404 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Nov. II, 1905. 
Ohio Notes, 
The Cleveland Gun Club held theif souvenir shoot on Oct, 2 i 
■with twelve meiftbers present. The sniall attendance was due to 
the dark, cold day. A strong wind was blowing and made the 
shooting conditions very hard. Tryon was high gun in the 
souvenir event at 60 targets with 46. Poeock 43, Hogen and Bing- 
ham 42 each, Wallace 37, Rowley and Hopkins 34 each, Ong 32, 
A hie and Hodell 30 each. Scores in this event did not cut much 
hgure, as every one got a lirize. For the day, at 90 tatgets, Poeock 
Uas high with ( 6 . Mack a close second with 76. Bingham 72, 
67, Hodell 69. The others shot at less than 90. 
-whhrer s Island Gun Club, of Dayton, closed a very suc- 
eessful season with their shoot on Oct. 27. The contests for the 
club s handicap medal started on March 22 and numbered thirty- 
winners during the season were: March 22, C. Miller; 
March 20, Ri O. Heikes; April 6 , Lee Whitacre; April 12 , Gus A. 
Hodappi April 19, Ed. Rike; April 26, Ed. Cain; May 3 and 10, 
Chas. Miller; May 17, Lock; May 24, Wra. Kuntz; May 31, Ed. 
Cam; June 7, Wm. Oldt; June 14, Buck; June 21, Wm. Oldt; 
June 28, postponed on account of rain; July 6 , Carl Hanauer; 
July 12, Phil Hanauer; July 19, Wm. Oldt; July 26, H. Oswald; 
Aug. 2, W. Oldt, Aug. 9, Ed. Cain; Aug. 16, P. Hanauer, Aug. 
23, and 30, Gus. A. Hodapp; Sept. 6 , Ed. Cain; Sept. 13, Ed. Rike; 
Sept- 20, H. Oswald; Sept. 27, Gus A. Hodapp; Oct. 11, John 
Schaerf; Oct. 27, four postponed contests were held, P. Hanauer, 
G. A. Hodapp, M. J. Schwind and Ed. Cain being the winners, 
contests were at 25 targets, with handicap of extra targets to shoot 
at.. Scores of 26 or better to shoot off for possession of the medal, 
the winner holding same until defeated. 
The Welfare GUtt Club (N. C. R.), of Dayton, entertained a 
Cedar Springs Gun Club at their grounds on 
DCt 2 §, The most interesting part of the day’s sport was a team 
match, fifteen men on a side, 76 targets per man, between the 
clubs, the visitors losing by a score of 876 to 849. At the close 
of the first round the Welfares had a lead of 26, with 306 to 279. 
They gained 10 more in the second round, with 298 to 288, the 
total score being 603 to 567. In the last round the Cedar Spring 
boys outshot their opponents, winning by 9 targets, with' 282 to 
273; but their spurt came too late in the game. For the Welfare 
feiub, Rike and Carr scored 70 each. R. Heikes and Cain 67 
each, H. Heikes 63, Neff and Watkins 62 each, McConnell 61, 
Oswald GO, Gross 66 , Poole and Foley 63 each, Rayburn 61, Roe- 
man 47, Rayburn 34; total 876. Cedar Springs — Young 73 (high 
score in the match), Reid 69, Clark 68 , McCrary 65, Noggle 
McGriff 60, Rayl 69, Dugan 57, D., Reid and Kirk 63 each, Free- 
man 52, Wilkins and Murray 49 each. Porter 47, Wilt 32; total 849. 
Before the match three events at 15 and two at 10 targets were 
shot as practice, Noggle being high with 28 out of 30, Le Compte 
second with 27 out of 30. The shooting lasted until dark, when 
the visitors were taken to the Phillips House for dinner, as guests 
of the Welfare club. During the after-dinner discussion, it was 
decided to make an effort to start a series of team contests be- 
tween the clubs of the various cities and towns in this part of Ohio 
and adjoining territory in Indiana, including Dayton, Cincinnati, 
Columbus, Springfield, Cedar Springs, Indianapolis and other 
towns, and the following gentlemen were appointed a committee 
to push the matter: Rolla O. Heikes and Ed. Cain, of Dayton; 
Less Reid, of New Paris; Wm. Poole, of Springfield, and M. 
Murray, of Dublin, Ind. 
A new gun club is to be organized at West Alexandria, Dr. 
Hill, Orion Bear and John Motler being the chief promoters. 
