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Reich e Bros., 55 Chatham street. The United States Gov- 

 ernment, whieh doesn't mind "turning an honest penny," 

 when opportunity affords, charged eight dollars duty on the 

 "animile," which was cheerfully (?) paid, since, "Where 

 duty calls, I must obey" and as the moose remarked, it 

 was the latest style of "calling" moose outside of Parrsboro'. 

 We hope to have influence enough at Washington to have 

 the duty on moose so much increased that it will he 

 no object for the critters to cross the line. If any 

 gentleman outside of the Custom House can see any- 

 thing funny in the remarks foregoing, he is welcome to 

 a copy of this number of our paper free gratis for nothing. 



—William C. Prime, Esq., has been hunting in the AcU- 

 rondacks, and sends a letter from St. Regis Lake to the 

 Journal of Commerce., in which he writes: "In the autumn 

 deer do not often come down to the water for feed as in 

 summer, when the grass is fresh and green and the lily 

 pads are beginning to grow. It is tolerably certain that a 

 deer found swimming in November has been driven by 

 dogs. Watching for deer in pleasant weather is not un- 

 pleasant occupation for a man who knows how to do noth- 

 ing. A watching point is generally one which commands 

 an extensive view of water and land, and the watcher has 

 simply to sit, or stand, or lie, and keep his eyes open in all 

 directions. The dogs are put out wherever in the forests 

 it is thought that the deer can be found, but when they 

 have started the race no one can tell where it will lead. 

 Thus, if the deer be put up on the slope of St. Regis moun- 

 tain, he may go to Follansbee Junior pond, three miles 

 north, or to St. Regis pond, as far west, or to Big Clear on 

 the south, or to St. Regis Lake on the east, or to Spectacle, 

 or Spitfire, or even to Barnum or Osgood; and there are a 

 dozen other lakes, in any one of which he may seek to 

 wash away the scent and throw his pursuers off the track. 

 The watchers in a hunt are therefore scattered miles apart, 

 each one taking a position on one of the customary run- 

 ways, for the deer generally run on the same tracks through 

 the forest. Hunting in this manner is necessarily, there- 

 fore a very quiet business, except for the few moments 

 When the deer is coming in and shot or missed. If he 

 takes to the water out of rifle reach he must be pursued in 

 the boat, and there is little pleasure in thus overtaking him." 



—The Yacht Eva, of the New York Yacht Squadron, 

 and a party of gentlemen are up the James river on a shoot- 

 ing excursion. 



—A hunting party from Webster, West Va., encountered 

 fearful weather in the mountains last week, snow falling 

 to the depth of sixteen inches, and remaining on the ground 

 several days. They killed eleven deer, captured a bear 

 alive and brought him home, and shot small game enough 

 to supply their commissary. The mountaineers of West 

 Virginia don't like strangers. They have always raised ob- 

 jections to hunters from a distance, who, as they say, run 

 off the game. Parties from Virginia always calculate upon 

 losing one half their dogs, shot by the mountaineers. 



—There is very fair hunting in Bryan, Liberty, and 

 Mcintosh counties, in Georgia, along the line of the At- 

 lantic and Gulf Railway. Messrs. Brailsford and Thomas 

 keep packi of hounds, and so also do Randolph Spalding's 

 Sons, on Sapelo Island. Every one keeps pointers, and 

 game exists in great variety— deer, bears, turkeys, quail, 

 snipe, and woodcock, besides otter, coons, mink, and opos- 

 sums. The area of forest has increased since the war, and 

 game has multiplied apace. There are no hotels or houses 

 for entertainment; the sportsman must go prepared to 

 camp, but the planters are kind hearted, and know a gen- 

 tleman when they see him. The hunting season is iioav 

 well on. 



— A letter from Grafton, Vt,, November 3d. says: — 



"We have but very few sportsmen here, and not a good 

 bird dog in town. Partridges are unusually plenty, and a 

 few sportsmen with good dogs would undoubtedly find 

 first rate sport, if accustomed to a rough country. Foxes 

 are out in numbers; one local hunter has killed seven with- 

 in a few da} r s. We also have a pretty good show of coons. 

 A party from Providence, R. I., a few days since took 

 about a dozen in three nights. We have a fine hotel here 

 at reasonable prices ; for a f ew years past it has been much 

 frequented during the summer months by parties desiring 

 quiet and our good country air. Messrs. F. and H. Phelps, 

 the proprietors, would be pleased to see a few good sports- 

 men." 



