PUBLISHER'S NOTES. 



ONCE IN A LIFETIME. 

 The E. Smith Indian Post Trading 

 Company, of Detroit, Mich., makes a re- 

 markable offer in its ad in this issue of 

 Recreation to lovers of Indian goods. It 

 will pay every reader of Recreation to ex- 

 amine and consider this ad carefully. The 

 Navajo Indians are becoming so rapidly 

 civilized that it is difficult to get any of 

 them to make the blankets or other goods 

 which they formerly made for their own 

 use. The white man supplies them with 

 good, warm blankets at nominal prices, and 

 few of the Indians are sufficiently enter- 

 prising or industrious to be willing to 

 spend weeks or months in weaving their 

 native blankets, even for sale. No doubt 

 the time will soon come when none of these 

 people can be induced to do this work. 

 Therefore persons who want genuine Nav- 

 ajo blankets must buy them in the near fu- 

 ture. No such offer as that made by the 

 Smith Trading Co. has ever before been 

 announced, and probably will not be here- 

 after. Therefore if you want a Navajo 

 blanket you should take advantage of the 

 present opportunity. In ordering please 

 mention Recreation. 



A BEAUTIFUL BOOKLET. 



The Keystone Watch-Case Co., of Phila- 

 delphia, whose advertisement appears else- 

 where in this issue, is sending out to appli- 

 cants an illustrated booklet of 34 pages 

 which is one of the most artistic of the 

 year. It exploits the merits of the Jas. 

 Boss Stiffened Gold Case — relates its his- 

 tory, explains its construction, tells how to 

 identify it and warns against the substitu- 

 tion of a "just as good." A folder in the 

 back of the book illustrates some of the 

 patterns in which the case is made. 



The unusual quality of the engraving and 

 printing in this booklet, the harmony in its 

 color scheme and its artistic excellence 

 throughout, no less than the quality of its 

 reading matter, will well repay those who 

 send for it. It is sent free, on application 

 to The Keystone Watch Case Co., Phila- 

 delphia. 



When you ask for it please mention 

 Recreation. 



C. B. Ryan, G. P. A. Seaboard Air Line 

 R. R., Portsmouth, Va., has issued 3 beau- 

 tiful pamphlets entitled "The Land of 

 Manatee.'' These describe and illustrate 

 that section of Florida lying along the 

 West coast and adjacent to the Manatee 

 river. Book No. 1 deals with the ancient 

 and modern -history of that region; No. 2 



with the fruit and vegetable interests, and 

 No. 3 is designed for the information of 

 tourists, sportsmen and investors. The 

 books are all beautifully illustrated and 

 may properly be classed as choice speci- 

 mens of high art printing. They would 

 easily be worth 50 cents a copy in the book 

 trade, merely for the pictures, but may be 

 had free of charge by writing Mr. Ryan 

 and mentioning Recreation. 



You should read the ad of W. H. Jones 

 & Co. on the 2d page of cover of this issue 

 of Recreation, especially if you use wines 

 and liquors. If you are buying goods in 

 this line, you may just as well have the 

 best the market affords, when you can buy 

 pure, high grade goods on mail orders 

 cheaper than you can buy at home. 



Jones & Co. make a series of special 

 offers in this issue of Recreation that 

 should certainly appeal to every reader 

 who likes good wine or good whiskey. 

 Read the ad carefully, and I can promise 

 you that if you order goods from these 

 people you will be fairly and honorably 

 dealt with. In writing please mentios 

 Recreation. 



Woodstock, N. Y. 

 Northern Rubber Co., 



Minneapolis, Minn. 



Dear Sirs — I have had occasion to use 

 the Banner rubber coat while making a 5 

 mile drive in an open wagon through a 

 pouring rain and wind. There was not 

 the slightest dampness on the inside of 

 the coat and I was as dry as a powder 

 horn. 



I can safely say to the L. A. S. mem- 

 bers, "If you want a good coat at a reason- 

 able price buy one of the Northern Rub- 

 ber Co." Sincerely yours, 



W. S. Mead, L. A. S. 136. 



The Baker Gun and Forging Co., Batavia, 

 N. Y., has been extending its plant to meet 

 the requirements of increased business, 

 and now hopes to be able to keep close up 

 to its orders for goods. The Company 

 turned out a number of special high finish- 

 ed guns for the holiday trade. The Baker 

 Gun enjoys an excellent reputation among 

 lovers of fine shooting arms. Some 

 of the guns now in process of making com- 

 bine with the best known materials a high 

 degree of ornate decoration. Any shooter 

 who would like to know all about these 

 guns should write for the latest Baker cata- 

 logue and should mention Recreation. 



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