Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-02
How Ind,aus Catch wild r.wI.


Hill are at present in the mountains huntink
and angling. Wild duck are found in some To-
ealities in abundance, and the trout in the
streams take the hook readily. Wild fowl
have not yet made their appearance in the
market In any quantity, and most of those shot
are kept by the sportsmen for their own use.
As the season advances the Indians VIII take
the Il Id and cap 'ure them in great numbers.
They make large swinging nets out of strong
CORDS, which they manufacture from the root
OF hbrous plants. The bark Is stripped OF aud
man puiated and twisted by the squSws into
Irvine, which IL wound into balls ready for use
u is then woven into nets, some of which are
forty feet in length, the interstices beng about
two inches rQuare. These nets aae swung be-
ween two trees, in sumo convenient position
on the shore OF lake or pond. Early on a
cold, frosty morning, some of the Indians SCI
crete themselves In a neighbOring :hicket while
others get into boats, and, forming a semi-rir-
Gle, advance slowly toward flock Of ducks,
driving them toward the mouth OF the BAYOU.
! hey ~. III slowly of, hesitating 10 take flEht,
being, perhaps, partially beBumbed by cold.
lie circle naTTOwss and when the wild fOgi
are IN front OF the nets, the Indians in the
boats raise great outcry, and throwing sticks
and stones scare the fleck, which, arising from
the water, hIes liz an opposite direction directly
INTO the net, il the meshes OF which they become
>ntang!ed by their heads and feet. The Indians
On shore spring from their hiding places, tear
down the net and envelope the ducks in 10.
They are Joined by their companions from the
water, and the work OF slaughter commences.
The necks of the birds are broken "a soon a.
seized, and they are thrown together in piles.
times taken at single haul, and the Indians
hove enough for their own use, snd an ample
supply for the Market Virginia (NsU.) ChrOa.
DRoNEs AT THE SOUTH.-The Nashville Com
merclsl Reporter, following up an article from
this journal on the condition and prospects of
trade, alleges, contrary % impressions We have
received from other southern newspapers, that
the great reason Of want OF prosperity in the
south Is that there are too many drOnes, aud too
few workers in the hive. 1t il really alarming
10 see the number OF idle hands in the country.
Every city and town in the south il crowded
with able bodied men, young aud healthy, and
many OF them have EO aVOc AtlOns or business,
and are making living, or rather manage to
keep alive, but by what means is wholly IN
known. They are absorbing all the energies OF
the country, and give it no aid. In the cities
are also 10 tie found hundreds and thousands OF
young men seeking employment in stores, law
EeTs' Onnces and other places, in order 20 avoid
labor on the farms and plantations, many OF
which are becoming Wildernesses tor the want
OF their labor. It is remarkable fact that not
one ia fifty OF these applicants have either the
capacity or qualifications 20 make merch ants or
lawyers, nor is such their purpose; for they seem
TO have no further object, desire, or hope than
TO get "a place" 70 avoid manual labor.
EXPLOSION IN AN Iron FoUNDRY-On Sat.
urcay afternoon four men, Ezra Myers, William
GUBdaker, John Mead, aud Edward EchUer-
nacht, were injured (the two first named very
Seriously by an explosion of molten iron in
Blickenderfer's foundry, Lancaster, Pa. II
appears that for some time past some OF the
employees have pursued the dangerous practice
VI AtallDg hdlcE Dy pouring into Tie vessel
molten iron. On Saturday afternoon one of the
men poured into a vessel containing the water
about ten pounds of the partly molten metal.
Instantly a fearful explosion followed, the
Kissing fragments OF iron flying in all directions.
One OF the fragments struck Ezra Myers on
the ankle, decorating the flesh and cutting one
OF the sineWs through 20 the bone, but not
breaking tt. His ewes were also hurt. William
Gundaker bad his great toe badly cut, and both
eyes injured, one OF them so seriously that he
may lose the sight OF IL. John Mead was cut
abe-t the head, but not very severely, and John
Echtern acbt was also somewhat injured.
ANDY JOHNSON ON OLD AGK.-Andy John
son, in a recent speech, said: MY life since 1855
has been before the public, and is now q pOr-
ton OF this history OF our country. 1 have
written thirteen veto messages, four annual
messages to Congress, and three TO the state
legislature; aud now If a man asks me what
my "plattOrm" is, i would say that nv plat.
form ii the constitution OF my country; aud III he
wants another or broader platform he must
take il as am out OF material. They say that
am ambitious; that am old and ought TO be
quiet In Greece they respect sge, with its sill
very hair and flowing beard, but in our own
country the little fellow who has just got ont Of
svadoiing clothes sneers at old age; and am
accused OF violating the constitution by men
who never read IL. You know how the old song
goes:
Whip him, skin him,
To the buzzards let him 60,
Poor old horse, let him die.