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l,r A. tuag to catch cold and Just rs
ongv to rct RID af 4 u You rolnmnnco
o,rly To uso one Minute Cough cure II
cutca coughr colds, bronchitis, nhou.
mania and al lhront md tunu trot'
Oieg II IN pleasant to take, snfc 70 use
ara qgfs 10 cure charles II, lloetEe,
Mnri,cl and twelfth slroelsi Chatham
Glnelnlr. itntiy.slXth and Jacob hlrcrlg.
A IA gehochtc, No. 6a1 MaiH street l3N-
lev Brna., Penn and Zane Streets Row
10 a CO., Bridgeport
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Iost-Diamond Ear Ring.
Card OF Thanks.
For ChrlstmUs-C. N. Taylor,
List Of Letters
Christmas Dreans-iohu Becker & CO.
Second Page.
Received To-Day-H. #. Behrens Co.
& Fine Cafe Mclaughlin Bros.
Lists Excelsior Baking Powder--R. H.
List.
4 iiandsomc Christmas Present-Frew's
ciothing-D. Gunalng & co.-F'lith
Page
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zoe Pair g, e 81 Eld Gloves worth
GEO. VI. SN8ok & 60 $.


Yesterday IN clcrE Robrelson's office,
the following transfer OF real estate was
rocordedi
Decd made October T. iS01, by Mary
q. tirn1mB nnd John Gr1oms to George
". gisgon. trnrsfcrs ono-fourth mere On
the Wam Union aud il9Hey'S POM
road, IN TrlndclphIn district
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For the Christmas aud Now Years
llnlldays the ohio River railroad VIII
Feii exeHyslbn llrkrlB from all ticket
niIicea Ia lurnl athilonH ON lt1 llnr NJ
ONE FARE for the round trip Tlckcts
an snte December IT. "a ana u, lSDt ana
innuhry /. 1903, with return limit Janu-
nVt 4 igng
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Er2 { sg1eFRT.

Corner Main aud Eleventh streets,
Leather speclaites, Nothing nicer or
more appropriate for Christmas prcs-
ent, than inc Leather goods, such as
Collar and cufi BoxSs, Pocket books,
pucsea, Manicure Sets, Dressing Cases,
Military brushes, satchcia etc. or e
nice set OF Harness or Trunk
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Mems
Smoking Jackets.

Colors, Black and Brown, and
Black and Green. An all Wool Tri-
cot Cloth Smoking Jacket, lined
with Quilted Farmers Satin, price
$4.65. Finer grades $500, $7.45, on
up.
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Water rents for tho xix months end
Ing March g., 1903. are now ready. II
paid or or befdro December o. 1901 a
discount NJ 10 per cent win be allowed
THE CITY WATER BOARD.
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TIN: laloyl invention IN gloves, somo-
thlng that Keeps your Wtlpt warm Also
% full line ~ other r,0tyH, tho hesl nnl
fiieapCH TT the els, al u ACllAEF-
EMS, lAOi Mntkci strcot
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ATTENTION sTocNMENl--1 CARR
n ftit line ef Dr. Slo1n'B veterinary
remedies, give them a ltl0l, william
gohWertrUgcr, iliO Main street
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THE GLAD HAND
Being Generally Extended TO Hon.
N. b. Scott, of Wheeling
WHO WAS APPOINTED FRIDAY

BY PRESIDENT MKINLEY TO THE
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF
INTERNAL REvENuE-A TELE-
GRAM FROM SENATOR ELKINs
TO MR.. SCOTT SAYS THE AP-
PoINTMENr WILL BE con-
FIRhEp TO-DAY IF AN EXEcU-
TIVE SESSION IS HELD.
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GUN with Magnetism" ana Fun
with Electricity" are two Instructive and
amusing gamcs--For ealo al sIanLon's
Old City BoOl; Store.
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THE Ladder Ald aocloty n the Sec.
onl Presbyterian church WIN hold n
market to-day ~ $3.50 o'clock Plum
puddlnga, CAKES nnd everything good
win be thOrp
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SOCIETY !


