davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18
Montgomery's $500 Fans Suf-
fer Heart Failure in Ninth
A PITCHERS BATTLE
Contest Ends In Furious and Exciting
Finish, When AtIaEta Scored
Sole Run of came-Watoh
for Wilson.
BY E. E. KERsH.

Montgomery, May Especial lit was
the last half of the ninth inning. The
score stood nothing to nothing There
were two out and two men on bases.
The umpire had called two balls and
two strikes" on the batter. STREET. sent
beauty over the plate and Bennett
swiped it over third for two bases. This
tells in brief how Atlanta took beau
tifully played game from Montgomery
today by a score of l to O.
The game reminded one very much OF
the recent contest here between Birming-
ham and Montgomery. 1t was pitchers
battle the mighty STREET. pitted against
the famous Alabama Zeke."
While both pitchers were effective, Will
son had a shade the best of it. To make
things worse, however, Umpire Mace gave
STREET. severe punishment on balls and
strikes.
Gruebner's run in the ninth was due to
one of Maces off-color decisions.
Twenty-Five hundred enthusiasts wit
messed the game today and they went out
to see just what was given them. When
Mace called play ball Alderman-elect Sui
Ivan, Tor the local 1rlenus OIL FRANK VIII
son, presented the pitcher with beauti-
full gold watch and fob. Wilson Is a
Montgomery boy. He showed his appre-
citation by letting the Whistlers down
with four hits, gave one base on balls
and struck out seven.
STREET. allowed but five hits, but bases
on balls cost him the game. He gave
five free passes and scored three strike
outs. Wordsworth and stickney played
brilliant fielding game. the former pull
ing down five long flies. while the latter
got four.
Flanagan was put out of the game in
the seventh for kicking.
Montgomery had one good chance only
for a score, and many fans believed that
they secured it, but Mace said no. With
one out, STREET. hit for two bases in the
sixth. The next man was out and Stick
ney singled to right. STREET. tried for
home and on slide was called out
Atlanta got a run in the ninth. Pease
was an easy out. Gruebner got a free
pass. Wilson famed and Winters walked.
Bennett hit for two bases, scoring Grueb-
|
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18
OUR PUZZLE SERIES NO. |.

PRINT REPRESENTS
FRUIT. THE FIRST Is DATE IF YOU CAN GUESS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON ANSWERS RECEIVED WILL BE
POURED LARGE BAsk EFT, THOROUGHLY sHUFFLED AND
CORRECT SOLUTION OF THE SERIES THE SENDER WILL BE
AWARDED DOLLARS IF 1T PROVES INCORRECT, ANOTHER
WILL DRAWN, AND so ON.
THE CONTEST CLOSES 10 O'CLOCK NOON SATURDAY, AND NO
ANSWERS RECEIVED AFTER THAT DATE WILL BE coNsiDERED
CLOSED WITH 1T THIS PUZZLE CLIPPED FRoi THE AeEHERALD
ENCLOSE ANSWERS IN A PLAIN SEALED ENVELOPE AD
DRESSED TO THE GUESS EDITOR, CARE AeE-HERALD.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18
BASEBALL NOTES.

Beginning today all games will be called
promptly at D. m.
Shreveport goes up against the Coal
Barons this afternoon, and the boys are
handing it around that the tailenders are
going to get a drubbins.
1t was a great game over at Montgom-
cry and a great jolt for the Capital City
fanatics.
Memphis made it three straights from
the Arkansas Travellers yesterday
The weather man has promised to be
good today, and a large covey of fans
will be on hand at West End park
Newt Fisher says he is going to do
great things with his new purchase,
Deaver.
William Wolf, better known as jim
my" or Chicken" Wolf, died Saturday
in Louisville a raving maniac. He was
once a famous outfielder on the Louis
VILE team in the old days, and was one
of the most popular players that town
has ever known.
Montgomery, Memphis and Little Rock
are now one. two. three in the pennant
chase.
New Orleans did a little shopping yester-
day with Shreveport and as a result sew
eral players changed hands. They were
not bargain counter goods, though.
Brouthers and Prout are now playing
third and short for the Peicans, while
Jimmy Smith will clip grounders at
short for Shreveport in the future.
All the teams will get busy today. The
Legislators will see what they can do
with the Pelicans.
Wilson is winning back his old reputa-
ton as the star member of Atlanta's
pitching force.
The fans are requested to come out this
afternoon and leave the hammers be-
hind.
The Coal Barons brought their Nash
Vile willows home with them, and some
thing will be doing at West End park this
afternoon.
The Montgomery Ballyhoos are now
mournfully singing 80 Near and Yet so
Far" or why Did Oscar Do It?'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18
New orleans, II; Shreveport. 5.

