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The Hooded Seal.

An interesting denizen of the ice-felds
off the Greenland and Labrador coasts is
the stemmatopus, or hooded seal. This is
an ungainly beast, often larger than an OK
He lies in great heap on the ice, and is
much the color of SCOT. On days when the
sun is strong, as spring advances, the oil
fairly oozes out of his glistening skin.
have sometimes seen him lying so still,
and bathed in his perspiration of oil, that
l imagined him dead, and rendering" out
in the heat The seal-hunters call him
the dog hood" because he has huge
hood or membrane consisting of blubber
and tough tissue, several inches thick,
which in the twinkling of an eye he can
draw over his head He is then safe from
all ordinary assault, being shielded all
over the body by several inches thick of
blubber or fat, through which the heavy
shot of the seal-hunters' guns cannot reach
vital parts. The greenhorn delights to
capture the pelt of a dog hood, but the
experienced hunter is just as content to
let the ugly brute alone.-Hayper's Young
People.
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A Railroad That Runs Itself.

A day or two after Chauncey NJ. Depew
sailed for Europe a stranger sauntered into
the office of the President of the New
York Central Railroad and asked to see
Mr.. Depew.
ale has gone to Europe" said the col
ored sentinel at the door
"Can 1 see Mr.. Duval ?" said the stranger.
"He's gone to Europe, too," was the
reply.
''Well, can see Mr.. Cornelius Wander
bilt ?" was the next question.
"He is in Newport"
"Can | see W. K. Vanderbilt~
'He is in Newport"
"Where can l find Vice-President
Clarke?"
HE has gore to Albany"
"Where is Vice-President Haydenw
"He is out of town."
"And Vice-P President Webb?"
'He is in Europe"
"Can / see Superintendent Tracy %
''He is up the roado
"Well, whereas General Passenger Agent
Daniels?"
"He has gone to Cape May"
"Well, who in thunder is running this
road?" exclaimed the stranger impa-
tiently.
81 guess it do be runnin' ITSELF" replied
the imperturbable sentinel.-New York
Times.
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A snhstitnta for Iunrv.

As manufacturers abroad claim that the
supply of ivory is too small to meet the
demands of industry and art an extc~-'~e
industry has arisen in France to supply -.
artificial substitute for natural ivory. I'm
til recently the substitute used has been
obtained by injecting white wood with
choloric OF lime under strong pressure.
Within a short time, however, it has been
established that substitute may be pre-
pared with the bones of sheep and waste
pieces of deer and kid skins. The bones
for this purpose are nacerated and bleaehed
for two weeks in chloride of lime then
heated by steam along with the skin so as
to form fluid mass, to which are added a
few hundredths of alum. The mass is then
filtered, dried in the air and caused to
harden in bath OF alum, the result being
white, tough plates, which are more easily
worked than natural ivory.
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81. Gsrtruds'S Academy, Rio Vista. Cal.

