PUBLISHERS DEPARTMENT. 
resorts in the Adirondack mountains, to- 
gether with a synopsis of the time re- 
quired to make the trip from any large 
city in the United States. 
It contains also a large map in colors 
of the Adirondack region; also a full and 
complete list of the hotels, boarding- 
houses, camps, lakes, rivers, etc., and giv- 
ing their exact location in the mountains. 
There is also a complete list of stage 
lines, steamer routes and other modes 
of conveyance in the mountains, together 
with the rates of fare for same. 
Call on any ticket agent of the New 
York Central, Lake Shore & Michigan 
Southern, Michigan Central, Big Four 
Route, or Boston & Albany railroad for 
a copy of this folder. 
The Laflin & Rand 
Powder Co. is issu- 
ing a series of beau- 
tiful water-color pic- 

tures representing 
out-door sports and 
military life, which 
are sold at 25 cents 
eac ie  shhey rare 
framed and_ pack- 
ed ready for ship- 
ment, and this price 
barely covers the cost 
of framing. 
They have one un- 
framed picture repre- 
senting a ducking 
sce..e which will be 
sent free to any one 
asking for itand men- 
tioning RECREATION. 
The cut herewith rep- 
resents one of the 
military pictures re- 
duced. The others 
are equally attractive 
and life-like. 
The New Departure Trunk Co. has 
established a branch at 294 5th avenue, 
New York, which is under the personal 
supervision of Mr. J. E. Hicks, vice-pres- 
ident of the company. He is a courteous, 
agreeable gentleman, and it would be 
greatly to the interest of all sports- 
men in or about New York, or 
those who visit this city, to call on Mr. 
Hicks and see the excellent trunks the 
company makes for sportsmen. 



TRADE NOTES. 
Nova Scotia has been the scene of con- 
siderable steamship competition during 
the past season. Yarmouth, Digby, Hali- 
fax, and other places along the coast and 
bay have been kept busy with the arrival 
and departure of the thousands of tourists 
who have discovered this charming sum- 
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mer resort. Amid all the attractions it 
is pleasant to see our old friends the “‘Bos- 
ton,” ‘Yarmouth,’ and “City of Monti- 
cello.” Their long established record has 
not been broken by the newer boats. The 
safety, comfort and care exercised by the 
officers of the ships, good table and well 
kept rooms, have held their own against 
all competitors. Mr. H. Hammond, agent 
at the Boston end of the line, and Mr. 
Baker, president of the company, at Yar- 
mouth, give personal and satisfactory su- 
pervision over the passenger service. 

W. H. Mullins, Salem, O., has issued a 
new catalogue of metal boats, which is 
elaborately illustrated with half-tone cuts. 
Some of these represent ducking scenes 
which will make any duck shooter’s mouth 
water. Most of the photos were made by 
T. W. Ingersoll, of St. Paul, and show what 
great sport can be had in this line by 
men who use the “Get There Boat.” 
Then there are a lot of cuts showing the 
different models of boats made by Mr. 
Mullins and the proper methods for plant- 
ing them in the marshes. 
Every duck shooter and every sports- 
man who is fond of the water should have 
a copy of this catalogue. In writing for 
it please say you saw it in RECREATION. 

I thank you for the beautiful Bristol 
steel fishing rod you sent me, as a pre- 
mium for 10 subscribers to RECREATION. 
Since I received it many of my friends 
have bought Bristols anu think they are 
the only rods on the river. 
A party of gentlemen from here went 
on a fishing trip and among them was 
one who was fortunate enough to have a 
Bristol rod. It was the only rod that 
came home in good condition, and im- 
mediately on their return several mem- 
bers of the party equipped themselves with 
new Bristol steel rods. 
We could not be pleased any better than 
we are with RECREATION. 
Marie Platner, Council Bluffs, Ia. 

Kalkaska, Mich., May 26, 1899. 
E. G. Chatfield, Oswego, N. Y., 
Dear Sir: I received your letter and 
sample fly. Went out on Great Canyon 
creek yesterday and caught 49 trout on 
this one fly in 3% hours. I enclose the 
fly and you will see it is still in good 
condition. 
Have you such a thing as a web winged 
insect of the color of wood ashes? The 
insect is about the size of the No. 8 fly? 
These come on the water at about sunset, 
hovering above the surface. They keep 
falling until they touch the water, when 
