RECREATION. 



XXXV 



"REMEMBER THE MAINE " and buy one of Mullins' Metal Boats 



THREE=PASSENQER PLEASURE BOAT 



12 feet long, 42-ineh beam, 25^ inches at ends. Very handsome and durable. 



Made in . . . GALVANIZED STEEL, MANGANESE BRONZE and ALUMINUM 



Send for copy of new catalogue showing complete line of Mullins' Metal Boats 

 with sizes, prices and full description 



W. H. MULLINS, 228 Depot Street, Salem, O. 



CATALOG. PIERCE ENG. CO., Box 6 Sta. A, SiS!"* 



Urn i. Scliwatka used them in exploring the 



Yukon River in 1891. 

 Walter Well man has ordered them for his 

 Polar Expedition, 1898. '20 feet, with double 

 skin and cabin, capacity 4,000 lbs., weight 120 lbs. 

 Makes up into three packages to carry, 16 feet, 

 capacity '2.000 lbs., weight 80 lbs. 

 Sportsman Canoes, 19 to 50 lbs., capacity 300 to 1,200 lbs. All are canoe model. Ribbed longitudinally and 

 diagonally. No bagging or wrinkling between ribs. "No joints or parts to loosen or wear. Lightest weight. Small- 

 est package. Galvanized steel wire frame. Special make heavy canvas, water tignt, and puncture proof. 



Send Stamp for Catalogue 

 KING FOLDING CANVAS BOAT CO KALAMAZOO, MICH., U. S. A. 



. WHAT SHE SAID. 



I paused a moment at the gate 



To bid sweet Maud adieu; 

 'Twas dark, and cold, and rather late; 



My heart beat at a rapid rate, 

 My time was short, I knew. 



I hardly dared to take a kiss, 



So proper prim is Maud; 

 And, though I did not like to miss 



So good a chance, the truth is this; 

 I feared she'd call her dad. 



But love o'ercame my foolish dread 

 And made my heart more bold. 



I took the kiss, and all she said, 

 As on my arm she laid her head, 



Was: "Jack, your nose is cold!" 



—Puck. 



The index of Volume VIII. of Recrea- 

 tion is now ready for distribution. If you 

 desire to bind up your back numbers, as 

 every sensible man and women should,' let 

 me know and I will send you a copy. 



Customer — Have you any old wines? 



Dealer — No; but I can send some new 

 home by a district messenger boy and it 

 will be old enough by the time you get it. 

 — Boston Traveller. 



WOODCRAFT. 



The various arts of woodcraft would 

 make an interesting article to every lover of 

 the rod and gun; and while I am ac- 

 quainted with some of them, and would like 

 to learn more, I only wish to mention one. 



In our rambles with rod and gun we oc- 

 casionally find that, from some cause or 

 other, all the matches we have in our pock- 

 ets are water-soaked; and we cannot light 

 our pipe or build a fire. What are we go- 

 ing to do? throw the matches away and go 

 hungry and without the coveted smoke? 

 No! Simply select one and begin to rub 

 it gently but rapidly through your hair (if 

 you have any) until the dipped end be- 

 comes dry and hard. Then scratch it 

 "where a woman can't" and — presto! life 

 is once more worth living. 



C. M. Dickson, Lansing, Mich. 



Will Exchange:' $200 grade Greener, 

 12 bore hammerless gun, in fine condition, 

 for Ballard or Winchester Target rifle, 

 32-40 or 38-55, and $30 cash. 



Chas. G. Blandford, Sing Sing, N. Y. 



For Sale or Exchange: Eastman Fold- 

 ing Kodak, 5x7, list $75. Will sell cheap 

 or consider good trade offer. 



H. G. Reading, Franklin, Pa. 



