EDITOR'S CORNER. 



191 



HE WON THE BET. 



Here is a photographic reproduction of 

 an envelope that came to this office some 

 months ago. It will be seen that the words 

 "Insufficient address" and "New York City" 

 are in 2 different handwritings and that 

 both are different from that in which the 

 original imperfect address was written. Both 

 gf these notations were written in red ink. 



My correspondent simply wrote on the 

 envelope "Editor Recreation, Game Hog 

 Department," and mailed the letter at 

 Boerne, Tex. The postmaster evidently 

 made the notation on the envelope as to 

 the address being insufficient and sent the 



at the same time offered to plead guilty to 

 the charge. The court declined to accept 

 such a plea and continued the case for the 

 purpose of getting further evidence. When 

 the case was called again, Dan Davis ap- 

 peared as a witness for George and testi- 

 fied that he had himself killed the deer, 

 whereupon he was arrested, pleaded guilty 

 and was find $30 and costs. The judge then 

 turned his ■ attention to Mr. George and 

 soaked him $40 and costs. The testimony 

 showed that although Davis did kill the 

 deer, George knew all about it and got a 

 share of the venison. Judge Henkel roasted 

 him properly for having sworn falsely and 



letter to the Post Office Department at 

 Washington. There a clerk readily located 

 Recreation and wrote on the envelope 

 "New York City," when the letter was re- 

 mailed, as shown by the postmark. 



This experiment was made to decide a 

 bet. A subscriber who lives in Boerne, 

 Tex., and who of course knows the world 

 wide reputation this magazine has made 

 by its crusade against the game and fish 

 hogs, made a bet with a friend that a let- 

 ter addressed simply to the Game Hog De- 

 partment of Recreation and mailed would 

 reach this office. And he won the bet. 



having attempted to conceal the facts when 

 he was first put on trial. 



George George, of Spokane, Wash., was 

 arrested some time ago on a charge of 

 having venison in his possession in close 

 season. He was arraigned before Judge 

 Henkel and swore that he knew nothing 

 whatever of a deer having been killed, and 



One of the most novel and practical pres- 

 ents I have ever heard of employees giv- 

 ing an employer, was a $2,500 Wintoh tour- 

 ing car, which the employees of the C. E. 

 & W. Railway Co. gave Mr. Jeff N. Miller, 

 their general manager, at Houston, Texas, 

 June 1st. 



Mr. Miller, by the way, is an old friend 

 of mine and it is indeed gratifying to learn 

 that in the discharge of the duties of a try- 

 ing and critical position, he has so en- 

 deared himself to the hundreds of men 

 under his charge as to inspire them with 

 the idea of making him this magnificent 

 present. 



I congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Miller on 

 their good fortune, and trust they may live 

 many years to enjoy this token of the es- 

 teem of their friends. 



