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Here is a cut of the Peabody carbine The shooting in Iowa, Minnesota and 



which I am offering for 12 subscriptions South Dakota is good, as the rainfall in all 



to Recreation. This is an interesting these states was abundant. The best lo- 



relic of a type of weapon which 25 calities for chicken and duck shooting are 



years ago was extensively used in mili- 

 tary service. It will do fairly good work 

 yet, and is well worth the price to anyone 

 collecting old arms. You can get the 12 

 subscriptions in an hour, in any live town. 



I have recently made a hunting trip in 

 Newfoundland, after caribou. Before 

 starting I ordered from H. J. Putman & 

 Co., 26 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, 

 Minn., a pair of their chrome tanned calf 

 skin hunting shoes, and gave them a most 

 thorough and severe test. I tramped many 

 miles over the moss-covered, water-soaked 

 marshes, where the caribou range, yet these 

 shoes were practically impervious to water 

 and my feet were almost as dry at night 

 as in the morning. It is a pleasure to be 

 able to advise sportsmen who may be in 

 need of a good footgear to communicate 

 with Messrs. Putman & Co. 



on and tributary to the lines of the Chi- 

 cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway. A 

 copy of a recent publication issued by the 

 passenger department of that road can be 

 had on application to Geo. H. Heafford, 

 General Passenger Agent, Chicago, by 

 enclosing 3 cents in stamps for postage, 

 and mentioning Recreation. 



J. H. Barlow, manager, Ideal Manufac- 

 turing Company, New Haven, Conn., has 

 issued his new catalogue No. 12, which 

 contains a great deal of new matter of in- 

 terest to all shooters. Every reader of 

 Recreation should have a copy of it and 

 should examine especially the new in- 

 formation given on the pages 37, 38, 39, 

 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 63, 65, 70, 80, 106, 107, 

 109. In writing for the book, please say 

 you saw it mentioned in Recreation. 



We received the set of dishes from Hig- 

 gins and Seiter, and are much pleased 

 with them. They are well worth the time 

 spent in securing the subscriptions. 



W. D. Grimes, North East, Pa. 



A WAY THEY HAVE. 



"The sun was setting in the West, 



Just at the close of day" — 

 So runs the song, no doubt it's true, 

 Because nobody ever knew 

 The orb to let 

 Itself get set 

 In any other way. 



"The stars were shining over head 

 And night her sable wings had spread/ 



According to her song. 

 Why should we doubt the singer, say? 

 For isn't that, in fact, the way 



They do it right along? 



"The gentle breezes softly blew, 



The autumn day was fair;" 

 Ah, well, indeed, the singer knew, 



For on such days what else is there 

 The gentle breeze can do? 



— Chicago Times-Herald. 



