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RECREATION. 



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99% of a camera's value 

 is in the lens." 



T he foundation of pho 

 tography is the lens. 



A poor lens makes poor pictures 

 — a good lens makes good pict- 

 ures. The best photographs in 

 the world are taken with the GOERZ LENS. 

 The best photographers use them. Catalogue Free. 



Main Offices, Berlin-Friedenaw, Germany. 



Branch Offices, 4 and 5 Holborn Circus, London, 



England. 22 Rue de V Entrepot, Paris. 



C P. GOERZ, Room 27, 52 E. Union Square, New York 



DON'T FORGET 



Recreation's 



Photo Contest 



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HIS is the time of year to 

 secure photos of Live Wild 



Birds and Game, of Camp- 

 ing Scenes or other Outdoor 

 Sports. One such picture may win 

 for you a valuable 



CAMERA, 

 LENS, TENT, 

 FISHING ROD, 

 FIELD GLASS, 

 SKATES, GLOVES, 

 FOUNTAIN PEN 



or other prize. 



See announcement of contest in Recrea- 

 tion, department of Amateur Photography 



"How was the amateur performance of 

 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' the other night?" in- 

 quired the washing machine agent, who 

 visited the hamlet often enough to keep 

 tab on the important local happenings. 



"Well— er-h-m ! — " cautiously replied the 

 landlord of the Pruntytown tavern. "My 

 nephew was sort of implicated in it, and 

 so, with malice toward none and charity 

 for all, as the feller said, I'll admit that it 

 wasn't so durned much worse than several 

 of the 947 previous presentations of the 

 play here." — Puck. 



First Automobilist — I ran over a kid to- 

 day. 



Second Automobilist — So? Beast or hu- 

 man ? — Exchange. 



Something Special — Playing Cards 



Free : — To each person sending me $1 for 

 one year's subscription to Recreation, or 

 sending it direct to be placed to my credit, 

 I will forward all charges prepaid, a pack 

 of elegant gold edge playing cards. These 

 are no cheap second quality cards but first 

 quality of extra selected stock, highly 

 enameled and polished, fancy set pattern 

 backs, each pack wrapped in handsome 

 glazed wrapper and packed in strong tele- 

 scope case. L. J. Tooley, 

 141 Burr Oak St., Kalamazoo, Mich. 



