RECRRA TIONl 



XXV 



WONDERFUL 



TRIEDER BINOCULARS 



Have 8 to 10 times the power of the best of the old- 

 style field and opera glasses. 



Pocket size— invaluable for Army and Navy, War 

 Correspondents, Race Meets, Regattas, Travel and the 

 Theatre. 



Send for Descriptive Catalogue. For sale by leading jewelers 

 and opticians throughout the United States. Among them : 

 New York— Theodore B Starr, F. G. Schmidt., Gall & Lembke. 

 Brooklyn—]. B. Hoecker, 312 Fulton St. 

 Chicago— Q. D. Peacock, Spaulding & Co., Hyman, Berg & Co., 



N. Watzy, H, Borsch. 

 Philadelphia — Queen & Co., Bonschur & Holmes. 

 Washington — Franklin & Co., Moore <fc Leding, D. N. Walford. 

 Boston — Finkham & Smith. 

 St. Louis — A. S. Aloe Co., Erker Bros. 

 San Francisco— Hirsch & Kayser, H. Kahn & Co., eo. H. Kahn. 



^Actual Size 



Prices Range From $44.50 to $72.50 



C. P. GOERZ, 52 Union Sq. (East), N. Y. City 



PHOTOGRAPHIC 



KARMA DEvl^Nc TABLETS 



(I TABLETS OUNCE) 



Dissolve instantly, keep indefinitely, are stainless and 

 non-poisonous. Endorsed by amateurs and leading pro- 

 fessionals. Guaranteed to satisfy or money refunded. 

 Box containing toning for 250 4x5 prints sent prepaid on 

 receipt of 25 cts. ; Developing Tablets 25 cts. Booklet free 

 on request. 



GEO. B. BERGEN, Mnfr ., T73 McVicker's Bldg., Chicago. 

 J. G. RAMSEY, Dis. Agt. for Can., 87 Bay St., Toronto, Ont. 



We have organized a gun club here and 

 have taken the liberty of calling it the 

 Recreation Gun Club. 



W. O. Jackson, Ripley, Ont. 



Thank you. 

 erly inscribed. 



I have sent you a flag prop- 

 -Editor. 



Overman Wheel Company, Chicopee 

 Falls, Mass., has announced special prices 

 to their agents, on Model 35's, which are 

 listed at $40, to close out entire stock and 

 make room for '99 product, which is now 

 well under way. 



Beggar — Please, sor, wud yez giv me a 

 few pennies for a starvin' wife an' child? 



Skinner — I should say not. What do you 

 suppose I'd do with a starving wife and 

 child? — Chicago Record. 



She — If you dare write me while I am in 

 the country, I shall return your letters un- 

 opened. 



He — Very well, then; I'll have to use 

 postal cards. And you know a country 

 postmaster's wife has a good deal of spare 

 time. — Indianapolis Journal. 



" Did you ever sleep in the next berth to 

 a snoring person in a sleeping car? " 



" No, but I've often tried to." — Chicago 

 Record. 



Always mention Recreation when an- 

 swering ads. 



Teacher — Of course, you understand the 

 difference between liking and loving? 



Pupil — Yes, marm; I like my father and 

 mother, but I love pie. — Boston Traveller. 



She — Do you know married men, as a 

 rule, live longer than bachelors? 



He — Oh, I don't believe that. It only 

 seems longer to them. — Cleveland Leader. 



She 



She — Your wife has very nice hair, 

 must take mighty good care of it. 



He — She does; she locks it up every 

 night. — Yonkers Statesman. 



Anastigmat 



Lenses 



Made by C. P. GOERZ 



in Berlin 



Surpass all others for 



Speed and Definition 



Price-list and Test-chart free on application to 



C. P. GOERZ, • Jt UtfKS* a 



