PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



THE MARLIN SHOT GUN. 



The Marlin people have put on the mar- 

 ket a take-down repeating shot gun, which 

 is sure to be a favorite with many shooters. 



The standard gun is 12 gauge, chambered 

 for 2% inch shell, and the action handles 

 any 12 gauge shell not exceeding 2^4 inches 

 in length. The barrel, 30 inches long, bored 

 for smokeless powder, is full choked, and 

 is said to possess excellent shooting qual- 

 ities. The material of the barrel is a high 

 grade steel, and all guns will be fully proved 

 and guaranteed for any reasonable load of 

 smokeless powder. The r' indard weight is 

 about 7 pounds. This gun has the solid top 

 frame and side ejecting principle that has 

 been used in Marlin rifles for the past 9 

 years. This solid top acts both ways, pro- 

 tecting the head of the shooter from the 

 exploding cartridge and the ejected shell, 

 while at the same time protecting the action 

 of the gun from rain, snow and all foreign 

 substances. 



The breech-bolt of this gun when closed 

 fills the opening in the frame completely, 

 adding to the neat and pleasing appearance 

 of the arm greatly, as well as being of im- 

 mense service in keeping out sand, dirt, 

 hvigs, etc. 



On top of the frame is milled a solid rib, 

 slightly hollowed and neatly matted, and 

 the frame has a blued finish. 



Altogether this gun presents a neat, tasty 

 appearance, balances well, works easily and 

 I can see no reason why it should not prove 

 a desirable gun in every way, for trap or 

 field. Send for a circular of it. You will 

 find it interesting. Mention Recreation. 



one grain up. Then there is a new Star 

 Closer, No. 2, for power, so that it now 

 has 2 speeds on it, one pulley 6 inches in 

 diameter and the other 3. 



A NEW MEASURE. 



The Ideal Manufacturing Company, New 

 Haven, Ct., has put out a new U. P. Meas- 

 ure, which is a dandy, and which will be 

 appreciated by all shot gun men. It will be 

 fully described in the company's new Hand- 

 Book, to be issued this month, and which 

 every sportsman should have. There is a 

 lot of new information in the Hand-Book. 

 It has undergone a thorough revision, and 

 a number of new implements are described 

 and illustrated. Among these are the Uni- 

 versal Powder Measure, No. 2. 



The Universal Powder and Shot Measure 

 No. 3, handles powder and shot, same as 

 the Ideal Loading Machine, and will be ap- 

 preciated by those who desire a handy 

 bench powder and shot measure, and who 

 do not require a complete Loading Ma- 

 chine. Then the company has Universal 

 Powder and Shot Measure No. 3, which is 

 a combination of the No. 2 and the No. 3. 

 It handles 2 kinds of powder at once, as 

 well as shot, and will measure powder from 



A VALUABLE REMEDY. 



Do you keep a dog, or a cat? Do you 

 keep chickens, or any domestic pets? If 

 so, you know how much trouble they give 

 you when infested with vermin. You know 

 how the poor creatures suffer and how diffi- 

 cult it is to get rid of such pests. There 

 have been any number of vermin extermi- 

 nators put on the market, and although 

 some of them would kill the fleas on the 

 animals, and the lice on the chickens, yet 

 so poisonous have they been in their com- 

 position that great danger existed in their 

 use, not only to the animals, but to people 

 who came in contact with them. 



This has all been rectified. There has 

 been placed on the market a powder known 

 as P. D. Q. Powder, which is most efficient 

 in its action, and yet perfectly harmless. 

 There is no fear in using this powder, of 

 any bad results. It is so harmless that it 

 could be taken into the stomach without 

 doing damage; still it kills that which it is 

 intended to kill, fleas, lice and all such irri- 

 tating pests. They drop dead immediately, 

 when it is applied. This powder is also 

 highly efficient when used about the house 

 to kill moths, bugs, etc. 



P. D. Q. Powder is sold by sporting 

 goods houses, hardware dealers, druggists 

 and poultrymen, at 25 cents a pound, and 

 $1 for a 5-pound bag. Should anyone de- 

 sire to order of the Worcester Compound 

 Co. of Worcester, Mass., who are proprie- 

 tors of this remedy, they may do so, but 

 will be obliged to pay one cent an ounce 

 extra in ordering from them. Read the ad 

 of this powder, on another page of Recre- 

 ation. . 



A NEW CATALOGUE OF GUNS. 



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

 has issued a new catalogue, showing its fine 

 line of Remington guns and rifles. It gives 

 cuts of all these arms, including military 

 rifles and carbines, and all the parts of each 

 weapon. It is an exceedingly valuable di- 

 rectory on account of this latter feature, if 

 for no other reason. The sportsman is 

 often at a loss for the name of some small 

 part of a gun or rifle, and by referring to 

 this catalogue he can identify any one of 

 these, whether it belongs to a rifle or a shot 

 gun- 



This catalogue also gives cuts and de- 

 scriptions of the old Remington Double 

 derringer, a Remington bicycle, a Reming- 

 tonton sewing machine, Remington reload- 



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