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Nebraska State Sportsmen's Association. 
Tournament. 
Lincoln, Neb., April 21.— One trould naturally bfJieve that the 
twenty-first annual tournament of tbe Nebraslra State Sportsmen's 
Association, foUowine: right after the Atchison shoot, and with such 
inducements as $1,000 added money, would draw a large sratberlDg 
of shooters. 1q this respect at least the anticipations of the pro- 
moters were scarcely realized. However, it must not be inferred 
that the tournament was not a success; quite the contrary. 
With such weather as that experienced at Lincoln the past week, 
iiothing- in tbe wa.y of outdoor sports could be a pleasure This no 
doubt affected the attendance. Also; tbe high water, which made 
railroad connections uncertain from a number of points, served to 
M eep others away. 
The rain on the first day caused a postponement of this day's pro- 
gramme until Saturday, The rest of tbe programme was carried out 
as announced exceptiug the State cbampionshlp, which was post- 
iJoned also till Saturday, as the 15-)ive-bird event, which came first 
on the programme, consumed so much time on Friday. 
The tournament was held at Lincoln Park, which is also the race- 
Course. There was ample room. Tbree sets of target traps were in 
position facing rorth, with an almost perfect background. To the 
right of them, facing east, were the live-bird traps of rather antique 
tnake and not caljulated to make the birds fast. This was the only 
crude part of an otherwise well-arranaed shoot, pigeons should 
hever be shot at a tournament from anything but tbe best traps, and 
especially so at this season of the year when the weather conditions 
are unfavorable. The wind here at times blew a perfect gale from the 
' hortheast, diagonally across the traps. Thus most of the birds were 
lightquartering incomers, if not directlj so, and nearly all lingered 
at the traps. 
The management consisted of George Rogers, R. >I. Welch and H. 
H. Harley. Mr. Rogers looked to everything on the outside and shot 
In every event but Lbe last one Mr Welsh was cashier : he handlea 
all the money as weil as attending to the duties of secretary of the 
Association. Mr; Harley was chief squad hustler, being always on 
hand when m6<t needed. It was their maiden effort at holding a 
Tournament. Anything that ma.y have been left undone or neglected 
in the way of preparation must be attribu ed to this. A tournament 
of any magnitude has never been held in Lincoln before^ and it is only 
natural that everybody should be new at the busines«. 
The guests in attendance were Messrs. R. O. Heikes,Bayton, O., and 
J. A. E. Elliott, Kansas City, representing the Winchester Arms Co ; 
Fred Gilbert, Spirit Lake, shooting Du Font's; Chas. Budd, Des 
Moines,wiihaParker-Haza,rdBliieRibbon combination; C. M.Grimm, 
Clear Lake, shooting Du Pont in a U. M 0. factory load; Frank S, 
Parmelee, Omaha, pushing Remington goods and shooting a f i.'b 
ejector; J. W. Barre, Louisiana, Mo., Austin Powder Co.'s representa- 
tive; Jack Parker, Detroit, Mich., shooting Victor shells and King's 
Smokeless; Then there was the Omaha delegation, as follows- 
Krug, Townsend, Whitener, Carmichael, Blake, Loomis, Brucker, 
Hughes and Plumber Bead; McDonald, Brooks, Airy Lou Hardt 
and B. O. Running, Atchison; W. T. Den, Brownville, Neb.; W. 
G. Sergeant, Joplin,lMo. ; CD Linderman. Adams, Neb.; Dan Bray, 
Syracuse. Neb.; G. L. Greene, Manhattan, Kan. ; W. S Dun, Hastings, 
Neb.; Jake CraoiU, Carinda. la.; F. Miller, Berwjn. Neb.; E. W. Ham- 
ilton, Pawlet, N«b.; G. J. Savage, Leigh, Neb ; W. A. Waddmgton, 
Beatrice, Neb.; M, T Miller, York, Neb.; Wright, Chicago, lU ; Jacob 
Alvord, Cortland, Neb.; G. E. Trent and Watson, Medina, Minn.; E. 
i. Leach, Tripp. S. D.; A. R. Gavey, J. W. Den and F. Boehner, Ara- 
pahoe, Neb.; A. A. Glade and Servers, Grand Island, Ne.O. ; 0. D. 
