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FOREST AND STREAM. 



(Sept. 38, 1882. 



"a very simple matter anyhow." 1 was alreadv a spoiled 

 sportsman, My .pride was short-Jivod, for though no one 

 ever threw his heart iato t be sporl will, more enthusiasm 

 thou.yli do one ever tried harder than I. yet I emptied barrel 

 after barrel without effect, anu ray flistduck was my last. 

 C&artgv, mi Mi- other band, modest. unussumimj. "whose 



head could not he turned by u I fortune, bad been doing 



splendidly. Eleven big, plump fellows had fallen under 

 his cool, unerring aim, and 1 am ashamed to admit it, imi 

 tnvv add.-,! (,, uu desperation. 



We had paddled about for-& Ions while without a start, 

 When, the noise'of another flock told as that oio clay's sport 

 Was not yet ended. Oautiouslj mv f.i, -ml moved the boat 

 along, and as we turned a bend we found we were apprbaoh- 

 ing-a flock feeding. This was the last chance, probably 

 and 1 burned to redeem int. self. I chafed al the slow pro- 

 gress of the boat, but ;it I., si we wen' close enough to see 

 something of our intended game, The Bonk was a largi 

 pne Bat, good heavens! wbal i~ thai iwimming anjofii 

 thorn? A large bird, the sizeof a goose. .Mv btoocTwaa up. 

 Here was aprrze, [gathered myself for a Shot, 1 would 

 shoot liim down where Ik- was. M\ piece was at my 

 shoulder, wften Oharley called out in ahurricd, "Dontahoot 

 that, it's only a loon; take the duoks." It wasuouse My 

 limbs were in o tremble, TJutt "goose" ] mu8l bai 

 was same -worth the candle. My heart was in my throat. 

 Slowly I drew up my giin, 1 covered him fairly. There 

 W'asa ringing crack and down went tie goose. The ducks 

 look flight ami w. re off, bul not until my friend fas 1 after 

 ward ascertained, heing at thetime too asoited to hear or 

 see anything) had brought down a couple of them. 



The final 'nujiture was enough forme, and uotwithsta-nd- 

 ing -Charley's entreaties to "go ashore awhile and stretch 

 our limbs, I was determined if. get home as quickly as 

 possible. And home we went. 



It lad been agreed upon Lu advance that We divide the 

 spoils equally, At least Charley liadgGneTOush proposed it 

 having a pretty Correct cMimat'r ,.f iiiv abilities as a shot. 

 But the huge goose liad interposed as "a weight most ditli 

 cult to balance. From the beginning of the division Char 

 ley had said nothing derogatory oi "the goose," as I per 

 sisted in calling it. [inferred somewhat troro the way he 

 spoke when I was covering it with mv piece thai ho did not 

 regard it with anygrcal favor, but 'the appearance of the 

 Bis*— it was such big gamc-^caused me to overlook that. 

 "Well, old boy," said Charley, aftd he never had a more 

 sober- face in all the years oi our acquaintance, "you have 

 made the great shot of tie- <hn. and I congratulate you. 

 Now, of course, -to the vieior's belong the spoils;" you 

 want the loon— I bag pardon, -the goose,' though it is a 

 loon, and having such a prize, I Buppoae I courtly upon 

 your ganerosity rising to the level of your BUCC086, and that 

 you will allow me the greater sh.-i.re of the ducks." Fading 

 under obligations Eoi lus invitation to the day's -poit, I was. 

 of course, ready to accech to auything bo injghl propose 

 But myjoyal having the big bird was complete. Wbal 

 wore » Few paltry ducks to me? -The goose." was equal to a 



half dozen ducks in size. What a dinner In- would make! 



Ktj mouth watered at [bethought of it. Wemude what 

 seemed a very fair division. I'harlev look till the ducks, 

 save two very large one-, which went in with the goose as 

 my share. 



We wended our way though the village feeling \ re w. 11 

 satisfied With the resUltS -of tbu da v. Occasional! v some of 

 the people meeting us would Btop and congratulate us on 

 our good fortune. It might have been fancj on my part, 

 but I have often since recalled it. that .sonicthiiu:- vcrv iik,-a 



grin would pass over the villa-,'.-!- accompanied rjy ail eleva- 

 tion of the eve-, row-, hut this, upon lopfchg at "mv friend. 

 soon gave place to a .-mile as Well a, a shower of compli- 

 ments on my skill and goOfl fortune in bringing down such 

 a leviathan. 



