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REYNOLDS’ PREDICTION AGAIN PROVES 
FALSE. 
The L. A. S. has achieved another im- 
portant victory, notwithstanding the pre- 
diction of the Ancient Defender of Game 
Hogs to the effect that it would never 
“accomplish” any important “achieve- 
ments.” 
Under date toi inly, 7th Wie Oks) Al Os= 
borne, of Rea, Fremont Co., Idaho, wrote 
me that John Sherwood of Henry’s lake 
and Mr. Sherman of Butte; Mont., had 
employed a lawyer in Boise, Idaho, at'a fee 
of $2,000 (if successful),to procure for them 
a lease, authorizing them to fish for trout 
with nets in Henry’s lake, and to sell the 
trout in violation of law. 
I at once took up this matter with the 
secretary of state and after some corre- 
spondence he advised me that no such 
lease would be given to these or any other 
men, to net, ship or sell trout in Idaho in 
violation of law. He furthermore ad- 
vised me that he had instructed the sur- 
veyor general of the state to locate all the 
public lands bordering on Henry’s lake 
and its tributaries as state lands, in order 
. that the state might be in a still better con- 
dition to prohibit illegal fishing in these 
waters. 
With his letter the secretary of state sent 
his application fee for membership in the 
League. 
THE SCHENECTADY CHAPTER IS AT WORK. 
An interesting meeting of the local chapter of the 
League of American Sportsmen was held recently in 
Carpenters’ Hall. Plans were discussed for the future 
with reference to breeding and protecting game. 
The local league has obtained the use of a tract of 
land just |below the Aqueduct. This tract is about 5 
miles in circumference and is already stocked with 
ruffed grouse. The league intends to post notices 
throughout the grounds so as to protect the birds, and 
in the near future, they are going to stock this track 
with Belgian hares. ‘These are emsee than the com- 
mon gray rabbit and are able to take care of themselves 
when left alone. Dr. Reynolds is breeding the stock 
and will liberate about 40 in the preserve. 
Other tracts of landin various parts of the neighbor- 
hood will be obtained, where birds may beallowed to 
multiply unmolested by hunters. The prospects for 
shooting are excellent. 
Owing to the work of L. A.S. Wardens there is far 
less illegal fishing this season than in former years. 
Many plans were suggested for stocking the various 
streams in the vicinity with fry and they were met with 
much enthusiasm, 
The league will take vigorous and decisive action 
with regard to the game laws and any violators will be 
speedily prosecuted.—Schenectady (N. Y.) paper. 
On August 2d Wm. Jackson, of Piney, 
Wyo., was convicted before Justice Wal- 
lace in this city of selling elk skins. The 
fine and costs amounted to $78.50, which 
was paid. W. C. Pyle, L. A. S., warden, 
made the arrest and confiscated 35 elk 
hides which Jackson had in his possession. 
This is the first conviction we have 
been able to secure in this county 
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RECREATION. 
popular 
and shows _ that Opinion is 
with the game and the game pro- 
tectors. We have some more cases which 
we are watching and will pull the string 
as soon as we can secure the evidence. It. 
takes more evidence to convict a man of 
illegal game slaughtering than it does to 
hang a man on a charge of murder. 
Frank Dunham, M.D., Chief Warden 
Wyoming Division, Lander. 
Local Warden Thomas Harris, of Port 
Jervis, N. Y., is doing some vigorous work 
in the interest of game protection. He has 
killed a number of dogs that he has found 
running deer. In fact 3 of these dogs were 
eating a deer they had killed. Mr. Harris 
has notified a number of other dog owners 
in that vicinity that if he finds their dogs 
at large he will kill them. He has scared 
a lot of people in Orange county so badly 
that it is said no violations of the game 
laws have been committed there for some 
months past. I wish we had 10,000 such 
wardens as Harris, scattered all over the 
United States. Then we should soon see 
game increasing rapidly everywhere. 
Mrs. Martha F. G. Martin, editor of 
Demorest’s Magazine, has recently joined 
the L. A. S. She is especially interested 
in the protection of song birds, and re- 
alizes that the League is doing important 
work in that direction. Mrs. Martin’s lit- 
erary and social prominence make her a 
valuable acquisition to the League and her 
example in joining should be followed by 
every woman in America. 
I enclose check for $1.25 for renewal of 
L. A. S. membership and bronze badge. 
You can count on my dollar for this ob- 
ject every year, as long as I am able to 
eern one. I am disgusted ‘with the kind 
of sportsmen who spend $50 for a dog, 
$75 for a gun and nothing for game pro- 
tection. 
Rev. J. N. Parshley, Lawrence, Mass. 
Mr. W. L. Marble, Gladstone, Mich. 
Dear Sir: The axe came duly to hand, 
and-is a dandy. A man who can conceive 
such an improvement on a sportsman’s 
axe as you have done must be ‘a sports- 
man himself or had one at his elbow 
when he made the first axe. Yours truly, 
5) 7. Davisn(Shongo) Mikancaster, Ma, 
Good Man: “Do you know what be- 
comes of little boys who use bad words 
when they are playing marbles?” 
Bad Boy: “Yep! Dey grows up and 
plays golf.”—Chicago News. 

