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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08
CONDENSED NEWS.


Report OF Cuban revolution is de-
MED.
At Sulphur. l. T.. Cyrus Stanton was
stabbed TO death.
While blowing near Guthrie J. w.
Mccall fell dead.
Tyhpls fever is nearly stamped out
at City OF Mexico
City Of Mexico shipped 100000 pesos
10 London Saturday.
Electric light system of Frederick.
Okla. is in operation.
Farmers Union will establish a
warehouse at Bonham.i
There we're $1,000 names on the Pan.
ANA pay roll for April.
Tulsa. I. T.. Is 10 have a new sum
mer vaudeville theater.
Seventeen alleged gamblers were ar.
rested at Dallas Sunday
Three thousand agricultural labor.
ers In Porto Rico are on strike.
Eight wolf whelps were killed near
Nolanville, Bell county, Texas.
Laredo shipped at one time eighteen
carloads Of onions TO 81. Louis.
Texas Central will erect new ma.
chine shops at Walnut Springs
s.R. Godsey, a Grayson county farm.
er. was bitten several times by a mad
doc.
South Texas Truck Growers asso.
citation held a ,two-day session al Pala-
clos
Dougherty Holiday killed himself
with a shotgun In Freestone county,
Texas
r. BARLEY and wife Of Ennis have
celebrated their golden wedding ann.
versary.
A young negress named Shaw was
killed al Marlin, Tex. Her sister was
arrested
Nose Wheeler. a Victoria. Tex, ne
gro. had leg cut off by a train. death
resulting.
II. II. Martin. ex.presldent OF the
First National bank OF Comanche, Tex.
expired suddenly.
A gas well has been developed three
miles from Shreveport. Gas will be
piped into the city.
Engineers OF the Mexican National
railway are locating a line from Du-
range to Mazatlan.
Seven corporations have filed char
tiers to maintain 2 Heep water chan.
mel In Galveston bay
Factory OF Columbus. (Miss.) Cord
age company was destroyed by fire.
A man was cremated.
John HALEY. who was captain OF a
/ Trinity river steamboat In the early
7Os. died at Jewett. Tex.
In a fight on the 9Th between Turks
and Bulgarlans. latter lost fourteen
men and the former two.
American Bank and Trust company
will be organized by A. J. Peeler AZ
City u Mexico and Havana.
Raising OF saloon licenses at Chlca.
60 from $500 to $1,000 past year has
caused 1000 saloons TO close.
While attempting to ford Trinity
/ river at Dallas Bud Webb and the
horse he wa driving drowned.
The little daughter OF Henry Fair.
thild OF near Forney. / T.. died OF
burns sustained a month before.
Sixteen Woodmen OF the World
camps formed at Kaufman the Kauf
man County Log Rolling association.
Major d. McLarry. elghty-eight years
old. Is dead at Leonard. Tex. n nself
and wife we're welded sixty-three years
ago.
Louisiana division Of Travellers Pro
tectlve association elected Ed Lucas OF
New orleans president
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08
MONROE EDGE

We have sold 1000 acres Of farm
lands In the last few days, which is
evidence Of our ability In turning
real estate.
We know IL Is little unhccoming
TO boast. but you know ',ery log
must do HE own wassin,. and think
ing onrs r. anie .niitlrd 10 wag We
haven't h.-iiatcL TO give h. ons
little shake.
We hardly understand why the iu'
weston Invariably comes 10 as. But
IL Is "A known fact that be- does.
We have had several thousand
circulars printed. showing the good
points about Bryan and BrazOs
County and 10 meet the demand W.
expect In the near future we must
increase our list OF property for sale.
II you are Ia the market for home
or have something 10 offer, come 10
see us. We have a demand for sew
eral places Ia Bryan 10 cost from
s5OO.OO 10 $1,000 90.
For list Of farm lands see weekly
papers published at Bryan.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08
SPEAKER SEVENTY.
Cannon Has Reached Age Of Three
Score and Ten.

