunter ever carried yy} Lp Y] My 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. xli 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. “ed ANA No.10 HX Office Desk 48 in. long by 30 in. wide; with tile boxes and letter files com- plete as illustrated. Quarter- sawed oak front; balance of k plain oak gold oelish, Anish. "Price $19.80 Other roll top desks up to} Plain glass, no drawer— $300.00. Ask for desk cata-|#13.50, Ask for catalogue logue No. 2—mailed free. No. I —mailed free. Sectional Bookcase 49 in. high; 34 in. wide; 9% ‘in. deep inside. Quarter- doak, art gl doors, drawer base, $18.20 We prepay freight east of Mississippi River and north of Tennessee (points beyond on equal basis). THE FRED MACEY C0., Ld. ,GRxe, RAPIDS, Mictt. °9 Dept. LL3, 1800-1320 Division St. Hutchinson, Minn. Winchester Arms Co., New Haven, Conn. Deareairs: I have been informed that you are build- ing machinery for the making of an auto- matic shot gun. I am loth to believe that the makers of such fine arms and ammunition as you put out would make and sell so destructive a weapon:. I request you in the name of all decent sportsmen, and for the sake of our wild birds and animals, to discontinue your preparations for making this engine of des- truction. Yours truly, G. W. Goldsmith. Assistant—There is a man out here who wants to arrange with you to publish his novel. Publisher—What’s it about? Assistant—He hasn’t written it yet, but he has a name for it that is a sure seller. Publisher—Sign a contract with him at once before any of my competitors hear of him.—New Orleans Times-Democrat. We are making and selling the best Art Tool in use. Applies color by jet of air, enabling the artist to do better work and save AIR BRUSH time. No studio complete with- outit. Circulars free. Mention SSS] RECREATION. Address Ke ART WORK. Air Brush Mfg. Co. 126 Nassau St., Rockford, Ill., U.S. A, TRADE MARK 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 passers-by, while allowing you an unobstructed view. Very inexpensive. Write today for our booklet, ‘‘Cosy Nooks.”” | Hough Shade Corporation, 24 McKey Blvd., Janesville, Wis. When you move take your house with you This is dead easy in these days of portable houses. You can spend this summer on the sea shore, next summer in the mountains, the fol- lowing summer in the Wilderness of Maine, and always have a good, substantial, portable house tolivein. Easily taken down, cheaply trans- ported, easily erected. Neat, cozy and inex- pensive. Two men with a wrench, a few bolts and screws can take down,or put up one ot these houses in two hours. Send for illustrated circular which tells the whole story, and mention RECREATION. None field Moulding Works, SPRINGFIELD, MASS. xlia 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 1n can- vassing furnished on application. RECREATION. xii 2? HEE FOUR-TRACK NEWS An Illustrated Magazine of Travel and Education MORE THAN 152 PAGES MONTHLY Its scope and character are indicated by the following titles of articles that have ap-= peared in recent issues; all pro= fusely illustrated. Among Golden oe pe, - - - Kirk Munroe Marblehead, . - - MM. Imlay Taylor A Study in Shells, - . - - Dr. R. W. Shufeldt Santo Domingo, - - - - Frederick A. Ober Eleven Hours of Afternoon, - ,- - Cy Warman A Gala Night on the Neckar, - - Kathleen L. Greig Echoes From Sleepy Hollow, - - Minna Irving Golf in the Rockies, - - Henry Russell Wray In Barbara Freitchie’s Town, - Thomas C. Harbaugh Back of the Backwoods, - - Charles Howard Shinn A Feast of Music, - - - Fane W. Guthrie Sailors’ Snug Harbor, - - - - Bessie H. Dean Since Betty Goifs—Puvem, - ascent Wilhelm Hard Niagara’s Historic Environs, - - Eben P. Dorr In the Old Wood-Burner Days, - Tis O. Whittemore The Land of Liberty and hess Guy Morrison Walker Nature’s Treasure-house, - - Earl W. Mayo Down the Golden Yukon, - George Hyde Preston Corral and Lasso, - - - - Minnie F. Reynolds Little Histories : An Historic Derelict, - - = Charlotte Philip Where Lincoln Died, - - - Alexander Porter The Poets’ Corner, - - Isabel R. Wallach The Treason House, - - William Wait SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS, or 50 CENTS A YEAR Can be had of newsdealers, or by addressing GEORGE H. DANIELS, Publisher, Room No. 48 7 East 42d Street, New York elerade AND RETURN VIA UNION PACIFIC EVERY DAY from June rst to Sept. 30th, inclusive, with final return limit Oct. 31st, 1904, from ST.LOUIS $25.00 CHICACO $30.00 With correspondingly low rates from other points, Be sure your ticket reads over this line Inquire or R. TENBROECK,C. E. A. 287 BROADWAY NEW YORK CITY, N. Y. 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 Lake Erie country,andits Islands, lake region in northern Indiana and southern Michigan, Colorado, Yellowstone country, St. Lawrence River, Adirondack and White Mountains, Atlantic Coast, etc. Reduced rate tickets on sale June 1st to September 30th. All railways sell in con- nection with the Lake Chore. Privileges — Enjoyable privileges ac- corded on tickets over Lake Shore—stop- over Lake Chautauqua, Niagara Falls, Lake Erie Islands, option of boat or rail between Cleveland ad 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, 2? “ST ake Shore Tours, z ‘*Travel Privileges,’’ ‘‘Book of Trains.” — A. J. SMITH, G. P. & T. A., Cleveland, O. xliv 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 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 vw. 24h suee, New York RECREATION. xlv otel Cumberland Broadway at 54% St, New York. HE. most luxuriously furnished Hotel in New York. Finest specimens of Oriental rugs throughout, mahogany fur- niture and rich draperies. ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF. Ideal location; near principal theatres and shops and in plain view of Central Park. Within one minute's walk of Sixth Ave. Elevated Road, and accessible to all car lines of the Metropolitan surface roads. Transient rates, with bath, $2.50 per day and upward. The most beautiful restaurant in New York. Fine music. Excellent food and sensible prices. Sunday Evening Table d’Hote Dinner, 6t0 8:30 - - $1.00. Souvenirs Every Sunday Evening. EDWARD R. SWETT, Proprietor. Free: Black Squirrels and Parti-Col- ored Squirrels.—Will send a pair of eith- er kind of these rare and beautiful pets to any one who will send me 12 new yearly subscriptions-to RECREATION. Will send a pair of handsome Fox Squirrels for 6 new yearly subscriptions, or a pair of cute little Flying Squirrels for only 2 new subscriptions. Squirrels are the prettiest, tamest, cleanest: and most sat- isfactory of all pets. Safe delivery of squirrels guaranteed to all parts of U.S. on/Canada.E, i: Pope, Colmesneil, Tex. For a sportsman, RECREATION is the best magazine in the world. J. J. Campbell, Montgomery, Ala. Trade-Marks, m promptly obtained OR NO FEE. registered. Caveats, Copyrights and Labels | TWENTY YEARS’ PRACTICE. Highest references. Send model, sketch or photo. for free report fon 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 j subjects ofimportance to inventors. Address, HB. WILLSON & CO. _stctrc}. 786 F Street, N.W., © WASHINGTON, D.C. New Guide Book “In the Maine Woods’”’ “ PUBLISHED BY THE Bangor (@ Aroostook Rail Road Aes artistically. arranged publication of nearly 200 pages, descriptive of the fishing, camping, canoeing, hunting, etc., to be enjoyed in the great Northern Maine Woods. including several colored pages. A welcome addition to any library, Over 100 beautiful illustrations, Copy mailed for 10¢ in stamps. Mention RECREATION. Cc. Cc. BROWN, G.P. @ T. A. BANGOR, MAINE Summer Cottage—1000 Islands FOR SALE—Two islands (adjoining) in Canadian channel, 7 miles from Alexandria Bay, contaming about »5 acres of land, Large cottage, 16 rooms, boat houses, ice house, bath house, wharves, etc. Water supply to every floor, with drainage. House furnished complete. Daily mail, steamboat, telephone, electric bells and other conveniences, Everything in good condition and neaey for immediate occupancy. Ice and firewood sup- plied, Also, if desired, stable on main shore with land, fishing and sail boats, etc, For further particulars address F. P. BRONSON, Ottawa. Canada 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 which have very large rooms, fireplaces and baths, Write for booklet. Mention REcREATION. MRS. H. H. LONGSTAFF, Old Forge, N.Y. GLEN ALLEN, VA. is merely an assemblage of pleasant villas and pretty rural homes. It is in a woodland region midway between the © mountains and the sea—g hours from New York, 3 hours from Washington, and 20 minutes from Richmond. On receipt of stamp the Glen Allen Postmaster will send a little booklet about it to anyone seeking a home where the wholesome seclusion of the forest life is in close touch with the outer world. Mention RECREATION The Harrington & Richardson shot gun is at hand. Many thanks for so valuable a premium. | Arthur Matteson, Idaho Springs, Colo. xlvi 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 and credit will be given on account. When the required number is obtained the premium earned will be shipved. 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 mn 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 Kountain Pen; or a dozen Trout Flies, assorted, listed at $1; or a pair of Attachable Hye- 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.; or a J. C. Hand eels by the Mitchell Mfg. Co., listed at $4. 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 EK. 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. FOUR new subscriptions at $1 each, an Ideal Hunting JKnife, made by W. L. Marble and listed at $2.50; or a 32 cali- ber, automatic double action revolver, made by Harrington & Richardson Arms Co.; or a Gold Medal Folding Camp Bed, made by the Gold Medal Camp Furniture 50. 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 Bristol Steel Fishing Rod, listed at $6 or less; or a Knit Hunting Coat, made by the Blauvelt Knitting Co., and listed at $6; or a set of convertible Ampliscopes (5 lenses), listed at $5. SIX new subscriptions at $1 each, a Hawk- eye Refrigerating Basket made by the Bur- lington Basket Co., or one dozen Hureka 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 T'he Big Game of North America, or of The American Book of the Dog, cloth, or one set Lakewood golf clubs, 5 in ntimber, 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 Hjector Gun, listed at $10, or a Cycle Poco No. 3, 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; or an 11-foot King Folding Canvas Boat, listed at $38. 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, a 14-ft. King Folding Canvas Boat, listed at $48. THIRTY new subscriptions at $1 each, a Waterproof Tent, 14144x17, made _ by Abercrombie & Fitch, and listed at $25. 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. TWO HUNDRED new subscriptions at $1 each, a strictly first class Upright Piano, listed at $750. * Address, Recreation x West 24th St. New York RECREATION. xlvii bly, He HH i! — XS me iY ARH Ma HE Y Oy) H WY X — SSE PSSST OS ~ I When Your Dog Won't Eat Didn’t know a dog could have chronic dyspepsia? Just let a case of disordered digestion run on unattended to, and you'll see.a dog with chronic dyspepsia. Sergeant’s Condition Pills wilt improve the appetite, because whatever the cause may be, these pills will seek it out at once—hit the nail right on the head—and set things right; tone up all the dog—give him vim and vigor, At all Druggists and Sporting Goods Dealers. 5Oc. and $1.00 Sergeant’s Sure Shot sie dog’s lack of appetite may come from a very common dog ailment—WorRMs. Two sizes. Sergeant’s Sure Shot will rid a dog or puppy of worms with never-failing promptness, and contain absolutely nothing that can injure any dog. Price, 5Oc. per Bottle If you can’t get Sergeant’s Dog Remedies, we will send them to you, post-paid, on receipt of the price. POLKH MILLER DRUG CO., Richmond, Va. BGS-3 cents and your address will bring you our handsome Dog Book and pedigree blanks—FREE RECREATION. xlvii - Sao — Latest Safest Best Canvas ‘Boat Is what we offer you. A Bont Puncture proof. Tempered ‘steel frame. No bolts to remove. Folds most compact of any boat made. Latest patent and im- proved Canvas Fold- ing Boat on the Market. built on modern lines that will prove a pleasure to ownand use. Selected materials used through- out, anditcomes to you guar- anteed the best. A handy and safe boat for fishing and shoot- ing. Write for descriptive circu- lar and catalogue. Mention RECREATION LIFE SAVING FOLDING CANVAS BOAT COMPANY Kalamazoo, Michigan The automatic shot gun is a pest, and should be exterminated. My advice to J. P. Tilson is not to use a rifled chamber in a shot gun, for the pur- pose of shooting a bullet. It is not nearly as accurate as a rifle, owing to the inferior sights and short-rifled chamber. Then as one of our friends said some time ago, there is. a sidewise blast: of gas: that’ is damaging to the barrel of the gun. The use of this auxiliary chamber will not dam- age the choke of the gun in the least. Alfred J. Muller, 174. Pratt: ‘St. Bintkalo, iN. “Yk Have tried the Syracuse shot gun you sent. me» i as Ok Sand: il Samo mnen pleased. F. A. Webb, Waukegan, III. Alexander Hamilton was a MODEL OF ELOQUENCE Wuen Fo.peb. 27X%5X4 The PARAGON 1s a MODEL OF EXCELLENCE A FOLDING COT AMONG FOLDING COTS For the Camper, Canoeist, Yachtsman, etc. No. ‘Three-fold, light- weight, small-pkg. style. Price $3.50 Write for circular giving full description Mention RECREATION, THE PARAGON FOLDING FURNITURE COMPANY, 141 Centre St., N. ¥e City Some writer has insinuated that the old fashioned Colt revolver is better than the so called improved model. I believe this on comparing those illustrated on pages 14 and 4 of the Colt catalogue. IJ should like to read an article treating of the merits of each as to durability, wear, action, shoot- ing qualities, etc. The newer models must have merit, for the company is putting out target revolvers of this kind. I am sure your readers would be glad to read something on this line. = Charles B. Keller, Ridgway, Pa. * I eer the Syracuse gun and all my friends admire it. I thank you sincerely for such a fine premium. R. A. Merrill, Beloit, Wis. DO YOU WISH TO IMPROVE YOUR SHOOTING? THE J. C. HAND TRAP Will help you. It throws any of the clay targets now in use, giving an excellent representation of a bird in flight. - I will send you a J. C. HAND TRAP for 2 yearly subscriptions to Recreation , Send in your club now and improve your shooting RECREATION. Selected for exclusive use at the World’s Fair ROW BB0AT jo the (00-foot | YACHT SASOLINE OR TLECTRIC PowER ona de- cision based solely upon merits ) TRUSCOTT BOAT MFG. CO. J St. Joseph, Mich., U. S. A. AUTO BOATS AND ENGINES Send for a copy of our Quarterly |Publication ‘‘The Launch.’’ (Catalog for the postage roc. ] A kiss is a temporary erythema and | sporific effulgence of the . physiognomy, ‘| aethologized by one perceptiveness of the } sensorium when in a predicament of un- |} equilibrity from a sense of shame, anger | or other cause, eventuating in a paresis of ‘| the vasomotor filaments of the facial capil- | laries, whereby, being divested of their | elasticity, they are suffused with a radiance | effemenating from an intimidated praecor- ‘| dia—Southern Medicine. have absolutely refused to sell it in this Give ’em hell on the automatic gun. We store. H. R. Sweny, Albany, N. Y. for /mmediate Non-Sinkable Steel Row Boat #2122... Wil! not crack, leak, shrink, swell, dry out or rot. left out in the weather without damage. Graceful in design. Strong and light. description. Over 20 thousands of these ho Being heavily All boats fitted with air chambers. Can°’t Sink. Send for detailed different styles—square stern and double pointed. Immediate delivery—We build ats in the winter for spring and summer shipment. xlix CANOES For Solid Enjoyment on lake or river, nothing surpasses the canoe, with its entire absence of dirt and noise, its ease of pad- dling, its restful, gliding motion, and its combination of lightness and speed, Don’t miss this pleasure. Order immediately to make sure of getting a canoe in time for this year’s vaca- tion. My famous ‘ canvas-covered cedar “‘Indian Girl”? model, 15, 16, 17 or 18 feet long, $32 to $44. Price in- cludes packing, 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. I spent a week last November hunting with 3 friends in the vicinity of Oxley, Pocahontas county, W. Va. The woods were full of sign, but the only deer we saw was feeding among some cattle. We cut him out from them and finally dropped him with a .30-.30 Savage at about 350 yards. It was a big 5-point buck and the first wild deer any of our party had seen. D. E. Jones, Pine Grove, W. Va. The Yawman & Erbe automatic reel re- ceived. I thank you kindly for it. It is certainly a beauty, and I feel a thousand times repaid for my efforts in procuring the subscriptions necesssary to win it. MA Melleratt, £ Dt.+l. Jo — = ss ee « BE. K. Tryoa, Jr. & Ca, of Philadelphia, say: “The jackets seem to be great favorites, and simee receiving the gcuods we have sold several: you will see by this they-are guame to be sellers.” 21 avis Arms Ca., af Portland, Me, say: “ The best yer.” Ladies’ Ne. 14. WNetice the peckets Made im any color, suggest - MEN’S $7.00 Sizes 46 and 48 oxford, tan or myrtle green Price, LADIES’ $6.50 $1.00 extra er does not handle them send me the price and I will semd you a jacket, express prepaid, and if not satisfactory, return the jacket and I will returm your money. Meation Recrzarion. Geo. F. Webber, Manutednie Station A, Detroit, Mich. FOR The Buffalo ls Well Nigh Extinct i And every nature lover wants a relic of him. Here is a chance to get it: T have im stock a limited number of SUMMER or WINTER buffalo horns, highly polished and fitted with nickel plated flanges at Get 2 pair of the base, so that they can he Thompson- screwed on the wall, thus forming Quimby A Novel and Hunting Effective Gun Rack Boots aoe as the supply lasts I will a pair of these horns for E FY, I Make the Best At ieee Ieee 3 ‘cakeunne to RECREATION isstom to the Fd: of RECREATION. Measurement blanks and prices om ap- c le - . icin Vie eer Sample copies for use in canvassing LALGcaluil T. H. GUTHRIE eee on request. Address 33 William St. = NEWARK, N. J. ! Recreation, 23 W 24th St., New York RECREATION. liti STILL HUNTING OR HOUNDING? rt H. S. Ferrell, of Weiser, Ida., is right in , @ OWS his claim that there is more sport for the 2 many in driving deer with hounds than in still hunting, or “stalking,” to be quite English in my nomenclature. But I don't agree at all with the rest of his assertions. Still-hunting is high art, that can only be practiced successfully by one who is a rifle- shot and a master of woodcraft. When deer are driven by hounds any rabbit hunt- er can pour a handful of buckshot into one and pose as a mighty hunier before the ladies, if the deer happens to be driven by his stand, and he doesn’t have buck fever and drop his gun at the crucial moment. For the average city hunter this is a great advantage, as but few of them have a chance to gain any practical knowledge of woodcraft. A pack of hounds and one deer will give more sport to a crowd of 20 niov- ices than 10 deer will give one expert still hunter. No one who has eaten clean still-hunted venison, cares much about tasting the semi- carrion that results from running a deer with hounds several hours before killing him: Six Shooter Bill. I agree with Mr. Ferrell that hounding is not so destructive to deer as still hunt- ing. Neither is it so dangerous to the hunter. Accidental shootings, now so com- mon in the deer woods, were extremely rare in the days when hounding was al- lowed. i EG. Pittsheld, Mass: 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 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=;pricé,: $5.50.. Arthur. W. Bruce, 508 Woodward Avenue, Kalama- zoo, Mich. Morris Ganvas Covered Ganoes Special Indian model for safety. Catalog on request. Mention REcREATION. E. N. MORRIS, Veazie, Maine. EASIER TO ROW 1 ABSOLU Write today =~ free catalogue. 5 foot Especially valuable at summer boat, crated $23 resorts, for family boating. JULY. Never since the begin- ning of this industry have bicycles been so near per- fection, both in construc- tion and equipment, as they are to-day. Modern inven- tions like the two-speed gear and new coaster brake have brought the chainless wheels to a wonderful stage of development. The two-speed gear is rightly called a hill leveler. A slight pressure of either foot on either pedal changes the gear from high to low for hill climbing and diffi- cult roads. Another like pressure sets the high gears for a swift run on the level. The coaster brake in- creasesthe rider’s efficiency about one-third. American highways are in better condition than ever before, so that touring a- wheel is attractive. CANOEING The people have never been more outspoken in their ap- preciation of bicycling asa health-giving exercise. It is rapidly returning to a lead- ing place in the list of -out- door recreations. The Pope Manufacturing Company has two depart- ments, the Eastern and the Western, the former at Hartford, Conn., manufac- turing and marketing the famous Columbia, Cleve- land, Tribune and Crawford wheels, and the latter at Chicago, Ill., producing the well-known Rambler, Cres- cent, Monarch and Imperial models. Catalogues are free at the stores of over 10,000 dealers, or any one cata- logue will be mailed on receipt of a two-cent stamp. Comfort in canoeing depends to a great extent upon the freedom from annoyances, such as mosquitoes and flies. In the shadiest nooks and corners the pests are always found. You can thoroughly enjoy agreeable odor. Box of 12 Japsticks, iM each burning one hour, mailed, 50 cts. # % RECREATION is the best magazine of its kind ever published. Samuel Kink, Wooster, O. teries. Made of steel. caulking. resorts, parks. expense. TO OWNERS OF GASOLINE ENGINES, AUTOMOBILES, ™: Auto=Sporker does away entirely with all starting and running batteries, their annoyance and No belt—no switch—no bat- Can be attached to any engine now using batteries. Fully guaranteed; write for descriptive catalog. Motsinger Device Mfg. Co. 75 Main St., Pendleton, Ind. LAUNCHES, Ete. Mullins Galvanized Steel Pleasure Boats Practical indestructible. Air chamber each end. Cannot leak. Require no Ideal boat for family use, summer 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 liv RECKEATTION. A GOOD MGHTS REST is absolutely essential to the pleasure and profit of every camping trip. Here is a way to make this easy For 4 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION _ JI will send you a FOLDING CANVAS COT that -weighs only about 10 pounds and which you can roll up with your blankets without adding materially to the bulk. You can sleep as comfortably on one of these cots In camp, aS you can at home on a brass bedstead, with woven spring and_ hair mattress. I have but a few of these cots in hand and when this supply is exhausted this offer will be withdrawn. Send for package of Sample Copies for use in canvassing Recreation wes Zam s.. New York RECKE ATION. ly “The Car that Climbs’’, e° e 3 es & Is climbing in favor. At Night whether running or standing still Tie Apple Ignition and Lighting System for Gasoline Launches, Automobiles and Gas Engines has not only the advantage of absolutely sure ignition, more speed and more power but the Apple Igniting Dy- namo furnishes sufficient additional current to main- tain three electric lights, (two side lights and one rear light) on your Automobile. Outfits of various capacities for Launches. The storage batteries in the Apple system will maintain 3 lights when the dynamo is not running. No weak batteries. No coal oil. Nocarbide. No matches to blow out. Can be at- tached to any engine < now using batteries. Don't be at the mercy of a twenty-cent door- bell battery. § Write for information, See our exhibitsin the Automobile and Electri- cal Sections at St, Louis, Write for our free illustrated book which fully describes the various Cadillac modeis, and gives address of nearest agency where demonstrations are given. Asto performance in everyday ser- vice—ask any Cadillac owner. Cadillac Automobile Co., Detroit, Mich. Member Association Licensed Automobile Manufacturers. eee The Dayton Electrical Mfg. Co. 126 Reibold Bidg., Dayton, Ohio A QUESTIONABLE JOKE. I have your letter askine if it is true that I and 2 friends killed 100 rabbits in a day or so, as was stated in the Coey- man’s Herald. It is not true and I am not that sort of man at all. The largest num- ber of rabbits I killed in one day last fall was 6. The day referred to in the Herald’s item my friends and I killed 2 rabbits, 1 grouse, I grey squirrel and 1 fox. The item was inserted as a joke and I enclose a letter from its author acknowledging the fact. [I am a member of the Albany County Fish and Game Club, and no one in the county has worked harder than I to pro- tect fish and game. I caused the arrest of 2 persons for dynamiting, and since August || ~ last I have helped plant over 4,000 trout The in our streams. “Pipe of Peace’”’ C. Griffin, So. Bethlehem,:N. Y. The article about Mr. C: Griffen and 2 friends killing 100 rabbits was only a friendly joke. The 3 men had been hunt- ing a number of days and had killed so little game that I thought they deserved mention of some kind. Wm. McGee, So. Bethlehem, N. Y. I am glad to learn that Mr. Griffin was not guilty of slaughtering rabbits, and I regret that Mr. McGee’s idea of what con- stitutes a joke should have induced him to libel his friends.—Ep1Tor. (TRADE MARK) ‘* Just what you’ve been looking for ’’ Can’t burn the tongue. Tobacco heart prevented, as saliva saturated with nicotine can- not get into the mouth and poison your system. No valves. No piths. No water used to filter the smoke, and become rank. 2 al sweet and dry. Best Briar and Solid Hard ubber Stem (bent or scraight). Sent any- where, postage paid, for. . .. . +. » « 50 Cents Please send money order. The Practical M’f’g Company Room /Z5, 1907 Park Ave., New York City RELIABLE AGENCIES WANTED lvi RECREATION. 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, Zs Am glad to see RECREATION go for the game hogs. Keep it up. As a youngster, in a country teeming with game, I was guilty on occasions, but now I make it an ironclad rule never to exceed the limit. I can put my gun away and lay off for the balance of the day without the least regret. I should like to see a vigorous crusade carried on against spring shooting. It is all wrong. Spring shooting is responsible for so many of our waterfowl moving their breeding grounds farther- North. Many varieties that a few years ago bred in im- mense numbers in North Dakota are now seldom known to breed South of the boun- dary. Ho EL Parkhouse Siz Paul Mima Hawkeye Refrigerator Basket Is made of the best rattan it is possible to purchase, with a watcr-tight,non-rust- able metal lining and non-conducting in- Gzod 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 spe ortsman’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 OFFER.—Send us $3.50 and we will send you our No. 2 Basket, size 20x13x10; 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 m to any responsible person FREE ON APPROVAL; test itin any way you like for ten days and ifnot satisfied itis the best thing you ever saw of its kind for the purpose, send it back at our ex- pense, otherwise send us your check for $3.50. 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. Better write for it today. The Burlington Basket Co., 18 Main St., Burlington, Iowa WM. UNDERWOOD CO., BOSTON, Send for book of 47 prize receipts. MASS, Merrill, Wis. Winchester Arms Co., New Haven, Conn. Gentlemen: I have used your rifles many years and find them all that any decent man can ask ‘for, but I would not associate with any man who would use an automatic shot gun. Yours truly, H. Ackerman. Simple. Simon was riding on a Broadway caf. “You must let me have your fare,” the conductor, “or get off.’ “T’m glad to know,” said Simple Simon, as he prepared to alight, “that there’s some way of stopping the car.’—Life. 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 They are ready and require no mixing. Simply pour over cracked ice. said odes | 64 For Sale by all Fancy Grocers and Dealers _ G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO. 29 BROADWAY, N.Y. HARTFORD, CONN. RECREATION. ‘ \ Ws\ Zh y |\W NSS Chicago Branch, 304 Wabash Avenue. / / / V4, // /) ' / Y;; YI | i lug Boston Branch, 145 Columbus Avenue. x A Rambler Reflection Thousands of people who are considering the purchase of an automobile, want a machine that is strong—powerful—easy riding—simple—durable—graceful and right up-to-date. Model ‘‘H,”’’ here iliustrated, has full elliptic springs —two powerful brakes—28 inch wheels—3 inch tires—81 inch wheel base—large cylinder engine of 7 actual horse power. It will carry four people over any kind of road in any kind of weather. Fitted with two lamps and horn, $850.00 at the factory. Six different models, $750.00 to $1,350.00 at the factory. Write for the new Art Catalog. Thos. B. Jeffery & Company, Kenosha, Wis., U. S. A. 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 tn canvass- ang furnished on request In Venango county is a queer fellow who is called Tom, who drinks and stutters and stutters and drinks. He has a brother Jim, who is glib of tongue and was a great liar —but was believed to have reformed, for he professed to become a good man, and was baptized in the river. It was a bitter cold day in winter, and the ice had to be cut to make a place for the eeremony. Jom was close by. As Jim came up out of the water he said to him: “Is it c-c-cold, Jim?” “No,” replied Jim; “not at all.” “D-p-dip him again, m-m-minister,” cried Tom. “He I-l-lies yet!” 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 ; 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 D. W. CREE, Manufacturer, Griggsville, Ill. vill i RECREATION. The Bristol Steel Fishing Rod adds keen delight to the sport. Flexible, light—equal toalmost any emergency, full of life and back- bone, Made to last—not for a season only. The ‘“‘Kalamazoo” Bait-casting Rod (with patent detachable finger hook, enabling one to “thumb” the reel properly) is a pro- nounced favorite, With it a noyice can cast from 75 to 100 feet after a few trials, and an expert can excel his best previous record, Send for Catalogue “‘D” giving full de- scription of this rod and 25 other styles. Your dealer can supply our rods at re- duced prices this season. Ghe HORTON MEG, CO, Bristol, Conn., U. S.A. 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. RECREATION. lix Don’t let Mosquitoes, Gnats or Flies Bother You It would take millions of mosquitoes or gnats to filla peck measure. But onemiserable little mos- quito can make a peck of trouble. PRESTO Keeps Mosquitoes Away Spray a litle PRESTO around a room or tent and it will keep mosquitoes, flies and all other. winged pests from entering. A little PRESTO tubbed on the face and hands and all exposed parts will protect you absolutely against the bites of mosquitoes, gnats, flies, etc. Is Applied Here is an extract from a letter sent us by a well-known sportsman—one of scores that have come to us unsolicited; he hasused PRESTO after trying other pest deterrents. 2a PRESTO KILLS ALL INSECTS It is colorless and harmless, leaves no stain and has a pleasant odor, Ask Your Dealer for It. as a substitute, for there is nothing that can take its place. PRESTO MANUFACTURING CO. LOCK BOX 1248 When writing mention RECREATION If he does not have it mail 20 cents for sample can, postpaid. Accept nothing _ OSSINING, N. Y. While I am a constant reader of ReEc- REATION and agree with it on all other points, I must maintain that hounding deer is better sport than still hunting. The man who thinks otherwise prefers a whole car- cass to a share of one in good company. It is no trick at all to kill deer at a water hole, and that is the way most men still hunt. I think the deer would last longer if hounding was.allowed and still hunting forbidden. T. Van Auken, Beaumont, Tex. Reading RECREATION wakens me up and puts new energy in me. F. Wiscoskie, Argentine, Kan. “TAKAPART” REEL (No tools required.) “Best Casting ” Reel on Earth 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, return it. 60 yd. $5, 80 yd. $5.50, 100 yd. #6. With ‘‘Automatic’’ Click, 50c extra. Kromali Dealers. Send for Catalogue. A. KF. MEISSELBACH & BRO., Mfrs. Mention RECREATION, 6 Prospect St., Newark, N. J. > ideal. Practical Compact'’s.Capacious On that VACATION TRIP take this up-to-date FISHING TACKLE BOX And have constant occasion to thank us for the suggesti6n. SENT, CARRIAGE PAID, FOR $2.00 ee REFERENCES Recreation,’’ New York City Yale National Bank, New Haven, Conn. Address with remitiance or for further details MERRIAM MFG. CO. DURHAM, CONN. Sole Makers of JOHNSON’S TRAYLESS TACKLE Box Mention RECREATION me RECREATION. For the True Sports- man (or Woman) No other Reel makes a Battle with the Finny Tribe so alluring as a "Y and E! Automatic @ THE AUTOMATIC FEATURE: does it 1 To automatically control the tension of the line so that no slack will be given, no matter how swiftly your fish may turn. q THE FREE-RUNNING FEATURE: Simply press a slide, making your Reel free-running (just like any other Reel) or automatic. Make your cast free-running; reel in your line by releasing a spring instead of wind- ing a crank like fury. \ i @ Write today for our new and 3 complete Reel Booklet No. 107 o —"When Pardner was Mas- iS cot"—the exciting story of ? the biggest Rainbow Trout ever landed. y BOOKLET 107 Sent Postpaid on Your Request "Putting the Camel tng th Yawman & Erbe ote Eye" Mfg. Co., Rochester, N. Y. RECREATION. ‘Ixi . VACATION Equal or better than your light at home. gallon gasoline lasts all summer in our Brilliant Gas Lamps They make their own gas, while they burn tf00-candle strong. or outdoor use; portable, light and handy. 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 $5. GO, every lamp g guaranteed. and cheaper than kerosene. catalog, or we will send a lamp like cut, Mention RECREATION. BRILLIANT GAS LAMP 42 State St.. LICHT One For in CO., Chicago, Til. 109-candle power. The deer season closed November 1. Only 4 or 5 were killed, although many were seen. We have only Io days in which to hunt them. As soon as the season opens they are hounded, though that is unlawful, and they seem to disappear as by magic. Those killed here were not large, but were in fine condition. Dan Rijenburgh, Bennington, Vt. A Spanish man dwelling in Cadiz, Had no special love for the ladiz; But his wife and her mother Were women—no other— And his life was a regular Hadiz. —Baltimore American. Small Profits—Quick Sales TROUT FLIES for trial—send Us 15¢c for an assorted sample doz. Regular price, 24 cents. Quality A Flies Quality B Fties Quality C Flies G6OC negusé piece cue” Bass: Flies 30c for an assorted sample doz. Regular price, 60 cents. 60c for an assorted sample doz. Regular price, 84 cents. SPLIT BAMBOO RODS Fly Rods 57 cents ee to feet, 6 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 Racrgation,. | Two young men, Almon Coffee and Griff Coffee of Effington, S. D., were arrestéd last fall by Game Warden F. C. Nedjley for shooting before the open season. ‘hey had 7 or 8 ducks when caught. Police Jus- tice Prindeville confiscated their guns and fined them $25 each and costs. 3: 5s IS. Sisseton, S. D: The Harrington & Richardson gun you sent me came safe and sound. It is a peach and shoots as well as my father’s $50 gun. H. E. Smith, Ottawa, Kan. roo AN LS WATCH ‘RESULTS Have your ‘‘poults” died at an early age? If so, use in future Spratt’s Patent Pheasant Meal and watch results. Have they grown strong and healthy? If not, feed Spratt’s Patent Pheasant Meal and watch results. Are the old birds strong and vigorous? If not, try Spratt’s Patent Pheasant Food and watch results, If eggs are scarce and infertile, feed Spratt’s Patent Pheasant Food and watch results. THE COMMON SENSE OF PHEASANT REARING. By Spratt’s Patent, 10 cents. We also manufacture a specially prepared food for dogs, puppies, cats, rabbits, poultry, game, pigeons, fish, birds, etc. Write for our free Catalogue, “Doz Culture,’? with prac- ce chapters on the feeding, kenneling and minagement of Dogs, alsoa 4 on cats. Mention RECREATION. pratt s Patent ss 714 8, 4th Bt, rn Loule, tte, 1984 Valencia &t., Ban Franclsca, Cals (Am.) Ltd, ; Ixii RECREATION: Established 1840 ZT ‘, r Ca ~ Geo. B. Carpenter & Co. {o Makers of High Grade Tents, Sails, Camp Furniture "a $3d3.o" ardware 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 If you will send me 15 Yearly Subscriptions RECREATION I will send youa high-grade, powerful FIELD GLASS LISTED AT $15.00 A field glass is indispensable to every hunter, and this is one of the latest and best on the market for the price. 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 Ixill RECREATION. ee A HUNTING KNIFE 7 fogs —@ } ies a | | to swear by, instead of at. This is Marbles Special Hunting Knife. Itismade ofthe same || quality steel and, temper as our celebrated Ideal '#~. Knives, which were so widely advertised last month, and was expressly designed to secure the greatest possible strength together with the fewest parts obtainable in hunting knife con- struction. It is pronounced by many expert ll woodsmen to be the acme of perfection, tll It is straight bevel ground, has bone chopper Le at back of point, is one-quarter inch thick at back of blade and is of the same thickness in the tang. Two oblong recesses are forged in both sides of the tang, thus making the knife balance perfectly. Side plates are of selected slabs of German stag horn. This knife carries our regular guarantee. Made with 5-inch blade only. Price, prepaid, $2.50 All our specialties are for sale by dealers, New catalog shows 18 new specialties. Send for it and mention RECREATION. Marble Safety Axe Co. & Dept. A. GLADSTONE, MICH. @ CAN ( \\. y) If the Winchester people persist in manu- facturing an automatic shot gun I for one will never use anything made by them. Heretofore I have been strongly in favor of both their guns and ammunition. C. N. Ely, Chicago, Ill. I have read your magazine one year. It beats anything I ever read. _ Geo. T. Norris, Torrington, Con. The 3% x 4% pocket Poco, given by REc- 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 | am well pleased with the camera. 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. —— (fo vat f 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. regrets later on, don’t buy the wrong reel. They give perfect satisfaction in every case. 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. 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, PATENTEES AND MANUFACTURERS RACINE, WIS., U. S.A. Bait Casters Hooks. Unbreakable. Cast into any kind of weeds—that’s where the fish are—with our No swivels. a dozen bass to the frog. Catalogue sent. THE WEST WEEDLESS HOOK CO., 12 and 14 Pearl St., Council Bluffs, lowa Frog Holders that will take Patents applied for. f Ixiv RECREATION. 7 Anything 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. EVERY SPORTSMAN NEEDS A Kenwood Sleeping Bag Can be rolled into asmall space Made to stand rough usage Is a perfect bed Absolutely keeps out moisture Let us send you sample of materials and price and prove to you how superior a KENWOOD BAG is to blankets or any other sleeping bag Write for booklet The Kensenod Mills giving description ~ Ct rein amen Yea Yoo Box 661, Albany, N, Y, RECREAPION. Ixv POWDER! POWDER! All kinds of powder for Riffes, Pistols and Shot Guns, measured accurately from 1 to145 grains. 4 different measures int. The latest and best tool. Ask your dealer for it. “y pa i l i Ai | ‘ll Jere z Every shooter should have 1. Send 5% 5% stamps for Ideal Hand Book, 146 pages oS 6 8 of information to shooters. 2322 IDEAL MFG. C0.,12USt., New Haven, Gonn., U.S.A. The PHIL B. BEKEART CO., of San Francisco, Cal,, Agents for Pacific Coast When ycu write kindly mention RECREATION SPORTSMEN, ATTENTION! 5 Why not be your own Taxider- mist? Save the expense of hav- ing your trophies mounted. Sur- round yourself in the home, den and office, with the beautiful trophies secured on the hunting expeditions. We Teach Taxidermy by Mail Our school is endorsed by all leading sporting magazines and the most eminent taxidermists. Hundreds of RECREATION read- § ersare learning this interesting art under our instruc- f tion. Would you like to double your interest in field | sports and make your gun pay ailsporting expenses? Then send at once for our new illustrated catalog. H It’s free. Mention RECREATION. 2 The Northwestern School of Taxidermy, Inc.’ Suite A, Com. Nat. Bank, Omaha, Neb. “Calan 01" pteserves leather and 7 tenders shoes and —-O1F- harness positively i Wee WATERPROOF | | Used by the U. S 5 LEATHER the Army and Navy SP ANDI ot and National Guard. RUST Send 2sc. for trial can. PREVENTER AGENTS WANTED Write for terms and circulars J. R. BUCKELEW : JJ1 Chambers St., N. Y. | Dept. A. I like the stand you take against the re- “@f course, said Mrs. Wong face” “1b 3s peating shot gun. I have talked against | awful to lose one’s husband, but there is them for many years, and the repeating rifles | surely some comfort for the afflicted al- are as bad in the deer country. ways. N. B. Anderson, Redwood Falls, Minn. “Yes,’ replied Rounder’s widow, “‘it is MPM ais cae aL Lae I SOMmlenMune Ol ra. Comiort, to -meée to. know RECREATION is the best sportsmen’s maga- | where he is spending his nights now.’— zine. R. Brown, Montclair, N. J. Philadelphia Press. Trade CK DAR OLEUM Mark THE IDEAL CLEANER, LUBRICANT and RUST PREVENTIVE ‘-{c beats all,”’ say the men who use it, and so will you if you give it a trial. It is colorless, impervious to atmosphere and salt water. Will not grow rancid nor evaporate. It has all the qualities of an up-to-date firearm lubri- cant. Once used, always used. Oneounce tubes retail at 15c. and two ounce tubes at 25c.; both sizes have zujecting points. Will be sent you by mail, if your dealer does not carry it. Mention REcREATION. CEDAROLEUM COMPANY, 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, $1.50 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 a Makes wing ‘shooting easy and certain, Scores greatly increased gat trap and in field, Instantly attachable and detachable. Price, post-paid, go cents. Send for circular. Address C. L. BRADLEY, Cuarxsvi.ig, Tennessee, = Mention RECREATION, Ixvi RECREATION. TALKING pe Genuine hand-raised MEXICAN DOUBLE ie YELLOW HEADS : *“Ghe Human Galker’’ The only kind known to learn to talk like a person. Imitates the human voice to per- fection, learns long sentences, never forgets a word. Young, Tame Nestbirds, $1 0 ‘ During JULY and AUGUST, only Cheaper grades, from $3.50 up. Sent any distance in the U.S. with perfect safety. Cashor C O. D. Each parrot sold with a written guarantee to talk. Wausau Wis., April 4, 1904 My D. Y. H. Parrot is not a year old and %j says nearly everything. He is worth $100 to ie and then T would not sell him for that. GEORGE §. JOHNSTON. Write for booklet on Parrots and Testimonials. It is free; also large illustrated catalogue. GEISLER’S BIRDSTORE, Dept. 5, Est. 1888 OMAIIA, NEB. Hunting Territory FOR SALE.—Hunting Lodge and Block of Land with exclusive hunting rights to over so square miles of hunting territory in Province of Quebec, Canada, fronting on the Ottawa River, and convenient of access by water or rail. If interested address for further particulars. Mention ReEcrEATION. F, P. BRONSON, Ottawa, Canada. For Sale: Stevens 6 inch .22 caliber target pistol and holster, $3; Stevens .22 caliber pocket pistol, $1.50; Stevens .38 cali- ber rimfire pocket rifle, $6; .45 caliber pow- der and ball revolver and bullet mould, $1.75. All in good condition. Van Allen Lyman, Albany, N. Y. Wanted: To purchase a Winchester re- peating .22 caliber rifle, take down. Man- ufactured previous to 1896. Good price paid. fon same... ~Vpply. COMecton. care of RECREATION. For Sale: A pair of fine young timber wolves, perfectly tame and sociable. Cap- tured when one week old, now 3 months old. Price $50. E. F. Pope, Colmesneil, Tex. For Sale: 8 Al Vista 4 B Cameras, new and in good condition. Cost $25 each. Would sell for $10 each. Address, CB. Hodedon, fort Potten: Nw. SOME GOOD GUIDES. Following are names and addresscs 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 Gadertake 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, 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. OREGON. alligators, turkey, ‘(Charles H, Sherman, Audrey, bear, deer, grouse - and trout. 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, Bay of Islands, bear, caribou, sal- mon trout. John Gillard, Notre Dame Bay, ditto. WASHINGTON, D. C., RIFLE CLUB. Residents of the District of Columbia who would be interested in the formation of a club for the practice of rifle shooting at target, will please correspond with W. M. Kemball, 1107 G St. N. W., Washing- tone iG. Fut MOUNTED GAME HEADS, BIRDS, ETC.., for sale at unheard-of prices. Send to cents for photos. che CLAYTON, Taxidermist, Lincoln, Maine ‘Date,. G. 0. SHIELDS, 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 4 ‘ RECREATION. Ixvil THE 1504 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. HELL EXTRACTOR. Every shooter should have one—carry it ina vest pocket. Fits any gauge shell. Koenig’s 10 Cts. Postpaid. Gun Catalogue, Free. | &.G.KOENIG, NEW JERSZY S LARGEST GUN HOUSE Newark, N. J. KOENIG‘'SS SOUTH BROAD ST., aE Sees Pate Sa Pe ane ° 9 Glass Eyes for Taxidermists’ ‘stuted’Birds, Oologists’and Entomolosists’ M a t € r I a ] S Supplies ; Send sc. in stamps for catalogue 88 STATE ST., Taxidermy work done in all its branches Mention RECREATION m INDIAN Wiis CURIOS si eS ~ D LE WHOLESALE & RETAIL sa CuURIO DEALERS’ c SUPPLY DEPOT. : Bead Work, Baskets, Elk Teeth, Mexican B= Goods, Beads, Fossils, Minerals, Arrow- Heads, Pottery, Alaska Ivories, Shells, fm’ Avates, Photos, Great Stock, Big Cata.5c., AZ stamps. Mention RECREATION. If a dealer BaA7;; RAY SO: L. W. STILWELL, DEADWO1D , SO. DAKOTA if 2 Squabs are raised in 1 month, bring d7g “g, FAY Sy Prices. Eager inarket. Astonishing 5 : profits. Easy for women and invalids. Use your spare time profitably. Small space and capital. Here zs something worth looking into. Facts given in our FREE BOOK, ‘‘ Howto make money M8) with Squabs” PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB CO., 289 Atlantic Ave,, Boston, Mass. " ary ny , CHT Yi jit4 WN) Mi i) Up 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. TAXI DERMISTS Buy your ARTIFICIAL GLASS EYES direct from the manufacturer and dealer in Taxidermists’ and Naturalists’ Supplies Dovglas H. Shepherd, Box 106, Taunton, Mass. 2c. stampfor catalogue. Mention 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.’’—Pofular Magazine Writer. Eleven Sizes for Catching Every Fur Bearing Animal =e Every Trap CGuaranteed IIlxstrated Catalogue Mailed (= 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 RECREATION. ; ; 5 : 9 ; | 3 SUHL, SAUER & SON Established 1751 GERMAN Y Makers of Fine Guns and Rifles Schoverling, Daly & Gales Sole Agents, 302-304 Broadway. New York IDES 22D EP SEDO HE CBE BS VYOSPDSP SHVOPVPPeDpoed AN IMPORTANT OFFER For 2 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION I will send you A RIFLE WICK PLUG Made by Hemm & Woopwarb, Sidney, Ohio, 30 caliber up to so caliber. OR A SHOT GUN WICK PLUG 20 gauge up to Ito gauge For 3 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 One day last summer. I went with a friend to the bay a mile from here to shoot snipe. The-birds were there in great num- bers and we got 20 plovers and 69 yellow legs. Ciford Hadley, Ozone Park, Long Island, Nias I am sorry you did not stop when you got enough. You killed at least 3 times as many birds as you should have killed.— EDITOR. “We had just a beautiful time,’ Anna- bel wrote home to her parents at Squee- ville. “In the evening we heard Mme. Human-Shriek, and afterward we _ had lunch in a Ratcellar.’.—Woman’s Home Companion. BAKER GUNS Han mer and Hammerless High Grade but not High Priced Send for FREE QUARTERLY and 1904 Booklet Fully Describing all Grades with Prices, Mention RECREATION. Baker Gun & Forging Co., uit’: Batavia, N. Y. Built for Hard Service and to last a lifetime =< RECREATION. lxix Guaranteed Not to Shoot Loose One of the 9 “SYRACUSE Built for Business DAMASCUS BARRELS AUTOMATIC EJECTOR Grade 3 Ejector $60 LIST In presenting this gun to your notice, we feel that itis the best value for the money that has ever been offered. Excellent Damascus barrels, carefully selected, and bored by the particular method that has gained for the “Syracuse” the reputation of being the Hardest-Hitting gun made. Stocked with imported Walnut, Full Pistol Grip, handsomely checkered. Engraving is hand cut, and gives that finishing touch that proclaims quality. MADE IN 20,16 OR 12 GUAGE SYRACUSE ARMS CO, SYRACUSE_N.Y. Art Catalogue yours for the asking. Mention “Recreation” Ixx RECREATION. ms ite AMATEUR © PHOTOGRAPHERS Here is a Chancc to Get a FINE CAMERA EASILY A 4x5 Weno Hawk-eye film camera listing at $8, for 5 yearly subscriptions to RecreaTion. 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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 GINS COAT — PRAM C= DIAC “Been attending the races?” asked the talkative man, addressing the obese pas- senger in the seat ahead. “Yes,” was the laconic reply. “Pick any winners?” queried the garru- lous party. “Young man,” replied the heavy weight, as he extracted a fifty-cent cigar from a diamond-studded case and proceeded to light it, “ve got a better game than try- ing to pick winners.” “You don’t say!” exclaimed the other. “Yes. [Pm a bookmaker and pluck the losers. See?’—Chicago News. Your magazine suits me better than any other of the kind. QO. C. Kennedy, Des Moines, Ia. The Savage Arms company..is distrib- uting at the St. Louis World’s Fair a novel form of ticket. The Savage 22 cal- iber repeating rifle was exclusively adopted for the Exposition. The rifle certainly de- serves this, as it is a clean-cut little gun, shooting the best of the 22 ammunition. Mention REcREATION and a nicely illus- trated catalogue will be sent you, together with 2 or 3 of the tickets above referred to. If you contemplate a trip to St. Louis it is well worth your time to write the Savage Ans Compoeny. at. Wttea, Na» ¥:. This company’s very handsome exhibit is in the Manufacturers’ Building, Space 9B. Every sportsman should take the opportunity to see the beautiful line of rifles on exhibition there. These are attracting world-wide at- tention for their exquisite workmanship. Not connected with Lefever Arms Company, D. M. Lefever, Sons & Co Syracuse, N, Y. THE NEW LEFEVER "2h ¢race Trap and Featner- The only American makers putting on single trigger, guaranteed to work perfect under all conditions. PRICE $60 TO $400 Send for 1904 Catalogue Mention RECREATION xxiv i RECREATION. ETS. rsd H. S R. “Bicycle Hammerless” Revolver Description 32 Caliber, 5 shot. 2inch Barrel. Weight, 12 ounces, C. F., S. & W. Cartridge. Finish, Nickel or Blue. Impossible to catch on the pocket and discharge accidentally. Absolutely Safe. Although designed for cyclists, this revolver is equally adapted to all cases where a small, light weight, effective and handy pocket weapon is desired. It has a small frame and automatic ejector, Sold direct where dealers will not supply. Mention ReEcrREATION when writing. HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON ARMS CO. Makers of H. & R. SINGLE GUNS ae gee Saea WORCESTER, MASS. No Rifle complete unless mounted with one of our ae ae _ TELESCOPIC OUTFITS ep, mountings the Scope lies close to ie 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, Mer. Established 1857 SYRACUSE, N. Y., U. S. A, Hammerless Double a" Strictly Our Latest SA. Hi “DAVENPORT” | sh ae CON HA i ‘he Hn Send for Catalogue Mention RECREATION. The W. H. Davenport Fire Arms Co. NORWICH, CONN. 0 Ue edeews <— Sie RECREATION. Ixxv FINE GUNS, SPORTSMEN’S OUTFITS Other Guns SCOTT’S MONTE CARLO Loma pl ct S\ AUTOMATIC EJECTOR HAMMERLESS Also Greener, Purdy, Lang, Colt, Parker, L. C. Smith sepgd for Catalogue and List of Second-Hand GUNS ————— “ SS Examine the Lang and Scott Guns at St. Louis. Fish and Game Building, Section 21. WS — ota peauttully duced. catalogue of Ke iMe-Fishing Tackle Tourists’ Knapsacks and Clothing Bags, Rubber Blankets, Tents, Camp Oulfils Very light 16 and 20 bore SCOTT GUNS just received; also light re. Also fine bronze metal Breech-Loading YACHT CANNON; all sizes. ave hee vert Ha leON Geo Onk ClAaM oP AN Dy Bel fbb. Ds WM. READ & SONS, 10¢ Washington Street, Boston, Mass. 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THE PARKER is absolutely and undeniably The Best Gun on Earth If you would win, shoot only The Old Reliable PARKER GUN Send for Catalogue Mention Recreation PARKER BROS., Meriden, Conn. Ixxvi RECREATION. 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 $12.50, 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. Ixxvli | mit | : : : Loaded Shells - §mokeless Powder Empty Shells The Robin Hood Powder Co. | Swanton, Vi. Ixxviii RECREATION. Budweiser zs served on all Buffet, Dining and Pullman Cars, Ocean, Lake and River Steamers, and at all first-class flotels, Cafés and Restaurants. ‘The Dining Car ’’ Budweiser *‘King of Bottled Beers” Travelers will find that Budweiser is obtainable almost everywhere — at home and abroad. It is served in the best hotels and cafés of the principal foreign cities and seaports. Wherever you are located, there is a distributor conveniently near, who will supply you with Budweiser. If you do not know his name,write to us. Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass’n St. Louis, U.S.A. Visitors to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition are cordially invited to inspect the Anheuser-Busch Brewery, where competent guides, speaking all modern languages, will be at their service. THEY'RE IN- YELLOWSTONE PA SIX SPECIES“OF THEM Fishing Free to Everybody The_Park_is_the Angler’s Delight NEW HOTELS—NEW ROADS NEW AND REDUCED RATES ‘Send 6_cents for “WONDERLAND 1904"; [3S. cents for ‘PANORAMIC YELLOWSTONE PARK”. a-colored _artistic- picture; 50~ cents) for “WILD FLOWERS FROM_YELLOWSTONE.” A.M. CLELAND GEN'L _PASSGR AGT. ST. PAUL, MINN. VISIT: THE LEWIS & CLARK EXPOSITION. PORTLAND, ORE.,IN 1905— CHARLES FRANCIS PRESS, NEW YORK All ov ‘ THE 4 | IMPROVED we a ty ; e ad Ee 1. be Per ly : | he * it |] \s KNOWN AND Worn) Every Pair Warranted | Ml The Name is stamped on every loop — CUSHION BUTTON CLASP Ave GEO. FROST CO., Makers, oe so ea Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Sample Pair. REFUSE ALL SUBSTITUTES shes [2 eh tp AAA aaa aaaaaabaaaaaapnaaaea ay ‘ “Si 3 \. > => 2g EBS i \ \ when the hot weather diet is For 2 ie A i Surprising how s iN Jb peat M) Wy) cool, yet full of ener- o eared WZ gy and ‘‘go’’ one feels - lie a Rs Hi, ee =) oo Suk I N _ selected with reason. 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FRONTISPIECE A Treacherous Ferry.,..<-------0:--- see cence renee cece teen eens oo beer eee e eee ce sees W.W. BRIDGERS 69 A Big One That Did Not Get Away.....--..----..---- ea Sea e/Siarace SS oe A EAI S DA A Sle H. B. LANDGRAF 73 Blackpad, the Leader of the V. Illustrated ....... 0.2.2.2... ec eeee cee eeeeeeee ee cece enon E,C. ALLEN 75 Canoeing in Georgian Bay..--------+--s++eeeeeeeeeeee ee eee ences ee OE ete oeg aan G. H. HoODGETTS 79 King’s Ex, Poem....----2---seeeeeee sees cette en ec ece cee cece neces secete eens ceeee eens Epwin L. SABIN 80 A Bald-Faced Grizzly and Three Others...........-..:sseeseeccceseseene scene ceeeeees G. B. MCCLELLAN 81 How Some Tenderfeet Hunt Bear. Illustrated.................seeeeeceeee ee eecc ces eee ees FRANK SEAMAN 83 Me Prairie Liter Willstratediussiece cece fo ce Saletan ss cece ees dos ekcnls sacle beste oes HATTIE WASHBURN 87 Ae Camineriina te Bem ancien foe nddc a Welne et He pir sem codices venewecwed ss Se ee ASG EER SAS hee DEO Sel eery The Rustic’s Complaint. Poem......-.-.-.-. 2 ee AS a ei arene ees ® Ce nene aaa H. P. VANARSDALE 92 Ptarmigan Shooting in the Yukon Delta Src eset Shipid opdie tao Aaah ne CCRC Bore Pee BOC Anan FRED, G. PARK 93 Camping in the Adirondacks...--...--2-:2s2:25. ceeeee sree eee cee cree eee tee ee eee erence ee ee cess SYCAMORE 94 EHermaAN S leks PEGs ones ae cece venice ess scnenrnmceacincraoncseccccssccarscuss FREDERICK O. MARTIN 96 (nee Sapa ryt (Hanoy yhiree ot eae Ga Geo: 20k oe oe nen Re ce Omer econ tic serine acces ALFRED C, Fox 97 No Damages Assessed.-.-.......---- 2212-00 sete eect ee eeee cece eee e ence eee ceeteneeeens Joun C. 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AUGUST, 1904 Number Z G. 0. SHIELDS (COQUINA), Editor and Manager — ARE ACHEROUS FERRY. W. W. BRIDGERS. In the latter part. of September, 1901, I was one of a party of 4 who took a trip of 20 miles up the Rio Grande in quest of Qucks. Our des- {ination was a certain lake in Dona Ana county, New Mexico, situated on the opposite side of the river from El Paso. lake took us to a point about 2 miles above, where we had to cross the river and drive down to our destina- tion. None of the party had ever be- fore been to the lake in question, and our progress was to some extent the result of guesswork, as wagon roads led in numerous directions and there was but one route to the lake after turning into the river bottom. It was impossible to take a crosscut, as it was not safe to cross the river ex- cept at some recognized ford, and be- cause the numerous bosques (dense erowths of Mexican mesquite or tor- nilla) made progress next to imposs- ible except over traveled roads. We took the wrong road once and had much trouble and delay in getting back on the right track; but finally we reached the crossing we had been directed to take. The Rio Grande, much akin to the Nile, had, some weeks previous, been out of its banks at certain points, but was clearly fordable at that time and place. We crossed without incident, but many troubles lay ahead of us. Immediately in front of us was a small Mexican village, nestling at the foot of the hills. There were a dozen or more small adobe houses, stern, uncouth and uncivilized in appear- The road leading up to the - 69 ance, emphasizing the solitude of the country and the inactivity of the na- tive inhabitants. There were no farms nor other evidences of indus- tay tor oes sec. Umtouched. by tie magic spark of civilization and prog- ress, the inhabitants, though almost within sight of a thriving, prosper- ous, bustling and active city, were content to live as their forefathers had lived, whiling away the weeks and years in idleness, ignorance and superstition. The inevitable adobe church, with its weather beaten and time worn cross above the door, was only about 200 yards distant, directly on the road in front of us. Between us and the church, however, as we afterward learned to our chagrin, was an impassable gulf of thick, crusted mud. We suspected the diffi- culties that confronted us, but did not doubt that we should make the ° passage, as the road seemed to have been recently traveled. We drove ahead, but the front buggy was soon in the mud up to the hubs and one of the horses was down and unable to rise. There was nothing left to do but for all hands to wade in, unhar- ness the horses and back the buggy out. The 4 of us had enough exer- cise in the next 30 minutes to have trained Jeffries for a $50,000 prize fight. We were a sorry, sick looking, mud-bespattered lot when we had completed the task and were again ready to resume the journey; but, valiant hunters that we were, noth- ing could daunt us, and after a brief “0 RECREATION. breathing spell we were ready to make another start. It was evident, however, that we were between the devil and the aeep blue sea. On one side was a river, which we thought had to be crossed at that particular place, and on the other was an im- passable mud slough which seemed to hem us in on all sides. It was grow- “ing late in the afternoon and we yet had a hard drive of several miles through the sand hills ahead of us, to say nothing of crossing the slough. A brief investigation satisfied us that the only hope of getting across was to drive down the river. That we did, only to discover that we were cut off in that direction, for there the slough joined the river. While de- bating what was best to do a bunch of redheads flew by and I knocked one with each barrel, making 2 very pretty shots. The sight of ducks set our blood leaping and we determined to do or die right then and there. We found a narrow place in the slough and cut- ting a number of weeds we laid them on top of the mud. We then led the horses across, and by hand pushed and pulled the buggies as far out as possible. After that we tied ropes to the buggies, hitched them to the horses and finally succeeded in reach- ing the opposite shore. We were en- gaged in that work about an hour and when the task was completed we were all exhausted. However, the lake was then almost within sight and we felt that the next day’s sport would more than compensate us for the trials and tribulations we had un- dergone. All our troubles up to that time had been due largely to some Mexicans who had not directed us to the proper crossing. Our disgust was deep when we learned later that had we crossed the river 200 yards higher up we would have had a clean, clear road and no obstacles to impede our progress. ~On account of the vexatious delays ex- perienced we did not reach our des- tination until dark, but we had the - satisfaction of learning from a Mexi- can who lived on the banks of the lake that there were plenty of ducks. We fed our horses, cooked supper, and, tired and sore, were soon asleep and dreaming of the morrow. The next morning we were astir long before daylight, and when the first streak of dawn shot above the mountain range East of us I was standing on the shore of the lake in keen anticipation of the first shot. I soon perceived a bunch of ducks, high above, coming from up the river and direct for my blind, affording me 2 shots. During the next half hour hundreds passed over me, but I was not bagging any game. I must have fired at least 25 times before I began ‘to realize that I would have to change my tactics, for up to that time I had only crippled 2 ducks, which, in my excitement, [ made no effort to get. In fact, I was too busy shooting to pay any attention to cripples; but when I looked down at my feet, saw a box of empty shells and realized that I had not bagged a single duck I decided to cool off and do better, for I was sure the other boys had loads of game. It was a shameful satisfaction to me to learn later, that they had been doing about as badly as I had. The truth was that in the early morning light we had all been deceived as to the range. The lake is surrounded by hills which rise 100 feet or more above the water, and ducks coming looked much lower than they really were. I took a survey of the lake. It was only a temporary body of water which had formed from recent rains, but was 3 feet deep in places and cov- ered 15 or 20 acres of ground. In the center, covering about half the lake, was a growth of mesquite and weeds, and a more ideal place for a blind could not be imagined. The mes- quites grew on little hills, and in be- tween were strips of water where the ducks were alighting. I waded Ay LineACHEROOS FERRY. 7 across to one of the mesquite hillocks and for 2 hours had some excellent shooting. As I was the only one in the party who had rubber boots I had a practical monopoly of the shooting. The others had to content themselves as best they could on the outer shores. I bagged about 25 ducks and had the pleasure of making some beautiful shots, as well as the embarrassment of having the boys see me make some awful misses. When we returned home that night, we had, all told, about 50 ducks, and 15 quails which memitleds om tae. toad back: - Ve stopped just out of town, under an electric light, to divide our game, and while counting it out 3 other parties of hunters came by. They had not killed anything and their remarks as they stopped to size up our pile, which looked wonderfully large, de- lighted us. We cheerfully lied to them as to where we had killed the ducks, which we said was just where they had been hunting. They thought it strange they could not find any- thing when it was evident that game was so plentiful. We were extreme- ly sympathetic with them and agreed that it was strange indeed they had been so unfortunate. Before sepa- rating for home we each solemnly pledged the others that we would not give the snap away, but somehow the secret got out and within the next 2 weeks half the shooters in town had visited the scene of our success. They returned practically empty handed, however, as the ducks had already gone South, we probably having frightened away all we did not kill. Ducks are not plentiful in this im- mediate locality, though in September and the early part of October we fre- quently have fair shooting, provided the fall rains put any water into the lakes. A few days afterward 2 of us attempted to make a sneak back to the lake in question, so we could have a good shoot all by ourselves, but we failed to reach our destination. We decided to take a nearer route, which compelled us to cross the river 3 times. At the first ford we succeeded in crossing, but not without wetting our bed clothes, ammunition and grub. We had a choice lot of sugar, coffee, crackers, etc., after it had been ducked in the chocolate-colored water of the Rio Grande; but we were still brave and had visions of more ducks. Af- ter a brief council of war we solemnly resolved never to turn back. We drove valiantly into the next ford, perched on the back of the buggy seat and swearing we were going to stay with it. When the water struck the buggy seat again and everything de- pended on the steady stride of the old mare, she balked, and in answer to the whip she kicked the singletree in 2 and snapped some of the harness. There we were, perched like 2 mon- keys on the back of the buggy seat, the current carrying the buggy down stream and threatening to turn us over, and the old mare cutting up all kinds of antics. I hastily climbed out of the buggy and into the water, not taking time to don my bathing-suit. The water was swift, deep and chilly, but it made no difference, as the situ- ation imperatively called for prompt and effective action. I cut some of the harness, and the mare, thus re- leased, forded the river like a veteran, leaving us and the buggy in the mid- dle of the river, with a horse on the opposite side. Turning the buggy with the current, we soon had it out on the bank, after which I swam the river and returned with the horse. During this performance we played to a delighted audience of Mexicans who lined the river bank, shouted all man- ner of gratuitous pleasantries to us, and were as entertaining as possible, having fallen in with the spirit of the free exhibition we were giving. While we were engaged in patching the harness and buggy, one of the na- tives shouted across to us that the riv- er was rising, and thus cheered our dampened spirits, although just before GP ICID VALI OIN. we had crossed another hombre had told us that wagons had been crossing all the morning and that the river was falling. The news that the river was rising did not add any pleasure to our predicament, as we were compelled to cross the river again if we would re- turn home. There was no way to avoid it; so, cold, wet and bedraggled, we proceeded with our preparations to give another impromptu performance. We hitched up the old mare again, but at the first cluck she did some more kicking and broke some more harness. That settled it. We then succeeded in hiring a Mexican to come across to us with a little pony and some harness, and thus we finally gained the other shore, I again swimming the river, just to keep in practice, and my com- panion carrying our effects across on the old mare’s back. That put us on the high road home. Luckily we did not lose our guns, so we consoled our- selves with the thought that it was not so bad as it might have been. Dark- ness favored us as we returned home that night, wringing wet and shiver- ing cold. That was my last duck hunt. AMAT*‘U& PHOTO BY GARDNER CORNETT. THE LONE FISHERMAN. Winner of 21st Prize in Recreation’s 7th Annual Photo Competition. A BIG ONE THAT DID NOT GET AWAY. Ef. 7B: Mr. William Locraft, popularly known as Uncle Billy, and I had been planning a trip up river for some time. On receipt of a telegram from our old friend, George Walters, that the water was in condition and the bass were biting freely, we gathered our traps, hied away to the railroad station and boarded the 5:30 p.m. train for Dicker- son’s station. There we found George, Jr., awaiting us. We climbed aboard the wagon and drove 2 miles to the old familiar house which stands on the bank a short distance from the junction of the Monocacy and the Po- tomac rivers. Early the next morning we were at the river. It was an ideal day for bass. There was a light frost on the ground and the air was sharp and crisp. As I shoved the boat out in the stream, Uncle Billy said, “Son, one of us is due for a whopper to-day.” Uncle Billy rowed while I trolled as far as Red Rock, catching a small bass on the way down. We cast anchor at a favor- ite hole, fished it half an hour, and I caught another small bass. We moved about fre- quently cn the way, catching occasional bass, until I had 6, but not even a nibble for Uncle Billy. At 3 o'clock we were gradually working upstream toward: the house; also toward a favorite spot where we seldom failed to hook a bass. Uncle Billy remarked, “It appears you have it on me this trip.” We anchored again, and he got his first strike, which was-a good one. He hung the fish but, unfortunately, lost him, the fish running under a snag, part of which Uncle Billy brought up on his line. The most patient and optimistic of anglers, he was plainly nettled at his persistent ill luck, for it is unusual for him not to have the majority catch in any company. We finally anchored at our favorite last chance, as we term it, and Uncle Billy said, “Son, it’s now or never.” Selecting the largest smelt in the pail. he fastened it on the hook, spitting on Tt for luck, and cast toward the Maryland shore. He then lit a cigar and began a discourse on the uncertainties of life, ang- ling in particular, when suddenly his reel shrieked. He turned pale and shook as if “Arent you LANDGRAF., he had the ague. The fish ran out fully 100 feet of line before Uncle Billy could check him. He was extraordinarily active for a fish of his size and weight, practicing all the tricks of his kind, several times Jeaping clear of the water in his efforts to free himself of the hook, sulking and lying back like a jackass, refusing to be coaxed or forced. Uncle Billy was not so confident as usual concerning the outcome; he was_ visibly nervous, though he afterward swore he had never been more composed in his life. After a spirited and exciting contest of 20 minutes, the bass succumbed to the supe- rior skill of the veteran, and was brought to net, defeated, but not conquered, for as he lay on the bottom of the boat gasping for air, he made a last desperate flop and came near going over the side. After firmly securing him to avoid an- other story of how the big one got away, we hoisted anchor and pulled for the house where congratulations were in order. The next day we departed, with a hearty invitation to return soon and duplicate the feat. Arriving in due time at Dickerson’s, we boarded the train, proud and happy. Had we been inclined to gamble we could have won considerable money, as there was a party of anglers in the forward car, one of whom had caught a 514 pound bass at Point of Rocks. They were anxious to bet their clothes that their bass was the largest fish on the train, until they saw our cham- pion. For the rest of the homeward jour- ney Uncle Billy was kept busy telling about his capture. Uncle Billy presented his fish to the Smithsonian institution, where it is now on exhibition. The officials were highly pleased to receive so fine a specimen and awarded him a diploma, also stating that it was the largest fish of its kind on record ever taken with hook and line from the Potomac or any of its tributaries. It is tagged as follows: Species, small mouth bass, Micropterus dolomici. Weight, 614 pounds; length, 22% inches. Tackle, Bristol steel rod, Von Hofe reel, No. 44 braided silk Kingfisher line, No. 30 New York bass hook. Bait, live smelt. Caught, November 1, 1903. afraid of catching cold? This room is like a barn.” Lhats all: right: I’m working like a horse.’ —Harvard Lampoon. 73 “AMIVI GNVIGOOM HOUVT V OLNI daddOud a, | NL \ "I - Se eae es ge owe Dials SE SPN ER AR DY pe EAEU SE gles Rare ae oan nas —_ —_- Bien? A ere BEA DER OF THEY. E. €. ALLEN. It was late spring. Far back from the coast the cinnamon ferns in the swamps had lost all their graceful curls, and had spread forth to catch every beam of sunshine that filtered through the dense growth above. Along the brooks the lily pads were creep- ing close to the surface of the water. One of these brooks, after flowing several miles through a mixed forest of hemlock, spruce, and hard woods, emerged into a long, grassy meadow, in which it broadened out and flowed slowly, as if unwilling to leave the warm spring sunshine; then, dis- appearing into the forest again, flowed off to join its sister streams on their journey to the sea. At the upper end of the meadow, and at the edge of the thicket, was an old maple that had been uprooted by a heavy wind years before. Under the trunk and down near the gnarled roots, with the dead meadow grass and low bushes forming an excellent screen, was the future mother of the leader of the V sitting quietly on I1 pale blue eggs. Only a wily old black duck. She had little fear, for the nesting place had been well chosen, and her dark brown, buff margined feathers blended perfectly with the dead leaves and dead meadow grass. She had seen nothing of her mate since she had begun her faithful watch over her treasure, though she had sometimes heagd sis) loud —squack, “quack,-= and the whistle of his wings, as he sailed down into the brook on his return from the coast. Of this she cared little. She was anxiously listening for the sound that would tell her she would soon be the mother of as large a family as any old duck could properly care for. At last it came; only a faint tapping on the inside of a shell. ‘This was followed by another, then another, which soon de- veloped into quite a commotion, as II downy, dusky babies burst their bonds and struggled for an entrance into a sunny but cruel world. The following morning, after a careful survey to see that the coast was clear, Madam Duck led her offspring from the shelter of the old maple, toward the brook, for their first lesson in discovering food on its muddy bottom. No lesson was needed in swimming, although they had never seen water. The way to the brook was so selected that every convenient bush aided to conceal the duck family. It needed but the stirring of a branch or bit of grass to bring the head of the dusky mother into an erect, watchful position. 75 What living creature can be more rigid than a black duck or a bittern, scenting danger. Despite the efforts of the mother to make a guarded advance and yet keep at the head of her family, or rather keep them in her rear, one youngster, who, like many a youth of our own species, considered the ways of his parent too slow, persisted in forcing himself in advance of her, and actually, on reaching the brook, tumbled in without any attempt at secrecy. ‘This youngster was Blackpad, who was destined to be the leader of his clan; but he stiil had - oe. mG BLACKPAD TUMBLED IN WITHOUT ANY AT- TEMPT AT SECRECY. to learn that life in the forest was a wild, wary fight for existence. What a jolly day that was, and how they enjoyed themselves, ducking their heads into the clear water and throwing it over their backs, or probing the soft bottom for insects, roots or water snails. The suc- ceeding early summer days were full of enjoyment. The nights were spent in some convenient clump of bushes, far enough back from the brook to be off the highway of the crafty mink and other night prowlers, who had their paths along its borders. How Blackpad enjoyed those cool summer evenings, as, nestled close to his mother, he listened to the piping of the frogs down in the brook, and the sweet flutelike notes of the hermit thrushes on the edge of the woods. Then when the thrushes ceased and the stars came out, he would push his bill under his stub of a wing and forget the brook, and the thrushes, and the stars. One morning while the family was tak- YAS INIM Wi ) 7 \ vas e au “6 sai i ‘GNVINI UVA GVNOS GadVHS-A ‘ONOT AHL GAT ii ae ERE Mere pi S are fees ae snl Ih S ae 4 —— Wf # WAR PAY LARD AR PAW LP DDR AVY WORWIAIDALY \( Ve NAN iV. ) ii them interested in Recreation I think a SUMMER or WINTER : few doses will cure them. W. F. Girton, Coopersburg, Pa. Geta pair of Thompson- “Yes, I have just returned from Cuba,” said J. G. Connaughton, last night. “I Best brought back with me some nice presents ; b for my wife. What are they? Well, a box ‘ Quim y ui cigars, a fine Panama hat and an old 1S Huntin panish pipe. “Do I think she will enjoy such presents? the g Well, why not? Last Christmas she gave me a bottle of perfume, a fur muff and a Cheapest lady’s diamond ring.”—Louisville Herald. Boots a Se SES The piano arrived O. K. and is all right. Wing and Son treated me handsomely and af M a k e f h e B es f everything is just what I wanted. Your premium offer was a golden opportunity All work guaranteed, I refer by per- for me. I wish REcREATION all success it mission to the Editor of RECREATION. deserves. I wish I could get it into the Measurement blanks and prices on ap- hands of more would-be sportsmen. It is plication. Mention RECREATION. es no trouble to get a genuine sportsman to TH GUTHRIE read it and subscribe. __ ‘T. E. Kinney, Conway Springs, Kans. 33 William St. NEWARK, N. J. U XXXVII1 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 and credit will be given on account. When the required number s 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 a Recreation Waterproof Match Box, made by W. lL. Marble and listed at 50c; or a Shakespeare Revolution Bait listed at 75c; or a Laughlin Kountain 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.; or a J..C. Hand trap made by the Mitchell Mfg. Co., listed at $4. 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- ‘ets, 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 National Cutlery Co., and listed at $1. FOUR new subscriptions at $1 each, an Ideal Hunting Knife, made by W. L. Marble and listed at $2.50; or a 32 eali- ber, automatic double action revolver, made by Harrington & Richardson Arms Co.; or a Gold Medal Folding Camp Bed, made by the Gold Medal Camp Furniture Co. FIVE new subscriptions at $1 each, a copy of Oruisings 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 Bristol Steel Fishing Rod, listed at $6 or less; or a Knit Hunting Coat, made by. the Blauvelt Knitting Co., and listed at $6; or a set of convertible Ampliscopes (5 lenses), listed at $5. 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 3144 x4%4, made by the Rostester 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 $4.50; 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 pair of Opera Glasses made by Call & Lembke and listed at $10. TWELVE new subscriptions at $1 each, a Davenport Ejector Gun, listed ar $10, or a Cycle Poco No. 3, 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; 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 14karat 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 Eureka Boat No. 1, Grade A, made by the Acme Folding Canvas Boat Co., and 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. THIRTY new subscriptions at $1 each, a Waterproof Tent, 144%x17, made by Abercrombie & Fitch, and listed at $25. THIRTY-FIVE new subscriptions at $1 each, a 14-foot King Folding Canvas Boat. 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 Automatie Pistol, made by the Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co., and listed at $25. TWO HUNDRED new subscriptions at $1 each, a strictly first class Upright Piano, listed at $750. Address, Recreation 73, West 24th St. ited Al ne A Ohad. Dae — oo Gor ee oe ie ats ee ter ok : i ; 4 , RECREATION. Roster Touring Cars Model *L* $1,350 Endurance and Power are the keynotes to Rambler superiority. The Rambler won the celebrated Endurance Test in 1903. It won the Minneapolis Annual Hill Climbing Contest for the second time, on June 11th—2,680 ft., 10% gradein 1m. 7 3-5s. Model “L,” here illustrated, has 16 actual horse power—84 in. wheel base—30 in. tires. Sold complete with canopy top, beveled plate A, 6 J glass swinging front, four lamps and tube horn, $1,350. Write for Rambler Catalogue; it explains why the Rambler is superior, and gives the positive proof of its undeniable excellence. Thos. B. Jeffery @ Co. Kenosha, Wis., U.S.A. Chicago Branch, 30° Wabash Av. Boston Branch 145 Columbus Av. THE COON AND: THE PUPPY. W. H. NELSON. ~ It was Indian summer. I was the proud owner of a big, rollicking New- foundland puppy, just full grown and as. . limber and full of fun as a boy. He had never hunted anything except bones and mischief, and I wanted to see if he cculd be taught the mysteries of that chief de- light of the farmer’s boy, hunting coons. - The moon, somewhat past her first quar- ter, shone dimly through the smoky haze, lighting the woods in a ghostly way, which made a moving object of every stump. My companion, John Martin, possessed the hunter’s- instinct of location. He was as sure of his bearings in midnight dark- ness, in a strange wood, as in the narrow limits of his bedroom. He could climb an oak 3 feet in diameter and 4o feet to the first limb as safely and almost as nimbly as a bear. He could shoot a rifle like a Boone; could fiddle to beat the band, and could lie worse than Munch- ausen. John owned a coon dog, Nero, old, but proud. The dogs soon left us,.and for a while we stalked along listening for Nero’s tongue. Suddenly we came plump on Ma- jor, the puppy, sitting silent under a dog- wood and gazing up into the branches as if watching something. John paused to ex- amine the tree, while I insisted that the puppy didn’t know enough to tree a coon, and urged my companion to come on. Peering up among the branches, using the moon as a background, John presently an- nounced a ‘possum, and proceeded to climb for him, just to see what Major would do with him. . Major sat perfectl:= still, watching intently, while John aa- vanced toward the snarling object. It proved to be a coon. One tremendous shake of the limb and down came old Zip, almost under Major’s nose. The dog had been taught to catch chickens for the cook without biting them, and .to hold them with his paws till relieved by the cook. This he did with the coon, but not long. A short yelp, and, puppylike, he changed ends, sitting down on his game. This did not work satisfactorily either, for the dog. The coon nailed him and he jumped at least 2 feet high. When he came down he knew what to do. One rush, one crunch of those powerful jaws, one smothered squeal from the victim, the muffled snapping of bones and the coon had paid that penalty which waits alike the human debtor and his brute victim. There was a fair maid from Decatur, Who was known as a red-hot potatur, To the jungles she went On mission work bent. Where a dozen fat savages atur! —Mount Morris (Ill.) Index, xl RECREATION. organization equivalent to the boards of AUTOMOBILES and posted along the streets of that city a 2 : | information leading to the conviction of oe or of any person selling song birds, as for- “Among the birds protected by the sec- humming bird, blue bird, swallow, mocking in addition to the birds mentioned in the TONNEAU $2,550 LIGHT TOURING CAR $1,450 TO SAVE THE BIRDS. The Municipal League, of Greenville, an ee A é N trade, chambers of commerce, etc., which Fa: : exist in most Western towns, has printed notice which reads as follows: “Five dollars reward will be paid for any person shooting or trapping singing or insect-eating birds, or robbing their nests, bidden in sections 546 to 550 of the criminal code of South Carolina. tion are the bat, lark, whippoorwill, fly- catcher, warbler, finch, oriole, woodpecker, bird, red bird, thrush, wren etc.” The Greenville Daily News states that . : foregoing notice the robin, the blue jay, the THE HIGHEST ENDORSEMENT ANY CAR EVER HAD | catbird, and in fact all the common vari- The Haynes Cars have proved best every time there has been . . : : 5 ‘atest. The Official Records of American Automobile trials etles eusene gua Bee ee shee, which leave no room for doubt. Buy a HAYNES. Catalogue winter in the south, are to be rigidly pro- and “full information for the asking. tected. ! eae i aa ant cae rate : penne S.A. It would be well for all city improvement 1e Oldest makers O otor ars in merica. em- fn ° : A bers of the Association of Licensed Auto Manufacturers. organizations, everywhere, to adopt this Branch Store: 1420 Michigan Aveave: Sense. é plan, and the Municipal League of Green- NEW YORK, - - - - Brooklyn Automobile Co., wAZ St, ille j be conegratul n being the BROOKLYN 2-~-~. ‘Brooldgn Automobile Cotacag Hultonisenl nace sae ‘ gratulated o g BOSTON, - - - - - - - Geo. M. Brown, 43 Columbus Ave. | Pioneer in this line. LOS ANGELES, - = re BG a ne - - Je oa ee BUFFALO, - - - -_ Buffalo Auto Exchange, 401 Franklin St. at ines : : MOLEDOLO: | - - 52-02) -6= Sie EE PoledowMotcrearsi@o: She—You kiss like an expert. PHILADELPHIA, - - Rose Automobile Co., 262 No. Broad St. He—You compliment like a connoisseur. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Pacific States Auto Co., 2017 Ellis St. | —Town Topics. A Press Button Hunting Knife Is one of the best articles a hunter ever carried S S 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, 23 West 24th Street, New York RECREATION. xli BUILD YOUR OWNBOAT by the Brooks System, which consists of exact size Printed Patterns of every piece, a complete set of Half-Tone Working Illustrations, an itemized bill of all Material required and how to secure it, ; Our Instructions tell you how to lay a certain pattern on a particular ; piece--how to mark it and tut it out— cl ee with so many of such size nails or screws. We then give youan illustra- tion of each step of the work prop- erly done. Length 35 ft., beam 6 ft. 3 in, Patterns $25.00. You can build this $1000.00 Boat for $125.00, Tt is the Twen- beer ticth Century (2a WORLD’S FAIR. ¢ The Prudential Insurance Company of America has on view in the Palace of Edu- cation at the World’s Fair, St. Louis, a remarkable exhibit of life insurance meth- ods and results. The exhibit includes a large and beautiful model of the Prudential Home Office buildings, at Newark, N. J.; a handsome stained glass reproduction of the rock of Gibraltar, illuminated by elec- tricity; and 178 charts, diagrams, photo- graphs, etc.; which explain on a large scale the inner workings of the life insurance business. The exhibit brings out the fact that at the beginning of 1903 there were over 17,000,c00 life insurance policies in force, as compared with 7,000,000 homes owned in the United States, 6,000,000 savings bank depositors, 4,000,000 fraternal order certifi- cates, and 1,500,000 building and loan cer- tificates. The charts illustrating the medical ex perience of the company are of unusual in- terest to physicians, public health officials, etc., as well as to the general public. The social economist and the expert in public and private charity administration will be interested in charts descriptive of the reduction in the pauper burial rate in American cities since the introduction of industrial insurance; the enormous extent to which industrial insurance has become an element of household economics; the rh relative expenditures for life insurance among men in different occupations and with different incomes; and the relation of expenditures for life insurance to other items of the family budget. A number of photographs show the homes of industrial policy holders. During the early days of the Manhattan Elevated Railroad, in New York, the trains did not run on Sundays. One Sunday morning, ignorant of this fact, a traveler rushed up to the stairway, only to find the gates closed. Noticing the letters, “M. E. R. R.” over the entrance, he said in dis- gusted tones: “IT might know a Methodist Episcopal Railroad wouldn’t run on Sindays.”—Ex- change. RECREATION is the best periodical of its nature I have ever read. Being a great lover of all kinds of innocent sport, I am glad to know a man who is not afraid to score the game and fish hogs who do not know when they have enough. Robt. Hill, Dewey, Ariz. “What do you tink of dis millionaire dat says nobody ought to take a vacation?” asked Plodding Pete. “He’s right, ” answered Meandering Mike. “Nobody ought to do enough work to need any vacation.”—Washington Star. EASIER TO ROW Write today : for free catalogue. 15 foot $29 boat, crated Especially valuable at summer resorts, for family boating. LU , TELY SAFE 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 bicycle. ing and fishing. to the blade without loss. the work with one-half the effort, and frictionless. THE BALL-BEARING OARLOCKS A device that does for the rowboat what the ball-bearing did for the Every ounce of energy applied to the handle is transmitted No clanking or squeaking—does twice Absolutely noiseless The ideal locks for pleasure rowing, hunt- For either tight or loose oars as desired. If not handled by your dealer, write for descriptive circular and prices. T. H. GARRETT, Jr. aicccsnos AUBURN, N. Y. RECREATION. 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 tn canvass- ange furnished on request She thought of her trousseau first, Of her dress, her gloves, her veil; Of the stately way she should tread the aisle, And how to manage her trail. Of bridesmaids, ushers, and guests, The minister—then she said: “Vve forgotten something, I guess. Now, let me see—oh, yes!” *Twas the man she was going to wed. —Philadelphia Bulletin. The Parker gun has reason to be proud of its record among the amateur shooters at the recent shoot of the Vicksburg Gun Club, concluded May 18 Mr. Ed. Brady, of Memphis, won highest amateur average for the entire shoot, and Mr. Paul Chaudet, of New Orleans, was third, both shooters us- ing the Parker gun. For amateurs this is a remarkable showing. “What are the university buildings all lighted up for to-night?” “They? re giving a reception to Professor Ontrack. He has discovered a microbe that feeds on the microbe discovered by Profes- sor Diggitup the other J ’"—Chicago Tri- bune. You can save time with the new postage stamp by sticking the letter up in the right hand corner of it—The Washington Post. Points! Presto Mosquito and Fly Re- pellant and Insect Exterminator has points which make it unique as a camp and household req- uisite. Here are some of them: It is non-poisonous—It is colorless— It has a pleasant odor — It leaves no stain — It will kill all insects — It will keep mosquitos and flies from biting — It is a ready seller. Therefore we want agents everywhere. We have had house-to-house canvassers who have made $40 per week. Ask your dealer for it. If he does not have ‘‘Presto” accept nothing in its place. Sample can will be sent for 20 cents postpaid. Mention RECREATION. Presto Manufacturing Company Lock Box /248 Ossining, N.Y. Mortis banvas covered (anoes Special Indian model for safety. Catalog on request. Mention RECREATION. E, N. MORRIS, Veazie, Maine ERE E. THE MINING HERALD Leading mining and financial paper, giving all the news from the mining districts, and containing latest and most reliable information on the mining and oil industries, principal companies, dividends, etc. Every investor should have it. We will send it free for six months upon request. A. L. WISNER & CO., 32 Broadway, NEW YORK. Practical coamen Sense CAMP - 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 HE D. W. GREE, Manufacturer, Griggsville, Jean RECREATION. : The True Sportsman’s Reel "Y and E" Automatic @ Built to stand the strain of catching fish that are worth while. @ Takes up the slack faster than the Scaly Gentleman can make it. @ The simple pressing of a slide makes it Free Running (just like any = other reel) or Automatic —a feature you will heartily appreciate for fly and bait casting. @ Write today for handsome new booklet No. 109—"When Pardner was Mascot"—the exciting story of the biggest Rainbow Trout ever landed. Little oy Finger does it (Ee BOOKLET 109 Sent Postpaid Upon Your Request YAWMAN & ERBE MFG. CO., Rochester, N. Y. HERE IS ANOTHER! | If you will send me 15 Yearly Subscriptions RECREATION I will send youa high-grade, powerful FIELD GLASS LISTED AT $15. OO A field glass is indispensable to every hunter, and this is one of the latest and best on the market for the price T 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. xlix Get your camping outfits, tents, boats, sails, awnings and camp furniture from e Geo. B. Carpenter & Co. The Largest and most Com- plete Stock in the U. S. Send 4c. in stamps for Tent and Camp Catalogue, or 6c. in stampg for Marine Hardware Catalogue. Mention RECREATION, CHICAGO, LL F , = 202, 204, 206, 208 S. Water Shs Free: Black Squirrels and _ Parti-Col- ored Squirrels —Will send a pair of either kind of these rare and beautiful pets to any on whc will send me 12 new yearly subscription to Recreation. Will send a pair of handsom- Fox Squirrels for 6 new yearly subscriptions or a pair of cute little Flying Squirrels for only 2 new sub- Scriptions. Squirrel: are the prettiest, tamest, cleanest and most satisfactory of - all pets. Safe delivery of squirrels guar- pareced to all parts ot: U: S, or Canada. EK. F. Pope, Colmesneil, Tex. John A. Flick, of Ravine, O., a one-armed shooter, using the Parker gun, on May 19 broke 23 out of 25 ina gale of wind. No other score was over 18. This was a won- derful performance for Mr. Flick, and speaks with credit for the performance of the old reliable Parker. I can not imagine a better magazine than RecrEATION. All the others combined can not even up with it. Every issue is better than the previous one. Long live REcREA- TION. Edw. Beck, Fergus Falls, Minn. “TI nivir rode in a carriage” “Didn’t yer?” “No; me little brudder died before I was born.” —Life. Small Profits—Quick Sales TROUT FLIES for trial—send us 15c for an assorted sample doz. Regular price, 24 cents. Quality A Flies Quality B Flies G0C wevsiar price,s¢ come Quality C Flies GUC ee tomer bass Flies 30c for an assorted sample doz. Regular price, 60 cents. SPLIT BAMBOO RODS Fly Rods 's) 7 cents a ee ounces To feet, 6 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 RECREATION. Use a fighting Rod for a fighting fish; the gamy ’lunge is a stayer, but the ‘Bristol’? Steel Rod out-stays him. A 4I-lb. ’lunge was landed in 50 minutes on one of our little bass Rods in Woman’s Lake, Minn. Any of our short bass Rods are suitable for mus- callonge—we also make a special heavy Rod for this work. Send for Catalog ‘‘D,’’ showing Steel Rods for all fishing—they are guaranteed for ayear. Sold by all Dealers at Reduced Prices The Horton Mfg. Co., Bristol, Conn., U.S.A. The Bristol Steel Fishing Rod adds keen delight to the sport. Flexible, light—equal toalmost any emergency, fuil of life and back- bone, Made to last—not for a season only, The ‘‘Kalamazoo”’ Bait-casting Rod (with ~ atent detachable finger hook, enabling one to “thumb” the reel properly) is a pro- nounced favorite, Withit a novice can cast from 75 to 100 feet after a few trials, and an expert can excel his best previous record, Send for Catalogue ‘D” giving full de- scription of this rod and 25 other styles. Your dealer can supply our rods at re- duced prices this season, Ghe HORTON MEG, CO, Bristol, Conn., U. S. A. R RECREATION. li ) WISH IMPROVE SHOOTING? > DO YOU TO YOUR THE J. C. HAND TRAP Will help you. It throws any of the clay targets now in use, giving an excellent representation of a bird in flight. I will send youa J. C. HAND TRAP for 2 yearly subscriptions to Recreation Send in your club now and improve your shooting The modern publisher took the modern author into his private cell. “You have,” he asked sternly, “investi- gated the subject for this book of yours with more than ordinary care?” “Oh, yes,” replied the-modern author. “T have spent 3 days on it.” Paid .yout are attaneing it. in -a light; catching way?” “Yes. One word to the page, with wide margins.” “Tt will, of course, be dramatized. Who will do that?” “T have done it. I dictated the play part while I was doing the book—by the mod- ern alternating author’s current.” : “Good! Now will you sign this letter, in which you say that while writing your great work you subsisted entirely on this health food. It will be included in your royalties.” The modern author paused. “Certainly,” he replied, “but why this particular food?” “Because they pay more than the others. - Now for the title.” “Then I would better tell you the sub- fect os 1e: 76 ¢ The modern publisher lifted his hand appealingly. “Don’t!” he cried. “How do you sup- pose I can write an attractive, up-to-date title if I know the subject?” He laid his hand kindly on the arm of the other. “My young friend,” he observed, “you have yet much to learn,’—Life. When Through With Your Fishing Tackle for the season you should put it away carefully and in good order. so that you may examine it at intervals during the winter, show it to your friends, discuss the various articles and add such as may be needed for next season, An Ideal Provision for such care may be found in The JONNSON Trayless Tackle Box (Patent Applied for) SENT, CARRIAGE PAID, FOR $2.00 REFERENCES é Recreation, New York City Yale National Bank, New Haven, Conn. 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That _ saves winding a crank like fury, to reel in your line - after you have made a cast. as Write today for our handsome new booklet No. 109" When Pardner was Mascot"—the story of the biggest Rainbow Trout ever landed. pad onyorrrequest, LAWMAN & ERBE MEG. CO., Rochester, N. Y. paid on your request. BEF ORs eee et ee eters - Srp SMa shoe Lyon poser sap poet er etels Z- ee \ a ay, PE RT Ry ERA LEE PERINATAL e, 5 19 oe ORE BRO er 9 Kan ron SEPT A teat Cece ee toe ON Sa sree cio eb vests ragues hice see ESTce eae ee : i? i. M4 me “Oh, George,” sighed the romantic girl, “Tt wish you were like the old time knights; . I wish you’d do something brave to show your love for me.” “Gracious!” Haven't T agreed to, anaary you, and me only getting $20 a week?’— Philadelphia Press. I received the Marble safety ax you sent me aS a premium. It is the best little ax I ever saw. No hunter should go in the woods without one when they can be so easily obtained. F. W. Redfern, Holyoke, Mass. I have long been a reader and admirer of RECREATION, and to me it is the most wel- come of all periodicals that hold a place in the library. J. M. Bradford, Beloit, Wis. Please accept my thanks for the Harring- ton & Richardson revolver you sent me. — It is a beauty and I do not see how you can give such valuable premiums for so few subscriptions. R. F. Green, Solsville, N. Y. Cope—I hear your boss expects to raise your salary next month? Hope—So he says. But he hasn’t suc- ceeded in raising all of last month’s yet. —Philadelphia Ledger. Aubrey—Youah daughtah has consented to mawy me, and—er—I’d like to know if there is any insanity in youah family? Old Gentleman (emphatically )—There must be!—Just Fun. aC HEN attached to a good reel make the b half the price of old style. They give perfect satisfaction in every case. regret later on, don’t buy the wrong reel. AE Bemething Special. A Fine CaSting the right weight for casting. Lloyd J. Tooley, 141 Burr Oak Street, Kalama- zoo, Mich. 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This cleaner solves the problem of the perfect and rapid cleaning of smokeless powder . rifles with but very little expenditure of time and energy. The residue of smokeless pow- der deposited with such force against the bore of the gun makes its removal almost impossible with cloth patch or ordinary wire brush; but it yields readily to the strong pressure applied by the spring tempered core of this cleaner. The fact that one Garrison cleaner will outwear at least twodozen ordinary wire brushes makes it a money as well as a labor saver. small sockets of all Marble rifle rods. of other makers’ rods. With large or small end, price prepaid, 50c. Made for all caliber rifles. The threaded end is made to fit the large or The small ends will fit the small threaded sockets - Mention Caliber. Sold by dealersordirect Send for 1904 catalog and mention RECREATION. Marble Safety Axe Co. Dept. A. Gladstone, Mich. I received the Hawk-eye camera you sent me for subscriptions to RECREATION. 1 am much pleased with it and do not see how you can afford to give such premiums. Kindly accept my hearty thanks. F. J. Goss, Springfield, Mass. “I went to California,” said the distin- guished Western man, “as a forty-niner.” “Dear me,” rejoined the annoying girl, “were you marked down from fifty?’— Washington Star. What legislators those Japs would make! They will risk their lives to seize a pass. —The Philadelphia North American. “ Collan-Oil” pteserves leather and tenders shoes and harness positively WATERPROOF | LEATHER. Used by the U. S : = the Army and Navy oe E eee and National Guard. RUST. = Send 25c. for trial can. EE REVENTER AGENTS WANTED Write for terms and circulars ee ” J, R, BUCKELEW . | Dept. A.- ‘335 Chambers St. N.Y. | Sas Waterp roof Billings—They haven’t decided yet what was the cause of Tom’s death. When found there was a bottle half full of whiskey on the table. It is very sad. 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Customer—Do you keep fur caps? Fresh Clerk—No, sir; we sell ’em. Customer—Not always, my friend. You may keep one that you might have sold me. Good day. —Philadelphia Press. SUPERIOR TAP CO,, do not faii to put a tube of Cedaroieum Sportsmen; in your Gun Case when starting on your vacation. will not evaporate nor grow rancid. rust preventive and gun-lubricant on the market. It is impervious to atmosphere and salt water, It It is the most up-to-date One ounce tube, 15c3 two ounce tubes, 25c Both sizes having injecting point. carry this in stock, send stamps for sample tube. Special prices given to clubs and dealers upon application. If your dealer does not Mention RECREATION. SPRINGFIELD, VT. RECREATION. POWDER! POWDER! All kinds of powder for Rifles, Pistols measured accurately from I to 145 grains. mM, == m —— 2 TAT ATM. 4 es AL lh ish il . Ae hi lvit and Shot Guns, 4 different measures ini. The latest and best tool Ask ‘as your dealer for it. 2s 3s Every shooter should have 1. Send 3 Be 5 * stamps for Idleal Hand Book, 146 pages s 2 € 8 of information to shooters. 2228 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 Naybor—Is that a new henhouse you’re building? Mr. Snappy—No, this is an old one I’m building to take the place of the new one I tore down last week.—Philadelphia Ledger. Eleanor—So he proposed in his automo- bile after a week’s acquaintance. Mae—What did you tell him? Eleanor—I told him he was exceeding the speed limit.—Boston Post. RECREATION is my favorite magazine. I can not do without it, as 1 am a lover of the woods. Keep at the fish and game hogs. Herbert W. Gill, Canton, Mont. The meanest man lives in Illinois. He refused to buy a cemetery lot for fear he might be lost at sea and not get the value of his money.—Collier’s Weekly. Daisy—Which do you think the most im- pressionable, the blonde or the brunette? 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Her name was Johnny: JI wonder what we’re here for? Little Sister: To help others. Then, what are the others here for ?— Argonaut. G. 0. 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, SINS Remit by P, 0, or Express Money Order, or New York Draft. oN wiles a? DETACH THIS, FILL OUT, AND SEND IN RECREATION. lix THE ECLIPSE OF SAPPHIRA. J. W. FOLEY IN THE NEW YORK TIMES. When Miss Sapphira Snodgrass read her graduation essay, some discerning per- sons present into commendation stirred, When its peroration ended, vowed no effort half so splendid had the sense of Smith- ville greeted or the ears of Smithville heard ; Such diction, poise and thinking! Half the audience was blinking tears of pride when Miss Sapphira bade her auditors farewell. And the way that she was showered with congratulations! Bowered with bou- quets of rarest flowers! Ah, ’tis not for me to tell! “T predict,’ said Trustee Brewer, as he gave his right hand to her, “yours will be no common destiny—no ordinary life, In your essay’s peroration I can see eman- cipation from your sex’s limitations and a yearning for the strife.” So ‘twas all agreed and settled that she was so finely mettled she would take first place ‘mong women of the self- assertive kind. And but for the limitations of her sex might be the Nation’s Chief Executive, they said it, if she felt that way inclined. So, the eyes of Smithville seeing this su- perb and female being, she went forth into the struggle, with determination grim ; . But alas, in moment stupid, by the way met cunning Cupid, and oblivious to glory tarried there to talk with him; Talked with Cupid there and tarried; all the dreams are fled; she’s married; giv- en up her aspirations to win glory and renown, So superb and so fine fettled, all of Smith- ville feels sore nettled, for as plodding wife she’s settled in a little country town! Mrs. Schoppen: I want 5 pounds of sugar, please. Grocer: Yes’'m; anything else? » No, that’s all; Vl] take it with me if the package isn’t too heavy. Oh! itll. only weigh 3 or 4 pounds, ma’am.—Philadelphia Press. “When the airships reach that stage of perfection where they will be generally used,” remarked the Observer of Events and Things, “a neighbor will only have to leave his scuttle open when he wants you to drop in!’—Yonkers Statesman. The Syracuse gun you had made for me gives perfect satisfaction. | RECREATION gives the best premiums of any magazine in America. My Yawman & Erbe reel is ex- cellent. 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ONEIDA COMMUNITY ONEIDA NEW YORK i Ix ECM ATTO NM, Luger Automatic Pistol Capable of shooting 116 shots per minute. best combined Pistol and Carbine in the world for hunting, defense and target shooting. The Price $25.00 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 & Woopwarbp, 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, 28W. 24th St., N.Y. City “Your husband doesn’t seem to like work,” said the summer boarder. “That's where you wrong him,” said the woman with the sunbonnet on. “He likes work, only he always wants it done by me or the girls.’—Washington Star. Mrs. Benham—Well, if worst comes to worst I can keep the ‘wolf away from the door by singing. 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There are thousands of these boats in use, and nearly every man who is furnished on application, Address 23 West 24th St., New York bel ARON Maal TBI OUN EE XV GLANCE at a 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 to stop your game, 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 BAKER & HAMILTON, San Francisco and Sacramento, Cal., Pacific Coast Agents. Sergeant—Judge, I strongly suspect the prisoner to be a man dressed in woman’s clothes. Judge Knox—Why? Sergeant—She refuses to talk.—Chicago Chronicle. Employer—Yes, I advertised for a strong boy. Think you will fill the bill? 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Sample Copies for use in Canvassing Furnished Free =" RECREATION 23 W, 24th St., New York York City RECREATION. Ixvii Special Bargains in Hammerless Guns We offer at these SPECIAL PRICES a small lot of a $31.00 grade Gun, fine twist = = ~ $41.00 with Automatic Ejector = = - $40.00 Damascus Barrels - Send $5.00 with order, and if Gun is Standard American make Breech Load- ing Double Guns Entirely new. Made on Interchangeable Top Greener style Cross Bolt-Pistol stock. 26, 28 and 30 inch. 12 and 16 bores, at the following Exceptional Prices: $18.50 $25.00 $22.50 System. Lever’ Action. Also 100 Genuine Colt old style, Powder and Price Ball, Cavalry Revolvers, 7%-inch, round barrel, 44 Caliber, Brass Mounted $3.00 not satisfactory on receipt it can be re- turned and money refunded less cost of expressage. If whole amount is sent with order a Victoria Canvas Case is included. Also 300 Remington ditto, same size, and in nice brown refinished condition 2.50 Also Leather Holsters for above Pistols Bullet Moulds (round and elongated bali) 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. for target or defense, and all right for use to-day. Are valuable, not only as relics of our Civil War. but as accurate shooting Pistols Orders accompanied by cash will be filled, and if goods are not satisfactory on receipt, they can be returned and money refunded, less cost of expressage. WM. READ & SONS, 10¢ Washington Street, Boston, Mass. Established 1826, Send 2 stamps for full descript ive Lists of Guns ard Revolvers I received the Marble safety pocket axe, and it is the most valuable article in my hunting outfit. I thank you heartily for it, and if I have any spare time in the future I will gladly work for you. Thomas Malkin, Lansford, Pa. 