April 17, 1909-] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
625 
VARNISH 
FACTS 
Why do the leading boat builders 
and owners buy Smith’s Spar Coat¬ 
ing when it costs more than any 
other? Simply because men with 
reputations buy goods with reputa¬ 
tions. For them the BEST is good 
enough, but not too good. Besides 
the difference in cost to you is not 
much, the difference in wearing qual¬ 
ity and appearance make it “worth 
while.” 
There are policies in all trades. 
The policy of “that’s good enough” 
is one. The policy of doing better 
than necessary is another. This lat¬ 
ter is reputation building. 
Edward Smith & Co. have been 
manufacturing “reputation making” 
varnishes for 82 years. If you want 
the best varnish or coating obtain¬ 
able, even if it costs a trifle more, 
ask for 
Edward Smiths Co.’s 
Spa-f Coating 
This was used on the Cup Defend¬ 
ers. In European shipyards, when 
they want the best Spar Coating, they 
order SMITH’S. 
“ W inners ”—1908 
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Edward Smith & Co. 
Varnisb Makers for 82 Years 
CHICAGO NEW YORK 
we dubbed them, intended to mean ex-mule 
drivers. 
Along about supper time we paddled into 
Lockport, where we found five locks, with a 
6o-foot drop facing us. The canal superin¬ 
tendent at Albany had granted us a permit for 
lockage with other crafts only, but we decided 
to use a little diplomacy, as we knew that with 
sev<*nty-two locks between us and Albany, we 
w. -d have a slow time waiting for canal boats 
to lock through with. At Lockport we tried 
the value of a little money, and we soon locked 
through the entire five locks, with a good part 
of the population of Lockport looking on from 
the bridge above. This was our first locking 
experience, and was very interesting to us. 
We made Middleport for the night, and were 
away early in the morning with a head-wind 
trying to hold us back. We were making slow 
time of it, and at noon, when a tug passed us 
with four canal boats in tow, we decided to 
paddle along in their wake. This we found was 
a fine idea, as it kept us out of the wind 
and helped us along considerable. We became 
well acquainted with the family aboard, who 
handed us down something to eat and asked 
us to take a line. They could not understand 
our refusing to do this, not knowing we were 
in duty bound not to accept outside help. Fol¬ 
lowing in their shelter the rest of the day, we 
made Rochester at night. Our boat tied up 
here to unload her cargo, so in the morning we 
proceeded alone. It was a good thing we did 
not stick to canal boats, as we made far better 
time paddling by ourselves. This day we made 
especially good time, as a strong wind was in 
our favor. It was so strong, one of us had to 
sit up in the bow with the sheet rope tied and 
hold the spar, for fear it would be carried 
away. As it was, when just entering the town 
of Wayneport, our boom parted with a crash 
and we went into town with a paddle lashed in 
its place. Here we repaired the damage and ate 
our dinner in the canoe while sailing to make 
up for lost time. W. H. Moreton. 
[to be concluded.] 
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