Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-11-11


TO he Editor of The Commercial
Strolling up the Brandywine, the other day,
enjoying the delightful scenery of the now
changing forest, and listening to the murmuring
sound of the waters as they rolled along glisten-
ing in the sunshine, and then falling over the
dam, and anon thinking of the fine sentiment
expressed in the lines of poem by youthful
writer, published in the Rnpubltcdn few weeks
ago,
ave Viewed the waters running
And listened 10 their roar,
just as II had been doing
thousand years before"
was struck by the appearance of rock raising
its head midway in the stream. / thought how
beautiful and romantic it looked, as the waters
dashed against its moss-coyered sides, and my
mind carried me back thousands Of years ago to
the time when peradyenture, the hand Of the
Almighty had placed it there to adorn and beau
tify the scene, and where perhaps, it has been
gazed upon by delighted sayages from time inn
memorial, and where it has stood, only changed
by the wearing of its rugged sides by the round
ing influence of the flowing stream.
On a nearer inspection, what was my surprise
| to find that some daring ddrentttrer, at the i'm
minent risk of his life either from drowning or
falling from its craggy sides, had reached it and
painted in letters too plain to be mistaken :
.'Iake----Pillsi !" ..Buy your Stomachc, Drops
from-;' "Go to for Syrups y "Buy
your hats from--;" and 80 on dd infnitun,.
Now, Mr.. Editor, do You not think ? that such
| q bold chevalier this deserves to be decorated
| with the Cross of st. George of England, or 81.
Andrew, of Scotland, or of the Legion of Honor
| OF Franco, or the Iron Grow of Russia, or the
Medal and ribbon of the order OF Cincinnati or,
| II not perhaps you may think with me that he
| only deserves a Leather Medal, and that those
| who employed him to paint the rock, to lose the
custom of persons of good taste who are opposed
| to, and disapprove of this kind Of vandalism
| YIsIGorH.
"PARTRIDdEs PLENTY IN SUSSEX"
TO 0te Editor Of the Commercial:
have seen it stated, in several of the papers
of this State, that ''partridgea are abundant in
Sussex" In my opinion no statement could
have been made which was more detrimental to
the interests Of the farmers in Sussex. Unless
| the land owners assert their right to the part
ridges on their land and protect them by ell
forcing the benehcent laws enacted in their be-
half said Sussex farmers will soon see their
fields overrlIn with town and city sportamen, ac-
companied by aheep-killing and 'isuck-egg dogs
their partridges killed, their sheep manned
| and killed, and their egg-shells empty.
Net only the above will be true but if the par
tridges are FILLED, the chnoh bugs, and other
insects, injurious to the farmers crops, will ga
on unmolested in their course of devastation.
say it without any reelection against the morals
OF Sussex farmers but after the birds have beer
destroyed, and the cut-worm, grub -worm wire
worm, bud-wortn, and host of others which the
partridge delights to feed upon, have made
havoc with their crops, they will at least think
:" d-n the 'birders i wish now had not lei
them kill my partridges.n II swearing il eyel
justihable it is when 1t is used against the "biId
ers" who yearly infest this State AS rule
they are irresponsible town and city loalers
say as a rule, they are of this class. There ar,
many gentlemen who engage in the sport bu
they always get permission from those on who's
land they shoot, either paying for the privilege
or having it granted AZ a favor.
Now farmers clubs oranges, associations &c
can in no measure better employ part Of thoi
time than attending to the enforcing of the law
& on this subject. The full force of the law may b
5 learned both by farmers and gunners, by read
5 ing chapter 422 Of the Flaws of Delaware,
5 passed at Dover, April 9th, 1878. This law ia
= passedfor the special protection of birds, &c
. the benefit of the farmers and every peTso
before starting out with gun, should rea
Sections 18th and 10th, page 4l5 because tn
law is such that any person may inform on hin
and he is liable to have his gun taken from Iii
fined, imprisoned, I&c. besides, he ilforDler ge
half he fine and if information il gwen to IL
TX Justice of the Peace III writing he is liable to
Il fine of $4,000 if he neglects to act on the ma
Is ter. No more stringent, or better law could |
10 desired than we have on the matter--let farm
Is ers and land owners see that it is enforced i
20 gunners learn that farmers have rights whiC
they are bound to respect word to the wi
il sufficient. Bird FRIEND.
kent County, Nov. 10th, 1874.