There was a club here some years ago, but it was disbanded, and 
its members scattered. During the last year of its existence, Joe 
Aohey won the club medal eleven times, and it is still in his pos- 
session. He will offer the medal as a trophy at the first shoot of 
the new club. 
John Stoecklein and Joe Larkin, of Dayton, spent a few days 
with a friend about three miles from Lake "View, Lewistown 
Reservoir, and had some good_ shooting and fishing, bringing home 
fourteen ducks and a nice lot of catfish, croppies, perch and 
sunfish. 
A new gun club was organized at Bellevue, Ky., on Nov. 2. The 
club has leased the Newport Ball Park, and will hold their open- 
ing shoot soon. The following are the charter members: Geo. 
Demaron, Dr. J. P. Gould, Geo. Keefer, Martin Boch, Barney 
Forstner, Geo. Frost, Martin Rees, Albert Gowling, Chas. Cun- 
ningham, Robert Fee, L. Taliaferro, Russell Walker, McKenzie 
Williams, Geo. Emig, Dr. H. Kattenhorn, H. Riley, Mott Herold, 
H. B. Beck, Dr. W. D. Richards, Dr. W. L. Young, Dr. Hill, 
Dr. C. W. Dorsey, John Lehman, Geo. Klein, Albert Carr. 
Claude Weaver, of Arcanum, who is hunting with a party of 
friends in the Maine forests, writes that prospects are good. 
They had been hunting but a few days, and had killed one 
deer. He says, however, that moose seem to be scarce, as they 
had seen but one cow, and that other hunters report no better 
luck. 
Louis Gronewag, of Dayton, who is in Maine with a party of 
hunters, reports great sport. During the first few days in camp 
two deer were shot. They have also had good luck with the 
smaller game. 
Dr. N. B. Flartwell and W. D. Linder, of Dayton, left on 
Nov. 2 for a several weeks’ hunting trip in northern Michigan. 
Dr. O. McCray, William Gamble and T. V. Lyons start on the 
6 th to join them, and they will bring back a good stock of thrill- 
ing stories, as well as a fair amount of game. 
David Ankey and Frank Izor, of Germantown, are in camp near 
Ox Bow, Maine, with a party of hunters. Each of the two named 
has killed a big buck so far, and other members of the party 
have killed smaller deer. 
The Advance Gun Club, of Dayton, held their final shoot of the 
season on their grounds east of the city, Nov. 2. A lunch was 
served all the afternoon and a good time was enjoyed by all. 
The members will have a two weeks’ rest before the quail season 
opens. Several practice events were shot, and a 25-target match 
finished the programme, as follows: Schaerf 17, Middleton 9, H. 
Engle 8 , E. Engle 8 , Stackler 7, King 0, Kelly 0. Just as this 
match was finished Carl Hanauer arrived on the grounds from a 
snipe hunt, showing a good bag of birds, and a team match be- 
tween Rohrer’s Island and the Advance clubs, at 10 targets per 
man was proposed. Hanauer and Schaerf represented Rohrer’s 
Island and scored 6 and 3 respectively; total 9. For the Ad- 
vance club, Stackler scored 4, Engle 3; total 7. In a second 
match Schaerf scored 8 , Hanauer 4; total 12. Advance— Stackler 
4, Engle 3; total 7. The Rohrer’s Island team won both matches 
with a total of 21 to 14. This ended the afternoon and season’s 
sport. . , , r , • 
William A. Weaver, of New Lebanon, arrived home from his 
hunting trip in the Canada woods, north of Lake Superior, on 
Oct. 31. The balance of his party, Mesrs. Orth, Brown and 
I. eatherman, got home with their game on Nov. 1. The party had 
fine sport, Orth killing a big bear and fine moose, and Jonas 
Leatherman a moose with antlers measuring five feet across. 
The heads will be mounted and added to the large collection of 
trophies already owned by Mr. Orth. 
Recreation Rod and Gtm CIttb. 
Morgantown, W. Va., Oct. 27. — The Recreation Rod ai^ Gun 
this city held its thirtieth regular weekly shoot at Recrea- 
ion Park, this afternoon, with eleven guns out. ^ This snoot 
losed the third successful season of the club since its organiza- 
on, and we finish the season with thirty-nine members, of whom 
bout one-half are devotees of the trapshooting game. ^ 
One of the objects of this club has been rifle shooting, and 
ur management is now negotiating for a suitable roorn, to be 
tied up as an indoor range, for the winter months, and we ex- 
ect to open up ne.xt April with a 2C0yd. out-door range in coll- 
ection with our trapshooting grounds at Recreation Park, and 
■) run regular programmes weekly throughout the season oi 
lirty weeks, which will be covered by our trapshoo^ng season. 
