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|in 1869, and in North Carolina in 1871. For tlie 
destruction of game birds such as the grouse, 
partridge, prairie chicken, Cjuail and woodcock 
the amount has been as low as $i in Connecticut 
jin 1843, and as high as $25 in the same State in 
11874. Ten dollars was perhaps the average 
amount. 
During the seventies and eighties a number of 
States incorporated into their statutes sections 
forbidding the use of any gun other than such 
:as is commonly raised from the shoulder and 
fired at arm’s length, such legislation having be- 
'come necessary because of the use by pot-hunt- 
jers and even so-called sportsmen of the swivel 
gun in shooting wildfowl. 
What has been known as night hunting, espe¬ 
cially with fire or artificial light, has been the 
subject of prohibitive legislation since an early 
date. South Carolina having forbidden taking 
^ deer by that means in 4769, and Tennessee in 
' 1774. Such acts had for their end, however, the 
' protection of domestic animals whose destruc¬ 
tion was a common accompaniment of this means 
j of pursuing the deer. Later statutes of this 
character clearly had in view the saving of the 
game which this method of hunting rendered 
wholly at the hunter’s mercy. 
In later years the States have commonly re¬ 
sorted to the plan of protecting certain game dur¬ 
ing long periods, such protection being State¬ 
wide or restricted to certain counties and other 
geographical districts. An act of the latter sort 
was passed in Connecticut in 1875. 
Idaho in 1883 passed a law which prescribed 
a four-year period during which quail or par¬ 
tridge could not be killed or their eggs taken, 
with a minimum penalty of $50 for a violation. 
Delaware in 1885 protected partridges, quail and 
pheasants for nine years and jack rabbits for 
four years. 
A ten-year period for elk was provided for 
by Michigan in 1879, "^'’ith a $50 fine for viola¬ 
tions. Pheasants and their eggs, especially the 
imported varieties, have been commonly pro¬ 
tected of late years by means of such legislation. 
Limitations upon a day’s bag of game has 
also been a more or less effectual means of 
checking wholesale destruction of game, but 
such provisions are of later date, most of them 
having come into the laws since 1880. 
Total prohibition of transportation of game 
was provided for in many States, Oklahoma in 
1890 enacting that “no person shall kill, ensnare, 
net or trap any quail, prairie chicken, turkey or 
any deer, fawn, antelope or other game within 
this Territory, to export to any State or Terri¬ 
tory,” and North Carolina in 1876, North Dakota 
in 1887, Kansas in 1877, Michigan in 1881, made 
the prohibition absolute as to certain varieties. 
The restriction of hunting to residents of the 
State came into protective legislation at a com¬ 
paratively early date. In 1846 New Jersey pro¬ 
hibited non-residents from hunting on another’s 
land, with a penalty of $15 and the forfeiture of 
the offender’s gun. 
The Reason. 
Rev. Mr. Hollers —Mistah Johnsing, what 
foh you call dat son of yoh’s Izaak Walton, 
when he was baptized George Washington? 
Mr. Johnson—Because, suh, dat rascal’s repu- 
tashun foh verac’ty made dat change imper’tive. 
—New Orleans Picayune. 
Canadian Camp. 
IMore than 900 members and friends of the 
Canadian Camp met last Monday night at Plotel 
Astor. New York city, to eat, reminisce and hear 
tidings from those who have done things. The 
banquet w'as good, but after the inner man had 
been satisfied, the dessert, which followed, was, 
we think, more generous and varied than has 
before been offered in one evening. 
Prof. Hiram A. Bingham, whose business is 
that of searching for antiques outside the Fifth 
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A FINE CANADA GOOSE. 
From a photograph by E. E. Pierson. 
avenue shops, and whose charming personality 
had pervaded the entire atmosphere, long before 
he spoke, told entertainingly of his Yale-Peruvian 
expedition with stereopticon illustrations. 
Paul Rainey showed a wonderful collection of 
moving pictures of his African hunt. The track¬ 
ing and killing of a tremendous lion by a pack 
of American foxhounds was so realistic as to 
cause the people near the screen to shift un¬ 
easily in their seats. To one wishing to see 
wild animal life in its natural state, these pic¬ 
tures should be seen. 
Prof. Raymond McFarland was placed in an 
unfortunate place on the program, as he fol¬ 
lowed Paul Rainey’s live portraitures, but he 
gave an attention-compelling canoe trip to 
Labrador. 
Dr. John D. Quackenbos’ paper on “Pacific 
Salmon in Eastern Waters,” printed in full in 
this issue of Forest and Stream, was a charm¬ 
ing poetic description of the mating of the fish. 
Dr. Robert T. Morris told of foods provided 
by nature, not generally known to man. He 
spoke of foods found in the country in which 
Leonidas Hubbard lost his life that would pos¬ 
sibly have been the means of saving that life 
had Whitney and Dillon Wallace known where 
to look for dishes to replenish their depleted 
larder. 
L. 0 . Armstrong, who knows Canadian fishing 
better than most anglers, took the audience on an 
illustrated paddle along that great trout stream, 
the Nipigon River. It was a rare treat. 
Melvin 'Vaniman unfolded the plans of his new 
airship that has, he says, solved forever the 
problem of air navigation. It is what he calls 
a discovery in physics — perpetual air balance. 
I'hrough the ttse of piano wire he has made a 
gas resister that will enable him to fill the gas 
bag, seal it and, through the resisting power of 
the wires, prevent the heat of the sun expand¬ 
ing the gas, making the confined gas lift the 
balloon beyond control. 
Julian Burroughs set the room agog by de¬ 
claring that many of our song birds are destruc¬ 
tive ; in fact, are worthy assistants of insect 
agriculture destroyers. The Baltimore oriole, 
robin, blackbird, starling and many other “lawn 
birds” he hoped might be exterminated. He said 
it was the cannibalism among insects that pre¬ 
vented their increase. 
William T. Llornaday brought this message 
from the wild animals: “Mine enemies compass 
me round about,” and preceded that by taking 
issue with Mr. Burroughs on the question of 
birds as insect destroyers and crop preservers. 
He said that yearly he e.xamined the crops of 
hundreds of birds categoried by iMr. Burroughs 
as useless and found the contrary to be true. 
Dr. Hornaday cited instances of the nearness 
to extermination of many species of big game. 
He decried the fact that while millions of dol¬ 
lars were given for libraries, art and charity 
each year, no one came forward with finances 
to help in the great proposition of game preser¬ 
vation. 
President G. Lenox Curtis made an address of 
welcome. Dr. Edward Jttdson asked grace and 
J. C. Allen, D.D., was toastmaster. 
Trespassing. 
Bloomington, Ill., Eeb. 24. — Editor Forest and 
Stream: The Anti-Horse Thief Society, of 
Sangamon county, finding its occupation practi¬ 
cally gone owing to the rarity with which equines 
are stolen nowadays, has turned its attent on to 
the prosecution of trespassing and illegal hun¬ 
ters. This week the society procured the arrest 
of four men on the charge of trespassing upon 
the farm of T. C. Elmore. All were fined $3 
and costs. The society has posted a warning to 
all hunters that all cases of trespassing and other 
violations of the law by hunters will be prose¬ 
cuted. 
Wildfowl, which have been feeding in the 
vicinity of Dixon, are said to be a northern 
species which do not go further south than 
Illinois during the winter season. Owing to the 
extreme weather of the past month they have 
been forced further south than customarily in 
order to find open water. E. E. Pierson. 
