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with it, and on an average how much does each shoot 

 cost you?" 



"I shoot, I presume, on an average, about ten times 

 a year, and after I pay for shells and incidentals, in- 

 cluding losses in races in which the other fellow hits 

 oftener than I do, say five dollars, or $50.00 a year." 



" Let's see what this all amounts to: $37.50 for 

 extra meals during the year; $100.00 for smoking; 

 $20.00 for fishing; $60.00 for trips to the shore; 

 $180.00 for drinks, and $50.00 for the shooting club 

 making a total of $447.50, or nearly $1.25 for each 

 day in the year. This is the way money goes for that 

 for which we have nothing to show. I have been 

 there, and as you see, know just how it is. I also 

 know that from $250.00 to $300.00, if properly ex- 

 pended, will defray all the expenses of a grand outing 

 of from six weeks to two months to any point in the 

 United States, Canada or Newfoundland, and with all 

 the advantages and comforts of first-class travel, leav- 

 ing a balance for extras and some trophies of the 

 chase which money could not purchase, and which 

 are ever a source of pleasure and instruction as speci- 

 mens of Natural History, and positive evidence of 

 one's prowess and skill with the gun. 



" Now, my friend, you see where the money comes 

 from which pays the expenses of my outings. You 



