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The Caucasian., 1911-07-23
Waterfowl and Woods Game.

From the gunners viewpoint the
waterfowl season was not satisfactory
last year, but from the standpoint Of
the game conservationists it seems to
have been very favorable. On the At
lantic coast the number of canvas
backs and redheads was greater than
usual in the Long Island bays and on
the Massachusetts coast, but much
smaller than usual on the Susquehan-
ma flats and Currituck sound. where
these species are usually abundant
Canvasbacks are reported as numerous
and increasing on Cayuga lake, CEN
tral New, York. where they were very
scarce a dozen years ago.
Introduced pheasants seem to have
held their own in sections where they
have become established and in some
Instances show an increase In the
region around Buffalo. n. Y. where
shooting is permitted for a short sea-
son in the fall and where $4,000, 1t is
estimated, were killed in 1908. the
stock does not seem to have been di-
minished. In the Genesee valley and
In the region around Canandaigua
pheasants have become quite numer-
Gus. In Massachusetts the birds seem
to be holding their own. and the same
Is true of Ohio.
In no place where they have been
liberated have Hungarian partridges
vet become fully established, and in
The Caucasian., 1911-07-23
Results of Experiments.

1t is yet too early to determine the
outcome of most Of these experimental
measures, though negative results ap-
near to have followed the liberation or
partridges in New Jersey, Mississippi
and Tennessee. During the year, how
ever. 1t has developed that the plant
ing of 1900 pheasants in Kansas three
or four years ago has been entirely
barren of results and that or nearly
10000 partridges liberated In Connectl-
cut In 1908 and 1909 about 40 broods
remained In the fall Of 1909, which
have since diminished and were prob
ably finally destroyed by the severe
weather of December, 1910. In the
case of the Connecticut partridges. the
fact that shooting was prohibited for
only one season largely accounts for
their disappearance.
In Indiana pheasants. which have
been introduced for twelve or thirteen
years, have yielded only fair results,
while through the last few years In
PRODUCTION of Hungarian partridges
there are, according to recent esti-
mate, 10000 of these birds on the 16O
preserves created by contracts with
farmers. Pheasants have increased In
New Jersey as the result Of three
years. planting, and partridges in Ne
braska from 124 pairs put out by the
state in 1907 augmented by $1,000
worth liberated by ranchers early In
1909 Chinese pheasants, introduced in
Idaho in 1908 and 1909. have become
established wherever fed and other
wise cared for. Delaware shows only
negative results from 100 pairs Of part
ridges distributed in 1909.
The Importation of foreign birds and
mammals shows slight increase. One
of the largest single shipments ever
reported came into New York from
Hamburg in a vessel which brought
11,661 canaries and other nongame
birds in one lot consigned to a New
York importer. The chief importations
of mammals were japanese dancing
mice and monkeys of various species
Two mongoose from Havana were de
MED admission. The game protection
legislation In 1910, though small ir
laws passed. Included several impor
tant acts. Only two retrograde meas
ures are noted-the opening Of sea
son on robins, blackbirds and gulls II
Louisiana and the permitting Of dove
shooting In July In Mississippi.
4
The Caucasian., 1911-07-23

Only a Little More Than
1000 BuifaIOGs Left.

several regions where large sums have
been spent in the attempted accllma-
tization Of these birds they are re-
ported to have disappeared through
climatic or other causes. Other foreign
game birds have practically all dis
appeared from the regions where they
have been liberated.
Indiana bought and distributed 5000
partridges and New Jersey 1000 par
tridges and 1000 English ringneck
pheasants during the year; Missouri
arranged for the purchase and dlstrl-
button of 1000 partridges; CALIFORNIA
liberated 2400 partridges In th1rty-nlne
counties; Iowa arranged for the pur-
chase Of 5000 pairs of partr1dges to De
liberated early in 1911; ldaho COM
pleted the distribution Of 1000 pheas-
ants bought in 1909; Louisiana in the
fall of 1910 bought 120 pheasants for
distribution throughout the state and
liberation on the state game preserve
in Caldwell parish, and Colorado
placed twenty-five pairs Of partrldges
in nine counties and began the dlstrl-
button of 1000 pheasants.
Oklahoma and Iowa distributed 20
O76 and 6,265 peasant eggs, respective
Iy, to farmers for Matching and later
liberation of the resulting broods,
Iowa also arranged for the purchase
and distribution of adult pheasants,
South Dakota began an experiment
| with 900 M. 400 nairs of DheaSantS and
few partridges, and Vermont gave
much consideration to restocking the
state with pheasants, wild turkeys ano
Hungarian partridges, the last being
regarded less favorably. A few par
tridges were turned out by private or
ganizations in New York, and 100 par
tridges were planted in Mississippi ant
Tennessee by an enthusiastic sports
l man.
The Caucasian., 1911-07-23

ported model was the combination OF
white velvet grapes with giant white
wheat In the form of spiky spray.
This nightgown of fine nainsook can
be made entirely Of one material, OF
the yoke may be of embroidery. In
this case the edges of the yoke ana
sleeves were trimmed with embroid-
cred scallops. JUDO CHOLLET.
The Caucasian., 1911-07-23