—The Phoenix Gun Club of Brooklyn held a friendly 

 pigeon shoot, at Dexter's Ground, L. I., last week. The 

 birds were in prime condition, most of them flying direct 

 from the trap at the word "pull." It will be seeu from the 

 score that the shooting was very poor, as when a, club is 

 successful in getting good strong pigeons, the birds test the 

 capacity of the shooters, and generally fly off unharmed. 

 There were 120 birds shot at, and only 67 birds killed; 21 

 yards rise, 15 birds each. 



Akurst 1 00101010100010—6 



Cnasmering 1 1 100 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 0—10 



Reid 1 00110011001101-8 



Apptegaia 10101011 noili o— 10 



Wadison 10 10 10 10 11111 1—10 



Bird 100110011010110-8 



WcLaw 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0—8 



TdeMahon 10 10 10 1110 10 0- 7 



— Here is what even Nova Scotia papers style an extra- 

 ordinary moose hunt. We quote: — * 



"Last Sunday, Capt, Joseph Newcomb, in schooner 

 Pride of the North, while crossing from Parrsboro' to Port 

 Williams, espied a moose about midway of the Ba^in, 

 making from Parrsboro' to Blomidon. He manned Ids 

 boat and made chase. He got a bowline about her, towed 

 her to the vessel, hoisted her on board, where he butchered 

 her, and on his arrival at Port Williams sold the meat for 

 twenty-two dollars. " 



FIFTH CONTEST FOIL TOE AMATEUll RIFLE CLUE BADGE. 

 AT CREEDMOOE. 



— On Saturday last the weather was most, inauspicious. 

 The day was dark and cloudy, and rain was threatening. 

 Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather me con- 

 testents for the much coveted prize assembed fifteen in 

 number at Creedmoor, and though the rain poured clown 

 and the wind blew, the shooting was of an excellent char- 

 acter. Under all circumstances the result was remarkable, 

 the average comparing favorably with that of any previous 

 match, and the winning score equalling that made by Capt, 

 Bocline in August last. Mr. J. P. M. Richards, of the 7th 

 Regimeut, having scored 27 out of a possible 28, making 

 six bull's eyes and a centre, thus securing the badge for a 

 second time, In our last issue an error occurred which we 

 now correct, The matches for the Amateur Rifle Badge have 

 been won so far as follows: — 



July 12th. John Bodine 25 



Aug. 9th. John Bodine 27 



Sep. 13th. J. P. M. Fdchards 26 



Nov. 1st. Robert Omand 25 



Nov. 8th. J. P. M. Richards 27 



In the match of yesterday it is to be regretted that press 

 of business preventedfmany of our leading shots from being 

 present, neither Mr. Bodine or Captain Wingatc or Mr. 

 Omand having been on the ground. We trust this match 

 will not conclude the most pleasant contests of the Amateur 

 Rifle Club. Another year we hope will see this association 

 with a notable increase of numbers. The spirit which has 

 characterized its members has been excellent, and in years 

 to come tlie Amateurs will be remembered not only by 

 seniority but by merit, as having given the initial movement 

 to rifle shooting at Creedmoor. It will be in the ranks of 

 the Amateur Rifle Club that the best marksmen will be 

 found, and when Wimbledon competes with Creedmoor, 

 they will take the post of honor. 



MATCH FOR THE AMATEUR RIFLE CLUB BADGE. NOVEMBER 8. 



Seven sfiots at 

 Mime. Arm. 500 yds. Total. 



J. P. M. Richards SharpeSSporting 4344444— 27' 



G. W. Hamilton Sharpe Sporting 3 4 3 4 4 4 3— 



I. S. Couliu Sharpe Sporting 8 4 4 4 4 3 3— 



A. V. Canfleld, Jv Remington Sporting 3 4 4 3 3 3 3— 



S. J. Kellogg. Sr Remington Spotting 3 3 3 4 3 8 3— 



W. Robertson Remington Sporting 2 3 3 3 3 4 3— 



G. W. Yale Sharpe" Sporting 3 3 2 4 3 3 3— 



A. Pyle Remington Sporting 2 4 4 2 3 2 3— 



L. C. Bruce Sharpe Military 2 2 3 2 2 2 4— 



Captain Roes Remington Sporting 3 3 4 4 3— 



Col. Gildersleeve Ward Barton 2 3 3 4 3— 



Titos. Lloyd Sharpe Military 2 2* 3 4— 



A. Alford Remington Sporting 2 2 3— 7 



D. Cameron Remington Sporting' 3 2 2— 7 



S. L. Hillier Maynard 2 2 0— 4 



Weather cloudy; light bad; rain falling during the match; wind blow- 

 ing irregularly. 



