RECREATION. 



XXXIX 



Cut Their Hands 



Don't wait until your 

 wife or servants 



BUY A 



Yankee Cork Puller 



An up and down motion of the handle draws the 

 tightest cork and automatically dischargesfit. No 

 effort. No trouble. No broken bits of cork lefl in 

 the bottle. Never slips. Lasts aiifetime, Fastens 

 to sideboard, door-jamb or other upright surface. 

 ( 'annot get lost. 



ylsh the hardware dealer, or sent direct, expi es - />/ e 

 paid, on receipt of price. 



Booklet for Nickel Plated - $1.25 

 the Asking. Silver ** - 3.50 



After 30 days' tr al nu.ney cheerfully refunded if not pleased 



THE GILCHRIST CO. 



12o Lafayette St. Newark, N.J. 



Free : To anyone sending, through me, 

 $i for yearly subscription to Recreation, I 

 will send free a No. i Sportsman's Medicine 

 Case; for 2 subscriptions ' a Physician's 

 Pocket Medicine Case; for io subscriptions 

 i.ooo 12-gauge primed paper shot shells. 

 This offer is not open to old subscribers who 

 formerly have sent in their subscriptions to 

 the office of Recreation, but to all others. 

 Walter Lusson, Ardmore, Pa. 



Huron Indian Work : To any one sub- 

 scribing to Recreation through me I will 

 give a Bracelet and Ring worked in horse- 

 hair, with any small inscription you like, 

 your name, etc , woven in it with caribou 

 hair; quite a curiosity, send along your $i. 

 Walter Legare, 518^ John Street, Qnebec, 

 Canada. 



For Sale: A lot of excellent photos of 

 live wild elk, taken last winter. Some of 

 these pictures were made during the time 

 of the heavy snow, when the elk were suf- 

 fering for food ; others when there was but 

 2 or 3 inches of snow. Some pictures show 

 single animals at close range, while others 

 show 50 to 100 each, at a distance of 100 

 feet or more from the camera. Prices: 5x7, 

 $1 50 a dozen; 6*4x&%, $2.50 a dozen. I 

 refer, by permission, to the Editor of Re- 

 creation, who has a set of these pictures. 

 S. N. Leek, Jackson, Wyo. 



Do You Want a Drinking Cup Free? 



Send me $1 for a new subscription to Rec- 

 reation and I will send you. a fine nickel- 

 plated folding drinking cup. For to cents 

 extra will send by registered mail. Mrs. 

 Thomas H. Walker, 205 Me rimac Street, 

 Manchester, N. H. 



Another Good Offer: To the first person 

 sending me five subscriptions to Recreation 

 and five dollars, before April 1st, I will give 

 a 2 by 3^printing press, and type to go 

 with it To any person sending me sub- 

 scriptions and two dollars. I will give a 

 silver plated napkin ring. To any person 

 sending 1 subscription, I will give a sterling 

 silver ring. All persons sending me one 

 subscription, please send finger measure- 

 ment. A. J. Brodhead, 42 Sayre St., 



Elizabeth, N. J. 



Sent Free : Ten varieties of Mexican 

 postage and revenue stamps for one annual 

 subscription to Recreation sent in through 

 me. Stamp collectors should not miss this 

 chance to increase their collection of Mexi- 

 can stamps. Albert M. Penn, Laredo, Tex. 

 ■ ■ # 



To each person sending me $1. (P.O. 

 Money order) for one year's sub- 

 scription to Recreation, I will 

 send his choice of the following. 



A Genuine Briar Pipe with Wennine Amber Bit, or 

 a Braided Leather Dog 1 Whip with snap on end, or a 

 Polished Steel Dojr Chain with swivels, snaps, etc., or 

 a MacMillan Shell Extractor for any size of shell from 

 8 guage to 22 caliber, or a Pocket Compass, 1 in. dial 

 open face, watch shape,with ring handle, bevel crystal. 



EDWARD S. ADAMS, Box 536, Manchester, N.H. 



Wanted. — A lady and daughter, in a 

 country village, are desirous of furnishing 

 a home for the summer for 4 or 5 girls be- 

 tween the ages of 8 and 14. Close care and 

 attention will be given them. The locality 

 is healthful, and particularly adapted for 

 mountain walks, wheeling, and delightful 

 drives. A fine opportunity is offered for 

 the study of nature. 



The best references given and required. 



Inquire of Editor. 



Musical Clock 



A skilled mechanic 

 has invented lately a 

 which, besides keeping perfect time, running 8 days 

 with one winding, striking the hours and halves, will 

 also play favorite airs every half hour. As the cost 

 is very low, many prefer buying the clock with the mu- 

 sical attachment. Ask your jeweler for it or send to 

 E. L. CUENDET, Mfr., 7 Barclay Street, New York 