| N1HIS INSTITUTION WILL REOPEN FOR
l the next scholastic term, Monday, 18th inst.
| The pupils will find it to their advantage to
be present at the formation Of the classes.
This Academy is situated in one of the most
| healthy sections of Solano county, and being on
an eminence 10 the rear of the town, receives,
through break in the MonteZuma hills, the
cool, refreshing breezes from San Francisco bay;
| thus making the climate a most agreeable and
healthful one. Thethorougnly furnished class
| rooms well appointed dormitories, MUSHROOMS,
| studios exercise grounds etc.. together with
| the advanced course of learning and varied ac-
| complishments, in which young ladies are so
| DESTROYS to excel, have attracted students from
| far and near. From nearly every county pupils
have been received. among whom are young
| ladies from Siskiyou, Tuolumne, Los Angeles,
San Jose and even Nevada. Several of the
former pupils are engaged in teaching, Doth IN
public and private Scholastic Academy being
incorporated is entitled to confer academic
honors This year. Dress making, with cutting
and fitting, will be taught at the Academy 10
those who desire it; also, Cooking in all its
branches by an excellent French cook. Besides
the common English branches. Stenography,
Type-writing, instrumental and Vocal Music,
Photograph Drawing, Pastel, Painting in Oil
and Water Colors also Painting on Porcelain, are
taught in all (which the pupils show much
proficiency
Every advantage is given to the students. not
only TO enable them to pursue an academic
course, but also to train them in the duties which
viii fit young lady to take her place in the
social as well as the domestic circle, and to be-
GUILE d sOuICe VI COuulOIl 10 0eT parents anu an
ornament to society.
The institution is sufficiently removed from
the large cities 10 be quiet sIudious home for
all those VINO desire such for their children.
There are two boats daily from San Francisco
and Sacramento-one leaving Jackson st wharf
at ii A. NJ, the other from MaTket-st wharf at
P. NJ. The fare is 81, and the boats are comfort
able and have kind and obliging officials. The
terms Of this school are very moderate, consid-
ering the advantages the pupils enjoy.
magnificent stars and Stripes floats over
the exercise grounds since July 4th-it. as well
as the entire institution being the gift of noble,
generous Mr. and Mrs. ]. BruniDg to the Sisters,
who have charge of the establishment
For further information address to the
MOTHER SUPERIOR, st. Gertrgde's Academy,
Pic Vista. Cal aul lmSSu
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SCIENTIFIC PARAGRAPHS.

