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like fash. The long body was writhlng
and twisting. now toward the rocks where
safety lay Already the head was point
the hunter reached the spot and pressed
the bend Of his stick across the snakes back.
At the touch OF the stick the copperhead turned
Then. seeming 10 realize that against the stick
Its venom WAS poweress, II coiled back on It
self and stroye TO reach the man. IL ever q
creature was fashioned to represent the fury, OF
murder In form and motion the cOpperhead Is
that creature. Again and again IL struck In inn
potent rage, but It's enemy was Just out OF reach,
80 far the victory was with the hunter, but
what was To DO done nextl To venture SIX
inches nearer To that waring, writing nathead
snake a chance for escare, of which IL would be
quick To take advantage. But Mr.. O'Reilly
seemed quite sure OF his prey.
Bring the bag over here" he called out, IN
be ready for II in a moment"
quick shift OF the stick and a movement OF
the wrist followed. The copperhead new up In
the All Landing 2pt In the SOFT ground hEeyH1ds
leap and this time the stick settled just back Of
the yenomous head Slipping his hand down so
that the thumb came under the snakes throat
the caPtor lifted the reptile and dropped him
into the open bag, which was tied Just above
him. So the capture was completed. Thus MI
T. Ellery Anderson Is short 2R feet OF copper
snake was captured. No other copperheads
being sighted In this field the hunters continued,
rejoicing greatly, particularly the expert who
rattlesnake which he very much desired.
II have three good oopperheads now, that
caught over here" he explained. This one
the bag. Bite through Well, nc; Ter scarce
For the rest OF the trip Mr.. O'ReIlly carried
lag q next espsre SS
small frog, which the scientist said would be a
whole table d'hOte dinner for little ribbon
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CHASING THE DUcK IN STYLE.
sportsmeu Can Now Paddle Arter rheir
Gntne In n Pneumatic Boat.

Sportsmen whose tastes induce them TO seek
duck and other water fowl rs quarry should
feel particularly happy this season. They are
being catered 20 in n way which promises to rem
der their amusement ms comfortable as watch
ing kinctCscopc fight and after some little ex-
pericncc they may even dispense with tho lux
ury Of yacht.
The innovation which ia to work this transfer
nation among aquatic Inarksmcn Ia pncu-
matte boat which can be carried around rs =
small parcel when not In use. When duly In
nated and ready for active service the new
sporting craft presents tho appearance Of n cir
cular soup tureen on feet. The marksman gets
inside. and. hnvng adjusted his feet in the rub
her boots attached TO the boat. he has only TO
paddle away and enjoy himsrlf The outfit Is
completed by storm cape, which protects tho
sportsman from the chin down md practically
cnclOScs him In "A waterproof suit.
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bag, shut OF, however from the copperhead rs
MIR. O'Reilly had no desire to cconUmizc space
by taking home one snake inside the other.
As the travellers proceeded the road led
through wilder woods. Tall trees, interspcrscd
with thick undcrbrush. lined the way. Here
and there chestnut tree. half stripped of its
sarOry crop by the frosts, had sprinkled the
ground beneath with its priCkiy burrs and the
presence OF the nuts waiting 10 he picked up
was an evidence that few people travelled that
path. Twisting and turning the road led finally
toa little bridge, known as the johnson avenue
bridge, built of solid masonry and filled in
above with rocks, over which the earth had
been tightly packed. A sluggish swampy stream
had hardly energy enough to flow under this
bridge, Here Mr. O'Reilly found some holes
which he Immediately began to explore with
his stick, but to no purpose.
This Is a bad place to yet at EN-" he re-
marked. There must he some here though II
those holes are any evidence. It's somewhat
ticklish business, but I'm going to pull out few
OF those rocks. I've never boon bitten yet by a
venomous snake. but always am prepared and
here's good place 10 be ready for accidents"
From his pocket he produced n small keen
erasing knife, which he handed to the reporter.
III should get bitten" said he. " cut into tho
bitten place with this knife about half an inch.
Make two or three sla-lIes II necessary to bring
the blood out Then I'll suck the poison out"
Grasping his stick, he loosencd the earth
around q big rock at the side Of the bridge
abutmcnt until he could move il with his hands.
Then overturning II, he dropped on his knees
and peered into the cavity. The next instant,
with shout, he plunged In his arm and seemed
to be striving to pull something ont. The -ume-
thing gave presently and tho arm came out.
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IMPLEMENTS or THE HUNT.