This NAY Manton pattern is cut in sizes
for small women and for misses of four
teen. sixteen and eighteen years OF age.
Send 10 cents to this office, giving number.
7oSo, and it will be promptly forwarded to
you by mail. If in haste send an addi-
tionai two cent stamp for letter postage,
which insures more prompt delivery.
The Caucasian., 1911-07-23
SOCIETY ACROSS
The Water.
London Is Losing Many Of the
Fashionable and Wealthy Amer
ican Women Who Made Its
Past Seasons Brilliant.

a ~ RS. ANTHONY ]. DREXEL,
az formerly of Philadelphia
. y 4 and mother of young An
fitNTnr Hr.nrni rr-l,.. ~, ,.,.; 4
The Caucasian., 1911-07-23
CONSERVATION Of
4 PROBLEM
Automobile and AGrGpIane
Used In Hunting.

ga VERY year the biological survey
- makes a report covering the
s progress of game protection III
the United States. The reports
mark steady progress in the move
ment for the increase of game by prop
agation and the establishment Of game
preserves. This years report. just
published, is made by T. S. Palmer and
Henry Oldys. They relate that the in
creased popularity Of the automobile
by huntsmen was marked, and the
possibility of utilizing the aeroplane in
duck shooting was demonstrated by
an experiment in southern California
last November. So far as is known,
this was the first attempt made to use
the aeroplane in shooting game.
Another innovation was frowned
upon when a Maine court imposed
fine upon a nonresident for using one Of
the recently invented silencers on his
rife while out after deer. This was
the first conviction in any court for
this new offense Another important
court of Pennsylvania prohibiting the
use of automatic guns. In Pennsyl-
vania also the law prohibiting the
possession Of firearms by aliens was
upheld in the lower courts, and in con-
/ sequence the disarming Of aliens has
! made rapid progress.
| A count taken by the American
Bison society shows total Of 2,1Oe
pure blood buffalo in North America
as compared with 1917 at the date OF
the last census, made in 1908. OF
these 1907 are in captivity in the Unit
ed States, 626 are in captivity in Can
ada and 475 are wild. The CORE
spending figures for 1908 were 1.116
476 and 325 The decrease in the mum
Der in the United States was caused
by the large purchases made by the
Canadian government The total mum
Der of buffalo has. however. increased
by nearly 200.
The largest herds in private hand
are now those Of the Soldiers Creel
park at Belvidere, Kan; the remain
der of the Pablo herd at Roman
Mont; the Blue Mountain Forest as
sociation herd at Newport, N. H.; tn
/ Lille herd at Pawnee, Okla; the Phi
lips herd at Pierre, S. D.; the Coco
night herd at Goodnight. Tex, and th
Dooley herd on Antelope island, ]
s Great Salt lake. The outlaw buffal
/ belonging TO Michel Pablo, which hay
thus far defied all attempts at cal
ture. are supposed to number abor
seventy-five. 1t was announced in til
autumn that a hunt would be organ
lied by the owner Of the herd TT
state warden Immediately took steI
= to prevent the hunt under the pr
: visions of an old Montana law prohi
q iting the killing Of buffalo at any tin
z In the state.
The Caucasian., 1911-07-23

!. w. scolick Mounts Everything
From an Elephant to eat-Wirins
Bones Together Is Delicate Work
and Gets on the Nerves-smaiE
Skeletons Mounted Against Glass.
The Caucasian., 1911-07-23
INDIANS ARE
PROGRESSIVE.
Three Tribes Petition For Com
mission Government.
They DO NOT LIKE LAWYERS.

