EDITORS CORNER. 



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EDITOR'S CORNER. 



THE SICK BABIES' FRESH AIR 

 FUND. 



I said in the May number of Recreation 

 that the responses to my appeal in behalf 

 of the Sick Babies' Fresh Air Fund had 

 been generous. They had been generous, 

 up to that time, so far as some people were 

 concerned; but during the past month the 

 receipts have not been nearly so large as I 

 had reason to believe they would be. In 

 fact, I am sadly disappointed at the meagre- 

 ness of the contributions. I have thus far 

 received less than $50, all told, while I 

 should have had $1,000. 



Here are a few letters indicating the sen- 

 timents of certain good people, on this 

 subject: 



Titusville, Pa. 



Herewith please find $i to cover the following-named 

 contributions to your fund for the benefit of the sick chil- 

 dren : Miss A. M. Eckbert, Jno. C. Machale, Geo. J. 

 Marks, F. T. Cuthbert, Mrs. F. T. Cuthbert, J. Ronald 

 Cuthbert, Helen Iredell. Raymond Iredell, Harry IredelL, 

 G. E. Bennett. 



It is a great pleasure to be able to contribute to so worthy 

 a cause, and the thought that some poor baby, sick and 

 almost dying, "perhaps, for the want of air and medical 

 treatment, may be given even this little outing, and the 

 tired mother be relieved from the worry and care of life, for 

 one day, makes one feel good in the consciousness of hav- 

 ing done a little for the ones needing help and sympathy. 

 May it be a great success. G. E. Bennett. 



Washington, D. C. 

 Ten readers of Recreation send herewith $i in postage 

 stamps for the " Fresh Air Fund " and wish you complete 

 success. C. G. Gould. 



Marion, N. J. 

 Editor Recreation : Here is my mite for "The Sick 

 Babies' Fresh Air Fund." Vou certainly deserve great 

 credit for doing such good work, and I trust you will be suc- 

 cessful in raising the amount you name, $13,000. I don't 

 see how any one can possibly refuse so small an amount as 

 10 cents for such a cause. W. H. Kellev. 



Buffalo, N. Y. 

 Enclosed please find 20 cents for your Fresh Air Fund 

 — 10 cents for myself and 10 cents for my wife, who is also 

 a reader of Recreation. The object is a noble one, and 

 I wish you success in your endeavor to raise the thousands 

 of dollars. E.W.Smith. 



Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Enclosed find 10 cents for your Fresh Air Fund. You 

 certainly deserve the help of every reader of Recreation in 

 this noble work, and I hope your efforts in that direction 

 may be crowned with success. W11. L. Voigt. 



Lebanon, N. H. 

 These 10 stamps are to be counted in your Fresh Air 

 Fund. My 2 babies have fresh New Hampshire air 365 

 days in the year. It seems impossible that such a mite (20 

 cents) should give fresh air to 2 little " mites " for a day. It 

 is a pleasure to contribute. H. M. Cheney. 



I assumed that almost every reader of 

 Recreation would receive this appeal in 

 the same spirit as these people have. It 

 seems strange that any man, woman or 

 child, who is fond of fresh air, should not 

 be willing to spend 10 cents to give a sick 

 baby a whole day of it; an excursion on the 

 salt water; a salt water bath and a good 

 wholesome meal. I hope the receipts for 

 the next 30 days will be at least $1,000. Who 

 can refuse to add his or her 10 cents? 



SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPT? '/OR 



2 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS. 



Read the deadly parallel columns: 



1895. 1896. 7897 



January $379 $723 $2,146 



February 256 693 2,127 



March 300 1,049 2,2 15 



April 342 645 1 ,92 I 



May 292 902 



June 307 770 



J ul X 345 563 



August 306 601 



September 498 951 



October 438 969 



November 586 i,°54 



December 652 1.853 



$4,671 $10,773 



Look at the figures for April '95, '96 and 

 'gy. They afford a lot of food for reflection. 

 Think of this remarkable growth, and con- 

 sider whether or not your ad. should be in 

 Recreation. 



Are you not using other publications 

 whose circulation is decreasing all the time? 

 There are many of that kind on the market. 



The July number of Recreation will 

 fully sustain the reputation this magazine 

 has made as a storehouse of good reading 

 and beautiful pictures. 



Among the leading features of that issue 

 will be " A Rough Ride in Oregon," by 

 Maj. J. G. Trimble, U. S. A.: "A Linger- 

 ing Bunch of Buffaloes," C. N. Ayers; 

 " Doubles," W. C. Kepler; " My Last Hunt 

 in Kansas," Gen. F. W. Benteen, U. S. A.; 

 " Goose Shooting in Colorado," W. E. 

 King; "How I Killed the Big Ram." T. 

 D. C; "My 22 Point Buck," Dr. F. D. 

 Hulburt, etc. 



The various departments will be full, to 

 overflowing, of bright bits of news and 

 valuable information. 



I have never yet found nor heard from 

 the 4 heads, that were stolen from my ex- 

 hibits at the first and second Sportsmen's 

 Shows, in Madison Square Garden, though 

 the heads are undoubtedly somewhere in 

 New York City. Who has seen an antelope 

 head, a mule deer head (female), a Rocky 

 mountain lamb's head (with horns about 

 1 inch long) or a coyote head? I would 

 gladly pay $25 each for the return of these, 

 and ask no questions. Please keep a lookout 

 for them. 



Send me brief items for Cycling, Natural 

 History and Photographic departments. 



The report of the judges who awarded 

 the prizes in the photo competition will be 

 found on another page. Prize winning 

 pictures in July Recreation. 



