February, 1918 
FOREST AND STREAM 
121 
ON THE SNIPE BARS 
AT UNCLE JAKEVS 
(continued from page 85 ) 
We had a great dinner that evening, two 
boiled sheepshead and a great platter of 
broiled snipe graced the “menu,” with nu¬ 
merous side dishes, all prepared by Aunt 
Debby with such a degree of art as would 
cause a French chef to turn green with 
envy. The Philadelphia guests were loud 
in their praises of the snipe, while for me 
those great flaky white steaks of boiled 
sheepshead are still a delightful memory. 
The following afternoon Uncle William 
was left in charge of the snipe shooting, 
while Demorest, Abner and I departed to 
'try our luck hauling a small seine for pike. 
Rowing across the bay to a cove near 
“Swan Point,” we quickly ran out our net 
and began hauling it into the shore. We 
had surrounded some heavy fish for we 
could feel them “punch” the net, and then 
to our great disappointment, the net caught 
in a snag and try as we would, we could 
not get it loose. While we were working 
at it, the sun became obscured, and a 
startling clap of thunder called our atten¬ 
tion to a rapidly approaching thunder 
storm. We quickly entered our boat and 
pulled for home, but the storm came faster 
than we could row. When we were about 
half way across the bay, we saw a gleam¬ 
ing bolt descend from the ink black clouds 
and strike a barn on the mainland. We 
saw the shingles of the roof fly in every 
direction and in an instant the barn was a 
mass of flame, while the rain descended in 
torrents on the bay. Then happened a 
strange phenomenon. On each side of us, 
at a distance of perhaps thirty yards, the 
rain descended in a veritable wall of water, 
while where we were, it did not rain 
enough to wet our shirts, and the sun 
shone dimly through. Truly “truth is 
stranger than fiction.” The shower had 
passed when we reached the shore, com¬ 
paratively dry, much to the astonishment 
of our waiting friends. The boys returned 
for the net next morning and found it had 
floated loose, but the big pike it had en¬ 
circled had escaped. 
The days passed quickly, and Uncle Will¬ 
iam steadily improved in health. The first 
great flight of snipe had passed, but we 
' still had fair shooting, especially in the 
mornings. Many of the varieties we killed 
then are now practically extinct, and Uncle 
! and I would never have believed that in a 
few short years those great myriads of 
migrating snipe could have been almost ex- 
I terminated. Those broad sand bars have 
disappeared; grass and bayberry brush 
Lover the lower one, while summer cottages 
stand where Uncle William sat in his 
1 ‘Bough House” and shot snipe on that 
■ memorable trip nearly fifty years ago. 
NOTED SPORTSMAN PASSES AWAY 
^ NATION wide host of friends will re¬ 
gret to hear of the death of Frank 
-awrence, the veteran sportsman. 
As a small game shooter Mr. Lawrence 
lad few equals and as a shooter of large 
tame he was par excellence. 
For the last twenty years he has been 
•rominently associated with the Winches- 
er Repeating Arms Company, and is 
mown in every part of America where 
rap shooters have congregated. 
GUNS AND AMMUNITION 
LEFEVER SHOT GUN FOR SALE—12 GA. 
Double, Full Choke—Grade E—Monta Carlo 
stock. A1 trap gun—gun and case, $55.00. A 
bargain. H. Clay Shaw, Piedmont, W. Va. 1 t 
NEW 8 MM—MANNLICHER RIFLE CHECK- 
ered grip with case grade selling for $90 now. 
$50 takes this bargain. Henry Brown, 304 Mar¬ 
quette Bldg., Chicago, Ill. 1 t 
PATENT RIGHTS U. S. AND FOREIGN 
for sale. . Unbreakable steel reinforced porce¬ 
lain insulator for spark plugs and other rough 
usage. Also Patent on quick acting vise, time 
saver. Make offer. Owner, John Sayer, Flag¬ 
staff, Arizona. 2.t.3-lS 
SHELLS, 1,600 NAMED VARIETIES IN 
cabinets (glass-covered drawers), $400.00. Will 
exchange for boat. Books, California Cacti. C. 
R. Orcutt, Hotel Cecil, San Diego, California. 
It 
12 GA. MARLIN, 2 BARRELS .32 FULL 
choke, 26 cylinder. Used few times $22.50. 
Kodak, film, 4x5 New $9.50. 22 cal. Winches¬ 
ter Repeater, Lyman sights, $7.00. Ladies’ or 
Gentlemen’s saddle pigskin, fine, used few times 
cost $27.00. Price $14.00. Single barrel .410 
Stenvens’ shotgun. New $6.00. Jas Peirce, Mid¬ 
dletown, Ohio. l.t. 
WANTED — .450-CALIBER, DOUBLE-EX- 
press rifle. M. B. O'Brien, 121 31st St., Mil¬ 
waukee, Wis. It 
WANTED—THE WORKING PARTS OF A 
Burgess shot gun, particularly the locking bolt. 
