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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[JCLT 4, 1896. 
Amateur and Professional. 
BxvTiKORK, W& , Jane Si.— Editor Forest and Stream: The gentle- 
men who are interested in trap-shooting frequently have brought to 
their attention the rights of the amateur and the rights of the profes- 
Btonal, the rights intrinsically in themselves and as they relate to each 
other. 
Notwithstanding the general interest in the matter, its importance 
in competition at the traps, the frequent occasion for reference to 
what is the equity of tVrn competition as it refers to the amateur and 
the professional, and therefore the constant need of having the two 
terms accurately defined, it la doubtful if any trap-shooter to-day can 
acceptably define what constitutes a professional. 
So loose has been the ruling on this matter that all attempts at de- 
finition partake more of the nature of a defense of professionalism 
and a justification of it rather than a fair attempt to differentiate the 
two interests by fair definition. As a matter of fac*-, the conditions as 
they exist in the trap world at the present time aiford very imperfect 
and very fragmentary data on which to found any argument and any 
conclusion. Amateur shooters, professional shooters, expert shooters 
and all other kinds of shooters have shot so long on nearly even terms 
that th« distinction, so far as it has any practical bearing on the com- 
petition, has been lost. There have been experimental attempts to 
establish equity, varying greatly one from the other and giving satis- 
faction or dissatisfaction accordingly a,f they were a gain or a loss to 
one party or the other, and withal leaving the real question of profes- 
sionalism untouched. To bring out a needed discussion on this sub- 
ject, with a view to|determinate results, I will herewith lay down some 
propositions on what matters 1 consider consfitute an amateur and 
what a professional, and which I believe that I can maintain. 
Of course, when what constitutes a professional is decided, all the 
shooters other than professionals necessarily must be amateurs, 
hence it is only necessary to define the professional. 
I maintain that; 
Mrst, any man who shoots where gate money is charged is a pro- 
fessional. 
Second, any man who shoots in an open public stake which requires 
an entry fee over and above the expense of the stake and whicn will 
yield to the winners a material profit in the way of monetary return, 
is a professional. 
Third, any man who shoots as a regular business, whether in the 
employ of a gun, powder, or shell or ammunition manufacturer, or as a 
personal business venture of his own, is a professional. 
Fourth, any man who shoots a match for money in public is a pro- 
fessional. 
Each proposition contains its own speoiflcation, so that anyone who 
holds a different opinion has the Bpeciflcations to argue upon, and 
these I stand ready to maintain against all comers. Bell Muzzle. 
Hill City Gun Club. 
FoRBST City, la., June 23.— The initial shoot of the Hill City Gun 
Club came olt T«-day and was a complete success. The club has a 
membership of about 30 and only two or three of the members have 
ever taken part in a tournament; therefore they deserve great credit 
for the manner in which the different events of the programme were 
run off. There was not a jar or dispute of any kind to mar the enjoy- 
ment of the most fastidious lover oC harmony. A finer lot of men 
never got together for a shoot; as a consequence everybody thor- 
oughly enjoyed himself , and went away well pleased with the day''s 
sport. The Hill City Gun Club, althougn young, has a good, strong, 
active membership, a fine club house and shooting grounds, with a 
bright future ahead. The following is a list of the winners in the 
regular events and their scores: 
Events: 12345678 Events: 12345078 
Targets 
Howard..,, 9 
Mortenson. 9 
IVlahoney... 8 
Clemenson. 7 
Green 7 
Selbig 7 
Chamberrn 6 
Morgan .... (5 
Lackore.... 6 
10 IS 15 10 10 IS 10 15 
14 10 9 11 . . 11 
. . 9 9 . . 10 11 
.. 7 8 9 8 IS 
7 Schnautz 
9 .. Cole 
10 .. 
9 .. 
9 U 
7 10 7 13 
Targets: lO IS 15 10 lO 12 10 IS 
Emery 13 13 10 8 10 7 .. 
GUson.. 11 14 8 10 10 .. ,. 
Hartman.. .. 10 11 10 10 9 8 15 
1.3 10 8 8 7.. 
13 y 8 la . . 11 
Lewis 11 
Thompson 8 9 
Fay , 9 
No. 9 was at 20 targets, known angles. The winners were: Qilson ID, 
Mortenson, Howard and Schnautz 18, Hartman and Cole 17, Thomp- 
hon Ifi. Dr. W. H. Steele, Manager. 
