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RECREA TION. 



A NEW ACETYLENE LAMP. 



The Badger Brass Mfg. Co., of Kenosha, 

 Wis., has produced the latest acetylene 

 lamp, which is guaranteed not to explode 

 or get too hot. The various lamps of this 

 class, put out last season, were generally 

 failures, from these causes, and while it is 

 acknowledged that the light is the most 

 perfect for bicycle use, the difficulties, ' until 

 now, have not been overcome. This lamp 

 is, as shown in the accompanying cut, well 

 built. The carbide which generates the gas 



is supplied with water from the reservoir, 

 in the rear of the light. A certain amount 

 of water is allowed to reach the carbide and 

 the burner is so arranged that only a proper 

 amount of flame is possible. In cases 

 where jolting would increase the flow of 

 water, the pressure of the gas, in the base, 

 forces the water back. This prevents an 

 excess of gas from being generated and 

 renders explosion impossible. The lamp is 

 one of the handsomest ever built. It is full 

 nickel plated, has fine lens and a perfect 

 reflector. The materials for burning it may 

 now be purchased at a reasonable cost. 

 Write for circular. Mention Recreation. 



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. 



FLORIDA FAST LIKE. 



The Atlantic Coast Line announces the 

 fastest service ever offered to Florida, 

 Cuba, Nassau and the South. The route is 

 via Richmond and Charleston, in connec- 

 tion with the Pennsylvania R. R. Cos. 

 Celebrated " New York and Florida Spe- 

 cial," which leaves New York daily, except 

 Sunday, at 12:20 Noon, Washington, 6:20 

 p.m., arriving Jacksonville next afternoon, 

 1:20 and at St. Augustine, 2:20 p.m. 

 Through Pullman car arrives Tampa Bay 

 8:45 p.m. Passengers arrive Brunswick 

 1:30 p.m., Thomasville 2:35 p.m. Palm 

 Beach, Fla. 10 p.m. This is also the shortest 

 route and the only line offering through 

 car service to Aiken, S. C, and to middle 

 Georgia, from Eastern Cities. Bureau of 

 information is at 229 Broadway, N. Y. 



A NEW SADDLE. 



The Garford Manufacturing Co., of 

 Elyria, Ohio, is offering wheelmen a sad- 

 dle which they claim is perfect. 



It is called " The Cavalry " and is the 

 handsomest and most graceful saddle, of 

 the padded type, ever made. 



The wide experience of this company, 

 the largest manufacturers of bicycle sad- 

 dles in the world, has been gained by never- 

 ceasing study of- the requirements of the 

 various classes of riders. It is by keeping 

 in close touch with them, that the Garford 

 Co. has produced the Cavalry saddle. 

 Nothing but the finest selected leather is 

 used in it, and it is made only by expert 

 workmen. 



Boarding Hanch in the Bad Lands: 



A cattle company, having a model ranch 

 on the Little Missouri river, in the midst 

 of the famous Bad Lands of Western Da- 

 kota and Eastern Montana, and having' 

 ample house room, would take a few board- 

 ers for the summer. Good, gentle saddle 

 horses always at the disposal of guests. 

 Terms reasonable. First class references 

 on application. Address: 

 Custer Trail Cattle Co., Medora, N. D. 



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

 your dollar and become a charter mem = 

 ber. 



A family down in Florida lost their child 

 and failing to find it after 2 days, put a 24 

 cent notice in the newspaper. The next 

 morning they were surprised to see an alli- 

 gator on the steps, where he disgorged the 

 child alive, and then died himself. It pays 

 to advertise. 



If You Want to Buy a Mounted Deer Head or Horns, 



Stuffed Birds or Skins, American or British, 



or if you have anything you want mounted, it will pay 



you to send to me. I will give you first-class work 



and save you money. 



JOHN CLAYTON, Taxidermist, LINCOLN, MAINE. 