Tea is said to be the only unadulterated
beverage to be found in England.
A couple of drops of camphor on the
toothbrush will give the mouth clean,
sweet taste.
The experiment of tanning leather with
palmetto roots has been successfully tried
at Apalachicola, Fla.
Uranium is now classed among the rare
metals on account of its electrical resist
ance it is likely to be used in electrical in
sulation.
The new moth traps are made on the
fairy lamp idea, and a little phosphorus is
supposed to draw the moth into the traps
enmeshing contents.
The mineral called turfa or brazolina.
RECENTLY discovered in Bahia, furnishes an
oil akin to petroleum. a parafine suitable
for the manufacture of candles and good
lubricating OIL
An incandescent lamp-16 candle power
and 4e volts-lasted II ,005 hours before it
gave way. Several others lasted for more
than 5000 hours, and the average life of
81 lamps was 4, 227 hours.
If you have great deal of writing to do
it is recommended that you should have a
number of pencils or penholders of differ
ent sizes handy. Frequent change rests
the hand and prevents cramps.
Sheet iron is rolled so thin at the Pitts
burg mills that twelve thousand sheets are
required to make a single inch in thick
ness. Light shines as readily through one
of these sheets as it does through ordinary
tissue paper.
The cheapening Of aluminium has led
to a proposition to construct arc lamps Of
this material as preferable on account OF
lightness and qualities of resisting rust in
comparison with iron, steel or brass for
outdoor use.
A new element, named "damaria," is
said to have been discovered in the crater
of an extinct volcano in Demaraland. II
has an atomic weight of only 0.5, or hall
that of hydrogen, so it is the lightest SUBJ
stance known.
The use of the telephone in war is
claiming the attention of Governments
In Germany the telephone, like the tele-
graph and railroad, is controlled by the
Government, and telephone officials are
assigned to a regular place on the field, tc
be taken on the commencement Of HOSTILE
ties In Buffalo recently the entire Board
of Trade of the city were assembled, by
help of the telephone, in less than half ar
hour.
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S4KUP-BbIs, 2Uc; NJ DDS, Zz12c; Kegs, ZIG;
tins, 37131c.
TEA-Good medium grades of Japan are job
bling at 25@35c
T0BACCO-Plug, 33@72c; Smoking, 35c to 75c
p ID; Fine Cut Chewing, in foils and pals, Sc 25
az.
WHIsKY-we quote: High-proof, 81 rs to
g. and low-proof, S202 so: various brands
of Bourbon, 81 25G5 so p gallon, according to
age.
WOoDENWARE - The Pacific Woodenware
and Cooperage Company's price list quotes 8
hoop Painted Pals at S. vanished do, black
hoop, So 25; vanished do. galvanized hoop,
So rs; white do galvanized hoop, IS 75@5, and
brass bound do, 81 50@9 per dozen.
YEAST P0WDERS-Standard brands of full
weight, 16-ounce cans 81 so per dozen and other
sized cans in proportion.
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Other descriptions of Manila are quoted as fol-
lows: Whale Line. HawseT-laid Rope for well
boring, sand Pump Lines. loc; Clothes Lines IN
hanks ls1Sc; Sash Cord. 1S%c; Lanyard and
in balls, tarred Ice; Grapevine Twine, 1910 III
coils and 1910 in balls; Spring Twlne, 1Sc;
Binder Irvine. $50 feet to the ID. 151Sc.
DESICCATED CoCoANUT-Schepp's. EAST
ern) is quoted as follows: LIB papers Gin cake
boxes, 10 Dsl, soc; lib papers gin bread boxes, 80
bs) soc; lib tin canisters n wood case, 30 tbs),
Size In pals pn wood case, 30 fbsl, S232c To-
Pioneer California; is quoted at 29c p % IN as
sorted tins, 24c in LIB tins and 19Gl2c in bbls.
DRUGS-We quote: Bi-Carb SODA, 2549S5sc;
Caustic Soda, 33s941sc; Sal Soda, u l0al 10 for
Pacific and 81 25@l 80 for English Soda Ash,
81 s0@2 % California CRYSTALS, 35C9S4c Tor re-
fined ana 3469S5c p ID for powdered.
DRY GOODS-Prints are generally jobbing at
41Std7c; Ginghams and Suitings, 70l2c; Lawns,
S12@l215c; Brown Cottons, case; Bleached Cot
tons, 6@lS7ac; Brown Sheetings and Shirtings,
FisH~Codfsh, 655e; Canned Salmon, 81 2215
al 25 on the river and 81 S0here; Alaska Canned
Salmon, 90cGs1 10.
LEATHER-Sole, 25@2Sc for good heavy, 200
2Sc for good medium and light; Buff, 10@12c
q foot: Side, 91S0l015c q foot; Calf Skins, 300
4Oc q b. Kip Skins, S25@40 q dozen; Harness
Leather, 27@3Oc p b for heavy and A@25c for
No.
LUMBER-Cargo lots of Pine or Fir at mill
ports are quoted as follows Rough
merchantable, 40 feet and under. Sl0 above 40
feet and up to 80 feet, sl19l4 above 81 feet, sle
e825; dressed tongued and grooyed, SIS; Shingles,
81 IS: Laths feet. 81.
MALT LIQUORS-Tennent's Ale, So 50@4
Tennents Stout, IS 25@3 so; Guinness Stout,
IS 2504; Falk's Milwaukee Beer, SIG so u cask
for OTIS and s17 for pints Conrad Seipp Brewing
Company's Milwaukee Lager. Sl5 SO per dozen
quarts, and SIC per dozen pints.
MATCHES-Eastern Parlor, 81 60; local per
cussion. 30@35c per gross
METALS-Pig Iron, SHOPS to arrive and
$50 for spot lots
NAILS-Revised rates since April 9th are as
follows:
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SEALED PROPOSALS.

ON MONDAY, AUGUST IL, 1890, Be
" tween the hours of and P NJ, sealed
proposals will be received by the City Board OF
Education, at the Office of the Secretary, Room
10, Odd Fellows Temple, Tor
First.
Furnishing 200 cords more or less of four
foot wood, delivered either white, black or
live oak, second growth, the price of each kind
to be stated. Also, Is cords pine or cedar.
Second.
300 reams twelve pound cap.
25 reams twelve pound letter.
% reams six pound note.
10 NJ ks envelopes.
5 NJ xx9 envelopes.
300 gross 404 elliot pens.
60 doz. quarts first quality writing fluid
(Pomeroys modern blue black.
% doZ B. B. erasers.
400 boxes German slate pencils.
so gross penholders.
10 gross lead pencils
200 gross chalk crayons
30 gross No IL bands
so gross No 80 bands.
100 gross No. 16 bands.
25 doZ. small bottles red ink,
The Board reserves the right to reject bids
II. G. CHAPMAN, President
A. HART, Secretary. jy31-td(Sul
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making care Of the Press.

