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demonstrating that U. M. C. cartridges shoot 
well in any firearm for which they are adapted. 
The American people can now see Annie Oakley 
without paying any admission fee, as her entire 
expenses are being borne by The Union Metallic 
Cartridge Company, of Bridgeport, Conn. 

Marble’s new adjustable leaf sight is firmly 
held in position by the spring of the long flat 
part when either up or down, and can instantly 
be put in either position. When folded down it 
permits free use of a peep-sight. The new 
catalogue describes it, and also the many other 
useful Marble ‘‘tricks” for sportsmen. Cata- 
logue sent free by Marble Safety Axe Company, 
Gladstone, Mich., if mention is made of this 
magazine, 

The Hunter Arms Company, Fulton, N. Y., 
manufacturer of the celebrated L. C. Smith and 
Hunter one-trigger guns, has just recently pub- 
lished as a large hanger a beautiful reproduction 
of one of Edmund H. Osthaus’s best paintings. 
It is in full colors and shows a superb pointer in 
action, as only Osthaus can paint them. A few 
more of these handsome, large hangers than 
were required were struck off by the lithogra- 
pher, and as they were not sent to the printer, 
they are suitable for framing. They may be 
had for 25 cents each—as long as they last. 
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Although the summer has waned, and the 
trout fisherman must put away his. tackle, ex- 
cellent sport in black bass-fishing may still 
be had; in fact, there are anglers who prefer 
late September and early October to any other 
time for bass-fishing. If you have been fishing 
the old-fashioned way all summer, and with 
consequent indifferent success, why not try 
 bait-casting with an up-to-date outfit? Wm. 
Mills & Son, 21 Park Place, New York, have 
just issued a little catalogue of their bait- 
casting tackle, and you can get a good outfit 
to. begin with for a very moderate outlay. 
Bait-casting the Kalamazoo way, with arti- 
ficial baits, gets the fish, and it is sport. Drop 
a card to the Messrs. Mills and ask for the little 
bait-casting tackle catalogue, and don’t forget 
to mention RECREATION. 
ROUGHING IT 
soon grows tiresome unless the food is good. 
Good milk is one item indispensable to a cheer- 
ful camp, and Borden’s solves the problem. 
Eagle Brand Condensed Milk and Peerless 
Evaporated-Cream keep indefinitely, anywhere, 
and fill every milk requirement. Beware of 
cheap imitations. . 
RECREATION 

NEW BOOKS - 
It was not so long ago that we used to hear 
the books of Winston Churchill criticised right 
and left for their great length; folks said that 
it took too long to read them, and critics, 
while compelled to admit their merit, did not 
fail to say that ‘Richard Carvel” or “The 
Crisis” or ‘‘The Crossing” made them tired. 
Now, however, on the production of another 
book equally as ‘“‘tiresome,” Mr. Churchill 
seems to be coming into his own; for we hear 
‘“‘Coniston” spoken of by good readers as - 
being a book worth while. Some of the best 
critics have even discovered that Mr. Churchill 
is the only present-day novelist in this country 
that gives the reader a fair chance to know 
the characters in his books—other authors 
ring the curtain down before one has had time 
to get well acquainted with the players on their 
stage. 
Of course, there is sound truth in this, and 
it is but another instance of the world-wide trait 
of honoring a man when there is nothing else 
left but to do so. 
“Coniston” is a most enjoyable love story, 
and while following the fortunes of the most 
charming of all Mr. Churchill’s heroines— 
Cynthia Wetherell—the reader finds the whole 
book has an irresistible grip upon his emotions. 
It is the broadest kind of a broad-gauge ro- 
mance, and impresses itself on the reader as 
but few novels can. And at the same time 
there is nothing crude about it because of its 
bigness, no axemarks; it is a wonderful piece 
of work. Published by The Macmillan Com- 
pany, New York. - 

A most valuable addition to the literature of 
rugged outdoor sport is ‘‘In the Heart of the 
Canadian Rockies,” by James Outram. While 
the author apologizes for its existence, stating 
that the brain collapse from overwork, which - 
first impelled him to the mountain heights for 
mental rest and physical recuperation, through- 
out hampered its production, it is nevertheless 
a very readable book. The author has com- 
bined some of the most striking narratives of 
others with a considerable fund of his own 
experiences ‘‘gained in the exploration of 
hitherto untrodden peaks and passes, and, 
from an intimate acquaintance with almost all 
of the loftiest mountains along the chain, from 
Mt. Assiniboine to Mt. Columbia.” The Mac- 
millan Company, New York. 

