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cause there are more shot to the charge ; the other is an 
idea of my own, and as such may not be acceptable, but 
it is presented at face value. 
During the flight of a partridge the wings presumably 
traverse at each stroke a space somewhat larger than the 
diameter of the body of the bird. 
The whole charge of shot does not arrive at a given 
spot at the same instant, and there is an appreciable in- 
terval between the arrival of the shot at the head of the 
RELATIVE SPACE BODY AND WINGS. 
A — Body Space. B — Wing Space. 
charge and of the trailers which bring up the rear. Dur- 
ing this interval the wings of a bird may sweep one or 
more times through the area of the arriving shot, and if 
the wings in one stroke sweep a space which is equal in 
diameter to twice the diameter of the body of the bird, 
we have an explanation for the reason why so many 
wings are hit. A single shot in the wing will bring the 
bird down more promptly as a rule than several shot in 
the body. 
It may not be in the interest of game protection to 
give away this wing tip, but birds in the brush are fairly 
safe against the younger generation of shooters, at least, 
for the latter are apt to practice on artificial flying tar- 
gets, and that introduces a principle of protection. The 
sportsman who learns to hit artificial flying targets is 
shooting at something that is going slower and slower 
all of the time after it leaves the machine, and when he 
goes out into the brush he has to shoot at something 
that is going faster and faster all of the time with its 
own machine, and the shooter splits the difference and 
nothing else with his charge. 
Then again the men who practice on artificial flying 
targets are apt to get into the habit of taking sight along 
the gun barrels, and when they are in the woods a lot of 
limbs get in the way. They do not take sight along the 
bat when striking at a ball, and unless they stop sighting 
and learn to bat the birds with the gun, we shall have 
plenty of game birds left for many years to come. 
Robert T. Morris. 
New Vork, Nov. 3. 
Hints and Wrinkles. 
Readers are invited to send for publication under this head 
hints and wrinkles drawn from practical experience, and 
pertaining to shooting, fishing, camping and outdoor life. 
A Wallet for Toilet Articles in Camp. 
No matter how many bags and boxes the amateur 
camper out takes with him to the woods, he will find that 
some system of keeping everything in its proper place, 
and providing that proper place, is necessary if he ex- 
pects to find a thing when he needs it. And few petty 
annoyances so exasperate one as a long and almost fruit- 
less search for some article that is generally found at 
last in the very bottom of a duffle bag, underneath sundry 
articles of clothing and the like. The toothbrush, the 
hairbrush and comb, and articles that are needed every 
day have a way of getting lost or mixed with other arti- 
cles, and in the end one naturally concludes that it is 
best to separate such things from the rest of the outfit and 
keep them together in some receptacle made for them. 
As canoeists often go from camp to camp,_ and get into 
the habit of separating each group or articles in their 
outfits, a wrinkle often observed among their effects is 
worthy of mention here. This is a bit of canvas with 
pockets sewed on, which is hung in the tent white in use, 
and rolled up and tied with a string for stowing in some 
duffle-bag when camp is moved. _ An illustration of a 
simple contrivance of this sort is given here, for the 
reason that any person can make one in a few minutes if 
he is handy at sewing on a machine, or if not, some good- 
natured woman relative will help him out. Some of these 
wallets are made of a single piece of heavy duck, nicely 
bound with braid, and with six or more pockets sewed on 
one side, each pocket being also neatly bound. These 
are not difficult to make, but the simpler one illustrated 
will answer many requirements. It is less fancy, but 
thoroughly serviceable, nevertheless. To make one, then, 
take a piece of canvas or brown duck 18 by 24 inches or 
more in size and fold one end over the piece a little more 
than a third of the entire length. Then turn the edges 
down all round and sew two or three seams up the sides 
and across the top. These will leave the article with one 
large pocket, while the seams will answer to stiffen the 
edges instead of using braid. Down the front two more 
seams are then sewed, when the wallet assumes the form 
shown in the illustration, with three roomy pockets. A 
grommet is then put in each one of the upper corners, a bit 
of tape sewed on the back, and the thing is completed. 
On one of the walls of the tent two bits of cord should 
be sewed, and the wallet is then suspended inside the 
tent by this means, where it will be within reach at all 
times. Nothing handier for holding small articles can 
be found. When camp is broken, the wallet is taken 
down, rolled up and tied with the string, then stowed 
away until the tent is pitched in some other place. 
Besides the brushes and comb, a shaving brush, razor, 
paper, and soap — if one carries these things to camp— can 
be kept in it, as well as a tiny mirror, spool of thread, 
buttons, needles, perhaps a screwdriver, and_ even fishing 
tackle or a target revolver and some cartridges can be 
kept in the wallet and away from the damp ground. 
