PUBLISHER'S NOTES. 



COOD FISHING OX THE ERIE. 



"Only an idle little stream. 

 Whose amber waters softly gleam, 



Where I may wade, through woodland shade, 

 And cast the fly, and loaf, and dream: 



"Only a trout or two, to dart 



From foaming pools, and try my art: 



\'o more I'm wishing old fashioned fishing, 

 And just a day on Nature's heart." 



— Van Dyke. 



These charming verses appear on the 

 opening page of the Erie Railway Com- 

 pany's new fishing book. Then follow ioo 

 pages of delightful essays on the gentle art, 

 beautiful pictures of the Delaware, the 

 Susquehanna, the Shinglekill, the Ten- 

 Mile, the Ramapo, the Navesink, the Wall- 

 kill, and of Chautauqua, Kenoza, Green- 

 wood, Morris, Glenmere and other pictur- 

 esque lakes reached by the Erie. 



The book also contains as usual a list of 

 the various stations on the Erie system 

 near which good fishing may be had, to- 

 gether with detailed information as to 

 round trip fares, guides' wages, livery rates, 

 and other things that a sportsman always 

 wants to know. In the back part of the 

 book may be found a synopsis of the fish 

 laws of New York, Pennsylvania and New 

 Jersey. Altogether the new Erie fishing 

 book is one of the handsomest and best 

 that has yet been issued by any " railway 

 line. Every angler in the East, and every 

 one in the West who intends to come East, 

 should have a copy of this book. In writ- 

 ing for it please mention Recreation. 



additional working parts. It performs its 

 duty to perfection. 



PARKER BROS.' NEW EJECTOR. 



Parker Brothers, Meriden, Conn., makers 

 of the world renowned Parker gun, known 

 as the "Old Reliable," have been working 

 on an automatic ejector, and have finally 

 perfected and patented one that they be- 

 lieve will be a worthy attachment for the 

 Old Reliable. This company has been slow 

 in adopting this feature, but the fact that 

 they have brought out a device which they 

 think has enough merit to be applied to the 

 Old Reliable is good evidence that the user 

 will get value received. 



Parker Bros, are applying the automatic 

 ejector to their high grade guns only, $150, 

 $200, $300 and $400 models, at $25 list extra. 

 On account of the demand for Parker guns 

 without ejectors these people can not fur- 

 nish the lower grades of guns with ejectors 

 at present. 



It is said by experts that the Parker au- 

 tomatic ejector works easily and perfectly 

 and that no one would know, from the 

 working of the gun, that it contains any 



BEN, THE LIFE STORY OF A CUR. 



One of the most delightful and interest- 

 ing bear stories ever written will be printed 

 "in July RECREATION.. It narrates the ex- 

 periences, trials, tribulations, cunning 

 tricks and traits of a cub that was captured 

 when 2 weeks old ; that traveled with a 

 hunting party in the mountains all summer, 

 and that was then taken to the home of his 

 new master, in a Western town, where he 

 grew up as a member of the family. 



The story has been elaborately and strik- 

 ingly illustrated by R. F. Outcault, author 

 and illustrator of the "Little Mose" 

 stories, which have delighted thousands 

 of people during the last 2 or 3 years. 



Tell your friends about this story of Ben 

 and advise them not to miss it, for it will 

 prove really the greatest treat that has 

 ever appeared in Recreation, or in any 

 other magazine. 



N. W. Ayer & Sons, 308 Chestnut street, 

 Philadelphia, have sent out their newspaper 

 directory for 1903, and it is indeed a great 

 work. It contains a carefully prepared list 

 of newspapers and periodicals published in 

 the United States, Territories, and Domin- 

 ion of Canada, with valuable information 

 regarding their circulation, issue, date of 

 establishment, political or other distinctive 

 features, names of editors and publishers 

 and street addresses in cities of 50,000 in- 

 habitants and upward, together with the 

 population of the counties and places in 

 which the papers are published, and a 

 great fund of other information of value to 

 all business men and students. The book 

 sells at $5 a copy, and is well worth the 

 price. In ordering please mention Recrea- 

 tion. 



The Savage Arms Co., Utica, N. Y., has 

 issued its 1903 catalogue, which is fully up 

 to the high standard of the Savage people 

 in the matter of text and illustrations. The 

 Savage rifle is pictured in all its various 

 models, and the working parts are also 

 shown, life size, on a separate page. There 

 are 3 pages devoted to rifle sights, 3 to car- 

 tridges, one to re-loading tools, and several 

 to general information. 



The new 22 caliber rifle is illustrated and 

 described, and this announcement alone 

 will create a great demand for this cata- 

 logue. When you write for the book, please 

 mention Recreation. 



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