After the match a sweepstakes took place which was 



won by Mr. Lloyd. The following scores were made: — 



Name. Arm. Scare. 



Thos. Lloyd Sharpe 33334— 16 



Col. Gildersleeve Ward Burton 2 3 3 3 4— 15 



S. L. Hillier Maynard 2 4 2 4 3— 13 



Before the match some very fine shooting was made by 

 Mr. A. V. Canfleld, Jr., of the 22d Regt. , with a Remington 

 sporting rifle, the following being the score: — 



At 500 yards 4 4 3 3 3 3 3— 28 



At 800 yards 4 4 4 4 3 4 3— 26 



At 1,000 yards 4 4 3 3 2— 16 



Aggregate 65 



It may be seen that Mr. Canfleld repeated this number 

 (28) at the regular match. Perhaps it is unwise when shoot- 

 ing for a match for contestants to work too much before 

 hand, as it sometimes fatigues the eye and hand, and takes 

 off their freshness; 26 at 800 yards in a possible 28 is very 

 wonderful shooting. This match for the Amateur Badge 

 showed the excellent quality of the Sharpc's rifle. 



Next Saturday, Nov. 15th, the match for the Remington 

 Diamond Badge will take place. The terms upon which 

 this magnificent Diamond Challenge Badge valued at two 

 hundred and fifty dollars and presented to the National 

 Rifle Association Vw Messrs. E. Remington & Sons, will be 

 shot for, have been fully given by us in our last number. 

 Distances — 500, 800 and a 1,000 yards. Badge to be won 

 three times, not necessarily consecutive, before becoming 

 the property of the owner; open only to members of the 

 Association. Weapon — any breech-loading rifle. 



The presentation of this badge will do much to stimulate 

 long range firing, which in its turn will do more than any- 

 thing else to build up expert marksmen and develope the 

 best kind of rifles and amunition. The gentlemen rifle- 

 men at Creedmoor take no stock in any gun for the gun's 

 sake but "shoot to win," and would abandon their most 

 cherished rifles for a flint lock Queen's Arm in a moment, if 

 they could make a higher score with it. The terms of the 

 match show a practical acquaintance with the necessities of 

 a match of this description which will command general 

 approval, particularly the clause prohibiting competitors 

 from practicing on the day of a match, and it may not be 

 improper to remark that the members of the Rifle Associa- 

 tion are indebted for them as well as for the idea of the 

 badge itself to Mr. A. Alford, who has always manifested 

 the strongest interest in anything pertaining to rifle practice 

 and the w elf are of the Association. 



nnnm. 



LAURA KEENE. 



— This appeared in a New York paper one hundred 

 years ago : 



"Whereas, the subscriber intends to leave the province 

 early next spring, this is to inform the Public that he has 

 on hand a parcel of Indian dressed deer skins, fit to make 

 breeches, likewise, mill-leather, large and small, the neatest 

 braces for breeches-makers, shammoy, sheep-skins fit to 

 make negro breeches, sorted in dozens to suit country mer- 

 chants; likewise, a variety of buck and doe-skin breeches 

 and gloves made in the neatest manner; a small quantity of 

 wool. The above articles he will dispose of very reason- 

 ably. Joseph Lester, living near the Fly market. New 

 York." 



NO successful professional career is more exciting and 

 more fascinatingly triumphant than that of a theat- 

 rical star; no reputation is so evanescent and so soon en- 

 tirely forgotten. The recent death of Miss Laura Keene, 

 and the flippant way it has been in many instances alluded 

 to by the press, form a sad comment on our propositions. 



More than twenty years ago, Mr. James W. Wallack, Sr. , 

 while in London, in search of some "bright light," saw 

 "Miss Laura" on the stage and at once comprehended her 

 superior talents, and made the arrangements that trans- 

 ferred her to the western world. On the trip across the 

 Atlantic there occurred an incident that Miss Keene, in 

 years gone by, related with great gusto. To beguile the 

 time of the voyage she consented on one occasion to recite 

 "The Maniac." Her success was great and cordially ac- 

 knowledged, but the incident was embalmed in her mem- 

 ory by the subsequent receipt, when on shore, of a box of 

 the finest gloves, a present in token of her dramatic powers, 

 from A. T. Stewart, the merchant prince of New York. 



