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price between the 2 types of machine. Rec- 

 ognizing this fact, there has been a general 

 agreement among the makers of chainless 

 bicycles to reduce the price from $125 to 

 $75; so it may be confidently expected that 

 bevel-gear bicycles will be fairly common in 



AUTUMN TOURING. 



Autumn is thought by many the pleasant- 

 est part of the year for cycling. In Septem- 

 ber and October the country highways are 

 generally in the best condition for wheeling, 

 the air is free from all dampness and rains 

 are infrequent, the excessive heat of midsum- 

 mer is past and the charm of the Indian sum- 

 mer is in the air. In the cool October days 

 cycling is an exhilarating exercise instead 

 of the perspiration-producing labor it often 

 is in July and August. For these reasons 

 fall is a good time to take a cycle tour, al- 

 though one must expect to encounter some 

 dust. Rain is not likely to cause any delays, 

 but to be free from care it is wise to not lay 

 out any schedule to be closely followed. 

 Fifty miles a day is a fair average, especially 

 if there are any ladies in the party. 



Bundles to be carried should be reduced 

 to the smallest possible size, only essential 

 articles being carried on the machines and 

 others being sent ahead by express if the 

 tour is to extend more than a week. The 

 most satisfactory way to carry a bundle is to 

 attach it to the handle bars by a shawl strap, 

 the bundle hanging against the head of the 

 machine in front. This will not affect the 

 steering nor interfere with mounting or dis- 

 mounting. A lady's bundle can be strapped 

 against the rear stays under the saddle, where 

 it will be entirely out of the way. Articles of 

 frequent use should be carried in the pocket 

 so the bundles need not be opened except at 

 night. 



To prevent delays on the road, which are 

 vexatious and do more than anything else to 

 break up a touring party, each machine 

 should be carefully overhauled, oiled and ad- 

 justed before each day's start. The average 

 rider needs frequent caution against drink- 

 ing too much cold water. The effects are 

 often unpleasant and injurious. 



Judging from the way the poet laureate 

 of the L. A. W. yanks the official bulletin 

 along over the highway to success, his pen 

 name should be " Nixon Motorman." 



Irate Passenger (who has managed to 

 board a trolley car that didn't stop) — Sup- 

 pose I slipped and lost a leg — what then? 



Conductor — You wouldn't have to do any 

 more running then. We allers stops for a 

 man with a crutch. — Boston Traveler. 



IN ANSWERING ADS ALWAYS 

 MENTION RECREATION. 



PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



A RIFLE FOR THE TIMES. 



The acquisition of Porto Rico, the Phi- 

 lippines and Cuba, opens up new hunting 

 grounds for American sportsmen. These 

 new fields will increase the demand for all 

 kinds of fire arms. The Savage Arms Com- 

 pany hopes to secure its share of the new 

 business, to meet which it has invested a 

 large amount of capita; in a new plant. 



The many friends ot :he Savage rifle will 

 be pleased to learn of the grand success the 

 arm is meeting with everywhere. The de- 

 mand for the rifle has far exceeded the pro- 

 duction and although this is generally con- 

 sidered more satisfactory than the opposite, 

 yet it has embarrassing features. This great 

 demand for a practically new arm has re- 

 sulted in the equipping of one of the finest 

 plants in existence with the most advanced 

 type of machinery, especially adapted for 

 manufacturing high grade >-iodern smoke- 

 less powder rifles. 



The Savage was introduced a little over 2 

 years ago and from the first has met with 

 universal commendation. The fame of the 

 arm has penetrated the most distant coun- 

 tries of the globe, orders having been re- 

 ceived from Siberia, Java, Finland and 

 Japan. 



The most serious criticism of the Savage 

 has arisen from the fear that so small a cal- 

 ibre as the .303 would not be sufficient for 

 moose, grizzly bear and other big game; 

 but this natural supposition has invariably 

 come from those who have never used or 

 seen the effect of the small, expanding high 

 velocity bullets on flesh and bone. It is safe 

 to say that within a comparatively few years 

 the large calibre black powder rifles will be 

 settling in their places in the museums. 



Arthur W. Savage, the inventor of the 

 Savage rifle, was the first to shoot big game 

 with the modern smokeless powder, and 

 small calibre bullet. Twenty samples were 

 secured of the first French smokeless pow- 

 der cartridges, manufactured by that Gov- 

 ernment, and a chamber in a special rifle 

 was made to take them. This was in 1889. 

 At that time Mr. Savage proved, to his own 

 satisfaction, that the new departure in cali- 

 bres was superior to anything ever known; 

 but it was a long time before American 

 sportsmen realized the merits of small cali- 

 bre smokeless powder rifles. 



Taking the world at large the modern 

 sporting rifle is but little known and it will 

 probably be 20 or 30 years before native hun- 

 ters of such countries as Central Africa and 

 South America are armed with them. It is 

 just as well that such is the case, for did 

 every shooter know of the advantages of 

 smokeless powder and small calibres, the 

 orders would be so overwhelming that it 

 would be impossible to meet the demand, 

 and big game would soon be wiped off the 

 earth. 



