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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-04-01
THE LIVE BIRD SHOOTING.
A Leading Portland Sportsman Pre-,
sents the Other Side.

ED. JOURNAL Dear Sir: In the is
sue OF Saturdays March 25th you invite
discussion on the merits or dement's of
live pigeon shooting at the traps. do
not wish to say who shall or shall not
use live birds for targets, nor do wish
to say who shall or shall not use tobacco
although they may both be offensive to
me, but there are cranks on every sub.
ject and no doubt I will get scored in the
near future for the stand take In this
matter, is it any harm to shoot any of
the numerous wild fowl? Isit anyway
cruel to kill chickens for food purposes?
or, does it chow cruelty for the butcher
to take the life of dear little lamb? if
80 then it is positively cruel to shoot
live pigeons at the trap, great portion
of the unfavorable comment on this
subject is the result of reports circulated
by uninformed persons, reports are sent
out that these birds are killed and that
the carcasses are permitted to 60 to
waste, also that the birds are wounded
and permitted to sit on the grounds and
suffer, again that artificial targets are
as good for practice as the live birds are
now this is all wrong, first all of the
dead birds are sold, In order TO reduce
expenses, and they are used for food
purposes, again no bird is permitted to
linger If it can be avoided. There are
in some isolated cases, birds hit
with shot that get away but not nearly
so many as there are trout hooked that
tear half of their mouth out and go off
to die of starvation. AS regards the
merits of live birds vs targets for prac-
tice, there is no comparison between the
two targets. Under the present rules are
thrown so that the shooter knows be-
foreband just the direction it will take
IN its flight, and the shooting Of them
becomes purely mechanical, with live
birds, this il done away with and the
shooter gets regular field training at the
trap. To kill live birds at the trap
may be against the principles Of some,
and may possibly be wrong, but II 1t is,
then there are 81 states In the Union
that permit wrong doing within their
boundary lines. All Of Europe, Asia
and part of Africa permit live bird
shooting and / forgot to mention Ore
gon.
w. A. Storey.
| Portland. March %.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-04-01
About a RiAe Tournament.

1t would add no doubt 10 the attract
iveness of the coming tournament, II
one or more rife matches could be held
for the good prizes; and II those inter-
ested In such shooting, will go to work
10 earnest, II can be accomplished.
We must not expect those who have
Joined and maintained clubs, and
through this club become members OF
the association, to make special en-
deayor In our interest unless We dc
some Tustling ourselves. There 10 nc
kind Of target practice which tries
persons nerves like the rife, and when
. good marksman 'draws . lead ou
the spot" he exhibits cooiness and
confidence, as we'll ~ elegance Caim
---undauutsd--n0t . nerve qoivers'
No trifiing, no guesswork, no stsA,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-04-01
BATs-sAoRIFIcE HIT.
Many lovers Of horse racing are look

Many lovers OF horse racing are look
Ing forward to the time when the
two champion trotting stations OF the
North Pacific Aitao 2:i7t and Holmdsl
2lsi will meet to decide their superior
ity - speed horss. Each horse has It,
sdmirsp aud the rses viii attract large
czowda
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-04-01
salem as q Breeding Point,

X Following is copy Of letter re-
celved by B. o, Van Bokkelen from
Capt, J. Sorenson of Portland:
q PORTLAND, March 2S, 1913.
q B. O. VAN BoKKELEN-Dear Sir: !
did, not. see you before leaving the
oity, 80 I drop you this to let you know
that Il nothing happens to prevent II /
will breed "Susie So ,2ls to Holmdel
2lsa and. If 1t will be Of any service to
the horse to let people know that am
going TO do 90 you are st liberty to pub
lish this. Yours Truly,
y J. SoRENsoN..
< 435 Gleason st., Portland, Or,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-04-01
THE GREAT WILKES STALLION

Make the River Stock and half m
East Of Springfield, o.. Book Now 0psn ra .tt 2
j. M. BOWES 6 CO..
lsPrngfeld Lane County Oregon
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-04-01
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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-04-01
NEW.BASERALL RULES. :.
The Principal Changes Only Affect
tho Pitchers Position.

