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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

The day of heavyweight guns for trap
or wing shooting has passed away. The
Francotte gun, the Scott, Greener, Wes-
ley and Richards are widely used.
These guns cost all the way from nine
teen to five hundred dollars. A good,
hard-hitting gun with Damascus steel
barrels. English walnut stock, check
cred and engraved, can be bought for
fifty dollars and upward.
In loading for trap shooting, for a
twelve-guage gun, three drains of powder
and two wads are put back of one or
one and one-eighth ounces of No. 6, 8
or 10 chilled shot, according to wind and
distance. g..
Under the rules of the National and
American Association which have been
revised within the last few weeks any
weight gun is permissible, but it must
not be over ten-bore in calibre. The
powder charge is unlimited and the
charge of shot for ten-bore guns is fixed
at one and one-quarter ounces. Each
contestant must shoot at three or more
birds before leaving the score In
doubles both traps are sprung stimuli
taneously and each contestant shoots at
three pairs, firing at two birds while
both are in the air. When the traps are
set in straight line, instead of in the
segment of circle, rapid-firing sys-
tenn is used, the traps are screened and
mum bered and the marksman stands on.
posite the first trap, shoots his bird and
then passes on to the right shooting
from the successive traps till he reaches
the end of his score. For live birds the
boundaries for both singles and doubles
are fixed as the segment>of fifty-yard
circle and dead-line where the marks
man stands
The rise for 1O-bore guns is thirty
yards, for 12-bore twenty-eight yards,
for IA and 16-bore twenty-six yards. The
rule as to ammunition is the same as for
clay birds. There are clubs in num-
Der OF States affiliated with the Amer
loan Association, and all shoot under
the rules quoted.
The organization of trap shooting
club is not very expensive affair.
The best way for a company of anna
teurs to proceed about it is as follows:
Let them first secure their ground and
then buy three traps for clay birds,
which will cost them about two dollars,
These traps can throw any kind of
artificial bird, and are easily changed
to shoot in all directions. A first-class
afternoons sport at the clays won't cost
the members over two dollars each, al
lowing them forty shots apiece. They
should dig pit on the ground about
three or four feet deep, and protect it
by screen for the use of the men who
set tho traps. If they want, to kill
live birds a trap can be made very
cheaply by any carpenter. It is box
shaped device, ten by eight inches long
and seven inches deep, and can be
either of wood or metal.
It should be painted green, which
color does not distract the eye of the
marksman. The trap is secured in place
by two iron pins driven through the
bottom and into the ground. It consists
of six pieces held together by hinges
and 80 arranged that when sprung to
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22
KING OF THE eoREs.

fray allow me to make q correction,
10 give credit where credit is due,
ana also In this same connection
TO present great nuisance to you.
mink I've located with nearness
The worlds most unspeakable bore,
And I'll name him, for briefness and clearness
Tho fellow who's heard it before,'
For ages, at club and at dinner,
Mankind has stood ready to rain
At the tiresome and maladroit sinner
Who reclted secondhand tale;
And though long he was king OF the asses.
That distinction he merits no more,
For the crown now undoubtedly passes
To the fellow who's heard it before !"
You have seen him, this upstart conceited,
You have feared him. know, as have I:
Oh, what mirth has died, still-born. defeated
BY glance from his cold, fshy eye! .@
Not bon mot to crack is he able, .I
No story of his starts roar
Dead Banquo is he at the table,
This fellow who's heard it beforei
Perhaps you have heard a quaint ditty
Which you think you will sing at the spread
Or an anecdote spicy and witty
Has been running all day through your head;
In the end 1t is no whit surprising
II you never step out on the floor,
But instead remain seated, surmising
IL Inat iellOW mas neard IL befOre|'
How often ripple Of laughter
mat has once run the length of the room
Falls suddenly calm and fat, after
That ogre has spoken its doom!
No matter how much you are tickled.
He speaks, and you're merry no more;
"Oh, that story died and was picked
I've heard it so often before!"
There he sits with his eyebrow uplifted-
On his lip contemptuous curl;
In no way at all is he gifted
Save In being bore and churl.
When glance at his face desire
4 Comes DER me to battle in his gore,
For know that he's often liar
When he says that he's heard it before.
Oh, give us the Ounce with the story
That was old in Bocaccio's time,
With the jest that was weary and hoary
Ere Lucian arrived at his prime;
We will bear it, each man, like stole,
Though he tell it times three and a score,
But away with that nuisance heroic,
The fellow who's ''heard it before!'
I owe him grudge, this fine fellow,
And If ever I catch him alone
will hammer his head till it's mellow
And will jeer at his every groan;
know I'd be tried by o jury
OF men who are equally sore,
So I'll kill him, think, in my fury,
This Smart Aleck who's heard it before!"
George Horton, in Chicago Herald
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