The large entertainment OF the week
was given at the handsome home OF
Mr., Harry Franzhelm, on South Front
street. The hostesses were Mrs Harry
FranzheIm and Miss Jennie Bailey, and
society turned out en- masse. Other
calls were luncheon Siven by Mrs,
William Isett, North Main street;
card party by Mrs, Alice Mccabe
Hughes, Penn street; card party, Mrs
Reed Baird, Chapllne street; a card
party Mrs, Emily p, Boyd, ThirteeHth
street; card party, Mrs. Joseph Spell
del, Chapline street; reception 20 the
Colonial Danes, Mrs. W. w, Arnett,
Flfieenth street; Misses Eleanor and
Sue Wright, Fourteenth street. at home
10 the Twentieth Century Girls, and
Ladies OF ST. Matthew'S church, at sup
per, with their friends,
Whether next week VIII have cards
out or not Is matter OF conjecture, but
II Is more than probable because Of
many guests in the city, and the home
coming OF young women and men al
college during the year. Some expected
home Tomorrow are Misses Emily Ray
Pollock. Eliza Speidel, Edna McCourt-
ney, Martha Oft, Lde PAUL and Mr.
Jesse Speidel, from Yale,
Misses Bessie and Florence Atkinson,
daughters OF Governor g. W. Atkinson,
viii be IN the city to attend the Char
itV Ball,
Miss Genevleve Bassell, sisters OF
Mrs. Charles W. List, will spend the
holidays In the city, aud will be one OF
the charming out OF town guests at the
Charity Ball.
Others already In the city are being
persuaded 20 remain over for II. and
altogether the Charity Ball, on Deem
bre %, Is the uppeFnast thought OF
young and old In the smart set,
The Whitaker Ball which ushers IN
the New Year, Is also of intense inter-
est, but not so far reaching In its scope.
The probable presence Of Mrs Harry
C. whitaker (nee Miss Louise Clark, OF
LOuisville), the bride of the winter sea-
son, lends an added charm.
On Wednesday afternoon, between
the hours OF and 6 o'clock, at the hand
some home, just completed, OF Mr.. and
Mrs, Harry Fcanzheirn, on South Front
street, Island, Mrs. Frap2heim and Miss
Jennie Bailey gave reception that at
tracted n large number OF their friends.
The rooms were beautifully decorated
with srnllax, holly and other flowers ar
tistIcaIly arranged, Refreshments were
served by Mrs. Charles Howard Slmp-
son. Mrs. George Wise and Mrs.
Charles NJ Trrlssell
The Married Ladies Progressive
Euchre Club was entertained yesterday
afternoon by Mrs. Charles NJ. Hughes
at her residence on the Island. The
Graf nriyn wns f-nn hv Mrs I q Taug-
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Water CnInrs beautifully framed
Low prices at
KIRK'S, 1905 Main Street.

II. u. nILLMAN & co. have the lar
gest stock Of $4,000 ilne Silver Novel
tics in the city.
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ONE Of the finest and largest lines OF
gents Furnishing Goods at the lowest
prices, at /. scHAEFER'S, 14O4 Market
Street.
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SOLID silver ThImblcs Ice each, at
Shelf BROS
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WAY.
conformlnE to IDH paHi custom all
agents of Inc wheeling & Lake Erie
rnllway witt SOFT reduced rate Excursion
tickets between all points ON lln own
jlnC. also IN points ON ils connecting
iinoy for the Christmas anu New year
holidays ..,, ..,. -.
Gambler 20, "a anu 20, 1891 ana January
Il 1898, good to return uhtli January y
n'y ngSui OF the. Wheeling 4 Lake
VIA tnlWay or address \ y Town.
scnd, Asr.. DEM. l'o1s. Asst, Toledo, g.
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darwoods Standard, put tip In bottles
OF all sizes and shapes. suitable pres
ents for Xmas. Cut Rate Patent Med
lcine House, 1889 Market street.
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100000 WORTH OF Watches, Diamonds
ana Jcwclry. bought close, ana to be
sold close n, Shelf Bros.
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WE offer In addition to our complete
assortment " Watcher, lowelry ana
Diamonds, a great variety OF SILVER
novelties ...
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FOR flne Xmas present set one OF
those fine Fruit Baskets, at
ALEX. BURST d SONS.
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A SUPERB line Of uffs, Tecks. Bows,
-Four in Hand TIES ut very low price.
L. SCllAEFEK,
1iUi Market Street.
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One Hundred Pianos.

