Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-01-12
AHoveL INDUSTRY.

IN" Happy Thought OF Que q,
hroohlyn's Hcd-.Iieadsd Youn.
Hon.
q turkey that looks SO weak in the
pms That II always rs down, two
creatures 80 emaeialed aud shrgnken
maj only good look recalls Thorn as
oafhyhrd eagles. and white creature
WIN II yellow Deali that suggests duck,
'iirse and board bearing the legend.
TO BE Shoe For NAV be seen in The
window Of II Brooklyn shooting. gal.
IefS' says the Eagie. Of that ~. The
livestock looks very fuzzy aud damp
ana nap. and the four beaks are ever
YEARLY turning over sawdust and
SAND ~ the vain expcctat on OF finding
grain Of cereal. The fact that these
birds and that board have figured in
me windows OF several shooting. gal
isr'es during year or SO attracted the
attention of a newspaper man who
made u u point to attend the shoot
10 question.
10 stirling place where cigarette
smoke had driven out the atmosphere,
were congregated some twenty or
thirty boys and youths who were ami
mated by the laudable desire TO win
Tue poultry vim the bulls-eye. after
many pops much noise and not little
profanity, the turkey and duck were
won by young man with hair which
suggested a white horse. The CHI ok
ems were captured by two others who
each received twenty-five cents in leu
thereof At the close of the compete
ton the young man with the white
horse hair. oil the other competitors
having departed. held brief confer.
ence with the proprietor. packed up
bis game and notice board in crate
and vanished
a week or so later the same opera.
lions were repeated at another store
mp town--lhe same old poultry. the
same old board aud the same Young
man with the sangunary hair He
'Yon The prizes again. z5d again cart
cd them OF ia a crate. Finding him.
self corncred 10 this state of tie ease.
he made The following interesting
statement;
I'm a stove linisher BY trade. Ia
the eyenln's was always fond of
shoo.in aud lister 20 around the shoot
,n' galleries. AZ last got TO shoot so
mcl.s | could Be pretty sure Of wimnin'
ang shoot n'-mmcl for prizes. Wall.
the prizes amt worth much, and Tic
proprietor u The gallery rakes in tiny
bundle Of shoots in The match and for
praclicin' beforehand. | didn' prnr.
CO mud always won. So ht on the
idea u leiun' tie poultry pr zss out
for shoT Tor week M lakiu' tic
chances Of vim II en- in tile match.
Tho PROJECTORS Of The galleries paw
me from three dollars 10 five dollars
for the weeks use OF the birds, an in
the mach takes my chances OF any |
ono else winniu' 'em. generally win
EN- back Tor less Than nity cents a |
piece. ="
''Do you have anv prizes TO let oul?"
YES I've got Two small pigs. cheap
silver cups and lots of things that mako
a good show aud bring me in ten dol
lars week In Brooklyn an' New York.
L We had as many rs eight shootn,
matches ia wcen. Yes. Once OF
twice fyc bacn dropped too, IL Third |
avenue. New York. some tine ago.
The propr e,or OF galbry put up
Job an me- put up Is silver cup for
first prize. a pig for second a turkey
for Third, aud ducks and chickens fot
other prizes We made big show
and was TO have onn.half Of the
receipts OF the match. but nothing else.
We'll. 10 make a long story short, VIC
only took IN about six dollars. and
three iellcrs won all tile prizes and
.,,,t fSTt tyas aInul I'VE lvu-ip lars