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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Sept. 9, 1911. 
STILL HOLDS THE 
Pennsylvania State Amateur Challenge Trophy 
T HIS cup was first put in com¬ 
petition at the 1910 Pennsylvania 
State Shoot, held at Philadelphia, 
at which time it was won by 
Howard Schlicher, shooting New 
Schultze Powder. 
At the Pennsylvania State Shoot, 
held at Du Bois, Mr. Schlicher lost 
the trophy to G. E. Painter, who 
shot (SlTPONT) Powder. 
On August 25, 1911, H. W. Kahler 
attempted to wrest the cup from 
Mr. Painter at Bradford. The latter 
gentleman successfully defended the 
trophy with a score of 97 x 100 from 
the 18 yard mark, shooting (gnnlff) 
powder. 
All the above contests were “open” there being no restriction as to 
the powder used by those shooting for the cup. 
Quality counts in powder as in everything else. You’ll generally 
find the winners using one of these brands 
RALLISTITF 
A PERFECT ba 
DENSE SMOKELESS POWDER 
A PERFECT 
BULK SMOKELESS POWDER 
They'll help you make better scores, too. Get in the winning class. 
Send the fronts of four shell cartons of any manufacturer, showing the shells to have been loaded 
with one of the above Du Pont brands, and a beautiful reproduction of Osthaus’ exquisite painting 
“No Place for a Frog” will be sent promptly, prepaid, all ready for framing. 
Send the carton Jionts to Advertising Division, Desk No. J, Du Pont Bldg., Wibnington, Del. 
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS POWDER COMPANY 
established 1802 Wilmington, Del. 
Rhymes of The Stream and Forest 
FRANK MERTON BUCKLAND 
One of the freshest, most delightful collections of outdoor verse offered for 
many a day. They are the outpourings of a spirit which loves nature, the woods 
and streams and growing things, and appreciates its charms. 
Mr. Buckland’s verse has a charm that is at once rare and delightful. This 
book will appeal to every outdoor man or woman, and particularly to the “Brethren 
of the Angle.” 
Its form is as attractive as its pages, closely simulating the appearance of the 
standard fly-book, printed on heavy laid paper with ornamental border designs of 
trout flies, pocket for clippings, and blank pages for copying or individual com¬ 
position. It is just the thing for the den, for the pocket, or for a gift to the friend 
who loves the big world out of doors. 
Postpaid, $1.25 
FORESTAND STREAM PUBLISHING CO., 127 Franklin Street, NEW YORK CITY 
piece of business in which the foremost gov¬ 
ernment of civilized nations should not engage. 
In the diplomatic and consular report on the 
trade and commerce of Venezuela for 1908 it 
was set forth that, exclusive of the plumes of 
the egret, there were exported from Ciudad 
Bolivar during that year 10.612 pounds weight 
of “other feathers and plumage”—five tons, 
nearly, of feathers were shipped from one port 
in one year. 
He asked them to ponder on these figures, to 
remember that similar slaughter was taking 
place in every part of the world where there 
were birds whose plumage was marketable, and 
to reflect what this annual hecatomb darkly, yet 
plainly, foreshadowed. Whole colonies of the 
albatross and other magnificent specimens of 
birds had been wiped out of existence, killed 
with clubs, the wing and breast feathers 
stripped off to be sold for trimmings, the car¬ 
casses thrown in heaps to rot, and their young 
left to starve. 
The results of this wasteful and depraved 
practice of killing birds during the breeding 
season were becoming apparent everywhere, and 
unless the plumage bill was placed forthwith 
on the statute book there was immediately 
ahead of us a time when we should share the 
earth only with such survivors of the world’s 
avi-fauna as the feather merchant might choose 
to tolerate. Even the delay which had taken 
place since the bill was first introduced had 
been fatal to the existence of more than one 
species of the birds of paradise. 
To his mind, said Mr. Buckland, the subject 
of bird protection was one of the most im¬ 
portant now before the public. When he tried 
to realize the enormous sum that was lost an¬ 
nually to the agricultural interests of the world 
through insect and rodent pests, and reflected 
that the birds which were the natural enemies 
of these pests were being decimated for an un¬ 
worthy purpose, he was lost in wonder at the 
apathy of the public. Such a revolting state of 
things must cease. These inhuman vultures 
must be told that the birds of the world could 
be no longer given them to plunder as a car¬ 
cass. The government could not be permitted 
any longer to sanction such barbarity and such 
insane destruction. It rested with the public to 
secure justice.—London Standard. 
SOMETHING COMING. 
A Capitol avenue lad of eight wished to go 
fishing, but his mamma refused to permit him 
to go near the water. Johnny, nevertheless,- slip¬ 
ped out and went to Fall Creek, where he fished 
for an hour or more. On his way home he met 
a neighbor, who was surprised to see Johnny 
carrying a fish pole. 
“Hello, Johnny,” said the neighbor, “been fish¬ 
ing?” 
“Yes, sir,” Johnny answered. 
“What did you catch?” 
“W-w-why, I haven’t been home yet.”—In¬ 
dianapolis News. 
LANDLOCKED FISH. 
Marl pits and clay pits fed by rainfall or 
springs almost invariably develop fish within a 
few years after digging stops, and the pits are 
flooded. Among the varieties caught in such 
places catfish predominate, and then the carp, 
pickerel, suckers and occasionally landlocked 
white perch and yellow perch. How the fish get 
there is something of a mystery, as nobody 
makes a business of stocking such unpromising 
pools.—Newark Call. 
SWIFT ENTANGLED IN A TROUT LINE. 
A curious experience befell A. E. Hobbs while 
trout fishing in the Thames near Henley, a swift 
striking his line and by some means becoming 
entangled in it. The swift was reeled in and 
duly landed, and after it had recovered from the 
shock and fright, flew away, and was merrily fly- 
catching again in a few moments. Robert Young, 
the Mendenham professional, and a boy on the 
bank witnessed the interesting incident.—Ang¬ 
lers’ News. 
