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R EC RE A T/OAT. 



What's 

 the Use 



of walking* when you 

 can get a first-class, high- 

 grade bicycle for nothing? 



How? 



By getting 75 subscriptions for 



Recreation 



If you live in a town of 3,000 

 or more, and if you are a hustler 

 you can get these in 2 days. 



I can give you the names of 20 

 people who did this in 1896, and 

 who now have their wheels* 



Write for particulars* 



RECREATION 



19 West 24th Street 

 New York 



Every person who subscribes for Rec- 

 reation, or renews his subscription, this 

 year, can get a copy of Mr. W. T. Horn- 

 aday's delightful book, " The Man Who 

 Became a Savage," for 50 cents extra. 

 The book sells in the stores at $1.50; but 

 you can get Recreation one year and the 

 book for $1.50. 



For Sale or Exchange:— A Stevens No. 

 9 range rifle. Weight 5 pounds 5 ounces; 

 yi octagon 26 inch barrel. Calibre 22-5-40 

 (long rifle). Nickel Swiss butt. Polished 

 stock and fore-end. Full target sights front 

 and rear. Very fine condition. Smooth 

 tight action. Splendid shooter. 



Want to exchange for single shot rifle 

 of slightly larger calibre, with Lyman 

 sights, or for a camera. H. B. Ward, Le 

 Roy, N. Y. 



For Sale: — Ten gauge, 32 inch, g l / 2 

 pound, L. C. Smith ejector gun; cost 

 $225; good as new, 14^2 inch stock, 2^4 

 inch drop at heel. Will sell for $150. Rea- 

 son for selling — have ordered a high grade 

 Lefever. W. H. F., care Recreation. 



For Sale or Exchange: An almost new 

 set of single buggy harness. Cost $30 7 

 months ago. Want rifle or shot gun; or 

 what have you to offer? C. R. Wagner, 

 728 Wenonah Av, Oak Park, 111. 



BOOKS 



By C. O. SHIELDS 



(coquina) 



THE BIG GAME OF NORTH AMERICA 



Its Habits, Habitat, Haunts and Characteristics- 

 How, When and Where to Hunt it. 8vo, 6oo> 

 pages, 80 illustrations. Cloth, $3 50 ; Half Mor- 

 occo, $5.00 ; Full Morocco, $6.50. 



CRUISINGS IN THE CASCADES 



A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur 

 Photography, Hunting and Fishing, with Special 

 Chapters on Hunting the Grizzly Bear, the Buf- 

 falo, Elk, Antelope, Rocky Mountain Goat, and 

 Deer ; also on T routing in the Rocky Mountains ; 

 on a Montana Roundup ; Life Among the Cow- 

 boys, etc. i2mo, 300 pages, 75 illustrations. Cloth, 

 $2 ; Half Morocco, $3. 



AMERICAN GAME FISHES 

 - How, When and Where to Angle for them. 8vo, 

 400 pages, 50 illustrations. Cloth, $2.50; Half Mor- 

 occo, $4. 



HUNTING IN THE GREAT WEST 



(Rustlings in the Rockies) 

 Hunting and Fishing Sketches by Mountain and 

 Stream. i2mo, cloth. Over 300 pages. Illustrated. 

 Price, 75 cents. 



THE AMERICAN BOOK OF THE DOG 



The Origin, Development, Special Characteristics, 

 Utility. Breeding, Training, Diseases and Kennel 

 Management of all Breeds of Dogs. 8vo, 650 pages, 

 100 illustrations. Cloth, $3.50 ; Half Morocco, $5 ; 

 Full Morocco, $6.50. 



CAMPING AND CAMP OUTFITS 



A Manual of Instruction for Young and Old Sports- 

 men. i2mo, 200 pages, 30 illustrations. Cloth, $1.25. 



THE BATTLE OF THE BIG HOLE 



History of General Gibbon's Engagement with 

 the Nez Perce Indians in the Big Hole Basin, Mon- 

 tana, August 9, 1877. 121:10, 150 pages. Profusely 

 illustrated. Cloth, $1. 

 These books will be mailed, post-paid, on receipt 



of price, by the author. 



Q. O. SHIELDS 



19 West 24th St.. New York 



