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RECREA TION. 



down at Lake Lindeman. This means a 

 great saving of time and expense via this 

 route. Rates of transportation not yet an- 

 nounced. 



Write Charles S. Fee, G. P. A., N. P. 

 Ry., St. Paul, for copy of this folder. Men- 

 tion Recreation. 



Teacher — I have been talking to you of 

 peace. I suppose you all know the mean- 

 ing of the word? 



Johnnie — I do, sir. 



"What is it, Johnnie?" 



" It's what we have at our house when 

 pa goes off on one of his trips." — Rich- 

 mond Dispatch. 



VIRGINIA HOT SPRINGS. 

 (From Town Topics.) 



After a brief visit to Virginia Hot 

 Springs, I am prepared to believe the won- 

 ders that are told concerning that pictu- 

 resque region. Even the tale of a grinning 

 darkey, who informed me that a cripple, of 

 years' standing, had that morning, after a 

 brief course of the baths, " frowed away his 

 crutches," did not sound a bit improbable. 

 Aside from the curative qualities of the 

 Springs, which are famous, I believe, the 

 world over, the region itself should, I 

 think, serve as an invitation to invalids to 

 forget their bodily woes, and stimulate the 

 healthy into a new enjoyment of life. I 

 have travelled far and witnessed much im- 

 pressive scenery, in my time; but the lofty 

 Vi- fe inia hills contain an element of gran- 

 deur and beauty that is as invigorating to 

 the senses as the rarefied air to be found at 

 their summits. 



No wonder the Virginia Hot Springs are 

 growing more and more popular with peo- 

 ple of fashion; and no wonder the officials 

 of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway are in- 

 clined to boast of their beautiful garden, in 

 the Virginia hills. In their place I should 

 do the same thing. 



STEVENS WIND-GUAGE VERNIER SIGHT. 



This sight presents a neater appearance 

 than the ordinary Mid-range Vernier, for 

 the thumb-screw at the top has been done 

 away with and the leaf otherwise shortened. 



The elevation is secured by the rotating 

 knurled thimble in the centre of leaf, under 

 the eye-cup. Windage is obtained by means 

 of the thumb-screw on right side of eye- 

 cup. The eye-cup is first loosened, when, 

 with the thumb-screw, a side motion of Yz 

 inch either way may be had. 



By having the wind-gauge on the Ver- 

 nier, a lower base on the muzzle sight is 

 possible, thus permitting the Vernier to be 

 shortened. Then, too, the danger of ad- 



justing a muzzle wind-gauge on a loaded 

 rifle is obviated. 



Stevens' Vernier Wind-Gauge Sight has 

 a combination eye-cup, which permits sev- 

 eral changes in size of the aperture. The 

 sight is made with extreme accuracy and is 

 finely finished. This is the neatest, safest 

 and most convenient Vernier sight in use. 

 At present it is made for Stevens Ideal 

 Rifles only. 



Price of Stevens' Vernier Wind-Gauge 

 Sight with combination eye-cup, $6.00. 

 With plain eye-cup, $5.00. 



The New York Central Railway has 

 lately put on its lines, to run between here 

 and Chicago, one of the finest trains in the 

 world. It consists of a Buffet Smoking 

 Car, a Dining Car, a Drawing Room Car 

 and 5 Sleepers. 



The train is illuminated throughout 

 with combined gas and electric fixtures, 

 of a special design, manufactured by the 

 Pintsch Company, including electric berth 

 lights operated under the Gibb's patent. 



All the cars have wide vestibules, the 

 floors of which are covered with inlaid rub- 

 ber matting with heavy borders. The en- 

 tire train is equipped with an entirely new 

 kind of window curtains, the materials and 

 designs of which differ from any ever be- 

 fore used. 



Hunting and fishing in Florida, are at 

 their best during the Winter months, and 

 the opportunity to indulge in them should 

 not be overlooked by those interested. In 

 the counties traversed by the Florida Cen- 

 tral and Peninsular Railroad, deer, turkeys, 

 quails and ducks are to be found; also fresh 

 and salt water fish. To reach these Florida 

 resorts is now an easy matter, as there are 

 daily steamships and double daily trains. 

 In addition there will be the Florida Lim- 

 ited, a superb vestibuled train, in service 

 for 3 months, commencing January 17th. 

 For particulars, maps, hotel, hunting and 

 fishing resort list address J. L. Adams, G. 

 E. A., 353 Broadway, N. Y. 



Mr. Charles Payne, Wichita, Kan., is 

 supplying game for stocking and propagat- 

 ing purposes, to people who are interested 

 in this valuable work, and should have the 

 hearty support of all sportsmen. He ships 

 game only from points where it is plentiful, 

 and in many cases thus saves it from pot 

 hunters, netters and other game hogs. He 

 ships it to places where game is scarce, and 

 where people have learned the value of 

 game protection. 



Mr. Payne has also done some good in 

 the way of supplying menageries and zoo- 

 logical parks with specimens which were 

 needed, and in this way has been of lasting 

 benefit to lovers of nature. 



