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carry, and am sure you will be glad to 

 know the Borden coffee is all right. Any 

 housekeeper who will give it one trial will 

 never be without it again. It is so much 

 easier to make than ordinary coffee that it 

 is a boon to tired women, and I should 

 think it would be invaluable to campers. 

 With it one can never make a mistake and 

 have poor coffee. The flavor is delicious, 

 and does not weaken by standing, as 

 ground coffee does. People who like cof- 

 fee without cream or sugar would not, of 

 course, care for the Borden goods ; but 

 others will never want any other kind. 

 Anyone boarding would find it wonderfully 

 convenient for making a quick cup of cof- 

 fee over the gas or lamp, and the smell of 

 coffee is not diffused through the room, as 

 it is only necessary to boil the water, and 

 afterward to dissolve the coffee in it. No 

 grounds to dispose of. In traveling the 

 porter will bring you boiling water, and 

 there you are — coffee better than you can 

 buy on any train, or at any station. 



1 hope you will pardon my enthusiasm. 

 I know a good thing when I see it. 

 Respectfully, 



Indianapolis. (Mrs.) Eliza Dame. 



In this age of fancy catalogues, where the 

 real information is often hidden away amid 

 literary and artistic embellishments, the 

 latest " little business book " of The Union 

 Metallic Cartridge Company is exceedingly 

 acceptable. 



In these stirring times this Company fills 

 a position of stern need to the Government, 

 and this concise, though complete, cata- 

 logue is symbolic of its high standing and 

 excellent methods. It is far from being ex- 

 clusively a description of munitions of war, 

 however. U. M. C- Loaded and Paper 

 Shells, whlich have increased so rapidly in 

 popular favor among shooters of every de- 

 scription, occupy an important place. Cart- 

 ridges of every kind are so catalogued and 

 classified that each variety can readily be 

 found, even by the uninitiated. 



Among the new goods listed in this book 

 are: 



Grease Proof and Smokeless Card Wads, 

 of improved material, for use over nitro 

 powders, and 



Smokeless powder cartridges in a larger 

 variety of calibres and styles. 



This exhaustive little book will be mailed 

 to any address on application to the New 

 York office of The Union Metallic Cart- 

 ridge Company, 313 Broadway. Mention 

 Recreation. 



The National Sharpshooters Associa- 

 tion, or, as it is known by the many thou- 

 sands of devotees of the rifle, " The Na- 

 tional Schuetzenbund of the United States 

 of America," held its most successful fes- 

 tival at Glendale Park, L. I., July 3d-nth. 

 The scores made were most surprising, and 



the shooting was much more rapid than 

 ever before possible, on account of the 

 general use of King's Semi-Smokeless 

 powder, leaving the ranges almost free 

 from smoke. The great event of this 

 shooting festival was the 200 shot match at 

 200 yards. The first prize was won by Mr. 

 William Hayes, with a score of 373. Mr. 

 Dorrler was second, 347, and L. P. Han- 

 sen third, 342. Mr. Hayes' performance is 

 unprecedented in the annals of shooting. 

 It is the World's Record. -He made 198 

 Bull's-eyes out of 200 shots, but 2 shots go- 

 ing outside the black — his 4th and 13th — 

 giving him a straight run of 187 Bull's-eyes. 

 Mr. Hayes used King's Semi-Smokeless 

 powder loaded in Peters' .32-40 shells. 

 Messrs. Dorrler and Hansen used the same 

 powder, as did numerous winners in all the 

 other events of this festival. 



The Lefever hammerless gun ordered by 

 you for me arrived yesterday from the 

 manufacturers. I send you my sincere 

 thanks. It is not only a splendid shooter, 

 but a thing of beauty. The workmanship 

 throughout is thorough, and the check- 

 ered finish, the engravings and barrels are 

 a pleasure to a sportsman's eyes. I also 

 thank the Lefever Arms Co., for adhering 

 to the measurements I gave you, as it is 

 exact in this respect. I now own a gun 

 that finds the bird on the first jump, with- 

 out particular sighting. The first load I 

 fired from it was at a woodcock in the 

 swamp and an invalid lady ate the bird the 

 next day. 



Recreation needs no further com- 

 mendation, but anyone not owning a good 

 gun, can obtain one in no easier way than 

 by forming a club for Recreation. I took 

 100 subscriptions in a few days, without 

 detriment or hindrance to other business. 

 A. W. Burnham, Westville, N. J. 



I am much pleased with your magazine 

 and the influence it is wielding. Every 

 hunter should take it. It is a sure antidote 

 for hoggishness, and many of us are af- 

 flicted unawares, owing to the desire to ex- 

 cel our neighbor in the size of our game bag. 

 Through the influence now wielded by your 

 pen and others, thousands have seen and 

 others will see the error of their* ways and 

 will sin no more. 



W. A. Rice, Ellensburg, Wash. 



The advance in wheat and flour has se- 

 riously affected all industries making use of 

 breadstuffs. Most of them have advanced 

 their price lists. _ Spratts Patent have not 

 advanced the price of their Dog Cakes or 

 other foods. They had made favorable pur- 

 chases of flour, for future delivery; and 

 though they have felt the high prices to a 

 certain extent, they have resolved not to 

 make their customers suffer for it, as long 

 as they can avoid it, 