After almost endless discussion and
controversy over radical changes In the
rules of baseball in, order to re,establish
the. game In popular favor, little more
has been done than to move the pitcher
back five feet in order to increase the
batting, All the pet projects Of enlarg-
ing the diamond, OF making 1t In the
form of . pentagon, of allowing bases
to be run on fouls and dozens Of others,
have been lost In the shuttle.
THE PITCHER IN THE "Box."
Under the old rules the pitcher stood
In a rectangular box 81 feet long by 4
feet wide. The front line Of the boz
was so feet from the plate. The pitcher
was compelled to have one foot on the
rear line Of the box, SO that the heel Of
this foot was 55 feet inches from the
plate. Under the new rule he Is
moved back just feet. The old box is
abolished. and instead the pitcher
boundary is marked bya a rubber plate
IL inches long and inches wide, at q
distance OF go feet 6 inches from the
outer corner of the home plate. The
pitcher must stand with one foot In
| front of and IN contact with the pitch.
er's plate, 30 that the heel OF the foot Is
80 feet inches from the home plate.
CANNOT RAISE HIS FEET.
The pitcher is not allowed to raise 9
either foot In delivering the ball, nor To
make more than one step In such
delivery. He must hold the ball before
delivery fairly in front Of his body and
In, sight. Of the umpire. When the
pitcher feints to throw base he must
resume the above position and pause
momentarily before delivering to the
bat. A balk is defined as any motion
to deliver the ball TO the bat without
delivering 1t, or any motion to deliver
1t while the pitcher Is not H. the re-
quired position.
BATs-sACRIFICE HIT.
Bats Of soft wood and fiat bats are
done away with, in order TO stop ex.
cessiye bunting. In order TO Increase
team work, and that players batting
average may not suffer thereby, In case
of sacrifice bit purposely made, the
batter Is not credited with time u
bat, Just as be 10 not In case OF base
on balls or being hit by . pitched ball
| Many lovers OF horse racing are look
Ing forward to the time when the
two champion trotting stations OF th'
North Pacific Aitao 2:i7i and Holmds
2lsa will meet to decide their superior
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06
A Currency Mystery.

There are 1lo,90O,0OO old copper
pennies somewhere. Nobody knows
what has become of them, except once
in while single specimen turns up
in change. A few years ago $500, 900
bronze two-cent pieces were set ahoat.
Three millions Of these are still out
standing. Three million three-cent
nickel pieces are scattered over the
United States, but il is very rarely
that one is seen. OF 800, 900 half
cents, which correspond in value to
English farthings, not one has been
returned to the government for re-
coinage or is held by the treasury.
Congress appropriates from $780,
900 to $l50,000 yearly for
recoining the uncurrent silver
coins now in possession of the treas
ury. These are mostly half dollars,
and are not circulated because there is
no demand for them. Not long ago
the stock of them amounted to $780,
900, 900. but it is only about half that
now. The money set aside for recoin-
ing is not intended to pay for the cost
of the minting, but is required to re-
imburse the treasury of the United
States on account of the loss in weight
which the silver pieces have suffered
by abrasion. This loss amounts to $50
on every $1,000, and it has to be
good in order to set the treasurer's g
account straight. i Chicago Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06

bronco that was noted with the Y.
hell outfit for speed at short dashes.
When the race had progressed but n
few hundred yards Tom thought he
had gained sufficiently upon the wolves
to make n catch. He had an extra
long lesso. and he threw IL out Mt full
length, nj least two hundred feet. IL
looked like the wolf was beyond its
length, but when II dropped IL settled
right around the VOLTS neck, aud
Tom pulled IL up with jerk. He
didn't even brace his pony for the
catch, aud he kept right on running at
full speed, hauling in the wolf M he
went. until he lifted IL up to his saddle
ohokcd to death and tied IL on. All
the time the other wolf was lighting
out nj u gait TINT would have made
Nancy Hanks sick, but the pony was
steadily gaining on il, aud by the
time Tom had the first wolf secured
lc was close enough to make second
catch
"Iihe second catch was an exact
repetition of the first. and the rope
had bat just tightoned ON the second
VOLTS throat when he wheeled his
pony and came back laughing. BY
the thus he reac ched us he lmd drawn
mp the second wolf chokcd 10 death
IA the first had been. He had run
our eyesighi, although handicapped by
their long start, and their skilful cap
ture had been made in less than four
teen minutes. - Kansas City Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06
Quick Cowboy Work.