New Orleans, May 17.-New Orleans
batted out victory, White yielding hits
as they were needed. Before the team
left New Orleans bought Brouthers and
Prout from Shreveport. giving Jimmy
Smith, the shortstop, and some money in
exchange. Brouthers will play third and
Prout at short. More changes may come
Score: R.H.E e.
Shreveport -. Il 100120 o-5 2
New Orleans :. ..0O4 02122 Ill u 4
Batteries; White and Graffius; French
and Hurley.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18
Anniversary Celebration.

Chillicothe, o. May 1.-THE centennial
anniversary of the admission of Ohio
week with an extensive programme that
continues until next Thursday night. All
of the surviving former governors of
Ohio will be here with Governor Nash,
also Senators Foraker and Hanna. Ohio
members of congress, all the state Of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18


New Orleans at Montgomery.
Memphis at Atlanta.
Little Rock at Nashville.
The baseball team returned yesterday
fresh from the batting spree of Saturday
afternoon, when they connected eighteen
times with the best tossers in the string
of Manager Fisher. of the used-to-be
Climbers. The boys are very much in
feather claiming that they have got their
eye on the ball and will be able to bat
some wrinkles into the balls from now
on.
The team plays Shreveport this after
noon. The game will be called at o'clock
instead of $3.50 as has been the custom in
days gone by. In the future all games
will be scheduled for four bells Follow
ing Shreveport will be Little Rock Mem
phis and New Orleans.
Shreveport comes to Birmingham at the
bottom of the list and the boys here
promise to keep them there. The Barons,
however, state when the series is over
they will not be next to Shreveport, as
they are at present.
1t is expected that a new fielder will
be here today. A ticket has been sent
to Edmundson, and he promised to report
today. This will give the team four field
ers, so that one may rest up every day
The managers claim they are negotiat-
Ing with a new pitcher. or two, to take
the place of Beaver, who was sold to
Nashville. 1t is predicted on every side
that Newt will make a fine pitcher of
the bought man.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18
OUR PUZZLE SERIES NO. z.

BELGw F@ srTs TEN PICTURES EACH REPe
REsEnTs FRSGkR OF ElRnT RGFtkM They ARE FAELk 10
IN MANY INSTANCES 10 =
SOUTH CAN YOU TEL US VITO
WILL GIVE FIVE DOLLARS 10 TFfE
SucCESsFuL GuESEER, SAME RULES AND REGULATIONS
TIE OTHER PUZZLE Sc
RfEs or AGEeHERxIn Knu REss AL ANSWERS 10 e0ESS
2, AGE+KERAkD, ERA--NGEk1G
THE KGREfERAD lNTE Kinds TO MAKE TIE Local F1zzE -
FEATURE IN ADDITION TO IT'S hEaae
FOR SEVERAL wEEsls-
THE CONTENT GL1G#S MT NrDON ON SATURDAY
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18
To Hold Universal Chapter.

Rome, May 1.-THE provincals of the
Francaisans throughout the world will
hold a universal chapter here on Pente-
cost Sunday, May 81, and select SUI
perior general to succeed the Very Rev.
Father Laaer deceased. 1t is probable
that the Very Rev. David Fleming, an
lrishman, now vice general, will be Sc
lectad
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Cleveland Wins Easily.