"But we'll te-vet eai it . ' was t he despairing rejoinder of 

 my esteemed maternal parent as I carried mv trophy home. 

 "Such a small family. And what will yon do with the 

 ducks— they won't keep? You'd better let" me give them to 

 Mts, B." Theducks werj to Mi-. B., "the goose" went 

 downstair-, and after being subjected ton pick i mi in which. 

 according to the Statemei t of the expatriated descendant of 

 the grenl O'Nefl, who reigned over the realms of the cuisine, 

 "lb- part led wid hi- feathers a.- if he loved 'ein." 



Sunday eame, and with it some friends from town. As it 

 was said, "it takes a gooa sometime to roast, mv goose 

 was put mtb the oven early. Saving been iu the required 

 lime, he was taken out, nut on the statement of. the abovtj 

 mentioned descendant oj the great O'Neil that he wasn't 

 cjnte f lone yet, he was rctumeO. A. half hour later and the 

 same result. Tlie dinner hourlmd arrived. .Mv maternal 

 parent espr lafeor that he '-was a little "old." The 



table was- I. everything was wailing, and. it Was '-a-v to 



brought OTt and pronounce i "not done " Moth. : 

 Anion- our guests wen- old Dr. s. . a man of epicurean taste, 

 and rather crusty temper, Whoje only genial minute was 

 win-i, in •«:;.- u, ii ted and wined. A-mi:;i,i be imagined, 

 the Doctor was getting rather tart. Once mote had the 

 a brought out, only to be put back. "1 neversaw 

 such a goo-- " was my mother'- d, -pairing remark Things 

 ■were getting desperate, it was nearly three hours after oUr 



USUal : I i 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 hour, and our visitors, and and ourselves were 

 nearly famished, Al la-l the soo.se was di dared r.-adv. and 

 ajl hands adjourned to the dining room with unwonted 

 celerity. Tlie goo-,- was served. It needed but S casual 

 olisereer to notice that upon each one tasting it, they did so 

 with rather a drawing, down of the corners of the'mouth, 

 and divers other expressions of disrelish. That the goose 

 was a failure was evident, One would have thought the 

 old Doctor was takinga dose of castor oil to see hioj swallow 

 it. -Where did you shoot this goosey" he managed to ask 



"About ti mile from X.," I answered Tl b 



silence, "What variety of goose wa- ir." limidly queried 



J ■Oharley called it a loon'. ' 1 replied. "What's 



that:'' gasped the Doctor. "A loon,"I rep,-.-.t. id. Heavt fls! 

 to sec his jaw drop. He would not l.oiiel. It. [1 was 

 noticed, and the suspense was maddening, •Why. Doctor, 

 is not a loon considered as good us i in- ordinary goos -v" in 

 quired my mother. "1 should say not, madam; why, I 

 never heard of its M.-sh being eatenjjl tore in my life." 



Confound the old rascal! The table, 'fairly rose. 

 The gentlenie.n looked surprised, then grinned, while 

 the ladies fairly screamed, and one or two were on 

 the verge of asking the question, --f.s it poisonous?" 

 The whole company seemed like a demoralized army rt quir 

 in. a Napoleon to restore them to their normal condition. 

 But a regard for good manners hold them in check. That 

 "goose" was removed, dinner was resumed, but was a 



failli 



•C. But ihou-l. the ho 

 cal side of Mie matter and t 

 it was all ! eould do to 



evening Charley oamo aro 



tasted." and 1 fear my answ, 

 •1 couldn't help it,' he said 

 good, and I had to lei i| tak 

 given me all your ducks had 

 been carrying it too far. I 

 you the ducks, not thinking 

 giving them away I'.ul lie 



of ducks that Will make I 

 said." And he did. Lb] 

 lage butcher. But it was 



and go where I would, s () ; 



put him.sell to great pains to inqui 



lab-lv." 