They were discussing the wonderful
feats of riders in Wild West shows at
the Coates House, and now they don't
know whether to believe Dave Doug
lass, "A well-known stockman of Alzada,
Montana, or not.
''The most expert rider l ever saw
on the plains was II cowboy named
Tom Bride" he said. ''He was ac-
quainted with all the tricks OF Wild
West riders and of the regular circus
rider, and was equally adept with a
lasso. His feats with the rope were
remarkable. The last time l saw him
was only few months ago, near Her
mosa, South Dakota. We were on a
roundup on the south fork OF the
Cheyenne River, and just before
reaching camp in the evening we
scared up two wolves.
"Watch me catch those fellows,
he said, aud of he started in hot chase
of the scared beasts, lifting the coil Of
his lasso from the pomel of the saddle
as the race began. Now, a piairis
wolf can outrun almost anything il
pursued. But Tom had wiry little
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06
CANvASBACKS.

the narrow prairie runs, the sloughs
and deep cuts of the wooded creeks,
the stalk field burrows, the very way
side puddles, are dotted. Everywhere
are skulking, creeping figures of men
and splashing steps, and lumbago and
rheumatism find food and lodging all
over the land.
Where are the ducks from?
The msllard, that prince OF inland
ducks, Just spreads himself during the
colder months from Labrador to Pana-
ma, revelng anywhere that ice remains
uniformed, beating about with the low
storm centres. The pintail keeps him
company, with a penchant for Cuba
when it is very frigid here, while the
black duck acts very like them both
over a space much farther east. So,
too, the gadwall, but the baldpates,
spoonbills, scaups and most others
hail from Mexico, the West Indies and
Central America, and come mp from a
feast on the Southern lagoons for love
and new suit of clothes on the North
ern lakes to the music of the melting
ice crash.
The blue wing teal goes farther
south than the green wing. II is the
greater traveller of the two-in fact, it
has perhaps the swiftest wing among
webfoot birds. These are apt to be a
little late because they have been SO
far away. The mergansers, too, come
up as the the crawling things loose
their hold upon the shiny bottoms
for they are animal feeders exclusively
true fish ducks. The sea ducks,
too, are apt to be little late for the
same reason. But many of them make
a mixed meal, and our canvasbsck is
so fond of Potomac celery that it is
rather loath to leave the limits of our
territory.
The wood duck may 60 South some
times as the ice holes close up, but he
is generally with us, and you may often
scare him with the tinkling of your
skates.
Where are they after they do come?
Why, when abundant, almost any where,
as l have said, but when scarce you
want to know their pet regions. They
have them, l assure you. 1t is largely
matter Of local experience, and il
the country is strange to you guide
will he an essential Of success. On
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06
WILD DUCKS.
HAUNTs AND HABITS OF THESE
WARY birds.
There Are Many Varieties Some Gen
orally Found Inland, While Oth-
trs Frcduent the sea Coast
fiiuts For Hunters.

, ONE ducks ere cosmopolitan
~ others only ~ by spells. SO
\ extensive is their migration
that many are common to four
continents The mallard is the same
on both sides of the Atlantic mono
ganous everywhere except in contact
with man.
So, too, the gadwell, spoonbill and a
lew others nre common to all the
regions Of the Northern Hemisphere
but while the hooded merganser, the
golden eyes, the three little teals and
The buflehend make their homes with
rs they are sometimes projected by
their swift flights like missiles on
foreign coasts. The English teal is
likewise occasionally found on our
shores. The wood duck, however, the
redhend and the scaups are ours, along
with the ringneck and the ruddy. We
have, too. AZ American widgeon, and
Of course the canvasback is one OF ''our
institutions.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06
Finding an Egg Of an Extinct Giant
bird.

