RECREATION 



Copyright, December, 1900, by G. O. Shields 

 A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Everything the Name Implies 



S?t.oo a Year. 



10 Cents a Copy. 



G. O. SHIELDS (COQUINA), 

 Editor and Manager. 



23 West 24TH Street, 



New York 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER 



The Black Funnel Swallowed the Brilliant Body. Drawn by Louis Akin Frontispiece 



A Rubber Landing Net- Illustrated Don Cameron. 



When You're Fishin.' Poem Frank B. Linderman. 



The Great Earthquake of '68. Illustrated Capt. L. G.Billings, U.S. N. 



Down on the Farm F. E. Daniel, M. D. 



The Story of a Homer Frank M . Gilbert. 



Gray Ruffed Grouse. Illustrated Allan Brooks. 



Ranch Life in California. Illustrated.. .'■ Ot o Frodul. 



Camping- at Hamlin Lake R. L. Schlick. 



A Small Philippino. Illustrated Mary K. Bradford. 



A Camp Fire Reverie. Poem. Illustrated Elizabeth Ruggles. 



A Valley Island - A. A. Field. 



A Florida Kid on a Camp Hunt — Charley Apopka. 



A Day's Fishing Allan Eric. 



Every Boy His Own Boat Builder J. M. Martin. 



From the Game Fields . "7 



Fish and Fishing 123 



Guns and Ammunition 129 



Natural History 133 



The League of American Sportsmen 138 



Entered as Second-Class Matter at New York Post-Office, Oct. 17, 1894 



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Forestry 142 



Pure and Impure Foods 145 



Book Notes 148 



Editor's Corner 149 



Publisher's Notes 154 



Amateur Photography 139 



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Edward V. Preston, Superintendent cf Agencies Hiram J. Messenger, Actuary 



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