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RECREA TION. 



ESTABLISHED 1840 



GEO. B. CARPENTER 6 CO. 



■StetsLCente, flags, and Satis 



* J - - Camp 



Furniture 



AND... 



Outfits 



Rainproof 



Covers 



CopyngM 1899 

 Gta&Corpenicr SC» 



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U. S. GOVERNMENT 



202, 204, 206, 208 S. WATER STREET 



Send 6 cents in stamps for our new 8o-page catalogue 

 of Tents, etc., illustrating every style and size from 

 the largest U. S. army tent to the smallest camping tent. 



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 Read & Sons, Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Co., Boston; 

 Powell & Clemens, Cincinnati; Simmonds Hardware 

 Co., St. Louis. 



MANUFACTURED BY 



DIMICK SHELDON MFG. CO., Newark, N. J. 



Bronco Pete: "Thar's a war hero comin' 

 in on the next train, stranger, and we're 

 goin' to have a reg'lar kissin'-bee!" 

 Stranger: "Won't he object?" 

 Bronco Pete: "Oh! it ain't a he, 

 stranger, it's ole man Peter's darter Sal, 

 wot's bin down in Cuby as a Red Cross 

 nuss!" — Puck. 



"There goes one of the hardest worked 

 men in this town." 



"How can that be possible? He's rich, 

 isn't he?" 



"Yes, but he has 3 married daughters, 

 who work him for the support of their hus- 

 bands." — Chicago News. 



Miss Oldbride's Papa: "I suppose you 

 always avail of your privilege, Mr. Joyner, 

 and kiss the bride." 



The Parson: "When it is a privilege — 

 yes!" — Boston Transcript. 



"Isn't Belle's husband old enough to be 

 her father?" 



"Her father! Why, my dear, he's old 

 enough to be a captain in the United 

 States Navy." — Philadelphia North Ameri- 

 can. 



Do you ever camp out? If so, why sleep 

 on the cold, 'hard ground? Why not take 

 with you a pneumatic rubber mattress? 

 You can get one for 25 subscriptions to 

 Recreation. 



