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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-16

IN northern Alabama, on horseback
Through woods aud Ftubble. across
prairiss and plowed fields, then hum
dreds Of thousands Of good Americans
will 40 for the ner, three months after
birds Of all descriptions.
Few persons. indeed, excepting market.
men-and marketmcn know n surpris
ing number Of things that other people
are ignorant of--few others realize how
great the slaughter OF game Is They
know well that Il Is too great l,ex-
hansiihle as the supply seems to be. re-
Operative M mother Nature Is. there IL
no possible doubt that many NJ the
choicest birds Of North America arc
doomed to extinction in tho near future
n they are not protected In somr way.
Already counties aud states that were
formerly populOus with quail aud wood.
cock. partridge and prairie chickens are
given over by tho srortsinen 90 hopeless,
while the poihunter has gone pcriorse
into other business. or has "goue west p
Big NJ tho country Is, it, Resources will
not last forever II the war Of exiernina-
ton goes on. There D. no lack OF laws.
Indeed, In most states there are too many
laws They stumble over ono another.
Our legislators zee the danger and try,
according TO their lights TO avert IL. but
the slaughter still continues
There will be many readers who will.
perhaps. ridicule this, and truly . Is
difficult for one who has trayerscd the
forests Of Maine or Of Arkansas to real.
izo that tho supply Of game birds eau
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-16

that at n mile. or even two miles away. II
sounds ~ distinct ~ the note Of a iiuto
nearby. Well, they come from the north
probably Labrador--and whole colonies
of them come down the coastin July and
August. 90 young and foolish that II 1t
wcro not for the few old birds that stay
with them "a guides. and probably rs
mentors. they would fall an easier prey
than they do to the snipc shooter. Great
yellow legs, larger than n pigeon. little
hawks eyes. small as wren. dozens Of
varieties between. all iooihsome. all fair
game for the sportsman.
Ofall bird shooting II seems 10 me
that snipc shooting is tho pleasaniest.
There is the least Of fatigue. the least Of
exposure about Il. and TO a lazy man
who has still the passion Of sport II Is
very delicious TO lie In wait for prey and
shoot Il without labor Not for the loyo
Of destroying life, "a sontimcntalistl de-
clare by way OF donouncing ", but for
the development aud exercise Of skin,
the enhancement Of health. the exalted
physical enjoyment Of outdoors
1t is the early hunter thnt catches tho
snipc. Half an hour before dawn Is the
time 10 start The athletic sportsman
who snecrcd just now when spoke .oi
lying In wait for game viii have plenty
Of exercise " he lives, ~ ! do. two or
three miles away from tho best ponds
and has 10 row to them Down through
tho salt marshes toward the ocean. with
the fresh breeze blowing away the slowly
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-16

come, by ones. by scores, by hundreds
sometimes When thoy flock they Aock
No clofely that even an Indifferent shot
may often kill dozen birds with ono
barrel.
The slill and the real pleasure Of the
sport, however, Is IN tho shooting Of sin
gle birds Their flight IS very swift,
and though not as erFatic rs that OF some
others. 1t is different indeed from that Of
the most of tho field aud wood birdA
The latter are apt 10 fly straight, no
matter how swiftly. but the flight Of
the snige is usually succession Of rapid
curves, upward. downward and to either
side, Only two hours before | began
writing this page u aOck u fully twenty,
startled by tue shot Of brother hunter.
oircled around toward where stood.
by the time my gun was ut my shoulder
they were within twenty feet Of my face
flying directly at me, fired, but tho
instant | did 20, the flock divided, one
half going past me on either side, and
one shell was wasted. II was the rare
experience VI missing because tho mark
was too near.
1t Is not many years ago that snipe-
ut least the coast yarietios-were only TO
b. found on the coast. Now they say
they shoot the very same kinds as far
west as Salt Lake II seems most TO
markable ingance OF change Of habit.
The confusion OF game laws makes II
almost impossible for gunner to know
what he may or may not shoot In his
own state, and utterly impossible for an
average mau 10 remember all tho CON
lliciiug statutes IN different states It
Is therefore ont Of the question TO talk
Of open seasons with any degree Of nc
euracy. All that may he said is that
the season Is almost at hand for almost
all game or Is now open.
Shooting over u dog is tho ideal Of
most American bird hunters, and there
ID nothing 20 urge against tho idea pro-
vided the dog Ia all he should be-in
other words, II he understands his bust
ness thoroughly and knows the man who
IS behind him. For the man who has
such dog and good gun, good aim
aud a good pair OF legi, the autumn is
iull Of glorious sport The legs are
necessary, for know OF no part Of tho
country where quail can now be success
fully shot Us We used to hunt them
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-16

