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book and please say you saw it mentioned 

 in Recreation. 



Mr. George G. Cantwell, well known to 

 the older readers of Recreation as an ex- 

 pert photographer and naturalist, and a 

 clever writer, has been in Alaska during the 

 past 5 years, where he has pursued his 

 studies diligently. He has made a large 

 collection of natural history specimens and 

 has photographed everything of interest 

 that he has encountered. He has recently 

 published a series of about ioo of these 

 pictures in pamphlet form. The book is 

 entitled "A Klondike Souvenir," and cop- 

 ies can be had by addressing Mr. Thos. P. 

 Cantwell, father of the author, at Puyallop, 

 Wash. I do not know the price, but you 

 can ascertain that by sending a postal card. 

 The book is easily worth $i a copy. 



Many of the subjects of these beautiful 

 photographs are especially interesting to 

 sportsmen. Among these are full page pic- 

 tures of caribou, Rocky mountain white 

 sheep, saddle-back sheep, live white ptar- 

 migan, Yukon trout, etc. 



Write for a copy of the book and tell 

 Mr. Cantwell you saw it mentioned in 

 Recreation. 



The Pneumatic Mattress & Cushion Co. 

 has been reorganized witih new officers and 

 ample capital. The factory remains at 

 Reading, Mass., but headquarters offices 

 have been established at No. 2 South street, 

 New York City, where all correspondence 

 should be addressed. As nearly all sports- 

 men know, this company makes an air 

 mattress, which is a great luxury to a 

 camper. The bed can be rolled up into 

 a handy package, and when needed for 

 use can be inflated in a few minutes, by 

 simply blowing in a tube. Then the bed 

 can be placed on the ground and is ab- 

 solutely moisture proof. It is as comfort- 

 able as any hair mattress ever made, and 

 is away ahead of a feather bed for all 

 purposes. The company has recently is- 

 sued a new catalogue giving full informa- 

 tion regarding this mattress, and various 

 other goods which are useful to sportsmen. 

 If you expect to need anvthing of the kind 

 it will be well to have a copy of this new 

 catalogue. Please mention Recreation. 



Hemm & Woodward, Sidney, Ohio, are 

 making a Wick Plug for guns, which is 

 destined to prove popular among shooters. 

 It is made on the same plan as a lamp 

 wick, except that it is round. It is made 

 in different sizes to fit the various gauges 

 of guns. A hook is fitted to one end of the 

 plug, to which a string cleaner may be at- 

 tached, the weight dropped through the 

 barrel, and then the wick, after having been 

 saturated with oil, pulled into the barrel 

 so as to completely fill it from one end to 



the other. Then the barrel may be closed 

 and the gun laid away. It would seem 

 impossible for a barrel to rust while filled 

 with one of these plugs. 



If interested write to Hemm & Wood- 

 ward for a catalogue, and say you saw it 

 mentioned in Recreation. 



The Robin Hood Powder Co., Swanton, 

 Vt., has issued 2 documents of great im- 

 portance to all shooters. One of these is 

 entitled "Powder Facts" and the other 

 "Testimonials." The first gives the history 

 of the Robin Hood works and some de- 

 tailed information as to how the powder 

 is made ; some suggestions as to why it 

 is made and full instructions as to loading 

 it. The other book contains a large num- 

 ber of interesting letters from expert trap 

 and field shots who have made careful 

 experiments with Robin Hood powder and 

 who state their conclusions. If interested 

 write for copies of these booklets, and 

 please mention Recreation. 



H. J. Putman & Co., 26 Hennepin ave- 

 nue, Minneapolis, Minn., are making a new 

 line of hunting boots which are much 

 lighter, more flexible and easy on the feet 

 than the boots usually made for hunting. 

 These are made with Bellow's tongue and 

 with wide leather laces. The uppers are 

 of special chrome tanned calf skin, with the 

 grain outside, making the leather water- 

 proof. These light boots sell at $7.50 and 

 $8.50 respectively, according to height of 

 leg. A circular with full description and 

 illustration will be sent on request. Please 

 mention Recreation. 



The Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N. 

 Y., has recently issued a beautiiul little 

 book entitled "The Witch of Kodakery," 

 and containing several bright, crisp poems, 

 which 'have been printed in various 

 journals, regarding the Kodak Girl. The 

 book is a gem in the v/ay of printing and 

 the frontisoiece is a photo of the Kodak 

 Girl, who has called attention to the East- 

 man ads for a year past. You can get a 

 copy of the book by writing the company 

 and mentioning Recreation. 



The New Antlers Hotel, at Colorado 

 Springs, Colo., soon to be opened, will 

 prove a great attraction to tourists. Prof. 

 Gus Stainsky, the well known furrier, tax- 

 idermist and curio dealer, of Colorado 

 Springs, was one of many applicants for 

 the curio privilege at the hotel, and has 

 been awarded the desired space. He will 

 have a completely stocked salesroom, with 

 entrance from the main lobby. All sports- 

 men visiting Colorado Springs should see 

 see his collection. 