Some tents are made with pockets in each corner, or 
several pockets on one side, but while these are handy, 
during a continuous rain they become damp, so the 
separate pocket is better, and as it is taken out of the 
tent when camp is broken, the articles it contains are not 
so likely to be smashed as they will be if they are left 
in the other pockets while the tent is folded or rolled. 
Again, it is the simple and inexpensive articles one 
makes that he often appreciates most, for in a great many 
respects the cost of an article does not add to its real 
value in the estimation of the owner. 
A Serviceable Tin Box For Camp Use. 
Here is a box that should be found in every outfit of 
canoeists and campers. It is an ordinary japanned tin 
bond box, costing thirty cents at a stationery shop, but 
in a year's use it will be found fully as serviceable as 
any other one article carried by the camper. The dimen- 
sions of one of these bond boxes are 4^ by 4^2 by 10 
inches. They are made of heavy tinned iron, stayed at 
the edges with wire, and are practically indestructible 
and waterproof unless entirely submerged. There is a 
wire handle, hasp and staple for a fastening at one end, 
and the box is heavily japanned outside. The illustra- 
tion shows one that has been in use for five seasons, but 
is good for more. 
One of these boxes is very handy in a camper's outfit, 
as it will hold a large number of small articles likely to 
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CAMP POCKET AND HANDY BOX. 
be lost if not kept in something of this sort, and its ad- 
vantages over a bag for small stuff are evident at a 
glance. As a box for fishing tackle alone, this variety is 
worthy of trial, while articles that are subject to rust if 
exposed to damp air are well protected if kept in it. 
This is especially true of revolvers or pistols, and small 
cartridges loaded with nitro powder deteriorate to some 
extent if exposed long to salt air. 
Sling Straps for Rifles. 
The sling strap is not so< much appreciated in this 
country as it is in Europe. Here one sees a rifle carried 
by means of one of these handy straps now and then ; 
while in European countries both guns and rifles are very 
generally carried on a sling strap while their owners are 
afield, but not actually engaged in hunting for game. It 
is true that modern rifles are lighter in weight than were 
those of even a few years ago, but it is equally true that 
even a comparatively light rifle seems to grow heavy dur- 
ing the fag end of a long tramp. If, therefore, the weight 
of the rifle may be shifted from the hand to the sling 
strap now and then, one will feel much fresher at the end 
of the tramp and be more comfortable all the time he is 
out, besides having his hands free while the shoulder 
bears the burden. 
All of the manufacturers of rifles supply swivels and 
sling straps to order, and these are superbly made in all 
respects save one : the straps are too wide for light- 
weight rifles; an inch is sufficient width, whereas most 
of the standard straps are nearer one and a half inches. 
But some persons object to this plan because of the 
studs that are set into the stock and fore-arm, or the bar- 
rel, and to which the swivels are attached. There is a 
way of getting around this feature, too, and it is very 
satisfactory. A simple strap can be made with a slip- 
loop at either end. One loop , is slipped round the tang 
of the stock, and the other round the barrel, where the 
fore-end will hold it in place, and if this loop is made 
of rather thin leather, it need in no way interfere with a 
clear view of the front sight. I have often used a strap 
of this sort for carrying game in an emergency, and 
found it quite handy. One of the ends can be so arranged 
that the length of the strap may be changed at will. 
Perry D. Frazer. 
North Carolina Awdttbon Society. 
Greensboro, N. C, Sept. 14.— Editor Forest apd 
Stream: The first year's work of bird and game protec- 
tion in North Carolina under the new State law has 
closed. The work of the Audubon Society, which is 
the State Game Commission, may be briefly summed 
up as follows: 
One hundred and twenty-five thousand copies _ of 
printed information, such as linen posters containing 
digests of the game laws, copies of the laws in pam- 
phlet form, etc., have been distributed among the 
people. Twenty-nine game wardens have been em- 
ployed, and as a result of their activities twenty-two 
shipments of game, which were being forwarded to 
northern markets, have been seized in the express 
offices and express cars, their contents confiscated, sold 
at auction and : wherever sufficient evidence existed 
the shippers have been prosecuted. "Fire lighting" of 
ducks and geese has been largely stopped in Currituck 
and Pamlico Sounds. Not until the past year has a 
serious effort been made to enforce the game laws, 
but during this time the wardens, under the directions 
of the Audubon Society and its_ friends, have secured 
sixty-one convictions for violations of the bird and 
game laws. 
To further stimulate interest in bird and game mat- 
ters the secretary has made thirty-two public addresses 
and lectures, many of these being accompanied with 
stereopticon views of portraits of the birds and photo- 
graphs taken in the field. 
The Society numbers at the present time over 800 
members. Among these are many gentlemen from the 
North, who, while hunting in the State last winter, be- 
came interested in the work the Society was doing, 
united with it, and have contributed to its success by 
their financial support and sympathy. Some joined as 
sustaining members, paying $5 annually; some as life 
members, the initiation fee for which is $10, with no 
additional fees or dues. 