Beautiful fir worthy ~ the Attention
% Landscape cafdsnefH
On the grounds Of Tho Rural sew
Yorker q specimen of Nordmanns hr
has stood uniniurci by heat OF frost for
some fourteen years.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-16

EB- safe Deposit Vaults. absolutely bar.
Elhr ana Gre rrost. Rents. 81 10 IS par year
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-16

II you We're TO judge some Of the
ttreots IN Chicago by the horses feeding
IN the pavement and stamping flies OIL
themselves IN the dirty thoroughfare,
you would think yourself in some coun.
try town, hut when you look mp at the
fifteen story buildings and listen to tho
roar Of the commerce wheeling and
trnndling and humming all about you,
yon know you are IA one Of the greatest
cities OF the world
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-16

Tho Journal mentioned says awe
know, however. Of a tree Of about the
same age aud size being killed. root and
branch. less than two miles from Thu
Rural grounds. during a severe winter.
An unusually dry fall preceding may
have caused It's death rather than the
severe winter, a. other conifers regarded
a. perfectly hardy were also killed. This
beautiful fr IS said 10 DO hardy In Roch.
ester. and may stand still collcrclimatcs.
"Ahics lpceal Nordmanniaua was
first discovered by Professor NOrlmnun
growing upon the Adshar mountains at
an elevation % some 1900 feet. Some
OF the trees were 100 feet IN height. It
is found also on the Criinenn mountains
The leaves arc a full inch In length, Of =
dark, very glog,y green on tho upper
surface. and Of . rlaucons color UNDER
meath, making a pleasing contrast not
unlike that seen In Alcocks spruce. 1t
IS certainly fine evergreen and worthy
~ place Ia every collection" The cut
here reproduced Il from photograph o.
the specimen alluded 10.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-16

"That was an appropriate bit Of music
they had a. the cattlemon's annual din
ner"
"What was ~"
"Tho baud played Beetboven's Con
eerto in des,"-Harpegs Basar.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-16

HERE do they
comefroinf These
swift winged cir.
clors that fly
across tho great
salt marshes In
The spring tbs
late summer and
tho fan. Ting
their "Whoo-oo-
wee, whco-oo-
tVen" az clearly
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-16

fun-anl all young men do-should, in.
stead Of buying bottles and playing pool.
buy u shotgun and train a dog. Let
him learn 10 use his gun and TO DO caro-
ful, above all things, in the use Of It.
Let hun teach his dog land so get a
friend who will never fail HIM, and then
let him go forth for out OF door sport.
80 he will grow healthier. stronger, moro
self reliant SO he will not fall into evil
ways DAVID A. CuRTIa
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-16
DBSERET EVENING NEWS,

Fubibhss sv,fy DAY sfssps Sunday II p N
tutserip,lon yrr- IN sdsssee tiaoo r.r y,si, sioo
B, month, Is e.as per west, rc'ipaid O. delivered
a. ssffirr
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-16

Atits p,rs Magazine The eiisaFe-. snd bs''in
o. olan,fy. specially ,Allatle a. rider q current
li.ory. rhoc. pr yolurn' Of 20 nuAssrs. 'l'o Ps'
si.r. 81 ". n.-isA
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-16

rubn.h,d even Tussiiy and Friday. sassriP
tisa if.ss. In aiunce. psf year. t1oo; - months
o. ". three months, tioo. postpaid OF delivered b.
f.ffiff
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-12-17

ton at the wheel; shall have to figri
for h /"
So saying he picked up his gun from
where he had dropped it when he dis
mounted, and strobe on few PAGES up
stream to meet the boat.
"Steer for the other sider' he called
ont when the boat was in hailing dis.
taace.
s'Tm vunning this machine" re-
sponded the coarse voice of Morton,
land guess the river is free"
Aiken could see the little tongues OF
water as they overlapped the banks
above. If the boat did not turn she
would send the water over the levee
lower down where the boy was, and he
and the whole embankment would be
sucked in. There was no time to be
lost
Swinging the lantern above his head
SO that Morton might see him, he
flung his rifle to his shoulder and
called back; .'Comc another foot
nearer to this shore and you are
dead man" s-
Morton KNEW Wudb lhduhcf VI Aa~i'
he had to deal with. The wheel re-
versed, the boat tackled and grazed the
opposite shore. which was already sub
merged.
"All right now, Pete" said Aiken,
gently, patting the boys muddy pate.
sIll go on and be back in few mo-
ments.
When they came by and by and put
sandbags in the hole Pete had been
covering the little fellow was too weak
to speak or to stand, and Mr.. Aiken
took him up in his arms and himself
carried him to the house.
And now Pete does nothing but ride
on the back seat of the carriage to open
cites for the driver or to carry parcels
when Tom Aiken's pretty wife goes to
Shreveport shopping; for the ''boss" is
grateful to the little hero who saved
the plantation. --Philadelphia Times
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HE PRESSED the EARTH ABOUT HIM.


