MARBLES 
leaning Implements 
Keep Your Qun Pight 
The clean gun is a sure gun—one 
that will last for years. Marble’s 
Cleaning Implements are need¬ 
ed by every gun owner—the best 
against destruction by rust and 
corrosion he can buy. Most dealers have 
-^ 3 ^ Marble’s Equipment —if you can’t get what you 
" want, order direct. Send for the Marble’s catalog. 
Marble’s Line also includes Safety Pocket and Camp Axes, Clean¬ 
ing Rods, Hunting Knives, Gun Sights, Waterproof Match Box, Com¬ 
passes, Fish Gaff, Auxiliary Cartridges, Shell Extractors and Recoil Pads. 
insurance 
corrosion he 
Rifle Cleaner 
Thoroly cleans without injuring the finest rifle and removes all lead, rust or powder 
residue. Made of sections of softest brass gauze washers, on a spirally bent spring 
tempered steel wire—may be attached to any standard rod. 60 c. Statecaliberwanted. 
Anti- | | 
Rust 
Ropes 
When saturated with oil they prevent rusting or pitting—perfect 
protection for any gun. One oiling lasts for years. For shotguns or 
rines, 60c; for revolvers, 30c. State gauge or caliber wanted. 
Jointed Rifle Rod 
The best general purpose rod, for it can be packed in a small space 
and when screwed together it’s as solid as a one-piece 
rod—can’t wobble, bend or break. Three brass sec¬ 
tions, with two steel joints, steel swivel at its end. 
May be had in brass or steel, 26, 30 and 34 inches 
long, $1.25. Give calibre and length desired. 
Nitro Solvent Oil 
This wonderful oil will keep sportsmen’s equipment 
free from rust—it quickly dissolves the residue of all 
powders. A perfect lubricant. 2-oz. bottle, 30 c; 
6-oz. can, 60c. By mail, 10c extra. Sample free. 
Shot Gun Cleaner 
Same construction as rifle cleaner. Guaranteed not to 
injure bore. Exceedingly durable. Will keep your gun 
clean and prolong its life. 1 . 00 . State gauge wanted. 
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MARBLE ARMS & 1VJFG. CO., S 26 Deita Ave. Gladstone, MicH« 
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a natural background where such ob¬ 
jects as rocks, tree-trunks, logs, etc., 
can be made use of is much easier, but 
even here we must give due considera¬ 
tion to emphasizing our plant. 
The employment of a natural back¬ 
ground out of focus is simpler, and in 
the case of plants with fine feathery 
leaves, or with very slender stems, 
either this method, or an artificial back¬ 
ground must be made use of. With this 
type of background, it is necessary to 
see that it is so completely out of focus 
that the background consists simply of 
a blending of more or less neutral tints 
in large masses, all high-lights being 
excluded from the background, and that 
no blurred objects—things neither def¬ 
initely in nor out of focus—are present 
to bother the eye and distract attention 
from our principal subject. The use of 
an artificial background is justified only 
in exceptional cases, and should be em¬ 
ployed only when we wish to show some 
botanical feature which cannot be 
brought out in any other way. In such 
cases the tone of the background must 
be carefully considered, and it must be 
entirely out of focus so that its texture 
does not show. 
The amount of change which it is 
permissible to make in the plant to be 
photographed by cutting off leaves or 
flowers, or by bending various parts, 
and the amount of alteration which 
may be made in the foreground or 
background b ythe removal or addition 
of objects, is a matter which must be 
decided in each individual case. It 
must be borne in mind that the object 
is to show the plant and its surround¬ 
ings in their natural condition and yet 
to the best advantage. If many changes 
are made the naturalness of the sub¬ 
ject is impaired, yet it is obviously an 
improvement to remove such objects as 
a dead stick which makes a straight line 
right across the foreground, or a flower 
which hangs so as to be hopelessly con¬ 
fused in the picture with one in front 
of it, or a broken or withered leaf which 
is too prominent. All such changes 
must, however, be done in such a man¬ 
ner that no trace of the work shows in 
the picture, and it must be remembered 
that the stems and petioles which have 
been bent tend to return to their nat¬ 
ural position and consequently are 
likely to show movement during a pro¬ 
longed exposure. 
The most trying factor with which 
the plant photographer has to contend 
is wind. The ideal day for this work 
is one with no wind and no sunshine— 
a cloudy-bright, still day. But such 
days are rare, and on days when there 
is apparently no wind there is nearly 
always breeze enough to cause flowers 
on long, slender stalks to wave gently, 
but most aggravatingly, to and fro. 
On such comparatively calm days it is 
possible, by carefully noting the coming 
LOG CABINS AND 
COTTAGES 
How to Build and Furnish Them 
* By WILLIAM S. WICKS 
(Eighth Edition) 
The most popular book on the subject ever written. 
Full explanations how to build cabins of all sizes 
with directions and numerous illustrations. Every¬ 
thing from a shack to the most pretentious Adiron¬ 
dack structure is included. 
Pictures and plans of fireplaces; how to build 
chimneys; rustic stairways, etc. 
134 pp. (43 full-page illustrations and 57 figures). 
Bound in cloth. 9 x 6". 
Price $2 postpaid. 
FOREST & STREAM 221 W. 57th St.. New York City 
