
E are constantly receiving in- 
quiries as to where to pur- 
chase a thoroughly good dog 
from a reliable breeder or 
trainer. In answer to these 
requests we beg to refer our 
readers to the classified ad- 
vertisements in the front of 
the magazine, under head of ‘“‘Wants—For Sale 
—Exchange.” We exercise precaution to 
ascertain the reliability of these advertisers 
and believe them to be trustworthy. 


This is the month of months for the duck- 
hunters, and no doubt many of our readers have 
dug out last year’s duck-boat from the boat- 
house or barn, where it has been lying since last 
season, and, to their consternation and chagrin, 
found that the boat they had relied upon for at 
least two more years’ work has become unfit for 
further service. It is too late to build a duck- 
boat, and, you say to yourself, if you buy 
another one you will only be able to use it for a 
short time and it also will be in bad shape. Let 
us suggest that you write to the W. H. Mullins 
Company, 320 Franklin Street, Salem, Ohio, for 
the catalogue of their ‘‘Get There” steel 
duck-boats. These boats, being made of steel, 
are light and more durable than the ordinary 
wooden duck-boat and will be found to last 
from year to year without suffering any loss of 
serviceability. Mention RECREATION. 

Always keeping pace with the demands of the 
day, the Marlin Firearms Company is getting 
out a new repeating shotgun with a straight 
grip, which is ever growing in popular ty, par- 
ticularly with trap-shooters. In addition to this, 
the new gun is a ‘‘take-down,” thus adding 
greatly to its portability. The company also has 
changed its Baby Featherweight .22 caliber 
repeater to a ‘‘take-down”’ by the substitution 
of a thumb-screw for the former tang-screw. 
Many other new features, adding considerably 
to the attractiveness of the Marlin guns, are 
being added from time to time. For complete 
information address the Marlin Firearms Com- 
pany, New Haven, Conn., mentioning RECKEA- 
TION, and the company will gladly mail you 
their catalogue. 

Our experience has shown us that a large 
percentage of hunters take “‘something” with 
them to set the blood agoing after a hard day in 
PARAGRAPHS FOR PURCHASERS 

rough weather, or on freezing nights when it is 
necessary to break through a skim of ice to push 
the canoe ashore. In this connection our advice 
would be, if you do “‘take something,” take the 
best that money can buy. Hunter Rye is pro- 
nounced ‘‘not so bad” by the guides, and what 
is good for the guide is often not so bad for the 
sportsman. 

In going after ducks a great many hunters 
turn out in ‘‘any old thing,” and for that very 
reason we consider a little advice on this point 
not untimely. The clothing to be worn for 
duck-shooting should as much as possible har- 
monize with the hunter’s surroundings. At this 
season of the year, when the marsh grass and 
weeds are beginning to thin out and die, they 
become a dirty, greeny yellow. Hence the 
shooter must attire himself to correspond with 
this color. We know of no better clothing than 
*Duxbak.”” This can be obtained for either 
men or women, in either light tan or dead grass 
green. It is soft and pliable—not like a great 
deal of the so-called “‘sportsmen’s clothing,” 
which makes the wearer feel like a wooden man 
and is as noisy as if made of sandpaper when he 
moves—and at the same time is absolutely 
waterproof. Bird, Jones & Kenyon, Blandina 
Street, Utica, N. Y., will promptly send desired 
information on mention of RECREATION. 

So many news items in the daily press tell of 
accidents caused by the “didn’t know it was 
loaded”’ fool and the man whose revolver was 
discharged while he was cleaning it, that a word 
may well be said for a revolver which, while 
suffering nothing in accuracy, reliability and 
ease of manipulation, is claimed to be the safest 
manufactured. For men or women who must 
have their revolver in a place of easy access, 
there is probably no better arm than the Iver 
Johnson safety automatic revolver. A line ad- 
dressed to Iver Johnson & Co., 99 Chambers 
Street, New York, mentioning this magazine, 
will bring full particulars. 

Now that the shooting season is again open 
the ‘ucky sportsmen will secure many fine 
specimens of both birds and animals. All those 
who wish to preserve their specimens for them- 
selves should write to the Northwestern School 
of Taxidermy, Omaha, Nebr., for a copy of their 
elegant new catalogue and “Taxidermy Maga- 
zine.” These booklets explain how the school 