Higerman and A. D, McCandleas, Wymore, Neb.; Ueorge Peterson, 
Coon Rapids, la.; Dr. J. B. Hungate, Weeping Water, Neb.; Q. Hul- 
sizer, Seward, Neb.; Geo. Nicholai, Sutton, Neb.; J. S. Smith, Minden, 
Neb.; W. J. Organ, Beaver Crossing, Neb. 
The general average of those who shot through the entire target 
programme is as follows: 
OENEBAL AVEIUlGB. 
Shot at. Broke. Av. 
Gilbert 700 668 94.2 
Heikes 700 657 93.8 
Budd 700 648 9i.5 
Barre 700 645 92.1 
Grimm.......... rCO 642 91.7 
Parmalee....... 700 6^6 89.4 
Sergeant 700 617 88.1 
Parker 700 615 87.8 
Shot at. Broke. Av 
Running 700 614 87 7 
Duer 700 60S 86.8 
Linderman .... 7 0 607 !:6.7 
Loomis... 70O 694 84 8 
Leach 700 587 S3 8 
Hagerman , 700 586 8< 7 
Den 700 581 83' 
Third Day, Friday, April 23. 
This was the day set for the State even s to be shot, and was also 
to be live-bird day. The State eveut^i consisted of two team races at 
targets, and one live-bird event for the individual championship of 
tbe State. In the two-men team race, R'>gers and Linderman each 
scored 10 straight and won the trophy. That strong pair, Loomis 
and Parmalee, were only one behind, Loomis losing the onl.y bird 
credited to them. The four-men team event had but two entries, 
Lincoln and Omaha. Lincoln won by a good margin and now be- 
comes the permanent possessor of the Plattsmouth Cup. 
The live-bird events consisted of a i5-bird open event, $10 tntrauce, 
and the lO-bird event for the State championship. The first one was 
started but not finished owing to a rainstorm that came up, and also 
to the late start that was maoe. In addition there were four 20-targtt 
events with $^5 added. ,These were shot, as well as a number of 
extras. In the target events Greene, a young amateur from Man- 
hattan, Kan., led the procession with 95 per cent. Then came 
Heikes and Gilbert, with 9 '.5 per cent. The ninl blew an awful 
gale, which made the target shooting very hard. Straights were 
few and paid well; in fact, only four appear in the score. In the 
first Smith took all o£ first money on such a score, while Heikes 
duplicated this feat in the second. Then in the next Gilbert and 
Barre divided first, as each made a straight. In the last one no one 
could reach that number, though i9s were numerous. 
THE SCORES. 
Evans, Brucker and Servers shot only in one event. 
Events: 
Smith 
Nicholai 
Rogers . 
Plumber , 
Elliott. 
Parmelee. 
Grimm, .., 
Parker. 
Garey, 
Sergeant. 
Den , 
Hagerman. 
13 3 4 
Shot at. Broke. 
Av. 
SO 14 14 18 
80 
66 
82.5 
16 16 18 16 
80 
66 
82.5 
16 17 15 16 
80 
64 
80 
80 
15 17 18 14 
80 
64 
17 15 18 13 
80 
63 
78.6 
14 19 15 15 
80 
63 
78.6 
17 18 15 13 
80 
63 
78.6 
77.5 
14 14 16 18 
80 
62 
15 IB 17 13 
80 
61 
7B.2 
16 11 17 la 
80 
59 
73.7 
11 13 16 14 
80 
54 
67.5 
18 17 14 .. 
