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a club, securing a camera. One of his 

 subscribers in turn, Robert Weir, secured 

 a gun as a premium for a club started by 

 him. In fact, I started what seemed to be 

 an endless chain for securing subscribers 

 to your magazine, and the enthusiasm 

 shown by these people is what led me to 

 select your magazine for advertising pur- 

 poses. 

 Mngr. Buechner Mfg. Co., Battle Creek, 

 Mich. 



The Lionel Electric Flash Light, adver- 

 tised on page xliv of this issue of Recrea- 

 tion and illustrated herein, is an instru- 

 ment that every photographer — amateur or 

 professional — should have. It consists sim- 

 ply of a tube i>4 

 inches in diame- 

 ter and 7 inches | 

 long, in which a I 

 dry battery cart- | 

 ridge is inserted, 

 and the entire 

 outfit weighs only 10 ounces. An 

 explosive cap is placed in the 

 tray which holds the flash pow- 

 der. On pressing a button in the 

 receiver this cap is exploded by 

 an electric spark and the flash 

 powder ignited. The apparatus 

 should be held high above the 

 head at the time of explosion, 

 and thus the subject to be photo- 

 graphed is evenly and beautifully illumi- 

 nated. A single cartridge, costing 30 

 cents, will give good service for 3 months, 

 so that the cost of maintaining the outfit 

 is merely nominal. 



The Lionel Light is made by James S. 

 Barron & Co., 24 Hudson street, New York 

 city. You can get a circular giving full 

 description of this lamp, by asking for it 

 and mentioning Recreation. 



William Shakespeare, Jr., Kalamazoo, 

 Mich., has put out a beautiful book de- 

 scriptive of his reels. It is printed in col- 

 ors and is bound in a weird combination of 

 papers and gold seals that tempts one to 

 forget all about reading the story ; but after 

 examining the cover for a time, you are 

 sure to inquire within. There you find a 

 tempting array of facts, figures and pict- 

 ures, which cannot fail to instruct and in-, 

 terest you. Send for the book, and when 

 you get it, you will thank me for having 

 told you about it. Therefore, please men- 

 tion Recreation when writing. 



H. Meyer, of Milwaukee. This is to be 

 the first boat of this type built in the West 

 and great things are predicted for it in the 

 matter of speed. It is understood the 

 yacht will be built on the latest and best 

 lines known to science, and that it will be 

 finished and equipped in a thoroughly ar- 

 tistic and tasteful manner. Yachtsmen will 

 await the coming and going of this new 

 craft with deep interest. 



Mr. H. C. Townsend, G. P. A. of the 

 M. P. Railway, St. Louis, has issued a 

 book of picturesque views along the line of 

 that system in Missouri, Kansas and Ark- 

 ansas. The plates are 8x10 inches, printed 

 on heavy, wood cut paper 10x14. Many of 

 them are gems of photography and are 

 well worth framing. It would pay any 

 lover of photography to write for a copy 

 of this book, and inasmuch as it is distrib- 

 uted gratuitously among the readers of 

 Recreation. 



At the Sportsmen's Exposition Tournament, 

 Peters' cartridges were used in 14 out of the 

 15 prize winners in the Championship event. 

 The 15th man used Peters' cartridges part of 

 the time, and King's Semi- Smokeless powder 

 all the time. This makes a clean sweep for 

 Semi-Smokeless powder, and 14 out of 15 for 

 Peters' cartridges. Mr. Fred. C. Ross used 

 Peters' cartridges in making his wonderful 

 record of 2429 out of a possible 2500. 



Parker Bros., Meriden, Conn., have is- 

 sued a very handsome little catalogue of 

 their guns. It is so small and compact that 

 you can carry it in your inside pocket ; yet 

 it contains beautifully engraved cuts of all 

 their leading guns, listing at $50 to $400 

 each. If you have any idea of buying a gun 

 it would be well to write for a copy of this 

 book, and say you saw it mentioned in 

 Recreation. 



Navesink National Bank, 

 Red Bank, N. J., Dec. II, 1899. 

 Messrs. Grey & Barger : 



Gentlemen — I have given your Sight a 

 thorough test, and find it all you claim for 

 it. The novice will find it an invaluable 

 aid, and the old-timer will find it a great 

 help also, in finding his bird quickly and 

 seeing it clearly at all times. Yours truly, 

 E. L. Cowart, Cashier. 



The Racine Boat Manufacturing Co., 

 Racine, Wis., has recently booked an order 

 for an aluminum racing sail yacht for W, 



H. H. Kiffe & Co., 523 Broadway, New 

 York, have in press their 1900 catologue. It 

 will be issued within a few days, and will 

 be mailed free to anyone who may ask for 

 it and mention this notice. 



