PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



AN IDEAL YACHT. 



The handsome steam yacht " Hiawatha," 

 built last year for Mr. Charles Fleischmann,, 

 of Cincinnati, a member of the New York, 

 Atlantic, Larchmont and other yacht clubs, 

 was found too small for his requirements, 

 so he returned to the same builders and ob- 

 tained what the experience of last summer's 

 cruising had shown him he needed. This 

 new steam yacht was built by the consoli- 

 dated firms of the Gas Engine & Power 

 Co., and Charles L. Seabury & Co., at Mor- 

 ris Heights, this city, and was launched 

 April 17th. 



The new " Hiawatha," for such is her 

 name, is of steel, and a model of comfort, 

 luxury and elegance, in combination with 

 those features which gladden the yachts- 

 man's heart — beauty, speed and stability. 

 No device imaginable to make life safe and 

 enjoyable, has been omitted in her design. 

 Every detail has been carefully studied, 

 and, as a result, something like the perfec- 

 tion of modern marine architecture has 

 been produced. 



The " Hiawatha " is 170 feet over all, 

 138 feet on the water line, 21 feet beam 

 and 8 feet draught. 



The machinery consists of a Seabury 

 safety water-tube boiler and triple-ex- 

 pansion engines, developing about 1,000 

 horse-power. A speed of 18 miles an hour 

 is guaranteed. The new " Hiawatha " will 

 be seen in foreign as well as in American 

 waters during the season. 



A CHANCE TO WIN $500. 



The Prize Competition which the Cen- 

 tury Co. has planned is at once novel and 

 instructive. Three examination papers are 

 sent out and a month is allowed the com- 

 petitors for work on each paper. For those 

 who send the best answers there is a series 

 of prizes running from $500 down to $10. 

 The unique feature of the Competition, 

 however, is in the further and special prize 

 of $500 offered to the person who answers 

 the questions in these examination papers 

 from any 10 works of reference, other than 

 the Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia. In 

 fact, the offer goes beyond this, even, for 

 the competitors are allowed to omit 10 per 

 cent, of the regular questions. 



This offer was made to invite comparison 

 between the Century and other works, and 

 to prove the truth of the publishers' state- 

 ment that "The Century more than takes 

 the place of any 10 other works ever pub- 



lished." In making up the list of other 

 works any encyclopedia, or any dictionary, 

 or any other work in any number of vol- 

 umes may be used and counted as one of 

 the 10. 



Read the Century Company's ad. on page 

 v. of this issue of Recreation and then 

 write for full particulars, being careful to 

 mention this magazine. 



Next fall, when you go into the woods, 

 or mountains or on the duck marshes, you 

 will need a sleeping bag. Now is a good 

 time to be inquiring into the question as to 

 which is the best one. Write F. C. Huyck 

 & Sons, Albany, N. Y., for a descriptive 

 circular of their bags. I have examined 

 these carefully and have shipped out several 

 of the bags, as premiums for clubs of sub- 

 scribers. I can conscientiously say I have 

 never seen a sleeping bag that appeared to 

 me so nearly perfect as this one is. I de- 

 vised a bag, years ago, made mainly of 

 sheep skin, with the wool on; but the fine 

 wool felt, of which the Kenwood bags are 

 made, is far ahead of the sheep skin, in 

 every way. Try one of these bags and see 

 if you do not agree with me. Mention 

 Recreation when you write. 



The Grand Rapids & Indiana Ry. Co. 

 has issued a tasty little book, giving a map 

 of the road and of the State of Michigan, 

 with a list of trout streams reached by that 

 system, and a synopsis of the Michigan fish 

 laws. It is a valuable document for refer- 

 ence and every angler should have a copy 

 of it. Write C. L. Lockwood, G. P. & 

 T. A., Grand Rapids, Mich. Mention 

 Recreation and he will send you a copy, 

 free. 



The Marlin Rust Repeller is one of the 

 best brands of gun grease in the market 

 It is indorsed by many of the most promi- 

 nent sportsmen in the country. It is put 

 up in handy collapsible tubes and sells at 

 10, 15, 25 and 75 cents a package, according 

 to size. Write the Marlin Arms Co., New 

 Haven, Conn., for a descriptive circular, 

 mentioning Recreation. 



The Hunt Hygienic Saddle, which has 

 become so well known by reason of its 

 basis of pliant leather thongs, is now made 

 with padded top and spring pommel, af- 

 fording a support which delicate persons 

 appreciate in bicycling. 



DON'T FORGET TO SEND ME THAT 10 CENTS FOR RECREATION'S 



FRESH AIR FUND. 



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