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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-06

years of experience and thought. There seems TO
have been nothing omitted which could minister to
the care and comfort of the valuable animals shell
tered therein. The walls are Of red brick. trimmed
with light sandstone. The first floor has two
divisions the front apartment being used as a
carriage-room. On one side are few light road
carts, the brougham used by Mr.. Bonners family
and other vehicles such usually found in
well-appointed family stables. To the right, as
you enter, are the harness closets, in which are
the usual kinds ordinarily used by the family.
In addition various sizes of light harness used
in driving the lighter carts and sulkies.
Directly facing the entrance and little to the
right are large scales and also medicine chests and
other appliances for the treatment CT any ailments
by which the horses may be affected. In the rear
apartment and on either side of the centre aisle
are two rows of box stalls. five in each row
These are large, well aired, well lighted and
thoroughly comfortable The entire stable is sur.
rounded by an ample yard wherein the horses are
exercised when it is not considered desirable TO
take them out. A door at the rear connects di.
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no reference to Everett's connection with THE
Ledger 1his did not please Mr.. Bonner. The
sketch was returned and the omission pointed out.
Mr.. Bancroft refused to correct it, giving. he
no doubt believed, satisfactory reasons for SO
doing.
Bonner" said Mr.. Beecher. who happened to be
present when Mr.. Bancroft's firm. but polite, note
was received, IL think you will have 10 give
up He's cold man and you can't change him.
'" MIR. Beecher," was the reply, i never give
up. You can bet your pocket change that Robert
Bonner will come out all right"
He spent the whole night writing a letter
which he sent 10 Mr.. Bancroft the next morning
by John Eldcrkin, the present secretary of the
Lotos Club.
"Fll wait for an answer" said Elderkin.
Mr.. Bancroft waved him to a seat, saying:
Read something. Which book do you want p
"I-I-I'll take the Bible, SIR" was the hesitatine
reply. Poor Elderkin was obliged to read for two
hours. while the great wrote a stickful OF
matter for Mr.. Bonner concerning Everett's con-
nection with The Ledger
In a similar manner Mr.. Bonner gained all his
successes. In talking with him one cannot help
noticing in the centre of his bullying forehead the
letter "V." 1t must have been put there to Sig
Nifty victory. When he became tired of taking the
dust of the fast horees driven by Commodore
Vanderbilt and Colonel Harper he bought Dexter,
the fastest horse Of his day, and made everybody
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He likes the birds which come from Fort Atkinson and
EdgertOn Wis., fully we'll the others from Havre
de Grace. He told Tribune reporter last week that
game generally was very scarce Redhead ducks were
not quite so scarce as canvasback Most OF these birds
also now come from Michigan. Teal and maard duck
came mostly from Northwestern Iowa. on the borders Of
Missouri from such places as Spirit Lake and Others
The duck there TO be still fairly plentiful One
man in that vicinity had 1900 teal duck to sell re-
Gently. The shores Of Long Island and the bays and
marshes OF New-Jersey seem almost ruined for the
purposes of either sport market gunnery, but the
latter especially. The birds have not been shot off,
for they are birds of pas age, but the continued and
terrific fuslade which greets the fOcks Of sOutbound
duck and geese in the fall, and the northbound ones In
the spring. has taught them lesson apparently, and
they STAY out at deserving what favofe
fy-overs" altogether and visiting many feeding places
in the bays only at night. And even then they not
safe for though heavy penalty is imposed on any
caught night shooting men go out with lanterns
with strong rehectors almost every dark night during
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PART II.
PAGES 13 TO is.

