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RECREATION, 



A FOLDING BOAT. 

 736,623. Folding Boat. Ira O. Perring, 

 Kalamazoo, Mich. Filed Oct. 2, 1902. 

 Serial No. 125,627. 



Claim. — The combination of a suitable 

 flexible skin ; a bottom consisting of cen- 

 tral portions B B having extensions b b 

 secured thereto by vertical pivots, the whole 

 having cross groves c; hinges d 1 arranged 

 toward the inner end of said extensions; 

 hinges d having tubular pivots arranged 

 toward the outer end of said extensions; 

 stem and stern ribs adapted to be inserted 

 in said tubular hinge pivots ; ribs C of suit- 

 able spring material adapted to be engaged 

 and retained by said grooves when forced 

 into position, whereby said skin is stretched 

 and collapsing of the boat prevented, etc. 



GAME NOTES. 

 One night during Christmas week, sev- 

 eral years ago, my brother, a friend of his 

 and I went opossum ( hunting. We took a 

 pack of hounds, a supply of pitch pine 

 torches, and set out for Black Warrior 

 swamp. At the swamp edge the dogs 

 opened at full cry, trailing at a run, 

 and we were barely able to keep them 

 in sight. They ran 5 miles without 

 a break. We felt sure they were fol- 

 lowing a coon, as an opossum sel- 

 dom runs far. It turned out, however,- 

 to be a 'possum, an old fellow weighing 30 

 pounds, who put up a stiff fight when over- 

 taken. These animals, though ready enough 

 to do battle with anything else, generally 

 feign death when attacked by dogs. This 

 fellow took refuge in a hollow log. Four 

 dogs, one after another, tried to drag him 

 out. All got badly nipped and scratched 

 and backed away, yelping with pain. Fi- 

 nally old Buck dashed in and, getting a 

 grip behind the animal's ears, shook him 

 until he was ready to "play 'possum." 



J. L. Kirksey, Black Warrior, Ala. 



I have just read in August Recreation 

 Herbert Earlscliffe's article on his trip up 

 the Quilcene trail. He speaks of Chinese 

 pheasants being numerous. Mr. Earlscliffe 

 has evidently been misled by the fact that 

 everyone out here calls ruffed grouse 

 "pheasants." There are no Chinese pheas- 

 ants North of Oregon that I know of, and 

 certainly none in the Olympics. Have just 

 returned from a trip to the headwaters of 

 the Duckabush river, taking in the first 

 pack horse ever to ascend it. Have fished 



and hunted in these mountains since 1887 

 and they certainly can not be beaten for 

 game. Duckabush is only 23 miles South 

 of the Quilcene trail. 



D. R. Tucker, Duckabush, Wash. 



Joseph Kalbfus, chief game warden of Pennsyl- 

 vania, and Joseph Berrier, one of the game war- 

 dens, arrested John Maxwell, Jr., and Edward 

 Gibbons, both of Lilly, Cambria county, early 

 yesterday at their hpmes and took them before 

 Justice of the Peace C. A. McGonigal, of that 

 place, on the charge of destroying a nest of Balti- 

 more orioles and killing the young birds. These 

 men were convicted of the offense charged and 

 sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and costs. In de- 

 fault of fine they were sentenced to 50 days in 

 jail, one day for each dollar of fine imposed.— 

 Pennsylvania Paper. 



-The names of Maxwell and Gibbons are 

 recorded in the game hog book under the 

 numbers 916 and 917. — Editor. 



A SUGGESTION FOR CHRISTMAS. 



A yearly subscription to Recreation 

 furnishes one of the most delightful, in- 

 structive, entertaining Christmas presents 

 you can possibly give a man or boy who 

 is interested in nature, in fishing, shooting, 

 amateur photography; or, who is fond of 

 the woods, the fields, the mountains, the 

 lakes or the- rivers. 



Many of the presents which people give 

 their friends afford pleasure only for a few 

 days, or weeks. A subscription to Rec- 

 reation means solid comfort a whole year. 

 It reminds your friend 12 times during the 

 year of your kindness and generosity. 

 There are many men and women who for 

 5 years past have annually sent in long lists 

 of names of friends, accompanied with a 

 check in order that these friends might be 

 made happy a whole year. Would it not 

 be well for you to adopt this plan? 



Try it and see how grateful the recipient 

 will be. 



"Where's Willie Brown this morning?" 

 asked the school teacher. 



"Please, miss, Willie's absent because 

 there is a death in his family." 



"Indeed? I'm sorry. Who is dead in 

 Willie's family?" 



"Willie."— Philadelphia Press. 



Enclosed I hand you $1 for a year's sub- 

 scription to Recreation.. It is eagerly 

 wanted by all the family, from white head- 

 ed grandpapa to 2 year old boy, who wants 

 to see the pictures. 



Wm. W. Neal, Newark, O. 



"Who were those 2 women who just reg- 

 istered?" inquired the hotel proprietor. 



"Mrs. Mary McGinnis and her daughter, 

 Miss Mayme MacYnnes," replied^the clerk, 

 — Philadelphia Press, 



