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RECREATION. 



I read my Recreation from cover to 

 cover and enjoy its contents- f immensely. 

 Your hog roasting department interests me 

 greatly. I wish you would get after the 

 porkers of New Jersey more often. We 

 have many throughout the State and a little 

 sizzling would do them good. 



Last fall while spending a few days in 

 Sussex county I was authoritatively in- 

 formed of the beastly practice of gunners 

 during the open season on woodcock. 

 These fellows go afield in July and being 

 privileged to burn powder they kill quails, 

 grouse and rabbits whenever opportunity 

 presents itself. 



If the laws of all the States cut July out 

 of the open season on woodcock our game 

 would increase perceptibly. I should es- 

 pecially like to see an amendment made to 

 this clause of game laws of New Jersey. 

 What can we do? 



F. R, Jr., Jersey City, N. J. 



New York City. 

 Winchester Arms Co., 



Dear Sirs : 



Having read in November Recreation 

 of your intention to make an automatic 

 shot gun I wish to voice my disapproval 

 of same. 



Several years ago we looked with pride 

 on the wild birds of this country. That 

 was before repeating shot guns were in- 

 vented; but now what have we left? Only 

 a remnant of the former great numbers of 

 our birds. Our pride has been humiliated 

 and all decent and humane sportsmen shun 

 this destructive weapon. 



If you persist in placing an automatic 

 gun on the market you will lose many 

 friends, though you may gain the praise of 

 a few game hogs. 



Yours truly, 



William J. Bell. 



I see you speak strongly against game 

 hogs. I wish you would ask all sportsmen, 

 especially the L. A. S., to go out a few 

 times and kill as many wild game hogs as 

 they can, such as wolves, foxes, weasels, 

 minks, skunks, porcupines, hawks, owls and 

 eagles, also martens in season. These ani- 

 mals do more harm than any human game 

 hog. The killing of these wild game hogs 

 would furnish good sport. Deer are much 

 more numerous in the Parry Sound dis- 

 trict than they are 20 miles North, where 

 it is far wilder, because there are wolves 

 up North. 



Clive A. Thomson, Parry Sound, Ont. 



I have been a constant reader of your 

 magazine and like it much. I recently 

 bought an Ithaca and it is the best balanced 

 and neatest fire arm I have ever owned. 

 It is their No. 4 ejector and is the hardest 

 sriooting gun I ever put to my shoulder. 

 June 23rd, in a blue rock shoot here, I 

 averaged 93 per cent with it, the best 

 shooting on targets I have ever done. Any- 



one who wishes the best gun for his money 

 will make no mistake if he orders an 

 Ithaca. 



H. L. Andrews, Pittston, Penn. 



You will, no doubt, remember inserting 

 for me in April Recreation a small adver- 

 tisement of a shot gun which I wished to 

 dispose of for $50. I have had a surpris- 

 ingly large number of inquiries from that 

 small space and sold the gun some time 

 since. I could have sold it 3 or 4 times 

 over, judging from the inquiries I re- 

 ceived. This shows what Recreation can 

 do. 



T. P. Peckham, Utica, N. Y. 



A father recently overheard his young 

 son use a word he did not approve, and 

 calling the child to him, said: "My son, if 

 you will promise me never to use that 

 word again I'll give you a silver dime." 

 The little fellow promised, and true to his 

 word, refrained. About a week later he 

 went to his father and said : "Papa, I've 

 learned a new word worth 50 cents." — The 

 Philadelphia Press. 



I received the Korona camera in first 

 class condition. I have not seen a camera 

 to equal it in this city. I had never thought 

 the plates would be so good as they are. 

 The photos I have taken with the Korona 

 are excellent. It is indeed all in the lens. 

 I thank you for the premium and shall do 

 all in my power to secure subscriptions 

 for Recreation. 



Robt. W. Miller, South Bethlehem, Pa. 



Fond Mamma — Why does my good little 

 boy want to grow big? Does he wish to 

 achieve greatness ? 



Good Little Willie — Yes. I want to grow 

 big enough to swat that jay across the 

 street a couple without getting licked every 

 time. — Chicago Journal. 



Little Willie — Say, Pa, what is an empty 

 title? 



Pa — An empty title, my son, is your 

 mother's way of referring to me as the 

 head of the house when there are visitors 

 present. — Chicago News. 



We have had excellent results from our 

 ad in Recreation, and when we make up 

 next year's list Recreation will be at the 

 head of it. 



Presto Mfg. Co., Ossining, N. Y. 



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"The doctor says my husband has got 

 water on the brain." 



"You're lucky ; mine has whiskey on the 

 brain." — Houston Post. 



Miss Sue Brette — Don't you like to hold 

 hands ? 



Mr. Jack Pott — Yes; good hands. — 

 Yonkers Statesman. 



