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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-10-13

Messrs. Phillips. Hardin, and Ownhy
have returned from Las Cruces, where
they were witnesses against jesus
Maria Grejada, charged with having
counterfeit money and c0unterieiting
tools In his possession. Grejada was
found guilty, and probably will get
the extent Of the law, Judge LELAND
not looking with favor on criminals.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-10-13

The Liberal readers will remem-
Der the murder Of A. b. Alien, which
took place at Duncan more than a
year ago. W. b. Foster was arrested
for the murder, tried, convicted, and
sent TO the penitentiary. He appealed
the case to the territorial supreme
court, and on a technically was grant
ed a new trial. AT the present term
Of court the district attorney in
formed the court that be had consult.
ed with the supervisors, and had
found that some Of the important
witnesses in the case had left the
county, and asked permission TO dis.
miss the case against Foster, which
request the court granted. The dead
man never has had much Of a show il
Graham county, unless, as has hap
pened once or twice, the live nan wal
a Mexican, but this is the most bruta
case of miscarriage of justice that ha.
ever happened in that county.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-10-13

B. II. Link, superintendent Of
schools, was in the city this week in
speeding onr schools. He informed
the LIBERAL that he had found them
in most excellent shape, and that the
scholars were exhibiting better disci-
pline than he had ever noticed before.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-10-13

1T does me more good than any.
thing / ever used MY dyspepsia was
OF months standing; after eating it
was terrible. Now l am we'll" writes
s. b. Keener, Hoisington. Kas., OF
KodOl Dyspepsia Cure. 1t digests
what you eat. Roberts & Leaby Mer-
cantile Company.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-10-13

As told In the LIBERAL some time
ago the Southern Pacific road has made
a contract with the brotherhood OF rail
road telegraphers. One OF the clauses
in this contract provides that the ap
pointments to desirable positions shall
be made by what is known as the Gu
iority rule, that is the Oldest man IN
the service shall have The choice Of
the best positions. In starting in this
rule does not apply to men who have
held their present positions for two
years or more. Among tie positions
which came under this rule was the
agency at Lordsburg, e ". C,app not
having held the position two years.
G.. L. Bugbee who held the position
some time ago has been transferred
from Mendoza to Lordshurg, and took
charge OF the Office Monday. Mr..
Clapp resumes the position OF chief
clerk, which he held previous TO the
time he was appointed agent. Mr..
Clapp has made many friends while
holding the position OF agent, and they
are all glad that he will remain In
town. Mr.. Bugbee made . lne'rccord
as a soldier during the Spanish war,
he being a member of the famous
Rough Rider regiment, ani bis maaY
friends are glad to see bin in q good
position. Mrs. Bugboc, VINO is now
visiting with her relatives al Wilcox,
will be here next week.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-10-13

On the 10th of December, 1897, Rev,
S. A, Donahoe, pastor NJ. II. Church,
ed a severe cold which was attended
He SAYS: "After restoring TO a mum
her OF so-called specifics, usually kept
chased a bottle of C~hamberiain's cough
remedy, which acted Ike O charm. l
most cheerfully recommend 10 to the
public". For sale by tho Eagle drug
mercantile company.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-10-13

e.. @. Belts Who is shipping the
onyx from Bedrock to pa,.s, was ia
the city Friday, lie has gone TO Sill
yer City, and will 60 from there to
Pueblo, to await returns on this ship
mcnt. If the stone proves to be as
valuable as he thinks it will he viii re-
turn and ship a carload or so a month
regularly. The freight on the stone
from Lordsburg to Hayro, France, is
$40 per ton. or this sum fifteen dol
lars IS paid for railroad freight TO New
Orleans, and four dollars is paid for
the ocean freight between New Or
leans and Hayre. The stone is not a
true onyx, but is 3 fuoride of lime,
commonly called n 1eldspar, but
owing 20 its peculiar cUloring, and 10
the fact that IL takes a beautiful
polish IL is expected TO prove very
valuable in the market,
The record-union., 1899-03-21

