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,4, M. with seven large grays and seven empty shells. 

 !3ie trees were nigh, but Mrs. of powder and l^oz. No. 5 

 shot in the 12-gauge gun seldom fails to kill. 



The next morning something happened that brought to 

 jny mind my own former prejudice against the breech- 

 loader. I had bagged four or five squirrels in a small 

 piece of woods, and thinking I might see another soon, I 

 gat down on a log to have a quiet smoke, at the same time 

 keeping a pretty good watch on the tops of the trees. I 

 heard the report of a gun a short way off, and then heard 

 apine of the shot as they came rattling down through the 

 leaves. I thought I would let the party know there was 

 ,g6me one in there, so I whistled, and soon I heard some 

 one coming toward me, tramping heavily enough to scare 

 all game within fifty rods. As he approached I saw, as 

 he appeared to me, the duplicate of "Pelatiah" of the 

 < *Uncle Lisha's Shop" stories. His clothes seemed to be 

 Taostly tied on with strings, his feet were incased in a big 

 pair of cowhide boots, No. 12s or 14s; iuto the legs of 

 these were tucked part of the brown overalls he wore, 

 (foe suspender, carried over one shoulder and tied into a 

 button hole with a string, held them up. An old cardi- 

 gan jacket, quite ragged and fearfully dirty, did duty as 

 a hunting coat. His headgear was once a straw hat, but 

 badly used up now. He looked as if he might be any- 

 where from eighteen to twenty-five years old. As green- 

 looking, loose-jointed a specimen as one generally sees. 

 His gun was quite a curiosity, a long singlebarrel, 40in. 

 in Pength, about 14 gauge, stock homemade, of some light- 

 colored hard wood, and running nearly the whole length 

 of the barrel. The arm might some day have been a 

 flintlock, as there was a plug screwed in on the side. As 

 he fetched up in front of me I said, "Good morning. 

 What luck?" 



"Did ye hear me shute jes now?" 



"Yes, and some of your shot came over here." 



"With a pleased look, "Want tu know. Must be nigh 

 on to 40 rods where I shot from here." 



"Did you get the squirrel?" 



L "Twan't no squirrel, 'twas an ole crow." In a confi- 

 dential tone, "She was nigh on to 20 rods off, an' I histed 

 her mor'n four feet right off err the limb. She's around 

 dead somewhere, 'cause I know I hit her. You got one 

 of them are breechloaders, ain't ye? " he asked, as his gaze 

 fell on my gun, with a half pitying and half contemptuous 

 expression of countenance. "I wouldn't give ten cents 

 for as many on 'em as you could pile into a hay rack. 

 There ain't no shute in 'em, and you're liable to get your 

 gosh darn head blowed clean off on ye any minute." 



I mildly suggested that there were some kinds better 

 and safer than others, and some cheap kinds might be 

 dangerous. Bristling up he settled the question right 

 there. "Don't make any difference 'bout the price. 

 Jonathan Willey's son Bill went to Farmington and paid 

 $18 for one on 'em, and I seen him stan' right in our 

 pastur and snap twelve times atabluejay, and the cussed 

 thing wouldn't go. I wouldn't swap this gun I've got 

 here for forty on 'em. How fur do you s'pose she'll carry? 

 Now guess.'* I gave it up. "Wall, I can kill a fox with 

 her twenty-four rods. Las* winter I done it right on the 

 ice; yes, mor'n twenty-four rods, nearer twenty- five, 

 'cause I walked it over twice so to be sure. I'd like to see 

 a gray now," he added, as he pointed the arm at an 

 imaginary squirrel, and I instinctively stepped one side to 

 give him room, as I had noticed the hammer was at half- 

 cock, and I did not know but it might accidentally go off. 

 "I think I know where's a gray," said he. "Right down 

 below that fence there's some pastur' oaks. I'm going- 

 down there." 



"All right," said I, "If you find more than you can kill 

 I'll come down and help you." 



He went away, and I resumed my log and pipe. Ten 

 minutes later bang went the old gun. A short time, and 

 bang again. Five minutes more, with a roar like blast- 

 ing rocks, the old gun belched forth again. Then a yell, 

 "Come down here quick as ye can." I soon joined him, 

 and asked him what he was shooting at. "I reckon the 

 cuss is up that hemlock; he's chock full of shot any way." 

