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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[AIarch 6, 1909. 
FOREST AND STREAM 
WKat It Is and WKat It Offers 
For three months past we have been busy taking care of the new members of the FOREST AND STREAINI 
circle—so many of them, that there have sometimes been delays in starting the subscriptions. But all have been 
patient, and we have been very successful in expediting this 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 much. Eirst of all, a wider influence in promoting the things we are all interested in, game pro¬ 
tection and propagation, forest conservation, and rational living close to nature. This brings us to the things 
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 for forest conservation, has dwelt on the delights 
of entering into close acquaintance with the living things of forest, field and stream. It is carrying on your fight, 
and it is gratifying beyond measure that the real outdoor people of America are behind us in increasing numbers. 
A DIFFERENCE. 
FOREST AND STREAiM takes the stand that people who hunt, fish, camp, cruise, explore odd corners of 
the earth, or study nature in her haunts, want in their outdoor journal only such things as accord with their own 
experiences. They require that the narrative “ring true.” This is our standard, and for this reason EOREST xTND 
STREAiM occupies a place no other outdoor periodical can fill, the medium through which the brethren of gun 
and rod. sail and paddle exchange views and exj^eriences. Its writers and editors do the things they describe and de¬ 
scribe things as they happen. Its departments, Eishing, Shooting, Natural History, Yachting and Canoeing, are in 
charge of acknowledged e.xperts, and are invariably valuable in suggestion and direct help, as well as interesting. 
A FORECAST. 
Many of our friends have congratulated us on the improvement of the past months in contents, typography, and illus¬ 
tration. We foresee even better things. We shall continue to improve the mechanical excellence of the paper, and the contents 
will be constantly better. For the immediate future we have a singularly attractive programme in which big-game hunters and 
bird shooters, fly-casters and anglers for the monster fish of the tropics, naturalists and trappers, yachtsmen and trapshootei's, 
will And matter more attractive than ever before. 
“The Journal of an Afrikander” is timely—a series of papers on big-game hunting in Rhodesia and British East Africa. 
In these narratives lion-hunting 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 rejoice in Mr. Cooper’s “Trouting on the Rio Grande,” the first-prize story in the recent FOREST A*ND 
STREAM competition. It treats not merely of angling, hut of travel in the high mountains, with the incidents of the time 
and of earlier days, told with a charm which Mr. Cooper has never equalled in his many contributions. 
Speaking about the prize stories, there are four of especial interest. All appeal to the big-game hunter, yet each differs 
widely from the others, 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 “Camp¬ 
ing 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 and satisfy the big-game hunter. 
Of extraordinary interest to the naturalist are the frequent papers telling of discoveries in natural history, such as those 
recently 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. 
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. 
Here is a list of some of the interesting stories to come n the next few months: 
The Journal cf an Afrikander, J. A. IM. Lethbridge. 
Trouting on the Rio Grande, C. A. Cooper. 
In Menelik’s Kingdom, J. A. M. Lethbridge. 
A Still-Hunter’s Memory, Samuel Merrill. 
New Brunswick with a Tracking Snow, F. W. Osgood. 
The Big Grizzly of the Bitter Root, Dr. Chas. S. iMoody. 
A Race With the Ebb, Julian Burroughs. 
Camping and Hunting in New Brunswick, b red Talcott. 
The Tale of a Dog, H. H. Parkhouse. 
Around the Saw-Tooth Range, A. L. Wheeler. 
Life Among the Sahaptin Indians, Dr. Chas. S. IMoodj-. 
Short Stories of the Old Plains Life, Geo. Bird Grinnell. 
Leaves from a Trapper’s Diary, H. S. Peterson. 
OUR SUBSCRIBERS’ SERVICE. 
Our readers often write to us with requests for information along many lines, particularly in regard to guns, rods, boat 
designs, ammunition, game conditions, shooting and fishing resorts. We are 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. 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. 
