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bark in the most lively manner. He ran
10 the door, and in every possible way
manifested his eageIness to get away.
Once outside. Jack made bee-line for the
steamer house, where he was cordially re-
ceived by his owner. The men in the Fire
Department take great deal of pride in
Jack and in telling OF his many ntelli-
gent acts. and all visitors are informed
that. although he cannot talk, he does un-
deTstand the telephone.
A correspondent writes: l see that
black game may be soon introduced into
this country from Europe; let us hope it
will be soon, for they are grand birds, but
without most stringent laws tor the pro-
lection of the gray hens, they will very
soon be eXtermiuated.
l have shot great many blackjack
where the black-game shooting is consid-
cred the finest in Scotland, but it is only
kept so by never allowing a gray hen to be
shot. The gray hens are always tame and
easy to approach compared to an old
blackjack who can take care of himself as
well as any bird l know; they are, also,
poor breeders, the young being very much
affected by good or bad season, either
too wet or too dry
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missed sprig duck when they rose from
pond and lowered IN the air, within easy
range of your gun ?" asked the hunter,
smilingly.
swell, lie; me explain how it is possible
to miss what you would call very easy
shot. When sprig rises from the water
after being scared he will fly upward and
backward. Just you watch their manner
of flight the next time you have occa-
instead of going directly 10 the right or
left, as the case may be. the sprig will
throw his breast right to you, and as he
ascends he is gradually dropping back, anG
what Is the result? You will make an
allowance by shooting over and missing
him every time. If you want to kill that
bird you must take your time and fire
directly at the head and it is yours.
Another puZZling shot is at sprgs when
they are aiebting. They will not switch
into a pond like other ducks, but instead
they will pause in their flight an instant.
then drop few feet, pause again and
finally land with their beads we'll up as If
they anticipated danger about. If you
shoot at them when they are about to
alight the chances are that you will either
understood or OvershOot them unless you
hold dead on.
THE canvasback has fooled many good
hunter. When shooting on the margin of
slough from a bind 1t is astonishing To
notice how far behind him an old can
will leave such birds as widgeon, mallard
and sprig. The can seems apparently
10 be going at very moderate pace and
tie hunter who does not know the feath-
cred gentleman from the north will make
the same allowance on him as he will on
the other birds just mentioned. with the
result that Mr.. Canvas back keeps on going
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as if nothing on: of the ordinary order of
affairs happened. 1t is very common 10
hear of hunters shooting behind birds. but
of all ducks the canvasback is the most
frequently missed by sportsman who have
no, had the experience in shooting this
king of table birds"
Unless the writer is greatly mistaken in
his opinions there should be large bags of
ducks on the evening trains from Petaluma
TODAY. The moon is sufficiently brilliant
to afford enthusiasts n few hours good
pond shooting, and as the ducks are late
feeders, in all probability they will receive
warm reception. Night shooting, how
ever, should be stopped. as it tends to
drive the birds away from the marshes.
The Illustration in this column will give
readers an idea of little incident that
happened recently 10 two members of the
United States Gun Club. whose head
quarters is on the marsh between Ignacio
and Novato. The picture is self-explana-
tory. Two gunners fired simultaneously
at a duck; both claimed possession. and
cut shows how a division was made.
For the benefit of members of the gun
club and other invaders, Mr.. Ferris. whose
property is within easy reach of Ignacio
station. has had a constable engaged pur-
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pected, as the birds were too speedy.
Stackpool secured good bag.
ii. p. Bollander of the Alameda club
shot fifty-twO ducks on the clubs pre-
serves. near McGil station, last Saturday
and Sunday.
Bob Taylor shot four dozen meadow
larks at the orphan asylum last Sunday.
Charley Precht got fine bag If quail
last Saturday near Shellvlle. He shot
over his two well-trainted pointers Steel
head and Hookbill. Precht is as clever
with the gun as he is with the rod.
President Cleveland and Secretary Gres-
ham celebrated the adjournment OF the
special session of Congress by going squir-
Iel-shooting on the dav following.
Evidently the President is not grertly
disturbed over the great questions of the
hour. He had hard nut to crack, how
ever. when he went after tree squirrels.
A New York exchange says that in
Brookline, Mass, there is a dog named
Jack IN the fire service. Eight years ago
Driver McGlrney brought the puppy to the
steamer-house. He soon became a great
favorlte with all the men in the fire de-
partment and has remained in the service
ever since. But Jack is remarkable in that
he understands the telephone. Jacks
knowledge of the telephone came about in
this way: While making a short call at
the combnatioD-bOuse on COOlidge's corner
the other day tie dog attracted the at
when the telephone bell rang. One OF the
men suggested putting the dog on the
wire; so Driver Mckinney. located mile
away, was called up and notified that his
pet was on the other end. McGirney
simply said, Hello. Jack J" and the effec;
was electrical. The dog Immediately
recognized the voice, and commenced to
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-19
SHE'S AN ODD cIRl