Her advent before a New York audience was at Wallack's, 

 corner Broome street, when, in 1852, she assumed the role 

 of "leading lady" of the company. No actress was ever 

 more successful from the start than she, for in a few weeks 

 she carried the town, and for the time reigned supreme. 



Between Miss Keene and Miss Ellen Tree (not the subse- 

 quent Mrs. Kean) we always fancied there were strong re- 

 semblances. The personal appearance of each was so 

 slender that the least taking away would have suggested 

 Attenuation. The voice was one of the chief charms of 

 each, and in the plaintive notes and sad expressions they 

 were echoes and reflections of each other. It is, therefore, 

 unnecessary to say that Miss Keene, in her younger and 

 successful days, was the representative of perfect refine- 

 ment. 



The popular tradition is that she was as an unknown 

 child, a bar maid in one of the public houses contiguous to 

 a leading London theatre; this is but a paraphrase, prob- 

 ably, of the history of Nell Gwynne. Bohemian biographers 

 generally start their heroes and heroines at some point 

 where the writer has easiest access to inspiration. Miss 

 Keene has, unfortunately, left no authentic record of her 

 girlhood and early struggles. She stamped her humble 

 origin, however, by once remarking to a friend that she 

 had "worked in a factory." Here was indeed the last place 

 in the wide world we should have looked for the bright 

 spirit that once wielded such a charm; and in the lowly 

 surroundings of factory life, we can easily conceive there 

 was that neglect of juvenile training that probably made 

 Miss Keene's whole life a struggle between one of the most 

 beautiful natures and worst possible childhood training. 



She commenced her professional career in the perform- 

 ance of the simplest parts, her fragile figure naturally car- 

 rying her into the ballet; but her intellectual superiority 

 soon made way to preferment. Once comprehending her 

 own abilities, she was suddenly inspired -with an over- 

 whelming ambition that soon became absorbing, and to the 

 day of her death made her a martyr to the achievement of 

 success. Industrious as the "busy bee," untiring as time 

 itself, she fretted through her allotted years, never taking 

 a breathing spell, never loitering on her journey through 

 life, but even to the last, when the long wear 2nd tear of con- 

 sumption had left her scarcely a physical representative, 

 her mind, in its restlessness, throbbed in its fragile and 

 battered casement, and her bright unrivalled eye flashed 

 at the conception of some conceived triumph. 



Miss Keene divided admiration by the possession of un- 

 usual genius as an actress and wonderful judgment as a 

 manager. Her appreciation of an untried play was better 

 than any contemporary; it was almost fate. This great 

 and rare power was illustrated in a wonderful degree when, 

 as manager of the Olympic, she had in her stock company 

 Jefferson, Owens, and Sothern. Whatever may be now 

 the triumphs of these gentlemen, they are largely indebted 

 to Laura Keene's sagacity as a manager for their present 

 success. It was she who purchased from Tom Taylor the 

 MS play of "Our American Cousin." When she gave out 

 the assignment of parts there was a pandemonium of rage 

 and disappointment behind the scenes. We believe not 

 an actor or actress who had standing enough to protest, 

 that did not denounce the play, and what they were ex- 

 pected to do with it. Mr. Sothern, at the risk of a law 

 suit with the "plucky Laura," threw up the part of Lord 

 Dundreanj, and Jefferson, who was by the just judgment 

 of Miss Keene to have the tide turned in Ids favor that 

 would lead to fortune, fretted and fumed, and then, as a 

 sensible, good-natured man as he is, gave us Asa TrencJiard, 

 the illustration of which was to develop into his Eip Van 

 Winkle. 



On the night of the presentation of "Our American 

 Cousin" so much opposition had been expressed to its per- 

 formance that even Miss Keene's firmness for once 

 wavered, and she looked forward to the result with the 

 greatest anxiety. The call for tickets was in the morning 

 decidedly dull. About noon a committee of firemen 

 waited upon her and said they desired a number of seats 

 and expected to obtain them, if possible, at half price. 

 Miss Keene said, " if you will, with your friends, come to 

 the theatre to-night and enthusiastically applaud Lord Dun- 

 dreary and Asa Trenchard, but take no notice of me, I'll 

 give you all a free admission with pleasure." 



The firemen, of course, were delighted, and at night pre- 

 sented themselves at the play, Whenever Lord Bundrewry 



