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RECREATION. 



BOOK NOTICES. 



THE STORY OF THE NATIONAL CAPITOL. 



Every way considered, the grand pile 

 that adorns Capitol Hill, in Washington, 

 like a splendid crown of white marble, is 

 well worthy the patriotic admiration and af- 

 fectionate regard of every genuine, Eng- 

 lish speaking American, It is a building 

 to be proud of, a building that every Amer- 

 ican should see, and see thoroughly. 

 About it all, from the 40 foot foundation 

 to the helmet on the Goddess of Free- 

 dom, which surmounts the most beautiful 

 dome in the world, there is nothing to 

 apologize for. It is magnificent. I say so 

 deliberately, after having seen the finest of 

 the world's palaces and houses of parlia- 

 ment. 



I am sincerely glad Mr. Geo. C. Hazel- 

 ton, Jr., of Washington, has written a book 

 about " The National Capitol " which is in 

 every way worthy of the nation's great tem- 

 ple of freedom. This is no cheap, common- 

 place guide book. The treatment of the 

 whole subject is thorough, scholarly, clear, 

 fascinating, and carefully exact. The lit- 

 erary style is charming. Scarcely a rea- 

 sonable question that could be asked about 

 the Capitol is left unanswered. A consider- 

 able portion of it impresses one as abso- 

 lutely new history. 



Seventy beautiful illustrations make the 

 perusal of the book the next best thing to a 

 visit to its stately subject. The volume 

 owes its existence to Howard F. Kennedy, 

 Captain of the Capitol Guides, who has 

 long noted the fact that visitors to Wash- 

 ington desire such a book to carry to their 

 homes, as a lasting and valuable souvenir. 

 Mr. Kennedy deserves our thanks for his 

 good judgment in choosing as its author 

 so bright and scholarly a man as Mr. Haz- 

 elton, instead of a cheaper man. The au- 

 thor, who is the eldest son of Ex-Con- 

 gressman Hazelton, of Wisconsin, has been 

 reared almost in the shadow of the Capitol 

 dome, and for a dozen years has known his 

 subject as a man knows his own house. 

 The volume is issued by J. J. Little & Co., 

 New York, and its typography and general 

 make-up are strictly first class. 



"The National Capitol: Its Architect- 

 ure, Art and History." By Geo. C. Hazel- 

 ton, Jr. Sold by Howard F. Kennedy, 

 Washington, D. C. Royal octavo, cloth. 

 70 illustrations, pp. vi. + 284. Price $1.50. 



Prof. D. G. ElHot, of the Field Colum- 

 bian Museum, Chicago, has written a most 

 valuable treatise on the gallinaceous game 

 birds of N. A., which has lately been pub- 

 lished by F. P. Harper^ 17 E. 16th Street, 

 New York. The book is well worth care- 

 ful study by anyone desiring to be familiar 



with the quails, grouse and wild turkeys of 

 this country. 



Mr. Elliot has, however, been exceed- 

 ingly unfortunate in the choice of an artist 

 to illustrate this book. The drawings are 

 by Edwin Sheppard and are deplorably and 

 hopelessly bad. They are the most inar- 

 tistic and wooden pictures of birds that 

 have appeared in any American book dur- 

 ing the last 20 years. The drawings belong 

 to the old school that was in vogue 50 

 years ago and that, fortunately, went out 

 with the wood and steel engraving. The 

 pictures have none of the action, spirit and 

 life that are found in the drawings made by 

 such artists as Ernest Seton Thompson, 

 Fuertes, Miss Palmer and other modern 

 artists. 



Mr. Elliot has also fallen short of the 

 requirements of such a book by failing to 

 define carefully the geographic range of the 

 various species he speaks of. His treat- 

 ment of this point is unusually brief and 

 unsatisfactory. 



However, there is much of real value in 

 the book and it should have a large sale, 

 notwithstanding these imperfections. 



Don't forget that the amateur photo 

 competition closes April 30th. Only 2 

 months more in which to make your en- 

 tries. Consult the list of prizes on page 248 

 of this issue and see if it will not pay you 

 to make a strenuous effort to win some of 

 them. 



" Our bookkeeper knew by the way our 

 stenographer acted she was getting a pro- 

 posal, over the telephone." 



" Mercy— what did he do? " 



" He went back in the office and cut the 

 wire with a hatchet." 



Please send me the names and addresses 

 of all your friends who are sportsmen, in 

 order that I may send them sample copies 

 of Recreation. 



They say that space is limitless, 

 But "they" are wrong, alack! 



As the poet knows, whose outburst is 

 For lack of space sent back. 



— Chicago News. 



I wish to enroll myself as supporter of 

 the crusade against the game hogs. 



Dr. J. H. Bristow, Portland, Ore. 



Glad to hear you roast the game hogs 

 and pot hunters. Give it to them. 



H. A. Wensley, Albany, N. Y. 



Join the L. A. S. at once. Send In 

 your dollar and become a charter mem- 

 ber. 