Ladies' Morocco Leather Combination Card
case and Pocket-D0ok. as cut..............,. so
Lad es' Combination CardcaSe and Pocket
book, in seal leather 81 90
Ladies' Fancy COiored Leather Combination
Cardcase and Pocket book. ............ 20
Sterling Silver Trimmed Ladies Combina-
ton Cardcase and Pocket BOOK, fancy
leather SO
Sterling Silver Trimmed Real Polished Ali
gator Ladies' Combination Cardcase aud
Pock et-bnok ,.......................... zoo
Ladies' Boston shopping Bags ................ 80
Ladies' Ooze Chatela inc Bags. leather lined SO
Ladies' Seal Leather Chatelaine Bags, silver
plated frame. l 90
An immense assortment OF Ladies' Pocket
books from NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5Oc to 90
NOTE-Special attention paid to grinding raz-
ors, shears and edged-tools by skilled mechanics.
pria nda
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posely to arrest all trespassers found on
his land without written permission.
Last Sunday bird-huDters who refused to
leave the preserve when ordered. were ar
rested at the station and fined on the fol-
lowing day for trespass when brought
before San Rafael constable. They were
not members of any club. however, but it
is safe to say that in future they will ex-
erciSe better judgment.
Detective Hanly had an enjoyable quail
shoot last Sunday on the Miller ranch, near
San Rafael. Before the days sport was
ended. Hanly took a tumble down cliff,
and was surprised when he picked himself
up to find that no bones were broken. His
birds stayed with him.
Crackneil. the seyen-footer, and Al New
man had good shoot on the same ground.
Mr.. Cooper. the English snipe hunter,
objects to the title of English Snipe"
Cooper. He says that plain every day
Cooper, is good enough for him. He does
not object, however, to be known as the
champion English sDipe shot of Amer
lea. which honor has not been disputed
since its publication.
John Stack and Mr.. Stackpool shot at
several quail on the Novato hills last Sun.
day. Stack did not do as we'll as he ex-
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who are either too lazy to hunt or unable
10 get birds owing to inexperience and
poor shooting.
There are many nice places in the
marshes Immediately opposite Burdelps
where good shooting can be bad, provided,
as stated frequently in The CALL, the
hunter is at his post before the sun puts
in an appearance in the morning, or late
in the evening when the ducks are coming
in to feed. Decoys are very necessary to
good success. and if hunter is not pro-
vided with either wooden or rubber decoys
be can have first-class sport by decoying
some of the birds he had bagged-that is
if be Is shooting over ponds that can be
waded.
To place a dead bird so as to make a
good dec0y all that is necessary is TO run
snarp-pointed stick through it's breast and
head and plant it on the water in such a
position that it will represent a live duck.
If the weather should be rough asfew
sticks stuck in the mud On either side of
the bird will keep it in position.
In conversing with an old market hunter
few days ago the following tip was
given the reporter concerning sprig-
shooting:
.Then you cannot understand how you
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-19
Sunday Music.

The programme of music to be PLAYED
at Golden Gate Park to-day is as follows.
Overture. 1.-THE Daughter OF the Regimentn
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NEW DIRECTORS ELECTED.
The Old Board of the Pacific Bank
RefireS

The Pacific Banks affairs will hence
forth be managed by new board of di.
rectors. which was elected yesterday, after
the list of the names had been submitted
to the Bank Commissioners and had met
with their approval. Inharmonious ac-
tiOn between these two bodies will cease
in the future. The new directors are as
follows: William F. MeAlester, real estate
agent: n. W. Spauding. exhibited States
treasurer; James Wainwright. capitalist;
DR.. G. L. Rea, j. Z. Lutz. capitalist: DR.
5. f. Long, president of the Board of
Health; DR.. j. l.. Cogswel, the we'll
known dentist, and r. T. Harding. mana
ger of the California Title aud Insurance.
Trust Company.
The new attorneys of the bank ara w.
L. Baggelt and p. +. Dunno.
The appolntees of the Bank Commits
sioners and those now employed in the
bank will remain in office.
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FOOTBALL.
The Great College Game-Associa.
tion Players Going to PetaIuma.