" Mr.. Seeds" inquired the President of
the Agricultural Fair, has the editor of
the Jayyille Banner published the notices
you have sent him from time to time about
our next exhibitian /"
" Yes, sill" answered the Secretary.
did he print that column and half
about the Improvements in the race track
and the poultry pens?"
He did, and called attention to it in a
double-leaded editorial"
Then send him complimentary ticket,
not transferable, good for one person, and
tell him TO keep on whooping things up
lively."-CGioago Tribune
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TWO DOUBLE.GYLIEDER HOE PRESSES

Which we are now using. They are both
in PERFECT ORDER, and will be guar
anteed to do FIRST CLASS WORK. We
will sell them AT A SACRIFICE, as
they must be disposed of to accommodate
the new press, and one of them can be de-
livered Immediately; the other must be
retained until our new press is in opera
ton. The sizes of bed-plates are 40x60.
This is an opportunity to secure a bargain
that is rarely presented to the newspapers
of this coast. Terms of payments can be
made easy for the purchasers if desired.
Both these presses can be seen in opera
ton at this office at any time. tf&Su
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q oARLE.

CUccRssoR TO earle & CRoLY. CON-
- tractor end Builder. Orders solicited and
premutness guaranteed. Office and shop, 112&
Second street. between K and L. Jelly
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Less 2 per cent. cash.
OII-China Nut, 671z@79c; Cocoanut soc in
bbls and COO in cases; California Linseed, Coo
for raw and size for boiled.
PAINTS-Pacifc Rubber mixed, all house
colors 81 25@1l 65; wagon colors, 81 60G13 65.
establishments, say S57 50S57 2
flask.
RICE-Mixed China, s5 No. do. Sc 75@
2 two mats; Hawaiian, 55sG554e p h.
RUBBER GO0DS-The net prices for three ply
and four-ply Rubber Hose are 7@19c for n inch,
7@23c for q inch, 16@3lc for l inch, 20@39c for
IL inch, 24@47c for Il inch, 22@621ac for2 inch,
and 40c@s1 for 2 inch Suction Hose, 37@5Oc for
inch, 56@S2115e for IL inch, and 75c@s1 so for
inch Steam Fire Engine Hose, S0c@s1 Is. These
are the prices of the Gutta Percha and Rubber
Manufacturing Company.
SALT-sl5a25 will cover all brands of Eng
lish factory made.
SOAP = Pale and Chemical Olive, 4@5c;
fancy kinds, 7Gsc; CASTLE, 7@712c for brown
and l2@13c for white.
SPICES-sago, 41sc: Tapioca, 41sc; Citron, 25c;
Ginger, 1S91414c.
sTARCH-A1l kinds may be quoted at $40
SIC in bxs.
sUGAR-The revised lists are as follows for Is
Dbl lots in bbls
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The general manager of the lfagazias
du Louvre in Paris gets a salary of $4,000
a year.
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HORSES FOR SEE OR EKCHANGg.

A PPIY TO CENTRAL STREET RAILWAY
a STABLES, Twenty eighth and streets,
Sacramento, Cal myI6-isff
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ATTORNEYS-AT.LAW.
j. f. BROWN,
S. C. benson,

A TToRNEY AND CoUNsELoR-AT-LAw
"A Ofice-Southeast corner Seventh ard
Streets, Sacramento, Cal. jy2S-f
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w. J. KAVANAU
J. MILL e r