~ LII SOuo roC0ut Dlg maGCQOS SQOC In
this eighborhood the birds cost an av-
erage of two dollars apiece, and in :
match between DR.. Knapp and Major
Floyd Jones not long ago several hum
dred birds were killed, costing dollar
each. The pigeons for these contests
come from different parts of the coun-
try, but the best are from Baltimore,
where the famous blue rock breed is
raised. The blue rock is small bird;
hard, firm and heavy for it's size. A
great many gunners who have not had
much experience in live-bird shooting
make the mistake of selecting big birds
under the impression that they are the
strongest and the fastest flyers. Ex-
perts, however, will pick out the small,
firm bird, as they know by experience
that they will fly faster and are in every
way better suited for the traps.
In shooting either at live or artificial
birds good deal depends upon the
weather Windy weather has an effect
both on the flight of the live birds and
the artificial ones. If the day be hard
and cold and pretty windy, the live
birds get up wilder and the clay ones
| naturally sail faster with the wind.
All matches at artificial birds are shot
from three or five traps set level, five
yards apart, in the segment of circle
or in straight line and numbered con-
secutively. These traps should throw
the birds from forty to sixty yards The
puller stands six feet behind the shooter
and pulls at the latters command. If
he pulls too early, the marksman can
refuse the bird and he is then entitled
to another. In single bird shooting,
the rise is regulated according to the
gun used and runs from thirteen to
eighteen yards; in doubles it is from
eleven to sixteen yards. With
singles, one barrel only is loaded at a
time.
Position has good deal to do with
success in trap shooting. Although the
marksman in all except the National
| association clubs may assume any
standing attitude he pleases, he will
lind most of those of his own choice
ungraceful and Ineffective. The late
Ira Paine used to stand with the stock
OF his gun almost resting on his right
hip and the barrels raised to an angle
of forty-five degrees ready for the
word.
Bogardus invariably held his gun be-
low the elbow, with the barrel slightly
raised, according to Nottingham Club
rules. DR.. Carver's pose is unique. His
left arm is held perfectly straight, the
left hand grasping the barrel far for
ward and the stock of the gun near but
not pressing the chest below the armpit.
The position officially adopted by the
National association and approved by
the best clubs is to have the stock of
the gun held lightly below the armpit,
little higher than the elbow, the bar
rel raised to a level with the chin, the
head erect and the feet squarely placed,
with the left foot advanced. This DO
sition calls for the least change before
the shot is actually delivered.
Another important consideration is
the gun. Eastern experts, while using
variety of guns, differing widely as
to weight and bore, have about conclud-
ed that the lighter the gun the better.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

sight of the red rag, flies upward with
a rush. IL a.
In two cases lately brought by the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals in Trenton and Philadelphia
the decisions were in favor of the right
OF the clubs to shoot live birds, A few
Of the States still prohibit pigeon shoot
ing, Connecticut being one Of them; but
in New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl.
vania and in the West generally, the
sport is allowed.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

release the pigeon the top and sides,
front and rear, shall fall outward, leav-
Ing the whole affair fat on the ground.
There is q lateral sliding door on the
rear end, through which the bird is adj
mitted, and the front is barred like 4
coop. In the center of the trap is 4
metal or wooden tongue, pivoted on a
spring, and to this tongue red rag
is attached. To spring the trap the
puller takes hold of cord attached to
leather strap on top; single tug re-
leases the fore.end of the top and as 1t
comes up. the sides and ends fall away
with a clatter. At the same instant the
spring on the tongue is released and
the bird, startled by the noise and the
EA2~
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22
STATE OF OHIO, CRY OF TOLEDO, | =.
1.nGAS GOI1NTY 90.

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of F. j. Cheney
4 Co.,, doing business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOL
that can not be cured by the use of Halls
Catarrh Cure FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, AID. 1886.
lsEALl A. W. GLEASON, Notary Public.
Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system: Send for testi-
monials, free. F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

"Boys, how much do you want for
that string of fish," asked an amateur
fisherman on his way home from days
sport. The boy named his price. "All
right; there's your money. Now just
throw the fish," and he dexterously
caught them. '"Talk about catching
1sh!' he said, as he pursued his way
IN. Y. Ledger.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22
TIE world grows weary praising men,
And wearied grows of being praised-'

