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Clemens tells me this pair goes to some 

 Northern county every fall, that they shoot 

 grouse throughout the entire season and 

 ship them to market. Unfortunately, there 

 is no law in Michigan that will reach 

 these people. The only way to punish 

 them would be by mob law. I do not 

 believe in that, as a rule, but I do believe 

 it would be right for the sportsmen of 

 whatever community Sutherland lands in 

 next fall to treat him to a coat of tar and 

 feathers and then dump him in the nearest 

 mud hole. Possibly he and his wife might 

 then take the hint and let up. 



Buyers of extracts, essences, toilet waters, 

 etc., should purchase well known brands 

 that have a standard of quality. 



Deputy Game Warden P. M. Wark, of 

 Harrison, Idaho, is making an enviable 

 reputation for himself as a game protector. 

 Some months ago he arrested C. L. Brick- 

 ells, owner of Brickells' island, in Spirit 

 lake, for hunting deer with dogs in violation 

 of law. Brickell put up a gauzy plea to 

 the effect that he was hunting cougar in- 

 stead of deer, but it did not go with Judge 

 Wilson and he fined Brickell $150 and costs. 

 It seems that during the time when Game 

 Warden Wark was seeking evidence against 

 Brickell, 2 of the latter's dogs were shot 

 and killed in the woods while trailing deer, 

 and it is safe to guess that Warden Wark 

 knows who killed them. His example is 

 one that every game warden should follow. 



Another side hunt and fishing contest was 

 held in November in Meadville, Pa., and 

 lasted 2 weeks. One branch of the herd 

 was captained by W. G. Harper and the 

 other by F. G. Prenatt. Among the fishes 

 and animals sought by these butchers were 

 green bass, which counted 2 points to the 

 pound ; black bass, 3 points ; wall eyed pike, 



4 points ; grouse, 10 points ; grey squirrels, 



5 points; ducks, 5 points, and mud hens, 1 

 point. 



A banquet was provided at the expense of 

 the losing side, and if the crowd had had its 

 just deserts the food would have consisted 

 of swill, served in a trough where every 

 participant would have been required to in- 

 sert his snout and feed like any other hog. 



Recent revelations as to the uses to which 

 wood alcohol is put are astounding. Within 

 the last 60 days 70 samples of witch hazel 

 have been bought from as many wholesale 

 and retail drug stores in 7 different cities, 

 all of which have been carefully analyzed, 

 with the result that 52 showed the presence 

 of wood alcohol or formaldehyde, or both. 

 In other words, 52 samples were shown to 

 contain deadly poison, and only 18 were 

 free from poisonous ingredients. 



A friend on Long Island wrote me some- 

 time ago advocating the repeal of the Brown 

 anti-spring duck shooting bill, and signed 

 his letter "Old Subscriber." If he had 

 given me his real name I should have been 

 glad to print the article, but under the rules 

 it went into the waste basket. . It is not 

 necessary that a contributor's name should 

 be made public, but it is necessary that it 

 be known in this office. It takes a large 

 waste basket to hold all the anonymous 

 communications that come to this office 

 every day. 



"Bridge Developments" is the name of a 

 little book written by Edmund Robertson 

 and A. H. Wollaston and published by 

 Brentano's, of y New York. At first sight 

 the title might suggest the construction of 

 steel bridges, across rivers and things ; but 

 such is not the theme of the authors. It 

 is a treatise on the game of bridge, 

 and is an excellent work in every respect. 

 If, therefore, you are fond of the game or 

 if you wish to learn it and to master it, you 

 should study this book carefully. It sells 

 at $1.25, postage paid. 



A number of Canadian friends have re- 

 cently sent me newspaper clippings report- 

 ing the extensive slaughter and shipment 

 of deer, from various points in Ontario and 

 Quebec, to Montreal and other markets. I 

 trust this exhibition of greed on the part 

 of market hunters and game dealers may 

 have so disgusted the sportsmen of these 

 Provinces that they will soon secure the 

 enactment of laws, to prohibit the sale of 

 game. This is the only way to stop the 

 slaughter. 



There is a movement on foot in Michi- 

 gan to secure the passage of a law prohibit- 

 ing the killing of quail for 2 years. In 

 fact, some of the sportsmen claim that the 

 close season should be made longer than 

 this, and it seems to be the consensus of 

 opinion that a rest should be given the little 

 birds in order to prevent their complete 

 extermination. The sentiment is an excel- 

 lent one, and I earnestly hope every sports- 

 man in Michigan will support this measure 

 heartily. 



I have been informed that certain people 

 are engaged in canning catfish and stur- 

 geon; that fnese fish are stained, labeled 

 "salmon" and sold as such. Does any read- 

 er of Recreation know of the existence of 

 any such fishery? If so, will he kindly give 

 me full particulars? 



