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with their dog, gun cases and decoys, 

 stepping into the hack which stands in 

 front of the house. The other views illus- 

 trate the various experiences of the day 

 in pursuit of birds, rabbits, squirrels, etc. 

 The last picture shows the happy pair 

 seated at the dining table, again in their 

 own home, with a roast wild turkey on 

 the platter in front of them. The old dog 

 lies on a rug in front of the fire, while one 

 of the guns stands in the corner, and the 

 hunting coat hangs on a chair. The story 

 is so gracefully and graphically told in the 

 pictures that one almost forgets to look 

 for the text. Still, when you go back and 

 glance over this it is quite as interesting as 

 the pictures. It is printed in antique type 

 and contains many interesting hints re- 

 garding Laflin & Rand's smokeless pow- 

 der. Altogether, the book is a beautiful 

 little souvenir, and is worth many times 

 the trouble of writing for it. 



NOTES. 



Crescent City, 111., March .., 1900. 

 The J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co Chico- 



pee Falls, Mass. 

 Dear Sirs :— The No. 40 new model 22- 

 caliber pocket rifle, which you sent me as 

 a premium for 5 subscriptions to Recrea- 

 tion arrived O. K., and is the cutest little 

 gun I ever saw. I have tried it at different 

 distances varying from 10 to 300 yards, 

 and am more than pleased with it, both 

 in regard to accuracy and penetration. 

 Using the long rifle cartridge at 200 yards, 

 the bullets passed clear through 3 one 

 inch pine boards. I tried it with a rifle 

 of another make, of the same caliber, with 

 a 24 inch barrel, but the little Stevens 

 penetrated just a trifle deeper than the 

 larger gun. I have presented it to my 

 wife, who has also fallen in love with it, 

 but I think perhaps I can borrow it once 

 in a while. I have owned sever-1 different 

 rifles, but the "baby beats 'em all." Thank- 

 ing you most heartily, I am, 

 8 y B. C. Alberti. 



One of the prettiest of the many beauti- 

 ful books printed by the railroads, to give 

 their patrons information regarding sum- 

 mer resorts, the way to reach themand the 

 time and monev it takes to do so, is No. 8 

 of the New York Central's "Four-Track 

 Series," entitled "Two to Fifteen Days 

 Pleasure Tours." It contains a great num- 

 ber of illustrations of delightful summer 

 places, the details of dozens of short trips, 

 explaining how they may be evtended~for 

 the whole season, with small explana- 

 tory maps giving just the information the 

 inquirer wants. In a compact table the 

 time and rates of fare to 130 popular re- 



sorts is given, with 2 maps, 8x16, printed in 

 colors. 



Any person contemplating a trip will find 

 No. 8 of the Four-Track Series a valuable 

 reference book. It will be sent free, post 

 paid to any address on receipt of a postage 

 stamp, by George H. Daniels, G. P. A., N. 

 Y. C. Railroad, Grand Central Station, New 

 York. 



The Blair Camera Co., Rochester, N. Y., 

 has issued a new catalogue giving a descrip- 

 tion of some cameras it has lately put on 

 the market, and every amateur photog- 

 rapher in the country should have a copy 

 of it. The book gives a great deal of de- 

 tailed information that is of general inter- 

 est to amateurs. It also lists a line of 

 lanterns, printing frames, developing trays, 

 developing powders, glass plates, films and 

 other accessories, in everyday use. Send 

 for a copy of the catalogue and do not for- 

 get to say you saw it mentioned in Recrea- 

 tion. 



Ithaca Gun Co., 



Ithaca, N. Y. 

 Gentlemen: 



The gun you sent me is the greatest 

 shooting gun it has ever been my good 

 fortune to use. I broke 97 out of 100 tar- 

 gets with it yesterday, winning the C. B. 

 Wolfe Challenge Model, emblematic of 

 the championship of Columbus, and aver- 

 aged 94 1/3 per cent for the whole day's 

 shoot — a very creditable performance with 

 a new gun. 



Saginaw, Mich, Feb. 17, 1900. 



W. L. Marble, Gladstone, Mich. 



Dear Sir: — I own one of your pocket 

 axes, and it is "out of sight." Am a land 

 looker, so you can imagine the immense 

 value it is to me. $25 would not buy it 

 if I could not get another one. I see your 

 ad. in Recreation each month. 



E. J. Brogan. 



An excellent article for either home or 

 camp is a can of Borden's Condensed Cof- 

 fee. Better still, a dozen cans. I have 

 used this preparation for several years, and 

 have always found it delicious, refreshing 

 and inspiring. You can get a book telling 

 all about it by addressing the Borden 

 Condensed Milk Co., 71 Hudson street. 

 New York. 



R. S. Rhoads, Columbus, O. 



Wm. Read & Sons advertise in this issue 

 of Recreation a lot of revolvers at $6 

 each, for which the makers charge $16 

 each. It is a great satisfaction to be able 

 to tell my readers where they can buy one 

 of these revolvers at a saving of $10. 