The secretary would be very glad to correspond with 
any one who is interested in the work of bird and game 
protection in North Carolina, and who may care to 
join the Audubon Society. 
Copies of the law, or information regarding matters 
connected with the game interests in the State will be 
gladly furnished upon opplication. 
T. Gilbert Pearson, Secretary. 
Old Jim Beck worth, His Book. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
In the year 1881 I attended a council of River Crows, 
held at the old Stillwater Agency in Montana, the object 
of which was to cede the right of way to the Northern 
Pacific Railway extension west of the Missouri River; 
and there I met the three United States Commissioners 
from Washington, and also several prominent military 
officers from Fort Custer (including your whilom corre- 
spondent, Captain Geo. K. Sanderson, then senior captain 
of the post), and the head chiefs of all the ten Crow 
tribes, of whom I have photographs at this day. One of 
these chiefs was a dark negro named "Smoky" (from his 
color), who told me he was raised on a plantation in Mis- 
souri. His age I should judge was 35. His affiliation 
with these always friendly Indians was inspired by read- 
ing Jim Beckworth's book, of which he had a copy. This 
book had a rough wood-cut portrait of Jim, whose fea- 
tures had somewhat the cast of a mulatto's, which some 
persons allowed that he was. My own adventures among 
the Crows at that time would make almost as interesting 
reading as Jim's, if I could get any magazine to print 
them. 
This brings me back to my caption, and to Jim Beck- 
worth himself. He was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, 
and migrated to Missouri with his father's family about 
the time of the Louisiana Purchase. All of his people 
were massacred by the Indians except himself, and he 
took refuge at the trading post of St. Louis, where he 
was occupied several years. At the approach of man- 
hood he enlisted under General Atkinson (for whom the 
old Fort Atkinson of sixty years ago, at the Great Bend 
of the Arkansas River, was named) in pursuit of furs. 
He was afterward the hero of many exciting adventures 
along the Great Divide, which he recorded, or got some 
more competent person to record, in his book. It might 
have been Captain Jim Bridger himself who put his hand 
to the pen. He lived, it seems, for twenty years among 
the Mountain Crows, and became one of their principal 
chiefs. I dare say that it was his influence largely that 
kept the Indians steadfastly friendly. It used to be their 
boast that they had never killed a white man. 
As Jim Beckworth was not restricted in the article of 
wives, he took unto himself almost as many as the Grand 
Turk or King Solomon. When he left the nation he left 
behind him a numerous progeny of half-breeds, one of 
whom became in his turn a chief of the tribe. This in- 
termixture accounts for the pale complexions of so many 
of the Crows, as well as for their friendship. The stark 
faces of Beckworth's massacred family, murdered by the 
Indians, were kept as a tradition in the tribe ; and so we 
may not know how many emigrants to the Far West were 
immune from attack through this one far-reaching inci- 
dent. Verily the ways of Providence are inscrutable. _ 
The information imparted by Jim Beckworth's book is 
of a quality to compare with that contained in Ruxton's 
"Life in the Far West," which came out some half_ a 
dozen years earlier, and is of great value to the annalist 
of to-day. To one who has enjoyed the opportunity of 
intercourse with the redskins during the '50s, while they 
were still in their breech-clout state, and who can vouch 
for what he has seen with his own eyes, it has every ap- 
pearance of being entitled to credence. The recitals of 
his adventures in war and the chase are less exaggerated 
than the majority of our modern camp-fire stories. He 
was no doubt a keen observer, as all plainsmen and old- 
time mountain men were, and accordingly he gives very 
minute descriptions of the various tribes he "met up 
with." While he was not contemporary with the earlier 
"pathfinders," the information he gives constitutes a very 
valuable suffix to their recitals. Charles Hallock, 
Lest His Head Twice. 
Plainfield, Mass., Nov. 4.— That's queer, too! But 
the fact remains. A plump partridge has just thumped 
against the side of the cottage where I am now writing, 
with force enough to jar the building. That is a fact, 
too, for I felt it, and I thought it was a boy's baseball 
that had hit. The bird had obviously lost its head. For 
a few minutes it lay stunned upon the lawn until our 
French-Canadian man of all work came and picked it up. 
After a little it came to, and began to struggle. _ Then he 
bore it away to the wood house, where there is a chop- 
ping-block and an ax, and there he lost his head again! 
Charles Hallock. 
Lcng Island Dee. 
The two deer hunting days on Long Island last week- 
Wednesday and Friday— brought out the usual concourse 
of men and dogs, but the number of deer seemed_ not so 
large. The other days were Wednesday and Friday of 
this week. 
A Western paper devoted to dogs advertises a book 
on "the immortality of animals and the relation of man 
as guardian from a Biblical and philosophical hypo- 
thesis." By the side of this, in the next column, are ad- 
vertisements of a book on training dogs for the pit. 
There seems to be wanting here a saving sense of humor. 
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