The winners of the various prizes and trophies offered by the 
lub and various members, for the club’s season shooting have 
een determined from the score books, and are as follows: 
1. Club championship solid gold medal: Highest average for 
ntire season’s shooting awarded to club champion John M. 
)obun, average 81.19 per cent. • j 4 . j 
2. Handicap event, officers’ goblet, silver loving cup, donated 
y the officers of 1904: Awarded to Bennett S. White, with five 
ins during season. * 4 . z. 
3. Class shooting, Stevens target rifle, Class A, greatest 
1 this event for season over classification: Awarded to Jilmer r. 
acobs, with a gain of 7.43 per cent. 
4. New members’ prize, sole leather gun case, greatest ^g^^n 
ver classification: Awarded to Jas. A. Barthlow, with a gam of 
37 per cent. , . j u t?i 
5 Attendance prize, water color floral piece, donated by -^|nier 
' Jacobs: Awarded to Dr. W. N. Sivey, who attended all of 
le thirty regular weekly shoots held by the club during the 
^ 6 *°Consolation prize, handsome gas-electric drop light, donated 
v'H L Morelan^ and eligibility limited to members who have 
,t won' any of the foregoing prizes s Awarded to Capt. W. 
7. Prize for greatest average gain. Savage .22 repeating rifle, 
donated by John M. Cobun: Awarded to Elmer E. Jacobs, with 
an average gain for entire season’s shooting of 6.29 per cent. 
8 . Two members only, John M. Cobun and W. N. Dawson, 
have qualified for this trophy, and the shoot-off of the lOOffarget 
been postponed on account of the recent illness 
of Mr; Dawson; 
This event will probably bc shot off during the Christmas 
holidays; 
In addition to the regular programme of 76 targets to-day, the 
club ran off three extra events, which were won by the following 
members. 
Challenge cup, last qualifying event: Won for the month by 
John M. Cobun with the clever score of 48 out of 60. 
The White prize, a handsome sterling smoking set, donated by 
Bennett S. White, added target handicap, 20 target base: Tied 
for by Cobun with 21 out of 24 and Barthlow with 21 out of 33, and 
in the shoot-off at the same handicap, was won by Barthlow with 
.26 to Cobun’s 22, 
The L. C. Smith trophy, a handsome gold medal, donated by 
the Hunter Arms Company, 20 targets, use of both- barrels, and 
10 pairs doubles, was tied for by Price and Jacobs with 32 each, 
and in the shoot-off at 10 singles and 6 pairs double targets, was 
won by Jacobs with 16 to Price’s 12. 
In to-day’s shoot, the club championship gold medal for the 
week was won by' John M. Cobun with an average of 88.31 per 
cent, for entire programme. The scores: 
Regular programme for the day: 
Events : 
1 2 
Events : 
1 2 
Targets: 
15 25 
Targets : 
15 25 
Cobun 
12 21 
Dawson 

12 21 
S E Taylor.. 
8 10 
Miller .. 
• 
10 18 
Sivey 
7 7 
Deusen . 
11 20 
Price 
12 18 
Christy . 
11 19 
Barthlow ... 
10 20 
Kennedy 
10 16 
Jacobs 
10 18 
Event No. 
3, 
handicap : 
Shot at. Broke. 
Shot at. 
Broke. 
Cobun 
22 21 
Dawson 
20 
18 
S E Taylor., 
20 9 
Miller . . . 
20 
14 
Sivey 
.......22 13 
Deusen . 
18 
16 
Price 
20 13 
Christy . 
20 
15 
Barthlow . . . 
20 15 
Kennedy 
20 
12 
Jacobs 
21 13 
Event No. 
4, 
club team race. 
three men, 
15 targets each 
man: 
Barthlow, captain 13 Cobun, captain 14 
Sivey 12 Price 10 
Jacobs 9—34 Taylor 8—32 
Extra events for the day: 
Event No. 5, challenge, cup, 50 targets: 
Cobun 46 Barthlow 35 
Sivey 25 Jacobs 36 
Price 40 
Event No. 6 , White trophy, handicap: 
Shot at. Broke. 
Cobun 
24 
21 
Sivey 
29 
19 
Price 
25 
18 
Tie shot off between Cobun and 
Cobiin 24 22 
Shot at. Broke. 