a pair. These birds being killed of, and besides
that they birds which cannot live civilization,
like the quail English snipe and golden plover, also,
were scarce in the West this fall and what birds did
come here were sold at 90 80 pair wholesale. Mr. Dur
ham considered the uffed grouse, white grouse
II Is called In the trade to distinguish IL from tho
pinnatcd grouse, being almost scarce prairie
chicken. These birds all come from Dakota and Ne
braska and for their scarcity Is that during
the Indian troubles which centred to a great
tent in the section where the market hunters got
their supply OF game, the hunting grounds were burned
out and otherwise injured
Quail are plentiful Unlike many Of the other
varieties OF game birds, little Bob White is
at home near the farmhouse and tbs poultry yard.
From the very roadside, traversed daily by teams
and pedestrians, may be heard the peep peep Of
the BROOD long there is the wheathed, with
its stubble in autumn TO hide him, he3 remains, ~.
gardeSs OF how many houses may spring up around
him. In the opinion OF game receivers, the gun
does not kill many quail rs the weather. II there
is heavy snow and sleet, with weather cold enough
to form crust OF ice top 1t brings death to hum
dreds of helpless young BIRDS But after temperate,
open winters like the last two, great increase Of
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and inasmuch as / could not buy the Falls
concluded to do the next best thing and buy
Dexter. He will go into my stable on the 10th
OF next month"
The horse cost him $4,000 Doble, when he
heard of the sale, said
"Pl have him back again in three weeks MIR
Bonner can't drive him on the road
Six weeks later Doble came to MIR. Bonner to
borrow the bride with which tue latter was
driving Dexter every afternoon in Central Park
and on the road
So it was with Maud S., and so 1t will in al
probability be with Sunol. Between Mr.. Bonner
and his horses there seems to exist a sympathetic
relation a mutual trust, confidence that
enables him to accomplish with them far
more than any other man could do William
III. Vanderbilt knew and appreciated this
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This is called the 8" sun DIAL locally, because u Is
transparent when held up TO the light. 1t Is hand'
somey notified fish, and attans good size, ana us
bones and vertebrae may be distinctly seen through
Its sides. IL is known window pane and wlndow
light In some places. -
A fish sometimes mistaken for the founder Is the
plaice. But this is fish OF prey and easily as
hngushed from the noifenslve founder by It's formi
dablc Jaws and teeth. 49, .
Another queer fish which comes and goes with the
founder Is the beautiful skate fiat fish with wings
like an angel, tail like kite and face grotesqueE
and awfuy like human being This unpleasant
likeness to its captors is enhanced by habit the sh
has Of turning up Its eyes when II Is caught, opening
It's broad. Oothess mouth and giving vent to dreadful
groans while covering its face that seems the seiy
nomej with Its wnglike fins. The skate often atains
weight OF fifty pounds and over, and as 1t feeds on
everything II find, II is pest to the angler. The
eggs Of this strange fish often found on the beaches
Of the Atlantic coast They are black, square bags
hold the egg 10 weed rock the bottom. The
eggs look so much like seaweed that many old fisher
stil refuse to believe they anything else, and
not all anglers know what the queer things really are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-06
GAME NOW IN SEASON.
THE MARKETS READY FOR CHRISTMAS.

DUCKS BECOMING EXTREMELY sCARCE-soME
BEAUTIFUL BIRDS
With the approach OF cold weather, and particularly
in this month"; when jovisl Christmas Is drawing near,
the markets OF New-York City and the crowded. noisy
and dingy streets leading to them take on holiday
appearance From every part OF the continent there
comes rich tribute OF fur and feather and In front OF
every game dealers and around each stand there
hang great strings OF birds and small game Plump,
strong winged red grouse, with dainty necklaces OF
feathers pretty little quail duck in the brilliant pumage
which matched well with sedge and sea when they
were alive; ororn, Cultured rabbits and squirrels.
comprise the greater part Of tie display But here and
there may be seen few great wild turkeys with rich
pumage playing in dozen tints OF glossy blush black
and now and then the velvety black fur of Bruin at
tracts attention. But what gives the markets their
Christmas like appearance more than almost anything
else are the deer which hang In front Of almost every
place venison has always been considered the true
Christmas meat the meat of ALL fit to reign at feast and
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SUNDAY EDITION.
DEC. 8, 1891.
ROBERT BONNER'S WAYS.
RECOMMENDATION BY HENRY WARD
BEECHER.

.,uv DEXTER WAS BoUGHr-sUNoL SOON TO BE
uERE-REMIYIscENCEs OF BEECHER. BAN
CROFT AND EvERETT-BALANCING
HORSES FooT-METHoDs OF ADvER-
T1aNG-THE CITY STABLE.
When Job lost patience and apostrophized "Oh,
49,, mine enemy would write a book" he was
@.a;,e TO a wild thirst for revenge. When
ia.o,o, W. Childs begged Robert Bonner ITO write
sook he was actaated by no such feeling. He
=. licking to make the world better by giving
:. clearer insight into the character of an up
.,bt generous, manly man. He had met Mr..
pnrer but three times in his life. the first meet
=. taking place in a carriage in which both rode
:. psIlbesrers at the funeral Of James Gordon
p.,nett the second in a carriage in which they
"A, as pallbearers at the funeral of Horace
c,,,ley. and the third also in a carriage in which
,hsy rode as palbearers at the funeral of George
Jones
-Bonner, said Mr.. Childs, as they found them
..,ves seated side by side on the last occasion,
.,bi. ought TO remind us that we, too, are grow
IN, old. We cannot expect to go on forever. l
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THE TOOTHSOME FOUNDER.
ms HAUyTs AND THE WAYS OF CAPTURING HIM |
FOR THE TABLE.