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PARMER UW @) ary ei ane It was reported to me that one W. O. Parmer had killed 224 mallard ducks in one day. His confession follows: I did kill 224 ducks, mostly mallards, at our club at Big lake, Ark., November 17th last. I have never seen such a flight as we had last season. On the day in ques- tion I had only 450 shells and fired them all before noon. If I had had enough shells I could have killed 1,000 ducks be- fore sundown. I was fined $25 for ex- ceeding the club limit, but the fine was remitted. If my good luck continues, I shall send you a pair of wild turkeys for your Christmas dinner. W. O. Parmer, Nashville, Tenn. If the other members of that club had Hammerless Double Our Latest “DAVENPORT” WORCESTER, MASS. any respect for themselves, or any desire to perpetuate the supply of game, they would expel you, give you a coat of tar’ and feathers and dump you into the nearest mudhole. Your number in the game hog book is 1044.—EDrIror. 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CANADA | —for your vacation : Come to “beautiful Canada” —among the Muskoka Lakes—to the loveliest spot you have ever seen. iY New scenes, new sports and new associations—a new f __ sense of life in the cool, bracing air. — a. « >-All the charm of primeval pine forests, rugged rocks and . sparkling waters—with the luxury and comfort of the best | American hotel. | | | Muskoka is easy of access from all American points, via Niagara Falls, Detroit and Chicago. : | HAY FEVER UNKNOWN | Be _ Handsomely illustrated descriptive matter free. Apply to r. G. i BELL, ; ALAN F. CAMPBELL, | % Gen’l Pass’ r & Ticket Agt., La OR Mgr. ‘Royal Muskoka”’ Hotel, | i _ Grand Trunk Railway Sete, Muskoka Navigation Co., A Montreal, Canada. ; Gravenhurst, Ont. “The land of lakes and islands—the Killarney of America.”’ Borated Talcum ,entral. tt the o oS. < e 5 8 ‘6! 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This for breakfast and Oo Hom Ganll a a Pr 8 ns = a pe 1 4 er) { aa He ¥ ’ goed unc or sup ° ot i >, : pe | EAY DE QUINE be . ALL the food elements here to HAI R T oO N I Cc _ Flees ps Carry one well fed, comfortable, * a pure and infallible preparation, intended for 1 4 > | forms of DANDRUFF. It positively makes hair grow # vigorous and full of go through the | by keeping the scalp in healthy condition. It is furthermore _, @ 5 i F | till bee cee hair cnessingy and Phe retnce a cma rs set 3 A ‘ t a toilet ry. 2 R 150,0 yy Did nO) BOttest = EAA rae P © | MOSTHUN SHE sare sities, ones ty) DS ’ eool—a fact that trial easily proves. . PROP er Tyg me er EE el @®© , i FREE SAMPLE mailed.on receipt of 6c. to pay posta e and j ; «There’s a reason, ‘4 } ing, Address Ed. Pinaud’s Importation Office 5th Ave. and 14th St. ED, PINAUD B have been established over 50 YEARS S tem of payments every family in mod ; . stances can own a VOSE piano. Weta ments in exchange and deliver the new piano in your home fi \. + Write for catalogue D and explanations, VOSE & SONS PIANO CO., 160 Boylston St., $1.00 A YEAR 10c. A COPY SEPTETSIBER, 1904 VOLUME XX!I. NUMBER 3 NAWSLYOdS NVOIMAWV AO ANDVAT AHL dO NVDAO TVIDIddO DAY’S SPORT OUT FOR A MA a4 () > > LJ a= — LJ 1 te, = WA & oy [| = WY (LJ = ws a oo < a pa => o o O NY W) a S| — c= A (=) as > Q a i) C= WV) == | =) > — ate aormaniya snot = hs att Ane RECREATION Copyright, December, 1903, by G. O, Shields A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Everything the Name Implies G. O. SHIELDS (COQUINA), Editor and Manager. $1.00 A YEAR. 23 \WWEST 24TH STREET, 1o CENTS A Copy. New YorkK CONTENTS OF THIS: NUMBER PAGE Visiting a Civil War Battleground inan Automobile ....-. ...---..s.2e. sees ee ee ee eeee ee eens FRONTISPIECE Mutomopiline asa pore, | OWustrated imo cass mises cries sence. we ce. eden derasasics J. A. KINGMAN 135 ‘the Automobile Exhibit at the World’s Fair. Illustrated......-...... ---.-...... Lovis WAINWRIGHT 145 (aye 78 HOU Cl yral perest oad ce mite dade Sone Gad AOS tats OOOO SIGE SEISBOG CIC ICIr Men aS hire tei ra aaa nae ik or mtr a aici LAG An Autumn Stroll. Poem......-. isd ee ES a engl eh AMO BOR > NE Re SAMUEL G. PALMER 149 A Converted Game Butcher. I[llustrated............ ene oh pe ey 9 ROD See ae ere Ep. ROBINSON 151 A Gamy PELs warcrocts wen cckcea cle'e eveleciateantonaurasinisieisiow sie A Pee ls Sc OPER cre Pe SON RE ea Se gee = a me REDLEH 153 Two Grizzlies in One Day Bes hs Shy GOS SEE SESS SE Se eR 52ers oi ence C.H. BARKDULL 155 MusuOvemine balls \Paciti2s-cs 5 o--5 or cos nase onee et tek had epee eden es ueeens = C.O0, WooDMANSEE 15° i Tel) (ene SUS), eon ens somone: bec etn Sonn eh Eder dann se Sas tanhs Gan lnicr 20 wereaeeemr ea titan sade HAMoK 158 THe bist Bly ona NEW Stream --<...--c-02 8.4.06 ceca crt cte to etenes Detain Melts Se oe iia E. Hickson 161 How Joseph Killed the Chickens. Poem.... ...... Leh ANC Hoe tare SS araii s sind enc acd bialnists-eyaeiy W.D.Gay 162 AS VWIEST OMI DU Ores cid cine Sere cersin cin ose Se Tey eee REDE aes Berar eer ea ar eae GEO. W. LUTHER 163 Biting nethe PUiUippINES-c.-n0: «<<< we a oh 2 = so aicle pe aes Secieinn an canna de eedisteee se J. E. TARBELL xxiv From the Game Fields.............-..+++ss00+ LGHte My POLESELY mwiciteie ns or fo «227 DER Ob pees! Or ee 183 ASH reel oF aS WAN Oe we leie i nee nls cictawis ciate e oe 171 Pureand Impure Foods........-.-.......-....--- 185 Guns and Ammunition....-. OED See ae ee ETA ee ee RIDE SHEL St INOLES™ vat chsicicie’s dieses bce cle ale cnieeisnin' 187 Watural Histo nye-c2<.: tnt c aes miata es = WOM ee ROLLOLIS. COCLCRE caen\ce2 ces sel 2 e-cismcle ele sneh = 2 189 The League of American Sportsmen..------- - 181 Amateur Photography .... .... ----.-----.---. 196 Entered as Second-Class Matter at New York Post Office, Oct. 17, 1894. ENE S||4 Fre Trial Bottle of Borated Talcum TOILET POWDER} FORRAEF TER SHAVING sent on receipt of 1oc. to pay postage. Positively relieves and cures Oak or Ivy Poisoning, Sun- burn, Prickly Heat, Hives, and immediately takes the sting out of Mosquito Bites. A marvel- ous remedy for burns, and will positively prevent blood poison- ing from cuts or abrasions. Sold by leading druggists. None genuine without my signature, j Insist that your barber use Mennen’s Toilet Powder after heshaves you. Itis antiseptic, and will PREVENT § any of the many skin diseases often contracted. A poSl @ M tive relief for PRICKLY HEAT, CHAFING, SUN- § BURN, and all afflictions of the skin. Removes all odor H everywhere, or mailed for 25 cents. Sample Free 3 Sew? Mennen’s Vio:et Talcum a = = fost Exquisite @ of perspiration. Get JNennen’s—the original. Sold | GERHARD MENNEN CO., NEWARK, N.J. § Something 6 Of. F-59 Prince St., New York. Send for free Booklet on ‘‘ How to treat diseases,” containing hundreds of testi- monials of wonderful cures. Quit Work RECIEALTTO N: for a while! Exchange the treadmill of dull routine for a few days by lake or river, in canoe or tent, cabin or cottage. You will come back refreshed and invigorated, with an enthusiasm which will mean larger succéss. Theres nothing like a_ taste of camping to rejuvenate a man. We can supply fishing, hunting, camping and canoeing outfits in large variety and of proved excellence. Drop in and let us talk over with you the choice of places, guides, and outfits; or send for our Catalogue “R,” which is the next best thing to actually making a tour aneld—it will stir up memories and healthy hopes. ABERCROMBIE & FITCH Manufacturers of COMPLETE OUTFITS FOR EXPLORERS, CAMPERS * AND PROSPECTORS 314-316 BRroapway New York RECREATION. il Ww =2 “ROYAL MUSKOKA’ HOTEL. MUSKOKA LAKES, CANADA —for your vacation Come to “beautiful Canada”—among the Muskoka Lakes—to the loveliest spot you have ever seen. New scenes, new sports and new associations—a new sense of life in the cool, bracing air. All the charm of primeval pine forests, rugged rocks and sparkling waters—with the luxury and comfort of the best American hotel. Muskoka is easy of access from all American points, via Niagara Falls, Detroit and Chicago. HAY FEVER UNKNOWN Handsomely illustrated descriptive matter free. Apply to G. T. BELL, ALAN F. CAMPBELL, Gen’l Pass’r & Ticket Agt., OR Mgr. ‘‘ Royal Muskoka”’ Hotel, Grand Trunk Railway System, Muskoka Navigation Co., Montreal, Canada. Gravenhurst, Ont. “The land of lakes and islands—the Killarney of America.” USKO 1V ; | RECREATION. Rare and Valuable Books I have for sale a few bound copies of Vol. III of Recreation, July to Decémber, 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 San Juan rene ita Mele aal Sie sor heen Ole se ae Maj. John Brooke, U.S.A. The Lord Bagle of the Storm. .4¢...-c5 one Chief Simon Pokagon. The Cowboy: and: the Wheel arnces ee. seek ee ames: son eNtdaims: Two Moose and Mhince: Bear: sess. penis Dr. Hamilton Vreeland. Hunting bie. Game: wyathivas Camera nseena se see aet George Shiras, 3d. The Hight on. Soppan@reck se ate are Capt. Wheeler, U.S.A. NEy Best: Shot. 2A seit etek estas Oot aera ele Hon. W.A. Richards; ex-Gov.of Wyo. A: Prairie Pastoralocs wea angie aera aera FE. .L. Kellogg. Woodcockon the MSlandsitsagen eae sea F. W. G. Johnson. Crossing the: Rockiesminin0 len ccsae ene noe eae Major W. H. Schieffelin, Salmon: Pishine tims Wabradot. esse tec oer eee Col.,.Charles’ E. Puller. Coursing “with = > co) a ozs ee kt For HUNTERS, ANGLERS, PROSPECTORS, RANCHMEN THE RIDEAU og ee : erress: [7 sag is e LAKES. Button Knife thing The Rideau River, lakes and canal, a unique region, comparatively un- known, but affording the most novel experience of any trip in America. An inland waterway between the St. Lawrence River at Kingston and the Ottawa River at Ottawa; every mile affordsanew experience. Itis briefly described in No. 34 of the ‘‘Four- Track Series,” ‘‘To Ottawa, Ont., Via the Rideau Lakes and River;’ issued by the and all others who go" into the Woods or Hills One-half actual size Our 5-inch Press Button Hunting Knife can not be excelled.. Can be opened with one hand, and will not open or close accidentally Send for Catalogue for descrip- tion and prices of other styles Mention RECREATION. NEW YORK CENTRAL | A copy will be mailed free on receipt of a two-cent Handsome Stag 00c ° stamp, py George H. Daniels, General Passenger H Agent, Grand Central Station, New York. Hand le 3 Price Nationa] Cutlery Company WALDEN, NEW YORK 3! TE ORE AT Oe "Y and E' Automatic Reels— Built to stand the strain of catching Fish that are worth while. When you ( put a "Y and E" *® Reel in your kit and go miles fie the nearest post office, you can rest assured that + your Reel won’t leave you in the lurch. q The action of a "Y and E" Reel is so smooth, gentle and consistent that it makes no difference whether you hook a little fellow or a big ene Tee REEL WILL DO ITS WORK equally well in either case. 2 @ No other Reel has the "Y and E" free-running feature— press a slide and your Reel is FREE- RUNNING—to make your cast—or AUTOMATIC —to rewind your line, or to apply tension in case you get a strike. @ You needn’t worry about SLACK—a "Y and E" Automatic Reel takes full care of that and leaves you free to give your whole attention to the playing of your gamy fighter. | Write today for our handsome new booklet No. 113 —"When Pardner Was Mascot "—the exciting story of the j " s)° BOOKLET 113 SENT POSTPAID { ee i a ON YOUR REQUEST Yawman & Erbe Mfg. Co. ROCHESTER, N. Y. RECTE ATION: Pound for Pound the Small Mouth Black Bass is the gamiest fish that swims. Ounce for ounce the “ BRISTOL” is the gamiest rod that swings. When a “Bristol” Rod and a Black Bass get together, you may imagine there’s going to be considerable excitement for the man behind the Rod. The “Bristol” 1s so light and flexible, Mr. Bass thinks he can walk right away with it, but the “ Bristol” always comes out ahead. PRICES REDUCED ASK YOUR DEALER ABOUT IT ASK US FOR CATALOG “D” The Horton Mfg. Co., Bristol, Conn., U.S.A. a = RECREATION. Get your camping outfits, tents, boats, FR . . sails, awnings and camp furniture from | ei) Geo. B. Carpenter & Co. | SE The Largest and most Com- Cc plete Stock in the U. S. T: Send 4c. in stamps for Tent and Camp Catalogue, or 6c. in stampg for Marine Hardware Catalogue. Mention RECREATION. aA 200, 202, 204, 206, 208 S. 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Our Canvas Cedar Paddling Canoe, as shown above, is 14 feet Jong, will carry four in -a-pinch and is built for service. A comfortable and easy paddler. Price, F. O. B., $30— “no extras. ; % sess Our Still Hunter, asshown, 11% feet long, 36 inches wide, built of White Cedar, will carry 600 lbs., weight only 80 lbs. Ample room under deck for decoys. Light weight, light draught, very stiff, very still and very eS Price, ae with paddle $20, EOE Our 15 foot Fishing Motor Boat is the “limit.’” Has 4 foot beam, draws 12 inches, - speed 6 miles per hour, seats four to- five, will carry -1,000 lbs. 1 H.P. motor, operation guaranteed. Built of Cedar, nat- ural finish, brass trimmed, a good troller, a good guide to the fishing grounds anda sure returner. .We have them in stock at our various warehouses—price $165. Money refunded if not satisfied. Send ‘Oc. for our 64 page catalog describing the others, and we will tell you address of our nearest showrooms. If you haven’t the stamps handy drop a postal. Mention REcREATION. Address: RACINE BOAT MFG. CO., (Riverside) MUSKEGON, MICH. X1V RECREATION. : Piano is a joy inany household. You can get astrictly high- grade piano by writing us direct and can save $100 to $200 on it. Sent on trial. We pay freight. Easy monthly payments. No money required in advance. In 36 years we have sold 33,000 pianos and refer to over 33.000 satisfied purchasers. Wing Pianos are guaranteed for 12 years. ‘‘Book of Information about Pianos” sent free on request. Mention REcReATION: Wing & Son 350 to 356 WI. 13th St. fThcw YorR Us Eg ye MeOH ARION: XV A Trunk of Special Interest to Jobbers and Manufacturers of Fire Arms I have designed and am now making a trunk adapted for carrying fire arms. It will stand all kinds of use and abuse by baggage smashers, and will come home in good shape—and the guns will not have a scratch on them. The trunk is built as strong, and ironed and. locked as securely, as any sample trunk made. Holds any number of guns desired from two up. You can get any gunin the trunk without having to unpack, I am also building a trunk adapted to the nse of individual sportsmen, to carry two, four or more guns as may be desired, with compartments for shells, hunting cloths, goif clubs, etc. Sports- men’s trunks built only on order. State number and kind of guns you wish to carry; also number of shells and whether you wish to carry golf clubs and fishing tackle, etc. Guns cannot be injured while in the trunk. Por J ESE descriptive circular mention RECREATION and address r. M. CRENSHAW 32 North Fourth Street Philadelphia, Pa. Kenwood SLEEPING BAGS and RUGS NEW use for Kenwood Sleeping Bags and Kenwood Rugs has been found by people taking open air treat- ment -for tuberculosis or other: troubles. 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The craze for mc ~ vehicles which is now 3 or 4 yea:, old and steadily growing, is justined not only by the utility of the automobile, but by its peculiar fitness as a health-giving and pleasure-giving device. The question has often been raised as to whether fondness for automobiling will decline as the fad for bicycling did; but when we consider the vast difference be- tween the motor car and the bicycle it is really not logical to compare them. It is much more reasonable to com- pare the automobile with the horse- drawn vehicle. When this is done it is not fair to assume that the automo- bile will go out of style or fall into disuse any more than will vehicles drawn by horses. The automobile is a purely 2oth cen- tury product, and its coming almost exactly with the century marks a new era in road transportation. This is an age of machinery and mechani- cal effects, and the automobile is one of the most interesting of modern ma- chines, all of which are destined to annihilate something. Most machines annihilate time and expense. The au- tomobile annihilates distance. The automobile sometimes annihilates per- sons and property, but serious acci- dents have been few, when the number of automobiles in use by all sorts of persons is considered. There are probably 40,000 of these machines in operation in this country at present. Many people think none too highly of the new form of road vehicle. Some of these are horse lovers, but most of them are people who have little fond- ness for mechanical matters. There are many people in this country who would like to own and operate auto- mobiles, but who have not the taste or liking for machinery which they should have in order to own and oper- ate a car. The automobile is a deli- cate machine which requires great care and attention. Some of the owners of automobiles who have had the best success are men who have bought their cars with a clear understanding of their own inexperience, and who have attacked the problem armed solely with the simple weapons of carefulness and common sense. On the other hand, some of the poorest performances of automobiles have been the result of operation in the hands of mechanical “know-it-alls,’ who, though sufficient- ly well trained in mechanical matters, have thought it unnecessary to give their cars proper care and attention, or who have continually meddled with the machinery, trying to make it better than it was when it came from the factory. This statement is not intended to encourage those who are hesitating about automobiling, but it is a fact that the man who is constantly look- ing for trouble and trying to prevent it, is likely to have little, and that the man who never “knocks wood” and who knows it all, is likely to pay out more money each year for repairs than his less educated neighbor who applies business methods to his pleas- ure vehicle. These are strenuous times, and the automobile is a strenuous plaything. It has great power concealed about its person, and the application of this power must be made in the right way. 135 136 Those operators who have run their machines several years and who can show clean scores for freedom from important breakages and accidents, brought about by recklessness or care- lessness, are the true automobilists, the people who are doing the most to further a good cause. Let it note be Moreotten= themarnat the automobile is a machine; and its limitations become obvious when it falls into the hands of a person who will not or can not give it some of his own brains. | : | | | | | | dels Cie AdsONe may engage. A man told me the other day that the best way to make a man of a boy was to make him sail a yacht.._To teach him to run an auto- mobile will help him even more. Is automobiling a sport? Some en- thusiastic horsemen say no; but, as the years go by, and the field of the motor car widens, the time will come when automobiling will be recognized as one of our leading sports, and will be enjoyed accordingly. Automobil- ing is a sort of natural concomitant to many other sports. A man drives CLIMBING MT. SNOWDON, WALES, IN A GASOLINE RUNABOUT OF AMERICAN MAKE. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN UP THE MOUNTAIN OVER THE COG ROAD, The fact that the automobile is a machine and that it is coming into popular use is important, because the general use of machinery has educat- ed many people and made them ready for automobiles. The use of the auto- mobile will educate thousands of other people. In>-order to un a mlachine aman must know it thoroughly, and no mat- ter how little he may learn he is ob- taining a fund of useful information which, in these days of machinery, will aid in equipping him for any business or profession in which he his automobile to the race track, the polo field, or to the traps; one sport. beginning where the other leaves off. We all know the inaccessibility of the average golf club for the city dweller. What better way to go and return than by an automobile? ‘The fact is that the car can cover more ground in a day than a horse and carriage can, brings good fishing grounds nearer to a man’s home, and enables him to tour through the country in the fall, trying the shooting here and there,—wherever he may wish to go. | In some respects the automobile AU EOVMOBMEENGTAS A SPORT. may be compared to a yacht. The former is a sort of land cruiser and the good or bad conditions of the road correspond to calm seas or rough, high tides or low. In both cases the swift motion through the air exhilarates and gives health. In fact, automobiling might even be considered a_ better sport than yachting, for it is so useful in ordinary life and is so closely AN ASCENT OF LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. 137 tle reason to suppose that its popular- ity will ever diminish. It may be well to consider here the 3 motive powers in general use in automobile building. Electric automobiles are decidedly satisfactory for use in the city or sub- urbs because they are almost entirely noiseless. They can be left alone any- where and are ready for immediate THE FAMOUS MOCCASIN BEND IN THE DISTANCE, connected with many other sports. The automobile benefits tennis, golf, fishing and hunting; and is much used as an enjoyable means of trans- porting people from crowded cities to the suburban yacht club houses. In other words a man may go yachting on land and yachting on water the same day. Such are the times we live in! It is little wonder, then, that the automobile is popular, and there is lit- use when the owner returns. Further- more their operation is extremely simple; but we are waiting for a cheap, durable, long distance battery, and until that is brought out, if it ever can be, the electric car can hardly be classed among sporting automobiles. It is not suited for trips and tours in its present stage. Steam cars, like electric machines, are noiseless and free from vibration, 138 and, although steam vehicles have not been so popular for the last few sea- sons as gasolene automobiles have been, yet as a motive power, steam has so many excellent advantages that it is safe to say it will always be used to some extent in pleasure cars. The average man is apt to look on the steam machine as a miniature loco- motive, and to feel that he must be an engineer in order to run it. This is an error. The operation of a steam car is a simple matter. There are no complications attending the changing of speed, going up or down hill, as in the case of a gasolene car; the boiler requires no attention except to keep it properly supplied with water. Liquid fuel is almost entirely automatic in its use. You pour so much gasolene in the tank, and the gasolene feed takes care of itself. Steam cars were uni- versally popular in this country before gasolene cars began to be developed into good reliable machines, a develop- ment which has been extremely rapid. Hor “the last, 2 yearssandeipetomtne present time the gasolene machine has enjoyed a great popularity. The gasolene type of automobile possesses many distinct advantages, and its remarkable improvement in the last few years is certainly gratify- ing. Many people had thought gaso- lene cars could never be made so that they would not vibrate unpleasantly or make unnecessary noise. Many people thought that for these and other reasons the gas engine was not best suited for the automobile; that the smell from the exhaust; the racking effect produced by the vibration; the difficulty of gearing up the inelastic motor with the driving wheels, were all problems too great to solve, and that the electric or the steam runabout would be the car of the future. The development of the gasolene motor has been remarkably rapid. The employment of a number of cylinders instead of one, increases the flexibility of the motor; reduces the vibration ; makes the engine easier to start; and reduces the risk of breakdown. In RECREATION. other words a machine with 4 cylin- ders has not only zsthetic advantages over the single cylinder motor, but is much more reliable. Great improvements have been made on single and double cylinder engines used in light cars, and it should be remembered that the in- crease in the number of cylinders means some increase in complication; but in a general way it is believed that the future of the gasolene engine for automobiles lies in the 4 cylinder motor. Whether a man buys a steam auto- mobile, or a gasolene, or an electric, he should purchase wisely. I have been connected with the industry since its beginning in this country, and have had occasion to see how a great many people buy automobiles. A few words of advice, therefore, may well be set down here. In the first place do not wait until you are ready to use a machine before ordering it. This is a frequent mis- take. Do not make up your mind about the motive power until you have in- vestigated all. If you have been fa- miliar with steam apparatus all your life and want a cheap car, a steam runabout is to be recommended, es- pecially if you live in the country and do not want to make long trips. If the desire for touring, even in a run- about, is strong, a gasolene machine would be more suitable, for some of the small single cylinder or double cylinder runabouts are well suited for long distance running, being very economical in the use of gasolene, and requiring few or no stops to take water. The gasolene car will use less fuel than a steam car, but the latter does not have any electrical equipment to be maintained, and in a sense, batteries, spark coils, and induction coils may be considered as fuel, for they have nothing to do with the running of the - car. They are only put on the car to make electricity for the spark which fires the charge of mixed gasolene and Mies A MOUNTAIN. RACE. leg ONE OF THE COMPETING CARS CLIMBING MT. WASHINGTON INE GDS. Ia CisIN IE (COMGANe Sane Aigieinencyaiider alt aeiman- cecides to get a gasolene car rather than a steam car, simply because one uses less fuel than another, he should cer- tainly take into consideration the fact that the cost of maintaining the elec- trical equipment for a year should beeadded Mor the 7 cost’ om seasolene before any comparison with the fuel consumption in a steam car is made. In buying an automobile one should be governed by quality rather than by aiytine else Ita you can: i68t. tell good machinery when you see it, get some friend who can. Have him look Oviekn tne cat you have in mind and pass judgment on it, not so much on its design as on the manner in which the design is carried out. It is fairly safe to say that a man going to any well known automobile builder in this country will get a ma- chine that will run well; but that is not the only consideration. Another ques- tion is, how long will it run? It is the little things that count in auto- mobiling ; the big little things that the novice does not know about and that if not attended to properly in manu- facture will certainly mar the pleasure of the automobilist. It is much more important for the purchaser to know that his engine is equipped with a good crank shaft and that it has really good bearings and accessible machinery throughout than it is to fight for a lot of extras and a trade discount and 16 other things. No automobile is good unless its in- sides are the best. There is no bar- gain in getting a poor automobile at any price. Under certain conditions automo- biles depreciate rapidly, and many second hand cars are offered for sale which are in bad condition. If you think of buying a second hand ma- site liste Zi es EDUCATING A HORSE TO THE AUTOMOBILE, 139 140 chine here is another opportunity to call on your mechanical friend. He can probably set you right on this point. It will pay you to consult him. It would be still better if you buy a sec- ond-hand machine to get it direct from the firm who made it. Even if such houses do not have second hand ma- chines for sale, they can frequently offer good suggestions and put you in the way of getting a car which they could recommend, at a fairly low price. Many people hesitate to buy second hand cars, but, at the same time, it is a good plan in certain cases. Many people who are now enjoying auto- mobiling, could never have had the opportunity except by buying at a low figure. How much more sensible to do this than to get a machine which may run no better than a good second hand car which has been operated carefully, and which the owner is giv- ing up in order to get a larger and higher priced vehicle? Here let me mention briefly some of the troubles of automobile owners and how to overcome them. Rubber tires often figure prominent- ly on repair bills, and the whole tire problem requires careful attention. A sharp nail or tack will put an automo- bile out of business as effectually as if the whole engine had fallen out of the machine. The almost general use of the double tube tire, of course, renders it possible to effect roadside repairs in fairly quick time, although delays of this kind are always annoying, and a run of hard luck with tires is apt to sow the seed of disgust in the heart of the automobilist. If any one thing stands in the way of getting a reliable automobile, it is the matter of tires, and a great deal of responsibility rests on the tire makers, yet the average automobilist gives little or no attention to his tires until he has trouble with them. The simplest rules sent out by the tire makers receive scant attention. Not one automobilist in 10 follows them. Here are a few simple direc- tions which should be observed. 1. Pump up your tires, and always RECKEBATION: keep them firm. If a tire is the least soft, it is much more likely to pick up a nail or a tack than if it be hard and firm. Further than this, the tire is so made that it will best withstand the shocks of the road when pumped up so hard that the weight of the ma- chine will cause it to take the theo- retical shape for best conditions. 2. Avoid getting oil or gasolene on the tires, as both have a destroying effect on rubber. 3. Jack up the car when not in use, so as to remove unnecessary strain from the tires. ; 4. Wash the tires occasionally with water, so as to remove any grit which may have got into scratches or cuts. It will readily be seen that the outer surface of the tires will wear rapidly if sand gets into any portion of the surface which has been gashed by a sharp stone. 5. Favor the tires when running on bad roads. Do not drive rapidly over car tracks or portions of the road where broken stone has been laid or stone not rolled. Many a puncture is directly traceable to careless driving of the car, and, if you want to keep your. repair bill down you should give to the tires the attention they Gequites: Lubrication is another important matter, and is one which is seldom at- tended to properly. A new car should be oiled liberally so that the bearings and wearing surfaces will get into fine glassy condition. If you have a gasolene automobile, you do the en- eine no harm by giving it too much oil, except perhaps by coating the points of the spark plugs; but you may damage it seriously by not giv- ing it enough oil. After the car has been run a while, the bearings get filled with dirty oil, containing particles of grit and steel, and the only way to prevent undue wear is to wash out this residue oc- casionally and replenish with fresh oil. The life of the bearings and wear- ing surfaces of a car may be cut down AU MOVODMEING AS Ass Oil 141 materially by neglecting this treat- ment. The same is true of the chain or chains, if such are used. These should be removed occasionally, cleaned in a pan of kerosene oil, and afterward immersed in lubricating oil. Then wipe dry and replace, lubricating with a little graphite, but not too much, so as to make dirt adhere to the chains and cause wear. For an inanimate object an automo- bile is peculiarly responsive to little attentions of this kind, and a man who will keep his car tuned up, as it is called, all the time, will save money, time and trouble. No matter how carefully the various parts are secured, the shocks from rough roads are con- stantly tending to shake off the bolts, nuts and cotter pins, and a little in- spection now and then will save a great deal of unnecessary expense. The steering connections require frequent attention, for the safety of the passengers depends so much on this part of the car. Wearing parts should be oiled, and connections ex- amined: sireqMenthy~ iene are a lot of odd jobs to be done about an auto- mobile that are often distasteful and immiaet it is) these very - jobs that have created the chauffeur. Many people do not like to turn machinists or repair men, and even if they find such tinkering pleasant they have MOM tine fOr) Ita 1at the (same time a man owning a small car does not need to give it the attention that a larger car requires, and with little trouble can do the greater part of his own work, leaving the rest to be done by the attendants at the garage where he may be storing it, or by his gar- dener or coachman. It is interesting to note that many of the latter class, with little training and instruction, can be of valuable as- sistance; for there is nothing mysteri- ous about an automobile after all. It is a stupid man who can not keep the gasolene tank filled, the body work clean and the machinery well oiled. It would be a stupid man indeed who A MOTOR CAR AT GLACIER POINT, YOSEMITE PARK. could not keep adjusted the little parts which require occasional adjustment, who could not inspect regularly the various connections, and, in short, at- tend to 99 out of 100 of the various little things which must be done in order to keep an automobile running at its best. Some men go so far as not to run their cars at all, leaving this as well as the maintenance entirely ie ele At Si Olertme vdiriver, llais is not so uncommon as might be sup- posed. It seems a great pity that any- one should give over the best part of the sport to somebody else. The oper- ation of the automobile is a liberal! education in many ways, and in addi- tion to this the thrill of conducting a swift motor car over beautiful roads, seems to me one of the principal rea- sons for wanting to own an automo- bile. Such persons, of course, are not the true automobilists, but the time will come when even such cases will be rare and the man who owns an automobile and who does not drive it will be a curiosity. GOme an A lnkein wees ol Speeal iim an automobile is poor sport for those who have never done much of it; but that it has intense fascination for the habitue there is no doubt, and much of the agitation over the infraction of speed regulations by automobilists is absurd, On a recent 600 mile trip of a com- mittee from the New York State Sen- ates ib Was) proven tO sau iimabeiaNon legislators, who have had more or less to do with drastic automobile speed laws, that an automobile going at 20 miles an hour is safer than a horse Foie at Smiles an oun. Binere its absolutely no doubt as to the truth of this statement. High power machines are built not for the purpose of scorching on pub- RETURNING FROM A, RABBIT HUNT “IN -PENNSYEVANTA: lic highways; but for the purpose of enabling the owner to ascend steep grades without having to slow down OO) iaelblcley, Orr ldo ~ los ie change gears unnecessarily. A cat that has a great deal of power in pro- portion. to its weight is a desirable form of automobile because the en- eines do not have to work hard most On the time, and the wear amd: tear Is; therekone mless. veal iiatimemmear chinery be not working particularly | well at any time, there is always a re- sefve of power on which to draw. High power, then, is not at all a bad thing, even if it does allow a speed which is unsafe. Of course it is not to be understood that there is any justification for run- ning an automobile on a public road at va oh) irate, Of sspeed, Dtlracdiamle same time in France and Germany numerous long distance road races have been held which have been of great value to the automobile manu- THE START OF A TRACK RACE FOR HIGH-POWER RACING AUTOMOBILES. 142 AUTOMOBILING facturers in helping them to improve their product as well as in advertising their wares. A member of the Automobile Club of America said that of 2 automobiles starting from one place together, the best is the one that gets there first; and there is something in this. High speed is a fine test of constructional merit and inasmuch as racing means high speed, it is to be condoned in a measure for the good it has done abroad. The Vanderbilt Cup race, to be held this fall, is almost the first long auto- mobile road race to be held in this country, and the fact that it may in- convenience a few people on Long Island, should be no valid objection to it, or to any similar race that may Nereaiter spe. Weld 7in, there abe ally, chance of its improving the automo- bile or improving American roads, bad as these are known to be. Doubtless, in the future, automobile racing will be confined to special tracks of good- ly size, where the turns are so gradual that there will be little danger of skid- ding or upsetting, and where, in case of accident, the loss of life, or injury to persons or property, will be the lowest possible. A race between high power ma- chines is extremely fascinating. This is proven by the big crowds that at- AS A SPORT 143 CROSSING AN ARIZONA DESERT WITH A STEAM RUNABOUT. tend these exhibitions now given on tracks made for horse racing, the sur- faces of which are undesirable for automobiling, not being of a suitable size or shape. That the automobile is going to dis- place the horse entirely is an absurd prediction, especially when the sport- ing phase of automobiling is con- sidered. “eman ifvhe can attord it, will have both horses and motor cars, if he likes them, as well as a yacht and other articles destined to give pure enjoyment. As well say that sail boats are doomed because auto launches, so called, are becoming popular. It is not likely we shall see horsemen turn automobilists, nor auto- mobilists turn horsemen. A man who is both ought to be the best company. Mrs, Black—“I dreamed the other night about a beautiful red automobile, and when I told my husband about it, what do you suppose he did? Mrs. Green—“Oh, did he take the hint and buy you a car?” Mrs. Black—*No. He presented me with a dream book.”—Exchange. RIVO: ONIMNOL SHOMVds y 144 fp ws ROMORIER EX EIBID AT ThE WORLD'S FAIR. LOUIS WAINWRIGHT. The automobile exhibit at the World’s Fair is one of the most popular features in the immense transportation building. At the Chicago exposition II years ago there was no such department as the horse- less carriage section, yet here are over 75,- ooo square feet of floor space devoted to American and foreign motor cars of every size and price, from heavy auto trucks to the lightest of runabouts. In some booths, early inventions stand beside the newest models. The luxurious railway passenger coaches building is divided into 2 parts, the Ameri- can and the foreign. The former has a distinctively American decorative scheme which thousands of visitors admire. ‘The walls of this part of the building are cov- ered with ted and ereen burlap te the height of 12 feet, and above that white and yellow bunting hangs on the walls and is draped gracefully from the ceiling. Thus the unsightly rafters and framework are hid by a jaunty covering, and gilt panels on the green and red burlap produce a dig- nified setting for the handsome atftomo- RAMBLERS AT THE ST. LOUIS FAIR. in a neighboring section do not show more radical changes from the lumbering stage coaches of 1831, clumsily put on rails and propelled by a locomotive, than do the superb tonneaus exhibited with the auto- mobiles of early design. The automobile of a few years ago was a horseless car- riage and nothing more; what it has been evolved into is seen in the Louisiana Pur-- chase Exposition’s display. The motor car of to-day is a miniature palace car where occupants ride as princes. In one foreign touring machine, among a score of new accessories is a writing table which may be unfolded and the tourist may write while he scorches! In all there are 39 booths and over 200 automobiles exhibited at the Fair. The automobile section in the transportation bres, Down the 2; main aisles, 20: feet broad and 650 feet long, aré white and gold standards which carry brass signs done in fretwork, giving the names and makes of motor cars. The exhibit of automobiles which is made by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers is arranged differently from former shows. Heretofore each maker pre- pared his individual exhibit, and the result was a conglomeration of decoration; the space allotted was not equal, nor the loca- tions alike to all makers. A number of manufacturers in former exhibits had to take spaces comparatively small and in poor locations, in which case the showing was not satisfactory to the maker or typical of the magnitude of his business. At the World’s Fair a new plan is in 145 146 operation. The exhib- its of all the members are in one fair group. In the American sec- tion this group covers over 40,000 square feet, or nearly 80 per Come, On Was Caisire auto’ sections. No one manufacturer ar- ranges his decorative effects according to his individual taste, but the whole space is laid out as one, and the rugs, signs, furni- ture, and everything necessary to an impos- ing display is installed by the Association. There was no attempt to prepare anything tawdry or obtrusive, but the setting is dig- nified, as becomes the industry. All the exhibitors had to do was to bring their cars. They have co-operated in every way with the Association and the cleanness of the place is remarkable. There is an entire absence of gasoline oil, or anything that would stain the polished floors, strewn with rich oriental rugs. The Automobile ex- hibit unites art and utility, but the cars are the attraction. If they were shown in a barn people would go to see them. All the great Western States are interested in this show. It is to them what the Madison Square Automobile show is to Easterners. Hundreds of orders for machines have been taken for deliveries to the Louisiana Pur- chase States and those still farther West. In the American section are several fea- tures of special interest to attomobilists. The néw White steamer which has been put on exhibition is larger than the 1904 cars also shown and will be the model for next season. A number of orders have al- ready been given for it. This new ma- chine has a longer wheel base than former models and an even more commodious ton- neau of the King of Belgium type. Motor- ists will appreciate this improvement. The new steamer is beautiful in finish, weighs 2,000 pounds and is rated at 15 horse RECREATION. power. This 1905 model carries 15 gallons of gasoline and water, and can be run 150 miles on one filling. Next to the White is the Grout steam car, in several different patterns, one new car being for 1905. ‘This machine has con- denser tubes which will envelop the front of the car like wings. The aluminum fin- ished tubes are placed just under well de- signed and polished bronze corner base pieces and form an agreeable outline for the forward part of the automobile. These tubes are mechanically correct as well as artistic. The new car is being studied eagerly by visitors, for many people want a cheaper light steam car, with a condenser to save too frequent stops to fill the boiler. Grout Brothers hold the record of being the first exhibit ready for opening day at the World’s Fair. They were also the first to take out permits for demonstrating ma- chines to be run from the automobile en- trance of the Transportation building out tnrough the Plateau of States. Nearly one- half of the manufacturers at present use demonstrating cars. The Winton car in the booth across the aisles from the steamers lias a 1905 model which shows a horizontal engine with all the cylinders on one side of the shaft. Other sections such as the Olds, the Electric. Vehi- cle Company, the Haynes-Apperson and all the first class American works have adequate displays. The foreign section of automobiles in the Transportation building covers 20,000 square feet, and has 54 exhib- its. It shows many interesting fea- tures, for the foreigners exhibit chassis as well as the complete carriage. The French work is as well fin- ished inside as out, and they are not ashamed to show what they can do. The Renault exhibit, which consists of 5 ma- chines and 2 chassis, shows the firm’s im- proved engines and superior workmanship. The Georges Richards Brazier display has AN AUTOMOBILE SECTION AT THE FAIR. 2 cars and one chassis on the stand.. The chassis show the type of engine put into the car which won the Gordon” Bennett cup June 17th last. The Clement-Bayard firm exhibit 4 cars of their specialty, the voiturette. The coachmakers of Paris, Kellner & Sons, Rothschilds and Botiaux, each have excellent showings of upholstered carriage bodies for automobiles. Kellner surpasses in designs of bodies and in finish- into leds spring victoria is the most artistically shaped car at the show. One Frenchwoman had the pleasure of trying ten CaGeand= Said sthabis wasidiy vearadise des dames.” In this booth is an old dili- gence similar to the heavy wagons used in France before the introduction of railway coaches. It is painted yellow with a claret molding and is greatly admired. The foreign section shows one electric carriage and one steam machine. Jeantaud was one of the first French manufacturers to develop the electric automobile, and he has made great advance, as is shown by his coupé and cab. ‘The steam machine is a -*40 horse power Turgan which has a 4 ton carrying capacity, and is used as a heavy delivery wagon through the country dis- iMG. Ort Iniezinree. The Touring Club de France has an ex- hibit showing the principal touring routes of the French Republic. The Mors section shows some of the finest cars yet turned out. One in particu- laird a tonmean coupe gis much admired: Another car is a side-door double phaeton, of 25 horse power, which has a canopy top and a glass front and back. The De Detrich section contains a Berlin Limousine car of 40 horse power which is exactly similar to the touring car built for King Edward of England.’ The interior is of curly maple, beautifully inlaid. It is in this car that the unique writing table is found. The seats are revolving chairs. Another interesting feature in this exhibit is a racing boat 27 feet long which has won 8 pennants in France. A VARIETY OF MODELS. 147 Taken as a whole, the automobile ex- hibits at the World’s Fair are one of the most popular features of the immense trans- portation biuldine,” — Both foneien | and American sections show changes from early models to more V shaped motor cars. The front of the automobile is becoming smaller and smaller while the back is expanding. The present models show great progress from the early type, which was merely an ordinary carriage with the dashboard and So complete are the new cars shown at the Louisiana Purchase Ex- position that the rich who go away for summer vacations and recreation jaunts no longer need to depend on railway trains but may go in automobiles as sumptuous as whip removed. palace cars. The exhibit in the Transpor- tation building is so arranged as to furnish entertainment for those who go merely to see, and practical education for those who want to learn about motor cars. A delegation of Osage Indians from Ok- lahoma recently czlled on the President, asking that the money now in the United States treasury standing to their credit be divided among them. When asked what they needed the cash for, one of the chiefs replied that they were much in need of automobiles.—Exchange. 148 Ee ek CE hViBER S: The greatest hill-climbing contest that has ever been held was that up Mount Washington, which took place last July. Some attempts at mountain climbing have been made abroad by following the road- bed of cogwheel railways, but no real moun- tain climbing contest over a road 8 miles in length with a continuous grade of 5 to 20 per cent, has never before been held. Eigh- teen machines participated in the climb. The most sensational as well as the fastest per- formance was that of Harry Harkness on his 60-horse-power Mercedes, which con- quered the mountain in 24 minutes, 37 3-5 seconds. F. E. Stanley, one of the pioneer inventors of the steam automobile in Amer- ica, made the next best time in a 6-horse- power steamer. This was 28 minutes, 19 2-5 seconds. The best performances in the class for vehicles weighing between 1,000 and 2,000 pounds were those of a 24-horse- power Peerless (26 minutes, 64-5 seconds, 2 minutes being allowed on account of a delay caused by another machine being in the way); a 10-horse-power White steamer (42 minutes, 194-5 seconds); and a 20- horse-power, 3-cylinder Phelps (47 min- utes, 292-5 seconds). A 12-horse-power Columbia machine did the climb in 51 min- utes, 502-5 seconds. For vehicles under 1,000 pounds a 6-horse-power Oldsmobile made the good time of I hour, 20 minutes, 46 seconds. ‘Two specially built light steam cars were second and third in this class in 2 hours, 16 minutes, 55 seconds and 2 hours, 25 minutes, 512-5 seconds, respec- tively. In the free-for-all class, J. L. Breeze, if a 40-horse-power Mercedes, climbed the mountain in 31 minutes, 22 4-5 seconds. What made the test of particular value was that the machines were all stock cars. Besides the mountain climbing con- test, several 1oo-mile tours through the mountains were made during the remain- ing days of the week. A new form of endurance test that has developed of late is the non-stop run. By this is meant a trip during which the en- gine of the automobile is never stopped. The longest run on record of this kind is one of 2,017 miles, made recently in Eng- land on a Talbot car. The run consumed 5 days and 4 hours, during all of which time the engine ran continuously. Several attempts of his sort have been made in this country, but thus far they have not been successful.—Scientific American. AN AUTUMN SW Ouiele, SAMUEL G. PALMER, Have you known the delights of a stroll through the haze On a fair Autumnal day? How the rainbow-clad trees of our village highways Stand resplendent and gay? Come out on the hills where the sunbeams and wind Have free play o’er the fields; Where the orchard or vineyard prolific, we find, Its full fruitage now yields. As we climb the steep grade that leads up to the crown Of a tall, wooded hill, The broad winged hawk from his tree swoops down With a scream wild and shrill. At last on the summit weve taken our stand. Like a beautiful dream Far away in succession loom hill ranges grand "Neath the sun’s fading gleam. As we turn to descend, from the valley below There’s a flash in the shade, Where a lake in the calm of the twilight doth glow Like the sabre’s keen blade. Even now the delights of our stroll do not cloy! Hear the birds’ vesper hymn! And when once we are home, ttien the cup of our joy Is quite filled to the brim. 149 "NOANVO FHL AO ACIS ‘ALISOddO AHL WOW AUAHLONV AA CAXAMSNV SVM dH AACON VERTED GAME BULCHER. ED. ROBINSON. I am a sheep herder, away out in the Badlands, and I hardly ever see anybody to talk to. I came in to my camp a few days ago, hungry and tired, and found my copy of RECREATION. it and forgot to get supper, something a sheep herder seldom does forget. I have been among the big game about Io years and have been a genuine game hog, too. I was out hunting last fall and saw a sight that has taken all the bristles off me. of these noble animals. I was camped on the river close to some small tributaries that came down from the mountains. As I was out for bear more than anything else I decided to go to the head of one of the tributaries, lie out all night and try to get a shot at a bear the next morning. I left camp about 10 o'clock a. m., and got to the head of the canyon just before sun- down. The elk had begun to come ~-ut in little parks to feed. I saw a good many cows and calves, but did not molest them. Then I went down into a thick patch of timber, built a fire, and lay down for the night. About an hour after sunset the elk began to tune their mouth organs. I was sitting by the fire about half asleep, when suddenly a sound like a steamboat whistle came roaring down the moun- tains. It would have frightened a man almost to death if he had never heard the sound before. It was answered by another from the opposite side of the canyon, and in a few minutes the whole canyon was in a roar almost deafening. I began to wonder what such beasts were ever created for. The bugling increased until I longed for daybreak so I could see what was going on. At dawn I arose, ate my breakfast, and as soon as it was light enough to trav- el I went up toward where the sound of the elk came from. I had not gone more than 75 yards when I began to see elk in every direction, but the timber was thick and I could not get a full view of the surroundings. |] concluded to go _ back, up a little gulch, and get on top of a big rim rock. After about 20 minutes’ hard climbing I came out on the rim rock, and such a sight I never saw before! The whole country below me was alive with elk! A little park, just below me, of about 5 acres, seemed to be their playground. I got down close to the edge of the cliff, where I could have thrown a stone among them. By that time the sun had begun to shine on the snowy peaks around, which I never expect to murder another Is began to) tead * | ~I began to realize what Hot: Bi the scene, but the were the center Mountain scenery its grandeur, but ite ws. eleva, Winn they were created Why should we slay those beautiful amimals? “here Isat, their arch enemy, and. they were wholly unaware of it. I could study them in their home, which nature _has made for them. One of the males‘ had 8 points on his horns and he was a monster. He seemed to be the boss. He tried to run every other bull out of the park as fast as they came in. He ran until his tongue hung out of his mouth. Then he went over to the West side of the park, where there was a large mud hole and wallowed in it until he was cooled off. Then he began his chase again. Soon an- other elk came out of the timber, as large ashe was and equally as lordly. They in- added to the beauty of living creatures below of attraction to me. I have viewed in all without those creatures ’ vestigated each other and then came to- I5I gether with a crash that sounded like a dead tree falling. I never saw 2 animals fight so wickedly. It lasted 10° minutes. Then the first old boss gave way and turned to run. The other caught him in the ribs, knocked him down and gored him fear- fully. At last he got on his feet, started down hill, never stopped to look back, and disappeared in the timber. How gladly I would have traded my rifle for a camera! Since then I have bought a camera and have learned to make good pictures. I shall always take my camera on hunting trips hereafter, instead of a gun. I watched the antics of that band of elk in joy and amazement. Why should any man ever kill one of these beautiful crea- tures? I know that in my excitement | would without stopping to think; but that time I had to think. If all sportsmen, when they raise their deadly weapons to blow out the life of one of the few remain- ing wild animals will stop to consider that these creatures give life to the desolate wilderness and glory to the earth, they will trade their firearms for cameras, take pictures instead of heads, and tet the ani- mals remain alive. I beg my _ brother game hogs to use a camera instead of a gun and they will be 10 times happier after a day’s hunt. To-day I was standing by 3 buffalo heads. The hide was on the skulls yet, and I wondered how long the animals had been dead. How grand it would be to see one of these noble animals alive now! How glad I should be to get one picture of one of them alive! If our fathers had used 152 cameras instead of firearms, this new gen- eration could now see the buffalo roaming in our waste lands. There is plenty of room yet, but alas! they have been driven from the earth forever, and only their bones remain to tell us they inhabited all of our Western land. In these remains is a lesson for every lover of nature. Let us hunt with cameras or the future gen- RECREATION: eration will see only the bones of our pres- ent game. I saw an antelope to-day. He is one of the few remaining in this section. He stood on a little knoll and whistled at me as if he wanted me to come over there, but he was extremely suspicious of my kind so he turned and galloped off across the prairie. AMATEUR PHOTO BY J. E. STANLEY. Highly commended in REcREATION’s 8th Annual Photo Competition, Visitor (in New Jersey) : What a lot of automobiles are passing. Host: Those not automobiles. Those are mosquitoes.—Life. A GAMY PRELUDE. REDLEH. There were 7 of us, the General, David, Bearman, Piker, Farmer, Paddy, and the Treasurer. After an 8 day wagon tour we arrived at the anticipated paradise on Elk river. This is one of the prettiest streams in the Colorado mountains, clear and cold, with picturesque rapids and waterfalls of extraordinary beauty. After luncheon, guns were unlimbered, rods uncased and with the promise of the General and the Treasurer to remain and arrange camp, the rest of the party took to the woods and waters. Piker and Farmer, with David in the lead, steered up the river. Trout were evidently hungry for a diet of gaudy feathers, so the boys cast and re- cast, whipped, spanked and flogged the water until creels began to take on weight and smiles broke out into laughter as each success brought up a writhing, twisting, baulking trout, glistening with the drops of crystal water and reflecting from its beau- tifully colored sides the sunshine of mid- afternoon. Such sport exceeded every an- ticipation. Piker executed a flank movement behind a huge boulder, poised his rod in air an instant and eracefully placed the fly on the edge of a pool opposite, at the same time drawing in the rod and making the coach- man appear to skim the water in a lazy flight. P-s-s-s-h! A miniature geyser ap- peared above the river, augmented by the vicious charge of a deluded fish. There was an audible ‘snip’ and the reel at Piker’s hand commenced to sing, “Ah don’t kare ef yo nebber kum back.” Piker put on the brake and smiled complacently. The fel- low at the other end of the tackle per- formed an athletic turn, displaying much strength and agility. Piker chuckled, and had visions of himself showing this champion to the other fellows. Those vis- ions proved the trout’s salvation. The line was unconsciously allowed to slacken and when Piker grasped the reel to regain his advantage, the linen had lost its ten- sion. It floated limply down stream, and a poor, unkempt, bedraggled coachman came to the surface! David wandered up stream and walked into the water without stopping to re- move his shoes. Just after a I0 inch rain- bow had been safely cached in his creel, he prepared for another cast and absent mindedly stepped forward as if he were walking on bare ground. One foot found a bald headed, slippery boulder; the other tried to rescue its companion from a fool- ish predicament, and with hands saluting the sun, and back arched like a cake walk soloist, David received the first ducking that was accorded any member of our party. His ardor received a temporary knock- out, so he betook himself toward camp. In passing a patch of sarvis berries a large covey of grouse flushed, which calmed his ruffled spirits. Hastening to headquarters, he secured the small rifle and returned for a renewal of hostilities on that wing of the army. Eight of the flock were secured and triumphantly toted to camp. As the sun approached the Western mountains nearly all the party were back in camp which, in their absence had been comfortably set in order. Stories of the afternoon were wafted about until the Treasurer could stand it no longer. He grabbed a discarded rod and made a sortie on a pool below camp hitherto overlooked by the other anglers. The first throw drew a blank. Another cast, and a _ rainbow acintillated through the water. He swal- lowed the tempting fly like a pill. Then he was taken with a violent spasm, gyrating - through the pool, dodging boulders, twirl- ing in loops, and leaping into the air in his endeavors to. spit out the distasteful dose. After a 10 minute struggle he was towed to the bank and the Treasurer viewed the 15 inches of conquered force with a smile that was heard in camp. Just then the far away crack of a rifle echoed over us. It seemed to come from high in the air. A moment later another shot sounded across mountain and valley. Piker shouted, “That’s venison,’ and, accompanied by Farmer, started up the mountain, armed with knife and hatchet. A short distance up they overtook David, who had heard and understood the shots, so the 3 con- tinued up, up, up, breaking a trail through underbrush and over fallen logs, talking with difficulty in their laborious exertions. Meanwhile those remaining in camp began to guess at what was up. It was found that Paddy had not been seen since he had started up the mountain early in the after- noon, so all the hellabaloo was laid at his door. Later we learned that he had gone over the peak and hunted nearly all day without sight or sound of game, when across a little clearing he saw among the undergrowth 2 brown, pointed things flicked together, with a sharp, black tipped nose beneath them and what appeared to be a bunch of brown sticks above. ‘The combination began to move off through the aspen. Paddy raised his rifle and aimed quickly. The object did a fancy step or 2 and ambled off briskly into the protecting 153 154 timber. Running across the open, Paddy peered eagerly into the woods. About 190 yards away stood something that resembled a lean, lank, narrow gauge mule apparent- ly looking for the cause of its sudden ner- vous shock. Paddy again raised his gun, the animal jumped at least 12 feet and again disappeared. Paddy thought it was surely gone that time, but reloading the empty chamber of his repeater he walked over to where the thing had punctured the atmosphere in its wild leap, took half a dozen strides farther and found, lying quite still, a 4 point buck. Then the tension of his nerves found relief in an unrestrained yell. The deer was dead; so, marking its location, Paddy went to the peak of the mountain, just above the camp, and sent the 2 shot signal to the fellows below. RECREATION. The reinforcements tound the successful Nimrod, who led them to where his prize lay and the bouquets were then passed around; Paddy being quite overcome by the fragrance that enveloped him. The car- cass of the deer was cut up, the boys shoul- dered the quarters and all started on the return to camp. The arrival of the party created a hubbub that was difficult to quell even with threats that supper would spoil. That meal was a long to be remembered banquet. After it pipes were lighted, songs were warbled, scaring the coyotes to silence, and incidents of the day were discussed until we succumbed to the sandman; not, however, before we had agreed that no game should be taken which would not be used for food at once. ‘This agreement was maintained throughout our stay. AMATEUR PHOTO BY C. A. REED. CONFIDENCE. Highly commended in Recreation’s 8th Annuai Photo Competition, DWOsGRIZZcins Ne ONE DAY: C. H. BARKDULL. Our camp was by the side of a wild mountain stream that drained a large lake nestled among the snow-burdened, glacier- ground peaks that form the watershed of all the streams in Southeastern Alaska. We were too far inland to be molested by the coast Siwash Indians, and far enough from the interior to be safe from the Stick tribes. Game in that protected and favored Sporiadenever, heard) the crack “of the white man’s rifle and had smelled little smoke of the Indians’ old smooth bores. Many of the largest, wariest, and best edu- cated grizzlies, brown and black bears, not to mention the wolves and wolverines, had sought that secluded valley as their home; where they might roam undisturbed as in- tended by nature and in harmony with their keen instincts. The river supplied them for several months of the year with the finest salmon. The 20 different kinds of berries and fruit that abound, and plenty of wild cabbage, roots and nutritious grasses kept them in the primest condition. The moun- tains surrounding the valley were covered with bands of mountain goats and sheep. Specialists are only content with the best the world affords, therefore Jim Green- slate and Sam Gowan, 2 scarred veterans of the good old buffalo days, had searched out this spot as the best field for big game in all the world. Fate favored me so that I was to share its favors with them. Breakfast over, guns came off the racks, each fellow put up his lunch, care- fully inspected his cartridges, 6-shooter, hunting knife and belt, buckled on his pack straps and we were off. Sam went up the North fork of the river in the direction of the glacier, Jim and I up the main river, toward the lake. The newly fallen snow cracked and crunched as we traveled and we left a trail behind us that could be seen av amles After a while Jim stopped and pointed to the side of the mountain. A fresh trail about 3 feet wide wound across the foot of a slide and down on the river bar ahead. We hastened our steps and were soon on the spot. The tracks showed 2 grizzlies, one large and the other larger. “Tf we get them 2 fellers to-day we'll Te old Sam ashamed of himself,” said im. At that we struck the trail. Not another word was spoken. We scanned every bar, every open nook, every log and tree behind which the bears had passed. We could see the trail a long distance ahead. We fairly ran, in that low, bending attitude a hunter 155 always strikes when he is close to game and expects a shot at any second. We came to a big pile of driftwood and logs and could see where the bears had climbed over. As we neared the logs Jim struck a match to get the direction of the wind. It was in- our favor. Carefully sneaking up we peeked over, both hands gripping our old rifles. We both looked on a mass of bear tracks, bloody and mud-colored snow. The bears had had their breakfast there and the remains of half a dozen salmon were scattered about. After looking close, we saw the trail going on up the river. “They are not half an hour ahead of us. We will get them in those deadfalls up there. They are headed right for them.” Again we struck the trail on a trot. The first great deadfall was in sight. “She’s down!” shouted Jim. “We've got one of them, sure! What! Well, did you ever?” The deadfall was torn to pieces. Great logs scattered in every direction. Over 2,000 pounds had fallen on that old griz- zly’s shoulders but it didn’t crush him. He had backed out, and in doing so had torn the trap to pieces. The bait was gone. With the exception of the loss of a lot of long, silky, silver-tipped hair the old fel- low seemed none the worse for his ex- perience and had continued his journey up the river with his smaller partner, right in the direction of the next bait, where we had set a great 42-pound No. 6 Newhouse steel trap supposed to catch and hold any game animal on the American continent. We again hit the trail and as we neared the trap a roar, mingled with crashing and cracking of bushes and trees, greeted us. The big brute had cleared off nearly a quarter of an acre of brush and small trees and had dragged the big log, weighing fully 400 pounds, over everything he had come to until it fouled under and against 2 trees. He saw us and charged full tilt, coming as far as the trap and chain would let him, then rising on his haunches and striking the trap against the log with force sufficient to pulverize it. Two 6-shooters speak at once; he lunges forward and falls in a great heap with a shattered brain. “That’s No. 1! Now for the big one. That old fellow has smelt iron before and he’s going to give an account of himself.” “He’s not far from here, right now.” We carefully inspected our shooting irons and again hit the trail up the river. It 156 went around a steep bank on the right, then up through a big open park and into a bunch of timber. “There’s where he’s lying, Cal. You go up that right hand ridge and head him off. I'll follow him. Keep in sight so we can both do some shootin’.” I climbed the first ridge and was sneak- ing along, keeping Jim in sight. From my elevated position on the ridge I could see the bear’s trail lead up to the top of a little mound and stop behind an overhanging ledge of rocks. Jim was within 4o feet of it when I whistled. Jim stopped and the great silvery coated old monster raised from his bed, preparing himself for the attack. J dared not shoot as Jim and the bear were in almost a direct line from me. The old grizzly’s mane rose and turned the wrong way. His small eyes flashed and sparkled like great black dia- mounds. His lower jaw dropped, his long upper lip lowered and projected forward, forming almost a proboscis. Foam and strings of saliva ran from his long, pearly, pointed fangs. His round ears lowered and lay down out of sight in his furry head gear. It took about 6 pulsations of his ie Olive AehOIe ponderous heart to make this transformation and he was ready. Jim coolly raised his old 45-70. I could see the polished ivory bead, the glow of sil- ver along the barrel in the sun’s rays; I could hear the lock click. Then bang! A roar from the grizzly mingled with the hog of myself. I consider it the best cheap gun on the market; but in case the sportsmen decide that repeaters must go, I will be among the first to change, though in the hands of a man who has any respect for himself I consider it an ideal cheap gun. I have used a Savage .303, fitted with Lyman sights, for several years, and con- sider it perfection. I recently got a Savage .22, and am well pleased with it. Getting RECREATION at the news stands, has one drawback; you either have to get it as soon as it comes, or go without it, as copies are bought as soon as received. I always have one put away for me to be sure of getting it, as if left in sight the chances are I would not get it. Ie Re Metz woalt weaken italia: As I have repeatedly said in RECREATION, I would have no objection to allowing de- cent men to use pump guns or even auto- matic guns. Wihat 1 do object to, most rigidly, is allowing such weapons to be sold to market hunters and other game hogs; and if we allow the weapons to be sold at all, these men will be the principal buyers. This is the only reason why I am advocating the passage of laws in all the States to prohibit the sale of such guns. EDITOR. SMALL SHOT. IR. Be Stowers of Cupio, Kye, csaideimny jan- uary RECREATION that he thought the world would be better off without the .22 rifle, and that the price should be raised to keep them out of the hands of irresponsible per- sons or a tax put on their use. I have read a good deal in RECREATION about game hogs. There are also other kinds of hogs, the kind, for instance, that want to hog all the pleasure in the world. Mr. Stowers is evidently one of that sort. JI am the owner of a 22 and I think the world would be better off if the pump gun were prohibited. Most men would be richer today, had they not spent 75, 100 or 125 dollars for a gun. You can have as much sport with a 22 rifle as you can with a shot gun where there is only small game. M. JimiGe NVarrentnG): Such warning as S. M. Book, of Rush- RECREATION: ville, Ohio, gives in July Recreation will not harm the Stevens Arms Co. No gun is yet perfect, and that the shot gun Mr. Book had first happened to be defective is no sign they all are. I do not believe in running a good com- pany down because the president withdrew his ad from RecrEATIon, and anybody who thinks can see that Mr. Shields feels the same way. I do not believe the automatic shot guns have come to stay, for it will not take long for the public to see the damage they do. Sportsmen should stand by Mr. Shields in his fight, for he will win in the end, no matter how many porkers squeal. Allyn HH: iDedmen, Ridgefield, N. J. Answering Small Game, W. Lebanon, Pa., would say that of the 5 guns he names it is hard to say which is best. It depends wholly on the notions of the chooser. The Parker would be my choice. Shot spread- ers will not make a full choked gun shoot as large a pattern as a cylinder bore. A short barrel, right open, left modified, will be best for close range wing shooting. A I2 gauge is best for. grouse, rabbits, and at, the ainmapiayia gun 1s wanted for both purposes get 2 pairs of barrels, one as described for brush shooting and one pair 30 inch full choke for trap shooting, Select a yslony beagle for hunting rabbits. no matter what his size. I prefer a large one. J. Be Cyr Johnstown sea In answer to Pump Gun and to Repeater, I will cite one instance in which the pump gun was made a game hog’s gun of the vil- est type. One day last fall a man, armed with a Winchester repeating shot gun, its maga- zine fully charged with shells loaded with buck shot, was watching a- runway in Pennsylvania. A large doe ran past him followed by 3 fawns. The gun was fired as fast as possible, killing one fawn; the rest escaped, all more or ieee wounded, This, to me, is proof enough of the damnable possibilities of the pump gun. Heaven help the game when the hogs use the automatic shot gun or rifle. Davy Crockett, Ardmore, Pa. In reply to Henry Wiggins, Jr., I will say that a .25-20, ’92 model, Winchester re- peater, 24 inch barrel, fitted tet Lyman No. 1 combination rear, No. 4 ivory hunt- ing front and No. 6 leaf sights, comes as near filling the bill for all around work as any gun he can get. It is small enough for squirrels or rabbits and powerful enough for woodchucks, turkeys, coyotes, or even deer. The load will not admit of much variation. I get good results, at a low cost, from re- GUNS AND VAVMMUNT TION, loaded ammunition in Winchester shells, using regular charge of 17 grains Hazard 3 F-G powder and 86 grain bullet, 1 part tin to 16 of lead using Ideal reloading tool No. 4. EE) Palmer, Elaileyville, 1. T. Success to RECREATION and the work you are doing. I would never use an auto- matic shot gun, and if any firm which ex- pects the support and favor of sportsmen should put a gun of that stamp on the market in this enlightened age, it will be a shame and disgrace to all intelligent Amer- icans. What will our grandchildren say of us when they hunt through birdless covers and find deserted woods and waters? They will curse the day we allowed the manufacture and sale of such unsportsman- like guns. Leslie R. Fairn, Wolfville, N. S. C. E. Baird tells in June RECREATION of his 6 pound, 11 ounce gun having too much recoil. Any gun of that weight would have more recoil than the 7 pound, 9 ounce gun he shot before; but provided his stock fits him, especially in lengtli and drop at cone, the gun should not punish him unless overloaded. I am using a 6% pound, 26 inch, 16 guage Ithaca, $60 list, and with 2Y% drams of Dupont smokeless and 7-8 ounce shot, it is pleasant to shoot and the hardest hitting little gun I ever saw. ohm Nelson aViarna,y Nagy: I saw in December RECREATION a qtery about Harrington & Richardson revolvers. I am not authority on small fire arms, but I have a double-action, 22 caliber H. & R., 5 inch barrel revolver, and I can vouch for its good service and accuracy. I have never made what would be counted a bad score Stadtaneet. anduip has never. tailed in its action. lt tse 22)/shorts, and they give me best satisfaction. My gun will pene trate 272 inch pine boards and is accurate up to 25 feet. S. W. Gould, Jersey City, N. J. From an experience of 30 years as a hunter I advise those who want big game to use the heaviest gun obtainable, espe- cially for moose. If a big bullet is thrown by plenty of powder there is no need to inquire whether it mushroomed or _ not. No gun on the market has the penetration its makers claim. I know by actual test that there is not a difference of half an inch in the penetration, in dry spruce, of the .303 Savage and the 38-55 and 40-72 Win- chesters. P. H. Welsh, Chipman, N. B., Can. In May Recreation G. E. Cecil asks what kind of gun to buy for squirrel shoot- ing. I advise him to get a 12 guage, 177 7 to 8% pounds. If possible choose a hammerless ejector, 30 inch barrels, left full choke, right modified. I have always shot a Davenport and can vouch for it. It is not so handsome as some guns, but I have never seen a better. The Parker is generally considered the best American gun. | M. G., North Abington, Mass. Wo MoS. vot Deposit, Ni Vos ‘says the Baker gun has the only positive safety. His experience is either limited or he is look- ing for a Christmas present. Since reading his article I have tried in every way I could think of to discharge a Syracuse and an Ithaca with the safety on, but with- Out SUCCESS. Lou N. Van Dreyer, Grand Haven, Mich. I greatly admire the stand you take against the use of automatic guns. Two chances at a bird are enough for anyone but a hog. Some men prefer a single barreled gun, and I see no reason why they should not be permitted to use pump guns pro- vided they load but one shell in the maga- zine. bike lenny bradtondyalas Your action in condemning the automatic shot gun is highly commendable and no one but a game hog would use one. A tew dealers in our town handle them but so. far none have been sold. Sentiment is against them and it is only a matter of time until they will be barred by law. C, leloleliver, IReacy, ile. I own a 12 gauge Francotte, and think it the best gun I ever fired. I should like to hear from other readers of RECREA- TION regarding this make of guns. The automatic shot gun, the game hog’s friend, has made its appearance here. Game is scarce but game hogs are plentiful. Sam Lowther, Louisville, Ky. Will some one tell his experience with the 50-110 Winchester? How does it com- pare with the 30-30? What is its effect on large game? I have a .303 Savage and think there is no better gun made. Is the 33 Winchester center fire a good gun? Kid, Eaton, O. I want to get in line with W. M. S., Deposit, N. Y., as regards the Baker gun. I have owned a Baker 15 years and it has always given perfect satisfaction. A. Weenstra, Paterson, N. J. I am with you in the fight against pump and automatic guns. In the hands of game hogs the pump gun has nearly exterminated the game of York county. NG ale elttsiten weNGonien bras NATURAL HISTORY. When abird or a wild animal is killed, that is the end of it. If nhotographed, 1t may still live and its educational and scientific value is multiplied indefinitely. GORDON WRIGHTER’S SNAKE STORY. I read Mr. Gordon Wrighter’s article about the snake and the pickerel. I have seen thousands of water snakes swimming but never saw one hold his head above the water while swimming. Ordinarily, if not invariably, it is difficult, even with good eyes, to see the head of a swimming water snake at a distance of 30 feet. When swimming they carry their heads perhaps 34 or I inch above the surtace. They do not always swim with the body exposed on the surface. Frequently they swim many yards completely submerged. According to my observations, the only time a _ water snake lifts his head above the water is when standing still by the side of some old, partly submerged log, or behind séme rock or other shelter in the water. Then he will ‘stealthily lift his head high enough above water to make observations. It is rare, too, to see a 4 foot water snake. This, coupled with the carrying of its head one foot above the water when swimming, would indicate with certainty that Mr. Wrighter’s snake was not a water snake. Undoubtedly it was of the black snake family, which carries its head high, usually a foot or more when swimming, and is a rapid, graceful swimmer. Undoubtedly also itewas the rarity of this species of snake to the pickerel that led the fish to make the attack, the fish imagining the snake to be food, fit for his use. The vora- ciousness of pickerel is proverbial. In their choice of food they show unmistakable de- pravity and cannibalistic tendencies. The ~ victims of pickered are often nearly as large as the pickerel. I can believe that a 4 or 5 pound pickerel would cut a 4 foot snake in 2, and do it quickly. All old pickerel fishermen know of the keen, pointed teeth in the jaw of the pickerel. On several occasions I have had ~ my fingers cut to the bone by them when taking a hook loose. I have seen green- horns when removing the hook from a pick- erel, have their fingers lacerated until it was dangerous. The teeth of a fish that will cut human flesh, will cut the flesh of a snake; also, a strong line. I have fre- quently had lines that I could not break with my hands cut by pickerel. This is the experience of many others. The teeth of a pickerel are not situated like those of man, or some of the animals; the rabbit, for instance, which has teeth adapted to cutting off twigs, as smooth as if cut with a knife. The teeth of the pickerel stand out from his jaws irregularly, and as Mr. 178 Shields said, no 2 correspond, or fit against the other; but they stand up like so many sword points, and are admirably arranged to chafe, grate, file away, as it were, the strongest fish line. ‘We must bear in mind, when we hook a pickerel, that his positions from that time, are numerous, and that the line is passed many times over his numer- ous needlelike teeth while under great ten- sion. The tension of the line adds to the cutting capacity, or ease with which the pickerel’s teeth cut. thee strongest line. If anyone will boldly insert his fingers in the mouth of a live, fighting pickerel he will be a convert to all of the foregoing, and un- til he does that he undoubtedly will fail to comprehend Mr. Wrighter’s article. Fur- thermore, it is well known that to avoid the numerous cuttings of the line by the pickerel’s teeth many anglers use protec- tive apparatus on the line, at the hook end, such as wire or gimp. On the use of this wire or gimp their trouble ceases. A few years ago, on Lake Poponoming, Monroe county, ‘Pennsylvania, 2 prominent Philadel- phia gentlemen were fishing, when a large rattlesnake swam out in the lake, presum- ably to cross it. Their attention was first called to the snake’s performance by the splashing made by a 5% pound pickerel which attacked the rattler. The 2 men rowed up close to the combatants and from their boat viewed the conflict. Eventually the pickerel killed the rattler, and after the snake was apparently dead, the pickerel con- tinued tugging at the snake’s_ carcass. Gradually it became apparent to the 2 men that the pickerel was growing weaker. Af- ter a few minutes more he arose to the sur- face and lay there quivering as if in a spasm. Then he was dipped into the boat, and the dead rattler also was dipped in. The rattlesnake’s skin was badly cut and torn, and his body had received wounds severe enough from the pickerel’s teeth to kill him. Both the pickerel and the rattler were placed in a Philadelphia taxidermist’s care, and he mounted both specimens, which I think are either in one of the gentlemen’s hands yet, or else have been given to a mu- seum. M. L. Michael, North Watergap, Pa. In looking over the March issue of REc- REATION I noticed the Munchausen yarn to which Mr. Gordon Wrighter, of Kingston, N. Y., signed his name. His wet bait must have been fearful stuff! I fished a few days at Picatinny lake, Government Pow- "Sa NATURAL HISTORY. 179 der Depot, near Dover, N. J., last fall, and one afternoon, to amuse one of the young- sters, I fished below the dam with a light fly rod for sunfish, using one of the small- est fly hooks. The last sunfish I caught I left on the hook. The fish was fairly weil hooked through the upper lip, and was about 4% inches long. The boy had gone up the bank and with a minnow had hooked a small pickcrel. When I went up to see the fish he had caught I carried with me my rod and line, with the sunfish still alive on the hook. While watching the boy fish I dropped the sunfish into the water and let him swim away with the line until about 25 yards were off the reel. I then had a strike that made me think I had a whale on the hook. I worked the fish slowly and got him where I could see what it was. It proved to be a pickerel that would have weighed about 3% pounds. He had the sunfish crosswise in his mouth and tugged hard to get his bait loose. When I tried to work the pickerel into shallow water at the side of the boat landing he let go and swam away. I let the sunfish swim away again, and 4 or 5 times the pickerel struck him, holding on hard. Finally he gave up and left in disgust because he could not get the fish off the hook. When I examined the sunfish I found that the scales had been scraped off by the pickerel’s teeth. My point of difference with Mr. Wrighter is that a fish that could bite a 4 foot snake in half should certainly have strength enough in his jaws to tear the slight hold of a small fly hook such as I had on the sunfish. I should like to hear through Rec- REATION where Mr. Wrighter witnessed that wonderful sight. I have seen lots of snakes in the water but never yet have lI seen a 4 foot snake swim with 4% of his length out of the water. My opinion is that Mr. Wrighter and his brother both had snakes before they went fishing. Geo. R. Mansley, Newark, N. J. WANTON CRUELTY. I am much interested in your magazine as it pleads the care of the helpless and persecuted. I am also desirous of seeing our gentle neighbors protected from the violence and greed of cruel, thoughtless, selfish men. The town where I live has a stream run- ning through it, dividing it into 2 parts, and on either side are flats, subject to over- flow in spring, autumn and winter. These flats are not built on, and in some parts ~ large trees overhang the stream, spreading into a grove or park. In this seclusion wild birds and animals are sometimes seen, and often killed. One summer day an old lady came into my house saying, “Get your sun-hat quick! and come with me. Mr. Dumanois has taken his gun and gone down to the water to kill our king- fisher.” I went after the man with the gun, but we were too late. As we got near him, the report of the gun rang out and the lovely bird fell dead, all his bright plum- age stained with his blood. My friend be- gan to upbraid the gunner. I said nothing, but I looked first at the beautiful bird, then at the killer. I prcsume my eyes said a good deal, for he began to explain, “IT shot it for my ferret.” _The ferret was to have something to eat! There are 4 or 5 meat markcts in town, one not half a mile from that man’s house, and a bit of fresh meat was as good for his ferret as the bird was. I did not an- swer him. He took up the bird, cut off the wings, and gave them to me, saying, “You can wear thcm in your hat;” but those wings were never worn in a hat. I remember the joy I had as a child in seeing a kingfisher haunting a shady stream where I played. I pinned the wings on the wall of my snuggery and often looked at them in sorrow for the owner’s fate. I went to see the man’s terret, and as the cruel little bcast snutfed and gloated over the dead bird, I looked from it to its owner. There seemed to me a resemblance between the 2—something bloodthirsty and vile. I think the man was giaa to take the life of that rare bird. It was the only one ever seen here. I think he felt a joy in slaying. I did not speak. I let my friend do all the talking, but the man was even more uneasy under my silent reproach. Nothing could undo the deed, and bring life to the slaughtered bird. Last winter was hard for the birds. After January tnere was little bird life to be seen. The stores ot suet and seed were almost unvisited, and only a blue jay now and then was in sight. I think the birds went farther South. I can not see how they got any food otherwise, as storm after storm covered all the food provided for them, and the cold was most bitter. Even the English sparrows stayed away, and I felt lonely without my bird. friends and neighbors. I trust they all went South and did not perish in the storm-ridden woods and fields. Two weeks ago there were many robins here. Witch Ps Pyer, Lapeer, “Michi: FEEDS THE ROBINS. I am a constant reader of RECREATION, and take great pleasure in noting the num- her of people who express themselves in sympathy with your views. I see in your Natural History department something not to my taste, where Mr. J. A. Krunkel says “kill the robins and sparrows.” That is the most absurd thing I ever heard of. A person who would kill a robin here in 180 Michigan would be looked on as a loafer and a pot hunter and not only that but would be arrested and fined. A man who can not see something good in a robin is not a lover of nature. I am aware the robin is somewhat de- structive to small fruit; but when I set out a cherry tree I always set out,.2,if pos- sible, one for myself and one for the boys and the robins and I am willing they should have a share of the fruit. A few years ago I set out a small park and in it put some Sweet) iChernics si mullbenimcs MMcIC mm mOtm ane express purpose of coaxing the robins around. Woe to the person I catch throw- ing a stone or disturbing a nest of any of the birds which fill the trees. During the spring and summer I take great pleasure in watching the birds feed on the various fruits, although my wife sometimes scolds. and says we do not get our share, If Mr. Krunkel had been raised near the woods, as I have been, he would love nature to such an extent that he would not advise killing the robins. It is wrong. As to the boys, I have never lost any fruit at night. I do not believe anyone could induce a boy who is acquainted with me to disturb my — fruit at night, for they all know they are welcome to a share as long as it lasts and they help themselves in daylight without fear of being driven away. Where is the man who-has not, when a boy, slipped through an opening in the fence or under the bottom rail to get a choice bunch of '--grapes or a big red apple from a farmer’s yard? The robin has her young to feed and is tempted bv the ripe fruit and knows not but it is free plunder. Save the robin and see to it that the boy gets plenty of fruit and no one will be injured. I do not wish to find fault with Mr. Krunkel’s arti- cle, but I believe he is mistaken. (GaSe NGG, BUbarey, ubiclae THE, EUROPEAN CUCKOO: This bird (Caculus canorus) is found from Eastern Japan to Western Ireland. His name is a household word in all that vast extent of country and his coming looked forward to as the harbinger of spring. The Siberian convict who makes up his mind to hide from slavery in the vast forests of Central Siberta, says “he is under the orders of General Cuckoo,” meaning that he runs away when the ote of the “cuckoo announces that spring has arrived. This bird, like all the cuckoos, is a destroyer of noxious insects, especially the hairy caterpillars 2nd tent ‘caterpillars that are such a pest to our ‘fruit trees. I believe the New York Sun tried to 1m- port cuckoos to this country some years ‘ago. I never heard whether the attempt succeeded. Probably the birds were lost off the Florida coast. If the cuckoo could be naturalized in Mexico first, he would RECREATION. spread Northward over the whole conti- nent. The only failing of the cuckoo is an aristocratic one. Madame Cuckoo, wish- ing to avoid the care of maternity, lays her eggs in another bird’s nest. Our own cow- bird, or cow-blackbird has the same habit. It is a great mistake to suppose that the acclimatization of desirable foreign birds would cause our own birds to be neglected. The true lover of birds can find some good in all of them. The truth is the great mass of people take no interest in birds except to destroy them. Women who wear birds in their hats, are the greatest enemies of the birds. MOG Carr, oxic sdbernne NATURAL HISTORY NOTES, Will you kindly tell me the name of a bird I recently saw? It was about the size of a sparrow. I found its nest. One of the birds had a yellow breast streaked with black, while the other had a yellow breast with no streaks, but one spot in the mid- dle. I could not tell anything more, as the 2 were exceedingly shy. The nest was 4 feet from the ground, situated at the base of 2 branches of a small evergreen, in dense woods. At the ns of discovery the nest contained 4 youn A Bird ede Seal Harbor, Me. ANSWER. It is impossible to identify the bird with- out a fuller description.—EpirTor. You have no doubt correspondents in British Columbia who could tell REcREA- TION what has been done, or is to be done for acclimatizing English song _ birds there. I think there is a great public in all parts of America who would welcome the coming of desirable song and game birds. Give both sides a hearing and ReEc- REATION can win as much fame as it has by its war on the game hog. EU K.C., Kerrville, tex. Will British Columbia readers, who know of the importation and liberation of foreign game or song birds in that Province kindly report ?—-EpITor. In your April number, J. E. P., of Round Rock, Texas, describes a bird found by him and asks “what is it?” He evidently has found what Coues, and other ornitholo- gists call the ground dove, its Latin name being Chamalpelia passerina. The habitat of this beautiful bird is Southern United States, Atlantic to the Pacific, but chiefly coastwise. The description given by Mr. P., agrees with that given by Coues I have found a ground dove in this locality, perhaps a stray. Louise M. Stephenson, Helena, Ark. Pepe En Wily OR TAMERIGAN SPORTSMEN, GENERAL OFFICERS President, G. ©: Shields, 23 W. 24th St., New York. Ist Vice-President, E. T. Seton, 80 West 40th St., New York. 2d Vice-President, W. T. Hornaday, 2969 Decatun Ave. “Bedionrdy Bark. N.7Y,; 3d Vice-President, Dr. TY. 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, Dae Secretary, A. F. 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Boston, Mass. New York 181 DISCOUNTS TO LEAGUE MEMBERS. The following firms have agreed to give members of me PA os a discount, Of7) 2 per cent. to Io per cent. on all goods bought of them. In ordering please give L. A S. number : Syracuse Arms Co.,Syracuse, N. Y. Guns. Davenport Fire Arms Co., Norwich, Conn. Shot guns, rifles. Gane a Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y. Photographic zoods Blair Camera Co., Rochester, N.Y .Photographic goods James Acheson, ‘lalbot St.. St. Thomas, Untario, Sporting goods. REPORT OF THE VIRGINIA DIVISION. Iam honored by a commission from His Excellency, the Governor of Virginia, as representative trom the mother of States, in this convention. ‘The protection of game, and of song and insectivorous birds. has, I am pleased to say, become a subject of public agitation in our State, as well as elsewhere. This matter has received scarce- ly any attention in years past, and the result is the almost total annihilation of game in many sections of our State. Where game birds and game animals have not become ex- tinct, they are so reduced in numbers that in some localities even a sign is seldom found. Can you imagine the contrast of present conditions with those which existed in 1607, when Capt. Christopher Newport, with his little band, landed on what subsequently became the shores of Virginia? ‘The land was theretofore unknown to the white man, but with the coming of the Caucasian, began the hurried retreat of all tribes to him un- congenial, while he began appropriating to the gratification of his fancy the beasts of the forests and the birds of the air. After nearly 300 years of wanton destruc- tion, we are assembled in this convention, in a spot which was then a howling wil- derness, but where to-day stand piles of brick and stone, in the Capitol City of this great commonwealth of Ohio, marking the progress of civilization, and where the song of the bird rarely greets an anxious ear. We are here to devise means by which to protect the few remaining innocent and useful birds and animals against their daily increasing foe. In previous decades there did not exist such necessity for game pro- tection as the past 2 or 3 years have pro- duced) ihe) varmy of: greedy . hunters; equipped with improved guns and ammuni- tion, has committed unceasing slaughter; but, to my mind, the greatest enemy of the game is the cold storage plant, an invention of comparatively recent date. The laws of the several States should, as far as possible, be uniform as to the stor- 182 age of game, allowing none to be kept when it is unlawful to kill. Some of the States allow only short open seasons for killing, but permit game to be kept in storage out of season, provided it was not killed in that State. In other words bring in all you can, but do not kill, ours. This is a queer proposition. In May last, we succeeded in securing the passage of a bill, by the Legislature, which remodeled the game laws in Virginia, and gave us a satisfactory statute. The pas- sage of a bill making such radical changes, fixing uniform seasons, providing for game wardens, non-resident hunting licenses and anti-shipping features, as well as other im- portant provisions, when heretofore these restrictions were unknown, was found to be a tough proposition, but energy and persis- tence succeeded. ~The season for quails, turkeys and ruffed grouse was made uniform, from November Ist to December 31st, West of the Blue Ridge mountains. East of the Blue Ridge, from November Ist to February 1st. The deer season for the State was fixed from October Ist. to January Ist, with closed seasons on other game, as well as prohibit- ing all hunting on Sunday, or the shoot- ing -oi any gaime later than a half hour after sunset, or earlier than a half hour before sunrise, thus protecting the wild turkey on his roost and waterfowl at night. The non-resident license tax is $10. The non-resident is prohibited from shipping game from the State, but may carry 50 quails or 30 waterfowl out with him if exposed to view. The fees collected from non-resident li- censes are divided among the several war- dens in the county in which they are taken out. Formerly there were no wardens in the State, consequently no one to enforce even such laws as we had. There is a spirit of unrest in some sec- tions, chiefly the result of prosecutions. The market hunter is the most noisy. Not being able to ship game out of the State, he ex- periences difficulty in disposing of his kill at the local markets. There is general satisfaction among sportsmen with this one season’s experience. It takes a little time, you know, to har- monize differences, and to get the machin- - ery in good working order, especially where everything is new. Only after experience shall we realize the wisdom of our laws, and to do this, we must educate all classes. While this is a slow process we shall surely succeed. Dogs are objects of special attention at this time and a head tax has rid the coun- try of a great number of worthless curs. A bill is now pending in the Legislature to prevent dogs running at large during closed season, unaccompanied, J] am in- ‘destruction. RECREATION. formed this bill is gaining favor daily. You readily understand the great advantage such a law would be to game protection, as thousands of birds and eggs, as well as ani- mals, are now destroyed, not only by the worthless cur, but by good hunting dogs which are allowed to run at large in the breeding season. The impression among some of the coun- try people is that the League is behind all game legislation, therefore the farmers are prejudiced against the town man with a gun. There is good cause for this in some cases, but the farmer realizes that he has a source of revenue in the hunting privi- leges on his lands. Large tracts are being rented or bought for game preserves, and the man who roamed at will, now has to pick his path. Who can blame the farmer? R. G. Bickford, Chief Warden. TEXAS DIVISION. The present wholesome laws for the pro- tection of game in this State are largely the result of the vigorous crusade of the official organ of the League against game Without this and the mem- bers of the League in the State we could not have made such great progress. We now have one of the best laws yet enacted in any State. The sale of game is absolutely prohibited. As a result there has not been much shooting the past open season. Instead of 60,000 ducks and geese being killed at Corpus Christi, as hereto- fore, only 5,000 or 6,000 were killed. This is only one-tenth of the usual number. Few deer have been killed during the past sea- son. This is also due to our having stopped the sale of game. I glory in your championship of the cause of game. You have conferred lasting bene- fit upon every State in the Union, and es- pecially on this State. S. W. Stanfield, Chief Warden, CONNECTICUT DIVISION. The Connecticut Division has had a suc- cessful year in that it has been the means of continuing on the statute books the 2 most important laws in respect to the pro- tection of our upland game birds, namely, prohibition of the snaring of grouse and of the sale of grouse, woodcock and quail at all times. We took a step backward when we added one month to our spring duck shooting scason, but the sentiment in favor of our proposed change was too strong for us this year, and rather than imperil the 2 foregoing provisions we had to yield that point. The upland birds being in greater need of protection, we. are satisfied with our laws at present. At the next session we hope to re-enact the short season on ducks and other water fowl. F. P. Sherwood, Chief Warden. ” FORESTRY, It takes 39 years to grow a tree and 39 minutes to cut it down and dastroy it. FORESTRY IN MASSACHUSETTS. Friends of the forestry movement throughout the United States will be de- lighted to hear of the excellent stand taken by Massachusetts in passing its new State forester law. Great credit should be given the Massachusetts Forestry Association for work since it is due almost entirely to their strenuous efforts that the Legislature passed the bill. It is refreshing to see a State forestry association doing something be- sides reading tree poetry and swearing at the lumbermen. More injury to the cause has been done by such effeminate screech- ing and crying of “Woodman Spare that Tree” than any other thing in the fight to make owners see forestry in its proper light. Here at last is an association of sane, sensible, hearty men who do not claim that they know more than the lumberman or that they have a right to call him an octopus because he is carrying on a legiti- ne business on strictly business princi- ples. Governor Bates has. shown himself a strong and consistent friend of the forestry movement. His firm stand for an efficient forestry service was important in securing the enactment of a satisfactory law. In his last inaugural address he said in part: “T suggest legislation that shall provide for the appointment of a State forester, competent by education, special training, and. practical /expertencey, to’ direct to! tte best advantage the efforts of towns and individuals in this matter, and capable of wisely planning and developing on a broad policy State forest reservations. This involves an appropriation for the begin- ning of the work and for the acquiring of land. “This concerns the Massachusetts of to- morrow. Three million acres, or three- fifths of the area of the State, are either in woodland or waste land. The woodlot area is but one-half of what is was in 1885 end the wood cut on the farms in the year 1900 1s less than a third of what was cut Io years ago, The timber of this State has practically disappeared and the stump and sprout lands are deteriorating. We have a law permitting town forest reserves but it has not been effective. We must adopt a more adequate policy.” The enactment of a law establishing the office of State forester marks the most im- portant epoch in the history of forestry in Massachusetts and the accomplishment of one of the chief objects for which the Massachusetts Association has worked the past 2 or 3 years. This achievement does not mean that ‘the work of the Associa- 183 tion is done. Rathcr‘it is fairly "un, and may now be continued under mo. favor- able auspices. In ¢:curing the new ....; the Association played 1 prominent part. Its work was most jective and. its} Tapid growth in membersl. » during the campaign acted. as a continua. strengthener of its influence through the evidence that it gave of a growing popular recognition of the importance of forestry in Massachusetts. Now that the Commonwealth is to take up the practical forest work which the Association has partially undertaken dur- ing the past year, the Association may re- vert to the task of education which has formed a major part of its work from the beginning and which must still go on. Fur- thermore, the Association will be looked to by the State forester to give him moral support and encouragement. This it is in a position to do without embarrassment, for the position of the Association ftom the beginning has been one of entire dis- interestedness and regard for the public service. It was characteristic of the fight against the bill that the Association was charged with looking for graft and work- ing im the interest of a candidate of its own. On the contrary, the Association has never had a candidate, nor any desire other than to secure the most expert forester that can be obtained. The appointment by Governor Bates was an excellent one. He asked the executive committee of the Association to recommend the most efficient man it could find. There was a strong movement among certain agri- cultural politicians for the appointment of a man who had been doing forestry work for various concerns in Massachusetts for 2 of 3 years; in fact, he was at the time employed as a forester by the Associa- tion; but as soon as it was found that a more capable man could be secured the Association immediately recommended him. Governor Bates formally appointed Mr. Alfred Akerman, July 13th, and the choice was approved by professional foresters all over the country. Mr. Ackerman is a graduate of the University of Georgia and of the Forestry Department of Yale Uni- versity. He has also studied his profes- sion in Germany 2 years. He was State forester of Connecticut when appointed. Immediately after graduation from the Yale Forest School he was made an instruc- tor in the school. Mr. Ackerman is also a member of the field force of the United States Bureau of Forestry. The excellence and practicability of the bill establishing the position leads me to quote it entire, in the hope that a wider 184 acquaintance with its provisions prompt other States to do likewise: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Section 1. The governor, with the advice and consent of the council, shall appoint an officer to be known as the State Forester, who shall receive an annual salary of $2,000. The State forester shall be a trained forester who has had a technical education. He shall serve for a term of one year, unless removed for cause by the governor and council, or until his successor has been appointed and has qualified for office. The term of his office shall begin the first day of July, and if an appointee does not qualify for his office until after the first day of July, he shall, after he has qualified, be taken to have been appointed to serve until the first of July next thereafter en- suing. The State forester shall, ex officio, be a member of the State board of agriculture. Section 2. It shall be the duty of the State forester to promote the perpetuation, extension and proper management of the forest lands of the Commonwealth both public and private. He may on suitable request give aid or advice to any person owning or controlling forest lands in the management thereof. He shall give such a course of instruction to the students of the Massachu- setts agricultural college on the art and science of forestry as may be arranged for by the trus- tees of the college and the forester; and shall per- form such other duties from time to time as may be’ imposed on him by the governor and the coun- cil. The State forester shall have the right to publish the particulars and results of any exam- ination or investigation made by him or his assist- ants as to any lands within the commonwealth, and the advice given to any person who has ap- plied for his aid or advice. Any applicant for such aid or advice to whom it is given shall be liable to the State forester for the necessary ex- penses of travel and subsistence incurred by him or his assistants. The State forester shall account for moneys received under this clause according to the provision of Section 5. SECTION 3. The State. forester may establish and maintain a nursery for the propagation of forest tree seedlings on such lands as the trustees of the Massachusetts agricultural college may set aside for that purpose on the college grounds at Amherst. Seedlings from this nursery shall be furnished to the Commonwealth without ex- pense for use on reservations set aside for the propagation of forest growth for other than park purposes. He may distribute seeds and _ seed- lings to landowners, citizens of the Common- wealth, under such conditions and restrictions as he may, subject to the approval of the governor and council, deem advisable. Section 4. The State forester is hereby em- powered, subject to the approval of the governor and council, to hire such assistants as he may need in the performance of his duties, and to fix their salaries. Section 5. The State forester shall annually, on or before the 31st of December, make a writ- ten report to the general court of his proceedings for each year, ending the 31st of December, to- gether with such recommendations as he deems proper, and a detailed statement of the receipts and expenditures incident to the’ administration of his office, which report shall be printed in the re- port of the State board of agriculture. Section 6. A sum not exceeding $5,000 may be expended annually by the State forester, with the approval of the governor and council, in car- rying out the provisions of this act. Section 7. This act shall take effect on its passage. may STUDY OF FOREST CONDITIONS, Reahzing how vital to the welfare ef a nation is the preservation of its forests, the United States RECREATION. is studying and improving the forests of this coun- try while there is yet time to preserve them. In furtherance of this work the United States Geo- logical Survey has just published a paper which bears the title ‘‘Forest Conditions in the San Francisco Mountains Forest Reserve, Arizona.’’ The San Francisco Mountains Forest Reserve comprises portions of the broad summit and slopes of an elevated tract of land in North central Ari- zoz.a, which includes the Southern part of the Colorado Plateau. The Northern part of the area is dotted by several hundred volcanic cones and the Southern part is gashed by numerous deep canyons. The altitude of the region ranges from 3,500 feet at Oak creek in its Southwestern por- Le to 12,794 feet at the summit of San Francisco peak. Among the coniferous trees in the reserve the yellow pine constitutes over 99 per cent. of the total forest. The aspen takes first rank among the broad leaved species, but has a close competi- tor in the oak. The chief lumber tree at present is the yellow pine, which is extensively cut and furnishes all of the mill timber sawed, used in, and exported from the region. Its average total height is 85 feet, with about ro feet of clear trunk. The diameter averages 18 inches, which corresponds to an age of 180 years. In the 812,- 500 acres of forest area examined 2,743,558,000 feet B. M. of standing timber were found, which gives an average of only 3,377 feet B. M. per acre, It is evident that the yellow pine stands, even where entirely untouched by the ax, do not carry an average crop of more than 4o per cent. of the timber they are capable of producing. ‘This con- dition is chiefly attributable to the numerous fires which have swept over the region within the last 200 years, destroying seedling and sapling growth. The chief agencies through which the forests in the reserve suffer destruction are cutting, grazing, and fire. Logging operations have been carried on in most of the central forested areas that are tributary to railroads. The forest has been culled or cut from 148,645 acres. The timber cut on these tracts has been converted into tie, stull or round mining timber, and saw logs. Grazing, especially sheep herding, is~ruinous to the seedling growth of a young forest. Sheep are especially fond of the young aspen, which springs up as the first restockage on the non- forested park lands at the base and on the slopes of the San Francisco mountains. It was found that the destruction of seedlings on any particu- lar tract of land ranged from 50 per cent. to total after a single passage over such ground by 2,000 head of sheep. Fires have been of frequent occurrence in all portions of the reserve. The badly burned areas, on which the destruction has been 60 per cent. or more, aggregate 6,790 acres. The origin of fires In tecent years may, in part, be ascribed to the carelessness of sheep herders, in part to sparks from engines on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, but by far the larger number of fires are due to lightning, and this cause has, of course, al- ways operated. Sections exist on which 50 per cent. of the mature yellow pine has been either wholly or in part killed by lightning strokes. Among other interesting questions considered in this paper are the low reproductive ratio of the yellow pine, the influence of the forest on run-off, the grazing value of the reserve and the effects of sheep herding on the forest floor. The bulk of the paper is devoted to detailed descriptions of: the areas, by range and township, that make up the reserve.—Scientific American. A clever young man at the Sault Bit off more than he safely could chault, And the people all shout, Now the cash has run out: “We'll sault yault—that’s what we will dau]t!” —Moatreal Herald. PURE AND (IMPURE, FOODS, Edited by C. F. Laneworruy, Pu.D, Author of “On Citraconic, Itaconic and Mesaconic Acids,” “Fish as Food,”’ etc. “What a Man Eats He Is.’’ OLIVE OIL MAKING IN CALIFORNIA. The most satisfactory method of making olive oil is to crush carefully picked olives As eSOOm as pOsstole alter they are picked. Bruised olives or those which are in the slightest degree moldy yield an oil which. is inferior in quality. According to experi- ments carried on at the California Experi- ment Station, the extraction of oil from fresh olives is somewhat troublesome, and in order to facilitate the work it is custo- mary to deprive them of a certain part of their water before crushing. This partial drying is also useful when it is necessary to keep the fruit for some time before crushing or to ship them to any distance. It is generally done by placing them in lay- ers not more than 3 inches deep, on trays that are stacked in a dry, well-aired room, protected from the wind and the direct rays of the sun. The olives are turned -over daily, until they become well wrinkled. This requires about 8 or 10 days, according to the degree of temperature. If the par- tially dried fruit can not then be crushed immediately, it must be stored in a dark room where the temperature does not rise above 60 deg. F. There it may remain 3 or 4 weeks longer without any serious de- terioration of the quality of the oil. In or- der to hasten the drying process, artificial driers, constructed on the same _ general principle as the fruit or hop driers, are sometimes used. The olives are placed in a single layer on trays, and the drier is kept at a temperature of about 120 deg. F. If the temperature rises above 130 deg. F., the quality of the oil will be impaired. The drying takes about 48 hours, more or less, according to the nature of the fruit. The olives must be crushed immediately on re- moval from the drier. The problem of keeping olives until they can be crushed is an important one, as it is practically impossible to gather all the fruit of a large orchard just at the most favorable time and to crush it all while fresh. Numerous methods of solving this problem have been tried, but only 3 have been found which are free from serious objections. Drying at a low temperature, as already described, is that most generally used. They have also been successfully preserved temporarily in water. The olives are placed in vats filled with fresh, pure water, which is changed at least daily, as is done in pickling. In mild climates not subject to heavy frosts, perhaps the best 185 method is to leave the olives on the trees. The quality of the oil deteriorates slightly as the olives become overripe, but probably less than in drying. It is usually stated that the quantity of oil attains its maximum at the time the olives are ready for pick- ling, and that the apparent rise of oil con- tent with further ripening is simply due to evaporation of water. Recent investiga- tions, however, show that there is a real and even considerable increase of quantity of oil per tree until February or March. This adds another reason for leaving the olives on the trees until they can be worked, wherever the climate renders it possible. The crushing is still commonly done by means of old fashioned stone mills. They are slow, cumbrous and irregular in their action. Moreover, almost all kinds of stone that are used for these mills’ absorb oil, which it is impossible to remove com- pletely. This oil becomes rancid and taints the olives that are being crushed. Crush- ers with corrugated ‘%ronze or bronzed metal rollers are now made that perform their work in a satisfactory manner, break- ing the flesh and pits thoroughly. As they are all of metal they absorb no oil and are easily cleaned. It is essential that the flesh should be crushed thoroughly in order to break the cells and permit the oil to be pressed out. Some oil makers prefer to pit the olives before crushing, in order to separate the oil in the flesh from that in the pit. As soon as the olives have passed through the mill or crusher they should be pressed. For this purpose an extremely powerful screw or hydraulic press is neces- sary. The pressure must be applied grad- ually. From the liquid, which runs out first, with gentle pressure, is made the fin- est grades known as “virgin oil.” WEY POPCORN” POPS, In early times popcorn was commonly grown in small quantities on many farms and in gardens for home consumption, for it has long been a favorite food or food ac- cessory with Americans. In recent years there has been a tendency to depend on the larger growers for popcorn and this crop iS now raised in some regions to a large extent. For instance, a large grower in Iowa has 1,000 acres annually planted to popcorn, and in some regions in Nebraska popcorn is practically the only crop grown, 186 100 bushels to the acre being the ordinary yield. Fine popcorn is also grown on a large scale in some regions of Michigan. Observations and experiments,_recently carried on by Professor M. I. Wilbert led to the conclusion that the popping of pop- corn, which is accompanied by such a great change in the size, appearance and texture of the kernel, is caused by the expansion of moisture in the starch cells. It was found that old and dry corn-did not pop readily. Such corn will at best only split open from a number of cells near the center of the corn kernel. If the application of heat be made slowly, it is possible to dry the ker- nels of corn, parch, and even char them without rupturing the outer coat in any way. It was also noted that at the base of the kernels, or at the point of attachment to the cob, the cells are less compact and are seldom, if ever, ruptured by the generated steam. It is from this point, too, that the kernels of corn appear to dry most rapidly. The bearing of this point on the theory that popping is caused by the explosion of steam is found in the fact that popcorn invariably bursts first at the densest portion of the kernel, and never at or near its base or point of attachment. When old and dry corn was soaked 12 hours and then dried for an equal time it did not pop well. If kernels were allowed to dry on the surface for 24 hours longer, the resulting kernels of popped corn were not only large, light and flaky, but had ab- solutely no suggestion of toughness. As regards the loss of weight in popping, it was noted that 100 grains of whole or unpopped corn weighed 13 grams, the same quantity partially popped 11 grams, fully popped 9.2 grams, and dried and parched 7.5 grams; a loss of 15, 29 and 42 per cent, respectively. In view of what has already been learned, further studies should be made of the changes in cell structure caused by popping, as well as determination of the quantity of material rendered soluble by the heating of the starch. LET ’EM RIP! The probable extinction of the terrapin as a gastronomical accessory is not regarded by the New York Evening Post with signs of alarm, judging from the following: If, at the season of the peach crop’s an- nual failure, we must have another discour- aging report regarding some item of our daily victuals and drink, it is best that this should concern the terrapin. “Deferring re- spectfully to the opinion of those who have made gustatory delights their life study, the statement can yet be made without fear of contradiction that there is no one of our RECKEATION: national delicacies which so few people really like. What its own flavor may be very few persons know, since it is disguised as far as possible by an elaborately seasoned sauce. Certain it is that a compound in- distinguishable by any but the highly trained palate from terrapin as usually served, could be made from the kittens put to such excel- lent use by Sam Weller’s friend. The Na- tional Fish Commissioner predicts a speedy end of the diamond back unless it be arti- ficially nurtured and _ protected. Even though, at $150 a dozen, these turtles must be a considerable item in our national wealth there are many millions of our people who would observe their extinction without a sigh. PHILAN THROPIC RASLUS. GIPSY CRANE. A philanthropic nigger sat upon a high board fence, | _Chewin’ a reflection of good old common sense, While he heard a rooster arowin’! He figured up the policy of peace disturbit’ points And reckoned it was nearly time to limber up his joints, To silence the rash chicken, that broke the country quiet Which fell about the district, with the shadows of the night; But the rooster kept on crowin’, The rooster’s worthy owner was lost in slumber deep; Young Rastus feared the racket would disturb his peaceful sleep. How that rooster was a crowin’. In his interest for the farmer, he felt it was his duty, To make a brave endeavor to coerce the crowin’ beauty, Who lacked consideration for his master’s needed rest, And ingratitude hurt Rastus; so he felt it would be best To stop that rooster’s crowin’. This nocturnal benefactor soon reached the crowing star; With slow and practised footsteps he sought the roosting bar. And the rooster quit his crowin’. But in choking off the hens, he awoke the slumbering chorus; : They would not accept his blandishments, he then attempted force; But with five disturbers silenced, he felt his duty done, And escaped the salt with glory, when the farmer fired his gun. Now young Rastus does the crowin’. PUBLISHERS) NOTES: FIRST AID. Every man who goes into the woods or the fields or on the water, for the purpose of fishing, shooting, or to indulge in other sport, should carry with him a bottle of Newskin. This is one of the most useful small articles I have ever carried in my outfit. Within the past 2 years I have sus- tained several small injuries in the way of cuts and scratches, and a simple applica- tion of Newskin has proven all that was necessary in each case. ‘This preparation simply forms a waterproof film over the wound, that stays a week to 2 weeks, and when it finally: wears off the wound is healed. I have also found Newskin a valuable remedy for mosquito and fly bites. If you get a hot shot from one of these insects, simply paint the spot with New-skin and you will have no further trouble with it. The film excludes the air, stops the in- flammation and that is the end of it. Newskin has also mechanical uses not advertised by the manufacturers. It will mend rubber boots so that the water will not go through them. To repair a broken rod cover the broken parts with New-skin, put them together, fasten a light splint on the rod by winding with fishing line, and then coat the whole thing with New-skin. It is made by the Douglas Manufacturing Company, 96 Church street, New York City. You can get a bottle for 25 cents that will last you several months, and after using it once you will probably never go on another shooting or fishing trip with- out it. In ordering please mention RECRE- ATION. NEW TRAIN TO NEWFOUNDLAND. The Intercolonial Railway, of Canada, has put on a new train between Montreal and Halifax, which is known as the Ocean Limited. The cars comprising this train were especially built for the purpose and are among the most commodious and sump- tuous I have seen anywhere. The sleepers are 8 or Io inches wider than the reg- ular standard, and the people occupying berths get the benefit of this extra space. Another luxury about these cars is that the berths are built high enough so that when a full grown man sits up in bed he is not in danger of knocking his thinking box against the ground floor of the upper berth. The dining cars and coaches are also of the latest models and the meals are simply irresistible. The general service on the Intercolonial is such that many Eastern roads might well 187 afford to study and copy certain features OM ites Sportsmen visiting Newfoundland and the States will find it greatly to their ad- vantage to go by way of Montreal and over the Intercolonial, to North Sydney. The Maritime Express runs through from Mon- treal to North Sydney without change, but a pleasant break in the journey may be made by taking the Ocean Limited to Truro, having a few hours rest there and then the Maritime Express to North Syd- ney. Full information regarding these trains can be had by addressing G. M. Lyons, Gala. Moncton. Ne YB: NEW DEVICES FOR SPORTSMEN. Patent No. 750,817 has been issued to E. M. Crenshaw, of Baltimore, Md., for a carrying case for guns. It is made in the form of a trunk with partitions or com- partments arranged for carrying 4 or more guns, as the owner may desire. Patent No. 750,742 has been issued to William Weston, of Denver, Colorado, for a portable camp stove, which is a decided novelty and which will doubtless prove popular when placed on the market. Patent No. 748,950 has been issued to E. R. Hodshon, Wheeling, W. Va., on a sportsman’s convertible lata, . ble ’ device consists of a hat frame a foldable shade and stretcher frame, consisting of a series of stretcher rods like those in an umbrella, and a light, thin cloth stretched over these rods. When folded in a certain way this material forms a neat cap, suitable for hunting, fishing, bicycling, etc. When opened out it is made into a hat with a broad brim, intended to protect the face and neck from the rays of the sun. Patent No. 749,212 has been issued to Alex, LL. Mollett, Stonecoal, W. Va., Oty a new plan of revolver. ‘Patent No. 749,402 has been issued to William Rost, Gilmore City, Ia., on a glass lining for gun barrels, said lining being grooved as steel gun barrels are now grooved. Patent No. 749,661 has been issued to G. F. Clarke, Toronto, Can., on a suspending attachment for game bags. PARKER RECORDS. H. D. Bates, Ridgetown, Ont., made high average June 16 and 17 at London, Ont. shooting sliding handicap, 16 to 22 yards, unknown angles and unknown traps. Mr. Bates’ record is 259 out of 290; consider- 188 ing the conditions, a remarkable perform- ance. This record was made with-the Old Reliable Parker. Fred Gilbert, at his last 4000 targets, has shot 97 per cent.~ Early in June, at Marshailtown, Ia., Mr. Gilbert, shooting the Parker, established a world’s record, breaking 50 targets straight at 22 yards rise, a wonderful performance. Mr. Gil- bert and the Parker are inseparable. J. W. Nelson, of Duluth, Minn., shooting the Parker gun, June 6, broke 49 out of Hae This is good work for the Old Re- iable. R. S. Rhoades, Columbus, O., won the amateur championship of Ohio at the State Shoot, June 15, shooting the Parker gun. NEW YORK CENTRAL’S LAKE FLEET. The Western Transit Company, which is the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad’s freight connection on the Great Lakes, has recently put into commis- sion their new steamer Duluth, which is the largest and most modern package freight vessel on the Great Lakes. She is 4o1 feet long, 50 feet beam and 30 feet depth, with a carrying capacity of 6,000 tons. This makes 7 modern steel steamers in the Western Transit Company’s fleet, 6 of which have been added since 1808, it be- ing the company’s policy to add a new steamer each year. In addition to these steel steamers, the company has 9 iron and wooden steamers, which, while not quite so modern as the steel boats, are still admir- ably adapted for lake freight transportation. This fleet of 16 steamers enables the New York Central to give a daily freight service from Buffalo to Milwaukee, Chicago, Du- luth and Portage Lake—N. Y. Evening Mail, July 27, 1904. One of the most important and valuable tricks recently put out by the Marble Safe- ty Axe Company, of Gladstone, Mich., is the Garrison rifle cleaner. This is made of fine wire gauze which acts on the bore of the rifle in a thoroughly effective and yet harmless manner. There is no object of greater importance to the rifle shooter than that of keeping his rifle clean. With- out this it is impossible to do high class shooting either at the target or on game; and the life of -a rifle may be increased 10 fold by proper care. It is, therefore, important that every rifleman should have some one of the modern appliances for keeping his weapon clean and I know of nothing better on the market than the Gar- rison cleaner. You should ask Marble for particulars and when you hear from him you will get a lot of information about de- vices of his make that are good for sports- men. RECREATION. The Blauvelt Knitting Company, of New- ark, N. J., is making a line of knit worsted racing suits, sweaters, football and polo jerseys, golf vests and cardigan jackets. They are certainly up to the best standard of the day in these lines. The texture of these goods is exceedingly fine, soft and silky, and is much more agreeable to the touch than the coarse woolen materials that have been on the market for years past. The cardigan jackets will be found useful and agreeable to hunters, anglers and trap shooters; and every man who is interested in any one of these lincs of sports should write the Blauvelt Company for a catalogue. In doing so please men- tion RECREATION. Walkerville, Montana. West End Furniture & C. Co., Williamsport, Pa. Dear Sirs:—Some time ago you shipped me one of your No. 20 Gun Cases and I. take this opportunity to let you know that it arrived in good shape, not being marred or blemished in any way. The case is a beauty and makes a hand- some, ornamental and useful piece of fur- niture. Thanking you for the care used in ship- ping, etc. 4 am Yours truly, Louis Gainor. Messrs. Schoverling, Daly & Gales, of 302 Broadway, New York, have issued a new circular of the Luger automatic car- bine, a copy of which will be sent free to anyone asking for it and mentioning ReEc- REATION. The Luger is a_ remarkable weapon, and it is well worth the while of riflemen and revolver shooters to know about it. It is not in the same class with the automatic shot gun, which is capable of destroying a whole flock of quails or ducks in 2 seconds. The Ideal Manufacturing Company, of New Haven, Conn., has issued volume 16 of its well known Hand Book, and it is now being sent out to sportsmen who call for it. Mr. Barlow advises me that there is a great deal of new material in this issue, which is certain to prove of deep interest to rifle, shot gun and _ revolver shooters. In writing for it please mention RECREATION. If you have any idea of buying an auto- mobile at any time I wish you woild an- swer the antomobile ads in this issue of RECREATION, mentioning this magazine. In this way you will get a great deal of valu- able information on the subject, and at the same time assist me in getting additional business in this line. POOR'S RUN YOUR OWN MACHINE, A writer in this issue of RECREATION advises automobile owners to study their machines to such an extent as to be able to operate them successfully. There are various reasons why every owner and user of an automobile should do this. In the first place, it is a genuine pleasure to know and operate any fine piece of machinery. In the second place, it is necessary that every owner of a complicated machine of any kind should know it intimately, in or- der that he may direct the operation of it, even if he does not see fit to give it con- stant attention. Every man who submits blindly to the dictation of an employee is liable to be defrauded. There are honest and dishon- est men everywhere, and many an honest man yields to temptation and becomes dis- honest simply from being in a position where he is constantly tempted. Bank cashiers and tellers who handle large sums of money and who gradually win the con- fidence of their employers to such an ex- tent as to be trusted implicitly, and who have all their lives been honest men, fall victims to continuous temptation. They have within easy reach the opportunity to become suddenly rich. This __ situation stares them in the face day after day, and they dream of it at night. Human nature is weak, and eventually many of these men fall victims to circumstances, when they would always have been good, honest men if these conditions had not been allowed to exist. So it is with men of smaller intellectual capacity or business ability. Placed in positions of responsibility where they are allowed to handle small sums of money without the scrutiny of their employers, or where allowed to buy goods and have them charged to the employer without limit, they gradually grow into the habit of buying things that are not needed and appropriating them to their own use. Or, coming in contact with dishonest dealers they are tempted to buy goods at twice what they are worth, approve the bills, and pocket the difference. I once employed as caretaker at a coun- try club, a man who had for years worked for a wealthy man in this city, as a coach- man. From time to time, while in the em- ploy of the club, I discovered that he had numbers of fine whips, spurs, bits and other articles belonging to his former occupa- tion, which had never been used. He had made his employer believe these articles were necessary for the proper equipment of the horses and carriages in his charge, had bought them and then secreted them. CORNER. Doubtless he had bought many other such articles and had sold them, converting the proceeds to his own use. The coming of the automobile to this country has brought with it a large con- tingency of French operators, many of whom have .neglected to bring their con- sciences with them, if they ever had any. These men are to-day employed by wealthy automobile owners, a majority of whom know little or nothing of-the practical con- struction or the working of their machines. These owners must simply accept the state- ments of their drivers as to what may be needed in the way of supplies or repairs, and as to the necessary cost of such mater- ials. As a result, such owners are syste- matically worked for perhaps hundreds of dollars every year, for repairs or attach- ments that are not needed in the least. In all:such cases if the owner knew his machine thoroughly he would be able to see at a glance, when called on to pay for an article or a piece of work, whether or not it was needed, and thus avoid being persistently and repeatedly held up. The man who studies his machine, who masters the science of operating it, may dispense entirely with the services of a driver. Then he-not only saves the amount of the salary his neighbor pays, but he has the intense satisfaction of doing a good piece of work himself. There is as much pleasure in driving an automobile as in driving a good pair of horses. Many ex- perts say more. Furthermore, the man who operates his own automobile enjoys the valued privilege of privacy, of which every man and every family who employs a driver is deprived. If you ride with your family or other friends, you constantly want to talk about things that you do not care to have re- peated by a servant. Any bit of news or information which an automobile driver, or a coachman, or a butler, or a maid ser- vant picks up in the family circle, loses nothing by repetition. On the contrary, it is elaborated and grows rapidly as it passes from one to another of the retinue of ser- vants. The family or the group of friends who ride in an automobile driven by an employee must, therefore, be constantly on guard as to what they say. Freedom from this restraint is really a luxury, which the 189 average business man may just as well enjoy. It may take a few weeks or a few months to learn your machine so that you can safe- ly go on the road with it and make a long tour; but aside from the advantages al- ready pointed out, the man who can do this enjoys the intense pleasure of doing some- 190 | thing that is difficult, and the more diffi- cult a thing the greater pleasure there is in doing it. ive live for the pleasure of living, and to the active mind, the keen intellectual Amer- ican business man, one-half the pleasure of automobiling, or motor boating, or shoot- ing, or fishing is in operating and taking care of his own machine, his own gun, or his own tackle. BENNETT PRONOUNCES IT HARMLESS The president of the Winchester Arms Co. has written a letter to a man in Mas- sachusetts who protested against the pro- posed automatic gun, which it is under- stood the Winchester Co. still intends to make and put on the market. The letter contains some amusing statements, a few of which I quote: . “We have no automatic shot gun at pre- sent. Such a gun we should imagine would make execution in hunting more a matter of skill and give less opportunity for slaughter. For instance, if the boy cited had used 2 barrels of a double gun on the > snow buntings, he would have killed more than he could possibly kill if using the one barrel of an automatic or repeating shot gun. If he had skill he might shoot another bird on the wing, probably; but we should imagine no more. There is nothing that can be done with the automatic gun that might not be done with the ordinary double barrel shot gun.” As usual Mr. Bennett says his company has no automatic shot gun, but he persists in defending the automatic principle. He says if the boy had skill he “might” have fired a second shot at the birds on the wing, “But we should imagine no more. There is nothing that can be done with the automatic gun that might not be done with the or- dinary double barrel gun.” If this is true, then why in the name of heaven make a gun to carry 6 cartridges? On this same theory a repeating rifle is no more effective in killing game than a single shot rifle. According to Mr. Ben- nett’s reasoning an expert may possibly fire a second shot from a Winchester rifle, at a fleeing animal, but no more. Further on Mr. Bennett says: “We have mentioned above the fact that we have no automatic shot gun. The pres- ent agitation by a New York magazine was got up, we think to injure us, and at the same time to emphasize the immediate ne- cessity of subscribing to a certain sports- men’s league which has, we think, a shad- owy existence in a Jot of officers, and of whose members there is no catalogue.” What do the 10,000 members of the L. A. S. think of Mr. Bennett’s assertion that it has only a shadowy existence in a lot of officers? I wish the men who have attended RECREATTOING the 6 annual meetings of this League, and who know exactly what it is doing, would each write Mr. Bennett and enlighten him. What do Vice-Presidents Hornaday,Rich- ards, Seton, Anderson and Secretary Rice and Treasurer Corbin think of a man at the head of a big gun factory who will assert that the L. A. S. has only a shadowy ex- istence? If the League has nothing more than a shadowy existence in a lot of officers, why did Mr. Bennett instruct his 22 traveling men to join it, as shown by letters printed in June RECREATION, pages. 448 and 449? If it has nothing more than a shadowy existence in a lot of officers, why does Mr. Bennett urge his traveling men to obtain lists of the members of the League in the States in which they travel? This League was not created for the pur- pose of enabling the Winchester Arms Co. to advertise its wares cheaply among the leading sportsmen of the country. That is why Mr. Bennett has not been able to ob- tain a complete catalogue of the members. Bennett’s assertion ‘that my agitation against the automatic gun was got up to injure the Winchester Co. is more of his silly rot. This crusade was started in November, 1903, and in nearly every subse- quent issue of RECREATION may be found commendations of Winchester goods. For instance: Dec., 1903, page 459; Feb., 1904, pages 134, 135, and 136; April, page 302; June, page 450. If this agitation had been got up to injure the Winchester Co. would I be giving them all this free advertising? Whenever Mr. Bennett makes such a statement, he lies and he knows it. TO INVESTIGATE COLD STORAGE MEATS. Dr. Wylie, of the Agricultural Depart- ment, Washington, has instituted a thor- ough course of study and investigation as to the hygienic conditions of meats, fruits and eggs kept in cold storage, and it is hoped he may include in this investigation game, birds and animals. I have printed several articles in RECREATION from well known physicians who have become con- vinced that cold storage game is unwhole- some and unfit to eat, and I have no doubt that should Dr. Wylie and his experts make proper investigations on these lines they would reach the same conclusions these physicians have. Game has become too scarce to be fur- ther made an article of commerce. Its sale should be prohibited everywhere and at all times, and if we could establish the fact, by official tests and investigations, that cold storage birds and animals are unfit for food, it would aid us greatly in securing the enactment of laws in the various States to prohibit the possession of game in close season, a a ee — EDITOR’S CORNER. IQ! HE WON) THE BEL: Here is a photographic reproduction of an envelope that came to this office some months ago. It will be seen that the words “Insufficient address” and “New York City” are in 2 different handwritings and that both are different from that in which the original imperfect address was written. Both ef these notations were written in red ink. My correspondent simply wrote on the envelope “Editor RECREATION, Game Hog Department,” and mailed the letter ‘at Boerne, Tex. The postmaster evidently made the notation on the envelope as to the address being insufficient and sent the Gar ig letter to the Post Office Department at Washington. There a clerk readily located RECREATION and wrote on the envelope “New York City,” when the letter was re- mailed, as shown by the postmark. This experiment was made to decide a bet. A subscriber who lives in Boerne, Tex., and who of course knows the world wide reputation this magazine has made by its crusade against the game and fish hogs, made a bet with a friend that a let- ter addressed simply to the Game Hog De- partment of RECREATION and mailed would reach this office. And he won the bet. George George, of Spokane, Wash., was arrested some time ago on a charge of having venison in his possession in close season. He was arraigned before Judge Henkel and swore that he knew nothing whatever of a deer having been killed, and at the same time offered to plead guilty to the charge. The court declined to accept such a plea and continued the case for the purpose of getting further evidence. When the case was called again, Dan Davis ap- peared as a witness for George and testi- fied that he had himself killed the deer, whereupon he was arrested, pleaded guilty and was find $30 and costs. The judge then turned his-attention to Mr. George and soaked him $40 and costs. The testimony showed that although Davis did kill the deer, George knew all about it and got a share of the venison. Judge Henkel roasted him properly for having sworn falsely and having attempted to conceal the facts when he was first put on trial. One of the most novel and practical pres- ents I have ever heard of employees giv- ing an employer, was a $2,500 Winton tour- ing car, which the employees of the C. E. & W. Railway Co. gave Mr. Jeff N. Miller, their general manager, at Houston, Texas, June Ist. Mr. Miller, by the way, is an old friend of mine and it is indeed gratifying to learn that in the discharge of the duties of a try- ing and critical position, he has so en- deared himself to the hundreds of men under his charge as to inspire them with the idea of making him this magnificent present. IT congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Miller on their good fortune, and trust they may live many years to enjoy this token of the es- teem of their friends. 192 The advent of the automobile has re- sulted in lugging into our language of another French word which is not needed. The man who drives a team is known as a driver, or coachman. The man who drives a truck is known as a truckman. The man who operates a railway locomotive, though frequently miscalled an engineer, is prop- erly an engine driver. The man who oper- ates an automobile, is an automobile driver to all intents and purposes, and there is no sense in American people, who have no knowledge of French, struggling with that monstrosity among words by which the au- tomobile driver is now designated. The English language is good enough for Amer- icans as it stands, and it is the height of nonsense to embody foreign words that are not needed. J. M. Van Huyck, of Lee, Mass., has had the game laws of that State printed in Italian and circulated among the Italians of that city and vicinity. It would be well for friends of game protection in all the large towns and cities, especially in the mining and manufacturing districts, to adopt this plan. Many of the foreigners who violate the game laws do not know they are doing wrong until arrested. Com- paratively few of these people would violate a game law knowingly. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Mr. James B. Dill, the great corporation lawyer, is making another of his phenom- enal automobile tours through the wilds and over the bad roads of the North woods. His destination is Rangeley Lakes, Me., and his plan when leaving this city, was to penetrate some of the sparsely settled dis- tricts of Quebec; thence along the old Ben- edict Arnold road. Mr. Dill is accom- panied by his daughter, Miss Emma, and they will no doubt have some interesting stories to tell on their return, of weird ex- periences encountered in their wild ride. In June last a man named Henry Pren- tice was found dead in the Adirondack woods. Some days later Jerry Parsons was arrested and confessed that he had killed Prentice, having mistaken him for a deer. It seems that both men had been hunting deer in violation of law, and that Parsons got the first shot. It is a pity some other hunter could not have got a bead on him. I am informed that the postal regula- tions would not allow the placing of the words and figures ‘Game Hog No. 972,” or other number, on an envelope and the sending of same through the mails. The request I printed in July REcrEATION, p. 60, RECREATION. may be complied with in other respects. Postal cards should not be used for this purpose. William McAdoo, of Medina, Tenn., re- cently killed 2 squirrels in violation of law and paid a fine of $25 each. The squirrels would probably not weigh more than a pound each and it would not seem that a Tennessee farmer could afford to pay $25 a pound for meat as a regular thing. MUSTANG BILL’S LAMENT. ! STACY E. BAKER. OV Mustang Bill locked mighty glum When he struck the town agin; He’d been away, Bill had, fer years, An’ it seemed er mighty sin, Th’ way they'd let ol’ land marks go. “©; whar;” Bill’ moaned, “©, wher Is ‘Five Ace,’ Morton’s ‘Road to Hell,’ Er Dingley’s Basy Channa. But nary a yap would answer Bill, Ez knew him in days gone by; An’ Mustang Bill, he stifled a sob An’ wiped er tear from his eye. “Whar’s th’ boys from ther ‘Bright Eyes’ ranch Ez used to float this way. Twict er year, with ther kiote yells. An’ er pocket of gilt edged pay?” One er th’ boys as knowed Ol’ Bill Give er solemn shake of th’ head, An’ OI Bill raised his glass of booze, An’ drank ter th’ days long dead. “But tell me, boys,’ sez Mustang Bill, “Hez yer enything left at all Thet calls ter mind ol’ times afore A warm town went ter ther wall?” An’ ev'ry man of th’ bloomin’ bunch Set up er joyous shout, “Bill, when it comes ter tenderfoots, Yer jeg can’t beat us out!” I have known you through your pen many years, back to the days of Dr. Rowe’s management of the American Field. In those days, too, you made me happy by complimenting an article I had written, en- titled, “My First Elk.” I wrote under the name of “Sancho,” and some years later I wrote for Forest and Stream. REcREA- TION is the greatest success of all and I enioy it very much. F. N. Wood, Chicago, Ill. “Ts this the superintendent of the Metro- politan Street Railway? Well, one of your conductors insulted me this morning.” “My dear sir, don’t mention it.”—Life. RECREATION. 193 STRENGTH OF GIBRALTAR What Sterling is to Silver What Bessemer 1s to Steel PRUDENTIAL is to Life Insurance "Tis the sense of saving that lays the Rock foundation of Prudential Protection. It will be a pleasure to explain if you will write us. The Prudential “INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA. JOHN F. DRYDEN, President. Dept. 92. Home Office: NEWARK, N. J3 “Visit The Prudential’s Exhibit, Palace of Education, World’s Fair, St. Louis” 194 DON’T WANT AUTOMATIC IN | INDIANA. ) Editors throughout the country con- tinue to protest against the manufacture — of the automatic gun. Here is what 2 of them say: Some of the leading gun manufac- turers contemplate the making of an automatic gun for the use of those who have no interest in the preservation of » the wild animals in our woods and for- ests. An automatic gun has a maga- _ zine which can be discharged as fast as a man can pull the trigger. The re- coil of each shot throws out the empty shell, reloads the gun and cocks it ready for the next shot. The game which could be secured with one of these guns is enormous. Perhaps we can not control the manufacturers, who wish to supply a demand, but it is in- cumbent on every lover of nature to make the demand as small as _possi- ble, so that the manufacture of such a gun will be found unprofitable. Even as it is, the game and the other deni- zens of the woods are rapidly decreas- ing, and the use of an automatic gun in the hands of expert so-called sports- men, would be a national calamity.— Lindonville, Vt., Journal. Friends of the birds—and their number is increasing —hope that the new automatic gun will not find - favor among sportsmen. One _ vari- ety of this gun is already on the mar- ket and other varieties are in process of manufacture. Bird lovers and the more humane class of hunters agree that the use of these guns is contrary to fair play, hence is opposed to the ethits of genuine sport. The new gun holds a number of cartridges that may be discharged as fast as a man can pull the trigger. The shooter jumps a bunch of quail, ducks or geese, cocks his gun and fires. The recoil of the first shot throws out the empty shell, drops a new one in and cocks the gun for another shot. Only the pot hunter should be willing to use a weapon that leaves game practically without hope of escape. The excitement of sport vanishes in the presence of automatic murder. When a man can kill 10 birds in a covey before they are able to get out of his reach, as the new gun is said to enable him to do, he is simply en- gaged in cold, systematic slaughter. A bird ought to have a fair chance for its life. RECREATION is vigorously de- nouncing the automatic shot gun.—In- dianapolis News. RECREATION. THE’ PASSIONATE: AU FHOR 2 @ Ets LOVE. Come write to me and be my love, And we will all the profits prove That furnace sighings, signed and sealed, And vows epistolary yield. Empty the coffers of thy heart; Its every throb and thrill impart; Search every secret, holy nook; } ’Twill make, sweetheart, a lovely book. And I will make thee vow for vow, And in my letters mention how By thoughts of thee I’m sweetly harried, Despite the fact that I am married. Thouw’lt write how to my arms thou’dst fly If ’t were not for the legal tie; And I, how straight I’d fly to thee If from my fetters I were free. These tender things we’ll put in print, Sweetheart, there may be millions in ’t. ‘The public simply can’t resist “Love Letters of a Socialist.” We'll turn our passion to account, And realize a large amount. If of the plan thou dost approve Come write to me and be my love. —Puck. “Between us,” said the bathing dress to the ball gown, “we complete the work of the world.” “How’s that?” said the ball gown. “You begin where I leave off.”—Life. Both Mr. Perdicaris and his former cap- tor, Mr. Raisuli, are said to be lovers of fine editions. ‘hey are unable to agree, however, as to the beauty of Morocco bindings.—Puck. Fond Mother: Jane, has Johnny come home from school yet? Jane: I think so. I haven’t seen him, but the cat is hiding under the stove— Rochester Union. First Baby: You look below par. Second Baby: Yes. I haven’t absorbed ~ an unfriendly germ for so long that I’m losing all power of resistance.—Life. “Do you know my friend from Philadel- phia ?”’ “I have a nodding -acquaintance with him.”’—Life. “When is your wife coming back?” “Oh, during the latter part of a thousand dollars.” —Ex. RECREATION. eae S . 4 Bi “aN \ ¢y 2, \ -.) J x SA ot (ey YS eT U2 JWALEXANNER DRESIDEN I aH: OREN nd SL VICE PRESIDENT) 1°70 _ WHEN THE AUTUMN 4 i: of your hife arrives chee i: will you gather as the fruit of your labors? : _ An adequate Continuous: lusialecne: c - Endowment in the ene ce ae will eg Rad if you. die greet it wills pro: vide for every year of yon loved : one's life. | ) s eee ~ Oppor tunities for men of chart get as reoresentatives ey Apply to GAGE e “TARBELL, 2nd Vice President. : For full ELE LAL fill ie this Coanonik or ae cite The Equitable Life Assurance Society ae the United States 120 BROADWAY, NEW YO Dept. No. 16 Please send me information regarding a Continuous Instalment Endowment for fj} if issued to a person.... years of age, beneficiary... .years of age. 196 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 expers- 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 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 Sad 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. to: be Fourth prize: A Waterproof Wall Tent, 12 x 16, © made by Abercrombie & Fitch, New York, and listed at $32. - Fifth prize: An AIl-Vista Panoramic Camera, made by the Multiscope and Film Co., Burlington, Wis., and listed et $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 Caniera, 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 Skaies, 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 to 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. 1 is entitled — e 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 INOS 32553. Cue: 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. LANTERN SLIDE: MAKING. G. T. HARRIS, IN PHOTOGRAPHY, Slides will either be toned from a black to a warm color or vice versa, and the most satisfactory results in toning are those obtained. when a warm colored image is toned down toward black. If black images are toned to a decidedly warm color the change is often accompanied by loss of quality, due to the length of time occupicd in toning, or to the strength of solutions employed. To tone a warm colored image to darker colors, platinum, gold sulphocyanide and palladium may be employed; while to tone a black image redder, one must employ either copper or wranium ferricyanide, un- less the image is converted into some haloid and again developed. Of these various toning agents the platinum bath for dark colors and the ferricyanide for warm colors are the most satisfactory. A sulphocyanide toning bath, similar to that used for prints, may be employed to tone a warm colored image, but the color of the slide, if toned too far, becomes pur- plish black, and it is questionable whether such a color looks well in lantern slides. “Photographic purples,” as they have been described, are best confined to silver prints, ee AMATEOR (PHOTOGRAPHY. | 197 as the instances in which they suit the sub- ject rarely occur in lantern slide work. The following formula may be used when a sulphocyanide toning bath is wanted: Ammonium sulphocyanide....... 60 grains Geld-tellloride. 1.4.5 sire eie we ae BN eG eat a ees aed cp tee hc isathe BK. o 5 Goons 16 ounces The gold should be dissolved in half the quantity of water, and the sulphocyanide in the remaining half, the solution of gold being added slowly to the sulphocyanide so- lution, stirring this all the time. Some form of platinum bath is a good agent for lantern slides, though a mixture of gold and platinum behaves even better. Potas- sium chloro-platinite is the particular salt recommended, and not platinum bichloride. This latter salt is often auite acid with hydrochloric acid, and requires neutralizing first with some alkali and then reacidifying with nitric acid. If potassium chloro-plat- inite is used, no trouble will be experienced. The formule usually given for platinum toning baths are too weak, requiring an inconveniently long time before any marked change is effected. The following bath is much more concentrated than usually rec- ommended, but gives good results in my hands: Potassium chloro-platinite...... 5 grains Gold tri-cmlorde wastes we 5 Eydrechtoric racid.:.. . IO minims Whe Gd soe oR hE eae ks hese 5 ounces Platinum toning, if carried far, intensi- fies the image slightly, so that should an attempt be made to tone a red slide quite black the slide might be found worthless on drying, from the adventitious opacity ac- quired in toning. The most suitable slide for toning is one devoid of large shadow masses, and one which needs additional density to make it a perfect slide. The following modification of the gold platinum bath is convenient, as with it the increase of density is scarcely noticeable: Sodium phosphate. 2 foie ee Fe 50 grains Gold sichloride 225.4 Te Potassium chloro-platinite...... 5 “ OPEN EEN pes Re oe MERE Rl ts Meh Seman 9 Ba aden gay BP 5 ounces This bath must be used fresh, and will not keep. Toning with it is rapid, but a pure black is not readily procurable. Toning slides from black to warm is less easy than the foregoing, besides the alter- ation of color. Copper toning appears to give better results than uranium, as the staining of the gelatine previously referred to when speaking of uranium toning does not take place. A to per cent solution of copper sulphate, potassium ferricyanide, and neutral potassium citrate is recommended. To prepare toning bath take: .. PME eset tae ga ewe aa Mi Cupric sulphate 10% solution. .140 minims Potassium ferricyanide, 10% so- — ce lution Mee es Meter oasis fo OO) Potassium citrate, neutral, 10% SG. UNE LOLA Ras Se ea 4 ounces Add the potassium citrate to the copper sulphate, and pour in the potassium ferr1- cyanide. A clear green solution will result, which keeps well and tones readily, with- out staining, from purple black to red. Uranium is less satisfactory than copper, owing to its lidbility to stain. As, however, beautiful results can be obtained with care- ful working by the process, I do not feel justified in excluding it from notice. The exact strength does not seem of much im- portance, a stronger solution merely work- ing quicker. The following is a convenient strength: Betassimm téirieyanide....... 0... 5 --.grains. eimari fia, itr ale So oas i Seek 5 Z Cec acid) 46 lacial =... s..<: 6. 6... 424..drams SNEQY NEES Eg i Co CC ERO OR 2. ounces After toning, wash the slide in running water about Io minutes. Take care not to wash too long; otherwise the brown color is washed out, leaving the image unsatisfac- tory. Uranium toned slides should be var- nished when dry, to prevent fading. A pleasant bluish green color may be given to a lantern slide that has been toned brown with the uranium toning bath if it is well washed and immersed in the following: Fydrochilosceacidy 3 4h<2'52: Iron perchloride solution...... I0 5 ounces . 20 minims “ce The color obtained is suitable for foliage subjects, but as the gelatine is stained throughout the slide any subjects with masses of high lights do not look well. The green color, however, can be dis- charged from any portion of the slide by treating it with a weak solution, say 20 per cent, of ammonia. Thus, the sky portion, where the stain shows more objectionable, can be cleared. Again, a slide, having been toned brown with uranium, can have cer- tain portions of it toned green by applying with a camel’s-hair brush the iron solution given previously. In this way a slide with 2 colors results, and some subjects look ef- fective when dene in this manner. In spite of the variety of results that can be obtained by toning methods, I urge the lantern slide worker to devote all his care to gaming a high class slide by the process .of development. Reducing and intensifying methods are of greater importance than toning formule. However expert and care- ful one may be, a certain proportion of his work will always be the better for read- justment in one direction or the other. _ Either some portion of the slide is over 198 dense and requires reduction locally, or the whole slide would be better for a trifle more opacity. Lantern slides, unlike negatives, require their opacity to be exact, or the ef- fect when they are projected on the screen is unsatisfactory. The reducer intreduced by Mr. H. Far- mer is particularly useful in slide work if not used too strong. One and a half grains to the ounce is strong enough, though for local reductions of dense portions this may be slightly exceeded. The most convenient way of making up this reducer is to keep a 10 per cent solution of the potassium fer- ricyanide made up, and to add Io or 20 minims of this to each ounce of water. The quantity of hyposulphite left in the film and on the surface of the plate when it is removed from the fixing bath is sufficient to effect reduction, though after reduction and good rinsing the plate may be replaced in the fixing bath for some minutes with advantage. A good lantern plate with suitable devel-— oper should, on being removed from the fixing bath, show perfect freedom from any surface mark or deposit, except that which forms the image. Occasionally when devel- oping for warm colors, an irregular white deposit occurs on the film. This may be re- moved by washing and rubbing slightly with a tuft of cotton wool, but the ferri- cyanide reducer is much simpler and safer. Flow a weak solution over the plate 2 or 3 times, just long enough to remove the de- posit without reducing the image. A reliable intensifier is especially useful when making slides having warm colors, as these slides are not easy to obtain of the exact density. The following formula may be relied on to give satisfactory results without the least influence on the color: A. Hydroquinone Jo 2OReT ais Citric Vacid = S20 ees Distilled water . 20 ounces B. Silver nitrate . 20 grains INtiIiCoaCiG 5. Pease eee 5 minims Distilled=' water: 4. oi ws 20 ounces Take equal parts to form the intensifier. The plate should be well washed after fix- ing and placed for some minutes in an alum bath, and again well washed before inten- sification. As the intensified slide, when dry, is somewhat denser than it appears when wet, allowance must be made for this and intensification stopped somewhat short of the required degree. Rinse the plate thoroughly under the tap after intensifying and place in the fixing bath a short time to remove any silver chloride that may have been precipitated in the film. Another intensifier of considerable v iue to the lantern slide maker is that of M, M. Lumiere. The formula is: ne) RECREATION. Sodium Sul phite ss its ee ee 114 ounces Mercurie todider: > faces ie ® ee ieee 6 ounces Rinse the slide well on taking it from the fixing bath and flow it over with the foregoing intensifier, when\ density will soon accrue. After a good washing, re- develop the slide with some developer such as amidol. TO MOUNT ARISTO PLATINO PRINTS. I am a most interested reader of your magazine, especially the photo department. I develop my own prints and do all the work connected with my photography, to the best of my ability. It is the most in- teresting work I ever did. Will you please tell me the best way to dry Aristo platino prints for mounting in albums? Is there any way to prevent their being stiff and inclined to curl. . How can I make a good enlargement from a 4x5 print or negative on a 5x7 plate? I have a copying lens but have never been able to get a good enlarged copy from a print. Can flash powder be used for making an instantaneous picture? When I try to take on the subjects have a startled look. G. K. Taylor, Paw Paw, Mich. ANSWER. If you will write the American Aristo- type company, of Jamestown, N. Y., they will send you a copy of their Aristo Man- ual, in which you will find full directions for working their brands of paper. Platino prints can be mounted in albums, after they are dried, by flatteningsthem as follows: After the final washing of prints allow them to dry in the open air. When thor- oughly’ dry draw them through corner- wise, face down, between a felt top desk and the back of a hard rubber comb pressed down firmly on back of print. By drawing prints through several times in this way all tendency to curl is removed. By applying a solution of warm gelatine to the outer edge of print, and then placing it in the album under pressure immediately, you can mount prints without causing a cockling or warping of the album leaves. The gelatine should not be too thick. A possible reason for your not being able to make an enlargement of a 4x5 prmt may be that the bellows of your camera is not long enough. I suggest that you consult a photographer as to this question. Flashlight pictures are generally made with short exposure, to avoid any move- ment of the sitters. It is always best for ‘subjects to turn the face away from the flash, otherwise they will have an unnat- ural expression of the eyes.—EDIToR. ~ RECREATION. xvii All the convenience of film with the advantage of focusing on ground glass. A Premo Fitm Pack ApapTeErR will CGUVEEU sVOUl =. $9/-> Xe Hovey Ane Gh OF. 5.x 7 Premo into a film camera which loads in daylight in 3 seconds with the 12 exposures Film Pack. Ask 7{PHE: DEALER CY ae Y) Tae AM od Pen a eo | Premo Film Pack Adapter $1.00 $1.50 $2.50 Premo Film Pack (1 exposures) .70 .9O0 1.60 Premo Catalogue free at the dealers’ or by mail. Mention RECREATION. ROCHESTER OPTICAL CO. ROCHESTER, NEW YORK D> xviii RECREATION. q Just ask ‘your dealer to show CENTURY QUALITY is you the best Camera in the the result of 20 years practical [im market to-day, for both plates Camera build: and film. If he does, it will be a “ CENTURY.” The 1904 Models have 4 Revolving Back — the most useful and valuable improvement, made in recent years. Complete Catalogue free for the asking CENTURY CAMERA CO. ROCHESTER, N. Y. ‘99% of Camera Value is in the lens’’ There isn’t a photographic dealer in the country who can :tell the quality or value of a lens by looking at it— he can tell you this,’ though—Goerz lenses are the standard for the world, and, after all, as the lens is the only part of the camera that makes the picture, your only safeguard is the reputation of the manufacturer. Ask about the Goerz. . SAMPLE PHOTOGRAPH SENT ON REQUEST Main Offices, Berlin-Friedenaw, Germany Branch Offices, 4 and 5 Holborn Circus, London, England. 21 Rue del’ Entrepot, Paris CATALOGUE FREE Room 27, 52 East Union Square, New York City. RECREATION. xix Ly “ly Proof of the complete success of the KODAK DEVELOPING | MACHINE lies in the fact that it is now in every day commercial use and those estab- lishments which have adopted it are getting an improved quality of work. Machine finished negatives are free from finger marks and other blemishes. KODAK DEVELOPING MACHINES, $2.00 to $10.00. Kodak Catalogue Free, at the dealers’ or by mail, DIALOGUE OF EE GAME HOGS. JOHN L. WOODBURY. “Say, Jim, heard the news? That new kind of gun? Just pull and keep a-pullin’ Until the whole thing’s done. When the birds git ter risin’ Ye don’t stop ter cock, But soak it right to ’°em Till ye down the whole flock.’ “Yes, Bill, I’ve heard on’t, And something else, tew; That dog-goned Coquina— Tve swore till all’s blue! He’s dropped on the racket. Good and hard, with both feet. The thing’s good as squelched, Winchester’s already beat.” “Plague take that old cuss! He’s spoiled us more fun! Once the more a chap shot, _ The more braggin’ folks done; But now if ye hang tew it An’ make a big kill They all holler ‘Game -hog!’ Or ‘Give that pork more swill.’” Mrs. Burne Coyne—I saw the loveliest dress to-day that just suited me. It was $100. Mr. Coyne—I hope you don’t pay that awful price for it. Mrs. Burne Coyne—Of course not. I had it charged.—N. Y. Evening Mail. EASTMAN KODAK CO. Rochester, N. Y. Novia Scotia contains only about 20,- oco square miles of land, but I know of no other place that has so many moose. It is a complete natural park, and is en- tirely surrounded by the ocean except fora strip of land about 16 miles wide. A large part of it is located just right for moose and game, having large bays, beautiful lakes and rivers. These waters are well stocked with a number of kinds of fishes. Salmon can be taken on a fly from the first of February until October. In my surveying business last fali I saw 7 dif- ferent moose in one week. My men with me were anxious to have me call for moose. Tracks were numerous. The third day of the season, which began October Ist, I be- gan calling at dawn. The morning was good. I got an answer from a large bull at once. He came like a mad creature, hacking and breaking all before him, and before the sun was up we were standing by the side of the finest moose I ever killed. His horns were perfect, with a spread of 50 inches. His weight was 800 pounds. Our forest is completely stocked with > moose, and other game is easy to get. Sportsmen can reach here quickly and need only spend a few days, if they get the right guide, in procuring a good head. Accidents are rare in our forests. Our guides are fairly good and can be got at reasonable rates. Wm. S. Crooker, Brookfield, N. S: xx RECREATION. DO YOU WANT A Good, Reliable, S baat Well Made REVOLVER? If so, send me 4 Yearly Subscriptions wat wa SIE De I will send you such a Revolver as a premium It is made by the HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON ARMS CO., and this means good material and good workmanship. Any other article made by that firm can be had on a basis of one yearly sub- scription to each dollar of the list price. SAMPLE COPIES FOR, USE IN CANVASSING FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. Address RECREA TION 23 West 24th Street New York City “XX1 RECREATION. Hawk=Eye Cameras are Pertect Cameras Styles to Suit Everybody Prices to Suit Everybody $5. to $100. Send for catalogue giving full description of Hawk- Eyes. Mention RECREATION BLAIR CAMERA CO. Rochester, N. Y. I went to the coast range last fall with a friend. We got 5 blacktail deer, all bucks, from a spike to a 4-pointer. Saw a black bear but could not stop him, though we hit him 3 times with a 30-30. That gun is too small for bear. Even on deer it takes a neck or backbone shot to kill. I have shot 21 deer with a 32-40 and only 2 got away. Of 6 hit with a 30-30, 3 escaped. Goi; Carison)Ely>:Cal- The Bristol rod you sent me as a pre- mium I received O. K., and it is a beauty. Thank you. GoBo Pace. Syractse,” N.Y: Je 17.1998" ae = DONT BREAK OR LOSE YOUR GLASSES IN EXERCISE, WIND AND STORM Can. be attached by anyone Price in Nickel 50c. a pair. Gilt 75c. a pair. Established 1842 Eye Glasses into Spectacles, BE PROTECTED! Gold Filled $1 a pair. GALL & LEMBKE, Dept.C, 1 W. 42d St. “Is your seat comfortable, dear?” he asked when they had got settled in the theatre. “Yes, it is very nice,” said the wife, smil- ing pleasantly. “Feel any draught, dear?” “Not a particle.” “No big hats in front of you?” “Not one.” “No posts in the way?” “No; I’m very comfortable.” “Then change seats with me, dear!’— Yonkers Statesman. LEST YOU FORGET, IN A FIT OF ABERRATION, I SAY IT AGAIN, PLEASE MENTION RECREATION. Spectacles i.uto Eye Glasses Send thickness of lens when ordering by mail Solid Gold $2.50 a pair. 21 Union Sq-, New 3 York Sy Ee LEE XXit RECREATION. The Acme of Sport in Rifle Shooting can only be attained by the use of a telescope. With a high power instrument of this kind attached to : your rifle you can do much better work at any distance than with ordinary sights. Furthermore, you can see your bullet hole in the target, after each shot up to 200 yards and thus know just what you are doing. Send me 10 yearly subscriptions to RECREATION and I will send you a Rough Rider Telescope to fit your rifle. Or you can ship your rifle to the factory and have the tube attached. Any other telescope made by the Malcolm Rifle Telescope Co., Syracuse, N. Y. will be furnished on the basis of one yearly subscription to each dollar orale list “price: Sample copies for use in canvassing furnished on request. sms RECREATION 23 West 24th St NEW YORK Bes onk RECREATION. XXIil -KORONA CAMERAS. Direct from the factory when ordered by mail. are subject toa liberal discount You save a profit and get the best camera made at a reasonable price. ‘Thousands have been sold to RECREATION readers. MADE WITH THE TURNER-REICH LENS The editor has long been one of our best customers. If you need a new camera, fine lens, binocular field glass, telescope or microscope, please consult us. Special optical goods made to order. Mention RECREATION. GUNDLACH MANHATTAN OPTICAL CO. ROCHESTER, NEW YORK I am an enthusiastic sportsman, and travel thousands of miles every year to indulge my love of sport. I am glad to help REcRE- ATION im any way possible, and I look on such assistance as working in my own be- half, since the policy of “the magazine so closely parallels my own views Cro, Clark. Rochester, N. Y. Your June number is up to the high water mark of the publication. ‘The pic- tures are exhilarating. 5S. W. Stanfield, San Marros, Tex. “But,” she protested, “I have been told that you are a reformed rake.” " das false he replied;: “‘I- never even thought of reforming.”—Chicago News. OIL PORTRAITS ON APPROVAL If you will send me a photo of yourself or a friend and state color of hair, eyes and com- plexion,-I will paint and send you on approval an oil or pastel portrait, miniature or life size. Canvas, 6x8 or 8xro inches, $10 Canvas 10x12 or 12x14 inches, $15 Three-quarters life size, - - $25 Full life size, - - - - - - $35 Z. EMMONS, 58 West 104th Street Reference: Mr. G. O. Shields. New York DON’T FORGET Recreation’s Photo Contest i HIS is the time of year to secure photos of Live Wild Birds and Game, of Camp- ing Scenes or other Outdoor Sports. One such picture may win for you a valuable CAMERA, LENS, TENT, FISHING ROD, FIELD GLASS, SKATES, GLOVES, FOUNTAIN PEN or other prize. See annourcement of contest in RECREA- TION, department of Amateur Photography XXIV RECREATION. HUNTING IN THE, PHICIPPINES TE bARBEII: a While I was spending a short vacation with another American teacher at his sta- tion in one of the far interior towns otf Northern Luzon, we were invited by the chief of a Tinguiane village to take part in a grand hunt after deer and wild boar. This was an opportunity for sport which we could not miss, for the Tinguianes are reputed famous hunters. They would at least show us where the game was, and we should probably have an opportunity to do some shooting. ; Early next morning we ordered our horses saddled and set out for the residence of the friendly chief. When we arrived the hunting party was being organized. Mean- while the village was clamorous with the shouting of men and howling of dogs. Half- naked savage hunters came in from little barrios in the surrounding forest. Besides us, the party consisted of the chief and about 20 of his followers, with 5 or 6 dogs. All the natives. were armed with spears, and some also had nets to stretch across the runways. To see such an expedition start might give one the impression that it would be a sorry day for the game, but although deer and wild boar are abundant, the Tinguianes seldom get more than 2 or 3 during a day’s chase. That appears to satisfy them, for it furnishes a feast and a merry time. We followed a winding trail through a magnificent forest. From the branches of huge moss-covered trees great vines hung in beautiful festoons. The air was filled with the songs and cries of many strange birds. In one piace a troop of monkeys set up a chatter at sight of our company. Pres- ently we began to ascend a mountain, and, after considerable climbing, emerged on a gently sloping section of open country. It was a mile or so across, and much cut unr by ravines. Our horses were unsaddled and turned out to graze, and the hunt began. Except the chief, the natives scattered to set their nets and start the game, while my friend and I were directed to positions where we could watch for it to appear. Dense forest bordered the other side of.the opening, and from it the natives expected to drive the objects of our hunt. My position, concealed by brush, was within easy range of my friend’s rifle. Fearing he might fire in my direction, | moved on about 100 rods around a little rocky hill, and, as I afterward discovered, out of the line of chase. I waited long, occasionally hearing shouts and the barking of dogs, but no game came in sight. I heard a fusillade from my friend’s old 45 and wondered if he had opened on a whole herd, or was merely suffering from buck fever. It proved the latter, and all caused by a doe springing suddenly from an unex- pected quarter; but by the time my friend reached his last cartridge he steadied down and got the deer. Finally the noise of the chase died away and as no game appeared, I started out to explore the mountain. I had gone but a little way when I heard a crackling of brush, and from a clump of thick woods. about 150 yards away, a big buck dashed out at full speed and made for a canyon some distance below. He bounded along with head thrown back, and the sight was almost too much for my nerve. I managed to send a shot after him just as he ran behind some rocks. In a moment he came in view again, and I handed him a 30-40 Winchester bullet that caught him about 5 inches back of the shoulder. Although he was running down hill, he fell dead before he could go 10 yards farther. After bleeding him, I returned to where we had left the horses. There I found my friend and the native hunters gathered. Two men were sent after my prize. The natives reported having seen several deer pass their nets, but none were taken. How- ever, they did get a big boar. That evening the natives of the village, gathered around a big fire, made merry with feasting, singing, and dancing until far into the night. I hand you herewith clipping from a local newspaper regarding the automatic gun. The editor speaks of the wholesale slaughter of birds that will happen when sportsmen are armed with this make of gun. No sportsman will ever use one of these. The man who does should spell his name H-o-g. J. ae ainlGek. wEitoenix tN KILL THE AUTOMATIC. The automatic shot gun that has just appeared on the market is an agency of destruction of so terrible a kind that if it were generally employed in the hunting of game birds their complete ex- termination would be a matter of a _ brief period. It is as shocking to the sensibilities of the genuine sportsman as to every other lover of Na- ture that the vandalism of the pot hunter and : the game hog should be thus encouraged and made 1o fold potential through such diabolism of me- chanical ingenuity. Therefore, it is imperative that all who delight in the wild life of fields and woods should stand shoulder to shoulder in the fight against this weapon of the game vandal, which to the world of sports stands in the same relation as the Gatling and still more rapid firing guns to that of war. President Shields, of the League of American Sportsmen, is especially wide awake to the im- portance of the laws in every State prohibiting the use of repeating shot guns in the hunting of birds and animals, and to this end has forwarded copies of a bill for introduction in their respective Legis- latures to all the chief wardens of this large and powerful organization throughout the country. There is special need of such legislation in Pennsylvania as that indicated above. In many sections of this State there is great inclination to game, and the rigors of the past winter have greatly depleted the stocks of game birds and fishes—Erie (Pa.) Dispatch. A young maid of old Terre Haute Found herself in a duce of a baute. The husband she’d bought Wrote the name “Terry Hawt” So she speedily set him aflaute. —Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. RECREATION. XXV Cotfec Heart Lile Insurances Compat- les now recognize the Disease eT HE “DIETETIC AND HYGI- ENIC GAZETTE,” a famous medical authority, says: ‘Medical ex- . aminers for some of the Life Insurance ae Companies have added the term ‘Coffee Heart’ to their feoalae classifications of the functional derangements of tHat organ. Coffee shortens the ‘long beat’ of the heart. ‘Coffee topers,’ they say, are plentiful and as much tied to their cups as the whiskey toper. “The effect of coffee upon the heart is more lasting and consequently worse than that of liquor.’’ A well known physician specialise of Ladoga, Indiana, tells how he treats such cases. He hashad many. ‘T will mention just one case in my practice—Mrs. H., age 54, very fleshy family history good, had been for more than three years a constant sufferer from headache, heart trouble, and smothering spells, accompanied by nervousness. Had to lie down when attacked by these spells. She was treating all the time, but got worse. “‘T soon found out that her trouble was ‘ Coffee Heart’ and cured her quickly in this way: I forbade her coffee and put her-on POSTUM CEREAL COF- FEE instead—that was all the treatment. ‘ She reported in five weeks and had not had a bad spell, and felt sound and well once more; headaches, heart trouble, smothering spells and nervousness all gone. ‘ That was five years ago, and she is still a picture of perfect health and hap- piness.”’ Try well boiled POSTUM todays in place of ordinary coffee and see the coffee ails fall away as if by magic. ““There’s a reason.” Get the little book ‘‘The Road to Wellville”’ in each pkg. XXvVi RECREATION. THE: DEATH © FLEXT. Said the fellow with the badges * * * ‘Dear heart, but he died bad, did Flint.’””—Treastre Island. Of the seven that day as sailed away To bury the pirate’s hoard, Wi’ a godless grin on his blue-black chin, But Flint returned aboard. His cock-eye twitched and luffed askew As he croaked by the cabin door; — “°Twill go under the sod with me, b’God, Then Ill beat up Hell for more!” Oh, I tell ye, mates, the devil himself Wouldn’t sail wi’ Cap’n Flint, Unless he was hitched by a double clove Or dragged by the old man’s squint. Ay, six were they and six are we, And what are they now but bones, For Be smashed their skulls wi’ his iron st And scattered their brains on the stones! Ah, well I remember ’ow ’ard ’e died That night on Savannah coast. He shot three men and took Billy Bones For an honest trader’s ghost! We darsn’t go near, but we heard him sing And the bottles go smash and crash, As he fought wi’ the devils as clung to his throat And cursed ’em for lubber trash! He fought and he fumed and he cursed and he swore As he raved o’cr his buried pile, Yellin’ “Fifteen men on the dead chest,” And a-soakin’ up rum the while, And he “yo-ho-ho’d” and he stabbed the air And he strangled the tangled bed! Then he cracked the wall wi a blow o’ his fist And laughed—his laugh!—and was dead! ’un’s He was blue wi’ the rum that had fouled his hawse. (Oh, an ugly devil was Flint!) We could hardly believe as he’d come to Port, Tor his eye had the same old squint. When we laid him out snug in the hole we dug We was feared ’ e would open ’is jaw An’ sit up an’ yell: “Flint dead? To Hell! Fetch aft the rum, M’Graw!” But come. Are ye scared? MHe’s a grin- nin’ stiff, Deep buried Savannah way. Will ye show yer starn to a boozy ghost When Flint don’t walk by day? I saw him dead wi’ these ’ere head-lights. I shoveled in some o’ the sod. It was these ’ere hands as closed ‘is eyes— Though they wouldn’t stay shut, b’God! But we weighted ’em down wi’ gold doubloons, (He had always an eye for gold,) And we tied aip ’is jaw wi’ an old red sash When sartain sure he was cold— While the green parrot squawked around his face And pecked at his cold blue lips, Shriekin’ “Pieces of eight!” But Flint was gone To beat up phantom ships. —Stephen Chalmers, in New York Times. ANOTHER THREAT FROM THE WINCHESTER PEOPLE Now that our Legislature has passed our game bill I am at liberty to draw your at- tention to one feature of the fight for game. preservation in this State that may interest you. Some months ago the sportsmen of the State prepared a bill which contained - provision that no gun should be used from which more than 2 shots could be fired without reloading. A draft of the bill was published in the local newspapers. Soon after this a young man called on me and introduced himself as the travel- ing representative of the Winchester Arms Co. in this section. He said he had read our proposed bill and called to voice a protest against the section relating to re- peating and automatic shot guns. | He asked whether I knew you personal- ly and I said no. He then said you had besiin the crusade against his company and their new gun because they had withdrawn their adver- tisement from RECREATION, and threatened to oppose our bill actively unless we cut out the objectionable section. He said it would be a fight to a finish and that his company would defeat the bill. As we already had a lot of opposition from the market hunters we concluded not to press that feature at the session of the Legislature, and eliminated it from our bill. It may also interest you to know that nearly 1,000 automatic shot guns have been recently sold in this city to market huntc-. and game hogs, and they are loud in praise if it. A prominent banker, a gentleman and a true sportsman, borrowed one of these guns from a dealer and tried it one day in the field. He told me he was so ashamed of the slaughtering machine that he tried to avoid meeting any of his friends on his way back to town. He returned the gun at once and says no man but a butcher would have such a weapon in his posses- sion. ° Frank M. Miller, President of the Audubon Society of Louisiana, New Orleans. “Do you think that music is of any prac- tical benefit in life?” “Well,” answered Miss Cayenne, “judg- ing from the photographs of eminent violin- ists, it must keep the hair from falling out.”—Washington Star. XXV1i RECREATION. You never tire of prepared in over £50 different ways. It is thoroughly cooked ard — ready for if7~— stant use. —— — ——==——_ — === Shredded Whole = ‘Wheat Biscuit, peaches and cream are a great treat to the palate. The juice of the fruit is a valuable regulator of the system, and = the crisp, nutty-flavored filaments of the wheat temper the sweetness of the dish & and give it a delicious and satisfying flavor. SHREDDED WStEAT BISCUIT AND [RISculT™ are easily digested by the most delicate stomachs and supply, in proper proportion, every element the human body requires to maintain health and strength. _ Shredded Whole Wheat is the only food, made “4 {rom wheat, that is porous, light and short with- & out the use of yeast, fats or chemicals of any kind. Shredded Whole Wheat Biscuit is the stan- dard all-day cereal and may be served with milk or cream or in combination with fruits, preserves or vegetables. ia Triscuit, The New Toast, is used as bread, toast, ! crackers or wafers. Try Triscuit spread with butter or ( cheese. “Make Triscuit your Daily Bread.” — —s —" —— es ——" Ss ———————— ——————— — — — = —= = = = = = = = catty ans >> » \ Ohe Natural Food Company Makers of Shredded Whole Wheat Products Niagara Falls, New York. I 4 rt qi nut } Ne } { q Ht - SHREDDED. W# HEAT - Because it cam be wun = = POSAUUNALL UA Hh HANAN Xxvill | RECREATION. I read my RECREATION from cover to cover and enjoy its contents.’ immensely. Your hog roasting department interests me greatly. I wish you would get after the porkers of New Jersey more often. We have many throughout the State and a little sizzling would do them good. Last fall while spending a few days in Sussex county I was authoritatively in- formed of the beastly practice of gunners during the open season on woodcock. These fellows go afield in July and being privileged to burn powder they kill quails, grouse and rabbits whenever opportunity presents itself. If the laws of all the States cut July out of the open season on woodcock our game would increase perceptibly. I should es- pecially like to see an amendment made to this clause of game laws of New Jersey. What can we do? Ef; B.S Jrs Jersey.. fanks. > very. Smitch:* Wteas. 2 splendid rod, one which can not fail to please the most exacting angler, and it is a most generous premium for so slight a service. I hope to send you many more subscrip- tions and shall cheerfully recommend ReEc- REATION to all lovers of animal life. George W. Gieser, Easton, Pa. Teacher—Why, Reggie, aren’t you ashamed to come to school with your hands in that condition? Look at your sister’s; they're always clean. Reggie—Yes, but I didn’t wash the break- fast dishes before I came to school.—Cleve- land Leader. “Would you like the cause of your late husband’s death explained on the monu- ment?” asked the sculptor. “Well,” replied the widow, “if it doesn’t cost any more, you might engrave a couple of cucumbers on it.”—Grit. I have been reading RECREATION 2 years and it interests me more than any other sportsmen’s periodical I ever read. I also enjoy the way you handle the game and fish hogs and wish you success. C. B. Moore, Jr., Macon, Ga. “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. “Glad to meet you,” said the polite can- nibal chief to the new missionary. “I shall expect to see more of you to-morrow. We dine at high noon.” “Er-thanks, awfully. I shall be de- lighted—” “Not at all. The pleasure will be all mine, I assure you.”—Philadelphia Press. Aide-de-camp—Well, your excellency, it might have been worse. Russian General—Ivan, I’ve heard that said about 4,000 times during the past 90 days. I do not wish to seem harsh, but the remark is growing slightly monoton- ous:—Houston Chronicle. The Weno Hawkeye received. Many thanks for it. It is a beauty, and worth many times the little effort it took to pro- cure the 10 subscriptions. JI, like many other people, fail to see how you can afford to give such valuable premiums for so little. E. E. Ewing, Pueblo, Col. I received the Korona camera, which you sent me as a premium, and am much pleased with it. The subscribers‘are delighted with your magazine. I intend to get more-sub- scriptions. Albert C. Lachner, Brooklyn, N. Y. “I don’t want poverty, an’ I don’t want riches,’ says Brother Dickey. ‘All I wants is plenty political campaigns an’ cander- dates runnin’ de year roun’!’—Atlanta Constitution. “Lost your job?” “Well, not exactly. job is, all right.” I know where the MPMI MMI &. FOLDED DADA DITATPTT PTITIVTINITT EXTENDED AOME FOLDING BOAT ©O., MIA Government, who prefer our boats. Fair. GATALOGUB ANY e If you investigate we will get your order. Send for catalogue of our full line of Folding Canvas Boats and Canoes, which have been adopted by Governments of United States, Can- ada and England. Just filled an order for U.S. Received medal and award at Chicago World’s Mention RECREATION. Acme Folding Boat Company, Miamisburg, O. A Sportman’s Boat sak I ft long, 36-inch beam. LLINS ** Get 228 Depot Street, There” Steel Duck Boat Price $20—Crated on cars Salem Endorsed by Thousands of Sports- Air Chamber each end. Always ready. Send for handsome free book. W. H. MULLINS ee # e f§alem, Ohio m en . No repairs. RECREATION. lvit It is a good plan to bar pump and ayto- matic gtins, but it would be better to begin farther back and bar the bird dog, too. If hunters had to find and flush their own game, birds could never be exterminated. If, as some maintain, sport is found in hunting tather than in killing, then the bird dog is as unsportsmanlike an adjunct as a quail net or a grouse snare. Put the dog out of business and game will take care of itself, no matter what guns are used. Frank Corlis, Dansville, N. Y. “Don’t be too anxious to get a husband,” said the wise matron. “Don’t go arcund hunting for one.” “Think I should sit down and wait for one, eh?” replied the maiden. 7 “Yes, for you'll sit up and wait for one Ligh oftea enough after you’ve got him.”—Phila- delphia Public Ledger. Mark XLIII Without special gears or extra devices of any kind, regular stock model with full touring equipment, won event for cars costing $1,000 to $1,800 in Mount Washington Climbing Con- “Do you think that a young man ought to go into politics?” ; “No,” answered Bronco Bob. “There’s nothin’ in it. I went to a political conven- tests; also, Gold Medalin White Mountain En- durance Run. PRICE, $1750. Catalogue will be sent on request; also special catalogues of Columbia Electric Town Carriages tion onct. All they did was to holler and wave their hands. 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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. | KALAMAZOO, MICH., U. S. A ABN efoot Special , TPE! a1 Mention RECREATION. eat Iviii RECREATION. Matthews Torpedo Launches BUILT TO PLEASE THE SAILOR Sizes 16 ft. to 70 ft. —any power installed. A. Price includes full equipment except engine. A Matthews Motto Safety, comfort, speed. Cabin cruising launches a specialty, Finest atalogue issued to-day, 10c; send for it and rame the cover. j Agencies in all cities—Chicago office, 1409 f Michigan Avenue. MATTHEWS BOAT CO., P. O. Box 303 Bascom, Ohio EASIER TO ROW \ yABSOLU « TELY SAFE Mullins Galvanized Steel Pleasure Boats ? Made ofsteel. Practical indestructible. Air chamber each end. Cannot leak. Requiré 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. Write today “or free catalogue. 15 foot Especially valuable at poatrcratea P2I — recorts, for family boating. | W.H. MULLINS, 228 Depot Street, Salem, Ohio A correspondent, who is a friend of the I received the Davenport gun and am Vagrant’s, writes from Russia and says that | much pleased with it. he found the following epitaph on a monu- T. B. Cobb, Burlington, Kans. ment over a grave in St. Petersburg: “Here lies the body of Maurice Rypinsky, He was killed by the Japs and has been The Teacher—Now, Sainmy, where was dead ever sincesky.“ the declaration of independence signed? —Albany Journal. Sammy—At de bottom.—Judge. T received the Harrington & Richardson revolver in gcod condition and it is a beauty. Keep up your good work in roast- ing the game hogs for they need it badly. Walter P. Gruenler, Hillsboro Bridge, N. H. DO YOU WISH TO IMPROVE YOUR SHOOTING? A man who was very benign Once asked a poor neighbor to dign; But he stared when his guest, Without being pruest, Drank nearly 3 bottles of wign. —New Yorker. THE J. C. HAND TRAP Will help you. It throws any of the clay targets niow : in use, giving an excellent The Ball-Bearing Oarlock = A device that will do for the rowboat what the ball-bearing did for the bicycle. Every ounce of energy utilized. No clauking or squeaking, in fact eS ABSOLUTELY NOISELESS AND oe FRICTIONLESS. ‘The Ideal Oarlock for Hunting and Fishing. Furnished either for tight or loose oars. If your dealer does not handle, write for descriptive circular and prices. Mention REcREA- [Pye T. H, GARRETT, Jr., Clark St., AUBURN, N. Y. representation of a bird in flight. I will send you a J. C. HAND TRAP for 2 yearly subscriptions to Recreatton Morris anvas Covered Canoes | Special Indian model for safety. Catalogonrequest | Send in your club now and Mention RECREATION. BE. N. MORRIS, : Veazie, Maine improve your shooting RECREATION. lix Pte | AUTOMOBILE HOUSES a ee ea Hunting andF ishing mit CLOTHES your next Made to your month’s- storage pull Ne Auto Owner should be without ong Why contirue the expense of storage for your auto- mobile when you can save money _ by buying our portable automobile house, which can be placed on fine residence grounds without detracting from the sur- roundings, and will give a place you are looking for to keep your car under your own observation and avoid im- proper care? This portable Auto House can be easily erectcd, taxen down and cheaply transported if necessary to change your residence; and when set up is guaranteed absolutely waterproof. Write at once for our illustrated catalogue and price list. Mention RECREATION. Springfield Moulding Works Waltham Avenue Springfield, Mass. ‘ht of game and Is off the arms Measure ‘This foldtanes the when they are raised fn the act of shooting wel, she Send for free illustrated catalogue. Mention REcREATION. The Upthegrove Sporting. Goods Co. Dept. C. VALPARAISO, IND. WHOLESALE. - Ethel—The ladies want me to sell kisses at the charity bazaar. Pearl—Are you going to? _ Ethel—Yes; I’ve got Jack to buy them all up in advance.—Detroit Free Press. I have just seen in RECREATION an ac- count of the new automatic shot gun, being manufactured by the Winchester Arms Company and protest most emphatically against the production of such a weapon, which would in a few years exterminate the already fast disappearing Bob White, which every true Virginian prizes above all other game. J. M. Macon, Richmond, Va. “Johnny,” said: his mother, “I’m afraid you told me a deliberate falsehood.” “No, I didn’t, mamma,” protested Johnny, ple told -it-ine an awl hiuttry. —st.» Paul Dispatch. Counsel for the defendant (sarcastically) —You’re a nice fellow, aren't you? -Witness for the plaintiff (cordially)—I am, sir, and if I were not on my oath Id say the same of you.—Tit-Bits. Somebody has written a book about ‘Better New York.” It-1s, ef course, a work of fiction—Chicago Record-Herald. The Latest, Safest and A Ts what we offer you. A Boat built on modern lines that will prove a pleasure to ownand use, Selected materials used throughout, and it comes to you guaranteed the best. A handy and safe bpat for fishing and shooting. Puncture proof, Yempered steel frame. No bolts to remove. Folds most compact of any boat made. Latest patent and improyed Canvas FoJding Boat an the market, Write for descriptive circuJar and catas Jogue, Enclose 4c for postage, Mention REG. REATION, Life Saving Folding Canvas Boat Co. 757 Portage St. Kalamazoo, ._Michigan fe RECREATION. : Sp Noa) - Sr ty fe Have You Cried Che Famous Ever Ready Dry Battery? si i) pie ~ Js of the greatest value to ai owners, as-it is entirely FREE FROM POISON, and at*the same time most effective in the destruction of lice and fleas. Moreover, it keeps the skin free from scurf, prevents Mange and other skin diseases. No other soap should ever be used in preparing dogs for exhibition; it leaves the coat smooth and glossy. Spratt’s Patent Dog Soap contains no carbolic acid or coal tar, but is nicely perfumed and produces a fine lather. Recommended by kennel owners throughout the world, Once tried, always used. Price, 25 cents per Tablet, by mail None but the best can be the cheapest. Spratt’s Patent Antiseptic Soap is instant death to all parasites, lice, ticks, the mange parasite, bacteria etc. Price per Tablet - = = 50c, Send for Catalogue, ‘‘Dog Culture,’’ with practical chap- ters on the feeding, kenneling and management of dogs. Also a chapter on cats. We also manufacture a specially prepared food for dogs, puppies, rabbits, cats, poultry, game, pigeons, fish, birds, etc. 450 Market St, Newark, N.d. 3 714 S. 4th St., St. Louis, Mo. 1324 Valencia St. San Francisco, Cal. (Am.) Ltd. “Buddkins said he was glad to die.” “What made him feel that Way ?” “Well, he was paying for so many things by the installment plan, that death came as a welcome relief.”—Life. Pheasants for Sale. Younes “Golden. 2.) yaa ess $ao a pair Young Amberst i222. Seprya pat VEtSicOlOr- = ccatecekeneee $15 a pair L. M. Bachhuber, M.D., Mayville, Wis. Che Best Dry Battery Made The Laughlin fountain pen is a treasure. I thank you for it. Style J, 272 x6, 35 cents J. E. Brackett, Newport, Me. MR » 35 Style K, 3x7, 50 cents SPOR TSMEN—DO IT NOW Send to-day for our New Catalog It tells how we teach Bercy BY MAIL, This battery has no equal for use in Automobiles, Gas and Gasolene Engines, Motor Cycles and Tele- phone Work. A trial will prove their Merit. American Electric Povelty and Mfg. Zo. 304 Hudson $t., New York City We can teach you to mount all kinds of Birds, Animals, Heads, etc., accurately and True to Life. You can save the fine trophies that fall before your gun, double your interest in sports, and make your gun pay its own way. Easily and quickly learned, very fascinating. If you are a sports- men our catalog will interest you, and IT’S FREE. Let us mail you az one. Thousands of Testimonials from students. Write right now. The Northwestern School of Taxidermy, Inc. Suite A, Com. Nat. Bank., Omaha, Neb. eC An ON, lxi Sportsmen’ 8 Clothing Sheds Water like a Duck’s Back material and double stitched throughout. pliable in rain or shine. Absolutely waterproof in rain; and cool in pleasant weather. light Coat, trousers and hat made of fine soft duck, treated by a patent process that resists a dreary drizzle or driving storm. Lined with same Always easy and No rubber—no rustle. Perfect ventila- tion at alltimes. Coat has reinforced gun cap at shoulder; patent ventilated gusset under arm. Trousers reinforced from hip to knee. Double seat. In ordering, give snug breast measure, height, and length of arm from center of back. Give waist and leg for trousers. Light tan or dead grass color. Fit, finish and waterproof quali- ties guaranteed. Price, coat, $5.00; trousers, $3.00; hat, $1.00. Express prepaid. Sample of material and booklet free. BIRD, JONES & KENYON, The Al Vista camera you sent me as a premium for subscriptions for RECREATION arrived in good condition, and it is the finest piece of machinery in that line that I have ever seen, I expect to send you more subscriptions in the near future. Huston S. Shupe, McKeesport, Pa. Mrs. Annex—This must be the new cook now, John. I hear a cab stopping at the door. Mr. Annex—You’d better show.her the house, dear, whue I go and tell the cab- man to wait.—Life. The Parson: Young man, have you ever seriously considered your duty to others? Futter: Indeed I have! I visited a sum- mer resort recently, and before I had been there 24 hours I had kissed every girl in the hotel.—Life. Convict: JI’d rather be in the peniten- tiary than outside. Visitor: Why? “Ym in here for bigamy.’—Chicago chronicle. I like the way you dig into the fish and game hogs. They are a fierce crowd and cannot be roasted too much. Harry Dominy, New Westminister, B. C. 1 Blandina St., Utica, N. Ye September Suggestion for Sportsmen . Lay your Fishing Tackle away in one of our JONSON'S Trayless Tackle Boxes It will keep it snug and trim for personal examination and discussion with your friends and bea satisfaction and delight all through the winter season. It will be a capital holiday gift for a man (Patent Applied for) SENT, CARRIAGE PAID, FOR $2.00 REFERENCES Recreation, New York City Yale National Bank, New Haven, Conn. Address with remittance or for further details MERRIAM MFG. CO. DURHAM, CONN. TIN BOXES FOR ALL OFFICE USES Ixii RECREATION. Marble’s Improved Rear Sight (Patented Oct. 20, 1903.) He sight is different from any other sight on the market—better. Not better because we say so but better because it has four newly patented features. The flexible hinge joint allows the sight to be pushed forward to the tang or backward to the tang, but will force it to return instantly and precisely to the correct position for shooting. To fasten the sight down fold it rearward to tang and push the locking button rearward until it engages with recess in bottom of standard. . The lower sleeve acts as a lock-nut to prevent the elevating sleeve from being accidently turned. These two sleeves in combination with the shoulders on the slotted stem socket act like a bit brace and will clamp the disc stem perfectly true and rigid even at the highest elevation no matter how old or worn the parts may become. Another improvement is the screw at bottom of disc stem for adjusting sight to point blank range. Made in sizes to fit all rifles, price prepaid, $3.00. Send for catalog describing Marble’s Improved Front Sights and other specialties for sportsmen. Mention RECREATION, Marble Safety AxeCo. °” Gladstone, lich. A Press Button Hunting Knife Is one of the best articles a hunter ever carried >. SS 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 oneasa premium for 3 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS TO RECREATION ~ Sample Copies furnished on request, RECREATION. Ixiil Algernon—“Have you any idea, darling, what your father would say if I asked him for your ae Arabella—“No, I haven’t. He never usés that kind of language before his family.”— Exchange. Palette—So you hae think that Dauber takes his art seriously? Mahlstick—I certainly do. Why, he sac- rificed his wife and family to it, and cven came near suffering hardships himself.— Life. I received the gloves you ordered sent me by the J. Luther Glove Co., and they appear to be just the thing for knocking about. I shall always recommend RECRE- ATION. Chon I. Boyer, Philadelphia, Pa. Your premium of Mullins Bustle boat at hand. I am much pleased with it and thank you for such a beautiful premium. The subscriptions were so easy to get that I feel almost ashamed to take them. E. R. Andrews, Lakewood, Ohio. Mother—Tommy, have you eaten all your candy without even thinking of sister? Tommy—Oh, no, mamma. I was think- ing of her the whole time. I was afraid she’d come before I had finished it—N. Y. Evening Mail. Sal be all put out this morn, An’ [ll tell ye th’ reason why. I went ter town with a load o’ corn, An’ came home with a load o’ rye. —Exchange. I received the Bristol fishing rod in good condition. Have given it a thorough test and find it a complete success. B. R. Wilbar, Brockton, Mass. “Papa, what is the National Bird?” “Tt ysed to be the eagle, my son, but since Roosevelt came in, it’s the stork.’— Exchange. I am a steady reader of RecrREATION and you do right in going after the game hogs. L. Marshall, Romansville, Pa. HUNT! nome: SEDRAIN COAT shoulder patches. HUNTING PANTS of Same Goods, $2.00 prepaid anywhere in U. §, Samples of material free on request. Send for Complete Catalogue of Sporting Goods, Menticn RECREATION, “NEW JERSEY’S OLDEST GUN HOUSE.”’’ pockets with leather bound flaps and edge. Olive green Jeather E.G. KOENIG, South Broad St, Newark, N.J. § NG $ PREPAID TO ANY POINT IN THE U.S. Made from genuine Goy- ernment Tan Khaki. Lined throughout wicha light weight canvas. Wide pockets with flaps. Entrance to game pock- ets three inches from front edge and back seam. Opened under the arms to take the weight off while raising gun. Corduroy collar and cor- duroy lined cuffs. Open sleeves to button from edge. Double stitched In ordering send snug breast measurement, close uy under the arms. en Samah Book frae Squabs are raised in xr month, bring dzg % prices. Eager market. Astonishing +-WE profits. Kasy for women and invalids Wd } Use your spare time profitably. Small i f space and capital. Here zs something 3 qorth looking into. Facts given in our FREE BOOK, “ Howto make money with Squabs » PLYMOUTH ROCK SOUAB CO., 289 Atlantic Ave,, Boston, Mass. Douglas H. Shepherd Manufacturer of Ariificial GLASS EYES for birds, animals, fish, etc., At DOUGLAS H. SHEPHERD \| Box 1066, Tauntor, Mass. Stamp for Catalogue Mention RECREATION. = : CEDARO LEUM (TRADE-MARK RECORDED) ¢ Lubricant and Rust Preventive ¢ Combined, we Injector | ¢ Sportsmen It is the ounce tubes, 2 tor sample tube, a prices given to clubs and dealers upon application. SUPERIOR TAP CO,, do not fai: to put a tube of Cedaroleum !n your Gun Case when starting on your yacation It is impervious ta atmosphere and salt water, 10st up-to-date rust preventive and gun-lubricant on the market, Both sizes having injecting point. Jt will not evaporate nor grow rancid, -One ounce tube, 15cs two If your dealer does not carry this in stock, send stamps Mention RECREATION, SPRINGFIELD. VT. Ixiv RECREATION. ‘ SSS aS SSSS=> | | MER hy i at 5 Z ina. ‘H ~®o co eS $o o™~ = 2. © . + om oF =, | Sn ~” moos 2 oc -_s 23 82 So 2 2 fag POWDER! POWDER! i if i aw All kinds of powder for Fiiffes, Pistols measured accurately from I to 145 grains. The latest and best tool. your dealer for it. Every shooter should have 1. stamps for faleal Hand Book, 146 pages of information to shooters. | IDEAL MFG. C0., 12USt., New Haven, Conn., U. S. A. and §hot Guns, 4 different measures Ask Send 3 The PHIL B. BEKEART CO., of San Francisco, Cal., Agents for Pacific Coast When you write kindly mention RECREATION NAVAJC 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 ReEcREATION, Gl E f Taxidermists’ Sted ids, and Anim als Oologists’and Entomologists’ M a t G r i a is Supplies Send 5c. in stamps for catalogue FRED. KAEMDFER, ®8.STATE sr., Chicago, III. Taxidermy work done in all its branches Mention RECREATION _INDIAN ee aes Es CURIOS” ~ WHOLESALE & RETAIL } GuEnre DEALERS’ PLY DEPOT. Bead Work, Bagkete. "Elk Teeth, Mexican Goods, Beads, Fossils, Minerals, Arrow Heads, Pottery, Alaska Ivories, Shells Agates, Photos, Great Stock, Bi: « Gata. 5c. stamps. Mention RECREATION. If a dealer Bay 50. L. ue STILWELL, 2 rs, DEADWOOD . ESO: DAKOTA Bs Renae arora INE_ MOUNTED GAME HEADS, F BIRDS, ETC.. for sale at unheard-of prices. Send to cents for photos. JOHN CLAYTON, Taxidermist, Lincoln, Maine “And every living thing was drowned except what went into the ark,’ explained the Sunday school teacher. “Fishes, too?” queried a small pupil— Chicago News. Rustic (to conductor)—Which end of the car do I get off? Conductor (politely)—Either you prefer; both ends stop!—New Orleans Tuimes- Democrat. Emily—I have an invitation to a charity ball, but I haven’t the least idea what I am to go in. if you had niy complexion? Fanny—A thick veil.—Grit. I received my premium, the Poco camera. and it is a fine instrument. It has proved satisfactory in every respect. You have my sincere thanks. Frank A. Stauring, Herkimer, N. Y. At the Eating House: He—I say, Carrie, are you fond of lobster? She—I hardly know what to say, George; this is so sudden, you know.—Boston Tran- script. The Kenwood sleeping bag came prompt- ly, and I am much pleased with it. F. H. Thomas, Hot Springs, Ark. No Rifle complete unless mounted with one of our IIPROVED TELESCOPIC ee left entirely clear and unobscured. We make them from 3-power up. miountinee 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. As What would you wear, Fanny,. RECKEATION. Practical Common Sense CAMP my 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 Ve mag 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 D. W. GREE, Manufacturer, Griggsville, Ill, THE 1904 Model LEATHER-COVERED Pneu- N S Sy S} Wa y RNS 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 mm J.R. WINTERS . Clinton, Mo. —~ ——~ Free:—Black Squirrels and Parti-Col- ored Squirrels. — Will send a pair of either kind of these rare and beautiful pets to any one who will send me 12 new yearly subscriptions to Recreation. Will send a pair of handsome Fox Squirrels for 6 new yearly subscriptions or a pair of cute little Flying Squirrels for only 2 new subscriptions. For 5 new yearly subscriptions I will give a pair of tame young Raccoons. Safe delivery of ani- mals guaranteed to all parts of U. S. or Ganada. -H. b, Pope, Colmesteil; Pex. I received the Get There duck boat from Mr. Mullins to-day and I can not thank you enough for it. It was the easiest pre- mium to get I ever saw. I got the 15 sub- scriptions in as many days. -C. E. Hooper, Fredonia, N. Y.’ Willie—And the angels brought it? Gee? they must have been very careless angels. Mamma—Careless? Willie—Yes ; they forgot to put any hair ion its head.—Chicago Blade. Pallette—You’d be surprised if you knew the amount of time spent on that picture. Pellette—Yes; I understand men have stood in front of it for hours trying to make out what it is.—Illustrated Bits. $5:75 PAID FOR RARE 183 QUARTERS; $4 paid * P 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 fora set of two coinand stamp value books. It may meana fortune to you. Address C. F. Clarke, Agent Leroy N.Y., Dept. 3. matic Recoil Pad is now per- " ULeLdeddddsidddéddisidddddsay (SIPDA SA LD LLLSISLLTTLIZILLLA ——— i 7 Ae [Sie "ZZ If you see one, you’ll buy it. To fully appreciate the convenience of a sportsman’s cabinet, you must have one in your home. Up-to-date sports- men want their guns, ammunition, etc., handy. You wouldn’t believe how ornamental a cabinet is till you see one with your outfit nicely arranged init Weareselling them-to the most noted sportsmen in every state and territory in the United States and you should be on our list too. We make cabinets from $17.50 to $43,00 Send stamp for descriptive catalog. Mention RECREATION. West End Furniture Co., SOLE MFRS. AND PATENTEES WILLIAMSPORT, PA. Ixvi Canoe Trips The Canadian Pacific Railway will arrange six canoe trips down the Mississaga averaging ~ about ten days in duration, on the following dates: August 15th, Sept. 1st, Sept. 15th, Oct. Ist, Oct. 15th and Noy. ist. Also shorter trips north of Desbarats. A car load of superb canoes is on hand at Bi-cotasing, Ont., to be sold at cost. Special effurts will be made to furnish good guides, outfits, etc., but no responsibility taken. Write well in advance to L. O. ARMSTRONG, C. & T. A. MONTREAL, ‘ Canadian Pacific Railway, Mention RECREATION For Sale: — Maynard No. 16 Rifle. Fancy ck. p. g. stock; Swiss butt; 5 bar- rels; all fine shooters; .22 long rifle, 25- 20, 28-30-120, 32-40, 40-60. An all around rifle for any purpose. Fine target sights. riand-sewed Victoria case. Complete outfit of reloading tools, moulds, shells, etc.,. ete. Sidle achromatic telescope 5 and 10 power interchangeable, with tar- get mountings, fitted to use on either 25-20, 28-30 or 32-40. $36 takes it. De- tails on application with stamp. E. B. Guile, M-D., Utica, NY, Free:—To any person sending me $1. for I new yearly subscription to .REcRE- ATION, I will send a deck of the cele- brated golf playing cards. For 2 subscriptions, a fine artificial minnow listed at $1, or a spool of 50 vards of Kingfisher No. 5 silk casting line listed at 75 cents. Arthur W. Bruce, 508 Woodward Ave- nue, Kalamazoo, Mich. For Exchange:—A 12 foot Acme Fold- ing Canvas Boat, listed at $40, nearly new, for a 5x7 Stereo Camera, Pocket Nodak, Ithaca Shotgun, or goods listing at $30 or more. Hans C. Colby, Jackson, Minn. 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. Pettys, 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. OREGON. Charles H. Sherman, Audrey, bear, deer, grouse and trout. 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, Bay of Islands, bear, caribou, sal- mon trout. John Gillard, Notre Dame Bay, ditto. George Gillard, Little Bay, ditto. Bacon—You say your wife made a sen- sation at the reception? Egbert—Yes, but it wasn’t like the sen- sations mother used to make—yYonkers Statesman. For Sale: 2 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. G. 0. SHIELDS, Date, —190 Editor and Manager of RECREATION, 23 West 24th St. New York. tierewith 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 — $3.00 : UARANTEED all wool, seamless. elastic, © 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 C0,, 523 Broadway, N. Y. SOME sPRACTICAL TESTS The Northampton Rod and Gun Club held its first annual target shoot February 2zeand. ‘Targets were made to show pattern and penetration. We used good building paper placed on frame 3 feet square, a 30 inch circle and bull’s eye in center. Back of center a frame supported and held 27 No. 50 cardboards; 12 inches square and one inch apart. Comet shells loaded with 3 drams of Robiti Hood powder, 148 ounce No. 7 chilled shot, penetrated 16 card boards and made excellent patterns, as did also No. 6 and No. 4 shot, tatgets being 40 yards from muzzle of gun. Most remarkable results were obtained shooting fox charges at 60 yards. Comet shells, 344 drams Robin Hood, 1% outice No. 2 chilled; and with ducking charge of 3% drams, 1% ounce No. 4 shot. Target 12 inches square, No. 50 cardboard placed double thick 3 inches apart. Shot pene- trated 10 boards, entering 144 inch dry pine board. Every member expressed his satisfaction at the results. There was little residue and no perceptible smoke after discharge Most-of the members present. were more or less prejudiced against Robin Hood ammunition before the shooting, but at the close of the tests all voted that another feather be added to Robin Hood’s hat. Charles Sawyer, Charles Farr, Duane Edwards, W. A. Sheldon. Committee. D. T. Cowing, Sec’y,; Northampton, Mass. OS ER SS A TES SEE BEE ESSE SR EO, PAR SS RR A A RSS EET PE RT A EY EASE NEAR SES SRY ENERTRESSR aT SESSA 9ST RESRTRCTY SR SES SREESDY PE OER TOT NEWHOUSE STEEL TRAPS Made since 1848 hy 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 pins 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 Guaranteed Ilustrated Catalogue Mailed fe" 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 taeviii RECREATION, Sauer. Q@ Son Guns Better than any Gun in the market for $80. List Price. Send for spe- cial catalogue. Mention RECREATION. SCHOVERLING, DALY & GALES, **¥y ue Te a TE AN IMPORTANT OFFER £4 Collan-Oil ”’ For 2 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION I will send you ue ee A RIFLE WICK PLUG harness positively Made by Hemm & Woopwarp, Sidney, Ohio, 30 caliber WATERPROOF : up to 50 caliber. = Used by the U. S A SHOT GUN WICK PLUG sae Se oe 20 gauge up to 10 gauge ey Send ave forte bay For 3 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION ~PREVENTER: AGENTS WANTED [| A Pair of Shot Gun Wick Plugs Write for terms and circulars 20 to ro gauge. Jp R, BUCKELEW Sample copies for use in canvassing furnished on application. pert: a 1555 Chambers St; N. XY, Address RECREATION, 23W. 24th St., N.Y. City High Grade but not High Priced Z Built for Hard Service and to last a lifetime BAKER GUNS Hammer and Hammerless Send for FREE QUARTERLY and 1904 Booklet Fully Describing all Grades with Prices, Mention RECREATION. Baker Gun & Forging Co., ssc. Batavia, N. Y. RECREATION. . ‘Lxix One of the 9 Built for Business ‘6A GRADE $80 LIST ED Se In offering this gun to the public, we have combined ALL OF THE DISTINCTIVE ITIPROVEMENTS which have gained for the “Syracuse’’ its present prominent position among American Arms. 7 —ee——————eeeeE——eeEeeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEEEeEeEeEeEeEeEEEEEEEEEEEOEEEEEEOEEOEOEoEOEOEEEOEOEEOEeEeEe_ Lee “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 Fratnes Inletted into Stock, thus prevent- ing the spreading or splitting of same. Catalogue yours for the asking. Mention ‘‘Recreation.” SYRACUSE ARMS CO. S¥YRAGUSE,_N.Y. 10 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 a $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 copres for use tn canvassing furnished on request. Address RECREATION 23 West 24th St. NEW YORK RECREATION. . kext Mention RECREATION. Write for Art Catalog describing sixteen grades guns. $17.75 to $300.00 xxii s RECREATION. 