with such gustO, is composed largely
of the water in which the oyster lived
If this liquid happens to be. infected
with typhoid bacilli the person who
swallows it with his oysters contracts
the disease. This is not a theory. A
number of epidennics have been caused
in this way within the last few years.
The remedy is to eat no shell fish raw;
have them cooked in some form. 4
temperature of PIP Fahrenlleit-the
boiling point of water-destroys every
kind of disease germ.
These bacilli multiply in the intesti-
nal tract Of a person suffering from the
disease, and they are discharged from
the system in large quantities during
the time-usually from four to six
Weeks-that the disease continues
They retain their virulence for a very
long time outside the body; and event.
ually some of them may find their way
into the food or drink used by healthy
persons, who in turn become victims
of the disease. Absolute destruction
preferably by cremation-of all matter
containing the bacilh, is the only GER
tain means of preventing the spread of
the infection.
If this We're carefully done in every
case of typhoid, it would be only a
question of a few years when the bacil-
lus of typhoid would become as extinct
as the dodo, and the disease itself be
known only in history.
Boiling water and cooking food that
has once become infected destroys the
life of the germ, and this should always
be done where there is the slightest
suspicion of the purity of the water
supply. Carelessness in the treatment
of typhoid fever patients. which is es-
pecially common in the country dis
tricts renders the water in all dug
wells, cislterns and springs more or less
liable to become infected by surface
drainage and washing rains Where
the water used is obtained from large
supply-as, for instance, the Croton
aqueduct-there is little danger, for if
the germs should find their way into
it the volume of water is so great, and
they would be so widely disseminated
that no one person would likely to get
enough to cause infection
As we never know the source from
which the water furnished on railroads,
steamboats,, etc, is obtained, it is a
good rule when travelling to drink only
bottled water, which can always be
bought at a trifing expense. The only
way to obtain an absolutely safe water
supply in the country, where only a
small amount is required, is by a deep
driven we'll When an iron tube is
driven seventy-five feet or a hundred
feet into the earth, and water is found
that water cannot be infected by the
surface drainage. Surface drainage is
only dangerous to depth of twenty
five or thirty feet, and as the water
from a driven we'll is inclosed in an
iron tube, it is not infected by pass
ing through the upper strata. 1t comes
to the surface pure from natures lab
oratory.
1t seems probable that no one is i'm
mune from the typhoid bacillus. Any
one who meets with the accident of
taking in his system a sufficient guam
tity of the germs will suffer the pains
and perils of typhoid fever.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

Try McMorry's 6Uc uncoiored Japan
tea; e. B. tea. Zoe: G. p. tea. S5c; p. f.
Japan tea. SOC. 531 M street.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

BUFF COCHINSs AND LIGHT BRAH-
mas, grand in shape, size and plumage
and carefully bred for laying qualities /.
won 10. prizes from q entries at great
State Poultry Show of 1898. Eggs and
stock for sale. L. WALDRON, 2615 Y
street
The record-union., 1899-03-21

THE LUMBER IN THE LARGE BARN
at Twenty-ninth and Q streets is for
sale. II. j. Goethe. 1J11 Fourth street.
The record-union., 1899-03-21
WANTED. -

JAPANESE WANTS SITUATION TO
do cooking or housework in city. Ad-
dress F, P o. box 10. m21-2t*
The record-union., 1899-03-21

FOR SALE-A BAY MARE, 9 YEARS
DID, gentle and kind will be sold at a
bargain as owner has no further use
Tor the animal. Inquire at the Rec
ord-Union" office. m7-2w
The record-union., 1899-03-21

OLD AND NEW BARRELS BOUGHT
and sold. Pioneer Pickle Works, 1920 L.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

CHOICE NAMED ROSES, l0c EACH;
unnamed roses, &c each. 2S05 H street.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

AND WOMEN TO AT
tend st. Paul's Church. Eighth and l.
Friday evening, March 31st, 7:30 o'clock.
Mr. John w. Woods of New York, one
of the most eloquent laymen of the
church, will speak. m21-4t
The record-union., 1899-03-21
VETERINARY SURGEONS.
LosT-FouND.

