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His wings didn’t even flutter as he came 
down. Never saw a duck drop so dead. 
That far reaching, hard hitting 
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“A DAY OF BLOOD.” 
(Continued from page 602.) 
is exact in its general portrayal. And • it 
is exact for one reason, namely, that the laws 
are not enforced. 
There is a law against the killing of song 
birds, ducks and poultry. There is a law that 
requires aliens to pay a license fee of $15 for 
the privilege of hunting. There is a law against 
the setting of fires in the open. How well are 
they observed? Let the Forbush picture of 
Monday, October 12, 1914, bear witness. 
We will waive answer as to why out of a 
hundred forest fires caused, not one culprit' is 
brought into court and fined. With respect to 
the breaking of the game laws, however, the 
explanation for the depredations is easy. Mas¬ 
sachusetts employs some 32 game wardens to 
keep order in a territory comprising 8,666 square 
miles. As a force they have about the effective¬ 
ness of a wisp of straw to stem a torrent like 
Niagara, when they meet such a host as was 
out Columbus Day. The game wardens are but 
a puny power under ordinary conditions be¬ 
cause of their small number. Note also what 
valiant work the fire wardens did in apprehend¬ 
ing offenders on that day, and yet they outnum¬ 
ber the game wardens ten to one. 
There is nothing mysterious about that “day 
of blood.” It fell in Massachusetts because the 
state is bedevilled to make no end of laws, and 
deaf, dumb and blind to the fact that a law 
not enforced is a delusion, snare and worker of 
huge mischief. This is the condition in general; 
the most specific illustration of its truth may 
be found in the folly of providing but 32 game 
wards to overlook more than 8.000 square 
miles of territory- Small wonder we have “days 
of blood”; small wonder the farmer’s poulet 
withers and is no more; small wonder the song 
bird perishes; small wonder the land is filled 
with lamentation. But it will be ever thus so 
long as we, as a state make a multitude of laws 
and ostrich-like cover our heads under them, and 
think all is safe. 
Be it for flesh, fish or fowl, a law not enforced 
is not worth a damn.—Worcester Gazette. 
ORDERS FOR NEW GUNS. 
We hear from all sides that the sporting gun 
trade is exceedingly bad, owing to the cessation 
of orders caused by the war. Orders for new 
guns to all practical purposes, are reduced to 
nil, and work cannot be found for the skilled 
hands who alone are able to build a best gun. 
Many of our readers must be contemplating the 
purchase of new guns, and they would be con¬ 
ferring a benefit by placing their orders now. 
It is pretty certain, says Sporting Times and 
British Sportsman, that the care and attention 
which would be devoted to turning out guns at 
the present time will hardly be possible when 
the end of the war brings the expected rush of 
orders. Considerable delay must be anticipated 
then, and some may even have to wait a whole 
season before they are able to handle their new 
weapons. We shall all be keen to shoot when 
happier circumstances permit of indulgence in 
sport. 
GOOD SHOOTING AND FISHING ON THE 
LOWER RAPAHANNOCK. 
Editor, Forest and Stream: 
Here are a few notes from the lower Rappa¬ 
hannock river country—sixteen miles from its 
mouth. 
Quail shooting is very good. Nestings the 
past breeding season brought in many second 
hatchings. The fishing is fine, there being a 
dozen or so varieties, including blue fish in sea¬ 
son. There is a good hotel at Urbanna, and 
another at Remlik, one mile north of Urbanna, 
kept by Capt. Nelson. This is a summer resort 
but is kept open the year round. Oysters of the 
finest flavor are served here at small prices; 
crabs by the million abound. 
DICK SWIVELLER. 
OBJECTIONS TO PRESENT GAME LAWS IN 
MAINE. 
Halbert P. Gardner of Portland, who was 
Progressive candidate for governor in Septem¬ 
ber, has returned to Portland after securing two 
deer in the Maine Woods. Mr. Gardner has 
several objections to make against the present 
Maine game laws, which he says are a great blow 
to the sporting camps in Northern Maine. Plac¬ 
ing close time on bull moose up to Nov. 1, in¬ 
creasing the non-resident license fee to $25 from 
$15 is not right in my judgment. I do not con¬ 
sider that the moose are being protected by law 
as most of the killing of moose is done in the 
snow. 
“The ordinary business man goes into the 
wtoods for recreation, and under the present law 
it is too late and cold after Nov. 1 and I sincere¬ 
ly 'hope that some change may be made in the 
game laws in these matters of which I have 
spoken, as it is a shame that sporting camps 
should be crippled.” 
MAINE REPORTS. 
Bangor has reported that up to Oct. 27 the 
game inspector there had passed 275 deer and 
33 bears, while in the same period of 1913 only 
252 deer and nine bears had passed. 