Washington. May Speaker Can
non was seventy years old Monday.
The house knew that this was the
speakers birthday. for when Uncle
Joe" appeared In the doorway nearest
to the speakers desk. and when he
assembled the rostrom long continued
applause followed his steps. The
speaker waited and when both hands
OF the clock stood nj -. with a smile
the gavel came down.
In the prayer which the chaplain OF.
fered the following reference was
made 10 the speakers natal day:
Let thy blessing descend upon each
member OF this house. especially him
who presidos over It's deliberations.
crowned by the glory Of seventy years
OF usefulness. Lengthen his days, keep
him in health. strength and yigor for
his family and country"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08
STUDENTS" INSERTED.
Resolution Calls For More Liberal
Treatment Of Chinese.

birmingham. Ala. May, 7.-At Mon
days session OF the Methodist confer
ence devotional exercises were con
Quoted by Rev. T. w Adams Of Mis-.
slssippi
An amendment was made TO the min.
utes OF Saturdays session by insert.
ing the word students" In the resolu'
tion adopted calling for a more lib
eral treatment OF Chinese merchants
and teachers
Bishop Hendrix OF Kansas City was
called 20 the chair TO preside for the
day
Il was announced that Tuesday
evening had been designated as the
time for hearing Rev. ]. W. Startling,
fraternal delegate from Canada.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08
ENcAMPMeNr IN SUMNER.
Soldiers From louisiana. New Mexico
and Oklahoma 20 Attend.

and Oklahoma 20 Attend.
Austin. May 7-Dispatehes from
Washington TO the effect that a mills.
tary enoampment will be held here
this summer were received with pleas
ure by General Hulen. General Hulen
said that troops from Louisiana. New
Mexico and Oklahoma will be here
with the brigade OF regular troops
The Traders Insurance company Of
Chicago. which was forced 10 the wall
on account OF the San Francisco FIRE
and earthquake, did large business
in Texas. Insurance Commissioner
Clay said that It's Texas business is
likely 20 be reinsured In other compa-
nies.
Judge Garwood filed with the raA-
road commission an application on be-
half OF the Texas and New Orleans
railway for increase OF carload and
merchandise rates applicable on Dali
las division.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08
Wrong Name Given.

81. Petersburg. May THE report
Of the assassination Of the governor Of
Elizabethpol In revenge for savage rep
reservations In Caucasus, which reach.
cd here Sunday night. is correct II
was Governor General Ekaternoslav Of
south Russia who was assassinated
Sunday evening by six unknown per
sons, who fred volleys from revolvers
al him and then escaped.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08
SECOND CLASS MATTER.
Postmssi-r osrerai Wants scommls-
sion Of Investigation

Washington. Nay s.--Posssn'Assfr
General cortelyou has recommends 10
congress the appointneQt Of I'm.
mission to inquire into w Meet
OF second c'sss mail mafsk]un a
view 10 aseeri-inins what vodiflca.
tions ci ihe prsleat ascend class laws
are necc5sa.y. tie tonnilslcn 10 ron.
der its report net i-t1r than Dec. 10.
1906
In order that all irtcscl;s shall be
represented. he has ref Caa mended that
the commission co.'s e o seven Der.
sons. and this made ~ as follows:
One senator. selected b. the presl.
dent Of the senate; che representative.
selected by the srea-er OF the house
one officer Of the pos,o;flce depart.
ment. selected by the postmaster gen.
eral, one representative OF the pub
fishers OF the daily newspapers: one
representative OF the publishers of
weekly. semi-weekly and tri.weekly
newspapers. and one representative OF
the publishers Of periodicals and mag.
Rzines.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08
n. & 7. c. EXCURSIONS.

