PUBLISHER'S NOTES. 



A NEW IDEA IN HAMMERS. 



The Savage Arms Company, of Utica, 

 N. Y., has just acquired the right to manu- 

 facture and sell the Magazine and Magnet- 

 ic Tack Hammer, the invention of Mr. 

 Arthur W. Savage, the inventor of the fa- 

 mous Savage repeating rifle. The Magnet- 

 ic hammer is the best of the kind on the 

 market, having a permanent horseshoe 

 magnet, being strong and practical. The 

 Magazine tack hammer is particularly in- 

 tended to save the thumbs and fingers of 

 the weaker sex, who often suffer, from 

 lack of skill, in aiming the uncertain ham- 

 mer. The new hammer is simple. All 

 that is necessary is to pull the trigger with 

 the forefinger and then release it. This 

 places a tack from the magazine on the 

 face of the magnet, which forms the strik- 

 ing face of the hammer, where it is held 

 until it is driven by one or more blows. It 

 readily enables anyone to tack up decor- 

 ative material on the side of a room, on 

 the ceiling, or in any other position which 

 is generally considered difficult when using 

 the ordinary tack hammer. The Magazine 

 hammer requires only one hand to operate, 

 thus leaving the other hand free for hold- 

 ing the material to be tacked. 



The tacks can be placed in the magazine 

 of the hammer either one at a time or with 

 one movement of the loader which goes 

 with each hammer. Everything is simple 

 and in plain sight, and if once used the 

 device is considered indispensable. 



HUNTING SUITS THAT SUIT. 

 I have had H. J. Upthegrove & Son, 

 Valparaiso, Ind., make me 2 suits of hunt- 

 ing clothing; one of moleskin and the other 

 of heavy duck. I wore these clothes on a 

 recent trip in the mountains and subjected 

 them to hard service in mountain climb- 

 ing, crawling through jungles of dead 

 brush, through windfalls, wading snow 3 

 feet deep, etc. It is a pleasure to me to be 

 able to say that the goods proved entirely 

 satisfactory in every way, and I feel war- 

 ranted in advising all sportsmen who want 

 clothing of the right kind to order from 

 Upthegrove. If you will write him he will 

 send you measurement blanks which you 

 can fill out, and to which he will work. It 

 would be well, in all such cases, to have a 

 tailor make the measurements, and any 

 tailor who makes your everyday clothes, 

 or your Sunday clothes, would be glad to 

 do this for you, inasmuch as the hunting- 

 clothing would probably not be in his line. 

 However, if this is not practicable, you 

 can have a friend measure you, and Upthe- 

 grove will do the rest. You may be as- 



sured of fair and honorable treatment at 

 his hands. When you write him, please 

 say you saw his ad in Recreation. 



R. H. Ingersoll & Bro., whose main 

 store is at 67 Cortlandt St., New York, 

 have opened a branch house at 25 West 

 42d St., New York, where they will keep 

 a full line of tennis and golf goods, boats, 

 canoes, guns, rifles, revolvers, fishing 

 tackle, cameras, photo supplies, baseball, 

 gymnasium and track suits, etc. Their 

 goods have become so well known to read- 

 ers of Recreation that it is only necessary 

 to announce the opening of this new branch 

 in order that all sportsmen who visit New 

 York via the Grand Central station may 

 know just where to get their goods hand- 

 ily. 



Mr. W. H. More has just accepted a po- 

 sition with the Syracuse Arms Company, 

 of Syracuse, N. Y., to act for them as their 

 representative on the road. Mr. More was 

 for 16 years connected with the H. & D. 

 Folsom Arms Company of New York, and 

 for 7 years was Manager of their New 

 Orleans branch. He has, until within 

 the last month, been special gun rep- 

 resentative for Hibbard, Spencer, Bart- 

 lett & Co., of Chicago. 



It is his intention to make a personal 

 call on every handler of guns throughout 

 the United States. 



Noyan, Quebec. 

 Mr. Henry L. Jespersen, New York. 



Dear Sir: I cordially recommend your 

 goods to my brother sportsmen. Y©u 

 may ever count on me as one of your cus- 

 tomers. Yours truly, 



E. G. Fadden. 



Chester, Vt. 

 Drs. Phillips and Wrean, 

 Penn Yan, N. Y. 

 Dear Sirs : The hares arrived safe and 

 are beauties. 



F. A. Davis. 



The Sidle telescope rifle sight which you 

 kindly gave me in return for 12 subscrip- 

 tions to Recreation is a source of delight 

 to myself and my friends. I thank you 

 for sending such a valuable premium. 



Robert Hunter, Neepawa, Can. 



I received the Ithaca gun as premium. 

 It is a beauty and an excellent shooter. 

 I have targeted with several sizes of shot 

 and it shoots wonderfully. Thank you for 

 your kindness. R. M. Wissler, 



Bellefontaine, O. 



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