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 subscrif tions, 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 5x7 KORONA WINNER STEREO Listed at $45, for 35 yearly subscriptions ~ A 5x7 KORONA VI. SPECIAL Listed at $57, for 40 yearly subscriptions A 5x7 KORONA ROYAL is Listed at $86, for 50 yearly subscriptions si. RECREATION 23 West 24th Street = New York City RECKEATION. , [xxili fA,. DONG On we a ° N “TTUNTING wild and NY BAL dangerous game —— By , by the light of the camp er "- < oll are is attractive. The 2G" : aes actual experience of the trail is rough and hard.” Under such conditions you need a rifle built to stand hard usage, one that will reach your game at long range if necessae ry and strike with deadly effect. We. have four excellent sizes for such work. Write to-day for cata- logue G Savage Arms Co. Utica, N. ¥., U. S. As BAKER & HAMILTON, PACIFIC COAST AGTS. San Francisco and Sacra, mento, California. i Miss Camden—Were you ever in an auto | The heights by great men_ scaled and race Mr. Phillie? grabbed, Mr. Phillie—Yes. Came not by oratory’s flight ; Miss Camden—How did you finish? But they, while their companions gabbed, Mr. Phillie—Fourth in the hospital.— Were keeping mum with all their might. Philadelphia Telegraph. —Pittsburg: Gazette. The Pilgrims grave, those pioneers I received the Wing piano for obtaining Were men of most stern wills; 200 subscriptions, and am more than pleased In fact, we might most truly say, with it. Shall get up another club soon. That they were all grim pills. I wish you all success with RECREATION. —Four Track News. C. C. Talbut, Putnam, Conn. “Papa, what makes a man give a ring to I received the Pony Premo camera as a a woman when they are engaged?” premium and am well pleased with it. “The woman.”—Exchange. L. Hora, Boone, Ia. WHY SHOULD It be Necessary To Tell of Victories Won with the Parker Gun? The Greatest Victory Ever told is being told daily by over 128,000 PARKER GUNS in actual service. THE PARKER GUN will shoot more charges of properly made ammunition and not balk than any other gun on earth. Send for Catalogue. Mention RECREATION PARKER BROS., Meriden, Conn. New York Salesrooms: 32 WARREN STREET oe Se |XXiV RECREATION. _—————— ne (CR A | fo_Amatcur_Photographers! A 334x44% MAGAZINE CYCLONE Listed at $8.00, for 5 subscriptions A 4x5 PONY PREI10, No. 1 Listed at $12, for 7 yearly subscriptions A 4x5 CYCLE POCO, No. 6 Listed at $12.50, for 8 yearly subscriptions A 4x5 CYCLE POCO, No. 3 Listed at $15, for 12 yearly subscriptions A 4x5 PONY PREMO, No. 4 Listed at $24, for 20 yearly subscriptions A LONG FOCUS PREMO Listed at $55, for 50 subscriptions Sample Copies for use in Canyassing . Furnished Free ADDRESS RECREATION 23 West 24th Street, New York City RECREATION. Ixxv Special Bargains in Hammerless Guns We offer at t these SPECIAL PRICES a small lot of a Standard American make Breech Load- ing Double Guns Entirely new. Made on Interchangeable System. Top Action. style Cross Bolt-Pistol stock. 26, 28 and 30 inch. 12 and 16 bores, at the following Exceptional Prices: Lever Greener $31.00 grade Gun, fine twist = Z E $18.50 $41.00 with Automatic Ejector = s - $25.00 $40.00 Damascus Barrels - - - $22.50 Also 100 Genuine Colt old style, Powder and Price ‘Send $5.00 with order, and if Gun is’ ; Ball,:Cavalry Revolvers, 7%-inch, round not satisfactory on receipt it can be re- barrel, 44 Caliber, Brass Mounted $3.00 turned and money refunded less cost of Also 300 Remington ditto, same size, and in _expressage. If whole amount is sent with nice brown refinished condition 2.50 mpleeia Wictaria Gunung Cuse is included: Also Leather Holsters for akove Pistols -50 Bullet Moulds (round and elongated ball) 50 These Pistols are in nice second condition, almost as good as new. Are, valuable, not-only as relics of our Civil War. but as accurate shooting Pistols Orders accompanied by cash will be filled, and if goods most famous weapons of all._ for target o1 defense, and all right for’ use to-day. At the time of our Civil War were the are not satisfactory on receipt, they can be returned and money refunded, less cost of expressage. WM. READ & SONS, Established 1826, 107 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. Send 2 stamps for full descript ive Lists of Guns and Revolvers “Did you read about the fellow who was married twice in 24 hotirs.” “Yes. That’s what you call bigamy, isn’t gages ; 2G hats idioty.- —New York Sun. I received the Laughlin fountain pen you sent me for subscriptions to your maga- zine and thank you for it. The pen gives entire satisfaction. Frank Van Horn, Freeland, Pa. Knicker—He’s made a fortune by his pen. Bocker—Novelist or poet? Knicker—Neither. He’s a pork packer. —Chicago Journal. The Marble hunting knife arrived to-day. I feel well paid for the small effort on my part in getting up the club and hope to send you more subscriptions soon. A. J. March, Oshkosh, Wis. Kuropatkin—I await the Japanese ad- vance with confidence. The Czar—But why wait? Kuropatkin—How otherwise can I show my confidence?—Cleveland Plain-Dealer. “So Jiggers has been arrested for arson; such a genial, joking chap, too.” “Yes. I suppose he got into the habit of making light of everything.”—Boston Globe. THE NEW LEFEVER "= Sree naraasren"e™ Dp. M. Lefever, Sons & Co. Not connected with. Lefever Arms Company, Syracuse, N. 3 MELE yey, The only American makers putting on single trigger, guaranteed to work perfect under all conditions. PRICE $60 TO $400 Send for 1904 Catalogue Mention RECREATION Ixxvi H. & R. RECREATION. “Bicycle Hammerless” Revolver Description 32 Caliber, s5shot. 2inch Barrel. C. F., S. & W. Cartridge. Weight, r2 ounces, Finish, Nickel or Blue. Impossible to catch on the pocket and dischar se 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. will not supply. It has a small frame and automatic ejector, Sold direct where dealers Mention RECREATION when writing. HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON ARMS CO. Makers of i. & R. SINGLE GUNS Catalog for Postal Dept. R. Old lady—Oh, heavens! that basebali hit me right in the eye. Small boy—W’ot a bloomin’ shame! Only fer yer eye dat would er bin a home run.—Judge. “All the members of my family were bald very young.” “Indeed ?” “Yes, we were born that way.’—Phila- delphia Press. “Don’t you think fiction is deteriorat- ing?” “I gtess you haven’t read the 2 plat- forms.”—Exchange. WORCESTER, MASS. Fat Man—Have you left the show busi- ness for good? India Rubber Freak—Bet yer life! 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Then, you want to buy any one of the six models of Touring Cars Model “H” $8 50 at the factory @ Model “H,” here shown, will carry four people anywhere any car can go. It has full elliptic springs, two powerful brakes, 28 inch wheels, 3 inch tires, 81 inch wheel base, large cylinder, 7 actual h. p. engine, two lamps and horn, detachable tonneau, and sells for only $850 at the factory. Six different models, $750.00 to $1,350.00 at the factory. Write for new Art Catalogue and “A Little History.” Thomas B. Jeffery @ Company, Kenosha, Wis., U.S.A. Chicago Branch, 302-304 Wabash Avenue, Boston Branch, 145 Columbus Avenue. PRESS, NEW YORK All overthe civilized world | THE IMPROVED BOSTON IS KNOWN AND WORN Every Pair Warranted “SE The Name Is stamped on every 4 loop — Wik CUSHION BUTTON CLASP Lies flat to the leg——never Slips, Tears nor Unfastens ALWAYS EASY GEO. FROST CO., Mekere, Boston, Mess., U. S. A. 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Sergeant’s Sure Shot will rid a dog or puppy of worms with never-failing promptness, and contain absolutely nothing that can injure any dog. Price, 5QOc. per Bottle If you can’t get Sergeant’s Dog Remedies, we will send them to you, post-paid, on receipt of the price. POLK MILLER DRUG CO., Richmond, Va. BG-3 cents and your address will bring you our handsome Dog Book and pedigree blanks—FREE vie ra wage th, a RECREATION Copyright, December, 1903, by G. O. ShieldS A Montnly Magazine Devoted to Everything the Name Implies $1.00 A YEAR. G. O. SHIELDS (COQUINA), 23 \VEST 24TH STREET, 10 CENTS A Copy. Editor and Manager. New YorK CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER PAGE With a Little Coaxing She Brought TN ee eyo, COBO RBISE Deer oo co BROCCO REDE Garon one ere FRONTISPIECE Welita Serurace Binds ll USteatedin cere) oa gamete Macc seseamca sresiv pce tc wa se winals eearc'ele oc CARL CHURCHILL 201 Fa yea CON Le TAGs 63650 dane Sosa O So cn 0 On SHO MEPS SOD eC OOOE Oats. ST Cee See ener aera P.Q.LORING 202 The American Natural History. Illustrate... ...-.-- 2. 00s. oe eines Tee e ence ec eens eens G.O.SHIELDS 205 Mie Soue of the Possum, CEM raneccnsee wea) see. eee ens) eee eee aces. F.H. MELOON, JR. 212 Log Rafting on the Su:quehanna ........-...--.-------- sees eee eee es 2S geen) ee EvWIN BARTHOLD 213 The Biggest One Got AWAy..----------- eee eee eee eee cece eee te tee ee ete eee cee ee eees Wiel Jeo). 215 Vina diverge TRUPSuRT Cd Bois oO Oe MER hE Cot bos So SO CrEM DOME ie Ob SEE enn Decca ae ALLAN BROOKS 217 Song ofthe Sportsman. Poem. Illustrated................. 20sec eee te eee ence eee ees PIERRE SOULE 218 An Incident in Mountain Fishing....... .-.-.--..-.---+.---- ih Wea 8 Br OU See 0h oe ee JAMES R. WATSON 221 Was) Be VAG Dig ep od Sta ching SocoU RNC On CaCO Ste ote rie ae eae a JAMES R. WATSON 223 Establishing His Position....-....-.--------++-..ess2--eeee eee Sey) Me Bate ee Ae eee ey AAC ae225 io Guvemrli sels ste C OI Ges as eee ate eee Sole G wus Sn. ie ee iceenay giaiale Moses THOMPSON, JR. 226 The wimateur Prappers:-) NO: 1-22 -2e oes ae, tg 2S ne cinter ees e CHARLIE APOPKA 231 The Shootin’ Match at Dad’s. Poem............... Ra IE NS cto tara ah ss vaioinle og oS paste, ee W.P.CHADWICK 23 On the Range With a Ranch Foreman...... = SEG Ss sa eS RELL ai eet one H.L.SuyDAM 234 A Night in the WoodS.......-..-. -.0.-20seeeeeeeeee eee ceee eee etter ete e tee ete eee neta e ees ROXBURY 235 Camp Coquina.....- ..--s++-+-2-eee esse eee fog oS cee Sscocrosctanes esse cess specs soscse HARRIET SMITH 237 Huntin’ Time. Poem... .... Bog. seeds e sons ee Mocs J0oS cua Sodsoe Cec anaE a acaane sr Dr. R.S-fUTILE 238 From the Game Fields .............-...-.....- POM OT ES GEV oes sake is ore a einiciny nila vidio roles Siateie ass Sime 257 Fish and Fishing...-.-......-.--.-+.....----++- 244 Pure and Impure Foods..........-----..--------- 259 Guns and Ammunition.................2.....05. DA ie SOU NOUICER Si eee oo ea gi emia eee anne s 261 WatubalyMustonye-e.- <= -ceere se (sna = 2351 Publisher sp Noles: -.scc.8e- sels ethos coe =. 2s. 262 The League of American Sportsmen. . eee 253 Cy AICOFIS COVEY ss) 2 See einem nis ae eerie wisn e.e ve 264 Automobile Notes ..-. --.-.-.---.:+--+ -seceee- 255 Amateur Photography -- BR ae fetopor 2 retake ctrs 270 Entered: as Second- Cie Matter at New York Post Office, Oct. 17, 1894. ECZEMA sufferers, read what < Hydrozone A BULL-DOG GRIP and GLYCOZONE have done for a h ¥ celebrated journalist in one week. : : as burne S Prof. Charles Marchand. Patent Dear eo One week's treatment with you: Hydro- zone an ycozone not only relieved but absolutely Improved EF asten ers rooted out a condition of eczema that has worried and perplexed me for the past ten years. Yours very truly, Joseph Howard, Jr., 150 Nassau St., N. Y. Men find comfort and utility in their use. Applicd to Free trial bottles of Hydrozone and : : Glycozone sent on receipt of 35c. to pay Key Chain and Ring, 25¢. express charges. These preparations are Cuff Holders, - - 20c. harmless, yet powerful germicides, used by Scarf Holders, - - 10c. leading physicians. Sold by best druggists. Drawers Supporters, 20c. LITTLE, BUT NEVER LET GO. top (elegans Sent Postpaid. Catalogue Free. Sold Everywhcre. American Ring Company, Dept. 44 Waterbury, Conn. Send for booklet how to prevent and cure disease. F-59 Prince Street, New York. RECREATION. Quit Work for a while! Exchange the treadmill of dull routine for a few days by lake or river, in canoe or tent, cabin or cottage. You will come back refreshed and invigorated, with an enthusiasm which. will mean larger success. Theres. nothing like a taste of camping to rejuvenate a man. We can supply fishing, hunting, camping and canoeing outfits in large variety and of proved excellence. Drop in and let us talk over with you the choice of places, guides, and outfits; or send for our Catalogue “R,” which is the next best thing to actually making a tour afield —uit will stir up memories and healthy hopes. ABERCROMBIE & FITCH Manufacturers of COMPLETE OUTFITS FOR EXPLORERS, CAMPERS ~ AND PROSPECTORS 314-316 Broapway New YorK RECREATION. ill js BUY A SUCCESSFUL CAR Hundreds of 1904 WINTON TOURING CARS are in the daily service of owners not expert in mechanics. These cars have developed no weakness in material, construction or serviceability. alee In the absolute and final test of hard and constant use, the WINTON leads the world in quality. Get one: be happy. PROMPT DELIVERY ASSURED. WINTON AGENCIES EVERYWHERE wows THE WINTON MOTOR CARRIAGE (0, sosox $2,500 os ae hae ae PHILADELPHIA With Top CHICAGO F.0.B. Cleveland CLEVELAND OHIO, U. S. A. LONDON 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 anyone you love, and who is fond of skating LADIES’ LOCK LEVER GRADE 3 Mite ath i) For 5 Yearly Scheer ate to RECREATION \e I WILL SEND VOU A Pair of Lock Lever Skates A Pair of Ladies’ Ligk Lever Skates Grade 3, made by Barney & Berry, Springfield, Mass. \) _ LOCK LEVER ome ——— , aes My i} MY i HN a 5 | | i 1G NE a | gb il RR RY ii » As every skater knows, these are the best skates in the world. The Holiday season will soon be here, and you could scarcely select a more appropriate present. FOR A MAN, OR A WOMAN, A BOY OR A GIRL 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. Address 23 West 24th St., New York RECREATION. RACINE BOAT MANUFACTURING COMPANY MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN Our Turbine Motor Hunting Boat, as shown above, is 16 feet long, draws loaded only 10inchesof water, is fitted with our 3 H.P. motor and underwater exhaust. No springs, no valves, no clicks—as noiseless as a Row Boat. Speed6 miles per hour. Operation and satisfaction guaranteed for $275. Cheaper ones if you want them. Our Canvas Cedar Paddling Canoe, as shown above, is 14 feet long, will carry four in a pinch and is built for service. A comfortable and easy paddler. Price, F. O. B., $30— no extras. Our Still Hunter, as shown, 11% feet long, 36 inches wide, built of White Cedar, will carry 600 lbs,, weight only 80 lbs. Ample room under deck for decoys. Light weight, light draught, very stiff, very still and very cheap. Price, complete with paddle $20, F.0.B. 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But ’twas on this unlucky day Three dudes came from the city, With dogs and guns and flasks of rye, Oh, wasn’t that a pity! One chap was fair and short and fat, And one was dark and lank and lean; The other lad was nothin’ much— You might say he was ’twixt and ‘tween. They all had caps and cartridge straps, And all were loose and free of speech; They all had them newfangled guns That load up at the breech. They hunted over all Dad’s farm, Their dogs treed our old mouser And raised a ruction all around *Till they got chawed by Towser. They called Dad out to see their guns, But Dad he wasn’t much impressed, He said that with his old smooth bore He’d beat ’em all or he’d be blessed. They set a mark at 4o yards, ’Twas half a broken platter. The long man with the Parker says, “You fellers watch me bat her.” He squinted long to get an aim And finally he loosed her, He never touched the mark at all, But killed our Shanghai rooster. The short man stepped up to the scratch And fired his Syracuse, He fairly scotched our breedin’ sow, She run squealin’ like the deuce. The other feller had a pump And when he pumped she jammed, He broke his jackknife fixin’ her And, says he, “Marlin be 1? Then Daddy took the old smooth bore And, after she had been capped, He pulled both triggers on the mark, And, dam it all, she snapped. It took an hour to ream her out, Although she wasn’t loaded, Mud wasps had filled her end to end, That’s why she hadn’t ’sploded. The dudes they nearly died a-laughin’, And I, too, had to snicker, And Dad he got as crazy mad As if he’d been in liquor. . He sicked old Towser on the dudes And fairly ran ’em off the place, And yanked me round behind the barn And licked me with a wagon trace. ON THE RANGE WITH A RANCH FOREMAN, H. L. SUYDAM. Nash was an ideal companion for such a trip. He had been on the peaks many years and I was intensely interested in his narratives of early days. Tefelo, the Mexi- can cook, pretended not to understand me, and invariably shook his head and mut- tered, “Quien sabe,’ when I spoke to him, though Nash talked his lingo like a half breed. After Joe had fallen asleep I lay long into the night thinking, for my stomach was unaccustomed to being slighted at meal time, and we had been deprived of our “chuck” by a storm. “Now,” I said to myself, “I am experi- encing some of the hardships I have so often read about,” but I did not dream that several years later a siege of 13 months on the frozen passes to the Klondike would be my lot, when this night on the plains of New Mexico would be but a pleasant mem- ory as compared with the rigors of winter in the Arctic. However, I dozed until the first break of dawn, when I got up and crawled out of the tent. The storm had passed over and the first rays of the sun were appearing in the East, which is al- ways the reveille of the active cow puncher as well as the soldier. We made a hasty toilet in the ditch, for the less alkali water we used on our skins the better. I felt stiff from my cramped position all night, as I sat on my heels near the little camp fire of buffalo chips, while I drank hot coffee from a deep tin cup and stoked my human furnace with brown beans and salt horse. After breakfast we started in the direc- tion of the Staked (Plains of \ Texas: Xs we had no fresh meat in our commissary box, I shot 13 young jack and cotton tail rabbits for dinner. Coquina will not roast me for this statement, as that was in the country where I first met him, and he well knows the destruction caused by these rodents on the agricultural lands in the vicinity. The sun was almost at its zenith when we rounded a small hill and came in full view of an antelope that was contentedly grazing among a bunch of cattle. I quickly dropped a rabbit I was preparing for din- ner and picked up my rifle. The antelope seemed undecided whether to run or not, and stared at us with its big eyes in utter amazement. The cattle scarcely noticed us, which reassured the game. Before we were within 300 yards of the antelope it ran, in a circle, keeping about the original distance until it was directly abreast of us. I jumped out of the wagon, dropped on one knee and steadied myself for a good shot. .dinner. 234 The antelope stopped and gazed at me, but before he could think twice I had pressed the trigger. Down he went, then scrambled to his feet again and started to “hit the high places” at a surprising pace. His right front leg was dangling from the shoulder. “Give him another pill,” shouted Nash from the wagon, but I did not heed him. I went after the game at full speed, thinking I would soon overtake him. Before he had sprinted 300 yards he fell, gave several vig- orous kicks and when I reached him he was. dead. Several sharp cuts in the ground attested how desperately he had plied his pointed hoofs, even after he fell. When Nash came up he put his hand on my shoulder and said: “So you never shot an antelope before?” I told him that was the first one I had been near enough to shoot at, and asked him what he said when I jumped out of the wagon. “IT am glad you didn’t hear me. I said, ‘Tll bet you 5 you don’t kill him,’ naturally expecting you would get buck ague.” That was not my first big game, for hadn’t I killed 3 or 4 bogged cattle daily since I had been on the ranch? And, be- sides, while breaking broncos, hadn’t the boys always called me to kill a horse that had broken his leg in his frantic efforts to free himself from the fearless Mexican, who would not desist until he himself had been stunned or had a broken limb. More- over, when a hog was to be butchered, which was frequently on this big ranch, I was called on to dispatch him with a bullet. Nash soon had his sheath knife into the warm carcass, and we traced the bullet through the shoulder and heart. It would have been called a “pinwheel” shot at Creedmoor. Not finding any water, we stopped to get A fire was soon made from buffalo chips, and by cutting small green branches from a mesquite bush, we made a long fork, on which we strung a steak of ten- derloin, then a slice of bacon, then a piece of liver, then bacon, etc. One end of the stick we stuck in the ground, so the meat was suspended over the live coals of our little fire. Perhaps the thermometer would have registered 130 degrees Fahrenheit, as it often did in that country, but I was as contented as a king, and would not have changed positions with the Sultan of Turkey. I was hungry, having been shak- en desperately for 8 hours in the buck- board over prairie dog holes and alkali flats, and now I was gorging myself with a NG TN Ee ZOO DS. this succulent dish as only a hungry man can. We gave the horses but little water from the barrel that we had brought along, for we had no way of telling when we would be able to replenish our supply. Nash 235 stretched himself in the little shade of the wagon, and I worked on the antelope head, which was a good specimen of a 4 year old buck. We finally found the horse camp, attended to our business and returned to the home ranch without further incident. eNews ING EEE WOODS, ROXBURY. Lost; lost in the woods. Were you ever in a position to realize fully the meaning of these words? Did you ever stand in the dense, dark forest, miles from camp, with night coming on, and wish you could tell for a certainty just the right direction back to camp? You smile at the thought of getting lost in the woods, for, doubtless. you have in mind the fall when you visited grandfather on the farm. There were acres of trees and you went among them fearless- ly, with no thought of being lost. Still, you remember one day you did get a little twisted, and the thought of that day comes back to you. Even if you did go a mile or so out of your way, you finally saw a gleam of light through the trees. You wan- dered into a clearing where you could see and recover your bearings, then back to the farm, with never a thought that you were lost or that you would care if you had been. Oh, yes, you know something about that lost feeling, and you are almost sure you enjoyed it. But, seriously, were you ever in the Maine woods, miles from any railroad, located at some hunter’s camp with the boys, having a good time, with no thought of what might happen to you in the trackless forest? Your companions, with the guides, have gone for a hunt. You had decided to remain in camp for the day, but you are not the agree- able company you imagined. Soon the mon- otony of the situation occurs to you, and you chuckle while you thing how good it would be to stroll away by yourself and have a fat deer hanging in cold storage when the mighty hunters return. Just a bite to eat, and you shoulder your rifle and go into the forest. You are not to remain over night, so you will need no warm cloth- ing. In fact, you are to take such a short trip you do not even think of that useful little companion, your compass; and then, you know the way so well. All one has to do is to follow those little spots on the trees, where the guide chipped the bark on each side. No matter how dense the woods, the spots will lead you there and back again. What is the use of a guide? They are al- ways in the way, take valuable time telling about the big moose some other fellow shot, and look wise and disgusted when you miss a good opportunity. Then, of course, 2 make more noise than one; you have no use for a guide, and are thankful you are alone. But what was that? You are just in time to see the signal flag of the biggest buck of the season disappear over the ridge. That would be a prize to have in camp: and what a laugh you would have on the guides, who are supposed to have all the good specimens corralled. This one must have escaped them. What an ornament that head would be for your city office; what stories you could tell the boys as they ad- mired your prize. He seemed to have stopped near; so over the ridge you go. There he is. Bang! He ought to have dropped dead in his tracks, but he did not. Anyway, you hit him and he can not be far away. Blood on the leaves; that tells the story. There he is again. He has crossed the ravine, and climbs the opposite ridge. He is badly wounded. You are following as fast as quiet will admit. You are hold- ing your rifle with a firm grip, but vou are breathing hard, for the excitement of the chase is on. Into view he comes. Bang! Bang! Down he goes. He is yours at last, and in one fleeting moment your imagina- tion pictures that beautiful head mounted and admired. All that remains to do is to. dress your prize, hang him up for the night, and go back to camp; the boys will help you bring him in the morning. You shoul- der your rifle with a feeling of-greatness and start. But, great snakes, where are you? What has become of all those little spots on the trees? Possibly you are on the wrong side. You are a good hunter, and you hunt until you conclude the trail has gone un a tree and taken the spots for companv. The more NWoulook stor the .sun. “That “has disar- you move, the more dense seems the forest. peared behind a friendly cloud, lest it in- 236 jure your complexion, and, besides, it is almost night. But hark! Something you hear sounds like hoof beats; maybe some horseman is coming your way who will kindly set your face in the right direction. You listen. Surely it is a friend, but he cannot help you; the thumping of your heart, -that’s: all. 1p “seems to-say, ) Wost lost, lost.” Trees, nothing but trees,—hun- dreds, thousands, millions,—and how like sign-posts they look. ‘They are sign-posts. You can read them, front of you, back of you,—and on all you read, “This way out, this way out.” It is nearly dark; you quicken your pace. Again you hear something. It is not that pounding sound you heard before, only a slight clicking. There seems to be life all about you. Snow comes falling through the branches, and, as it settles on the leaves with that gentle click, you give a sigh of relief, for at least you have company, you can make tracks and see them. You remember that a man lost in the woods steps farther with one foot than the other, and walks in a circle. After a few circles you will be able to determine which foot makes the curve, and, if you live to get out, Science will doubtless reward you. Just stand your gun against a tree, put your hands in your pockets, kick your feet, . and wake up a little. You are lost in the woods, and you may as well do what vou can to make yourself comfortable. Just a bit hungry, no doubt. Don’t you wish you had those pieces of bread and meat vou fed to the moose birds at lurch time? No sun- per for you to-night, tht’s sure, and you are not likely to have a comfortable place to sleep. Just think of that warm bunk at the camp. About this time the boys are sitting down to a supner of broiled venison and baked potatoes. You can hear the rat- tle of tin plates and smell the tempting good things. But that’s imagination, and you / RECREATION. you are not at liberty to imagine. You are dealing with facts now. Just attend to busi- ness and try to find yourself. The best thing you can do is to yell and yell loudly. You may be surprised to find what a weak, puny voice you have. Can hardly hear it yourself. Better fire your rifle, if you are not afraid it will frighten you. You ate lost; 1t 1s nearly dark. “You do not want to lose your head, for that means you may lose your life. Just find a shel- tered spot under some tree, clear away the snow, gather sticks and branches and make a lean-to, 1f you know how. Strip off some birch bark, collect what dry spruce and cedar you will need, and build a fire. That will make you as comfortable as you can expect to be at such a time. Don’t sleep or even try to. Occupy your time keeping awake and warm. It may be a long night, but morning always comes, and it will to- morrow. Midnight, and you were nearly asleep. What a jong night, and what sounds hear all about you. That’s only the nightmare crashing through the bushes, and that friendly owl merely wants to know who—who you are. Your head drops a little lower on the green branches about you. The fire has gone out, the cold is intense, the snow is still falling, you are cold and lost; but you do not mind that— you are fast asleep. How the good and bad deeds that you have done take form, and parade before you. Who are all those lit- tle fellows trying to get away from the crowd? Oh, those are the good deeds. And the crowd? Well,—no matter about them. Thump, thump, thump. Your eyes open, you start. There is a glimmer of light through the crevassed logs. You look about. You feel around. You-are in your bunk, and you hear some one say “Get up, it’s 5 o'clock, breakfast nearly ready, and you know we were to start at 5.30.” “Mr. Scrapem,”’ said the hostess to an amateur violinist at an evening gathering, “you play the violin, do you not?” “Yes, after a fashion, you know,” was the modest reply. “How nice!’ murmured half the com- pany. “Did you bring your violin with you?” NOL idiots “How nice!” murmured the other half of the company in fervent unison.—Galves- ton News, CAMP COQUINA. HARRIET SMITH. On a delightful morning in July, our party of 6 young men, 6 young women, and an all around boy, with our chaperone, exchanged our West Virginia homes for a week of life at Camp Coquina, 5 miles up the river. There we set up 5 creamy white tents, on a perfectly level terrace, a few fect above the water, in a grove of towering beeches, bordered on 3 sides by dense woods. Our ample supply of boats, 8 in all, was kept at the wharf. Natural steps led to the terrace, and the ground of our new abode was carpeted with a layer of woods mold equal to the richest Wilton velvet. “Old Glory” floated above the central tent. The camp-fire, kept burn- ing night and day as a safeguard against serpents, panthers, or grizzlies, lent its aid to the scene of comfort. Seven hammocks hung from the trees, every one of which had its lean-to, padded with cushions. Two extra canvas-covered cots, with cushions, served as open-air settees, besides a dozen camp stools. The men’s and women’s sleeping tents were each carpeted, and each contained 7 single cots... Two large trees, one near each sleeping tent, had hanging on them good sized mirrors, comb boxes, with small open packing boxes, having the bot- toms nailed to the trees, making con- venient 2-shelf dressers. These boxes contained tin wash basins, soap, sponges, towels, combs, brushes, tooth brushes, etc. A similar dresser, with towel scarf holding small mirrors, pins, needles, thread, scissors and hairpins, furnished the girls’ sleeping apartment. The third large closed tent, 12 by 14 feet, was the reception hall, where were kept the curio-cabinet, containing lichen souve- nirs, stationery, cameras, of which we had 5. games of all kinds, books and magazines. There were stored also shot guns, fishing tackle for casting, trolling, turtle and frog- hunting, besides music and musical instru- ments; and there we repaired for games when storms came. Thor favored us through the week with just enough of his rumbling to make the lightning darts the more beautiful. One night during our stay the downfall of torrents of rain, defy- ing canvas, induced us to hold umbrellas over us as we lay in bed, sleeping and dreaming of floating peacefully over hill and mountain crest, each steering as his ark his inverted umbrella. The first day the gentlemen insisted on preparing all meals, after which lots were drawn deciding which lady and gentleman should be partners in Culinary skill; the couple who were to cook the meals Monday preparing the 3 meals of the day, and so on, This plan worked admirably, the lady pre- paring the menu and supervising, while her aid tended fire, carried water, and saved steps generally. The rivalry existing be- tween couples produced excellent meals. Cooks for the day wore white caps and aprons. All dish-washing was done by the all around. boy. Bread was brought fresh from the town, Buckhannon, every day, the boatman acting as canoe postal -clerk, carrying and delivering letters. Butter and milk were brought us from a neighboring farmhouse, and were stored on ice in saw- dust in our cellar, a dugout in the bank. In our larder were potatoes, onions, beans, string beans, oysters, soda crackers, canned salmon, chipped beef, Vienna sausage, both sugar-cured and camp-boiled ham, break- fast bacon, eggs, cheese, cucumbers, flour, lard, vinegar, sugar, salt and canned fruit. Among fancy dishes we had turtle soup garnished with lemon, consomme de la pomme de terre with croutons, egg ome- lette, egg salad, salmon croquettes, ice cream, peach frappé and fried chicken, with blackberries in season, at a total expense of $17.50, or $2.95 per couple. Our kitchen was a canopy tent, with work-table, store of edibles, cooking uten- sils, complete as convenience suggested, line of tea-towels, and a stove made from a slight excavation in the hillside, with a 10-inch brick wall on either side, overlaid with sheet -iron, finished with its stove pipes and elbow supported at the back by clay mortar. Wood was put in at the open front. It corresponded in size and con- venience with a 6-hole range. The dining room was another canopy tent, with stationary table in white oil cover, shining tin cups, tin plates, stew- pans for sauce dishes, metal knives and spoons. The table and bench seats were ample to accommodate 18 persons. Our table was always decorated with flowers. On special occasions, one of which was the entertaining of a Sorosis club of 16 for an entire day, we employed paper nap- kins and special decorations. Breakfast and supper were followed by a row to bait and examine 50 turtle hooks, a row to Silver Springs, 4 miles distant, to get a drink, a blackberrying excursion, or a rowing, mitinow-catching or fishing expedi- tion of 2 to 10 miles. The noon hour was followed by the make-believe siesta, but woe to him who fell asleep! He was sure to awaken with the caterpillar-like chestnut blossoms rounding the curves of his ear, or with the snapper of a 20-pound turtle, held by the 237 238 tail 3 inches from his nose. Of these mon- sters, we had so many at one time that a giant “Coxy” overturned the covered box and led his followers, stealthily by night, to the Washington, D. C., of their native haunts. The bathing time came after the siesta. Attired in bathing suits, the girls rowed to the opposite side of the river and leaped into the water, while the men plunged in from the bank. Those of the crowd who were not already adepts at swimming and diving, made admirable progress in that direction. Though our river lacked in saline properties, our bathing place com- pared favorably with old Atlantic. Nine o'clock in the evening found all boats in harbor and all romantically in- clined rowers around the camp fire for an hour or 2 of telling stories, playing games, singing songs, and listening to music on mandolin, mandola and guitar. This was varied with an Indian war dance, making fudge, turning out the camp lamps in the trees and telling, in the darkness, the weirdest of ghost stories, or by taking a frog-hunt, with boats, lanterns and gigs, to end the lives of the innocent cronakers. This meant fricaseed frogs the next day. The girls wore for this outing short HUNTIN’ DR. Re /S3) PUREE: W’en de punkin’s gittin’ yaller An’ de leaves am turnin’ brown, An’ in de early mawnin’ De frost am on de ground ; Den go an’ clean yo’ shot gun Fur you know hits comin’ soon, De time to go a-huntin’ Fur de possum an de coon / RECREATION. skirts, colored shirtwaists, sleeves rolled up and necks turned in, with flannel blouses or sweaters for cool mornings and evenings, and broad brimmed straw hats. Men dispensed with coats and vests and ap- peared in shirt waist, belt and rolled sleeve combination of the summer college boy. The costumes, the rowing and _ bathing, were highly conducive to the rich olive skin of sunny Italy. If anyone became sick he had only to peep into the medicine cabinet, prepared by a pharmacist in the party, and he was soon relieved. This wonderfully useful camp- ing accessory contained whisky, Jamaica ginger, castor oil, clove oil, camphor, quinine, headache powders and tablets, in- digestion tablets, cotton bandage, medicated cotton, adhesive and court plasters. No cure for snake bite was needed, though we killed an 8-foot black snake as it basked in the afternoon sun beneath a hammock. Even though one member of the party, with 2 fair maids in his boat, became so fastened on a snag that no effort could ex- tricate them until a friendly vessel came by chance to their rescue, the rowing, the moonlight nights, and the evenings around the camp fire were grand beyond descrip- tion. TIME. W’en de ’simmins am a-softnin’ An’ de possum’s fat an’ slick, An’ de ole gray coon am lookin’ Fur de crawfish in de crick; W’en you gits dem funny feelin’s Wid de changin’ ob de moon, Den hits time to go a-huntin’ Fur de possum an’ de coon. W’en de hickery nuts am fallin’ An’ de sweet pertater’s ripe, Don’ set dar in yo’ cabin ; A-smokin’ ob yo’ pipe; Go put up dat ole banjo, Don’ you play anudder chune, Hits time we wuz a-huntin’ Fur de possum an’ de coon. “Mother thinks you'll make: me a good +) wife, said the girl’s intended. “Indeed ?” replied the girl with the de- termined jaw, make you a good husband.”— Public Ledger, “You tell your mother I'll Philadelphia PROM) TEE “GAME, FIELDS. The man who quits when he gets enough, with plenty of game stiJl in sight, is a real sportsman. BOONE TO COQUINA. The fight seems fairly on between you and the men to whom you are giving num- bers in your pen, and one almost hears Captain Cuttle again with his unfailing word for all emergencies, “Stand by!” If in the battle you should give out the names, numbers and faces, electrotyped and ready for framing and hanging on the wall, I should not wish to be in that gallery. I am much amused by tender regard that other sportsmen’s periodicals show for the feelings of the mcn in the pen and their deprecation of rough words and measures regarding them and their offences. Sir Samuel Baker tells us after wide experi- ence in India, Ceylon and Africa, he had found the best missile for all soft skinned animals to be the greatest quantity of soft lead that can be fired comfortably from the shoulder; for pachyderms one must harden his lead and use explosives. You plainly show that you load -for pachyderms and you have the great hunter’s authority. I interpret this concern for the class you are after, as showing something in the fence; something in the line of sensitiveness as to your circulation. Friend Coquina, all this takes me back over the 30 years that you and I have, in our several ways, been working for thought- fulness and humanity toward the game. A few instances occur to me. Many years ago, before the law became stringent, and when the marketmen of Chicago, Boston and New York had full swing to fill the mouths of their city customers, a man of my near acquaintance in an Iowa town made a side line to his regular business by buying trapped prairie chickens. It was more profitable than his regular business. He took me into a side room and showed me the floor covered with frozen prairie chickens, each with the head tucked under the wing, ready for the barrel and the ship- ping. It was the sadest sight I ever saw in the game line, save 300 chickens rotting on the lake shore, shot by a man from Boston, to break his dogs. I also saw 500 in a festering heap the summer before in a game dealer’s store in Chicago, spoiled by heat. My friend looked gloatingly on the show of birds. It was near spring, and he said: “These are the last of 2,200 I have shipped since New Year’s day. I have made a good thing out of it.” “Yes,” I said, “in money; not in character and honor. Is this lawful?” “Oh, not just lawful, but it is not noticed, 239 little lakes. and there is great demand for them at the East.” “Isn’t the trapping unlawful?” “The trapper must look to that; it is not my aitair. The trapper was another citizen, his head level up in the community. I had driven past his pile of 300 traps out in the country the summer before. Figuring out that one case, 2,200 birds are I,100 pairs, average 12 young to the couple; that is, 13,200 birds cut out of the increase of the next year. There were I50 men in Iowa engaged in the same business. How long could lowa expect to have chickens for herself? The law declares grouse the common property of the people and sets times for taking them. That marketman and those trappers robbed the people of 13,000 of the next year’s chickens. They might just as well have taken money from the county treasury. That would have made them both thieves, and the killing of the birds was a much more despicable form of steal- ing. He had not made a good thing! The money burned in his pocket and at night he had to sleep with a thief. I get hot, friend Coquina, over these things, and talk extra. Illicit gain one way led to illicit ways in lawful trade. That man’s business dwindled and he failed, and the citizen trapper died a poor man. A man can not steal and thrive. A curse is in it all. In the early days, I lived near one of lowa’s beautiful In the spawning season the swollen outlet poured out the fish, and the overflowed meadows were filled with them. Then men and boys with clubs, pitchforks, even with their hands, would load the fish into wagons and cart them home. The au- thorities stretched wire netting across the outlet to save the fish. That was held by many to be high outrage and the netting had to be guarded by night. It took years for law and opinion to prevail: I wrote an article for the local paper, calling attention to the matter of delicacy as well as hu- manity and saying that fish in spawning time should no more be eaten than a sitting hen from her nest; that nature was against it. The next day I met the President of the local bank, and he said, “You gave me a night of nausea and my stomach is not right yet. Yesterday my wife had choice fish baked for dinner and I ate heartily of it. In the afternoon I read your article and felt as if I had eaten a sitting hen or addled eggs. I can’t eat any more fish this sum- mer!” On the gilt ball of the spire of our school- 240 house, a few rods from my home, a large fish hawk, or osprey, settled one evening, for his nest. It.was an appeal to confidence that went to all our hearts. We watched him till the dusk hid him. Early in the morning a shot was heard and I feared for Ounvimend VWihen went yimto se rle post office, there lay the poor creature, spread out for inspection. The editor asked me what it was, for no one knew. I told him it was a fish hawk, one of the most interesting and least harmrul jor allvouni binds sts tas so little fear of men that it likes to make ius) lest Neatredy takiner sa lWome:: me ena thnier on the Des Moines river told me that a pair had made their nest 4 years within gun- shot of his door. -Not a harmful hawk of any kind dared go near: sharpshin, Coop- er’s, red tail, he would chase away, and never touch a chicken himself. He is for the fish. The poor fellow alighted right among us, and slept on the schoolhouse dome all night. I am sorry his trust in men was met in this cruel way, for he is a noble bird. “Write this out for me,” said the editor, “and I'll bet no one else will shoot a fish hawk.” I did so. Later I met a young friend who said to me: “I am sorry about the hawk. I saw him on the schoolhouse as I went to breakfast, and, not knowing what bird it was, I thoughtlessly told a shooting man, and he went up and shot it. The kill- ing has weighed on my mind ever since.” The man who shot the osprey said it was nothing but a bird, anyway, and it was not worth such a fuss! ‘There is the line that runs through our race, and we are all on one side or the other. Out in the mountains we had a neighbor who had been one of the old time skin and meat. hunters of the plains. 1 said to him one day, “Johnny, didn’t it ever trouble you to kill a creature of 1,800 pounds, and dozens of them: for a dollar or 2 dollars aide?” “Yes, it did, sometimes, “but ai was all my money, and I made it while I could. I wouldn’t do it now, for I see things differently.” PUMP GUNS AND MARKET HUNTERS. While I recommend the efforts of REcRE- ATION to suppress the game hog, I consider its attacks on the pump gun and on market hunters ill-advised. We find the sworn enemies of the pump using the latest and most deadly of double guns and clamoring for their further improvement; yet they de- nounce as hogs all who use the latest single barrel. Jf these tender hearted sportsmen are sincere, why do they not go back to the muzzle loader and thus set us a good ex- ample? I am to-day the owner of a Win- chester repeating shot gun, the best and RECREATION. cheapest weapon the world has évér Seen: yet, greatly through the influence of RECREATION, I am not I-1oth the game hog that I have been behind the old time muzzle loader. Let those who want to stop market hunt- ing read the history of the Tolliston Club— a history of cold-blooded murders, endless litigation and bristles. It stopped the poor market hunter, and had a monopoly of the duck shooting for years in the Kankakee marshes. I have in mind another club, located at Bentig, Arkansas; membership 350 espe- — cially organized and armed to protect game by waging war on the market hunter. These game protectors employed a man who informed them by telegraph just when game needed the most protection. Then down they came, bristling with guns and protected about every thing the market shooter had overlooked. Thus things went on until the slow going native realized that his country was becoming as barren of game as Alaska is of oranges; he. saw plainly that his fine shooting was being hopelessly ruined. There was but one thing to do; it was done, and the Bentig Club house went up in smoke. I do not wish to be understood as attacking the members of those clubs as individuals, for they were mostly gentlemen; it is on com- binations of this class that the bristles pro- trude. In the end what difference does it make whether some poor market hunter ships a bunch of ducks to St. Louis or a club man takes them as baggage. In either case there are as many ducks destroyed. Wo Me Albion, wind: ANSWER. Your defence of the market shooter is decidedly lame, as any defence of that class of hunters must be. Game has become too scarce in this country to be longer an article of commerce. The time was when it was all right to sell it; but that time has long since passed. It should be regarded as affording a legitimate means of sport and recreation to the people who like out- door sports, and even these should be lim- ited to the smallest possible number of birds in a day and in a season, and the seasons should be shortened to a minimum in every State. There are men who claim that they should have the right to buy and eat game even though they do not,care to go out and kill it, but I deny this. In politics the of- fices belong to the men who can hustle for them and get them. The money belongs to the man. who is willing to work for it and earn it. The land belongs to the men who are thrifty and careful enough of the money they earn to buy it, and the game belongs by right to the men who have the energy, snap and skill to go into the field and kill it. I would not object to allowing a poor FROM THE GAME FIELDS. tnan, who enjoys the sport of shooting, and who kills a dozen or 20 birds in a day, to dispose of them; but I do object, most emphatically, to allowing a lot of brutal butchers to follow the wild fowl and other game birds from the British’ line to the Gulf of Mexico, killing all they can of them every day and shipping them to the market. This is the kind of market hunter that should be stopped. A Philadelphia paper recently published an interview with a St. Louis game dealer, who says he employs a large number of professional hunters to meet the ducks and geese when they cross the Canadian bound- ary and follow them clear into Old Mexico, shipping the birds to this dealer day after day. A great deal of this shooting is done in States that have laws prohibiting the ex- port of game beyond their limits; but these laws are evaded by this army of extermina- tors. The birds are packed into barrels and boxes, marked poultry, mutton, or some other false name, and smuggled out of these States in open violation of law. There are over 300 men on Carrituck Sound, N. C., who make their entire living by shooting ducks for the market. I was down there in November last, and the steamer on which I came up carried 35 bar- rels and boxes of ducks and geese, all con- signed to New York game dealers. On a certain day last year 17 barrels of ducks were shipped from Norfolk, Va., on one train, to New York game dealers. The men who do this slaughtering should be stopped by law. Nearly every one of the market hunters referred to above, use pump guns. Why? Because they can kill more birds with them than they can with double-bar- rel guns. Many of these men did use swivel guns, mounted on the bow of a boat, loaded with a handful of powder and a handful of large shot. Most of this class of slaughter has been broken up by legal methods; but some of these same huriters still use these guns clandestinely. I was told by men who live on Carrituck Sound that men frequently go out at night, with these big swivel guns, with jacklights on their boats; that they scall up within 20),,0% Or yards (On sa) hOwk, om .ducks, geese or swans that are quietly resting for the night, and turn their murderous cannons loose on them, sometimes killing as high as 30 or 40 birds at a single shot. These are a few of the reasons why the pump gun should be prohibited by law, just as the swivel gun is now prohibited—EDITor. As we understand the current interpre- tation of international law, the seizure of a vessel on the high seas is a mistake or an act of piracy according to the size. of the navy of the victimized nation—The Washington Post. 241 AN VAPEBALY TO) THE BLICS: NMirosepian i) Hannines G: BYR! Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Indianapolis, Ind. Dear Sir: Acting on the suggestion in your letter of June 25th, I enclose herewith copy of a resolution which I should like to have in- troduced: for consideration in your annual meeting. You may not be aware of the fact that, as stated in this resolution, the elk is threatened with speedy extermina- tion in this country and can only be saved from the fate that befell the buffalo a few years ago, by prompt and vigorous action on the part of the members of your order, with the aid of the sportsmen and naturc lovers of this country in general. The only considerable herd of elk re- maining on the continent is that which in- habits mainly the Yellowstone National Park. Small bodies of these elk cross the park boundary into the Jackson’s Hole coun- try every fall, and being semi-domesticated, from their frequent contact with people in the park, are comparatively tame. They, therefore, fall an easy prey to thoughtless and reckless hunters, who visit or who live in and about the Jackson’s Hole coun- try. As president of this League and as edi- tor of RECREATION, I have been for years laboring with the sportsmen, ranchmen and all people who carry guns in the West to quit the indiscriminate killing of elk and to give these animals a chance to exist permanently. I have all these years been advocating the passage and enforcement of rigid laws for the protection of the elk and the providing by law for heavy licenses for non-resident hunters, in order to save these animals. With the aid of many other thoughtful men, I have been successful in this work in a marked degree. Still the de- struction has gone entirely too far. You doubtless know that a few years ago it was possible to see bands of 100 to 500 elk al- most anywhere in Northwest Colorado, or throughout the mountainous portions of Wyoming and Montana. From the best in- formation obtainable, I am convinced that there are to-day not more than 50 elk - remaining in Colorado or Montana and practically none in Wyoming, outside of the Yellowstone Park herd, portions of which occasionally range over into the Jackson’s Hole Country. ‘These animals were once abundant in the Olympic mountains in Washington, but it is entirely conservative to say there are not 100 remaining in that region to-day. You may not be aware of the extent to which elk have been killed for the teeth alone. A game warden patroling the Olym- pic country last fall found the carcasses of 11 elk in one place and 15 in another 249 place, that had been killed by a hunter, and no part of any one of them taken ex- cept the eye teeth. In several instances the carcasses of 5 or 10 or 15 elk have been found in a single place in Wyoming or Colorado, from which nothing had been taken but the teeth. I have, myself, found several single carcasses of these animals from which the teeth had been taken and no other part disturbed. The market for these teeth is principally among the members of your order, though I regret to say that other people buy them to some extent. This League and its offi- cers are, as I have said, doing everything possible to stop this killing, and I trust your honorable body may now join us in this effort. I should be glad to be advised after the adjournment of your meeting, what action, if any, has been taken on the resolution which I enclose. Yours truly, G. O. Shields, President L. A. S. The resolution referred to is as follows: Whereas, The American elk, the animal in whose honor our order is named, has been recklessly and ruthlessly destroyed during the past 20 years, by so called sports- men, by market hunters and by tooth hunt- érs; and, Whereas, This beautiful and magnificent animal is threatened with speedy extermi- nation, therefore: Resolved, That we, the officers and mem- bers of the Benevolent and Protective Or- der of Elks ,in annual meeting assembled, do advise and urge all brother Elks to dis- card the elk tooth as an emblem or sign of our Order and to cease, once and for all, to buy or wear elk teeth. Resolved. That we deem such action necessary in order to check as far as possible the killing of the small remnant of these animals now remaining on this continent. ! THE KIND OF MAN HE IS. One Frank Ives, editor of the Cass Lake, Minn., Times, and who, it seems, holds down an appointment as a U. S. Commis- sioner, frequently prints in his paper para- graphs commending people who violate the game laws, denouncing all such as oppres- sors of the poor settlers. He characterizes the State Fish and Game Commission as hirelings paid to enforce these laws and thus to injure and oppress homesteaders. I wrote Mr. Ives, asking him if he per- sonally had. written certain articles which had appeared in his paper, and which had been sent me. He replied as follows: “T am opposed to any game law that re- stricts the settler from killing game for his / RECREATION. own use, and expéct to maintain my oppo- sition until the settlers are restored to their original privileges. You seem greatly con- cerned; have you an interest in the game ot our State? You and your associates are safe yet; our law makers are still in the grasp of the boodlers and have no appre- ciation of the rights of the poor pioneer who goes into the wilderness to carve out a home. I know what it means. I know, too, that he has a right to the game around him superior to that of the city sportsman, and when prosecuted for infraction of this infamous law I expect to defend him to the best of my ability. Frank Ives. I have been looking up the record of this blatant champion of the poor homesteader, and one prominent citizen of Minnesota writes me as follows: “Ives is thoroughly unprincipled and un- reliable; he has not a spark of principle in his whole make-up. He has been a drunken | bum all his life and was when he occupied a seat on the bench, in the Northern part of this ‘State. I realize that this is strong language to use in a letter, but I can prove every word of it, because I helped to carry him home, drunk, when he was holding court in Roseau county.” This is exactly the sort of man who al- ways howls about the injustice of any law that curtails what he is pleased to term his “rights,” or the rights of his friends.— EDITor. THE BAND TALL (PROTECTED: In January Recreation Mr. Lundy of Stanwood, Wash., says there is no law in Washington protecting the band tail pigeon. At the last session of the Legislature a bill was passed for the protection of non- game birds, and is now on the books of our state. Section 1 reads as follows: No person shall, within the State of Washington, kill or catch or have in his or her possession, liv- ing or dead, any wild bird other than a game bird, or purchase, offer or expose for sale, transport or ship within or without the State, any such wild bird after it has been killed or caught, except as permitted by this act. No part of the skin, plum- age or body of any wild bird protected by this saction shall be sold or had in possession for sale. For the purposes of this act the following only shall be considered game birds: The anatridae, commonly known as swans, geese, brant, and Tiver and sea ducks; the rallidae, commonly known as rails, coots, mud hens and gallinules; the Jimt- colae, commonly known as shore birds, plover, surf birds, snipe, sand pipers, tatlers, and curlews; the gallinae,,cominonly known as grouse, prairie chick- ens, pheasants, partridges and-quail. (Laws 1903, page 256, paragraph 1)) _ The penalty for killing a non-game bird is $10 to $500. The band tail pigeon is becoming rare in our State and needs protection. I trust Mr. PROM PAE’ GAME FIELDS. Lundy will make every possible effort to instruct the people in the neighborhood of Stanwood, Wash., that it is unlawful to kill these particular birds and all others except those mentioned in the law quoted. H. Rief, Game Warden, Seattle, Wash. A CAMP CANDLESTICK. For the benefit of the many sportsmen who camp out, I send you a sample of a camp candlestick I have made and used many years. Its weight and cost are nil. Its usefulness and convenience are great; and when once it is tried the clumsy lan- tern is thereafter left at home. Any man can make one of these camp candlesticks. Melt the end off a tin can, mark the pattern, then cut out with a pair of shears, and roll on a small stick till -a candle will fit the top end. Make the lower end much smaller. Then cut a small stick, any length desired, so it will fit the lower end of the tin. Sharpen the lower end of the wood, to stick in ground, put in the candle, light up, and be happy. “ When the candle burns low, push up the stick and all will burn. Curtis Hall, South Pass, Wyo. GAME NOTES. The ad for chipmunks which you so kind- ly placed in RECREATION for me has brought many replies and I have chipmunks from all sections of the West, North and South. Have placed a number of orders and expect to be supplied with abont 30 or 40 pairs. One Bill Shook replied to the ad. Bill finds his self located out in Montana, on Wolf creek, What he can not write he 243 prints. Bill states that he’s a natural born trapper and that when he once sets out for a varmint it just naturally gets dis- couraged, walks out of its hole and cashes in; ’cause it knows that if it don’t Bill’l make life so d—n miserable it’ll not be worth the livin’, no how. Bill knows all about chipmunks and can pick all I want “if it aint to fer to ship ’em.” Bill also states I can write for his record to anyone around the parts; that he don’t give a d—n who I select. Another, Billy Babcock, of Sullivan county, sends his record as having had 168 skunk skins nailed to his barn last fall. I should like to have been his neighbor? Babcock says he “aint no hog ’cause skunks aint no use to no one ’cept fer their hides,” and hopes he gets the job. I hope the L. A. S. will put the auto- matic gun out of business. Horace P. Beck, Newport, R. I. Quail shooting in this section was ex- cellent last winter. The weather was un- usually cold, but we had no snow, and the birds fared well. Mr. Geo. Eastman and a party of friends spent some time at the Lodge in Novem- ber; also made another visit in February. They were mostly beginners in wing shoot- ing and they did the birds no serious dam- age. No other hunters from the North came into this immediate vicinity. Little hunting was done by resident sportsmen, consequently there was a large number of old birds to raise from this season. We had excellent weather for the young last summer; no heavy rains to drown them, and we have a large crop of them this fall. W. G. Vinson, Enfield, N. C. Moose and caribou are numerous and are being guarded now, but the same old calling will go on, I suppose, after the season opens. The moose can stand it for a year or 2, as there are so many, but it should be stopped. Edward Hickson, Bathurst, N. B. I should like to correspond with some readers of RECREATION who have camped and fished on the North shore of Lake Huron and along the Canadian Pacific rail- way. George G. Brewer, Minett, Ont. My Ninth Annual Photo Competition closes November 30. The time is growing short in which to make and enter pictures, and I trust all my friends who have participated in previous competitions may be represented in this one. A number of valuable prizes are offered, and in addition to these all photos used will hereafter be paid for at the rate of 50 cents to $1 each, according to actual yalue for illustrative purposes, eed FISH AND ALMANAC FOR SALT WATER FISHERMEN. The following will be found accurate and val- uable for the vicinity of New York City: Kingfish—Barb, Sea-Mink, Whiting. June to September. Haunts: The surf and deep channels of strong tide streams. Baits: Blood worms, shedder crabs and beach crustaceans. Time and tide: Flood, early morning. Plaice—Fluke, Turbot, Flounder. May 15 to November 30. Haunts: The surf, mouth of tidal streams. Baits: Shedder crabs, killi-fish, sand faut. Time and tide: Ebb, daytime exclusively. Spanish mackerel—Haunts: The open sea, July to September. Baits: Menhaden, trolling—metal and cedar squids. Striped Bass—Rock Fish, Green Head. April to November. Haunts: The surf, bays, estuaries and tidal streams. Baits: Blood worms, shedder crabs, Calico crabs, small eels, menhaden. Time and tide. Night, half flood to flood, to half ebb. The Drums, Red and Black. June to Novem- ber. Haunts: The surf and mouths of large bays. Bait: Skinner crab. Time and tide: Day, flood. Blackfish—Tautog, April to November. Haunts: Surf, vicinity of piling and old wrecks in bays. Baits:, Sand worm, blood worm, shedder crabs, clams. Time and tide: Daytime, flood. Lafayette—Spot, Goody, Cape May Goody. August to October. Haunts: Channels of tidal streams. Baits: Shedder crabs, sand worms, clams. Time and Tide: Day and night flood. Croker—July to October. Haunts: Deep chan- nels of bays. Baits: Shedder crabs, mussels. Time and tide: Day. flood. Snapper—Young of Blue Fish. August to No- vember. Haunts: Rivers and all tide ways. Baits: Spearing and menhaden; _ trolling pearl squid. Time and tide: Day, all tides. Sheepshead—June to October Haunts: Surf and bays, vicinity of old wrecks. Baits: Clams, mussels, shedder crabs. Time and tide: Day, flood only. New England Whiting—Winter Weak-fish, Frost-fish, November to May. Haunts: The surf. Baits: Sand laut, spearing. Time und 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 ‘ast. Haunts: Surf, open’ sea and large ‘bays. Baits: Menhaden, surf mullet and trolling squid. Time and tide: Daytime; not affected by tides. FISHING IN° NORTHERN VERMONT. Early one August mormng Robert and I started for a day’s fishing. Our objective point was the inlet of a brook by Law- rence’s Mills. On the way we picked up a boy to bring our team part way back and save us a tramp. Before 8 o’clock we reached the brook and started down stream from the mills. I never fish up stream when | can in any convenient way fish down. At the start we caught half a dozen 8-inch trout in quick succession, and it looked like a big day ahead; but then our luck changed. As we followed the current we noticed that sticks began to float by, then more sticks and pieces of board, and 244 ) FISHING. we realized that the lumbermen had started the sawmill. We had understood it was closed for a week. We found a section clogged with brush and picked out a few more fair sized trout, but they nipped and darted away. We finished a few, but they seemed to go more than to come and Robert remarked: “This reminds me of the darkey who said to his boy, ‘Wat foh you cross you gal- lusus in front? Half de time I cawnt tell wedder youse gwine or cummin.’ ” After considering the matter we con- cluded to get out and walk down the road till we reached the team, as it was about noon, then have our lunch and try the stream again below the grist mill, as the flood from the saw- mill would be set back by the lower pond. We drove a mile to the mill, had our team sent ahead arid started fishing again below the mill, and then out in the open | meadows, with rows of overhanging trees skirting the brook and shading some most enticing pools. Tramping half a mile along the stream in the sunlight we found it hot and did not blame the trout for not biting. After fishing an unusually promising pool for 10 minutes, I made a detour, crawled flat on the upper bank, took a look into the pool and counted half a dozen trout; but not one of them was hungry. We lingered dreamily in the shade; awaiting the cool of the day. At sunset we went back to our pool, taking 3 large trout out of it, and continued our way down stream. All the trout don’t bite all the time but some of the trout bite some of the time; otherwise there would be no charm to trout fishing. In the next half mile we took 3 or 4 half pound trout and some smaller ones and then quit; each with a basket of fish for our day’s sport. Then regaining our team, we drove homeward, while “From purple to saffron, From saffron to gray, Fades on the twilight The beantiful day.” Frank S. Fay, Meriden, Conn. DYNAMITE PROBABLE CAUSE. Will you please give me some informa- tion concerning a trout stream where I am in the habit of going during the summer. It is called the White Salmon river and is about 50 miles East of this city in the State of Washington. A large firm has been logging along this stream -and frequently strong jams of many thousand feet of timber are wedged in be- tween projecting ledges. To break these jams a great deal of powder and dynamite are used. Several sticks of the latter are FISH AND bound to a pole, 10 to 20 feet long, a slow fuse is lighted, the whole is chucked into the water and the upper end of the pole is nailed to one of the logs. A tremendous explosion is the consequence and usually the jam is broken. For the last year I have noticed -few trout in the stream where formerly there were many, and the stream is little fished in this locality. ‘Can you tell me if this dynamiting is the cause of the scarcity of fish? The explo- sion often splits logs, 3 to 5 feet in diame- tor, in half, and throws others 6 feet in the air. The water is seldom over 15 feet in depth and has a swift current. Paul McKercher, Portland, Ore. ANSWER. The use of dynamite in a stream such as the White Salmon river in which there are trout and cther species of fishes must cer- tainly result in greater or less destruction to fish life. Whether the decrease in the supply of trout for that river is due wholly, or even partly, to the use of dynamite in connection with the removal of the log jams, can not be stated with certainty with- out a fuller knowledge of the facts than you have given. It is reasonable, however, to believe that such use of dynamite is sure > to result in more or less destruction to the fishcs. In most States such a use of dynamite is illegal, and it probably is so in Washington. At any rate, every legitimate effort should be made by those interested in the preservation of the food and game fishes of the State of Washington to do away with this destructive custom. I sug- gest that you refer the matter to Hon. T. R. Kershaw, State Fish Commissioner of Washington, Whatcom, Wash., and that you also confer with the Superintendent of the Government Fisheries Station at Little White Salmon.—Epiror. THE LOCATION MAKES THE DIFFERENCE. © I am with you in your efforts to stop all kinds of illegal and legal slaughter, and enjoy reading your magazine; but why do you print, without comment, a story about 2 men catching I1ro trout and then give other people fits, in the same issue, for catching about the same number of fish at Spitite Walked a lizndoes; mot, look -con— sistent. Arthur FE, Bartlett, Chetopa, Kan. ANSWER. Circumstances alter cases. The 2 men whose story I printed on pages 27 and 28 of July RercrEATION, were fishing in a mountain stream in Washington, a long dis- tance from any town or village, and where the supply of trout is practically unlimited. I have fished many such streams myself, and I know many trout die of old age in that country, every year, A reasonable FISHING. 245 catch there, if made in Iowa or any Eastern State, would put the angler in the fish hog class. Furthermore, those Western anglers did not rush to a photograph gallery and have their pictures taken. They caught 110 trout in 2 days, an average of 27 fish a day to each rod, which is not excessive for that country. The Spirit Lake crowd not only took too many fish, and thus deprived their neigh- bors of a part of their share, but they strung up the result of their day’s work; posed be- hind the string, and had themselves photo- graphed.- This, of itself, shows a vulgar, swinish taste, which is condemned to-day by all decent sportsmen, everywhere. 1] heard Congressman Lacey say, in a speech several years ago, that no decent sports- man would allow himself to be photo- graphed with a string of fish or game, much less seek an opportunity for the making of such a picture. I am working with a view to educating Sportsmen out of this habit. I strongly recommend the use of the camera in hunt- ing and fishing, instead of the gun and the fishing rod, but I do not approve of parad- ing pictures of dead fish, or dead birds, or dead animals, together with the faces and figures of the people who did the killing. I have said as much in RECREATION time and again. I realized when I printed the story of the Washington men that I should be criticized for not roasting them, but under the cir- cumstances I do not consider their catch excessive.—EDITOR. FISHING IN LAKE CHAMPLAIN. I have for 15 years spent my vacations mainly fishing in Lake Champlain, and am much interested in preserving the fish in that beautiful lake. Will you allow me to point out what seems to me a lamentable defect in our law, or the enforcement of it. Early in May last, while visiting in Muil- ton, I declined an invitation to go to the Lamoille river to catch pike. The fish were said to be in the river in such num- bercitharoue man) hooked) yal bas full: another nearly 100, and many others re- ported large hauls. There was no secret about this. It was done openly, by men who claimed they were angling within the law. The news of the various catches was telephoned from house to house. The pike are steadily decreasing in the lake. Will you also permit me a word in favor of the much maligned but gamy old pick- erel. Every year I meet many campers who come to Lake Champlain, from different States, and I know that for most of them the chief attraction is trolling for pickerel. Though it may be heresy I join with many others in rating the lake pickerel as equal to wall eyed pike or bass as a table fish. 246 Notwithstanding this, when the water cov- ers the marsh near the mouth of the La- moille river in early spring, the large pick- erel go there in great numbers and alleged sportsmen seek them in boats, armed with shot guns, destroying the fish by cart loads. I have talked with many of these men who regretted the practice as ruinous to lake fishing, but justified themselves by say- ing that if others were permitted to do it, they might as well get their share. Old fishermen tell me that the fishing is not what it was. It is not so good as when I first visited the lake, but it is much bet- ter to-day than it will be if the slaughter continues. There may be those who think it policy to exterminate the pickerel in the lake, but I fear it will prove a mistaken policy, and that they will destroy one of the principal attractions for city visitors. Camper, South Royalton, Vt. DESPOILING Ay TROUT STREAM Tacoma sportsmen who occasionally visit the Skokomish river predict that this splen- did stream will soon be ruined by the whole- sale slaughter of the trout by Indians and others who have no regard for the game laws of the State. Evidences are abundant that some persons have dynamited the stream, while nets are frequently employed to trap the fish. These methods are both illegal and unsportsmanlike, and it is a great pity that. one! of the finest trout streams in this section of the country should be despoiled of its supplies in such a way. The explosion of a stick of dynamite will kill every fish in a pool, the small young trout as well as the large, and nobody but a human hog would employ such a method to secure fish. There is no doubt, however, that it has been done, with the result at times of killing more fish than the brute could carry away. The fish and game war- dens should put a stop to the violation of the law in this manner and prosecute the offenders if it 1s possible to detect them and procure the necessary evidence.—Edi- torial in Tacoma, Wash., Ledger. Know where that editor got his opinion of fish hogs? Know where he learned how to. class ‘them? “li not it 1s) becase you have not been reading RECREATION long enough.—EprrTor. NIBBLES. Bass are abundant in most of the waters in this vicinity, and decent sportsmen are cordially invited to avail of the excellent sport to be had here. We should all be glad, however, if the fish hogs would stay away. It would make you tired if you could be here in the summer when the tourists are busy. Some of them bring in strings of fish 6 or 8 feet long, com- RECREATION. posed almost entirely of black bass, and after being photographed and written up in the local papers they bury the fish. I trust we may soon have a law to prohibit such slaughter. One day last fall a friend asked me to go fishing with him, and we started the next morning at daylight. We went to the Chippewa river and began fishing, just as the sun came over the hills. When the first rays struck the water a big bass took my hook, and after a lively scramble I landed him. He weighed 4 pounds and 4 ounces. My friend caught one _ that weighed 3 pounds and 8 ounces. ‘That made enough for both of us, so we quit and went home. Neven Ward, Alexandria, Minn. We often see on our lakes great slaugh- ter of bass. One man from Boston caught 142 one day and 78 the next. I gave him such a roast that he would not show me his 2-bushel basket after that. I. wrote and headed a petition to the commissioners and got our best residents to sign it. The result is a special rule lim- iting the catch to 5 a day to one boat. There is a period of about 3 weeks in May or June, according to latitude, when any old dub can load a boat with bass, for they are all on the shore in about 3 feet of water and will take minnows as fast as one can cast them. The hogs came near clean- ing out Hadley lake, on the shore of which I live, and they will do&it at Belgrade if not limited in catch. I influenced our local dealer to keep RECREATION, and the copies he sells are doing good here by teaching people what is a decent bag. James L. Robinson, Machias, Maine. My Ninth Annual Photo Competition closes November 30. The time is growing short in which to make and enter pictures, and I trust all my friends who have participated in previous competitions may be represented in this one. A number of valuable prizes are offered, and in addition to these all photos used will hereafter be paid for at the rate of 50 cents to $1 each, according to actual value for illustrative purposes. “But,” protested the prospective tenant, “the house is awfully damp.” “My dear sir,” replied the agent, “that is one of its advantages. In case of fire it isn’t likely to burn.” “And there is no water in the well,” con- tinued the would-be renter. “Another advantage,” said the agent. “In case your children happen to fall in it they will not drown,’—Chicago News. GUNS AND AMMUNITION. Anybody can shoot all day but a gentleman always quits when he gets enough, THE SAVAGE CARBINE. I have been a reader of RECREATION more than 6 years and take great interest in the Guns and Ammunition department. I long thought the Marlin the only gun, then I took up the Winchester, then I bought a Savage, which is the best gun Of allo My faverite 1s the: carbine. If have one fitted with Lyman No. to front and No. 18 rear sights and they make a fine combination. I find the short barrel just as accurate. as the 26 inch _ barrel. Have owned 2 Savages with 26 inch and 2 with 20 inch barrels. The short gun 1s much the handier. - I have loaded both the regular and the miniature charges for the .303 and 30-30 with perfect success. At present I am loading a miniature load that is equal to any 22 rifle load I ever used, and it works well in both the .303 and the 30-30. I use in a .303 6 grains of Laflin & Rand Sharp- shooter smokeless powder and buck shot. I use No. 8% primers. The only tool re- quired is a recapper. Use the regular min- iature shell, with the crease around it to prevent the ball from going in too far, and force the ball into the muzzle of the shell by pressing it hard against a block of wood or the edge of the table. I use no lubri- cant, never lead my gun, and have fired as many as 35 of these loads without clean- ines. Uhisi load’ is. as accurate, up. ‘te 50 yards as the 22 long rifle when fired from a gun with a short barrel, but is no good in the 26 inch gun. At 50 yards, fired from a 20 inch barrel it gives a penetration of 1% inches in soft pine boards; when fired from the 26 inch barrel many balls failed to stick and the best penetration was % inch. Can any of the readers of RECREATION explain this difference in penetration? The rifle I am now using is. ay-2o3".carpinel’ With it sk got .a/ lot of Savage ammunition, loads Nos. 1 and 4. At 50 yards load No. 4 shoots 8 inches higher than load No. 1. It nas always been the reverse of this with all other guns I ever used, the miniature loads always shooting lower than the regular loads. Can any reader explain this? Perhaps the Sav- age Company will kindly enlighten me. I have a Colt’s New Service 6 shooter with -71%4 inch barrel and it 1s the most accurate revolver I have ever used. At any distance up to 100 yards I can do the same work I do with the rifle. 1 use smokeless powder in this revolver and find greater penetration and less recoil then when black powder is used, I note with great interest what different writers in RECREATION say about the great tearing power of the soft nose bullets over those with the full metal coverings. The first 3 years I used the 30-30 rifle I used nothing but full metal covered bullets. In. those years I killed many antelope and l| do not think any wounded animal got away. The size of the wounds was the same as would be made with soft nose bullets on the same kind of game. The great tearing power of these high power rifles is due to some other cause than the soft nose bullets. I have made many tests of these bullets, and claim it is nothing but their high velocity that gives them this great tearing power. Take a rabbit at sO, yards, shoot him. with a '-tll metal ‘covered \ bullet pand “you “have no more rabbit meat left than if you had shot him with a soft nose. At the same distance shoot one with the same gun and bullet, but load with black powder and see what the result is. I went still farther and found that in every case where high veloc- ity ammunition was used, there was little rabbit left, while there is no differ- ence in the soft nose or the full metal bullet; with black powder loads from the same arms there was little tearing. In the face of the many tests I have made with high velocity ammunition in different guns, and on different kinds of game, I am convinced that the velocity, not the expan- sion of these bullets, is what gives them such great tearing effect. George S. Cooper, Rochester, Wyo. A TOOL FOR RIFLEMEN. Every breech loading rifle is liable to become leaded. A speck of rust or some rough spot in the barrel will scrape off a particle of lead from the bullet, and suc- ceeding bullets will increase the adhering particles until a lump is formed. These lumps will often adhere to the barrel with such tenacity as to defy all ordinary means, such as swabs arid wipers, to remove them. They cling as if welded to the steel. In a rifle of small caliber, a minute quantity of foreign matter’ or roughness in the barrel will cause the rifle to shoot inaccurately. Such barrels require more care than larger ones, to keep them in good condition. For such cases I have designed a tool which every sportsman can make for him- self and which acts perfectly. Procure a stout iron wire, somewhat 247 248 Ee AMM f RECREATION. MMM —_—_ longer than the barrel, and several wire- gauges smaller than the bore. Make the wire perfectly straight and true. File one end so as to bring it to the form of a blunt chisel and bend it slightly near the end, with the cutting edge upward, by means of a pair of plyers or a hammer. The amount of bending will be indicated when the wire is pushed in the bore, and should be just enough to press the chisel edge in close con- tact with the barrel. The proper shape is shown in the dia- gram. Figure B shows the rod or wire sharpened and bent into shape, while A shows it inside the bore, with its cutting edge in proper position. The cutting edge may be filed with a projecting lip of the same width as the grooves, and so clear them out at the bot- tom, while the round edge will clear the lands. The rod should be pushed through from one end only, not drawn back and forth, but returned and put through from the breech. This procedure will cause the edge to follow the twist and do no harm to the lands, by scraping across them, which might be the case if crawn back and forth. Such a tool, if made of common iron wire, is not hard enough to cut or mar the barrel, but will clear it perfectly of lead or other obstructions. For polishing the barrel, I use a hickory wiping rod with its business end shaped like the figure C, in connection with cross shaped pieces of leather like figure D. These may be cut out of an old kid or buckskin glove and softened with oil. I place the rod in the center of the leather and push it in the bore, when the cross arms of leather will fold down against the rod to a close fit and cling there while the swabbing is going on. A little fine emery on the leather gives a good polish and the bore may be made a smooth as new. Thos. C, Harris, Baltimore, Md. BUZZACOTT SS MIstARE. Will you kindly give Buzzacott a talking to on the way he commends the automatic shot gun. No true sportsman would want such a book. I tore mine up and threw it away. Kindly tell me what you think of the Colton double hammerless blued steel shot gun. R, °C. Ko Philadelphia, sea: ANSWER. Buzzacott is out of business. Any man who, in this age, endorses’ the automatic gun may reasonably expect to lose his trade, if he has any; and go into bankruptcy sooner or later. The best any advocate of that weapon can hope for is that he may enjoy the trade and the good will of the game hogs and the market hunters. This reminds me of a story. Some years ago certain politicians in New Jersey per- suaded old John I. Blair, a wealthy railway magnate, to accept the nomination for the governorship. He was snowed under at the polls and after the returns came‘ in, a number of his political backers called to console him. When they had told him how sorry they were, he said: “In my boyhood I knew an old farmer who lived in the Western part of the State. He drove his fat hogs to the New York market and sold them on foot. This was before the railways were so numerous and so accommodating as they are now. On one occasion the old man drove 20 head of hogs to market and when he arrived the dealers told him the market was glutted and the price of pork was way down. The old man put the hogs in the corral and kept them there 2 or 3 days waiting for a decent offer on them. None came that he was willing to consider; so he finally turned his hogs out and drove them home again, the entire trip occupying a week or I0 days. When he returned home some of his neighbors called to express their sympathy GUNS AND AMMUNITION. at his hard luck. He heard them thought- fully and then said, “Well I had the company of the hogs anyway.’ “And,” added Mr. Blair, “I have had the company of the hogs in this campaign.” So it will be with the men who make or sell automatic guns. They will have the company of the hogs any way. A REMINGTON-LEE WILL In December’s Recreation, C. L. Adair ore Clepumie,kex., Says. The 7 mim. Spanish Mauser is a cartridge generally liked, but no American gun is made to use it.” Evidently Mr. Adair has never heard of the Remington. I own a Remington-Lee 7 mm., also a Mauser. The Remington outpoints the Mauser in shooting qualities. A Reming- ton is also made for the 7.65 mm., which is slightly the stronger cartridge. By all means put the automatic shot gun down and out. For chuck shooting I find the 32-20 just the thing. Benson Bell, Brooklyn, N. Y. C. L. Adair is mistaken in saying that no American gun will shoot the 7 mm. Mauser shell. I have a Remington-Lee that uses that cartridge. It is all right save that it is too powerful for such game as we have here. The bullet is small, but has great smashing power. I shot 4 deer with my gun and not one moved after being struck. Will Recreation readers please tell me their experience with the 32 special Winchester on game larger than deer? Edward J. Marcotte, South Lake Linden, Mich. 1 see Mr. Adair, of Texas, makes some startling suggestions and calls the Win- chester Co. down because they told him the 30-40 was big enough for him. It is the first time I’ve heard the Winchester pro- duct called antique. For woodchucks I’ve tried 3 different sums - 932-20, 25 otevens, (RU PP eand” 25-25 ‘Stevens, ©. Ff). 1. tound™ the 25-25 the cleanest and the hardest shooter. The 38-72 is a good deer gun. Ira Ramons, Brooklyn, N. Y. THE ZOOLOGICAL PARK WANTS GUNS. The City of New York is spending mil- lions of dollars on scientific and artistic institutions that are free as air to all America. It is building a Zoological Park that is really a national institution; but neither the nation nor the State of New York contributes one penny of the cost. There are times when individuals, and even municipalities outside of New York, have opportunities to contribute some- thing, and take advantage of them. We 249 admit that it takes a great many people, as well as a great many animals, to make a really big Zoological Park. At this time we need 3 or 4 breech- loading shot guns I0 or 12 gauge. We need them for purposes that are perfectly legitimate, but not for killing game of any kind, anywhere. It has occurred to me that among the readers of RECREATION there must be many good guns that have been laid aside forever, as far as their. owners are concerned. If this is true, some of those guns would come handy to us, for several purposes, all legitimate; and we would be glad of a few gifts of guns. As is always the case in zoological gar- dens and parks, the food for the animals attracts rats. Minks and weasels are also far too numerous. We need 3 or 4 small caliber rifles, 22 and 30-30. If there are any such that are threatened with rust because of disuse, we would appreciate them, mightily. Of cource, we will pay express charges. For any gifts of guns we will give you our grateful thanks and appreciation, and go on doing our best to build up a Zoo- logical Park of which all Americans may be proud. W. T. Hornaday, Director. ANSWERING ALBERT GLENN. In April. Recreation Mr. Glenn asks which is the best all around shot gun. Strictly speaking, there is no best all around gun, but let me recommend one that will nearly fill the bill. Try a 7 pound 12 gauge with 28 inch barrels, the right a modified choke, the left full choke. If a beginner, have one barrel cylinder and one modified choke. In the hands of the average man this will be the best gun of all for chickens. Barring about one shot in 20 it is as good as any for ducks and geese. For quail and smaller game, load some shells with the same charges that are used in a 16 or a 20 gauge; try them at a target and see if you have anything fo complain of.. As te the weight of the gun, any man of average strength can handle a 7 pound gun as quickly and accurately as one of less weight. If that is too heavy, dispense with a pound or 2 of the useless duffle that out- fitters sell for green sportsmen to carry. Get a light convenient gun and stick to it, for a change often prceduces bad aiming. Remember that almost any gun well loaded and well aimed is a good gun. Backwoodsman, Eau Claire, Wis. Albert Glenn asks for information re- garding the Colt single action revolver using the 32 cartridge. If the Colt people would adopt the 25-20 cartridge, model ’o2, it would be a more desirable shell than the 32-20. The 25-20 has a higher velocity and more penetration, Many sportsmen 250 who use rifles chambered for the 25-20 would be glad to have a revolver of the same caliber. F. B. Maus, Mausdale, Pa. ITHACA AND LEFEVER. Answering Small Game would say that of the guns he mentioned, Parker, Ithaca, Remington Baker and Lefever my prefer- ence would be the Ithaca. I have used the Parker and the Remington, but the Ithaca seems to me more elegant in lines and gen- eral workmanship and makeup. The Ithaca people are making a 12 gauge as light as 6 to 634 pounds, 28 inch barrel, with breech as heavy as is usually found on a 7 pound gun, yet preserving a perfect balance. A person desiring a gun at a moderate price could select their No. 1 special, with ejector, at a cost of about $32. Ithacas are all taper choke, and deliver the shot charge with wonderful regularity. I have not much faith in shot spreaders, having always found them dis- appointing, and greatly prefer to have one barrel cylinder and the other full choke for long range shooting.. I do not think the use of shot spreaders would wear away the choke. For general work I prefer 634 pound, 28 inch barrel, bored as indicated above. James M. Martin, Macon, Ga. I would say to Small Game, Lebanon, N. H., that for any kind of shooting I have ever done I prefer a 16 gauge Lefever gun. Have never used dogs in hunting game other than rabbits. For that purpose I consider a I5 inch beagle the best. It can cover more ground with less exertion, especially in snow, than a shorter legged dog can. ; R. B. Edmiston, Milan, Pa. ADVICE’ TO THE TEXAN: The Winchester company is foolish not to advertise in RecrEATION, for it counts with sportsmen. If our friend from Texas would look well into the merits of the special Remington- Lee he would probably find in it his ideal gun. It is a remarkably good gun for big game. It is made in almost every caliber, its balance and finish are excellent, while its shooting qualities and action are all one can wish for. Remington guns are honest goods and I have yet to see a poor one. On a recent trip in Canada I used a special Remington-Lee and killed a large moose with it. Its shocking powers are tremen- dous. The Savage is a good, handy gun, but not large enough for moose or grizzlies. My hunting companion had a matted rib and low sights fitted on his Savage, and it is about as neat a gun to handle as any I ever saw, \ RECREATION. I think some of the large bore advocates would find their ideals in Jeffery’s Cordite, 600-120-900, or in the Paradox. This last 1s a great gun and is much used in India. It has 12 gauge 30 inch barrels, with rifle grooves beginning about 3 inches from the muzzle. It shoots a heavy charge and drives conical bullets with the accuracy of an express rifle. It shoots shot with the pattern and penetration of a first rate 12 bore shot gun. I saw a large grizzly put out of business with one shot from a Para- dox at about 60 yards. Dr. J. B., Johnstown, Pa. SMALL SHOT. _ Will you kindly decide the following bet in your valued magazine? A bets that on a clear day a ball can be seen leaving the muzzle of a rifle, and B says that it can not be seen. James Turner, Barryville, N. Y. ANSWER. An easy way to decide your bet would be for one man to fire a rifle and let the other man, who thinks he can see the bul- let, get a number of his friends to watch forsit. It is not possible for the human eye to see a bullet leaving the muzzle of a rifle in front of a full charge of powder. If you should place only 2 or 3 grains of powder behind it you probably could see it. It is claimed that photographs have been made showing bullets in their flight through the air at a distance of some hundreds of yards from the muzzle of the rifle, but I doubt even this. At least I have never seen such a photograph—EDbirTor. If Dr. G. E. Cecil, who says he is looking for an ideal gun, will buy a 12 gauge Ithaca he will have just what he wants. Grade for grade, the Ithaca is the best, hand- somest and cheapest gun on the market. An Ithaca $25 hammerless is good enough for any one; but those who want more style will find as much as they care to pay for in the higher grades. I speak from experience, owning 2 Ithacas, a 10 and a 12 bore. Both have had hard use with heavy loads and both are practically good as new, while for penetration and pattern I have never seen them beaten. E. G. Van Alstine, Rockford, Ill. Will some one who has used the Win- chester 25 caliber, single shot, please tell about its shooting and wearing qualities? Is the 22 caliber greaseless bullet more likely to wear the rifling of a barrel than the 22 lubricated? Is there any difference in shooting quality between the Stevens Gould, 10 inch, 22 pistol and the Reming- ton target pistol of same length and _cal- iber? A. H. Daniels, Chicago, TI. NATURAL HISTORY. When abird of a wild animal is killed, that is the end of it. If photographed, it may still hive and its educational and scientific value is multiplied indefinitely. CORVUS AMERICANUS. The American crow has some good traits, but many that are to be strongly con- demned. In the Northern portion of North Dakota where wild ducks, geese and other waterfowl breed abundantly, crows are also numerous in the timbered districts, and their principal food, during the spring and early summer, is the eggs of these water- fowl and other game birds, such ‘as the sharp tailed grouse. During a half dozen years spent in studying the birds of this lo- cality I have found hundreds of nests of the many species of wild ducks which breed here; and fully % of the incomplete sets found had been eaten by crows. I have had many rare and valuable specimens de- stroyed in this manner, and have found scores of other nests in which the broken egg shells and disordered condition told of a similar fate. Me noOck- sob, 12 tOrs2a~) ctows 4 may. be seen to leave the patches of timber where they nest and generally roost. The flock scatters as it reaches the fields and mead- ows where the ducks and grouse rest, each crow intently scanning the ground beneath. Suddenly a crow wheels right about face and retraces its course some distance, often to alight and pounce on a nest, which though it may have been well hidden, has not escaped the keen vision of this vandal. It greedily devours the eggs, sometimes be- fore any others of the flock can reach the spot. The hunt for more nests is then con- tinued. Thus have [ seen half a dozen nests destroyed by a single scouting party, as I have watched them through my field glass. The destruction of bird life occasioned in this manner during a single season is almost incalculable. Second scts are, no doubt, often pilfered, and thus many pairs of birds are prevented from raising broods. Those ducks which nest over the water escape these depredations. The species which suffer most are the mallard, gadwall, blue wing feal, shoveller, pintail and lesser scaup. The eggs of the grouse are also eagerly sought; but of all the prairie nest- ing birds, the ducks suffer by far the great- er loss. Nothing could be of more benefit to the sporting fraternity and those inter- ested in the protection of our game birds, than the rigid enforcement of the game laws of our State, especially in regard to those birds which breed with us. A sub- stantial bounty per head on all crows killed during the nesting season would do» much toward the preservation of our fast disap- pearing hordes of waterfowl. Chas. W. Bowman, Devil’s Lake, N. D. 251 THE SORA.—PORZANA CAROLINA. This toothsome little bird, known also by the names of Carolina rail, ortolan, rice bird and soree in various localities, is comparatively little known among the hunt- ers North of Mason and Dixon’s line. On the Atlantic coast, however, in Virginia and the Carolinas, this bird is re- garded favorably by epicures and sports- men. It comes early in the season and in fact is the first game bird to make its appearance at the opening of the fall shoot- ing term. It is welcomed by the true sports- man as offering a break in the long close season. The sora is 8 to g inches long, is olive brown, variegated with black and gray, the breast being spotted with white. The sora feeds in the marshes of the Southern States where wild rice grows in great abundance. Were it not for the noise these birds make in feeding, it would be hardly possible to realize that hundreds of them are sometimes concealed within the range of one’s gun. They are able to worm their way in and out among the stalks of wild rice and grass without moving the aa and are therefore very difficult to nd. They usually appear on the Virginia coast about the Ist to 15th of September, and re- main in one locality until the first frost comes. Then they disappear as if by magic. Like many other migratory birds, their com- ing ana going are mysterious and bewilder- ing; so much so, that many superstitions exist among the negroes concerning them. One of these is that the sora buries itself in the mud of the marshes and is turned into a frog. The hunting is done by having a man, usually a negro, pole the boat over the marsh at high tide. The birds are flushed, and, as their flight is slow and short, they are easily killed. Some alleged sportsmen kill 100 to 200 birds on a single tide, but this is simply slaughter and should be so re- garded by all decent men. No sportsman should ever kill more than 25 of these, or any other birds, in a day. The sora is a most delicious table bird, - especially in September and October, when it takes on its golden fat, which seems al- most to. envelop the whole bird. Ae CSR Nortolk Wa. I have been a reader of your magazine for some time, and have been interested in the accounts of animals meeting their death by being caught in natural traps. About 10 years ago I lived 5 miles out of Newark, in \ DED a large country house, where many swal- lows nested in the chimney. One evening when the swallows were circling around and darting in and out of the chimney, one struck the lightning rod. He struggled to free himself and the other swallows tried to help him, but im vain. The poor little chap died there, and his body remained im- paled on the rod. I am living in a busy part of Newark, and this year a pair of blackbirds built their nest in the overhanging eves of the house. As I write this letter I hear them scrapping with the sparrows for the right of way. I am much interested in animals. I get up at 4 o'clock mornings, and take walks to study animals. Last summer I went out on our flat roof one morning, and on the chim- ney, near the cupola, there was a bird some- thing like a great sucker. It was gray, with a short beak and large eyes. It seemed to be dazed and allowed me to go up to it. Was it a whippoorwill? Howard R. Snelling, Newark, N. J. AN EXOTIC SONGSTER: The European wood lark, Alanda arborea, though an interesting songster is not con- sidered quite equal to the skylark, Alanda arvensis, in volume of song. As its name implies, the wood lark frequents the timber more than does the skylark, and sings some- times on the ground, sometimes in a tree. Owing to the liberality of a few residents of Portland, Oregon, this bird was intro- duced in that State in 1889, and is now rapidly spreading all over the coast country. I have never heard anything against him, either here or in Europe. Counting by generations in America he is an older American than are the de- scendants of the Pilgrims. Who will earn lasting fame by intro- ducing the wood lark on the table lands of Mexico, from whence he would spread all over Eastern North America? Bake CG ikternvalilic nile. NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. Please tell me the name of a large bird of prey that I shall try to describe. Its back and wing coverts are a rich chocolate color, wing linings, breast and under parts pure white, head and nape of neck ashen grey. It has a long tail, edged with a broad black bar, as are also its wing feathers. Its eyes and feet are yellow, bill and claws black. It has powerful claws and feet. It meas- ures about 26 inches in length and has a 5-foot spread of wings. It preys on rab- bits, gophers, etc. It resembles the osprey somewhat. Iam familiar with most birds of prey, but I never before saw anything like this / - RECREATION. one. I have books on birds but they give no account of anything like this. R. G. P., Fountain, Minn. If the bird is not the American osprey, I do not know what it is ——EnzrTor. A short time ago my attention was at- tracted by the discordant cries and chatter of various kinds of birds in a pine thicket about 100 yards from my door. Suspect- ing that a hawk was disturbing the robins, I took my rifle and went to investigate. The mischief maker proved to be a crow trying to despoil a robin’s nest. A pair of bee birds, a pair of blue jays and more chipping birds and robins than I could count had joined forces to repel the attack of their common enemy. I never before suspected that birds of different species resort to such a measure for mutual pres- ervation. Is this the secret of their ability to exist, in undiminished numbers, among sO many enemies? Ey Dy ataddm@leouamwza: About a month ago I killed and have mounted an entirely white English sparrow, a true albino, having pink eyes. Is this not a rare specimen? W. E. Barnard, Middletown, Del. It has been estimated by scientific investi- gators of agricultural conditions that be- cause of the increase of insect pests, the loss to cultivators of the soil in North Amer- ica the year before last was more than $400,000,000.—Our Animal Friends. My Ninth Annual Photo Competition closes November 30. The time is growing short in which to make and enter pictures, and I trust all my friends who have participated in previous competitions may be represented in this one. A number of valuable prizes are offered, and in addition to these all photos used will hereafter be paid for at the rate of 50 cents to $1 each, according to actual value for illustrative purposes. Gardener—This is a tobacco plant in full flower. Lady—How very, interesting! How long will it be before the cigars are ripe? —New Yorker. New Arrival (to clerk)—Are there many young ladies here? ‘Clerk—Plenty. You'll be loved to death inside of 24 hours.—Exchange. THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. GENERAL OFFICERS President, G. O. Shields, 23 W. 24th St., New York. 6 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. eq wee resident, Wr, lS, Palmer, Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 4th Vice-President, A. A. Anderson, 80 West 4oth St., New York. 5th Vice2President, Hon. W. A. Rich- ards, General Land Office, Washington, Dee) 7 Seeretary, AY UF) Race, Aver assaice IN.” J: Treasurer, Austin Corbin, ot the Corbin Banking Co., 192 Broadway, New York. 155 Pennington ELeh MEVEB ERS (OK Ari riiAG Ui. Anderson, A. A., 80 W. goth St., New York City. Beare, ID. (Ce 204 Amity St., Flushing, L. I. Blackstone, Lorenzo, Norwich, Conn. Buzzacott, ‘Francis F. . Chicago, fil. Brown, Ps Stanford, "489 ee Ave., New York City Butler, *C. E., Jerome, Ariz. Carey, Hon. HH. W., Eastlake, Mich. Carnegie, Andrew, 2d, Fernandina, Carnegie, George, Fernandina, Fla. Carnegie, Morris, Fernandina, Fla. 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St. Thomas, Ontario, Sporting goods. REPORT OF THE UTAH DIVISION. Some good work was accomplished last year in the way of legislation limiting tue kill on all kinds of game and prohibiting the sale of same at any time, excepting water fowl. We now have a continuous close sea- son on elk, antelope and bighorn. Limit kill on deer, with horns, 2 in open season no Sales Grose ‘on “amy kind, bac. dimuitt+ 02 birds in one day no sale at any time. Im- ported game birds of any kind, and quail, continuous close season until otherwise pro- vided by Legislature. I regret to report that a provision was enacted, against my strongest protests, for a month’s spring shooting of ducks, February 15th to March 15th. This is unfortunate, although, being So early, it is not so bad-as it would be a month later.. Still it grieved me greatly after having worked so hard to have spring shooting abolished, and thinking it was abolished for good; but such is life in the far West. I hope to be able to knock this barbarous practice out again, and to pro- hibit the commercial traffic in ducks as in the other game of this State but it will be a hard fight. At present I am engaged in distributing quail from this, Salt Lake, county to a number of other counties in the State. The birds, California valley quail, are numerous here in a few of the central counties and I am anxious to get them distributed all over the State. The law on fish has been put in fairly good shape. How long it will be per- mitted to remain so is a question. The commercial traffic in all kinds of trout, ta- ken from the public waters of the State, is prohibited and provision made for the sale of trout from actual private ponds at any time. The limit on the catch of trout in any one day, for private domestic use, was placed at 20 pounds, which is too much for any one but a hog. Our State hatchery has done good work, approximately 2,000,000 trout fry having been propagated and dis- tributed throughout the State during the year. The varieties are Eastern brook, na- tive mountain, steelhead trout and grayling. I hope to do better the present year. The 254. prospects for the angling interests seem bright in the State, but the game outlook, especially for big game and grouse, is un- certain. The sheep ranging almost every- where, are driving the deer from their ac- customed haunts, and trampling the grouse nests to destruction, both on mountain and plain. Where formerly there were thou- sands of sharptailed grouse in certain sec- tions of the State, there are now only a few stragglers to be found. The same holds good of the sage hen and the blue grouse, but not to such an alarming extent. The ruffed grouse were never plentiful and they seem to hold about the same as in the past. The fish and game law has been vigorous- ly enforced as far as possible with the funds at command but you know the difficulty of watching poachers over such a large extent of country, with plenty of cover. I have more trouble, however, with fish poachers and dynamite fiends than with game poach- ers, because the opportunities are better and they are more difficult to detect. I do not know just how many convictions have been had for violations of the law, but not many for game violations. John Sharp, Chief Warden IOWA LAWS. The Iowa Legislature is now in session and bills are in the Committee’s hand, mak- ing several changes for the betterment of our laws, as follows: Providing for hunting licenses for resi- dents as well as non-residents, with fee for game protection. To prevent the slaughter of ducks, class- ing them as game birds, limiting the num- ber to be killed in any one day and pre- venting sale or shipment. To shorten the open season on quail, clos- ing same December 15th. To make a close season on prairie chick- ens for 3 years from July Ist, 1904. To prohibit live bird shooting at tourna- ments. To allow exchange of game birds for propagation with other States, also allowing the collection of eggs, nests, birds or ani- mals for scientific purposes. The question of prohibiting spring duck shooting has been canvassed thoroughly in this State and a bill was introduced but has been withdrawn, as the general opinion is that at this time it is not possible to pass stich a’ bill) he State) of slowalns ithe center of a group of States consisting of Minnesota, Wisconsin. Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, which have an open season on ducks from Septem- ber 1st to April 15th and May Ist, except Minnesota, which closes the season January Ist; and our sportsmen insist it would not be fair to prohibit it in this State while our sister States have the right to kill and RECREATION. it would entail on them a heavy expensé to go to these other States to hunt. Ducks have been killed in large numbers and the fall flight was the largest known for years. Prairie chickens, owing to the heavy rains of the last 2 years, have been drowned out and are scarce, hence the necessity of the law now before the Legislature. Quails are numerous, but reports are now coming in that the heavy sleet storms which have prevailed in our State the past 3 weeks, have killed a great many and in some places whole covies are found frozen to death. Our State is still under the fee system for payment of deputy wardens, but I hope if the resident license law passes that there will be funds for the payment of deputies and the better protection of the birds of our State. My fund for protection was small during the past 2 years, as the previous Legislature failed to make any appropriation for the work. Our efforts have resulted in 124 prosecutions, and 85 convictions, with fines and costs of $4,311.41. The State lost 18 cases. Jail sentences were imposed on 21 persons. Nets, seines, etc were seized and destroyed, valued at $700. The sentiment of the people of this State in reference to protection is growing every day, for which I have to thank the press and, many members of the L. A. S. and local sportsmen’s clubs. Geo. A. Lincoln, State Fish and Game Warden. The above was written in January last. —FEpiTor. sa Profs.D): Kange, jor St) Paulstwhewnas served 4 years as Chief Warden of the Minnesota division of the League, and who has done such splendid work during that period, naturally feels that he has served his time and has therefore resigned. While we all regret to lose him from this place, it will be good news to the friends of game protection that the old war horse, Sam Fullerton, State Game Warden of Min- nesota, has been appointed to succeed Mr. Lange. Mr. Fullerton will take hold of the League work with the same energy and determination with which he has always discharged his official duties, and I bespeak for him the hearty co-operation and support of all friends of game protection, not only in Minnesota but throughout the North- west. My Ninth Annual Photo Competition closes November 30. The time is growing short in which to make and enter pictures, and I trust all my friends who have participated in previous competitions may be represented in this one. A number of valuable prizes are offered, and in addition to these all photos used will hereafter be paid for at the rate of 50 cents to $1 each, according to actual value for illustrative purposes. AUTOMOBILE NOTES. EDITED BY J. A. KINGMAN. BYWAY (OR PREFACE: With this issue of RECREATION an automo- bile department is established and an effort will be made to include as much interesting matter as possible in the space assigned. The use of the automobile has become so general and its value as a means of recreation is so great, that all lovers of outdoors should be in sympathy with this new and useful form of sport, and should find some interest in these notes about automobiles. In company with the editor of RECREATION, | have a strong feeling against those who abuse any sport or act generally in such.a manner as to bring discredit on it. For instance, auto- mobiling has been seriously hurt by certain road hogs who have little respect for the feelings of other people. There is a road hog as well as a game hog, but the road hog is not always the automobilist. Joseph Pen- nell, the well known artist, says in a recént letter to an English newspaper, that if auto- mobilists were half as careless with their machines as the average driver is with his horse and vehicle, accidents would be al- most innumerable. However that may be, the automobilist is almost daily abused for disregarding the rights of others, and there is something to be said on both sides.. A resumé of automobile news will be a chief feature of the automobile department, and the matter of utility will not be lost sight ot. Communications from readers of RECREATION on automobile subjects will be welcome, and will receive prompt attention. Illustrative matter will also be acceptable. THE VANDERBILT CUP RACE. In this country there has been little auto- mobile racing except speed contests on horse tracks. There have been hill climb- ing contests, one of the most successful of these being the recent competition at Mt. Washington; but we have had no such sporting events as those long distance road races held on the beautiful roads of Eng- land, France and Germany. Since 1895 these road races have been popular in Europe, and they are growing in impor- tance. At first these events were not limit- ed as to entry, and the race consisted of a headlong flight of automobiles, large and small, motor tricycles, motor bicycles and the like from some one large city to an- other far distant. Paris-Bordeaux, Paris- Vienna, Paris-Madrid, were some of the big races. Some of these picturesque and thrilling contests have been of great value 255 to the foreign builders, not only as adver- tisements but as a test of machines. This year Mr. William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., has given a cup for a yearly contest similar to the now famous Gordon-Bennet contest which was held in Ireland last year and this year in Germany. The first race for the Vanderbilt Cup will be held in this country October 8th, probably over the roads of Long Island. Next year the race also must be held in America, but there- after in any country whose representative may succeed in winning the event. The distance is to be not less than 250 miles nor more than 300 miles on some regularly used highway. This contest will be watched with the greatest interest by automobilists, as it is expected that a number of foreign cars will be entered in addition to a large number of American built racers. It will be the most important automobile event in America this year. MAXIMUM SPEEDS DIFFER. The following paragraph from an- auto- mobile journal’ hits the nail squarely on the head: It is obvious that what might be a safe speed for a train would be dangerous for a horse and carriage. Similarly, as there are all kinds of automobiles they can not all be run fast with equal safety. Every type of motor car has its particular critical speed. It is erroneous to suppose that every motor car is capable of withstanding all the speeds that special circumstances may com- municate to it, such as those that result from the effect of down grades and wind in the rear, added to that of the motor. One car may be perfectly stable at 50 miles an hour, while another may vacillate; that is to say, will have exceeded its critical speed at 30. The result is that if the par- ticular critical speed of a carriage is ex- ceeded the least disturbance that occurs in the already disordered running of the vehicle, such as that caused by a small dog, a stone, or even a hen, will bring about a catastrophe. With still greater reason may the bursting of a tire, which may cause no damage to a carriage running at 60 miles an hour, but keeping within its critical speed, prove disastrous to one running at 30 but exceeding such critical speed. These facts are taught by the experience of the road, and lead to the following recommen- dation: If you have not sufficient experi- ence to perceive it for yourself in driving learn from your manufacturer the maxi- mum speed that your car is capable of tak- ing, and never exceed it under any pretext, 256 The much discussed St. Louis tour has come to an end. It was a long trip for pri- vate owners to make, and this explains why only 16 cars left New York for St. Louis when many hundred had been advertised, if not altogether expected. The run would have been better attended had there been a return trip. As it was, the tourists, once arrived at the finish, had to send their cars back by train to New York or Boston, or Buffalo or whatever city it was where they joined the phalanx. A goodly number of cars arrived at St. Louis and the run must be termed a success. An- other time it is hoped there will be less rivalry among owners of fast cars, for the racing indulged in by some of the tourists had no good effect on the farmers. This run was to help good roads and generally to further automobiling, but the promiscu- ous racing and efforts to get there ahead of the other fellow did not tend to accom- plish the desired results. The recent trip made by F. A. La Roche in an attempt to break the record for a non- stop run was successful. .The record had been held by D. M. Weigel, of England, who had covered 2,013 miles without stop- ping the motor. Taking the roads as they came, through rain and mud and over mountains, Mr. La Roche finished his trip from New York to St. Louis and back, cov- ering a total distance of about 3,400 miles without having the engine of the car stop once. It was not the distance, however, that was the most remarkable part of the feat. It was the rough travel encountered and the time taken for it. Two days were spent. at St. Louis, and long stops were made at various other places. and the trip was a leisurely one, so that the total time during which the engine was kept running was 15 days and 2 hours. This performance is a good concrete example of the usefulness of the modern touring car. An American, Heath by name, won the Circuit D’Ardennes, one of the long dis- tance road races of the year. The course was in Belgium, and the distance covered was 600 kilometers, or 350 miles, which were made in 6 hours, 30 minutes, and 49 seconds. Mr. Heath was an amateur and drove a motor racing car of roo horse power. The fact that an amateur could win this important race in a field of profession- als is significant and may have some in- fluence on the present rule which permits professional drivers to compete in the Gor- don-Bennett cup race. Some motorists overwork their brakes. Apart from the danger which lies in not slowing the car until the last moment, and / RECREATION. then suddenly applying the brakes, to say nothing of the evil effects of this practice on the tires, the probable result of such ex- cessive wear should be considered. The brakes might be used excessively and with- out sufficient cause over a certain period, and then give way, with disastrous results, on being seriously needed, simply because they had been prematurely worn out through frequent needless use—Automobile Topics. If you get a slight bend in the axle, have it straightened without delay, for a wheel that runs out of true will absorb a lot of power, cause rapid wear of its bearings and, what is probably the worst feature, play havoc with the tire. If you run over a large obstruction, or accidentally run one wheel up on the curb, take a look at your axle and learn whether it is straight. If not, have it attended to—The Automobile. An automobile driver while waiting for -his employer in Hoboken, N. J., was ac- costed by a doctor and a priest, who want- ed to reach a man who had been struck by a train 8 miles away. The driver rushed them to the scene. The last rites of the church were administered to the man _ be- fore he died, yet this is the modern vehicle in which mossbacks can see no virtue. B.. Sie Smith, “ani Binelish Wanthority on automobiles, has compiled an interesting table showing the numbers of automobiles and motor bicycles in use in Great Britain. The summary shows 45,987 in England; 1,460 in Wales; 3,636 in Scotland, and 2,086 in Ireland; total. 58,000. This is more than we have in the United States. L. L. Whitman, who was a pilot of one of the 3 automobiles which crossed the continent last summer, is at it again. He left San Francisco August Ist in a 4 cylin- der air cooled gasolene car. “Hello, Slouchy, in any regular business now?” “Yep. I’m gittin’ knocked over by auto- mobiles and collectin’ damages. Best graft I ever had.”—Detroit Free Press. She: Shall we go to church in the auto, dear? He: By all means. It’s bound to break down before we get there.—Life. _Chauffeur—“A man who is smart enough - to operate an automobile, but clever enough not to own one,” says the Foolish Diction- ary. PORES TRY: It takes 30 years to grow a tree and 36 minutes to cut it down and destroy it. NEW FOREST RESERVES. Four new forest reserves have recently been created by proclamation of President Roosevelt. The entire area represents an acreage of 245,920 in Utah and South Da- kota. March 5th 2 reserves were set aside in Butte county, South Dak., designated re- spectively the Cave Hill Forest Reserve and the Slim Buttes Forest Reserve. Cap- tain Seth Bullock, superintendent of the Black Hills Forest Reserve, has been placed in charge. May 7th the Grantsville Forest Reserve, in Utah, was established, with an area of 68,960 acres, and May 26th an area of 95,440 acres in the same State was re- served under the name of the Salt Lake Forest Reserves. In addition to these changes in the area of the government’s forest reserves, several reductions and ad- ditions have been made to existing re- serves. The most important of these have been thle, Fish | Wake Forest ieserve, Utah, addition of 131,200 acres, making the present area 199,040 acres; Yellowstone Forest Reserve, Wyoming and Montana, reduction of 518,600 acres, making 7,810,- 600 acres; Battlement Mesa Reserve, Colo- rado, reduction, 45,440 acres, leaving the present area 807,560 acres; White River Forest Reserve, Colo., reduction of 259,040 acres, leaving present area 970,880 acres. The total combined area ot the forest re- serves is at present about 62,700,000 acres. Mr. Charles McNaughton has re-entered the Forest Service as a ranger on the Gila River Forest Reserve. . Head Ranger Charles H. Shinn has been promoted to forest supervisor and placed in immediate, charge of the field work of the Northern division of the Sierra Forest Reserve. Forest Ranger Roger S. Baldwin, who has been attending the Yale Forest School, has resumed his duties on the Eastern di- vision of the Santa Barbara Forest Re- serve. James H. Clarke, of Denver, Colorado, has been appointed forest supervisor of the Pike’s Peak group of forest ‘reserves of Colorado, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of former Supervisor Michelsen. James G. Thain, of Montana, has been appointed forest supervisor of the High- wood Mountains Forest Reserve, Montana, with headquarters at Highwood, Montana. Mr. A. M. Bliss, of Montana, has been ap- pointed forest supervisor of the Southern division of the Lewis and Clarke Forest Reserve. Mr. Adolph Aschoff, who has been serv- ing as first class ranger on the Northern division of the Cascade Range Forest Re- serve, has been promoted to forest super- visor of this division, to take effect June 1. Milton J. Anderson, of the same reserve, has been promoted -to first class ranger. Mr. Charles A. Ballinger has been ap- pointed forest ranger, to serve on the Cave Hills Forest Reserve in ‘South Dakota, under Supt. Seth Bullock. Forest (Ranger hl) Mazzanovich “has been transferred from the Yellowstone Re- serve, Wyoming, to the High River Forest Reserve in Montana. Special Forest Supervisor A. A. Ander- son, who is in charge of the Yellowstone Forest Reserve, has returned to Wyoming to engage in active field duties. Forest Ranger G. B. Coleman,’ who has been acting as officer in charge of the West- ern division of the Washington Forest Re- serve, has been promoted to forest super- visor of this division, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. R. S. Lambert. Forest Ranger George W. Millham, who has been employed as forest ranger on the 257 Eastern division of the Washington For- est Reserve for the past 4 years and re- cently acting as officer in charge thereof, has been promoted to forest supervisor, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Motes supesvisor. P. H.. Parley Mr. H. D. Langille has been reinstated forest inspector, and is now in the field. Mr. George H. Barney has been appoint- ed forest superintendent of the recently created Aquaris Forest Reserve of Utah, with headquarters at Escalante. Samuel S. Terrel has been appointed forest supervisor ot the Baker City Forest Reserve in Oregon. NEW COURSE IN YALE. This fall there is inaugurated at Yale a new branch of instruction, which is the first course of its kind ever given in an Amer- ican university. It consists chiefly of prac- tical instruction in economical transporta- tion of outfits and supplies on streams, woods and mountains, including the com- position and packing of outfits for large for- estry parties. Every student will be given instruction and practice in the handling of canoes in all sorts of conditions, particu- larly in poling and suggling and running rough water. Last spring the school was fortunate enough to secure the services of Mr. Henry Daly, chief packmaster of the United States 258 Army, to instruct the seniors in mule pack- ing on their spring field work. Mr. Daly has been in the pack transportation service of the army 39 years, and knows more about the business than any other man living. He has organized and made the United States pack service the finest in the world, and has been responsible for most of the ingenious pack equipment now in use. Mr. Daly will come to New Haven and start the instruc- tion, which will be continued throughout the year. The diamond hitch, the squaw hitch and the stirrup hitch will all be taught the men. The school will be equipped with the common sawbuck pack saddles and with the more elaborate and useful aparejo, the pack saddle used exclusively in the army. A good packer is not an easy man to Se- cure at a moment’s notice, and as the suc- cess of a long cruise depends almost entirely on the packer, it will be of the greatest advantage for the students to learn the trick themselves. A stationary, kickless mule has been built of oak, in the basement of the main building, on which the boys can prac- tice throwing the diamond to their hearts* content all winter. Mr. Daly has set them a record, which some of the boys are ambi- tious to equal. With an assistant, Daly put on the aparejo complete and the pack and threw the diamond hitch in one minute. He was, however, thoroughly used to his off- packer, which made the trick much easier. SUUDY OF BEE TRE DITGUM: Recent investigations of the Bureau of Forestry indicate an important addition to the present tim- ber resources of the country through the better utilization of the red gum. This timber tree is the predominant species on the hardwood bottom- lands of all the Southeastern States. In spite of its abundance, it has been slow to v+each commercial importance because of the extent to which it warps.and stains in seasoning. While hickory, oak, ash, and yellow poplar were cheaply obtainable, red gum received little attention. The increasing scarcity and rising price of more adapt- able trees have forced the gum into a market place of late, and have caused lumbermen to seek, with partial success, such methods of handling it as would obviate the difficulties which have stood in the way of a larger use of the wood, In common with all the hardwood bottomland species—ash, cottonwood, and oak—its growth is rapid. It reaches a maximum height of 140 feet and is commonly 30 to 40 inches in diameter, while trees of 5 feet in diameter are not infre- quently found. Little red gum has been cut in the past, and at present it hardly pays to cut below 18 to 20 inches in diameter; so that this species furnishes a magnificent supply of full grown tim- ber in regions where culling has removed most of the larger trees of other kinds. The wood of the red gum is comparatively straight grained, free from knots and blemishes, and, because of its abundance, cheap. It is now used extensively for building timbers, flooring, boxes and barrels, and for numerous purposes where narrow boards can be used. It has been found that wide boards are liable to warp. Red gum forests are now beginning to be lum- bered extensively. The lands which they occupy are usually swampy alluvial bottoms. While often fertile they are subject to floods, and the cost of drainage is high. Whether they will pay bet- / RECKEA TION: ter if kept in timber or whether they should be sold for farming is a difficult question. One great | advantage for forest management which they have over pine lands, for example, is their comparative immunity from fire. The owner of a good forest of red gum is not in danger of seeing his whole investment go up in smoke. The red gum is a swamp species, and its rapid growth points to the conclusion, at least in certain sections, that the land can be profitably held for a second crop.— Forestry and Irrigation. TO KUROKI. As, old and weary, Hamilcar dying lay, he bound Young preratiee his only son, by solemn oat That, manhood reached, no thought could eer be rightly his Save this, “Avenge the wrongs of Carth- age !’"—and anon All Roman mothers paled and trembled at the name Of Hannibal, who fiercely threatened Ro- man hearths. So nes later days, Polish Kurowski ed, Self exiled, to Japan, and on his deathbed there, Amid the flowers of his kindly foster land, Had thoughts of far off Poland, crushed *neath Russia’s heel, Its piteous soil all vainly drenched with patriot blood— Dying, he cried, “Dear son, serve true thy mother’s liege, But bide the time when Poland’s wrongs may be avenged— Be thou Fate’s instrument to hasten cruel Russia’s doom.” L’ENVOIE. Lead on, Kuroki, worthy son of patriot sire! The bird of victory seems flutt’ring o’er thy hosts. Lead on, brave soul, the world will give thee glad acclaim, When friendly Mars subdues the Russian to thy spear. —Edith Pattou in N. Y! Times. My Ninth Annual Photo Competition closes November 30. The time is growing short in which to make and enter pictures, and | trust all my friends who have participated In previous competitions may be represented in this one. A number of valuable prizes are offered, and in addition to these all photos used will hereafter be paid for at the rate of 50 cents to $1 each, according to actual value for illustrative purposes. Old Grimm: Remember, young there is always room at the top. Young Sprawler—Oh, I know that. I’m waiting for the elevator now.—Exchange. man, PURE AND IMPURE FOODS. Edited by C. F. Lancwortuy, Pu.D. Author of ‘‘On Citraconic, : ( APPLES aN sCORD. slORAGE: Gy Le PowelliandyS: (:).Fulton), of: the United States Department of Agriculture, have drawn some interesting deductions from a study of the problem of the cold storage of apples. An apple usually should be fully grown and highly colored when picked, to give it the best keeping and commercial qualities. When harvested in that condition it is of better quality, more attractive in appear- ance, and worth more money than when it is picked in less mature condition. Uniform color in the fruit may be se- cured by pruning to let the sunlight into the tree, by cultural conditions that check the growth of the tree early in the fall, and by picking several times, taking the apples in each picking that have attained the de- sired degree of color and size. Apples should be stored as quickly as possible after gathering. The fruit ripens rapidly after it 1s picked, especially if the weather is hot, and the ripening which takes place between the time of picking and storage shortens the life of the fruit in the storage house. The fruit rots; that is, the micro organisms causing decay, multiply rapidly if storage is delayed and the fruit becomes heated. If the weather is cool enough to prevent afterripening, a delay in the storage of the fruit may not be in- jurious to its keeping quality. A temperature of 31 to 32 degrees Fah- renheit retards the ripening processes more than a higher temperature. This tempera- ture favors the fruit in other respects. A fruit wrapper retards the ripening of the fruit; it “preserves the bright color, checks transpiration, lessens wilting, pro- tects the apple from bruising, and prevents the spread of fungus spores from decayed to perfect fruit. Apples that are to be stored for any length of time should be placed in closed packages. The fruit cools more rapidly in small packages. Apples should be in a firm condition when taken from storage, and kept at a low tem- perature after removal, since a high tem- perature hastens decomposition and de- velops scald, a brown discoloration on the surface of the fruit, probably caused by a ferment or enzyme. Fruit picked before it is mature is more susceptible to scald than highly colored, well developed fruit. The best fruit keeps best in storage. When the crop is light it may pay to store fruit of inferior grade, but in that case the Itaconic and Mesaconic Acids,’ ‘Fish as Food,’ etc. “What a Man Eats He Is.” grades should be established when the fruit is picked. The bruising of the fruit leads to premature decay. A variety of apples may differ in its keeping quality when grown in different parts of the country, and when grown in the same locality under different cultural conditions. The char- acter of the soil, the age of the trees, the care of the orchard, the character of the season, all may affect the keeping quality of the fruit. PEPPER GROWING. Singapore is perhaps the greatest pepper market in the East, the largest proportion being shipped thence to Great Britain. Pepper, according to a recent journal de- voted to the spice industry, “is obtained from the dry unripe fruit of the Piper nigrum, a climbing plant of the simplest culture, being multiplied with facility by cuttings or suckers. The ripe fruit, when deprived of its outer fleshy covering by washing, forms the white pepper of com- merce. The pepper vine rises about 2 feet in the first year of its growth, and attains to nearly 6 feet in the second, at which time, it vigorous and healthy, the petals begin to form into a corolla, or blossom. All suckers and side shoots are carefully removed, and the vines are thinned and pruned if they become bushy at the top. The vine will climb, if permitted, 20 feet, but bears best when kept down to the height of Io or 12 feet. It produces 2 crops ina year. The fruit grows abun- dantly from all the branches, and in small clusters of 20 to 50 grains. When ripe it is bright red. After being gathered it is spread on mats in the sun and dried, when it becomes black and shriveled. The grains are separated from the stalks by hand rub- bing. “A pepper plantation never survives its 13th year except in extremely rich soil, and then it is unproductive; nor will the young vine thrive on an old, worn out pepper land, a peculiarity which is noticeable’ in the coffee tree. The chief crop las’s from August to February. Four pound: of dry produce for 10 of green is considered a fair estimate, and great care is required in the management of the vine, especially in training and tying it on the props. The pepper plant is subject to injury by the attacks of a small insect. Green pepper dries in 2 or 3 days, and if it is intended that it shall be black it is pulled before it is quite ripe. Pepper, unlike many articles 259 260 for Far Eastern produce, will keep a long time without discoverable deterioration if not handled much. The United States pro rata of population as compared with countries in Europe consumes more spices, pepper, nutmegs, and mace, especially, than any of them, and large quantities of pepper are used in curing meats on an extensive scale in meat packing establishments, and on the farms in our Western States, in ad- dition to household consumption.” DESTRUCTION, OF VEIRDS FOR FEOOD WEN EARLY? 2 IUNMERS: “While there is only too much cause for regretting the wholesale destruction of many species of wild birds, there is reason for thankfulness that the ‘slaughter of the innocents’ is not now carried on to such an extent as it used to be in order to furnish dishes for the table,” writes W. A. Dutt in an English journal. “In glanc- ing over ancient bills of fare, we can not help noticing how many birds which were formerly served vat the table no one now - ever, thimks sor Meatiness.: (sine Didemas Browne, -who lives’ in the 17th century, speaks: of young herons being esteemed a festival dish, and much desired by some palates > Vand): accordine toy May eartine, herons were served at a dinner given in Stationers’ Hall as late as 1812. In the Northumberland Household Book we read that it was thought good ‘that seagulls be had for my lord’s own mess, and none _other; so they be good and in season’; and we know that formerly large numbers of black headed gulls were sent every year from the gulleries to the London market. Even magpies, cormorants, rooks and jack- daws were not despised as articles of diet; _a fact perhaps rather more surprising than the serving of thrushes, starlings, linnets, blackbirds, and sparrows. ‘Godwits,’ says Sir Thomas Browne, were ‘accounted the daintiest dish in England, and I think for the bigness, of the biggest price. Bus- tards and dotterel, too, were considered ‘dayntie dysshes’; and one even reads of auks, petrels, and puffins being in request. King Charles I. was fond of cormorants. It was from a colony of these birds at Reed- ham, in Norfolk, he ‘was wont to be sup- plied.’ Redshanks were ‘of common food, but no dainty dish.’ ” QUEENSLAND BUTTER IN ENGLAND. Butter from the United States and Cana- da is exported to England, but butter from the Continent is a more important article of commerce there. The war between Rus- sia and Japan will have some disturbing influences on Great Britain’s supplies of butter from the Continent, and imports of dairy produce from British Colonies will RECREATION. be of still greater importance to consum- ers in 1904 than heretofore. It is satisfactory, therefore, for the Brit- ish public to note that owing to the splen- did seasons now being enjoyed in Aus- tralia and New Zealand, the production of butter is on such a large scale that a con- siderable surplus is available for export to England. Since July, 1903, the opening of the butter shipping season, Australasia has sent to Great Britain no less than 300,000 hundredweight; and this quantity, coming into consumption freely, has materially aided the maintenance of moderate prices. Butter from Australia and New Zealand is made after the prime Dorset style, and the higher grades of it are fully equal to that well known article. Until lately Queensland has not been able to make direct shipments of frozen produce to British markets, owing to lack of direct service of vessels possessing re+ frigerating appliances; but now steamers sail regularly between London and Bris- bane, and by these vessels Queensland is sending to London large quantities of but- ter made in the dairies on Darling Downs. THE INELASTIC DOLLAR. Tenn sense fore lemmenade fore shee ann i. tenn sense fore peenutts wich ile haffto bi. tenn sense apeace for sidesho ann thatt maiks Allmoast a haffa dollur thatt itt taiks before we gett in the big tent a tall. a sirkus maiks a dollar offle smal. ‘Ann wenn u pay anuther fifty sense too gett us boath inside uv thee bigg tents thatt leevs tenn sense ann iff she wants too stay Too sea thee consurt part wot wil i say. weel haffto have thee lemmenade ino becuz thee day i ast hur iff sheed go shee sedd shee alwuz liked too go ann bi redd lemmenade wenn she is hott ann dri. Uv kors u koodunt watch thee ellyfunts ann nott hav peanutts, too sax fore tenn sense. I guess ive gott itt figgered down uz lo uz possibul ann taik in the hoal sho exsept thee consurt. iff shee wants too stay fore thatt i wunder wot on urth ile say. ive gott too taik hur cuz ive ast her too. i wisht too goodness 1 noo wot too do Too kepe her frum thee consurt ann nott no ime tenn sense short uv haven enuf doe. butt like uz not sheel stay rite thare ann 1 wil haffto start too go ann tel hur wi. Wot wil shee think uv me. i alwus thott a dollur wuz an offle offle lott Uv munney butt itt seams so turble smal on sirkus day itts hardly nunn a tall. J. W. Foley, in Life. (a BOOK NOTICES. “American Birds,” designed by Charles D. Chichester. is a novelty in the world of bird books. The lover of nature is here provided with a notebook for the first rec- ord of observations and a series of descrip- {ive sheets, one to be used for each of the 153 species cf birds included in the fairly comprenensive list furnished. The text of the book contains interesting and accurate descriptions of the more prominent families of birds represented in Middle and Eastern North America, but the owner is expected in addition to his own experience to gather from every re- liable source of information facts which are to be finally recorded on the descriptive shcets, each of which is numbered for ap- propriate collation and easy reference. A few crayons are provided for finishing any sketches made. If these simple instructions are followed, the owner will finally possess a permanent record, in book form, of many delightful out-of-door hours and much exact informa- tion, upon a most fascinating subject. The mechanical execution and typog- raphy of this book is of great beauty and it has many unique and unexpected fea- tures. All Teachers of Nature Study will find the practical features of this new system of great value, in arousing and holding the interest of those classes, elementary as well as advanced, pursuing the study of birds. ~The price of the book is $2 net. Pub- lished by Henry Malkan, No. 1 William Street, New York City. Prof. M. J. Elrod, of Missoula, Mont., has issued a pamphlet entitled “Birds in their Relation to Agriculture,’ which is a most interesting and valuable addition to the bird literature of the West. As the title indicates, it treats of the value of certain species of birds to the agricultural inter- ests of the country because of their de- stroying noxious insects. The work re- lates especially to the birds in Montana, but most of these also range farther East and West, so that this pamphlet will be found of value to farmers and bird stu- dents everywhere. It is printed for free distribution and ‘any one desiring a copy of it can get it by addressing Professor Elrod as above. “Sport and Travel in the Northland of Canada” is the title of a book written by David T. Hanbury and published by Mac- millan & Co. The book is a narrative of a 20 months’ journey through the North- land and deals with hunting, fishing, and * 261 nature study, and the author recounts many interesting adventures and episodes in which he figured. He gives a great deal of inter- esting information about the Esquimos, who dress in deer skins and who live almost entirely on meat and fish. The book is liberally illustrated with ex- cellent photographs by the author, and with drawings by E. Colwell. It sells at $4.50 net. The U. S> Department of Agriculture has issued its report on the work of the Biological Survey for 1903, which deals largely with the subject of game and song bird protection. This bulletin contains a great deal that is of interest to the friends of this cause, and every such man and woman should have a copy of it. These can be had by addressing Dr. T. S. Palmer, Agricultural Department, Washington, D. C., 2nd mentioning RECREATION. “Little Mitchell,’ the story of a squir- fel by: > Margaret rW. Morley,” is another contribution to the children’s Itbrary. It is a record of facts, lovingly told, and no child could read it without wishing to own one of these most attractive pets. A photographic portrait of Mitchell is the frontispiece but the other illustra- tions are pen and.ink drawings. Published by A. C. McClurg & Co., Chi- cago. “The Penobscot Man,” by Mrs. Fannie Hardy Eckstrom, is a collection of short stories taken from the lives of the hardy, adventurous rivermen of the Maine woods. The characteristic traits of these men and their dramatic experiences are skilfully shown, and the flavor of the stories is thor- oughly American. Published by Houghton, Miffin & Co., Boston and New York; price $1.25. “Points on Buying a Horse” is the name of a little book written and published by Stephen Van Rensselaer, of West Orange, New Jersey. This book contains many hints, facts and suggestions which must prove of great value, not only to prospec- tive buyers but to persons owning and driving horses. The book is published by the author, whose address is given above. Editor—We will pay you either at the rate of $1 a word or $5,000 an idea, as you elect: E Distinguished Author—The former is— er—the better way, I think.—Puck. / PUBLISHER’S NOTES. PARKER SCORES. At Grand Rapids, Mich. Mr. Felger, shooting the Old Reliable Parker gun, land- ed high amateur average. : At the same shoot Ben Scott, of Grass Lake, Mich., won the expert medal of ama- teurs with 25 straight, shooting the Parker. At Brantford, Ont., H.-D. Bates, shooting the Parker gun, won high amateur general average for 3 days’ shooting, putting out a field of about 80 shooters. Fred Gilbert made a lucky run at Spirit Lake recently of 392 straight. Gilbert al- ways uses the Parker gun. ties Craton. cata ttide shoot, won high average on 2 days. Craig shoots the Parker. August 18th Mr. G. L. Bruffey, of Uni- versity of Virginia, shooting the Parker gun, in the race for the championship cup, made 25 straight. At the recent shoot of the Denver Trap Club, Denver, Col., Mr. Fred Gilbert, with the Parker gun, established another world’s record from the 22 yard mark, breaking 83 straight without missing. Mr. Gilbert also won high average for the entire shoot of 4 days. Mr. W. A. Waddington, shooting the Parker, tied for high average the first day in the amateur class with 190 out of a pos- sible 200. Frank J. Morse, an architect, of Boston, Mass., also an amateur shooter, at the Wa- tertown Gun Club grounds on the 14th of May, made a score of 50 straight. Mr. Morse speaks in the highest terms of the performance of the Parker gun, and this record is one to be proud of. May 17, at Vicksburg, Mr. Fletcher, of Vicksburg, won the championship cup with a score of 49 out of 50. Mr. Fletcher shoots the Parker gun. Brantford, Ont., Mr. CADILLAC SHOWING EXCELLENT. St. Louis, August 10. W. B. Hurlburt, driving a Cadillac, was officially“ they sficst to “arive jst ot Louis, finishing the long run from New York yesterday afternoon. The Cadillac was preceded by a 24 horse pewer Pope Toledo, which, however, unfortunately started before midnight and was conse- quently disqualited. The last day’s run was the hardest of the trip. Rain in South- ern Illinois means almost bottomless mud | roads, but even with this unenviable pros- pect, Hurlburt started from Springfield early in the morning determined to reach St. Louis first of the party which had day after day been encountering all sorts of tough propositions in their cross country run. Although bad roads were in prospect the actual conditions were much worse than could be imegined. The roads were a sea of mud and 31 miles had to be driven on the low speed, while the driving wheels had to be cquipped with chains to provide trac- tion. The Cadillac and the drivers were so cov- ered with mud that they were hardly recog- nizable, but the car came through in fine condition, and while battered and scarred the motor was running as beautifully as when the start was made from New York nearly 3 weeks ago. On a greater part of the trip the Cadillac carried 3 passengers and has made as good or better showing than the high power cars. Many compli- ments have been paid to Hurlburt for the manner in which he brought his car through. NEW MULLINS’ MODELS. W. H. Mullins, of Salem, Ohio, has put on the market 2 new boats. These are known as the Buckeye hunting and fish- ing boat and the Canvas Back metal duck- ing boat. They are described on pages 13 and 25 respectively in Mr. Mullins’ new catalogue. The Buckeye is 15 feet long, 44 inch beam, weighs 140 pounds, and is admirably adapted to both ducking and fishing. Furthermore, it is a comfortable and convenient pleasure boat, furnishing ample seating room for 3 people. It has a smooth, moulded bottom and is fitted with a small keel which makes it steady and en- ables the oarsman to guide it with great- er ease than a flat bottom boat can be guid- ed. It has the patent air chambers, 50 it can not sink. The Canvas Back is a modification of the Get There and the Bustle ducking boats, having all the good qualities of both and some marked improvements on them. It is well adapted for either marsh or deep water shooting. The Canvas Back is 15 feet long and 32 inches wide. The boat has a wooden frame so that it is practi- cally noiseless, is of light draft and fitted with air chambers. One of the best qualities of all Mullins’ boats is that they do not shrink and leak, as a wooden boat does when not in actual use. Every man who lives near a lake or a river should have a Mullins’ metal boat. In writing for catalogues please say where you saw these boats mentioned. PASSENGERS AS ACCOMPLICES. The St. Louis World’s Fair proves, as everybody knew it would, an inviting field for the ticket scalper, whose sphere of operations has been for the last few years 262 PUBLISHER’S NOTES. growing small by degrees and beautifully less. The railroad managers, forewarned, have been forearmed, and the courts of St. Louis appear to have no doubt either of the law or their duty in the case. Fines of $250 and $300, accompanied with 10 to 60 days in jail, are handed out with neatness and dispatch, and the nefarious business is evidently to be broken up from its founda- tions. Patrons of ticket scalpers, however, have received an additional warning in the fact that while they not only stand to lose their money, they are-also likely to be in- volved as accomplices or detained as wit- nesses for the prosecution. In any way it is looked at, the less the honest traveler has to do with the scalper the better, for the apparent saving in the transaction is likely ot prove in the end the most dearly bought experience. COMFORTABLE CAMPING. “E ats About Camping,” is the title of an exce: it little pamphlet issued by the Canadian Pacific Railway. It is small and handy, full of information. It tells the novice what to take with him when he starts for the woods and how to prepare for his expedition. Practical experience dictates the advice given. There is given a careful list of stores to be taken, a number of simple recipes for the cooking of birds and fish in the woods, and a few directions for the preservation of skins and heads until a taxidermist can be reached. Careful study of the “Hints” will save many annoying mistakes, and that there may be no excuse for neglecting the advice, the Canadian Pacific Railway Com- pany distributes the book free through its agents or on application to its Advertising Agent, Windsor Station, Montreal. Please mention RECREATION when write. you E. V: Skinner, A. T.-M. 458 Broadway, New York. John B. Rogers & Co., of Binghamton, N. Y., are making a line of cigars which they are putting out through the mails and which are advertised in RECREATION, at in- tervals. This is a thoroughly reliable hcuse and the goods are put up in convenient packages with special reference to the wants of sportsmen. Nearly every camper sup- plies himself when starting out, with a liberal allowance of the weed and it is easy to understand that a large saving in cost may be made by buying direct from a manu- facturer. If you buy from a retail dealer you must, of course, pay him his profit and in this case you can buy from the maker at the same price as the dealer would have to pay. 263 It would be well for every smoker who is planning a trip to the woods to write Rogers & Co. for a catalogue and prices. In doing so please mention RECREATION. Blauvelt Knitting Co., Newark, N. J.: Dear Sirs: I have just received the knit hunting jacket, and am much pleased with it. I enclose you money order to pay for it, and shall send you another order soon for some more knit goods. My wife is mtich pleased with the jacket, and is thinking of having you get up some- thing for her. J] recommend the jacket highly, and you will probably hear from some of my friends as soon as they get a sight of my jacket. You may use any part of this letter you choose, over my signa- (ie: Thanking you for your promptness, etc., I am, yours truly, EG. Webb. Fulton; N;-Y- As the game season is again at hand, the true sportsmen will make efforts to add their best specimens to their collections. The Northwestern School of Taxidermy, Omaha, Nebraska, is teaching thousands to do their own taxidermy. This school will send a copy of its new catalogue io all readers of RECREATION asking for one. RECREATION FOR CHRISTMAS. The holiday season is again ap- proaching, and generous, thoughtful people are making up lists of presents for their friends. All:such good peo- ple should-remember that no more in- teresting, valuable or appropriate pres- ent for a man or a boy can be found than a yearly subscription to REcRE- ATION. There are many such people who have sent in a number of sub- scriptions at the end of each year, for their friends, and who have announced their intention of continuing this cus- tom as long as they live. RECREATION is a great educator; it is a mould- er of good, sound sentiment with regard to outdoor sports and the preservation of wild animals, birds, fishes and forests. It stands pre- eminently for clean sport and manly manhood. It should, therefore, be in the hands of every man and boy in the land. Do not forget to include it in your list. EDITOR’S RECREATION IS TEN YEARS OLD. This is the 1oth anniversary num- ber of RECREATION, and as many peo- ple who are now readers of this mag- azine have not always been, it seems proper to state a few facts here, for their information. The first number of RECREATION was issued in October, 1894, and con- tained 60 pages. There were 41 pages of reading matter and 18 pages of ad- vertisements, including cover. During the first year RECREATION was printed at 216 William street, and I had a small desk in one corner of the printing loft, among the presses and type cases. rapher, and not even an office boy. I ran all my own errands, wrote the wrappers, put up my own packages of sample copies and subscription copies, carried them to the post office and, in fact, did all the work except the let- ter writing and bookkeeping. At the end of the first year | movea up town, had my printing done at 126 West 24th street, and located my desk in the printing office there. Six months later I] opened an office of my own at 19 West 24th street, where I lived and worked about 4 years. Then I moved into my present quarters. The first edition of RECREATION was 5,000 copies, the American News Company taking 2,000 of these. The greater part of their supply was, of course, returned at the end of the first month, and these copies were sent out again in the course of my promotion work. The news stand sales and the subscription lists grew rapidly, and the output gradually increased from month to month, until it reached the present standard of 65,000 copies - a month. My subscription books to- day contain about 32,000 names, and the American News Company han- dles, during each of the winter months, 30,000 to 32,000 copies. In keeping with the growth of cir- I had one stenog- | CORNER. culation I increased the size of the magazine, until to-day I am printing 70 pages of reading matter and 74 pages of advertisements, a total of 144 pages. I now employ during the summer months 15 to 17 people, and during the winter months, 18 to 22. It is not my fault that RECREATION has proved a phenomenal success. It largely is due to the faithful ser- vice rendered by all my employes, several of whom have been with me 5 to 8 years. Another large share of the credit- is due to the thousands of good sportsmen who have stood by me through thick and thin and who still keep their shoulder to the wheel. RECREATION has never been con- ducted as.a money making venture. It was established for another and broader purpose, that of preserving the game, the game fishes, -the song birds and the forests. No one outside of this office can possibly know the good this magazine has accomplished along these lines. This magazine cre- ated the League of American Sports- men, which was organized in 1808, and has built it without a particle of assistance from any other sportsmen’s journal, until to-day it has a member- ship of over 10,000, with working di- visions in ‘all the States of the Union except one, and in 2 of the Provinces of Canada. This-League, with the assistance and influence of its official organ, secured the passage of the Lacey law, the greatest bird-protective measure ever enacted in any country. These com- bined forces have also secured the en- actment of laws in a majority of the States for the better protection of game and. of song birds and fishes, and have created artd built up a public sentiment that renders it possible to enforce such laws in nearly all parts of the country, whereas Io years ago it was almost impossible to get a jury 264 BOT EOE Ss to convict a man of a violation of a game or fish law anywhere in the rural districts. 3 I have received many thousands of letters from men who frankly admit that they had for years made a prac- tice of killing all the game they could find, in season and out of season, and that they never stopped to think whether or not they were doing wrong until they began to read RECREATION ; that since imbibing the wholesome ideas put forth by this magazine they have reformed; that they now quit when they get enough, and insist on their friends and neighbors doing like- wise. On account of the fearless and ag- gressive manner in which I have al- ways assailed game and fish destroy- ers I have made ‘thousands of enemies. I have on file the names of over 50,000 men who have at one time or another been subscribers to RECREATION and who have dropped it because I have rebuked them for slaughtering game. These men have not only quit reading RECREATION themselves, but they have caused thousands of others to ignore it. 3 I am entirely conservative, theve- fore, in saying that if I had adopted a quiet, inoffensive course in this mat- ter I could to-day have had a circula- ‘tion of 200,000 copies instead of 65,- 000. Of course, many men who have been my enemies at one time or an- other have since learned that they were in the wrong, and that 1 was in the right, and they have come back into the fold. On the other hand, I have made thousands of warm friends among the better class of sportsmen and nature lovers because of my _ pol- icy; and the fact that RECREATION is to-day read by 330,000 people, esti- mating that each copy reaches 5 peo- ple, means that it is wielding a greater influence for good along its chosen lines than any other journal of its class has ever done. My object has been, and still is, to reform the CORNER. 265 game butchers, and as long as I, am accomplishing that I am _ content, whether I get their money or not. The time will yet come when more of these ex-game butchers will admit their errors and will come my way. There are many thousands of good people who are not yet acquainted with Recreation. Millions of tons of reading matter are put on the mar- ket each month, and it takes a long time for 76,000,000 people to learn the good qualities of any magazine. Friends of ReEcrEATION, and _ this means friends of the birds, the wild animals and the forests, can greatly aid in the preservation of these ob- jects by extending the circulation of this magazine. If you believe in what I am doing you should improve every opportunity of saying so to your friends and of placing sample copies of this magazine in their hands. One man can not reform the world. He must have help, and every one of my thousands of readers can render inval- uable aid in this direction if he will. Send me the names and addresses of your friends, and I will do the rest. ANOTHER SHY AT THE FIGURES. I buy RECREATION every month and like it. The gun and ammunition, and the photo departments are especially good. Your ~ stories and editorials are also interesting, as well as the poundings you give the game and fish butchers. There is one feature of RECREATION, however, which I think offsets all the good points. Let me quote a passage from this month’s issue, to show you what I mean. “The animal is about 11 or 12 inches long. It has 4 teeth, 2 above and 2 below, the upper ones ‘having a ridge in them, mak- ing them look like 4 teeth.” Don’t you think the appearance and value of the magazine would be increased if you would use a litthke more space and print “eleven,” “twelve,” “four,” “two,” etc., and save the figures to number the game hogs with? Clarence W. Carroll, Rochester, N. Y. ANSWER. I thoroughly appreciate your friendly criticism and regret I can not agree with you as to the propriety of spelling out numerals. I notice your letter is dated 266 “Aug. 8, 1904.”” Do you not think the ap- pearance of your letter would have been improved by writing “August eighth, one thousand nine hundred and four”? If not, they why would the appearance of the print- ed page in RecrEATION be improved by spelling out such words? If, in the interest of brevity, terseness and the saving of time and space, it is proper to put the date of your letter in the shortest possibie space, then why is it not equally proper, rational and practical to boil down the reading mat- ter in RECREATION, in the same way? If you will justify your action in this matter, I will offer a further justification of my method. I may add here that you can read the figures 12 quicker and with less tax on your eyes than you can read the word twelve, and in these days, when thousands of tons of good printed matter are put on the market every day, and when no man can get time to readhalf thegood stuff he wouid like to read, it is certainly a kindness to every reader to give him the greatest amount of information in the smallest pos- sible space and with the smallest possible tax on his time and eyesight.—EDpITor. A YOUNG ARTIST: The drawings reproduced on page 220 of this issue of RECREATION were made by Miss Eileen Hood, 12 years old, a daugh- ter of Arthur Hood, Esq., of Kenley, Sur- rey, England. The drawings, which are in water color, direct with the brush, were dashed off one morning from memory of various attitudes assumed by the dogs as Eileen had watched them at play about her father’s grounds. Miss Eileen is already well known in England among people interested in art. When she was but 9 years old she won the Princess Louise gold medal, for a snap shot drawing of a group of horses; the next year the Sir John Tenniel gold medal was awarded her, also for a drawing of horses; and at the age of 11 she won the Watts prize, with a spirited drawing of a bucking - broncho, which she drew from a verbal de- scription only. All these prizes were won at exhibitions of the Royal Drawing Soci- ety. Her best known drawing is a portrait of Tess, a beautiful collie of which the little girl was extremely fond and which was killed by a motor car. The portrait was painted from memory, after the collie’s death, and has been exhibited in England, -France and Switzerland. To a great extent Eileen is unconscious of the reputation she is achieving. Her drawing is the natural, spontaneous expres- sion of her own impressions, and her. in- terest centers largely in animals, chiefly dogs. A strong feature of her work is that her dogs are dogs, her horses, horses. RECREATION. She does not attempt to humanize them, the fatal error of so many painters of ani- mals who thus become mere caricaturists. | COLD STORAGE CHICKENS POISON. A summer hotel in this State, at which a number of my friends have spent their vaca- tions for years past, recently served cold storage roast chicken at dinner, and as a result 23 of the guests were made seriously ill from ptomaine poison. Several of them came. near dying and it was only due to the most diligent efforts on the part of 4 phy- sicians that the lives of these people were. saved. I have printed several articles in REcRE- ATION, written by prominent physicians, commenting on the risk which people al- ways incur in eating cold storage birds, either wild or domestic. As is well known, game birds and poultry that are placed in cold storage houses are stored with the entrails in, and it is supposed that the con- tamination of the flesh results from this cause. The sooner people learn that cold storage birds are wholly and totally unfit to eat, the better it will be for all concerned. All States should enact laws prohibiting the keeping of game birds and poultry in close season. Birds. that can not be eaten within a few hours after killing, especially in warm weather, should not be killed. It is far better that the trade of a few game dealers should be curtailed than that the health of thousands of people should be jeopardized. My Ninth Annual Photo Competition closes November 30.. The time is growing short in which to make and enter pictures, and I trust all my friends who have participated in previous competitions may be represented in this one. A number of valuable prizes are offered, and in addition to these all photos used will hereafter be paid for at the rate of 50 cents to $1 each, according to actual value for illustrative purposes. Will G. H. Blodgett, who wrote the article entitled Canoeing in Georgian Bay, which was printed in August Recreation, please send me his address? . When the war is over I shall ask Ad- miral Togo to write me an article on See the Russian Bear on the Japan ea. The orchard is the place for fruit, But when in search of peaches, The wise man dons a bathing suit And hies him to the beaches. —Town Topics. RECREATION. 267 268 RECREATION. SSS A DEER HUNT IN THE ROCKIES. Cc. W. CLEAVER, Plumb, Elmer Walter Howard and I set out, September 3, 1900, by wagon from Colorado Springs, on a 150 mile drive for Rio Blanco and Routt counties. Our first stop was in Ute Pass, where we dined hastily on bacon, coffee and eggs. I was armed with a Savage rifle, and, be- ing anxious to test it on something, I took advantage of a chance at one of a colony of badgers. The animal’s head was literaily pulverized. A ranchman, near the foot of Western pass, complained of the destruction of his cattle by bears. Three cinnamon hides in his possession showed that his herds were not unavenged. The bears had been caught in traps. The ranchmen seem afraid to hunt them, and they are increasing alarmingly. At McCoy’s ranch, on Grand river, we had our first taste of fresh meat, trout, and grouse, after 15 days of salt side. ‘There Elmer Howard, who had not been well at starting, grew worse and reluctantly took the stage for home. Reaching the big game country, we camped on the main fork of Williams river, 6 miles East of Pagoda peak. Plumb de- clared at once that we must have fresh meat, so, oiling up my 30-30, I prepared to kill my first deer. Our camp was already made. A Denver party had just left it. Tables were made on stumps. Nails, on which to hang our fixings, protrudedseverywhere. Above and around us stood pines and aspens, shel- tering us alike from sun and wind, and from the wary eye of game. A mountain stream of pure, cold water, abounding in trout, ran singing by, only 20 feet from our tent. ; Early next morning Plumb and I started out, leaving Howard to watch camp, catch trout, and kill grouse. The woods were un- dergrown with grass one to 2 feet high, af- fording good cover for game. Slowly I climbed the mountain side, speculating as to whether my first sight of deer would pre- cipitate an attack of buck fever. As I paused to scan the cliff in front of me, 2 deer suddenly came into sight on the top, 50 feet above me. Clearly outlined against the sky, they stood and gazed. It was a pretty picture. They were too distant for a shot, so I could only wait and look. Presently they started down into the gulch, and I began to climb to the top, hoping to get a nearer sight and a shot. When I reached the sum- mit they had disappeared. However, there was plenty of sign, so I kept my finger on the trigger and my eyes sticking out, so as to see behind me. /Less than a mile from camp a buck broke cover from an aspen thicket, at 40 yards. He was badly frightened, rose noisily, and sprang rapidly away, but after 3 or 4 leaps stopped to investigate. Instantly I placed a 30-30 bullet in his neck, just behind the jaws, severing his windpipe and tearing the throat to shreds. He fell, and I stood over | my first deer. Only those can appreciate my emotions who have shared my expe- rience. To get him to camp over the rough ground and fallen trees was a big job, but I accomplished it. At noon Plumb re- turned to camp, having also killed a buck. We then had plenty of meat, and settled down to enjoy ourselves. Next day we started early, expecting to find deer in the open. In crossing a big burn we found numerous tracks where deer had played in the night, but we saw no deer. Late in the evening, while returning through a piece of heavy timber on. whose needle carpeted floor I trod noiselessly, I came on a buck rubbing the velvet from his antlers. I could see the tips of his shoulders and, fancying I could get him, I fired. He ran, and as it was nearly dark I did not follow. Next day, as we were coming in empty handed, a buck sprang from the grass, ran to the top of a hill 200 yards distant, and stopped to look. He fell, with a ball in the neck. The fellows whose place we had taken in camp had left the fore quarters of 5 or 6 deer in the brush, taking home only the hams and saddles. They had also caught and thrown away about 200 trout. Not wishing to pattern after them, we closed our hunt, and broke camp. On our homeward journey we camped once more cn Grand river, and were told by a ranchman that at a neighboring water hole deer were accustomed to drink early in the morning. We rose early next morn- ing, and sought the water hole, but failed to find game. On our return to camp Walter, who had not gone out, told us of seeing 2 deer a few minutes before. We at. once separated and hunted some time, with- out discovering sign. All at once 5 deer, winding Plumb, came toward me, but as all were does I did not molest them. Whist- ling Plumb to me, I told him the woods were full of deer. We started for a piece of heavy timber, and crept softly through it, with the wind in our faces. Presently, while we were resting, a big buck stepped out, followed by a doe.- When the firing ceased, the buck was down and-the doe go- ing at a 2 minute gait. We killed 2 or 3 grouse on our way to camp, also a snow- shoe rabbit, making a variety as well as a sufficiency of game. We note that the handsome young woman wears many military buttons, badges and other mementoes. “Are you the daughter of the regiment ?” we ask. . “Oh, no, sir,” responds the gentle thing: “but I have promised to be a sister to all the officers.” — At this juncture we might have made a witty remark about a call to arms and the penalty for disregarding it, but because of her blushes we refrained.—Judge. “Pa, what is repartee?” ' “Oh, merely an insult with its dress suit on, my son.”—Puck, RECREATION. 269 ag v es Ja ts = ro | aia i j [ UITAB LE| SS Se ee ee os an ‘HENRY ae Las le. oe : IW. ALEXANDER. 4 ee _ PRESIDENT £5 st acess VICE PRESIDENT | | HARNESS THE POWER! _. Why not utilize that | part of your income now going to waste? , _—_| eas pe| By taking an Endowment |] =| policy inthe Equitable | (iam || youwill protect your | family and provide for | your own mature years. - Splendid opportunities for men of charactir to act as representati Ves. Write 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 (——eamemsccrrs ~@ PLEA ILD TLE LEED EET I y 270 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 rvelating to their experi- ence in photography. THE ANNUAL COMPETITION RECREATION has conducted 8 amateur photographic competitions, all of which have been eminently successful. he goth 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. 5 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: An AIl-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- ester, N. Y., and listed at $15. Ninth prize: A Bristol Steel Fishing Rod, made by the Horton Mfg. Co., Conn., and listed at $8. Tenth prize: A pair of High Grade Skaies, made by Barney & Berry, Springfield, Mass., and listed at $6. The 1o 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 listéd at $1.50. Bristol, 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. - All pictures used will be paid for at the rate of 50 cents to $1 each. 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- RECREATION. 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- dressed Photographic Editor, REcrEATIon, say, for instance: : No. 1 is entitled Made with a —— —— camera. lens. Ona 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. ; Dowt Iet 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. ——E . LANTERN SLIDE MAKING. G. T. Harris, in Western Camera Notes. Lantern slides without clouds are now as rarely seen as prints without them. The orthochromatic plate and the light filter make the retention of clouds in landscape negatives easy; and even when these appli- ances are not used shutter exposures show clouds. The lantern slide worker should make a special effort to obtain his negatives with clouds in them, for by so doing he will save subsequent work. Perhaps in his land- scape negatives, clouds already exist, but owing to their greater opacity they do not show well in the print. In such a case the sky portion should be carefully reduced with ferricyanide or persulphate until the clouds assume an opacity of equal printing value with the landscape portion. In some cases the sky portion of the negative exceeds in density the landscape portion only a little, and it is not desirable to interfere with the opacity. Where this is the case, the land- scape portion should be-screened during ex- posure, when making the slide, so that the dense portion may have a few seconds ad- ditional exposure. ; The e will, however, always be.a certain AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY. proportion of slides which necessitate the introduction of clouds from other negatives, so it is essential for the slide maker to be proficient in the methods whereby clouds are introduced into slides that show no trace of them. Two methods are generally available. The clouds may be printed on a separate lantern plate from a specially made cloud negative, and this cloud slide used as a cover glass; or they may be printed on the same plate as the landscape portion in the camera by double printing. It is essential that the slide maker who has the prospect of much landscape work before him, should be well stocked with cloud negatives of every description, spe- cially taken and developed, so that he can at any time select a suitable cloud effect for any particular landscape. Prints from these cloud negatives should be mounted in a rough album, and the time of the day when the negative was taken, with the com- pass direction of lighting, should be written underneath. There will then be no danger of bizarre and contradictory cloud effects being shown on the screen. In these cloud negatives no portion of the landscape should show. If it is impossible to avoid obtaining some portion when taking the negatives, the landscape should be blocked out by gum- ming some non-actinic paper on the reverse side of the negative. The separate plate method is as follows: Having obtained a lantern slide of the landscape portion see that the sky part of the slide is represented by absolutely bare glass. If the negative has its sky portion blocked out this will secure perfectly pure glass in the lantern slide, but should any deposit be apparent in the slide it must be cleared away by the application of the ferri- cyanide reducer applied with a small tuft of cotton wool. Wash the slide and dry it in the usual manner. To make the cloud portion, take another lantern plate, and having selected a suitable cloud negative make a lantern slide of it. Adjust the cloud negative in the camera so it will show a portion of the land- scape. All that js necessary is to hold the landscape slide over the image of the cloud negative shown on the focusing screen, when it will be seen at once if the 2 correspond. Expose and develop, taking care to work under the same conditions as when making the landscape, so that the colors of both may be the same. On removing the plate from the fixing bath and comparing it with the landscape portion it will at once be seen how nearly they correspond with each other. Perhaps the sky slide requires in- tensification to bring it up to the landscape portion, or it may be denser and require a brief application of ferricyanide reducer. Having made the 2 slides of equal opa- 271 city, place them back to back, with the edges of the slides even. It will at once be apparent whether the 2 dovetail into each other, or whether the sky slide overlaps the landscape slide and gives a bad effect. Should the sky slide encroach on the land- scape anywhere, take a tuft of cotton wool, dip it in the ferricyanide reducer, and, still holding the slides back to back, carefully remove the portion of the sky slide that overlaps the landscape. Do not use the reducer too strong, and see that none of the reducer reaches the landscape by capil- lary attraction. When the slides are dry and bound film to film the sky and landscape portions should fit and form a perfect slide. This is the best method of obtaining clouds in lan- tern slides; but it has one drawback. When developing for warm colors it is not always easy to match the 2 slides. For this rea- son it is best, whenever possible, to expose the sky and landscape plates one after the other and develop them together. Another means of ameliorating the difficulty is to prepare a stock of sky slides during leisure moments, so that some variety may enable the slide maker to effect a match. The method of printing the clouds on the same plate as the landscape, is not so cer- tain as the foregoing method. Having se- lected the cloud. negative it is desired to in- corporate with the landscape, a mask must be prepared with which to screen the land- scape portion during the exposure of the cloud negative. To prepare this mask, take a piece of non-actinic paper, lay it over the landscape negative, and, holding the nega- tive up to a strong light, roughly trace with a pencil on the paper the outline of the landscape where it comes against the sky. Cut out the landscape portion along this line so that 2 masks result, one for the sky and the other for the landscape. For conven- ience the landscape mask may be gummed “on a piece of cardboard, leaving the outline of the landscape projecting beyond the stiff edge of the cardboard. The stiffening is an advantage, as it enables the mask to be held more securely. Place the landscape negative in the com- era and expose on the lantern plate in the usual manner. Then remove the landscape “negative and insert the cloud negative, tak- ing care that it is placed in the same rela- tive position that the landscape negative occupied. Hold the cardboard mask in front of the cloud negative so it will cover that portion of the negative corr:- sponding to the landscape negative. The mask requires holding about an inch away from the negative. and should be kept mov- ing slightly above and below what would be. considered the line of injunction of the landscape and sky portions. It will thus be seen that the sky negative is vignetted into the landscape portion in the camera, 272 so that both are obtained on the one lantern plate. A little practice enables this to be done neatly but this method is probably not so easy for the beginner as the one pre- © viously described. The same necessity exists in this second method for obtaining the landscape portion with the sky showing as clear glass. Other- wise on removing the landscape negative and inserting the cloud negative a brilliant result will not be obtainable. If the sky portion of the landscape negative is not suf- ficiently dense to give freedom from deposit in the slide, that portion of the paper mask covering the sky should be roughly placed in position during the exposure of the land- scape negative to ensure this end. (To be continued.) SNAP_SHOTS. Iam a constant reader of your magazine and find in it much information, both in the sporting and the photographic line. I discovered a fact recently that may in turn be of benefit to my fellow readers. By mistake I tried to develop 2 unex- posed plates. After leaving them a rea- sonable time in metal hydro developer withcut apparent change, I decided that they were unexposed, and thought of a method by which I might save the plates. I removed them from the developer and washed them 2 or 3 minutes in running water, then put them away separately in some empty plate boxes to dry. When dry I exposed them and another fresh plate on the same object, getting, when de- veloped, better negatives from the 2 plates than frem the one I had not developed. The developer was fresh and_ full strength. I used it to develop some ex- posed plates immediately after I tried to develop the unexposed plates. F. J. Park, Schenectady, N. Y. Please give me a formula for intensify- ing negatives with potassium iodide and bichlorate of merctiry. J. H. Bartley, Zillah, Wash. ANSWER. A—Saturated solution of bichloride of mercury. wat B.—Potassium iodide.......174 ounces. Water 5.2 esb cites: 6 ounces. Pour A into B, stirring constantly until the red precipitate just stons dissolving. The solution should be slightly turbid. Then add hyposulphite of soda, one ounce. When that is dissolved add water up to 20 ounces. For use take one part of this solution and 3 parts of water.—Epttor. Some negatives made in the Philippines are turning yellow. They give good prints, hard, but slow in printing. Can the yellow- aess be removed without destroying the RECREA . subjects. | _ prizes and the conditions of entry, in the / TIAN ES negative? Please give recipe in both metric and apothecaries’ weights. Si Mn fF. Try immersion in the following clearing _ bath 10 to ‘15 minutes: Sulphate of iron, 150 grammes. 3 ounces. Peli. ae seek hee 50 grammes. I ounce. Citric: Acid: fii 50 grammes. I ounce. Water...1,000 cubic centimeters. 16 ounces Then wash in clean water.—The Camera. I have seen in RECREATION from time to time complaints of a showing of hypo on negatives, but no remedy except to wash in running water. I use a saturated solution of sugar of lead, in soft water, as a stock solution. After 2 changes of water on the negative several negatives may be eliminat- ed of hypo by adding one % ounee of this stock solution to a pint of water. Care must be used to avoid stock solution com- ing in cofitact with negative, as it will cause a rainbow hued spot difficult to get. rid of. This may be avoided by preparing before solution. M. F. Ensminger, Marion, Ohio. I notice that Arthur Roth asks in Rec- REATION for a recipe for glue like that on the back of postage stamps and labels, for mounting prints. The following is a recipe for such glue: Dextfine 25.5% fess OUNCE Aeeie acid’ sin. ia 4 ounce Plchhol< gs.003 F485: YZ ounce Water crt J: .a Fi iaa 14 ounce Mix the dextrine, acid and water thor- oughly, then add the alcohol. RECREATION is the best magazine pub- lished. M. H. Murray, West Duluth, Minn. I receive more information in the line of photography through Recreation than from the several photographic magazines I subscribe for. _ Albert Haanstad, Eau Claire, Wis. Can any of your readers inform me where I can get a good 4x5 bltg print paper? I want this for a particular purpose and want the best I can get. L. R. Anderson, Oxford, Iowa. RECREATION’s Oth Annual Photo Compe- tition closes November 30th, and amateur photographers intending to enter pictures should be on the alert every day for good Please read carefully the list’ of Photo Department of RECREATION. Keep your eyes wide open in your travels and always have your camera at hand. A prize winning subject may come within your reach when least expected. RECREATION. XVil Premo Supreme For the ‘‘post-graduate”’ work of photography | As complete as the science of camera making allows. Regularly equipped with Planatograph lens— both Focal Plane and B. & L. automa- tic shutters—swing back—triple extension drop bed. May be fitted with any Anastig- mat lens. A yt iE SS eS: 4x5 SExaL 6%x8% $85.00 $105.00 $135.00 Send for Premo catalogue containing full description. ROCHESTER OPTICAL CO., Rocuester, N. Y. RECR XVill The foundation of pho- tography is the lens. A poor lens makes poor pictures —a good lens makes good pict- ures. Main Offices, Berlin-Friedenaw, Germany. Holborn Circus, London, Branch Offices, 4 and ) EATION. The best photographs in : the world are taken with the GOERZ LENS. The best photographers use them. Catalogue Free. *°99% of a camera's value _ is in the lens.” England. 22 Rue de I’Entrepot, Paris. C. P. GOERZ, Room 27, 52 E. Union Square, New York DON’T FORGET Recreation’s Photo Contest r HIS is the time of year to secure photos of Live Wild Birds and Game, of Camp- ing Scenes or other Outdoor Sports. One such picture may win for you a valuable CAMERA, LENS, TENT, FISHING ROD, FIELD GLASS, SKATES, GLOVES, FOUNTAIN PEN or other prize. See annourcement of contest in RECREA- TION, department of Amateur Photography Counsel for the contestants in a will case was trying to show that the testator was of unsound mind. One of the dead man’s intimate friends was summoned to testify for the plaintiff. “Did not the old man talk to himself when he was:alone?” asked the lawyer. “T do not know,” replied the witness. “What!” exclaimed the attorney, “you do not know, and yet you claim to have. been an intimate friend of his! How can you explain your ignorance of the fact that the deceased talked to himself when he alone?” “Because,” replied the man, undisturbed, “T was never with him when he was alone.” —Philadelphia Public Ledger. I congratulate you on your attitude toward pump gun abominations and I wish you continued prosperity with your great magazine. . T. F. Watson, Milwaukee, Wis. I received the premium Bristol steel fish- ing rod from Horton C6. to-day and am well pleased with it. Accept my sincere thanks. | Wayne G. Wright, Columbus, Ohio. He—At what time in a girl’s life should she be engaged? She—Just before she is married.—Yonk- | ers Statesman. 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Ask your dealer, of write us for new Catalogué de- scribing complete line of * Centurys,”’ from the dainty * Petite’ to the king of all Cameras, the Geritury Grand =vafying in prite from $10.56 to $100,005 Century Camera Co., Rochester, N. ¥. An intimate friend of President Grant said to him one day, “General, my little boy has heard that all great men write poor hands; but he says he believes you are a great man in spite of the fact that you write your signature so plainly anybody can read DIL PORTRAITS ON APPROVAL If you will send me a photo of yourself or a friend and state color of hair, eyes and com- plexion, I will paint and send you on approval it. an oil or pastel portrait, miniature or life size. The president took a card from his Canvas, 6x8 or 8xro inches, $10 pocket, wrote his name on it, and handed Cease ore inches 1S it to him. Ress ’ : “Give that to your boy,” he said, “and Three-quarters life size, - - $25 tell him it is the signature of a man who Full life size, - - - - - - $35 is not at all great, but that the fact must be kept a secret between him and me.’— Boston Christian Register. Z. EMMONS, 38 West 104th street Reference: Mr. G. O. Shields. New York ya For Golf &Tennis Players @@e7 “PRESTO! —~ CHANGE!” ‘@t ATTACHABLE EYEGLASS TEMPLES Eye Glasses into Spectacles, Spectacles into Eye Glasses ° 190 Jyetpe ee BE PROTECTED! DONT BREAK OR LOSE YOUR GLASSES IN ?! XERCISE, WIND AND STORM Can. be attached by anyone Send thickness of tens when ordering by mail Price in Nickel 50c. a pair. Gilt 75c. a pair. Gold Filled $1 a pair. Solid Gold $2.50 a pair, Established 1842 GALL & LEMBKE, Dept.C, 1 W. 42d S:. 21 Union § an New York hah or Circular Fare upg Pate. xxii RECREATION. the Acme of Sport in Rifle Shooting can only be attained by the use of a telescope: With a high power instrument of this kind attached to your rifle you can do much better work at any distance than with ordinary sights. Furthermore, you can see your bullet hole in the target, after each shot up to 200 yards and thus know just what you are doing. © Send me 10 vearly subscriptions to RECREATION and I will send you a Rough Rider Telescope to fit your rifle. Or you can ship your rifle to the factory and have the tube attached. Any other telescope made by the Malcolm Rifle Telescope Co., Syracuse, N. Y. will be furnished on the basis of one yearly subscription to each dollar of the list: price. Sample copies for use in canvassing furnished on request. sores RECREATION 23 West 24th St - ‘NEW YORK = impressions. RECKEATION. A lawyer tells this story of one of his ex- periences in cross examination. The wit- ness seemed disposed to dodge his ques- tions. “Sir,” said the lawyer, sternly, “you need not state your impressions. We want the facts. We are competent to form our own Now, sir, answer me categori- cally.” From that time on he could get little more than. 2sves . Of. lo: out) of) the = witness. Presently the lawyer said: “You say you live next door to the de- fendant ?” SV es. “To the North of him?” SIN oye "Lo the South ?” “Well to the West, then?” RR? said the lawyer, sarcastically, “we are likely at last to get down to the one real fact. You live to the East of him, do you?” SINOL “How is that, sir?’ the astonished attor- ney asked. “You say you live next door to him; yet he lives neither to the North, South, East nor West of you. What do you meat Dy that. Siz’ “I thought perhaps you were competent to form the impression that we live in a flat,’ said the witness, calmly; “but I see I must inform you that he lives next door above me.’—Pittsburg Gazette. XXili The convenience of the KODAK Develo ping Machine would make it worth while even ifit didn’t make better pictures than the dark- room way—but it does. $2.00 to $10.00. EASTMAN KODAK GO. Kodak Catalogues, free Rochester, N. YG at any dealers or by mal. Lens Speed The circular describing a new lens working at F-6 8 is illustrated with a picture made with F-64 to show its excellent quality. A — cheap rectilinear will do good work with such a small stop and the test of a good lens is defining power with large diaphragm open- ings —in fact, this constitutes speed. Try a TURNER-REICH ANASTIGMAT and see what it will do with F-6.8. A Liberal Discount on Mail Orders Mention RECREATION GUNDLACH-MANHATTAN OPTICAL C6. 730 Clinton Avenue So., ROCHESTER, N. Y, c 1 xxiv 3 RECREATION. For Convenience and Comfort | When Shooting or Fishing Every Sportsman Should Have A Knit Jacket 11 Send me 7 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION and get a jacket, such as shown in cut herewith, and which will fit you and keep you warm Sample Copies for use in canvassing. furnished on request. Address RECREATION < RECREATION. xXV FALL STYLES IN PEOPLE. “The styles in people for the fall Will be both trim and neat, With no important change at all In hands or eyes or feet. There'll be a smaller size in brains, So’s not to discommode In dodging autos, trucks and trains,” Says Madame de la Mode. “Though morals are in vogue this year, They'll wear them rather low, And many scandals will appear In swell whcle cloth, you know. New fads in fashionable disease Will soon come in, no doubt, “Or vermiform appendices Have gone entirely out. “Some Russian princes home from war Have set the styles just now And caused a perfect furore for The new ‘retreating brow.’ or Presidential goods the type Will make the chappie glad— The very quiet Parker stripe Or the noisy Roosevelt plaid. “Stripes will be worn by boodlers who Last year were fond of checks; Reformers will be proper, too, With scamewhat stiffer necks ; . ee PEE this nee AS ten ae eae Brides will be trimmed with dollar signs, ™ BAUSCH @ LOMB OPTICAL Co. ‘The kind that won’t corrode. Dept. V, ROCHESTER, NEW YO Thus all will fall in graceful lines,” ad oe ee tee. if Chicago d Says Madame de la Mode. Wallace Irwin, in Life. 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. 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. XXVI RECREATION. THE OLD: BIRCH: TREE, C. E. GREENE. After the weary routine of the hc: sum- mer months I concluded I was too far from Nature, and, taking the advice of my friends Farwell and Badger, I went to Brown’s camp in Maine. Boarding a B. & M. train in Boston, at 9g a. m., | breakfasted the next morning in Bangcr, and at 7.30 left for Katahdin Iron Works, which we rcached 50 minutes late. As we ‘started late, and the conductor had stopped the train once to shoot at a fox, and once to recover a passenger’s hat, which had been blown off, I thought we did mighty well. By jumper from Katahdin we proceeded {o the Mecca of our journey, a cabin in a small clearing which nestles at the foot of Chainback mountain, beside Pleasant river. In the edge of the clearing stands a ven- erable birch tree, which towers slim and tall above its forest companions, its trunk lichen covered, its branches lightning shiv- ered, but still erect and dominant, a con- spicuous landmark for the weary hunter in hiz quest for camp. Seated on a pine box before the cabin, I gazed on the varying tints of the forest just changing for the au- tumn, drew in deep breaths of balsam laden air, and realized that I, too, was a part of Nature’s household, albeit but a poor relation. The country, with its solitude, is no place ior secrets. The valleys whisper to the hills, the hills murmur to the mountains, the mountains repeat it to the sea. The earth is tumultuous with voices. What hunter but knows them? As I squat on one foot at the root of some forest giant, comes to me the querulous challenge of a red squirrel that resents my presence in his domain. His remarks may be a warning to his mate, or they may be reflections on my ancestry, but they advertise my presence to every deni- zen of the woods. Above my head a noisy woodpecker ham- mers busily, pretending to look for a worm, but constantly keeping his weather eye on me. It is the drum beat of warning to the inhabitants of the wilderness. A blue jay, too, detects my presence, and instantly his raucous cry fills a cubic mile of space with the notice that a devil is in the woods with agun. To follow him is idle. He is always beyond range, and the farther I follow the ! farther he spreads his abominable tidings. Presently the squirrel, emboldened by my peaceful manner, comes down to the ground and daringly ventures close to me. Sitting erect, intently watching me, he emits from time to time his saucy bark, accompanying each ejaculation with a jerk of his tail. I don't known what the tail has to do with the barks, but the 2 are simultaneous. 1 move. and the little rascal rushes madly for his tree, kicking up a cyclone of dry leaves in his flight. From high overhead, among the floating clouds, comes the shrill cry of a hawk, cir- cling there, with keen eye scanning the earth for his prey. All day I had hunted and hoped for grouse. I had abandoned hope, and started for some other nook. Whir-r-r! buz-z-z, came a sound that froze my blood and blurred my eyes. A grouse, sure, but I for- got that I had a gun. Marking where he alighted, I cocked my gun and started after him. With ready weapon and finger on trigger I tramped over and over the ground where he should_have been, then concluded I had been mistaken and let the hammers down. Almost from beneath my very feet burst on the air that frightened roar again. And again I forgot to shoot. With the slanting sun admonishing me to turn toward camp, I set out. My judgment dictated one direction; my compass said the opposite,, and with Farwell’s instructions borne on my mind I followed the compass, sure that it was guiding me farther and far- ther away from camp. The chair, with its colossal seat and mighty back, stood plainly in sight, but while my compass placed it in the South- | east, I was sure it was in the North. Nearly opposite the chair, I knew, was the camp, but I could mark out no familiar object. I walked over an hour, as fast as I could, in one direction, through briar patches and tangled thickets, till my trousers looked like the frazzle of forlorn hope. I fell in jump- ing across a stream, jammed enough mud into the muzzle of my gun to build a chim- - ney, and at last concluded to turn down the compass and trust to my own judgment. As I struck out on that tack I heard the harsh, shrill cry of a bobcat. He doubtless had taken alarm at my presence in his haunts. It grew dark, and the shivers crept up my back as I realized that I was lost. As another curdling shriek shattered the night air, I turned and beheld the sentinel birch! In a few minutes I was standing beside my cabin door. Rest, supper, the pipe, and slumber. -It has often been shown that the school- master is needed among British officers. Some queer, quaint efforts at composition have been made in brigade orders. A cer- tain major ordained not long ago that: “Reveille will be at 3.30 a. m. The bri- gade will parade at 4.00 a. m. The bri- gade will move at 4.15 a. m. The sun will rise at 5 a. m.” During the guerilla war of tIgoI-’2, after buiiding the blockhouses, it became necessary to check the habit of the men of sleeping outside the blockhouses for the sake of coolness and comfort. A staff officer thereupon issued the following order: “No one is permitted to sleep outside the blockhouses except the sen- tries.” Thirdly, though the intention of this order is clear, its phraseology is not: “Men on outpost duty are forbidden to strike matches on the sky line.”—Argo- naut. RECREATION. XXVI1l The Art of Being Certain - The successful man don’t guess—he KNOWS because he takes the trouble to FIND OUT. When he is a bit “out of fix” he says “Something is wrong with my food.” Then he proceeds to KNOW by leaving off greasy meats, pasty sticky and starchy half cooked wheat and oats, white bread and pastry, and adopting a plain, nourishing diet. Many men who really KNOW use a little cooked fruit, a dish of ready cooked, pre-digested GRAPE-NUTS and cream, two soft eggs and'a cup of hot POSTUM FOOD COFFEE, nothing more. The result is CERTAIN in quick relief from trouble and a return to health. ° ‘‘ There’s a reason.” Get the wonderful little book “The Road to Wellville” in each pack- age of Grape-Nuts XXVIIL RECREATION. A VALUABLE PRESENT For Your Wife, Your Mother, Your Sister or Your Best Giri 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 PLATES listed at $16.50. (See illustration) “HESE are finc, 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 Posse) 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 w. 21% sea. New York 12 WATERMELON RECREATION. XXIX “Out of Whack” From “Pain, Fatigue, Blues’ Brain - Fac, ‘Common Ilis of Lifer” aL — (POWDERS) Give Sure and Permanent Benefit No Alcoholic No Narcotic No Drug Effect. Full composition of Orangeine published in every package. Promptly and accurately reach Comps, Hrapacue, ‘“GrIpP,”’ INDIGESTION, NEURALGIA, DyspEpstA and “Every Day Ills.” Assures your best effort for your duties and engagements. NOTE—Orangeine is now sold by all progressive druggists in 10c packages (2 powders); 25c (6 powders): 50c (15 powders); ‘““Family Package” $1.00 contains 35 powders—or mailed anywhere by - The Orangeine Chemical Co., 15 Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Se TEA BP TRE AE ae Se Ne IS Oe bet RES Re eee ai Herewith I send express money order for the best that comes down the pike. This is not hot air. I study ReEcREATION by the year and about a dozen others occasion- ally, or as_I can find them on the news stands. The news dealers in this town sell RECREATION. for about I0 or I5 minutes after their bundle arrives and is opened. After that it is a mighty scarce article until the next edition. I for one want a whole lot of those stories of snow slides in the Canadian Rockies, and so do several other people to whom I have spoken about them. C. F. Sturdevant, Warren, Pa. I received the premium skates for sub- scriptions to RECREATION, also the Ithaca gun, which I fouwnd all that could be de- sired. I used the gun with great satisfac- tion in the field last fall. The skates are the admiration of all the boys in town. | J. S. Jenner, Essex, Ont: I received the Poco camera you sent me as a premium and am more than satisfied with it. It is a wonderful camera to give as a premium for so few subscriptions. Wm. Simonson, Mineola, N. Y. I find your breezy little journal a joyous diversion from pills and miseries. Dr. S. H. Rabuck, Bovina Center, NOY GOEN? FES ELEN’. If youre waking in the morning, call me early, mother, dear, For Peanuts Fink and Spider Brown and Bricktop will be here. And we know where the fishes swim and where the shade is cool, And where’s a dandy diving place beside the swimming pool. I’ve brung the kindlings in, mother, you wanted me to chop; I’ve filled the woodbox till the wood is spill- ing o'er the top; [ve curried all the horses as my father bade me do; T’ve milked the cows and slopped the pigs, and fed the chickens, too. I’ve weeded out the onion bed and banked the celery, And I’ve transplanted cabbage plants and propped the apple tree, And I have salted all the sheep and fixed the chicken coop, And run all the errands, mother, till I felt my spirits droop. b) So, if you’re waking early, call me early, mother, dear, For I know where the graylings play znd when the pools are clear. ~ And I’ve dug all the worms I want and cut an alder pole. And corks will bob to-morrow morn in that old fishin’ hole. J. M. Lewis, in Houston Post. XXX RECREATION. Standard of the Se A delicious beautifier, preserver and cleanser of the teeth; makes the breath sweet and the gums less tender. The metal box is a handy pack- age for toilet table and traveling; no powder to litter, no liquid to spill or stain.’ 25 cents, at all druggists. C, H. STRONG & CO., Props., Chicago, U.S.A. Pe NE CHINA, RICH CUT GLASS A CUT-GLASS NOVELTY Bon-bon, Olive, Jelly or Almond Dish, with two handles and foot, 6 inches across. Convenient and attractive on the table. Orders by mail solicited. $3.75 each A good article with which to make our acquaintance. Thousands of others in catalogue made up from world’s greatest assortment of glass and china. Tinted pictures ; 170 pages, ‘ree. " All goods average % Jess than elsewhere Send for catalogue No. 14-U. West 21st and 22nd Sts. New York {IGGINS & SEITER, Bay Ghina = Glass Ri Right | The Buffalo ls Well Nigh Extinct And every nature lover wants a relic of him. 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 THE GUIDANCE OF REASON. The villagers were gathered around the little store, talking about Sam Jones’s lost colt. It had strayed out of the pasture lot the day before. Sam was worried about it, the neighbors had been out hunt- ing for it without success, and no one seemed to know where to look for it. Jim stood there, looking on and listen- ing. He was a tall, lank young fellow, regarded as halfwitted by some persons and as foolish by others. “I think I could find your h-horse,’ he said to Sam Jones. “You? Why, Jim, how do you think you could find him when we have had the best men in town out looking for him?” ee said Jim, “I could try, couldn’t ie “Yes,” answered the owner, “you can try, and if you find him J’ll give you a dollar.” “All right,’ said Jim, and walked away on his search. ‘To the surprise of all, he returned in less than half an hour, lead- ing the missing horse by a rope tied around his neck. “Well, well!” said Jones, as he took the horse and paid Jim the dollar, “how did you find him so quick?” . “Why, I thought,” said Jim, ““Now, if I was a horse, where would I go?’ And so I went there, and he had.”’—Exchange. IF YOU WOULD LIVE NEXT TO NATURE READ RECREATION. _ RECREATION. XXX1 IN THE TWILIGHT. To the right, stretching far away toward the North, rose a mighty bluff covered with hardwood ridges, rocky ledges, steep cliffs, and sloping walls. An eagle sailed im broad circles near a rocky point, where for years he had successfully rcared his brocd To the left towered a lofty mountain, be- hind it another; homes of many wood-folk, both small and great. The sly mink, slip- ping noiselessly through the underbrush, the cunning otter, the savage little weasei and his near relative, the pine martin, togethcr with the fox and fisher, all found food and shelter on their sides. In the foreground lay a series of low hills and a lake on whose placid surface the rays of the setting sun sparkled and danced from ripple to ripple. A trout leaped and swirled in play over a floating leaf. Three tall pines, environs of many a hard fought winter battle, stood like sentinels against the sky, holding their outspread arms as in benediction over a sea of motionless green tree tops. * A night heron started slowly from the marshy bank, and flapped over the lake to his nightly fishing. His broad wings moved deliberately, his long legs were held straight out behind him. Lighting on the little sand beach, he walked with stately tread along the shore, swinging his head from side to side in search of tadpoles, frogs, or fish. Finally he disappeared against the dark green background of the shore. The sun sank gently below the horizon, leaving a few reflected rays to dance a little longer with the merry ripples. The lapping of the tiny waves against the shore was the only sound to be heard save a murmur in the pine tops or the quick rustle of some late bird on its way to roost. The twilight deepened slowly, throwing into bold relief the blue of the mountains and the old pines, leaving dim and undefined what, a few moments before, appearcd distinctly. The gorgeous sun colors faded, and only one bright blade of light remained. A doe, with spotted fawn, came tim- idly to the water’s edge, to drink and nibble at the lily pads. They walked daintily along the shore, or, venturing into the water, picked out the long, juicy stems and chewed them slowly. How wild, how wavy, how free! Soon they slipped quiet- ly back to the protection of the friendly forest. A twilight breeze came down from the hills, whispering softly in the tops of the tallest trees, moved slowly across the lake, fanning its glassy surface again into the tiniest ripples, climbed over the hills be- yond and was gone. Then all was still. The shadows lengthened across the beach. After the twilight came darkness, and brooded the forest, lake and hills. . C. B. Floyd, Brookline, Mass.. “The editor’s baby was born on Sunday.” “And he has always been so averse to Sunday supplements.”—Life. * For black, bruised or inflamed eyes, 2" for ‘stiles, sore eye- ~~ halls and lids, in fact for any painful injury to the eye, use PONDS EXTRACT Accept no substitute. Witch hazel containing wood alcoholis extremely dangerous to the eye. Sold only in sealed botiles under buif wrapper Pond’s Extract Co. offers three prizes of $25; $15 and $10 respectively, to the three persons sending, on or be- fore Dec. ist, 1904, the largest number of words which rhyme with ‘/rtract.” ° . 6 Fifth Avenue, New York. I have long been a constant reader of your valuable magazine, and consider it one of the best publications in the United States. All its features are good, and the subjects discussed are set forth in a clear and entertaining manner. I am par- ticularly fond of reading the Gun and Am- munition department, and am pleased to notice that free discussion is allowed of the various makes’of firearms and different brands of ammunition. Such discussion is both instructive and entertaining, and J sincerely hope to see it continued in the future as it has been in the past. I con- gratulate you on being able to put into the hands of all true lovers of nature and field sports, such a valuable publication. Frank Blackburn, Azusa, Cal. Don’t fool with your face. Insist on having Williams’ Shaving Soap. Williams’ Shaving Sticks and Tablets sold every- where. Free trial sample for z-cent stamp to pay postage. Write for booklet, «* How to Shave.’’ The J. B. Williams Co., Glastonbury, Conn, XXXii RECREATION. Purity We tell you over and over again of the absolute purity of our product— Great Western Champagne —the standard of American wines. It #§ perfectly pure and wholesome, the finest wine possible to obtain at any price. i *Of the six American Champagnes exhibit- ed at the Baris expo- Sition of 1900, the GREAT WESTERN was the only one that received a GOLD MEDAL.” Pieasant Valley Wine Co. Soc Makers, Rheims, N, Y. | Sold by respectable wine dealers everywlcre The Governor of a Western State was so ~ annoyed by office seekers that shortly after his inauguration he announced, in the press of the State, that he would be unable to give consideration to all the applications. A short time after this the Governor re- ceived a letter reading as follows: “Dear Mr. Governor—I see by the papers that ycu are going to take a month off to destroy the thousands of applications for jobs. Now, my dear sir, if everything else is gone, I should like to be engaged to tear up the letters.”—Exchange. “Was: your last mistress satisfie( ~"‘th your” Bridget—Well, mum, she said she was well pleased when I left !—Answers. 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 “T like you well enough, Mr. Uxmal,” said the perplexed young woman; “or, at least, I’m not sure I like you as well as I do Jack Cawdrey. He says he thinks of me 355 days in the year.” “He wants one day off every 4 years, does he?” exclaimed young Uxmal, with indignant scorn. ‘That kind of devotion doesn’t commend itself to you, does it, Clarice re Jack’s doom was sealed from that mo- ment.—Exchange. RECREATION is a welcome guest in our home, as both of us are enthusiastic nature and sport lovers, Mrs. J. Fred Ebright, -Altoona, Pa. recuperate you so much as ore delicious correct thing to offer your friends whenever they cal]. They are both a tonic and stimulant, and fill a distinct place of their own. and appreciated by ladies and gentlemen alike. Buy some Manhattan and Martini, and ask your friends which they prefer. Of all dealers. of those They are the Nowe a morning’s shopping nothing wil Club Cocktiils. Easily served Specify CLUB COCKTAILS. G. F, HEUBLEIN & BRO., Sole Proprietors HARTFORD NEW YORK LONDON RECREATION. XXX PRIZES FOR GOOD DRAWINGS. With a view to stimulating among | | . we The Bear boys and girls the study of wild |f af Quality animals and birds and the develop- é : ae ment of artistic taste, RECREATION now offers a series of prizes as follows: For the best sketch of a live wild animal in action, $10. For the best sketch of a live wild bird in flight or other action, $8. a es For the best sketch of a live domes- tic animal in action, $6. : The hops that are For the best sketch of a live domes- d : iP . tic fowl in flight, or other action, $5. used in brewing Studies may be made in black and white wash, pen and ink, or pencil, | | my preference being in the order stat- a Sst ed. They must be from life and not : from other pictures. | Bl Ribb The sketches may be made on any kind of paper or drawing board and ue ] OT of any size desired, though I prefer |} Beer are the choicest that can be| to have them on paper at least twice : - as large as a eee ae page. | grown. The malt is the best that’s All sketches which may be pub- || made. Malt is the soul of beer. | lished, and for which prizes may not Pee le Meet le wdiecs the | have been awarded, will be paid for : at the nate on Si-each.- ‘ | best beer. Every bottle of Pabst Beer Contestants must write on back of | is sterilized, and every drop of the | picture full name, address, and age. This competition is limited to per- ? : sons under 20 years of age, and a let- | | metically sealed rooms. It is a malty | ter from one of the parents or from the legal guardian of each contestant | | os . must accompany each drawing, certi- | | 22 exquisite flavor. Itisa pure pro-| fying en ue age of the contestant is duct, a blending of perfect malt with | as stated thereon. : Competition will close December 31. the highest grade of hops. Mek for Drawings, should be packed flat and > -2 with a sufficient quantity of straw Pab Sst board to keep them from being dam- | | , . aged in the mails; and on account of | | \ i the required writing on the backs of BI R: ‘bb | the drawings it will be necessary to . ue ] On prepay them at letter postage rates. | : Address drawings and correspon- |} 3 The Beer dence relating thereto, Art Editor RECREATION, 23 West 24th Street, New York City. ~. oe beer 1s cooled with filtered air in her- : beer, mellowed by age, and possessing Mrs. Casey: Sure, th’ goat has ate all av Maggie’s piano music. Mr. Casey: Thank th’ Lard; Now, if he’d only ate th’ pianny Oi’d pension him for loife—Puck. "Did Jones have apperttlicitis ?” ‘The doctors disagreed. Some thought nee and some thought he hadn't.” —Puck. RECREATION. 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There are many such people who have sent in a number of sub- scriptions at the end of each year, for their friends, and who have announced their intention of continuing this cus- tom as long as they live. RECREATION is a great educator; it 1s a mould- er of good, sound sentiment with regard to outdoor sports and the preservation of wild animals, birds, fishes and forests. It stands pre- eminently for clean sport and manly manhood. It should, therefore, be in the hands of every man and boy in the land. Do not forget to include it in your list. We are making and selling the best Art Tool in use. Applies color by jet of air, enabling the m artist todo better work and save iq time. Nostudio complete with- MN out it. Circulars free. Mention RECREATION. Address Air Brush Mfg. Co, 126 Nassau St., Rockford, Ill., U.S.A. SS Ta Ne NE OT Sa, yan IF YOU VALUE YOUR EYES write for our free book “Eye Logic.”? Jt tells all about the only glasses that don’t pinch the nose, don’t pull the ears, don’t make 3 your head ache and don’t m fall off. It also tells how ~ you can really help your aes sicht. It is FREE. Triangle Bldg., Rochester, N. Y. Briggs Optical Co., 104, Together we’ve tramped o’er mountain and plain, Through good luck anc bad we’ve been true. Give me my setter, Fairy Belle, And my outfit is quite complete. Then we'll get game, be it wild or tame. We're a trio the birds can’t beat. As an English tourist was passing Mark Twain’s home near Florence last winter one of the humorist’s dogs rushed out of the gate and barked savagely at the stranger. Mr. Clemens called the animal back and was about to apologize for its attack when the Britisher growled: “If I should kick that brute, don’t you know, perhaps he’d stop barking at passers by.” “Well, maybe he would,” drawled Mr. Clemens. “He never attempts to bark when he has his mouth full of meat.”—Springfield Republican. Mother: What! Fighting again? Such a black eye! If you’d only follow the lead of the minister’s little boy Tommy: I did try to, but he lead agen wid his right, an’ dat’s where he hbiffed me.—Philadelphia Ledger. - I look forward from one month to an- other for Recreation. I take a number of sportsmen’s periodicals, but RECREATION leads them all. Si2 bi Woliyvilles NAS, I received the Davenport single gun. as a premium for subscriptions and it is the best gun I ever owned. W. Moore, Coshocton, Ohio. IN ANSWERING ADS. PLEASE MEN- TION RECREATION. RECREATION. XXKV Learn to Shoot With a Camera Our Experts Wili Teach You by Mail The game you kill with a gun is destroyed. That caught with the camera is a source of pleasure and profit forever. OUR BOOK — sent free—TELLS HOW we qualify men and women to make artistic photographs for recreation, to become prize winning amateurs, or for the following professional positions : All-around Photographer, Operator, Retoucher, Photo-Printer, Newspaper and Mag- azine Illustrator, Maker of Advertising Designs with the camera, U. S. Government Photographer or ‘Assistant, Commercial Photographer; Crayon, Pastel, Water Color or Miniature Artist. Leisure time only required. Students make money while learning by selling their work and introducing our new Premium Offer. We issue diplomas and help clare to Get it in the negative Secure profitable employment. Our Special Beginner’s Course in Pictias raphy, which includes Good Camera and Complete Finishing Outfit, costs but $15.00. WRITE NOW, stating the department of pict- ure making in which you are interested. Our Photo and Art Supply Catalogue is also yours, if you ask. AMERICAN SCHOOL OF ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY J. B. Schriever, Prest. 