6) 
49 
81.0 
19 19 19 19 
80 
76 
95 
17 to 19 18 
80 
74 
92.5 
17 19 SO la 
80 
74 
92.6 
18 18 18 19 
to 
73 
91.2 
18 18 19 18 
80 
73 
91.2 
18 19 18 18 
80 
73 
91.2 
18 19 17 17 
80 
71 
8f.7 
16 17 18 19 
80 
70 
7.5 
15 19 16 19 
80 
69 
86.2 
1« 17 16 18 
80 
69 
^6.2 
17 17 16 19 
80 
69 
?6.2 
18 15 17 19 
80 
69 
86.2 
18 19 14 18 
to 
69 
86.2 
17 15 so ir 
80 
69 
86.2 
15 Id 18 17 
80 
68 
65 
IB 17 16 19 
80 
68 
>5 
18 17 14 17 
80 
66 
82.6 
17 17 16 16 
80 
66 
82.5 
CUP RACE. 
Lincoln Team. Omaha Team. 
Rogers.,.. OllUOlllO- 7 Parmelee Onilionil— 7 
Linderman 1111111111—10 Loomis UOlOllOlOl— G 
Clyde 1111011111— 9 Whitener lllllllOii— 8 
Hasley.. llllOUllO— 8-84 Plumber OllllOllll— 8—28 
TWO-MEN TEAM. 
Rogers 1111111111-10 Parmelee 1111111111-10 
Linderman 1111111111-10-20 Loomis lllllllln— 9—19 
Duer 1110111111— 9 Plumber OliOllllOl— 7 
Hagerman 1011111110— 8—17 Smith 1111111110— 8—15 
Garey lOlOOlllll— 7 
Den 1111110011— 8-15 
Fourth Day, Saturday, April 24-. 
Nearly everything was slow on this day. The pigeons, the trap- 
fiers, the squad hustlers, the management and the weather- every- 
hing but tne few remaining shooters. The class was fast enough, 
and the pace was equally as fast. It had virtually resolved itself 
Into a wolf -shot, as some would say. There was scarcely a lamb 
left and no producers. But there was $250 added money and the 
professionals could very well afford to stay, even if they had to go 
up against one another. This they did in great shape. Just look at 
the averages— only two birds difference between the first five. Not- 
witbstandtDg the hot company, three timeis it occurred that first was 
yron without a tie, 6ilt>ert did tbe trick in the fourth, Elliott Jo the 
seventh and Den in the ninth. Once only did fifteen get in for 
money; that was in the ninth event, not because there were no 
straights, but because no one scored 16. The place-hunter had evi- 
dently overlooked this, as he was by no means absent. This was 
really the programme for the first day that had been postponed on 
account of rain. Here is where the management made a mistake. 
They should have begun the programme with this, and not shoot 
each day as It appeared on the programme. The entries could have 
been much larger had it been done. After four days of shooting the 
amateur is generally absent, as was here the case. * 
The target programme of this day consisted of ten 20-bird events, 
with $25 added in each. The 15 live-bird event began on the previous 
day, remained to be fljiished, and the State championship was also 
to be decided. 
THE SCORES. 
Hulsizer, Boehner, 
Events : 
Welch and Clyde each shot 
1 3345 6 789 10 
iv one event. 
Shot at. Broke. 
Av. 
Gilbert. 
Elliott 
Heikes 
Budd 
Grimm...,..,,, 
Loomis , 
Running.,,..., 
Sergeant. 
Barre 
Duer , , 
Hagerman,.. . , , 
Parmelee , 
Parker 
Garey 
Linderman...,. 
Den 
Latshaw....... 
Leach 
Kkalb 
Miller 
Rogers 
Evans i... 
Nicholai. 
Plumber... 
Organ ...... 
Hamilton 
Watson 
Fifteen live 
Heikes 
Parker 
Duer 
Brooks 
Glade 
Garey 
McDonald.... 
Plumber 
Grimm 
Parmalee . , . . 
Gilbert 
Loomis 
Leach 
Latshaw..,,,. 
Nicholai 
Jim Den 
Organ 
Mockett. 
. 19 19 17 
. 20 18 19 
. 20 18 18 
. 20 16 18 
. 18 19 19 
, 18 20 19 
, 14 15 20 
, 20 ?0 17 
1 19 19 21 
. 30 19 10 
....i.. 19 16 16 
: 19 20 17 
19 IW 17 
17 19 17 
16 17 19 
........ 17 16 13 
16 17 16 
16 18 12 
19 19 18 
17 iS 18 
SO 18 18 
IT 18 15 
16 15 15 
18 12 . . 
