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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-28
NEWS OF IL woRLn

King Edward and President Roose.
yelt have been exchanging Marcont
grams.
Inc negro preachers have decided Il
invite President Roosevelt to preside
at q banquet given on Lincoln's birth.
day.
James Wilcox, famous by reason o.
his connection with the death of Mis-,
Nellie Cropsey, was found guilty and
sentenced to thirty years. This was Q
famous trial.
A negro preacher of Roanoke, Va.
refused to conduct funeral because Of
white undertaken. Another result,
OF R~oosevelt's negrophile ooliov.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-28
the pengs,n,. Damp of Locality.

The Pengain's Bump of Locality.
On shore the penguin Is an awkward
creature. Water is Its element. When
hunted on the Ice foes, the birds gen.
orally try to run way In an upright
position, but Just as the hunter thinks
he has got one the bird Lies down ON its
white belly and paddles along over the
snow very quickly, the hard, smooth
quilts slipping over the nov crystals
almost without friction. A remarkable
characteristic OF the penguin is his
bump OF locality. Both on shore and
In the water no never loses his way.
To human eyes one ice foe is precisely
like another, but under that roof OF
similar ice hoes I have seen a penguin
Of the larger species find Its mate on a
foe after diving and swimming for a
full mile under water.-Leslie's.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-28

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No. 53 Daily, 4:55 p. M.
Arrive Sumter els p. M; George.
town 9:16 p m, Florence 1850 p M, Oar.
lington 8:l6 p m, Hartsville $3.50 p M,
Bennettsville 9:37 p m, Gibson 1880 p
IN, Fayetteville 1925 p m, Wilmington
1925 p IN, Rocky Mount 12:45 a m, Wei.
don 1:50 o m, Petersburg 3:S6 q m,
Richmond 4:12 q m, Washington 1854 q
M, New York 1853 p M.
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9:36 @ M, Darlington 1890 a m, Cheraw
HAS, q m, Wadesboro 2:50 % m, Harris
Vile I1:20 q m, Marion 1888 a nj; will
mington LAO p M, Fayetteville 1885 %
m, Rocky Mount $50 p m, Weldon 4:B3
P m Petersburg 6l44 p M, Richmond
I:4b p ~. Washington ii 40 p m, New
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campo Polltaap dinin hsGSrs New
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Atlantic Coast Line.

