RECREA TION. 



xix 



QUANTITY is not QUALITY 



This is More Trne Regarding 

 ( uiniTiis than Any- 

 thing Elite 



Some un- 

 principled 

 manufacturers will 

 send you a picture taken out 

 of the center of an exposure 

 made with a $-25.00 Camera and 

 claim it is made with the instrument they have for sale, but OUR 

 SAMPLES are actually made with 



The "QUAD," Price $5.00 



Other points to be considered are Weight and Length 



The " QUAD,'' loaded.weighs less than \% lbs. Others loaded, wei^h 

 from 5 to 10 lbs. The "QUAD" measures t> inches in length. Others 

 measure from 8 to 12 inches in length. The "QUAD" makes a picture 

 3^x3^2 inches. 



No Slides to Draw ! No Fumbling in a Coat Sleeve ! 



No Opening the Box ! It is all done from the Outside, 



consequently no chance to spoil plates. 



NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR PLATEHOLDERS 



The " QUAD " with Four Holders, $5.00. Everything photographic 

 can be done with the "QUAD." I manufacture and sell all kinds if 

 Amateur supplies. Catalogue for the asking. Sample picture actually 

 made with the " QUAD " for 5 cents in stamps. Send direct to 



EDWARD G. CONE, Manufacturer 



804 Champlain Building, CHICAGO 



California Camera Co., Pacific Coast Agents, 2'2 Gearv St., San Francisco, 

 Cal. E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., 591 Broadway, N.Y., Eastern Agents. 



To Exchange: Model '95 Rambler Bi- 

 cycle; 22 pounds; guarantee perfect con- 

 dition; complete equipment included — for 

 a Savage Rifle, Premo Sr. Camera, or a 

 good typewriter. Orrin D. Bartlett, 

 25 Barrow St., N. Y. City. 



For Exchange:— A fine 40-70-330 Bal- 

 lard rifle, with complete set reloading tools, 

 for Hand Camera. E. F. Pope, Colmes- 

 neil. Tex. 



An experienced cycle dealer who is to 



spend the winter in Jamaica, W. I., would 

 represent cycles and sundries for some 

 American maker. Address, Arthur Mun- 

 son, Stamford, Ct. 



Recreation is a welcome visitor at our 

 house. We are more than pleased with the 

 August number. Its pages are delightful. 

 We expect to get up a club. 



P. Carnahan, Carthage, Mo. 



Recreation gets better every month. 

 A. Thomas, Jr., Brooklyn, N. Y. 



GASLIGHT 



45c per 1000 feet 



Anywhere— City or Country 



Houses or other buildings can be lighted 

 better and cheaper by use of our independent 



Nap hey 



Acetylene Gas 



Generators 



than by any other system of lighting in use 

 By actual comparison of Candle Power, its 

 cost equals 45c per 1,000 feet of ordinary 

 Gas (though a much smaller number of feet 

 of Acetylene is used). 



TheU. S. Government ? h a J e °/ e d n e e r r e a d 



tors in every postoffice and sub-postoffice in 



Philadelphia. 



PERFECT SAFETY. PERFECT EIGHT. 



J. B. COLT & CO. 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



STEREOPTICONS, Slides, Electric Lamps, 



Apparatus for Production and Projection 



of Light, etc, 



U5-U7 Nassau St., New York 



CHICAGO, ILL. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



Acetylene Gas Showrooms at New Zealand Building 

 N.W. cor. Broadway and 37th St., New York. 



NOWADAYS. 



Mommy uster say ter pop 



" Wish ter thunder somethin'd stop 



This infarnal fishin' fit 



That ev'ry spring you're sure to git." 



Thought it war a pesterin' craze — 



She goes with 'im nowadays. 



Mommy used to say to pop, 



" Ding me, but I'd like to mop 



Them ar dogs an' shootin' gear 



Often this ere hemisfere." 



Said it like she meant it strong — 



Nowadays she goes along. 



Mommy "used to say to pop 



"Land o' goodness! wish you'd stop 



Politics, for I can see 



It will sure your ruin be." 



Said it right along for years — 



Nowadays she 'lectioneers. 



Nowadays it's just her whim 

 For to be a apin' him, 

 xA.ll the fads that poppy strikes. 

 Clubs an' lectur' fiel's an' bikes. 

 All the games that poppy plays — 

 Mommy does 'em nowadays. 



— Boston Courier Journal. 



