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ANOTHER SNAKE SHOW. 
The one held in New York last No- 
vember will be repeated on’a much larger 
scale this year. It will be held October 
2nd to 14th inclusive, at Lyric Hall, 
6th avenue and 42nd street. Rare and in- 
teresting specimens of reptiles have been 
promised, from many sources. Amateur 
naturalists who were inspired at the last 
snake show to attempt to construct and 
stock home ophidariums, are expected to 
report their experiences. 
One American collector of serpents re- 
cently wrote Mr. Allen S. Williams, the 
snake show’s originator and director, who 
has an office in the St. Paul Building, 
that he had so far secured only 900 speci- 
mens, including rattlers, elaps, Gila mon- 
sters, and cotton-mouth moccasins, but 
would be able to ship many more before 
the show opened. 
It is proposed, this season, to take the 
collection of reptiles to other cities, open- 
ing in Brooklyn immediately after closing 
in New York, and then going to Bos- 
ton. 

QUICK TRANSIT TO THE MARITIME 
PROVINCES. 
The magnificent steamers ‘Prince 
George” and “Prince Arthur” are win- 
ning great praise from the traveling pub- 
lic for their clock-like regularity in run- 
ning between Boston and Yarmouth, and 
are pronounced by all the most magnifi- 
cent steamers plying to the provinces. 
They now perform daily service (ex- 
cept Saturday) Boston to Yarmouth, con- 
necting there with “Flying Bluenose”’ 
trains with which sure connection is 
made for all points. Steamers leave Long 
Wharf at 4 p.m. The steamship “Prince 
Edward” is proving extremely popular 
on the direct St. John service, and is 
carrying full lists of passengers. She 
leaves Long wharf for St. John direct, 
Wednesdays at II a. m., and Saturdays 
at Ay petite 
The time to visit the provinces is now, 
when the foliage is most luxuriant, cli- 
mate bracing and delightful, and the in- 
vigorating ozone makes it the ideal va- 
cation land. 
For information as to sailings, tours, 
etc., write to or call on nearest ticket 
agent, or J. F. Masters, New England Su- 
perintendent, Boston. 

AMERICAN QUAILS UNDER THE EQUATOR. 
Wellington, New Zealand. 
Mr. Chas. Payne, Wichita, Kan. 
Dear Sir: You will be pleased to know 
that the 2 lots of Virginia quail I got from 
you have been a great success, They ar- 
RECREATION. 
rived here with very little loss, and were 
turned out in different parts of both North 
and South Islands. Our leading sportsmen 
are pleased with them as a game bird, and 
that they arrived here in such good or- 
der. To stock the country quickly and 
well we should have several consignments. 
I have had inquiries and offers from 2 
different parties to buy another lot next 
season, and think it about certain we shall: 
order 1,000, but will advise you later, 
after consulting with the government and 
some private parties. 
The coops you supply are splendid and 
were admired by our bird men here. For 
convenience in feeding, watering, cleaning, 
etc., they are the best I have seen. 
Please give me a quotation for prairie 
chickens, California mountain quails, 
wood-ducks, red-head and canvas-back 
ducks, landed at San Francisco. Also state 
which is the best month to ship from 
America. 
I am very proud of getting the quail 
here in such good shape, but to you most 
of the credit is due, as you sent me noth- 
ing but good, healthy birds, splendidly 
cooped, and full information as to how 
to look after them. Yours sincerely, 
L. F. Ayson, Fish and Game Commis- 
sioner. 

A CLEAN ROAD. 
The Boston & Albany Railroad, the 
pride of New England, as a railway sys- 
tem, possesses incomparable advantages 
that entitle it to the patronage of the 
public. It would be hard to suggest any- 
thing that would add to the advantages 
of the traveling public that have not been 
adopted by the B. & A., many of its fea- 
tures being exclu’ ly its own. The 
sprinkling of its tracks with oil, whereby 
at all seasons of the year, no matter how 
dry and dusty the country generally may 
be, it ensures absolute freedom from this 
annoyance in the cars, is a feature that 
kas not been made use of by any other 
New England road. Then with its un- 
equalled roadbed, officially recognized as 
superior to any other in the United 
States, together with its fast and punctual 
service. it is little wonder that its patron- 
age is so constantly increasing. 
To my mind the Boston & Albany Rail- 
road is one of the most perfect in the 
world, and in all travel to New York and 
the West it is so incomparably superior to 
any other.—Exchange. 

THE ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS AND HOW 
TO REACH THEM. 
No. 20 of the “Four-Track Series” is a 
48-page folder illustrating and describ- 
ing in a brief way the more prominent 

