RECREATION. 



lix 



THE ECLIPSE OF SAPPHIRA. 



J. W. FOLEY IN THE NEW YORK TIMES. 



When Miss Sapphira Snodgrass read her 

 graduation essay, some discerning per- 

 sons present into commendation stirred, 



When its peroration ended, vowed no effort 

 half so splendid had the sense of Smith- 

 ville greeted or the ears of Smithville 

 heard ; 



Such diction, poise and thinking! Half the 

 audience was blinking tears of pride 

 when Miss Sapphira bade her auditors 

 farewell. 



And the way that she was showered with 

 congratulations ! Bowered with bou- 

 quets of rarest flowers ! Ah, 'tis not for 

 me to tell ! 



"I predict," said Trustee Brewer, as he 

 gave his right hand to her, "yours will 

 be no common destiny — no ordinary life, 



In your essay's peroration I can see eman- 

 cipation from your sex's limitations and 

 a yearning for the strife." 



So 'twas all agreed and settled that she 

 was so finely mettled she would take 

 first place 'mong women of the self- 

 assertive kind. 



And but for the limitations of her sex 

 might be the Nation's Chief Executive, 

 they said it, if she felt that way inclined. 



So, the eyes of Smithville seeing this su- 

 perb and female being, she went forth 

 into the struggle, with determination 

 grim ; . 



But alas, in moment stupid, by the way 

 met cunning Cupid, and oblivious to 

 glory tarried there to talk with him ; 



Talked with Cupid there and tarried; all 

 the dreams are fled ; she's married ; giv- 

 en up her aspirations to win glory and 

 renown, 



So superb and so fine fettled, all of Smith- 

 ville feels sore nettled, for as plodding 

 wife she's settled in a little country 

 town ! 



Mrs. Schoppen : I want 5 pounds of 

 sugar, please. 



Grocer: Yes'm ; anything else? 



No, that's all ; I'll take it with me if the 

 package isn't too heavy. 



Oh ! it'll only weigh 3 or 4 pounds, 

 ma'am. — Philadelphia Press. 



"When the airships reach that stage of 

 perfection where they will be generally 

 used," remarked the Observer of Events and 

 Things, "a neighbor will only have to leave 

 his scuttle open when he wants you to drop 

 in !" — Yonkers Statesman. 



The Syracuse gun you had made for me 

 gives perfect satisfaction. Recreation 

 gives the best premiums of any magazine in 

 America. My Yawman & Erbe reel is ex- 

 cellent. I sold my premium Harrington & 

 Richardson gun for $7.50. 



W. R. Wright, Hawkesbury, Ont. 



NEWHOUSE 

 STEEL TRAPS 



Made since 1848 by ONEIDA COMMUNITY 



S. NEWHOUSE 



(The Old Trapper and Trapmaker) 



Fifty years ago this famous old Trapmaker of 

 the Oneida Community would not let a trap 

 leave his hand till he KNEW that it would hold 

 any animal that got into its jaws. Even greater 

 pains are taken now than then in selecting the 

 finest steel and rigidly testing every part. 



This is why all experienced Trappers insist 

 on having the 



4ft 



NEWHOUSE 



jj 



11 1 have seen an Indian trade his pony for one 

 dozen Newhouse Traps.'' — Popular Magazine 

 Writer. 



Eleven Sizes for Catching: 

 Every Fur Bearing Animal 



Every Trap Guaranteed 



Illustrated Catalogue Mailed 



J^P^Send twenty-five cents for "The Trapper's Guide," 

 by S. Newhouse, telling all about fur bearing animals 

 and how to trap them, together with interesting nar- 

 ratives and practical directions for life in the woods. 



Mention Recreation. 



ONEIDA COMMUNITY 



ONEIDA 



NEW YORK 



