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fifteen hundred black ducks, as we'll as
many others Of different sorts, many Of
them probably sea ducks, for it is we'll
known that during the autumnal mir
grafton, the coots, old squaws, GOLDEN
eyes and other truly marine ducks, are
often found in fresh-water lakes far
from the sea.
The superintendent of the park states
that the aquatic population of Spot
Pond is constantly changing. Almost
every day fresh fiocks arrive from the
north, and other flocks take their, de-
parture for more southern waters. The
noise of the birds wings and their cries
are heard at night and in the morning,
and they have added a new feature OF
interest and attraction to the neighbour
hood. And not to the neighborhooG
alone, for we are told that people come
long distances to the shores of this lake
to view the interesting assemblage.
If a series Of such refugees could be
established up and down our seacoast,
it would be great thing for sportsmen
and naturalists alike. More important
than that, such refugees would do o
valuable educational work in the Sec
lions where they were established, CIV
ing to people who know nothing about
! wild life the opportunity to rear broods
whose presence in the neighborhood
would be useful to sportemen because
| they would attract birds to the region
during the seasons when shooting is
| permitted.
The world moves. Game protective
ideas advance. There have never been
so many people anxious to have game
and life generally-preserved as now,
| We believe that the time is not far dis
tant when the result of all this effort
will be seen in the Increased supply OF
living things.--Forest and Stream.
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Chautauqua, to be held in New York on
December 80 and 81, DR.. Seaver, the
Yale instructor, will read a paper OH
the physiology of exercises of speed,
endurance and strength. DR.. Ander-
son, also of Yale, will give an account
of the contributions for the year from
the scientific laboratories.
Mr.. and Mrs. Godfrey Dunscombe
are closing their house on Prospect
Hill, and have decided to go to New
York for the winter.
Announcement is made of the en-
! gagement of Miss Grace H. Robbins,
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Daniel M.
Robbins of st. Paul, Mimi, and Charl-
ton M. Lewis of this city, professor of
English literature In Yale university.
Mrs. Lynde Harrison, who returned
from New York on Thursday, is pre-
pairing to leave for the south near the
| first of January. Her daughter will ac-
company her.
The marriage of Miss Sarah Eliza
beth Curry of Waterbury to Edward
| Kernathah of Lake Mahopac, N. Y,
| took place Tuesday evening at s o'clock,
December 16, at the home Of the bride S
cousin, Miss Elizabeth Boyd, SIS Wal
nut street, burlington, la. The Rev.
J DR.. Salter of the Congregational church
| performed the ceremony.
Miss Susan A. Bacon, instructor OF
| French at Mount Holyoke, will arrive
! here tomorrow afternoon for her
| Christmas vacation. She will divide
| her time with her sister, Mrs. Corwin
/ Of st. Roman street, and her brother
| DR.. Leonard Bacon of Elm street.
| Miss Eta Steward of Fairfield lost
| her gold bracelet, as she believed In
Bridgeport, but an employee of the trac-
ton company found it at Pickett's
| switch, while cleaning out the frog.
| Many will spend Christmas in New
| York, those so doing including Mrs
! Gibbons and Miss Whitney of Trum-
I bull street, who go down to-day. Mr.
and Mrs. H. Grant Thompson and fam
lily also leave to-day and will spend the
week there.
Superintendent TO Parks Witt of the
Hartford park department was in this
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ford, calling his frogs to dinner by the
sound Of a bell.
All this, of course, opens great oppor-
tunities for observation and pleasure to
people who control or are near consid-
cradle areas of protected land and wa
ter.
Such areas are happily growing more
numerous in these days. Reservations
are being set aside in states and terri
tories and parks established in coun-
ties and towns and cities; and where
this is done, the wild birds and animals
are quick to take advantage of such
places. Such parks are protected; not
always very well protected, perhaps,
yet the difference between promiscuous
pursuit at all hours of the day and
night and the occasional shot of the
sneaking poacher is a wide one, and the
wild things recognize the difference.
1t is only year or two since flock
of wild geese cleaving the air with ar
row flight during their migration across
New York city, called down by the
voices of some domesticated wild geese
in the Geological society park in the
Bronx, were induced to give up their
journeying, and are now daily seen by
the visitors to that interesting place.