The II. q T. & will sell excursion
tickets as follows:
Dallas. account Mexican War Vet
Grams, sell May s.
Paris, account Womau's Board OF
Missions, sell May 5 and 8.
Houston, account Annual Conven.
tion T. p. A., sell May 3 and 4.
Chattanooga, Tenn, account Bap-
tist Convention, sell May Z. 8 aud o.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08
FIRE AT TExARKANA.
Grain Company Suffers Considerable
less as Result.

Texarkana. May Fire Sunday
night destroyed the Rosbrook-Josey
Grain company's establishment The
building. a two-siory brick. together
with the elevator machinery. was own
ed by Mrs. Frank Of jefferson. Tex,
and was valued at about $4,000. The
grain company places its loss az sl2,'
600: insured for $4,000.
Two boxcars OF the Kansas City
Southern. loaded with sorn. standing In
front of the building. were also de-
stroyed. II Is not known how the fire
originated.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08

Farmer AsssssInatsd While He Was
Returning 10 His Home.

Pittsburg. Tex. May I'll. T. Mitch.
EN-. prominent and highly respected
farmer. residing seven miles west Of
Pittsburgh. was killed at dusk while
going home. He and his five-yearold
child were seated In a buggy. aud were
within 400 yards OF their home. when
Mitchem received a gunshot wound In
the left side ellie fell from his buggy
and died soon afterwards. The horse
ran away and threw the child out. but
was unlnjured.
b. NJ. Dol Is and son were arrested.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08
CHARGED WITH ARSON.
Clergyman Asked to Explain Certain
Letters ALLEGED He Wrote.

Waterloo. n. Y. May REV. c. c.
Stuart Balm. pastor OF the Baptist
church OF Waterloo. was arrested here
on a charge Of arson in the third de-
gree and arralgnod In the police court.
Mr.. Balm was committed 10 jail His
church here was burned March last.
The pastors arrest followed long ex.
animation before District Attorney 30.
dine. during which Mr.. Balm was asked
20 explain certain letters he was said
to have received concerning the church
and which the prosecution claims he
wrote
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08
Relterates &c VIews.

Washington. May TN a letter 10
the Pennsylvania Grange Presiden,
Roosevelt says he not only stands by
his original position as regards rail
road rate legislation. but thinks con
gress will take the same position. The
Hepburn bill meets HIS views. and
would like to see the Overman amend.
ment added.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08
Money MISSING.

Laredo. May THE bank OF Nuevo
Leon at Monterey received from the
Refacion bank OF chihuahua a pack.
age by the well-Fargo Express COM
pany. which had been billed 10 con.
tain $4,000. but upon being opened by
the bank officials Il was found to con
tain only WRAPPING paper.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08
Are at Atlanta.

Atlanta. May 7.-Revs. 4. A. Torrey
and Charles NJ Alexander. the cele-
brated evangelists. reached here Sat.
urday, and Sunday opened their cam.
Daign for Christianity before large
gatherings The meetings are expect.
ed 20 continue for a month.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08

Gainesville. Ca. May 7.-George
Mazi Rudolph, a gallant Confederate
captain during tho civil war, and a
prominent citizen. died at his home
mere, aged eighty.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08
Trolley Cars Collide.

Trenton. n. j.. May by n trolley
car collision near Plainsboro Monday
fifteen passengers were injured: none
seriously.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08
Arrested at EI Paso.

FL Paso. May 7-AquIlla Triplet,
wanted In Omaha In connection with
land fraud prosecutions. was arrested
here by a United States secret service
agent from Omaha.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08
Dles From carboIIc Acid.

Fort Worth. Tex. May IA. J. VIII.
iams Of Terrell died suddenly al TIE
Southern hotel Sunday. the result Of
swallowing carbolic acid.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08
Rhode Island FIoa,ed.

Norfolk. Va, May THE battleship
Rhode Island. which went ashore on
York Spit Saturday. has been floated
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08
LIqht Frost SUNDAY NIqht

Denison. May IA light frost fell
In the bottoms Sunday night.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08
SIXTY sULus SLAIN.
Two Hundred Of Them Make an Attack
on ManselPs Column.