ms HAUNTs AND THE WAYS OF CAPTURING HIM
FOR THE TABLE.
When cold weather begins and the game fish leave
the bays for Southern waters, there comes humble
but tootlsome fish, which beds itself in the mud and
remains from autumn to spring through all the leo
and snow and storms Of winter. This Is the common
founder In every muddy channel or drain that
connects with the the Nat. misshapen fellows find
themselves at home and furnish means Of livelihood
to many and sport TO some few, who are willing TO
brave the angry winds and seas to cast line into
tho waters.
The fish habit has such terrible hold on some
people that nothing short of complete freezing over
Of the bays will prevent them from going out and en-
loving their favorte recreaiion"-a "Tc"rsatlon'
which includes often n four five mile pull against
a head tide and wind land what wind can blow In
winter is only fully appreciated by those who go out
fishing in rowboat Of those cheerful December
mornings when Il gale Is blowing Ia from SEAL to say
nothing about the constant drenching as the waves
wash over them when the boat Is anchored Then
when they get out to the fishing grounds they anchor
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oo'tom Of the third page is the word "Over and
turning TO tho other side, you read:
-. Scott did not write till he was over forty
VINO knows but may turn out great novelise
sao have it said when / am dead After TINS
SAungushed novelist twho also sometimes
preached was fifty years old. he was found out
" Robert Bonner to have turn for felton, etc,
etc.
W. Beecher then began Norwood" but he was
:, u'a'ofy writer and the novel advanced slowly
nc could never get his Pegasus down to STEADY
A lie wrote only when the spirit moved hlm'
1 ene result was that his embarrassed genius
Oufed from Mr.. Bonner $3I 900 for Norwood,
"-ead Of the s24.4O0 at first offered.
award Everett said to Mr.. Bonner. after read
ws,. @s Of the preachers jolly letters: why he
W. You as he writes to no other man
n. men Everett died. Mr.. Bonner sent TO George
ol' the historian. check for $500 and
y, mat he write a sketch Of Everett's life.
Dsoeroft complied, but the sketch contained
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MAUD s.

on the road take his dust. 1t was predicted by
a high authority in trotting matters that Mr.
Bonner would never be able to drive Sunol In
New-York; the mare was too nervous, too high
strung too skittish That recalls an incident In
connection with the purchase of Dexter. All
that Mr. Bonner wanted him for was to beat
Flora Temples record of 2 10 "a. The effort
was made at Buffalo in July, 1867. Budd Doble
drove. and Dexter trotted in 2 II IA. Mr.. Bon
ner wrote to a friend in New-York:
Il saw Niagara Falls this morning for the first
time. and came down here Buffalo this afternoon
to see that other great wonder, Dexter, when he
trotted in the unprecedented time of 2:17 Ia.
You know / always like to have the best things.
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when, unable to see his horses on the road he sent
word to Mr. Bonner that he might have Maud D.
for 100000 when he could have sold her In
Cincinnati for 100000 or more lie Knew
moreover. that in Mr. Bonners hands the mart
would not be raced for money. In few days
SunoI will be here She left San Francisco on
Tuesday and should be on the road not more
than a week. Her home will be in west fliS-
Gfth-st Mr. Bonner will first that her feet
are perfectly balanced, after which he VIII Jog
her on the road.
The owner Of Sunol and Maud s., being very
rich man, has provided for his various four-footed
pets city house in keeping with their high
breeding and aristocratic blood. The picture when
accompanies this liz from photograph OF the famous
Bonner stable ia Eew-York The ground on winch
this stable is built is valued at about Sso,ooo
Tie building itself is worth some $4,000. As
seen from the street its appearance does not differ
greatly from similar establishments in that wealthy
locality An uniformed observer would not
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the shooting season. and the Startled birds. helpless In
the sudden binding glare OF Hight, fall easy victims
Thus man is doing what he can TO destroy The
last vestiges OF game In those estuaries and bays
which once were the sportsmans ideal resorts for
n day behind the blind 10 watch for the long
black line OF duck and geese sweeping graeefuly
over the wide stretches OF sedge and meadow
But not alone OH the Atlantic coast Is game grow
Ing scarce. out West the game bird OF the PRAIRIE
the prairie chicken, Is being cSterminated This re-
ers 10 the real prairie chicken properly socaled ana
not 10 the grouse, which wrongly bears the name
IN some localities So scarce has II become that In
the last month Mr. Durham sold $50 barrels, with
about forty pairs OF birds to the BARREL Mt u %
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-09


