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FOREST AND STREAM 
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THE FARMER BOY IS IMPROV¬ 
ING IN THE SHOO IING GAME 
The wholesomeness of life in the coun¬ 
try with its attendant hard work in the 
open air is never more manifest than at 
the traps, when the country boy fresh from 
the farm pits his nerve and clear-sighted¬ 
ness at the big tournaments against that of 
the topnotchers. 
In the ranks of the topnotchers are to 
be found a majority who shoot regularly 
once or twice a week throughout the sea¬ 
son until, when the big tournament is on, 
their muscles and nerves are trained to 
a mechanical perfection. The country boy 
however has no such training and many 
of them let six months or more slip by 
before they find an opportunity to face the 
traps for a little practice. Nevertheless, 
it is these same bronzed and brawny 
Americans who offer constant surprises to 
the gallery and contestants at the big state 
shooting classics, and the old-timer cannot 
but wonder what the result would be if 
the farmer lad, in connection with his 
clean, homely life, had his weekly issue 
with the animated targets. 
The hand trap is fast finding its place 
in the farmhouse, and this combination—• 
the farmer boy and the hand trap—may 
eventually develop in this country a Shoot¬ 
ing talent that will make present day 
scores seem mediocre. 
APPLICATION FOR INTER¬ 
STATE TROPHIES DISTRIBUTED 
A blank form for the convenience of 
gun-clubs making application for team- 
competition trophies presented by the In¬ 
terstate Association for the Encourage¬ 
ment of Trapshooting, has been prepared 
and distributed by the Interstate Associa¬ 
tion. 
It sets out clearly the rules under which 
the team competition must be held, and 
contains spaces for endorsement by state 
association officials. The form will prove 
of great convenience to the clubs. It can 
be obtained from The Interstate Associa¬ 
tion at 219 Coltart avenue, Pittsburgh, 
Penn. 
VETERAN OTTAWA TRAPSHOOOT- 
ER AND CLUB MEMBER DEAD 
As a mark of respect to the late Mr. 
William Slaney, who died March 29, the 
St. Hubert Gun Club cancelled its weekly 
shoot and the members attended the fu¬ 
neral in a body. 
The late Mr. Slaney was a life member 
of the St. Hubert Club and had taken part 
in all the big tournaments of recent years. 
He attended regularly the shoots at the 
Westboro traps and figured on many of 
the St. Hubert teams, which won the five 
and ten-map championship trophies. Mr. 
Slaney was a familiar figure among the 
Westboro trapshooters,. his sunny dispo¬ 
sition and his love of the trapshooting 
game making him a big favorite. He had 
been connected with the St. Hubert club 
since its organization and his marksman¬ 
ship made him the proud holder of many 
individual trophies: 
The young shoots and buds and the in¬ 
ner bark of black, red and white spruce 
are extremely good eating. 
suppose you tried to hire a 
laborer to do daily—for one 
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doing every day for years— 
do you think he would take 
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for him. 
Then you wonder why you 
are so easily irritated, why 
you can’t digest the food 
you used to get away with, 
why you’re generally “out 
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The real trouble is you’ve 
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ends. 
Nature never intended you to be out of sorts in this way. 
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Address 
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