In New Jersey. 
COnLSTON DEFEATS KNOWLTON. 
The third match between Q. W. Coulston. of the New Utrecht Gun 
Club, and Dr. J. G Knowlton took place at Elkwood Park, N. J., on 
Friday, June 26. Knowlton had won the. first match, the second oeing 
taken by Coulston, so honors were easy when the third match started. 
Both previous races had been at 100 live birds per man, but the third 
was at 150 live birds per man and for a stake of $250 a side. The day 
was cloudy and none too favorable for the birds, which were an aver- 
age good lot for the time of year, Knowlton started badly, losing 4 
out of his first 8, Coulston losing only his 1st bird out of the same 
number. Notwithstanding this unfortunate start, Knowlton caught 
his man in the 67th round. They entered upon the last 95 birds with 
Coulston 1 in the lead, the score standing 111 to 110. Losses in 
the 133d and 134th rounds put Knowlton 3 behind. Then Coulston lost 
his 189th and 140th, both dead out of bounds, thus making his lead 
only 1 bird, with 10 more to shoot at. When Coulston lost his 148th 
and Knowlton kiUed, the score was a tie. Coulston scored his 149th, 
but Knowlton let a driver from No. 4 trap get away, losing the match 
by 1 bird, as both killed their birds in the last (150th) round. The high 
runs were: Coulston, 24, 19, 17, 16, 14 and 13; Knowlton, 33, 20, 19, 14, 
10 and 10. The score in oetall was as follows: 
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513243354233S35138332411S 
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2464354215311415114351213 
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1232424352332552511341434 
1^3 2 2 31^273^ 2 1* 23^23 22— 133 
2114345521332513335352234 
J GKnowlton.O a211»0»3331331211111331 2—31 
4422313221253551152454151 
I3 1« 2032112123 2—24 
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4851324531442253 2 3 3235254 
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A^rATBpR TRAP-SHOOTBRS'' LKAQUE OF NEW JERSEY. 
June Sf. — Very quietly, so far as newspaper notoriety is concerned, 
)i^B the An^ateur Trap-Shooters'' League of New Jersey come into 
bping. It was organized as recently as June 6, and is the outcome of 
some dissatisfaction with the ^flairs of the Ifew Jersey Trap-Shooters' 
League The clubs composing the new League are the Boiling Springs 
Gun Club, of Rutherford; the Endeavor Gun Club^ of Jersey City; 
the Passaic City Gun Club, of Passaic; the Qricam Field Club, of 
Hackensack, and the Bergen County Gun Club, also of Hacjfensack. 
The officers of the League are; President, C. F. Lenone; Vjoe-Presir 
dent, G. H. Piercy; Secretary-Treasurer, Thos. Bell; Captain, W. H. 
Huok. The board of directors Is at present composed of the above 
gentlemen, but its number will be added to shortly by the election of 
one member from every club not represented on tne board. 
The League intends to hold shoots once a month, a team race and 
glfqreepstakes for nominal entrance fees to be the features of these 
monthly gatherings. Teams are to consist of six men a side, all mem- 
bers of the same club, 80 targets per man, 15 known angles and 15 
unknown angles. These races are handicap affairs, an allowance of 
extra targets per man being allowed to the members of teams repre- 
senting the weaker clubs. These handicap allowances are to be con- 
sidered afresh every three months. At present the handicaps stand 
thus: Boiling Springs, scratch; Passaic City and Endeavor, 2 extra 
targets per man; Bergen County, 3 extra targets per man; Oritani 
Field Club, 4 extra targets per man. The allowances are shot off at 
unknown angles. 
The first shoot of the new organization took place to-day on the 
grounds of the Endeavor Gun Club, at Marion, N. J. ; the home team 
winning rather easily, leading its nearest competitor, the Bergen 
County Gun Club, by 6 targets. The percentages of the teams were: 
Endeavor 82 8, Bergen county 77.2, Passaic City 74 4, Boiling Springs 
76 0, and Oritani 52 9. The attendance of shooters was very satis- 
factory to the promoters of the new League. 