The Great College Game-Associa.
tion Players Going to PetaIuma.
The great football game between the
college teams on Thanksgiving day is now
the absorbing topic in athletic circles.
Never before have the footballers had
such splendid weather for practice. conse-
auent ly grand struggle for cham pionship
honors is looked for. The following COM
nuncation from Stanford athlete is in
teresting:
"Ten days more and then the final
struggle. bow short the time seems! AL
ready in anticipation we see alternately
victory and defeat resting exultantly or
dejectedy upon the blood-red banners of
Palo Alto. Already the strange. thrilling
excitement sweeps mysteriousy at times
through the hearts of the contestants.
How much. how very much yet remains TO
be done is the universal feeling. and we
thDk with dismay of the wonders three
experienced Yale coaches must be accom-
plishing with the Berkeley team.
In fact, this has been II week OF very
widespread detection and encouragement
in the athletic atmosphere at Stanford
University. Several things have conspired
to produce this feeling, one of them beng
the unusually hot weather for this season
OF the year. Football is spre-emlDently
suited to crisp, cold atmosphere. 10 see
twenty-five young mea with the heavy and
clumsy accouIerments of a fO0tball-player
doing battle upon warm afternoon in a
cloud of dust. dripping with perspirati0n
and gaSping Tor breath, Is not pleasant
spectacle by any means.
Affairs have reached a crisis at the
Enema training table, which was men,
toned last week in connection with Coch-
rams illness. And we'll they might. for
the whole team seems to have followed
Cochran's example and gone stale. Frank
eDbeimer, Walton and Cochran have been
laid off ali the week, while the Downing
brothers, Burnett and Whitehouse might
well be. No one In particular Is TO blame
0rabie location Of the training table and
the impossibility of securing other quar-
tiers. In a cold. damp room in the base
ment of Encina Hall. cherries as
prison and dark as the lowest depths of
Plnto's regions, the football team has
been eking out problematic existence
upon diet furnished from the adjoining
kitchen. To one acquainted with Encina,
and especially with its kitchen, no further
explanation will be necessary; 1t would be
hopeless to try and describe it adequately
to one who is not The management have
been fortunate, however, IN making ar
rangements with the Sigma M Fraternity,
whose clubhouse Immediately adjoins the
athletic field. whereby the team will be
accommodated at their table for the rest
of the season. The question now Is, can
they make up for the time lost and get In to
good form by Thanksgiving day?
ut seems curious that Mr.. Heffelfinger's
efforts, through the columns of the daily
press, to inspire Stanford with oyerconfi-
dence should have, more than any other
one cause, produced feeling OF uneasi.
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HANDBALL.
Jones and Riordan i'm Training for
the Big Game.

AS stated in THE CALL few days ago.
match for the Championship of the Pa
'cihc Coast has been arranged between
Jones, the champion of Australia. and
Rordan, the local champion.
This match should certainly prove TO be
one of the most interesting contests that
has been witnessed in this State. Both
players are masters of the game. and ANA
teuTs who desire TO become perfect should
by all means watch closely the games as
they are played. Riordan is inclined to be
somewhat nervous, and his friends fear
that he will go to pieces should Jones lead
him on the first day of the games.
This Will be the local champions first
game for money, and TO win all that Will
be required of him is TO keep cool head
and not become alarmed should his OPP
ponent cut out hot pace. A game is never
won until it is finished, is a very old say
ing. ana If Piordan will only give his
attention to play and not to what the spec
tators may think he should defeat Jones,
who is, without a doubt, hard man to
beat in a long race. The champions have
gone into training, aud the lovers of this
splendid exercise can look forward to
grand contest when Greek meets Greek.
The following games will be held at
Ryan's court to-day:
j. Brady VS.. P Dougherty, thirty-one
aces, for So.
J. Brannick and ?. Ryan vs. r. Shea
and ii. Moffatt.
ID. Connolly and E. Toy VS.. d. Prince
and j. Nelson. The former team was de-
feated last Sunday, and will make gal
liant effort to regain their lost laurels
T.. Vogelsaug and +. Garcander vs.. j.
Bailey aud j. Welsh.
William Ryan and j. Quinlan in single
handed game Of fifty-5ne aces.
Tkon a final hctWaon no
champions-Jones and Lawless to play
RiOrdau and kearney best 3-21 out of 8.
AS these teams are well matched an ex-
citing game is expected.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-19
GUN AND DOG.
Hunters Who Are Enjoying Good
Shooting-A Cunning Dog.

