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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
The Protection OF Birds.

A recent organization for the protection Of
song and other birds IS the Massachusetts,
Audubon Society. 1t is to have members
resident ~ the State of Massachusetts. and
will pay especial attention to those women
who think that stuffed small birds in various
attitudes indicating dire distress. a recent
rain storm, or the near presence of a snake
are becoming to their charms.
A good many birds have been destroyed. or
nearly exterminated, on account OF the dan
gerous gift OF beauty. A bird once abundant in
Florida waters Is the egret. but plume hunters
killed tho parent birds and left the young to
starve to death. They are now among the
rarest OF birds. The Florida herons are going.
Between the egg hunters, the nest hunters.
and the feather hunters. not to mention men
who kill thousands OF birds for the fun OF II.
the lot Of birds Is not one Of pleasure, even
without considering natural enemies, such as
squirrels, snakes, and predatory birds and
animals.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
OUT OFTHE ANIMAL WORLD
OPEN SEASON RON GAME OF VA
RIOUs KINDS IN NEW JERSEY.

Handy Gasp stove or = Maine Woodsua
-Lueh OF Tro-t Fishsr-sn and Others.
A Novel suseestion About che Frops
wsy 90 Trsin HuntinE Dogs-Hnteiii
ss.ee OF Birds-A sick Mass Espsriene'
In che M.ine woods-hHice that Esioy
Music Bo1-some Lsrse BIRD Nests-A'
Enuc,s.t Growing Fset'
About Rirds. Beasts. sud Fishes.
Charles A. Shriver. Fish and Game Pro
tsctor NJ New Jersey. felt himself obliged r
write in his monthly report that, although
every facility for obtaining information wal
placed at the disposal Of the member, Of the
Legislature. very little was accomplished, y
and what the game and fsh laws will be after
next Fourth Of July is a matter Of doubt. Since
the report was prepared Gov. GriRgs has
tigned n bill making the open season Of game
in his state as follows:
Rabbits and quaiis mny he killed from Nov.
20 to Jan. /.
woodcock may he shot during the month OF
July Ito the dismay OF q good many sports
mem and from Oct. / TO Dec. 10.
The snipo season is curious, including March.
April, and September.
Runed grouse and all kinds of partridges
may he shot from Oct. 1 To Dec. 10.
Reed and rail birds may be killed during
the month OF September.
SQUIRRELS may be hunted during September,
and from Nov. 10 TO Dec. 10.
Plover and ducks may be shot in August
and September.
No change was made in the laws relating
% ducks, geese, or fish.
In the old laws there was nothing TO pre-.
rent dealers from selling game all the year
round, providing 10 was killed during the law.
full season, but the new law forblds them to
..tI 1900 n.nart IL, tha utr fnl oman aaaann
and for thirty days thereafter. with the
markets all open, as under the old law. mar
ket hunters had q direct incentive TO violate
the law.
be a short-sishted and foolish lot. An act for
the protection of Holsters was killed IN the
ssSssS ss'S Mse d II T not S esPe s5oS Sy h taS ISS' sSe
same restrictions In New Jersey which are in
force IN other states.
the Board Of Fish and Game commissioners
ono very Objectionable measure has become a
l Quitting II the sse% ash 'h in the In t isss e eli of We The pfbs sisi
ware Bay. and its tributaries under the PRO
lection Of the. law. The law was enforced.
the law was enforced, against a friend OF one
of tho Senators. The law was repealed. and the
in the tributaries OF the Delaware. and shad
and other kinds Of Ash in the bay. can now
be Ia wfully taken by the, use OF set nets, dyna-
A bill. Of interest to New Workers. provided
for the payment of a license fee Of SO for the
Fish and Game Commissioner in every county
of the State. II came from the same source
sot 'e ssro ons 'f both % bFnnsses Of an" the f heFisIs,nr ,s
under q misapprehension on the, part Of the
Assemblymen. who tried to REGAL. 1t from the
will probably veto II.
Three convictions for violating ex existing laws
ere since March Shaf' Is not A a favorable wHaid "" time s'e u
year for game or fish law violators.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
FATE OF TWO SNAKES.
They We're st tho bottom or n Mine Shart
When Notice 60 Quit Was Served.