feet which his fingers graSpei tightly:
arch Of the bridge, where he'll have 10 stay for
al me. The loss o. hi- tail won't Inconvenience
him seriously. as it's more ornamental than use
full, He's strong snake, the ,copperhead, and
unless YOU get hold Of his tai! pretty
OF himself and leave you with the sample. This
chap had his hole under the rock and started
down S ~ when h he heard move. second quicker
This was the last chance. II was growing dark
and very cool. and while copperheads are ordi-
not come out after the sun has gone down. One
more snake; however, fell TO the expert. As the
small boy rushed out shouting:
Hi. Mr.. o'Reilly. Mr. o'Reilly! gotter snake
What kind is IT, Richie 2" asked the expert.
:. Its garter snake, J guess. replied the boy.
Jimmy had little Teller, but he got away.
Liza Mo T. got frog for you. I'll run over
He produced from a pocket a very sluggish
a bit OF rope and set inside his hat, which lie
then returned 20 his head.
Don't let me forget that he's there" said he
once by meeting some ladies of my acquaintance
Them n e@ h tSs and hSow
stored a tiger snake under my hat. The ladies
put for the nearest fence, and had hard time
around here collect for me. and lend them
books There is quite scientific circle in Fort
BY this time Richie had returned with Liza
Monahan's frog which went into the scientists
handkerchief. Several other boys returned
with him and all OF them had some snake in
formation for Mr.. O'Reilly, whose popularity
among them was apparently unbounded.
Amidst a chorus OF good ys the snake hun
ter continued his hOmeward Journey. lie had
had what he considered good day, the black
snake being quite prize. The fire. Is and tOads
went TO his pets at home. and the cOpperheah.
carefully boxed, travelled down To a man in
Pennsylvania, who In exchange sent back fine
big rattlesnake.
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THE NEW ARMY RIFLE.
A National Gunrdsman Reports FnvorsbIy
On Il Arter some EnofacInI Testa.

So much has been said, and on the whole so
we'll said-oniy In this case It has been written
about the Krag-Jorgensen rifle that the army Is
going TO use that II would seem that little was
left to say or N write. But what has been said
has been said by tho officers, who have tested
the piece and passed upon its merits. They have
told how the rifle was fired thousand rounds
without cleaning how it was bathcd In sand for
twenty four hours, and then fired another
thousand rounds without cleaning, and how It
was nut through its PAGES in various other ways.
What the enlisted man can do with the new
rifle was Indicated in a paragraph printed on
Monday, telling how First Sergeant Murphy Of
the Thirteenth United States Infantry had
made 20 out Of 200 at 200, 900, Soc and 800
yards. the army cr1rd being 1s1 points.
Now, 1.-THE United States Army Magazine
Rife, model of 1903" has been described
often enough. Every one knows that 1t il
5-shot magazine rifle of 30 calibre. II
il about inches shorter than the Spring
field and tho Remington rifles. the cali
brcs of which are As and 80 respectively. 1t Is
n bolt gun, the breech being opened by n lever
rising from the bolt at an angle of about 800
% the plane OF the axis of the rifle. But the
little details Of the piece are not so well known
and an enlisted man OF the National Guard of
this state, having obtained permission To try
the piece at Crccdmoor, makes public herewith
some of his Impression concerning Il.
As has been said. the piece Il n little shorter
than the present. rife; but the brec h block is
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ROAT WITHOUT STORM CAFE. BoNr WITH STORM CAFE.
The effect IL not very impressive from an ar
tistic point Of view. but H. an antidOtc to rhcu-
matisn and the other ills which NictimiSe hunt
crs of waterfowl, IL has a practical uppcaranJe
which looks encouraging. Having shut in
everything but his head and gun. the sportsman
may still further impose on the watChful game
by filling the loups around the boat with what
ever he deems best adapted to screen him from
the eyes Of his future victims. Foliage from
the bank artificial flowers. old newspapers. or,
in fact, anything which IL not transparent, will
suffice to complete his bower.
The outfit, exclusive Of the trimmings re-
ferrCd to. Weighs only twenty pounds. The boat
Is made in four compartments and is Of rubber
duck cloth. The boots. which take the place OF
yachts Centreboard. are provided with fins by
the expert use of which n duck shooter may at
tain fair speed In his voyages The 1isappuint-
mcnt Of a light bug may thus he mod fled by q
and the idea might he worked into IA tournn-
ment by clubs to relieve the monotOny Of off
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his eyes are small and remarkably malignant.
Picnics are his delight, Sunday school picnics
Tor preference. He never misses chance to at
trnd one Of these festivities, where he frIghtens
The women into trees and the children into fits
Nhen there are no picnics he coils himself up
neatly and waits for somebody 10 come near. II
that somebody comes near enough there Is apt TO
be a funeral In his family, for the copperhead Is a
pretty good shot. In the encyclopedia he Is
called Iri0onocephGlus or Ancistrodon eOntortrir.
In Jersey no Is called by all the I'M
complimentary terms which vocabu-
larry already much distended by prac-
tico upon mosquitoes can command. For
the rest he Is alert, cunning, and O vicious
lighter. To hn1nts OF this snake 4 Sun reporter
went one day last week with Mr.. G. r. o'Reilly
of the Royal Geological Society Of Ireland. who.
In a life devoted to the study OF snakes, has
caught almost every variety Of reptile from the
deadly cobra do capello to the gigantic python.
The understanding was that Mr.. O'Reilly was
to catch the snakes while the reporter acted as
spectator.
\ icrryboat carried tho hunters to Fort Lee,
where they set out on very winding and hilly
road leading to Englcwood. Reports were rife
OF large numbers OF copperheads seen in this
neighborhOoh by picnicking Englewooders who
were frightened out of their senses and the
vicinity by the creepcrs. An acquaintance OF
Mr.. O'RelllS's had counted eleven copperheads
ons day summing themselves near heap of
rocks. Therefore the prospects were good al
though the weather was hardly favorable.
"A little too cool and cloudy" said the ex-
pert, as he led the way up the hill Snakes
like warm and sunny weather. We won't see
very many to-day. I'm afraid"
For all that might come he was prepared, In
one hand he carried a stick seven feet long. with
q bcnd at one end, much like Skinny stick. The
other hand grnsped a short bag, at that time
nsed As ~ rucs ptaele for luncheon. but intended
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Suspended I.osO Feet U, BY a s.rIas.
FlOm he Detroit Frss Rrsss

