Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-01
1t is Above All Others the Hun
ter S Day."
TWO GOOD HUNTING STORIES.
Proposition to Establish Large Paper
MIL in Western North Carolina Crops
on tho State Farm a Big Yield of Corn
From One Aero "A Genuine Old Ana
Mas Club Organized by the Capital City
Newspaper AIcn.

Raleigh, N. c.. Nov. 30-Thanksgiv-
Ing is, above all other days in the year,
the hunters day. The sportsmen go
out into the fields by the thousand,
and the bang of the gun is heard on
every hand. A large number of Raj
elgh hunters were out yesterday after
rabbits and cartridges, and the quail
on toast and luscious rabbit will form
an important item in the bill OF fare.
Hunting stories are recalled, and all
the old ones are being revived.
WHAT He WAITED FOR.
This story is told of one Raleigh
hunter who was an amateur. and Il
poor one at that. ~ covey of part
ridges was seen running along the
ground. lie leveled his gun ut them,
when some one cried, "You are not go
ing to shoot them while they are run
ming. are you?" NO" he replied; II
am waiting for them to stop"
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
Another Raleigh man who was a
poor shot found covey lowered to-
gether; he blaZed away and killed
thirteen of them at one shot. lie knew
IL MOuIun 40 10 lace his IclloW
sportSmen with q bagful killed at one
shot So he sat down under Il tree,
and blaZed away at nothing. shooting
holes In the atmosphere, until he hap
pened to look up, and saw the party
watching the entire proceedings.
Caught in tho act" he said. and
frankly confessed.
143 BIRDS 143 SHOTS.
Mr.. John A. Duncan, the wcllknown
mercantile broker and wing shot, says
that while hunting in Randolph coun-
ty some time ago, he killed 1iS par
trilges in lab consecutive shots. The
hunt commenced soon after the sun
rose and lasted till about p. m. lie
HAD an extra pair of barrels and when
one pair became overhcated from the
rapid shooting he changed barrels.
CART-WHEEL HAUNT.
The negro hunters are very super
stititious, and are ut present inclined
to avoid the asylum woods. They
claim there is n mysterious haunt in
that locality that men cannot see, but
1t is plainly visible TO dogs. The only
indication of its presence is the sound
OF Il cart wheel creaking and turning
but this sound is enough to drive any
'possum hunter out of the neck o. the
woods. The negroes claim that dogs
can see haunis that are invisible to
any human being: and when dog be-
comes scared, the negroes Fix to leave
the woods.
PROPOSED PAPER MILL.
Secretary of state Thompson yestcr-
day received Il letter from the Jesup
e. Roper company, paper manufac-
turers, who contemplate establishing
n $500 900 paper mill in western North
Carolina. He asks whether or not there
g 1ltiltnor n CT
in North Carolina. as the chemicals
used in the process OF paper manufac-
ture discoler the water, but are noL III
anyway destructive to life.
CROPS ON THE STATE FARMS.
The penitentiary authorities say that
the crop OF cotton on the state farms
will be 500 more bales than were eX-
pected. The crop is much better than
last year. when on more than double
the present acreage only 200 bales
We're produced. -Four hundred and ten
bales were produced this season on 4i0
acres on Caledonia farm No. .. Seven
teen thousand bushels OF peanuts were
produced on that farm, also twice as
much corn ms it will need.
BIC YIELD FROM ONE ACRE.
Mr. w. w Dunn, of Hickory Noun
tain township, raised this year ll7%l
bushels of corn. 5l2 bundles of blade
and 25i bundles OF top fodder from one
acre of ground. This is by far the
best yield from an acre that we have
heard OF in Chatham and we doubt If
it has been exceeded in the state.
ANANIAS CLUB ORGANIZED.
a genuine old Ananias club was or
ganized in Raleigh Thursday. Its
none of your mythical make believe
sort of affairs but it is organized for
Sapphira annex, and also an idiot an
mex. Both of these two latter are pro-
vided for in the bylaws.
The members of the club contem-
plate securing n charter; not that
they've got a monopoly on the bust
ness, or operate a trust, but for the
good of the club.
The membership of this club is lin
tied to the editors, reporters news
paper correspondents and directors of
Raleigh newspapers.
The meeting was held in the mayors
Office and was presided over by Mr.. j.
w Jenkins.
Col Olds, reporting for The commit
tee on bylaws, read the bylaws as
drafted by the committee. After some
discussion the constitution and by
laws We're adopted as read.
The following officers were elected
for the following year:
PRESIDENT Wilbur Jenkins.
Vice Presilent--Dr II. n. Ivey.
Secretary-W. j. Martin.
treasurer. V. Hoyle.
Board of Govcrnors--Col. Fred Olds,
chairman; Messrs. Furman, Briggs,
Fence and Poe.
DURHAM.