RECREATION. 



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Catalogue of Firearms 



FOR SALE BY 



Van Allen Lyman, 256 Hudson Ave., Albany, N. Y, 



The following are all in absolutely perfect condition in 

 every way, unless otherwise stated. 



Smith & Wesson 3244 target revolver, 6% inch barrel, blue 

 finish, weight 2 lbs., 12 oz. Finish worn off in places, inside 

 of barrel nearly like new. 



Holster and belt and Ideal reloading tools, cartridges, empty 

 shells, primers — to go with the revolver. Price for the lot $10. 



Stevens .38 rim fire, Hunter's pet rifle, 18 inch octagon bar- 

 rel, skeleton stock, weight 5 lbs. Aosolutely perfect in every 

 way. About 75 cartridges to go with it. Price $4.00. 



H. & R. single barrel, 12 gauge, automatic ejector shot gun. 

 Absolutely perfect, with canvas shell belt. Price $3.75. 



Colt .31 caliber powder and ball revolver, in serviceable 

 shooting condition. Sear has been removed and cylinder has 

 to be turned by hand. Price $1 75. 



Hopkins & Allen .38 caliber revolver, 5-shot, double action, 

 nickle finish, perfect inside, good condition outside, 2% inch 

 barrel. Price $1.25. 



Hopkins & Allen .22 caliber revolver, double action, nickel 

 finish, 7-shot, perfect i.i every way, 4% in. barrel. Price $1.25. 



Winchester bullet mould, .38 long caliber, new and perfect. 

 Cost $1 50 — will sell for 75c. 



Terms are cash in advance. Money returned immediately 

 if goods prove unsatisfactory. Goods will be sent on approval 

 C.O.U. if desired, on recept of money to cover express charges 

 both ways. Detailed information about any of the foregoing 

 for stamp. 



Free: — Black Squirrels and Parti-Col- 

 ored Squirrels. — Will send a pair of either 

 kind of these rare and beautiful pets to any 

 one who will send me 12 new yearly sub- 

 scriptions to Recreation. Will send a pair 

 of handsome Fox Squirrels for 6 new 

 yearly subscriptions. For 5 new yearly sub- 

 scriptions I will give a tame young Raccoon 

 or a pair of Opossums ;a young, tame Jack 

 Rabbit for 4 subscriptions, and a pair of 

 cute little Flying Squirrels for only 2 new 

 subscriptions. 



Safe delivery of animals guaranteed to all 

 parts of U. S. or Canada. E. F. Pope, 

 Colmesneil, Tex. 



SOME GOOD SCORES. 



Fred Coleman, shooting the Parker gun, 

 at 19 different shoots from July 27 to Oc- 

 tober 6 inclusive, has broken 1,960 targets 

 out of 2,065 shot at. This is remarkable 

 shooting. In one event Mr. Coleman scored 

 99 out of a possible 100, and made other 

 exceptionally good scores. 



Mr. A. L. O'Connell, of Chattanooga, 

 Tenn., shooting the Parker gun, October 

 15th, made a score of 107 out of 108; one 

 straight run of 82, finishing the day's pro- 

 gram of 123 out of 125. This speaks well 

 for Mr. O'Connell and the Parker gun. Mr. 

 O'Connell is a strict amateur. 



Mr. M. E. Atchison, of Giddings, Tex., 

 September 29 and 30 broke 312 out of a 

 possible 350 at 18 yards rise. October 19 

 and 20 Mr. Atchison, shooting at 295 tar- 

 gets, broke 264, winning first high aver- 

 age at 19 yards rise. In the handicap for 

 the gold medal Mr. Atchison broke 25 

 out of a possible 25, at 19 yards. These are 

 good scores made by the Parker gun. 



Mr. J. E. Vaughn, Los Angeles, Cal., 

 using the Parker gun, at 20 yards rise, 

 October 7 and 8 broke 320 out of a possible 

 360 shot at, winning high average for the 

 2 days. Mr. Vaughn is a strict amateur. 



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 "side lines," learn Taxidermy. We can teach you by 

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Diamondville, Wyoming. 

 West End Furniture Co., 



Williamsport, Pa. 

 Dear Sirs : — Your gun cabinet was re- 

 ceived in good condition and is exceedingly 

 convenient for keeping in order and stor- 

 ing guns, ammunition, loading tools, fish- 

 ing rods and other tackle. After once us- 

 ing one of your cabinets I should greatly 

 dislike being without one. 

 Yours truly, 



R. C. Peterman. 



Silas : By hen, I never saw such a de- 

 termined fisherman as Hiram. About 6 

 hours ago he pulled up an old boot. 



Cyrus: What is he doing now? 



Silas : Waiting to pull up a mate to it. — 

 Chicago News. 



Buxley — Aeronauts tell us that a wom- 

 an's voice can be distinctly heard at an 

 altitude of 3,520 yards. 



Trimble — Great Carsar ! It must have 

 been my wife ! — Town Topics. 



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