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THE POACHER’S LURCHER. 
AT one time it was easy to recognize a poach- 
ing character by the type of dog at his heels, for 
he was nearly always followed by one of the 
lurcher breed, but this dog is not now so often 
seen in the possession of country louts. The 
reason is that there is little work for it, hares 
being too scarce in nearly every locality, and it 
is not worth a poacher’s while to maintain a 
dog for dealing with them. A rabbit feeds too 
near its burrow for the lurcher to have much 
of a chance, and is noted for developing a won- 
derful pace when its goal is in view. Ifa poacher 
requires rabbits, he uses a long net, and the dog 
necessary to work in company with this is one 
content to race over the ground and not seek 
to catch its quarry. He usually selects an Aire- 
dale terrier for his purpose, this being intelli- 
gent, fairly fast, and possessing a good nose. 
When a dog of this breed is seen with doubt- 
ful characters it does not require a wide stretch 
of the imagination to surmise what they use it 
for. Certainly, the lurcher can no longer be re- 
garded as peculiarly the poacher’s dog—Shoot- 
ing Times. 
ENGLISH GAME KEEPERS. 
EACH season an increasing number of game 
keepers leave England to take up situations 
abroad, and, what is more, they are in nearly 
every case a great success, wherever they may 
go—which fact is another proof of the Britisher’s 
adaptability. An English keeper abroad is looked 
upon as a French cook is here—that is, as the 
best of his craft. The first step taken by the 
English keeper is to instill the methods of shoot- 
ing popular in this country, and he is generally 
found to be a martinet in the field, however great 
the position of those participating in the sport. 
The remuneration abroad is far better than in 
this country, and it is this, in combination with 
his love for change of scene, which tempts the 
British keeper to leave his country. His pro- 
fession is rather crowded here, so, perhaps, it 
is a good thing that openings ahroad are occur- 
ring with greater frequency. However, we do 
not want to lose our best men, and it is these, 
unfortunately, who go.—Shooting Times. 
TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY AT A 
Seka 
HeErE is a good story which might neverthe- 
less be true with all conditions right. It comes 
from an Indian paper which says that on his 
farm under an oak tree which had been struck 
by lightning, J. H. Parker picked up 290 dead 
blackbirds. They had been using the tree asa 
roosting place. 
THE UNNATURALIST. 
O I am a most Unnaturalist, 
And I tell of ‘“‘How Things Ain’t.”’ 
I take the animals on the list 
And give ’em a coat of paint. 
I do not bother about what they do, 
But tell of “Things They Don’t,” 
And spite of the Realistic crew, 
Reform my ways I won't. 

I love to sing of the Kanyaroo 
And tell how he took a Moose, 
And bit its vermiform in two, 
And tore its windpipe loose. 
I love to tell of an infant Loon 
That grabbed an Elephant’s trunk 
And filled that aged Mastodoon 
With a deep cerulean funk. 
I love to sing of the Speckled Hen 
That sat on a bunch of keys, 
And spite of all our Hired Men, 
Kemained there at her ease. 
She sat by day and sat by night 
Until one mern in May, 
She hatched a dozen keyholes bright 
And cackled the livelong day. 
I love to sing of the Teddy Bear 
As soft as a plate of mush, 
And tell of his silky milky hair 
Aad his epiderm of plush. 
I love to tell the kids that come 
Just why they call him Ted- 
Because he’s stuffed with sawdust from 
His narrative to his head. 
3ut best of all, when night comes by, 
My pen’s been put to sleep, 
My inkpot blinks its dreamy eye 
te slumber sweet and deep. 
I find it quite a pleasant trick 
To listen to the roar 
Of golden eagles as they kick 
The vulpine from my door. 
—John Kendrick Bangs in the N. Y. Times. 





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