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RECREA TION. 



WHERE THE WOODBINE TWINETH. 



In the vicinity of Lake Geneva, Wis., is 

 a little winding path I have trod hundreds 

 of times. A stranger taking this walk for 

 the first time, in the uncertain light of 

 evening, is suddenly brought to a stand- 

 still, by seeing just ahead of him, a great 

 serpent entwined around an elm tree. He 

 gazes long and intently. As the serpent 



AMATEUR PHOTO BY A. E M DGLFY. 



HAVE I GOT 'EM AGAIN ? 



does not move, the traveler gradually ap- 

 proaches nearer and nearer, till suddenly 

 he bursts out laughing, for the serpent is 

 only a woodbine. It has grown around 

 the tree from infancy, and they are much 

 attached to each other. Here is a photo- 

 graph of the tree and its necktie. 



A. E. Midgley, Chicago. 



The greatest trouble with the budding 

 angler is to scale down the number of fish 

 which he reports in the evening as the day's 

 catch. — Puck. 



AN ANGLER'S PARADISE. 



E. B. GIDDINGS. 



Down in the meadow by the brook, 

 Where willows form a shaded nook; 

 Where straying sunbeams never look, 

 Is Angler's Paradise. 



There swim fine perch and silv'ry dace, 

 There speckled trout and minnows race, 

 And that is why they call the place 

 An Angler's Paradise. 



Many an idle hour I've whiled, 

 And many a foolish trout beguiled ; 

 While fickle fortune on me smiled 

 An Angler's Paradise. 



CAPTURED BUT NOT SUBDUED. 



The photo herewith is of a hawk sitting 

 on the handlebar of a velocipede. This 

 hawk had been wounded in the right wing 

 and is not so tame as he appears. He was 

 induced to spread his wings by a wave of 



the hand and a snapshot was then taken. 

 He is what is known here as a squirrel 

 hawk and measures about 4 feet, tip to tip. 

 V. S. Veazey, Dego, W. Va. 



Fair Customer — Can you- make a match 

 for this ribbon? 



No. 30— My dear young ladv, matches 

 are made in heaven. — Chicago News. 