DIR. C. L. MCGOWAN. 1o15 ELEVENTH
street. Phone Cap. SAL
The record-union., 1899-03-21

SPA 7-ROOM LODGING-HOUSE com
pletely furnished. Apply 4e51a X
The record-union., 1899-03-21

1924 F-PARTLY FURNISHED FLAT II
new house. with modern conVeniences
The record-union., 1899-03-21
SELECT SCHOOLS.

BOOKKEEPING SHORTHAND, TYPE
writing, etc. Tuition S. California Bus
mess College, Masonic Temple.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

THE DELICATESSEN, S14 K ST., HAS
we'll won its splendid reputation for all
it's choice goods sold over the counter,
and in it's grill room Everything is
good an6 everything clean.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

gain; fine opportunity II rooms, fur
nlshed; good location. Address T.
NORRIS. 1117 Fourth street, X and l..
The record-union., 1899-03-21

A WELL-FURNISHED LODGING
house; no reasonable offer will be refus-
ed If sold at once. Apply 422 K
The record-union., 1899-03-21

THE ELK GROVE HOTEL, 16 Rooms;
newly painted and renovated through
out. with some fixtures On easy terms
to right party. For particulars address
Mrs. T. Allen, 6131s ] St, Sacramento.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

FOR SALE-A LARGE NO. A BEAN
spray pump, cheap new). Inquire 906
X street
The record-union., 1899-03-21

COME ONE, COME ALL-SECURE THE
shadow ere the substance perish at
Beals' Photograph Gallery, corner of
Seventh and SITS. Cabinets 81 a dozen.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

FOR SALE OR RENT-GASOLINE EN-
gines. to 6 II. P. steam, to 80 II. F.:
and pumps. Machine Works, 2720 M st.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

SUITE OF DENTAL PARLORS. ALL
fitted, opp Plaza Apply Pommer's Store.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

FOR SALE-TWO BEER CHESTS,
with faucets. Apply Hibernia Hotel.
l020 Front street.
The record-union., 1899-03-21
COUNTRY REAL ESTATE.

FOR SALE-16O ACRES CHOICE FRUIT
land situated near Newcastle, Placer
County; all under ditch; a spring of
water runs through the entire tract.
For particulars inquire of l.. A. UPSON,
lower floor California State Bank Build
ing, corner ] and Fourth streets.
81 ,250-5 ACRES NAVEL ORANGES,
bearing; 81 800 10 acres, in bearing or
ange trees. unimproved; in Thermalito.
B., 231S 0 street.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

PLACE TO GET YOUR
shoes repaired while you wait 5lI i.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

BOSTON SHOE SHOP, 511 K sT-woRK
done while you wait. Mems soles, 50c;
ladies', 35c. c. c. JOEHNk.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

out room, at the Glenwood, $40 Eighth
street. Terms reasonable. MRS. NJ. E.
WILLIAMSON
The record-union., 1899-03-21

ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR-THE
/, WEEKLY UNION. The best weekly.
The record-union., 1899-03-21
FOR SALE.

DAISIES, CABBAGE AND
caulifiower plants for sale; wholesale
and retail. g. Bagnall, 1914 26th street.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

113 K-NICE ROOMS, 81 A MONTH UP.
Convenient to shops and depot.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

1410 SEVENTH-A 3-ROOM HOUSE
keeping suite, furnished, and modern.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

1899 GA VERY NICE 5-ROOM FLAT,
with all modern Improvements.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

MANHATTAN HOUSE, 315 K STREET
Good housekeeping rooms and others.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

SIG -SIx-ROOMED COTTAGE, NO. 1870
Twelfth street, to rent H. ]. GOETHE,
1011 Fourth street.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

MAN AND WIFE WITH A THREE
year-old boy wish situation on a ranch.
Apply at 2425 l street. m21-3t
The record-union., 1899-03-21

SOC PER MONTH RENTS A CHAMPION
germ-proof filter. M. L. Perkins, 906 X.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

lamps, unsurpassed. For sale by HOLT,
the leading electrician, S21 J st. Phone,
white 38.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

BEST NEW HAY, ANb CHEAPEST.
at G. E. ADAMS 110G j street
The record-union., 1899-03-21

A MATCH PAIR OF BAYS. HOT DRIv-
ers, $50 lbs each; others, 11o0 lbs each;
match pair of blacks. $50 lbs each; FIVE
year-old Clydesdale; a six-year-old black
Feed Yard, Twelfth street, between
and ].
The record-union., 1899-03-21
TO LET OR RENT.

