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FOREST AND STREAM—WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT OFFERS 
For some months past we have been busy taking care of the new friends who have been joining the FOREST AND STREAM 
circle. There have been so many of them that at times it has been impossible to have all the names entered, and the first copies 
started the day the orders were received. But all have been patient, and we have been very successful in expediting our work, 
and now 
There are nearly twice as many readers of Forest and Stream as a year ago, and the end is not yet. 
This means a good many things. First of all, it means a wider influence in promoting the things we are all interested in, 
game protection and propagation, forest conservation, and rational living close to the great heart of nature. This brings us to 
the things that 
FOREST AND STREAM STANDS FOR. 
It has been a pioneer in the struggle for sensible game legislation, and awakened public sentiment, has preached the doctrine 
of true sportsmanship, the necessity of active work in behalf of forest conservation, has dwelt upon the delights of entering into 
close acquaintance with the wild things that live and grow in forest, field and stream. It is still carrying on the fight—your 
fight—and it is gratifying beyond measure to note that the real outdoor men and women of America are behind us in increasing 
numbers. 
A DIFFERENCE. 
FOREST AND STREAM has taken the stand that the people who hunt and fish, cruise and camp, explore odd corners of the 
earth or simply drink in the essence of out of doors in long tramps through wood or meadow, want in an outdoor journal only 
such things as accord with their own experiences. In other words, they require that the narrative must “Ring True.” This is 
our standard, and for this reason FOREST AND STREAM occupies a place among outdoor periodicals that no other can fill. 
It is the medium through which the brethren of rod and gun, oar, rope and paddle, exchange their views and experiences 
and learn from one another. Its writers and the members of its editorial staff are men who do the things they describe, and 
describe things as they happen. Its departments, fishing, shooting, natural history, canoeing, yachting, are in charge of acknowl¬ 
edged experts, and are invariably valuable in suggestion and direct help, as well as interesting. 
A FORECAST. 
A great many of our friends have congratulated us on the improvement of the past few months in contents, typography 
and illustration. We foresee even better things in the immediate future. 
Not only shall we continue to improve the mechanical excellence of the paper, but the matter printed will be constantly 
better. For the immediate future we have a singularly attractive programme in which big-game hunters and bird shooters, fiy- 
casters and anglers for the monster fish of the tropics, naturalists and ti-appers, yachtsmen and trapshooters, will all find matter 
more attractive than ever before. 
Mrs. Ridley’s story, “A Woman on the Trap Trail,” is fascinating in its simple unfolding to an audience that knows 
nothing about them, of the mysteries of winter in the high mountains, as seen by fresh eyes. With a singularly keen insight she 
recognized the wonders by which she was surrounded and now tells of them in language that all can understand. 
Mr. Roosevelt’s proposed African journey lends especial interest to “The Journal of an Afrikander”—a series of papers soon 
to be printed on big-game hunting in Rhodesia and British East 4 frica. In these narratives the hunting of the lion plays an 
important part, though the stealthy leopard comes up to the tent and carries off a dog almost from under his master’s hand. 
The tales deal with hunting the great antelopes, the hippo, rhino, or the giraffe. 
Anglers will especially rejoice in Mr. Cooper’s “Trouting on the Rio Grande,” the story which won first prize in the recent 
FOREST AND STREAM competition. It treats not merely of angling, but of travel in the high mountains, with the incidents of 
the time and of earlier days, and is told with a charm which Mr. Cooper has perhaps never equalled in his many past contri¬ 
butions. 
Speaking about the prize stories, there are four which are of especial interest. They all appeal to the big-game hunter, 
yet each differs widely from the other three, for each has its own point of view. These are: “A Still-Hunter’s Memory,” by 
Samuel Merrill; “New Brunswick With a Tracking Snow,” by F. W. Osgood; “The Big Grizzly of the Bitter Root,” by Dr. Chas. 
S. Moody, and “Camping and Hunting in New Brunswick,” by Fred Talcott. Each of these papers is what here in this office we 
call “splendid FOREST AND STREAM stuff.” Each will thrill the big-game hunter who reads it and will fill him with 
delight. 
Of extraordinary interest to the naturalist are the frequent papers telling of discoveries in natural history, such as those 
i-ecently contributed by J. Keele, Chas. Sheldon and Allen Brooks—such absolutely new facts as that a wolverine tries to kill 
moose, or that the northern lynx kills the wild sheep, or the discovery after years of vain search of the Queen Charlotte Island 
caribou. 
Each week—fifty-two times a year—FOREST AND STREAM offers to its readers its feast of interesting and valuable 
matter. What it gives and how interesting it is, can hardly be realized except by going over the volumes already printed and 
seeing the wealth of material that has appeared. It is much better to get these good things week by week. 
Here is a list of some of the interesting stories to come in the next few months: 
“A WOMAN ON THE TRAP TRAIL,” by Margaret A. Ridley (now running). 
“THE JOURNAL OF AN AFRIKANDER,” by J. A. M. Lethbridge. 
“TROUTING ON THE RIO GRANDE,” by G. A. Cooper. 
“IN MENELIK’S KINGDOM,” by J. A. M. Lethbridge. 
“A STILL-HUNTER’S MEMORY,” by Samuel Merrill. 
“NEW BRUNSWICK WITH A TRACKING SNOW,” by F. W. Osgood. 
“THE BIG GRIZZLY OF THE BITTER ROOT,” by Dr. Chas. S. Moody. 
“A RACE WITH THE EBB,” by Julian Burroughs. 
“CAMPING AND HUNTING IN NEW BRUNSWICK,” by Fred. Talcott. 
“THE TALE OF A DOG,” by H. H. Parkhouse. 
“AROUND THE SAW TOOTH RANGE,” by A. L. Wheeler. 
“LIFE AMONG THE SAHAPTIN INDIANS,” by Dr. Chas. S. Moody. 
“SHORT STORIES OP THE OLD PLAINS LIFE,” by Geo. Bird Grinnell. 
“LEAVES FROM A TRAPPER’S DIARY,” by H. S. Peterson. 
OUR SUBSCRIBERS’ SERVICE. 
Many of our readers write to us with requests for information along many lines, particularly in regard to guns, rods, 
boat designs, ammunition, game conditions and shooting and fishing resorts. 
Many more might adopt this same course if they realized that we were always willing—and glad—to supply such informa¬ 
tion. The service is always open to you. 
We wish to make FOREST AND STREAM of daily, immediate service to all our friends. Our plans aim to make our 
subscribers’ service more complete. We, wish you all to make use of it. It may not always be possible to answer your inquiry 
at once, but we will do our best, either supplying the information direct or putting you in touch with those who can. 
Altogether for the months to come FOREST AND STREAM will continue to hold its unique place as the real outdoor 
magazine for real outdoor people, bringing every week the fresh message of the world of out of doors, fulfilling the ideals of 
its friends, and constantly offering something new and interesting. 
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