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wrath. Chasms and steeps, ice and snow, 

 rugged peaks and bottomless pits are here 

 in abundance, with sullen grays, alluring 

 greens and dazzling whites. She has flung 

 tier challenge to man, and man, bit by bit, 

 here a little and there a little, has subtly 

 and persistently enclosed her threats with 

 the ring of his achievement— this ring the 

 Canadian Pacific Railway. It is an achieve- 

 ment to be proud of ! An achievement to 

 be seen and admired. 



Even to our feminine minds, untrained in 

 technicalities, the engineering feat of car- 

 rying this road through and over these 

 mountain fastnesses was awesome. Never 

 for a second did we experience a feeling 

 of instability or of physical dread. We 

 felt as safe there on the brinks of precipi- 

 tous cliffs as we did later on the rolling 

 prairies. 



Strength and skill are not the only quali- 

 ties displayed by the makers of this road. 

 Everywhere is shown a keen appreciation 

 of its artistic possibilities. This is noted 

 particularly in the locations chosen for the 

 wayside inns where our meals- were taken, 

 during the first day and a half of our 

 journey. At these places the train remains 

 half or Y\ of an hour, as need be. We 

 were ushered into flower-decked rooms 

 where big open fires took the chill from 

 the mountain air and even the scenery 

 was forgotten for a little while as we 

 gathered about the hospitably filled tables. 

 The prairies come just in time. One could 

 not stand the strain of this wonderful 

 journey too long. We left Banff at 

 night, and when we awoke we were on 

 the plains, as in music the composer puts 

 the bars of rest after the succession of 

 stormy harmonies. Approaching from the 

 West, Banff is really the climax of the 

 journey. From the East it is promise of that 

 which is to come. It has been made mem- 

 orable recently by the visit of the Royal 

 Couple, but it needs no royal approval to 

 emphasize its attractions. Towering moun- 

 tains enclose it as a gem is imbedded in its 

 matrix. There are charming walks and 

 drives, scenery which suggests Chamounix 

 in the Alps — that most beautiful Swiss vil- 

 lage; an hotel with every possible comfort 

 and luxury from its cuisine to its sulphur 

 baths, and an interesting assortment of cos- 

 mopolitan guests. There are other stop- 

 ping points of interest where a day or 2 can 

 be wisely spent, Glacier notably, which has 

 also a fine hotel and scenery equally im- 

 pressive. 



In a word, take the Canadian Pacific 

 Railroad either going or coming — both, if 

 possible. To say that to cross the con- 

 tinent merely to return by that route would 

 repay the traveler, is not saying too much ; 

 it is not saying enough. 



PUBLISHER'S NOTES. 



SUMMER FURNITURE. 



The Old Hickory Chair Company, of 

 Martinsville, Ind., is turning out a 

 unique product. This is rustic furniture 

 made entirely of hickory. The hickory 

 groves of Indiana have long been famous, 

 and "tough as hickory" is a local expres- 

 sion which represents the limit of endur- 

 ance. No material could be better adapted 

 than hickory for the manufacture of furni- 

 ture suitable for country cottages, country 

 clubs, log cabins, or other places where 

 perhaps much hard usage would befall it. 

 This company makes a large and attractive 

 line of chairs, tables, settees, and other 

 household pieces, as well as lawn and 

 veranda seats, rustic bridges, summer 

 houses, and even log cabins, notched and 

 marked, ready to put up. All the frame- 

 work of Old Hickory furniture is made of 

 hickory saplings, with the bark on. This 

 is a soft, quiet color, giving a rustic yet 

 neat and artistic effect. The seats and 

 backs of chairs are plaited by hand, of the 

 inner hickory bark, which is of ■ great 

 strength. The material is all chemically 

 treated, so it is free from germs and in- 

 sect life. 



The company issues a complete and 

 handsome catalogue. Write them for it, 

 and please say you saw their ad in Recre- 

 ation. 



A NOVELTY FOR ANGLERS. 



All anglers who fish much, and buy their 

 minnows, will save money and annoyance 

 by using a Fisk Aerating Minnow pail, 

 made by J. M. Kenyon & Co. See their 

 ad in this issue. The pail is so arranged 

 that by means of an air pump and rubber 

 tubes the water is constantly supplied with 

 fresh air, which is necessary to keep the 

 minnows alive. 



I have one of these pails, which I have 

 tested thoroughly, and find it works as the 

 manufacturers claim it will. The pail con- 

 tains a large air chamber in the bottom, 

 into which air can be forced under a heavy 

 pressure. Then it leaks out gradually into 

 the bottom of the water chamber of the 

 pail and comes up through the water, 

 forming a stream of small bubbles. I have 

 not made a test as to how long minnows 

 could be kept alive in one pail of water, 

 with this machine, but see no reason why 

 they should not live in it indefinitely. 



I have found Messrs. Kenyon & ' Com- 

 pany thoroughly reliable people and I feel 

 confident that any reader of Recreation 

 who may order a minnow pail from them, 

 and send his money in advance, will get 

 just what he pays for. 