RENT NEW GROOM FLAT, 5l5 x ST.
CARL STROBEL, Agent, All J.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

ARE YOU WILLING TO INVEST $50: $40
down and $40 month for four months?
1t will pay $50 per month c.. A. BEES
LEY, 231S o street
The record-union., 1899-03-21

YOUR NEW HOME WILL Look It's Best
If you get Bahrs, the landscape gar
dener to lay out your lawn. Phone asa
white. Nursery, Twenty-eighth and w.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

s12-NEW FLAT, FIVE ROOMS AND
bath, ground floor, nicely papered and
painted throughout. 1894 F street.
The record-union., 1899-03-21
BUSINESS CARDS.

FAIN & FAM, PAINTERS AND Grain
ing.-Paper hanging is our speciality
1920 l. street. Get our estimates.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS AT FOt
esters' Building, I street, 7th and Sth.
The record-union., 1899-03-21
GENERAL NOTICES.

CESSPOOLS BUILT AND CLEANED.
e. HAYES, 1121 c st. Phone white 41S
The record-union., 1899-03-21

lSAY, DOCTOR. WHY DO THE YOUNG
men of Sacramento look so well these
days? Why, because they go to the
Lady BARRIERS, 101S Fourth street
The record-union., 1899-03-21

TO RENT-LARGE HALL, 40x6O, EUTTA-
BILE for lodge purposes Long lease will
be given to responsible partieD On good
terms to them. with privilege to ft up
quire at the ''Record-Unfcn" Office
GET H. ]. GOETHE'S PRINTED LIST.
lO11 Fourth street
The record-union., 1899-03-21

RAG CARPET WEAVING; OLD Carpets
made into rugs. Mrs. Johnson. 1914 Sth.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

2126 MA GOOD 7-ROOM HOUSE WITH
all modern improvements. Apply 213O M.
The record-union., 1899-03-21
CITY REAL ESTATE.

800 CASH, BAL SAME AS RENT BUYS
24th; st. lot, with cottage built to suit
II. ]. Goethe, 1011 4th Street m1S-14t
The record-union., 1899-03-21

s13-A NICE 7-ROOM HOUSE WITH
modern improvements, at 321 n Sc APP
ply at New York Bakery, 1876 Third st.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

DIR. CUMMINGS, THE SPECIALIST ON
rheumatism. When all others fail call
and see him, or write for testimonials.
Sacramento.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

MODERN TWO-STORY AND BASE
ment. 7-room house; furnished or un-
furnished. Call at noon or after s p. m.,
at 1920 o street.
The record-union., 1899-03-21

SACRAMENTO PLAZA EMPLOYMENT
Office, Pythian Castle, side entrance,
Ninth and | streets. First-class help
always furnished. F. l.. HAM, Pro-
prietor Phone, Capital 273
The record-union., 1899-03-21

1000 FEET OF 2, AND sls INCH
wrought iron pipe at a special low
pl1ce; also two eight-horse upright
boilers. Sacramento Pipe Works, near
Passenger Depot.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-03