Which writes the truths that have amazed
the thousands who have been given up by
their ply sicians and who have been restored
to complete health by using thatsafest of all
remedies for functional Irregularities and
weaknesses, which are the bane of woman
kind. We refer, Of course, to DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription, the only guaranteed
cure for all those chronic ailments peculiar
to women. Read the guarantee on the bot
te-Wrapper.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

!. LIZ CdTVcE . OulQuO lose.
e. The Approved Position.
g. The Hurlingham's Position.
practice at the inanimate birds is con-
sidered just as good for the marksman
as though he were shooting at live pig
cons. A great many clubs use the arti-
fetal birds exclusively, the most prom
inent in the East being the German
Gun Club, Of New York, and the South
side Club, of Newark, N. j. The favor
tie birds are the Ligowsky clay pigeon,
with clay tongue; 1.-THE Bat' which may
be thrown from clay pigeon trap or a
regular bat trap; the Americans clay
bird, which is exceedingly hard to hit,
but when hit is easily broken, and the
Standard and Keystone, both of which
are fac SMILES of the blue rock pigeon.
One OF the birds formerly used had a
paper tongue; but it was found that in
wet weather this would become limp
and refuse to work. The most reliable
have clay or wooden tongue. The
best clay pigeons, when bought in guam
titles for the use of clubs, cost about
two cents each.
From a pecuniary standpoint, 1t is a
very different thing when live birds are
used. In the season pigeons cost about
twenty-five cents apiece; but in winter
the price runs up to sixty cents and even
higher.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

OO71n0tHPU1O11 OUI0"
ToTHE EDITOR PLEASE form your read.
ers that have positive remedy for the
above named disease BY it's timely use
manently cured. l shall be glad to send two
bottles of my remedy FREE to any of your
readers who have consumption if they will
send me their express and post-office ad-
dress. Respectfully, T. A SLocUM, NJ. c.,
.-. ISL Pearl street, New York.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

A NEW York man writes Of the ocean and
calls it a poem. It is one Of those poems
which makes fellow sick to come across.
-YOnkerS Statesman 49, -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

All claims not consistent with the high
avoided by the Cal Fig Syrup Company.
It acts gently on the kidneys, liver and
bowels, cleansing the system effectually,
but it is not cure-all and makes no pre-.
tensions that every bottle will not sub
Stantiate s.es ~ ..t. y
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

AMI one can take Carter's Little Liver
Pills, they are 80 very small. No trouble to
swallow. No pain or gripping after taking.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22
A VALUABLE TABLE.

The Capacity of Cisterns for Each Ten
Inches in Depth.
Twenty-Five feet in diameter, S,059
gallons.
Twenty feet in diameter, /, 95s gallons
Fifteen feet in diameter, 1, 101 gallons
Fourteen feet in diameter, $50 gallons.
Thirteen feet in diameter, 1927 gallons.
Twelve feet in diameter, 7O5 gallons
Eleven feet in diameter, 500 gallons.
Ten feet in diameter. 4s9 gallons.
Nine feet in diameter, 1896 gallons.
Eight feet in diameter, 313 gallons.
Seven feet in diameter, $50 gallons.
Six and one-half feet in diameter. 2O8
gallons.
Six feet in diameter, 176 gallons.
Five feet in diameter. 1872 gallons.
-Four and one-half feet in diameter, 80
gallons.
Four feet in diameter, 7s gallons.
Three feet in diameter, "A gallons.
Two and one-half feet in diameter. 80
gallons.
Two feet in diameter, 10 gallons.
Shoe and Leather Review Directory.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

The position of Minister Of Greece Il
looked upon as fatof6ce.-Yonker States
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

TIE chestnut as tree is native Of Cas-
tania in Asia. As q joke the responsibility
seems to rest on the modern circus and
minstrel man.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

LIKE Oil Upon Troubled Waters is Hale,s
Honey Of Horehound and Tar upon a cold.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22
COmmendable.

The man who swears OF is gloomy for a
while, but it is not long before he begins to
smile aRain.-BOston Courier.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

WILL be found an excellent remedy for
sick headache. Carter's Little Liver Pills.
Thousands of letters from people who have
used them prove this fact. Try them.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

GENUINE bibliophile is rich man who
cares great deal more for books than he
does for what is in them.-Somerville Jour-
nal.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

"A SLIGHT COLD, if neglected, often attacks
the lungs. Browns BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs
give sure and immediate relief. Sold onl,
~ boxes. Price rs cents.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

Il goes without saying that prompt mali
delivery regulations should be enforced Ia
the letter. Baltimore American.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

WHEN man is appointed to foreign
mission he leaves for the land of his berth
Bling hamton Leader. 2
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

MAMA youth who seeks for tho tree Of
knowledge gets only ranch.-Bingham-
ton Republican.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

BEST, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso,s
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists. CSC.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

THIS is q queer transaction, remarked
the man who got stuck with counterfeit
quarter.-LOWeu Mail
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22
Conusumption surely Cured.