CONDENSED SoHEDULE.
Wilmington, N. g, July 81, 1902.
Through Train from Charleston to
GreenYilla.
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every tree and the noise from the home
coming and departing birds would be nc
great that IL was often impossible to carry
on an ordinary conversation in the woods
Pigeon catching and killing became ar
industry Carload after carload was shipped
to New York and Eastern cities and dead
pigeons were often piled UP until they
appeared like small hay stacks.
Trappers from all parts Of the country
journeyed to the Michigan colorado for
the purpose Of catching the birds; They
did II, when q large catch was desired. with a
net. 10 to 10 feet wide and 20 TO 40 feet long
This was arranged with ropes and spring
poles, SO that when number OF the birds
had alighted in the particular spot to which
they had been lured by means OF the stool.
and the net pulled over the spot where
the birds had settled, covering the whole
number
Few people who see the expression Stool
pigeon, realize how closely it's commonly
accepted meaning follows the truth. After
net covered with light grass 30 il would not
be visible to the birds. q wild pigeon which
had been kept alive TO act as stool-pigeon
was brought into service.
A leather string was put with half tie
about each leg Of the bird Then with
small cambria needle a white silk thread
was passed through the pigeons eyelid
on each side OF the head, the ends Of the
thread were twisted together on top Of the
birds head and the pigeon was blindfolded
for use. The bird was held by the boots,
as the strings were called. and set on the
forehnger. 1t was raised up. and then
the hand brought down quickly to see
whether the bird would hover properly
When one was found that would suit. II
was fastened by the boots to pad about as
large as the hand near the centre of the ned
to which the birds were to be lured. The
pigeon would hover over this and passing
fiocks OF birds in trees within sight were
attracted TO the bed, which had been scat
tered with wheat or buckwheat. When the
bed had become filed with pigeons the
spring pole was pulled and the net carried
over, there being sufficient spring In the
poles to spread II fully.
Most trappers bit the birds necks to kill
hem. Some used a pair Of pincers for the
,ame purpose. It was not uncommon to
AXE from 500 TO 900 birds at single haul,
md the sport, with good stool-pigeon, was
enchanting.
The greatest enemy Of the pigeon trap
,er was the hawk, which often caught and
TILED his favorite stool-pigeon just when
/ was most needed II IL told Of Michigan
umberman that word was brought him
hat his 500 900 saw mill had been burned
Ip and that hawk had killed his favorite |
Il don't care about the mill he said,
but damn the hawk that caught my STOOL /
iGeon.s
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direction are brown. and il takes a trained
eye to distinguish the darling, zigzagging
nyer. The stalks interfere with vision and
Mot, and unless an opening can be had the
man h forced to walt until the snipe has
come up into the open. Then he needs a
c!oee-choked barrel and q lot of No. chilled
shot-No. % are even better
NO exccaeive scores are ever made in
kankakee. because though the birds are
there In thousands the walking is too diff
cult and the territory is too great. II is
the custom OF parties visiting the marshes
to shoot ducks morning and evening and
to &C after the snips only between the hours
OF 10 IN the morning and In the after
between those hours fair sport may be
had BY walking for II. II man who Is a
good ahot and knows enough about snipe
to walk down wind and hunt for them in
eoegy places makes q score Of twenty biry
In day he has done we'll; he ought to be
satisfied with fifteen. This will mean the
expenditure Of from forty TO sixty shells,
and that ought to be enough shooting in
The eelpe como up from below In good
condition: They are generally zeal fat
when a. far north a. Illinois, and this also
makes them disinclined to move. Once
kotng, however. Their fat has no appreciable
eject on their speed
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LINCOLN. Neb., April 1s.-The rear guard
of the northward-bound 40 cks Of wild geese
and ducks has been making It's flight over
Nebraska for the last few days. and within
Q week the shooting season, 20 far as these
birds are concerned. will be over.
Very few ducks and no geese at all nest
in this State. Many OF the black geese
stop In the marshes OF the Dakotas, but
most Of them prefer the solitud es OF the
Canadian lakes, whore they may breed
without fear Of disturbance.
Tho white geese are entirely birds Of
passage. Flocks OF them loiter here and
there on their northward flight and in
the old days, when the farmer sowed his
wheat broadcast on the ground TO follow
later with . harrow that covered 1t up,
many were the curses launched at these
omnivorous eaters, who cleaned up acres
In day. The white geeee are gradually
growing fewer In numbers. and even up
70 the Dakotas, where they have stopped
for days at a time. they do very little
Sportsmen Just back from Dakota assert
that there 10 q strong sentiment there
against shooting ducks In the spring Ducks
nest freely there, and while tho country
is getting little too well settled for them,
Thousands Of broods are reared
During the nesting period they are very
tame and II Ia not much sport to kill them.
The average hunter IL unable 10 dlstin-
glish the male from the female. and the
destruction Of . brood Of SIX to q dozen
birds.
In the North Dakota Legislature last
winter the sportelnen tried 10 get a bill
through to prohibit WATERFOWL shooting
in The spring, The sportsmen were nearly
turned II down, ~ they look with sus-
picion on such measures a. O move In the
interest OF their enemy. the city sports
man.
Game Warden simpkins reports that
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kANk.AkEE SNIPE SHOOTING.
Great Illinois Marshes Where the Birds
Are Found In TlbousapAs,