11 15 .. 
13 15 .. 
birds, $10: 
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.,22'22il2I225']21-2- 
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,.12.'21022J121112- 
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.,lii22«2222212l22 
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..122210222121222- 
..212r2i221112221- 
,. 21222122222 i202- 
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..11101-212122I2.1- 
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..20 221.'21«211221- 
.,aiol221 0221 1121- 
20 18 
18 18 
19 19 
15 20 
19 18 
10 17 
19 19 
16 15 
19 12 
18 19 
17 18 
18 18 
17 18 
15 17 
15 19 
17 16 
16 15. 
18 J5 
18 17 
19 .. 
18 20 
18 20 
20 17 
17 19 
18 20 
18 20 
19 17 
17 19 
19 15 
17 16 
15 17 
15 18 
15 12 
16 14 
18 18 
17 1 
18 16 
16 14 
17 17 
17, .. 
19 18 
20 19 
20 17 
20 18 
16 18 
19 18 
18 18 
19 19 
19 15 
18 18 
19 19 
17 15 
16 17 
15 17 
15 17 
15 20 
16 12 
18 10 
19 
18 
19 
20 
20 
17 
IS 
16 
19 
16 
15 
19 
17 
16 
19 
8 
18 
14 
IS 13 14 14 
17 16 .. 
15 16 17 
17 
-15 Elliott ... . 
-15 vv^TDen... 
15 Hagt-rman . 
•15 BuJd. 
-14 Rogers . . .. 
-14 Ekalt 
-14 Linderman. 
14 Wat8on 
-14 Hamilton. . 
14 Runnmg.... 
-14 Sergeant.... 
•14 Murphy . . . , 
13 Smith 
-13 Boehner..., 
-13 Ray 
-13 Evans ... ,, 
-13 AcKerman . 
-13 Carson , 
20O 
187 
93.5 
200 
187 
98.5 
SCO 
186 
93 
2C0 
186 
93 
200 
185 
92.5 
200 
183 
91.5 
sot 
177 
88.5 
1'6 
88 
200 
175 
87.5 
200 
174 
87 
200 
173 
86.5 
200 
IVO 
85 
200 
169 
84.5 
200 
169 
84.5 
200 
168 
8t 
200 
ih7 
78.5 
200 
156 
78 
200 
155 
72.5 
120 
108 
90 
80 
72 
90 
180 
1.5S 
87.7 
60 
50 
88.3 
40 
33 
82.5 
120 
94 
78. .5 
40 
30 
75 
60 
43 
71.6 
40 
28 
70 
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STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. 
This was a lO bird event, for the E. C. Maine's diamond badge, and 
there were nineteen entries, which would have been increased had 
the birds been better. That they were very poor is evidenced by no 
less thsn nine scored straight, and most likely others could have 
been in the tie had they so desired. Had they not been wet, the birds 
would have been good. The atmosphere was moist and murky, not a 
breath of air stirring uniil after the shoot off began. Then a fresh 
lot of Dirds and a good' breeze made it at least interesting. 
In the shoot off the sympathies of the spectators were all w ith 
Den (seventy-nine years old, the oldest member of the Association), 
and Clyde, the two olde.st shooters. Everybody survived the first 
round. Plumber went out in the next, as his bird, a fair one, 
fell dead out of bounds. No: until the 5 h round did any one miss, 
then Qarej's died out of bounds, and Clyde missed his. Loomis was 
the next to go out, but not until the Eth round; this, too, was a fair 
bird. Rogers's 2l8t was one of the same hind, and put him out of 
the race. Now only Linderman, Hamilton, Duer and Den remained. 
