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RECREATION. 



THE ONLY PERFECT FISHING LINE 



IS THE 



— Natchaug— 

 Braided Silk Line. 



Made from the choicest stock braided 1 6- strand three-cord silk. They will outwear 

 three ordinary lines. Spool perfectly when in use. 



Never flatten or become water soaked. 



THE NATCHAUG WATERPROOF BAIT AND FLY LINES 



Will float on the water. The finish cannot be broken. Those who have used them will have no 

 others. Send four cents for samples and prices and pamphlet containing our awards of prizes for 

 last season. FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS. Manufactured by 



THE NATCHAUG SILK CO., Willimantic, Conn. 



CHICAGO OFFICE, 213-215 FIFTH AVENUE. 



Mr. J. R. Painter, 1229 Chestnut street, 

 Philadelphia, has done a marked service to 

 sportsmen by making and putting on the market 

 an absolutely waterproof match box. It is made 

 of brass tubing and has a cover that screws on, 

 the shoulder resting on a pad of soft rubber. I 

 filled one of these boxes with matches, placed it 

 in water over night. In the morning I lit the 

 matches and they burned as though they had 

 never been near water. 



Some years ago I wanted a water proof match 

 box, and being unable to find one in the market, 

 went to a surgical instrument maker and had 

 him make me one, to order. Every man who 

 has ever had to sleep in the dark, wet woods, for 

 want of a dry match, will thank Mr. Painter for 

 enabling him to provide against such a calamity 

 in future. Send to him for a descriptive circular 

 and price list. ■ 



The Walpole Dye and Chemical Com- 

 pany, Walpole, Mass., makes a line of chem- 

 icals that are in great demand among photogra- 

 phers. Many who order them from wholesale 

 dealers claim that they can not get them, but 

 that inferior goods are substituted. Photogra- 

 phers who are anxious to have the purest and 

 best drugs in the market should order direct 

 from the Walpole Company. 



The Bridgeport Gun Implement Company is 

 sending out a handsome new catalogue of its 

 gun and bicycle sundries. It illustrates many 

 new implements, such as hand loading outfits, 

 new rapid loaders, for nitro and black powders ; 

 new cleaning sets, etc. Send for a copy. Men- 

 tion Recreation. 



$ They All Like It. | 



Jj The Ladies Like It. ^ 



<| So Do the Men. <| 



£ Even Children Enjoy It. 



THE LAYMAN PNEUMATIC BOAT. 



A Perfect 



Invention 



for Fishing 



& Hunting. 



Absolutely 

 Safe. 



k For sale by H.D. LAYMAN, 853 Broadway.N.Y, £ 



& Call and place your order in time to be filled £ 



#►, this season. (Lady in attendance.) Xj 