Miss Cora Sutton visited in Paw Paw
last week.
Mrs. w. A. Wooden is spending the
week in Lawton.
Every one who is the fortunate pos
SCISSOR of horse and cutter seems to be
out enjoying the sleighing.
Hon. II. l.. Warren, once editor of
the Lawrence Advertiser, is calling on
friends here. We understand he is in
the life insurance business.
Our lyceums are increasing in inter-
est, and it would be well If some of our
young men who spend their evenings
lounging around stores and shops would
attend them.
Mrs. Elizabeth HazeltOn, died in
Lawrence, December LIST. Deceased
was about so years old. She
had been feeble for some time, and the
past year great sufferer. She leaves
husband, three daughters, and two
sons.
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AeeIPr.

During the past weeks services at the
M. f. Church, two young ladies and
two little girls asked for prayers of the
church.
+. NJ Gage and Miss Fort, unite their
pupils and have literary exercises every
Friday afternoon in the upper room at
the Center.
Miss Mamie Bartholomew and Miss
Grace Thomas go to Benton Harbor to
take voice culture; each of the girls
has fine voice.
The Odd Fellows have an oyster sup
per on Wednesday evening, this week,
at the Martin House, for themselves
and invited guests.
The Good Templars have lively
lodge, numbering over sixty and are tax
ing in new members every meeting,
mostly young people.
The young people of East Silver
Creek know how to make socials lively,
and also how to gather in the ducats.
Last week they counted out $500 for
the organ fund, to make music for a
very flourishing Alliance.
Frank Linsenmayer was elected dele
gate to the State SABBATH School Con-
vention last week, at MuskegOn. On his
return he reported a very profitable
meeting and most hospitable entertain
ment by the city. Altogether good
time was had.
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" averIy.

Rob Taylor has moved into the Nixon
house.
Mr.. Jones of Paw Paw is cutting the
timber on his land near Stinerburg,
The pleasant weather was improved
by many of our farmers in fall blowing.
Byron Nixon of Bellair, an old-time
Waverly boy, was our welcome guest
over Sunday.
Marvin Auton and family drove over
TO Decatur last Saturday TO visit his
son Allie, the photographer
Onslow Nixon has sold the homestead
forty for one thousand dollars, and is
now proprietor of the Filley House in
Paw Paw
Right, Lacota, and not only that, but
the TRUE NORTHERNER contains more
home items and general information
than any other paper in the county.
Nearly all the time for thirty years the
NoRTHERNER has been our weekly
guest and, while it has always been an
eminently able journal, we believe it
has never been SO pure and commend
able us at the present time.
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f.awtOn.

Geo. Wickens is spending few days
in town.
Will Pelton went to Grand Rapids
Monday.
New England supper att A. r. hall,
Friday evening.
The show windows remind one that
christmas is coming"
Fred Burhans is visiting his parents
and friends in Lawton.
Mr.. A. b. Jones went to Holland
Monday to visit his daughter.
ID. Lamareaux and wife were guests
OF j. Pelton, Jr., over Sunday.
Lawton is said to have the best livery
service of any town in the county.
The Masonic fraternity banquet at
q. A. K. hall tomorrow evening
G. III. Showers and j. Barnes were at
Grand Rapids Friday, on business.
w. III. Kellogg is slowly recovering
from a serious attack of typhoid fever
Mrs. b. j. Desenberg returned Fri
day from an extended visit in the east
Miss Cornelia and Rose Hinckley
spent Sunday with their Lawton friends.
The steel roofing for the Town hall
has arrived and all will be i'm readiness
for Christmas opening
The smile on Emle's face is due To
the arrival of n six pound boy Sunday
morning. He already speaks French
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East Arlington.

