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RECREA TION. 



WHAT THEY SAY OF THE 

 PREMIUMS. 



I am now prepared to speak in enthusi- 

 astic terms of the Forehand gun received 

 from you, as a premium, last fall. I am ex- 

 ceedingly well pleased with it, and the good 

 work it does, and do not cease to con- 

 gratulate myself that I had the good fort- 

 une to become acquainted with you and 

 with Recreation. 



H. O. Watrous, Carbondale, Pa. 



The Hollenbeck gun you sent me, for 35 

 subscribers, shoots as good and as hard as 

 any high grade gun I ever shot. Both bar- 

 rels will make a pattern of 75 per cent., 40 

 yards, 30 inch circle, No. 7 chilled shot. 

 Any one wanting a good gun should get 

 up a club for Recreation. 



C. Hoppenstedt, Newburgh, N. Y. 



The Bristol steel rod I received from you, 

 as premium for 10 subscribers, is all I could 

 desire. Have caught quite a number of 

 black bass, and a jack salmon, that gave the 

 rod as severe a test as one could ask; and 

 it does not show the least sign of the strain. 

 John F. Dunckel, Springfield, Mo. 



My Bristol steel rod arrived all right, 

 and I am delighted with it. It is nicely 

 balanced and exceeds my expectations in 

 every way. All the boys say it is a fine rod. 

 No man who loves to fish should be with- 

 out a Bristol rod. 



Fred Libbey, Concord, N. H. 



Please accept my sincere thanks for the 

 Bristol steel rod you sent me, for 10 sub- 

 scriptions. In every particular it is exactly 

 as advertised. It is just what I want for 

 good hard service. 



Harry H. Beaver, Cadillac, Mich. 



My son received the 4x5 Premo D. 

 Camera yesterday, from the Rochester Op- 

 tical Co. He is very much delighted with 

 it and of course appreciates your and their 

 prompt attention. 



John B. Hutchings, Louisville, Ky. 



I received my Bristol steel rod promptly, 

 and it is a hummer. I believe it the coming 

 rod for expert anglers. I am very thankful 

 to Recreation for the liberal premium. 

 Long may the magazine live. 



E. N. Hudson, Reedsburg, Wis. 



I have received from the Rochester Op- 

 tical Co. a beautiful Premo B. camera, for 

 the club I sent you, for which please accept 

 my sincere thanks. My friends all admire 

 it, and I am sure it is a good one. 



Wm. B. Haynes, Akron, O. 



I have received the Marlin repeating rifle 

 you sent me, as a premium for 20 subscrip- 

 tions, and it is a beauty. I could not wish 

 a better premium for the little work I did. 

 I got all my subscribers in 4 days. 



Albert K. Mueller, Cleveland, O. 



I received the Premo camera, sent me as 



a premium, and am highly pleased with it. 



I have developed some negatives and the 



work is much better than I had expected. 



W. B. Davis, Union, Ore. 



I have received the Bristol steel fishing 

 rod and it is a beauty. It is the best rod I 

 own. I am very proud of it, and am greatly 

 obliged to you. 



Frank Malloy, Freeland, Pa. 



I received the camera and the carrying 

 case, from the Blair Camera Co. O.K. It is 

 a fine looking camera, and I thank you for 

 your promptness in sending it. 



A. S. Bailey, Cobalt, Conn. 



I received the Bristol steel rod, which is 

 just what I want. I have 2 other old-fash- 

 ioned rods, of split bamboo, but consider 

 the Bristol the best all-round rod made. 

 R. A. Walker, Meriden, Conn. 



The camera which you sent me works 

 splendidly. I didn't know a thing about 

 taking pictures before I got it, but I can 

 make a fairly good one now. 



Frank Clarkson, Worcester, Mass. 



I received the Marlin rifle, for the 25 sub- 

 scriptions, promptly, and if pleasure was a 

 combustible, I would be a millionaire by 

 embarking in the fuel business. 



Lloyd Ashlock, Carrollton, 111. 



The Premo A. camera you sent me, as a 

 premium for 25 subscriptions, came to-day, 

 and I am more than pleased with it. This 

 is certainly an easy way of getting a good 

 camera cheap. F. W. Kutz, Easton, Pa. 



The elegant Premo D. camera arrived 

 O. K. and I assure you I was glad to get 

 it, as it enabled me to secure several me- 

 mentoes of my first experience in camp. 

 Al. Helborg, Chicago, 111. 



I received the Yawman & Erbe automatic 

 reel, for 10 subscriptions, and it is highly 

 satisfactory. 



John Wm. Judson, Lawrence, Mass. 



I have received the Marlin revolver, for 

 10 subscribers, and it is a beautiful piece of 

 mechanism. 



J. M. Kerr, Milltown, N. B., Can.. 