Columbus, o., May 1z-Cleveland and
New York played a game transferred from
Cleveland here today. Cleveland was an
easy victor, taking the game in hand at
the start and pounding Griffith for six
singles, double and a triple. Attend
ance 1922 Score: R.H.E e.
Cleveland =. :. ......3 8 0 0 0 20 l - ID 2
New York :. :. 100 1 0 0 0 90 o. s 3
Batteries: Joss and Abbott; Griffith
and Beville.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18
sluqqlnq Match at St. Louis.

st. Louis, May list Louis and Phil
adelphia had smuggling match today.
The home team won. Attendance, II 500.
Score: R.H.E.
ST. Louis :. :. ......0 0303102 -91S 1
Philadelphia 40 0 0 2 90 0 0-3 IA 3
Batteries: Donahue and Sugden; Plank,
Henley, Powers and Schreckengost.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18
NOTICE.

Effective May 10. dining car service will
be inaugurated between Birmingham and
Atlanta on Southern railway trains Nos.
81 and IS. No. IS leaves Birmingham at
$40 a. m. No. 81 arrives in Birmingham
at 9:45 p m. Service will be high class
in every respect. Meals served la carte
]. c. Lusk. District Passenger Agent.
''' b-I6-10f
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18

Summary: Two base hits-Bennett,
Koehler, Gruebner, Wordsworth, STREET..
Sacrifice hits-Koehler Wilson, Brennan.
Struck out-By STREET., g. by Wilson, 7.
Bases on balls-Off STREET. 5; off Wilson,
1. Time OF game, lao. Umpire. Mace.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18
Memphis Takes Three straiahts.

Memphis, May 1.-THE local team cap
tured the third straight game from Lit
tie Rock today by score of to 8. Brett
enstein was in the box for Memphis and
was almost invinclble. A record breaking
crowd witnessed the contest. the attend
ance being close to 5000. Score: R.H.E.
Memphis e. :. Ill 0 2 0 8 o 0 +-6 3
Little Rock :. :. % 021000-3 4
Batteries: Bretenstein, Accorsini and
Stratton Guese and Clark.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18
SPECIAL SLEEPERS TO
NEW ORLEANS, La.

On account of the Confed-
crate Veterans Reunion the
L. & N. r. r. will put in ex-
ira sleepers Birmingham to
New Orleans, La, in train
No. 8, May l6, IL and l8.
For space apply to P. Sid
Jones, D. p. A. Jack W.
Johnson, q. T. A.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18
COAL DIGGERS
ARE BACK HOME
Will Play Shreveport This Af-
ternoon at West End Park
WILL CALL GAME AT 4
Boys Claim They Have Just Received
Their 6a.sing Garments and
VIII be sIugeers in the
Future.
Southern League Standing.
Games Yesterday.

Atlanta l, Montgomery 0.
Memphis g. Little Rock 3.
New Orleans Il, Shreveport 5.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18
Edna Was Fourth.

Paris, May 17.-William X. Vanderbilt's
Edna was fourth in the Prix des Ecuries
and his Reinette II did not gain place
in the Prix de Diane at Chantilly to-
day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18

Money to loan on real es-
tate from $500 to S25O,O 900,
allow rates of interest. No
delays. Steiner Brothers,
Bankers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18
Washington Wins From chicseo.

Chicago, May 17.-Washington hit Pat
terson hard and easily and won todays
game. Attendance. 5000. Score:
RH.E.
Chicago =. :. .......0 01O00 o. IL 1
Washington :. :. ..101 400 o 10 10 8
Batteries: Patterson and Sullivan; Pat
ten and Clark
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Louisville 12, Columbus 10.
Kansas City ., Milwaukee 9.
Toledo 8, Indianapolis o.
st. Paul 3, Minneapolis 1.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18

ficers and members of the legislature and
others. Chillicothe was formerly the
state capital. The city has been elabor-
ately decorated for centennial week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18
Games Today.