 I said, "You had better load; he won't try to come down 

 right away." He proceeded to load by putting in a good 

 charge of powder out of a glass bottle he carried in his 

 overall's pocket; on that a piece of hornet's nest well 

 rammed down, then a big charge of BB shot, more 

 hornet's nest rammed hard; next a GrD cap on the tube. 

 He was now ready for business. We soon located the 

 squirrel about 6ft. "from the top of the tree, hugging the 

 limb. 



j My friend got ready for another salute, and with a roar 

 like thunder the old gun spoke again. The only effect it 

 had on the squirrel was that he moved a little further up. 



"Les s:e you try him," said he, I've had about all I 

 want of him; he ain't a very big one any way." "I think 

 you will get him next time." "No, I wont waste any 

 more powder onhirn, 'cause I want to go down to Davis's 

 to-morrow, and there's plenty of 'em down there." With 

 a Spiteful look up the tree, "If you can't kill him I'll git 

 him some other time." "Well," said I, "get ready to pick 

 him up." 



Cocking the right barrel which is choked I covered his 

 head and a part of his shordder, which I could plainly 

 see. At the report he bounded into the air and struck the 

 ground, dead as a stone. Three No. 5 shot in the head were 

 enough. My friend with the long range fox gun stood 

 for a moment with almost a sad countenance looking first 

 at the muzzleloader, then at the breechloader. Biting 

 off a large piece of tobacco he chewed a moment rapidly, 

 then said, "Kin the other barrel do that?" "Easy." 

 "Hoes she go every time?" "Never misses." "Probably 

 cost over twenty-five dollars." "Yes, considerable." In 

 a very confidential tone, "That's a better gun than Bill 

 Willey's." Picking up the squirrel and putting him care- 

 tully in his pocket, he said, "Wal, I must be going. We 

 live in that red house over on the road by the corner; 

 we've got some good cider; stop some time." And he was 

 gone. 



My bag for three days was 29 very large squirrels, 4 

 partridges, 2 woodcock— quite a fine looking string. This 

 year they say birds are very scarce, so much rain and 

 eold weather here, it lias been very bad for the young 

 broods. None comparatively have been brought in to the 

 taty as yet. N. H. 



Pennsylvania Ruffed Grouse Season.— Editor For- 

 est and Stream: No change in the raffed grouse season 

 Was made by our last Legislature; it will open October- 1. 

 —Spicewood. 



WHEN THE FROST IS ON THE MEADOWS. 

 TX^HEN the golden summer's over 



'* And a chill is in the air, 

 And the fields o£ wheat and clover 



Are brown and hleak and bare. 

 Then the hunter seeks his pointer 



Who comes bounding to his call. 

 For the frost is on the meadows 



And the leaves begin to fall. 



The air is fresh and bracing 



And we rise before the lark, 

 And the trusty pointer, racing, 



Shows hii? joy with cheery bark, 

 And the dear old gun is taken 



From its place upon the wall, 

 For the frost is on the meadows 



And the leaves begiiv to fall. 



Through the meadows and the tangle 



And the woods along their sides, 

 Where the wild grapevines do dangle, 



We walk with sturdy strides, 

 And we listen almost breathless 



To the scattered covey's call, 

 For the" frost is 011 the meadows 



And the leaves begin to fall. 



"What do you scent, old fellow? 



Ah I steady now; take care." 

 A twittering so mellow, 



Then a quail whirls through the air. 

 A shot, "Go fetch him. Steadyl 



Or you will flush them all," 

 For the frost is on the meadows 



And the leaves begin to fall. 



Don't talk of city pleasures, 



The joy that money yields. 

 Keep all your vaunted treasures 



Give me the broad brown fields. 

 The pleasures one can gather 



Can't be had at rout or ball, 

 When the frost is on the meadows 



And the leaves begin to fait. F. M. Gilbert. 



GAME NOTES. 



EVANSVILLE, Ind., Sept. 17.— More quail here this 

 season than were ever known. We have protected 

 well for five years, and are now seeing the good results. 

 — F. M, Gilbert, Game Warden 1st Dist. 



Billings, Mont. — It is thought that the cold last winter 

 must have killed off the prairie chickens, for very few are 

 found by gunners.— Spot. 



Tuxedo Park is in Orange county, N. Y.. near the bor- 

 der of Rockland county, and only a few miles from the 

 New Jersey line. The park has been stocked with Eng- 

 lish pheasants, quail and other game, which have spread 

 over the country. Quail from Tuxedo are reported in 

 Passaic county, N. J. 



