January, 1918 
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necks of gamecocks, preferably, are util¬ 
ized for making legs, and a feNv fibers of 
hackle or other feather simulate the tail. 
Other than true hackles are sometimes 
used, notably saddle feathers. Even the 
hackle- feathers of wildfowl, gamecocks 
and bantams have more “pep” in them 
than do the hackles of the common barn- 
card rooster, and that is why they are pre¬ 
ferred — they stand out better. As the 
reader will note shortly, the rich brown 
(chestnut) hackles, the color of those ob- 
ained from the Rhode Island Red breed 
if poultry, are most in demand. 
The following notes are from McClel- 
, and: 
Hackles are obtained in all shades from 
ordinary fowls; blue from Andalusians, 
white, cream, and yellow, from Leghorns 
ind Dorkings; buff, from Cochins. They 
ire best collected early and late in the 
-•ear. Feathers from the cock are general¬ 
ly used, but some ginger and black ones' 
rom hens. Other sources of supply are 
he wren’s tail, black plover toppings, the 
ungle-cock, and various game birds from 
vhich come honey duns, blue duns, stone 
luns, yellow duns, and excellent red ones 
rom the grouse. From the partridge, 
.peckled brown; from the snipe, golden. 
The dotterel supplies light dun and the 
•tarling, black The darkest and glossiest 
ed brown from gamecocks are called 
‘dark red game.” The palest and most 
•ellowish of the foxy reds are called “gin¬ 
ger.” “Dun” means a dingy brown or 
nouse color. Of the combinations, “bad¬ 
ger” is one with a black or dark dun cen- 
er and a white or creamy edge. “Honey 
luns” or “brassy duns” have a dark dun 
|jenter and honey yellow edge. “Red fur¬ 
nace” has a black center and edge with 
lark red between; in a “white furnace” 
he white replaces the red, etc. A “griz¬ 
zled” hackle is one in which light and 
Bark are evenly mixed. 
These various fly-tying materials are 
:ept in stock by the large tackle-houses, 
i ut it is no little fun to collect them, and 
o sort them out into envelopes, which 
junk” you may conveniently store away 
1 one of the domestic square tin bread- 
I r cake-boxes, for protection against 
llioths. The ventilating holes should be 
overed on the inside with surgeons’ plas- 
ler. Rich hauls are sometimes made from 
iscarded millinery; and anent the hackle 
nest, do not neglect to investigate the 
itock of Japanese feather bric-a-brac dust- 
i rs which you can locate in the housefur- 
ishing-goods section of the large depart¬ 
ment stores. That is, you can locate them 
t times; sometimes they are out of them, 
gain, for a period, a good supply will be 
larried, both in dyed feathers and in a 
ice variety of natural colors. Turkey- 
leather dusters are always on hand, and 
I lose made of ostrich feathers are also a 
flock commercial article. White duck¬ 
ing feathers may be colored to almost 
ny desired shade by the use of “Dia- 
lond” or “Rainbow” household dyes from 
lie drug-store; so may white (Leghorn) 
I ackles; and albeit some anglers deprecate 
Iny use of stained feathers, they seem to 
ork out pretty satisfactorily. ' By ex- 
I langing with other anglers feathers, etc., 
•om your surplus stock, you may shortly 
cquire raw material sufficient to make 
lough flies to last your natural lifetime. 
(to be continued next month) 
REAL ESTATE FOR SPORTSMEN 
FOR SALE—40 ACRES TIMBERED LAND, 
with 9-room frame house, located on Au Sable 
river, 7 miles east of Grayling. Fine location for 
clubhouse. Address R. S. Babbitt, Grayling, 
Mich., P. O. B. No. 3, Crawford Co. 1-t. 
IDEAL HUNTING RANCH, 246 ACRES LY- 
ing along the South Canadian River, some tim¬ 
ber, good duck and goose shooting all winter, 
best quail shooting in United States. Three miles 
of oil derrick. Remember the “Trapshooters” 
Not leased. Price $10 per acre. Perry DeFord, 
Oakwood, Oklahoma. 