One place of this kinda refuge and
q resting spot during the migration-is
found in Spot Pond, lying within the
area of park reservation in Massa-
crusetts, surrounded by the towns OF
Maiden, Medford, Melrose and Win.
chester. Shooting is prohibited there
and the birds come there, alight feed
rest and remain, thus teaching t.
,sportsmen and naturalists a lessor
which might well be remembered ant
acted on. This, in fact, is game re-
! fuge, such as was first advocated,if we
I recollect Alright, by Mr. Willard G. Var
Name, of New Haven, Conn, a number
of years ago.
Spot Pond, we are told, is q resting
place for great flock of sea gulls
! which pass the night on its waters ant
in the morning resort to the seashore tt
feed, returning again before dusk
Here, too, are said to be no less than
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city Saturday as a guest of Superin-
tendent Gustave x. Amrhyn of the To-
cal park board.
Edward Coy, who is the principal of
the preparatory school for boys at
Lakeville, is the guest of his wife's
mother, Mrs. Harris of Prospect street.
His many friends here will be glad to
know that he has recovered from his
long and tedious illness, sufficiently to
make the journey to this city
A large number of members of the
different lodges Of the N. e. o. P. from
Waterbury attended the meeting Of
Teutonia lodge in Foresters' hall, Maui
gatuck, Friday evening, and listened
to the address delivered by Grand Sec
rotary r. D. Grinnell of this city. A
literary and musical programme was
rendered and refreshments were serv-
ed.
Professor George B. Fisher, while
visiting his daughter, Mrs. George
Wharton Pepper of Philadelphia, fell
upon an icy sidewalk and sustained
slight injuries.
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NEW YORK DIVISION.
FOR NEW YORK-sl:O5, 1850, $500,
N".4v. Xb:sQ, $500, xS:10,s:35, 1895. xIO:30
a. M, 1905, 1910. $3.50 (parIor car. lin
sted) *1:35. 2:00, $3.50, $500, 1880, s4:55
.parlor car limited), 4:s5, $40.
a:35. s6:10, $3.50. %7:1O, 1910, S:15 Bridge
Port accommodation, 1910, 9:l5 .. m.
Sundays-"4:05. 1850, $500, xS:0O, ISIS
4. m, $3.50. x4:S5, 1910, x6:I5, s7:10.
10, $3.50. 1910 p. m. LII
FOR WASHINGTON via Harlem
RiVer-'1:O5, $11:SO p. m. (daily.) y.
FOR BOSTON via Hartford and Will
iimantic-s10:03 a. m, 1855 .. m.
FOR BOSTON via New London and
ProvidenVe-'2:2O, $3.50, s11:S5 (parlor
car limited) a. M, "12:O5, "2:35 (parlor
car lipited), *2:47, 1905, "4:55. s6:55 p.
m. Sundays-*2:2O. $3.50 a. m, "l2:05.
"2:47, +4:55. *6:55 p, m.
FOR BOSTON via Springfield-s1:10
'1:O5 a. m, S1:45, *5:52 p. m. Sundays
lilo a. m, $3.50 p. m.
HARTFORD DIVISION. t.
For Meriden-*1:10, $40, 7:52 x9:35,
1908. "11:O5' a. m, 1908, "1:45. 2:55, 1885,
4:10. 500. $3.50, 6:15, 1900, $500, 1000.
11:31 p. m. Sundays-s1:1e a. m. 12:0s.
$3.50. 1900. 1928 p. m.
For Hartford-s1:1O, $40. 1852. s:s5.
*lO:0S, '11:O5 a. m. 1908. '1:45. s2:55.
1855 500. $3.50, e:15, 1900. $500. 1000.
?. m. sundays-"1:1o. 1905. $3.50. $500.
! S:2s .. m. .sta
For springfeld-*1:1o, $40. 7:52. s:s5.
s11:o5 a. NJ. 1905. *1:45, 2:55, $500. $3.50.
500, 1000 p. m. Sundays-*1:10 a. m.
1908. $3.50. 1900. S:2S D. m.
SHORE LINE DIVISION.
For New London, etc-*2:20, $3.50,
7:47, 1908 Ito Guilford), HOG, *11:S5
fparlor car iimited) a. M, *12:O5. s2:S5
h(parlor cars limited), %2:47, 300, *4:05.
"4:55. Sis. 6:15. Ito saybrook Junction.,
$3.50, 11:S0 (Guilford accommodation
p. m. Sundays-*2:20. $3.50 a. m, *12:05.
E2:47, 4:55, 6:55 p. m.
AIR INSTRUMENTATION DIvI-
| SION. 6 &
For Middletown. willlmantic, etc.
1855 a. M, 1855, 500 p. m. Sundays
f:15 p. m. Connecting at Middletown
with. the Valley branch and at Wilt
mantle with Eastern district and &. W
r. R.; at Turnerville with Colchester
branch
For Shelburne Falls, Turner'S Falls,
| Williamsburg, Holyoke, New Hartford
and intermediate stations-7:50 a. m.
and 400 p. m. For Westville and inter-
mediate stations, 5:5T p m.
For Pennington, New Hartford and
points this side-7:5O a. m. 1904. 400.
5:57 p. m. ~
For Waterbury, via Cheshire SAB a.
M, 1915. 2:S0, $40, 6:55 p. m. Sundays
% a. M, s p. m. -.,.a
BERKSHIRE DIVISION. hi
For Derby and Ansonia = 6:05,T:1O,
500. 1888, 9:45 a. M, 1871 noon, 10,
2:S0, 1857 Derby Junction., 4:40, 5:22,
6:55. 7:40;I 10000. 11:s0 p. m. Sundays
1925 a. M, $3.50, 6:S5, $40 p. m.
For interchangeable, 7:10 500. 9:45 a.
M, 1871, 2:S0. 5:25. TAO. 1880 .. m.
Sunday-S:25 a. M, 6:35 p. m.
For Winsted-7:10, 9:45 a. M. 2:30,
7:40 p. m. Sunday--8:25 a. M, 6.S5 pm.
/ For Albany, Buffalo, Detroit, Cincin-
natl, st. Louis, Chicago and the West
via State Line-9:33 a. m.
For Litchtield and points on Litch-
| field braneh--9:S3 a. m. and 1857 b. m.
via Derby Junction..
Express Trains. xLocal Express.
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Pictures
Underprfced Again,