Are Found in TheusaDAs.
The past week saw the close Of jacksnipe
shooting even in those States which Per
init spring shooting for few days or weeks
There have been thousands OF birds In the
great kankakee marshes OF Illinois, prob
ably the most noted snipe ground In the
United States, and some good scores have
been made. The snipe came up from the
South earlier than usual this wear and thev
found the warm days and sunshine much
to their liking. remaining In bulk until
forced out by stress Of sun.
Shooting on the Kankakee marshes IL
commonly the most strenuous sort Of work
In the marshes proper the sportsman Is
forced to step OF jump from clump to ciump
OF solid ground, with black mud between.
and after an hour or two Of this kind OF
toll his legs bend under him and b fam
would sit down In tho ooss. SHOOTING un-
der such conditions 10 extremely difIcuh.
for no man knows how or when a lack IA
going to get up, and with insecure footing
the shooter falls down almost - often -
be kills. ~ =
This year. however, there has bsen con.
siderable water on the marshss, which
the birds are forced out Into the deids.
Over corn or wheat land the wslDdne 4
good, though the shooting u still hard.
Many OF the old cornstalks are 9, Ill stand.
ing. the jacksnipe hushes among them and
by the time he gets up into clsar view he
" 90 far away that Q good gun 10 needed
70 bring him down. Snipe shot In q corn
field near Kankakee are nearly al OF them
killed beyond the forty-yard mark and
often they 60 down at hfty or even at sixty
There Ia much sport In It. sincs tho
marshes are under water, the sportsman
knows that the birds are In the fields, be.
cause they cannot be anywhere elss. He
has tens Of thousands OF acres TO- shoot
over and can take his time, certain that
no rival will interfere With him.
:, OF warm, bright spring DAYS the mipe
ne closely after 10 O'Clock In the morning.
II place can be found whore old erHse or
weeds sttp cling to the sides Of the rows
here In pretty sure TO DO . bird or two Ia II.
, The snipe are disinclined to move, and
hey spring In air and dart away uttering
heir hoarse call when the sporsrnau has
approached within Ave yards Of them. The
heat is more telling upon the man than |
ipon the bird, and he 4 apt to have per-
'ptration running into his eyes when he !
,rings the gun up.
The earth Ia brown the bird Ia brown. I
he cornstalks bent and twisted In every |
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THE. SUN. SUNDAY. APRIL 10. 1909

tries to drive en- away with broom
they're something awful. One Of Fem
stepped on q fellers foot when he Wa
trying to chase him on tennis court La.
summer and hurt him somethin' awful
Them beasts certainly Is dangerous. -
The fear Of the animals which soma Of
the Fasteners have 10 considered tho
greatest joke that ever was by the people
who live in the park t'f
President Roosevelt didn't see very many
bears when he was hunting them In Mis-
sissippi last winter but he IL having great
chance TO see how they look In the Yellow
stone. The bears are plenty and . tame
that they are q nuisance. Two Of them
were found BY an fastener q few days
ago roofing around In q rubbish heap like
a pair Of Harlem soats. The visitor APP
preached to within few feet OF them, but
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TAME WILD ANIMALS THESE.
YELLOWSTONE PARKS BEARS
ARE DISAPPOINTING.

the Animals Are Too Anectionate
Sometimes . Deer Steps ON q
Visitors Feet - Great snewdrffts.
When President Roosevelt's party ar
rived at Yellowstone Park some of the
etenderfeet" who came with II from the
East thought they would have good chance
TO see wild beasts at close range, and they
did. But the wild beasts didn't behave
themselves the way the visitors thought
they would. The animals are free; they
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-19

only bad breeding weather will prevent
| a tremendous increase in the number OF
| prairie chickens in all parts Of the West.
| Inc strict enforcement in Nebraska OF
the prohibition against the shipment Of
game out Of the State has almost COM
pletely eliminated the pot or market hunter.
lie curtailment OF the open season from
three months to two has aided In the 40
complishment OF this desired end.
=, The same report comes from the Dakotas.
IN recent interview with G. A. Hale, eamo
warden OF North Dakota, he said
The great increase In this section IL
than any other thing. A neG Of this plant
u to the chickens what the cities Of refuge
we're TO the criminal In the old Israeltish
days.
:, 1t grows with stems clean and some
distance apart for several inches above
the ground then II branches out and forms
thick. matted. impenetrable carpet, be-
rapidly in any direction, while The does
are yainly trying 70 pick up the lost ecent
on the surface. When a covey Of chickens
once seek shelter In field OF nax the hunter
may about as well give up. and II he is wise
FLAX has been grown moro literally In
me central counties Of late years than ever
before, and the chickens have quickly
found out that In 1t there IA safety. More.
over, max Ia plant that can be left uncut
through all sorts Of weather with but little
damage, and for this reason, during the
rush OF fall work, when men were scarce
ard the weather uncertain, other Rralns
have been harvested and the fax lett stand
ing on many thousands OF acres TO furnish
shelter for the young birds.
In this way every township has had its
sanctuaries for young chickens, where they
were almost absolutely safe from molestA-
tlon until winter, or at least until they had
grown old enough to be wise. This has
been going on for several years.
Last fall great deal OF fax was left
uncut for weeks and the chickens sheltered
themselves accordingly. The Consequence
Is that more birds started into winter lat
year than ever and the winter has been q
good one. For these reasons the hunters
zee great sport ahead OF them
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are also wild. technically speaking, but
their ferocity was a disappointment.
The deer, for instance. roam around the
posts, hotels and clearings as though they
expected visitors to hold out peanuts. A lit
tie herd Of them took up its abode soon after
the Presidents party arrived at the park
on the parade ground In front of the army
officers quarters and when a member OF
the party happened around the animals
appeared to be doing sentry duty. Not a
person was in sight.
What's the matter with the oficers?'
asked the visitor. Il haven't seen a sign
Of life inside those houses for fifteen
minutes!"
Deer are holding the fort answered
local character. Officers cant come
out cause they're afraid Of the deer.
Against the law to shoot EN- and II any one
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they didn't bulge.
They were. fine, big fat fellows, like most
Of the other animals in the park, and they
acted 10 tamely that the visitor asked II
the Government wasn't afraid that some
Italian organgrinder. would come along,
put rope around their necks, q tin ctip
in their front paws, and use them for COM
mercial purposes.
They really aren't so harmless as are
the deer. though. The touble Ia that at
times they get too afYectionate. Local
tradition has 1t that last summer one big
Bruin thought he recognized an old friend
In tourist who -rubDered' at him while
he was getting dinner in the open lot back
the mans neck like a polite Frenchman
greeting friend OF his childhood.
The bear only gave a hug OF courtesy,
but he didn't care to let 60, and they had
TO poke bottle OF ammonia under his nose
before he would obey the referees order
to break
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WEST Nsr & WEST I'D SITS.
NEAR SIXTH AVE.


