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Cuba, Hawaii, the Philippines and Florida, 

 and to finish the scope of the Peters Cart- 

 ridge Company, there is a target shooting 

 scene in one corner. The work comes 

 from the American Lithograph Company, 

 of New York, and is done in 6 colors. The 

 calendar is destined to be in great demand 

 and the company must have provided an 

 immense edition of it to meet the require- 

 ments of the thousands of sportsmen who 

 will ask for copies to hang in their of- 

 fices or dens. 



When writing for it mention Recrea- 

 tion. 



brochure of the printer's art. It sells for 

 25 cents a copy. 



Newport News, Va., Sept. 26, 1899. 

 Western Gas Engine Co., 

 Mishawaka, Ind. 

 Gentlemen: — The 25 foot gasoline launch 

 "Warwick," shipped to Mr. A. H. Byrum, 

 of this city, arrived on time, and I have 

 been aboard of her on nearly every trip she 

 has made, some of them as much as 35 

 miles. I never saw a better working 

 piece of machinery in my life, though I 

 have had 15 years' experience with dif- 

 ferent kinds of machinery. The model of 

 the boat is beautiful, and the engines are 

 as near perfect as can be. 



I cheerfully recommend the Western Gas 

 Engine to all who are in need of pleasure 

 boats. 



Yours truly, 



T. H. Sharp. 



Mr. R. H. Wilbur, general superinten- 

 dent of the Lehigh Valley Railway, has 

 issued an order instructing his trainmen 

 to carry, free, cans of young fish and crates 

 of fish eggs, in baggage cars, and to re- 

 turn empty cans free, when such are 

 shipped by the U. S. Fish Commissioner, 

 the New York State Fish Commission, 

 the Pennsylvania State Fish Commission, 

 or the New Jersey Fish and Game Com- 

 mission. 



Baggage masters are instructed to ren- 

 der all reasonable assistance desired by 

 messengers in charge of fish, and to allow 

 them access to baggage cars for the pur- 

 pose of giving the fish proper attention. 



Here is a railway company that realizes 

 the necessity of stocking the waters in its 

 territory with —me fishes. 



Mr. George E. Moulthrop, Bristol, 

 -onn., has issued a calendar for 1900 which 

 a novelty among all the hundreds of 

 time boards that are now being circulated, 

 -he center is a fine photograph of a New 

 England mill, and shows a picturesque bit 

 of the river, of an old dam, and a few trees 

 in the background. It is a beautiful bit 

 of composition and the calendar itself is a 



The spat-puttee is a most admirable ex- 

 ample of a gaiter, inasmuch as it supports 

 the leg and fits perfectly. It is difficult 

 to find any other gaiter which does set to 

 a woman's leg, and these spat-puttees are 

 also adapted for children. The agents 

 will forward to any one on request a list 

 of patterns and pictures demonstrating 

 their possibilities. Address Bale & Man- 

 ley, Wool Exchange, New York. Mention 

 Recreation. 



The Ideal Manufacturing Company, 

 New Haven, Connecticut, has issued 2 

 tables comparing black and smokeless 

 powders. They have been submitted to 

 each of the different powder manufacturers 

 and have been approved by them. These 

 tables will be of value to every shooter, and 

 can be had free by writing the Ideal Manu- 

 facturing Company, and saying where you 

 saw this notice. 



Another great offer: A Yawman & Erbe 

 automatic reel for 5 subscriptions to Rec- 

 reation. For 2 years past I have been 

 giving this reel for 10 subscriptions, but 

 on account of a special arrangement re- 

 cently made with the manufacturers am 

 now prepared to make this remarkable of- 

 fer. Sample copies, for use in canvassing, 

 sent on request. 



The small ads we have had in Recrea- 

 tion have produced so much business that 

 we are sometimes compelled to refuse some 

 of it. We would gladly keep a small ad 

 standing, but it would simply entail a loss 

 of time and postage, telling people we 

 couldn't supply their wants. Within the 

 past few days we have disposed of all the 

 birds we can spare until October, 1900. 



D. G. Black, 26 Cortlandt St., New York 

 City. 



AULD LANG SYNE. 



The handsome Doulton ware jugs of 

 Dewar's special old Scotch whisky, 

 which appear illustrated in my advertising 

 columns, are useful as well as ornamental. 

 It is a very attractive proposition to get a 

 jug of the finest Scotch whisky, direct 

 from the distilleries of Perthshire, but this 

 is what you get if you order from Dewar. 



About 2 years ago in Portland copies of 

 Recreation could be bought any day for 

 the current month, but now the dealers 

 get large numbers and they are gone in 3 

 days. 



John W, Martin, Palestine, Ore. 