ne point, and he knew there were only
"'ew Old women in the cabins there,
Gnu he could get no help. from that
s'uree 1t was more than mile back
%~here the men were working, and
=. was afraid to show himself there
~''ef having run away. Besides there
-, not moment to lose; what was
" pc done? The boy knew that a
9ieai responsibility rested upon him.
l. we llttle opening were not stopped
Immediately it was only question of a
~" ,eW moments before the whole levee
ot'd7be swept away.
y, 'estood up and looked about him.
t mere was no one in sight. He thought
-, might lind bag of sand dropped by
w Easing wagon, but there was none.
~ sudden purpose he turned and sat
soWn over the little crevice through
%inch the water came. The soft earth
leiged to his weis hit, and with his
nSnus and feet he pressed it about him,
Fgmihg 1t to make it firm.
! Nc difficulty had been solved with
OUT his volition almost. 1t was only
:. I y y was done that he thought of
NV consequences. He calculated in his
Sssur,eaSonlng way that 1t was eight
Seiock How long would he have to
,s'',aln there? For aught he knew. till
a''rhlpg- He-began to suffer by and
81 rom his cramped position but he
not move even the least bit lest
:, vase would open again.
Ne could not tell how time passed
~sry minute seemed an hour. lie
toala not hear the shouts Of the men
wow, There was only now and then
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-12-17
Old O'clock

Little Marie was very mu CHI afraid Of
dogs. This was pity. for some dogs
are splendid fellows, and nice play
mates for little children. Marie's mann
ma tried very hard to get her to make
friends with some good-natured dogs,
and pat them on the back.
Once they visited at the farm of Ma
rie's uncle, who had large dog named
s'Watch."
Mamma said: NOW, Marie, you must
not be afraid OF this good doggie. He
is gentle and kind. His name is Watch.
When he comes up to You, call him by
name and do not be afraid.
In little while when Marie was
playing in the yard, she heard Watch
bark, and she forgot that she WINS not
to be afraid; she ran crying TO mamma:
sOh. dear, dear! Here comes old
Clock and I'm 90 scaredl'
Was she not funny little grip
Jesse P. Weber, in Our Little Men and
Women.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-12-17
"a LITTLE NONSENSE

-Aspirant-"What is the chief req
uisite for q young lady entering the
literary feld?s Editor Postage
stamps"
Miss Languish-"Were you ever
disappointed in love, Mr.. Hearty?'
Mr. Hearty-"Yes. indeed; every time. +"
Funny Cuts.
-Bixby-"Uncle 'Rastus, why do
you call your mule 'Dreams?'" Uncle
'Rastus-"B because he dun goes by con-
traries. sah-"-N. Y. Herald
The Wrong Man. Customer -
"How are these shirts. durablea''
Clerk-'I don't know. / don't trade
here "--Clothier and Furnisher.
-"Can you change two-dollar bill?"
asked Mr.. Galley. Certainly" re-
piled the druggist courteously.
How'll you have it. in quinine pills
or cough drops?"
Lady (who is about to move, to
neighbours boy)-"And what will you
| do when go away. Sammy, and leave
no one in the house?" Sammy-"Breah
all the windows"
An Accommodating Employer
Charlie Youngnoodle (stock clerk)-
"Mr. Duste. can go on the roadP"
Employer-'T have no particular OBJ
lection, Charlie, II you prefer 1t to the
| sidew walk. Jewellery Circular.
Both Needed. Fair Querist-ssHus.
band, dear, are there two SIS" In bust.
| ness?" Wideawake Husband-"Cer.
tainly there are, my love. A man who
goes into business with one eye is
going to be badly left"-Pittsburgh
Bulletin
-Effie's Brother-"Do you love my
sister Effie9' Effie's Steady Companion
why, Willie. that is queer ques,
ton. Why do you want to known
Efie's Brother-"She said last night
she would give dollar to know. and 1
would like to get it.-Demorest'
Magazine.
Miss Winslow (petting the mastiff)
-"Just see how roguish Bevis looks.
Sometimes think that he understands
and appreciates all our jokes" Charley
Wheeler (who has been there, some-
what grimly)-"Yes; I've noticed that
he catches on very quickly. "-Cleve-
| land World
Bridget
she assisted tho IRE with the kerosene can;
She always persisted in following that plan.
In spite of her m issus' rage;
Aud now she has flown from this vale OF
tears,
At the soft, tender age Of ninety five years
She had to succumb to old age
| indianapolis journal.
The Clock Really Went Of. New
Servant-"Can / have different clock
In me bedroom, mum2" Mistress
why, ! put that clock in your room
for special purpose. It's an alarum
clock" New Servant--"Well, mum, l
can't stand it It woke me up this
mornin'" Philadelphia Record.
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KILLED BY IMAGINATION.
Death Resulting from an Imaginary snake
Bfte.