Richmond, Ind., Sept. 22, — This is a red-letter year for 

 sportsmen in this part of the State, as quail, rabbits and 

 woodcock are plentiful. More woodcock have been killed 

 in this county this year than any one year for a good 

 while. Quail are unusually plentiful as the dry season 

 has helped them finely, and the coveys are large both in 

 size and birds. Rabbits— well, all I can say is what an 

 old farmer said, "Come out and I'll guarantee you 15 rab- 

 bits per day for a week on my farm." The teal are com- 

 ing south, having seen more than usual this year. — 

 Plover. 



Hope, Idaho, Sept. 15. — Dr. Howard, Mr. Mount and 

 Mr. Crone returned to-day from a hunt in the Caribou 

 country, but though game was plenty their records of 

 misses was greater, hence no game. Messrs. J. W. Astley, 

 H. A. Piper and The. Allen of Marysville, Mont. , guided 

 by the efficient Idaho Lew, returned from a trip up the 

 lake yesterday. They made some fine catches of fish and 

 shot a deer. Bear are not very plentiful this season, and 

 but few have been killed. A large black bear swam from 

 the mountains and landed on a large island about a mile 

 from here, and five of us hunted all day for him, but 

 bruin was too sharp for us. Tex claims he saw him, but 

 as he describes the animal as having long ears and of 

 gray color, I'm inclined to think it was a jack rabbit. 

 Fishing in the lake has just begun, and some fine catches 

 are being made. The hotel Avill not close this year until 

 December, as several hunting parties are expected here 

 to take advantage of the best hunting. — F. T. A. 



Hallock, Minn., Sept. 20.— There is a remarkable ab- 

 sence of ducks in localities along the Dakota and Mani- 

 toba boundary line, but there is no end to ducks and geese 

 in select parts of the Roseau region known to resident 

 sportsmen. Elk and moose are abundant. One man on 

 the Roseau River has four domesticated and quite tame, 

 also two black foxes. The hlacktail deer are quite as 

 abundant as when I first declared their presence in spite 

 of the declarations of unbelief by all the scientists. Mr. 

 L. E. Booker, president of the National Bank of Pembina, 

 has mounted specimens of bucks of this animal, which is 

 thought to be a different variety from C. columbiamos of 

 the Pacific coast. Last week I sent full measurements 

 and descriptions to Otis T. Mason, curator of the National 

 Museum at Washington. Prof. Warren Upham, of the 

 ■U. S. Geological Survey under Major Powell, were here 

 last week, being now engaged in locating Lake Agassiz. 

 He thinks there is good coal in places on the branch 

 of Two Rivers, not thirty miles from Hallock. Two 

 lieutenants and a military outfit are at present in 

 the Roseau country on a sort of military survey and 

 pleasure excursion. The departure of hunting parties 

 from Hallock for this remarkable tract has been 

 quite frequent since Aug. 15. The Rainy River and 

 Southwestern Railroad is already surveyed and Staked 

 through this country to a point near Argyle, thirty 

 miles south of Hallock, on the Manitoba R. R. Sports- 

 men will have easy access thereto in the course of a 

 couple of years, but game will be scarce then. There has 

 been a fair showing of chickens in the vicinity of Hallock 

 this fall, and several parties of visitors have enjoyed 

 shooting them.— Charles Hallock. 



Sacramento, Sept. 18.— The first wild geese of the sea- 

 son to fly over the city, so far as we are aware, were en 

 route southward last Thursday morning. It is said, how- 

 ever, that geese appeared two or three weeks ago near 

 Fisherman's Lake, six miles from here, and a number were 

 killed. Last year the first dock flew over the city about 

 5:30 A. M. of the 12th of September. Following are the 

 dates of their arrival in this city for twelve vears: 1876, 

 Aug. 14; 1877, Aug. 31; 1878, Sept. 6; 1879, Aug. 30; 1880, 

 Sept. 17: 1881, Sept. 3: 1882, Sept. 7; 1883, Sept. 12; 1884, 

 Sept. 2; 1885, Sept. 13; 1886, Sept. 12; 1887, Sept. 14. A 

 few days ago some hunters, while quail shooting in 

 Sonoma county, killed two deer. One was killed with 

 quail shot, but the other got a dose of buckshot, the 

 shooter having one barrel of his gun loaded for an emer- 

 gency of that kind. It is a pity that men will shoot quail 

 while the weather is too hot for the game to keep. Last 

 week thousands of spoiled birds were dumped into the 

 bay by San Francisco dealers. The weather is now cool- 

 ing, however, and from this on the sport will improve. — W. 



