The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1906-04-20
DEER A JERSEY NUISANCE.

lue new Jersey deer, Which have
enjoyed their freedom, so long have
been bounded nuisance by the farm
ers in many parts of the state, who
are trying to have the legislature
place them under the ban again. The
farmers not only fears for their crops,
but are apprehensive for their own
safety, and feel that it is about time
to call halt.
The old saying, "Give him an inch
and he'll take a yard" is applicable
TO the New Jersey situation, and the
rural residents are really beginning
to fear that they will seon be crowded
out. AS matter of fact the deer
have apparently realized their legal
freedom, and have taken the state by
storm. They seem TO have collected
few ideas of their own, or, perhaps,
the present generation of these ami
mails is not familiar with the olden
times, when dodging buckshot was a
part of the regular routine of life, and
an open season would certainly be a
hardship upon them.
With such law in existence the
sportmen will also be confronted with
a situation as far away from real deer
shooting as Pekin is from Manhattan
1t won't be case of going on long
hunt for big buck. The gunner
must fix himself for another kind of
campaign, for the animals have be-
come SO tame they do not know when
to run.
The trouble between the farmers
and the deer is best told by the farm
ers. When they can't make fences
too high for them to jump, and when
they block the roadway on dark
night and but the pedestrian who may
happen alung, or stop railroad train
by blockading the tracks, the farmers
feel that it is about time to do some
thing.
Attempts have been made by the
farmers to frighten them, but all has
been in vain, and the gun seems to be
the only medium.
A big buck deer almost frightened
a Cumberland county girl to death by
it's friendliness recently. The animal
followed the girl for two miles, and
when fed by the chld's parents re.
turned to house several times, in each
instance being accompanied by other
deer
A more interesting story is told by
Elwood Comstock of Baptistow. Com
stock has the distinction of being the
only fiddler for miles around was re-
turning from dance late one night
when he stumbled over a big buck
deer lying in path ih the woods
| The deer refused to move, and The
fiddler was compelled to retreat, leav-
ing his fiddle behind.
"Discourage litigation,' was Lin
coins advice to lawyers. "Persuade
your neighbors to compromise when
ever you can. Point out to them how
the nominal winner is often the real
loser-in fee, expenses and waste of
time. AS a peacemaker the lawyer
has superior opportunity of becom.
ing a good man. There will always
be enough business. Never stir up
litigation. A worse man can scarce.
ly be found than ohe who does this.
Who can be more nearly fend than
he who habitually overhauls the reg
is'r If I" ds IN search of defects in
titles whereen to stir up strife and
put money in his pocket! A moral
tone ought to be infused Into the
profession which should drive such
men out of it,"
1t has been truly said that those
words should be posted in every law
office in the land, and it will be seen
when Lincoln's record is fully exam
ined that it was hot a mere theorist
who wrote them, but an active prac-
titioner of wide experience who lived
up to his own teacking-Frederick
Hill in Century. ...