Death Resulting from an Imaginary snake
Bite.
Medical doctors and persons ex-
sperienced in human ailments are well
acquainted With the. important part
which the imagination plays in respect
to the origin, spread and cure OF dis-
eases. Cases where diseases origi-
mated or became aggravated by the
patient imagining himself worse on
than he really was are numerous; those
n which the imagination has been the
sole cause of death are comparatively
rare. Surgeon General Francis, OF tho
british East India Medical service, tells
~ q drummer who was suddenly
aroused from his sleep by something
crawling over his naked legs being
in India, the land Of deadly serpents'
he imagined it was cobra, ana MS
friends. who had collected by the out
cry. thought so too, and it was treated
accordingly. lamentations, such as are
customary with the natives on such oc-
cas;ons. were resorted to- The poor
fellow was Negotiated with twisted
cords and cloths, while ropes We're
t;ohtlv bound round his arms and legs,
IN view partly to arouse him, but prin-
c;nallv to drive out the evil spirit which
had taken possession OF him. with tne
first dawn of light the true cause OF
the drum mer's fright was diseoyerea
n the shape OF a harmless lizard, which
was living crushed and half killed by
the side Of the patient. But 1t was too
-. from the moment when he be-
l;eved poisonous snake had bitten
him he passed into an increasing col
lance. gradually growing worse until
he died, purely from an imaginary
snake bite, some six hours after the
harmless little quarian had dragged It's
icv body across his warm limbs
Brooklyn standard Union
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PERSONAL ANn IMPzssoNAL.


Repeated acts OF robbery we're conn
mitted by young woman in Paris.
and on the trial. which recently oc.
Cured, 1t was satisfactorily demon
strated to the jury that she had been
under hypnotic influence She was. Of
course, acquitted. :
The Princess Of Monaco. who has
last prevailed upon her husband to
close the gambling establishments In
his principality 30 soon as the leases
expire, is said to have concluded to
convert the beautiful casino at Monte
Carlo into hospital for consumptivcA
--Bismarck's witticisms are apt TO be
caustic. During bis recent visit to
Kissingen conversation turned upon
the disease Of the ear that Is said to af-
iict Emperor William. when the ex-
chancellor put in with . laugh: admit
that am fortunate In not having the
ear of the emperor"
Ella Ticket. aged thirty years, who
lives near Middlctown, O.. i only
ZtMentY-eight- iuches In height and
weighs but thirty-six pounds. At birth
she was Of ordinary size and grew until
she was three years old. She has al
ways enjoyed the best Of health and
assists in the domestic dhties Of the
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the boot Of an owl RISING ah<.v. -.
roar q the water, or the swish AZ :
clod Of earth was sucked into the mad
current He wished he had not run
away from his work.
he began to get drowsy: his limb.
were almost numb. He wondered
Wnat would become Of him il he should
go to sleep. If the waters shonld dse
up over the levee and drown him ara
ruin the cotton, would 1t make any diff.
ference the. that he had tried to save
W He was inadequate to the problem,
the like OF which has puzzled Qraver
heads than his The hooting Of the
Owl grew less and less frequent. the
swishing Of the waters fainter ana
fainter, the pain in his back easier.
he must have slept some time. Sud-
denly he was awakened by the gallon
o. . horse on the road below. He was
too.wea to move. His voice was al
most gone, but as the horse and rider
approached he cried out with all the
strength he could summon: s.Marse
Toml'
-MrlMken-drew rein-qu ckly-and
turned his big lantern in the direction
of the voice.
"Who is it, and where are you?o he
asked, dismounting.
Its me. boss" answered the boy.
What the mischief are you doing
here, Pete?" inquired Aiken, peering
into the boys begrimed face, why,
you are almost buried ,alivei'
Il ruined away from back yonder, I"
the boy answered II seed the levee
err breakin' here, so stopped"
why, bless the boy" said Aiken,
You must be nearly dead. What is to
be done? Can you stand it till I ride
back and get help to fill the break? 1t
will open as soon as you move"
=s' ! essir; but hurry, boss, answered
the boy.
AS Aiken turned toremount he heard
the sound Of boat wheels around the
curve and the whistle sounded out
hoarsely.
tBy George!' exclaimed Aiken,
there's a boat, and three more inches
of water will top the levee here and
then all is LOST
In a few moments the boat rounded
the curve and the big lights shone out
across the water.
"The Marsden," Aiken said, as he
saw the two smoke.stacks, with Nor.
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FOR LITTLE PEOPLE.
4 LITTLE aoY's COMPLAINT,


