RECREATION. 



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Do you want a Good, Reliable, 

 to Substantial, Well Made 



If so, send me 

 JO YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS 



and I will send you such a 

 Gun as a premium 



It is made by the DA VENPORT ARMS 

 CO., and this means it is made of good 

 material and that only good workmanship 

 is put on it. 



This is one of the many remarkable op- 

 portunities RECREATION is offering to 

 men and boys to fit themselves out com- 

 pletely for shooting and fishing. 



Sample Copies for Use in Canvassing 

 Furnished on Application. 



Address 



RECREATION 



23 W. 24th St., 



New York City. 



Bromide prints, especially enlargements, 

 frequently contain spots which must be re- 

 moved, or, perhaps, a background is uneven 

 and must be smoothed, or, again, certain 

 portions of the prints may need strengthen- 

 ing. Crayons, or various coloring matters, 

 applied with a brush, are generally used for 

 this purpose, but one of the most simple 

 and effective methods is to expose to the 

 light a sheet of the same paper from which 

 the print is made, and then develop, fix, and 

 wash it in the usual way. While the paper 

 is still wet hold it, gelatin side down, over 

 boiling water. This operation softens the 

 gelatin to such an extent that the emulsion 

 may be easily scraped off. Add warm water 

 to the emulsion until a dark paste is formed. 

 Apply this paste, or coloring matter, to the 

 print with a brush in the usual manner. 

 This substance being the same as the emul- 

 sion of the paper', its presence is not easilj 

 detected. The shade of the coloring mat- 

 ter is controlled by the development of the 

 exposed paper and is, of course, darker, as 

 the exposure is longer and as the develop- 

 ment is carried farther. This is an admira- 

 ble method for working out the defects of 

 bromide prints. — Exchange. 



The Mullins duck boat you sent me for 

 getting 20 subscriptions is buoyant, easy 

 rowing, light of draught, and, altogether, 

 an ideal hunting boat. 



J. S. McCain, Washington, N. J. 



PRESIDENT 



SUSPENDERS 



For a I Gift 



In Beautiful Boxes For 

 CHRISTMAS 



All stores 50c and $1.00 

 or mail prepaid 



The G. A. Edgarton Mfg. Co., Box 219, Shirley, Mass. 



Paris Exposition, 1900; Gold Medal and Highest Award 



SPRATT'S PATENT DOG CAKES are the BEST 

 and CHEAPEST. 



SPRATT'S PATENT DOG CAKES will keep a dog 

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SPRATT'S PATENT DOG CAKES are fed exclus- 

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SPRATT'S PATENT DOG CAKES are used by the' 

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SPRATT'S PATENT DOG CAKES are sold by lead- 

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Write for our Catalogue " Dog Culture," with practi-" 

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 of dogs, also a chapter on cats, mailed on receipt of 

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We also manufacture specially prepared food for 

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 fish, birds, etc, 



SPRATT'S PATENT 



(America) Limited 



450 Market St., Newark, N. J. 

 714 S. 4th St., St. Louis, Mo, 

 1324 Valencia St., San Fran- 

 cisco, Cal. 