277 Washington Ave., Scranton, Pa. A lover of things that come out of the sea sought to indulge his taste in a well known restaurant. He ordered little neck clams, and the colored waiter informed him that they were out of them. The judge thought that, in the absence of clams, a broiled lobster might do; but the lobsters, likewise, were out. Soft shell crabs were next choice, but the waiter regretfully in- formed him that the crabs were also among the absent. “Then why do you keep these things on the bill? Have you any shellfish at all?” the Judge demanded. “Only eggs, sah,” replied the waiter—Exchange. Byron was parting from the Maid of Athens. “Athens,” he said soulfully, ‘ liest spot on earth. from my memory.” “Why don’t you try benzine?” queried the lady who had the poet’s heart for the nonce. “Benzine?” asked Byron, had misunderstood her. “Yes,” she responded. Greece spots.” And Byron took the night boat for home. —Chicago Journal. ‘is the love- I can never efface it thinking he “Tt will remove | “Can you make both ends meet, Pat?” “Shure and I can’t make one end meet.” e-lown Topics. ““AMERICAN WOODS” A publication on the woods of the United States illustrated by actual specimens Preparations of Woods for Stereopticon and Microscope Wooden Cross-Section Cards for all fancy and business purposes “TREE STUDIES” A publication enabling you to identify the trees by comparison with the pictures which show habits of growth and characteristic barks, leaves, flowers, fruits and winter buds photographed from nature. For fuller information call at our exhibit at the Louis- iana Purchase Exposition, Forestry Building, Block 34, or address, ROMEYN B. HOUGH, Publisher, Lowville, N.Y. Mention RECREATION Home Billiards and Pool THE pois COMBINATION TABLE Library—Dining—Billiard—Pool © A Beautiful Library or Dining Table A High-grade Billiard and Pool Table Best materials, beautifully finished, slate beds, regularly equipped, Ask for y payment plan and catalogue, combination billard Mfg. C0,, snatanapots, tnt, U-fsS XXXVi RECREATION. PAROID ROOFING “TE CASTS” Contains no tar—wears longer than shingles and is less expensive. Keeps out dampness and heat. Youcan lay it yourself with tins, nails and cement inside each roll. F. W. BIRD & SON, Makers Established 1817 EAST WALPOLE, MASS. NEW YORK CHICAGO WASHINGTON A priest who was on his way home from a dying parishioner’s bedside one morning found another parishioner lying in the ditch by the roadside. “Why, Pat, where have you been to get in such a state?” he asked. “T don’t rightly remember, your rever- ence, whether it was a weddin’ or a funeral; — but whichever it was, it was a grand suc- cess. —Exchanege. A gallant young Indian—a Sioux— The country was traveling thrioux, When an automobile Hit him over the heel, And knocked the poor Indian askioux.— —Exchange. For its many thousands of patrons Jaeger Underwear needs no recommendation. They snow its worth becé&us= they exzoyits benefits. Irom others we simply invite a trial, confident that they too will promptly “acknowledge its merits. Nounderwear like it for Health and Comfort both. Special weights for Fall Booklets and Samples Free Dr.Jaeger’ss.W.8.Co.’s OWN STORES : \ 306 Fifth Ave. NEW YORK | 157 Broadway BROOKLYN: 504 Fulton Street BOSTON: 230-232 Boylston Street PHILADELPHIA: 1510 Chestnut St. CHICAGO: 82 State Street AGENTS IN ALL PRINCIPAL CITIES A lecturer on “The Decadence of Pure English,” gave his address betore a woman’s club. At the close of the talk, an overdressed woman of the “fuss and feathers” type came up to him and said: “I did enjoy your talk ever and ever so much, and I agree with you that the English language is de- cading awfully. Hardly no one talks proper nowadays, and the land only knows what the next generation will talk like if nothing ain't done about it.”.—-Kansas City Inde- pendent. “Where is the Captain, Miss Bruce?” asked a gentleman passenger of a young lady. “He went to see “Of course, he did, a captain always goes to sea,” he interjected. “Well, I mean he skipped ashore “Oh, no, a skipper generally skips to sea.” 2) mean the captain ran ashore to see : He laughed and she sailed away.—Wash- ington Post. 39 +) Willie—I met our new minister on my way to Sunday school, mamma, and he asked me if I ever played marbles on Sun- day. Mother—H’m! What did you say to that? Willie—I said: “Get thee behind me, Satan!” and walked right off and left him.—London Tit-Bits. “Oh, that my son should wish to marry an actress!” shrieked the proud patrician mother. “Now, ma, don’t take on so,” beseeched the undutiful heir, “she ain’t really an ac- tress; she only thinks she is.’—Pittsburg Post. RECREATION is indeed a friend. Every number is like a trip to the woods, and I am lost to everything else until I have Snished every page. ; ' Chas. Swailes, Kingston, Mich. RECREATION. xxxvil Which Will YOU ; Sleep on To-night —a mattress stuffed with the hair of dead horses or cattle, or the clean and sanitary Ostermoor Mattr The OSTERMOOR MATTRESS is 6z7/¢ (not stuffed) with a product of Nature as pure as Nature herself—snow-white cotton, treated and prepared by a mixture of brains and machinery in a way that has made OSTERMOOR the mattress par excellence —moisture-proof, dust-proof, germ-proof, vermin-proof—everlastingly resilient, soft and fresh. OSTERMOOR, the only mat- tress that never requires renovating or renewing—an occasional sun bath its only renovator, and under no condition does it sag or become lumpy or uneven. ‘The proof of the pudding is in the eating.”” The proof of the mattress is inthe sleeping. We allow you to sleep on it 30 nights free, and refund your money if you are not satisfied iz every way. Beautiful 136-Page Book FREE | If you ask, we will send you our handsome, beautifully illustrated book, ‘‘The Test of , Time’’—136 pages of interesting information and valuable suggestions for the sake of com- fort, health and success—with over 200 fine illustrations. Write for it now while it is in mind. REGULAR SIZES AND PRICES; 2 feet 6 inches wide, 25lbs.. . . $ 8.35 3 feet wide . . . 30l]bs., . . 10.00 3 feet 6 inches wide, 351]bs., . . 11.70 4feet wide, . . . 40lbs., . . 13.35 4 feet 6 inches wide, 45 ]bs., . . 15.00 All 6 feet 3 inches long. EXPRESS CHARGES PREPAID In two parts, 50 cents extra Special sizes at special prices Look Out! Dealers are trying to sell the ‘‘just-as-gcod” 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. ‘‘Ié must be Ostermoor.” OSTERMOOR & CO. . 14 Elizabeth St., New York Canadian Agency; The Alaska Feather and Down Company, Ltd., Montreal. a - ébe XXXV111 / 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 and credit 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 a Recreation Waterproof Match Box, made by W. lL. Marble and listed at 50c; or a Shakespeare Revolution Bait listed at 75¢c; or a Laughlin KH ountain 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 Jie Be Luther Glove Co.; or a J: C. Hand trap made by the Mitchell Mfg. Co., listed at $4. THREE new subscriptions at $1 each; a safety pocket ax, made by W. L. Marble and listed at $2.50; or a dozen Bass I lies, 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 National Cutlery Co., and listed at $1. FOUR new subscriptions at $1 each, an Ideal Hunting Knife, made by W. EL. Marble and listed at $2.50; or a 82 cali- ber, automatic double action revolver, made by Harrington & Richardson Arms Co.; or a Gold Medal Folding Camp Bed, made by the Gold Medal Camp Furniture Co. FIVE new subscriptions at $1 each, a copy of Cruisings in the Cascades, cloth; or an Ideal Hunting Knife made by Wo Es: Marble, and listed at $8; or a pair of lock lever skates, made by Barney & Berry, listed at $4.50; or a Bristol Steel Fishing Rod, listed at $6 or less; or a set of convertible Ampliscopes (5 lenses), listed at $5. 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 34x44, made by the Rochester Op- tical Co., listed at $9, SEVEN new subscriptions at $1 each, a copy of The Big Game of North Amerten, | or of The American Book of the Dog, cloth, or one set Lakewood golf clubs, ©) in number, listing at $5; or a series 11F Korona ‘Camera, made by the Gund- lach Optical Co., listed at $10; or a Knit Hunting Coat, made by the Blauvelt Knitting ‘Co., and listed at at $7. KIGHT 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 Wo:. 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 pair of Opera Glasses made PY 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. 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 Maleolm 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 Cai; and listed at $18; or an Hureka Boat No. 1, ‘Grade A, made by the Acme Folding Canvas Boat Co., and 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 poy an 11-foot King Folding Canvas oat THIRTY new subscriptions at $1 each, a Waterproof Tent, 141%4x17, made by Abercrombie & Fitch, and listed at $25. THIRTY-FIVE new subscriptions at - $1 each, a 14-foot King Folding Canvas Boat. FORTY new subscriptions at $1 ee 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 Coltis Patent Fire Arms Mfg. O.,. oe listed at $25. TWO HUNDRED new subscriptions at $1 each, a strictly first class Upright ns listed at $750. Address, Recreation fi.5 You's St, RECREATION. XXX1X swf t $1200 a for Life “Secured by Small Monthly Payments Five shares or acres in the great commercial rubber orchard of the Mutual Rub- ber Production Company will, at maturity, yield you or your heirs, longer than you can live, a sure and certain income of $1,200 a year. No large cash-down payment is required to secure these shares, as they are paid for in modest monthly install- ments, just as the work of development progresses, On our splendid domain of - 6,175 acres of land in the semi-tropical State of Chiapas, Mexico (the finest rubber land in all the world, and with the finest climate),we are changing the production of crude rubber from the primitive and destructive method hitherto employed by the natives, to the most scientific and successful plan known to modern forestry, and under Anglo-Saxon supervision. ° There is nothing speculative about crude rubber. It can be sold | every day in the year, in every market in the world, at a stable price that has been steadily advancing for many years. For a quarter of a | | century the world’s supply has always been spoken for months before it has reached a civilized market. The semi-tropics were stripped years ago of their virgin rubber trees, the natives having ruthlessly ‘‘tapped them to death” to get every ounce of the rubber milk from them. To-day, the golden harvest is sought for in the almost inaccessible jungles of the Amazon, and Bolivia and Peru, at anadded outlay of time and money. The natives there still pursue their merciless method, and no white man can live in that fever-zone to guide and restrain them. Hence, the price of crude rubber is higher to-day than at any time since Goodyear first made it a com- mercial possibility. It has doubled in a decade, and the question of the world’s supply for the future becomes of vast moment. It is inconceivable that the production of one of the world’s greatest necessities shall longer remain in such ignorant hands. . The Mutual Rubber Production Co. was one of the first to enter into this new and immensely profitable field on a large scale. The remarkable opportunity is now open to you to secure shares in our great plantation, each share representing an undivided interest equivalent to an acre of land. Supposing you wish to buy only five such shares, and thus provide a compe- tency for future years for yourself and your family. You pay $20 a month for 12 months, then $15 a month for 12 months, then $10 a month for a limited period, until you have paid the full price of the shares in the present series—$282 each; but during this period you will have received dividends amounting to $210 per share; hence the actual cost of your shares is only $72 each, and from the maturity period onward, longer than you can live, your five shares will yield you or your heirs a yearly income of $1,200. This most conservative estimate is based on Government reports of the United States and Great Britain, the most reliable sources of information in the world. Of course, if you buy 10 shares your income would 7e $2,400 yearly, or better still, 25 shares will yield $6,000 a year. Five Acres, or Shares, in our Rubber Orchard, planted to 1,000 Rub= ber trees, will at maturity yield you a sure and certain income of $100 a month for more years than you can possibly live. Your dividends aver= age 25 per cent. during the period of small monthly payments. "_ Every possible safeguard surrounds this investment. The State Street Trust Co. of Boston holds the title to our property in Mexico as trustee. We agree to deposit with them the money paid in for shares, and we file with them sworn statements as to the development of the prop- erty. This company also acts as registrar of our stock. You are fully protected from loss in case of death or in case of lapse of payment, and we grant you a suspension of payments for 90 days any time you may wish. Furthermore, we agree to loan you money on your shares. We can prove to you that the five shares in this investment, paid for in small monthly installments, will bring you an average return of twenty-five per cent. on your money during the neriod of payment, and will then bring you $100 a month for more than a lifetime. This opens the door for yourself, not to wealth, but to what is far better, a compe- tency for future years, when perhaps you will not be able to earn it. Payments of $4.00 per month the first year and smaller payments thereafter will secure you one share. Z you will write us at once, full and concise information proving every statement will be promptly furnished at our expense. This information will quickly put you in close touch with every detail of our plan. Your every request will receive immediate attention. Write us noW- Mutual Rubber Production Company ‘ ae, 80 Milk Street, Boston, Mass. ta xi RECREAIION. vo ee ee cee oe ” Deafness Can Be Cured 4% Have Made the Most Marvelous Discov- ery for the Positive Cure of Deafness and Head Noises and I Give the Secret Free. With This Worderful, Mysterious Power I Have Made People Deaf for Years Hear the Tick of a Watch in a Few Minutes. &and 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 have been enabled by this same mysterious knowledge and power to give to many un- fortunate and suffering persons 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 innumer- able trash that is offered the public through flam- “ » 4 yy Pi my I Have Demonstrated That Deafness Can Be Cured—Dr, Guy Clifford Powell. ing 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 thousands of others. It seems to make no difference with this marvelous new method how long you liave been deaf nor what caused your deafness, this new treatment will restore your hearing quick- ly 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 your entire satisfaction before you pay a cent for it. Write today and I will send you full information absolutely free by return mail. . Address Dr. Guy Clifford Powell, 925 Auditorium Building, Peoria, Ill. Remember, send no money—simply your name and address. You will receive an immediate answer and full information by return mail, DO YOU WISH THE J. C. HAND TRAP Will help you. It throws any of the clay targets now in use, giving an excellent representation of a bird in flight. I will send you a J. €. HAND TRAP for 2 yearly subscriptions to Recreation Send in your club now and improve your shooting RECREATION FOR. CHRISTMAS. The holiday season is again ap- proaching, and generous, thoughtful people are making up lists of presents for their friends. All such good peo- ple should remember that no more in- teresting, valuable or appropriate pres- ent can. be found for a man or a boy, than a yearly subscription to RECcRE- ATION. There are many such people who have sent in a number of sub- scriptions at the end of each year, for their friends, and who have announced their intention of continuing this cus- tom as long as they live. RECREATION is a great educator; it is a mould- er of good, sound sentiment with regard to outdoor sports and the preservation of wild animals, birds, fishes and forests. It stands pre- eminently for clean sport and’ manly manhood. It should; therefore, be in the hands’ of every man and boy in the land. Do not forget to include it’ in your list. LEsT YOU FORGET, IN A FIT OF ABERRATION, I sA¥> IT AGAIN, PLEASE MENTION RECREATION. RECREATION. xli IF IF IS THE INTENTION OF ANY OF OUR CUSTOMERS OR FRIENDS TO VISIT THE World’s Fair WE SHALL BE PLEASED TO-MALE. FHuEM A COLORED, OFFICIAL MA. EB. SHOWING THE EXACT LOCATION OF ALL THE BUILDINGS, LAGOONS STREETS, AND GIVING THE INTRAMURAL RAILWAY WITH ALL ITS STATIONS. AND WE INVITE ALL TO VIsIT OUR EXHIBIT THIS MAP WILL BE MAILED ON RECEIPT OF POSTAL CARD FREE OF ANY EXPENSE WITH COMPLIMENTS OF Spratt’s Patent (AM.) LTD. 450 Market St. 714 S. 4th St. 1324 Valencia St. Newark, N. J. St. Louis, Mo. San Francisco, Cal. FOR HER ANSWER. He pressed her for her answer, - She, sighing, looked away Across the fields of clover; *T was at the close of day. Beneath the leaves the crickets In eager tones and shrill - Called: “Give it, give it, give it!” She hesitated still. The streaks of red were fading Far in the Western sky; They stood beneath the maple, She heard the crickets cry: MOhs “eave: it, sive it. sive it!” Her cheek fell on his breast ; He pressed her for her answer, And he pressed and pressed and pressed. Chicago Record-Herald. - Something Special.- A Fine Casting Minnow Free: To each person sending me $1 for one new yearly subscription to RECREATION, or sending it direct to be placed to my credit, I will forward, all charges prepaid, a finely finished wood- en casting minnow. This minnow has the latest improved spinner which will not catch upon the weeds; is finished with silver belly and green back, has three treble hooks, is weighted so it will not twist the line, always keeps right side up when in the water, and is just the right weight for casting. Lloyd J. Tooley, 141 Burr Oak Street, Kalama- woo, Mich, Hl Dept 29 the Totter King MACKINTOSH’S TOFFEE is a Pure and Delicious OLD ENGLISH CANDY An1I want to say to the readers of REGREATION that it’s just the candy for the whole family, andthe children in particular. There is nothing ‘‘just as good,”’ or “‘just like it.””. Your dealer can supply you. If not, write me, audsend me his name, and I will talk witl-him. Trial package sent for 10c. in stamps; or 4-lb. Fam- ily Tin sent for $1.60 and I pay the express charges JOHN MACKINTOSH 78 Hudson St., New York GOING AWAYr Want to escape the cold and snow? WHY NOT Go to the land where snow 1s unknown; where the Seer temperature is 73 degrees! Where“ Every day is a May day!” In the northland NE means discomfort, but in Mid-Pacific’s “Summer Islands” it is the most delightful time of the year, Sea bathing, Golf, Automobiling, Driving, Shooting, Fishing fact every recreation and every day will appeal to you with new beauties in aradise of the P. Home seekers should Teas of the fertile had re I] Fine new large ships, excellent hotels, every conven- ience for the visitor. Full particulars of all railroads, or wate for beautiful souvenir book of photographs and full particulars. Address “WHERE EVERY DAY IS A MAY DAY™ HAWAI PROMOTION COMMITTEE HONOLULU, T. H. REPRESENTING Territory of Hawai, Chamber of Commerce, Merchants’ Amociation, j : xlti RE CREATI ON. 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 fer your summer vacation. This is a great opportunity, and will hold ae for only a few weeks. Sample copies of Recreation for use in can- vassing furnished on application. pene aa RECREATION. xlitt Folding Canvas Boats were not satisfactory until the a WT G was produced. It’s a revelation | in boat construction, nothing | like it ever made. JVonsznkable Can't tip over. Puncture Proof, wear longer than a wooden boat. Norepairs. -No cost for storage, | always ready, folds into a small J neat package, carry by hand, | They are simple, wonderful. A thoroughly patented article. Beware of imitations. Made only by ourselves. A caz?- alog of I0O 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 stzffer and safer than a Wooden Boat because the lines are fuller, and are much easier to row or paddle. KING FOLDING CANVAS BOAT CO. 41-foot Special used by the U. S. Navy. Mention RECREATION, KALAMAZOO, MICH., U. S. A THE SUBMERGED SEVENTH Just after the convention of the new House of Representatives there was a mem- ber from the West who was boasting of the enormous majority given him by the voters of his district. “Why,” the new member exclaimed, “do you know I was elected by the suffrages of 7 different nationalities?” One day some one asked him to name the nationalities. He gave them: “Irish, Ger- man, Polish, Bohemian, Swedish and Greek.” “But you have named only 6 nationali- ties,’ said the seeker after knowledge. “What was the 7th one?” The new member again ran over his little list, but could not remember the 7th nationality. At that juncture some face- tious bystander remarked: “Maybe there were some Americans in the bunch.” “Good for you!” shouted the new Rep- resentative, lustily, slapping his thigh. “It was funny I should forget them, don’t you think ?” Exchange. Free:—Black Squirrels and Parti-Col- ored Squirrels.— Will send a pair of either kind of these rare and beautiful pets to any one who will send me 12 new yearly subscriptions. to Recreation. Will send a pair of handsome Fox Squirrels for 6 new yearly subscriptions or a pair of cute little Flying Squirrels for only 2 new subscriptions. For 5 new yearly subscriptions I will give a pair of tame young Raccoons. Safe delivery of animals guaranteed to all parts of U. S. or Canada E. F. Pope, Colmesneil, Tex. My Ninth Annual Photo Competition closes November 30. The time is growing short in which to make and enter pictures, and I trust all my friends who have participated in previous competitions may be represented in this one. A number of valuable prizes are offered, and in addition to these all photos used will hereafter be paid for at the rate of 50 cents to $1 each, according to actual value for illustrative purposes. Mullins Buckeye. ; Price at see with 1 pair of oars, I ae long or short ~ - paddle, 15 feet long, ae beam 44 inches. W. H. MULLINS ° . New MogelFestod Steel Boat. Made on oak frame with best galvanized sheet shell. " Noiseless, Un- sinkable, Indestructible. Catalogue shows other designs e 228 Depot Street, Salem, Ohio xliv RECREA TIQN. Do You Want a Good, Reliable, Substantial, Well Made Single Barrel SHOT GUN if so, send me 15 Yearly Subscriptions and I will send you an Acme listed at $8, 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 opportunities RECREATION is offering to men and boys to fit themselves out completely for shooting and fishing. Sample Copies for Use in Canvassing Furnished on Application “es RECREATION 23 W. 24th St. New York City ie Cine l ad ON: xlv The Latest, Safest and Best LallVas bt Is what we offer you. A Boat built on modern lines that will prove a pleasure to ownand use, Selected materials used throughout, and it;comes to you guaranteed the best. A handy and safe boat-for fishing and shooting. Puncture proof, Tempered steel frame. No bolts to remove. Fold& most compact of any boat made. Latest patent and improved Canvas Folding oat on the market. Write for descriptive circular and cata logue. Enclose 4c for postage. Mention RECe REATION. Folding Canvas Boat Co. 757 Portage St. Kalamazoo, Michigan Life Saving MULLINS CANVAS BACK STEEL BOAT For deep or open water shooting. Decked fore and aft. Large cock % pit. High ee gunwale. Mod- ok eled to ride the roughest —* water. Catalogue on appli- cation. Safe—Noiseless—Unsinkable. PRICE $40.00 with 1 pair oars, paddfe and seat 15 ft. long, & 44 in. beam. w Other models down to $20.60. W. H. MULLINS _& 228 Depot Street, Salem, ©. A newspaper writer who wrote articles at a set rate a column was once commis- sioned to do a serial story for a Chicago paper. The story contained many pas- sages like the following: “Did you hear him?” elodid.” :- scriptions, prices, etc. Mention RECREATION» The Upthegrove Sporting Goeds Co. MAKERS Dept. C, Pest Office Place, Valparaiso, Ind, xlvi , RECREATION. Ett = 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 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. xvii Matthcws Torpedo Launches BUILT TO PLEASE THE SAILOR MATTHEWS P. O. Box 303 Sizes 16 ft. to 70 ft. any power installed. Price includes full equipment except engine. Matthews Motto Safety, comfort, speed. Cabin cruising launches a specialty, Finest catalogue issued to-day, toc; send for it and frame the cover. Agencies in all cities—Chicago office, 1409 Michigan Avenue. BOAT CO.,, - Bascom, Ohio EDUCATION “Vk.:uw John Dorrington?” asked Judge Bradsnaw, as he sampled a martini. ‘You ought to know him. He is a newspaper proprietor hisself. He is owner and pub- lisher and managing editor of the Arizona Weekly Sidewinder. an editorial they take ‘t to the cold stor- age room to keep the office from catching fire. His words is like a branding iron. He is long loined, long gaited, and he has a long, honest face, like a horse’s. visited “him about.) a month.“ ago; ‘Judge,’ says he, ‘has you seen my new dog? Come along and take a look at him.’ “He takes me out to the barn, which is built on stilts, and commences to claw on a long chain. Pretty soon evolves a yellow cur, with his hind feet stuck back like a fighting mule’s. John holds him up by the chain for about a minute and kicks him frequent in the side. He was about the mangiest Indian cur I ever see. Finally John lets him go and the dog runs under the barn to the length of his chain. ‘Stay there, you brute,’ shouts John under the barn. ““What d’ye think of my dog?’ he asks me. “Finest dog I ever saw,’ says I. ““Now, you won't believe me, Judge,’ says he, ‘when I first got that dog he didn’t know a d—n thing.’”—San Francisco Call. Whenever he writes | The Ball-Bearing Oarlock A device that will do for the rowboat what the ball-bearing did for the bicycle. Every ounce of energy utilized. No clanking or squeaking, in fact ABSOLUTELY NOISELESS AND FRICTIONLESS. The Ideal Oarlock for Hunting and Fishing. Furnished either for tight or loose oars, If your dealer | does not handle, write for descriptive circular and prices. Mention REcREA- ” a TION. T. H. GARRETT, Jr., Clark St., AUBURN, N. Y. Inn al a ee PAID FOR RARE 1853 QUARTERS; $4 paid $5.75 for 1804 dimes; $15 paid for 1858 dollars; big prices paid for hundreds of other dates; Kees all money coined before 1879 and send ten cents at once fora set 0. «wo coinand stamp value books. It may mean a fortune to you. Address C. F. Clarke, Agent, Le Roy, N.Y., Dept. 3. Chickens Free: Will give a pair of early hatched, thoroughbred buff Plym- outh Rocks for 4 new yearly subscrip- tions to RECREATION, or a trio, for 6. Ira D. Goodhue, Norwalk, Ohio. American society continues to amuse it- self with a reckless abandon which, while it electrifies the more sober Briton, arouses his envy. Mr. Reginald Vayderbilt is giv- ing a ball at which all the male guests are obliged to wear straw hats. This intensely humorous notion has kept New York laughing for days. It is “so dashing.”— London Globe. Send for catalogue of our full line of Folding Canvas Boats and Canoes, which have been 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 ENE au =? OLDER BEND FOR OaTaLoaus A Sportman’s Boat Price $20—Crated on cars Salem Endorsed by Thousands of Sports« men. Air Chamber each end. Always ready. No repairs. Send for handsome free book. : W,. H. MULLINS E 228 Depot Street, 2 * = Salem, Ohio ft . long, 26-inch beam, xiviii _ RECREATION. A. GOOD NIGHT'S REST is absolutely essential to the pleasure and profit of every camping trip. Here is a way to make this easy For 4 Yearly Subscriptions io RECREA TION IT will send you a FOLDING CANVAS COT that weighs only about 10 pounds and which you can roll up with your blankets without adding materially to the bulk. - You can sleep as comfortably on one of these cots in camp, aS you can at home ona brass bedstead, with woven spring and hair mattress, | Il have but a few of these cots in hand and when this supply is exhausted this offer will be withdrawn. Send for package of Sample Copies for usein _ canvassing Recreation wes Zan s.. New York RECREATION. TOMMY’S SUSPICIONS. My daddy says tics when he was A boy; he never cried Ner run away from school to go A-swimmin’; never tried To cut a lickin’; ncver failed To do as he was bid. Well, maybe daddy didn't, then; But gran-ma says he did! My daddy brags a lot e y yy iy Ld PLYMOUTH ROCK SOURE CU. , 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. Taxidermists’ and Animals Oologists’and Entomologists’ Entomol Materials Send 5c. in stamps for catalogue FRED. KAEMPFER, ®8,STATE,ST-. Taxidermy work done in ali its branches Mention RECREATION [INDIAN : CURIGS \WHOLTSALE & RETAIL CURIO DEALERS’ SUPPLY DEPOT. .Bead Work, Baskets, Elk Teeth, Mexicaii Goods, Beads, Fossils, Mi: erals, ATroOw- ja Heads. Pottery, Alaska Ivories, Shells, a A-ates, Photos, Great Stock, Biz Cata. 5c., Bix stamps. Mention RECREATION. It a dealer tee Ray BO. L. W. STILWELL, pi DEADWOOD .. =. , SO. DAKOTA @ Glass Eyes for Stuffed Birds, INE MOUNTED GAME HEADS BIRDS, ETC.. for sale at unheard-of prices. Send ro cents for photos. JOHN CLAYTON, Taxidermist, Lincoln, Maine “Did you ever make any money on the Board otf Trade?” “Yes, I made $175 there one day in less than 20 minutes.” 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. «Carson Bros., Frostproof via Bartow, deer, turkey, quail, bear, wild cat and alligator. C. H. Stokes, Mohawk, deer, alligators, turkey, quail, and snipe. -IDAHO. John Ching, Kilgore, elk, bear, deer, antelope, mountain sheep, trout and grouse. Chas. Pettys, 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. OREGON. Charles H. Sherman, Audrey, bear, deer, grouse and trout. 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, Bay of Islands, bear, caribou, sal- mon trout. John Gillard, Notre Dame Bay, ditto. George Gillard, Little Bay, ditto. “A judge will sit on his bench all day and say 50 times, ‘You are discharged,’ ” remarked the observer of events and things; “but when he goes home and his wife requests him to go into the kitchen “Whew! What did you do with it?” and repeat those words to the cook, he’s “Oh, they got it back before I had a | ready for the woods.”—Yonkers States- chance to see it.’—-Chicago Record-Herald. | man. 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. O. or Express Money Order, or New York Draft. DETACH THIS, FILL OUT, AND SEND IN RECREATION. lix Mention RECREATION. Write for Art Catalog describing sixteen grades guns. $17.75 to $300.00 / Ix RECREATION. WOLFE SMOKELESS POWDER A NEW SEMI BULK POWDER MADE IN THE Walsrode Factory The Cheapest Smokeless Powder in the f[iarket 120 Loads for 60 cents schoverling, Daly & (Gales 302-304 Broadway New York AN IMPORTANT OFFER $6 Collan-Oil ad For 2 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION sh “Swedish or facity d I will send you COLLAN Bit semtetenartes A RIFLE WICK PLUG 0It | harness positively Made by Hemm & Woopwarp, Sidney, Ohio, 30 caliber Waterproof : WA TERPR O OF up to 50 caliber. WaVelace Used by the U. S A SHOT GUN ‘WICK PLUG DRESSING the Army and Navy 20 gauge up to 10 gauge AND and National Guard. ‘ae! RUST Scud one. ior eeee For 3 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION _PREVENTER AGENTS WANTED A Pair of Shot Gun Wick Plugs Write for terms and circulars 20 to 10 gauge. fe R. BUCKELEW Sample copies for use in canvassing furnished on Dept. A. 111 Chambers St., N.Y. | | *PPiCAHO™ Address RECREATION, 23W. 24th St., N.Y. City High Grade but not High Priced 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, s0c:s%. Batavia, N.Y. s RECREATION. Ix1 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. | SAY (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. S TOCK—Imported Italian Walnut, finely figured and dark aah 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 Frames Inletted into Stock, thus prevent- ing the spreading or splitting of same. Catalogue yours for the asking. Mention ‘‘Recreation.” SYRACUSE ARMS CO. SYRACUSE.N. v. 10.3 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 tn canvassing . Surnished on request. Address RECREATION — 23 West 24th St. NEW YORK RECREATION. “SY ws \ “Can you tell me,” said the seeker after knowledge to the showman, “what the hump on that camel’s back is for?” “What’s it for?” “Yes, of what value is it?” “Well, it’s lots of value. would be no good without it.” “Why not?” “Why not? Yer don’t suppose people ’ud pay sixpence to see a camel without a hump, de yer?’—London Tit Bits. The camel Miss Lightfoot—But—er—if you’re not certain if you can dance the 2 step, Mr. Clumpole, perhaps you'd prefer to sit it out. Enthusiast—Oh, no, thanks. I want to learn it !—Punch. 5; Ae “i Ixili M54 \ : 5| i > ‘ i Q “He NTING wild and * dangerous game _by thelight of the camp fire is attractive. The actual experience of the trail is rough and hard.” Under such conditions you need a rifle built to stand hard ‘usage, one that will reach your game at long range if necessa- ry and strike with deadly effect. We have four excellent sizes for such work. Write to-day for cata- logue G Savage Arms Co. Utica, N. ¥., U. S. A. BAKER & HAMILTON, PACIFIC COAST AGTS. San Francisco and Sacra:. mente, California. MAUD’S REVENGE. Maud Muller, on a summer’s morn, Heard the toot of an auto horn. She saw the judge go whirling past ; “Gee!” said Maud, “he’s going fast.” And then she thought of the sighs and tears The judge had caused her all these years. “He’s breaking the law at that speed,” quoth she ; “Ha! ha! ha! ha! here’s revenge for me.” So she set her teeth, and ne’er e’en flinched, While she took his number and had him pinched. San Francisco Call. LUCKY FRED At Spirit Lake, Iowa, Mr. Fred Gilbert recently made a lucky run of 392 straight. GuEss! logue today. ‘“WHew!” Gilbert shoots the Parker Gun. Do anet put it of, ~Pin your’ faith to the SHOOTING SomE I Send for cata- Parker and you will make no mistake. PARKER BROTHERS SALESROOMS 32 WARREN STREET, NEW YORK Meriden, Conn. Mention RECREATION. xiv ct RECREATION. 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, fur 20 yearly subscriptions. A 4x5 SERIES 5 KORONA Listed at $36, fur 30 yearly subscriptions. A 5x7 KORONA WINNER STEREO Listed at $45, for 35 yearly subsciiptions A 5x7 KORONA VI. SPECIAL Listed at $57, for 40 yearly subscriptions A 5x7 KORONA ROYAL Listed at $56, fur 50 yearly subscriptions Adress RECREATION 23 West 24th Street = New York City RECREATION. | ae Special Bargains in Hammerless Guns We offer at these SPECIAL PRICES a small lot of a Standard American make Breech Load- ing Double Guns Entirely new. Made on Interchangeable System. Top Lever Action. Greener: sty!e Cross Bolt-Pistol stock. 26, 28 and 30 inch. 12 and 16 bores, at the following Exceptional Prices: $31.00 grade Gun, fine twist : = $ 18.50 $41.00 with Automatic Ejector Zs = - $25.00 $40.00 Damascus Barrels - ~ $22.50 Send $5.00 with order, and if Gun is not satisfactory on receipt it can be re- turned and money refunded less cost of expressage. If whole amount is sent with order a Victoria Canvas Case is included. Also 100 Genuine Colt old style, Powder and Price Ball, Cavalry Revolvers, 7%-inch, round barrel, 44 Caliber, Brass Mounted $3.00 Also 3 »O Remington ditto, same size, and in nice brown refinished condition 2.50 Also Leather Holsters for above Pistols -50 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 ot defense, and all right for use to-day. Orders accompanied by cash will be filled, and if goods are not satisfactory on receipt, they can be returned and money refunded, less cost of expressage. WM. READ & SONS, 107 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. Established 1826, Send 2 stamps for full descrip'ive Lists of Guns and Revolvers Mr. Richmond—Ah, Miss Kensington, Mrs. Royle—I have had such a cold look at the coming storm; isn’t it grand, glorious, sublime and— Miss Kensington—And damp. Mr. Richmond—Only to look at those beautiful black clouds! I wonder where they are going to? Miss kKensington—They are going to thunder.— Philadelphia Telegraph. “What dat, Judge, yer ax me what my ae wocashun am?” “Yes, what is your vocation? what do you do for a living?” “Ah, yesser, yesser, I understands yer now. Wat I does for a livin’ ts—my wife | sah.” takes in washin’.’—-Exchange. AA ANY == D. M. Lefever, Not connected with Lefever Arms Company, that I couldn’t speak for 3 days. Mrs. Coyle—How. you must have -suf- fered!—London ‘Tit-Bits. First Cuban—How are these cigars, Se- nor? Second Cuban—Very good. But they are not like the cigars that mother used to make.—Luife. Customer (getting his hair cut)—‘Didn’t mean, | you nip off a piece of my ear then?’ Barber (reassuringly )—“Yes, sah, a small Picco but MOL ~woOuUeh to. affect. de hearin, —The Technical World. gh Crade Trap and Feather- weight Field Cuns PRICE $60 TO $400 Send for 1904 Catalogue Mention RECREATION lxvi RECREATION. STILL ANOTHER ~ A 334x44 MAGAZINE CYCLONE Listed at $8.00, for 5 subscriptions ~ A 4x5 PONY PREMIO, No. 1 Listed at $12, for 7 yearly subscriptions A 4x5 CYCLE POCO, No. 6 Listed at $12.50, for 8 yearly subscriptions A. 4x5 CYCLE POCO, No. 3 Listed at $15, for 12 yearly subscriptions A 4x5 PONY PREMO, No. 4 Listed at $24, for 20 yearly subscriptions A LONG FOCUS PREMO Listed at $55, for 50 subscriptions Sample Copies for use in Canvassing Furnished Free 23 West 24th Street, New York City y RECREATION. Ixvii MINIMUM RECOIL MAXIMUM PENETRATION fj; PERFECT P (Rep ]/ S h i PAT TERN Za Loaded Shells Smokeless Powder Empty Shells The Robin Hood Powder Co.\ Swanton, Vt. ed / lxviii RECREA TION. H. & R. “Bicycle Hammerless” Revolver PAT. friend Harker’s popularity? end m) sketch or oto. for free re : Snes : le on patentability. All Wasiweas confidential. Bifbang— He has little to say about what a ale Boos =eEE sipulesnscrenytbine:s pelle =a ke has done and nothing to say about what -— ow to Obtain and Se atents at Inventions . : 9 we Will Pay, How to Get a Partner, explains best 7 he is going to do. —Chicago News. . mechanical movements, and contains eee ie subjects ofimportance to inventors. Tess , “Patents “It says here in the paper that one- third H. B: WILLSON & C0. Attorneys fi of what a man eats enables him to live.” 786 F Street, N.W., WASHINGTON, D. G. “T suppose the other two-thirds enables Meee ee i ae his doctor to live.”—Exchange. IE LL DELETE LLL, OL ‘Hammerless Double a Strictly Our Latest “ . aes am Li ~~ High “DAVENPORT” Send for Catalogue Mention RECREATION. ‘The Ww. H. Davenport Fire Arms Co. NORWICH, CONN, 4 RECREATION. Ixix Llar aeainst Your Doubt Without expense, or deposit, or promise to --- Ehére are no one ies bottle is free: pay, I offer to give any sick one a full dollar’s worth of Dr. Shoop’s Restorative. Not a mere sample—a regular standard dollar bottle from your druggist’s shelf. The dollar or ‘“‘ands.”’ This i is not philanthropy. ‘ Simply that I know how Dr. Shoop’s Restorative acts on the inmost n-rves—the-: power nerves—the nerves that control the vital o gans. Simply that the passing, years have furnished such abundant proof of its value that I am willing to spend a dollar on you—or any other sick one-—a hundred thousand dollars; if: need be,—that. you and others may learn beyond doubt—or distrust—or dispute—the power of: Dr. Shoop'’s Restorative If the worries of business have left their scars on your good health; if care- less habits have made youa wreck; if your nerves, your courage is waning; if you lack vim, vigor, vitality; if you are beginning to wear out; if your heart, your liver, your stomach, your kidneys, misbehave— this private prescrip- tion of a physician of thirty years’ standing will strengthen the ailing nerves —strengthen them harmlessly, quickly, surely, till your trouble disappears. ° Inside Nerves! Only one out of every 98 has perfect health. Of the 97 sick ones, some are bed-ridden, some are half sick, and some are only dull and listless. But most of the sickness-comes from a common cause. The nerves are weak. Not’ the nerves you ordinarily think about—not the nerves that govern your movements and your thoughts. But the nerves that, unguided and unknown, night and day, keep your heart in motion—control your digestive apparatus—regulate your liver—operate your kidneys. These are the nerves that wear out and break down. It does no good to treat the ailing organ—the irregular heart—the disordered liver—the rebel- lious stomach—the deranged kidneys. They are not to blame. But go back to the nerves that control them. There you will find the seat of the trouble. s There is nothing new about this—nothing any physician would dispute. But it remained for Dr. Shoop to apply this knowledge—to put it to prac- tical use. Dr. Shoop’s Restorative is the result of a quarter century of endeavor along this very line. It does not dose the organ or deaden the pain—but it does go at once to the nerve—the inside nerve—the power nerve—and builds it up, and strengthens it, and makes it well. Don’t you see that THIS 1s NEW in medicine? That this is nor the mere patchwork of a stimu- lant—the mere soothing of a narcotic? Don’t you _ see that it goes right to the root of the trouble and eradicates’ the cause? But I do not ask you to take a single statement of mine—I do not ask you to believe a word I say until you have tried my medicine in your own home at my expense absolutely. Could I offer you a full dollar’s worth free if there were any mis- representation? Could I let you go to your drug- gist—whom you know—and pick out any bottle he has on his shelves if my medicine were not UNIFORMLY helpful? Would I do this if.I were not straightforward in my every claim? Could I AFFORD to do it if I were not reasonably sure that my medicine will help, you? Simply Write Me. But you must write me for the free dollar bottle order. All druggists do not grant the test. I will then direct you to one that does. He will pass it down to you from his stock as freely as though your dollar laid before him. Write for the order to-day. The offer may not remain open. I will send you the book you ask for beside. It is free. It will help you to understand your case. What more can I do to convince you of my interest— of my sincerity? Simply state which Book 1 on Dyspepsia. Book 2 on the Heart, Book 3 on the Kidneys, Book 4 for Women. Book 5. for Men. Book 6 on Rheumatism. - book you want and address Dr. Shoop. Box 1214, Racine, Wis. Mild cases, not chronic, are often cured with one or two bottles. Fer sale at forty thousand drug stores. / Ixx RECREATION. Grand Dining Hall, Tyrolean Alps Concession World’s Fair, St. Louis HE Grand Dining Hall of the Tyrolean Alps Concession is the largest and most beautiful dining room in the world. Its floor space is 200x400 feet, unobstructed by pillar or post, Here have been banqueted Miss Alice Roosevelt, Prince Pu Lun, Prince Hohenlohe, Secretaries Hay and Taft, and many others, including the Exposition’s most distinguished and eminent guests. The Alps restaurant is in charge of America’s two most noted caterers, Mr. Aug. Luechow, of New York City, and Mr. Tony Faust, of St. Louis. Anheuser-Busch’s Budweiser is served at the Cafés of the following Concessions: The Alps Das Deutsche Haus Café Luzon The Philippines — flagenbeck’s The Boer War Shooting the Chutes Creation Palm Garden Imperial Japanese Garden Manufacturers’ Palace Bohemia Bratwurst Gloecklein Ancient Rome West Cascades Pavillion New York State Building Government Restaurant Behnke & Willmann and at all other first-class places on the grounds. Budweiser is the product of _ Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass’n St. Louis, U.S. A. 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A sound mind in a sound body is a. question of proper food, and ee hom Shredded Wheat Biscuit — will produce the desired result. It is made from the choicest wheat and nothing else. It is a known fact that whéat contains all the ele- ments of the human body and brain. It has them in just the right form and proportion to nourish human life. It builds muscle, bone, teeth and « aces eek oui 321 Publisher SONOLEST) Saal tee uiks = dice cels cacacnon: 334 The League of American Sportsmen --.---. . 324 Editor's Corner ........---------+seeeees cesses 336 PUMA TOUT EP ROLOS CANNY <= 20 iyi a Neola oe ns = -latee Din aia ries ing poke ahd oe a Nae Soe ies ee ess Se eee ae Re 342 Entered as Second-Class Matter at New York Post Office, Oct. 17, 1894. TOILET POWDER ror AFTER SHAVING Sore Throat A Harmless Antiseptic. Endorsed by the medical profes- sion. Send ten cents to pay postage on free trial bottle. Sold by Leading Druggists. Not genuine unless label bears my signature: ef chettamctt F-59 Prince St., N. Y. Insist that your barber uses Mennen’s Toilet Powder after he shaves you. Itis antiseptic, and will PREVENT J any of the many skin diseases often contracted. A posi- tive relief for CHAPPED HANDS, CHAFING, and ALL SKIN AFFLICTIONS Removes all odor of perspiration. Get MMfennen’s—the original Sold everywhere, or marled for 25 cents. Sample Free. GERHARD MENNEN GCO., NEWARK, N. J, SE ES ES Somers Mennen’s Violet Talcum ‘rxauisive Exquisite Write for free booklet on Rational Treatment of Disease. RECKEA LION. Quit Work fora while! Exchange the treadmill of dull routine for a few days by lake or river, in canoe or tent, cabin or cottage. You will come back refreshed and invigorated, with an enthusiasm which will mean larger success. Theres nothing like a taste of camping to rejuvenate a man. We can supply fishing, hunting, camping and canoeing outfits in large variety and of proved excellence. Drop in and let us talk over with you the choice of places, guides, and outfits; or send for our Catalogue “R,” which is the next best thing to actually making a tour afield —it will stir up memories and healthy hopes. ABERCROMBIE & FITCH Manufacturers of COMPLETE OUTFITS FOR EXPLORERS, CAMPERS AND PROSPECTORS 314-316 Broapway New YorK Pao a NATURAL GistORY.” HECKEATION: —New York Sun. TheAmericanNaturalHistory By W. T. HORNADAY Director of the New York Zoological Park; Author of “Two Years in the Jungle.” “Tt is a work of dignity and impor- tance.’’—Brooklyn Eagle. “Like the Bible and dictionary, a really trustworthy natural history is oneé of those books no family should be without, and it gives us pleasure to commend this one heaztily.”’— Woman’s Home Companion. “Tn this elaborate work, Mr. Horn- aday has made a very important con- tribution to the natural history of America, perhaps the most important since the publication of Audubon’s ‘Birds of America.’’’—Picayune, New Orleans, “This book is the crowning achievement of a man who has spent his life inthe study of animals. It will remain, we anticipate, for scores of years as the abiding authority on the natural history of this country.’ — Outdoor Life, Denver. } etc ee NATURAL HI STORY Size of book 10x7 inches. With 343 illustrations, picturing 375 animals besides charts and maps. 449, xxv pages, Royal 8yo. $3.50 nef, (Carriage extra.) . “A new and authoritative work. May be taken as the latest and most definite word upon American zoology.” —Tribune, Chicago. ‘Not only a book packed with in- formation which can be depended on, but one of absorbing interest. The best thing in its field that has been published in this country.’’—WNash- ville American. ‘‘For fifteen years, at least, teachers and pupils alike have been asking: ‘What is the best.Natural History of our own wild animals?’ At last this question has been answered. .. . Hereafter there will be no excuse for anyone to remain ignorant of the general characteristics of these wild creatures and their classification. . This book should be in every home, in every school, library, ranch, and cap in America, forit is a practical, common-sense book for all. It is the finest book at the price ever put -onthe market, and might-well have been sold for $5.00.’ in RECREATION, ’—G. O. Shields, By DWIGHT W. HUNTINGTON OUR BIG GAME With 16 full-page illustrations of wild animals. 8vo, $2.00 net (postage {6 cents) This book is written from the point of view of the sportsman who is also a lover of nature. The work is divided into four books, treating, respectively, of the individual members of the Deer Family, the Ox Family, the Bear Family and the Cat Family. The author has shot nearly all of the animals he describes, and his stories of the chase and his accounts of the habits of the various wild ani- mals are both entertaining and instructive. The illustrations aie, for the most part, from photographs of wild animals in their natural haunts. Our Feathered Game A Handbook for Sportsmen $2.00 net. “The sportsman’s point of view is never lost sight of, neither is the naturalist’s.”-—New York Sun. 8 full pages in color and 135 bird portraits. “The chapters are short and to the point, untechnical, and contain, be- sides the story of the usual behavior of the fowlin question, its geographical distribution and seasons, frequent anecdotes from the author’s own ex- periences, and restrictions with which State legislatures have surrounded the quarries in game laws.’’—New York Tribune. “From the standpoint of a general reader it is interesting, and from that ofa sportsman, doubly so, in fact is invaluable. On his descriptions the author makes himself well understood in simple language, while the eight full-page shooting scenes in color materially stir the blood of the follower of the dog and gun.’’—Providence News. “Mr. Dwight W. 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Don't be ‘surprised, old decree you hear me say ‘Fetch’ after I get to sleep, for I have dreams, too, and may imagine I am living it over.” DASH AMATEUR PHOTO BY H. M. BECK, POINTING QUAIL. ACKOSsr Foil SIaRRAS MADRES: J. S. BRAITHWAITE. Photos by the Author. The route chosen by our party followed closely the line of the proposed Kansas City, Mexico & Orient railway from Mifiaca, in the heart of Mexico, to Topolobampo bay, Oy tine Racine; Was were 1G) AG aie als IL could ascertain, the only cne through this gigantic range. of mountains; and the scenery along it is of unsurpassed gran- deur. The small Mexican towns and In- dian villages on the route afford opportuni- ties for observing the quaint customs of a. people who as yet are ignorant of the out- side world and unspoiled by the tourist. provisioned for a month, consisted of 10 mules, of which 6 were pack mules, each carrying a load of about 200 pounds. In at- tendance on the mules were 3 Mexican mozos. These are wonderful fellows. They never tire, and are always cheerful and contented. As long as they are provided with sufficient dried beef, beans, coffee and sugar they give no trouble. They pad along behind the mules for any distance, whis- tling and singing, and around the camp fire at night they sing weird, plaintive choruses. I do not know the record on the road for MULES WATERING AT A SPRING ON THE _ The American, or, as he is known in Mex- ico, the “Gringo,” has an important part to play in that remarkable country, and I was greatly impressed with the admirable tact and patience which characterize his dealings with the Mexicans. Americans now have a reputation for fair dealing with the na- tives. The Mexican people are genial, kindly, courteous, and free from impertinent curi- osity. For a trip through the Sierra Madres some knowledge of Spanish is imperative. We outfitted for our trip at Chihuahua, on the Mexican Central railway, and March 16 we took the train to Mifiaea, about 180 kilometers West of Chihuahua. There were 3 in our party, and our outfit, which was 277 TRAIL. these tough, wiry chaps. Our longest con- tinuous performance was 45 miles, at the rate of 5 or 6 miles an hour. We only had one mozgo with us on that occasion, but he seemed perfectly fresh on arrival, and start- ed on the return journey the same evening. They wear sandals to protect the soles of their feet, but their heels get horny and cracked. The 4 saddle mules were for ourselves and the Chinese cook, a boy, who proved hopelessly incapable. His preposterous at- tempts at bread making, and the confusion to which he reduced our provision boxes were exasperating. We each carried blankets in canvas bags. and an ordinary tent fly in case we should need shelter. The latter we used little. 278 During the winter the weather in the moun- tains is generally good, though sometimes extremely cold. From February to the end of April perfect conditions prevail, there being no extreme heat or cold, no rain, and generally an invigorating breeze. The nights, though sometimes cold in the higher altitudes, are cloudless and dry, without dew. From April to June it is excessive- ly hot in the sun, and traveling during the day would be attended with considerable discomfort. About mid June the rainy season com- mences, and there is a daily downpour for 3 months. In October cool, dry weather reappears, and probably that would be the best month to make this trip, both for scenery and hunting. Our chief difficulty was lack of water. Owing to an exceptionally dry winter many of the mountain streams end springs were dried up. In some of those left, water was discolored and unpalatable, though seeming- ly harmless. Curiously, there is no available fish life in these mountains, and it is useless to take fishing tackle. Some of the rivers contain fish 2 to 3 inches in leneth, and the Indians catch them by beating with a board on the water. The concussion stuns the little fishes and turns them belly upward, when the In- dians collect and cook them. We made our first camp on the Guerrero river, a short distance from Mifiaca. We had heard that great numbers of ducks were usually to be seen there, and we were anxious to shoot a few, but the migration Northward had evidently been going on some time and ducks were scarce. By ardu- ous stalking, there being little cover on the banks, we secured one or 2 stragglers. The next day, after a ride over a hot and dusty prairie, we arrived about noon at the foot of the mountains. The altitude of Mifiaca is 6,600 feet, and the maximum height attained in crossing the range is 8,300 feet. The trail for some distance keeps in close touch with the grading of the new railroad, then parts from it and finally picks it up again. The forests of the Sierra Madre moun- tains are of great value, but are often seri- ously damaged by fire. This waste should be stopped. At sunset we camped on a small river in a deep canyon. In the earlier stages of the journey we hobbled the mules before turning them loose at night, as they would otherwise return home. After some days this precaution be- comes no longer necessary and they are al- lowed to wander at will, in search of food. It takes some time to get the packs tied on the mules, in spite of the dexterity and activity of the mozos. The mules have to be blindfolded. No one who has not striven with a hired mule can form the least idea RECREATION. of the extraordinary patience requisite to get the proper amount of work out of the beast. A mule does things his own way. Often he will apparently pay no attention to his persecutors, but when the opportunity comes he will be even with them. Each of our party suffered at the feet of his mule, one member being knocked down and badly trampled. The mountain mules are marvelously sure footed, and though heavily loaded will scramble safely over most perilous places. I heard of a traveler through these mountains whose mule, in turning a sharp corner on a steep trail, had his balance upset by the load striking an overhanging rock. The mule started to: roll down the ravine and, as he gathered speed, the pack, bumping against projecting rocks, caused him to rebound like a rubber ball. The traveler watched him until the mule was out of sight, and then started down the mountain, with heavy heart, to recover his packs. He had not proceeded far when to his astonishment he saw his mule, pack and all, apparently uninjured, slowly working his way up a deer trail. The mule continued the ascent until he finally rejoined the pack train as if nothing had happened. There are different grades of mules. A good one is usually worth 100 Mexican dol- lars, up. Mules can be bought as low as $40, but to travel this trail on a $40 mule would be to take unnecessary risks. Bacoyfia is about 100 kilometers from Mifaca, and the trail is easy and well de- fined, there being considerable traffic be- tween the 2 places. Bacoyfia is a desolate little place with a few hundred inhabitants, situated in a dusty plain, hollowed out in the mountain range. Our first camp after passing Bacoyfia was at Rochibo (goat ranch), at an altitude of 8,100 feet. There, for the first time, we saw some Indian habitations. These Indians are known as the Taharumari, and are ex- tremely retiring and inoffensive. Their ap- pearance is remarkable, but their faces show their extraordinary timidity and gentleness. Their comnlexton is chocolate in color; their hair long and unkempt. The garments they wear resemble pajamas of white cotton and are generally very clean. When traveling on the trail with heavy loads on their backs, these Indians go practically naked and carry rude bows and arrows, with which they shoot squirrels. The Taharumaris generally go out of their way to avoid the white man, and will hide if they have time before he comes up to them. They dislike manual labor and will often rather starve than work, though they do not seem to mind traveling great distances on foot and heavily laden. They are extremely superstitious and their superstition centers around what knowledge they have of the life of Christ as given to them by the traveling priests. A number of mysterious signs may be ob- TAHARUMARI INDIAN’S HOUSE. served along the trail, and on the highest point of each divide there is always a rude cross surmounting a small heap of stones. At Easter an extraordinary ceremony takes place at the principal Indian towns. On Good Friday a species of Passion play is given, in which the scene of the crucifixion is supposed to be reenacted. The leading parts are taken by dummies, and Judas has an extremely rough time of it. The next day the Indians commence to repent of their sins and lash one another. In the meantime all the old hags for miles around have been busy preparing in enor- mous cauldrons a succulent broth. Many steers have been killed, and the young girls have been working 16 hours at a time mak- ing tortillas. There is merit in proportion to the endurance displayed over this. Then comes the fiesta, food being free to all. The native intoxicant, mescal, of course figures largely, and the revelry is kept up until all are drunk or worn ott. The Mexican priests do not take part in this affair, but presumably they countenance it, and it is horrible to think that these wild debaucheries are conducted in the name of Christianity. Further evidence of Indian superstition may be gathered from the following: An Indian came to one of the engineers working for the railway, carrying one of his fingers, which, owing to some accident, had become severed from his hand. The engi- neer explained that he could not reattach the finger, and bound up the wounded hand. The Indian, however, would not al- low him to throw away the severed finger, but carefully wrapped it up and ran with it 50 miles to the “Campo Santo” of his own tribe. There he buried the finger in his own lot, returned the same distance in the night, and resumed work the next morning. Leaving Rochibo the scenery becomes ex- ceedingly beautiful, and through the pine trees one gets distant views of the country ahead, range on range of mountains as far as the eves can see. Most of these moun- tains are pine clad, but one remarkable range, known as the Barranca de Cobre, 279 which stands out pre-eminently, has no veg- etation and presents a grim and rugged as- pect. The altitude at that point is 8,000 feet, and there are evidences of game. Sev- eral times we saw whitetail deer from the trail, but were not fortunate enough to get a shot. On one occasion one of our party saw a bunch of turkeys cross the trail in front of him. He at once dismounted and ran with his rifle in the direction in which they had disappeared. Later he understood better the extraordinary rapidity with which these birds cover the ground, and learned that it is useless to pursue them. On that occa- sion, however, he ran himself to a standstill _ without catching a second glimpse af them, and then started to retrace his steps. He crossed the trail without realizing that he had done so, and he soon began to realize that he had lost his way. He was not badly lost, however, and a shot in answer to his own helped him back to the trail. I men- VIEW AFTER LEAVING ROCHIBQ, 280 tion this incident to show how extremely easy it is to lose one’s way in these moun- tains ; and each of us, in turn, though adopt- ing every possible precaution, went through the unpleasant experience more than once. A trail or a canyon with which one is per- fectly familiar from one point of view may look entirely different from another, caus- ing one to think himself mistaken and turn back. The hotels at Chihuahua and Minaca still hold in safe keeping the effects of white men who have started gaily into these moun- tains. Those grips and valises will never be claimed. We did not secure a turkey, and although in certain districts there are known to be large bunches of them, they are rarely seen, or, if seen, successfully hunted. ~ I had one good opportunity to shoot ‘a turkey. I was resting on the ground while other members of the party were looking for a wounded deer, when suddenly one of these huge birds sailed past me and alighted a short distance away, evidently scared by one of the other hunters into flight, a-means of progression which turkeys are at all times loth to adopt. Astonished at the opportuni- ty, I jumped to my feet and scrambled in the direction of the gobbler. After a fall of about 30 fcet, I came in full view of him, close to me. Taking careful aim, I pulled the trigger, but in my hurry I had forgotten to load my rifle. As I lowered it to throw in a shell my turkey, which had become thoroughly alarmed, spread his huge wings and once more got under way. I sent a bullet after him which knocked out a bunch of feathers, but seemed to do him no further harm. Two days of easy riding took us to a spot known as Buena Vista, and it is indeed well named. The view baffles description. The pine-laden cliff rises above a gigantic cafion, said to be a mile in depth. The mountains on each side form a steep wall of rock for some depth, then break into wooded ridges, sloping down to a silver river. Many of these ridges dovetail into those projecting from the opposite side and constitute a seemingly inextricable maze, in which one who did not know the country would be quickly lost. As the eyes become accustomed to this amazing picture, small dots of light color appear in the landscape, and an inspection through field glasses shows them to be cul- tivated clearings made by the Indians. Gradually one is able to discern little In- dian huts, dotted about wherever these clearings are seen. The caves and holes in the rocks are also used as dwellings. Final- ly the trails on the mountain sides and the cattle and goats grazing can be distin- guished. The effect is stupendous. It is as if the lid had been lifted from a gigantic box and a new country displayed in minia- ture. ; It is evident that many Indians live in this IOC ie BUILT OUN, unapproachable region. Probably the ma- jority of them have never been out of the cafon. The climate below is different from that on the cliff. I understand that the Indians cultivate oranges and that semi- tropical vegetation abounds down there. I do not believe that view can be surpassed in the world. I am told that the new rail- road is to have a station at that spot. If so; many people will undertake the journey to get that view alone, and the company will be well advised to make special provision there for the tourist. We were tlren past the highest point in that mighty divide, and although the stiffest part of the journey was still ahead, we were well started on the Pacific slope. Two days’ riding took us to the village of Cuita- co, 5,750 feet up, after a steep and difficult drop of 2,coo feet. The spot is worthy of mention, because it serves as an illustration of what the country can produce when farmed by an industrious and_ intelligent man. In these mountain villages one man usually claims.the whole place as his. In all probability the title would not bear close scrutiny, but. apparently no one questions it. He is the only employer of labor, and the people depend on him for their subsistence. If he is a wise man he becomes their judge, as well as their counsellor; he probably runs the. only store, and what he says goes. - At Cuitaco are evidences of an enlightened owner, the place being beautifully irrigated. Ample crops and fruitful orchards result. There is also a tannery, which turns out excellent leather. To these little kings, of whom there are a number, varying in importance, is due the principal credit for the extraordinary immunity from molestation of any kind which the travelers in this wild country en- joy. In no other country in the world can one travel under similar conditions in such perfect safety. The descent is marked by a warmer cli- mate and a change in both the vegetation and the plumage of the birds. Maidenhair fern grows luxuriantly in the cafions near the water. The pine tree.is replaced by a strange variety of oak and numerous unfa- miliar trees, We camped several nights at an altitude of 4,000 to 6,cco feet. A long descent one day was followed by an equally steep ascent on the following day, but the country never ceases to interest and is always beautiful. The mules began to show signs of the long journey. They developed ugly raw places on their backs and shoulders, and be- came emaciated. We were therefore glad to learn that 2 more days on the trail would take us to the camp of a railway engineer, where we could obtain ample corn for -our mules and would have excellent opportuni- ties of hunting deer. The hunting which we had been able to do from our camps had A CIROSS IsUS~ SiMe Iinval MEGEO ICIS. Syp not proved successful. That we attributed in the main to our ignorance of the habits of the deer in that country; also to the fact that in the higher altitudes deer are not abundant, and we could not expect good results when we had only a few hours of the day to hunt in. The remaining 2 days proved by far the hardest of the trio. The trail is steep, nar- row, ill defined, and dangerous. Traveling is necessarily slow, and there were times when we wondered whether the mules would hold out. When a mule lies down with his pack on it is uncertain if he will ever get un again. He can not rise with his pack on, and to unpack in the places where he elects to lie down is attended with danger. 281 here and there. In the valleys are syca- more, walnut, alder and bamboo trees. There, too, for the first time we saw orange trees. Instead of mighty canyons and rug- ged peaks, there are prettily wooded ar- royos with a thick undergrowth of thorn bush. Parrots scream and chatter in the tree tops, and many birds of beautiful plu- mage are to be seen. We had excellent deer hunting there, for the whitetail deer is abundant. The camp has been for the past 2 years so plentifully supplied with venison that they almost re- garded it with disgust at the time of our visit. The mating season in these moun- tains is at an exceptional time, commencing early in February, and our hunting was at the end of it. The bucks do not shed their INQUIRING THE WAY AT A NATIVE RANCH. When we reached the camp of Mr. Nel- son, the engineer, after a steep descent, our mules were nearly “all in,’ as-our Ameri- Gans put it We were glad to meet and talk with white men, and, at their cordial invitation, to take our places at their cheery, well provided board. Fresh meat and vege- tables seemed good to us after our long subsistence on canned foods. Mr. Nelson told us that the country through which we had traveled is the hardest that the rail- road constructors will have to face, but that it presents no insuperable difficulties. We stayed at the camp 4 days, which proved most enjoyable. The altitude is about 3,700 feet and the character of the country is different from that through which we had passed. The pine tree no longer figures in the landscape, the hill tops being either bare or covered with stunted oak trees, dotted horns until May, and the new ones are free from velvet about October. A large head has 4 points on each antler. Occasionally one may have 5, but it would be the excep- tion. Two days we hunted on mule back, Don Rafael Becerra, one of the largest landed proprietors in Northern Mexico, having ar- rived, by Nelson’s invitation, with his 2 hounds. The method is to ride along the ridge of the small, thickly overgrown ar- royos, and roll down large boulders. The deer, startled in that manner, run up the op- posite ridge, giving a good chance for a shot. The hounds are only used in the case of a wounded deer, which they will not cease to hunt when once laid on the trail. It is thus of great advantage to have dogs, for without them the wounded deer will often escape. 282 I was much impressed by the appearance of the cattle in that district. Although there had been practically no rain for more than 6 months, so that the grazing had the usual bleached and dried appearance, the cattle at that. altitude were remarkably sleek and looked well fed. Cattle raising there must be extremely profitable. We left the camp with regret and resumed our journey to the Pacific coast. ‘The trail became much easier and we were able to travel greater distances in a day, but we soon learned that owing to the intense heat of the day we could travel with far greater comfort CEAIR: H, W. BRADLEY. A still, warm autumn day. other friends in an old duck hide. ’Oo'll gif you hadmission for shoot hon mah groun’? Bill Kirchner? But Ah aroun’. ’*E’s go hup Swan crick, eh? hit, you sce. ’E see mah duck boat; ’e hant wait for see me. Den Bill Kirchner can pay for hit, or youp feller can. Ah kip dis for mah frien’; Ah’m dat kin’ ’o man. Ah got frien’ hon Detroit sent hup lettcr to me, Say he'll come for shoot duck. draw hoff, see? You see sign hon de point? Say, “No trespass here.” You hant see hit? Ah know dat; he’s blaw down las’ year. Ah don’t care for dat. De lawyer man say Hit do jus’ de same hif hit’s dhere one day. don’t see heem Well, dat’s Dhere = No ducks fying, but half a million in sight, row a mile long. My friend Buck and I sitting ona log on a2 point jutting into Anchor bay. Along comes a little old fellow in a punt. in a wind- Two strung out He says: "Ow many you shoot? Not henny? Well, den Ah shant charge you much. Will ah smoke? Ah been Smoke good many lak dat hout hon de bay. Ees dose feller your frien’? Dat’s good plas to stay. Will Ah took leetle drink? Ah don't re- fuse of ’en. Dat’s pretty good stuff. Bon saute, mah good frien’. You got some deccy? No? You go hon dat hide. Dat’s mine. Ah’ll set 8 or 10 decoy hout- side. You feller, an’ frien’ hout dhere hon de bay, You stay .here jus’ long as you ant, any- way. Hif hainy man hask ’oo hinvite you, you'll say ) You was hinvite by de howner—me, Ga- briel Sharkay! NOTHSNONId FHL i +f ’ 4 | “7 tt wol- 4 1; 44d at & ls viti¢c ores T ay terrors PP) “7 Ac A40fOAne oC A 4,6 Aa nN my FAVES BiOvigg i} ANtinential jv Properly IESIZDALEA ana wide 7 Pestiah C alumi and Alhert- nat wA4t a, ' trek the he wart cof sactiticg Vide, 1 DFitisn Vom pi4a and AIDEfl4a, 14st map oO I JOS ste IDEFLY ye fia Z s 4-0 4 ‘ 4 ; p 4 summer, | found several important moun- ome of them, and have requested the yy YY Yy jj j 1 yf fy VY MT. SHRADY, LOOKING ACROSS THE SASKATCHEW tain peaks and glaciers that are not shown Alberta Government to have the names re- 7 4 al Me - < J. < on the maps and that had not been named. corded on future issues of the official maps 4 Vi- y ¢ y roll y hx £ teas g a 1444+ Many of them are well worthy of being of that country. 7/7 RECREATION RANGE, LOOKING SOUTH, 299 LAKE JULESTER. One of these peaks stands at the left of Bear creek, near its junction with the upper Saskatchewan river. It is a prominent snow covered dome rising to an altitude of about 11,coo0 feet, and is a distinguished landmark of the country. As is the custom, I blazed as tree at sascaimpe site mileam armle mouth of Bezr creek, and placed on it this inscription : “Mount Shrady is 2 miles West of this camp and across Bear creek. Named July 27, 1903, in honor of H. M. Shrady, of New York, one of America’s greatest sculptors.” This I decm a fitting honor to both the man and the mountain. Between the middle fork and the North fork of the Saskatchewan there is a range of mountains, some 20 miles long, which includes half a dozen prominent peaks, none of which had, up to that time, been named;..- so I blazed ancther tree and wrote on it this legend: “RECREATION range, extending from the middle fork to the West branch of the North fork of the Saskatchewan river. RECREATION peak at the North end of the range and next to the West branch.” RECREATION peak is a grand and imposing mountain with a flat top, probably a quar- ter of a mile wide and a mile long, and is covered with solid ice to an apparent depth of 50 feet. This ice is gradually moving down through various gulches, lead- ing from the summit in various directions. Immediately South of and adjacent to Old Silver Horn, a conspicuous peak on the left side of Bear creek, is another lofty and beautiful mountain that had not been THE GREAT HORNADAY GLACIER, 300 LEAKE HELEN: named, and this I called Lacey’s peak, in honor of Major John F. Lacey, Member of Congress from Iowa and author of the Lacey bird law. Near the base of this mountain lies a beautiful, clear, green mountain lake about a mile long and with an average width of half a mile, which I named Lake Julester, in honor of the little daughter of Mr. H. M. Shrady. : Near a high summit, which I have de- scribed in another place, is one of the most important and picturesque glaciers in that country. This I named the Great Horn- aday Glacier, in honor of William T. Horn- aday, Director of the New York Zoological society, and one of America’s foremost nat- uralists. This glacier covers probably 5,000 acres of land. On the summit the ice varies in depth from 50 feet to 300 feet, and flows out to both the East and West. The Eastern tongue is about 600 yards wide and flows into the Sun Wapta river, which in turn flows into the Athabasca river, and eventually into the Mackenzie. The high peak on the left of this tongue I desig- nated as Hornaday’s peak. There is one branch of this glacier which has been crowded off at almost a right angle with the main outflow, and which is about 200 feet wide by 30 to 50 feet in depth. The ice in this branch is split up into needles and pinnacles of the most weird, picturesque and beautiful shapes. The crevices between the various bodies are numerous and many of them wide enough for a man to walk through. Within these crevices the ice is of a brilliant, translucent blue that can not be described in words. Half way down Bear creek lies another of the beautiful mountain lakes for which that region is noted, and which I named Lake Helen, in honor of Miss Helen Hornaday, daughter of Mr. W. T. Horna- day. Lake Helen is about 2 miles long by one mile wide and is clear, deep, cold and as green as the ocean. The terminal moraine is a marvelous piece of work. One section of it, which extends below the flow of ice, has an aver- age depth of about 70 feet, a width of 400 to 500 feet and a length of nearly half a mile. On the South side this embankment is nearly perpendicular, and the base of the wall extends close to a spur of the moun- tain on which grow a few scrubby spruces and cedars. The Hornaday glacier is one of the few in that country of manv glaciers which is not receding. It has flowed millions of years and still continues to flow clear down into the Sun Wapta river. In fact, streams flowing out from under the various branches of the Hornaday glacier make the Sun Wapta. We camped about 2 miles South of the glacier and from that point we could liter- ally look down on it. There, spread out in the river valley below us, surrounded by green meadows, whole gardens of wild flowers and groves of spruce timber, was the vast bed of ice, gleaming in the sum- mer sun with a brilliancy that almost dazzled us. Lacey’s peak, Mount Shrady, and the Hornaday glacier are conspicuous land- marks of the Athabasca trail and are al- ready known by their names to all the hunters, trappers, prospectors, guides and other pioneers in that country. Upon her face observe the freckles, A wealth of funny, dark brown speckles! Tho’ she’s not fair, She should not care, Because her pa has lots of shekels. —Cleveland Leader. 301 ESS ESS WAS HARML fo) EW THIS PROC I KN 392 MUP MOOSE POSS. H. B. BROWN. It was a cold, bleak day late in Novem- ber, and a gale swept across the Northern slope of Spotted Sprucesmountain. Except for the noise made by the wind, the occa- sional tap of a woodpecker, the lonesome “yank, yank,” of an industrious nuthatch, or the discordant call of some Canada jay, silence lay unbroken over the vast forest. High up the mountain, exposed to the chilling blasts, a lone bull moose was peel- ing the bark from saplings, pausing at times to listen, or to gaze at the surround- ings, thus repeatedly convincing himself that nothing threatened his safety. He moved slowly and cautiously along paths well beaten in the snow, making no noise, and it was apparent that he was familiar with the range. Suddenly both large ears were cocked back, his jaws ceased munching and he listened intently. Then he swung his huge head around, trained his ears in the new direction, and stood as if carved from granite. His nostrils quivered as he in- haled the air, seeking in it the taint of ap- proaching danger; his small, dark eyes eag- erly scanned the downward slope and searched among tlie trees for signs of the author of the sound which had reached him; his ears showed by their rigidity how intently they listened, and his whole bear- ing was of wary alertness. Then he turned and with noiseless tread retreated until sheltered behind a mass of tree tops felled by some bygone storm. There he waited, watching and listening. A dark form could soon be seen laboring up the slope, and he who was hidden by the blowdown, recognizing another of his kind, advanced to greet him. “Hello, Bud,” the newcomer saluted in moose language, “I got to thinking about you and this old time resort, so I came up to see you. Alone, aren’t you? I thought so by the sign I noticed when I first struck your feeding trails. Nice lonesome place up here, isn’t it? Pretty hard to beat this locality! Perhaps you think it strange I should seek you out after the drubbing you gave me early in the fall, but I’ve forgiven you. It was either you or J, and the abler won. There’s more snow in the air and I shouldn’t be surprised if a big storm were brewing. If it,should be, and the snow should get deep, you'll see that old fellow who has been loafing around the swamp down by Spectacle pond getting up here as soon as his weak legs will let him.” “You're mistaken there,’ replied Bud, “you'll never lay eyes on him again.” 393 “Why not?” the other asked. “Has he left this part of the country?” “Yes,” continued Bud; “he has departed by the 30-30 route, and his troubles are over. I saw the old chap when I was on my way up here several weeks ago and urged him to join me, but he would not heed my arguments and advice. I had been up in sight of tae Kibby camps and had seen smoke arising from them. By that I knew a party of hunters was expect- ed there, and told the old fellow that if they came he would surely be found, with results probably fatal to him. This year his antlers grew in freak style. One was small and the other looked more like a cow's crumpled horn than the headpiece of a veteran bull moose. He was sensitive about it and afraid the others would impose on him. He had fared badly during the mating season, and the many defeats he received then had taken away his courage. He insisted on staying by himself, and paid for his folly with his life.” “You were captured,” inquired the new- comer, “weren’t you, when you were a youngster? Got stuck in the mud and were dragged out by men?” “Yes; I was a prisoner many days, and learned much about our enemy which has been of value to me since. They make, with considerable ceremony, rules to gov- ern their conduct toward us at certain sea- sons, and then some of them deliberately violate those rules. They call the rules ‘laws’ and impose severe penalties for their infringement. When I was in captivity I heard it said that there was always close time on cow and calf moose, yet when I had been released and was searching for my mother, whom I didn’t find for several days, I came across evidence of how the lust for blood in some men’s breasts over- comes their respect for all laws. “I had searched for Mother in the di- rection she was going when JI had last seen her, and my hunt had carried me to Dead river. I went down the bank look- ing for some place where -others had crossed, for I had learned to keep out of water where there was no sign that other animals had entered it. While going down the river I came to the body of a cow moose, lying at the edge of the water where it fell.- She had evidently been drinking when shot either from a canoe or the op- posite bank. Just conceive, if you can, what instincts the man who did that must have! He had been afraid even to ap- proach close to his victim, as the wet 304 sand around the body held no footprints other than hers, and of course he had taken away none of the meat. She had been sacrificed just to appease the fiend’s desire to see something die. I noticed she was a mother, and I prayed that her young one was old enough to care for himself. Her executioner had not respected the law enough to refrain from shooting, yet he had been too cowardly to profit by his atrocious act. How contemptible such a man must be! “Men are much dependent on fire, and it is no wonder they smell so smoky. They have fires on all occasions it seems. Nearly all the food they eat is prepared over a fire, and they keep fires burning in their houses just for the sake of the heat pro- duced. Remember, my comrade, that where you see a blaze or smoke, or scent the lat- ter, there you are nearly sure to find man. If you are pursued by men and can elude them until darkness falls, a sharp lookout for the blaze they are almost sure to make where they pass the night may enable you to circle them and be well out of harm’s way ere another sun rises.” “Ves, Bud, that’s sound advice,” said the other. “A good moose motto would be: ‘Beware of Smoke.’ To change the sub- ject, how extensive a yard have you laid out here?” : “Not unusually large,” replied Bud. “Moose are lazy unless there is a reason for activity, and I’m no exception. I’ve planned my feeding ground so as to get just enough exercise to keep me feeling well and no more. If many join us we can enlarge it, and we'll probably have to shift it some under any circumstances. I sleep ordinarily back there under those spruces, and a short distance below is an excellent place to lie during the day. The sun shines in warmly and I can easily see what’s going on. It’s too bad our old friend who tarried at Spectacle pond isn’t here to enjoy the coming winter with us. “Speaking of his freak antlers reminds me of the set I grew 2 seasons ago. They were long and round, rather than flat, and, although of equal length, they were the cheapest appearing headdress I’ve had since I got my growth. For business, how- ever, they were all right, and in a fight were big medicine. I was mixed up in an affair near Felker pond with a bull much older than I, but came out winner. We met at the top of the horseback and I told him he was not wanted. He snorted at me, and asked what I thought I could do with those light antlers. He had a magni- ficent head, broad, solid and heavy and I could see that in a clinch mine would stand no show. I was the heavier otherwise and considered myself more active. Instead of opening the combat, I taunted him until RECREATION. his blood fairly boiled. He lowered his head and came 4t me on the jump. That was the chance 1 was awaiting. I let him almost reach me, then jumped to one side, avoided his rush, threw down my own head, and was back with my antlers in his ribs before he knew what had happened. His impetus was so great and my impact so solid, that we both went down, over the side of the horseback toward the pond. I was up first and was waiting when he again charged. The same trick was again effective, but that time I kept my feet, and when he started to rise I gave it to him hard. He showed no sign of owning defeat, so I continued my advantage, ramming him nearly to the water’s edge. No, ‘1. “don’t- know how badly he was injured, nor what became of him. He needed taking down a bit,-and his opinion of himself was un- deubtedly lessened when I finished with im. “The following winter my antlers were unusually slow in coming off, perhaps be- - cause they were distasteful to me. In March, I was still wearing them. They were not secure and I knew that before many days I should be rid of them. Had the growth of trees been thicker up here I should have probably lost them sooner. There had been many and heavy storms, and the snow was about 5 feet deep in the woods. Not long previous there had been a rain, followed by a freeze. That had formed a hard, thick crust, strong enough to hold me when motionless, but through which, unless [I stepped carefully, I would break. On top of the crust was another layer of snow about ankle deepal those conditions I was startled by hearing men. They came carelessly toward me and, of course, I was warned of their approach. long before they appeared, I dreaded going forth from the well made trails which I had traveled when feeding, but the men came steadily nearer and no alternative was left. They had climbed the mountain at another point and were coming around on a course which could not fail to reveal to them my presence. It did, however, allow me to work down to the extent of my trails and to shape my course toward the valley without having first to ascend the ridge. That was a great help, and, notwithstanding the deep snow, I made fair progress. It was labor- lous traveling, nevertheless, and after going a short distance [I waited, trusting the men would pass and allow me to return. It was warm for the season and the violent exercise caused the steam to rise in a per- fect cloud from my body. fk listened to the men and could soon distinguish the sound made in the snow by the contrivances woven from caribou hide and stretched in ash bows, which they wore on their feet. They followed my feeding BUD MOOSE “POSES. trails in and out, and searched carefully. It seemed impossible they should be so dense as to expect to find me there after the commotion they had made in coming. Suddenly it occurred to me that they ex- pected to find me gone, and were looking for sign in the snow to determine at what point I had left the yard. I dreaded to move lest the breaking crust should warn them of my whereabouts, which might pos- sibly otherwise remain hidden from them. I knew that should they happen on the point where I had startcd into the snow, there would be no mistaking so plain a trail, and as they seemed to hunt carefully I decided it was time to move. “T went as fast as possible, yet making no more noise than necessary. That my judgment was good in leaving when I did was soon confirmed by a victorious shout, ‘as one who had chanced on my trail sum- moned the others to his side. I heard their answering cries, and knew that all would soon be hot on my track. Ceasing all at- tempts to go quietly, I put my whole en- ergy into speed. It was late, and if I could escape them until dark, | might give them the slip altogether. My course still was downward, although the slope was less steep, but at every jump I went in clear to my belly, and the loose snow under foot was but a poor foundation from which to make the succeeding spring. My progress had been so noisy that I had heard nothing of my pursuers, and after getting well . down into the valley I paused to rest. My muscles were not so hard as they had been earlier in the season and I was trembling with fatigue. I had been at rest but a few minutes when I heard the men approaching and learned with consternation that those from whom I had often easily run away were now fleeter than I. Near at hand was a dense cedar thicket; into that I went; turned at bay, and awaited what the future held in store for me. “The men soon came up, and I learned that there were 3. Each wore a bag pack on his back; one carried an axe; while another had one of those death-dealing metal tubes in his hand. They could see me, but as the man with the tube made no attempt to point it at me, I concluded, and rightly, too, as it proved, that my life was not the object of their search. They tried in a number of ways to make me leave the shelter of the cedars and go into more open woods. If there had been some decent footing, I should have gone out, and in a way the man with the tube wouldn’t have appreciated unless he had got his work in quickly. I recognized him as Andrew Douglass, whom I had seen when I was a captive. He was the Nestor of the woodsmen in that section and the supreme authority on game. He suggested, Tain. -tance when day broke. 305 to one whom he called Joe, to go in near me, and pointed out a tree which could be felled to hit me and force me to move. Joe replied that he didn’t want any bull moose dancing on his snow shoes, and refused. Andrew sneered with disgust and said that were he 10 years younger he would do it without fear. They didn’t attempt the tree method, but threw snowballs and pieces of limbs at me. I was ina rage, but refused to be drawn into a charge. They continued to harass me until sunset, when they departed, going hurriedly down the valley, much to my relief. “That night a misty drizzle sct in and I started carefully back toward the moun- I went slowly, not having recovered from the day’s unwonted worry, and had accomplished only a small part of the dis- My first daylight meal was not complete when my tormen- tors were heard again coming on my trail. I realized that with the crust still weaker than on the previous day it would be im- possible to e-cape them and no thicket be- ing at hand in which to hide I resolved to allow them to do their worst. Only the man called Joe came near, although I pre- tended to be undisturbed and continued browsing. He had one of those leather covered black. boxcs such as was once be- fore aimed at me, only his was on 3 legs and stood by itself. I knew this process was harmless and continued eating. Joe covered his head with his coat, stuck his face into the back of the box a minute, put something thin in that part of the contri- vance, and then clicked it at me. “Having done this he called the others and when they had come up he directed Andrew to get in front of me and be in- cluded in the performance. This Andrew did, but when he raised that tube until I was looking right into the black hole in the center, my mane raised and I was seri- ously tempted to jump for him. Joe put his head in the box and directed An- drew to get up closer to me. This he ac- complished slowly and without lowering his weapon. ““Tyon’t you come for me, you old cuss,’ he said, ‘or I'll put a pill in you that will not digest well. - How’s this, Joe, am I nigh enough ?” ‘“““No,’ Joe replied. ‘Get up nearer, An- drew; he’s tame, and if he does come you can dodge? ““Consarn him! I don’t like beiag too sociable with him. He might get on my corns.’ “They finished their business. with the box, but seemed anxious lest the light rain which was falling should interfere with the - success of their venture. Before going, Andrew pleaded to be allowed just to nick one of my ears with a bullet so he would 306 know me if we should ever meet again, but the third man, who seemed the leader, al- though saying and doing little, objected strenuously to this. He said: “‘No Andrew, I know you too well. You would be likely to shoot too low, and do something you would always regret. You know that at King and Bartlett we have prided ourselves on upholding the game laws, and to-day is no time to begin doing differently. Perhaps it will clear by OLD IDA A. They were seated round the fireplace, on a rainy afternoon, Talking of the hunting season that was coming very soon, When the door was opened softly, and a well known form .appeared, ‘Twas the Captain, so they called him; one that all of them revered. He was given warmest greeting, for they loved this hunter well For his quiet, kindly manner and the stories he could tell; But this evening he was silent when they pressed him for a tale, ; And the more observing ’mong them no- ticed that his face was pale. Then one ventured the suggestion that “Perhaps his traps was stole,” And another, “Had some loafer swiped his new cane fishing pole?” Or had some one “’bused his Rover, run him off to hunt awhile?” Thus the jokes and lively banter, but the hunter did not smile. They regretted soon their jesting, for he raised his head and spoke; And they saw ’twas with an effort, for his ~ yoice was strained, and broke. “Boys,” he sadly said, “I’ve shot him! Shot my good, old, faithful Rove \”” Now his tears were softly falling, though to check them hard he strove. RECREATION. to-morrow, and if it should we will return and give Mr. Moose another sitting.’ “They soon went away, but so did the snow. That thaw was the beginning of the breaking up of winter. The next day the crust was soft and mushy, soon all the low- lands were afloat, and it was many weeks before I was again disturbed by man. “What do you say to our having a lunch and then taking a nap? There’s some ex- cellent tender moosewood over this way, let’s go and strip a little.” ROVE. GRAVES. “And I tell you, boys, I shook so I could hardly hold my gun, For to shoot my faithful Rover was the hardest work I’ve done. . “J have had Rove since a puppy, and I knew what he would do; He has been my stanch companion, ever trusty, fond and true. “In the stormiest winter weather, though he might be tired and lame, He has never once deserted; he was always just the same. “Never in the years I’ve had him has he left and gone home first; Often have we lunched together, at the same stream quenched our thirst. “But at last age crept upon him, and he grew dull, stiff, and lame; And though I still took him hunting, he could scarcely see the game; “So I thought ’twere surely better that his sufferings should cease, And that from his growing weakness he should find a quick release. “Tears? Ah, yes! I couldn’t stay them, for I felt a crushing grief; Though when he was dead—poor Rover—I could only feel relief. “And I wonder when the angels come, my. spirit home to send, If they'll find me as my dog was, faithful even to the end?” PROM. Tih CAME EEE EDS. ‘The man who quits when he gets enough, with plenty of game still in sight, ts a real sportsman, A WELL MERITED, REBUKE. On page 168 of September ReEcrREATION you print an article entitled “God’s Creat- ures,’ which is so personal in its attack on me that I am sure you will permit me to rebuke it in your magazine. The questions, discussed in RECREATION should be approached in a spirit of broad minded fairness, such as is characteristic of sportsmen. Let us examine the style of argument used in the above mentioned arti- cle. Here is the opening paragraph: “RECREATION prints ‘A Plea for the Bird Dog,’ based on the assertion that the dog is one of God’s creatures. Doubtless he is, but have we any reason to suppose that birds, rabbits and deer are creatures of the devil?” No. We have no reason to suppose such a thing, and | never knew any one but Mr. Ladd, the author of the article in question, to suggest it. Again: “There is as much sportsmanship in shooting a deer driven past a stand, or a calf tied to a post, as there is in using a shot gun, charged with hundreds of minia- ture projectiles, over a frained pointer.” This paragraph indicates profound ignor- ance of shooting at moving game. Most men think they could hit a deer driven past Mestad mor a DiTndeidtished over-a dogs until they have tried it. The best rifle shots gen- crally miss a running deer, and the best shot.gun shots rarely average more than one Bob White to 2 shots. After displaying some more amazing ignorance of field shoot- ing, as illustrated bv his characterization of shooting over a dog as “merely pressing the button, while the dog does the rest,’ Mr. Ladd goes on to enumerate the damage done by stray dogs and curs, and then demands a bounty on all dogs as a remedy. He also says: “More human beings have died of rabies than ever fell victims to carnivorous beasts.” He is evidently un- aware that tigers in India kill annually hun- dreds of human beings, and that rabies is so rare a disease that its very existence was stoutly denied only 2 or 3 years ago by many physicians. Many articles on the sub- ject appeared in the daily papers, and the number of authentic cases reported was about as great as the number of authentic deaths from shark bite. Mr. Ladd cails a dog a “vicious, unnatural brute.” ‘Thus he displays his hatred of God’s creatures. No true man ever knew a good dog without feeling for him a deep respect and love. I fear Mr. Ladd’s views of dogs are derived from contact with curs, for his remarks apply only to such. 307 _does not know? He claims that the ownership of a dog and a gun proves that the owner is after game. The rest of this letter will dis- prove that. He includes a ferret in his re- marks, thus disingenuously trying to make my plea for the noble bird dog apply to an animal that no sportsman ever uses. This is only a step farther than his effort to make the plea extend to curs. He thus closes: “Let the gunner be thrown wholly on his own resources; let him pay for his educa- tion as we still hunters have paid, with many .a long, hard tramp that brought no return other than the pleasure of hunting, a task so menial that Mr. Raymond delegates it to his dog, while he finds pleasure in gath- one the spoils, and accounts them honora- e It is this personal and direct slur aimed at me by name that I wish to rebuke. What can one think of the sportsmanship of a man who could write and publish such a paragraph about another man whom he Let us look at the facts. I own 2 bird dogs and an excellent gun. Therefore, according to iur. Ladd, I hunt only for game. My dogs are kept in a poultry wire pen. They never run at large. They seldom kill human beings, or even sheep. In fact, they harm no one and nothing. Nearly every day, winter and summer, they accompany me on a tramp of one to 4 hours. In the past 19 months I have shot one Bob White, to oblige a young lady who wished to see some field shooting and to taste quail. That is all I have shot, or shot at. What is my number in your pen, please? For 5 months I kept records of all the birds I saw on my tramns and identified about I00 varieties, noting their seasons. The army target season was the sole cause of my discontinuing this study. ‘I visited many birds at their homes and photographed afew. Thus I found “pleasure in gathering the spoils.” Of course, I delegated to my dogs the menial task of finding the birds in the tree tops. I am only an average type of the man who owns a dog and a gun. There are others here whose slaughter is almost as sanguinary as my own. I have hunted with many gentlemen with trained dogs, and I have invariably found them true sportsmen. They take infinitely more pains, and exercise infinitely more intelligence, woodcraft and knowledge of the habits of the game, in training their dogs and handling them in the field, than the still hunter ever does in tramping for game. 308 The stili hunter has the pleasure of his tramp and his search for game, which he rarely gets. The man who hunts with a good bird dog gets all this and, in addition, has the pleasure of handling the dog, a task which, to be properly performed, requires a high order of skill. He also has a reason- able chance to carry home game, which can not be utilized as “a valuable food supply,” to quote Mr. Ladd again, unless it be car- ried home. There is more sport with dog and camera, or with dog alone, in the field, than there is with gun and no dog; but the king’s own sport is with dog and gun. R. R. Raymond, Captain, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., L. A. S., 10,177, Fort Leavenworth, Kans. WANTS A LONGER SEASON. As a sportsman and an ardent reader of | RecrEATION I take the liberty of writing you concerning a matter which has caused great dissatisfaction among the sportsmen of this city. As you are undoubtedly aware, the Leg- islature of New York recently passed a law changing the close season tor wild fowl to January I to September 16; formerly it was May 1 to september I. I do not approve of spring shooting, hence, when J heard that it was abolished by law, I was greatly rejoiced, and felt proud to be a citizen of the 11th State of the 47 to take such action for the preservation of the finest of our American game birds. But the Legislature in abolishing spring shooting has made close season of the only 2 months, January and February, in which good shooting may be enjoyed in this locality. Little has been written about the wild fowl shooting on the St. Lawrence river. This is because the whistler, or the golden- eye, the only duck that visits us in num- bers, is elsewhere not considered desirable game. It is all we have, however, and although poor in its edible qualities, it af- fords excellent sport and a fine test of marksmanship to the sportsmen along the St. Lawrence. The fact that this duck re- mains on its Northern feeding grounds until frozen out is a sufficient reason why it does not arrive on the St. Lawrence until late in December, especially if that month be milder than usual. January Ist always finds the golden eye abundant on this river. In the early part of May, or sometimes late in March, it returns North. During the latter part of March and in May, I have noticed that the whistlers fly in pairs. The time for mating has come, and the hunter who has the greatest num- ber of females among his flock of decoys will obtain the best shooting. Then all the ducks gather in an immense flock for the flight North. This is generally in May, RECREATION. or if spring be early, in the latter par March and April. partie! I have tried to lay before you the habits of our species of wild fowl in order to ask your opinion as to what should be done tc bring back to us at least one month of our favorite sport. If the close season could be made here as an exception, say March 1 to. September 16, or even February 1 to September 16, it would give us a chance to use our guns. We would greatly prize the opinion of the President of the League of American Sportsmen on this subject of so much interest to the sportsmen of the St. Lawrence river. Ashley D. Conger, Ogdensburg, N. Y. I can not advise the enactment of a spe- cial law to cover your section of country. [here are too many exceptions to the gen- eral game law of this State already, and as a consequence it is difficult to enforce the laws. It frequently happens that where 2 aajoining counties have. different laws a man who is arrested in one county for vio- lating a law claims that the game was killed across the line in the other county. Fur- thermore, county lines are not prominently marked anywhere, and it is often difficult for even an honest man to know whether he is hunting in St. Lawrence county or Franklin county, for instance. The laws should be uniform throughout this State and all other States. Such laws may some- times work a hardship on some people, but it often happens that the will of a few mea must bend to serve the best interests of the majority.