Ma. she's dreadful busy a-harryIn' round
the house.
An boys are in the way. sho says-o, mercy
what h fousei
I can't sit here, can't SIT there. or even
white stick,
without hear this same old cry: Move oui
o, the way there. quIckrs
o, what's fellow to do, and where's fol
low to go1
And how can he keep on living when hii
mother treats him sol
But sue wants mo round the house an keeps
me Jest drumming
On errands O. hers -'causc why2 why-com
phys coming.
IT'S awful TO be a boy when you're the onI,
one.
with Jest little sister or two-R ain't nj
kind OF funi
IT'S downright mean--thafs what Il is-tt
keep me fiyin' So
Up stairs. down cellar an out TO the barn.
Here. Johnnie, shovel the snowW
Or johnnie, bring In the wood-box full. an
run ~, gather tho eggs,
Jeisl4H4 :tIoWnt4} tise gfGcefy stefef
It's Johnnie's pair OF legs
That this house moves on, now tell you
an they're forever running
Bnt more especially days like this. 'caus
why? Why. comp'ny's comingi
It's pretty rough on a growing boy to- worl
SO hard all day
Why, true's you live don't have more'n
couple o. hours to play
It's up III the morning at half-past eight. an
then to school at nine,
An whom schools out at four O'clock why
there's that mother o. minei
Shes dt,rays waiting. It seems to me, to keel
my feet a-fiyingi
n.y. "A ~ Ana alfat
keep from crying
It's a,cfaf hard-its dreadful hard to have 3
labor So
i know 'twa'n't so when she was little!
wasn't SO bad, know
I.llask her sometime II her ma kept her FOR
ever running
Whenever she happened to got the news {
some old comp'ny coming.
always have to walt around till the oil
folks allfget through,
An then take what's left over for me an tr
to makeitdo-
1t generally goes bout far enough, but IL
lonesome eating alone,
An the incest part or the chickens gone M
they've broke the wishing bone,
An the biggest piece o. cake Is took an tn
frostlng' tumbled off.
An the nuts an apples Is mighty scarce. q
they've mussed the table -cloth.
| O, dear think It's awful 1t sets my hea
| a.humming
| Whenever know by the way ma acts thu
| there's some comp'ny comingl
But after ali-when the comp'ny's gone al
bed time comes once more.
| An ma takes up tho nursery lamp al
| marches us through the door,
| An up the. stairs like flock o. sheep, an
hurries us into bed,
| An tucks US in an hears our prayers al
puts US on the head;
| And kisses us all an talks awhile an laugh
an jokes with us,
| Somehow or other kind o. forget the har
| work an the fuss.
| An think that there amt In all the world
! mother half SO good
! Ifshe does keep me a-running to split q
| kindliug wood,
\ An gather the eggs an run to the store an
4 hundred other things
/ An when she sits beside my bed an rock
| the baby an sings,
An smooths my hair an praises me up al
calls me her good boy
| Somehow or other the work I've done
| swallowed up In Joy,
| An l lay an look up into her face an hei
| her gentle huinmng,
| An lore her more than anyone knows--evt
when-comp'ny's comingi
Harriet Francene Crocker, In Our Lit
Men and Women.