A month ago I noticed the sale in
London of nu egg Of the extinct giant
bird Epyornis at n high price. The
Epvornis was, IN reality, the fabulous
Roe of "Sinbad the Sailor" in "The
Arabian Nights" | know of only two
eggs in this country. one belonging to
the Long Island Historical Society aud
the other TO our own Museum of Nat
ural History.
Now one has been brought to Lon
don by "a Mr.. j. Proctor or Tamutave,
in Madagascar. II was discovered by
some natives about twenty miles to
the southwark of st. Augustine's Bay
on the southwest const of Madagascar.
II was floating on the calm sea, within
twenty yards of the beach. and is sup
posed to have been washed away with
the foreshore, which consists OF sand
hill. after II hurricane in the early part
of the year. The childlike 'longshore-
men of the aniipodcs, opining that the
egg had value, showed the unusual
hoisam about, and il thus came into
the hands of Mr.. Proctor.
The egg, which is whty-brown in
color aud unbrokeu, is fine speci-
men, 33l inches by 2S inches, and an
even higher value is placed upon it
than upon the egg OF the great aux,
which lived within the memory of man.
The brobdingnagiau proportions of the
egg are better demonstrated by com.
parison with the eggs of the ostrich
and crocodile. An ostrich egg isabout
z inches by fifteen inches, and the
contents of six such are only equal to
one egg of the Epyornis. The mea-
surements OF the egg of the crocodile
are normally9 inches by 6. inches.
It would require the contents OF 16s
emus eggs to equal the contentso of this
great egg, or l4s eggs of the homely
fowl, or 30, 900 of the humming bird.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06
MAf,i.ARD5.

the speed about treble that of your
usual shooting. Eight to ten feet
ahead may not be too much sixty
yards away. Calls may help when
ducks are feeding, but are of little
avail when they are going to roost.
SO, too, with decoys. Don't make the
mistake of setting these with the wind,
for ducks are apt to alight against
them, and always feed with them in
their faces
This paper il written for the ANA
teur, and all the sinkboat, swivel gun
and other professional methods oil
capture are omitted. Go out with an
old hunter some time and learn of him
If he will let you. james Newton
Basket.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06
The Guest

when am dad. u broken rssi,
Lct.mc supply u vipl,ts u,cd
And all its streams ct being fool.
For one. pcrchaucc, from out its most.
MAY pluck and Ia, tho Hover rcst
A littlo moment on her breast.
The whlls its . lor swce, with spring
Doth like gentle spirit wing
Its soul. aud round her beauty cling.
And shc vii, look with loving cyes
Upon II there. - calm II llel,
Asking no more until II dics
So shall live again. aud b"
The petnlei gun4l OF nsmory,
Clothed In my immortality
-lChicagp Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06

or crustaceOus creatures, haunts OF the
spring frogs, rice or celery fields, bot
tom woods, rich in acorn or beach
mast, or even the cornlields. aud Mt
times the upland growing wheat, con.
tain them
Ia all these ducks are hard 90 ap-
prosch. Cold, blustery days. with u
thread of snow, are apt to drive them
to tine wooded streams, where they
huddle against the lee bank, or the
high north bank of some prairie pool
may furnish them haven. In all re-
gions they will have their fayorite
roosting lakes, to which they are much
attached, and your success will likely
lie more in knowing their couch than
their table. Find the route of incom
ing aud outgoing by being on hand
early Conceal yourself on this limo
by any blind you can find already at
hand--at lenst dress inconspicuously Y
and crouch low. Wading pants. al
lowing you TO stoop to the arm. pits in
the shallow edges, are ideal, If you can
stand the two exes--exposure and OK
pense.
Take heavy, strong, shooting gun,
all the powder you can stand behind,
and the largest shot that your gun
will carry we'll Mt forty yards, and
reach ont for anything you can see tho
color markings on. u is down wind
and down grade, too, usually, remem-
ber flight, sails and gravity combined
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06
A simple town.

Here is q costume for the woman
who still clings to the plain gown. It
is just the dress to wear beneath coat
and does much towards bringing ont
the beauties OF a well-rounded figure.
The material is dark-blue habit
cloth. The skirt is perfectly plain as
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06
A Great Obstacle.