We understand that the captain of the Bergen County Rod and Gun 
Club lodged a protest against certain shooters taking part in the team 
race on the ground that they came under the head of professionals. The 
constitution of the League provides that no professionals shaU be per- 
mitted to shoot on any of the teams; hence the Bergen County cap- 
tain very wisely lodged the protest in order that the board of directors 
may define exactly what constitutes a professional, as it understands 
the term. (We refer them to a letter from a Baltimore correspond- 
ent touching upon this very point, wljich appears in our trap columns 
this week and which affords much food for thought, as well as a capi- 
tal chance for a good argument.) 
The scores in to-day's League race were as below: 
Endeavor Gun Club. 
FS Edwards (2) 11111011101111111111111111111011 
C von Leneerke (2) lllOlllllllUlOlllllimillOllll 
E Collins (2) 11111011111111111001101110111111 
Dr Fletcher (2) 01001111110111111111101010111111 
G H Piercy (2) llOllOllllOlOOOlllllUllllOltlll 
C W McPeek (2) ■.llOlIOllllOOllOlllllOOOlllllllll 
Bergen County Gun Club. 
Conklin (3) 111111010101111111111111011111111 —29 
Chaffae (3> llOUlllUllllllOllilOIlOlUlllOl —28 
T H Ball (3) llllllllOlllllOlllOllinilonOOlO —26 
C W Dudley (.5J 111111111110110110110011111010011 —25 
Goesser (8) , llllllOllUlltllOlllUOlOOOllOlOl —25 
Wilhams (3) lllOUllllllOOOOllllllOlOOOOlOOlO —20-153 
Fassalc City Gun Club. 
Weiss (2)...., , llOlllllllllllllOOniOlOllllllOl 
Palmer (2) ..11111111101110111010011111011011 
Bowps (2) 10100100111111011111111111111010 
Baron (2) 10111111010111111011100111101100 
Lenone(2) 10111111110111101110100001101111 
Jelleme (2) IlllllllOUlOlOOlOlOllOOlllOllOl 
Boiling Springs Gun Club. 
Greiffi (0) 111101111111111111111101111111 
Paul (0) lllllllinillllllllllOUlOlllO 
Lanoom (0) 111110111111110101111110111111 
Huctc (0) ooiniooiiioioiomiiiiiiiiioi 
James (0) oiiioinioiiiiooiiionioojioio 
Krebs (0) lOOOlOlllOOlOlOlOlllOlOlOOOlOl 
Oritana Field Club. 
HulbBrton(4) 1010111101111111111111000011111111-27 
6 Ricardo (4) 1011101111111110011001111000101101— 23 
W Ricardo (4) 0011010011010111101011010101011101—20 
Stagg (4) 000101110011001U10I0011CK)nOOOI001— 15 
Hall (4) oooooooooooiiiooooonoioiioioiiiio— 13 
Herbert (4) OluOOOOiXJlOOOOOlOOOUOOlOOllOlOlOO— 10— 108 
Several sweeps with nominal entrance fees and with targets thrown 
at unknown angles were shot during the afternoon. The scores made 
run as follows: 
—29 
—29 
—87 
—25 
—25 
—34- 
-159 
—26 
—25 
—84 
—23 
—23 
—22-143 
—28 
—27 
-26 
—22 
-20 
—15- 
■138 
Events: 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets: 10 10 IS 10 15 10 35 
8 19 
5 14 
9 11 8 11 
3 10 3 . . 
.10 4 
7 13 10 13 10 18 
5 10 4 9 . . . . 
G Piercy 6 
ARStrader.. 2 
McPeek 8 
VonLengerke 6 
Mulvaney , , , , 4 
L Piercy 6 11 8 
Bell 12 10 7 
Hulberton. 11 7 13 
Myer 7 
Edwards 18 
Lnnone. 10 
Greifl 12 
Ohappee 8 
Stagg 5 
Gilbert 7 
Elpy 7 
Horton 8 
Conklin 6 
Fessenden. 6 
Thome 4 
Paul 9 
9 13 
7 8 
10 13 
9 20 
6 19 
6 11 
8 31 
Events: 
Targets: 
Collins 
W Ricardo. . . 
Weiss 
Palmer 
Bowes 
Jelleme,. , , , . 
W Ricardo. , . 
Fayette 
Baron 
Huck 
Krebs.,..-..,. 
Herbert 
Lefferts 
C W Dudley, 
James... 