We don't tell you about our Picture Show
in general, for you'd have to see it to know
what fine, practically priced collection OF
classical and popular things can be gathered
together if merchant tries hard enough.
Nearly every great artist Of rlote is repre-
sented, water colorists and etchers too, and
celebrated photographers.
So this details only of the under-prices;
Medalons cold Photo 1rap7s, in fancy gilt frames
only l9ctS, for 29ct'S worth.
Humorous Pictures little cold boys and the like,
fancy oak frames, and the frames are worth nearer
scots than the price We put n the pictures, t9cts
A great lot of fine Platinum Photographs in Fenl-
7Sh oak frames;
Genuine Pastels, richly framed in brass frames
and mats; none worth less than 3d. most OF them
the S.. 50 kind, all $3.50
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for a, portion of the week.

for a portion of the week.
William E. Seeley of Bridgeport,
comptroller-elect of the state, was in
New Haven Saturday afternoon in
consultation with Chairman Theodore
H Macdonald of the republican town
committee and others at the Union
League club. Mr.. Seeley announced
that he had appointed James Porter,
the colored barber of this city, as the
keeper of the house cloak room, repub-
lican side, in the capitol at Hartford,
for the 1903 session of the general as
sembly.
David Daggett, secretary of the New
Haven Water company, was a much
surprised man Saturday night. He
walked into the Graduates club on
Elm street and was held up by num-
Der of his fellow members and pre-
scented with an elegant silver loving
cup. This was in appreciation of his
hard work in behalf OF the clubs well
fare in past years. The presentation
was a total surprise to Mr.. Daggett,
and he was completely taken aback at
the thoughtful appreciation of his club
| mates. 1t is needless to say that the
cup was well filed and passed the COM
pany round, in fast rotation, to the
good cheer Of all present. Naturally
| the prevailing toasts were to Mr.. Dag
gett, the club and good old Yale.
| Miss Margaret Grannis of Water
bury is the guest of Miss Leila Earl Of
Cottage street.
The class of 1902 of Boardman high
school will hold its first annual Re-
| union and dance at Lenox hall, Friday,
January 8. The committee desires that
all the ex-members of the class be
present The committee in charge of
arrangements is William x. Simpson,
| chairman; Alice f. Brown, Harriet w.
Coe, Robert j. Boyle and Joseph J..
| Riggs.
! Mr.. and Mrs. John Davenport Wheel
er have arrived in Paris and have
| opened their hospitable home on the
Avenue De LAlma.
At the first convention of the society
of preparatory school gymnasium in
structors, formed last summer, at
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A MASSACHUSETTS, GAME RE-
FTTGE