Time has passed rapidh since tl 

 pi I he playbills, "a period of ton yi 

 In the interim 1 have purchased m 

 and tp-day Oharley W. nor am oil 

 far as to let me mistake a miserabl 



•or soon gave wav to the comi- 

 iiik; in for a share of bantering. 

 ,neeal my mortification. Tlml 

 nd to inquire "how the goose 

 was more forcible than polite. 

 aughiiigiy. "the joke was too 

 its course. You would have 

 [ insisted, but that would have 

 mid foresee the result, and left 

 you would ruin yourself by 

 * mind, old fellow. I'll give 



,d 1 pr, 



ughl 



' h-d'k 



the 



stri 



The 



ougb to stock avil- 

 story got abroad, 

 us imp of a village would 

 • if I had "shot any geese 



n. or, ,o use the words 

 is is .-opposed to elapse." 

 ay works on ornithology, 



loon for a 'goose." 



Viol l. A NT. 



Mr. Hop,:, \\ ^ 



THE ST. LAWRENCE GAME CLUB. 



OoDEKSBuno, N. Y.. Aug. 20, 1882. 

 /.. 0. Lang, Wag.. l):>t -,',' Attorney: 



Dkak Sii;.--The nude, .signed, a committee appointed a 

 (he l.isi meelin-j i,f the St. Lawivnee (Jams Club, to nit 

 moii.-ili/.e the distriot attorney of St. Lawrence bounty upon 

 tie- subject- of its organization and purposes, rospectfuliy 

 represent : 



The Bt. Lawrence Game Club was incorporated, in the 

 year 1881, under and pursuant to the provisions of chap. 267 

 of tin- stale of \'ew Vork, passed i„ the year t875, and iii 

 May, 1881. it was organized by the election of officers, as pro- 

 vidi d by its constitution-, 



[n tho first year of its existence its attention was neces- 

 sarily principajlj given to the consolidation and detail of its 

 organization, and but partial attention eould be given to the 

 whole field of it- labors. 



At the last annual meeting of the club its organization 

 was perfected, and plans of action adopted. We inclose 

 you herewith a copy of the circular letter issued by the 

 pa -id, ni of the club: advisory of its organization and pur- 

 pose-, and also a svnopsi.- of the statutes of the State for the 

 protection of fish and game; with the names ami residences 

 These papers have been exten- 



di. 



iiculalcd. and the information they contni. 



madi 



As you are awaie. the purposes of < 

 protect the lish and game of our conn 



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lociation are to 



insl the. lawless 

 ,- and persons 

 regard of every 

 lie gratification 

 iniinule dcstruc 



ception 



ally recurring raids made 

 our forests ami streams by 

 our county limits, during 



IJlOtls of pursuit and cap 



of a morbid passion I 

 tion. 



Our society had if, 

 reprobation, excited by the a 

 upon tin- best animal products of 

 those within, and from bevond 

 prohibited seasons, pi-.n-licing un 

 ture, and using appliances unlaw .... 

 ating in their threatened persistence, 



We an- happy to inform you ibai our organization and it: 

 purposes have elicited earnest ami sympathetic expression 

 from the law-abiding, ami the substantial contributions to its 

 treasury evince a general determination to make its efforts 

 effective. 



It is matter of eon^iatulatiou thai the demoralizing and 

 degrading violation of the statutes of the Stale for the pro- 

 tection 01 ti-h and Lame within our county becomes a matter 

 :iui earnest concern as lo substantially guur- 



mnt of these statute- is in tin- enlightened in- 



whole people, it concerns the professional 



the farmer, the laborer 



ig with the difficulties and 



: found in field 

 inniv of manlj 

 ;ed population 

 Mlusiry eagerlj 



liliCe 



lllee its sllppi 



The enforce 



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They are the conimon d( 

 l- legislation which expends 

 iieetion and preservation of 

 most stringent laws against 



pose ol 



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(letei-tivi 



Soli, 



efforts. 



ng for 



speciaUj charged with the enf on 

 of the Statutes popularly known 

 will at all limes confer with you 

 ng such efficient assistance as 



fully informed of the 



inenl of the 

 is the game 



or the pur. 

 ay be po-si- 



isults of its 



: association and the public interests 

 represents yr'.r kindly and alien live consideration, we are 

 Vou'i-s re-peel fully. .John Wkhu, .in.. 