CAPAC, Mich, Oct. s.-An accident which
might have terminated fatally happened 10 o. f.
Wait balloonist, here yesterday
In making an ascension, and at a height OF
1000 TO 1900 feet, he seized the parachute for
the descent, and In some way the small cord
which held the parachute 70 the bar OF the bal
loon (Only a cord one-eighth OF an inch in diam
eterl became entangled around the bar OF the
balloon. He claims he united the string before
he attempted to drop. Any way. IL resulted In
the inyeTting OF the parachute, leaving him sus-
pended in the air with only the small cord 10
hoia nun an drs te pss bot daring 70
get hold OF the bar above him. After little
further ascent the balloon began to descend
landing him with considerable force. but not
enough 10 hurt him seriously, He was after
ward so completely FRUSTRATED from the shock
that physician was summoned.
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A SNAKE HUNT IN JERSEY.
EXPERT o'RETLLY,s DAYS SPORT
ON TOR OF THE PxLIsADEs.
m. B.essa o-s Copperhe.a. che Tail OF Az
ether, . BIsch s-.ke, s-s n Garter sushe
ne Also Diseour-ea snake Lore. a.d
Told About . Black with Accom-
modations for = Fsn,iiy.

A simple equipment. q convenient hunting ground,
spice OF danger 20 give dash 10 the venture, and
ranc that matches cunning 20 the hunters cunning
and courage 10 his couraSe-what better sport can
man wish 9 Ths Snake srpin0s " M. 0,Retlg. =.
catch one.-Ibtd
lust across the river In Jersey lies the hunt
ing ground. A stout stick and dog form the
equipment. Skill. quickncss Of hand and eye,
stcadlness Of nerve. and stout legs to walk with
out firing are the necessary qualifications. With
these elements a man may enjoy a days sport
In hunting game as deadly as any TO be found
short Of the land OF the grizzly bear. and get
home In time for dinner. At the same time he
will be doing his fellow man . service, for there
are altogether too many copperheads In Jersey
for the comfort Of the human inhabitants.
Moreover. nobody hunts them except an coca
sonal small boy.
The copperhead is reddish brown SNAKE
varying in length from two TO three and one
half feet. In coloring and marking he Ia beau
tful, but his face Is unprepossessing. His head
II pointed and set on a small neck, the sure
signs Of venomous snakes In this country, and
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served In his own apartments, as II were. lie
began 10 thrash around, and presently spied an
other little snake, which he finished at q gulp.
All this time the mother copperhead had
been laying low. but now she incautlously
wriggled, whereupon the blacksnake whlsked
over and swallowed her, too. 1t reminded me Of
the advertisements one secs In the papers: Ac-
Communications for family; no objection to
small children Now, that may seem like big
story but it's perfectly true, tell you the APP
petite Of III! VII Whoop! Now"
Mr.. OReilly dropped bag and stick. and loft
the roadway in n succession Of long leaps. II
occurred Ia the amazed reporter that perhaps
the Copperhead In the bag might have bitten
through, aud that the scientist was going for n
doctor. But, instead Of going along the road,
he was dashlng through n field Mt an astonish-
ing speed. Just "a he made an abrupt stop, tho
reporter saw the explanation. What looked
like shining black rope was waving n
threatening head toward Mr. O'Reiliy. II
was blncksnnke, which the scientist had
been pursuing. The snake had suddenly stopped,
coiled and shown fight. The man had overrun
his prey, hence his sudden halt. Now the snake
was prepared for defence to the best of his
ability. 1t looked just as ugly MS ths copper
hend had looked. but Il was all bluff. Mr..
O'Reilly reached for its neck, and the snake
struck. A hcck Of blood on the mans wrist
showed where the teeth had reached the mark,
but there Is no venom in n blaCksnake's bite.
This specimen was 50 feet long, aud a very
beautiful serpent, much the hue of coal. with
the same peculiar shine, Once fairly captured
IL ceased to wrthe, and was soon safe In the
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eventually as a temporary prison for captive
snakes. As he strobe along at lively pace, he
