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RECREATION. 



until about March I St. The mother usual- 

 ly remains on high ground and, like the 

 buck deer, leads the retreat when danger 

 threatens, to save herself. Dog wolves 

 run singly or in pairs, away from the 

 bunch. They cover a wide extent of 

 country ; while the dam and pups remain 

 in the neighborhood where the latter were 

 bred. 



I have had no experience in America 

 with native elk, but from what I have 

 seen of imported specimens in the old 

 country I presume their habits are similar 

 to" those of European elk. With the latter 

 the buck never leads, and, moreover, re- 

 mains apart from the band the greater 

 portion of the year. 



I have studied the habits of game for 

 16 years, but only 3 years of that time has 

 been spent in this country. 



B., Petaluma, Cal. 



ARRESTED FOR KILLING EAGLE. 



Please note enclosed clipping. Can noth- 

 ing be done to stop this killing of eagles? 

 If it is to be kept up many years we might 

 as well have the Dodo for a national bird. 

 I had the impression many years ago that 

 it was against the law, but as it is con- 

 stantly going on, and as I have never 

 heard of a case where the offender was 

 punished, the law, if in existence, is ap- 

 parently not enforced. However, Recrea- 

 tion is now a powerful aid in matters of 

 this sort, and if nothing can be done in 

 the way of law against these people, will 

 you not write an article condemning the 

 act, so there may be an influence at work 

 which will later bring good results. 



L. S. Brown, New York City. 



The clipping enclosed is as follows : 



Verona, N. J. — A golden eagle measuring 

 seven feet from tip to tip, the first one ever seen 

 in this part of the State, was recently shot by- 

 Albert Brady at the upper end of Verona Lake. 



I wrote Mr. Brady, asking for confirma- 

 tion of this report, and he replied : 



You were correctly informed as to my 

 shooting a golden eagle which measured 7 

 feet from tip to tip. It was at Verona, on 

 the grounds of the Verona Lake and Park 

 Association. I saw 'him sitting in a tree. 

 As he saw me going toward him he flew 

 and I shot him in one of his wings. He 

 fell into the lake, so I jumped in a boat 

 and had to hit him with the oar twice be- 

 fore I could kill him. 



I subsequently learned that State Fish 

 and Game Warden C. M. Hawkins, of Ro- 

 selle, assisted by Deputy Percy Johnson, 

 of Bloomfield, secured enough evidence to 

 cause the arrest and conviction of Brady. 

 I am sorry there is not a law in New Jer- 



sey that would send him to jail for 10 

 years. — Editor. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 

 There are 11 species of wild mam- 

 mals inhabiting the New York Zoological 

 Park that are not in confinement. Those 

 which are not being kept in check by traps, 

 for the protection of the bird collections, 

 are increasing rapidly. Of chipmunks there 

 are hundreds ; gray squirrels and red squir- 

 rels are beginning to feel that they are at 

 last secure, and are daily becoming more 

 confident. Muskrats infest all the ponds, 

 often to the detriment of the waters. For 

 the minks and weasels, which are the dead- 

 liest enemies of the birds, traps and exhi- 

 bition cages are always ready, and several 

 have been caught. 



The antelope herd, of 8 individuals, in the 

 Zoo Park, is in good condition. All the 

 Western hoofed animals are like infants of 

 the human species — their second summer 

 is a living terror until safely passed. At 

 present a special effort is being made to 

 gradually accustom the antelope to East- 

 ern grass. The supply of fresh grass is 

 carefully regulated, and during the early 

 spring it was denied altogether. At 'pres- 

 ent some of the bucks are so vigorous that 

 their sharp horns are not only trouble- 

 some to the keepers but even dangerous. 



Can any reader of Recreation give me 

 any information regarding the raising of 

 frogs? I understand there is a good de- 

 mand for frogs' hind legs at high prices, 

 and should like to know where I could ob- 

 tain some good breeders. I understand 

 New Jersey breeders are best. 



Ira V. Woodbury, 

 Beverly, Mass. 



The train had recommenced its journey 

 to Bedale. 



"What did the porter say was the next 

 station?" asked one passenger of another. 



"Excuse me," said passenger No. 2, "you 

 mean what is the next station; it's still a 

 station, you know." 



"You're wrong. Is is was, but was is not 

 necessarily is." 



"Now you're getting ridiculous," said the 

 second speaker, irritably. "What was is, 

 and what is is. Is was is, or is is was?" 



"Don't be foolish ! Was may be is, but is 

 is not was. Is was was, but if was was is, 

 then is isn't is, or was wasn't was. If was 

 is, was is was, isn't it? But if is is was, 

 then " 



"Shut up, will you. I've gone by my sta- 

 tion already." 



And there was silence a while. — London 

 Answers. 