The readiness with which all wild
creatures respond to protection by man
is we'll known. Pretty much all things
that wear feathers or hair would re-
gard man as a friend rather than an
enemy, If he would but give them the
opportunity, and it is only the univer-
sal human desire for killing that makes
birds and mammals wild, A familiar
example Of this tameness under protec-
ton is seen in the game of the Yellow
stone Park, much Of which is no more
shy than the cattle in our fields. We
see the same thing on Louis Island,
where. during the greater part of the
year the dee feed in the fields or along
, the roadsides without paying the
slightest attention to passers-by. Cases
I of similar tomeness in wild birds are
common enough and we have all of us
heard Of reptiles that came at call, and
may remember the picturn--printed a
few years ago-of MIR. Jewell, Of Hart
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nue., since their removal from New
at home at their residence in Detroit
No. Forest avenue on their return
from their wedding trip.
At a recent meeting of the Branford
W. R. c.. it was voted OF join Mason
Rogers post for the intsalldtiGn of Of
ficers, which will be held the second
Thursday in January. Lewis Z. Brown
of this city will install the officers. Re-
freshments will be served.
Miss Elizabeth Curtis, Vassar 1903,
will spend the Christmas vacation with
her parents, Professor Edward l.. Cur
tbs and Mrs. Curtis Of 81 T'rumbull
street
mick" Duttle of Dayton, O., inter-
national president Of The Metal York
ers' union, was in town Friday spend
ing few hours and visiting some
friends. He was ACCOMPANIED on his
New England visiting tour by Charles
DOnahue president of LEia Connecticut
branch of the American Federation of
Labor.
Mrs. Billings son, Kingsbury, who is
at Ossinlng, N. Y, brought with him a
classmate, Master Roberts, whose home
is in Denver Col. Harold Sperry and
Simeon Baldwin and Graham Thomp-
son are home from Tufts and Harvey
Munson, who attends Holbrook. at
Ossining, N. Y.
The Omega Sigma Omega society,
which formerly fiourished at Hill house
high school, but has not been in active
operation for some time past, Friday
night held it's fourteenth annual ban
quet and meeting in one Of the pri-
vate dining rooms at Heublein's cafe
on Church street. Twelve olt Of III:
twenty members were present and q
delightful reunion took place. The sup
kper was gotten up under the direction
of Amos +. Barnes, who had entire
charge Of the arrangements.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Bacon of Branford
leave i'll the near future for st. Angus
! tine, Fla, where Mr.. Bacon has d posi-
ton in the Ponce de Leon hotel.
Mrs. Philo S. Bennett of the York
! Wall has been staying in New Yorl
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Cashmere Tea Gowns.

