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FOREST AND STREAM 
[March 7, 1908. 
Carleton Canoes 
^ For Paddling or Power ^ 
There are none better. Over 30 years 
experience in Canoe building. We use 
State of Maine Cedar exclusively which 
is a lighter and tougher wood than 
other cedars. Materials, construction 
and finish the best. Models for every 
use. Write for free illustrated booklet. 
CARLETCM CAME C0. 7 , 
15 Main St. 013 TOWH, MAINE. 
STRELINGER in your 
Launch is like Gold in 
your Pocket: 
Mighty Satisfactory 
The STRELINGER Always Goes 
Safe, Simple, Durable, 
Reliable, Powerful. 
“GOOD AS EVER, after 10 years of ser- 
"vice.” That's the way we build theui. 
GOOD ALWAYS 
TROUBLE LEAVES when the Strelinger 
a comes aboard. 
THE STRELINGER We carry in stock 2 and 4-Cycle Marine 
(4 Cye. 1 to 4 Oyl.) and Stationary engines, 1 1-2 to 50 H. P., 
$25 to $2,500. Send for Catalogue. Special bargains on a few sample 
motors. 
THE STRELINGER MARINE ENGINE CO., 
Dept. 6, 46 E. Congress SI., Detroit, Mich. 
Mullins “Get There” l*lXJZiT e 
Unequaled for use in very shallow water or through tangled grass 
and reeds. Thousands are in use, and endorsed by sportsmen every¬ 
where as the lightest, most comfortable and safest duck bout built. 
Length 14 ft., beam 36 in. Painted dead grass color. Price $22.00. 
Write Toduy for Our Lnrsre Catalogue 
Motor Boats, Row Boats* Hunting and Fishing Boats 
The W. H. Mullins Co., 126 Franklin St., Salem, O, 
The Varnish Used on the Cup Defenders 
SMITH’S SPAR COATING 
USED BY THE LEADING YACHT AND BOAT BUILDERS 
Successfully withstands excessive changes in weather and temperature. 
Has good body, is light in color, free working, elastic, durable, bril¬ 
liant, and dries out of the way of injury from dust in about eight hours. 
Does not 
turn white 
on 
mahogany. 
Does not 
discolor 
your spars. 
EDWARD SMITH & CO. 
Varnish Makers and Color Grinders 
CHICAGO ' NEW YORK 
NAVAL PIGEONS ABOLISHED. 
An admiralty official yesterday confirmed the 
statement that the British naval pigeon service 
was to be allowed to- fall into disuse, says the 
London Graphic. “Think of it!” he remarked. 
“Not so very many years ago people were filled 
with wonderment that a homing pigeon could fly 
with messages at the rate of sixty miles an hour 
and reach its destination with safety. To-day 
a wireless message can be sent at the rate of 
hundreds of miles in a few seconds. 
“It was a wise step to establish, as the ad¬ 
miralty did, a carrier pigeons service in con¬ 
nection with the navy; they are equally wise to 
abandon the stations now that telegraphic fa¬ 
cilities have been brought to such a state of per¬ 
fection. 
“Nowadays a battleship can easily keep in 
wireless communication with Rarne Head, near 
Plymouth, while voyaging to Gibraltar, or even 
to portions of the Mediterranean. Most of the 
fleet have the necessary installations aboard. 
“The naval pigeon service had its drawbacks, 
birds often not finding their way home through 
losing their reckoning or on account of injury. 
Only in minor ways has their usefulness to the 
navy been demonstrated. Without wireless 
telegraphy, however, there is no question that 
in time of war they would have been a real 
help.” 
Among pigeon fanciers there was some con¬ 
sternation, especially on the part of those who 
belong to what is known as the volunteer carrier 
pigeon service, which is not, however, to be 
interfered with. Breeders will no doubt avail 
themselves of the ' opportunity to buy the 
pigeons which have been trained at the ad¬ 
miralty lofts. 
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