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RECREATION 



What's 

 the Use 



of walking" when you 

 can get a f irst-class, high- 

 grade bicycle for nothing? 



How? 



By getting 75 subscriptions for 



Recreation 



If you live in a town of 3,000 

 of more, and if you are a hustler 

 you can get these in 2 days, 



I can give you the names of 20 

 people who did this in J 896, and 

 who now have their wheels, 



Write for particulars. 



RECREATION 



19 West 24th Street 

 New York 



One of the most important, but least 

 noticed bills, introduced in the last session 

 of Congress was a bill appropriating $100,- 

 000 to enable the director of the Geological 

 Survey, under the direction of the Secretary 

 of the Interior, to test road materials; ex- 

 amine and report upon the best methods of 

 constructing public highways, including 

 wagon roads, driveways of all kinds, and 

 bicycle paths, and to co-operate with State, 

 county, and municipal authorities and char- 

 tered associations in the construction of 

 specimen roadways. The value of such ex- 

 perimental work, to the country at large, 

 and to farmers and cyclists in particular, 

 cannot be overestimated. 



I saw an ad. of John Clayton, taxider- 

 mist, Lincoln, Me., in your last issue, and 

 ordered some of his goods — eagles, owls, 

 deer head, etc. I am well pleased with 

 them, and am sure nothing finer could be 

 had anywhere. His prices are so low, that 

 I was surprised. Kindly give this letter a 

 place in Recreation, for truly he deserves 

 it. John McGahie, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



BOOKS 



By C. O. SHIELDS 



(coquina) 



A " Vaux " canoe, made by J. H. Rush- 

 ton, retail price $37-50, for 60 yearly sub- 

 scriptions to Recreation. Who will be 

 the first to earn it? 



THE BIG GAME OF NORTH AMERICA 



Its Habits, Habitat, Haunts and Characteristics. 

 How, When and Where to Hunt it. 8vo, 600 

 pages, 80 illustrations. Cloth, $3.50; Half Mor- 

 occo, $5.00 ; Full Morocco, $6.50. 



CRUISINGS IN THE CASCADES 



A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur 

 Photography, Hunting and Fishing, with Special 

 Chapters on Hunting the Grizzly Bear, the Buf- 

 falo, Elk, Antelope, Rocky Mountain Goat, and 

 Deer ; also on Trouting in the Rocky Mountains ; 

 on a Montana Roundup ; Life Among the Cow- 

 boys, etc. i2mo, 300 pages, 75 illustrations. Cloth, 

 $2 ; Half Morocco, $3. 



AMERICAN GAME FISHES 



How, When and Where to Angle for them. 8vo, 

 400 pages, 50 illustrations. Cloth, $2.50 ; Half Mor- 

 occo, $4. 



HUNTING IN THE GREAT WEST 



(Rustlings in the Rockies) 

 Hunting and Fishing Sketches by Mountain and 

 Stream. i2mo, cloth. Over 300 pages. Illustrated. 

 Price, 75 cents. 



THE AMERICAN BOOK OF THE DOG 



The Origin, Development, Special Characteristics, 

 Utility, Breeding, Training, Diseases and Kennel 

 Management of all Breeds of Dogs. 8vo, 650 pages, 

 100 illustrations. Cloth, $3.50 ; Half Morocco, $5 ; 

 Full Morocco, $6.50. 



CAMPING AND CAMP OUTFITS 



A Manual of Instruction for Young and Old Sports- 

 men. T2mo, 200 pages, 30 illustrations. Cloth, $1.25. 

 THE BATTLE OF THE BIG HOLE 



History of General Gibbon's Engagement with 

 the Nez Perce Indians in the Big Hole Basin, Mon- 

 tana, August 9, 1877. i2mo, 150 pages. Profusely 

 illustrated. Cloth, £r_ 



These books will be mailed, post-paid, on receipt 

 of price, by the author. 



G. O. SHIELDS 



19 Wwt 24th St.. New York 