From $4.98 to $40
There's another popular ready-to-
wear Christmas gift. You're per
tectly safe in buying them tor
we'll make them right as to size
and color after Christmasif they're
not.
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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
ITEMSOFINTEREST CONCERNING
NEW HAVEN PEOPLE

And other People known .m rtas Clay
.-Locul Social Events Here and hike
n where.
f. P. Maher, United States postoff1ce
+ inspector, formerly of this city and now
residing in Chicago, is in this city as
guest of his brother, who lives at the
Tontine hotel. Another brother is the
city engineer of Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland Gibson Haz-
ard have issued cards for the wedding
of their niece, Miss Mary Elizabeth
Bushnell, to Captain Albert Sidney
Brookes, United States army. Guests
are asked to be present on the first of
January at II o'clock in the. village
church at Peacedale, r. l., and after
wards at Holly house, where the recep-
/. ton is to be held. Mr.. and Mrs. Haz-
ard are occupying the house of Profess
sOr Seymour on Hillhouse avenue for
the winter, as their son is to graduate
from Yale in the spring. Their daugh-
ter Miss Hazard, is one of the debu-
tantes Of the year, and will be present.
ed after New Years.
. The marriage Of Miss Helen Esther
York, daughter of the late Judge and
Mrs. Samuel A. York, and the Rev
Percy H. Epler, will be solemnized very
quietly in New York, January 1, 1908,
at noon, at the Church O. the Heavenly
Rest, Forty-fifth street, by the Re-
DR.. D. Parker Morgan. Only the I'M
mediate families will be present Mr..
Epler will be attended by his brother,
Judge Carl Epler of Quincy. III, and
Miss York by her sister, Miss Ella Nc
Kean York. Mr.. Ep!er has accepted a
call to- the First Congregational church
in Detroit, Mich, where they will be
located the latter part of January. Mrs.
York and her daughters have been liv-
ing in New York at 46 Manhattan ave-
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Weather Bulletin: Rain or Snow Today.
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sTARIM'ss
New Haven TRANSPORTATION @
DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAY

DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAY.
Steamer JOHN H.. SIAklN, Captain Me-.
Allister, leaves New Haven FROM Stariil' i
Pier, foot Of Brown Street, at lO15 d. In..
Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Steames
ERASTUS CORNING, Captain Thompson.
STARlN leaves New York from Pier IL
North River, at p. m. Mondays, Wednes:
days and Fridays; the ERASTUS CORNING
IS cents; Excursion Tickets Slips. State.
rooms. $1.0U.
Tickets and staterooms for sale at j. b.
Judson's, S56 Chapel Street; Peck & Bish.
ops, 703 Chapel Street. Free stage leaves
the depot on arrival of Hartford train and
from corner Of Chapel and Church Streets
every half hour, commencing ut $50 p.t nj.
Through freight rates given and bills Of
lading to all points West, South, and South.
west. G.. III. FISHER, Agent RI
Order your freight via Starin Line.
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And Other People known sm This Clay
!: .-Locul Social Events Here @Md EAs%-
: where.
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New Haven Steamboat Line
For New York the South and west.
Steamer Chester w ChaDjn
IN COMMISSION.

IN COMMISSION.
Leaves New Haven 2.15 a. m. daily excep
Mondays; due New York 100 a. M
Passengers are privileged to board steamer
at New Haven at any time after 1000 D. m.
daily except Sundays; due New Haven 900
D. m. :. tA5.
Steamer arrives at and departs from Bellf
Dock, New Haven, and Pier 25 q. R., fool
Of Peck Slip. New York. = a.
For tickets and staterooms apply Mt the
office on Belle Dock, also at Bishop & Co.'S,
703-T05 Chapel Street, or at Pursers Office
ON steamer. ...-. A.. 43 Is ,ssss s17.- .
W. q. MORGAN, Agent, Belle Dock.
New Haven.
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Gift Silk Waists.