Frank B. Smith, Mitchell, S. D. 3-3-18c 
WILL SELL 1200 .30 CALIBER REDUCED 
charge Springfield cartridges, good up to 300 
yards. F. W. Horenburger, 63 West 184th 
Street, New York, N. Y. It 
WINCHESTER MUSKET 22 L. R., TARGET 
sights, $17. Outfit cost $25. Perfect condition. 
G. N. Grebe, 106 Cumberland St., Brooklyn, 
N. Y. It 
HELP WANTED—MALE 
MEN—WOMEN WANTED — $90 MONTH. 
Government clerical positions. Hundreds vacan¬ 
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4-4-18 
THOUSANDS GOVERNMENT WAR Posi¬ 
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WANTED—A MARRIED MAN TO MANAGE 
a shooting preserve in Virginia of 2,000 acres. 
Good climate and water, house is 125 ft. above 
creek. Must know how to train and keep dogs. 
Duck, quail and turkey shooting. A mighty 
good place for the right man. Give full refer¬ 
ences. Reply to Preserve Manager, Box 12,, 
care Forest and Stream, 9 E. 40th St., N. Y. 
City. 2.t.c. 
INSTRUCTION 
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Mice, Fur-bearing Animals, Poultry, Pigeons, 
Pheasants, Peafowl, etc. No catalog. Get a 
copy of Boies Big illustrated Rabbit Book, 26c 
and worth a dollar. Boies, Millbrook, N. Y., Box 
200. T.F.C 
FOR SAL E—AT WARTIME PRICES. 
Choice unrelated real Northern Canada Silver 
Black Foxes in pairs. Reid Bros., Bothwel, On¬ 
tario, Canada. (5-X-3-18) 
LIVE STOCK AND PETS 
FOR SALE—MODERN PIGEON FARM 1,000 
pairs Pigeons. Squab sales last year $4,700. 
Sell birds or farm. C. B. Caruthers, Christiana, 
Pa. l.T. 
FORTY FIRST CLASS MALE OR FEMALE 
cavies for sale, all colors. Address J. H. Hart- 
sock, 1435 Main St., Atchison, Kans. l.t. 
HANDSOMEST ANGORA KITTENS IN 
Maine—$3.00 each. John Ranlett, Rockland, 
Maine. 11 
LIVE TURKEYS 30C. LB. CHICKENS, 
ducks, geese, 25c. Eagle Hatchery, York, Pa. 
1 t 
NEW BOOKLET MANAGING GUINEA 
Pigs, 20c. Warren Fluck, East Greenville, 
Pennsylvania. ' It 
ODORLESS SKUNKS FOR SALE.—WRITE 
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faction guaranteed. M. W. Snyder, Beauty Fur 
Farm, Souderton, Pa. 1 t 
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with care. Frank P. Pritchard, Naturalist- 
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kinds. We buy everything. Circulars free. De¬ 
troit Bird Store, Detroit, Mich. 1 t 
BABBITS.—Buy or sell all kinds. S. M. 
Scott, Jr. Terra Alta, W. Va.' 11 
“RAISE BELGIAN HARES FOR ME. I FUR- 
nish magnificent YOUNG thoroughbred Rufus Red 
stock at $2.00 each, and buy all you raise at 30 
cents per pound. Frank E. Cross, 6433 Ridge, St. 
Louis, Mo. 11 
SOLDIERS ATTENTION. MASCOTS FOR 
sale. Two black bear cubs; will sell one or 
both. Fred Cuno, Joliet, Montana. 3.t.4.18.c 
WILD MALLARD DUCKS FOR DECOYS. 
Birds and eggs in season. Write for prices. H. 
M. Hayes, Arlington, Kan. 11 
WANTE D—SMALL MATURE WOLVES 
with bushy tails. Good prices. E. Masson, Deer- 
wood, Minn. l.t. 
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MOTOR BOAT ACCESSORIES 
1916 SINGLE CYLINDER EVINRUDE M0- 
tor. For Sale or Trade for Diamond. Write me. 
Forest Freed, Elkhart, Ind. 11 
MOTOR CYCLES 
NEW DAYTON MOTOR BICYCLE—CLUTCH 
-—-Excellent condition—Run under 500 miles. $80 
cash. George Johnston, Langdon, North Dak. 1 t 
1914 TWIN CYLINDER EXCELSIOR Mo¬ 
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Ira Enmark, 424 So. 6th St., Minneapolis, Minn. 
l.T. 
MOUNTED TROPHIES 
FOR SALE—TWO LARGE NEWLY MOUNT- 
ed, winter killed moose heads 57 and 52 inches 
spread of Horns. Heads of the rarest class ab¬ 
solutely perfect in every way. Moderate prices. 
Duty free. Express prepaid on approval any¬ 
where in U. S. A. at my risk of acceptance. 
Complete descriptions promptly on request. Ed¬ 
win Dixon, Expert Taxidermist, Unionville, On- 
tario, Canada. l.t.c. 
OLD COINS FOR SALE 
CALIFORNIA GOLD, QUARTER SIZE, 27c. 
$!4 size, 53c. Dollar size, $1.10. Large cent 
1817 and catalogue 10c. Norman Shultz, King 
City, Mo., Dept. D. 1.T.P.2.T.4.18.C 