Have a Trust Fund of Six Million DOL
Iars-One Indian Wants His People
Kept as Far From Gambling and
Whisky as the East Is From the
West.
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he might be- able to annoy Banks or

he might be able to annoy Banks or
possibly separate him entirely from
McClellan's main command. 1t was
portion of Evans force that defeated
the Federals at Balls Bluff. McClel-
Ian was pushing out reconnoitering
parties at this time. and small bands
Of the Confederates were retiring in
consequence. At one time it was re-
ported that Leesburg had been aban-
doned, but this proved Il costly error.
A rather interesting point is brought
out In an article by General Joseph
e. Johnston written after the war.
On Oct. / a consultation was held be-
tween Jefferson Davis and Generals
Johnston, 8eauregard and &. ".
Smith Says General Johnston:
'In discussing the question OF Civ
ing our army (the Confederate army
at Manassas) strength enough to as
sumo the offensive in Maryland, it was
proposed to bring to it from the south
troops enough to raise it to the required
strength. The president Davis asked
what was that strength. General
Smith thought $4,000 men. General
Beawegard $4,000 and l $4,000, all Of
US Specifying soldiers like those around
US. The president replied that such
re eenforcements could not be furnish
ed. He could give US Only as many
recruits as we could arm. This decid-
ed the question"
General Johnston also states that
never had there been a purpose OF
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due to the same unwi1lingness to bring
ON a general engagement. Subsequent
events proved, by the way, that a
Union attack at neither point would
have brought on a general engage
ment. In the case Of Munson's hill it
probably would have oceasioned no
engagement at all, general or other
wise. At the slightest show Of an at
tack the Confederates would doubt
less have withdrawn without firing a
gun.
On Oct. 8 the advance guard Of the
Union army moved northwest toward
the village Of Lewinsville, Va, occu-
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Washington, Nov. 8.-Th}
crop reporting board of th1
bureau of statistics of the United
States department. of agricultur]
in it's November crop report, isl
sued at 2::15 p~ N. today, esti|
mates, from the reports of it|
correspondents and agents, th]
yield per acre. total productioa|
and quality of the corn crop, al
follows:
Corn: Production, 2,776,3Ol |
900 bushels, compared with 81
1875, $4,000 bushels last year
Yield per acre 23.e bushels, cono|
pared with 27.4 bushels las
year, and 26.0 bushels, the ten
year average. Quality, 80.6 pei
cent, compared with 84.5 pei
cent, the ten-year average.
The percentage Of 1910 crol
Of corn on farms, November y
1911, is estimated at AZ per cen|
Q32, ,O63, 900 bushels) against 4
per cent GIG, 9,o56, 900 bushels) d
the 1909 crop on farms Nov em'
Der l, 1910, and 3.3 per cent, th|
average of similar estimates d
the past ten years,
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advancing into Maryland and in let
ter Of that time says, Thus far the
numbers and condition of this army
have at no time justified our assuming
the offensive
So much for McClellan's nervous
fears of an attack and stories then cur
rent in the north to the effect that the
Confederates had 100000 men in the
vicinity of Manassas.
Mcclellan Attacks Administration.
Some rather illuminating. side lights
are also furnished in General McClei-
Ian's letters at this time. These letters
are all dated early in October. Here
are a few characteristic sentences:
Il cannot tell you how disgusted
am becoming With these wretched pol
iticians."
I'VE shall be ready by tomorrow to
fight a battle there (Munson's hiln If
the enemy should choose to attack,
and don't think they will care to run
the risk presume shall have to go
after them when get ready. but this
getting ready is slow work with such
an administration. l,wish were we'll
out Of it"
Il am becoming daily more disgust
ed with this adminisration-perfectly
sick of it. II l could with honor re-
sign l would quit the whole concern
tomorrow"
This has rather peculiar sound now.
when we know that at the very time
Mcclellan was writing these letters to
ais wife abusing the administration it
In turn was preparing to place him in
supreme command OF al the armies
of the United States,
President Lincoln was having his
own troubles. The course OF events
had made it imperative that ne sup
plant two prominent rcmmanders.
General Winfield Scott. the head OF
the United States army. and General
Fremont. commander in Missouri.
N61luGG efGuL OSCuIleu lOl WV "CChos
but both were being considered. Dur
ing this very week Secretary of War
Cameron and the adjutant general had
gone west to hold consultation with
Fremont and possibly to discover the
| truth of the charges against him.
Cameron overlook Fremont at Upton.
Mo-, on the 18th, after which he re-
turned Immediately to Washington.
AS for General Scott. he had ex-
pressed the desire to be relieved as
early as August. He was old and un.
equal to the physical and mental bur-
den Of conducting a great war. Ere
quent misunderstanding with General
Mcclellan, then commanding the lar
gest army in the field and charged
with the defense Of Woshlncf"n
doubtless intensified his oesIe to ns
out Of 1t all
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copyright by American Press Associa-
ton. 19ll
By JAMES A. EDGERTOE.
~ URING the second week Of Oc-
G tober, 1851, occurred a for
B ward movement Of detach-
N4 ments Of the Federal Army of
the Potomac. 1t was not an exten-
siye movement, being little more than
an advance Of the picket lines. After
the battle Of Boil Run the Confeder
ates had drawn rather close about
Washington, placing troops Of observa-
ton on several nearby Virginia hills.
The occupancy Of one Of these, Nun
sons hill, only eight miles from Wash
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BUSINESS LOCALS.

