XXXI V 



RECREA TIOJST. 



WHAT THEY SAY OF THE PRE- 

 MIUMS. 



It gives me great pleasure to inform you 

 that I have received the premiums you of- 

 fered me for a club, and words cannot ex- 

 press my feelings at receiving such valuable 

 gifts. 1 had no trouble in getting up the 

 club I sent you. 



L. N. Heebner, So. Manchester, Conn. 



He has sent me 120 subscriptions. — Ed. 



The Squires hunting shoes came all right 

 and are much finer than I expected. They 

 fit well, and, in fact, beat anything I ever 

 saw before. I thank you very much for 

 them and consider that I am more than re- 

 paid for the time I spent in getting the 

 names. 



E. D. Pitt, Niagara Falls Center, Ont. 



I have received the Syracuse gun in good 

 condition; have given it a good test and 

 it proves perfectly satisfactory. It fits me 

 in every way and is a good shooter. I do 

 not wish for a better gun for my purpose. 

 Please accept my thanks. 



W. M. Rickert, Waterloo, la. 



Mr. W. T. Thorne and I most cordially 

 thank you for the premium sent. We also 

 thank you for promptness. We like the 

 Baby Wizard camera very much. A pro- 

 fessional has tried it, and pronounces it ex- 

 cellent. 



Wm. W. Coleman, Carson City, Nev. 



Have just received the Yawman & Erbe 

 Automatic reel, which you sent me for a 

 club of subscribers. It is elegant, and I am 

 eagerly longing to hear a down East black 

 bass set it singing. Recreation beats the 

 world. 



I. H. Parshley, Lawrence, Mass. 



The Ithaca gun came in fine shape. It 

 is a beauty and far surpasses my expecta- 

 tions. I cannot see how you can give such 

 valuable premiums. I have used Ithaca guns 

 for the last 10 years and want nothing bet- 

 ter. F. M. Crooks, Springfield, Mo. 



The books you sent me as premiums are 

 all I could wish and more. They are worth 

 many times more than the work and time 

 I spent in getting the subscriptions I sent 

 you and I thank you very much for them. 

 A. Bingham, Manchester, N. H. 



I acknowledge receipt of the Mullins' 

 steel ducking boat as premium, and it is 

 fhe opinion of all the club members who 

 have used it that it is the best boat ever 

 made for the hunter. 



Frank D. Hudson, Springfield, 111. 



Your generous premium of a Manhattan 

 camera received and it is much beyond my 

 expectations. 



Geo-, Shields, New Brighton, Pa. 



I thank you for the Bullet camera you 

 sent me as premium. It is a beauty and 

 does splendid work. It is equal to the $25 

 cameras, and I do not see how you can af- 

 ford to give it for so few subscriptions. 

 J. V. Gailor, Orange, Mass. 



I received the Marlin rifle you sent me 

 as premium and am more than pleased with 

 it. Shot 1 coyote yesterday at 300 yards. 

 I am very thankful to you for your kind- 

 ness. Geo. Kebel, Ritzville, Wash. 



I received the Manhattan camera which 



you sent me for 12 subscriptions, and am 



greatly pleased. All who have seen it say 



it is the finest they ever saw for the money. 



Emma Miller, Trout Creek, Mich. 



Please accept thanks for the .30-30 Marlin 

 rifle you sent me as premium for subscrip- 

 tions to Recreation. It is an all around 

 beauty and gives perfect satisfaction. 



H. Scheele, St. Paul, Minn. 



I received the Marlin rifle sent me as 

 premium. It is a fine gun and shows your 

 liberality and honest dealing with your sub- 

 scribers in a very favorable light. 



Victor U. Winfrey, Carbondale, 111. J 



The Davenport rifle you sent me as pre- 

 mium came to hand. It is a beauty, and 

 an accurate little shooter. I am more than 

 pleased with it in every respect. 



Wm. P. Merkel, Fleetwood, Pa. 



Thank you for the gun which I received 

 from the Syracuse Arms Co. as premium 

 for a club of subscribers to Recreation. 

 The gun is a perfect beauty. 



R. S. Sutherland, La Fayette, Ind. ' 



I received the Davenport rifle O. K. If 

 is a little gem, and shoots like a terror. I 

 am more than pleased with it, and thank you 

 very much for sending it. 



Eben P. Merrill, Laconia, N. H. 



Allow me to thank yen for your kindness 

 and promptness in sending my premium, 

 the Yawman & Erbe reel. It is a beauty 

 in every respect. 



J. W. Kennedy, Hike's Point, Ky. 



I received the Automatic reel in good 

 shape and am more than pleased with it. 

 Jas. Rourk, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 ■ 

 The difference between horse-radish and 

 a horse is that, to be good, one should bite 

 and the other shouldn't. 



" Have you seen the nose, sir? " " Nose, 

 sir? "— " No, sir. What nose, sir? " " Why 

 Cyrano's, sir." 



My trip across the sea would bring 

 Sweet thoughts that I might treasure, 



Had it not been that many a thing 

 Came up to mar my pleasure. 