Warner 
Duff 
Seeley 
Fletcher 
Goesser 
12 3 4 5 6 7 
10 10 16 10 15 10 g5 
8 20 
9 .'! 
8 .. 
4 .. 
13 
12 
13 
13 
11 
13 
6 
6 
11 
13 
11 
r 
is 
13 
9 
13 
8 18 
7 18 
6 17 
7 18 
8 .. 
Edward Banks. 
Omaha Gun Club. 
Omaha, Neb , June 20.— The regular club shoot of the Omaha Gun 
Club was held tlils afternoon. Scores: 
Smead 1111111111111111011111111—24 
Hughes .1111111111101111110111111— 23 
Johannes linOOllllUlllimilim- 28 
Carmichael 1111111111111111110111011—23 
Montmorency i i v... .... . . . . .1111111111111111010111111-23 
Whitener 1001111111111111111110101—23 
Blake llllOllllOlOlinOllllllll— 21 
Loomis 1111110111110011110101111—20 
Randlett 0110110111111111111110100-19 
Peters. . , 1000111101111111111110101—19 
Read 1110101001111111111001110—18 
Kenyon llllOOllllOl IIIOOOOIOIIU— 17 
Bates , 1101010111001101111101101—17 
McFarlane , 1000111101100101110011111—16 
Dickey 1010101000010111001110101—13 
Coleman 10001 10100101011 OOllOOOOO - 10 
After the club shoot, teams representing the home club and the 
Council Bluffs Gun Club shot a race, 10 men to a team, 25 targets par 
man, The Omaha men won by 10 breaks. Scores: 
Omaha Gun Club. 
Montmorency 1111111111011111011111111—23 
Johannes 1111111110101111111111111-23 
Carmichael * . , 1111111111101111111110011—22 
Loomis 1011110111101111111111111—33 
Whitener 1111111110111011111110110-31 
Hughes 1111011111111110111010110—20 
Blake 0111111110111110111011101—20 
Dickey 0110111011101110111011111—19 
Read 1110101001111111 111001110—18 
Smead .1111001110111101010111101—18-206 
Council Bluffs Gun Club. 
West 1111110111011111111111110-23 
Beno 1101111011101111111101111—21 
Randlett 1111111010101101111111111-21 
Bierscheim lOllllOOOlQllllllllllllll— 20 
Anderson 1111101011111101011111110—20 
Mather. . . , . .1011110010111111111101111— 20 
Beno 1111011010011111101110111—19 
Pyper 1111111111111001011110100—19 
Oliver 1110011111110101010011111—18 
Kingsbury. 1001110011010011001111111—16—196 
Fulton Gun Club of Atlanta. 
Atlanta, Ga., June 25.— Below are the scores made in to-day's shoot 
of the Fulton Gun Club of this city. Conditions were 25 targets, unr 
known angles: 
Rawson 0110101001011011001101111—15 
Hall 1011111001111011110110111-19 
Bourne OlOlOOOlOlllOOlOOOOOOlOOO— 8 
Nash 0001000010001110100111100-10 
Everett ' 10110001 lOOllinnoilOlOll— 15 
Stone OlOOlOOlOlOOOOOlOllOOOlOO— 8 
Durand , OOOOOOOlOOOOOOOOOOOOOllOO— 3 
Hutchison OOOOIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOIOOOOO— 2 
Hook 1011011010110000100011101—13 
Holljs oioioonioiioioiiooilioio-14 
Day i 111011101^111110001010111—18 
Brittan 0010011101111111011011111—18 
Bi?;zell ..,i,v.....lJ110011101101lllll01001i-18 
Crabb . i i 1100111101110111111100111—19 
Waldo. '. 1111101.010011100000011011—14 
Cole. ..i, i i i ; ; . . . . .OQOlOOOlJllOOOOOOlOOlllOO- 9 
The Worcester (Mass.) Sportsmen's Club will hold a two-days' shoot 
July 29-30. The management has gotten out a capital programme, 
Mr. A. W. Walls, of Worcester, will be pleased to send a programme 
to any one who desires same and who will send him his address. 
Boston Gun Club. 
Boston, Mass., June 24.— The third last shoot in the Boston Gun 
Club prize series took place this afternoon at Wellington in pleasant 
and mild weather. The grounds on the previous Wednesday, June 17, 
a local holifiay, were used by the West Bedford Shooting Club, the B. 