The special sale Of ono Hundred
Pianos at Houses % attracting a good
deal OF attention
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PRINTING Presses. AthfIo Lrntrrns aud
nit tho hrw go ~ TOR aRis at carrie BF"'.,
1905 Market street.
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tan rSi rnnd SCI GOlh or GOid Filled
HpTcinrIe ~ EJo glasses tho cheapest
al wm. u. Krlcg's Juwclry store, liAl
AIHrlot street.
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SOLID Gold Rings from TO cents NJ,
at gifEFF HnpH.
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OUR stock Of holiday novelties is TIN
surpassed. M'NAMEE'S, 1867 Market ct.
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The Warwick"

Is still sending us Chinaware,
Some OF their latest productions will
make imported Chinawarc wish it
had stayed on the other side. Emu
meration OF prices unnecessary.
Get our prices on Lamps and
Onyx Tables, or you'Il regret it.
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Take Laxative Bromo Qulnine Tablets
All druggists refund the money " Il
fails to cure. CSC. The genuine has L.
B. Q. on each tablet.
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Yesterday. Miss Elizabeth Mendel
was at home to the Bachelor Maids.
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I,o.ooct our i've large show win
lllSpSSl dows. They'll help you
TO buy your presents,
GEO. NJ. SHOOK & co,
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poro~+ Havlllnd China md Rich
mai est cst Cut Glass, nj
GEO. VI. SHOOK G CO.'S.
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OTHERS tell their little stories, but
O. c, uenthcr aclls the goods,
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A LARGE assortment Of Mounted
Jewclry In artistic ard plain deslEns' Ut
MNhMEE'S, 1907 Market Street
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The hoard OF public works yesterday
morning completed the navInE Of Fit'
teonlh street, from Wood to McCol)och
street rho work Of paving Fifteenth
street began eight ycars ngo, hut lack
Of the necessary appropriation delayed
Na completion fpm tlmn 10 time, TIM
IN thls year I'liieenil Stree residents
had grown hO,r9e from rcllllonlhg nnl
thih win bo a happy Christmas to ilfm
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OTHERS tell their little stories, but
Gehther sells the goods,
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ROGERS Knives aud Forks Es7j per
dozen at y. c. Gcnthcrs.
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Tuesday, December II, we Will offer
our entire stock Of Diamonds and Fine
Watches to quit business.
". j. LukENS & 90.
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The Married Ladies Progressive
Euchre Club was entertained yesterday
afternoon by Mrs. Charles NJ. Hughes
at her residence on the Island. The
first prize was won by Mrs, j. T.. Taus-
sig and the second by Mrs Howard
Simpson. The next gathering OF the
clue win be at Mrs. Gcubb's on the at
ternoon before New Years.
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BLUE White Diamonds, at
II. y. HILLMAN s. CO.'S.
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A New gtyio tnblUsta unly hug,
Plum HhttB, MHiH Street,
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Some New Things to Tell You About;
A New York Furrier

Sent us two large cases OF Fur
Capes and ScarIs OH consignment,
NVc are at liberty to return all we do
not sell. Anyone can see at glance
that the smallest kind OF prices are
possible under such an arrange
ment. Consult It's about Anything
in the
Cloak
Line ii YOU desire to save money.
Our Christmas reductions are NOT
q creation Of the iaucy-.hcy'rc
REAL. The dollars saved Oh your
purchases are 50 mitch money made
YOU can't make money casict
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Tuesday, December 81. we VIII offer
our entire stock Of Diamonds and Fine
Watches, to quit business.
w. j. LUX EMS & co.
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ctrt,trnrs md Sew Year Eirnraion lIn'rs,
VITA the wheeling ana Lake Erlt N"ll"
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FINE fruits. Nuts aud candies Tor
%war. I'D ALEX Dr1lsr 4 SOS'H
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Ft'LL cat diamond Rings from ~ 90
to 81 900. al stlEFT BROS
Evening star., 1897-03-20