Svery kill that "Grandfather Den" made was applauded. He drew 
several very hard birds and made some excellent kills far out with 
his second; but fate was against bun, as he lost his 5;3d, a circling in- 
comer, hit lightl.y with the first, but he fudged with his second and 
under-shot. A groan went up from the crowd when this bird hatl to 
be scored lost. Linderman, Hafhilton and Duer now agreed to shoot 
it off from the 33yds. mark. Duer's ■24_h was a good, fast one, and 
went off with the loss of a few feathers; Hamfiton's i9th was only a 
fair b'rd, but it got away. Linderman killed his bird and won the 
trophy. Last year he tied for it, and it required exactly the same 
number of biros to decide the tie, but, like Hamilton, he lost his 28th. 
Duer, who was in this tie, then being the winner. 
STATE CHAMPIONSHIH FOB DIAMOND BADGE. 
Ties. 
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la 
14-29 
13—28 
13-23 
11-21 
10 - 20 
• 8-18 
■ 4-14 
- 4-14 
• 1— li 
Linderman .i. , , .1221221211— 10 
Hamilton . .2221211221—10 
Duer ...,.,....2111111212—10 
W T Den. . . , , 1112121111-10 
Rogers 2111222111—10 
Loomis. 1 1 1 121 1 1 1 1—10 
Garey ^212212221— 10 
CI vde .2212211111-10 
Plumber .2^13111211—10 
Hagerman , .12sffil l-2l20- 9 
Boehner 1112121120—9 
Harley 1022222 lsi2— 9 
J W Den ,.,.,.,..2222202:22— 9 
Parmelee .', , 1121010122— 8 
Nicholai 2223012001- 7 
Hulizer 21210C0202— 6 ■ 
McDonald 020«v2;2«2— 6 
Ray 20«0«12112— 6 
NEBRASKA STATE SPOHTSMRN'S ASSOCIATION ITEMS 
Tbe annual meeting of the Association, which was held at the Lin- 
dell Hotel, Thursday night, April ,22, was called to order by President 
George Rogers. ' 
The first business transacted was the adoption of a new constitu- 
tion, after which the following clubs were admitted to membership: 
Grand Island Gun Club and the Atkinson Gun Club. It was then de- 
cided that the four-men team contest be annulled, and that the Plaits- 
mouth cup trophy, emblematic of this contest, become the permanent 
property of the team winning it this year 
The next thing in order was the selection of a place for holding the 
next annual meeting and tournament. Omaha wanted it, providing 
there were no other applicants. No other city desiring to assume the 
responsibility connected withholding the annual meeting and tourna- 
ment, Omaha was unanimousiy chosen. Then followed the election 
of cfHoers. which resulted as follows: President, W. H. S. Hughes, 
Omaha; Vice President, Ted. Ackerman, Stanton; Secretary-Treas- 
urer, G. W. Loomis, Omaha 
Mr. P. S. Parmelee moved that a vote of thanks be tendered the re- 
tiring officers and to the members of the Capital Gun Club, of Lin- 
coln, under whose auspices the present tournament was held, the 
same to be spread on the minutes— carried. Tbe meeting then ad- 
journed, 
TOtTBNAMENT TOPICS. 
Tbe Capital Gun Club captured all the State trophies. This includes 
the Plattsmouth cup for the 4-men team, tbe 2 men team trophy, and 
the live-bird championship medal, as Dick Linderman, the winner of 
this trophy , is a member of this club. 
Rolla Heikes's 15 straight in the live- bird event was a most credit- 
able performance, as he finished his score on B'riday when the wind 
was blowing a gale. The other 15s only shot ten of their birds on this 
day, finishing on Saturday, when it was perfectly calm. 
George Loomis says that it may not be generally known, but is a 
fact, nevertheless, that Frank Parmelee now cuts his own hair. Prank 
owns a safety razor and a pair of cUppers. 
Jack Parker tells us that, although "there are others," King's 
Smokeless is winning its share of money and trophies. W. T. Den 
was shooting the Peters load when he won the E. C. Cup. In fact he 
shot it through the entire tournament. 
That Iowa contingent is a great trio. Just look at their standing in 
the general average: One, 3 and 5— Gilbert, Budd and Grimm- great 
representatives for the Hazard Dupont combination. 