BAJrINoBR. Md, April IA Hereford,
manager Of Joe Cans. last night determined
to test the Maryland boxing laws. For
several months Hereford who IL manager
Of the Eureka Athletic Club. has been ~.
fused permits BY the Mayor and police
board to hold boxing oontestsi Last night
upon sdvics Of hin oounss, Isaac Lobe
8tSauss. one of Baltimors's most eminent
lawyer, he attempted 70 hold . con-
s ss:a sns club the s., 1Tspcsc Of .ns
K9neoksr were tie principals. After
the first round Hereford. the principals.
their seconds and the referee, were placed
under arrest. At the station house all were
released on bail for court.
Two 06egS Ter the eharkey.Munrse MN.
Tom ehsrkey says that he has hopes OF
meeting Jack Munroe In Philadelphia OF
Boston. club In Philadelphia, Accord
ing TO Sharkey, has offered good In
ducement for six-round bout. but notl-
ing has been done on the NunToe end. be-
cause Munroe IL not In the bert Of l.. alth.
However. ~ there IL TO he ant ther neetins
between sharkey ard Clark kall. Muurte's
manager. this week the so may be arItnsed.
Nunroe prefers to have the npLt decided a.
Boston. He thinks that he can do better
siI weeks hence. He wal ts that much time
u which 70 ttsin Pail .sys that be dee
Is ori :insiIy planned Ne Gays the Broad.
muhicstion With him. and tbs, he has assur;
ss ne forfei, money sGSrssy Want. Ss.e
the color Of the clubs money before Le viii tAlS
business with the westemera
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A very handsome, richly cut and beausi.
fully polished fruit, salad or berry bowl. .
inch size, special price, N.7S
CUT elAss A new tankard lug. nicely
TAnkARe Sve. cut, specially priced q
WATER Your choice Of three special
eorTleS. water bottles At $500, S2.H
and SITS.
GLASS Plain glass set, With optic effect,
SCI. 90 pieces,
IL Goblets. ~ Cordials. complete.
i2 Garets, u Saucer ehampagnes.
~ Wines. S9.7o
ealc-A.eaAc FoR We recently had made
DEhs, ETC. and now offer special
line OF Art Pottery.
suitable for dens, country houses, etc.
This is q most interesting collection. being
very effective and very inexpensive.
CLOSING OUT oDo We are closing out at
LINES or CHINA. q reduction averssing
2Sfc from the regular
prices several lines Of fancy china, consist.
ing OF plates, cups and saucers. cracker
Jars, chocolate jugs, bonbon dishes, candle.
sticks, covered boxes. Ice cream trays,
chop dishes, ETC., etc.
II you desire to make your purchases
now they viii be held for shipment later il
you wish.
uyccr 4ser q xx,ccr Am enc
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From our Lamp Department, which a
the present time Is most interesting, W.
have selected and offer for special sale
three groups Of artistic lamps. Your choice
| OF one lot at $3.50, another at $1,000 and
another st sI3.60, complete.
The illustration herewith is one Of the
styles selected from the $1,000 lot.
COTTAGE Never before hes II been
DINNER seN. our pleasure TO show %
line Of cottage dinner sets es Is here shown
this Spring. As q special inducement at
this time we have reduced Q very hsnd.
some English Doulton dinner set, with
conventional border decoration IN dove
color. from $500 to Sl4.60 for q complete
set.
Another special offering Is your choice Of
several very b. ndsome Limoges china din.
ner sets. complete At Sl0.oo
Another dainty pattern Of dinner ware
for Spring trade Is q set decorated In smsii
bouquets Of pink flowers. spt cially priced,
At $3.50
Any number Of pieces desired can b.
purchased at the same rate.
TOILET You will be surprised end Rratified
WARE. to see the dainty toilet sets that
can be purchased this Sprink at
moderste prices. A very dainty flower
decorated set. with stippled gold edges,
selling complete At $500
II, hnGs:I ;: assrsSI. e, Is one 10 whit: AZ
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The tame wild animals aren't the
only wonder OF the park. The way IL
SHOWS there when it gets going would
put Ccmniissioner Wood ,urys whitening
ffrce In the hospital II 1t had the job OF
clearing even . short area Of II.
b, Rr ths sweSty feet high aren't anything.
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out there, and trails are shovelled out
through them about az easily as q New
York sidewalk Is cleaned.
When the President arrived several
trails had to be broken to allow bis passage.
The Photograph herr Reproduced gives an
idea Of the kind OF a ride through walls OF
snow that the President had.
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SPORT FOR .GUNNERS.
Spring Pursuit of Birds
Northward Bound.
GAME ON THE UPPER MISSOURI.
A Remote Region Which Is a
Sportsrnan's Paradise.