There many fools that worry this world
Fools old aud fools who're young:
Fools with fortunes and fools without,
Fools who dogmatiZe, fools who doubt,
Fools who singer and fools who shout,
Fools who never know what they're about,
And fools all cheek and tongue;
Fools who're gentlemen, fools who're cads,
Fools who're gray boards and fools who're lads,
Fools with manias. fools with fads
Fools with cameras. fools with tracts.
Fools VINO deny the Stuboornest facts.
Fools in theories. fools in acts:
Fools who write theosophst books.
Fools who believe a MahatInas and spooks
Fools who propheSy-races and ToPhets-
Bigger fools VINO believe in prophets:
fools who quarrel and fools who quack:
In fact. there all sorts of fools in the pack.
Fools fat, thin short and tall:
But of all sorts of fools the fool with gun
And fools around till chance murder is done)
Is the worSest fool of them all p unch.
Any person who doubts that good duck
shooting can be had on the Sonoma
marshes at the present time is certainly
living under delusion.
True, any man who thinks he can Jour-
ney to the marshes on the morning train
from Tiburon and return the same day
with a good bag Of birds is. indeed, liable
TO be mistaken. as when hunters arrive at
their destinations about noon the ducks
have vacated the marshes for the bay, ex-
ceptiDg the weather is rough, when they
will seek the shelter of the small sloughs
near the shore.
The best shooting now to be had is in
the vicinity of Tubbs Island, where can
vasback, teal and widge0n are very plenti-
full. On Saturday and Sunday last two
gentlemen, DR.. 3. +. Simmons and Ii.
Tubbs, bagged fifty canyasback and thirty
five small duck. The gentlemen evidently
shot over decOys and ground-sluiced ma
jorty OF their birds. as the eating of them
proved. Their breasts did not show a
sign of shot marks. but their backs and
heads were literally riddled from pei
let's, proving most conclusively that
they were popped on the water. Every
. thing goes, however. on the duck-sh oOtiug
grounds adjacent TO the bay. and the man
who can produce the greatest bag on his
return TO the city is looked upon as the
king of the potters.
Kennedy and BrunZ two well-known
local duck-hunters. made quite a killing
near Sears Point last Saturday evening
and Sunday morning. They shot over de-
eOys near the main slough-which in days
Of old was dotted during the shooting sea-
son with hunters arks - and returned
with a sack full of ducks to the number of
go. The hunters report having had one
of the best shoots of many seasons, and if
their success be as good to-day. those
who doubt that there are ducks in the
Sonoma marshes should interview the
spOrtsmen on their return trip this
evening.
There are hunters who have been known
to miss even an Oakland boat. Such men
are always heard to cry down the sport
because they cannot succeed n making
good bag unless they resort to silver
shot, which means of getting game is
frequently resorted to by local guDners
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n In a few weeks the event of the sea-
son in football will be decided between the
two college elevens.
Having had splendid weather for prac-
tice the teams should be drilled to perfec-
ton when they meet ON the sward.
Hunters have no cause to complain now,
SIS there is excellent sport to be had on the
Sonoma marshes, as will be seen by ref
erence to the gun column.
Among handball players and patrons of
the game much interest is manifested in
the championship match recently consum-
mated between Jones and RiOrdan.
Lovers of coursing are in expectation of
having a splendid days racing Thanksgiv-
ing daY.
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Wanderers.


