PUBLISHER'S NOTES. 



A SUGGESTION FOR CHRISTMAS. 



Have you commenced to think of Christ- 

 mas presents? If so, here is a suggestion: 



A yearly subscription to Recreation 

 furnishes one of the most delightful, in- 

 structive, entertaining Christmas presents 

 you can possibly give a man or a boy who 

 is interested in nature, in fishing, shooting, 

 amateur photography; or, who is fond of 

 the woods, the fields, the mountains, the 

 lakes or the rivers. 



Many of the presents which people give 

 their friends afford pleasure only for a few 

 days or weeks. A subscription to Recre- 

 ation means solid comfort a whole year. 

 It reminds your friend 12 times during the 

 year of your kindness and generosity. 

 There are many men and women who for 

 5 years past have annually sent in long 

 lists of names of friends, accompanied with 

 a check in order that these friends might 

 be made happy a whole year. Would it 

 not be well for you to adopt this plan? 



Try it and see how grateful the recipient 

 will be. 



The Massachusetts Audubon Society has 

 issued a beautiful bird chart, of which 

 every family and every school in the coun- 

 try should have a copy. It is 28 inches 

 wide and 43 inches high, is mounted on 

 canvas, and provided with rollers so 

 it can be hung up as an ordinary map. It 

 shows portraits of 26 birds, life size and 

 printed in natural colors. In the margin 

 the common and scientific names of these 

 birds are giveff? and with this chart for 

 reference it is an easy matter to identify 

 any one of the birds when seen alive. The 

 chart sells at $1.30, postpaid, and is worth 



$5- 



The Society intends to issue a large 

 number of these charts. For further par- 

 ticulars address Massachusetts Audubon 

 Society, Boston, Mass. 



George Shiras has been awarded a gold 

 medal at Paris for his flash light photos of 

 live wild game. A London paper says of 

 these oictures: 



We can not omit a word of admiration and praise for 

 the wonderful photographs of wild game taken in the 

 forests at night by flashlight, by George Shiras of Pitts- 

 burgh, Pa., who has passed years of his life in the solitude 

 of the woods in pursuit of his favorite hobby. So great 

 are the dangers and difficulties attending this iemarkable 

 photography that Mr. Shiras counts himself lucky if he 

 succeeds in getting 2 or 3 good negatives in a year. The 

 attitudes of the animals, the expression of their eyes, the 

 distinctness of the hair and the clearly defined reflection 

 in the water are remarkable features of this masterly night 

 photography. 



Some sportsmen still doubt the" efficacy 

 of the Gun Bore Treatment Company's 

 process. Here is a letter from a man who 

 does not : 



Dear Sirs: 



Two years ago I sent you my 12 gauge 

 gun for treatment, inside and out, and the 

 result has been so satisfactory I send you 

 to-day my 16 gauge for both internal and 

 external treatment. 



As soon as possible please return, with 

 bill. Yours truly, 



Edwin R. Lewis, M.D., Westerly, L. I. 



The Yankee cot, made by Geo. B. Car- 

 penter & Co., 200 S. Water street, Chicago, 

 is the neatest and best camp bed I have 

 yet seen. It combines with every good fea- 

 ture of past attempts in this line many pat- 

 ented improvements. When folded it meas- 

 ures 3 feet by 4 x 5 inches, and yet stands 

 30 inches high when set up. It weighs 

 only 15 pounds, and will support 1,000 

 pounds. It is provided with a handle, and 

 can easily be carried by hand. 



Write for circular. Mention Recrea- 

 tion. 



"The Riflemen's Record and Score 

 Book," issued jointly by the King Powder 

 Co. and the Peters Cartridge Co., as well 

 as their little booklet, "Hints on King's 

 Semi-Smokeless Powders and Peters' 

 Cartridges," have proved so exceedingly 

 popular to the shooting fraternity that 

 these companies have been forced to issue 

 several editions. These books are sent free 

 on application to the King Powder Co. r 

 Cincinnati, O., if you name Recreation. 



Lieut. D. C. Rhodes, of the 6th U. S. 

 Cavalry, has written a History of the Cav- 

 alry of the Army of the Potomac, which 

 has recently been published by the Hud- 

 son-Kimberly Co., of Kansas City. This 

 is a most interesting and valuable bit of 

 Civil War history, and the book is sure to 

 prove of deep interest to all ol soldiers, 

 especially those who served in the Army 

 of the Potomac. 



Have you read the article on pages 282 

 and 283 of October Recreation ? If not, I 

 will esteem it a personal favor if you will 

 do so at once. Then I will esteem it a still 

 greater favor if you will send me your dol- 

 lar for membership in the L. A. S. 