—Epiror. IN MICHIGAN WOODs. On a cold day in the latter part of Oc- tober a party of 6 was speeding North- ward over the rails. We were going hunt- ing, and, having heard deer were abundant, we doubted not that we should get our share. Leaving the railroad, a tiresome drive of 30 miles over sandy ridges and corduroy roads took us to our hunting grounds. Finding no householder willing to take us all in, we separated, 3 of us going to board at one house and 3 at another. The divis- ion in which I was included was billeted on an old Scotchman, who lived alone in a log cabin, a mile back from the road. We slept in thé garret of the cabin on blankets spread on the floor. The first morning of our stay we were up with the sun. Choosing each our own course westruck into the woods. My first shot was at a fawn just out of the spotted coat, which I jumped from under a fallen tree top. The perverse thing ran zigzag, dodging first one way then another. Catching him through the sights, I fired, but when the bullet got there the fawn was somewhere else, I started several more PROM THE GAME FIELDS. deer that day, but-all at a distance:: The ground was bare and the leaves dry and crisp with frost, so my progress was una- voidably noisy. Comparing notes with the rest of the party that evening, I found they had had about the same experience. A few days later I wounded a deer near the river, and it escaped by swimming. One of the boys, the youngest of us all, shot a bear just at sundown and followed its trail by the blood as long as he could see. Then he quit, intending to take it up again in the morning; but it rained hard that night, and the next day, though we all tried, we could make nothing out of the trail. The day following 2 of us ran across 2 cubs in nearly the same locality. We killed one of them, a big, fat black fellow weighing 26 pounds. The other hid ia the tangle of ground hemlock and could not be found. naa day on 2 simone ib, pecan) to snow. While it was still snowing, I borrowed an old white linen duster from my landlord, put it on over my hunting suit, and went out. After wandering -about a while I struck a fresh sign and followed it into a clearing. All about the edge of the clear- ing the brush grew thickly. As I drew near one side I saw the bushes move and out jumped a fat doe. As she did so I snapped the shot barrel of my gun at her. but it missed fire. The doe ran along the side of the open, stopped and looked back. That was my chance. I cut loose with the rifle barrel, shooting her through the lungs. She ran nearly-a half mile: and I found her dead on the snow. . We hunted until the close of the season, getting 6 deer, besides the little bear. The most experienced hunter in the party did not get a shot; the greenhorns killed all the game. Few deer were killed in Northern Michi- gan last fall, there being but little tracking - snow. There should be good hunting next year. The State permits deer shooting only during November, and the law is strictly enforced. F, W. Sebring, Detroit, Mich. EAGLE LAKE, It was a crisp October afternoon when we rolled out otf M Our horse was in fine fettle, and we had a delightful drive through wooded hills and _ grass-grown dales, with the added charm of a probable acquaintance with the feathered tribe on the morrow. We reached our hotel at dusk, and after supper discussed prospects with the pro- prietor and another member of our craft who had but recently arrived. Long before light the next morning we were swallowing red hot coffee in our over- eagerness to reach the chosen points in the marsh. Our new acquaintance joined us, gO8 and all embarked in the same boat. By sunrise we were well advanced on our water journey. Just before our landing was reached a pair of black ducks rose with an awful tumult. Quick work brought both down, and filled us with an- ticipation: of a successful day. For an hour the ducks were here, ihere, ~ everywhere, but we succeeded in stopping only 4 birds. We had no decoys, no guide; simply taking chance shots from _ the - marshy points reaching into the lake. But why dwell on the size of the bag? That is but an incident to the true sports- man. We had enough shooting. aiiie waters of the lake lay placidly at our fcet and stretched far past the marsh lands until flanked by towering hardwood for- ests. It was the wilderness as made by God and untouched by man. The blue sky overhead was untainted by the smoke of cities. We drank the pure ozone, and buried the past in the supreme delight of the present. We saw wild birds and heard the roar of hundreds of wings. We caused our guns to boom and smelled the burning powder until the very air about us was laden with its incense. What cared we if the feathered denizens of this wilderness escaped our aim? Not a whit, but rather were we glad when, in after hours, it was thought over. All real sportsmen know that killing is not all of hunting. Suc- cessful shots give us food for thousands of reveries in years to come; the unsuccess- ful ones comfort us with the thought that our brothers will reap benefit from our failures. After the flight was over we roamed the forest in quest of woodcock or grouse, but no sharp whistle or boom of wings caused pressure of the trigger. In the deep silence we were so near the heart of nature as to be affected by her mood, and swayed by her influence. ‘lhe desire to kill became less than a memory, and the true joyous- ness of relief from the city’s strife pos- sessed us. : ; It was with deep regret that we began our return journey, gazing back over the lake and recalling every incident of the morning. The homeward drive was one long delight. When the lights of the citv appeared in the distance and life’s turmoil was again thrust upon us, how unreal and unsatisfying it seemed after our experience of the morning! E. H. Goodnough, New York City. AE URIKE YOeEOUNE: IN SOUTH: CAROLINA. After riding some distance, perhaps half a mile, we emerged from a pine forest into a rice field and had only proceeded a few yards when my companion suddenly drew in his horse and directed my atten- tion to a flock of wild turkeys running 310 single file through the field toward the woods from which we had just come. They were not within gunshot, so we had to content ourselves with noting the point at which they entered the forest, resolving to go after them early next morning. Mean- time, we continued our ride to Kawkaw swamp, where we secured 3 or 4 fat mal- lards. True to our plans, we were up before light next morning. Turkey hunting was a new experience with me, and the thought of securing one of these magnificent birds produced sensations decidedly pleasant. We rode to the point in the forest in the vicin- ity of which we believed the turkeys were roosting. Having hitched our horses, we walked some little distance in different di- rections and posted ourselves so that when daylight should arrive. we should be, as we hoped, within gunshot of the game. I took my position near a tall pine and waited. A weird wuncanniness seemed to pervade the atmosphere. It was the hour that just precedes the dawn, when the stillness is intense, and all nature seems to be at rest. Altogether it was a situa- tion calculated to quicken the imagination and cause one to see and hear things that exist only in the realm of fantasy. !’res- ently I heard the startling whoop of a great owl—“whoo-whoo-whoop-aw.” Great Scott! What a fearful sound! Day was breaking; nature was astir, and ere long “the heavenly harnessed team” would begin “his golden progress in the East.” As the shadows lightened and objects became more discernible, I eagerly peered into the branches of the trees. Eureka! here, on the limb cf a tall pine, but within good range, perched a splendid gobbler. So still had I remained that he was unconscious of danger. I cautiously crept a few feet nearer, using an intervening pine as a shield to hide me from his keen eye. At the crack of the gun he came down with a crash. A little later my companion made a skilful shot at another young gobbler on the wing and bagged him. As we had meat enough and fun enough for one day, we abandoned further efforts and returned home. E. S. King, Washington, D. C. MY COON HUNT. Our corn had been disappearing rapidly for some time and the field was strewn _with half eaten ears. I surmised that coons were doing this mischief, and on investiga- tion found their unmistakable tracks, much like the print of a baby’s foot. Something had to be done if we were to save our corn, so I decided to have a coon hunt. Il got Sam Jackson, a2 neighboreto-ee with me. He had a miserable looking mon- grel with one ear partially chewed off, but RECKEATION. Tige, as he was called, was a good coon dog. We started about 8 o’clock that night, taking with us my father’s old muzzle- loader and about 5 rounds of powder and shot, and walked over to the cornfield. I staid along the edge of the woods which skirted the cornfield, and started Sam, with Tige, into the field. In a few minutes I heard the dog bark furiously, so I prepared for business. The coons headed off to the left of me and went into the woods. I ran as fast as I could to where I heard them go in where I found the dog at the foot of a sapling in the crotch of which sat a coon. I drew a bead on him and down he came. I thought he was the only one. Tige evi- dently did not. He started for a large tree near the edge of the woods, and Legan barking and jumping up against the trunk. Sam went up the tree and I handei the gun up to him. He soon spotted a coon and fired at him. Either the moonlight | was not bright enough for Sam to sce well or one load of shot was not enough for the coon, for he still sat perched out on the branch. I loaded the gun again for Sam and that time the coon came down. He was the largest one I ever saw. Sam found 2 more coons in the tree and shot them both out. He was coming down when I saw another coon out on the end of a limb, but how to get him was a question, for our gun was useless, as we had no more powder. I told Sam to break off a stick and knock the coon out with that. Sam started out on the limb, creeping care- fully until he was near enough to hit the coon. Then taking aim Sam was about to swat him, when down came limb, coon and Sam! Tige jumped at them and finally succeeded in dragging out the coon. After a fierce fight Tige killed him. Two of these coons were exceptionally large, but the others were of ordinary size. W. K. McMullen, Schenectady, Nive A NEW WAY TO TRAP WILDCATS. I must tell you something. I have becn considerate and forgiving as long as I can. Dad bing his skin! It ought to be told on him. I’ve been out with all kinds of sportsmen, but I never went with a man before who would offer to guide the game to his traps. Will Heckert, of this place, loves to hunt, but is too blooming considerate to suit my taste, and I will never go with him again A party of us started for the Florida Capes on a 22 foot catboat. Incidentally we were going to catch a few 6-foot tarpon and kill a wildcat or 2. This was Heckertt’e part of the contract to make sure of win- ring the apple pie. He bought a chicken for which the woman charged him $1.50 when she found he wanted it for bait. He made iO a teteenG, ANVIL. Js | ICID Si. a little coop and put it aboard the boat. We shifted that chicken from place to place, whither we went, 75 miles and half way back before we found a likely place for wild- cats. Now mind you, the ornary cuss wouldn’t feed that poor chicken a thing, excusing himself by saying: ‘What’s the use? The wildcat will get it anyway.” Of course we fed the hen regularly. Finally Heckcrt smelt wildcat, so wé hove to: he with lis chicken, trap, axe and lantern went ashore in the rowboat. After prospecting in the scrub and sawgrass until it got dark he set his trap, drove a stake, tied the chicken to it by one leg, hung the lantern on the stake and came aboard again. When we asked him if he hadn’t forgotten the lantern he looked at us pityingly and asked: “How the devil is the wildcat “going to see the chicken unless I leave the light?” Would you or would you not cut such a hunter’s acquaintance. Is he or is he not a cracker? Dr. J. E. Miller, West Palm Beach, Fla. CONFESSION OR DREAM? In December R&crEATION is an article by A. C, Todd, entitled “A White Rabbit Hunt.” After carefully reading it ] am un- able to decide whether it is an account of an actual hunting trip, or only a story writ- ten to amuse the readers of RECREATION. If the latter, it accomplishes its object, for it is sufficiently entertaining; if the former, the author is certainly inexcusable; and I aim surprised that he would venture to place in the hands of an editor who so fear- lessly and unmercifully roasts game hogs, an article in which he frankly confesses himself a violator of the game laws of Pennsvlvania. It is generally admitted that Christmas comes on December 25th, even in Pennsyl- vania, where the season for killing game closes December 15th. Yet Mr. Todd tells us that 2 years ago last Christmas he and his companion started on a hunting trip to Pike county, Pa., and that the next day they killed 6 rabbits, and on the 27th 8 rabbits. Also, that after lunch, they “pene- trated deeper into the swamp in the hope of -meeting larger game.” What kind of larger game’ he does not say, but I infer that had they found deer, turkey, grouse or quail, these would have met the fate of the white rabbits. Had these hunters been detected by Dr. Joseph Kalbfus or some active game war- den $140 fine and the costs of prosecution would have been the penalty for this de- lightful week spent in Pike county, Pa. W. H. Butler, Marietta, Pa. I trust Dr. Kalbfus may yet look into the Todd case and if Todd violated the law, as appears, he should be punished for it, even 311 after this lapse of time. With Mr. Todd’s confession on record it should be an easy matter to convict him, if guilty—EpzrTor, CAMPING IN WASHINGTON. A trip to Mt. Stewart, in Washington, had been .planned long before September 7, 02, when H. C. Ackley, Geo. F. Davis, W. F. Luff, W..M. Pearson, T. J. Collier and W. J. Moore left Ellensburg equipped for aa) week’s stay in the mountains. We had a jolly time. If grouse were scarce,’ plenty of trout made up the deficiency. During the week we killed only 4 grouse. Did not see a track of a deer and saw but one bear track. Some of the trout were 2 feet long and ready to eat all the grass- hoppers in the country. I brake my bamboo rod on one big fellow, so borrowed Davis’ Bristol. From that day I made up my mind that I would own a steel rod before the next season. Tuesday we climbed the moun- tain 14 miles for bear and huckleberries and were rewarded by getting one quart of the latter, just enough to make one lonesome pie. I happen to be an expert cook, and the boys pronounced that pie the best ever. Wednesday, mountain fires drove us down the Tearaway river to safer grounds. A long hunt and‘no game was our day’s work. The summer game hogs had killed every- thing, so the lumbermen said, but a better looking game country never grew out of doors. The last day we camped on First creek in the swamp country, when we all took a stroll of 12 miles and got 2 grouse. Radical measures must be taken or in less than 5 years there will not be a grouse left in Kittitas county. When we broke camp we made a direct shot for home, disgusted with our hunt, but more than pleased with our fish and our good time. W. J. Moore, Ellensburg, Wash. GAME NOTES. There are a lot of skunks here who have no regard for the law. Game.is being slaughtered daily and nightly. There have been 3 nights in 2 weeks, that I know of, in which some of these beasts have been in my own pasture and woods. I should not have known it but for the shots. -Last evening | took my 44 revolver and searched the side hill thoroughly, where I judged the shots were fired, but found nothing. The reprobates either made exceedingly quick tracks or kept wisely quiet. What would have transpired had I found them I did not stop to consider. I would at least have ‘booted them off my premises. I know of places where bums, and even supposedly respectable neighbors, lie in wait at night and slaughter deer when they come out to feed; but being only a private citizen and a neighbor I am almost powerless to do any- 312 thing unless I catch these lawbreakers on my own premises. There were a rumber of deer on my own place a short tin.e ago and I did the best I could to leave them undisturbed. They fed at night in my back fields, drank and waded in the little lake in my pasture and slept and rested in a thick second growth patch adjoining my wood lot; but these hogs found my little herd of deer and have killed or frightened them away. I hear shooting every night in some one of the feeding places which are all within half a mile or so of my house. S. C.> Brighton, Me. I have just returned from a Io days’ hunt in this State and I find grouse have changed their habits entirely since my boy- hood days. Then they could be found any- where, while now they are found only in swamps and thick pine woods. ‘There is no danger of grouse becoming extinct from any but natural causes in this section, for the pines and brambles are so thick it is difficult to see the birds when they flush, and impos- sible to kill them, except by a chance shot. _A hunter can easily start Io to 30 in a day’s hunt; he will be lucky if he sees 5 or 6 of them, and more lucky still if ke gets any at all. They are little hunted, and but for the fact that foxes are as thick as house cats in a city, grouse would be exceedingly plentiful. We found a few late fall wood- cock, but they are abundant in spring, summer and early fall. Wild turkeys are fairly plentiful, while deer in some coun- ties are a nuisance. They increase rapidly, as the swamps and marshes make it next to impossible to hunt them except with dogs. E. C. Payne, Richmond, Va. Noveniber 3. 1003, J.-C. Kilborn ander: I. Kilborn, of Ralston, Pa.. and J: S:Sible and I, of Harrisburg, moved our porta- ble house from Ralston to the head waters of Hagerman’s run, where we camped 2 weeks. The house is built of half inch basswood, matched lumber, 8x13 feet and 6 feet to the eaves,.with floor of rough boards. It is in sections and is held to- gether by hooks and eyes. We found it a convenient and warm _ habitation, and, when not in use, easily stored. Our larder was well filled with good things, and our latchstring hung out for all visitors. Four bucks were shot by the party, 2 falling to me. It ° was my first deer” hunti/in® 23 years, and those 2 were all I saw. Deer are on the increase in Lycoming county; the vigilance of true sportsmen in their protection and the dense _ second growth of the country favor them. A large black bear was wounded by F. P. Keys, but got away. Bear are plentiful in that section and several were seen. J. W. Kilborn, Harrisburg, Pa. RECREATION. I have been a constant reader of your magazine the last 2 years, and can hardly wait until the next copy of RECREATION comes around. Your manly stand in re- gard to game protection is what I most admire; also your condemnation of the game hog. There are a few of those ani- mals here on the Pacific slope, but not so many as tormerly. I[ think if you couid send each hog a copy of REcREATION he would swear off and be a man; at least no one with any manhood left would slaughter game after reading a few copies of Recreation. I was re-elected shooting master for 1904 of the Columbia Fistol and Rifle Club of San Francisco. I did in- tend to buy an automatic shot gun, but after reading your editorial in November issue will get a double barrel. If you ever come to our side of the continent I shall deem it a great honor to help entertain the champion of our fast disappearing game. Frank Knostman, San Francisco, Cal. With my father and a cousin I camped 2 days last winter at Grassy lake, 10 miles South of here. From one o’clock until dark ducks came in great flocks to rest on the lake. We procured boats and went after them. Before night I had 9 birds and had dropped as many more in thick brush, where I could not find them. Father killed 6, and my cousin, 11. They also lost a num- ber of ducks in the brush. The following morning we secured a few more birds, and then set out for home. Just before we left the bottom a big drove of turkeys crossed the road ahead of us. Father and I hid among the trees, while my cousin drove on, intending to circle the birds and force them toward us. As it happened, they came in my direction and father did not get a shot. I killed one big gobbler on the ground and another on the wing. J. H. Brannon, Conway, Ark. Nature is always worth studying, espe- cially near our own homes. Nothing gives me more pleasure than to put my camera in one pocket, my lunch in another, and stroll forth to study my wild neighbors. The camera hunter is fast taking the place of the gun hunter. It is far more interest- ing and instructive to study nature with a camera than with a gun. The day is not far away when laws will be passed forbidding the killing of any wild animal or game bird. The repeating rifle and shot gun are fast exterminating our forest friends. _ There is a miniature forest near my home in which I spend many enjoyable hours. I have found no better place to study nature than there. Matthew J. Harkins, Brookline, Mass, FISH AND FISHING. ALMANAZ FOR SALT WATER FISHERMEN. The following will be found accurate and val- uable for the vicinity of New York City: Kingfish—Barb, Sea-Mink, Whiting. June to September. Haunts: The surf and deep channels of strong tide streams. Baits: Blood worms, shedder crabs and beach crustaceans. Time and tide: Flood, early morning. Plaice—F luke, -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, ficod. 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. Yime and tide: Day, flood. Snapper—Young of Blue Fish August to No- vember. Haunts: Rivers and all tide ways. Baits: Spearing and menhaden;_ trolling pearl squid. Time and tide: Day, all tides. Sheepshead—June to October Haunts: Surf and bays, vicinity of old wrecks. Baits: Clams, mussels, shedder crabs. Time ana 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: Time and tide: Daytime; not affected by tides. CAN A FISH LINE THINK? C, C. HASKINS. Jacques Nadeau was the best of company, and the best guide and boatman it was ever my good fortune te employ. Rain or shine, hot or cold, in good or poor luck, Jock was always good -natured, jovial, hard working, ready and willing, regardless of the task or the hour. In short, if there is any especially laudable quality which the reader remembers as peculiarly the virtue of some one guide he has known, I doubt if Jock would not equal, if not surpass, him in that particular; and, for that reason, in all my summer vacations I invariably se- ‘cured Jcck’s prospective services before 313 Menhaden, surf mullet and trolling squid. ° buying my transportation for the trip. The lake where for years I cast my lines each summer, lies back from the railroad some 15 miles and was comparatively little fished, up to 3 or 4 years ago. Jock always met me at the flag station, with a buckboard of his own contriving, and we arrived at the lake in time for a substantial meal, cooked by Mrs. Nadeau. Usually we had the lake to ourselves, dur ng my stay. Jock was not without some school educa- tion. He had attended a parochial institu- tion in his native town, but he did not like the restrictions of civilization. Moreover, he had fallen in love with his Julie, thereby angering the parents of both. By the aid of the good father in the church, Julie and Jock were married, and set up for them- selves, where I tound them with a nest of little ones, all as good natured as their father, black eyed, and wild as young part- ridges, until acquainted. Jockwand, TJ hadahad ia hard>irritetine day’s work; poor luck, a rain storm, a broken oar 10 miles from home, all con- spired to desperation. A muskalonge had tipped over our luncheon basket, in his mus- cular protests, before a severe concussion of the brain quieted him, and the water in the boat materially injured our edibles, so that not until late at night did we get either luncheon, dinner or supper. Jock was a philosopher, and our misfor- tunes never ruffled a hair. He paddled the boat home as good naturedly as if he had been a tow behind an electric launch. During the day I had made an unfortu- nate cast, and my line overran badly on the reel. While recovering my line, a large fish took the bait, and called for line. He was too strong to refuse, and the conse- quences were obvious. When the fish had claimed all the line down to what Jock called the “slob,” the tension on the line drew it down into the under turns of the spool, rendering the reel useless, tempo- rarily. In the meantime, the fish made a final surge, broke the line, and got away. “Au revoir,’ said Jock, and quietly pro- ceeded to affix a second reel to the rod. As he put away the disabled spool he broke out into, “Malbrook he vent down to Nia-ga-ry, to drive de French avay,” and added: “Apres diner—ve fix dem slob.” Fifty yards cf No. 5 silk line make a tangled slob when a heavy fish helps. While Jock was patiently unsnarling the tangle, he suddenly aired what was to me a new the- ory, thus: “Missieu Askin, I believe me, dat string 314 she got brain like a hog, all a contrary.” l said, “How can you think that, Tock? Chazy. “No! What is made of—dat line? Silk, ain’t it?. Yes. Bien owt. Silk is made by a worm; de worm have life, certainment. Where goes dat life, when dat worm she die? Into de silk, to be sure, mest ce pas? Now dat silk she’s twist an’ turn an’ *bused like ole diable, and her temper she’s ruin pour toujours—always. She's mad when somebody make fishline, and she swear re- venge. Look dat slob!” “But,” I said, “Jock, the line was not to blame for that tangle. I made a poor cast, and the fish did the rest. A fishline can’t think. It has no brain.” “Ah! mon amt, ecoutez;,’ he retorted. “Ze tree, ze corn, have mind. How de tree know when is de spring come, to put out leaf? How de corn know when you have drop in de groun’, which way to sen’ de root, which way sen’ de top? She make no mistake. De root go en bas evry temps, sure! De silk line, she’s en colere, irite, mad, and she make troub’ when she get some chance. Yes, sir-r-e. ’S’pose you have big fish on your line. Maybe he run in de wecd. Dat line help tangle in de weed, in de dead branch; get on sharp stone, saw in two, de fish get away. De line say, *revanche—revenge, and de_ fish—gone! ’S’pose you keep him out de weed, den he'll run under de boat. What de line do? Scrape along de bottom of dat boat, huntin’ for sliver. Maybe she find one. De line squeeze into dat sliver, and laugh loud— you hear it dis time—squeal kin’ o’ laugh, an’ snap go you line. Fifteen, maybe 30 poun’ good fish meat gene, and you’ No. 10 skinner spoon—'nother dollar gon’, too! “De silk line hunt up more place for get hitch an’ tangle you never see. Nail head in de run’ board, row lock; sliver in de oar; handle of de minnow bucket; tackle box cover or some odder t’ing what lies on the thwart. She like best w’en she can get into a tree top an’ twis’ roun’ some lim’, too high too reach wid prddle, too old to climb, an’ too big to break. Den dat line she’s happy.” The sermon was supnlemented by Jcck’s usual hymn, “Malbrook,” etc. You're DEAD FISH IN WHITE RIVER. One day in the summer of 1903 a tele- phone message came to the Indiana State Board of Health office, telling of tons of dead fish in the old bed of the river near Waverly, a village on White river, about 18 miles below Indianapolis. A deputy State health officer and I were soon on the spot, and beheld a sight and smelled a smell the like of which we had never before known, A little wet weather creek ended RECREATION. at the old bed of the river, a new bed hav- ing been cut through the neck of a great U bend. The old bed was open to the river at its lower arm, and water backed into it when the river was high, making a bayou. The wet weather creek was dry, and on its bottom, laid in regular order, like the bricks of a paved street, were thousands o1 fish. They were mostly carp, all of good size, with some suckers and a few bass” and sunfish. In the old river bed were great numbers of dead fish, bloated and stinking, floating on the stagnant water. “What killed them?” was asked by every one. One farmer said it was refuse from the strawboard mills. This theory was un- tenable, because the nearest mill was 65 miles up the river, and there were no dead fish between. If strawboard mill refuse had caused the slaughter, the fishes up the river above Indianapolis would have suffered. Among the farmers standing near was one who said he had noticed for 10 ycars that whenever there was a slight rise in the river the fish ran up the creeks and stuck their noses above the watcr to get -air. Many dead fish were always found after a slight rise. “There was a rise of about 18 inches dav before yesterday,” said the farmer. “I saw fish below here run up a creek, and I saw some with their noses above the water.” By questioning, we learned that dead fish in considerable numbers were in the river below where we were, and that in time of high floods the fish were not killed. It was evident that some poison had come from up the river, being pushed onward by the rise above. It was almost certain that the poison contained no air, and for this reason the fish pushed their noses above the surface. Gradually working up the river, which is a succession of pools and shallows of varying lengths and depths, we observed that the water smelled worse as we ap- proached Indianapolis. This smell was plainly due to sewage. When we finally entered, with our boat, the third pool be- low the outlet of the Indianapolis sewer, the offense was almcst too great to bear. Plainly, this pool and the 2 above, con- tained thousands of barrels of sour, rot- ting sewage. This contained great quan- tities of poison, and the gases from the fermentation had driven out the air. This condition, with the facts noticed by the farmer, furnished a tenable explanation of the wholesale destruction of fish life. The rise of the water pushed the poisonous and airless sewage down the stream and drove the fish before it. The fish, rushing befcre the flood of sewage, went into the old channel and followed up the creek, then full of flood water. The fish went as far as there was water to carry them and those behind followed, arranging themselves side FISH AND by side in regular order. The short piece of old channel must also have been filled with fish, which prevented those in the creek from retiring when the water rapidly went down. Of course, the fish in the old channel would not go back into the main stream. It probably would not take 2 hours for the creek to run out, and when this hap- pened the fish were left. Septic sewage had killed those tons of fish, and the fact illus- trates the importance of all cities making proper sanitary disposal of their sewage, in- stead of befouling streams with it. Dir see Neaelurtye indianapolis, Wad: MR. STOVER’S GOOD WORK. ASS party /icom spokane, —Wash.,. went through here for Priest lake and as they - had given game warden Stover trouble last season, he was suspicious of them. He therefore went to the lake the next day, caught one of the party fishing without a license and took him before a justice of the peace. The culprit was fined only $12, which he promptly paid. This small fine did not discourage Mr. Stover. He went to the lake the next day after another party who were giving him trouble and who also gave him trouble last year. lhey were Mose Fish, of Farming- ton, Wash., and his brother Dan Fish, of Oaksdale, Wash. Mose Fish had a resi- dent license, but Mr. Stover proved him a non-resident, and Dan Fish had no license. They were fined $50 each, which they paid. They asked the game warden and the jus- tice of the peace not to make it known, so roast them as they deserve. I am in such a position that I can not sign my name, but if you want any more news concerning this or other similar cases, Mr. W. A. Stover can tell you all the particulars. A Subscriber, Priest River, Idaho. I referred this letter to Mr. Stover, and he replied as follows: The letter you sent me is correct. The persons who gave me trouble last season were Harry Bears and friends, from Spo- kane. They went through here without license, and I had to follow them to Priest lake. There were 5 in the party, and only 3 had licenses. They said the other 2 were not going to fish. Bears came this season with a party of 7 and got 3 licenses. I fol- lowed these men again and caught one of them fishing without a license. I took him before a justice of the peace, who fined him $12. Bears is supposed to be one of Spokane’s best sportsmen, as he is owner or manager of the Couer d’Alene Theatre and saloon. I am doing all I can to protect the game and fish, but it is not much, as I can only get pay for go days. I have made 14 ar- FISHING. 33 st } ’ rests in the past year and got conviction in all cases but one. W. A. Stover, Priest River, Idaho. FISH PLANTING, The Ontario Government, in conjunction with the Grand Trunk railway, has inaugu- rated a vigorous policy of restocking with fish many of the lakes in Northern Ontario, where there was any chance of a depletion, and the success which has attended their efforts has been marked. During the sum- mer season this year no less than 5,305 parent bass were captured and transported from Lake Erie to the several districts that are visited by the angler and the sum- mer tourist. A special fish car was built by the Grand Trunk 3 years ago expressly for the transportation of live fishes for this purpose and it has been used each summer in the propagation of this good work. This year 3 carloads of bass, none less than 12 inches in length, and many weighing 2 to 3 pounds, were planted in the Muskoka lakes, 2 carloads in Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching, one carload in the Lake of Bays region, one carload in Balsam lake (one of the Kawartha group in Victoria county), and a carload in the lakes along the Canada Atlantic railway in Algonquin Park. These carloads contained in each instance 500 to 7oo fish. In addition to the planting of the parent fish, a carload of 5,000 black bass fingerlings was placed in the Lake of Bays region. The results of each shipment have been most gratifying, and the summer tourist and the angler have appreciated the movement and look for- ward to better sport in these waters in the future. DED OA TAICE + THE. LIME. Billy and I got up early, secured camp supplies and fishing tackle, and started for Martin’s run, a long tramp over the hills. We reached the stream all right, and fished it several miles, but had no luck. All the fish we caught were too small to keep. Billy would not give up, and suggested that we go over to Crane run. That was another long tramp, and, to make it worse, I blis- tered my feet with a new pair of shoes. At Crane run we made camp, and a bed with hemlock boughs. Billy went fishing, and I stayed in camp to get supper. The chief feature of this was 4 large trout which Billy brought in. Supper over, Billy tried it again, getting one I2 inch trout and sev- eral smaller ones. The next morning I went out to try my luck, and my first catch was a 9g inch trout. Later, I caught one 8 inches long and sey- eral over 7 inches. We went back to town with 10 fish, 7 to 11% inches in length. We had a good time, were not ashamed of our 216 catch, and quit with fish in sight. We put back in the stream 30 trout 5 inches or less. The law here allows each man 50 trout a day, which is too many; half or less would be plenty. I hope you will convince the Winchester people they are wrong in putting an auto- matic gun on the market for bristlebacks. A. Brown, Tarentum, Pa. NIBBLES. There is a stream 12 miles North of Elkhorn which is equally noted for the bigness and the scarcity of its trout. On the 15th day of April I caught 3 that weighed 3% pounds. This so fired the ambition of my §8-year-old that he wrung a promise from me to let him go on the next trip. Accordingly we made an early start on the morning of the 22d, and in spite of all my boasted prowess and the hardest kind of work I couldn’t raise a trout. Meantime the boy landed 2 beauti- ful trout, the largest one weighing one pound and 13 ounces’ It’s a) question which was the prouder, father or son. RECREATION has converted more than one Walworth county fish and game hog. G. D. Harrington, Elkhorn, Wis. Western sportsmen who may be seeking for new fishing grounds would do well to visit Lake Chetek, Wisconsin. It is about 40 miles North of Eau Claire and is reached by the C. & N. W. Ry. The -lake is well stocked with black bass, pike, pickerel, crap- pies, sunfish and perch, and occasionally an angler gets a dogfish by way of variety. These latter are not good to eat but they kick up a big muss for a time. There are a number of summer cottages and a good hotel on the lake shore and sportsmen visiting there are sure to meet many pleasant people. JI spent 4 weeks there during the past summer and had ex- cellent sport almost every day. ‘D. A. Kneeland, Elroy, Wis. George L. Brown, of Seaford, Del., and S. P. Shellen, Jr.. of Philadelphia, caught 30 pike and 18 yellowheads in 3 hours, near Seaford, September 12th, 1903, with a troll. This is the largest catch of pike ever made in Delaware in that length of time. If you will print this information you will oblige me, and it will, I think, be of some benefit to you in regard to signers for RECREATION. W. L. Barns, New York. Brown’s number in the fish hog book is 1,049 and Skellen’s is 1.050. If this. will do you any good in the matter of “signers for RECREATION” you are welcome to it.—EDITor. When I was a boy the old men used to fish with cypress poles 2 inches in diameter, big white cotton lines, and the corks used ‘on the KRECKEATION: would give you a pain, or any one else who regards angling as an art. The old men used the big flat corks that came in pickle bottles, and Gvien a big bass jerked one un- der suddenly, it would make a pop like the swan song of a bottle of root beer. In those days the fish were not particular what the bait was attached to, but we have to be more careful now. Yesterday morning |] landed 6 big bass with the Bristol rod you sent me. C..O. Moseley, Limona, Fla. I have received a novel and unique mes- sage. It is written on a scale of a tarpon. On one side are my name and address, a one cent stamp and the postmark. On the other side is this legend: Pass Christian, Miss., SUDEP Shien A scale from a big one that did not get away from, Yours truly, J. Es Hanson I congratulate Mr. Hanson on having landed a fish that wore scales big enough to shingle a house, and trust I may some day get a hook into one of thesame la —EDIrTor. 9-12-04. - Il have read the article “How to String Fish,” by C. C. Haskins, in March ReEcreEa- TION, with much interest. The method de- scribed is practiced by the market fishermen St. Lawrence river. They string through the lower jaw, but. use a short stringer for each fish. This stringer is at- tached to a heavier cord, the fish being spaced at regular intervals. It is the cus- tom of these men to row slowly when the fish are trailed, in order that the fish may not drown. This. is important, since ship- ment is usually made twice a week and the fish must be fresh killed for shipment. M. H. Kinsley, Hoboken, N. J. The lack of rain last summer has made poor salmon fishing, but the river was alive with grilse. These little fellows make good sport on a trout rod, but it is a shame to kill too many of them. They run from 3 to 4 pounds weight in our river, larger in the Restigouche. There is mag- nificent trout fishing on the Caraguet, Po- kemonche, Lacadie and Inbucintae. The large sea trout frequent the last 3 rivers after July 1, and they afford the best trout fishing I know of, except in the lakes and at the head of the Nepisiquit. Edward Hickson, Bathurst, N. B. REcREATION’s 9th Annual Photo Compe- tition closes November 30.. All who have participated in previous competitions should be represented in this one. A number of prizes are offered, and in addition to’ these all photos used will hereafter be paid for at the rate of 50 cents to $1 each. GUNS AND AMMUNITION. Anybody can shoot all day but a gentleman always quits when he gets enough. DEMONS Visa nGAMI. = TOG. AND: TERE PUMP GUN. Printed Verbatim In your Aug. No. Recreation I noticed an article regarding a shamefull butchery of a deer by Mr. Chas Ryan of Tonawanda N. Y. Here is my opinion of you, your magazine and Mr. Ryan. I think Mr. Ryan was just and alright in his killing that deer the way he did. Now Mr. Shields, which is the more harmtull to drown a deer or to shoot one say 4 or 5 times witha 44-40 or a 45-70 breaking the poor animal’s leg or possibly shooting it through the flank or it might of been hit through the stomach, and then to let the poor thing run away and suffer from the wounds inflicted by the rifle balls passing through its body? Now Mr. Shields you go so far as to give this Mr. Ryan game hog No. 1041 in your game hog book, which I myself think is in- tirely wrong and unreasonably, Because when he caught the deer by the antlers and held his head under the water till it drowned the poor unfortinate deer did not suffer anything in comparison with the one that was shot 4 or 5 times with a 45-70 or a 44-40 tearing great pieces of flesh and bones from its body and then worst of all to let it get away to suffer 3 or 4 days before it would die or possibly its wounds might of not been severe enough to kill it and it would live and loose one of its legs which I have known to happen and then to go the rest of its life on three legs. Now my dear Mr. Shields which is the more shame- full? Mr. Shields your game hog roasting is alright in its place but in a case of this kind it is all wrong and out of place and it is so in to many cases which you roast the, public. . Now you. are! for © ever and eternly roasting the pump shot gua men now you are right after me in good shape I have a 16 gauge Winchester shot gun and would not have any thing else, but bare in mind I dont go out hunt- ing and kill every bird that I see or could shoot when I get enough I take what I have killed ard go home and leave the rest for some other time. Now last year I went out several times and shot from 4 to 9 birds and then go home with that what I had al- ready killed. Now then Mr. shields if you wish to call me a game hog and give me a No. in your old game hog book because I take Mr. Ames part and use a pump gun you can rest assured that I will not ever look in your game hog magazine again Al- though I have not missed 2 copv of it since I first saw a copy of it Now then on the 317, other hand why dont you roast the men who use the repeating rifles such as the Savage or the Winchester Or any repaeting rifle on the market? When a man can shoot in a bunch of elk deer or any kind of ana- mils J heard of a man last’ winter that said him self he sjot in a bunch of elk and got one the first time he shot but kept on shoot- ing and killed seven out of the bunch and left six of them on the ground they were shot on. Now what I was going to say was why dint you roast those who use the pump action rifles as well as those that use the your self so that it may be more clear to me along this line ?As it is you are always roasting the man who uses the pump shot gun and not the one who uses vhe pump rifle which in my mind is just as bad as the one who uses the pump shot gun And fur- ther more Mr. Shilds I think it all depends on the man behind the gun because I have seen men go out and just slaughter the birds with the breech loading double barre] guns. So what is the use to be for ever roasting the man who uses the pump gun. Now as to the automatic shot gun of course they are some what worse but we are living in an age of inventions and improvement and as the automatic shot gun is not like a snare or danamite it can be contoled by man kind. So in my mind let there be more stringent laws be made and seee that they be inforced and not legisate against the improvement of modren guns, because if you were to stop the manufacture of mod- ren and up to date-guns, what would thie out side world think of this our GREAT when people had nothing but the flint locks to hunt with did not the game disapear as well as it does now adays. If every sportsman of today had the old flint locks as they had of old times and the game was not protected any time of the year I tell you Mr. SHIELDS the game would. not last very long. My theory is to make more stringent laws and-let the gun manufactors go ahead and improe the guns to the best of their ability. Hoping Mr. Shields that this will not interfear with your business and if you wish to publish this letter so as to see what - some of the reatof the sportsman can give their opinion on this matter. you have my good will I am as ever yours fret. GILBERT L. MANOR. POST PALES: IDAHO. I have printed this letter exactly as 318 writ, for the consolation of Mr. Bennett. He will certainly appreciate having 60 learned a champion o1 his “modern” gun. ae aOR: TAKE ISSUE WITH MR. MAGEE. Will J. D. Magee, Templeton, Ore., please answer the following questions in regard to his light Ithaca shot gun that he speaks so highly of in July Recreation? How long are the barrels? Is it a hammer or a ham- merless gun? Were the distances at which the big buck and that large black bear were shot and killed actually measured or did you merely estimate them? What would the penetration be in 7-8 inch pine boards at 20 feet from the muzzle; also at 50 yards with the charge of No. 4 chilled shot used on the buck and the bear? How many pounds does the gun weigh? Were the shot No. 4 bird shot or No. 4 buck shot? How heavy was the charge of shot? ; Mr. Magee must have found the ideal gun for all shooting, from the smallest game to the grizzly bear, and I must get a 16 gauge shot gun and dispose of my 2 rifles if L can get one just like his. : I am in sympathy with your stand against the automatic shot gun, but you need. not feel alarmed, as all gun manufacturers will be forced out of business except those who make such guns as Mr. Magee’s, if the way _ of boring this particular gun is not one of the lost arts. I did own a Winchester pump gun, but have discarded the shot gun entirely and am now using a rifle for all my hunting. I should like to see laws passed prohibiting the use of all but single shot in both rifles and shot guns; licensing all guns, and placing a limit on all game bags. Chas. W. Dake, Grand Rapids, Mich. In your July number I notice a letter from J. D. Magee, Templeton, Ore., in ref- erence to a 16 bore gun with which he claims to have killed deer at 62 yards with No. 4 chilled shot, putting 17 pellets in the animal’s heart; birds in trees 300 feet high; bear at 54 yards with No. 4 chilled shot; and claims that he can kill canvasback ducks at 75 yards. These statements are so absurd that 9 out of 10 sportsmen would consider it an insult to be asked to believe tnem. I suggest that you start a register for people who make such statements and call it ‘The Game Liars’ Pen.” Give Mr. Magee the honor of being No. 1. T. J.-T ait; Carman, Man: THE BOYS ARE ALL RIGHT, 1 wish to place myself on record as one of the vast army of sportsmen who are op- posed to the contemplated Winchester auto- matic shot gun. ie Clee AnnOuve The pump gun is bad enough, Heaven knows. ‘The only one I ever owned I sold before the open season at a far less figure than it cost, rather than make even one more to go afield with such a destructive gun. Some writer says of the Englishman that his motto is, “Let us go out and kill something,’ but we appear to have thou- sands here whose creed is, “Let’s kill every- thing.” I suppose we will learn better when it is too late; in the meantime, I am _ having mounted, every once in a while, a specimen of each kind of game bird I kill, so my boy, a few years hence, can show his chil- dren what a woodcock or quail looked like. You deserve great credit for your con- tinued fight for the preservation of our game, but I fear the majority of our hogs | are like their 4-footed brethren—they can be driven better than led. While your ex- cellent magazine will set a man thinking © and soon convert him if he needs it, it does not reach the boys, because they don’t read it. A. W. Burnham, Somers Point, N. J. Don’t they? I know by my correspond- ence with: them that many thousands of them read it, and I have many thousand; of letters on file from them saying in effect, “T shall make it my business to steer clear of your game hog pen.” One of the most interesting features of my work is the fact that I have started all these thousands of boys on the right trail, and that they will never be game destroy- ers, aS so many of them would have been if they had not been educated through this magazine.—EDITor. INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS. I have a 16 gauge Elita Davenport gun, full choke, and have been doing some tar- get shooting with it, a report of which may interest some of the readers of RECREATION. My target was 18 inches square and I fired from a rest, so as to shoot as near the center of the target as possible. I first drew a 14 inch circle as near the center of the shot pattern as I could. Then I drew 8 inch and 4 inch rings inside of that. Next I drew 6 4 inch rings just outside the center 4 inch ring, using the 8 inch ring for a center to draw from. The first shell I fired was factory loaded with 2 drams smokeless powder and one ounce No. 8 drop shot. This shell made the fairest center shot of any. Number of shot in 18 inch circle, 303; in 14 inch ring, 214; in center 4 inch ring, 9; in 6 outside 4 inch rings, 16-to 27 each. Distance, 75 feet. The next shell was loaded with 21-2 drams powder and one ounce No. 8 chilled shot. Distance, 75 feet. Number of shot in 18 inch target, 294; in 14 inch ring, 296; GUNS AND AMMUNITION. in center 4 inch ring, 23; in 6 4 inch rings outside center, 14 to 31 each. The next shell was loaded with 25 grains same powder, 335 No. 8 chilled shot. Dis- tance, 80 feet. Shot in 18 inch target, 247; im 14 inch ring, 181; center 4 inch ring, 18 shot; in 6 outside 4 inch rings, 13 to 20 shot each. } The next shell was loaded with 21-2 drams powder and one ounce No. 8 chilled shot. Distance, 80 feet. Shot in 18 inch target, 260; in I4 inch ring, 202; center 4 inch ring, 28; 6 outside 4 inch rings, 8 to 27 each. The next shell was loaded with 25 grains powder and 7-8 ounce No. 5 chilled shot. Distance, 80 feet. Shot in 18 inch target, 102; in 14 inch ring, 72; center 4 inch ring, 9; 6 outside 4 inch rings, 4 to 9 each. I loaded all the shells but the first one, using Rival shells, with No. 3 primers. ihe No. 3 primer is hardly strong enough, for I find some grains of unburned powder in the gun when I clean it. I shall hereafter get shells that use the No. 4 primer. I think if you would publish an article on the comparative pattern and penetration of 10, 12 and 16 gauge guns, cylinder and choke bore, and give the number of shot in 30 inch ring at 40 yards, a great many readers of RECREATION would be interested ola H. E. Campbell, West Windham, N. H. You are in error in assuming that the red or brown particles you find in the gun barrel after firing are grains of unburned powder. They are particles of a chemical residuum which adhere to the barrel after the powder burns- If any reader of ReEcREATION will kindly make such a series of tests as Mr. Camp- bell suggests I shall be glad to publish the results.— EpITor. CONSIDERS » ROBIN: (HOOD) >THE BEST. Having read RECREATION since the be- ginning, I have always turned first to the pages devoted to guns and ammuni- tion. A friend and I sent the Robin Hood Powder Company an order for 1,000 shells loaded to order with 31-2 drams powder and one ounce of chilled shot in different sizes. The California load for ducks and geese is usually one ounce of shot, which does not give the best pattern, but pattern is not penetration, and we get all the smashing power possible. These shells we tried thoroughly with the best powders to be had on the coast, shooting at heavy papers at 40 yards meas- ured with tape. The best brands sold on the coast gave a penetration of 17 sheets with maximum loads. Robin Hood with No. 6 shot gave a penetration of 27 leaves, and with No, 4 chilled shot 65 leaves. 319 On the Sacramento river last week I killed 9 geese while walking across the fields and without cover. I would be afraid to say how far away they were, as it would be impossible to tell accurately. I have long wanted a loaded paper shell that would give the same result as brass shells with F. F. G. black powder, in all kinds of weather. Nitrous powder will not do this. We are now arranging to have a local dealer carry a stock of Robin Hood shells and we will in future shoot the best. W. Coyne, Redding, Cal. SIAL SEO m: What do you think of the new 32-40 high power compared with the .303 Savage, when only metal bullets are used? Is it as strong and has it as flat a trajectory as the 303? How does a slow twist rifling work and wear? Is a one in 16 twist as good as a one in 10 for long ranges with high power smokeless and metal bullets ? I do not want to use black powder and lead bullets at all. I like the straight shell of the 32-40. Has it any other advantages over the .303? D. G. Grant, Comox, B. €. ANSWER. The 32-40 high power cartridge is not so powerful as the 303 Savage; it has not so high a velocity nor so flat a trajectory. A slow twist rifling wears well, but is not so accurate for as long a range as a twist of one in to. Bullets begin to keyhole at 500 or 600 yards with a slow twist. The straight shell of the 32-40 is about the only advantage it has over a .303 Savage. —FEDITor. Experience teaches me that the name Ithaca on a gun may well be accepted as a guarantee of quality and excellence not to be found in any other make of gun, and I cheerfully recommend the Ithaca to the in- tending buyer of a double gun. I have found the Ithaca Gun Company honest, and their guarantee which goes with every gun is as good as a government bond. I have used a I 1-2 grade hammerless 2 years in hunting woodchucks, and it is always my fault when one gets away. I have made some remarkable kills and all were cleaner than I could have made with a rifle. For chuck hunting when clover is in blossom the Ithaca is ideal, as the extra heavy breech and great strength of this gun en- able the shooter to use heavy loads of nitro powder. I know of no gun that will handle so many different sizes of shot ef- fectively. : Edw. Pfeffer, South Bend, Ind. If Mr. Vary will try the common long cartridges and split the ends with his knife, or, better yet, quarter them, few chucks will get away fram him, I use a Stevens Favor- 320 . ite single shot rifle. My wife and I have lots of sport with it. I want to trade a good 4x5 Cyclone camera for a single barrel repeating shot gun, or will trade my Fa- vorite rifle for one, or for a double barrel 16 grain. I have a fine burnt wood case for my rifle; holds 800 shells, or 16 boxes, jointed ramrod, screw driver, oil can and all complete. I live in Nebraska and all we get are cottontails, jacks, a few quails and the fun of outwitting the muskrats along the creeks. I killed 13 in 3 weeks with my little rifle. It shoots short, long and long rifle cartridges. W. C. Bonham, Wayne, Neb. Will some shooter kindly give me the benefit of his experience with Sporting Bal- listite powder, as compared with E. C, In- fallible and other dense smokeless powders. I wish to know how it compares in cleanli- ness, penetration and recoil. Has any one made a practice of shooting 26 grains and one ounce of shot in a 12 gauge? For field work, I have used 31-2 drams FE. C. and one ounce shot. Some claim that I am wasting energy, but I think I can reach birds a great deal farther with that kind of a load. RoW o Eats barker, 5.0): Please tell me if it would in any way injure a rifle to shoot shot cartridges in it. FA, Dorland, Hyde Park) N.Y. ANSWER. It will not really injure the barrel of a rifle to shoot shot cartridges in it, but it is likely to lead it badly, and you will then have trouble getting the lead out. You ‘could not make any kind of a killing pat- tern with shot from a rifle and I there- fore advise you not to attempt it—EDirTor. Kindly inform me as to the possibilities of the Stevens 22-15-60 cartridge at target and in the field, and whether, in your judg- ment, a rifle as light as 5 I-2 pounds would do good work with it. G. C. Webster, Conesus, N. Y. ANSWER. I have not used the 22-15-60 myself, but see no reason why it should not do good work. It probably dces or it would not be made up and put on the market.—EbrrTor. I noticed some one claimed excellent re- sults with a Marlin 25-36, using the 110 grain lead bullet. I once owned a Marlin 25-36 and a set of reloading tools. Could not get any lead bullet to work except the 80 grain, with small charge of Walsrode powder. I remember trying the 110 bullet, as it wasadvertised as standard, and under no circumstances would it work. I sold the gun long ago. Ranger, Fort Grand, Ariz. RECREATION. Herewith I send you a _ soft lead patched bullet which I shot out of a 40-70 Ballard rifle, aimed at the brain of a 2,000 pound ox as he licked meal from a small measure. The ox was killed instantly. The bullet fell, kicking up a little furrow of dust, just in front of my feet. I stood 4o feet in front of the ox. I should like to have readers of RecrEATION describe the course of that bullet. Pike, Albany, N. Y. I notice what Fred Lambert says about a 22 shell that exploded without anything touching it and with the gun at safe. I have had the same thing happen several times in a single shot rifle, but never in the Savage. It occurs, I think, when the rim of shell is a trifle too large for the cham- ber, the pressure causing the primer to ex- plode. M. L. Lavey, North Manchester, Ind. Last season I used a Savage 25-35, and it gave such good satisfaction that I have or- dered a larger caliber of the same make. My friend, Al. Kennedy, of Post Falls, Idaho, wrote’'me some time ago of the man who loaded with 72 grains smokeless. That man should be thankful that he is yet alive. J. W. Smith, Bonner, Mont. I consider the Baker gun, ’97 model, a first-class weapon and most reasonable in price. Its locking device is particularly — good. Dr. Cecil and Small Game will make no mistake if they buy Baker guns. E. Klingle, Waukon, Ia. A game hog before vacation. Bought a copy of RECREATION ; Though he found but little in it to amuse him. ; And as he thumbed it o’er, He was satisfied the more That coguInA was determined to abuse him. a With a curse he threw -it down, And as he stamped it in the ground, He squealed: “Of that blamed rot I’ve had a plenty, For the only thing that’s in it, That is worth my time a minute, Is. “the? adit “hour i fully auarts twenty.’ ”’ three- Do not forget RecrEATION’s 9th Annual Photo Contest. Read announcement in Photo Department and make your entries as soon as possible. The time is short. The Maid—I can’t find your costume for the. last -act. The Soubrette—Look in my purse—Chi- cago Daily News. — NEM Reyer onl ORY When a bird or a wild animal is killed, that is the end of it. If photographed, it may still live and its educational and scientific value is multiplied indefinitely. EE EEE CROW SS. - The crow has outlived his usefulness. As a scavenger he-is all right when there are but a few of him, but when there are countless thousands of crows and only oc- casionally a dead critter to be devoured, some crows must go hungry or else steal from the farmer and the State. Only a few years ago we had plenty of prairie chickens about our city, but to-day they are almost extinct. I have a large acquaintance among the farmers, and they tell me, without a single exception, that there are no chickens this year; that last year there were a few, but the crows killed all the young, and this year there are not even the old birds. ' J have at the same time seen the crows of this end of the State multiply tenfold, and in the spring, when there are young birds to be had for the hunting and taking, Mr. and Mrs. Crow subsist on young and tender nestlings and feed their own young with the same delicacies. One day last spring I saw crows flying over my place to and from a heavy pine grove toward some tall oak timber, half a mile distant. Every crow going toward the oak timber had something in its bill, while no crow going toward the pine trees was carrying anything. To learn posi- tively what was going on I got my gun and dropped 2 crows. They were carrying young blackbirds to the oak timber. I dare say some of these crows were carry- ing these young blackbirds several miles across country to their own nestlings . Many of the young blackbirds were as large as newly hatched chickens. If any man doubts that the crows of Northern Illinois are to be seen in count- less thousands let him come here in the winter, and I can show him a sight such as he never dreamed of. He can shoot his fill with never a fear of being called a game hog. It -is almost like shooting into a swarm of mosquitoes. A lot fall, but the gap is closed and there are so many crows to kill that it seems almost impossi- ble to make even an impression on them. The next evening, however, if you go back to the same timber you will see that you have made an impression, but only in this way; instead of coming in to that particular bunch of timber the crows will roost in some. second growth half a mile or more away. No danger of exterminating them; they are too foxy for that. I received a letter some time ago from Mr. Geo. O, Greene, of Princeton, IIl., in 321 exist river conditions Arkansas similar as. the he says south which ASueastaity and may extend farther, but that he has traveled that far and knows whereof he speaks. He says that a few years ago as he traveled over the Hannibal & St. Jo, and the Santa Fe railroads, it was no uncom- mon sight to see prairie chickens all alone the railroad tracks, but to-day crows are everywhere instead, and one can hardly go a mile without seeing one. Our game birds are gone and the black pirates are left to rob every bird’s nest they find. At the time when the man with the eun is not allowed to hunt, Mr. Crow is getting in his work. He rakes in the eggs of our game and insectivorous birds as they are found, and later takes the young. He has exterminated all these birds in some locali- ties and now is helping himself to the farm- er’s poultry. The farmers of this end of the State tried last winter to pass a law giving a bounty of to cents on crows’ heads, but their ad- vising counsel said it could not be done le- gally as it must be a State law. This being the case we cannot have such a law until the Legislature sits in December, 1906. Ii is too bad that we have to wait so long, but in the meantime the crow will go on de- vastating this beautiful State and will teach the people that something must be done. I am against the crow, and hope my brother sportsmen will join me in a crusade against him. Even laws, well enforced, will do no good if this black pirate is al- lowed to go on in his own way. We must attack him from all quarters at once and not let up until he is decidedly fewer in numbers. The sportsmen of this State paid inte the State Treasurer’s hands for licenses to hunt game in the State during the year ending June 1, $120,000, and of that amount there was, June 1, $58,000 to the credit of this fund in the treasury. Mr. A. J. Love- joy, who so ably filled the position of State Game Commissioner, had plans laid to use the money for furthering the interests of the sportsmen of the State. He proposed to have a State reservation for propagating game birds and to place them all over the State wherever they would be propcrly cared for. Unfortunately Mr. Lovejoy let the politicians know he had a balance to the good and how he wished to use it, and our law makers thought otherwise; at least, he was requested by Governor Yates to hand in his resignation, and now the matter is out of the warden’s hands entirely. ~ 322 I could not agree with Mr. Lovejoy that the best way to propagate game birds was to send them out over the State to persons who would care for them, for in that event they would largely fall into the hands of the owners of private clubs or preserves, and the majority of the people who like to hunt are not members of any club, hence would not derive any benefit. Let us make propa- gating grounds of the entire State by killing off the crows. This can and must be done before many years if we would preserve the few game birds now remaining. Mr. Hornaday expresses fear that the crow, too, would be exterminated if we were to wage war against him. There is no bird so wary as the crow, and it would be impossible to exterminate him, for he is not confined to any one region or location. He is not like the bison, that could run no faster than the average horse, nor like the passenger pigeons that at one time flew in such great flocks across the Mississippi val- ley and nested in groves, or roosted so close together that they would break the branches from the trees. They were easy to exter- minate, but Mr. Crow is more cunning. For a bounty of 10 cents a head the sports- men of the State will hunt him, and even at that price a man will need to be an ex- cellent shot to earn more than the ammuni- tion he will use. W. L. Blinn, Rockford, Ill. Last spring, in Iroquois county, near Watseka, I noticed the peculiar actions of a crow in a meadow. 1 tied my horse to a fence and went into the field to investigate. On my approach a prairie chicken sprang at the crow, struck at it with wings and beak and rushed back a short distance. About that time both crow and chicken saw me. The crow left and the chicken disappeared, but by a careful search I discovered 4 dead chicks, probably not over 48 hours old. They had all been mutilated, and I have not doubted an instant that the crow killed them. Another time I saw a crow destroy a Bob White’s nest of eggs. I only wonder that Bob Whites and prairie chickens can hatch and mature in a place where crows are as numerous as they are in Western Indiana and Eastern Illinois. If I had but one shell in my gun and should flush a game bird in season and a crow should caw within range, the crow would get my charge. F, W. Myrick, Chicago, Ill. A DANGEROUS EXPONENT OF NATURE. W. T. H., IN THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN Few men who love the works of Nature are given to criticising others in print; but there are times when the expressing of one’s opinion becomes a duty. When men begin to sew broadcast throughout schools, ECE ALON: and among young people generally, unlim- ited quantities of questionable seed, it should be carefully inspected. Messrs. Ginn & Company’s elaborate defensive pamphlet of “William J. Long and His Books” is a re- minder that Mr. Long is now a public issue, and one not to be ignored by those who care for real natural history. Mr. Long now has 9 books on the market, 4of which are published specially for school use, at 50 cents each. Presumably they are already in a great many schools; and yet no other American writer calling himself a naturalist ever has been so universally con- demned by real naturalists, both in and out of print, as William J. Long has. Among his defenders and exponents, as far as I know, there is not one naturalist. To all persons, young and old, who are in- terested in Nature, who desire to learn only what is true, I express the belief that Mr. Long is the most visionary writer who has. ever appeared before the American public in the guise of a naturalist. Any man with unlimited capacity for swallowing, as gos- pel truth, every silly story that is told him by the wild-animal liars of this world, is to be pitied; but when any man combines with limitless gullibility, a vaulting imagination which places on the acts of wild creatures only the most far fetched and wonderfu! interpretations, he is to be feared and avoided. If William J. Long has seen all the won- derful things in wild life that he says he has seen, then has he observed more mar- vels of Nature than all other American nat- uralists combined. He writes smooth and pleasing fiction about the wonderful wis- dom and superhuman doings of wild crea- tures, and vows it is all true. Any man who is able to swallow so palpable a hoax as the oriole’s nest, illustrated in a- recent number of “Science,” and describe it as a genuine product of unassisted Nature, is about as wise as a chipmunk; and as a guide to the works of Nature he is about as val- uable and safe as a mole. Mr. Long has a command of Janguage that any revivalist might envy. His mar- velous tales of the wonderful things he has seen done by wild creatures gush forth like water from an open hydrant. We have seen that for an hour and a quarter he can hold his hearers spellbound “with a degree of hadmiration hamounting to hawe.” To him no phase of Nature is mysterious; and in everything, from telepathy in the moose to the ratiocinations of a kingfisher his cock- sureness is sublime. The objectionable point of all this lies in the fact that Mr. Long continually and per- sistently conveys to the minds of veople who know little of Nature totally false im- pressions of the mental capacity of wild ani- mals, To those who think this is proper IN AIOE and right, I have nothing to say; but to those who wish to know of animals only the things that are true, I say prove all things and hold fast that which 1s good. Let it not be understood, however, that I condemn the fiction stories of animals that openly stand as fiction. On the contrary, such wild animal hero-tales as “Mooswa” and “The Outcasts,” by W. W. Fraser, are not only harmless, but healthful and bene- ficial, especially to the young. It is not claimed that they are true stories, and even the youngest child is not betrayed into false conclusions. AN INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE. One day in early fall I started off with my rifle, not so much that I intended shoot- ing anything, but merely to have a friend with me. It was one of those beautiful Indian summer days. A cool Norther was blowing, and the sky was clear, except for the haze characteristic of that time of the year, veiling the far distance with its soft color. Those are the days when I feel contented with the world, and love to roam through the woods; when all cares slip from my mind, and I forget I have any mission on earth save to feast my eyes on the beauties of nature. They bring back to mind the days of youth, and my mind refuses to dwell on any thoughts except pleasant ones. I was following a path through the woods to a spring, when I saw a grey squirrel, not 20 yards ahead of me, and coming my way. Noting that he had not seen me, I decided to see how much curi- osity he possessed. I crouched on the ground behind a bush on one side of the path. As the squirrel came around the bush he saw me. Curiosity got the better of his discretion, and he began to investigate the new object that lay in his way. He came within .6. feet of ..me,. Sitting erect, his’ paws on -his~ breast, | and = turn- ie ise eddy XtoO, + One. side’ .and. “to the other. As I did not move, he considered it Sate to: venture,.a. little mearer. « He would smell the ground near me, rear up on his hind legs and look, twitching his ears and cocking his head. Several times he came within arm’s reach. He ventured at last to smell my shoe, but still wasn’t satisfied. He jumped on a Siti etdeat, ase iene cwanted: San better view of me. He sat on the stump a while, twitching his tail and looking me over from head to foot. First he would sit erect, then drop partly down, then let one fore foot rest on the stump, holding the other against his breast. Still his curiosity seemed to have no bounds. I was getting tired of lying so still, and raised to my knees and holloed. Instantly the little animal bounded to a sapling near the JLRS JOU ae B23 stump, not over 6 feet tall. He was so thoroughly frightened that he took to the mrst tree. I kept still on my knees a few minutes. Back he came to the same stump, reconnoitered a little, jumped thence to a fence and went his way in the same direc- tion he had been going at first. IMOOGAy AREUB, CUAL, (GO). ANOKO)s The question, “What has become of the wild pigeons that used to be here every year by tens of thousands?” is often asked by people who have seen these birds in their flight to and from their feeding grounds and roosts, but who have never actually seen the game hog at his dirty work. The poor pigeons disappeared about the time of the advent of the breech loading shot gun. Just as surely as the wild pigeon disappeared before the breech-loader in the hands of the game hog, just so surely are our beautiful Bob Whites disappearing be- fore the automatic and pump guns ia the hands of the same animal. That the wild pigeon is gone, and that the quail is going, though perhaps not so fast, as he is better protected by nature, almost everyone who knows anything about the subject will ad- mit. The question arises;—What is the remedy and how shall we proceed to pro- tect Bob White before he has become ex- tinct. One way is to prohibit the sale of game. Then the game hog will be done for. The wholesale murder for profit will cease. It is as thoroughlv right to legislate against the sale of birds as against any other evil. Would it not have been much better to have saved a few wild pigeons by legislation against their wholesale slaughter than for that bird to have been exterminat- ed? Our game laws are sufficient if prop- erly enforced. What we need is a hustling game warden, who will do his duty without faltering; one who will arrest his best friend if caught breaking the game laws. Every true sportsman should give the game warden his support and influence; and every sports- man should be a warden unto himself and limit his own catch and kill. Max Pattison, Memphis, Tenn. REcREATION’s 9th Annual Photo Compe- tition closes November 30th, and amateur photographers intending to enter pic. tes should be on the alert every day for gvod subjects. Please read carefully the list of prizes and the conditions of entry, in the Photo Department of RECREATION. Keep your eyes wide open in your travels and always have your camera at hand. A prize winning subject may come within your reach when least expected. Nell—He called me his dear little lamb. Bell—And then what happened? Nell—-He gathered me into the fold.—N. Y. Evening Mail, THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. GENERAL OFFICERS President, G. O. Shields, 23 W. 24th St., New York. Ist Vice-President, E. T. Seton, 80 West 4oth St., New York. 2d Vice-President, W. T. Hornaday, 2969 Decatur Ave., Bedford Park, N. Y. 3a Vice-President, Dr. TS. 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, DACs Secretary, A. F. Rice, 155 Pennington Aves eassaicy IN@ Treasurer, Austin Corbin, of the Corbin Banking Co., 192 Broadway, New York. LIFE MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE. Anderson, A. A., 80 W. goth St., New York City. Beard, D. C., 204 Amity St., Flushing, L. I. Blackstone, Lorenzo, Norwich, Conn. Buzzacott, Francis I*., Chicago, Ill. Brown, J. Stanford, 489 Fifth Ave., New York City. Butler, C. E., Jerome, Ariz. Carey, Hon. H. W., Eastlake, Mich. Carnegie, Andrew, 2d, Fernandina, Fla. Carnegie, George, Fernandina, Fla. Carnegie, Morris, lfernandina, Fla. Corbin, Austin, 192 Broadway, New York City. N. T. De Pauw, New Albany, Ind. Dickinson, E. H., Moosehead Lake, Me. Edgell, G. S., 192 Broadway, New York City. Ellis, W. D., 136 W:. 72d St., New York City. Fearing, B., Newport, R. I. Ferry, C. H., 1720 Old Colony Bldg., Chicago, Ill. Ferry, Mansfield, 183 Lincoln Park Boulevard, Chicago, Ill. Fraser, A. V., 478 Greenwich St., New York City. Gilbert, Clinton, 2 Wall St.. New York City. Hornaday, W. T., 2969 Decatur Ave., Bedford anki Neeye Hudson, E. J., 33 E. 35th St., Bayonne, N. J. McClure, A. J., 158 State St., Albany, N. Y: McDermott, Col., J. H., Morgantown, W. Va. Mershon, W. B., Saginaw, Mich. Miller, F. G., 108 Clinton St., Defiance, O. Morton, Hon. Levi P., 681 Fifth Ave., New York City. Nesbitt, A. G., Maple St., Kingston, Pa. O’Conor, Col. J. C., 24 E..33d_ St., (New Merk Oliver, Rev. F. E., Winfield, Kans. Pierson, Gen. J. F., 20 W. 52d 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 ‘City. Seton, E. T., 80 W. 4oth 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. PP eeerow J. Walter, Times Bldg., New York ity. 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 City. ‘ WU. 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 guns, rifles. : Cunmcy Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y. Photographic goods. Blair Camera Co., Rochester, N.Y.Photographic goods James Acheson, ‘lalbot St.. St. Thomas, Ontario, Sporting goods. Redifor Rod and Reel Co., Warren, Ohio. ADDRESS OF CAPTAIN L. L. GOODRICH, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE L, A. S. Texas is a large State, and is known to be wild and woolly. It is not so wild as it used to be, but it has not yet discarded the wool. As to the work of the League of Amer- ican Sportsmen in Texas, it is not what it should have been, though our people are gradually becoming more and more inter- ested, for I hear them cussing Shields on the street corners. We had a game law previous to the last meeting of the Legislature that amounted to little, and that was not enforced. We have now a law that is about as good as any law in any State. I do not know how we got it. We stamped around and raised a good deal of dust and some smoke, and the law makers evidently thought there was fire somewhere. We wrote letters to the members of the Legislature and told them that something must be done. We got them interested and they passed our bill, which made the wild birds and animals the property° of the State, and made it unlawful to kill non-game birds. It is now unlawful to sell or have in possession game birds in close season. The term game birds covers nearly everything but English spar- rows and weasels. We are now allowed to shoot weasels instead of birds. We are not allowed to destroy nests or eggs of birds. The penalty for a violation of the game laws in Texas runs from $10 to $100. The old law allowed the shooting of deer to begin the first of September, when it is so warm in this country that unless a man should run all the wav home the venison would spoil. Now we have an open season of 2 months, November and December. Each person is allowed to kill 8 bucks, and is not allowed to kill does or spotted fawns. The sale of deer skins is prohibited. We do not allow any netting or trapping. We do not allow the use of any weapon but a shoulder gun. We forbid the use of swivel guns, or headlights in hunting deer, and of dynamite in fishing. It is unlawful to kill mountaiz: sheep or pheasants or ante- THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN, lope for 5 years. After that time we may kill 2 antelope and one sheep, providing we do not meantime have the close season ex- tended.. Turkeys may be killed 2 months in the year. There was no close season on doves until last year. Now they may be killed from the first of September; quails from the first of November to the 31st of January. We do not allow express com- panies to receive game for shipment unless the shipper furriishes a certificate, duly au- thenticated, and if a hunter wishes to take any birds home he must go on the same train. You are allowed to kill 25 quails and 25 ducks. A person is allowed to take that number of birds from any point in the State. We do not allow game birds to be shipped into or out of the State. A man said to me the other day that there was a lot of good game in Mexico, and it would taste mighty good in this country if it were fat. He wanted to make a dicker with me to ship some in, and I told him he would have to go around the Northern part of Texas. The carrier has a right to ex- amine game offered for shipment. For many years thousands of deer have been killed for the hides. I have seen in the International Railway station 5,000 hides piled up for shipment, but now all that is prohibited. We allow live game to be taken out. for scientific purposes, but you must have a permit to do it. In short, we have a good law, and it is being enforced. I do not know why. I don't know who is helping to enforce it. We have no game wardens, and we have some other officers in Texas who are not worth killing with a club. I have been an officer in San Antonio 24 years but in our coun- try they do not strike at you with a club. They usually shoot at you or ride over you with a horse. One gentleman went out dove shooting and when he came home he picked off some of the dove feathers. If he had burned them he would have been all right; but some one came along and collected a few for scientific purposes. The hunter discovered who the man was and made some remarks about it, and then the hunter had business up in El Paso.” There was some bother getting him down; and he contributed $50 to the State for scientific purposes. His name is Sullivan, but I don’t think he is related to John L. That was more than the quail was actually worth, and maybe more than the man was actually worth. Texas has all manner of game, except caribou and elk. We have plenty of the cat kind, 2 kinds of deer, and poker. We have as good shooting as a man ever loaded a gun for, and. as goo/ fishing on the coast as you ever saw. We have some antelope and a few mountain sheep in the Davis mountains, on the Rio Grande; but 325 the game I delight in has claws on 4 cor- ners and teeth. We have the panther, or mountain lion; we have the ocelot, about the size of the wildcat. We have 3 kinds of bear, silvertip, black and brown, and in the summer a good many of the people get nearly bare. These are half breeds. In Eastern Texas we have numbers of black bear. In Northern Texas we have the Prairie chicken. We also have some grouse down our way. We have an abundance of quail. In West Texas we have what we call blue quail; they are not-much on the fly, but they are sure runners. They can run 100 to 150 miles in a day. It is hard to follow them. When the hunter gets back he uses lots of witchhazel. In Southwest- ern Texas everything that grows has thorns on it. This makes hunting interest- ing. It teaches the hunter to keep his eyes open. Some Northern men come into North Texas, sidetrack their car, go out with thei: guns and get prairie chickens. There were 2 cases of this lately, and we made some remarks to the Attorney General. He said the county attorneys would have to attend to that matter; so we have been looking up the case. The cars did not leave any trail, but we may find some of the men. I hope none of them will prove to have been from Columbus, Ohio. Those 2 cases of Northern men killing prairie chickens, and this man Sullivan, my $50 friend, are the only bad cases I know of. I heard that down at Rockport they were feeding canvasback ducks to the hogs. I said I would better go down and see if they picked the ducks, for the hogs might choke on the feathers. Nobody knew me down there. I said to a man I met” “How is game down here?” He said: “Game is plenty.” I said: “Under this damn game law you can’t kill but 25 birds.” He said: “It’s rotten.” I talked to one of the game dealers, an Italian. He said, “Dees a dam game law jus a knocka me out $15,000 dees a year.” I said: “Well, I guess I can stand it if you can.” I found another class of men down there who objected to our game laws in regard to birds they could kill and the market they could find for them. I met one on the train going down. He said: “Say, pard; did you hear of this damn game law?” I says: “What is it?” He says: “They are only going to let us kill 25 birds.” “Gee whiz,” I said; “let’s go back. How many do you want to kill?” He said, “I want to kill about a thou- sand.” b, 326 ay © Isaid, s-What tore. He said, “I want to pay my expenses down here.” I said, “If you haven’t any money to spend I don’t believe these people want you here.” . Then I looked around to find the hog pens where they were feeding canvasback ducks to the hogs. I went back and re- ported to myself, quietly, that someone had lied: I do not say we are doing great things down in Texas; but I will say that the laws, as they are on the statute books, will be enforced as far as I can enforce them, unless the men who violate them are too large and carry too many guns. There is a general feeling in favor of protecting the game, and, as. I said before, 1 am sur- prised at the most excellent law we have, and the way it is being respected. LEAGUE NOTES. The League has been a decided benefit to this community. During the season of 1903, there was less illegal hunting here than ever before. The citizens are be- ginning to see that the L. A. S. means business as a game protector. We offer a bounty of 75 cents for foxes, as an induce- ment to the people to help us exterminate them. We fed the quails and wild turkeys while the snows were deep. All the mem- bers seem to be pleased with the past year’s work, and are feeling confident that next year will be better than ever. I am much in favor of prohibiting hunt- ing with dogs, as dogs are taken into the deer country under the pretense that they are hunting birds. If the bird hunters were treated the same as deer hunters, there would be no legal excuse for roaming the mountains with a pack of dogs. No doubt such a bill would meet strong opposition, but it would settle the dog question. A. B. Winchester, Rear Warden McElhattan, Pa., Chapter. the Blair county Pa. chapter vote tue L. A. S. recently prosecuted S. A. Beeghley, J. J. Zimmerman and William Estright, of Coalport; William Smith, of Lloydsville; and Ross Williams and Jackson Feight, of Roaring Spring, for catching and retaining trout under 6 inches in length. Beeghley, Zimmerman, Williams and Feight were fined $10 each and costs, Ebright, $20 and Smith $35. ; When these men were arrested Elmer Kuhn, of Coalport, interfered with the offi- cers in the discharge of their duties and was himself arrested and fined $100 and costs, which he paid. Kuhn could probably have made more money by attending to his own business. The L. A. S. is doing splendid work Tele Cie EAT ONG through some of its members. A_ short time ago I returned from a 3 months’ bear hunting trip in Alaska and even in that far away land, the influence of the L. A. S. and its friends has wrought a wonderful change. Two years ago I,000 or 1,200 deer skins in one shipment from Juneau to the State was not an unusual sight. Wholesale slaughter of moose, caribou and goats was also going on at the same trate. Fortu- nately, however, this is all a thing of the past, thanks to the effort of the League in securing a good game law in Alaska. Gouverneur M. Phelps, New York City. Game Warden F. B. Shirley, of Ohio, who is also a member of the League, ar- rested Jacob Maurer and 2 Italians for shooting ducks in violation of law. Maurer -was fined $66.50 and the other men $44.84 each. The 3 men killed only one duck. Mighty expensive shooting. - Veto Citelli, Charles Aberzero and Joseph Ron- zano were arrested near Pinecroft by special officers Schwenk and Burkholder of the Blair County Branch of the League of American Sports- men; on the charge of shooting song birds. Arraigned before Justice of the Peace Isenberg of Bellwood, they were fined $25 each and costs which they paid.—Alton (Pa.) Gazette. TEE Vis EDC x Nowe Luv is a funy thing fur wenn u gett Itt in ure sistem ann ure gurl has ett ure kandy ann sum feller kums aroun hoose gott moar munny shee wil thro u down. 1 thott that bigges burton gurl wuz fine. Shee wuz thurtene ann i am onley nine butt iff 1 luvd a gurl i woodunt kair Abowt hur aige iff shee hadd luvly hare ann feechers ann i woodunt stopp becuz Shee wuz a few yeres difrunt than i wuz. mi shee wuz luvly. Ann hur hare wuz black Ann too big brades ’uv it hung down hur back. 1 hadd a bag uv kandy thee furst time 1 mett hur goin too skool ann i sez ime A nabur uv ure fokes ann woant u take this kandy. haf uv it belonged to blake Butt 1 foargot abowt his shair ann shee Sez mi u are too offul good too mee ann woodunt shee L: robin mee ann took thee sack ann sed yes i mite take hur book. 1 luvd hur a hoal weke ann evry day wenn 1 hadd kandy i giv itt away too her butt wenn i ast hur iff sheed go too henry Beemus party shee sed no Ann sed bil peerson wuz hur kumpuny Shee koodunt go with such smal boys uz me. ann henry bemus hurd hur say mi hand wuz kuverd with big worts shee koodunt _ stand, 1 no 1 gott worts butt shee didunt see Um wenn shee took that kandy awl from me. —J. W. Foley. in Life. AU TOMOBIEE NOT Ss. Edited by J. A. Krneman. SPOR. The following entries were received for the Vanderbilt Cup Race to which refer- ence was made in the October issue. Since then the 2 entries made by the White com- pany have been withdrawn. FRANCE. Entered by H. P. and automobile. Driver. Panhard & Levassor, 90, Panhard, M. Teste Panhard & Levassor, 90, Panhard, G. Heath Panhard & Levassor, 90. Panhard. Clement-Bayard, 80, Clement, A. Clement W. G. Brokaw, 90, Renault, M. G. Bernin RoE Jiarrige, 00, De Dietrich, L. Regan GERMANY C. G. Dinsmore, 60, Mercedes.....Wernes S. B. Stevens, 60, Mercedes.......- Owner E. R. Thomas, 60, Mercedes....E. Hawley George Arents, Jr., 60, Mercedes, C. Mendel Isadore Wormser, 60, Mercedes. ITALY. NGe Vatderpilt Oo iat 25.) sattont William Wallace, 90, Fiat... ......Qwner UNITED STATES. White S. M. Co., steam, White, R. T. White White, S. M. Co., steam, White, Webb Jay Roper Miotep@art Co,- 60, ) Pope | ol, A. C. Webb Pope Motor Car Co., 80, Pope-tol, H. Lyttle Packhard M. Cor 30, Packard, C. Schmidt GaN Wuer, 40, Royal... .. Joseph Tracy S. & M. Simplex Frank Croker The race will have been won long before this issue of RECREATION goes to press, but I predict that this big event will be won by a foreign car. One reason for this is that there are 13 starters in the foreign class and only 5 starters in the American -class. A number of the foreign built racers will be driven by professionals who have had long experience in the long distance automobile road races held abroad. This is the first American affair of the kind and our drivers are green at it. That is one reason more American firms have not en- tered. Some manufacturers who would have liked to enter cars could not do so. Others hesitated at the expense because these big racers cost thousands of dollars and incidental expenses are great. cee eo ee we oe UPETY: A newspaper has this to say about the future of the automobile: “Tn a few years there will not be a street car track in New York. ; “Five years ago there were no automobiles. Dur- ing the last 12 months our automobile output exceeded in value all the locomotives built in America by $20,000,000, and the industry is scarcely out of its infancy. The trolley car and the draught korse will go together; there is no 327 room in the crowded streets of our largest cities for either.” It is rather bold to predict the disappear- ance of the trolley car from the streets of the large cities in a few years, but that the country trolley is doomed seems less open to argument. -A few years is an indefinite time, and as a matter of fact the better- ment of the roads makes it so. ‘Trolley cars run on smooth rails and in order to reduce the cost of tires for heavy auto- mobiles, the roads must always be kept smooth and perfect. the idea of automo- biles instead of trolleys appeals to one, for the change would mean the abandonment of the unsightly poles and wires, the elimi- nating of steel rails and the restoration of the highway to its pristine: beauty, as it was in the old stage c@ach days. Power omnibuses have begun to be used in Eng- land and with such success as to cause comment at several meetings of steam railroad officials. In this country there is at least one case where the street car rails have been taken up and automobiles em- ployed. The movement has begun. Joints are numerous, often unnecessarily so, in most modern motor designs, and any improvement which reduces their num- ber or size is to be welcomed, provided it does not involve too complicated cast- ings or costly renewals. Some joints will be inevitable in any design, and the princi- pal materials for making them are soft metals, fusible or infusible, such as lead and copper; asbestos, in the form of soft or hard sheet, string, and sheet of a third variety on a wire gauze base and contain- ing some rubber admixture, which, though used for steam pipe joints, is to be avoided for most motor car purposes; leather, rub- ber, and finally the old familiar hemp and red lead, mixed with an equal part of white lead and made into a thick paste with lin- seed oil. This is always useful when mak- ing screwed unions in pipes which do not - have to be often disunited. One principle to be borne in mind when making joints is that the thinner the pack- ing is the better, and the thin hard blue asbestos sheet is most satisfactory, especial- ly where a water joint is unavoidable. For this purpose the sheet should be soaked in linseed oil, or smeared with tallow made into a thin cream with a petrol, which en- sures its rapidly penetrating the sheet. The sheet may also be blackleaded on each sur- face to render its removal easier when the joint is to be re-made; but with a difficult joint this is better omitted—Motor Car Journal. 328 This season’s automobile racing on the tracks of the various large cities has been successful from a financial standpoint, large crowds assembled to see giant racers whirl about the course at more than express train speed. Undoubtedly the element .of dan- ger has drawn many and that the danger continues to exist is proven by several severe accidents. Such accidents have re- sulted from one important reason, namely, the dense clouds of dust raised by the rac- ing cars, which, following close on each other, are sometimes entirely obscured. The sense of direction being lost, a car running at full speed crashes into the fence. The remedy is clear. The tracks should be well sprinkled. Oil can not be used on horse tracks, but water can, and if it had been liberally applied to some of the tracks this summer accidents would have been fewer. The mile record for circular track was reduced this season to 52 4-5 seconds; this is at the rate of about 100 feet a second or nearly 69 miles an hour. This feat was performed by Earl Kiser, the old bicycle racing man, driving Alexander Winton’s Bullet No. 2. The record for the straight away mile made at Ormond Beach by W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., remains unbroken, one mile in 39 seconds; over 92 miles an hour. Skidding is not uncommon with auto- mobiles, and, as a source of possible dan- ger, has received considerable attention from manufacturers, a number of appli- ances having been devised to render skid- ding, or side slipping, impossible. In turn- ing the machine into Cangerous places on asphalt pavements, the car is apt to slide or strike the edge of the curb unless great care is taken to operate the car slowly and carefully. No anti-skidding trials have been held in America, but a number of them have been promoted abroad, and have been of great value in showing the advantage of some of the details designed to prevent the skidding of an automobile on a greasy road or pavement. The results show that although many of these devices are of great value, they will not be an absolute preven- tive when the car is being driven by a care- less operator. At the automobile show in New York last January there were an un- usually large number of automobiles on the streets, moving among crowds of people. . It was almost impossible for horse vehicles to proceed at all, whereas the automobiles were entirely at home and little skidding was noticeable. A great deal of sliding is due to a desire to go too fast through city streets. Some interesting trials of small cars were recently held in Hereford, England, under the supervision and rules of the St. Louis automobile run. RECREATION. Automobile Club of Great Britain. This test was confined entirely to cars of light weight and prices under £200, or $1,000. Such cars appeal to the average purchaser as a substitute for the ubiquitous horse and buggy. The summary of the results shows that 38 cars were entered, none _ hav- ing less than 6 horse power or more than 10 horse power. Of tlese 38 cars, 9 broke down and retired before the conclusion of the trials, which consisted of 12 runs of 50 miles each. Four cars made I2 non-stop runs, 4 cars made II non-stop runs, and 5 cars made Io non-stop runs. In short, the light cars performed with notable regu- larity and reliability, and demonstrated to many the improvement which has been go- ing on in the light car class. Charles J. Glidden, of Boston, is run- ning his automobile touring car around the world. He has just arrived at Vancouver, B. C., having left Boston at the start of the Mr. Glidden made an extraordinary average of 23 miles an hour, but this was accomplished by re- moving the regular wheels from his car and replacing them with flanged wheels so that the car could be run on rails. In this manner Mr. Gilder drove his car from Minneapolis to Vancouver over the Cana- dian Pacific tracks, after attaining terrific speed of 60 miles an hour or more and beating the schedule of the fastest trains. Mr. Alfred Harmsworth, the well known English publisher, is in this country, and. was recently interviewed by a New York Herald reporter. Mr. Harmsworth, as one of the most prominent automobilists in England, has had much experience in the sport, and made a somewhat surprising state- ment that there was no necessity for Amer- icans to go abroad to buy their automobiles. Mr. Harmsworth has made a careful study of some of the later types of American ma- chines, and says that in his opinion they are excellent in every way, thoroughly reli- able, and very stylish cars. Careful drivers are not killed in motor accidents, unless someone else runs into them. If you keep cool and hold the steer- ing wheel firmly a burst tire can not cause any accident, even if running at full speed. If you do not know how to drive, you are sure to cause accidents. Many paid drivers should not be trusted with a car. If you wish a reliable driver address the automo- bile club in your vicinity, and do not take the first comer just because he wears an auto coat and cap—Tutomobile Topics. Russian whiskers don’t seem quite equal to Japanese brains, on the field of battle. PORES TRY: It takes 30 years to grow a tree and 30 minutes to cut it down and destroy it. SUMMER FIELD WORK, UL7S; BUREAU, OF FORESTRY. The past summer was the most active season in the federal forest service since the organization of the Bureau of Forestry. Organized parties of trained foresters did practical forestry work and conducted for- estry investigations in 32 States and Terri- tories. Practically every available man in the service was sent into the field, so that the bureau offices in Washington were de- serted by all but the chiefs of the various sections and their clerical force. California was the seat of the greatest activity, on account of the large amount of work the Bureau is doing in co-opera- tion with the State. The State appropri- ated $15,000 for 2 years at the last session of the. Legislature for an investigation of the forest conditions of the State and for a careful forest map. Thirty professional foresters, besides numerous forestry stu- dents and lay assistants, were employed in the California work alone. Particular mention should be made of the work of the section of Forest Reserve Boundaries. The men in this section are cruising the present. unreserved — public lands which are forested to ascertain what lands should be permanently reserved from entry and held as forest reserves. They are working chiefly in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Washington, Oregon and Cali- fornia. The men work either alone or in pairs and frequently cover as much as 4 million acres in a season. The work is done on horseback in a country where the roads are frequently mere spotted lines or scars on the rocks, and is the most severe and dangerous work in any branch of the government service. Following is a brief statement of the kind of work, the locality and the men employed in the field service of the Bureau the past summer: ALABAMA, Working plan for tract of Emmet O’Neal in Northern Alabama, in cooperation with the owner—H. W. Chittenden. ALASKA. Examination of lands for forest re- serves, and additions to existing forest re- serves—W. A. Langille, Nome, Alaska. ARKANSAS. Experiments in seasoning red and other inferior oaks—M. C. Jensen, Black Rock, Ark.; assistant, Manasseh Smith, Jr. CALIFORNIA. Study of forest problems in cooperation with the State—W. C. Hodge, Jr.; head- _pine—A. W. Cooper; assistants, 329 quarters, Occidental Hotel, San Francisco, Cal.; assistants, W. F. Hubbard, E. H. Hareford; P. D. Kelleter, C. G. Smith, A. R. Powers, and A. E. Cohoon. Study of sugar pine and Western yellow W.- 7d. Wade, R. H. Allen, W. L. Porterfield, G. 1 Traugott, B. J. Teasdale, E. R. Secrest, and G. H. Cecil. Study of tanbark oak of Pacific coast— Professor. W. L. Jepson; permanent ad- dress, Berkeley, Cal. Special studies of California trees, 4 leaf pine, Torrey pine, Bishop pine—Pro- fessor W. R. Dudley; permanent address, Stanford University, Cal. Study of native and exotic acacias—Pro- fessor A. V. Stubenrauch; permanent ad- dress, Berkeley, Cal. Cooperative planting plan for Griffith Park—G. B. Lull, Hollenbeck Hotel, Los Angeles, Cal.; assistants, H. O. Stabler, C. H. Sellers, and T. C. Zschokke. Work on the Government nursery, San Gabriel Forest Reserve—T. P. Lukens, Pasadena, Cal.; assistants, A. T. Searle and b W. F. Sherfesee. Study of chaparral, Santa Barbara For- est Reserve and Southern Sierras—L. C. Miller, Hollenbeck Hotel, Los Angeles, Cal.; assistant, W. R. Mattoon. Study of forest reproduction, Southern Sierras—J. D. Guthrie, Santa Barbara, Cal.; assistant, S. J. Flintham. Study of forest fires and methods of prevention, Northern California, in coope- ration with the State—E. A. Sterling, Occi- dental Hotel, San Francisco, Cal. Timber tests on red fir and Wester hemlock in cooperation with the University of California—Professor L. E. Hunt, Berkeley, Cal.; assistant, Rolf Thelen. COLORADO. Establishment of forest nurseries, Pike’s Peak Forest Reserve—Clyde Leavitt, Rose- mont, Cal.; assistant, T. J. Taylor. eae CONNECTICUT. Timber tests, with special reference to the influence of moisture on strength of Southern pines, in cooperation with Yale University—Professor J. W. Toumey and H. D. Tiemann, Yale Forest School, New Haven, Conn.; assistant, Cornelius Barry. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Timber tests, with special reference to rates of growth of Southern pines—H. S. Betts; assistant, Prevost Hubbard. Study of germination of pine seeds, in cooperation with Seed Laboratory at Wash- ington, D. C., and on Dismal River Re- serve—j. C. Blumer. SIO GEORGIA. Improved methods of turpentine orchard- ing, experimental pine orchards secured by cooperation with Powell, Bullard & Co— Frank Klarpp, Ocilla, Ga.; assistant, S. P. Woolfolk. HAWAII. Examination of lands for insular forest reserves—R. S. Hosmer, Honolulu, Ha- wail. IDAHO. Working plan for Northern Pacific Rail- way Company, in cooperation with the company—A. K. Chittenden, St. Maries, Kootenai County, Idaho; assistants, G. M. Homans, and K. W. Wocdward. Preparation of forest map of Idaho— Smith Riley, Kooskia, Idaho; assistants, G. E. Tower and W. T. Cox. ILLINOIS. Study of the results of forest planting, Central Illinois—R. S. Kellogg, Roodhouse, Iit= assistants, I. Mi Hale) 7 M2 Nelson; Jes MB: Pratt, 1.) Piniips, andy a ae Ziegler. INDIANA. Timber testing at Lafayette, Ind., in co- operation with Purdue University—Dr. W. K. Hatt, Lafayette, Ind.; assistant, C. H. Feu IOWA. Study of results of foiest planting and preparation of planting plans in cooperation with land owners—H. P. Baker, Ames, Iowa. KANSAS. Preparation of planting plans in coopera- tion with land owners—Z. L. Bliss. (Also in Nebraska.) KENTUCKY. Working plan for Hillman Land and Iron Company in Western Kentucky, in coopera- tion with owners—A. B. Patterson, Eddy- ville, Ky.; assistants, W. H. von Bayer, A. CG Ringland) J: 2. Barton.) E. Glansen- vald, W. J, Morrill lm 1. Hloovereandule B. Anderson. MAINE. Study of fire prevention and control, in cooperation with the State—S. N. Spring, Orono, Me.; assistants, Louis Margolin, E. R. Hodson, J. H. Ramskill, and P. T. Harris. MINNESOTA. Inspection of lumbering, marking of tim- ber, and forest measurements on lands to become the Minnesota National Forest Reserve—E. S. Bruce, Cass Lake, Muinn.; assistants, G. E. Marshall, W. E. La Foun- tain, R. G. Giffin, W. R. McKinnon, Mark Burns, W. Wallace, and J. S. Baird. MISSOURI. Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 5t. Louis, exhibit of Bureau of Forestry—AlI- fred Gaskill, Forest, Fish and Game Build- ing, World’s Fair, St. Louis. Study of methods of wood preservation, EC RE Ad TOUR Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, in cooperation with several railroads—-G. EK. Clement, Missouri Botanical Gardens, St. Louis, Mo.; assistant, R. W. Ayres. Special timber tests, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, in cooperation with several railroads—Dr. W. K. Hatt, headquarters, Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind.; as- sistants, H. D. Hartley, G. W. Noyes, and M. Cline, Missouri Botanic Gardens, St. Louis, Mo. Chemical experiments, with special ref- erence to wood preservation and moisture contents of wood, St. Louis—E. B. Fulks, Missouri Botanical Gardens, St. Louis, Mo. MONTANA. Study of Western yellow pine—S. J. Record, Kalispell, Mont.; assistants, Max Rothkugel and J. F. Bond. NEBRASKA. Work on Government nursery, Dismal River Forest Reserve—C. A. Scott, Halsey, Neb.; assistants, F. W. Besley, W. H. Mast, F) Bal Brown EC. i@littondaike C. Neel; ALE? Oman, “and sa) sWiood- bury. ae Study of results of forest planting, East- ern Nebraska—F. G. Miller, Station A, Lincoln, Neéb.; assistants, L. M. Goodding, W. I. Hutchinson, G. W. Peavy, J. D. War- ner, wud wl bop Waie: Study of forest replacement in Nebraska —Professor C. E. Bessey, Lincoln, Neb. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Working plan for Ansel Dickinson estate in Southern New Hampshire, in coopera- tion with the owner—C. A. Lyford, Ashue- lot, N. H.; assistants, W, B. Piper and A. Te. Boisen, NEW MEXICO.’ Seasoning and treating experiments, ana tests of special forms of ties, in cooperatior with Southern Pacific and Santa Fe rail- roads—H. A. Paul, Las Vegas, N. M.; as- sistant, Frederick Dunlap. NEW YORK. Execution of working plan for U. S. Military Academy, West Point, N..Y., in cooperation with the War Department—R. L. Marston; permanent address, 270 Crown street, New Haven, Conn. Seasoning experiments on maple, beech, and birch crossties, with special reference to different methods of piling, in coopera- tion with New York Central Railroad—W. R. Wheaton, Utica, N. Y. NORTH CAROLINA. Seasoning experiments on iuniper poles, with special reference to effect of rafting, in cooperation with American Telegraph and Telephone Co.—D. G. Kinney, Wil- mington, N. C.; assistant, J. Appleton. SOUTH DAKOTA. Study of Western yellow pine in South Dakota—H. M. Curran, Nemo, S. D.; as- sistants,. J. Hs Keach Eibpraycee, Je. lit) F, M. Patton; and’ E. G. Cheyney. HOTMES TY Study of results of forest planting, East- ern South Dakota—J. M. Fetherolf, Sioux Falls, S. D.jvassistants, J.P: Wentling, H. B. Holroyd, S. G. Smith, O. T. Swan, and L. von Wernstedt. Inspection of field work—G. L. Clothier. (Also in Illinois and Nebraska, and pre- paring of planting plans in Oregon.) TEXAS. Working plan and planting plan for New York and Texas Land and Cattle Com- pany,. in Western Texas, in cooperation with the company—H. H. Chapman, Ama- rilla, Texas. Party from Forest Extension, J. Fred Baker, W. B. Hadley and fA OS) Peck. Investigation of different methods of pil- ing and laying ties, and tests of special forms of ties, in cooperation with Southern Pacific and Sante Fe railroads — Frank Tompkins, Somerville, Tex. | : ‘Tie-seasoning experiments, in cooperation with the Southern Pacific and Sante Fe railroads—H. J. Brown, Silsbee, Tex.; assistant, C. E. Feagin. Study of forest conditions of the Big Thicket country—Prof. W. L. Bray, Aus- tien kex. UTAH. Study of forest reproduction preparatory to forest planting, Salt Lake Forest Re- serve—A. F. Hawes, Salt Lake City, Utah; assistant, C. D. Mell. WASHINGTON. Working plan for Weyerhaeuser Timber Company in Washington, in co-operation with the company—C. S. Chapman, care Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, Tacoma, Wash. assistant, Ely -D; Everett. WEST VIRGINIA. Working plan for the United States Coal and Oil Company, in co-operation with the company—R. C. Hawley, W. Va.; assist- anise @ aoa bara ©. Walia 15 A: Silcox, J. B. Dumont, C. A. Mathewson, and=O- Je. Buck: WISCONSIN. Study of forest conditions in co-opera- {ion with the State—E. M. Griffith, Madi- son, Wis. ;rassistant, R. FY Nash. WYOMING. Study of lodgepole pine—P. G. Reding- ton, Moran,Wyo. REGIONAL STUDIES. NEW ENGLAND. Preparation of plants in co-operation with landowners (also in Ohio Valley)— 7 Se BB Wepwiller: EASTERN STATES, Location and measurements of perma- nent sample plots—Prof. H. S. Graves, Milford, Pa.; assistant, G. H. Myers. Inspection of experiments in wood pres- ervation—Henry Grinnell. SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. Studies of Southern hardwoods—Walter Mulford, in Tennessee; assistants, W. B. 331 Greeley, preliminary examinations in Ten- nessee; H. D. Foster, preliminary examin- anions it, North, Carolina: He 7G. Merrill with working-plan party on tract of United States Coal and Oil Company in West Vir- ginia; J. S. Holmes, commercial tree study at Townsend, Tenn.; assistants, D. Skeels, Aen C@asey, irk. Welt © j,k. Gory, ule A) Burrall, W. H. Kempfer, J. E. Lagdameo. MIDDLE WEST. Study of second growth—R. G, Zon. Woodlot examinations—W. G. Weigle. WESTERN STATES. Seasoning and treating experiments in Washington, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Texas, in co-operation with the Northern Pace.) Souiienna Racine,» and. sante He railroads—R. P. Imes; headquarters, Mis- souri Botanical Gardens, St. Louis, Mo. Tie-seasoning experiments on lodgepole pine. and Western hemlock, Sheridan, Wyo., and Tacoma, Wash., in co-operation Witt MNetthenn. deine Railroad, Ho B: Eastman. Examination of lands for.new forest re- serves, additions to existing forest reserves, and releases of reserved lands. In Montana and Wyoming—Coert Du Bois) assistants. Elers Koch, J. HH) Hat- ton, and W.-H. Bz .Kent. In Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona—R. E. Benedict; assistant, R. V. R. Reynolds. In Washington, Oregon, and California —H. J. Tompkins; assistants, R. B. Wilson and F. W. Reed. Study of forest grazing—A. F. Potter. RAILROAD TIES, The annual consumption of ties on the 203,132 miles of railroad track in this coun- try is 114,000,000. Every year finds it hard- er for the railroads to get their supply. Granite, metal and concrete ties have been experimented with but nowhere perma- nently adopted and the indications are that wooden ties are not soon to be displaced. In Europe the railroads have for a long time been treating their ties by various chemical processes which have more than trebled their lives, but so far this country has been loath to bear the extra expense of preserving ties. The Bureau of Forestry has been conducting experiments along these lines for some time. The latest re- sults of these investigations are given in Bulletin 50 of the Bureau: Cross Tie Forms and Rail Fastenings with Special Refer- ence to Treated Timbers, by Dr. Hermann von Schrenk. William Tell was boasting of his steady nerve. “Ves,” said a friend, “I know about that apple incident, but did your wife ever find a yellow hair on your coat?” | And Bill shut up.—Milwaukee Sentinel. PURE AND IMPURE {FOO wS: Edited by C. F. LanGwortuy, Pu.D. Author of “On Citraconic, Itaconic and Mesaconic Acids,” ‘Fish as Food,’’ etc. “What a Man Eats He Is.’ USES AND PROPAGATION OF WILD RICE. The seed of wild rice has been used as food by the Indians, particularly those of the middle Northwest, since as long ago, at least, as the first acquaintance of the white man with their customs. Since the advent of the white man, the Indian of the upper Mississippi valley has continued to use large quantities of wild rice, notwith- standing the abundance of other forms of cereal food, such as flour and corn meal, and this in spite of the fact that the har- vesting and curing of the seed require arduous labor. Wild rice, as prepared for food by the Indians, is highly esteemed by many white men who have had the oppor- tunity of testing it, and the entire available supply now sells at 2 to 3 times the price of ordinary white rice. Wild rice is an important food of ducks and other game birds, and many clubs and other owners of feeding grounds of such wild fowl have attempted to grow this grain, with varying success. To supply the demand for infor- mation on the subject, the United States Department of Agriculture has carried on extensive studies of wild rice propagation and uses. While by far the largest demand for in- formation regarding this plant has come from men or organizations wishing to se- cure viable seed for planting near shooting grounds to attract wild fowl, the possibil- ity of preparing from one seed a large and regular supply of a nutritious and highly flavored cereal food has received some at- tention. The importance of maintaining good feeding grounds for wild fowl, of which the propagation of wild rice is an important element, would perhaps be con- ceded by all, and the desirability of propa- gating a plant which will make the other- wise waste areas of the upper Mississippi valley yield a valuable and highly esteemed cereal is also evident. While wild rice and the ordinary rice both belong to the great family of grasses, the 2 grains are not closely related botan- ically. Wild rice contains some 13 per cent. protein and 75 per cent, carbohy- drates, with a little fat and ash, the fuel value being about 1,600 calories a pound. Ordinary rice contains 8 per cent. protein and 79 per cent. carbohydrates; barley 85 per cent. protein and 78 per cent. carbohy- drates; and rolled oats 17 per cent. protein and 66 per cent, carbohydrates; the fuel value of these grains being 1,600, 1,650 and 1,850 calories a pound respectively. 