All Kinds OF Game From Prairie Chickens
to Grizzlies and Mountain sheep
Easily Accessible -sn,pe Shooting on
the Kankakse Marshes In Illinois
Long and short Guns Compared
Phases OF spring sheetins-Or-
deal Of the Ducks-Pigeon Trapping.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04

THE ICE BRIDGE AT NIAGARA
JIM
49, be lovely than The
settles especially
brink
spot
gorge at of
the extent which,
This
hundred frome
out from the banks that
the greatest Imaginable The
ice which
Der of times and that the trip
everybody
high ice became precp
tous have hem
through the
toboggans
the of this
cakes of ice 300
were big but which
spread along the shore They
an open chasm of rock with
III he beauties OF the frozen white coaing which
park and island; they slide
describe they stand island bridge
overwhelmed the of the
Oh high and ground fragments the hidden
Ile of cei the
III the winter
What
front the ghsec
the swirl the
din is distinguished the hnterou
plunge
atmosphere of
fantastic stalagmie
Niagara beautiful all times ranpenapnty gorgeous in winter
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
coded that the farmers would benefited much II not

coded that the farmers would be benefited much II not
more, than any other class of people by such roads.
The real for the farmers objection is found in
the fact that according to the ordinary scheme of improve
ment he would be called the entire burden Of
cost which he ntutvey feels to be greater than lie ought
to bear if not greater than he is able to bear
Considering this long continued opposition by the people
IN the rural districts and the lack of policy the of
the general government especially considering that
road building is undoubtedly public duty which rests
upon the in FORM it clear that the
Farmers are entitled to assistance in bearing the
necessary burden of cost to improve the public highways
The United States should step forward with
some definite policy and share of the burden
and responsibility which is necessary to produce credit
able system of public highways What have and
are seeing In the development of rural free mail delivery
should be repeated in the matter of permanent
to the highways.
What members of Congress want is expression from
their constituencies showing what is desired in the
districts. There rural districts which have
great rivers great harbors great cities which ente
them to public buildings but there district has
many miles of public roads which need to be permanently
improved
1t is remarkable fact that the United States govern
ent has already appropriated $O0OOO Porto Rico
roadbuldng another $OOOOOO the Philippine ISL
ands and the Secretary of War has just appeal
to Congress through the President of the United States
who strongly Endorses that appeal to have 100000 ap
proprated for the use of the Philippine government