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Some Good Reasons 
Why You Should Shoot 
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See how the Safety-bar (No. 4) when 
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N. R. DAVIS <& SONS. gShSL 7 " ASSONET, MASS., U. S. A. 
Eagan, third professional, 279. All four of these gentle¬ 
men used Peters shells. 
Joseph Barto tied for high general average at the tour¬ 
nament of the South Chicago Gun Club, Chicago, Ill., 
Aug. 3, scoring 172 out of ISO, with Peters factory loaded 
shells. 
At the Somerset County (Me.) Guides’ Association an¬ 
nual outing at Bingham, Me., the 250 free-for-all, ,25cal. 
rifle match was won by Maurice Lane, who scored 28 
out of 50 points, offhand shooting. He was equipped 
with Stevens high power repeating rifle and Stevens tele¬ 
scope. Second prize was won by Frank Durgin, who 
scored 26 points out of 50, and was also equipped with 
a Stevens high power repeating rifle and Stevens tele¬ 
scope. 
Bill Crosby made high general average at the sixth 
Western Handicap, at Omaha, making 393 out of 400, 
and 47 out of 50 in the double event. Homer Clark 
tied Crosby in the 400 singles. Crosby used Winchester 
“Leader” shells, while Clark used a Winchester repeating 
shotgun. 
THE BEAVER’S WAYS. 
Continued from page 301. 
are known among trappers as washes. During 
the months of February and March on fine soft 
days adult beaver will leave their ponds, break¬ 
ing a road through the deep snow to select tim¬ 
ber. This they fell and drag to their homes 
where no doubt the fresh food is enjoyed by 
all the family. During the spring and summer 
months they feed largely on the roots of water 
plants and on tender shoots of land plants and 
wild fruits. 
There is no animal that affords as much pleas¬ 
ure to the student of nature or requires more 
patience to become acquainted with their habits, 
which vary greatly according to the circum¬ 
stances that surround them, as the beaver. They 
will adapt themselves to their surroundings, and 
their homes may be found in Algonquin Park 
in lakes, streams and even on tops of hills where 
springs have furnished enough water for them 
to dam up and form a pond deep enough for 
a winter home. Mark Robinson. 
A NARROW ESCAPE. 
Stories of adventure are the long suit of Col. 
John Caswell, Chief of Ordnance of the General 
Staff, Massachusetts National Guard, since his 
return from a hunting trip in the wilds of South 
Africa, and here is one he told recently to some 
friends who are welded to civilization at the 
Union Club, where he is stopping for a few days 
before returning to his home at Bride’s Cross¬ 
ing, Mass. 
The colonel had a following of eighty-three 
natives on the trail of big game. Some of them 
were beaters, others carried the guns and ammu¬ 
nition, and still others were loaded with water 
jars and provisions. All of these natives were 
more or less dark — “colored gentlemen,” they 
would call themselves over here—but one of 
them was darker than all the rest put together, 
and that was the colonel's individual gun bearer. 
His name was Oh So Dark. In fact, he was 
so very dusky that when the wild animals saw 
him they would lie down and go to sleep, think¬ 
ing that night was coming on. 
Well, to get along with the story, one after¬ 
noon the beaters scared up a cub cheetah. Col. 
Caswell had no gun with him at the time, his 
weapon being in the hands of Oh So Dark, who 
was lagging more than a dozen paces behind. 
When the cub started from the bush the 
mother, a powerful specimen, sprang at the hun¬ 
ter and caught him by the leg. Col. Caswell 
shouted for help, and the faithful Oh So Dark 
was the first to respond. Then the native seized 
the cheetah by the tail, and handing the colonel 
his gun, told him to shoot. One shot was 
enough. The magnificent animal rolled over 
dead. Oh So Dark said it was a narrow escape 
for the colonel. — Telegram. 
My Angling Friends 
By FRED MATHER 
Sketches of notable men, Mr. Mather’s brethren of the 
angle, as he knew them, a delightful experience—taught 
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