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St. Paul, Minn. 

 " Big Game of North 

 America," and "Hunt- 

 ing in the Great West," 

 came to hand in due time. 

 I am delighted with them. 

 I advise every reader of 

 Recreation to procure 

 the requisite number of 

 subscribers and secure 

 copies of these books. I 

 merely placed a copy of 

 Recreation on my desk 

 and took the necessary 

 subscriptions in a short 

 time without any trouble. 

 H. E. Perry. 



New Formula 

 Trap Powder 



A powder for those that cannot afford to 

 shoot Nitro, and who still want something 

 better and quicker than common Black 

 Powder. 



Send for Testimonials for 

 New Formula. 



Mention Recreation. 



Send for Catalogue of Sporting Goods. 

 You find ioo pages of interesting 

 matter. 



WM. R. BURKHARD, 



57 & 59 East Seventh St. 

 ST. PAUL, MINN. 



Headquarters for Sporting Goods. 

 Hand loaded Shells a Specialty. 



DRY MATCHES! 



IN THE 



Perfection Water -Proof 



Matchbox. 



Indispensable to sportsmen who hunt, fish, trap, 

 camp, or sail. 



Size, 2% inches long, % inch diameter, beautifully 

 nickel plated. Price $i, postage prepaid. Order at once. 



You can fill this box with matches, lay it in water 

 over night and the next morning they will light as if 

 they had been kept in a powder magazine. 



J. R. PAINTER, 



Manufacturer and Importer of Musical 

 Boxes, Etc. 



1229 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Phollon'o Adapted to any business or profession, 

 5£UsllSl^i ruled with printed headings, and indexed 



Pnntropt anrf throu & n to rec i uire the leas t possible 



UUnildUl dllU writing to enter data and refer 



Correspondence 



time and money. 

 Qoonfflo re -° r dered. All kinds of 



CHALLEN, Publisher. 165 Broadway, N. Y, 



5,000 used and 

 kinds of Labor-Saving 

 Records on hand or made to order. 



The Ideal Boot and Shoe for Still Hunting. 



ABSOI^UXEI^Y NOISI.MSS. 



Uppers made of best quality heavy Horse Hide, 

 tanned and finished same as Buck or Moose leather ; 

 soft as a glove, tough enough to stand the wear and 

 tear of briars and brush ; no exposure to repeated wet- 

 tings will ever harden. By a peculiar and new process 

 the upper is rendered entirely waterproof. The experi- 

 ence and suggestions of 

 many critical and intelli- 

 gent hunters combined, has 

 resulted in the production 

 of this, 



The Ideal Hunter's Shoe. 



The bottom is wide, made 

 up of two electric soles, 

 rubber cemented together, 

 half an inch thick. 



Impervious to Wet. 

 Will not glaze and slip. 

 Electric sole is a new pro- 

 cess tanned Cow Hide, 

 flexible and easy as a moccasin, as substantial as a 

 Stoga Boot, and exceedinly light weight : all the 

 parts are put together in workmanlike manner, hand- 

 stitched, perfect in every detail, neat in appearance, 

 suitable for any occupation requiring absolute comfort 

 in tramping or exposure. 



The Lace Shoe is 10 inches high, eyelets and studs. 

 bellows tongue lined throughout with rubber cloth, 

 porous, will not sweat. 



The Boot is 18 inches high, laced instep, and laced 

 at top outside to tighten to the leg. 



Will send this IDEAL LACE SHOE to any 

 address by express prepaid, on receipt of $7.50. The 

 IDEAL BOOT on receipt of $10. If made to meas- 

 ure, will deliver in 10 days. 



First class sporting goods houses are invited to send 

 for samples and terms. 



M. A. SMITH. Manufacturer of Shoe Specialties. Gym- 

 nasium & Sporting Shoes, 25-27 N. 13th 8t., Phila., Fa. 



