THE GAME BREEDER 



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remedy for such conditions was coming 

 their way. He referred to an unfortunate 

 recent occurrence in his state, when a 

 large lot of pheasants had been reared 

 and were ready for the guns and the 

 table, the state officers discovered it was 

 illegal for the owner to shoot and eat 

 his game. A poor way to encourage in- 

 dustry surely ! Mr. Chiles told a lot of 

 excellent stories which delighted his 

 audience, and he made a bang-up good 

 after-dinner speech — just what was 

 needed after the more serious and in- 

 structive sermons which had been de- 

 livered. The speaker was hardly seated 

 when the choir sweetly sang, "My Old 

 Kentucky Home," and the diners rising 

 to join in the chorus drank the health 

 of the orator and hailed him with en- 

 thusiasm. 



Mr. Ernest Napier, chairman of the 

 New Jersey Game Commission made a 

 short but most clever and excellent after- 

 dinner address. He referred to the diffi- 

 culties imposed on game protectors in a 

 small state situated between the great 

 metropolis, New York, and a good sized 

 hamlet in Pennsylvania. He told about 

 the remarkable work being carried on at 

 one of the best state game farms in the 

 country, and, in conclusion, referring to 

 the well known fact that they seldom 

 arrested anybody in New Jersey, he in- 

 vited the Game Conservation Society to 

 give its wild turkey dinners in his state 

 where he assured them the diners would 

 not be molested, promising to be on hand 

 to see that all went well. This proposi- 

 tion was hailed with delight. 



Mr. Harrison Glore said he was 

 pleased to observe the harmonious gath- 

 ering and to hear Professor Pearson tell 

 about his experiences with the wild fowl 

 at the Delta Club. He said at one time 

 he had represented the feather dealers, 

 referred to the fact that the ostrich was 

 reared on account of the commercial 

 value of its feathers and said no doubt 

 other birds could be handled by breeders 

 profitably on account of the value of the 

 feathers as well as on account of their 

 food value and their value to sportsmen 

 as objects of health-giving pursuit. He 

 hoped that all interested in birds might 



work together in harmony for better 

 legislation and he could see that much 

 good would come from the meeting to- 

 night. 



Mr. J. W. Titcomb, the State Game 

 officer of Vermont, who had promised to 

 speak about game breeding in his state 

 and the desirability of having the New 

 York market opened to Vermont breed- 

 ers, arrived just after the meeting ad- 

 journed. He had been detained at Stam- 

 ford, Connecticut for some hours on ac- 

 count of the blizzard which stopped the 

 trains. 



A number of New England sportsmen 

 also, were belated and arrived during 

 the night, much disappointed at not be- 

 ing able to attend the dinner for which 

 they had subscribed. Two, who had 

 contributed wild ducks, were prevented 

 from seeing them well served. 



The blizzard prevented many members 

 of the New England clubs and many 

 preserve owners, who had secured seats 

 for the wild duck dinner given by the 

 Game Conservation Society, from at- 

 tending. 



Mr. Adams, one of the Massachusetts 

 commissioners, arrived after the dinner 

 was served, but writes that he enjoyed 

 the meeting. Dr. Field, chairman of the 

 Massachusetts Commission, did not reach 

 the hotel until the morning after the din- 

 ner. Telegrams from members of the 

 Fishers Island Club and other New Eng- 

 land sportsmen came during the evening 

 expressing their regrets at being belated. 

 Telegrams also came from Buffalo, Balti- 

 more and other cities from sportsmen 

 who subscribed for the dinner, but could 



not come. 



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"Waiter, is this veal?" 



"Yes, sir." 



"Well, I'll bet he gave his family lots 

 of trouble. He certainly was a young 

 tough." — Judge. 



♦ 



Mother — Why didn't you take your 

 bath? 



Tommy — I thought there might be 

 some mines in the water. — New York- 

 Sun. 