Jim Sans is breaking horses as usual
Lyceum will commence Thursday
night.
The new church is completed and
will be dedicated on Dec. 20.
The Busy Workers will meet with
Miss Mertie Delong Saturday night
Mr.. A. b. Palmer had the misfortune
to cut his foot very badly Thanksgiving
day.
Miss Lutte Nash, who has been Wis
iting relatives in Jackson, came home
last Friday.
Miss Eva Knowles of Lawrence was
the guest of Miss Gertie Nash OF this
place part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Pease and son
frankie, who have been visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. +. b. ID. Hicks,
returned to their home in Calhoun,
Thursday.
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GOb1eViIIe.

Miss Addie Nelson is reported as Il
little better
Pussey Canaan was home from Kala-
mazoo over Sunday.
l.. A. Post, the undertaken, attended
five funerals last week.
The infant son of Allie and Rose
Stanton died of whooping cough on the
3rd inst.
l.. ID. Herman is in very poor health
and his son Will has taken charge of
the bakery.
The Good Templars will give an en-
tertainment at the opera house on Sat
urday evening of this week.
Bush Il Lyle shipped three carloads
of fine porkers last week and two this
week. Prices range from $3 to $40
A windmill on the farm of Chris
Veley at Lake Mill was blown down
during the hard wind of last Thursday
evening.
Mrs Hattie Taylor and Mrs James
Whitelaw of Kansas, who have been
visiting relatives here, will start for
home next Monday.
Mrs. c. ID. Myers was the happy re
cipient last week of a fine carriage, the
gift of her father, Mr.. William Barton
The vehicle took first premium at the
Detroit Exposition.
A feeling of dissatisfaction is manifest
among our business men on account of
a certain merchant agreeing with the
others to close his store on Thanksgiv-
ing day, and then breaking his word
Gobleville had n close call from fire
last Saturday. A chimney in DIR. Huff's
office burned out, and the pipe entering
the flue set fire to the paper on the par
tition wall. Had not assistance been
close at hand Gobleville would have
been in ashes and her business men
talking fire protection.
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Barnes District.

Beautiful winter weather and promise
of sleighing.
Spelling school at the school house
on Friday evening. All who will spell
are invited
Our winter term of school has been
in session several weeks under the SUI
pervisi0n of Miss Zell Richmond, who
seems to be giving good satisfaction
Business is not as lively here yet as it
was last year at this time, but soon it
will be, Jas people are getting ready to cut
wood. Then look out for accidents.
Fred Smith lost valuable cow few
days since. The cattle had made hole
in stack by pulling straw out, and
while one COW was in this hole, eating,
another gored it to death.
Recently within one week Mr.. Reyn-
nells and family entertained guests
from Nebraska, Indiana, and Illinois,
also from Porter, Lacota, and Lawrence,
besides several from other places.
We were prevented from attending
the twenty-tifth anniversary of the
Grange, celebrated at Lawrence on the
4th inst, but we appreciate the invita-
ton received. tits pleasant to be re-
membered.
Compared with that of other locali-
ties, the average oat crop in this neigh
borhood was very poor this year on ac-
count of grasshoppers. Fields infested
by them yielded from 2 to ID bushels
per acre, while fields that were free
from those pests produced as high as 90
bushels. Amos Conklin of Hartford
harvested seven acres that yielded 10
bushels per acre.
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Decatur.

Geary Lee. of this place is very low
from heart trouble.
Carney, our enterprising druggist,
has as fine display of holiday goods
rs it has been our privilege TO see in
many day.
Cash Stuyvesant will go to Three
Rivers this week, where he will run an
auction store until after the holidays.
Alex. Dobson is doing thriving bus
mess here in buying and shipping a
large number of fine fowls.
Our churches are already making
preparations for the celebration of
Christmas eve. At the Methodist
church they will have the good old
fashioned Christmas tree together with
an interesting program.
Marvin Anton and family of Glen
dale were the guests of A +. Auton
over Sunday.
At the celebration of the 25th ami
versary of the grange very able and
instructive program was enjoyed by
all who attended.
We are to have lecture course at
this place which will begin the 18th of
this month Decatur will not be be-
hind sister towns i'm affording its citi-
zens ent ,rtainment and instruction.