PUBLISHER'S NOTES. 



AN IDEAL VACATION. 



Eaton Brothers, Wolf, Sheridan county, 

 Wyoming, have established what they term 

 a Vacation Ranch and have provided a 

 complete supply of horses, pack outfits, 

 tents and other camping accessories for the 

 purpose of showing Eastern people the high 

 places and special shady canyons of the 

 Rocky mountains. A part of the plan will 

 be to take parties on camping trips to and 

 through the Yellowstone Park. 



Howard Eaton is well known to many 

 readers of Recreation as an old time stock- 

 man and as a contributor to this magazine 

 and I cheerfully recommend him as a 

 man thoroughly capable of giving any vis- 

 itor an ideal recreation tour. I first met 

 Howard when he was camping in a little 

 shack in the Bad Lands on the Little Mis- 

 souri in 1879 and he has been hanging out 

 in the wild and woolly country ever since. 

 He probably knows Montana, Wyoming, 

 Idaho and the Yellowstone Park as well as 

 any man in that country.- He is thoroughly 

 honest and reliable in every way and knows 

 how to get all the fun out of a rough and 

 tumble trip that is possible. He knows 

 where to find the game and the good fish- 

 ing waters. If you contemplate a trip in 

 the West at any future time you should 

 certainly communicate with Mr. Eaton and 

 should read the beautiful book he has is- 

 sued entitled "An Ideal Summer Resort in 

 the Far West." In writing please mention 

 Recreation. 



WHERE TO PUT YOUR MONEY 



Nearly all careful business men realize 

 the value of life insurance, not only as a 

 provision for their families in case of 

 death, but as a safe and profitable business 

 investment. It is not, therefore, necessary 

 to advise readers of Recreation as to th<? 

 wisdom or the necessity of carrying life in- 

 surance ; but I do earnestly advise all read- 

 ers of this magazine to communicate with 

 the Equitable Life Insurance Co., 120 

 Broadway, New York. 



This is one of the oldest, wealthiest 

 and most thoroughly reliable companies in 

 the world. There are few people in this 

 country who have not seen one or more of 

 the massive business blocks which this 

 company has erected in the various leading 

 cities, and these alone furnish substantial 

 evidence as to the permanency and the re- 

 liability of this great corporation. 



If you are not carrying as much life in- 

 surance as you should cut off the coupon 

 from the Equitable ad, printed on page 129 

 of this issue of Recreation, fill it out and 

 send it in. If you will do this you will get 



some facts and figures by return mail which 

 will interest you. 



NEW PATENTS. 



Patent No. 759,415 has been issued to 

 George C. Bourne, Worcester, Mass., for 

 an improvement on pistol . and revolver 

 butts. The device consists of a ring at the 

 lower end of the butt in which the little 

 finger is to be inserted, and of notches or 

 cells in which the second and third fingers 

 are to be inserted. 



Patent No. 744,364 has been issued to. J. 

 E. Krewson, St. Louis, Mo., for a device 

 for decappmg and loading cartridges. 



Patent No. 744,454 has been issued to 

 Oscar Allen, Lincoln, 111., on a fishing reel. 



Patent No. 744,462 has been issued to A. 

 W. Bishop, Racine, Wis., for a fishing hook 

 shield. 



Patent No. 744,651 has been issued to V. 

 P. Vickery, Bradley, 111., for a front sight 

 for shot guns. 



Full particulars regarding any of these 

 patents can be obtained by addressing the 

 Patent Office, Washington, D. C. 



A NEW STEAMER LINE. 



The Dominion and Atlantic Railway has 

 established a steamer line between New 

 York, Yarmouth and Halifax, Nova Scotia. 

 The boats on this line will sail from the 

 Munson pier, foot of Wall street, at 11 

 a. m., every Saturday, reaching Yarmouth 

 the following Monday morning. The boat 

 remains there during the day, leaves in the 

 evening and arrives at Halifax Tuesday 

 morning. The round trip occupies 6 days 

 and the ticket, including meals and berth, 

 costs only $32. 



One of the steamers to run on this line 

 is the Prince Arthur, one of the most sub- 

 stantial, commodious and comfortable coast 

 liners that enters this port. This is the 

 boat that recently beat the Monmouth, of 

 the Jersey Central Line, on a hot race from 

 the Narrows to Sandy Hook. 



Further information regarding this new 

 line may be had by addressing the Munson 

 Line, Pier 14, East River, New York City. 

 When writing please mention Recreation. 



The U. S. Marine Corps has placed an 

 additional order with the Ideal Mfg. Co., 

 New Haven, Conn., for another quantity of 

 complete outfits with which to equip the 

 various Marine Corps stations, each set 

 consisting of an Ideal Loading Press with 

 appurtenances, Universal Powder Measure 

 No. 5, Armory Mould, bullet Lubricator and 

 Sizer, lubrication, etc., all of which are to 

 be used in reloading the .30-40 Krag ser- 



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