Craig Bros. 20. WanJ 81 OuSil-
els white multiplying onions, at
81 per bushel, in trade.
For land any where in Pick
ems county see or write ): Il
Ashmore. THE Land Man. "
TO RENT.-Two-horse crop
to rent. Man furnish his own
stock. Three miles from Pick
ems and five miles from Easley,
near the Pickens railroad.
r. A. Bowen,
nov2tf Pickens, S. G.
ForSale or Exchange have
three small farms for sale cheap.
l. 10 acres in Easley.
Q. 46 acres Il miles of Easley.
3. SIS acres Il miles of Easley.
IF you want a bargain see me
at once. Twill exchange farm
land for goods or town property.
L. B. O'DELL,
noy2-2t Easley. S. @.
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pying it. the next day. At about the
same tine General G. A. McCalPs d.
vision went forward to Langley, Eve
miles up the Potomac from Aiexan-
dria. Other advances occurred when
placed the Union front to a line eI-
tending from a point near Great Falls
on the Potomac. ten miles above
Washington. to position south OF the
Little River turnpike and the Orange
and Alexandria turnpike, west Of Alex
andria. At the end Of the week the
divisions and detachment under Cen
eral George B. Mcclellan in and
around Washington and Alexandria
occupied the following positions:
General Joseph Hooker's division
was at Budd's Ferry. Nd. on the
lower Potomac, twenty-five miles from
Washington: General Heintzelman's
at Fort Lyon and vicinity, General W.
B. Franklin's near the Theological
seminary. General Blenker's near Hun
ter's Chapel. General McDowell's at
Upton Hill and Arlington, General Fitz-
John Porter's at Halls and Miners
Hills and General ". F. Smiths at
Mackalps Hill, all near Alexandra.
Mccall was at Langley. General Don
Carlos Buell. was at Tennallytown.
Meridian Hill. ETC.. on the Maryland
/ side Of the river, close to Washington.
General Stoneman's cavalry and Gen
eral Hunts artillery were in Washing
ton. General N. P. Banks division
! was at Jamestown. Nd, with detach.
ments at Point Of Rocks and else
where, as far up the river as Williams
oort, fifty miles from Washington.
General G. P. Stones division was at
Pooles7ille, Md. thirty miles from
Washington. and General Dix at Bal
timore.
Washington Safe.
Thus the Army of the Potomac al
this time extended in a long arc with
its wings resting on the river above
and below Washington. its center IL
Virginia, west Of the capital. with
strong advance occupying the hills
round about and a heavy reserve. also
the cavalry and artillery, in the capita
itself. This, with an elaborate system
of Notifications, rendered Washington
comparatively secure from attacl
either in front or on the fanks. con
dition at which Mcclellan had beer
aiming ever since he took command
The position Of Stone at Poolesvilif
is especially worthy Of note, for it wa:
a portion Of his army which fougn
the disastrous battle Of Balls Bluff
in the following week. It should o'
mentioned that General N. G. Evans
Confederate brigade was then nea'
Leesburg, Va. opposite PoolesTille
Evans had gone there Of his own mo
ton. but Beauregard granted him per
mission to remain IN the hope tina
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ington. had an interesting sequeI.
After this position was abandoned BY
the southern troops at the end OF Sep
tember it was found that they had no
works worthy the name and that their
armament consisted Of two painted
logs and a stoyepipe Yet with these
Quaker" guns they had held off the
vanguard Of the Army of the Potomac
for several weeks. Their position and
intrenchments looked formidable. and
the Union troops let it so at that and
did not attack. This was during Nc
Clellan's nervous weeks. when be was
writing to his wife almost daily ex-
pressions of surprise that Beauregard
did not attack him. Finally when the
small force of Confederates at Nun
sons hill and other points about
withdrew of their own motion their
positions were occupied by the Fed
erals.
An incident at about this time
throws u rather luminous side light on
the situation and reveals something OF
McC!ellans military tactics. 1t was
reported that the Confederates were
again fortifying Matthias point, on the
Potomac, and were threatening navi-
cation. To dislodge them a combined
naval and military movement was
planned. Mcclellan agreed to furnish
the troops, and the Potomac fodua OF
gunboats were to land these and CO.
operate in the attack. AL was made
ready and the boats prepared for the
expedition. But no troops appeared
{ INQUIRY at army headquarters elected
the information that McClellan's en-
eineers had reported against tie plan
and said it would be impracdcable to
land the troops in the manner pro-
nosed. The navy replied that it as
sumed all responsibility for landing
the troops.
Two Logs and Stovepipe.
Another promise was thereupon
made that the land forces would be
ready the next night, and once more
the boats got In position. Again the
troops failed to show up. On second
inquiry being made the most satfsfac'
ton the naval officers could get was
that Mcclellan opposed the movement
fearing it would bring on a genera
engagement, for which he was not the1
ready. President Lincoln. who nae
urged the taking Of Matthias point
was chagrined by the incident, but de
ferred to the wishes OF the general
Navigation in the Potomac was closed
and the administration came IN fol
general censure in consequence. Ihe
chief naval officer in command OF thf
Potomac dotilla asked to be transfer
red, feeling that he was losing repu
tation because Of inaction for which
he was not responsible. Possibly tn
Nunson's hill Quaker gun AFFAIR wa
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S. r. Nelly, Central, S. q
sells a brand of tobacco al
a dime per plug which j
worth s5c a plug. 1t il
PENN's CHAMPION.
Secret Order Meetings.