G. C. skipping one week. As the series nears its close the interest in- 
creases, and after a fortnight's cessation the old crowd appeared to 
do their best. Gordon was high gun on the prize match, breaking 21 
out of the 25. Spencer shot well in later events, scoring 54 out of 60, 
Some ladies graced the occasion, adding to the enjoyment; one, 
who bad driven out with her father, confiding to Miskay that she 
had for some time desired to handle the shotgun, but her mother 
hardly coincided. Now she was going to the country for vacation and 
her father promised on the grounds to aid her in learning. Scores 
below: 
Events: 
Targets: 
S U B 6 7 8 9 iO 
10 10 10 10 10 15 10 10 
8 
Cashmore 8 4 
Gordon 7 7 
Banks 4 7 
Sheffield 8 5 
Miskay. 9 6 
Wild.. , 8 .. 4 .. 
Horace....,......,,.,.,,,,,,, 5 
Spencer...".. 9 
Avery 5 .. 
Williams 4 
King 
6 6 3 10 
5 10 10 12 
16 6 6 
7 13 
8 13 
6 9 
. 6 
5 12 
10 10 
7 6 
7 5 
2 9 
7 
7 6 
10 10 
8 5 
7 9 
9 'e 
7 9 
13 lit 
10 10 
5 4 
9 8 
'8 !; 
9 9 8 10 9 9 
8 7 
8 9 
Events 1, 4, 6, 9 and 11 were known traps and angles; Nos. 3, 5, 7, 12 
and 14, unknown angles; Nos. 3 and 8, pairs; Nos. 10 and 13, reverse 
anglds- 
Merchandise match, 25 targets, 15 known and 10 unknown angles. 
Distance handicap: 
Gordon (18yds.) 110111110101111—12 
Miskay (18) .......,,,.,,,.,.,.,.,,111010111111111—13 
Spencer (17) .....,,..,,,.,,....,.,111111101100111—12 
Cashmore (15) 011010101110111-10 
Sheffield (15) .11110011 1111 101—12 
Williams (15) 100101101011010— 8 
Horace (15) 001111000000101— 6 
Wild (14) 111110001110010— 9 
Banks (15) 010100100010011— 6 
1111111101-9-21 
0111101011—7—20 
1011111101-8-20 
1111001111—8—18 
0010011110-5-17 
1101011110-7—15 
1101116111—8—14 
1100000011—4—13 
0111001111—7—13 
Lake Side Rod and Gun Club. 
Burlington, Vt., June 17,— A few members of the Lake Side Rod 
and Gun Club held a shoot here to-day. Mr. Sbepard, a member of 
the MontpeUer (Vt.) Gun Club, took part in the 4th event. No. 3 was 
at 10 pairs. Scores: 
No 1. 
ECLefever.OllOlOlllOllllllOllOlOllO— 17 
Blue Rival.. 011101 1000111101101111101— 17 
W S Phelps.lOOlOlOlOOIOOlllOOOlOllOO-11 
D Du Pont..l0001011110I0010I00100000-10 
F Howes... 1000111001100010001010011— 11 
Blue RibbonOl 1 1 1 1 1100110101011110111— 18 
No. 2. 
Blue RibbonlOllOlOlOOOlllllllOOOlllO-15 
F Howes. . . .0110011000010100001000110 — 9 
D Du Pont. .1100111011111000110010011—15 
W S Phelps..000111OO1100I0O0010O0111O— 10 
Blue Rival. .0110110011100001011010001—13 
E C Lefever.1111100000011100111010110-14 
Shepard. , 
No. 3. 
10 11 10 00 11 11 11 11 10 10—14 
11 1011 10 10 11 10 11 1111—16 
00 00 00 01 01 10 01 10 01 01— 7 
10 11 10 10 11 10 10 10 10 10—12 
11 19 io 66 oi 6i io ii io 66—10 
No. 4. 
01 01 1 11 101000111000001 101-13 
0000111101000000110010110—10 
00111000] 0011000100000110— 9 
0000100100001000110101001— 8 
0000110] 1010110I010111111—15 
ooiioiouooniioniioioii— 16 
1010001010010001 101000100— 9 
J. S. Dbnning, Sec'y. 
West Lebanon Gun Club. 
