PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



MARLIN'S NEW DEMONSTRATOR. 



Colonel George E. Bartlett, who has ac- 

 cepted a position with the Marlin Fire 

 Arms Company, has had a life of adventure 

 and unique experience in the West. 



The past 20 years of his life have been 

 spent among the Indians. For several 

 years, a government scout, later, United 

 States Deputy Marshal, and proprietor of 

 the Wounded Knee trading post, he has 

 lived near the red men and has had an op- 

 portunity to study them in all their phases. 

 He has treated them as his friends; they 

 have accepted his friendship and returned 

 their own. 



At the battle of Wounded Knee, Colonel 

 Bartlett was a hero. It was only a few hun- 

 dred feet from his trading post, that the 

 battle took place and he tells some thrilling 

 stories of his part in this bloody tragedy. 



Colonel Bartlett, who has for years used 

 a Marlin rifle, will test all guns made by 

 the company, and will represent them at 

 Sportsmen shows, giving exhibitions of 

 rifle and pistol shooting, in which he is an 

 expert. He was a central figure at the 

 Boston Exhibit, where the Marlins had a 

 large booth. 



Tommy — Pa, what is " 'horse sense " ? 

 Mr. Callipers — It consists in knowing 

 when to say neigh, my son. 



NEW LINE OF GOLF GOODS. 



The B. G. I. Co., 315 Broadway, N. Y., 

 has recently put on the market a full line 

 of golf goods, on which they report im- 

 mense sales. The reputation erf this factory, 

 for turning out high grade goods, of what- 

 ever kind it undertakes to produce, ac- 

 counts for the sudden popularity of its new 

 line. These people call especial attention 

 to their single piece driver. This was de- 

 vised by Mr. John D. Dunn, a famous Eng- 

 lish golfer, who is now associated with the 

 B. G. I. Co., and who is well known to 

 many American players. These are said 

 to be the longest drivers in the world. This 

 claim is made on the ground that the spring 

 of the club is 4 inches nearer the point of 

 impact than in other clubs, and that it is 

 not deadened by a string, as in the ordinary 

 spliced clubs. 



These single piece clubs are bent at the 

 neck, so that the grain is continuous from 

 top to toe. Many experts claim these clubs 

 will drive at least 20 yards farther than any 

 spliced driver, with the same amount of 

 power, and that they will outlast any spliced 

 club ever made. 



When you buy golf goods hereafter, 

 please see that they are marked " B. G. I.," 

 and in writing for them, or for descriptive 

 circulars, please mention Recreation. 



TRADE NOTES. 



The Worcester Game Protective Associ- 

 ation recently ordered from Charles Payne, 

 of Wichita, Kan., 1,000 quails, which were 

 received at Worcester in due time, and 

 only 3 of the lot were dead. The others 

 were all strong and vigorous, and made 

 long flights when liberated. This is a re- 

 markable record for so large a shipment, 

 and so great a distance. 



Mr. Payne writes me he has shipped, 

 within the past 3 months, over 1,000 dozen 

 quails, mostly to the Eastern States. He 

 estimates the increase of these, during the 

 present season, at probably 150,000 to 200,- 

 000 birds. He says that if this offspring 

 were not molested for another year, the 

 natural increase would be from 1,500,000 

 to 2,000,000 birds. Why not let them all 

 alone for 5 years? 



Miss Gusher — Oh, Mr. Inkleigh, how did 

 you ever come to write that beautiful story? 

 Inkleigh — I needed the money. 



The Stevens Arms Co., Chicopee Falls, 

 Mass., has lately issued a new catalogue of 

 rifles and accessories, which is far ahead 

 of anything they have ever put out before. 

 Every rifleman in the United States and 

 Canada, knows these people make one of 

 the finest lines of small bore target rifles 

 in the world. In fact the manager of the 

 Company showed me several orders from 

 European gun makers, for boring and 

 grooving large numbers of barrels that 

 had been shipped him from abroad, for that 

 purpose. 



Every reader of Recreation should have 

 a copy of this new catalogue. When you 

 write for it mention this magazine. 



Nodd — I hear you won your case on ex- 

 pert testimony. What sort of an expert did 

 you have? 



Dodd — An expert liar. 



Remington Arms Co., Ilion, N. Y., is 

 making its well known No. 5 single shot 

 rifle in 30 calibre, chambered for the 30 

 U. S. Army, and the 7 MM cartridges. 



The Company has had many calls for 

 this rifle, from old hunters, on account of 

 its simplicity, accuracy, and strength. The 

 action is such that it cannot be blocked 

 by sand, dust or water, and it stands all 

 kinds of severe tests. The No. 5 Remington 

 is an old time favorite with hunters, and 

 they will be glad to welcome it in its up 

 to date form. 



The Remington people are also making 

 their No. 3 single barrel shot gun in 24 

 and 28 gauge. 



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