Barthlow 33 21 
Jacobs 25 19 
Dawson 26 17 
Barthlow, same handicap: 
Barthlow 33 26 
Event No. 7, L. C. Smith trophy, 20 targets, use both barrels, 
.10 pairs: 
Singles. Dbles. Total. Sinsles. Dbles. Total. 
Cobun 17 14 31 Sivey 14 13 27 
Price 18 14 82 Jacobs 17 16 32 
Tie shot off between Price and Jacobs, 10 targets, use both 
barrels, 5 pairs: 
Price 7 5 12 Jacobs 9 7 16 
Elmer F. Jacobs, Sec’y-Treas. 
Crescent Athletic Cldb. 
Bay Ridge, L. I., Nov. 4. — The first win in the contest for the 
November cup, the first of the fall and winter series, was scored 
by Mr. O. Cl. _ Grinnell, Jr., with 23. There were eleven con- 
testants for this much-coveted trophy. Mr. A. G. Southworth, 
the scratch man of this contest, scored 22 . 
The Stake trophy had eleven contestants, and the win was 
scored by Dr. Keyes, with 24 out of 25. Other trophy contests 
and scores are as follows : 
Trophy, 15 targets: 
Hdp. Brk. Tot’!. 
Hdp. Brk. Tot’l. 
A G Southworth, .0 
12 
12 
C E T Foster. . 
...0 
11 
11 
H W Bissing 1 
11 
12 
F C Raynor 
2 
10 
12 
W W Marshall.... 2 
12 
14 
T N Teeter 
...3 
4 
7 
C A Lockwood...O 
12 
12 
L C Hopkins... 
...1 
10 
11 
S P Hopkins 2 
10 
12 
Dr Keyes 
...0 
10 
10 
Monthly cup, 25 
targets 
A G Southworth. .0 
22' 
22 
F C Raynor 
...3 
16 
19 
H W Bissing 2 
18 
20 
T N Teeter 
...6 
15 
21 
W W Marshall.... 3 
17 
20 
L C Hopkins.. 
...3 
19 
22 
C A Lockwood... 1 
17 
18 
O C Grinnell.. 
...1 
22 
23 
S P Hopkins 4 
14 
18 
Dr Keyes 
...1 
16 
17 
GET Foster 1 
19 
20 
Trophy, 15 targets: 
A G Southworth. .0 
11 
11 
GET Foster.. 
...0 
6 
6 
H W Bissing 1 
5 
6 
F C Raynor 
...2 
11 
13 
W W Marshall... 2 
8 
10 
T N Teeter 
...4 
6 
10 
C A Lockwood... 0 
9 
9 
L C Hopkins... 
...1 
13 
14 
S P Plopkins 2 
10 
12 
Dr J J Keyes.. 
...0 
14 
14 
Shoot-off : 
‘ 
Dr Keyes 0 
15 
16 
L C Hopkins . . 
...1 
8 
9 
Stake trophy, 25 targets: 
A G Southworth. .0 
22 
22 
F C Raynor 
...4 
17 
21 
H W Bissing 2 
16 
18 
T N Teeter 
...6 
14 
20 
W W Marshall... 3 
13 
16 
L C Hopkins.. 
...3 
17 
20 
C A Lockwood 1 
22 
23 
O C Grinnell.. 
...1 
17 
18 
S P Hopkins 4 
18 
22 
Dr Keyes 
...1 
23 
24 
GET Foster 1 
16 
16 
Trophy, 15 targets: 
A G Southworth. .0 
14 
14 
GET Foster. 
...0 
11 
11 
H W Bissing 1 
9 
10 
F C Raynor 
...2 
3 
5 
W W Marshall.... 2 
6 
8 
O C Grinnell.. 
...1 
8 
9 
C A Lockwood 0 
13 
13 
Dr Keyes 
...0 
13 
13 
S P Hopkins 2 
8 
10 
Trophy, 16 targets: 
A G Southworth. .0 
14 
14 
S P Hopkins... 
...2 
12 
14 
H W Bissing 1 
11 
12 
GET Foster. 
...0 
13 
13 
C A Lockwood. .. .0 
12 
12 
L C Hopkins. 
...1 
12 
13 
Marshall ...2 
10 
12 
O C Grinnell . . . 
...0 
13 
13 
Shoot-off: 
A G Southworth. .0 
14 
14 
S P Hopkins.. 
