RECREATION. 



XI 



AN OUT-DOOR ARTICLE 



A GENTLEMAN came into our office yesterday to buy a Gramophone. Casually we asked 



*^" him how he happened to get interested in our talking machines. He replied as follows : 



44 Several days ago I was in Washington, D. C, walking down Pennsylvania Avenue 



at about J 4th Street, when I noticed a crowd of people standing on the sidewalk, apparently 



interested or listening to something, 

 singing * Ben Bolt ' in a mar- 

 manner. A little knot of 

 the broad expanse of Penn- 

 at that point is over one 

 ond story window, 

 the small horn of 

 found to be the 

 listened for a few 

 heard this wonder- 

 the Banjo, the 

 baritone solo from 

 several of the pop- 

 day. Icoulddis- 

 understand all 

 took pains to in- 

 found that this 

 by clock work, 

 liable to get out of 

 and that I could pur- 

 from time to time as I 

 or $6.00 per dozen. I made 

 there, that I would purchase 

 returned to New York, and I am 

 It is the above statement 

 readers of u Recreation " the fact 



MAUD FOSTER 



As I approached, I heard a voice 



velously distinct and pleasing 



people were looking across 



s/lvania Avenue (which 



hundred feet) at a sec- 



f rom which protruded 



which I afterward 



Gramophone. I 



moments, and I 



ful machine play 



Piano, sing a 



an opera, and 



ular songs of the 



tinctly hear and 



the words, I then 



vestigate it, and 



small machine run 



simple and not 



order, cost but $25.00 



chase as many records 



pleased, at 60 cents each 



up my mind then and 



one of those machines when I 



here to do so."e£tt£t<£tt£t<£t<£t«£<£t 



that causes us to lay before the 



that the Gramophone is a sum- 



mer outdoor entertainer. You can hear the strains of the full brass band on a still summer 

 evening, hundreds of feet from the veranda. Everyone going away for the summer should 

 provide themselves with one of these marvelous instruments, to enter- 



tain and amuse their friends. The illustrations herewith show two 



of our most captivating artists ; they are full of fun and frolic. 



We will send you express prepaid, upon 



receipt cf price, $25.00, idtjHfi^ a com pl ete outfit with 



two records. "We guar- ^- ^WBK antee satisfaction, and 



if the machine does 1 1 not do all that is 



represented, you J$£M 1 ' niay return same 



to us within twenty- four hours, simply 



paying the express -~ ■**' charges.^«^-J*^<£* 



Express charges paid to any point 



East of the Rocky ; ^Wk Mountains, if Cash 



accompanies the •,?;-, ^J$lB^ft£ order. All ship- 



ments are sent ff\ C O. D. unless 



cash accompanies A ,&Lfl order. Send for 



catalogues. 



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GRAMOPHONE 



COMPANY 



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BROADWAY, 

 NEW YORK 



BILLY GOLDEN 