Will i.wi Petebs, 

 J. McN.m dii'io.N. 



( ommittee. 



Oi-i-ici-; oi- the District Attok.nuv, i 



BiiAsnisn Falls, St. Lawrence Co.,N. Y., Sept. 14, '- M 2. j 



(1knti,i;mi-;.n.— Vour memorial, bearing date Aug 



hasjusl been laid before- me. and I de-ire to say'to the St. 

 Lawrence flame Club through you that i concur in every 

 Bentimont expressed in your communioatirm, 1 have here- 

 tofore had occasion to consult with members ot the club 

 relative to complaints againsl porsons changed with viola- 



I ions of the gaffle laws, and in each instance I have found 

 the members quite ready a in 1 willing to imparl and secure 

 valuable information touching such violations, and in each 



by a wholesome desire that ihe law be executed according 

 h>iis spirit, that the worthy object contemplated by it 

 mi.-lit h.- realized, ami in nomstance have l detected adis 

 position to gratify personal animosity by indictment or 

 criminal punishment, which too often actuates complain- 

 ants, While the purpose of the St. Lawrence Game Club 

 continues to he thus honorably to secure punishment under 

 thelaw.il, order ihal the purpose of that law he accom- 

 plished and tlie^aiiieof our forests and the fish of our 

 streams he protected from lawless, wanton and indiscrimi- 



nate destruction, it shall have mv cheerful co-operation. 

 The time lias come when in thjs Btatc there is need of those 

 Strong penal statutes and a vigorous enforcement of them 

 which has been found necessary in other Statestoprotect trame 

 against destruction at unsuitable seasons and by unsuitable 

 means. I trust that the penalties imposed by the last eiimi 

 nal court in Ihis county will Serve to admonish persons who 

 have heretofore treated the "game laws" as a "dead letter." 

 that the St. Lawrence Game Club, the criminal court- and 

 the prosecuting attorney of the county are awake to the 

 net essiiy ,,f u vigorous enforcement of such laws as the 

 Legislature has giver, us (or the preservation of game. The 

 last grand jury of the canity was fully conscious of this 

 growing necessity, as will appear later. 



Alter the pains which your club has taker, to advise the 

 public of the provisions of the law by printed circulars 

 Containing a convenient digest showing the acts which incur 

 liability under the statute, together with the action of the 

 last Court of Sessions, there can be uo excuse for persons 

 who hereafter violate its provisions. When it is well under- 

 stood that violators of these stututes will be treated like 

 other persons guilty of crime, I believe all good citizens 

 will approve of your efforts; and if there is no relaxation 

 of your vigilance in detecting violations, the corporation 

 known as ihe St. Lawrence Game Club will be a recotrnized 

 public benefactor. If other counties will by similar organ- 

 izations and like vigilance strengthen the arm oj the State 

 in its efforts to till up the wasted supply of game in our 

 i lish in our streams, the public will very soon be 

 compensated for the money which is annually appropriated 

 for the purpose. 



Again assuring you of my hearty co-operation in your 

 efforts to secure the enforcement of tlit' law, I am, gentle- 

 men, yours very truly, L. C. Lang, 



Dist. Attorney, St. Lawrence County. 

 To William Peters, John Webb, Jr., J. AIcNaughton, 

 Committee. 



NON-RESIDENTS IN NEW JERSEY. 



Editor Fbreat and. Stream; 



In the last issue of your pajicr 1 notice an article entitled 

 •The Pacts of the Jersey Case," in which there is a garbled 

 and prejudiced account of the relative merits of the West 

 Jersey Game Protective, Society, and "The New Jersey- 

 Game and Pish Protective Society," si sned by the "N. J. 

 G. and P. P. S.," at Plainfield. X. J. As a member of the 

 West Jersey Game Protective Society, I desire to let the 

 sporting community know, through your valuable paper, 

 the. truth, and the law in New Jersey touching this subject. 