332 As will be seen, wild rice resembles com- mon cereal grains in composition. As is the case with wheat, rye, barley, and other grains, the greater portion of the nutritive material consists of carbohydrates, al- though the quantity of protein is propor- tionately large. Wild rice contains little fat, in this respect resembling rice, barley, and wheat more closely than corn and oats. In composition and fuel value, it com- pares favorably with the common cereal grains. Little is known of the comparative digestibility of wild rice, but from its ex- tended tse by the Indians and others it seems safe to assume that this grain is wholesome, and, as said above, analysis shows that it is, like the more common cereals, a nutritious food. As far as can be learned no extended study of the pro- teids, fats, and carbohydrates of wild rice has been carried on. Some tests which were recently made showed that starch is present in large quantities and in the form which gives a blue color and iodin; and indications were observed of an enzyme which caused fermentation of the grain when moistened. The grain is usually parched to aid in the removal of its outer hull, and is beaten and tramped before winnowing. This breaks most of the grains into large or smaller fragments so that the resulting product resembles the so called cracked grain, a form in which common cereals like wheat are _ often eaten. The unbroken grain is not unlike a slim kernel of wheat in appearance, its outer covering being dark brown or almost black in color, when the grain is well ripened. If this dark layer is removed the grain is almost white and has something of the translucent appearance of rice. When wild rice is soaked in water, a peculiar odor is noticeable, recalling that of damp hay. When it is boiled it also possesses a characteristic odor, something - like that of boiled barley. The raw grain has a starchy taste, while the cooked grain resembles barley much more than it does white rice in taste. The flavor of wild rice is. characteristic and is relished by many. When cooked, the wild rice kernels expand to about 2 or 3 times their original size, and except for the bits of dark outer covering ordinarily present the cooked ma- terial is of a grayish white color. In Min- nesota and adjacent States where wild rice is best known it is usually eaten as a break- fast cercal, or cooked in much the same manner as ordinary white rice, PU Ree hMPURE. “FOODS, PUNCH. Concerning the name punch, the author of “Cakes and Ale” states that “Doctor Kitch- ener, an acknowledged authority, during his lifetime, on all matters connected with eat- ing and drinking, has laid it down that punch is of West Indian origin, and that the word when translated means 5; because “there be 5 ingredients necessary in the concoction of the beverage. But Doctor Kitchener and his disciples, of whom there be many, may go to the bottom of the cookery class; for although from the large connection which rum and limes have with the mixture, there would seem to be a West Indian flavor about it, the word ‘five’ when translated into West Indianese is noth- ing like ‘punch.’”” Having satisfied them- selves that this is a fact, modern authorities have tried the East Indies for the source of the name, and have discovered that panch in Hindustani really does mean “five.” “Therefore,” says one modern authority, “it is named punch from the 5 ingredients which compose it, spirit, acid, spice, sugar, water.” Another modern authority calls punch “a beverage introduced into England from India, and so called from being usually made of 5 (Hindi, panch) ingredients, ar- rack, tea, sugar, water and lemon juice.” This sounds far more like an East Indian - concoction than the other; but at the same time punch, during the latter half of the 19th century, at all events, was as rare a drink in Hindustan as bhang in Great Bri- tain. The panch theory is an ingenious one, but there are plenty of other combinations, both liquid and solid, of 5 to which the word punch is never applied; and about the last beverage recommended by the faculty for the consumption of the sojourner in the land of the Great Mogul would, I should think, be the entrancing, seductive one which we Britons know under the name of punch. Moreover, it is not every punch concoctor who uses 5 ingredients. In the minds of some youthful members of the Stock Exchange, for the most part, water is an altogether unnecessary addition to the alcoholic mixture which is known by the above name. And what manner of man would add spice to that delight of old Ire- land, “a jug o’ punch?” On the other hand, in many recipes, there are more than 5 in- gredients used. After all, the origin of the name is of but secondary importance, as long as you can make punch. FOODS: SOLD IN’ PACKAGES: Foods sold in packages are as a rule more expensive than the same articles sold in bulk. On the other hand, they are not handled so much as bulk goods, and are to a greater or less extent protected from dirt and insects. 300 That the package idea in foods is popular with the American housewife is shown by the marvelous sale of breakfast foods. Ac- cording to a recent writer, “Already there are more than a hundred varieties of ce- real, fruit and nut foods on the market. with an output of nearly $50,000,000 worth a year. In the food factories the cartons are cut, printed and folded automatically; and after they have been automatically filled with cereal food they are closed with paste and machinery. One Chicago factory spends more than $5,000 a day on cartons. One factory spends more than $100,000 a year for paraffine paper to wrap the prod- uct inside the carton. It is estimated that it costs $400 to $800 in advertising to sell $1,000 worth of breakfast food; but as a market can be created for the product in no other way, the manufacturers must spend money in persistent publicity. “Tt will be: seen at a glance, therefore, that the package idea in foods costs money; but the consumer is willing to pay for it. What does it mean to the consumer? What advantage is there in the package idea over the open cracker barrel of our boyhood days, in which the cat slept at night, in which the mice played hide and seek, and from which we filled our pockets before going to school? It is easy to see that cleanliness and purity are on the side of the package product; that is, if the factory is clean, and most of them are. In eating the contents of a carton of cereal food you at least feel that you do not include the sweepings of a grocery store or the dust blown in from the street; but the package food has more than this to commend it. It is a picked food, and a picked food means picked men and women for an age in which the race for achievement calls for the best brains and brawn that the best dietetic science can produce.” Have you any friends who are interested in hunting, fishing, natural history, game protection or amateur photography? If so why not send each of them a yéar’s sub- scription to RercrEATION for a Christmas present? The stories in RECREATION are the actual experiences and observations of men who live out of doors, who shoot, fish pho- tograph and study nature; and they depict outdoor life as it is. In no other way could you give a friend so much value for the money as by making him a present of RECREATION. “Perkins entered into an agreement with his wife soon after their marriage, 20 years ago, that whenever either lost temper, or stormed, the other was to keep silence.” “And the scheme worked ?” “Admirably. Perkins -has kept silence 20 years,’—London Tid Bits, ( 7am PUBLISHER’S NOTES, THE BIG GAME STATE. Latest reports tell of plenty of big game in all parts of Northern Maine. The Bangor & Aroostook railroad has pushed its 400 miles and more of steel path- way far into the favorite haunts of Maine's big game. This makes it easy for visiting sportsmen to ride in the height of comfort to the very station of their choice. Then one is in closest touch with the game itself, and whether or not he carries home a handsome trophy depends on his own skill and prowess as a_ hunter. : In order that sportsmen may become more familiar with the manifold attractions of the Maine woods, the passenger depart- “ment of the Bangor & Aroostook railroad has issued a I80 page guide book entitled “In the Maine Woods,” which is sent to anywaddress by C:.©, rowan G se eet ee Bangor, Me., on receipt of Io cents to pay postage. This book is beautifully illustrat- ed with over 100 half tone cuts depicting hunting, fishing, canoeing, camp life and rare scenic effects in the immense play- ground of which it treats, has 2 full page colored inserts, and is replete from cover to cover with just such information as the sportsman is most in need of and most anxious to know before making a trip to the Maine forests. GODFREY’S ACTION REFUTES CHARGES. Chas. J. Godfrey, 4 Warren street, New York city, is one of the old time reliable gun dealers of this city. He advertised in ReEcREATION during 1896 and 1897 and when I advanced my rates he withdrew. Ac- cording to some of the liars who are active in advertising ReEcrEATION, I should then have denounced him and should have im- proved every effort to turn trade away from him. On the contrary, I recognized Mr. Godfrey’s right to advertise in REcRE- ATION or not, as he might see fit, just as I recognize the right of every advertiser in the world. Mr. Godfrey and I have been good friends all these years, and have had many a pleasant chat during that time. He comes back into RECREATION of his own free will and accord, and will probably be represented in its pages for years to come. Whether he does or not is his own affair, and I bespeak for him the confidence and good will of all my readers. I assure them that any orders they mav entrust to him will be carefully and promptly filled. Mr. Godfrey prints a complete catalogue of sportsmen’s goods, which can be had by writing him a postal card. When you do this please mention where you saw his ad. As the holiday season approaches good men are looking about for appropriate presents for their lady friends. All such should remember that. the old reliable house cf Higgins & Seiter, 50 West 22d street, New York city, carries the most complete and extensive stock of fine cut glass and china ware in the world. They issue a beautiful catalogue which contains artistic illustrations of many of their leading articles. A copy of this catalogue can be had for the asking, and it will prove of great interest and assistance to any one who is struggling with the holiday problem. Among the great variety of goods carried by this house I can think of nothing more appropriate for a married woman than one of the tomato or water- melon sets advertised in RECREATION. These plates are hand painted in beautiful designs and are put up in a case the shape and color of a big watermelon or a big tomato, as desired. Then there are cut glass salad bowls, dinner sets, exquisite glass and china vases and a great variety of other articles that would delight the heart of any woman, married or single. In writing for catalogue, please mention RECREATION, The sportsmen of the Puget Sound country owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Frank Alling, of Tacoma, who has for sev- eral years past been importing and liber- ating Chinese and Japanese pheasants and quails in the vicinity of Tacoma, Seattle, and other coast towns, Mr. Alling has also imported many thousands of black bass from Eastern wa- ters, and has planted them in lakes in the vicinity of the Sound. Some of these ex- periments were made several years ago and. one lake is now so well stocked with black bass that anglers are enjoying excellent sport there. Mr. Alling is one of the most enterprising and liberal men in that coun- try and is constantly on the lookout for ‘some opportunity to benefit his fellow men. 334 At this writing he is making a long tour of the Eastern States and avails himself of every opportunity to draw the attention of young men and women to his home city, Tacoma, which, by the way, is growing at a’ remarkable rate. Mr. Alling suggests that all persons looking for homes in the West should write the Chamber of Com- merce, at Tacoma, asking for information. D. M. Lefever, Sons & Co, have moved from Syracuse, N. Y., to Defiance, Ohio, where they have put up a fine new building of ample size, fully equipped with modern gun making machinery and affording ample EO SEES NOTES: office room for handling their rapidly in- creasing business. The company has been reorganized with additional capital, an increased number of skilled mechanics have been employed and, in fact, Uncle Dan has one of the finest gun factories in the country. As every shooter knows, Uncle Dan has been in the business over 40 years, and thousands of the best and finest guns in use in this country are specimens of his handiwork. He will still” give personal supervision to the selecting of material and the making, finishing and inspection of every gun turned out of the new factory;' and whenever you see a gun with the name D. M. Lefever stamped on it you may know it is as good a gun as can be made for the nrice. When you write the company please mention RECREATION. Thousands of amateur photographers who have had occasion to visit professional studios have been surprised at the anti- quated, rough looking cameras and other equipments found in such places. These goods are usually on the order of carpen- ters’ work benches. or of the fede boxes to be found in any well regulated barn. There is no reason why a professional photog- rapher should not have well finished, taste- ful cameras, plate holders, work benches, tables, etc. The Century Camera Co., of Rochester, N. Y., has realized the need of improvement in such goods, and is now making and putting on the market for the use of professionals a line of cameras that _ are more like, in finish and working qual- ities, the fine goods which these people have been turning out exclusively for amateur photographers. The enterprising profes- sional will hail this new departure with de- light and the Century people will certainly receive large numbers of orders for their rew outfits. Spratt’s Patent, Megane Neat tas, 1S= sued a pocket map of the ‘World’s Fair at St. Louis which will be of special value to all snoctsmen visiting the Fair. It indi- cates by a conspicuous red star tue location of the Forest, Fish and Game Building, in which Spratt’s exhibit is placed, and with this map at hand any person may make a beeline for that building as soon as he gets through the gates. The map shows as well the locations of all the other buildings, and there is an in- dex in the margin by means of which any building or any section of the grounds may be easily found. Everv intending visitor to the Fair should write Spratt’s Patent for a copy of this map. In accordance with a rule instituted some years ago, the C. P. Goerz Optical Works 530 in Berlin have again this year given a week’s holiday to all the workmen of their factories in Berlin and Winterstein, Ger- many, as well as the employees in the New York branch factory. The workshops in Germany were closed from September 5th to 12th, and in New York from August 20th to 27th. Taking into consideration that the firm is working overtime, with day and night shifts, the value of this conces- sion to their workmen who r ‘ceive full pay for the week of vacation, will be all the betler appreciated. J. N. Prothero, of DuBois, Pa., is in the market with a new gun cabinet, and | sug- gest that all readers of RECREATION who may be looking for anything of that kind write him for his catalogue. This cabinet is not so large as some of the others and consequently not sd) expensive. It is made of well seasoned oak, by skilled workmen, and while it holds 5 guns, it requires but 2 square feet of floor space. The cabinet sells at $15 and should certainly prove a good investment to any man who has one or more guns to take care of. In writing for catalogue please mention RECREATION. J. M. Lyon & Co., 65 Nassau street, New York city, whose advertisement appears in this issue of RECREATION, is one of the old- est and most reliable diamond and jewelry houses in this city. They have been in business since 1843 and are rated in the trade as thoroughly reliable and trust- worthy. Persons desiring to make holiday presents to their friends may, therefore, safely entrust mail orders to Lyon & Co. and feel confident of fair and honest treat- ment. In writing them please mention RECREA- TION. dees Garnett sicOF Albay. Ne Y.,. 15 making an oarlock with ball bearings that is a great improvement on any form of lock I have ever used. I have tested a pair of these locks and find them exceedingly pleas- ant and practical. Friends of mine who have tried them also like them enthusias- tically. Every man who owns a row boat should have a pair of these oarlocks. In writing for a circular please mention REc- REATION. Columbus, O. Mr. Thos. H. Guthrie, Newark, N. J. Dear. Sir: The boots reached me safe and in good condition. They are perfect, and fit like a pair of gloves. They are worth more than you ask for them and I will gladly show them to my friends. I hope you may receive many orders from here. Sincerely yours, J. H. Woods, M.D. PDITORS A-GREAT “LOSS -10) FEE LEAGUE: Mr. Chas. F. Emerson, who for 5 years past has so ably filled the posi- tion of Chief Warden of the Pennsyl- vania Division of the League of American Sportsmen, died at his home in Titusville, Pa., September 6th last. In his death the cause of game and bird protection has lost a friend and a worker whose place it will be well nigh impossible te fill. During all these years he has repeatedly neg- lected his own business to make long journeys to remote parts of his dis- trict and to the annual meetings of the League, and has always contributed largely from his private means in car- rying on this work. He has persist- ently declined to accept any of the funds accruing from League member- ships in his Division, insisting that all such money should be expended from this office in our general work; yet the work of his Division has been car- ried on as vigorously and as systemat- ically as in any of the others. Mr. Emerson was an ideal Ameri- can gentleman and sportsman. Fur- thermore he was a true and generous friend of the wild animals and birds, and no task assigned him was too .on- erous or too difficult to be performed promptly and efficiently. The high esteem in which Mr. Em- erson was held by his fellow towns- men was feelingly expressed in these words by the clergyman who spoke over his remains: “Next to Mr. Emerson’s love of country should be placed his love of nature. He knew a great deal about God’s out-of-doors, and enjoyed moun- tain and stream, bird and flower. A love of nature goes hand in hand with an appreciation of .everything that makes for human culture. He maintained among us the traditions of the cultivated gentleman. Give to that word gentleman its historic meaning and when you say he was a gentleman 336 CORNER. you have used the word that really de- scribes his character. I have heard that phrase applied to him very often this week. Thus the community ap- preciates ~his- character: “mie | was gentle, considerate, courteous, kind, helpheill ie ax The many officers and other mem- bers of the League who have met Mr. Emerson in the various annual assem- blies thereof, will all say amen to this sentiment. PRIZES FOR GOOD DRAWINGS. With a view to stimulating among | boys and girls the study of wild animals and birds and the develop- ment of artistic taste, RECREATION now offers a series of prizes as follows: For the best sketch of a live wild animal in action, $10. For the best sketch of a live wild bird in flight or other action, $8. For the best sketch of a live domes- tic animal in action, $6. For the best sketch of a live domes- tic fowl in flight, or other action, $5. Studies may be made in black and white wash, pen and ink, or pencil, my preference being in the order stat- ed. They must be from life and not from other pictures. The sketches may be made on any kind of paper or drawing board and of any size desired, though I prefer to have them on paper at least twice as large as a RECREATION page. All sketches which may be pub- lished, and for which prizes may not have been awarded, will be paid for at the rate of $1 each. — Contestants must write on back of picture full name, address, and age. This competition is limited to per- sons under 20 years of age, and a let- ter from one of the parents or from’ the legal guardian of each contestant must accompany each drawing, certi- fying that the age of the contestant is_ as stated thereon. Competition will close Feb, 28, 1905. EDT ORS Drawings should be packed flat and with a sufficient quantity of straw board to keep them from being dam- aged in the mails; and on account of the required writing on the backs of the drawings it will be necessary to prepay them at letter postage rates. Address drawings and correspon- ‘dence relating thereto, Art Editor RECREATION, 23 West 24th Street, New York City. In these days of frenzied competi- tion in the making of literature a pub- lication must Mave a reason ter. its existence or it can not exist long. RECREATION’S mission on earth is the preservation of the wild animals, birds, game fishes and the forests of this country. One way’ in which it is accomplishing its work is by rebuking men who slaughter game, fish and song birds. In the io years of its life RecreEATION has made a _ reputation for itself in this field that is unique, and that has extended to all parts of the English speaking world. This magazine is loved, revered and quoted by all good sportsmen and. nature lovers. Other things being equal, these people buy the goods advertised in RECREATION, in preference to those not so advertised. lf, therefore, you have anything to sell to good people advertise it in RECREATION and you will hear from thousands of its readers. SOME OF MATTESON’S MISTAKES. In Collier's Weekly of August 20, 1904, appeared an article signed by Sumner W. Matteson, entitled “The Passing of the Buf- falo,” in which there are a number of errors. These are of so serious and so misleading a nature that they should not be allowed to pass without correction. In the opening paragraph of his story Mr. — Matteson says: “In the badlands of the Flathead country there is a herd of over 300 buffaloes running at large.” There are no badlands, properly speaking, in the Flathead country. That is a level, fertile, beautiful valley, nearly 100 miles - long, drained by the Flathead river and en- closed on both sides by high, rocky moun- tains. Farther on Mr. Matteson says: CORNER. 337 “The buffalo herd now in the badlands are where humans seldom venture, and where they are watched over by a herder who scarcely ever leaves his ambush except to secure provisions.” This statement is ridiculous. There are now living in that country some hundreds of Flathead Indians, and white men who are married to Indian squaws, and there has probably not been a day in any summer month during the past 10 years that white men from other places have not traveled through the Flathead valley on some of the main roads or trails which traverse it. The herder is not in ambush and does not have to leave the range to get provi- sions. He can sleep in a good frame house every night and eat at a table, with a family, at least twice every day without neglecting his charge. Prof. Me J. Elrod, of the State Univer- sity of Montana, writes me on this point as follows: “The herder has but a few miles to travel to get to settlers’ homes. The main trav- eled road crosses the Flathead valley, trav- eled daily by many teams and regularly by a stage and is used by hundreds of people every week. I have seen buffalo on the roadside while passing along, and it is but a journey of an hour or 2 from the road to where the buffalo usually roam.” Here is another misleading statement: “Tt seems fitting that this natural range, from which the buffalo were all killed off in the early 50’s by the Hudson bay traders, should offer a hope of reclaiming the beast.” Early in the 7o’s a few buffaloes still re- mained in the Mission range, and in 1875 4 yearlings were there captured alive by a half breed.” No buffaloes were ever killed in the Flat- head valley by Hudson bay traders, or any one else. Not since 1840 has the buffalo inhabited any portion of that country, even if it ever did. There is no evidence that it ever inhabited the Mission range, which is one of the highest and most precipitous por- tions of the Rocky mountain system. On the contrary, in 1873, a party of Flathead Indians crossed the Rocky range into East- ern Montana, to hunt buffalo, as had been their custom for years. They saw there evi- dence that the Westward march of so-called. civilization, preceded by an army of skin hunters from the States, would soon wipe out the buffalo. So these Flatheads cap- tured 3 calves and carried them across the mountains on their ponies, feeding them meantime on mare’s milk. When the In- dians arrived at their village they taught the calves to nurse domestic cows. From that beginning sprang the Allard-Pablo herd of buffaloes, which in 1901 numbered 390 head. 338 ’ I visited the Flathead country in 1883 and photographed the Allard herd of buffaloes, which at that time numbered 35 all told. It is always well for a man to know what he is talking about before he undertakes to instruct others. Ralph, the son of Joseph, surnamed Pul- itzer, owner of the New York World, while a hunting trip in Montana last fall, killed an antelope in violation of the State law. He was arrested, gave bail and came home. The case was called in a Montana State court a few weeks ago and Pulitzer was on hand. He had previously entered a plea of not guilty, but when he came to face the music, he withdrew his plea and entered: one of -enilty..<- Jucce- Bee Cheadle fined him $500, the in Kodak. «7The story is vastly interesting and attractive, and liberally illustrated with pictures which, of course, were made in Korea with a Kodak. These represent living scenes and incidents in the Russo-Japanese war, and in addition a spirited drawing by Fred Remington is reproduced on the title page. A copy of this book will be sent to any person asking for it and mentioning ReEc- REATION. IN ANSWERING ADS. PLEASE MEN- TION RECREATION. XXX RECREATION. For Liquor and Drug Using 4&4 scientific remedy which has been skillfully and successfully administered by medical specialists for the past 25 years AT THE FOLLOWING KEELEY INSTITUTES: White Plains, N. Y. Columbus, ®., Dennison Ave, Jortiand, Ore, a LC Pa., 812 N. Broad St, Washington, D.-©., 211 N. Capitol St. Dwight, Il. Marion, Ind. Des Moines, Ia. Crab Orchard, Ky. Portland, Me. ~ Birmingham, Ala. Hot Springs, Ark. Los Angeles, Cal. San Francisco, Cal., 1170 Market 8t. West Haven, Conn. Atlanta, Ga. Pittsburez. Pa., 4246 Bitty Ave, Prov idence Liichmond, we Seattle, Wash. Waukesha, Wis. Lexington, Maas. Grand Rapids, Mich. St. Louis, Mo., 2808 Locust St. Boulder, Mont. North Cenway, N. Hi. Luttsto; N. Y¥. Har risbu re, Mee A Georgia hospital had a case of a young colored woman badly bitten in the neck back of the ear. The doctor. who dressed the wound said to the patient: “It perplexes me to determine what sort of an animal bit you. This .wound is too small to have been made by a horse and too large to have been inflicted by a dog or a cat ; The colored woman grinned. “Sho’, Doc- toh, it wa’n’t any animal dat bit me, it war a lady, suh!’—Lippincott’s Fame is easily acquired. All you have to do is to be in the right place at the right time, do the right thing in the right way, and then advertise it properly—Exchange. TRADE MARK REGISTERED J 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, Etc., 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, 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. EACU Pocket Size (Size of oe ae 10c. Family Size, . = - 25¢. 2 on Bottles Moe, Suxscors and Hospitals), ° - - 30¢. At the Druggists, or we will mail a package any- where in the United States on receipt of price. Douglas Mfg. Co, 96-102 Church St. Dept. W, . New York. SY Ont. -A hunting jacket, a revolver, a camera, a pair of gloves, a pair of skates or a pair of opera: glasses would make an appropri- ate Christmas “present for any man or boy who is fond of outdoor sport. The skates or the opera glasses would also please any gitl who is fond of skating or of the thea- tre, and this means. all girls. You can get any of -these articles by securing a few yearly subscriptions to RECREATION and sending them in. See premium list in this issue of RECREATION. Clerk—I’ve just been married, sir, would like a raise in my salarv. Boss—Sorry, but we aren’t responsible for accidents unless they happen in the shops.—Exchange. The Buffalo ls Well Nigh Extinct And every nature lover wants a relic; of him, “Here is 4 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 tihey can ope screwed on the wall, thus forming A Novel and Effective Gun Rack and 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 ver a Fi RECREATION. XXXII One-Third Of a Century of the World Li A delicious beauti- fi fle-, preserver and e - a | | cleanser of the teeth: ‘ oo : ae” As necessary to the 7 makes the breath sweet | | and the gums less tender. | game as the ball [| The Metal Box is a handy ~ ) ; } | package for the toilet table and | traveling; no powder to litter, no liquid Lo spill e6 ) or stain. 95 Cents, at ali Druggists. | C. A. Strong & Co., Props €itcago, U.S.A. _“ The Old Remit Doctor’? Used by the best athletes. Limbers up the joints ; makes the muscles quick and active. Cures’ bruises, blisters, sprains, lameness, cuts, contusions and all athletic hurts. Sold only in seated bottles under buff wrapper Accept ro Substitute Justice of Peace: What do you mean by SE SPA AG De bavilicenIt was mot premeditated, “Rastis’ | qs die Wissu diszys. sick -with: waiting You acknowledge that you broke into the oe Ys ys ® ene at the ’phone, plaintiff's hardware store and stole a bunch For they ee answer “busy” when I call of keys. you up, my own! Rastus: Yassuh, yassuh; but dat wuzn’t “Busy”? Lizzie, pray who is he? Whio’s mah fault, Jedge. Mistah Smiff done put hie Gia thatel: fear ? locks on his chicken coop dat none ob mah | J. pe busy, dizzy Lizzie, busy buzzing round keys would fit, an’ dere wuzn’t no udder you, dear? way ter git in widout his heahin’ me ’cept- i SMe Re A Rear er erat: in’ by borrerin’ dem keys. Yessuh; dat’s ee de truf.—Judge. pi 3 Sse The Czar: Viskyvitch. Hobo—‘“Can you gimme a bite, ma'am? The Orderly: Your highness. I’m hunery enuff ter eat a hoss.” “Take down that sign in the front parlor Kind Lady—“I regret to say that we are window.” en just out of horses; but I’ll call the dog.”— “Which sign, your highness ?” Chicago News. “Boy wanted ! Cleveland Plan Dealer Ww their friend -half th leasant things they write us yf Our Customers ould Tel ane Bee codge OUR ae would eee mite nt upper cut shows ‘Our Masterpiece ;’’ has three cutting i an = mil blades ; weighs but 2 ounces ; islight enough for the desk, t strong enough for orchard or camp ; price. in kid pocket, ebony handle, $1.25; ivory, $1.50; choicest pearl and highest finish, $2. 00, post- paid. The Meher & Grosh Knives, Razors, Scis- sors, etc., are hand-forged from razor steel, tested severely and warranted. The lower cut shows our 75 cents two-blade jack- knife. For a while will mail sample for 48 cents, 5 for $2.00. Our 60 cents Steel Shears and 75 cents knife free by mail for $1.00, Colorado stock knife, three blades, $1.00, Send for 80-page free list and ‘iow to use a Razor.”’ Hollow Ground Razor aad Strop to suit, $1.83. Maher &Grosh Co. 74 A Strect TOLEDO, OHIO eT XXXIV 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 I 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 scien- tific mysteries of the occult and invisible of Nature-forces I have found the cause and cure of deafness and head noises, and I have been enabled by this same mysterious knowledge and power to give to many unfortunate and suffering persons I Have Demonstrated That Deafness Can Be Cured.—Dr. Guy Clifford Powell. 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 to stay cured. ILasknomoney. 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 thousands of others. It seems to make 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 your entire satisfaction 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, 1226 Auditorium Building, Peoria, Ill. Remember, send no money —simply your name and address. You willreceive an imme- diate answer and full information by return mail. Johnny—Say, wouldn’t you like to come to our Sunday school? Tommy—I don’t know. Do you give trading stamps?—Chicago Tribune. <> fox Reduce Your Fat Ga ‘ _ Trial Box Free No dieting, exercise or ex- ertion is necessary. My nat- ural, scientific Obesity Food does all the work. You will feel a hundred times better the first day you try this won- derful home food. Send your name and address—no money —today to Prof. F.J. Kellogg, 792 Kellogg Bldg., Battle Creek, Mich., and receive the trial package in plain wrapper free by return mail, DO YOU WISH TO IMPROVE YOUR SHOOTING? THE J. C. HAND TRAP Will help you. It throws any of the clay targets now in use, giving an excellent representation of a bird in flight. I will send you a J. C. HAND TRAP for 2 yearly subscriptions to Recreation Send in your club now and improve your shooting IT can think of no more welcome or wholesome or appropriate present for a man Or a woman, a boy or a girl, than can be selected from any one of the stores of the Jaeger Sanitary Woolen System Co. These people make a large and always tempting line of underwear, hosiery, blankets, bath robes, lounging robes, smok- ing jackets, kimonos, pajamas, neglige gowns sleeping bags and other articles which are always useful and which render people so comfortable that they forget all their troubles. The Jaeger Co. publishes a complete and elaborately illustrated catalogue of its goods, which is distributed free. Get a copy and you will have no trouble in mak- ing a selection that will please any friend you have anywhere. In writing please mention RECREATION. Y RECREATION’S Oth Annual Photo Compe- tition closes November 30th, and amateur photographers intending to enter pictures should be on the alert every day for good subjects. Please read carefully the list of prizes and the conditions of entry, in the Photo Department of, REcrEATION. Keep your eyes wide open in your travels and always have your camera at hand. A prize winning subject may come within your reach when least expected. IN ANSWERING ADS. PLEASE MEN- TION RECREATION. Tene feted Tl OLN, XXXV Sore Eyes Cured Free) What is Catarrh ? Famous Lotion That is Absolutely Harmless and Positively Cures Sore Eyes, Granulated Lids, Wild Hairs, Ulcers, Cataracts, Bloodshot, or Inflamed or Tlred Eyes. It Makes Weak Eyes Strong and Gives Instant Re- lief to the Burning Pain or Soreness of Strained Eyes or Eyes Hurt by Night Work—Send Your Name and Address To-day for Free Package. The cures being made by this magic lotion every day are truly remarkable. C. F. Gorman, of Austin, Minn., says he was blind for years with cataract. He doc- tored with one specialist 22 months without results. Now he tells of his marvelous cure by Schlegel’s Magic Eye Lotion after all others tailed: Mrs. B. A. Hubbard, Plum Point, Tenn., tells of her cure in a month with this lotion after all doctors and remedies had failed for five years to cure her. To-day she can see perfectly out of both eyes. Rev. M. H. Black- man, the well-known pastor of Ovid, Pa., was cured of acase of eranulated eye-lids that had resisted for years all attempts of doctors to cure. Mr. George W. Byers, Owensboro, Ky,, was cured of ulcers and wild hairs with this lotion after all other remedies had failed. Dora Casey, Chicago, was cured of granulated lids for which doctors treated her for five months steady, but failedtocure. Dr. J. W. Ange!l, of Iowa, one of the oldest and best known doctors in the west, suffered with granulated lids for seven years. He tried every remedy but failed to cure until he used Prof. Schlegel’s eye lotion and one bottle gave him more relief than all the remedies he ever tried. G. Klopfer, the well-known florist of Peoria, IIl., suffered for years with weak, watery and sore eyes and spent hundreds of dollars with doctors. One bottle of Prof. Schlegel’s Magic Eye Lotion cured him. It stops pain instantly. It contains no cocaine nor other harmful drugs and it cur:s sore or weak eyes to stay cured. The professor is very glad to send a free package of his remedy to anyone who suffers with their eyes. Write to-day to Prof. H. T. Schlegel, 653 Mackinaw Bldg., Chicago, Ill., and be cured. KT SUGGHS LION. FOR: CHRISTMAS. Have you commenced to.think of Christ- mas presents? If so, here is a suggestion. A yearly subscription to RECREATION furnishes one of the most delightful, in- structive, entertaining Christmas presents you can possibly give a man or boy who is interested in nature, in fishing, shooting, amateur photography; or, who is fond of the woods, the field, the mountains, the lakes or the rivers. Many of the presents which people give their friends afford pleasure only for a few days, or weeks. A subscription to Rec- REATION means solid comfort a whole year. It reminds your friend 12 times during the year of your kindness and_ generosity. There are many men and women who for 5 years past have annually sent in long lists of names of friends, accompanied with a check in order that these friends might be made happy a whole year. Would it not be well for you to adopt this plan? Try it and.see how grateful the recipient will be. IN 1930. “Who are those decrepit Russian naval officers who do nothing but kiss their hands and shout adieu?” “They are the officers of that famous Baltic fleet that kept on sailing for the far East for so many years and then final- ly gave it up.’—Cleveland Plain Dealer. f You Have Any of the Following ee Send Your Name and Address To-day. Is your breath foul? Is your voice husky? Is your nose stopped? Do you snore at night? Do you sneeze a great deal? Do you have frequent pains in the forehead Do you have pains across the eyes? Are you losing your sense of smell? Is there a dropping in the throat? Are you losing your sense of taste? Are you gradually get- ting deaf? Do you hear- buzzing sounds? Do you have ringing in the ears? Do you suffer with nausea of the stomach? Is there a constant bad taste in the mouth? Do you have a hacking cough? Do you cough at night? Do you take cold easily? If so, you have catarrh. Catarrh is not only dangerous in this way, but it causes ulcerations, death and decay of bones, loss of thinking and reasoning power, kills ambition and energy, often causes loss of appetite, indigestion, dyspep- sia, raw throat and reaches to general de- bility, idiocy and insanity. It needs atten- tion at once. Cure it with Gauss’ Catarrh Cure. It is a quick, radical, permanent cure, because it rids the system of the poi- son germs that cause catarrh. In order to prove to all who are suffering from this dangerous and loathsome disease that Gauss’ Catarrh Cure will actually cure any case of catarrh quickly, I will send a trial package by mail free of cost. Send us your name and address to-day and the treat- ment will be sent you by return mail. Try it. It will positively cure so that’ you will be welcomed instead of shunned by your friends. Write to-day, you may forget it to-morrow. CC. BH. GAUSS, 2529 Main St., Marshall, Mich, XXXVI Perfection way of making a wine or a way of making a better wine, we would employ it. Great Western Champagne —ithe standard of American wines is made the best way and isthe best wine made. It is perfection—pure, de- licious, wholesome. “Of the six American Champagnes exhibit- fale | Sition of 1900, the ‘| GREAT WESTERN was the only one that received a GOLD MEDAL.” Bigacane Valley Wine Co. Sole Makers, Rheims, N, ¥. Seld by respectable wine dealers everywhere GOING AWAYr Want to escape the cold and snow? WHY NOT Go to the land where snow 1s unknown; where the average temperature is 73 degrees! Where “Every day is a May day!” In the northland means discomfort, but in Mid-Pacific’s “Summer Islands” it is the most delightful time of the year, Sea bathing, Golf, Automobiling, Driving, Shooting, Fishing S| fact every recreation and every day will appeal to you with new beauties in this “Paradise of the Pacific.” Home seekers should learn of the fertile lands of I] Fine new large ships, excellent hotels, every conyen- ience for the visitor. Full particulars of all railroads, or write for beautiful souvenir book of photographs and full particulars. Address HAWAII PROMOTION COMMITTEE DONGLE EU ae eke Seth clohae.: “WHERE EVERY DAY IS A MAY DAY™ Vernzory of Hawa, Merchants’ Association If there was a_ better ji ed at the Paris Expo- | RECREATION: "THE ONLY WAY’ BETWEEN CHICAGO ST. LOUIS KANSAS CITY | AND PEORIA Handsomest, most luxurious trains in the world; completely rock-ballasted road- bed, no dust, no dirt, no smoke, no eindcrs. “ALTON’S Copyright, 1904, by the . Chicae° & Alton Railway Co, c ART CALENDAR, FIVE SHEETS, Eacu 10X15 INCHES § SEND 25 CTS. with name of publication in which you read this advertise- ment, to GEO. J. CHARLTON, General Passenver Agent, f Chicago & Alton Railway, Lock Box 618 CHICAGO.ILL., Q and getthe handsomest calendar ofthe year. Fourgraceful | poses in colors, unmarred by advertisements and ready for § framing. f Sequel to the famous “Fencing” and “‘Cow-Boy” Girl Art Calendars. Hopkinsville, Ky. The Winchester Arms Co., New Haven, Conn. Gentlemen:—We understand that you are preparing to make and place on the market an automatic shot gun. Your present repeater is popular and some of us use (+t, but as a trap gun it is not needed, its only recommendation for that purpose being its cheapness. As a game exterminator it is sufficient, without adding the automatic feature, and on account of the -growing scarcity of game, we believe it will event- ually be discarded by all true sportsmen, if not discriminated against by law. Be that as it may, we, as a club. purpose draw- ing the line at an automatic, and the ob- ject of this letter is to say that we will not shoot it ourselves and will in every legiti- mate way discountenance its use. We trust, however, that it is not your purpose to put such a gun on the market. Geo. C. Long, Guy Starling, J. D. Higgins, W. M. Shaw. Members of Hopkinsville Gun Club. The pump gun should be done away with. I have been a guide for 6 years, but have the same idea of pump guns as you have. Will work for the bill to knoek them out. F. R. Woodman, Gouverneur, N. Y. IN ANSWERING ADS. PLEASE MEN. TION RECREATION. RECREATION. A PERFECT COCKTAIL tsa drink in which all the tneredierts are so carefully | blended that whilst no particular one is in evidence | yet the delicate flavor of each ts apparent. This result is difficult to arrive at, as a few drops more or less will destroy the balance. The only safe | way is to buy Club Cocktails which.are the orfginal and best, scientifically blended # from the choicest old liquors and properly aged before t being bottled. The most popular varieties of the Club Cocktails f are the Martini and Manhattan, the former having f a gin and the latter a whisky base. All grocers and leading wine merchants sell them. G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO., Sole Proprietors, HARTFORD, NEw YORK, LONDON. ee, AP PY SCHOOLBOY. Bill Shakespeare tells a little tale About a boy who always whined _ When schooltime came, and whom a snail In speed could leave a block behind; Who’d rather stay at home and play, And sit around and mope and dream; But then, you know, in William’s day They didn’t have a football team. Now’days the boys look forward to The morning when the bell disturbs The autumn air; there’s no boo-hoo At thought of parsing Latin verbs. J. Cesar’s bridge can’t make them fret, Nor crafty Euclid’s hardest scheme; lor after school will they not get A chance to make the football team? Vacation time is full of joy. But Jim’s not sorry it has passed. This year he’s not a little boy; He’s 12 pounds heavier than last. With snaillike speed does he approach The school? Not much; he’s full of steam ; Perhaps he can persuade the coach To put him on the foot ball team. —Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune. Belinda—No, mum, I don’t care for the privilege of the piano, but I must stipulate © that on my day out I get the use of the automobile—Chicago News. DIAMOND XXXViI CR The present diamond market is such that it would pay anyone to make Christmas selec- tions now. THE LOETIS SYSTEM is the one successful system. WHY ? Because it is quick, easy and confidential The distant buyer simply selects a Diamond, Watch or other article from our catalogue and before he eould hardly expectits arrivalit is handed to him athishome, place of business, or,if.he prefers, at his express Office. All express charges are paid by us. We assume all the expense andrisk of submitting our goods for inspection and approval, knowing that in nine cases out of ten a sale will result. We send out Diamonds and Watches that tell their own story and sell themselves. All we ask is the privilege of submitting them tointelligent and im- partial people—people who can discriminate in qualities, workmanship and prices. About Paying for Your Selection Tf what we send meets your entire approval you pay one-fifth on delivery and keep the article, sending the balance to us direct (we havenocollectors)ineightequal monthly payments. These terms make anyone’s credit good, for any honest person can and will meet these smali payments promptly. This system permits us to open an accountand do business with allclasses and con- ditions of people. The ten dollara week employeis just as welcome as a customer on our books asis his wealthy employer. Every Diamond sold by us is accompanied by a signed certificate, guaranteeing its quality and value, and we will always accept the Diamond as so much money in payment for other goods or a larger Diamond. An Invitation. If you visit the St. Louis Exposition we invite you to visit andinspect our magnificent exhibit—the largest and finest display of diamonds and preciousstonesever made in America,and probably the most interesting and valu- able exhibitatthe World’s Fair. Our diamond cutters at work, will gladly and courteously show you every process of cleaving, cutting and polishing, from the rough diamonds in the blue earth, as taken from the minesin South Africa, to the perfectly cut and polished gems. Donot failtoseeit. - Our Early Fall Catalogue is just off the press and a copy will be sent free for the asking. Itisthe most beautiful and interesting book of the kind pub- lished, and contains a complete history of the Diamond from mine to wearer. LOFTIS BROS. & CO. Gs: Diamond Cutters and Mnfg. Jewelers Dept. M-82 92 to 98 State Street, Chicago, Ill. Copyright, 1904, Franklin Advertising Agency, Chicago XXXVII1 RECREATION. MACKINTOSH is a Pure and Delicious OLD ENGLISH CANDY And I want to say to the readers of RECREATION that it’s just the candy for the whole family, and the children in particular. There is nothing ‘‘just as good,”’ or “‘just like it.”” Your dealer can supply you. If not, write me, and send me his name, and I will talk with him. Trial package sent for 10c. in stamps; or 4-Ib. Fam- ily Tin sent for $1.60 and I pay the express charges JOHN MACKINTOSH Dept 29 78 Hudson St., New York YOU CAN HAVE A BILLIARD ROOM. Your Dining Room, Library or Living Room willserve. You merely lift the top from a hand- some library or dining table and you have the INDIANAPOLIS COMBINATION TABLE, a perfect, regulation Billiard Table, with Ver- mont slate bed, lively rubber cushions, con- cealed pool pockets and patent carom plugs, making no breakin the cushion. Most modern designs and finishes. From Factory to User on Easy Payments. Beautiful catalog for the asking. COMBINATION BILLIARD MFG. CO. 33°43 West St. MADISON, IND. Winchester, Mass. Winchester Repeating Arms Co., Dear Sirs I am informed that you contemplate the manufacture of an automatic gun. In a republic one learns that his rights do not overlap the rights of others, whether in politics, education, social life or even in pleasures. On the one hand is the sportsman who finds delight in his accuracy of aim and in the number of birds, we will say, he has bagged; on the other hand is the nature lover, who finds his greatest pleasure not in accuracy of aim, but in accuracy of per- ccption;. who bags facts, not lite. It is useless for either to attempt sym- pathy with the other’s viewpoint; they are as diametrical as the poles. At this time, when cven the sportsman bewails the scarcity of game, when bird lovers mourn and search the woods in vain for some favorite that used to be abun- dant, is it fair to: either to produce any weapon that shall still further curtail their pleasures? The feeling that our feathered friends were created for some purpose other than destruction was given proof in the Legis- lature a year or 2 ago, when the whole: sale slaughter of plumage birds was sup- pressed. Any firm contemplating the manufacture of weapons more life destroying than those already on the market would do well to put its finger on the public pulse. Protec- tive: societies are in vigorous battle the country over; nature books are bewilder- ing in numbers, which points to the theory of demand and supply; cameras and other aids to the better study of natural life, were never so popular, and the manufacture of such-a gun as that contemplated may not unreasonably lead to prohibitive legislation. Respectfully yours, Mrs. Grace Squires. I received the Hawk Eye camera and thank you tor your generous treatment. I am more than pleased with the camera and will do all I can for RECREATION, F. E. Dealing, Grafton, Mass. H 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 & CO. attics 786 F Street, N.W., | WASHINGTON, D.C. “RECREATION. ‘ XXX1IX “Stop that, you Stupid Renovator —you’ve opened my splendid OsrEeRmoor. needs remaking? Don’t you know ye/ that the OsteRmoor never Sew it right up again and put it back in the sun where you found it. A sun-bath is all it requires. It is those dirty Zazr mattresses back of the house that I want made over.” ~ sun-bath will renovate it, because the 15. is 6uzit (not stuffed) with a product of Nature as pure as Nature herself—treated and prepared by a mixture of brains and machinery in a way that has made OsTERMOOR the mattress par excellence— moisture-proof, dust-proof, germ-proof, vermin-proof—everlastingly resilient, soft and fresh. OSTER- MOOR, the only mattress that never requires renovating or renewing—an occasional sun bath its only renovator, and under no condition does it sag or become lumpy or uneven. ‘‘The proof of the pudding is in the eating.’? The proof of the mattress is in the sleeping. We allow you to sleep on it go nights free, and refund your money if you are not satisfied iz every way. Read the guarantee. Beautiful 136-Page Book FREE : ; If you ask, we will send you our handsome, beautifully 5 : Kegular Sizes and Prices} , y, ) you ou ’ 2 feet 6 inches wide, $2 35 illustrated book, - Lnet Pest, off Time ”—136 pages of 30 Nights’ FREE Trial oe - interesting information and valuable suggestions for the eee cane Coteycer 3 teet wide, 301bs. 10.00] sake of comfort, hedlthand success-with over 200 fine {iy Tents treeane Mattress Ostermoor (Express Charges Prepaid—Anywhere) 3 feet 6 inches wide, aon 11.70 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, SS ST illustrations. -Write for it now while it is in mind. Look Out! Dealers are trying to sell the ** just-as-good”’ kind. Ask to see the name ‘‘ OsTERMOOR”’ and our itrade- mark label sewn on the end. Show them you can’t and won’t be fooled. “J¢ must be Ostermoor.’’ Mattress sent by express, prepaid, the same day check is received. OSTERMOOR & CO., I1HElizabeth Street, New York Oanadian Agency: The Alaska Feather and Down Oo., Ltd., Montreal is not even all you have hoped for, 1f you don’t be- lieve it to be the equal in cleanliness, durability and comfort of any $so. hair mattress ever made, you can get your money back by return mail—‘‘no ques- tions asked.”’ xl 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 and credit 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 REoRE- ATION at $1 each, I will send a copy of Hunting im the Great West, cloth; or a Recreation Waterproof Match Box, made by W. lL. Marble and listed at 50c; or a. Shakespeare Revolution Bait listed» at 75c; or a Laughlin lk ountain 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.; or a J. C, Hand trap made by the Mitchell Mfg. Co., listed at or an Ingersoll Cyclometer listed at $1, 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 HE. 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 National Cutlery Co.; and listed at $1. e OUR new subscriptions at $1 each, an Ideal Hunting Knife, made by W. L. Marble and listed at $2.50; or a 82 eali- ber, automatic double action revolver, made by Harrington & Richardson Arms Co.: or a Gold Medal Folding Camp Bed, made by the Gold Medal Camp Furniture Co. I'IVE new subscriptions at $1 each, a copy of Oruisings in the Cascades, cloth; or an Ideal Hunting Knife made by W. L. Marble, and listed at $38;: or a pair of lock lever skates, made by Barney & Berry, listed at $4.50; or a Bristol Steel Fishing Rod, listed at $6 or less; or a set of convertible Ampliscopes (5 lenses), listed at $5; or an Acme single shot gun, made by the Davenport Arms Co., and listed at $8. SIX new subscriptions at $1 each, a Hawk- eye Refrigerating Basket made by the Bur- lington Basket Co., or one dozen Hureka golf balls listed at $4. 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 WKorona 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. 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 pair of Opera Glasses mada by Gall & Lembke and listed at $10; or a Folding Hawk-Eye Film Camera, No. 8, 344 x 4144, made by the Blair Camera Co., listed at $15. TWELVE new subscriptions at $1 each, a Davenport Kjector Gun, listed at $10. 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 Folding Hawk-Eye Film Camera, No. 4, 4 x 5, made by the Blair Camera Co., listed at $22.50. TWENTY new subscriptions at $1 each, a 14-karat Gold Hunting-case Watch, with Waltham Movement, listed at $20; or an Blita single shot gun, made by the Davenport Arms Co., and listed at $18; or a Queen Hammock, made by the King. Folding Canvas Boat Co., and _ listed at $20. TWENTY-FIVE new subscriptions at $1 each, an i11-foot King Folding Canvas Boat. THIRTY new subscriptions at $1 each, a Waterproof Tent, 144%4x17, made by Abercrombie & Fitch, and listed at $25. THIRTY-FIVE new subscriptions at $1 each, a 14-foot King Folding Canyas Boat. 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. £0 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. TWO HUNDRED new subscriptions at $1 _ each, a strictly first class Upright Piano, listed at $750. ¢ West 24th St. Address, Recreation New oe — RECREATION. $1,200 a Year for Life Secured by Small Monthly Payments The Mutual Rubber Production Company offers to the readers of this magazine an oppor- tunity to become associated in an enterprise of immense profit, which will yield you or your heirs a sure and certain income, and on terms that are within the reach of everybody. The shares in this investment are selling above par right now, and they are selling fast. In fact, there are only a f2w hundred left in the present series. Fifteen hundred satisfied share holders, scattered all over this country, testify to the splendid conservatism of this enterprise. It is not unlikely that among these fortunate ones may be some of your friends, If you act at once you will have the opportunity of joining this new and immensely profitable investment, at the present price, before the series is exhausted. The enterprise is so popular with these readers that we are reserving a few shares in anticipation of their orders—but this block is not so large as we would like to make it. Indications are that it will be largely over-subscribed. If you have been procrastinating—if you have been putting it off “until to-morrow,” or ‘‘until next week,” it behooves you, now, to SECURE YOUR SHARES AT ONCE The Mutual Rubber Production Company is divided into only 6,000 shares, each one representing an undivided interest equivalent to an acre in our great commercial rubber orchard. These 6,000 acres are in the State of Chiapas, Mexico—the finest rubber land in all the world. In this orchard we are changing the production of crude rubber from the uncer- tain method heretofore employed—that of reckléss and destructive tapping by improvident natives—to the most solid and permanent basis known to modern scientific forestry, and under Anglo-Saxon supervision. No industry ever underwent so radical a development as we are now engaged in, without making immensely wealthy all those interested in the change. The enormous fortunes made in the past, by gathering cruderubber from virgin trees scattered here and there in the tropical jungle are as nothing compared to the sure and permanent incomes to be derived from this new industry. No large cash down payment is required to secure these shares, as they are paid for in small monthly installments, as the work of development progresses. For $20, as the first monthly payment, you can secure five shares. Then you pay $20 a month for 11 more months, then $15 for 12 months, then $10 a month for a limited period, until you have paid $1,410, the full price for five shares ($282 each in the present series). But, meantime, you will have received dividends amounting to $1,050, or $210 per share, so that the actual net cost of the 5 shares in this remarkably safe and profitable investment will be only $360 of your own money, or $72 per share. Then, fromthe maturity period onward, your five shares, or acres, will yield you or your heirs $1,200 a year for more years than youcan possibly live. Early dividends are provided by ‘‘tapping to death” 400 of the 600 trees we originally plant to each acre, and the 200 trees remaining for permanent yield will produce every year at least 2 pounds of rubber each, at a net profit of 60 cents a pound. These statistics are vouched for by the Government reports of the United States and Great Britain—the most reliable sources of information in the world. This means, on your five-share investment, a permanent and certain income ot $1,200 a year, or $2,400 a year on 10 shares, or better still, 25 shares will yield you $6,000 a year. Of course, a single share can be secured on the same’ advantageous basis. Here is the opportunity for people of moderate means to secure an investment in a new and immensely profitable industry, that is already attracting the attention of great capitalists. Already over 4,000 shares in this Company have been sold, and remember, there are but { | 6,000 shares altogether. The work at the plantation, owing to the even and unchanging § climate of the semi=tropics, is progressing rapidly. Shares will positively not be sold at the § present price after those in the present series are closed out. Thea a sharp rise in price will § be made without further notice. : Every possible safeguard surrounds this investment. The State Street Trust Co of Boston holds the title to our property in Mexico as trustee. We agree to deposit with them the money paid in for shares, and we file with them sworn statements as to the development of the property. This company also acts as registrar of our stock. You are fully protected from loss in case of death or in case of lapse of payment, and we grant you a sus- pension of payments for 90 days any time you may wish. Furthermore, we agree to loan you money on your shares. We can prove to you that the five sharesin this investment, paid for in small monthly installments, will bring you an average return of twenty-five per cent.on your money during the period of payment, and will thenbring you $100 a month for more than a lifetime. This opens the door for yourself, not to wealth, but to what is far better, a competency for future years, when perhaps you will not be _ able to earn it. Payments of $4.00 per month the first year and smaller payments thereafter will secure you one share. If you will write us at once, full and concise information proving every statement will be promptly @furnished at our expense. This information will quickly put you in close touch with every detail of our plan. Your every request will receive immediate attention, Write us now. ,iutual Rubber Production Company 80 MilK Street, Boston, Mass. xii RECREATION. A Gun Cabinet would make a splendid holiday present — For a Sportsman It is just the thing in which to keep his Guns, Ammunition, Fishing Tackle and other Jewelry in perfect order and properly protected from dust and moisture SEND ME 35 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION and ~L.. will. send -you -@ 2un~ and tackle cabinet made by the West End Furniture Co., Williamsport, Pa., listed at $33. Sample Copies for use tn canvassing furnished on request oes RECREATION 23 West 24th St., New York City RECREATION. xliii “The best Wealth is Health,” and Jaeger under- wear is a noted maker and saver of health. It is there- fore the most profitable in- vestment for your money, for what profits any gain if health be lost ? Booklets and Samples Free Recommended by leading physicians everywhere. Dr.Jaeger’sS. W.S.Co.’s OWN STORES { 306 Fifth Ave. NEW YORK (157 Broadway BROOKLYN: 564 Fulton Street BOSTON: 230-232 Boylston Street PHILADELPHIA: 1510 Chestnut St. CHICAGO: 82 State Street AGENTS IN ALL PRINCIPAL CITIES La VETA PAss, COLo. N@RTHERN RUBBER CoO., Box P 336, St. Paul, Minn.: Dear Sirs—I want the following: 1 Rubber Cap with Cape, size 7% $ 75 1 pair Rubber Leggings : 1 ‘* High Rubbers with Heels, rolled uo edge 3-45 tr ‘* Medium High Rubbers with Heels, rolled edge . Megs 1 ‘* Best Woolen German Socks . 1:25 1 Poncho Rubber Blanket . 4 1.50 6 pairs Lumbermen’s Half-hose 2 3.00 (no dude business about these) $13.45 The Banner Rubber Coat I paid you $5. for over a year ago is fine. Yours truly, Tuos. BONIFACE. Write for Prices of Banner Hunting Shoes Everybody who does work which wears or soils the sleeves needs YY Banner Rubber Oversleeves 25 cents a Pair, postpaid. Northern Rubber Co. Box P 336.. Mention RECREATION, St. Paul, Hiza. Rolls up like a window shade, into a metal case, Keeps strop clean and soft, Prevents it from drying outor collecting dust. Entirely automatic. Always ready for MSPs Very handy jn traveling. STY LES—No. mg Enameled Case, Single Leather, price 50c. No. B. Engraved Aluminum Case, Single Leather, price $1. No. D. Engraved Aluminum Case, Canyas and Leather, price $1.50. No. S. Sterling Silver Case, Ebony Ends, Canvas and Leather, finest quality, price @5. Sent postpaid if your dealer cannot supply. Warranted satisfactory. Torrey’s OilEdge Dressing will keep any strop soft and pliable; price 15c at dealers’ or mailed on receipt of price. Catalogue of Torrey Strops ’ containing valuable information for those who shave, sent /ree. J. R. FORREY & CO. P.O. Box 44, Worcester, Mass. = y ft me a) me nee en een ee oe ee Oe ow a SS a SD ee On GS am an Oe ee eos ee SS I ot Rich Caller (who ts making the round of the tenement district)—Well, I must go now. Is there anything I can do for you, iy good woman? The Other (of the submerged)—No, thank ye, mem. Ye musn’t mind it, mem, if 1 don’t return the call..°I -haven’t any time to go slummin’ meself.—London Tit Bits. First Playwright: I have just written a problem play. Second Playwright: What is the prob- lem? “How to make any money out of it.”— Life. Substitutes for Williams’ Shaving Soap are dangerous. Beware of them! Williams’ Shaving Sticks and Tablets sold every- where. Free trial sample for 2-cent stamp to pay postage. Write for booklet, «« How to Shave.’’ The J. B, Williams Co,, Glastonbury, Comm, xliv RECREATION. IT LASTS” For all kinds of buildings—roof and sides. Keeps out the cold better than shingles and clapboards, and costs much less. Any one can apply it, with fixtures packed inside of each roll. Send to-day for samples and prices. F. W. BIRD & SON, Makers Established 1817 EAST WALPOLE, MASS. NEW YORK CHICAGO _ WASHINGTON For Sale:—One 32-40 Savage rifle, new, I received> myBristel steel fod.— ii is wiih 28 inch barrel. One Winchester Stev- | such a handsome return for a little work ens target rifle. One set 25-20 and 32-20 | that I hardly know how to thank you. reloading tools. Albert Schwemberger,1909 | I shall certainly continue getting subscrib- Center St.; New Albany, Ind. ag for the best magazine in the United tates. Co WP Ak ; Bargains:— Almost rew, 30-30 Marlin abe ae take duwn Lyman sights, reloading tcols cost $28. $20takes it. $35 Ithaca ham- merless, 12 gauge, choke bored, fine condi- tion, $25. Dr. Henika, Readstown, Wis. As RECREATION premiums I have reccived from various makers, a tent, a gun rack and a revolver. Their value has been demon- strated by use and all are perfectly satis- factory. For Sale:—Parker Hammerless 12 gauge; Roy Abercrombie, Rushville, Ind. - list price, $50. New last March; used less : = than: a dozen ‘times ;o Sze," HOG Evans: IN*- ANSWERING ADS. PLEASE MEN- lowa City, Iowa. | TION RECREATION. Folding Canvas Boats | were not satisfactory until the KIN G was produced. It’s a revelation | in boat construction, nothing | like it ever made. Vonstnkable 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; lused by the U. S. Navy. They.are simple, wonderful. A thoroughly | patented article. Beware of imitations. Made only by ourselves. A cat alog of 100 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, wee Se eee USA 11-foot Special — RECREATION. xlv $3. UARANTEED a‘1 wool, seamless. elas ic, 1B close fitting, but not binding, comfortable and convenient. Designed espe.iilly for duck shooters, trap shooters, etc., but suitable for Must be seen t» be appre- ¢rass and all out-door purposes, ciated. Made only in two colors—dead Oxford gray. Send us your address for one of our Gun Catalogs The H. H. KIFFE €0,, 523 Broadway, WN. Y. Shooting Jacket A SUGGESTION FOR CHRISTMAS. Have you commenced to think of Christ- mas presents? If so, here is a suggestion: A yearly subscription to RECREATION furnishes one of the most delightful, in- structive, entertaining Christmas presents you can possibly give a man or boy who is interested in nature, in fishing, shooting, amateur photography ; or who is fond of the woods, the fields, the mountains, the lakes or the rivers. Many of the presents which people give their friends afford pleasure only for a few days, or weeks. A subscription to RECREA- TION means solid cOmfort a whole year. It reminds your friend 12 times during the year of your kindness and_ generosity. There are many men and women who for 5 years past have annually sent in long ‘lists of names of friends, accompanied with a check, in order that those friends might be made happy a whole year. Would it not be well for you to adopt this plan? ‘Ey Atcand see how grateful the recipient will be. —_— Seashells Free! I have a good collec- tion of saltwater shells that I would give in exchange for 4 yearly subscriptions for RECREATION, or would sell for $5. Harry Flipping, 30 W. Ohio Ave., lantic City, N. J. IN ANSWERING ADS. PLEASE MEN- TION RECREATION. At- “OLD SETTLERS CLUB” WHISKEY Delivered FREE on Trial. A Distiller's Remarkable Offer. The sole distributers of *‘ Old Settlers Club Whis- key” are authorized by tiie distillers to make this unheard of offer. Upon request they will send you four full quarts of 19 year old “Old Settlers Club Whiskey”’ or one full gallon in Jug. Deliver same free to your address in plaia sealed case—no marks to show contents— paying all expense. Jhen you receive the whiskey try it. Vut it to any test you like. Show it to your physician; if he docs not say that it is the purest, smoothest, most palatable and best whiskey for medicinal use that is possible to obtain or can get from anybody at three times our price which is $3.00 for four full quarts—boxit ep and returnit. You are under no obligation to keep it. Understand you are not to be out one cent unless we can prove to you we have the best whiskey that is possible to produce. Remember, nota penny in advance; this is net aC. 0. D. scheme but a straight, legitimate, bona- fide offer froma concern whose financial standingis unquestioned. We send the whiskey to your very s.dc- board to try and use (a full quart if you want to) before pay- ing forit. We furnish you a better whiskey than you have ever used. We have the utmost conndence in ‘Old Settlers Club.”” We have been serving it to the best family trade from Maine to California for over 55 years. We have cus- tomers on our books that have been using ‘‘Old Settlers Club” continually for 20 years, yes, some as long as 30 years. We take no risk when we offer to put it on your table to use and try before paying for it. We know positively that you will be more than pleased with its smoothness and its pleas- ant taste and best of all its absolute purity, which is and ought to be the principal requirement of a good whiskey. Four full quarts of ‘*Old Settlers Club” sells for $3.00 which is no more than the price of cheap blended raw spirits colored to resemble whiskey, usually sold under high sounding distillery names. it today. Understand nota PUT US TO THE TEST, y.. Understand not. can’t substantiate our claim you are nothing out. Wetake all the risk. Ask yourself could we afford to make such an offer if we were not positive of our goods; if we did not have the whiskey we claim wouldn’t we be fools for making this offer. We are anxious and willing to show you that we have the whiskey. Will you mail the coupon printed below today ? We refer to any Bank or Commercial Agency in Chicago. Cut off this coupon and mail Ok i i ee ee ee a Tear off this coupon and send if today. The Chicago Table Supply Co. 264 to 268 State St., Chicago. As per your special offer you may send, without cost to me, Four Full Quarts 10 Year Old “Old Settlers Club Whiskey” which I agree to try. If found as represented above I agree to either remit $3.00 or return same at your expense within 5 days from receipt of goods. Name P. O. Address R Shipping Point Enclose Busiaess Card, Letter Head or References. xivi RECREATION. aa E Are You an Amateur Photographer If so would you like a Came:a 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 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. xvii THE GHOUGHIEESS SODA CLERK. He clurks inn jonesez stoar ann wenn shee goze inn thare fore iskream soda i suppoas He thinks he hass too smile att hur ann speke too urn thee pay jonez gives him every weak. he duzz nott seme to no thatt shee is mine butt stands ann grinns like a toothpowder sine awl sented upp with hare oil ann coloan. Ude think thee kanndy stoar wuz awl his own too sea him bough ann alwuz here him say wot wil thee littul lady have tooday. i thott att furst ide hitt him butt u sea ide gett in jale for salten battery ann shee wood be aloan ann he mite tri too thro a kis at hur wenn ime not ni. so i have kepp mi temper wenn hede pass in frunt uv us ann look intoo thee glas ann brush his hare befoar he wennt too gett owner iskream soda fore uss. butt u bett thatt biumbi thee day will kum wenn he wil wisht heed bin moar thottful abowt me. fore 1 am saven every sent i gett Too bi owt jonesez stoar. ile own itt yet. i saved ten sense lass weak ann every day ile tri to put a sent ur too away. ann wenn ive got itt awl ann nede no moar ile tel ole jonez ive kum to bi thee stoar Ann thenn ile fire thatt clurk so doggon quick heel think heez bin struck bi a thowsand brick. he smiles att hur ann never semes too sea thee viper thatt is beein nursed in me. —J. W. Foley, in Life. A hunting jacket, a revolver, a camera, a pair of gloves, a pair of skates or a pair of opera glasses would make an appropri- ate Christmas present for any man or boy who is fond of outdoor sport. The skates or the opera glasses would also please any girl who is fond of skating or of the thea- tfe, and this means all girls. You, can get any of these articles by securing a few yearly subscriptions to RECREATION and sending them in. See premium list in this issue of RECREATION. Complete, $900. Without Tonneau, $800. Construction Combines strength with simplicity. No auto- mobile at double the money is so strongly con- structed, so speedy on good roads, so depend- able on bad,so capable in hill climbing as a Cadillac. Friction is reduced to the minimum. The mechanical excellence of the Cadillac is without an equal for power, speed and safety, Write for booklet K _ which explains : Cadillac models in detail, and gives s address of nearby agency where the cars may be seen and tried. Cadillac Automobile Co., Detroit, Mich. Member Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers. D IE TZ LAM P Are the STANDARD of Perfection Other manufacturers imitate our lamps, but none can equal them. Ours are doubly seamed together. Send for our Circular. Sold by all live dealers at reasonable prices. R, E. DIETZ CO., 60 Laight St., N.Y. City ESTABLISHED 1840 PARK COMMISSIONERS of BUFFALO want to purchase 200 Gray or Fox Squirrels to stock parks. Send price and particulars to DR. F. A. CRANDALL, JR., Curator Zoo, Buffalo, N. Y. °°GET THERE?*® Duck Boat. W. H. MULLINS, MULLINS’ STEEL BOATS FOR SPORTSMEN 14 feet long, 36 inch beam. Crated on Cars Salem. Complete illustrated Catalogue. 228 Depot Sireet, Mention RECREATION. Air Chambers Cannot Sink No Repairs Always Ready Very Durable Low in Price Price, $20. Free on application. SALEM, OHIO xlviii RECKEATION. = ® — F OR Solid Comfort SUMMER or WINTER Get a pair of Thompson- Best y fi Quimby te Hunting Cheapest Boots I Make the Best All work guaranteed, Irefer by per- mission to the Editor of RECREATION. Measurement blanks and prices on ap- plication. Mention RECREATION, T. H. GUTHRIE 240 Halsey St. NEWARK, N, Jj. The Very Best Investment for «= Sportsman WOULD BE A PROTHERO GUN CABINET Made entirely of heavy oak. Golden or weathered finish. 68 inches high, 20 inches wide, 13 inches deep. Holds 5 guns. Requires only 2 square feet of floor space, Moisture proof. Door and drawers fit. Keeps guns in good condition. Price, $15. Cheapest cabinet in the market of equal size and quality. John N. Prothero 400 DU BOIS STREET, DU BOIS, PA. Special for November—Freight prepaid (when cash accompanies order) to any station east of the Mississippi. The Mariposa Novelty Co., of Chi- cago, Ill., has devised a plan of pressing and framing butterflies and moths in such a way as to preserve their natural outlines and colors and to make beautiful and in- teresting wall decorations. The specimens are first placed on a sheet of raw cotton, the wings carefully spread out so as to show all details of form and color. Then a sheet of glass is placed on the insects to hold them in position. The specimens are then framed in oak of such width as may be needed to give the best possible effect. This new method of preserving these beautiful creatures will prove of great in- terest to nature students, as it will enable them to remember distinctly the forms of the various species and will convey to the mind a much more lasting impression of the insect than could be obtained from even the best colored illustrations in books. Furthermore, these framed specimens will prove of great value as decorations for the office, library, dining room, or even the parlor. It would be well for every person inter- ested in nature study” to order a sample case of these butterflies. In doing so please mention RECREATION. T have received the Ideal hunting knife that you give with 4 yearly subscriptions and it is an excellent article. J like your magazine much, and shall try to send an- other club in the near future. Rowland Willett, Bradford, Mass, RECREATION, xlix AT Quail Shooting at the GAME PRESERVE of the Hotel Chamberlin Old Point Comfort Ducks, Wild Turkey, Quail exist in great numbers on the Chamberlin Game Preserve which* is maintained for the exclusive use of guests of the , hotel. Open season November ist. Booklet, “Shooting in the Old Dominion,’’ sent on request. GEO. F. ADAMS, Mar., Fortress Monroe, Va. The Ball-Bearing Oarlock | Sep ce Book fr2w A device that will do for the rowboat , what the ball-bearing did for the bicycle. Squabs are raised in r month, bring dzg Every ounce of energy utilized. No | prices. Eager market. Astonishing clanking or squeaking, in fact profits. Easy for woimen and invalids Use your spare time profitably, Small —=- <=> ABSOLUTELY NOISELESS AND : 7) «~FRICTIONLESS. The Ideal Oarlock for sree anil Capel isle Bo care i - a - , . . ¢ « # ° worth looking into. Facts given in our Meese | Lig Hunting and Fishing, Furnished either for tight or loose oars. If your dealer does not handle, write for descriptive FREE BOOK, ‘ Howto make money circular and prices. Mention Recrua- with Squabs” PLYMOUTH ROCK uD TION. - SQUAB CO., 289 Atlantic Ave,, Boston, Mass. T. H, GARRETT, Jr., Clark St., AUBURN N. Y. | ——— - - Living Wild Animals THE REASON. ae and Game Birds I like the man who stands four square —= To every wind that blows; collected and furnished for Scientific and Who does not dodge and duck his head Propagating Purposes As on his way he goes. Write for what you want. No catalogue issued It is not for his virtues rare, CHAS. PAYNE, Naturalist Ah, no, tis none of that; Box 913, Wichita, Kansas It is because I like to stand : And watch him chase his hat. Here are some startling headlines that re- —McLandburgh Wilson in N. Y. Times. cently appeared in the New York Times: NEW SPOTS ON THE SUN. Wife—I’m sorry to see you come home in | One Seen by’ a German Professor Nearly such a state as this, Charles. 40,000 Miles Long. Husband—I knew you'd be sorry, Carrie, Gee whiz! That’s the longest professor I and that is why I told you not to sit up.— | ever heard of. Wonder if his lectures are Boston Transcrint. | correspondinely long. ‘Send for catalogue of our full line of Folding —S Canvas Boats and ae et ae SSS — adopted by Governments of United States, Can- SCE SURE EVEL Ol, aaand England. - Just filled zn 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. OaTaLoaus t = RECREATION. STILL ANOTHER GREAT OFFER Send me 3o yearly subscriptions to RECREATION and I will send you a Mo-{ Double Barrel Breech Loading Gr lade by the Ithaca Gun Co. and Listed at $30 I have contracted for 20 of these guns at a price which enables me to offer them as above, and they will doubtless all be taken within the next 3 months. If You Want One Get Busy at Once Sample copies of RECREATION for use In canvassing furnished on application RECREATION, 23 West 24th St., New lork RECKEATION., li THE FASTENER WITH A BULL-DOG GRIP. Washburne’s ..2.:: Fasteners Men find comfort and utility in their use. Applied to Key Chainand Ring, . 25c. Scarf Hoiders, . .. . 10c. Cuff Holders, ... . 20c. Drawers Supporters. . 20c. Sent postpaid. LITTLE, BUT NEVER LET GO. Catalogue free Sold Everywhere. AMERICAN RING COMPANY, pevt.44 WATERBURY, CONN. ‘The exactitude with which some editors The superintendent of a Sunday school stick to facts is exampled in the following | asked the children, “What is the staff of from a Parsons paper: “She is a young 15 | life?” year old girl, and the daughter of a widow An agitated hand waved in the air, and, woman.” It will be observed that the edi- | on being encouraged to make a reply, a lad tor has done away with every possibility | answered: “Whisky.” of her being an old 15 year old girl and The. assemblage was astonished, but the ‘the daughter of a widow man.—Kansas | boy, encouraged to make himself clear, con- City (Mo.) Journal. tinued: “Moses threw down his staff and then the people saw a snake.”—-New York Times. “Wasn’t that young Sapington i saw Ma- rian Fisher with this evening? Why did Sess she go out with him?” Dashaway: It’s sat to think of how few “Why not? -daven’t you heard of the | girls there are you really care to marry. fortune his uncle left him?” Cleverton: But it’s sadder to think of “Oh! I see. She’s out to get the heir."— | the number who don’t care to marry you— Philadelphia Press. Exchange. ’ UDTHEGROVE Walerproof Hunting Cloths English Corduroy—Moleskin—Rainproof See that Fold 2 PATENT 3 3 se r Mackinaw and Waterproof Duck. SEEas Strictly Hand tailored to measure. gcveao o es \ ZEe ee = 10 oz. Waterproof Hunting Coat, $5. Extra Quality Raine Pa and 8 proof Hunting Coat, (finest coat mad=) SS: 5 per cent. discount Sok 2 2 5 if cash accompanies order. All our Coats have silk button holes 22,73 = and hand made silk pocket stays. In ordering give—breast, Ess 5.2 & waist, length of sleeve and coat measurements, also height BSS and weight. Write for free catalogne—If you want the best made—Try us. THE UPTHEGROVE SPORTING GOODS CO. The Upthegrove Sporting Goods Company Makers of High Grade Clothing Dept. C, Post Office Place, Valparaiso, Ind. WALPARAISO. IND Mention RECREATION. We RECREATION. Marble’s Jointed Here is a jointed rifle clean- ing rod which” will not bend y or break at the Colors: Ivory, oS NS 3 joints. It is the f S only jointed riflerod 5 A JENN Wy NE German ee : EE WW) = of which this can truth- or Pope’s C fully be said. When Island Gold. Bead sizes: z-16 inch, 3-32 inch, screwed together it is as rigid and strong as a one- piece rod. It is made in three sections with two steel joints, a steel swivel at the end of the rod and with a cocoboijo handle. Choice of jagged or slotted detachable ends. This is the only sight Constructed so that you can hold over and still see the exact spot aimed at. You can do accurate shooting up to several hundred yards by simply holding bottom of bead at center of target or hoiding so that the target shows plainly directly under center of bead or even downto bcttom of circular opening. Sights for 22 caliber furnished with 1-16 inch bead only. Made for all rifles. State model and caliber when ordering. Price, postpaid, $1.00. Send for free catalog to Dept. A. Price with solid brass sections, $1.00 With seamless brass tube sections, 1.25 PREPAID We especially recommend our ‘‘Garrison’’ ritle cleaner with this rod. It is guaranteed to remove lead, rust and burned powder without the slightest injury to the barrel. Price, 50c, prepaid. Mention caliber of gun when ordering either rod or cleaner. Send for catalogue showing extra quality sportsmen’s specialties. All Marble’s goods are for sale by dealers or direct from MARBLE SAFETY AXE CO., dept. 4. Gladstone, Mich. 2x te POMC USO ix bere “By far more fantastic than fiction Was a dream that I had once,” he said, “A dream that seemed splendidly vivid; The blue sky was arching o’erhead; The buildings of granite and marble Once on a time 2 youths were suitors for the hand of a good, beautiful, sensible, ‘bright, tactful, candid, soulful, womanly girl. One youth made love. The other made money. Puzzle: Which youth married the good, beautiful, sensible, bright, tactful, candid, soulful, womanly girl ?—Puck. From smudge and from smoke stains were free, Not a horrible, hideous billboard On any bare lot did I see. “There were great, splendid ships in the harbor, The people passed leisurely by; At the crossings the drivers politely Checked up; not an ear-splitting cry Was emitted by any daft newsboy And—wonder of wonders—that day There wasn’t a strike in Chicago, Nor even a shooting affray.” —Chicago Record-Herald. The Korona camera you sent me as a premium is far beyond my expectations. With such a fine instrument I expect to cut a swath in your photo contest later. I thank you for the camera. R. C. Stevens, Elmwood, Mass. “Who discovered America?” asked the teacher of the juvenile class. ~ “Adam and Eve,” promptly replied the boy at the foot.—Life. lubricates the mechanism, prevents rust on the metal parts and cleans and polishes the stock. For cleaning out the residue of burnt powder, especially smokeless powder, it is unequaled. Free samples to those who have not tried it. G. W. COLE CoO, $22 Washington Life Bldg. New York City , Your outfit is not complete unless it includes my Combination Bait and EKlastic-Pack-Sack S. D. MARTIN, 532 York St , Cincinnati, 0. Mention RECREATION. Pomcice ALON. lui Sheds Water like a Duck’s Back Absolutely waterproof in rain; light aud cool in pleasant weather. Coat, nae trousers and hat made of fine soft duck, treated by a patent process that resists a dreary drizzle or driving storm. Lined with same material and double stitched throughout. Always easy and pliablein rain or shine. Norubber—no rustle. Perfect ventila- tion at alltimes. Coat has reinforced gun cap at shoulder; patent ventilated gusset under arm. Trousers reinforced from hip to knee. Double seat. In 6rdering, give snug breast measure, height, and length of ‘arm from center of back. Give waist and leg for trousers. Light tan or dead grass color. Fit, finish and waterproof quali- ties guaranteed. Price, coat, $5.00; trousers, $3.00; hat, $1.00. Express pre>aid. Sample of material and booklet free. BIRD, JONES & KENYON, 1 A lively looking porter stood on the rear platiorm of a sleeping. car in- the Pennsylvania station, when a fussy and choleric old man clambered up the steps. He stopped at the door, puffed a moment and then turned to the young man in uni- form. “Porter,” be Wx \ \s $31.00 grade Gun, fine twist $41.00 with Automatic Ejector $40.00 Damascus Barrels Standard American make Breech Load- ing Double Guns Entirely new. Made on Interchangeable System. Top Lever Action. Greener style Cross Bolt-Pistol stock. 26, 28 and 30 inch. 12 and 16 bores, at the following Exceptional Prices: Send $5 with order, and if the Gun is not satisfactory upon receipt it may be returned and money refunded less cost of expressage. Or if the whole amount of money is sent with order a Victoria Canvas Case is included. Always in stock a full line of high-grade GUNS W. &C. SCOTT, JOS. LANG & SON, London and others, in addition to Parker, Remington and all the American makes. JUST NOW ON HAND Also large lot **Hammer Double Guns,” ten and twelve bores, many of them second- hand, taken in trade. Prices $8 to $15 Also lot of Lee Straight-Pull Magazine Rifles, small bore, made by the Winchester Arms Company and cost over $25 each, long range and very accurate, in nice refinished brown, condition same as new. Suitable for target or hunting. Price, each $7.50 Send Six Cents in stamps for Catalogue of New, also of Second-hand Guns WM. READ & SONS, 10¢ Washington Street, Boston, Mass. “IT must have a new gown and coat at @nce “Great thunderation, woman, how can you ask for a gown and coat when you have to testify in my bankruptcy hearing next week?” “I simply must have them. Do you think I can face people in the court room when I am wearing my old clothes?”—In- dianapolis Sun. He—I told your father I just dote on you. She—And what did he say? He—That I had better find an antidote — Exchange. I see there are many admirers of Robin Hood powder among readers of REcRE- ATION. I, also, use that powder and con- sider it superior to any other. Robin Hood factory loaded shells excel in velocity, pat- tern, penetration and cleanliness. My friends and I have given them thorough tests in competition with most-of the well known makes. If these shells ever split it is because the chamber of the gun in which they are used is too large. Any shell will split under like conditions. Robin Hood, Auburn, N. Y. ie OU WOU» LIVE = NEXT RO NATURE READ RECREATION. If you have never Shota Gun you ought to try it. Say Kies Tm mF TU f NO OS CORO OO CWS i \ Parker Bros. Meriden, Conn. LAN We began the manufacture of Shot \\ Guns in the early sixties, We have : madea study of the needs in our line and we can suit not only the man who has never shot a gun, but also the man who shoots. He knows us. We will cheerfully give information to anyone and we can prove to you that we make the Best and Cheapest Gun on Earth. Write us. Mention Recreation, 33 Cherry St. Ixviii H.& R. RECKEA PION, “Bicycle Hammerless’ Revolver Description 32 Caliber, 5 shot. 2inch Barrel. C. F., S. & W. Cartridge. mT Sy Weight, 12 ounces. Finish, Nickel or Blue. Impossible to catch on the pocket and discl ar ;e 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. will not supply. It has a small frame and automatic ejector, Sold direct where dealers “Mention ReEcrEATION when writing. HARRINGTON & RICHARSDON ARMS CO. Makers of i. & R. SINGLE GUNS Catalog for Postal Dept. R. Having indulged one day in the pre- carious pastime of asking any small boy or girl in the audience to ask him a ques- tion, Doctor Ingram, Bishop of London, was met by the following’ “Please. sir. why did the angels walk up and down Jacob’s ladder when they had wings?” It is sad to record: that even the Bishop of London was driven to make the usual humiliating and miserable escape by return- ing: “What little boy or girl would like to ans er this?”—Scissors. ‘Patrick O’Hara, of Ballyshannon, states that the only absolutely safe light for the dark room is perfect darkness.—Exchange. WORCESTER, MASS. All is not cold dot -shivers. lo der poor all things vas poor. -" Der yay ot vder transgressor is hard on his family. Der meaning of satisfaction is a large open face man listening to himself talking. Money talks, but a poor man can not keeb it long enough to know vot it says. Der man dot hesitates is lost, eggspecial- ly if he hesitates in front of a naughty- mobile. George V. Hobart, in Four Track News. Benson—Bought a sawmill, eh? ‘What are you going to do with it? Jensen—Bring out a new breakfast food. —Town Topics. THE NEW LEFEVER High Crade Trap and Feather- D. M. Lefever, Sons & Co Not connected with Lefever Arms Company, Defiance, Ohio. weight Field Guns The only American makers putting on single trigger guaranteed to work perfect under all conditions. PRICE $60 TO $400 Send for 1904 Catalogue Mention RECREATION RECREATION. Ixix i iz7/ ij ZZ i fy re, YS Aig } NA) ~ Le Fr Y \ aml S — y —S = = ra i = if Si, mY Gi! Ny NEON ~~ << in yh GY ), ANT y ZV J FEAL fe ( 4 CONVINCE YOURSELF Do not be influenced by competitive prejudice with- out first making compara- 3° aia Ane : tive tests with factory made le 7 : shells loaded with GAN ire “ ROBIN HOOD SMOKELESS POWDER FOR Pattern, Penetration and Slight Recoil It is guaranteed to have no equal in these most essential points of merit. Manufactured by The Robin Hood Powder Co. Swanton, Vt. Write for Powder Facts. Mention RECREATION. Ixx RECREATION. Another Appropriate and Useful CHRISTMAS PRESENT would be a LAUGHLIN FOUNTAIN PEN You can get one of these by sending me 2 yearly subscriptions t0 RECREATION And any man or boy to whom you might give it would appreciate it and would find it extremely useful. You can get the 2 subscriptions in 30 minutes. Why not make some friend a present and at the same time make him happy? Sample Copies for use in canvassing furnished on request. Address RECREATION 23 WEST 24th ST., NEW YORK CITY RECREATION. lxxi I Spend the First Dollar There are deposit. I shall spend $100,cc0—half 4 million, perhaps Nothing to promise. I will pay for your first bottle of Dr. Shoop’s Restorative. no conditions. Nothing to The dollar bottle is free. Your druggist, on my order, will hand you a full dollar’s worth and send me the bill. this season that you may learn how Dr, Shoop’s Kestorative strengthens the insipn nerves—the nerves that control the vital organs. That you may know for yourself, after a fair, free test in your home, that this is something uncommon—something UNUSUAL in medicine. Not a narcotic or a deadening drug—but 4 strength. building, life-inspiring, tonic that vives lasting power to the very nerves that control the vital processes of life. Dr. Shoops Restorative If the worries of business have left their scars on your good health; if care- less habits have made you a wreck; if your nerve, your courage,is waning ;if you lack vim, vigor, vitality; if you are beginning to wear out; if your heart, your liver, your stomach, your kidneys, misbehave—this private prescrip- tion of a physician of thirty years’ standing will strengthen the ailing nerves —strengthen them harmlessly, quickly, Inside Nerves! Only one out of every 98 has perfect health. Of the 97 sick ones, some are bedridden, some are half sick, and some are only dull and listless. Sut most of the sickness comes from 4 common cause. The nerves are weak. Not the nerves you ordinarily think about—not the nerves that govern your movements and your thoughts. sat the nerves that, unguided and unknown, night and day, keep your heart in motion—control your digestive apparatus—tregulate your liver—operate your kidneys. These are the nerves that wear out and break down. It does no good to treat the ailing organ—the irregular heart—the disordered liver—the retel- lious stomach—the deranged kidneys. They are not to blame. Sut go back to the nerves that control them. There you will find the seat of the trouble. There is nothing new about this—nothing any physician would dispute. But it remained for Dr. Shoop to apply this knowledge—to put it to prac- tical use. Dr. Shoop’s Restorative is the result of a quarter century of endeavor along this very line. It does not dose the organ or deaden the pain—but it does go at once to the nerve—the inside nerve—the power nerve—and builds it up, and strengthens it, and makes it well. Don’t you see that rHIs is sew in medicine? That this is mor the mere patchwork of 4 stimu- lant—the mere soothing of a narcotic? Don’t you see that it goes right to the root of the trouble and eradicates the cause? surely, till your trouble disappears, sut I do not ask you to take a single statement of mine—I do not ask you to believe a word I say until you have tried my medicine in your own home at my expense absolutely. Could I offer you a full dollar’s worth free if there were any mis representation? Could I let you go to your drag- gist—whom you know—and pick out any bottle he has on his shelves if my medicine were not untvormiy helpful? Would I do this if 1 were not straightforward in my every claim? Could I Arronp to do it if 1 were not reasonably sure that my medicine will help your Simply Write Me. But you must write ue for the free dollar bottle order. All druggists do not grant the test. I will He will pass it to-day. The offer may open. I will send you the book you It is free. It will help you to understand your case. What more can I do to convince you of my interest— of my sincerity? Simply state which Book 1 on Dyspepsia. Book Z On the Heart ‘ 3 book you want and Book 3 on the Kidneys, Josey) for Wome address Dr. Shoop, BOOK 4 nie oy Oem, Book 5 LOT Men. Box 72214, Racine, Wis. Book 6 on Kheumatism. Mild cases, not chronic, are often cured with one or two bottles. For sale at forty thousand drug stores. Ixxu RECREATION. 1,800 000 People Have asked us to buy them of Liquozone a 50c Bottle We offer to buy the first bottle of Liquozone, and give it free to each sick one who asks it. And we have spent over one million dollars to announce and fulfill this offer. Our object has been to let Liquozone itself show what it can do. A test is better than testi- monials, betterthan argument. In one year, 1,800,000 people have accepted this offer. They have told others what Liquozone does, and others told others. -The result now use it. It is more widely em- ployed than any medicine ever was— more widely prescribed by the better physicians. And your own neighbors —wherever you are—can tell you of people whom Liquozone has cured. Not Medicine Liquozone is not made by compound- ing drugs, nor is there alcohol in it. Its virtues are derived solely from gas— largely oxygen gas—by a process re- quiring immense apparatus and 14 days’ time. ‘This process has, for more than 20 years, been the constant sub- ject of scientific and chemical research. The result is a liquid that does what oxygen does. It is a nerve food and blood food—the most helpful thing in the world to you. Its effects are exhil- arating, vitalizing, purifying. Yet it is a germicide so certain that we publish on every bottle an offer of $1,000 for a disease germ that it cannot kill. The reason is that germs are vegetables ; and Liquozone — like an excess cf oxygen—is deadly to vegetal matter. There lies the great value of Liquo- zone. It is the only way known to kill germs in the body without killing the tissues, too. Any drug that kills germs is a poison, and it cannot be takeninternally. Medicine is almost help- less in any germ disease. It is this fact that gives Liquozone its worth to human- ity. And that worth is so great that, after testing the product for two years, through physicians and hospitals, we paid 100,000 for the American rights. Germ Diseases ‘These are the known germ diseases. All that medicine can do for these troubles is to help Nature overcome the germs, and such results are indirect and uncertain. Liquozone attacks the germs, wherever they are. And when the germs which cause a disease are is that millions ~ destroyed, the disease must end, and forever. Asthma Abscess—Anemia Bronchitis - Blood Poison Bright's Disease Bowel Troubles Coughs—Colds Consumption Colic —Croup Constipation Catarrh—Cancer Dysentery—Diarrhea Dandruff—Dropsy That is inevitable. Hay Fever—Influenza Kidney Diseases La Grippe Leucorrhea Liver Troubles Malaria Neuralgia Many Heart Troubles Piles.- Pneumonia Pleurisy — Quinsy Rheumatism Scrofula—Syphilis Skin Diseases Stomach Troubles Throat Troubles Tuberculosis Tumors—vUlcers Varicocele Women’s Diseases Dyspepsia : Eczema—Erysipelas Fevers—Gall Stones Goitre —Gout Gonorrhea—Gleet All diseases that begin with fever—all inflammation—all catarrh —all contagious diseases—all the results of impure or poisoned blood. In nervous debility Liquozone acts as a vitalizer, accom- plishing what no drugs can do. 50c. Bottle Free If you need Liquozone, and have never tried it, please send us this coupon. We will then mail you an order ona local druggist for a full-size bottle, and we will pay the druggist ourselves for it. This is our free gift, made to convince you; to show you what Liquozone is, and what it can do. In justice to your- self, please accept it to-day, for it places you under no obligation whatever. Liquozone costs 50c and $1. CUT OUT THIS COUPON for this offer may not appear again. Fill out the blanks and mail it to the Liquid Ozone Co., 458-464 Wabash Ave., Chicago. My disease is I have never tried Liquozone, but if you will supply me a 50c bottle free I will take it. Give full address—write plainly. Any physician or hospital not yet using Liquozone will be gladly supplied for a test, - ———— A HAUNTS OF FISH AND CAME The finest fishing and hunting regions in Canada are reached by the lines of the GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM Fi THE TEMACAMI ‘TERRITORY. MOOSE PLENTIFUL.— Open Season, Oct. 16th to Nov. 15th. BEARS, PARTRIDCES and DUCKS are abundant. _ All information by applying to undersigned. _ HANDSOME BOOK FREE.—Illustrated descriptive publication on fishing and hunting sent free on application. al WHAT YOU CAN GET.—Deer, Moose, Bear, Caribou, Ducks, Partridge, etc. The fishing unexcelled: Bass Se Pickerel, ‘Maskinonge and Trout abound. = ‘SEASON FOR DEER, where they are found in large numbers, Nov. Ist to | 6th. an 5 HL “HANLEY, i: J. H. BUAGIS, G. W. WATSON, J. DB. MC DONALD, 360 Washington ‘St., BOSTON, ‘MASS. 249 Clark St., CHICAGO, ILL. 124 Woodward Avenue, DETROIT, MICH. Union Station, TORONTO. - «GL. COON, : _ A. BUSHBY, ; F. P. DWYER, f J. QUINLAN, 285 Main 8t., BUFFALO, N.Y. ' 6 Burgess Block, CORTLAND, N.Y. 290 Broadway, NEW YORK, N. Y. Bonaventure Station, MONTREAL. ; aa ; “3 ; Or to— £G,T. BELL, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, MONTREAL, CANADA. entral y C i k Cc 9 —New Y y > = OUTS -_ a an | 7 ma Every y Pair Warranted ) “ZECZ The Name is stamped on every loop — 4, BUTTON CLASP Lies flat to the leg——never ALWAYS EASY OU OEtS = CONNER on casts sre reese sb ass 408 Antomobile Notes 225 <- - 2 owen coc Sbs ace sos- 4399) » Amateur Photorraphy. 2-0 -. coc. mee se. 412 Entered as Second-Class Matter at New York Post Office, Oct. 17, 1894. Sore Throat A Harmless Antiseptic. THE FASTENER WITH A BULL-DOG GRIP 5B Washburne’s met, Fasteners Men find comfort and utility in their use. Applied to Endorsed by the medical profes- sion. Send ten cents to pay postage on free trial bottle. Sold by Leading Druggists. Not genuine unless label bears my signature: Key Chain and Ring = = 25c. Cuff Holders = - = = = 20c. ScarfHolders = = = = 10c. Drawers Supporters = = 20c. LITTLE, BUT NEVER LET GO. F-59 Prince St., N. Y. Sent Postpaid. Catalogue Free. Sold Everywhere. American Ring Company, ys Dept. 44 Waterbury, Conn. §= Write for free booklet on Rational Treatment of Disease. ~ } “Ready to Travel” — ROBT. I. INGERSOLL & BRO. DEPT. 77 1905 Model. e —or his big Brother? an INGER ellar The annual Christmas gift puzzle has come ’round again. In hundreds of thousands of cases it will be solved with an Ingersoll Watch, which in other years. has brought to so many the indescribable joy that only his ‘‘first watch’’ ever brings to a boy. | Then it will begin to inculcate the habit of promptness and teach the value of time—valuable lessons to last through life. : The Ingersoll is a practical watch, just as good fora man asa boy. Neat—Accurate—Guaranteed Sold by dealers everywhere or postpaid for $1.00 Other Ingersolls, $1.50 and $1.75. Booklet free ASK FoR AN INGERSOLL—NAamE on DIAL. ol MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK — BSS pot Cy See KREOKEATION. For the 1905 selling season the house of WINTON announces FOUR MODELS All Motors Vertical All Four Gyles —————. Everything Highest Grade —— Our new type of four cylinder vertical motor is a wonder—is pleasingly simple and practical, surprisingly efficient, and in the matter of direct accessibility of every working part, has everything else driven to the tall timbers. | We present something so clever as to remove the cause of those annoying difficulties which have accompanied the four cylinder vertical motors that have gone on the market to date. CLASSIFICATION Made! Ay (Special... 2... shes... sc. $4500 lta a er eee ee... 3500 Madeli ob of) 2... 8 ee ee eee ce: 2500 Nc No i ee oo as 1800 All these models have side entrance tonneau, direct drive, and A positive magneto ignition which banishes accumulators, dry batteries and vibrator spark coils. Our new system of lubrication is great. Nothing about it to get out of order—no springs or valves—will always feed oil in proper quantity at the right place and at the right time. The new spring suspension insures greatest ease and comfort. We cannot tell the whole story in this limited space. Get in touch with our Sales Department at once. The Winton Motor Carriage Co. 1 Member A. L. A. M. Cleveland, O., U.S.A. iii fv a RECREATION. Late Hunting is usually Best Hunting HE man who postpones his hunting fin to December generally gets. the cream of the sport. The leaves are off the trees, the air is clear and brilliant and the light snow-falls provide opportunity for splen- did still hunting. We can furnish you fullest information and the most correct equipment for any trip in which you may be interested. We are big game hunters ourselves and know every de- tail of the sport. | Drop in or send for Catalogue “ R.” ABERCROMBIE & FITCH Manufacturers of COMPLETE OUTFITS FOR EXPLORERS, CAMPERS AND PROSPECTORS 814-316 Broadway New York RECREATION, RACINE BOAT MANUFACTURING COMPANY MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN Our Turbine Motor Hunting Boat, as shown above, is 16 feet long, draws loaded only 10 inches of water, is fitted with our 3 H. P. motor and underwater exhaust. No springs, no valves; no clicks—as noiseless as a Row Boat. Speed 6 miles per hour. Operation and satisfaction guaranteed for $275. Cheaper ones if you want them. Our Canvas Cedar Paddling Canoe, as shown above, is 14 feet long, will carry four in a pinch and is built for service. A comfortable and easy paddler. Price, F.O.B., $30— no. extras. % Our Still Hunter, as shown, 11% feet long, 36 inches wide, built of White Cedar, will carry 600 lbs., weight only’ 80 lbs. Ample room under deck for decoys. Light weight, light draught, very stiff, very still and very cheap. Price, complete with paddle $20, F. O. B. Our 15-foot Fishing Motor Boat is the HAamit. «las; 4 foot beam, draws, 12 inches, speed 6 miles per hour, seats four to five, will carry 1,000 Ibs. 1 H. P. motor, operation guaranteed. Built of Cedar, natural finish, brass trimmed, a good troller, a good guide to the fishing grounds and a sure returner. We have them in stock at our various warehouses— price $165. Money refunded if not satisfied. Send 10c for our 64-page catalog describing the others, and we will tell you the ad- dress of our nearest showrooms. If you haven’t the stamps handy drop a postal. Mention RECREATION Address; RACINE BOAT MFG. CO., (Riverside) MUSKEGON, MICH. a RECREATION. A Great Head Here is a reproduction of a photograph of one of the largest and best Rocky moun- tain sheep heads in existence. The horns measure 16% inches in circumference at the base, and 16 inches out from the skull they still measure 16 inches, having tapered only % inch in that distance. The length of each horn is 39 inches and the spread at the tips is 17 inches. The horns make mearly a complete turn, and if they had not been broken in fighting, would undoubt- edly have passed the starting point. Most naturalists and collectors place an ad- ditional value on horns that are broken more or less, as such damage indicates the natural courage and pugnacity of the ani- mal. This ram had evidently spent much of his life looking for trouble, at least 6 inches having been broken from the point of each horn. The horns and skull weighed, before mounting, 39 pounds. The head was mounted by John Murgatroyd, 16 North William street, New York city, who, as the picture shows, has done an admirable piece of work. Mr. W. T. Hornaday, Director of the New York Zoological Society, pro- nounces this one of the best pieces of taxi- dermy he has ever seen done on a sheep head. Many taxidermists fail to get the natural shape and expression about the nose, but Mr. Murgatroyd has reproduced this feature accurately, as well as all the others. This sheep was killed by an Indian im a Rocky mountains, North of Laggon, pach The head is for sale, address G. O. Shields; 23. West 24th -street,, N. Y. Price, $300. RECREATION. — vii JM. Hanson's Clubbing Offers | LEXINGTON, KY. NEW SUBSCRIPTION OFFER FOR Ghe YOUTH’S COMPANION Every New Subscriber who remits at once $1.75 to J. M. Hanson, Lexington, Ky., will receive: Free All of the issues of The Companion for the remaining weeks of 1904; the Thanksgiving, Christmas an ew Year’s Double Numbers; the Companion’s “Carnation”? Calendar for 1905, in 12 colors and gold, and the Youth’s Companion for the 52 weeks of 1905—a library of the best read- ing for every member of the family, Address J. M. HANSON’S MAGAZINE AGENCY, LEXINGTON, KY. The periodicals in any club offer will be sent to one or different addresses. and divide the cost. The subscriptions may be new or renewals. t= All Subscriptions are for one full year. Join with your friends LADIES’ HOME JOURNAL, $1.00 | 4 ,. 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We will send this calendar to any address on receipt of ten cents (in silver) to cover cost of mailing. Xvi | RECREATION. ¢ EMILIO DE OJEDA SAYS: Spanish Legation, Washington, D. C. I have used HAYNER WHISKEY in the legation for medicinal and table purposes and I consider it so exception- GS be ally goodthat I will serve it to my guests in future. HIGHEST QUALITY AND PERFECT PURITY. Government statistics show that the famous Miami Valley produces better grain and has purer water than any other section of this country. It is Nature’s garden. Right in the heart of this favored spot is our distillery. We have at our very door the two essen- tials for producing the finest whiskey in the world--the best grain and the purest water. Add to these one of the most completely equipped distilleries ever operated and an ex- perience of 38 years in distilling whiskey and you have a combination that is unequaled anywhere. That’s why HAYNER WHISKEY is the best for medicinal and other uses. ‘That's why we have over half a million satisfied customers. That’s why YOU should try it. Don’t forget that it goes direct from our own distillery to you, with allits original strength, richness and flavor, carries a UNITED STATES REGISTERED DISTILLER’S GUARANTEE of PURITY and AGE and saves the dealers’ enormous profits. Your money back if you're not satisfied. ; Spanish Minister to U.S. THE ONLY WHISKEY WITH A NATIONAL REPUTATION FOR HAYNER WHISKEY Aj FULL QUARTS $9.20 f EXPRESS CHARGES PAID BY US. tr 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 it all right and as good as you ever used orcanbuy 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. Jd 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 EXP D or. . vee FREIGHT PREPAID, Q $ y EXPRESS PREPAID or 20 Quarts for $16.00 by ESTABLISHED iggs, THE HAYNER DISTILLING COMPANY, froyouie, DAYTON, OHIO. ST. LOUIS, MO., ST. PAUL, MINN., ATLANTA, GA., ae (EE NE NEE NE Ne, wegit, eget, ; j web -) ates mbes WE CALLED AN INDIAN DANCE. 346 RECREATION. Volume XXI. DECEMBER, 1904 Number 6. G. 0. SHIELDS (COQUINA), Editor and Manager SNOW SHOEING IN THE SIERRA NEVADAS. B. P. NOLAND. In the winter of 1892 I was in the Sierra Nevada mountains with a gold mining company. We were working a number of men and had to get in our entire winter supply of provisions before the snow came. How it did snow, up in those mountains, when once it began! Just a white mass, through which one could not see 25 feet, and woe to the man who was caught out in it! Our supplies were late in being shipped, and the teams were caught in the foothills by the snow, so we had to store the supplies there and shut down the mine.