NEW BRUNSWICK GAME LAW. 



THE following sunmiary is that prepared by the Chief Game 

 Commissioner: 



Moose, CARIBOU and Deer.— To hunt, take, kill, wound or de- 

 stroy moose, caribou or deer between Feb. 1 and Aug. 1 in any 

 year, the penalty is not less than $10 nor to exceed $60. (41 Vic., 

 Cap. 45; 43 Vic, Cap. 21.) To hunt, chase or pursue with intent to 

 kill with doss, $30 for each and every act; and it shall be lawful to 

 destroy or kill any dog so found hunting, pursuing or chasing, or 

 proved to have pursued, chased wounded, torn or killed any 

 moose, caribou or deer. (41 Vic., Cap. 45.) No person or number 

 of persons forming a hunting party shall kill or take in any one 

 year or one season more than three moose, five caribou or five 

 deer. (41 Vic., Cap. 45.) All such game must be removed from the 

 woods within ten days after killing the animal. (41 Vic, Cap. 45.) 



The fact of any person having in his possession the carcass of a 

 moose, caribou or deer, or anypart thereof, or the hide thereof, 

 within the time specified (viz., Feb. 1 and Aug. 1), shall be prima 

 facie evidence of his having hunted or killed the same contrary to 

 law, and such person shall he liable to a penalty of not over sixty 

 nor less than ten dollars. (41 Vic, Cap. 45, Sec. 5.) 



Mink, Otter, Fisher, Sable and Beaver.— To hunt, take, kill, 

 wound, trap or otherwise destroy, between the first day of May 

 and the first day of September in any year, a person will be liable 

 to a penalty not exceeding $20 nor less than 85 for each such act. 

 (11 Vic. Cap. 45.) 



The fact of any person having in his possession the carcass of 

 any animal mentioned in the preceding section, or the green or fresh 

 pelt or hide thereof, within the time specified (viz., May 1 to Sept. 

 1), shall be prima facie evidence of his having hunted, killed, taken 

 or trapped the same contrary to law; and the fact of any person 

 having been found hunting within the time specified, having in 

 his possession any trap or traps, shall he prima facie evidence of 

 his hunting contrary to law, and in either case such person shall 

 be liable to the penalties mentioned in the preceding section. (41 

 Vic, Cap. 45, Sec. 6.) 



Partridge.— To take or kill between the first day of December 

 in any year and the twentieth day of September in the year fol- 

 lowing, a person will be liable to a penalty ot $4 for each such act, 

 and the fact of having the same in one's possession between the 

 above mentioned dates shall be, prima facie evidence of the taking 

 or killing contrary to law. (4l Vic, Cap. 45; 43 Vic, Cap. 21; 48 

 Vic, Cap. 01.) 



Snipe or "Woodcock.— To take or kill between the first day of 

 December in any year and the first day of September in the year 

 following, a person will be liable to a penalty of $4 for each such 

 act, and the fact of having the same in one's possession between 

 the above mentioned dates shall be prima facie evidence of the 

 taking or killing contrary to law. (41 Vic, Cap. 45; 42 Vic. Cap. 

 20; 48 Vic, Cap. 61.) The exportation of partridge and woodcock is 

 prohibited by act of Dominion Parliament, 1885. 



Black Duck, Wood Duck or Teal.— To take or kill, or have 

 in possession any wild black duck, wood duck or teal between the 

 fifteenth day of May and the fourth day of September, or to de- 

 stroy or remove their nests or eggs, a person will be liable to a pen- 

 alty of not less than $20 nor more than $40. (44 Vic, Cap. 25.) 



Ducks, Brant, Geese oh other Wildfowl of the Game Kind. 

 — To take or catch with a net or nets, or kill with a swivel or punt 

 gun, a person will be liable to a penalty of not less than $20 nor 

 more than $40 for each and every such act. For the setting of any 

 net for the purpose of catching any wild duck or any game bird, 

 the offender shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $10 nor 

 more than $20. For the catching of any wildfowl by artificial 

 light the offender shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $10 

 nor more than $20. (42 Vic, Cap. 20.) To shoot, kill or otherwise 

 destroy any sea gull at any time within the parish of Grand Manan 

 a person will be liable to a penalty of $4. (48 Vic, Cap. 61.) 



