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was established a little ove.- 100 years ago, 

 and the present calendar is issued as a 

 centennial souvenir. An historical insert 

 goes with this calendar, giving a brief 

 history of the building up of this great in- 

 dustry and some interesting pictures of 

 events in which DuPont powder has 

 figured. These are Perry's victory on 

 Lake Erie; a picture of a typical Indian 

 warrior ; a primitive coal mine and a mod- 

 ern battleship. 



I am authorized to say that only a lim- 

 ited edition of this calendar has been is- 

 sued, and that it will be sent free, together 

 with- a copy of the historical chart, to 

 persons mentioning Recreation, as long as 

 the edition lasts, but that preference will 

 be given to those who enclose 3 cents for 

 postage. 



A cut of this calendar is shown on an- 

 other page of this issue. 



ONE IN A HUNDRED. 



Messrs. N. W. Ayer & Son, the Phila- 

 delphia promoters of advertising, have is- 

 sued their 1902 calendar. As usual, the back- 

 ground, and main sheet, of this calendar is 

 an art work, enhanced in beauty by the 

 tasteful colors of the printer. The 12 

 sheets containing the dates of the months 

 have a restful, dark, green background, 

 the large figures in white catching the eye 

 at a great distance. In each sheet are epi- 

 grammatic sentences bearing on the possi- 

 bilities of business during the year. This 

 calendar is one in a hundred for artistic 

 beauty and real usefulness. The demand 

 is always great, and whoever would have 

 a copy should sent 25 cents before the 

 edition runs low. This is a merely nomi- 

 nal price to cover the cost of printing, 

 handling and postage. Address N. W. 

 Ayer & Son, Chestnut and Eighth streets, 

 Philadelphia. 



TAKE CARE OF YOUR DOG. 



Don't fail to read the advertisement of 

 the Polk Miller Drug Co., appearing in 

 another portion of this issue. For 3 cents 

 in stamps they will send you a revised 

 edition of Polk Miller's book on "Dogs — 

 Their Ailrgents — How to Treat Them," in- 

 cluding a pedigree blank for which they 

 make no charge. This book is invaluable 

 to every dog owner, inasmuch as it de- 

 scribes accurately the various symptoms 

 accompanying the more frequent ailments 

 with which dogs are afflicted. More sick 

 dogs have been made well by the timely 

 use of "Sergeant's Dog Remedies," the 

 leading line of prescriptions manufactured 

 by this firm, than possibly any other medium 

 in existence. Polk Miller will cheerfully 

 answer any inquiry in regard to his prep- 

 arations, or as to the ailment with which 

 your dog may be afflicted. 



In a recent article on the growth of 

 traffic on the New York Central Railway, 

 the Rochester Herald says, "The New 

 York Central may well be called the 

 thoroughfare of the nation." 



This statement was brought out by the 

 last census, which shows that of the peo- 

 ple living in cities of 8,000 or more in- 

 habitants, more than one-half live along 

 the New York Central lines ; and of the 

 people living in cities of 100,000 or more in- 

 habitants, two-thirds live along the New 

 York Central lines. 



These and other startling figures are 

 given in No. 13 of the "Four Track Se- 

 ries," of which a copy can be obtained by 

 writing to Mr. George H. Daniels, G. P. 

 A.. New York. 



Mr. R. H. Pooler, Serena, 111., makes a 

 cartridge belt that is exactly what every 

 shot gun shooter would want if he knew 

 about it. The belt is made of a web, 

 and has a suspender to pass over the 

 shoulders. The cartridge holders are all 

 the new model patented 'by Mr. Pooler. 

 The belt is fastened in front by a new style 

 of clasp, which is easy and rapid to manipii- 

 late, and which when hooked will stay until 

 unhooked by hand. Stringers for carrying 

 game can be attached to the belt at will. 

 Write Mr. Pooler for his illustrated circu- 

 lar and for a sample cartridge holder, 

 which will be sent free to anyone mention- 

 ing Recreation. 



Leeds & Lippincott, of Haddon Hall, 

 one of the big hotels at Atlantic City, N. 

 J., 'have issued a book that is an exquisite 

 work of art. It contains 6 full page pic- 

 tures printed in color, illustrating the 

 hotel inside and out, the beach, the famous 

 board walk, the golf grounds, etc., in such 

 a way as to make anyone who examines 

 the book long for an opportunity to see 

 this famous resort for himself. 



These people 'have also issued a calendar, 

 which is one of the neatest and most beau- 

 tiful of the season. Both of these will be 

 sent free to anyone asking for them and 

 mentioning Recreation. 



The Hazard cup, emblematic of the 

 world's wing shot championship, was won 

 at Kansas City December 21st, by C. W. 

 Budd, by the score of 30 straight. F. S. 

 Parmlee was second with 34 in a field of 

 32 representative expert shooters. Both 

 gentlemen use U. M. C. factory loaded 

 shot shells. This contest was followed by 

 a team shoot between Omaha and Kansas 

 City, 10 men on a side, shooting at 25 

 birds each. Every member of the victo- 

 rious Omaha team shot U. M. C. factory- 

 loaded ammunition, as did 6 of the Kansas 

 City shooters. 