MISSOURI OZARKS—BASS FISHING, WILD 
turkey and other game hunting* healthful climate, 
pure air, pure spring water, 10 acres, near Big 
River, at Irondale, Missouri. Price $250, $8 
down, monthly, $4. Ralph W. Mottaz, 705 Olive, 
St. Louis. 1-t 
PENNSYLVANIA F A R M S — 170 ACRES, 
which, 100 acres are timber, making good game 
preserve; pheasants, quail, etc., already there; 
2 miles railroad, main line Penna. between Lan¬ 
caster and Philadelphia; nice large 10-room frame 
mansion; bath, toilet, barn, trout stream; make 
nice country club. Price $6500. Cheap. A. D. 
Heald & Son, West Chester, Pa. 1-t. 
UPPER WISCONSIN CLUB AND SUMMER 
resorts with lake frontage; fine fishing and hunt¬ 
ing; large and small propositions; near to and 
remote from railroad. Write what you want. 
Description and plats furnished. L. W. Tulleys, 
Council Bluffs, Iowa. 1-t. 
WILL SACRIFICE 640 ACRES WILD LAND, 
immensely productive artesian truck region, 
Texas, at $20, reasonable terms. Big rise cer¬ 
tain; means substantial fortune. Fish and duck 
lake close. W. H. Lancelot, Ames, Iowa. 
FOR SALE—40 ACRES, NICE LAKE SHORE, 
$450; $50 cash; 40 acres, 10 cultivated, frame 
buildings, nice lake, $800; get new list farms. 
Tom O. Mason, Cumberland, Wis. 1 t 
FOR SALE IN IDAHO—GOLD MINING 
property, 20 stamp mill, good water right. Plenty 
timber and ideal sportsmen’s club location. Eu¬ 
gene Lison, Mineral Ridge, Ohio. 11 
FOR SALE—CAMP ON THE PINE RIVER, 
Lake County, Mich. Fine trout stream.'80 acres— 
two log cabins on stream, larger with six rooms, 
smaller with two rooms. Telephone line to camp, 
good well. Stove, dishes, considerable amount 
of beds, furniture, etc., thrown in. Enough for 
eight people. Property adjoins the Skookum 
Trout Club which owns 140 acres. Price $5,000 
cash. Address Geo. W. Stevens, Museum of Art, 
Toledo, O. l.t.c. 
GAME PRESERVE. ABUNDANT TURKEY, 
quail, rabbit, pheasant. Best ducking ground in 
Virginia. Convenient train service to Eastern 
cities. Let us write you about this bargain. 
RICFIMOND-WASHINGTON FARM AGENCY, 
Inc., Fredericksburg, Virginia. 1-t 
ST. CROIX RIVER FRONTAGE, $1,200 
buys half mile, 121 acres of land. Send for full 
description. A few camp sites and summer 
homes in the sportsman’s paradise—-Northern 
Wisconsin—for sale at right prices. Let me know 
what you want, I’ll help you get located. Baker, 
FF, St. Croix Falls, Wis. 3.t.2-18-c 
80 ACRES ON RIVER. LARGE SPRING; 
good timber; fine fishing; ten a'cres. $200, terms. 
Arthurs Ozaks Farms, Mt. View, Mo. 1-t 
REAL ESTATE—SALE OR EXCHANGE 
TWO LOTS, STONE HARBOR, N. J., 25 FT. 
x 110 ft. each, one block from R. R. station, 
''centrally located. Exchange for Wilmington, 
Del., or Philadelphia property. Price $2,000. Ad¬ 
dress Delaware Steamship Agency & Realty Co., 
107 West 9th St., Wilmington, Del. 1-t. 
RESORT WANTED 
WANTED—BEST PLACE IN FLORIDA FOR 
daughter and self this winter hunting and fish¬ 
ing. No fine hotel nor fashionable place. Write 
H. W. Voss, 27 William St., N. Y, City 1-t, k. 
SKUNKS 
RAISE SKUNKS IN CITY OR COUNTRY— 
Odorless method. Illustrated circular free. 
Skunk Development Bureau, Chicago. 1 t K 
STAMPS, CURIOS, ETC. 
COINS, BILLS, STAMPS, PISTOLS, RELICS. 