...2 
12 
14 
Shoot-off : 
A G Southworth. .0 
15 
15 
S P Hopkins... 
...2 
9 
11 
Trophy shoot, 15 targets. 
handicap : 
A G Southworth. .0 
14 
14 
GET Foster. . 
...0 
10 
10 
H W Bissing 1 
11 
12 
L C Hopkins.. 
...1 
9 
10 
C A Lockwood 0 
10 
10 
Philadelphia 
Trapshooters’ League. 
The remaining schedule of the Philadelphia Trapshooters’ 
League is as follows: 
No. 11 — S. S. White at Florists, Lansdale at North Camden, 
Highland at Clearview, Narberth at Merchantville, Meadow 
Springs at Media. 
Nov. 25— Media at Narberth, North Camden at Highland, Clear- 
view at S. S. White, Merchantville at Laqsdale, Florists at 
Meadow Springs. 
Dec. 9 — North Camden at Merchantville, Lansdale at Clearview, 
Highland at Meadow Springs, Narberth at Flopists, S. S. White 
at Media. 
Dec. 23 — Media at_ Lansdale. S. S. White at Meadow Springs, 
Merchantville at Highland, Florists at Clearview, Narberth at 
North Camden. 
Jan. 6 — Lansdale at Florists, North Camden at Media, Highland 
at S. S. White, Clearview at Merchantville, Meadow Springs at 
Narberth. 
Jan. 20, — Florists at North Camden, Narberth at Highland, S. S. 
White at Mej-chantyillg, Media at piearvi^w, J^ansdalg iVIeadow 
Feb. 3 — Narberth at S. S. White, Merchantville at Meadow 
Springs, North Camden at Clearview, Lansdale at Highland, 
Media at Florists. 
Feb. 17-— Florists at Highland, Media at Merchantville, S. S. 
White at Lansdale, Meadow .Springs at North Camden, Narberth 
at Clearview. 
March 3 — Highland at Media, Florists at Merchantville, North 
Camden at S. S. White, Clearview at Meadow Springs, Lansdale 
at Narberth. 
March 17. — Florists at S. S. White, North Camden at Lansdale, 
Media at Meadow Springs, Clearview at Highland, Merchantville 
at Narberth. 
March 31 — Narberth at Media, Highland at North Camden, 
Lansdale at Merchantville, Meadow Springs at Florists, S. S. 
White at Clearview. 
April 14 — Merchantville at North Camden, Clearview at Lans- 
dale, Meadow Springs at Highland, Florists at Narberth, Media 
at S. S. White. 
April 28 — Lansdale at Media, Highland at Merchantville, Clear- 
view at Florists, Meadow Springs at S. S. White, North Camden 
at Narberth. 
May 12 — Florists at Lansdale, Media at North Camden, S. S. 
White at Highland, Merchantville at Clearview, Narberth at 
Meadow Springs. 
May 26. — North Camden at Florists, Highland at Narberth, 
Clearview at Media, Merchantville at S. S. White, Meadow Springs 
at Lansdale. 
H. B. Fisher, : 7125 Woodland, avenue, West Philadelphia, Pa., 
-is -the secretary. 
New Yoffc Athletic Club. 
Travers Island, N. Y., Nov. 4. — Several of the regular shooters 
did not attend, the great football game being a great attraction. 
However, twelve shooters faced the traps, and competition was 
good and lively all the afternoon. 
The ties for the October cup were shot off, although Mr. Stuart 
Scott was absent. Dr. Browp broke 12 out of 26 targets, and with 
a handicap of 8 , he scored 20 to the 23 of Mr. Gus Grieff from 
scratch, the latter winning. 
In the regular club shoot for the November cup a new winner. 
Dr. Held, made high score. Target shooting is a new sport to 
him, but in years past he had much success on live birds. Mr. E. 
Huggins also did some very fine shooting, winning a handsome 
trophy in event 5. Scores : 
Event 1, 25 targets: 
G E Grieff 23 E Higgins .16 
J W Hibbard 16 Dr Held 11 
No. 2, 10 targets, walking match: 
Grieff 
... 7 
Huggins 
Hibbard 
... 3 
Dr Held 
No. 3, trophy, 15 targets: 
Hdp. Tot’l. 
Hdp. 
Tot’: 
Grieff 
0 
11 
F 'V'ilmar. 