in the manse, silver tea service, a study
I'd ble had all been discussed and dismissed,
and the Glen began to get impatient.
IT'S no easy deciding Burnbrae ex-
planned to DrLmsheugh, who had been Sc
we're the delay at the Junction. some
things are over little an some are over
dear an am thinkin' we'll need tae be
content wi a timepiece. an maybe some
candlesticks, for the dining room, ye ken.
Vera useful. nae doot"-and from the
first Jamie Soutar knew Drumsheusb had
q proposal of His own-"an' suitable, but
what wud ye say tae pit yir present in the
drawing room whar Mrs Carmichael IL
be sittin'? Yell want it to look weel for
her after the lodge
''DrurIsheugh, am sittin' here
name o's ever thocht o a drawing room;
ye ken We've he'd naethin' but unmar-
ried lads: div We think it's needfu
to max things richt?" and Burnbrae re-
garded Drumsheugh aaxiously.-
Div ye no ken that there's Il draw
ing room at oor manse. an that when
the coontess dimes there the doctor opens
the door after dinner. and she goes cut
alone to the drawing room, an the doctor
makes bow as she passes. and then he
will sit down to his glass of wine wi the
earl.
Moo am judging there ill be differ
ences in the Free Kirk manse, an Ma:s-
ter Carmichael ill maybe no stay behind
his wife in the dining room, but of coorse
he ill open the door for her, and she ill
need some room for her ain
m no denying what ye say aboot
anither room, but a thocht that the miss
wud just sit in the study wi tho r'irister.
an gin onybody come in she cud slip into
the dining room; but we're wantin' to do
all honor to Gen. Carnegies daughter an
oor minister's wife,
Am sure O. that, Burnbrao: but the
study ill no do after the first month;
nae man prepare his sermon wi ony-
body in the room; "a m tet that the young
ministers walk aboot a day an speak tae
themselves. and it disna do for them to be
seen
An mair Eor that, the best o weemen
ar dangerous in a study: they cannot
lat the books alane, an they're aye pittin'
them into wrang places; a believe" con-
cluded Drums heugh, diftidently, they ca
it ;idyin, but when Rebecca starts on that
wark at the r1anSe, the doctor declared
Evening star., 1897-03-20
CLOSE CALCULATION.
The Very Small Margin of Profit fin
Manufacturer
From Scrlhner's.

FROM ScrlhDers.
In calico printing one-tenth of a cent a
yard Is a fair profit. In paper manufacture
three TO fve per cent upon the product will
yieid 10 per cent upon the capital invested.
proflt upon pound is more than satisf,,-
tory. In making pianos the average wages
OF the operatives are high, as COMPARED IN
cotton and shoes. and the capital involved
comparatively small wages in the pi,nn
factories OF New York and Boston average
nearly $50 a week, taking the whole shon
out the profit upon the product in good
years runs as high as IL per cent In Tho
manufacture of locomotives the average
wage Is high. 70 women finding ernploy-
meht, while IN the manufacture of small
arms IL Is correspondingly low women he
ing largely employed Reviewing the
whole field. it will be found that the prod
uct or factories is constantly growing IN
value ana wages increasing. as comparel
TO the capital involved. Some economists
assert that capitals share OF the profits
is constantly decreasing, while that Of
labor Increases, but this is still mooted
point. The difference between the cost of
manufacture and the retail selling price or
the share falling to the middleman or mea.
varies according tc the class of product
TIE rule beirg that in staple goods il is
small and growing smaller every year
while with fancy goods and what are
known as novelties ii is large. Common
heavy cotton cloth, costing eight cents to
make sells at retail for about nine cents;
fancy cdicoes may sell at retail for double
what they cost to produce. In sugar, half
a cent a pound is the average difference
between cost and retail price. Shoes cost
ing s. TO make. sell at retail for 81.
Evening star., 1897-03-20