"Airy Lou Hardt" did not lire a gun at his own touinament; but he 
came to Lincoln, staid three days and shot in something like his old- 
time form. His average on the second day would have been much 
better only for the breaking down of his gun. 
In one event four of the Indian squad went straight— Budd, Grimm, 
Gilbert and Parmalee. 
It muat indeed be a hard game whea a man scores 98 oat 100, and 
yet has nothing to show for It. This Is what Fred Gilbert did in the 
E. C. Cup race. And this is the second time this year it has occurred 
to Fred that he has broke 50 straight, and still lost his entrance 
money. It will be remembered that Gilbert broke 50 straight for the 
E. C. Cup at San Antonio, and was beaten by Robinson in the shoot- 
off. 
Everybody knows who "Li Hung Chang, the Pride of Nebraska." 
is. He is the man who has the reputation of having outrim a jack* 
rabbit. If you want to get the particulars of that rabbit story Just 
a k him about it. 
Old Grandfather Den, as usual, was. on hand. In fact, a toiima- 
ment of the Nebraska State Sportsmen's Association would hardly b 
complete without his presence. Although he is now seventy-nin 
years old, he is still as frisky as a cOlt and a good live- bird shot. It 
is a source of much pride and satisfaction to him that Roll Heikes is 
the "Dadd.y of 'em all," as it was he who first taught Roll the rudi- 
ments of this trap-shooting game. Paul R. Litzke. 
£iireka Giin Club. 
CHicA&o, HI., April 24.— 'The Eureka Gun Club held its regular club ■ 
shoot here to-day. Adams won in Class A, De Wolf in Class B, and 
Walters in Class C. Two 25-target sweeps were also shot. Scores: 
A W Adams ...S.... ... . lOlllllllOl lllOllllli 11100-20 
E MStet;k......,....„,i,...,.^i.^.i.. ...... ..,^....1111111110011110111001110— 19 
F P Stannard .,.,,„... 1111101111110111100101010^18 
Class B. 
W De Wolf 1110111101111100111110111—20 
Ferguson ....,„..>... . . .llllllllOlOinOOlllOOlllll— 18 
F F Spragne . 1101111101011110111110000—17 
J L Jones .lOOlllllOlDOOOiHlOlOOOl- 15 
G T Murrow 1001000111011000111010101—13 
Eeber : ; .llCOOOllOOllOOlOlOOllOUO-12 
Clflss C 
A A Walters . . .1101111111111 111101010101— 20 
W A Jones , , ,, .i.^., . . . . ilOlllOlOlllOllllOlllOOOlO— 16 
HB Morgan *....;.,„■... lllOOlUOOlllOH.lOOOllllll— 16 
Bowoff ...1........ i„.. .....iOlOIOJOlOlOOOllOllOOlOOll— 12 
Clark J .... , i , i i OllOOOOllOOUOOOOOOlOl 100— 9 
tevents: 
Walters.. 
J L .Tones..ji4. 
PM Smith.,,,,, 
W A Jones.,,.,, 
Buchla...,..,.., 
G N MuiTOWi , , 
R Clark 
De Wolf........ 
Patterson ..4... 
Bowoff 
Events: 1 S 
Steck 19 18 
Stannard 22 22 
Adams 18 17 
R B Carson.. 
Neta 
Morgan.. . 
Sandermeyer. 
Stromwola 
Reber 14 15 
Spregne 16 22 
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9 8 
8 10 
15 10 
13 13 
16 11 
1 
9 9 
1.3 17 
.. 10 
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.. 13 
.. 20 
.. 12 
Brooklyn Gun Club. 
Brooklyn, April 27.— Unknown angles: 
Events: 
Targets: 
Wright 
Lewis , 
Swan 
Elsworth,, 
Bishop , . , , 
Patterson, 
1 
8 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
10 
10 
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10 
10 
10 
10 
10 
5 
4 
3 
6 
3 
5 
6 
t 
5 
4 
7 
6 
7 
4 
8 
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6 
5 
5 
3 
5 
5 
3 
3 
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3 
'6 
7 
4 
'5 
6 
4 
4 
3 
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■3 
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No notice taken of anonymona commanications 
J M., East Pepperell, Mass.— My puppy, four month old, is a setter. 