12 
Hibbard 
.... 3 
16 
Zettel 
4 
11 
Dr Held 
.... 4 
11 
Ehlers 
3 
13 
No. 4, 15 targets: 
Grieff 
.... 0 
14 
Zettel 
4 
10 
Hibbard 
.... 3 
12 
Ehlers 
3 
13 
Huggins 
.... 4 
10 
N Jones 
4 
12 
Dr Held 
.... 4 
13 
F Graham 
3 
13 
"Vilmar 
.... 4 
13 
No. 5, November 
cup, 25 
targets : 
Huggins 
22 
Kuechler 
7 
17 
Dr Held 
.... 7 
24 
Vilmar 
7 
14 
Grieff 
.... 0 
23 
Zittel 
7 
11 
Hibbard 
.... 5 
22 
Ehlers 
6 
23 
Dr Brown 
19 
Jones 
7 
21 
Dr Williams 
.... 0 
16 
Graham 
5 
18 
No. 6, 26 targets. 
trophy: 
Huggins 
20 
Kuechler 
7 
12 
Held 
.... 7 
21 
■Vilmar 
7 
19 
Grieff 
.... 0 
21 
Zittel 
7 
18 
Hibbard 
.... 6 
18 
Ehlers 
5 
21 
Dr Brown 
.... 6 
18 
Jones 
7 
19 
Dr Williams 
.... 0 
19 
Graham 
5 
21 
No. 7, trophy, 25 targets: 
Grieff 
.... 0 
22 
Huggins 
7 
25 
Williams 
.... 0 
19 
Vilmar ........ 
7 
16 
Brown 
.... 7 
19 
Jones 
7 
16 
Held 
.... 7 
23 
Huggins 
7 
22 
Hibbard 
.... 6 
22 
No. 8, trophy, 25 
targets : 
Huggins 
.... 7 
22 
Vilmar 
7 
21 
Held 
.... 7 
24 
Hibbard 
6 
17 
Grieff 
.... 0 
21 ^ 
SIDE LIGHTS OF TRADE. 
The Lefever Arms Co., Syracuse, N. Y., will be pleased to send 
to applicants their handsome illustrated catalogue containing 
photographic illustrations of the different grades of their guns. 
For postage, eight cents, they will send one of their handsome 
hangers in ten colors. 
The Hunter Arms Co. writes us that “We have just been 
awarded the gold medal at the Lewis and Clark Exposition, and 
would consider it a favor if you would give us a notice in con- 
nection with same. Will you kindly note: 1. That this medal 
is the highest award that the Exposition has given. 2. That it 
was given to us in the face of the keenest kind of competition. 
3. That it was given to us on both our hammerless gun, and the 
Hunter one-trigger 4. All of the judges were gun experts, so 
that we consider the medal to be of special value.” 
The calendar for 1906 issued by the Peters Cartridge Company 
is fully up to the high standard set by this company in past 
years. It is of the usual size, and depicts that proud moment in 
the experience of a big game hunter when he emerges from the 
forest depths bringing the much-prized moose head, borne on the 
back of his guide. The calendar is handsomely lithographed in 
twelve colors and embossed, and will doubtless be much sought 
for by dealers and sportsmen generally. It will be sent to any 
address upon application to the Peters Cartridge Co., Cincinnati, 
O., with enclosure of 10 cents in stamps or coin to cover the 
cost of mailing. 
PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 
Insufficient Postage. 
Carelessness of correspondents in attaching the required 
postage stamps to foreign letters cause annoyance and expense 
to the parties addressed. Consul Brittain directs attention to this 
in the following: 
“There seems to be a greater number of letters coming from 
America with insufficient postage than at any previous time. 
Numerous persons have recently called at the consulate showing 
letters on which they have been obliged to pay 5, 10, 16, and in 
some instances 20 cents postage. These matters appear small, but 
there are few things which so irritate a business man as being 
obliged to pay penalty postage on letters and printed circulars. 
Many of the business houses in America forward packages of 
circulars in sealed envelopes requiring letter postage which could 
be sent as printed matter.” 
That is a rather startling advertisement printed in another 
column by the Reliable Smokeless Powder Co., of Newark, N. T., 
and one about which the shooter, whether in the field or at the 
traps, will want to know more. What is this new smokeless 
powder, and above all, by what method is the electric gun 
operated? These are questions which we can hardly answer, 
although we believe that we know a few things about guns our- 
selves, but we imagine that application to the Reliable Smokeless 
Powder Co., of 24 Scott street, Newark, N. J., will draw foftll 
apwers that sbopld lie of great interest to gunneti?. ' ' 
