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RECREATION. 



WHAT ONE CHAPTER HAS DONE. 

 Editor Recreation : 



Becoming disgusted at the open violation 

 of the game laws around El Paso, a few 

 of us sportsmen joined the L. A. S. about 

 18 months ago. We at once served notice 

 on the marketmen and express companies 

 that violators would be punished. Re- 

 sult : Not a carcass to be seen last winter. 



The building of the Sierra Madre road 

 into Mexico opened up a game country; 

 the like of which is not to be found else- 

 where on the American continent. The 

 Mormons began to establish colonies down 

 there and soon game was coming in for 

 sale.. Mexico has no game laws and it 

 looked as if we were "up against it ;" but 

 we went to work on the officials of the 

 road and induced some of them to join the 

 L. A. S. Then up went freight and ex- 

 press rates on game to 8 times regular 

 rates ; so we scored another victory and 

 were happy. 



The Sacramento mountains, ioo miles 

 North of here, in New Mexico, have long 

 been a game region. They are high and 

 covered with heavy timber. Right on top, 

 9,000 feet above the set level, is Cloud- 

 croft, the great cooling-off place for the 

 arid Southwest. Nearly every business 

 and professional man in El Paso owns a 

 cabin in Cloudcroft, where his family can 

 go to escape the heat. New Mexico has 

 good game laws, but last summer League 

 members visiting Cloudcroft could hear of 

 game being killed by the squatters there- 

 about. One man, named Massey, was a 

 notorious offender. It was all done in New 

 Mexico and we live in Texas ; but success 

 had always perched on our banner and 

 we went to work.. We first wrote Recrea- 

 tion, then Governor Otero. The El Paso 

 daily papers took up the cause in the 

 meantime and denounced the hogs. Soon 

 Billy Smith was appointed warden and 

 then Mr. Bristles began to subside, for 

 Billy was known to be a terror to evil- 

 doers. He has served many years on the 

 police force of El Paso. It is said that 

 when the chief gave Billy his star he told 

 him to buy a revolver, but Billy replied 

 that his fist was all he needed. When 

 Governor Otero appointed him warden I 

 met him on the street and said, "Now, 

 Billy, go for them!" To-day, I met him 

 again and he said, "Well, I caught one and 

 have a warrant for another. No game is 

 being killed up there now." 



Thus the L. A. S.. becomes a power in 

 the land, reaching out its strong arm in 

 every direction. Recreation is on sale at 

 all the news stands in El Paso. May it 

 and the L. A. S. ever grow and may 

 Coquina live ioo years. 



Dr. J. I. Bush. El Paso, Texas. 



Mr. Wm. Cunningham, of Attica, Ind., 

 is doing some vigorous work in building 

 up the League in that city and vicinity. He 

 has sent in a large number of memberships 

 already and has several other men on his 

 list whom he is looking after. It is 

 expected that he will eventually organize 

 a strong chapter in Attica. 



TO JACKOLA. 



s A. L. VERMILYA. 



O Jackola, 



Pianola, 



Cocobola, 



And such things, 

 Skip and patter, 

 Fly and scatter, 

 Or we'll ha'ter 



Lend you wings. 



Jackola, 

 Give your soul a 

 Chance to roll a — 



Round a few ; 

 It needs raking 

 Out and shaking, 

 And then making 

 Over new. 



Fish by millions, 

 Fish by billions, 

 Fish by trillions — 



That's your style; 

 Gosh all thunder ! 

 It's no wonder 

 Such a blunder 



Stirs my bile. 



When you're going, 

 Swiftly blowing 

 O'er the flowing 

 River Styx, 



1 am betting, 



While you're fretting, 

 You'll be getting 

 In a fix. 



You may gabble, 

 Scrap and scrabble 

 With the rabble 



As you wish ; 

 They'll not heed you, 

 For they'll need you, 

 And will feed you 



To the fish. 



Now, Jackola, 



Pianola, 



Cocobola, 



Since it pays, 

 Cease your badness, 

 All your madness, 

 And with gladness 



Mend your ways. 