West Lebanon, N. H., June 25.— The West Lebanon Gun Club has 
been recently organized, with the following officers: Pres., W. Batch- 
elder; sec'y and treas., Maj, Briere; capt., T, Mack, Below are the 
scores made by members of the f>lub at their regular weekly shoot 
held to-day. We had two members from Lebanon, N. H., who were 
very much pleased with our groimds: 
Dr Allen 0100010101101010001110000—10 
Hall. , ,,„■. .000011 1111111101011011000— 14 
Briere , 0011010100110110111100100-13 
Bailey ,,..0101110101 lOnHllOOlllllO— 16 
*Dr Hoffman ,..1000000000000000110010000— 4 
*Sw6et , ,,,,,,..oooiioiooiiooonooiioonooi— 8 
Batchelder .0111101001001 1001101001 11—14 
Johnson OlOllOOlOlOOOl — U 
Mack 00100100101001110 — 7 
♦Visitors. Mao. Beikrk, Sec'y. 
Missoula Rod and Gun Club. 
Missoula, Mont., June 23.— It is hardly worth the while it requires 
to chronicle the doings of the Missoula shooters these days, there 
being so few that are shooting. Four only appeared again to-day to 
contest for the medals. J. P. Menard was the lucky A Class man, 
making 19 for the fourth consecutive week. Graham being all alone in 
the B Class, it has not yet been decided whether his score of 9 entitles 
him to the silver medal or to the booby prize. 
W P Brayton .11000101010110111010-11 
J M Evans ............11111110110111111110-17 
J P Menard 11111111111111111110-19 
B Class. 
W Graham 01110101001001001010— 9 
Will Cave, Sec'y. 
No notice taken of anonymous communicatio na 
H. L. L., Concord, N. H.— I have been told that the .38-55 Winches- 
ter really contains 49grs. of powder. Will you please inform me It 
this is ao, and also how many grains of smokeless and its equivalent 
in black powder are contained in the above. named cartridge? Ans. 
The .38-55 cartridge as loaded by the Winchester Company contains 
48grs. of black powder; the smokeless powder charge weighs 19grs. 
M. C. P., Omaha, Neb.— My dog, some four years old, seems to lose 
power of locomotion occasionally. He will lie down, and in trying to 
walk toward any object runs sidnways and finally falls down. Froths 
at the mouth and eventually lies on his back, with eyes becoming 
glassy and body rigid. I have dosed him during the attacks with 
milk and charcoal mixed, and it seems to bring him through Would 
like to be advised of the cause of the attack as well as a preventive, 
Ans. Treat for worms. Give lOgrs. of bromide of potash three times 
a day. With the meals give a salt spoonful of powdered wood char- 
coal. Keep very quiet for the present. 
J. T. N., Far Rockaway, L. I.— This morning I caught a tree frog, 
and I hope that the following deacriplion will enable you to identify 
bim: From IJ^ to 2in. long, marked with two or three varying shades 
of gray, which are separated from each other by narrow black lines: 
the inner side of the hindlegs is brli?ht orange-vellow. When handled 
he emits a large quantity of fiuid. Ans. Your description is too 
vague to enable us to do more than guess at the species. Very likely 
it may bs the common tree frog QHyla versicolor}. Were the ends of 
the toes dilated so as to form distincD round disks? Were the fingers 
webbed? 
PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 
The Fall River Line will operate double service for the summer, comr 
mencing June 29, when the great steamboats Priscilla, Puritan, Ply 
mouth and Pilgrim will be in commission together The leaving time 
from New Yor^ will be §:30 and 6:80 P. M. Boats leaving at the for- 
mer hoqr will run direct to Fall River, the latter touchjng at Newport 
en route. On Sundays there will be but one steanier at, 5;30 P.M. from 
New York. 
The advertising matter issued by the Fall River Line is always In- 
teresting. A folder containing full time table and list of summer liter- 
ature will be mailed for 2-cent stamp inclosed to P. O. Box 452, New 
York city.— ^dv. 
TgB finest chicken shooting In the world is found in the States of 
Iowa and Minnesota, and the crop for 1S96 promises to be the largest 
for years. Along the line of the Chicago Great Western Railway 
(Maple Leaf route) birds are particularly plentiful. Write to F. H. 
Lord, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Chicago, for points on 
some of the choice spots and how to reach thexsx.—Adv, 
