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FOREST AND STREAM 
February, 1918 
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RE-ffL ESTATE FOR SPORTSMEN 
SNICKERS’ GAP, VA.—BUSINESS OPPOR- 
tunity for lover of mountains, or person seeking 
improvement in health. Unique and artistic bunga¬ 
low store located in historic Gap, 10 minutes walk 
from Bluemont at cross-roads of Bluemont and 
Winchester Pike and mountain road along which 
is located an extensive Washington summer col¬ 
ony. Several boys and girls’ camps. Across the 
road from the Demonet Hotel property. Con¬ 
stant motor traffic passing daily. Store equipt 
with marble soda fountain, automatic scales, cash 
register, etc. Three acres, large bungalo ware¬ 
house, drilled well and water tank on steel tower, 
orchard of apples, pears, plums, peaches and 
quinces; also tennis court. New five room bun¬ 
galow cottage with two acres adjoining can be 
bought with this property if desired or owner 
can live at boarding house nearby. Can be used 
as a clubhouse or converted into attractive dwell¬ 
ing at small cost. The most centrally located 
property in this section. Trolley brings great 
numbers of excursionists every Sunday fronv 
Washington, a distance of fifty iles. Owner 
otherwise engaged so will sell far below cost. 
Walter E. Blount, Bluemont, Va. 
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 
339 ACRES SMALL RIVER, FINE FISHING, 
good hunting; price $2,500. Arkansas Investment 
Company, Leslie, Arkansas. 1TK 
WINTER HOME IN FLORIDA, WOULD Ap¬ 
peal to sportsmen for its hunting and fishing. 
Price $10,000.00. Address, W. B. Healy, Copper 
Hill, Ariz. 1 t 
WYOMING LAND—THOUSANDS ACRES 
United States Oil Lands formerly held for Navy, 
open for filing. Our bulletin tells how to se¬ 
cure it. Claim Holders’ Association, F S, 703 
Schiller Bldg., Chicago. 2-2-18 
STAMP COLLECTORS 
FREE—TEN UNUSED STAMPS. SEND 15c 
for 3 months’ trial subscription to Collectors Jour¬ 
nal. Minneapolis, Minn. 11 
STEEL BOATS 
DARROW’S STEEL BOATS. FINISHED 
parts or patterns. Catalogue, 78 models. F. H. 
Darrow, 618 Erie St., Albion, Mich. 1 t 
TAXIDERMY 
MOUNTBD BIRDS AND ANIMALS FOR 
sale, ducks, geese, pheasants, hawks, owls, snipe, 
squirrels, fox, deerheads, etc. Reasonable prices. 
Send for list. M. J. Hofmann, Taxidermist, 1818 
Blecker St., Brooklyn, N. Y. It 
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. 
YOU CAN TAN AND MOUNT YOUR OWN 
furs and skins into beautiful up to date Rugs 
and Robes with mounted heads at very little 
expense. You are certain of success from the 
start. My complete Tanning Formulas and up- 
to-date labor saving methods insure your suc¬ 
cess at this profitable work. Complete formulas 
and instructions are only $3.00 postpaid. Duty 
free. Edwin Dixon, Expert Taxidermist, Union- 
ville, Ontario, Canada. l.t.c/ 
TRAPS AND TRAPPING 
CATCH THAT SLY, OLD FOX WITH BALD- 
win Bros.’ improved method, no bait, easy, sim¬ 
ple, best way ever discovered. Send one dollar 
now and get with directions, two new traps ready 
to set. This offer open for 30 days only. Bald- 
win Bros,, Athol. Mass. R. F. D. No. 1. It 
ZODIAC HOROSCOPE 
ZODIAC HOROSCOPE READING SHOWING 
character, talents, possibilities, invaluable for 
your life guidance; send birthdate and 10c (coin) 
for Trial Reading. E. M. Heath, Dept. 19, Crown 
Point, Ind. l.t.c.2 
MISCELLANEOUS 
“BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY,” IS A NEW 
book “putting you wise” to everybody’s character 
and disposition which shows on the outside plain 
in sight. Mistakes in choice of vocation, or 
business or matrimonal ventures would never 
occur, after reading it. Must. 50c. Mellen, 
Pubr., 618 Times Bldg., Chicago. l.T.K 
CHILBLAINS—INDIAN MAGIC INSURES 
quick permanent relief, prepaid $1.50. Eugene 
Eaton, Bandon, Oregon. 2-t-3-18 
WHAT WILL COMING YEAR BRING TO 
you? Reliable scientific forecast from planetary 
aspects. Send 10c and date of birth for trial 
reading. L. Thomson, Dept. 6, Kansas City, Mo. 
l.t. 
11 ACRES, BEAUTIFUL LAKE SHORE. 
plenty fish, Becker county, Minnesota, America’s 
playground. Ideal for hunting lodge or summer 
resort; "only $150. Get our lists of bargains in this 
great Hunter and Fisherman’s paradise. Farmer 
& Denison Realty Co., 530 Metropolitan Life 
Building, Minneapolis, Minn. 1 t 
SPECIAL NOTICE! ! SPECIAL OFFER! ! ! 
25-word advertisement in 100 magazines thrice $2. 
Inch display thrice $8. Page 8x11 thrice $266.00. 
Universal Syndicate, Box 2, Atlantic City. t.F.c. 
FISH FOR STOCKING—BROOK TROUT FOR 
stocking purposes. Eyed eggs in season. N. F. 
Hoxie, Plymouth, Mass. T.F.C. 