A Forest and Stream correspondent tells a
South African snake story. Two snakes were
at the bottom Of q sixty.foot mine shaft.
The snakes were each about ten feet long. and
Of one Of the most poisonous species, known
as mambas. Now. miners and ten.foot mambas
do not agree very we'll. and this Is especially
true when both are at tho bottom OF a mining
shaft. The miners whose claim had been
Jumped sent a message down 10 the snakes
with orders TO come UP. The message was q
bottle of dynamite with II lighted fuse attached.
The snakes obeyed the summons at once. They
came up the perpendicular shaft with such
speed that they shot up thirty feet above the
opening of the shaft. When they zane down
they were somewhat mixed. The two tails
had in some way got tangled into n square knot,
such as sailors tie. The snakes wanted 20 go
in opposite directions. but the efforts were in
vain. and they fell TO and stunG one an.
other to death.
The Forest and Stream does not vouch for
this story. II would have been all right. to
have the snakes blown out of the shaft. but
the sailors knot sent IL 10 the column where
the camp fires flicker.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
American Gun. Are Good rn..

There was a time when foreign. made shot
guns English especially could outshoot, out
kill, and outlast anything that American gun
makers put together, but now the Yankees are
making as good guns and as cheap as anybody
in tho world, and they are improving their
opportunities in n way that makes foreigners
do anything but smile.
An imericdn Field correspondent says: IF
you want q, gun buy an American made one.
gun Just as good in material and finish. Every
body talked foreign. made guns To me. and I
by a big American firm, and | can do lust as
good shooting with II as With any gun in Eu-
rope"
That is about the way most of tho writer's
on shotguns write TO American spOrtsmen's
papers, and IL Is noticeable that American
made guns are often mentioned in tales Of bird
shooting appearing in European papers for
spOrtsmeu,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
Mystery OF tho Ride.

Something that no man understands is why
a rifle. clamped In an immovable wise, viii not
put the outlets into the same hole every time.
even II the wind does not interfere. A CORE
spondent OF Shooting and Fishing tells how he
put a rifle Of 32 calibre Into a wise and fired II
ten times, the sights. being, always aimed d.
rectly at a mark. The bullets went all over
all ought to have gone into the same hole.
A man who holds his rifle gripped hard at
one time and easily at another Will not shoot
as well as one who tAkes the same hold OF his
rifle every time. The best results are oh
tainrd from bench rests when the maj puts
his shoulder against the ride butt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
THEY COT THE LION.
Exciting Adventure or Two Colorado Mia
erH In Their Camp.
From the Neu Orleans Times, Democrat.


THE mountain lion" remarked an old miner
tains Of the West. When first went seeking
after the gold and silver OF Colorado these ant
mails were rather plentiful. They were met in
pairs, ana were common enough Ia make IL haL-
ardous Tor u man To walk in tho valleys alone
ana unprotected, particularly after dark. | re-
member on one occasion having "A slight adven-
tnre with a lion that almost scared me out Of
my wits. With a pal ! was working a claim in
the mountains near Ouray. Winter came on,
and one day, before the very cold weather set in,
we went 10 the town 10 get supplies, leaving our
little CABIN on the mountain alone. IL came on
TO snow soon after we got to Ouray, ana we did
q week. As we slowly climbed tho hills
leading, toward our cabin, and when we
reached the house found that we had forgotten
TO close a window In the side. We had lost sight
of the tracks, and tho sight Of the open window
caused me TO forget all about the animal and its
presence. started for the window. ana was
about 10 put my head into the apartment when
there came a terrible growl, and the next in
stant n great yellow body darted through the
opening, right over my back, its claws catching
my huckskin and ripping II open TO my waist,
turning me completely over and into the snow.
Ny pal whipped out his gun, and the Internal
lion turned on him, making q fearful lean In his
upon him, and selling him by the slack OF his
Jacket shook him as IN he had been a rat. was
on, my feet by this time, aud drawing my re-
yolyer,, SneaLed up and put IA bullet right
through his head. Hs dropped, and my pal
drew his breath freely once more. Neither OF
us was hurt, but tho lions skin in another week
was serving az u rug by my COT
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
The bunaio's Debt to the FIaniuxo.
FROM the Mi,oaukee Journal

The buffalo is used az a haas. ~ h,na.u a.
Java. Eyerywhere you SEQ them grazing iaziiS
IN the nelds. or dragging carts and ploughs. *
rat and skin hang about its neck and limbs and
a constant stream OF preparation runs FROM its
ent-shaped horns adorn the forehead Of XII.
TOPICAL morse: tlocks OF famingoes and Whit
beasts. Wv ~"onk these
On one occasion I saw q beautiful n.m,noo
Psin nnn up ana GOVT upon the back OF a bur
mud hole by the roadside; This bird was feasts.
lnE ms tronieai appetite by picking Insects and
BACK Of this mammoth beast. This KIND az
tnooShtIniness on the part OF the fiaminTo Il
winged there exists between them a pure G nIa-
tonic friendship. What q peculiar thing tthis
the ounalo Is q choice morsei much appreoisIsX
by the acute palate OF the crane. ''eoAsoe
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
A munuue E1psdiuon TO Labrador.