In 1ST;! the Legislature passed an act conferring upon a 

 certain number of gentlemen and their successors a charter 

 for the purpose of the propagation and the protection of 

 game in the six lower counties in this State, viz. : Atlantic, 

 Camden, Cumberland, Cape May, Gloucester, and Salem. 

 Also compelling non-residents who desired to shoot in the 

 above-named counties to pay $5 for a certificate, which cer- 

 tificate or "'license" entitles the holder to full membership in 

 the society. Each subsequent year .$2 is charged. The 

 proceeds icrising from this sale of certificates are "applied to 

 policing the district above referred to, and in stocking proper 

 localities with game and fish. Since the organization of tint 

 West Jersey Game Protective Society the officers have put 

 out over r>,000 quail, 500,000 salmon, and about 15,000 black 

 i, las. 'lie- officer employed to look up all infringements of 

 the game laws is employed by the year, and whenever 

 authentic information is received, is sent to that locality. 

 As a consequence, shooting out of season, trapping, etc.. 



The oll'iccrs of this society are Major Walker, of Vineland 

 N. J., president; Judge K. T. Miller, of Camden, secretary, 

 and Geo. E, Taylor, of Camden, treasurer. All money "is 

 paid by order from secretary on treasurer, and vouchers 

 filed in all cases. At theannual meeting there is acommittee 

 appointed to audit the account* of the secretary and treas- 



issue, "no returns are made either by financial exhibit or 

 stocking with game," it is very strange that some of the 

 members have not taken action about the matter before. 

 Each certificate -old ha.- a corresponding stub, for which the 

 officers are bound to account, and if there were no return 

 made, how would it be possible to run an institution of this 

 character? I know whereof I speak, for on more occasions 

 than one I have been placed on the auditing committee, and 

 never yet have 1 known theoilicers to he short onopenny 



Now, as to the "N. J. G. and P. P. S.," of Plalnfleld N 

 .1. This society was organized under a general law passed 

 in 1870, for the protection of game and fish, ••ami oarrj intr 

 out the laws of this State for the protection of the same/' 

 This act. it is claimed, give- general jurisdiction over the 



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but four 

 necessary 

 ecial. A 

 s, tiud to 

 rship fee 



mdthi general regulation of its affairs. Bui no power is 

 riven any society formed under this act to charge non-resi- 

 dents one cent for shooting within the limits of the State of 

 New Jersey. (Sea law.- of 18T!). p. Hi9.) Now if this be 

 true, and 1 can sec no reason to doubt it, why should the "X. 

 J. G. and P. P. S." be incensed ovcra plain violation ot lau J 

 This brings us to the point which will certainly b. decided 

 in our counts, viz.. Can a general act, withouiany repeal 

 bag clause, abrogate or repeal a special charter:' It has 

 been held in this Stale in innumerable cases that il eould not, 

 and decided thesameinNew York ami some of ihe other 

 States, it is a principle that must he familiar to every man 

 of common stuse and reason, the power that grants cannot 

 take away nor curtail unless by express enactment. This has 

 never been done, consequently ihe W. J. G. P. S., (called 

 by Ihe writer of the communication to your paper the "West 

 Jersey"— that letter, aside from the bare facts of the arrest 

 and the appeal, being a base fabrication and as false as the 

 writer is prejudiced in favor of his Society) still holds exclu- 

 \e jurisdiction over the six counlit-s before enumerated. 



I have interviewed the secretary in reference to the corres- 

 pondence between the two societies and was informed that 

 n resulted in a letter being sent to the Now Jersey (iameand 

 Pish Protective Society, by the direction of the Hoard of 

 Directors, to the effect, that any nonresident found gunning 

 thin the territorial jurisdiction covered by their charter 

 without a certificate from the West .Jersey Game Protective 

 Society would be arrested and fined. To my personal - 

 kuowledge agents of tlie X. .1. <;. ami l-\ P. s" have been 

 iliciting non-residents and others lo join, holding out as an 

 inducement that they only charged $2 while the "Weaf ■ 

 Jersey " charged $5. The membership of the "West Jersey" 1 



whole State to societies formed under its pr 

 is nothing in the act (which is -h 

 sections) that repeals either in expre 

 implications any other act, either 