"The inventor of that flying machine
has given up all hopes of being able
to Ay."
"Why SOP"
"His creditors have attached it,
Truth"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06

sake.
"Quick, then. give ear to my plan.
Here is powder, of which you will
take small portion at a time. II will
make you sick you will look pale.
Eat little or no food, aud you will
lose your strength. The physician
will be called mud you will he removed
10 the hospital. Once there, ! trust |
shall be able to effect your escape.
You will obey my iustructions2
''Religiously."
"Then il your trial should not come
ON meantime you may he saved. l go
to watch aud pray aud hope. Adieul'
He followed the directions of Mime.
Romnine. aud the third day after her
visit hr wa. removed to tue hospital
Here he fell under the charge Of lay
sister named Agnes.
~ know all T. she said TO him nt the
first opportunity "Julie Romaine IL
my cousin nm her contidante. We
have agreed upon II bold and novel
plan for your escape. 1t il this: You
must seem to get worse aud worse. aud
nt last, at the proper time. You must
rcign commissions aud appear TO die.
! will cover your face. und, when the
chief physician comes hiI rounds. an
nounce your death. IT he takes my
word for it all will be we'll If not, We
may fail; that is our risk.
"And suppose he leaves me for dead
what them
"rhnn, after dark. | will pretend to
have received M order to have you
conveyed IT, the disScrting room, whore
you will be provided with n surgeons
suit. in which disgui+' you must
escape"
Near the close of his fourth day in
the hospital. Msrtel Du BoiS was seen
by moro than one person in convul.
sions. An hour or two later. when
the physician made his rounds, he was
covered with sheet.
"There il no more need of your
service, here!' said Sister Agnes,
calmly, as she intercepted him. "The
next patient seems worse; will you be
kind enough to see him ut once?'
Tho doctor passed on. SO far all
we'll
1t was quite dark when the BODY of
Du Bois was borne into the ds1ecting
room. The attendants retired in
haste, leaving Sister Agnes and lad
with him.
"Now. then, here are your gar
meuts-Quick! !" said the fair nurse.
In less than five minutes the lntc
corpse looked like very active and
important surgeon.
"This lad will guide you-follow
himl" said Sister Agnes, hurriedly.
"Liugcr not moment. Adieu
Adieul"
Five minutes later Martcl Du Bois,
guided by youth, was hurriedly pass
ing through the streets of Toulouse.
In the outskirts of the town the youth
led him to an old stable, where they
found two swift horses prepared for II
journey.
They mounted and rode southwark,
toward Spain. When morning dawned
there were forty good miles between
them and Toulouse. The second night
they entered Spain and We're safe.
Snow, my brave lad, said Du Bois,
back to your mistress, Nine. Romaine,
aud tell her my hand, my heart and
my life are at her disposal"
''She will accept your hand and
heart, but begs you to keep your
lifer returned the youth, with n light
luugh.
''She will speak for herself!" re-
joined Du Bois, sharply.
"5he does!" laughed the other.
''How is this this?''
81 am Julie Romaine.
They we're married in Spain, and at
the close of Reign of Terror returned
to France and lived long and happily.
- New York Press.
Quick Cowboy Work.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06

URfNG the wai
Of 1891 -g5 tho
m ails reaching
New York city
from the South
and tho w eat
were unusually
h ca Wy, Tho
soldiers " bo
comprised our
various armies
when not en-
gagged with the
enemy or max
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06

each side Of the writer. only mile
away, is n creek, but on one ducks are
often plenty, while not q feather is to
be found on the other. But generally
rich muddy shadows full OF grass roots
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06

it reaches the hem there Is glimpse
of an ecru cloth pettioost headed by "a
wavy design of gold braid. The tight
fitting bodice is cut TO show yoke
aud pointed vest of the ecru cloth
outlined with the gilt braid. The
sleeve scorns all trimming,
A new coat attracting much atten-
tion in an uptown shop is of dark
brown box cloth. II is made with
passsmenterie yoke in varying shades
of msuve and violet. This yoke is
outlined with woven gilt braid. The
sleeves are capped with au epsulet
edged with the braid. and they have
most elaborate cu6 OF psssementerie
and braid oonbiued. New York
World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06
SOLDIERS COLUMN
SOLDIERS LYRICS.

Extracts Of Pooticsi Letters Sent Homo
During ls6l-65.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-23
Storm Prophet Hicks Paper.

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