{ouccess0l 70 Frllz g AIlIIelb
VI NJ ID e IA II a * ER,
OFFICE IN ODD FELLOWS TEMPLE
[ Ninth and z streets. Complete stock
Ilndertakers' Goods constantly on hand. City
and country orders promptly attended to, day or
night. at reasonable rates. Telephone 1856. 4p
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humboldt and Mendocino.. @22
Eastern I -egon and washington,.......l OILS
HIDES AND sKINs-Quotable as follows:
Hesvy Steers 81 ms up q fb,... -aslSc 61S0S
Medium steers. 46 to Sc DIST @e15 4Na5
Light. 40 to 45 ns......::;,;-.'..-e gs4 SS9g4
Light Cows, under 40 ns........515g- S1a@4
kips, II TO 80 rs.......--.....-..7 O. G.
Veal Skins, 10 to u iDs...........s g9 q
Calf skins. TO 10 hs..............S as a.
Dairy Calf. 2O@S0c each; dry hides. usual selec-
lions, 10@l1c: dry kips, do, 10Gl01ac p n; Calf
skins do, I0G101zc; Gull Hides Kip ana Calf. 7o
Sound Dry Salt Hides &c; Gull Dry Salt Hides.
4SG5c; Pelts, shearling, lO@10c each; do, short
saa5Oc each, do, medium, 65@sOc each: do, long
wool, gOc6S1 % each: Deer Skins. summer. soc.
do good medium, 221I@25c . 70; do, thin, 2Oc .
d; Goat Skins, 0G5oc apiece for prime and per-
feet. IS as5c for medium. 10000 each for
FRESH MEATs-The following are the
rates for whole carcasses from slaughter
third quality, 41a@5c p b. yeal-Quosable
at 496c for large and 52Sc 2 h for small
| Mutton-Quotablea at 7S71ac 2 b. Handspring.
| fed. heavy. 31a@e34c; light, 414G47ac; dressed
Hogs, 614@7c p b.
| General Merchandise.
San FRANCISCO. August S, 1890
| BAGS-Caicutta Wheat Bags 71c; Wool
Bags, 3663Sc.
| BARBED WIRE-Following is the revised list,
! as issued April 9th: California Wire, galvan-
lied, or points, "a IS per 100 lbs by the car
! load and 434 cents q 10 in smaller lots: same,
painted "a Us and a Is respectively; Galvan-
! lied Staples IL and longer, sc 2 ID.
BRICK-Sofi, Sc; Red, IS 30; Hard, $40 per
! thousand.
! CANNED GoODS-Oysters, 81 10@1 Go for
| / n tins and 81 90@2 IS for 2-b tins: CLANS.
81 5oe2 80; HOLSTERS, 81 1908 D; Chickens and
| Turkeys, IS Green Peas, 81 2591 49, Corn. 81 10
| al 40; String Beans, S1@l 20; Lima Beans,
| ST. POOL So Asparagus, s2@2 25; Tomatoes.
| CHlCoRY-California 51z@6c German. SIC
| 10 re.
are as follows: Seed, $1,000 Seed and Havana,
St0475: Clear Havana. SCOOPS = NJ.
! COAL-Foreign Steam Goals, 81 75@S so on the
spot and 81 621z9S IS 10 arrive: Southtield Steam
So; Wellington, So Puget Sound Goals 81
| Coos Bay, Sc.
COFFEE-Central American grades are quoted
! as follows:
| Guatemala good to prime washed. .201a@22
Costa Rica, good to
Salvador good to prime, washed.........ly12 92l1s
Guatemala, fair, washed Q20t4
Costa Rica, (dlS1.
Salvador, fair, washed d1y12
Guatemala. Costa Rica and Salvador,
medium a Glo1
Same, ordinary IO14l1tf
Same very inferior to common...-.......l2 tGlo
Salvador good unwashed. 912Ql954
CORDAGE-The Tubbs Cordage Company
turns out three styles, which are quotabie as
follows:
u inch, ;.....-........ &c &c i lahc 1915
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FAST PERFEGTING PRESSES,

Which will print, paste and fold a -Four,
Six, Eight or Twelve-page Paper at the rate
of TWENTY THOUSAND PER HOUR
for the four and six-pages. This press will
be set up in our Office and in running
order about the FIRST OF OCTOBER,
and in order to make room for it we MUST
DISPOSE of the
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F0a a dIs0rdsFed i've try Bse0ham' ) piII.
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HOE PRESSES
FOR SALE.