He has no desire to eat, and is poor in coat and flesh. He hasn't 
much life and wants to sleep most of the time. He has had lice, but 
is free from them now. Aus. Treat for worms. Give a teaspoon ful 
of the syrup of iodide of iron three times a day and teaspoonful of 
cod liver oil twice a day. 
H. B. C N., Ferrisburg, Vt.— 1. What is the difference between a 
"Crown Steel" barrel and a Damascus barrel? 2. Which is the best, 
and why is it the best? 3. Why was J L. Brewer not allowed to en- 
ter in the Grand American Handicap? Ans. 1. Damascus barrels are 
welded, while steel barrels of the better quality, as a rule, are drilled 
from the solid bar. 2. Opinions vary The steel bairels being harder,i 
will wear better and retain their shooting qualities, if choked, longer.i 
They are also less liable to be burst by falls or blows. 3. We cannet 
answer. The Interstate Association in its programme reserved the 
right to refuse any entries. So far as we know, no reason has been 
given for barring Brewer, though it Is unlikely that his shooting abU- 
i y had anything to do with it 
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answers received from an advertisement, thirteen different States 
were represented. The list of these States indicates the national * 
scope of Forest and STRfAJi. Three replies came Irom towns in 
Massachusetts, and three from Pennsylvania. California, Illinois and 
Texas furnished two each, while single letters were received from 
Ohio, Nebraska, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Dakota, 
Ontario, Can., and Virginia 
Rtferring to a six-line adveriisement published twice, Mr. T B 
linapp, Windham, Conn , writes: 
"From the adv. I had letters as far west as Ohio, as far north as 
Toronto, south as far as North Carohna, and from nearly all Middle 
and New England States " 
The articles advertised were guns, boats and dogs. 
Spring Fi&hing'. 
The Bangor & Aroostook R. R sends a diagram of a 14iD. brook 
trout, intended to conve.v infoimation regarding fishing regions of 
Maine reached by the B. & A. 
Among the celebrated, points for trout, salmon and togue recom- 
mended are; The Moosehead Lake region, Penobscotc River region. 
Big Machias lakes. Fish River region, Aroostook River region, and 
the Katahdin ponds. The B. & A issues some handsomely printed 
books ard ciiculais relative to tbe attractions of the wilderness 
lapped by their line, from the sportsman's standpoint, which will be 
sent on application to the General Passenger Agent, Bangor, Me.— ^id*;. 
A Fishing' Trip 
Along the hues of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway is the 
title of a beautifully illustrated pamphlet of tblrty-two pages, the 
contents of which are devoted to practical methods of fish -catching 
in near-by lakes and streams. 
One copy will be sent to any address on receipt of two-cent postage 
stamp. Geo. H. Heafford, General passenger Agent, 410 Old Colony 
Building, Chicago, III,— ^dv. 
. Seal Shooters 
Use Gold Dust Smokeless Powder, saying that they can depend upon 
it as being absolutely uniform under all conditions of temperature 
aboard ship on a season's cruise. Gold Dust Smokeless also possesses 
the advantage of being suitable for guns, not especially bored for 
nitro powders. It resembles black powder in that lib. is' 16oz actual 
weight. Write to L. Colville, Eastern manager, Batavia, N. Y., for 
descriptive circular.— ^dv. 
Ouananiche. 
It is almost time for the northward pilgrimage of the anglers who 
go to Lake St. John for the first fishing . The lake, with its tributaries, 
including an area of 20,000 square miles, is free to the guests of the 
hotel reached by the parlor and sleeping cars of the Quebec & Lake 
St. John Railway. 
Mr. Alex. Hardv, (J. P. A., Quebec, Canada, will send a handsomely 
Illustrated guide book free on application.— .ddv. 