Charles +. Hite Of Philadelphia, Pa. is or,
ganizing an expedition to Labrador for sports
men ard scientists. lie Is To have the steam
ship Kite, and will leave parties Of hunters at
various points along Lahrndor's coast. They
Will have an opportunity OF hunting for from
four TO ak weeks NJ IN the interior.
The game 70 be found Will consist Of five
time. since II will be the nesting SEASON: one
now has a record Of 200 killed during AN alter
noon Of 1894, ptarmignn, great herds of carl
bou, lots of black bears, lynXes, foxes, and
rabbits. not to mention salmon aud trout.
There are also To he found Eskimos, who will
willingly give s6alskius, kayaks, and ether
valuable things In exchange for the hundreds
OF ducks and Othes things 70 be killed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03

Attends Strictly TO BUSINESS, Even " She
Docs Initiate tho Rooster.

Growing hens may come to bad ends eventu.
ally. just as whistling girls are supposed to do,
but a London Field correspondent gives some
facts on the subject that seem to d~isprove the
popular notion. The correspondent had three
pullets in 1893 which began TO lay eggs In
November. During the year ending on Oct.
~, 1894, the three had laid $50 eggs. in spite
of the fact that one OF them was a Growing
hen. The next year $40 eggs constituted the
record. Not even severe weather could stop
them from laying. The poultry man thought
that he would raise some chickens from the
three hens. and put a rooster into their yard.
w now have a ridiculous concert the
breeder. writes; The cock leads or In. his
%falsetto. with variations much ont OF tune.
still she lays, and on two days last week the
three laid six eggs each day. | hope to get
the fanciers at poultry shows to give prizes to
Growing hens in the near future"
Various sportsmen's papers tell of drum
ming hen cartridges truffei grouse horned
does. and other male characteristics in various
individuals of Mother Natures daughters.
Some or the naturalists are wondering II the
new women have not infected their initiative
sisters IN the lesser world with their own pro.
gressive spirit.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
4 SICK MAN ~ TINE WOODS.
Plight OF Henry weich when Stricken
with In n Maine Camp.

Daniel Haywood of Oxford county, Me-. tells
in Shooting aud Fishing how a sick man farod
In the woods when all alone.
Henry WelCh had made an appointment with
Ed Grant, one OF the Maine guides who was
at the Sportsmen's Exposition, to meet him
at Beaver Pond camp. II was In tho fall Of
the year, and on the divide between Cupsuptic
Pond and Beaver Pond, over which Welch had
to go, was thirty inches Of snow. Haywood,
the day afterward, crossed the mans trail in
the snow, and noticed that his lame Lex had
bothered him In raising his foot above the
snow, but knowing that White Cap camp, on
top OF the divide, was a good one. he thought
nothing OF i, AS beyond that IL was down grade
and easy going, while the snow was OF less depth.
AS IL happened, Grant was delayed for three
weeks. by a heavy snowfall, and Wslch was ut
tackled with rheumatism 80 that his right arm
was useless. In tho Beaver Pond camp Was
only a little %hrewood, aud the, man could not
cut any, Neither could he make his way bsCk
again. He took what wood there was. built a
good IRE, and made several loaEes OF bread
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
BICYCLE RIDES FOR BIRDS.
Ono Woman'H Way OF Owing n HenIthfui
Airing to Her Canary.

mo better way to give a pet canary bird an
airing has been DEVISED" said a " omar down
at Coney Island the other day when several
other women gathered around her wheel to
look at a handsome little yellow bird in a small
cage resting like n package on the handle
bars. THE poor little dearie wasn't getting
his share of attention, when I happened to
think Of putting It on. my wheel. II was a
took IL a couple OF blocks and back again.
Next time ! took II further. and now you see
tumble now that IT gets at ali scared. I ride
over fifty miles with him some DAYS, and some.
times he sings II the road is smooth. and he
always answers the little chirps OF birds
along tie way. He's lots OF company. too"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
sparrows and Bicycles.