Durham. Natal. May 7.-coloneI
Mansell's column. which is pursuing
the Sulu rebels under Chief Bambata.
was attacked Sunday by 200 Sulus
while descending a precipitous hill
near the grave OF Chief CettIwayo. Six.
~ Sulus were killed. Colonel Manscll
had three men wounded.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08
RED RIVER RACES.

VIII Be Higher, In All Probability
Than Last Year.
Toxarkana, May 7.-Red river Will
be as high. II not higher, than last
year. Great apprehension was felt
Monday among farmers. There was a
serious hailstorm Sunday, followed by
a heavy rain.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08

Chicago. 8; Pittsburg. /.
Cincinnati. 2; 81. Louis. 1.
Philadelphia. 10; Brooklyn. ..
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08
CAPTAIN DAvrr JONES. ouIcAoo AnERIcANs
National LEAGUE.

San Antonio. z: Austin. /.
Houston. 8: Galveston, ..
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-08
American LEAGUE.

Chicago. 6; Cleveland. 0.
St. Louis. 3; Detroit. 3.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-18
Many Big Enterprises Sue
sested by Secy. Root $ Tom

over the Germans Nearly every Ger
man exporting house has branches In
South America, TO which II sends It's
drummers TO learn the language and
the business before starting them out
on the road similar policy is adopt
ed by the same houses In other parts
Of the world.
ITALY IN BRAZIL AND ARGEN-
TINE.
In both Brazil and Argentine Secy
Rost viii find large number of ltsl-
lans. In the latter country there are
far more Italians than Germans. ana
In Buenos Ayres there are 50 many
that parts Of the city remined me OF
Italy. There are altogether about
800. 600 Italians In Argentine. which
+ more than twice as many ~ the
Spaniards five times as many as the
French aud Is times as many As the
Germans The Americans there can
he counted by hundreds and the same
may he said az to our people In Brazil
The Italians do large part 81 the
merchandising IN Buenos Ayfes. They
do much Of the manufacturing ana
they constitute a big proportion OF the
farming population.
In Brazil there are almost as many
Italians as Germans. and In the state
OF Sac Paulo alone they number eao,-
coo. Many Of them are engaged ~
coffee raising and some In general
farming,
There Is large floating Italian
population IN both Brazil and Argen'
Tine. This Is made up Of lahorrr'
who cross the Atlantic twice every
wear to help harvest the wheat ana
coffee crops aud return home year
after wear. The seasons arc lust re-
yersed south of the equator. and thls
tiip gives them winter vacation
during which they can earn money
and no hack IN naly for the .mucr'
\ large part Of this immigration y
from Lomhardy. which contains dpnut
the best Of the Italian population
THE UNITED STATES IN SOUTH
AMERICA.
Everywhere our secretary NJ state
GEES ne will ind American money ana
American brains gradually making
their way. The rubber business AT
para is controlled by our rubber ruT
and the offices of the company thttr
arc managed by Americans, Inc
street car line at Manaos, ltOo mhes
further up the Amazon, was pul ~
Inv New Workers. and the same II rue
of the electric light plant mere ny
first street car line oil MO was o""'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-18

was well pleased with ny clH
Z. Market 81 half a block from v,
postofiice. ! noticed ior the ~ 49, orh.
marked In plain hgurts' Que y ~ p'ars
The w. Crawford Andersel a.sli,r
were fine indeed. Their slnslls ssS 1
almost made me feel a. u w ,i,r,
living soul. Another very ~, as,
Is the Becker Bros OF New i''''
the Bailey. esV fHs
For second hand pianos "a pa,
steinway a Sons Parior Slal'l 80 n
also the Weber Of same elass e sara
uprights they have steinNAl ygg.
weber. Chickering. Henry T.
Knahe and Behr Bros. An. "a lass
II might be worth your W. l,, ,oa n
them over. You are welcome W
without buying
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-18
oERMANY IN RRAzH.

