PUBLISHERS DEPARTMENT. 



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The Adams & Westlake Co., Chicago, 

 have a national reputation for their lamps. 

 It is claimed they are the best authority on 

 the various kinds of lanterns used, and they 

 have fully lived up to their reputation, in 

 the production of their X ray bicycle lamp. 

 This lamp is built of aluminum, which 

 makes it exceedingly light and admits of 

 sufficient size and propor- 

 tions to secure the desired 

 qualities in a bicycle lamp. 

 It is so constructed that it 

 throws a remarkable light, 

 and if used w 7 here there 

 are no lamps the road, for 

 many feet ahead, is per- 

 fectly lighted. The draft 

 is superior, ow 7 ing to the 

 construction of the chim- 

 ney, and for 

 ordinary riding 

 the lamp will 

 not jar out. 

 Every atten- 

 tion has been 

 given to avoid 

 all the objec- 

 tions known to 

 the average 

 lamp, and as 

 a result the 

 Adams & Westlake people have produced 

 a very satisfactory article. 



Should any reader wish to know more 

 about this lamp, a postal card addressed to 

 no Ontario Street, Chicago, and mention- 

 ing Recreation, will secure the desired 

 information. 



TRAVELING IN PRIVATE CARS. 



Traveling in a private car is a luxury 

 that may now be enjoyed by any one. Any 

 person desiring to rent a private car, for 

 any special trip this season to the Pacific 

 Coast, or any of the Eastern or Northern 

 resorts, can do so by aoplying to any agent 

 of the C, H. & D. railway, or by letter to 

 the undersigned. These cars are fitted with 

 every convenience, drawing rooms, sleep- 

 ing rooms, dining rooms, and carry a full 

 crew of waiters and cooks. Where a party 

 of 10 or more get together, the arrange- 

 ment is as economical as first-class hotel 

 accommodations. 



Parties desiring to go to Chicago via the 

 C, H. & D., can enjoy all the convenience 

 of a private car by simply paying for their 

 railway ticket, at the usual rate, and $2.00 a 

 berth for sleeping car. The compartment 

 sleeping cars on the C, H. & D. are ar- 

 ranged in separate rooms, each room con- 

 taining 2 beds, a wash stand, drinking 

 water and every appliance for the toilet. 

 If desired, one, 2, or even 5 of these rooms 



can be opened into each other en-suite, but 

 secluded from the rest of the car. The 

 luxury of these cars can only be appreciated 

 by personal experience. D. G. Edwards, 

 Passenger Traffic Manager, Cincinnati, 

 Hamilton and Dayton Railway, Cincin- 

 nati, O. 



The W. H. Mullins metal boat is a great 

 invention. One of its good points is that 

 whenever the paint gets rubbed off you can 

 wipe it dry and paint it. You don't have to 

 wait for it to dry. You can paint it every 

 day, if necessary. Another good feature is 

 that it never dries up and opens at the 

 seams. It may lie in the sun a month but 

 will never leak a drop. 



Write Mr. Mullins, at Salem, Ohio, for an 

 illustrated circular, mentioning Recrea- 

 tion. 



The Fenton Metallic Manufacturing Co., 

 Jamestown, N. Y., announces that the list 

 price on Fenton bicycles, for 1897, will re- 

 main unchanged. They realize there is a 

 large class of riders with whom quality 

 counts and who demand something more 

 than mere assertions. These look to the 

 Fenton and know that therein they will find 

 the quality they require. The company says, 

 " It is too soon for us to set forth our plans 

 or views for the season of 1898, but our 

 friends may depend that quality and good 

 value will be our motto, in the future as it 

 has been in the past." 



The Winchester Repeating Arms Co. has 

 lately put on the market a new model re- 

 peating shot gun which is sure to prove 

 popular with a large class of shooters. A 

 circular is being sent out that gives cuts 

 and a minute description of the arm, and of 

 all its parts. Send for it. You will find it 

 deeply interesting if you shoot at trap or 

 in the field. Mention Recreation. 



The Savage Arms Co., Utica, N. Y., has 

 issued its '97 catalogue, which contains a 

 lot of information that will interest all rifle- 

 men. It has cuts of all the Savage rifles — 

 military and sporting — with prices attached, 

 as well as valuable data about cartridges, 

 parts, Savage rifle powder, etc. In sending 

 for this catalogue please mention Recrea- 

 tion. 



Have you located your happy hunting 

 ground for next fall? If not, I will agree 

 to take you to moose, elk, deer, bear, plenty 

 of mountain goats, fish and grouse galore, 

 providing you wish my services as guide. 

 Only 40 miles from the R. R. to the hunt- 

 ing grounds. Good pack outfits, tents, 

 etc. Horses good and gentle. Terms rea- 

 sonable. Best of references; 18 years' ex- 

 perience as guide. 



Vic Smith, Anaconda, Mont. 



