RECREATION. 



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There is a 



Guarantee of 25 years 



behind every 



MS. BOSS 

 •S8BT Watch Case 



It's the only gold filled case that has proved its wearing 

 quality by test of time. Made, sold and worn since 1853. 

 Remember this when buying a watch, and insist on 

 having a Boss case with the Keystone trade-mark— 

 stamped inside. 



Send for booklet. 



THE KEYSTONE WATCH CASE COMPANY, 

 Philadelphia. 



HOW BILL WAS CURED. 



W. D. GAY. 



A jeweler sat on his little, old stool, . He was absent minded and dreamed all 



He bored and he drilled, but couldn't keep day 



cool ; Of a Wisconsin lake, and a season of play ; 



He had sat on that stool for a number of Of a birch bark canoe and a light rod of 



years, steel, 



And to see his round shoulders would make Of a blueberry patch and a well filled 



you shed tears. creel. 



His name it was Bill, just simply Bill Gay, £ w ° /r^™ he , se Jf cted > trusted a » d true, 



And his friends said that he would be He filled them both up with old stories and 



missing some day; r^, ^ ew ,\ ,, • , , . 



For he had been seen with some green Then together they went, with their new 



catalogues rods and flies> 



Of fine rods and reels and soft rubber To the . land of bi & fishes and blueberry 

 frogs. P ies - 



Four weeks they put in 'mid the pine-clad 

 'Twas the time of year when the black bass hills, 



bite, Where nature in splendor a sportsman's 

 And muskalonge sport in the waters bright; heart thrills; 



Bill couldn't sit still, let him try as he Then they all returned home, and now Bill 



would, can keep cool, 



His folks said he "had 'em," and had 'em As he sits all day long on his little, old 



right good. stool. 



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 M 7 Barclay Street, New York 



