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RECREATION. 



The Very Best 

 Investment for 

 ac Sportsmeai 



WOULD BE 



A PROTHER.O GUN CABINET 



Made entirely of heavy oak. 



Golden or weathered finish. 



68 inches high, 20 inches wide, 13 inches deep. 



Holds 5 guns. 



Requires only 2 square feet of floor space. 



Moisture proof. 



Door and drawers fit. 



Keeps guns in good condition. 



Price, $15. 



Cheapest cabinet in the market of equal 

 size and quality. 



r ' : — 



John. N. Prothero 



400 DU BOIS STREET, DU BOIS, PA. 



Special for November— Freight prepaid (when cash accompanies 

 order) to any station east of the Mississippi. 



FOR 



Solid Comfort 



SUMMER or WINTER 



The 

 Best 



is 



the 

 Cheapest 



Get a pair of 



Thompson 

 Quimby 



Hunting 

 Boots 



I Make the Best 



All work guaranteed. I refer by per- 

 mission to the Editor of Recreation. 

 Measurement blanks and prices on ap- 

 plication. Mention Recreation. 



T. H. GUTHRIE 



240 Halsey St. NEWARK, N. J. 



The Mariposa Novelty Co., of Chi- 

 cago, 111., has devised a plan of pressing 

 and framing butterflies ana moths in such 

 a way as to preserve their natural outlines 

 and colors and to make beautiful and in- 

 teresting wall decorations. The specimens 

 are first placed on a sheet of raw cotton, 

 the wings carefully spread out so as to 

 show all details of form and color. Then 

 a sheet of glass is placed on the insects to 

 hold them in position. The specimens are 

 then framed in oak of such width as may 

 be needed to give the best possible effect. 



This new method of preserving these 

 beautiful creatures will prove of great in- 

 terest to nature students, as it will enable 

 them to remember distinctly the forms of 

 the various species arm will convey to the 

 mind a much more lasting impression of 

 the insect than could be obtained from 

 even the best colored illustrations in books. 

 Furthermore, these framed specimens will 

 prove of great value as decorations for the 

 office, library, dining room, or even the 

 parlor. 



It would be well for every person inter- 

 ested in nature study' to order a sample 

 case of these butterflies. In doing so please 

 mention Recreation. 



I have received the Ideal hunting knife 

 that you give with 4 yearly subscriptions 

 and it is an excellent article. I like your 

 magazine much, and shall try to send an- 

 other club in the near future. 



Rowland Willett, Bradford, Mass, 