spoke wisely concerning the copperhead.
Its no easy matter To see them at this time
OF year, because they are so near the color of the
brown leaves. You've got TO look very sharp to
get sight Of them, They usually lie coiled, with
their heads up bit, looking about them Some
times you can hear them II they happen to DO
moving. slight rustllng in the leaves at the
side Of the road is likely to mean that snake IL
travelling along. but the usual policy OF the cop
Perhead Is mastery inactivity. Then IL he's
To-day there aren't enough birds or squirrels
around 70 help me any. Frequently they let me
liar cries they utter, which have learned 10
hnoshlLe as meaning protest and anger, They
io sis I'M no Hss for snake BY the way, besides
= took out for likely looking stumps, and II you
M, ~ hapgen to see narrow black head stick
sr0t, iiac ksnakes arc not at all common
around here, and I'd like very much TO get one"
snake lore lie Was travelling at a dye'miIs
ssiP lhat soon brought him aud his companion
w Stas a magnificent view Of the Hudson Was
ground, ana az Ii along here was the ooppeThead
sweeping the surrounding roads and under.
brSsh a. e rom time 70 time he would stop al a
With LEAP 6fisP run his stick under IL and then
such Reapss t og they're likely 70 crawl unde
sogSSGst' Tor In that case the black snake would
sSsi ht,l tue other and ask for more Nov il
NJ tn ns comes put Of thls brush when lin lift
SNAKES are quite harmless,
=, ~ lel,oIlsr cheerfully nodded but he man.
Isliy resolved that At the irst sight OF anything
craving IN bis direction no would CLIMB re
nearest tree. One can always cet a 800 49, 80
s9,a .see and it wasn't until Later that Nj.
tfees ike chipmunk. But nofhing csrSs ont ~
ne oresh heaps except a hop toad o. two, which
49, y 80 * sitaEP carefully put away Ia hls
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Two stories OF old Hickory.


Gen. Armstrong, Assistant Commissioner of
Indian Affairs, thinks that Andrew jackson was
one of the greatest men this country ever pro-
duced, and has "A number of stories which were
told him by his uncle, who was an intimate
friend OF old Htck0rN, One OF them Is very
Lewis Cass, Secretary Of War was over at the
PAPERS for the President 10 sign among them
"Cass what is thisf" inquired Jackson, as he
Was about % write his name Ia the document.
1T is a court martial" answered Cass.
What have Ia do with II z" asked the Presi-
dent.
lit dismisses an officer from the service and
the President must sign such orders"
Jackson toyed with the paper and ssid, mus;
DRUNKENNESS; getting drunk and falling
down on parade, or something Of that kind"
who ordered the court ?" ask ed acksOn.
Gen. Scott" answered Cass.
Who is itf' inquired the President, with
Inspector Genersl Kraun," replied Cas-,
"What' shouted jackson. My old friend
kTaun! Cass, just read " hat that paper says"
The Secretary read the usual form OF the
court martial sentence in such cases. The Presi-
dent then took the paper aud wrote across the
bottom where he was about 10 sign his name:
The within findings are disapprOved, and
Col. Kraun Is restored 10 his duty and rank"
lie passed the paper hack 10 Secretary Cass,
and said with his usual yehemenCe:
BY the Eternall Cass when you and scott
serve your country as well "A, that man has you
can get drunk on duty every day"
A young man from Tennessee, son Of friend
place. He Looked aSoSt and found wi What al he
wanted. Ii was In the War Department. and
hlled by very efficient Wing, whom secretary
Cass would not remove The young man told
jackson the situation, and CaSs was sent for.
Cas-" said the President. this young man.
son OF my OLD friend. says you have got place
In the War Department filed by Wing which
you won't give him.
Secretary Cass eX planned that the duties OF the
othee were Of peculiar kind, and lie could get
no one to MI the place II the man nov in il
should be removed. Jackson haTcd up.
ETERNAL.
You have an once In your department tilled by a
Wing which cant be filled By Democrat
Then abolish the ONCE"
The young man got his place.
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Hes there. whispered the reporter. fearful

