RECREA TION. 



XXV 



"The Excellent is the Permanent " f 



So says TENNYSON, and so says Nature. 

 Fine things are lasting things. 

 IRON rusts, STONE crumbles to dust, while 

 GOLD remains untarnished for ages. 

 FINE is not synonymous with FRAIL. 

 In its class the FINEST is always the FIRMEST, 

 The SOLIDEST, the STRONGEST, the most DURABLE. 

 DIAMOND is harder than glass because it is FINER. 

 A PERSIAN rug outwears a JAPANESE jute one, because it is FINER. 

 MAHOGANY outlasts HEMLOCK, because it is FINER. 

 So it is with DESKS, LIBRARY, and OFFICE FURNITURE. 

 Those made from poor materials are sure to be FRAIL, not FINE. 

 Only FINE DESKS, TABLES, CHAIRS, ETC., can be STRONG, 



FIRM, and DURABLE. £ 



They cost but little more, are worth a great deal more. J 



GEO. W. COBB, Jr. \ 



Successor to TUFTS & COBB J| 



73 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK \ 



" Can you ride a wheel, Joe? " 

 " No; but I can stick on to one while it 

 is running away." 



The South Brooklyn Wheelmen intend 

 moving into the house adjoining their pres- 

 ent quarters, No. 476 Ninth Street, which 

 is better adapted to their needs. 



A wheelman has figured out that the 

 States which are talking of seceding from 

 the L. A. W. represent a membership of 

 only 7,500 out of a total of 75,000. 



The Quill Club wheelmen will run 2 

 meets during the year, one possibly early in 

 June. 



The difficulty between the Cycle Board of 

 Trade and the Cycle Clubs, of Brooklyn, 

 over the possession of the old Thirteenth 

 Regiment armory, has been decided by the 

 courts in favor of the tradesmen. 



" Why do we call the bicycle the silent 

 steed?" 



" We don't — unless it belongs to a man." 



A Trial will Convince You that 



GOLDEN SCEPTRE 



SMOKING TOBACCO 



I Is Almost Perfection. "We will send on receipt 

 I of 10c. a sample to any address. Prices of Golden 

 I Sceptre, 1 lb., $1.30 ; M lb., 40 cts. , postage paid. 



CATALOGUE FREE. 



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