Shreveport at Birmingham.
New Orleans at Montgomery.
Memphis at Atlanta.
Little Rock at Nashville.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18

Beginning today all games will be called
promptly at y. m.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18

The fans are requested to come out this
hind.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18

Shreveport goes up against the Coal
Barons this afternoon, and the boys are
handing it around that the tailenders are
going to get a drubbins.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18

1t was a great game over at Montgom-
cry and a great jolt for the Capital City
fanatics
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22

produced in the land where the coca
leaf grows. The action of the alkaloid
cocaine and the drug coca upon North
Americans and Europeans differ essen
TALLY from these effects.
Cases of Poisoning.
In cases of this poisoning among us.
the ordinary symptoms are nervous
ness and restlessness. but no sense of
beatitude-rather, a condition of fear
and terror. After very large doses con-
vuiSiOns occur. Consciousness rarely
escapes; usually it is lost, but is merg-
ed sometimes into a mania, with hallu-
cinations and decisions, which may be-
come violent, and the mania homicidal.
Cocaine is a cerebral stimulant, pro-
ducing peculiar mental excitement,
ending, after large doxic doses. in mar
COSTS. The action of cocaine, upon the
circulation is pronounced, though less
than it's influence upon the nervous
system. Dropped into the eye, it ac-
lively dilates the pupil without in
creasing the intra secular pressure. It
is a powerful stimulant to the respira-
tory centers, increasing the rapidity
and fullness of the respirations, but. if
the dose be sufficiently large, paraly-
sis follows.
The stimulant effects of cocaine have
led to it's excessive use in cases of
and allied disorders. The results OBJ
tanned, however, have not been provo
cative Of good. Cocaine penetrates the
mucous membranes readily, but is not
able to pass through the skin; and,
when given hypodermically, it so rap
idly diffuses itself that it's local an
aesthetic influence is so transitory
that all the influence is rapidly lost
unless the circulation in part is held
in check by mechanical means. In
jected so as to come in contact with
the large nerve trunk, it is capable Of
producing temporary anaesthesia over
the whole distribution of the nerves.
The habitua1 use Of cocaine as a
stimulant has in many cases led to
the formation of the cocaine habit
with Il . production of i'll health, ac-
COMPARES by headache, insomnia,
prOstr tion, vertigo and deterioration
of the cerebral function. A symptom
which is said to be characteristic of
chronic cocaine poisoning was first
described by Magnan, and is today,
among medical men, known as Mag
mans symptom. 1t consists Of an
hallucination of common sensation, the
feeling that some foreign substance is
under the skin.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22

always thinnin' out firm itsilf an grow
in firm tn efforts iv Ar-rchey Road
It's a way Nature has iv getting even
with tn rich an poW'rful. Wan part
1V town has nawthin' but money an
another nawthin' but childher. A man
with tin dollars a week will have tin
Childher, a man with wan hundred
dollars will have five, an man with a
millyen will buy an autymobiIl. Ye
can tell SchWartzmeister with his thir-
teen little Hanses an Helenas that he
don't have to throw no bombs to make
room FIR his childher. TIL people over
in Michigan avnoo will do that thin
s1lVes. Nature he says, is a wild dim
mycrat,' he says.
ter from the gf1rm asking what I'd
Il guess he's right. I'm goin to ask
Dock Eliot, Tiddy Rosenfeldt an all
tn rest iv thin to come up Ar-rchey
R-road some summers afternoon an
show thin tn way TIL Trace Is dyin
out. TIL front stoops is full iv child
her; they block tn throlley cars:
they're shyin' bricks at tn polls, pullin
up coal-hOle covers, playin ring
around-th '-rosy, shootin' dice, maxim
paper dolls, goin' to Sundah school,
hurryin' with tn sprinklin' pot to tn
place at tn corner an indulgin' in
other sports iv childhood. Pah-pah.
is settin on TIL steps, ma is lanin' out
bors, an squad iv polls ar-re up at
tn church keepin' tn christenin' par
ties firm mobbin Father Kelly, while
he inthrajooces wan thousan' little
Michaels, lawns, Robert limits, Hates,
Bridgets, an Mary AIMS or James or
Ellens to Christyan s'ciety. No, sir,
tn race, far firm dyin' out in Ar-rchey
R-road, is runnin' aisy an comm
sthrong."
Eye ought to be ashamed to talk
about such subjicks, We, an OF batch"
said Mr.. Hennessy. It's a seeryous
question" ~
How nanny childher have YEP"
asked Mr.. Dooley.
Lave me see," said Mr.. Hennessy
Wan, two, four, five, eight, sfven,
eight, tin,-no, that's not right. Lave
me see. All, yes, frgot Terence. We
have fourteen"
IF tn race iv Hinnissys dies OUT"
said Mr.. Dooley, twill be firm Ger
crOWdin'"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22
What Goes Into a Dam.