Jorroel's mother. you might eat some arith-
metic-that always comes In nanny IN any
planet. Jorroel. get him the muitiplicatlon
table nm to five. i don't believe he knows u
very wcil-if he's anything Ike you
JOrroel went to the closet and raturned IN
moment with four sticks OF what looked IKE
candy to Sandy's earthly eyes. He found that
they were sour, yet not unpleasant, Du, hot
bit like candy. When he had eaten the last
one he knew his tables up to i've. g.,
really think / must be going. mamma
will worry" said he. ,,
guess you can find your way back alone:
said Jorrocl. Go lust as you came by me
milky way. And come and see us often. III
show YOU lots Of things You never saw before.
aud I'd ike YOU to pay us long vsit' IL your
mother doesn't object" . -,
Yes" said the mother. Kindly. and then
she rubbed his cheeks again., and he tol-
lowed Jorroel out doors. or rather out WIN
dows because they don't have doors in Hnr,
rah, Jorror took Sandy by the ankles and
hurled him bv main strength toward the ris-
ing earth. and few moments OF rushing sp,ce
brought the boy to his window ELL Just as ms
dinner he'll was ringing. lie was so hungry
after his trip that hs was very glad TO mink
that he would eat and not read dinner. On the
way down stairs he asked himscli how much
four times four were. but he couldn't remem-
Der. aud by the time he had been helped TO
everything eatable on tho table his trip to
11arrah was 80 hazy and dream like that no
said nothing to his parents about 1t. but ne
hoped that II II was a dream, he would dream
some more about II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-03
THE NEIGnHoRnooD SMALL ROY.
His More or Less Unconscious Initiation Of
the PrnctisinR SinRer


i have lived at one time and another" said
n city dwclIer. I'm various parts OF the town.
but l have never yet lived in a neighbor.
hood where there was not somebody
practising vocal gymnastics either in
learning to sing or in keeping the
voice IN trim and have never yet lived in a
helEhborhOoi where this did not appeal to the
zen 81 the humor3us or tho Grotesque in this
; nrn,t oI the h"lHhhorhood small boy. That
lrtrIresSlDle youngster may play all day in ths
S SIet and pay no attention to the sounds made
uy ne greater number OF persons practiAInH
On the piano. but ct the singer start IN and
im,n siha,l 10Y IS dazed by an ungovernable
hlsh Key and holds on to IL in a loud and long.
nra l n"ic; the small hoy echoes it with an eS-
hERcratei sweep Of tone. keeping, very iikeiy
riPht on az nlay meanwhile And he does IuSt
r rl!e Iame ,hihs again when the singer again
reaches that high note, H. isn't necessarily
m Ialng' It may he only tho natural boyisR
RESPONSE 10 any appeal that has dash and
sweep and vigor in 1t. but this is how the
sinG,ni practice is always received. and no
practising singer ever pays any attention 10
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-15
We Publish Below

"A few OF the thousands rcsfoIin g
in and near the city who have
been re WI rdc Il for saving thcir
cash oh eCiS.
NAME. RESIDENCE. RECEIVED.
Miss Doron, 7ol $. lGth. clothes brush
NJ aric staHord, 24O1 Leav'nw'h .h'r br'sh
MRS. Lizzie snitt, Sioux City 2 towels
Muble Suiteydn, 527 s 27th. bot perfume
-innie Soahmp, 2217 S. 18th. hair brush
Mrs Hoffman, 171l California e. . towels
j. ID. Speiisndn. 2417 Cass.... .........t tie
Mrs. MOreU, 2O5 5. 25th. E. =. 5 yds ribbon
Nellie CdpIes. 2603 Cunning. 5 yd ribbon
j. + TODD .16OG Cass ......3 handkCrchiefs
Miss Nessiey, 600 n, Dot h. 3 handkerchiefs
Miss Ness'ey. 6O5 n. Goth 90. b OF perfume
May Ber,rdld, 1917 n. 29th....3 h'd'k is
Mrs. Ferner, 3517 5. 2Oth aye. 3 h'd'k'fs
Mrs. Hadtert. 1870 :. lGth...,.."mail file
Mablc SmH tran, 3 20 5. 29th.....3 h'd'k'fs
Della Heyer, AIS n. 15th....... 3 h'd'k'fs
MRS. kelIiher. 1919 n. 17th ..,.. brush
Mrs Euri;cnrodd, 21 \. 16. bot pei fume
Mrs. Spelln an, 24l7 Cass........2 . towels
Mrs. D. StrutiOH, So. Omaha ..... box soap
Miss Ucndhur Il, 1868 Marcy. -. blanket
Mrs. UatEins. 5O4 n. 19th...... blankets
Van Spellnan, 2417 Cass. blan kets
Miss Ncssle y, sos n. Goth. blankets
Mrs. ii. strattor, 1917 Elm. lot perfume
Miss yictor, 22l9 CASTELAR,, pocket book
Grace FeuH. Burt street ....-...,2 towels
john johnson, 35th & Gold . towels
Mss Ya,, IL mI'cy, 2OOS \. 18th. pocket blk
Mrs. RrOtcn, 1lOS Cap ave ....pr scissors
Ida UintGn, S34 5. 18TH, bot perfume
&. 4. Bungardner, 2414 Caldwell bX soap
Thos, mart. Bellisc a, lu.......6 bars soar
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-15