THE man who thinks figures never lie
should compare a banks assets with its
books after a Napoleonic raid Puck.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

For washing .fannels, Dobbins' Electric
Soap is marvellous. Blankets washed with it
look like slew, and there is absolutely no
do such perfect work. Give it a trial ,,o,v.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

To the stomach, liver and bowels, Dr.
Pierce's Pellets excel. One dose.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

THEY have stood the test Of time-ssTan-
8inS Punch, :, Americas finest Sc. Cigar,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

DEAD men tell no tales, but the ones whe
write their obituaries often do.-Elmira
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

The Supreme Court Of California
has decided that colored children can
not be excluded from the public schools
Of that State on account Of their color.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22
Necessary Determination,

Necessary Discrimination.
Here" said the night editor, "what
do you mean BY writing this headline,
"A Sad and Fatal AccidentY Did you
ever know Of q fatal accident that was
not sad?'
eyes, SIR" replied the assistant
promptly. "A book agent was cut to
pieces by a train on the Narrow Gauge
road yesterday morning.
The night editor let the headline 90.
-Somerville journal.
WHEN man is up in the arts of knayery
he isn't pright.-Binghamtom Leader.
ONCE q fisherman always . lsr.-The
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

ONCE fisherman always lisr.-The
Weeks Sport
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22
Purify
Your Blood

At the coming Of spring the blood should be pur,.
1ed. as Impurities which have been accommodating
tor months or even years, are liable to manifas =
themselves and seriously affect the health. Hood,s
sarsapariais undoubtedly the best blood purif,er.
texpels every faint of impurity, drives out sorofu
ious humOrs and germs Of disease and oivas ~ ~
blood the quality and tone essential to GOOD health
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-02

able number Of the drawing sheets could
be pricked at once by simply laying
finished cartoon on top Of pile of
fifteen or twenty blank sheets and stabbing,
them all through at once along the out
lines Of the original. Thus the eminent Carl
caturist, upon tackling drawing before an
audience, had lines Of pin holes that were in
visible to the spectators to guide his chalk.
WITH GUM ARABIC.
"a better plan than this, perhaps, has fire.
quently been adopted by others and consists in
lightly sketching the outlines Of the picture
with solution of gum arabic. The lines made
in this way are rendered visible to the artist by
the glare Of the foot lights, and all he has to
do Is to follow them. But the most common
method OF all is to do the preliminary tracing
with a mixture Of soapsuds and Canada balsam
with drop or two of some fixed oil. This
leaves an invisible but sticky line. When the
carlcaturist goes to work before the audience
he holds in the same hand with the chalk rag
filled with crayon dust This dust catches on
the sticky outline and really produces the
marks that are seemingly made by the stick Of
crayon held in the fingers. The deception il
80 perfect that a person standing by the side OF
the artist would never suspect it for moment
oRAYoS PORTRAITS.
"Most crayon portraits are done by Q pro-
cess almost purely mechanical, the main feat
ure OF which il photography. Such Ikenesses,
a. you are doubtless aware, are usually made
not from the persons sketched themselves, but
from photograph. The superstition 10 that the
works IN crayon are enlarged in Q fres-hand
way BY the artist; but the fact IL that o. rule
the picture maker first takes sheet Of paper
and throws upon II with camera what 10 called
. solar print Of the photograph given him By
the patron. By making the exposure brief .
very light solar print 10 produced, bat Il u dis
tinct enough TO enable the artist 10 turn out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-02
Shetland Ponies for Children.

Ponies, little and big, shaggy and sleek are
now SO common in New York to dog carts or
under the saddle, driven by ladies and children
or ridden by boys that it is a wonder where
they all come from, and dealer, who has been
importing them for years, told . Times re-
porter:
1.-THE trade in Shetlands has grown steadily
for the last five years. They are plump, hardy
little fellows, and probably thousand are i'm
ported annually. They are taken on board the
steamships at Dundee, Scotland, and, as a rule,
stand the voyage well. They are from the
Northern Islands and they are generally three
years old or younger. Many of them are sold
by auction In Jersey City and they go all over
the country. They are only imported between
May and December, and the trade now is at its
height good pony will bring from $40 to
$50, though some blooded stock is now being
imported for breeding purposes at much higher
figures. Michigan farmer has succeeded in
breeding ponies so small that they are only At
for children's playthings, some Of them only 40
inches high"