He's there" whispered the reporter, fearful
Of disturbing the reptile.
"Oh. you needn't whisper" said the expert,
"he can't hear; but IL he sees me Tell crawl into
that wall. and then III have to tear IL down.
All this time he had been walking slowly
nearer. When he got within five yards, still
keeping the little reed clump between him and
the snake, he again stopped for information.
From that on his course was "A marvel OF stealth
and patience. Softer. slower than q cat creep
ing upon an unsuspecting robin, the hunter
within reaching distance. Taking his long pole
in both hands he decreased the space inch by
inch: SIN the snake lay coiIed' evidently with
Of the concealing reed clump. The copper
head saw him and dropped Its ugly head
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Oae Mans Nane.


FT0m M 81 L1ul5 uI00f U61l0craf
Thomas Fransligettersk ypes fund.- rk nicke ellie
penpsay' was written on "a card which an an
archistic-lOokin ing Individual handed 70 Justice
Kane yesterday.
Looks like an alphabetical riot" yentuTed hls
Honor, uncertainty.
Nen, nein. das ist mein name; have you
some business init. WAS the reply,
Judge Kane warmly assured his visitor that
the clerk would attend his slightest " lsl, and
hastily left the room.
- guess you've got EN- all there" said tho
clerk critically. Hs he rev cwcd the ala l hrtiCal
dress parade ON the card. 4" but that's no. TIA
way learned them"
lie Is heard Of later Ia Justice Slayiu's osiIEL.
where no entered suit against = man With Z
RAL2s A1a0st - eomPleAtsd - hE ora
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snake that was patiently awaiting him at home
At the next turn q pile OF stones underwent a
careful scrutiny BY the snake catcher not with
out result.
THAT Is the place where friend Of mine
counted eleven copperheads one day" said he.
thing once. A female cOpperheAd was coiled up
behind a rock. and her progeny were crawling
are very precOciOus. and leave home and mother
at a tender age. Not far away WAS big black
snake. "A little cOpperhead wandered his way
and he took him IN Then came . second and 4
third and the blAcksnake swallowed thOse. lt
ucklsd him Almost = deAth y hSFs msAb
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A CL.ass rOr F.sEl.n- 90 shoot.

To THE EDITOR or The SUN-Sir: In a re-
recent issue OF THE Sun there appeared an an
nOuncement that Gus Zimmerman had been
defeated By John aCklamm at the tournament
OF the German American ShaFpshoOteTs' AssO-
citation held At RidgeWoOd Park on sept. Is. II
was In a three-shOt contest for the title OF
SchuetLen King. IL Facklamm thinks he can
beat Zimmerman | will back the latter In a
match against him for any amount and under
any conditions. will also give Fackmann or
mann will easily defeat him. My money Is
ready al any time. JOHS ROSTER.
NEW YoRK, Oct. IL.
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The Death OF q Pathfinder.
IRON he SaA N'anolsoO Eraminer.

CLAYTON, y. NJ, Sept 3O-Thomas o. BOggs,
better known a. Uncle Tom, one Of the oldest
residents OF New Mexico. is dead. BOggs came
to New Mexico In ls45 with his father, who was
one Of the organizers OF the Inflated Bonner
party the first 70 travel overland 70 California.
Fremont. He was selected by Gen Kearny in
1s4S 70 carry the dispatches Of ten. scott In
Old Mexico 70 Fort LeavenHorlh, and met with
many thrilling experiences while engaged In
thls duty. BOggs WAS a brOtheT-in-laE ana The
eosagARi9R tog RARy SeAEs 0f XII CAEB0as
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tine pets at home. Some miles were covered
before the hunters reached a spot that Mr..
O'Heilly decided was n sure place for copper
ed by stone wall that opened into the road
through gateway. Over the wall went the ex-
pert ni n the reporter, and walking along near
the cente OF the field they poered carefully
about near the stones. As they nearel the gate
way MI. O'Reilly seized his companion by
the arm
stand perfectly stlll "he said quickly. "Iook
over ut the wall, left hand corner. Don't make