Our secretary Of state win nnd thar
the Germans have many millions in
vested in Brazil and that they are by
Tar the strongest % the foreign ma
uons there Indeed the lower part of
Brazil Is 90 largely German that % is
otltn called West Deutschland. IN the
STATE q RIO Grande do Sui alone there
are 100000 Germans On PMana there
are $4,000. aud in santa Cathaflna
mere are $1,000. IN santa Caiharina
'f.''nher 81 German colonizing COM
niits are now operating They buy
"se Tracts Of land from the stale
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-18
BIG HORN EXCURSION
To rrannie Lowell and Convey wy"
Via D 6R G. r r., sep''
Isl and 3,d.

Fare $4,000 for the round WI, ~ y.
returning within 50 DAYS. spien.eleoi . N
portunity 10 visit tho far-fanleTn "a
valleys OF Wyoming. See any -
@. agent for particulars.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-18

Copyright. 1906. by Frank q. Carpenter
r. EcY ROOTS south American tour
Y viii be Of great value 20 OBJ, Unit
ed states. II will give ihe gov
eminent live idea Of the possi-
hUiies OF the spanish-Amerlcan repuD-
Hes and OF the necessity Of pushing
,o- commerce there II we are 10 hold
op- own with the Germans, the English
and tha Italians our secretary - state
is closely associated with the great a.
p,pcial institutions NJ the country lie
knows every big capitalist and bis atilc
head IS packed with practical business
brains. He viii meet the leading n
nanciers of each republic. and viii be
able TO point out many fields in which
good. hard American dollars can 0e
sonn 20 yield o. hundred fold DE- has
already discovered this at Para the
center OF the rubber Industry and the
metropolis Of the Amazon, and also az
the big cities along the cas-, coast ot
Brazil and be- Is NON about io H'"
something NJ Uruguay aud Argentine.
one project which be- is almost sle To
adyo.a'e Is fhe establishment of Cd great
International hank 20 do business Doe
tween the United states and thc elsi-
rn republics or s1tth America our
trade With that part of The continent
smouute io moro cham Sloo0l4e0l
wear and no most OF . is carried on
through England which charges ahout
nor cent tlu for lbs banking 'ccii.-
lies.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-18
HAMMOCK SALE -,
oNE-roURTH OF

The handsomest Line ~ Wy, ass
select from. All this ssas''
designs. .o.o,, SrO4L
pEsEhhi Nh"' { Msin .
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100 GOOD GIRLS

Wanted. apply J. G. Mcdonald
Candy Co.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-18
CHATAUQUA EXCURSION
To Heber and Provo canIoa

Via D. & r. G. Sunday, Aul "
Leave Salt Lake 500 a. M, Re'llhs
leave Heber 2.l5 p. m. for Upper fslA
Leave Upper Falls $40 p ~, ana J"
n. m. arriving at Salt Lake So D.
and io:i5 p. m. Finest canyon up I. I.
the west. TROUT dinsers az uppei l4.l
and Spring Dell. Round trip isi,, "
Heber sL50. To Provo canyon 'A'''
Everybody invited.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-18