The ordinary layman, who sees the re-
suits Of such labor as the dam across the
Hudson river at Glens Falls, cannot grasp
the details with any comprehension. To
say that 100000 barrels of cement We're
used. in making the concrete in which
the huge blocks of granite were laid; to
state that, 100000 tons of this same gran
lite were built into the wall; that 10000
trees were cut for the woodwork; that
1,500 men labored for three years to COM
plete this narrow barrier stretching across
the river, represents only series of I'm
graspable ideas.
The cable ways used to transport buck
cts Of cement and blocks of stone were
the largest in the world. the biggest ,, 400
feet in length. 1t needs 11,400 feet, or
fully two miles of wire, to run this gil
gantic aerial road.
The finished dam-it will probably be
completed early next spring-will be 400
feet long, exclusive of the 400 foot wall
of the canal built to conduct the water
to the turbine wheels. The greatest
height will be 154 feet. with a width along
the top of IL feet. There are one or two
such constructions. slightly larger in size.
but none that bar SO mighty and powerful
river. The power developed will be
10000 horse power at times.-From ''The
Greatest Of Power Dams" in Leslie's
Monthly for February.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22
Copyright. 1908, by Robert Howard Russell.
BY r. p. DUNNE.

money lecturfn' on Wild Babies I Have
Met, but 1vrywan says he's a faker. Ye
can't convince annywan in France that
there ARE amy babies. We're ebin
tn same way. Less thin three MILLION
oables was BORN in this country las
year. Think iv it, Hinnissy-less thin
three millyon, hardly enough to con-
sumo want tenth -iv tn output iv pins!
It's a horrible thought. 1 don't blame
ivry wan, firm Tiddy Rosenfelt down,
fr worryin' about it.
WHAT'S tn cause, says he? I don't
know. I've been readin' tn newspapers
an ivrybody's been tellin' why. Late
marredges. arly marredges, no mar
redges, tn cost Nv Twin. tn luxuries iv
tn day, tn tariff, tn thrusts, tn spots
on tn sun, tn difficulty iv obtainin'
1mplymint, tn growth iv culture, tn
pitcher hat, an so on. Iverybodys got
a raison, but none iv thin seems to
meet tn bill. I've been lookin at TIL
argymints pro an con, an come to tn
conclusion that tn race is dyin' out
on'y in spots. It's ,dyin' out among
Harvard graduates, but it's holdin' its
own among tn alumnuses iv Saint
PathrickS COMMERCIAL Academy in
Desplaines sthreet. TIL av'rage size iv
tn family in michigan avnoo is
0OoO01, but TIL av'rage size iv tn
family in Ar-rchey Road is somewhat
larger. Afther 1 r-read what Dock
Eliot had to say, | asst me frind Doc
Grogan what he thought about it. He's
a fale dock. He has a horse an buggy.
He's out so much at night that tn polls
ar-re always stoppin' him thinkin' he
is burglar. TIL dock has prepared
some statistics FIR me, an here they
ARE: Number iv twins BORN in Ar
Inc
WeSthern avnoo firm Janaaory wan to
Janooary wan, 365 pairs; number iv
thrips iv thriplets in tn same fiscal
year, nine; number iv individjool vot-
ers, eighty-three thousan' nine hun
dherd an forty-tWo; av'rage size iv
family, fourteen; avrage weight iv
parents, wan hundred an eighty-five;
av'rage size " rooms, nine be eight;
aV'ragesE height iV ceilin', nine feet;
av'rage wages, wan dollar sivinty-fiv
aV'rage duration iv docthors bills two
hundred years.
I took tn statistics to Father Kelly.
He's an onprejudiced man, an if tn
race was dyin' out he wud have had a
soundin' boord in his pulpit long ago.
so that whin he mintioned tn wrhrud
Hell, l1ViryWan in tn congregation Wud
have thought he meant him or her. I
think says Father Kelly, that Dock
Grogan is a little wrong in his figures
He's boastfn'. In this parrish, 1 allow
twelve births to wan mafredge. 1 va
ries iv coorse, bein' sometimes as low
as nine an sometimes as high as flf-
teen. But twelve is about tn av'rage'
he says. If We see Dock Eliot he
says, we can tell him tn race amt
dyin' out very bad in this here part Nv
the wurruld. On tn conthry. 1t amt
lible to ayether,' he says. 'onless wages
is raised he says. NTh' poor ARE be-
comm richer in childher an tn rich
poorer he says. Otis always tn way
he says. Th' bigger tn house tn
smaller tn family. Michigan avnoo is
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22