AGENTS WANTED—TOLIVER GUARAN- 
teed Puncture-Proof Inner Tubes sell easily-— 
our Agents make $5.00 to $50.00 a day net profit 
—no competition. If you wish to establish a 
business of your own that has unlimited possibili¬ 
ties for profit, write us for complete details. 
Toliver Tube & Tire Co., 121 Toliver Bldg., 
Denver, Colo. 2-T-2-18 
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY 
BARGAINS — REGISTERED RUSSIAN 
wolfhound brood bitch, proved O. K., $30; Aire¬ 
dale brood bitch, $20; stud dog, 20; Airedale stud 
prospect, 1 year, extra fine, $15. Guy Lesher, 
Northumberland, Pa. l.T. 
PATENTS FOR SALE—WONDERFUL MA- 
chine for knitting wristlets and armlets for War 
Relief Work. Product endorsed by Red Cross 
Society. Time-saving device, small, portable and 
easy as spool-knitting. Designed for men and 
children. Machine can be sold for one dollar, 
at a profit. Address My-Bit Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 
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MONEY MADE MOUNTING BIRDS AND 
animals. Special Offer copyrighted course only 
$3.00. Satisfaction guaranteed. Catalogue Free. 
Taxidermy School, Box 500, Waterville, Maine. 
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AGENTS WANTED TO SELL EGGNIT—A 
pure food substitute for eggs. Easy selling article 
—big profits—quick repeater. Stuart & Co., 12 
Wood St., Newark, N. Y. It 
MACK’S WHITE AND PARTRIDGE ROCKS, 
have excellent show records; stock for sale; prices 
reasonable. P. C. McMains, Livonia, Mo. 1 t 
l'/ 2 YEAR OLD FOX HOUND, MEDIUM 
size, broken on rabbits, $8; 2 thoroughbred Beegle 
females, broken on rabbits $10 each. Mason, Me¬ 
chanic Falls, Maine. 11 
WANTED—TWO COPIES OF “THE SPIRIT 
of the Buffalo,” published in Forest and Stream 
supplement, July 5, 1902. P. W. Hall, Fleming 
Bldg., Des Moines, Iowa. 1 t 
TRADE FOR SPRINGFIELD RIFLE 1906 A1 
shape 25-35 Winchester Carbine made to order, 
Al shape. 38 special Smith-Wesson Army Re¬ 
volver, 6 in. bal, good as new. No. 3 Special 
25-35 Reloading tool, one holster, made to order. 
A. M. Trout. Glendora, Calif., Box 424. 1 t 
der of fine sandpaper, work out the -White 
lining to the bead, leaving the agate ring. 
Now, with a sharp knife blade, split up 
the shank, on the side, having a strip of 
the two folds in one shank, the other side 
of the shank solid. You must be sure to 
get this right; otherwise, when the guide 
is whipped to the rod, the strain on the 
bead, as the line passes through on a cast, 
will gradually widen the seam, and the 
head will work loose. Now work down 
the two pieces of the shank smoothly and 
to a point, ready for whipping on. The 
five standing guides on the fly rod are 
spaced thus: one, eight inches from tip; 
next distance, eight and one-half inches; 
third, nine and one-fourtH; fourth, twelve 
inches; last, fifteen inches. 
Guides for the bait-casting rod are simi¬ 
larly made, though of course much larger. 
My plan is to have one tip guide and one 
standing guide, a foot or fourteen inches 
apart, though more may be used. 
M Y method of making rods is simple. 
I have discarded all tools, except a 
small, sharp knife, a file, and a long 
cord. I split out the strips, and work one 
down, until its dimensions tally with those 
I have determined on. I use this strip 
as a model, and get the other five just like 
it, securing the proper taper. The next 
step is to trim and draw-file all joints. 
Then I proceed to secure an angle of ap¬ 
proximately sixty degrees; it may be a 
trifle less, but it cannot be more and have 
tight glue joints. I work the strips down 
to this angle “by eye,” cutting the soft in¬ 
side wood away at the approximately de¬ 
sired angle. I formerly employed a groove, 
and used a plane, but have given this 
method up, as the plaried surface is too 
smooth to enable the glue to bind the 
strips well together; the use of the knife 
blade gives a rougher surface, obviating 
the difficulty. Next I assemble the strips, 
and wind them tightly in place with the 
cord. I examine the joint critically, and 
with crayon mark any places which do not 
fit, carefully studying out conditions. 
Then I unbind the strips about half-way 
and remedy the difficulties, until I have 
everything just right. This half is then 
rewound, and the other half similarly 
treated. This is the critical step in bamboo 
rod making, as nothing more can be taken 
off, after gluing. I find this is a more 
elastic method than the one in which the 
groove is employed; when, if your strips 
fit the groove, and yet you find, on assem¬ 
bling them, that you have a clumsy joint, 
you have no remedy but to make another 
groove, a tiresome job. Then, too, you 
may plane away part of the groove, or the 
strip may roll under the plane, and so be¬ 
come faulty, giving an extremely unsatis¬ 
factory result. 
Next is the fastening of the strips to¬ 
gether, with hot glue. I work the glue on 
about half the length of the strips, hold 
over an oil-stove, and wind the joint-tight¬ 
ly, while the glue is still hot. Then simi¬ 
larly glue and wind the other half. 
Hang up the joint by the smaller end, 
with a weight at the larger. Leave it 
alone, till it is straight, if it takes a month. 
Carefully smooth down any edges which 
are too sharp, wind at frequent intervals 
with any color of silk you may desire, 
whipping on the guides, and last give at 
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