THE chairs are to be walnut. and the
carpet brussels an we maun haud cor ain
wi the baiiie. he's an able man. an terrible
gripDy; ii took me twa veesits to buy a
bed frae him ten year back, an a ma time
to beat him doom two pund. Am glad that
ave some experience an ken his wy.
MOO ye're better man than me, Burn
brae. but ye're no fit tae face the bai-
lie; leave the argle-bargle to me, but just
gle a nod at time when am askin for
reduction, an ye micht wag yir head wi
astonishment at the prices; gin a say ony-
thing ye're no vera sure aboot, We can tax
a turn doom the place an no hear
An there's juist thing mair: for ony
sake dinna lat on hoo muckle siller we've
coleckit; gin the bailie gets wind O forty
eight pund-there wud be nae dealin wi
him. Ma. na we'll no tempt him; We'll
gang cautiously
Burnbrae noticed that on the instant of
Drumsheugh's entrance the bailie descend
ed to the floor. as If he recognized a for
mer combatant of skill-facing him boldly
and iingling his money to the tune of
Scots wha hae.
The bailie scented at once that two Drum
tochty men of solid means had not come to
buy kitchen chairs. and knew that he
would need all his wits. but he indicated
no curiosity as TO the object OF their visit,
end it was only after a lengthy treatment
on that days market that Drumsheugh be-
gan TO approach the point.
Business ill quiet WI you the moo.
am thinkin' it's no sac easy getting rid
O tables as stack o corn; this ill be the
time O. year for country fouk to get
bargain; what reduction are ye maxim on
laist winters stock. baile?'
"Ye passed u shop in the High street
whar We iii find what ye want, and get
something for yir money: what quarter the
stuff cam DOT o.. dear kens: but wi lick
o. polish an itch o. glue here and there.
ii looks amaist like new-MacK elves com
pIete furnishing emporium" and the bailie
gave IN ex provost to understand, with a
jerk of extra menace. that he would pass
that door once too often.
Come wa" said the bailie his thumbs
in the armholes of his waistcoat led the
way to the back with the air of one who
knew where there was a smooth level
piece of turf and wished to have the dis
pute settled without delay. His walk was
so martial that Drumsheugh called Burn
Evening star., 1897-03-20

aer new part a Free Kirk ministers 9
"ife-opinion much divided-which of the
."o would rule-opinion unanimous and
smphatic-and who proposed-on which the
women had no doubt. and the men yielding
20 the Judgment OF experts. used to hoe six
yards in silence. and then exclaim Sail
she's lady
From the frst day Of the news Drum
iochty knew (and welcomed) their DUTY.
but II was felt right that the Free Kirk
people should have the lead and make
their choice in the important matter of a
wedding gift Hillocks anticipated one
Sabbath that they would seize the op-
portunity of Carmichaers absence and II
was known at the market that a meeting
mad been held on Monday and committee e
appointed For weeks this secret body sat
generally at Archie Noncur's. and vague
runors oozed out and engaged the interest
OF the Glen. A pony chaise, a bow window
Evening star., 1897-03-20
A STOUT LITTLE FIGHTER
Whose Fighting Disposition Often
Gets Him Into Trouble.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
The redbird when 1t has gotten down
hard to homa-making, develops a remark
able tendency to fight. At all other times
of the year he is as docile and gentle as
any in the woods-indeed, rather inclined to
take a great deal from other birds-but as
soon as the nest is completed and Mrs.
Redbird is installed queen thereof he gets
on his war paint and will fight anything
that comes along. 1t is by taking advan-
tage of the bravery of the redbird in de-
Tending the home that the hunter is en-
abled to snare it. The trap used is 4 wire
cage Within this cage is a tame bird. one
which has been in captivity for a year or
two, and sings freely. The hunter wanders
into the woods and slowly makes his way
through the SWampS until he reaches a
dense portion. when he halts. Pretty soon
the bird III the cage, delighted. doubtless
al being again in its native woods, even il
bars stand between ii and liberty, begins
singing with ell its might. Ii there is a
re6bird within the sound of the callers
voice it hastens to investigate. One of the
peculiar habits of the redbird, hunters say,
Is that there seems, by common consent,
to be a division of the woods among them,
each bird having appropriated to his es-
pecial Jurisdiction a certain allotment OF
woods. Sometimes other birds. either by
mistake or for the purpose of acquiring
more territory. invade the domain of an.
other, whereupon there is a fierce fight.
which is called off only when one or the
other OF the birds conquers, in which case
the victor becomes the possessor of the
territory of the two, together with the de-
feated birds mate, who. 1t seems, is no
longer willing to share fortunes with her
former lord after he has proven himself
a poor fighter.
The hunter has on one side of his cage
light net, bound about by light frame,
and to the center of a light iron rod
stretched perpendicularly across this frame
is attached In swinging position a short,
rounded stick, about six inches in length
This gate OF netting is opened and kept In
that position by the wooden trigger at
tacned to the sides of the cage wherein is
the call bird. This connection of the two
triggers is very delicate, and the slightest
touch will suffice to throw it, whereupon
the netting frame door is quickly closed by
a spring against the sides of the cage This
is what holds the re6bird captive.
As soon as the hunter has set the trigger
of his cage he hangs 1t to a limb some
where or places 1t On the ground and goes
away some distance to await results. The
imprisoned redbird soon begins to sing, ard
presently. If there is redbird anywhere