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RECREATION. 



Syracuse, Niagara Falls and Toronto, the 

 leaving time at either end of the line hav- 

 ing been so arranged as to permit patrons 

 to dine leisurely at home or at their hotel 

 and have ample time to take the train and 

 arrive' in New York or Buffalo in time for 

 breakfast at the usual hour and before the 

 business of the day begins. 



The equipment of the ''Pan-American" 

 Express consists of the most modern 

 coaches and sleeping cars, built by the 

 Wagner Palace Car Company at their 

 works in Buffalo, and of the strongest 

 possible construction, combined with an 

 ease of motion that makes the trip a posi- 

 tive pleasure. 



William Read & Sons, the old-time gun 

 and sporting goods dealers, 107 Washing- 

 ton street, Boston, announce a new 3-barrel 

 gun under the name of the "Neumann." It 

 is a genuine novelty by reason of the fact 

 that the .ifle barrel takes the new .30-30 

 smokeless cartridge, either full metal 

 jacket or soft-nosed bullet. 



This gun has a top lever action, is care- 

 fully made of fine materials, and is sure to. 

 become popular at once. The fact that this 

 is handled by William Read & Sons is a 

 guaranty to every sportsman who knows 

 that house of its high quality. Anything 

 these people put out can always be guar- 

 anteed at sight or without sight, and their 

 word is as good as a bank draft every day 

 in the year. It is a pleasure to do busi- 

 ness with them, and a greater pleasure to 

 advise my friends to buy from them. Write 

 Read & Sons for a circular of this new 

 gun and say you saw it in Recreation. 



Stanley Waterloo, of the Chicago Press 

 Club, recently told this story: 



"I believe the man who was more afraid 

 of advertising something for nothing than 

 any newspaper man I have ever seen was 

 John Knapp, of the old St. Louis Repub- 

 lican. He hated to print a doctor's or 

 lawyer's name for fear he would give them 

 free puffs. 



"One time there was mention made in 

 the paper of a man having died of Bright's 

 disease of the kidneys. Old man Knapp 

 hunted up the copyreader. 



" 'What do you mean,' he said, 'by run- 

 ning in the name Bright in our columns? 

 He is not an advertiser in our paper 

 and is not entitled to a notice unless he 

 pays for it.' " 



Carleton's Digest of the Inland Fish and 

 Game Laws of the State of Maine is now 

 ready for delivery, and costs only 12 cents 

 in paper, 20 cents flexible cloth. It con- 

 tains all the fish and game and forestry 

 laws of the State of Maine, with full ex- 

 planations on all disputed points as to the 



construction of these laws, with full quota- 

 tions of all the decisions of the Supreme 

 Judicial Court on fish and game laws; with 

 forms for petitions to close streams or 

 lakes to fishing and complaints in all fish 

 and game matters. It is a book of 48 

 pages that will be appreciated by lawyers, 

 trial justices, wardens, guides, sportsmen 

 and all interested in fish and game matters 

 in Maine. Mr. Carleton, the author, is 

 chairman of the Commissioners of Fish 

 and Game, and his address is Augusta, Me. 



It affords me great pleasure to testify to the 

 practical usefulness of The Barger Sight, 

 which is advertised in Recreation as an 

 attachment to shot guns. I have used it on 

 all my recent hunting trips with great advan- 

 tage for small game, such as rabbits, birds, 

 etc., and it encircles the aim wonderfully, 

 before the eye and the barrel, securing an 

 almost infalible aim with the best and most 

 satisfactory results. I can therefore confi- 

 dentially recommend this sight to all shooters. 

 I am sure any man who uses one will find he 

 cannot do without it. 



August Obrock, 130 E. 126th Street, New 

 York City. 



W. T. Hornaday, the Director of the 

 Zoological Park, has prepared and issued 

 a guide book intended for visitors to the 

 Zoo which is a luxurious work of art. It 

 contains a great fund of valuable informa- 

 tion regarding the creation of this wonder- 

 ful natural history rendezvous, and is a 

 credit not only to Mr. Hornaday, but to 

 the Zoological Society as well. It is em- 

 bellished with a large number of beautiful 

 half-tone cuts of the buildings and of the 

 animals in the park, and has a series of 

 maps and diagrams which enable any one, 

 even a stranger in the park, to find all ob- 

 jects of interest readily. It is a book of 

 108 pages, bound in neat boards, and sells 

 at 25 cents a copy. It is well worth $1 to 

 any one who has a taste for natural his- 

 tory, whether he may ever hope to visit 

 the park or not. The book was printed by 

 the Trow Co., No. 201 East 12th St., New 

 York, who are also entitled to great credit 

 for the careful and artistic manner in 

 which the work has been done. 



Orders should be addressed to W. T. 

 Hornaday, Director, 183d St. and South- 

 ern Boulevard, New York. 



Send 10 cents in stamps to W. S. How- 

 ell, G. E. P. A., C, M. & St. P. Ry., No. 

 881 Broadway, New York, for a book of 

 amusing incidents and funny stories of 

 railway life, issued by the Passenger De- 

 partment of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. 

 Paul Railway. Mention Recreation. 