A few OF the thousands rcSidin g
in and near the city who have
been rewarded a for saving their
cash oh eCIS.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-15

Mond ay's Time
Sales
s too. . bars Laundry Soap Dc
= to3. zoe Ribbons, yard. ic
= too. 15c Ladies HuSc.... BE
- %. 1Sc lure size Towels Sc
too. 21c silver Thimblc. Zoe
= too. Mems 25c Nccl1Nyenr. 9c
= too. Ladies' soc Ties.... zoe
too. soc silver PcnkniNes toc
= too. Mems 35c SusDcnd's iTc
: too. Dress Shields, pair. ic
Box OF Soap Free.
Please return to us check No ~ of the
goods you bought here FrdlyO It. u & re-
ceivc as reward u box OF fine toilet soap
containing three caltcs, Checks must
call for purchase OF 25c GROVER. No. 81
appears printed in rcd ink,
35c Leather Purses, t7c
Sold only to those bringing this part of
the advertisements
SOC Leather Belts, 19c
Sold only to those having one of our
checks of any day excepting Monday,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-05
WILD PIGEONS ALMOST GONE.
The Historic Roosts Many Years Ago
Disappeared Like That of the Buffalo.

The Historic Roosts Many Years Ago.
Disappeared Like That of the Buffalo.
From the New York Sun.
The passenger pigeon-ectopistes mi
gratorius OF the orithologist, the wild
pigeon of the sportsman-once so plen-
tiful within the borders Of Pennsyl-
vania and other eastern states, is DOOM
ed. Like the buffalo, its extinction is
only a matter of few years. Even
now there are few of these birds fire.
quenting places close to our large cities,
where a score of years ago millions
nested and reared their young. The
breeding range of the passenger pig
con to-day is almost wholly in the
sparsely settled wooded regions taat
form our extreme eastern border, from
northern Maine westward to northern
Minnesota; along the Michigan penin-
sula, in the central parts of the Domin-
ion of Canada and as far north as
the shores of Hudson's bay. If they
have been breeding extensively in these
remote corners of the country in re-
cent years, man has no knowledge of 1t.
Isolated and scattering pairs still find
home in the New England states, in
northern New York and Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Michigan, Wisconsin, Min
nesota and, further south, in Kentucky
and eastern Tennessee. The enormous
Pt5SoiI Aoosto VI pySoAS years, IL lHey
exist. are in the impenetrable wilder
ness of the north.
The determination of the passenger
pigeon has progressed even more rap
idly than did that of the American
bison. The latter's dead were counted
by the tens of thousands; the wild pig
cons by the millions. Eight or 10 years
ago, small colonies of wild pigeons fire.
quented the beech woods in the north
ern counties of Pennsylvania and the
southern counties of New York. In
the spring of 1883 colony of 100 pairs
We're found breeding along the shores
of a small creek in the upper end of
Potter county. Pa. This was the last
roost reported from the state. Single
pairs, however. breed in Potter, Pike
and Monroe counties. Pa, even vet.
In the counties of Cumberland, Cape
May and Atlantic. in Southern New
Jersey, few scattering pairs have been
breeding in recent years. The stories
told by old settlers in the sparsely set
sied counties of Pennsylvania of the
big wild pigeon roosts they have Wit
messed are interesting. The early spring
of 1869 brought what was probably the
largest nesting that ever took place
within the borders of that state. Me-
hoopany creek, Wyoming county, was
the scene of the roost, which was seven
miles long and three miles wide. OF
the thousands of trees adjacent to the
shores Of the creek, there was scarcely
one that did not contain at least one
nest, while some of them held half
dozen nests. A conservative estimate
placed The number of pigeons in this
roost ct not less than half a million