4 curious thing about the English spar
row has often beon noticed By wheelmen.
When the cyclists first took 20 the streets a
few years ago, the birds used 10 hop up In the
air and skip away before the wheel was with
In fifteen feet Of them. The rapldity of tho
motion seemed to startlc them out ~ their
wits, But now, even with the increased speed
show little or no frnr ~ the wheels. waiting
till the last moment before flying. The wheel
Is often less than two feet from them before
they take TO flight, One sparrow over on
Clinton street, brooklyn. three days ago
hoped 10 one side a lew inches and allowed the
wheel "a pass at about two.ty inches.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
a Brooklyn Bridge Crew.

A crow was seen a few days ago on one OF
the guide ropes along the-biS bridges cables.
II was near the Brooklyn tower, and had a
good riheman put a bullet, through II some
bird tumbling dead through the air would
have witnessed a sight to be remembered.
lyn ferry slip at Fulton street, the bird took
20 It's wings, and away IL went up toward Cen
trail Park, New York. II was probably = hsh
crow, but may have been the ordinary farm
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-11-07
Didn't Bother Him.

els the house very quiet?" he asked,
as he inspected the rooms that had been
advertised for rent.
mo" said the landlady, YEARLY, II
can't truthfully say that it is. The four
babies don't make SO much noise, for
they never all cry at once; and the
three pianos enc gets used to, and the
parrot is quiet sometimes; but the
man with the clarionet and the boy
that's learning to play the flute do make
It noiser than l wish it was"
That's all right" said the man,
cheerfully; '''live and let live is my
motto. I'll take the room and move in
tomorrow, and the little things you
mention will never disturb me par
ticle. Good-by."
And it was not until he was moved
in and was settled that they learned
his occupation. He played the from
bone in an Observation-Disclosures Free
Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-11-07
HUMOROUS.

Her Meaning. = Angry Father =
what do you mean by being engaged
to half dozen men at once?" She
Nothing. Detroit Free Press.
---Ambiguous.-Arde Lover-"For
you, miss, | am ready to go to the ends
of the world" Coy Maiden--"Oh, sir,
you go too far. "-Fliegende Batter.
"A Compound Fracture. --"Why was
IT that she broke the engagement,
Fluffy" because she found out
that was broke. Detroit Free Press.
1T must he such pleasure TO sing
us you do. Does your husband sing,
too?" We'll, John--.John wants 10
sing awfully-and he does" Harlem
Life.
Old Gruff-"Waiter, you don't mean
to say that this is spring lamb ?"
Waiter-"Indeed, it is, sir" Old Gruff
film! What Harper's Ba-
Ear.
THAT young widow next door has
bought n bicycle" "Isn't that trifle
odd?" mo; she says she had to have
II so she could carry flowers out to the
cemetery."--Chcago Record.
Better Places Than Home.-The
Bride-"Why do you stay away from
home every night, Fred?" The Brute
1T must be the result of the habit
acquired while courting ou."-Truth.
In the Art Gallery Pleasant Wom-
an (noticing man copying ore of the
old masters) -"Why do they paint this
picture twice." Her Husband "Why,
that's obvious. When the new picture
is done they hang that on the wall and
throw the old one away" Flicgende
Batter.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-11-07
A TREE TURNED TO IRON.
Found Curious Geological Specimen In
Sandstone Quarry.


Sandstone Quarry.
While William Teas was removing
sand from n sandstone quarry on his
farm, near Three Tnns, Montgomery
county, Pa. he came across what lie
first thought was rich vein of iron ore,
The find was ten feet below the surface,
surrounded by sand, and only a few
inches above the solid rock. Further
examination disclosed a cylindrical
mass of ore from six to ten inches iIi
diameter and about Is feet long. 1t had
the exact outlines of tree in hori-
zontal position, though the roots and
branches were missing.
Unfortunately, in taking the trunk
from the crumbling sandstone, it was
broken into many pieces.
Mr.. Teas reported his discovery to
Trof. Oscar c. S. Carter, of the Academy
Of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, who
risitAh the quarry and found the mys-
tc-sous mass was ferruginized tree.
The rough outside bark could be clearly
distinguished, and on one piece was OBJ
served knot which was entirely con-
verted into iron ore.
One fact that convinced Prof. Carter
that the shaft was part of a tree was
that some portions had not entirely lost
their identity, but showed the woody
texture. They were partially carbonized,
he said, resembling charcoal. In fact,
they formed an imperfect coal known
as Ignite, which is found in some of the
IN, CT MI 10 e.,
The main mass, however, had become
brown hematite ore.
"The soil and rocks of the Teas quar-
ry," Prof Carter explained, "once con-
tanned enough iron to give them dis.
tinct red color. AS the rain water
gradually drained through the soil il
finally removed the iron in the form OF
a carbonate, and the color of the sand
stone changed from red 10 light yellow.
1T is well known that if fragment
of wood or charcoal be placed in Il
chalybeate water the iron will be pre-
cipitated as hydrate. Therefore when
the water charged with iron came in
contact with the tree an interchange
of particles took place, the woody mat
ter being replaced with iron.
The sandstone in which the tree was
found was of the mesozoic age, but the
outlines of the trunk were not perfect
enough to determine its time. 1t might
have been a modern tree blown down
years ago and then covered by sand de-
posted by wind or water, as the trunk
was found ten feet below the surface,
aud the coloring matter would come
from the rocks beyond, carried by the
rain. Then, too, the remains may be
those of fossil tree of great age."-N
y Herald
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-11-07