Masonic-A. F. & A. M. meet
Saturday rights on or befo1
the full moon
Chapter-R. A. NJ. meets Ed
day nights on or after the ful3'
moon.
K. Of P.-Meets every MOI!
day night after the first an||
third Sundays.
W. O. W.-Meets every fri
and third Tuesday nights.
City Council meets Tuesda
nights after first Mondays.
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From Easley Route L.

After a rest of several years
I will give the readers of the
Sentinel a few items Of interest
from this section.
Everything seems to1 be on a
boom around here, if the price
of cotton is low. Automobiles.
buggies and wagons can be seen
all arouud, and from 5 to so
bales of cotton in the yards.
Fine hogs, almost ready for
pork, and plenty of corn and
hay. If the price Of cotton had
been anything like we received
last year we would be very In
dependent.
Mr., Frank Lenhardt pur-
chased the J. 0. Bowen bottoms
on Georges Creek last year and
began clearing, ditching and
preparing them for cultivation
this year. He used box tile for
drain bitches and has some 20
or rs acres in corn which will
yield between fifteen hundred
and two thousand bushels. He
never counted his fodder and
tops by the hundred but by the
load and saved SO loads of very
fine feed. This proves what
money and brains will do with
Pickens county soil.
There are several hundred acres
of fine land which could be
made to produce thousands of
bushels of corn in this section
and in the county if we had the
labor and means.
Gathering corn is now occu-
pying the time and attention OF
the farmers and a fine crop is
being saved.
On account of the rains very
few oats have been sown yet,
but with good weather during
the next few weeks many OF
them will be put in the ground,
and also wheat.
W. R. Lenhardt made A
bushels and Is pounds of sound
corn on one acre in the boys con-
test. This is not half he would
have made if he could have had
rain at the right time. s,s.:--@ b.: ~ !
Mr.. John Craig has sold his
farm near here to Mr.. J. A.
Brown for a fancy price. We re-
gret to see Mr.. Craig leave us
bat hope he may realize what
the farmers need and try'fo
help them as a merchant.
Mrs. Henry Gilliland is seri-
ously i'll. Her speedy recovery
is hoped for.
Mrs. G. G. Griffin died last
Monday at the home of her faith
er Mr.. J. NJ. King. She leaves
a husband and four small chill
dren.
Your correspondent had the
pleasure of attending the 65th
birth day dinner of Mr.. Allen
Mauldin last Sunday. He is
hale and hearty and very juoll-
ant, and can tell some very IN
teresting war adventures.
LONELY Boy.
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The War Fifty Years Ago

The Situation In Front of Neutrality-suspicious. Of the
Federal Observation-Disclosures Outposts Retire From
the Vicinity of Alexandra to Fairfax Court house
The Southern Commander at Manassas, General Beat
regard and President Davis at Odds-Davis Urges an
Attack In Maryland---Location of the Army Of the
Potomac Commanded by General George B. Mcclellan.
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NOTHING COULD
BE HAMDSOMER
JEWEL
COLLECTION

bales representing consumption!
of American cotton to SeptemI
Der lst last. America usually
supplies about 80 per cent oI
England's total demand. al