The Killing oe Robins, Sparrows, Swallows, and other 

 small birds and birds of song which frequent the fields and gar- 

 dens, and the selling and offering for sale and having in possession 

 such birds when killed, shall hereafter be unlawful, penalty $1. 

 The trapping, snaring, or otherwise taking alive or selling or offer- 

 ing or exposing for sale alive of any of the said birds, and the 

 destroying of the nest or eggs of such birds, shall be unlawful, and 

 any such traps or snares may be destroyed and a penalty be ex- 

 acted of $1 in addition to 10 cents for each bird. (41 Vic, Cap. 45.) 

 how eines and penalties shall be enforced. 



Fines and penalties shall be paid as follows: One half to the 

 informer and the other half to the Commissioner or War-den or 

 Deputy Warden prosecuting: but if the prosecutor be any person 

 other 'than a Commissioner, W r ardcn or Deputy W r arden, then 

 such other or second half shall be paid to the Chief Game Com- 

 missioner. 



The Warden or his deputy, or either of them, are authorized to 

 seize all carcasses, or any part thereof, all hides, pelts or traps 

 found in the possession of any person contrary to law, and shall 

 forthwith proceed before a Justice of the Peace, who will deal 

 with the case as prescribed in Section 12, Act 41 Vic, Chap. 45. 



If the owner of the property seized he not known, the Warden or 

 his deputy shall proceed as directed in Section 13 of the same act 

 before a Justice of the Peace. 



A search warrant can be obtained on application, under oath, 

 of any stipendary magistrate, police magistrate, justice or jus- 

 tices, whenever any person has reason to suspect and does suspect 

 that moose, caribou or deer hides, or any portion of the carcass of 

 a moose, caribou or deer during the close season, are concealed on 

 the premises of any person t and if found, the same may be seized 

 and dealt with as directed in Section 12. 



Any nets set or placed for the purpose of taking or catching 

 any wild duck or other game bird may be seized by any person 

 and the same shall bo destroyed under the conditions of Section 18 



GAME LICENSES. 



No person not having his domicile in the Province of New 

 Brunswick shall be entitled to hunt, take, kill, wound or destroy 

 any moose, caribou, deer, mink, otter, fisher, sable, beaver or other 

 animal referred to herein, or to hunt, take, kill, wound of' destroy 

 any bird referred to herein without first having obtained a license, 

 and shall be subject to the enactments of the game laws. The fee 

 to be paid therefor will be $20, and the license shall be in force for 

 one year from the first day of September in each year. 



Every such person shall, on request of any person whomsoever 

 within the Province, at all times and as often as requested, pro- 

 duce and show to the person making the request, such license; and 

 if he fail or refuse to do so, he shall forfeit any such license as he 

 may possess, and shall, upon proof of such request and failure, be 

 deemed to have violated the provisions of the preceding section. 



The penalty for a non-resident hunting without a license will 

 not be less than $20 uor more than $50 in addition to license foe 

 and cost of prosecution. 



Officers in Her Majesty's service, officers in the army and navy, 

 shall be entitled to the privileges of the game laws of the Province 

 on the payment of an annual fee of $5, but shall be liable to last- 

 mentioned penalty for hunting without a license. 



Licenses may be obtained at the office of the Chief Game Oom- 

 missioner, No. 31 Pugsley's Building, corner Prince William and 

 Princess streets, St. John, N. B. Office hours, 10 A. M. to 1 P. M., 

 daily. J. deWolfe Spubr, 



Chief Game Commissioner. 



Keokuk, la., Aug. 31, 1887. 

 .7. F. Breitcmtcin, President of Keokuk Gun Claib: 



Dear Sir— The two boxes of paper shells, "Climax," U. S. Car- 

 tridge Co., which you so kindly handed me, have been thoroughly 

 tested, and I, after my long experience as an expert amateur, 

 without hesitation pronounce them the best shells made, being 

 perfection for wet and dry shooting. They cannot be excelled. 

 Knowing perfectly well what I am writing about, I subscribe my- 

 self, yours truly, (Signed) H. A. Kinnaman. Adv. 