have a hand at it. Instead of cotton
they use the fluffy head of the marsh
flag, commonly known as the cat-tail,
which, as you know, falls apart when
dry in cottony mass. This makes
just as good fire-ball as cotton. Where
cat-tails cannot be obtained sometimes
cotton batting is used.
Right in this connection many boys
would doubtless be glad to know that
dried cat-ta,ls make excellent torches.
The stalks should be cut as long as
possible and the heads of the cat-tails
well saturated with Kerosene oil. When
lighted they will burn for long time
with flare that will Guido most ready
made torches. No doubt there are com
panies of boys who would like to march
in the political parades of the present
campaign. If they do they will find
cat-tail torches a very great attraction
and they can be supplied at little or no
expense.-Chicago Record.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-11-07
French school Uniforms.

Nothing must seem stranger to Amer
leans accustomed to see schoolboys of
all ages come and go freely through
the streets dressed according to their
parents taste and means than to watch
those long lines of French boys, some
times nearly grown to manhood, wear
ing n school uniform of semimilitary
coats and caps, and led out for a walk
like flock of sheep by shepherd.
Their uniform is worn without any pre-
tension to strict regimental regula-
ton; the little fellows look ridiculous,
as their brass-buttoned coats are gen
orally too long and ill-fitting. Their
sole care seems to be directed toward
playing the worst tricks they can on
the usher who is leading them. School
boy slang dubs this overseer n pion, n
chess pawn, and there is no more per-
feet example of butt than this sub
ultern functionary. His tyrannical
supervision, his power to intlict pun.
ishmcnt for the slightest peccadilio,
necessarily make him hated by those
whose words and least actions he
watches during recess us well as dur
ing study hours. IL the usher is vul'
gar or coarse at times, the boys in gem
eral are far from having good manners.
TIL. Benton, in Century.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-11-07
FlRE-BAlL PLAYING.
A Splendid Sport of which the Boys o
Texas Are Very Fond.

A Splendid Sport of which the Boys OF
Texas Are Very Fond.
About The time every year that the
negroes begin contemplating the boys
of Texas have rare sport playing with
fire-balls. just at evening they gather
from the field pile of cotton-pods and
take them to nearby common or
field. AS soon as it is dark they GO. out
in force, carrying with them can Of
coal oil, or kerosene. Several of the
cotton balls are wadded together in a
solid mass and saturated with the oil.
Then the boys separate in big circle,
standing is or 20 feet apart.
"All ready!" shouts the boy who
holds the dripping ball of cotton.
'Ready, ready" comes the word from
the other players.
A match is lighted and in a moment
the coal oil in the cotton ball is blaz-
ing. OF course the boy who set it atire
cannot hold it more than second, so
he throws it swiftly to the boy next to
him. This boy sees the flaming ball
coming and he must catch it in his
hands and throw it before it burns him.
He may take any boy in the ring by sur
prise, and if that boy drops it he is not
only out Of the game but he must pay
a heavy forfeit for his carelessness.
This forfeit usually consists in making
the ''fumbler" stoop over and allow
himself to be struck once with a hat or
knotted handkerchief by each of the
other players.
When one ball is used up another S
lighted and the game continues mer-
rily. OF course the players become
well blackened and sometimes just a
little scorched, but the intense excite
ment of the game makes up for all that.
Not only is this game played in the
south, but the boys of the north also