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RECREATION. 



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If so, why not get a good one ? 

 And why not get it free of charge? 

 This is easy. 



Any old box will answer the purpose if it 

 does not leak light; but you must have 

 a fine lens to make a fine picture. 



You can get 



A Royal Anastigmat 

 Lens, 4x5, Series No. 1 



Made by the Rochester Lens Co., Rochester 

 New York, 



And listed at $45, 

 For 20 yearly subscrip- 

 tions to RECREATION 



You can get any other lens made by this 

 Company on a basis of one subscription 

 to $2. of the list price of the lens. 



Sample copies of Recreation for use in 

 soliciting furnished on application. 



REMARKABLE OFFERS 



To every person who will send Recrea- 

 tion $i for i year's subscription to be 

 placed to my credit I will give as a premium 

 a choice of a Nickel Plated Match Safe, or 

 a Gilt Metal Match Safe, or a Hard Rubber 

 Water Proof Match Safe, each listed at 

 40 cents; or a Nickel Dog Whistle and 

 pocket drinking cup, listed at 50 cents; 

 or a Nail Clipper, with file and Nail 

 Clipper attached, listed at 40 cents ; » or 

 a 25 yard Single Action Reel, listed at_ 40 

 cents ; or a 25 yard Water Proof Silk Line, 

 listed at 50 cents. 



For 2 subscriptions a Hunting Knife, 

 Stag Handle, Blade 5 J / 2 inches long, listed 

 at $1. 



For 3 subscriptions a Patent Double Min- 

 now Bucket, listed at $2; or a 60 yard 

 Multiplying Reel, listed at $2; or a 3-piece 

 Bamboo Rod, 7 or 9 feet long, listed at $2; 

 or a Heavy Silk Watch Fob, listed at $1.50. 



For 5 subscriptions a fancy striped Ham- 

 mock, listed at $3 ; or a Hunting Knife, 

 listed at $3 ; or a Tackle Box, listed at $3. 



For 9 subscriptions a field glass listed at 

 $6. 



Only a limited number of subscriptions 

 can be accepted on these offers. 



E. W. Jacobs, Coshocton, Ohio. 



WHY NOT EARN ONE ? 



I beg to acknowledge receipt of the wall 

 tent and Marble Safety ax sent me as pte- 

 miums for subscriptions to Recreation. I 

 have found the goods exactly as represent- 

 ed, made of the best material and in the 

 best possible manner. The manufacturers 

 are to be congratulated on the goods they 

 are putting out, and Recreation readers 

 should certainly congratulate themselves on 

 the opportunity you offer them to receive 

 these fine camping necessities for the little 

 trouble of taking a few orders for your 

 magazine. I thank you for your kindness 

 and courtesy. 



A. E. Chase, Brunswick, Me. 



I wish to acknowledge the receipt of the 

 beautiful gun cabinet made by the West 

 End Furniture Company and given by you 

 as a premium for a club of Recreation 

 subscribers. If the readers of Recreation 

 knew how easily they might own one of 

 these cabinets there would be few of them 

 without one. It is absolutely no trouble to 

 raise a club of 25 subscribers for the best 

 of all sportsmen's publications. 



L. E. Sexton, Sandy Hill, N. Y. 



The J. C. hand trap you sent as premium 

 for 5 subscriptions arrived safe. We had a 

 shoot on Memorial Day and used the trap 

 to throw about 400 targets. It worked like 

 a charm. 



Wm. Martini, Canajoharie, N. Y. 



IN ANSWERING ADS PLEASE 

 MENTION RECREATION, 



I received the Forehand revolver and the 

 cartridge belt as premiums. Am glad I 

 worked for them, as they are worth 10 

 times the trouble it was to get the sub- 

 scriptions. 



C. C. Graves, Glen Ridge, N. 0". 



I received the Harrington & Richardson 

 automatic revolver from the manufactur- 

 ers very promptly. Have tried it and found 

 it O. K. Thank you for same. 



L. R. Cogswell, Somerville, Mass. 



I received the Century No. 10 camera 

 that you sent me as a premium, and am de- 

 lighted with it. Have tested it thoroughly 

 and find it far above my expectations. 



C. Schafer, Philadelphia, Pa. 



I am in receipt of a Laughlin fountain 

 pen sent me as a premium and am much 

 pleased with it. I have used several makes 

 of fountain pens, but this one is best. 



T. J. Cooper, Grand Rapids, Wis. 



The gold chain and charm you gave me 

 as premiums are beauties, and I am more 

 than pleased with them. 



Peter Lauridsen, Bridgeport, Conn. 



