RECREATION. 



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THE AMERICAN 



BIRD MAGAZINE 



Profusely illustrated with PHOTOGRAPHS 

 OF LIVE WILD BIRDS, fresh, interesting 

 and instructive 



BIRD 

 LITERATURE 



Everything Original 



Each number will 

 contain 



Ten Birds 

 in Natural 

 Colors. 



for identification. 



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AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY 



WORCESTER, MASS. 



HAYDEN'S IHPROVED 



POCKET WATER FILTER 



A necessity for 



Sportsmen, Hunters, 

 Wheelmen and Tourists ! 



~ Filter and Mouth Piece made of fine, hard rubber. 



Two feet of rubber tube. 

 ' Can be carried in the pocket or tool bag. 



Very light and neatly made. 



Will last many years. 



jFilters through charcoal. 



After repeated experiments the little filter is as 

 •nearly perfect as it can be made The barrel, or filter, 

 is a trine smaller than heretofore, and the water filters 

 through charcoal. This is a decided improvement 

 and absolutely filters. 



Price, 75 cents, postpaid. 

 €HAS. A. H1TDEX, 



OXFORD, OHIO. 



"The Stretched 



Forefinger 



of all Time" 



is on 

 the dial of an 



Elgin 

 Watch 



— the world's standard 

 for pocket timepieces. 

 Perfect in construction; 

 positive in perform- 

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 fully guaranteed. Illus- 

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ELGIN NATIONAL WATCH CO. 



Elgin, Illinois. 



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To load an old-fashioned revolver t<5 se- 

 cure best results, use a small charge of 

 powder and a close-fitting ball. Take a 

 small piece of brass tubing to push the ball 

 down on powder, as the plunger will not 

 seat it deep enough in the cylinder. Do 

 not use any wads, and keep the barrel 

 clean. 



I have used several different calibers of 

 the Stevens No. 44 rifle. For serviceable 

 and accurate single shot guns they can not 

 be surpassed. Do not expect much from 

 a 32 rim fire cartridge ; I would rather have 

 a 22 short. Those who want a rim fire for 

 long range work should get a 25 caliber. 

 They do good work up to 250 yards. 



Fred Vitt, Union, Mo. 



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