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DOGS AND BIRDS 



A FEW COPIES REMAiN OF 

 OUR CALENDAR FOR 1898, 

 ILLUSTRATED WITH PICT- 

 URES OF WELL-KNOWN 

 TYPICAL DOCS AND BIRDS 

 AND CONTAINING MUCH USE- 

 FUL INFORMATION FOR THE 

 AMATEUR. COPIES MAILED 

 ON RECEIPT OF STAMPS OR 

 CURRENCY AT THE RATE OF 

 8EVEN CENTS PER COPY. 



Spratts Patent Limited 



239-245 E. 56th St., N. Y. 



Hens Make Money 



under proper conditions. Those condi- 

 tions are defined in our MAMMOTH 

 NEW POULTRY BOOK and CATA- 



LOC for 1898. Bigrger & better than 



ever before. Printed in colors; cuts and 



description of all leading breeds of fowls; 



poultry house plans, tested remedies, 



prices on poultry, eggs, etc. Worth $5, but 



sent postpaid for 1 5 cents in stamps or coin. 



The J~. XV. Miller Co. 



Box 47, Freeport, III. 



I am in receipt of the Syracuse hammerless shot-gun you 

 sent me, for the subscriptions to Recreation. It is a 

 handsome gun and I am more than pleased with the result 

 of my work. F. E. Parsons, Danbury, Conn. 



The Yawman & Erbe automatic reel is an excellent 

 thing, and hereafter I shall not be without one. I fully 

 recognize and appreciate your generosity in giving premi- 

 ums. R. Frank Schaffner, Harrisburg, Pa. 



I received the Forehand gun, and it is a beauty. It is 

 just as I expected. All the subscribers are well pleased 

 with the gun, I got, as also with the magazine. 



Ben. T. Foulke, Scranton, Pa. 



I received the Cyclone camera, which you sent for 7 sub- 

 scriptions, and am very much pleased with it, it being a 

 much better camera than I expected. 



W. B. Allen, Jackson, Mich. 



The Bristol steel rod you sent me, as a premium for 10 

 subscriptions to Recreation, has proved satisfactory in 

 every particular. O. W. Scudder, Piqua, Ohio. 



Everybody who sees Recreation likes it. How can 

 he help it? H. G. Higbee, Hyde Park, Mass. 



ALWAYS MENTION RECREA- 

 TION WHEN ANSWERING ADS. 



20 BOOKS - - 



ON 20 DIFFERENT SUBJECTS, 

 BUT ALL RELATING TO SOME 

 DELIGHTFUL PHASE OF 

 AMERICAN TRAVEL, VIA 

 "AMERICA'S GREATEST RAIL- 

 ROAD." 



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ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE SENT 

 FREE, POST-PAID, ON RECEIPT 

 OF A 1-CENT STAMP BY GEORGE 

 H. DANIELS, GENERAL PASSENGER 

 AGENT, NEW YORK CENTRAL & 

 HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD, GRAND 

 CENTRAL STATION, NEW YORK. 



The 30-30 Marlin you ordered for me, as a premium, 

 came on the 17th inst. and is a daisy. Please accept my 

 sincere thanks. C. L. Flower, Greeley, CoL 



The Davenport rifle I got for 10 subscribers is a little 

 peach. I have had 5 or 6 chances to sell it. 



Sam Roberts, Canaan, Conn. 



Recreation is wonderfully improved and should be sub 

 scribed for by all lovers of outdoor sport. 



Mrs. A. T. Oakes, Savannah, Ga. 



I have been taking Recreation 2 years and think it the 

 best publication of its kind in existence. 



J. M. Lassiter, Lasker, N. C. 



Everyone is satisfied with Recreation and I couldn't do 

 without it. C. S. Glascoe, Pueblo, Col. 



Without a doubt Recreation is the best periodical of its 

 kind ever published. B. Crouch, Troy, N. Y. 



I wish you success in your publication. It is the best of 

 its kind I ever read. Dr. R. B. Cabell, Miami, Mo. 



I take several sportsmen's journals but Recreation is 

 the best of all. E. B. Ellis, Winchendon, Mass. 



I would as lief go without my dinner as without Recrea- 

 tion. F. J. McMorrow, Boston, Mass. 



Recreation is the best sportsmen's journal I have seen. 

 S. R. Cates, M.D., Abilene, Texas. 



I am highly pleased with Recreation. It is the best of 

 its kind. A. A. Wright, Austin, Minn. 



For Sale: A 22 calibre repeating rifle, 15 

 shot. Been shot but a few times. Is as 

 good as new. Will sell for $9 cash, or trade 

 for bicycle. Address, 



J. A. Brown, Osage, Iowa. 