List free. Collectors’ Exchange, 1536 Willington 
Street, Philadelphia. 1-t. 
TAXIDERMY 
TAXIDERMISTS AND SPORTSMEN—MOUNT 
your Moose, Elk, and Deer Heads with my Head 
Forms. No previous experience needed. Moose, 
Elk, and Deer Feet mounted into Inkwells, Match 
Safes, Weights, and Thermometers, sell at sight. 
I furnish full directions how to use above. Taxi¬ 
dermy Text Books giving full directions how to 
mount birds, animals, and fish, $1.65 up. I am 
the largest manufacturer of glass eyes and shields. 
Send 3-cent stamp for lists. James P. Babbitt, 
Box 5395, Taunton, Mass. 1-t. 
TAXIDERMIST WORK TO ORDER, BIRDS, 
animals, fish, game heads, rug work. Price list 
and shipping tags on request. M. J. Hofmann, 
Taxidermist, 1818 Bleecker St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
4.t.3-18c 
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY, 
FURS AND HIDES—WANTED IN LARGE 
and small lots. Highest prices, honest assort¬ 
ment. Write for prices before selling. C. L. 
Buckingham, Ridgeway, Wise. 1-t. 
RAISE BELGIAN HARES FOR US—WE 
pay you $2 each and express charges, when three 
months old. Contracts and full information 10 
cents. Denver Rabbit Shop, 1448 Market St., 
Denver, Colorado. 1-t 
FOR SALE—GAME PRESERVE WITH A 
business end to it—Large acreage surrounded on 
three sides by navigable streams, on coast of 
Georgia, excellent boating, fishing, hunting, large 
and small game every day in the year. Beautiful 
site on water for clubhouse, surrounded by other 
game preserves and clubs. Railroad station on 
edge of property. Splendid proposition for a 
stock farm, in connection with the preserve. 
Price very reasonable. Write for full particu¬ 
lars. W. H. Stillwell, Savannah, Georgia. (1) 
FOR SALE—40 ACRES, ALL TIMBER, ON 
the Meramec river, two good springs, fine loca¬ 
tion for club, good hunting and fishing, 6 miles 
of Cuba. Price $600. C. E. Lewis, Cuba, Mo. 
1-t. 
prof, stainsky, originator of plas- 
tic art in taxidermy. Best system of preserving 
your trophies, absolutely true to life. Mounting 
large game heads, animals life size, a specialty. 
Send for price list. Stainsky Taxidermy Co., 
Colorado Springs, Colo. 1 t IC 
WANTED—TO PURCHASE A SUPPLY OF 
small pickerel and perch for stocking a private 
pond. C. O. Littlefield, East Walpole, Mass. 1 t 
WANTED — REMINGTON, WINCHESTER, 
leather cases for them. Binoculars, tent, camp 
outfit. Maplewood Kennels, Carthage, Missouri. 
1 t 
GOLD PLATED SMITH & WESSON RE- 
volver in new condition wanted. Jacob Thomas, 
Route 1, Williamsport, Pa. 1 t 
GUNNING CAMP ON KATAMA BAY, SOUTH 
shore Marthas Vineyard. Excellent plover and 
duck shooting. Accommodations for four, man 
in charge, good cook and hunter. Reasonable 
rates for long or short stay. Address Allan 
Keniston, Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Mass. 
1 t 
FOR RENT—NINE ROOM MODERN BRICK 
house, furnished except silverware, bed and table 
linen. 450 ft. wharf. Motor boat, garage. 1 
mile to Post Office and depot. Brick roads. 2 
miles to golf links. One thousand dollars for 
season. Box 708, Clearwater, Fla. I t 
14 SKUNKS, 8 STARS, 4 SHORTS, 2 BROAD. 
$50.00 takes the bunch. G. R. Sparrow, Zion 
City, Ill. 1 t 
FREE—60 DIFFERENT STAMPS, INCLUD- 
ing Newfoundland, China, Japan, Mexico, etc., 
to applicants for our high-grade approvals. Send 
3c stamp for return postage. The Edgewood 
Stamp Company, Dept. E, Milford, Conn. 1 t c 