government and sell them In small al
I1tments 10 settlers That state mas
~ miles OF railways and several ne"
lines are projected II has one cl'l'
Bumsnau. which has 10000 inhab'-
Hnts. which Is almost entirely Ter
man. and another named Harmonic
81 about forty miles away,
The chief city Of Rio Grandc de- sui
Porto Allegro, has about 10000 III
hahitants. Of which the controlling ih-
fuence ls German That town Us
great trade center and the chlei cum,
mctclal point for southern Brazil ~
has oxipnsiy, lactoric, run hy Ger
mans The Germans own aH w
'tnres. al M banks aud the most
valuable ~ the plantations
That section of Brazil T. as health
fll as AMY part ~ the United states.
Tho climate D. much like that of me
southern part ~ our own country. II
D. % land of corn and grass and olhel
PRODUCTS of the temperate zone mere
an abundant rainfall. and crops are
grown without irrigation The ia'in-
,rs raise whcli. coffee cotton ana ''-
tacro and they have such rich graz
ilg lands that Rio Grande do Spl cN-
ports quantities Of meat aud hides
GERMAN STEAMSHIP LINES
The Germans ARE pushins lh'ir
steamship connections with S'uih
America. They nave Ions had au ,N-
cfllrnt freight and passenger service
from Bremen aal Hamburg 90 me
different Rr1.'liau ports. and they
move recently added six steamers ot
g. 1000 or 900 'Hus each f0r that trade.
They have steamer, from Europe %
Para ana scVtUI lines which go n
Uturuay aud thc Argentine A. ven
ls through The strait of Magellan ANA
no. the west coast Indeed. no nation
ru-lcs Vs foreign trade 80 iltclistnt-
h. .p vigorously CO.. so eneGiNrly az
Germany Even upon the Amazon
where We have almost the monopoly
~ The rubber business. a great part
of the imports and exports are hand-
lrd hy the Germans. During my tour
of South America | visited almost
every country and | found German
importing house. everywhere Thcre
were German drummers ou every rail-
road train, and ship and ON every
stage llnc. and the most Of them
spoke Spanish aud were able 20 deal
. directly with the people. such Ameri-
can commercial travellers as ] met
! spoke only English. and they were az
great disadvantage IN this respect
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Dance the wandamsie NV
wandamere
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FOR SALE OF TOWN LoIs
at Rupert and Hepburn laaAo'

The Oregon Short Ane Railroad co. .,.
pany VIII operate excursions az s,va's
reduced rates. Salt Lake 70 hy,.'
and return. s976 salt Lake 70 hsi.
burn and rturn. 5000. Tckeu 90 , s.N
TO Hepburn. August 10Th ana WIN IN !,
lied 10 Ten days Tickets on saiS "
Rupert. August 2sth and z,th, n..
ton days. see agents for fur'he7 f"'
ticuiars.
Hear the Sunday school cholis ~
America" Mon. Aug. %. s-!lAh
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-18

A visl; to wandamerc allav Pr
judice.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-18

An International American and Steamship Lme-ow the Kaiser touring 0"
An.n Deutschland and What the Germans Are Dong Da
The Great Immigration from bay-Yaee Mlue South American Ches-A-
roads Built by Our Engineers etc. etc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09

ally about by by feet deep. Scatter
the dirt we'll about over the ground
around the pits, that nothing shall look
disturbed to the sharp eyes Of the geese.
Cover with boards or anything to make
cover Often corn stalks are used ana
dry grass. The latter is not appropriate II
the weather is wet The decoys must be
from each pit Usually six or eight decoys
are sufficient for each pit. After one has
shot several birds 1t Is good plan to
leave the pit, and, taking corn stalks or
sharp sticks, set up several OF the dead
birds supporting the head to make them
look natural. They are very good drawing
birds.
Waiting for the Birds.
Settled in the pit waiting for the coming
of the birds is often very severe work. but
not 50 in this country. The birds leave the
lakes about 4 o'clock In the morning and
Immediately seek the feeding grounds. They
come very fast, and one must wait until
they get well In range before firing on the
flock. The birds will Immediately begin
settling among the decoys IL the hunter can
control his impulse. and it is well to let the
first flock have peace. This will entice the
next flight within range, when the firing
should commence. The big geese are good
marks. and set up against the gray sky of
hunter in the pit for the first time After
emptying the gun on the flying birds use
your other gun on the flock. which will rise
Immediately A good hunter who is DELHI
crate and true can otter take from ten to
fifteen birds at single fight. The flight
of the geese continues until 10 o'clock, and
then is the time to leave the pit, for the