the station, the taste never appeals to
them IN town. Consequently there is
no Rotten Row in Sydney. The splen-
ala parks and pleasure gardens are
USED a.most exclusively by pedestrians
or cyclists. Such an institution as
the famous London course would be
voted too slow by the Australian
woman, VINO prefers to take her team
OUT Tor fo1ty-rnile spin in the open.
Racing constitutes the great nation.
al sport here, as in England.
Livery small township has its annual
show, in which equestrian displays
form a leading feature, and at which
not lnfreQGeDtly some fair equestrienne
VIII mount a2d show off her fayorite
horses points as a racer or jumper
In professional meetings like
these ladies' often ride as Jockeys, but
the statement which has been made to
the effect that they ride in the regular
races is untrue.
1t is only ratural that in a climate
where sunshine is we'll nigh perpetual,
sport should enter largely into the life
or the women as we'll as that Of the
men,
Nothing can be more delightful than
life on a well situated station, where
an abundant supply Of water can be
calculated upon, for everything de-
ponds upon that. There is abundant
opportunities for riding driving and
shooting of quiet description - for
Australia produces no such thrilling
possibilities as tiger, or even leopard
hunts, the animals being all of a small
and lnoffensive kind, hardly worth a
real Sportsman's attention, but still
yielding plenty Of amusement to the
average person who is not looking or
hankering for big game.
Birds, with an occasional wallaby or
possum, constitutes the chief hunting
material OF course, no one would
think Of shooting a rabbit in Australia,
where these animals are looked on with
as much aversion as rats. These in
offensive little vermin are poisoned by
the blacks, as they have become a ma
tional pest and the government pays
so much a thousand for their peIts.
Imported grouse are found in few
places in Australia where they are
preserved for purposes Of sport, and
there are some English partridges pre-
served In Victoria.
The average sportsman, however,
must be content with the killing Of
Wild animals which otherwise would
become pest. The kangaroo is al
most too harmless a creature to hunt
and the emur is becoming scarce, at
least IN any Of the more populous sec
tons.
The birds there are of almost infinite
variety in the woods, and day in the
buSh Will furnish good sport from this
standpoint alone. Then, Of course,
there is the camp in the eucalyptus
forest and the billy tea" and damp
er" which make you feel like genuine
sport, even though neither bear, nor
hon happens to have come to your bag.
At night there is the sound sleep un-
der the calm Australian sky-the only
country where one can always sleep
safely out in the open