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growing small by degrees and beautifully 

 less. The railroad managers, forewarned, 

 have been forearmed, and the courts of St. 

 Louis appear to have no doubt either of 

 the law or their duty in the case. Fines of 

 $250 and $300, accompanied with 10 to 60 

 days in jail, are handed out with neatness 

 and dispatch, and the nefarious business is 

 evidently to be broken up from its founda- 

 tions. Patrons of ticket scalpers, however, 

 have received an additional warning in the 

 fact that while they not only stand to lose 

 their money, they are also likely to be in- 

 volved as accomplices or detained as wit- 

 nesses for the prosecution. In any way it 

 is looked at, the less the honest traveler has 

 to do with the scalper the better, for the 

 apparent saving in the transaction is likely 

 ot prove in the end the most dearly bought 

 experience. 



It would be well for every smoker who is 

 planning a trip to the woods to write Rogers 

 & Co. for a catalogue and prices. In doing 

 so please mention Recreation. 



COMFORTABLE CAMPING. 



"I its About Camping," is the title of an 

 excei it little pamphlet issued by the 

 Canadian Pacific Railway. It is small and 

 handy, full of information. It tells the 

 novice what to take with him when he 

 starts for the woods and how to prepare 

 for his expedition. Practical experience 

 dictates the advice given. 



There is given a careful list of stores to 

 be taken, a number of simple recipes for 

 the cooking of birds and fish in the woods, 

 and a few directions for the preservation 

 of skins and heads until a taxidermist can 

 be reached. Careful study of the "Hints" 

 will save many annoying mistakes, and that 

 there may be no excuse for neglecting the 

 advice, the Canadian Pacific Railway Com- 

 pany distributes the book free through its 

 agents or on application to its Advertising 

 Agent, Windsor Station, Montreal. 



Please mention -Recreation when you 

 write. 



E. V. Skinner, A. T. M., 

 458 Broadway, New York. 



John B. Rogers & Co., of Binghamton, N. 

 Y., are making a line of cigars which they 

 are putting out through the mails and 

 which are advertised in Recreation, at in- 

 tervals. This is a thoroughly reliable house 

 and the goods are put up in convenient 

 packages with special reference to the wants 

 of sportsmen. Nearly every camper sup- 

 plies himself when starting out, with a 

 liberal allowance of the weed and it is easy 

 to understand that a large saving in cost 

 may be made by buying direct from a manu- 

 facturer. If you buy from a retail dealer 

 you must, of course, pay him his profit and 

 in this case you can buy from the maker 

 at the same price as the dealer would have 

 to pay. 



Blauvelt Knitting Co., Newark, N. J. : 



Dear Sirs: I have just received the knit 

 hunting jacket, and am much pleased with 

 it. I enclose you money order to pay for it, 

 and shall send you another order soon for 

 some more knit goods. 



My wife is much pleased with the jacket, 

 and is thinking of having you get up some- 

 thing for her. I recommend the jacket 

 highly, and you will probably hear from 

 some of my friends as soon as they get a 

 sight of my jacket. You may use any part 

 of this letter you choose, over my signa- 

 ture. 



Thanking you for your promptness, etc., 

 I am, yours truly, 



E. G. Webb, Fulton, N. Y. 



As the game season is again at hand, the 

 true sportsmen will make efforts to add 

 their best specimens to their collections. 

 The Northwestern School of Taxidermy, 

 Omaha, Nebraska, is teaching thousands 

 to do their own taxidermy. This * school 

 will send a copy of its new catalogue to all 

 readers of Recreation asking for one. 



RECREATION FOR CHRISTMAS. 



The holiday season is again ap- 

 proaching, and generous, thoughtful 

 people are making up lists of presents 

 for their friends. All such good peo- 

 ple should 'remember that no more in- 

 teresting, valuable or appropriate pres- 

 ent for a man or a boy can be found 

 than a yearly subscription to Recre- 

 ation. There are many such people 

 who have sent in a number of sub- 

 scriptions at the end of each year, for 

 their friends, and who have announced 

 their intention of continuing this cus- 

 tom as long as they live. Recreation 

 is a great educator; it is a mould- 

 er of good, sound sentiment with 

 regard to outdoor sports and the 

 preservation of wild animals, birds, 

 fishes and forests. It stands pre- 

 eminently for clean sport and manly 

 manhood. It should, therefore, be in 

 the hands of every man and boy in 

 the land. Do not forget to include it 

 in your list. 