AT meeting of the Pacific Association
Football League, held on Friday night. 1t
was unanimously agreed to have an off day
on Sunday, December 10. on when date
the Wanderers and Fort Masons will jour
ney TO Petaluma and give ali exhibition OF
the dribbling game to the inhabitants of
that burg. A special train will he run by
the DoBahue line. which will convex the
players and friends to the town OF Peta-
luna, and arrangements are now being
made that will insure the outing being
grand success
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players from Scotland, while the Wan
derers will have the assistance of Morse OF
the Olympic intercollegiate Football team.
VINO VIII show his versatility az loot
baiier by partnering Fyte en- the left wing
OF the Wanderers team. Both teams have
been actively preparing for the struggle,
and will enter the contest in good fettle.
At 2 o'clock the players will line up as
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-12
The South's Coal Deposits.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, January 9.-The
Tradesman in its annual for 1898, just
published, says that the coal deposits Of
the Southern States are estimated from
its returns to underlie g., ,3345 square miles
of territory. Southern coal mining was
not prosecuted extensively until 1880,
when the output was 1884, ,255 tons. In
1890 1880, ,2S9 tons were mined, and the
output for 1892 is estimated at 19, 9,201 200
tons. West Virginia is at present the
largest producer of coal, followed by Ala
bama, Kentucky, Tennessee. Virginia,
Texas, Arkansas and Georgia in the
order named. When extensive improve
ments in river navigation, now under
way, are finished it is believed that Ala
bama and Tennessee coal can be deliv-
cred at the tide-water for expectation at
from S1.50 to 50 per ton. Coke manufac-
ture in the South, the Tradesman says, is
of recent origin, not reaching 100000
tons till 1915. From 1883 a steady
increase is shown. In that year 1,03O,6 ,642
tons of coke were made. in 1890 S,764, SIS
tons, and the manr facture of coke for
1892 is estimated at 4,25o.000 tons. The
figures given show that a ton Of coke
weighing 1000 pounds requires an aver
age of lilo pounds of Southern coal and
costs s16.e7. Alabama coke, apalyzing
9l.eO per cent Of pure carbon, is now
regularly produced.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-12
The davs of miracles have passed. or

The days of miracles have passed, or
else it might be possible to run news
paper on his crude ideas as to the value
of advertising space. 1t would require a
miracle to do so in this day and genera
ton, for the printer would have to pos
sess the miraculous power Of multiply
ing the few dimes receiv and make
them answer purpose 81 uilar to that
which the loaves and fishes dlu feed
ing the five thousand.
Before dismissing the subject. how
ever, it might be said that indiriduals
pay more for their advertising than does
the Board of County Commissioners. A
man with business ideas in his head gen.
orally knows something of the value OF
advertising and does not object to pay
ing its worth. Private advertisers pay
for their indiridual transient advertise
ments at the rate of 81 per square fol
first insertion and fifty cents for each
subsequent insertion. This is what busl-
ness indtriduals pay for advertising in
the COURIER, while the County Commits
sioners get the county advertisements IN
both papers for one-half this price.
Whatever may be the narrow ideas
entertained by Mr.. Galbreath and those
whose composition he furnishes to the
county press, an intelligent public viii
say to the County Commissioners Of Oco-
nee: s'Wen done, good and faithful ser
wants.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-12

Greenville No3mtoineer:: The obJec-
ton is pfeslStently urged against the
new LIQUOR Jaw. thai the State is embark
ing il, :. business which VIII detract from
It's dignity and character a common
wealth. and that it is disgraceful to CON
stitu,e and employ the Governor of South
Carolina as the chief saloon-keeper. 1t
seems TO be forgotten that the govern
ment has always granted the power
70 Others 70 make and sell alcoholic
liquors, and that The present law only
changes the mode Of operations. The
privilege to deal in ardent spirits has
been delegated through municipalities t.
such persons as wished to engage IN the
traffic, ont always under restrictions and
regulations. The power comes from the
State, which has frequently limited the
seale Of operations, as for instance when
It refused this privilege to County Con-
ulissioners, and confined the granting 81
LICENSES to towns and cities. Even many
sosns are deprived by the laws of the
State from granting licenses. Then it
follows that the liquor traffic is
fully under control of the State.
and it is no more disgraceful to
assume full and complete control than it
has bee:l to grant these privileges to GER
tain citizens, whose abuse of the fran
chise has led to change in the manner
of conducting the operations in this busi-
ness.'