We're sending out lots of these Crepe-deChne Waists
they're going fast gifts Beautiful things they are too
blue pale green's maize, pearl pink and white so echng
made Our price on them $685. Would be cheap $3.50
Waists of Peaude Cygne in the rae shades
stitched only S. Worth $3.50 Colors here exquisite
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Nice House Wrappers.

Fiannelette House Wrappers
are Gift acceptable too. We've
had hundreds of them made for
just this Christmas gift giving so
there's an added touch of attrac-
tlveness to them, 75cts to $2.25
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House Gowns and kimonas

House Gowns and kimonas
Very luxurious ones among
them; novelties, things sent us to
sell now---simple ones too, just
comfortable and merely Pretty,
@ Scots to $3.50
Two Piece House Dresses.
Of percale or bingham, waist and
skirt especially nice for maids and
nurses. All new patterns and very
low-priced when you think how
well they're made and how care
fully selected the patterns are.
3 Light, medium and dark colors,
o8cts to $2.5o
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DEATH OF MIR. MILTON.

Mr.. w. II. Miltop, whose critical i'll.
ness was mentiouel l. the last issue of
The LEADER, died at his residence in
this city on last Wednesday. 23rd inst.
between II and l o'clock. Though he
had been in feeble health for several
months from an attack of grippe. he
had been confined to his bed only a lit
tie oyer one week. When the final
summons came, many of his friends
had not even heard of his serious ILL
ness. First stricken down with a chill.
this was followed by pleurisy, which at
length yielded to treatment, but left
him so weak he could not rally from
the prostration and he fell quietly into
his last sleep almost without a strue-
gle.
Mr.. Milton was born in South Caro-
lima on April 18th, 1921, and Just nine
days before his death had passed his
Slst milestone. He came to Mississippi
when young man, and made his home
in Madison county. His long and
honorable life was chiefly spent in
teaching school and farming. He be-
longed to the old regime of true, cul-
tured, chivalrous, honorable and re-
fined Southern gentlemen, now. alas!
almost passed away! At the brea king
out Of the war between the North and
South, he enlisted under the Stars and
Bars and remained brave and faith
full soldier of the Lost Cause until the
bloody four years struggle ended.
Every duty and responsibility of life
he met and discharged with steadfast
courage and fidelity.
Mr.. Milton moved to Brookhaven
from Madison county, Miss, in the fall
of 1899, and since that time has made
this city his home. Unable by reason
OF his advanced age to longer partici-
pate in the business activities of life,
and OF gentle and unobtrusive dis
position, he did not acquire a wide &C
quaintanceship in his new home, but
thOoO Who III bOuCD WIFI ulUl
here greatly admired and esteemed him
for his lovable character and true
worth. I.
The funeral took place from the fam.
lily residence on Thursday morning at
10 o'clock, when beautiful and feel
ing tribute was paid to the memory of
the dead by Rev. c. w. Crisler, pastor
Of the Methodist church, after which
the body was laid to rest in Rose Hill
Cemetery, beneath wilderness of
spring roses. An invalid wife and
true and devoted daughter, who was
the pride and comfort of her fathers
declining years, survive him and have
the heartfelt sympathy of all who
know them.
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Fine Beef CattIe-A Pointer,

w. w. McLaurin, of this place, who
is dealer in live stock, made no.
table cattle deal at Natchez last week.
He there bought for the New Orleans
market los head of oxen, for which he
paid an average Of S53 per head, the
highest price yet brought'by herd of
beef cattle in this section. These oxen
were raised near Natchez and were
mixture of the Durham and Ayrshire
breeds. Mr.. McLaurin regards this as
good pointer, as indeed it is, to per-
sons in this locality to raise fine beef
cattle. The conditions are all ia
vorable for it and there is money in it,
if the right breeds are selected and
proper attention given. Mr.. McLaurin
has four or five hundred head of cattle
in his stock pens near Harriston, at
this time, which he is holding for the
New Orleans market. He spent the
first of the week in Jackson attending
the meeting of the stock men of the
State.