PUBLISHER'S NOTES. 



WHAT DEALERS SAY OF THE CENTURY 

 CAMERA. 

 Every camera bought of you has been 

 perfect in every respect, and has given en- 

 tire satisfaction to our customers, as well 

 as to ourselves. We sold 4 Century 

 Grands on the strength of the excellent 

 quality of workmanship, and all 4 went to 

 friends of first customer. 



Yours respectfully, 

 F. E. Colwell & Co., Albany, N. Y. 



I am in receipt of the Grand Camera ; it 

 is a beautiful piece of work and does you 

 great credit. It is the finest and best made 

 camera on the market. It will have a large 

 sale. Centurys are good sellers and never 

 stay on the shelves. 



Yours truly, 

 Wm. C. Cullen, New York City. 



I have handled Century Cameras since 

 they were first put on the market and have 

 used them as my leading plate camera. I 

 consider them the most perfect plate cam- 

 era made, both in mechanical' construction 

 and finish. 



Yours truly, 

 L. B. Wheaton, Worcester, Mass. 



Your goods, which we have handled the 

 past season, have been perfectly satisfac- 

 tory and we consider them the best in your 

 line. 



Yours truly, 

 Harvey & Lewis, Hartford, Conn. 



THE NEW SYRACUSE CATALOGUE. 

 The Syracuse Arms Co. has issued the 

 finest gun catalogue I have ever seen. It 

 illustrates their different grades of guns in 

 various positions, and there is one page il- 

 lustrating and numbering all the parts of 

 these guns. Then there is a guide to these 

 plates that gives the name of each part, 

 thus making it an easy matter for a man to 

 order any part of a gun which may give 

 out. The cuts are among the finest ever 

 made of guns, and are printed in brown 

 ink, which brings out the details of make, 

 finish and ornamentation in a way rarely 

 equaled. The descriptive and explanatory 

 text is full and complete, and altogether 

 the catalogue is necessary to the well being 

 of every shooter in the country. All shot 

 gun shooters should send Tor this catalogue 

 at once. When doing so please mention 

 Recreation. 



ON THE 20TH CENTURY LIMITED. 

 This for the New York Central's "Twen- 

 tieth Century Limited" is a moonlight 

 courting of the muse: 



Mounting space at a wonderful rate, 

 Connecting the ends of the Empire State, 

 Rushing through forest and rolling 



through vale, 

 Climbing the hills and skirting the dale; 

 With a wing as fleet as the god of light, 

 Two lines of steel to guide its flight, 

 A grizzled man at the lever stood, 

 Promising himself that he'd "make good"; 

 While behind him rolled in palatial style 

 Coaches filled with the rank and file, — 

 Men of finance, of letters and rail, 

 Ready to cheer with jovous hail 

 The greatest train that ever was run, 

 From the rising to the settine sun. 

 And thus it was with the "T. C. T.," 

 The swiftest of all on the N. Y. C. 

 — J. E. B. in the Buffalo Commercial. 



The Southern Railway Company has is- 

 sued a handsomely illustrated pamphlet 

 telling all about where to find various kinds 

 of game in the South, and how to reach 

 these different localities. The book also 

 contains synopses of the game laws of 

 various Southern States. Also a list of 

 stations on the line of the Southern system, 

 and its tributaries in the vicinity of which 

 good shooting may be had. In this table 

 will be found the names of good, hotels and 

 boarding houses; the names of responsible 

 guides, their wages per day; names of 

 business men who will give information 

 to intending visitors, etc. 



There are many pictures in this book 

 which will awaken pleasant anticipations 

 in the minds of any sportsmen who may 

 chance to look at them. In case you send 

 for a copy of the book, please mention 

 Recreation. 



The N. K. Fairbank Company, Chicago, 

 are offering to send the Fairy calendar 

 for the gold circles from 10 Glycerine 

 Tar Soap cartons. This year's calendar is 

 made up of 5 large plaques, 4 of which do 

 not contain any. type matter but are exact 

 reproductions of hand painted royal Vienna 

 china, in 12 colors and gold, showing mag- 

 nificent heads by Ryland. 



These works of Ryland had to be copied 

 with the greatest care by the best artists, 

 then photographed, engraved on stone and 

 put on through 12 successive printings, on 

 the highest grade of plate paper. 



Those who prefer, may, instead of the 

 10 gold circles from Fairbank's Glycerine 

 Tar Soap box fronts, send 20 cents in 

 stamps and secure the Fairy plate eakndar 

 for 1903. 



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