THE SACRAMENTO PUBLISHING
Company, publishers of the REC
ORD-UNION, SUNDAY UNION and
WEEKLY UNION, has contracted with
the Goss Printing Press Company, of Chi
cago, for one of its
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BUSINESS CARDS.
C. e. GRUNsKY.

CIvIL ENGINEER AND ENGINEER EX-
" pert, has removed from Sacramento to No.
4 suffer street, San Francisco. Residence,
21OS Scott street. jy30-Zw
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CHARLES n. oATMAN,

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
n Office-42O street. Sacramento, Cal.
jv1O-1m
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DENTISTRY.
f. f. TEBBETs,

DENTIsT, 9I4 SIXTH STREET, sezss
~ between l and J, west side, fYS=ySS;ss
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H.F. ROOT. ALEX NELSON. J. DRIsooL.
ROOT, NELSON q CO.,
HNION FOUNDRY--IRON AND BRASS
u Founders and Machinists, Front street,
between and o. Castings and machinery OF
every description made to order. 4p
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San Joaquin and southern, year staple;
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-01

cidediy tiresOme to the onlookers.
Needham was told to go in and finish
the battle. Encouraged by the advice
of his handlers and friends he rushed at
the Boston man and landed his right
heavily oil the wind. He was literally
repaid by two vicious jabs in the face
from Kerrigan'S left.
Round 3S-Directiy upon the gong
sounding both men rushed to their work
like tornad0es. In-fghting ensued and
when they broke away both were bleed
ing from cuts about the eyes.
HoNORS ABOUT EASY.
From the 3Sth TO the 49th round the
fighting was about even. Once or twice
LaBlanche urged Kerrigan on, but
whenever the Boston man rushed he
was met with heavy counters. Just
before the close of the 49th,round some
heavy fighting ensued. which termi-
mated with honOrS about even. In the
55th round Kerrigan knocked his man
down three times, and sent him to the
floor four times in the 10th round.
Needham fought hard during these
rounds, however, and was not severely
punished. There was no fighting to
speak Of up to the Tooth round, when
the referee declared the fight off, saying
the hands of the men were not in proper
condition for further fighting. The
men were in the ring six and three
quarter hours. Both men were ex-
hausTed from their apparent efforts to
prolong the agony without doing any
real work. Not blow was struck in
the last eleven rounds, and but eompar
atively few in any of them, the fight
being more of waik-around than any,
thing else. The referee announced
that the amount of the purse to be
awarded to the men would be fixed
later.
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HUNTING TURTLES.
The New Wrinkle OF a Man in
San Francisco.

The New Wrinkle OF Man in
San Francisco.
san Francisco Examiner.
81 want small shotgun that don't
use up much ammunition" said mid
dle-aged man to Kearny street dealer
in firearms.
/ "Jaybirds bothering your orchard?'
inquired the dealer as he was displaying
his wares.
"No. 1 am turtle hunter. Get tur-
ties and terrapins for the market, you
|. know"
/ 'Shoot turtles with shotgun" ex-
claimed the astonished dealer, dropping
fowling-piece on his pet corn, which
brought forth howl OF pain.
, mo, not exactly" answered the tur-
/ tie hunter. ''It's just this way: I've
( hunted the shell-backs for many years.
|. and have got little wrinkle of my own
( that everybody don't know of. used 10
go for 'em with a sco0p-net, like city
/. folks catch BUTTERFLIES with, but now
use set-net. Of course, have to bait
it. My net is shaped like a wing dam.
on the fy-trap principle. bait it with
JaybirdS, robins, sparr0WS and such
small birds. The turtles crawl up the
wings of the net to feed, and when they
start to crawl out they're catched, see?
The Frenchmen In the restaurants in
Sacramento Stockton and this city pay
me good prices for the critters. | ship
'em, the turtles mean, in crates. Eve
caught turtles in all of the rivers in the
country, and travelled some. too. I've
fished for turtles in the Yuba all the
way from its mouth to SiskiyOu cOun-
try. I'll take this gun. SO long,"