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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-22

L ~
NJ w manche reserve Lieuten-
I&ttJINa ant General S. b. NJ.
Young. e. s. A, retired,
Lieutenant Fortescue, Z S ~, formerly Of
my regiment, and DR. Alexander Lambert
OF New York were With ME We were the
guests of Colonel Cecil Lyon Of Texas, Of
Sloan Simpson, also Of Texas and formerly
Of my regiment, and Of Two old=style Texas
cattlemen, AIessrs. Burnett and Wagner,
who had leased great stretches Of Wire
fenced pasture from the Gonanches and
kiowas; and | cannot sufficiently express
my appreciation 81 the kindness 81 these my
hosts Burnetts brand, the Four Skies,
has been owned by him for 40 years. Both
OF them had come to this country SO years
before III the days of the buffalo when all
game was very plentiful and the Indians
were Still On the warpath. Several other
ranchmen were along, Including John Aber
nethy of Tesca, Oklahoma, professional
wolf hunter There were also a number Of
coW-hands of both Burnett and Wagner;
among them were two former riders for the
-Four Skies, HI Taylor and Uncle Ed ellis,
who seemed to make il their special mission
TO see that everything went right with me.
Furthermore there was Captain Mcdonald
OF the Texas Rangers, i game and true
man, whose name was enc of terror 70 out
laws and violent criminals 81 all kinds and
finally there was Quanah Parker the Co
manche chief. in his youth 4 bitter foe 70 tic
whites. now painfully teaching his people to
travel the white mans stony road
An Ideal Camp.
We drove out some 20 miles to where
camp was pitched iii i bend Of Deep Rcd
creek. which empties into the=R river OF
the south Cottonwood elm and peeans
formed belt of timber along the creek, We
had good water the tents were pitched on
short thick grass, and everything was III
perfect order. The fare was delciolls. Al
together ii was an ideal camp. and the DAYS
we passed there were also Cardinals
and hooking birds-the most individual
and delightful 81 all birds III voice and man
nel-sang III tie woods and tile beautiful
manY-tinted forlSztailed fly-cafehers were to
be seen now and then pcfched in trees
or soaring III curious zigzags. ehattering
loudly
II chasing tie coyote only greyl1ounds
are used and half dozen different sets of
these had been brought TO camp Those OF
Wagner. the Zig u dogs, as his COW
punchers called them. we're handled by
Bony Moore, who, with Tom Burnett. the
son 81 our host Burke Burnett, took the
lead ii feats 81 daring hofsemanship, even
in that field Of daring hofsenlef Bevins
had brought both gresshounds and rough
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-22

(By special arrangement with the MeCura News
paper Syndicate)
Copyright 1906 1907, 1908 by Charles scribner :
Sons. All rights reserved)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-22
One Huge Prairie Dog Town.


The coursing was done on the flats and
great rolling prairies which stretched north
from our camp toward the Wichita noun
tains and south toward the Red river There
was a certain element Of risk III the gallops,
because the whole country was one huge
prairie dog town. the prairie dogs being SO
numerous that the new towns and the aban-
boned towns were continuous with one an
other in every direction. Practically every
run we had was through these prairie doe
towns, varied occasionally BY creek, and
washouts. But as We always ran scattered
out, the wonderfully quick COW ponies,
brought TIP in the country and spending all
their time among the prairie dog towns,
were able, even while running at headlong
speed, TO avoid the holes with d cleverness
that was simply marvellous
During our hunt but one horse stepped in
4 hole; he turned a complete somerset,
though neither lie nor lis rider MAS hurt
Stunted mesquite bushes grew here and
there III the grass, and there was cactus. Az
always il prairie dog towns, there were bur
rowing owls and rattlesnakes We had 70
be on Our guard that the dogs did not attack
the latter Once we thought greyhound
was certainly bitten. II was very fast blue
olteh, Whleh seizea the RATHER and literally
snoek : 70 pieces ne RATHER struck twice
- tle pheh, bht ~ quick were the biteh
movements that sle was not by either time,
and III second the snake was not merely
dead, but il pieces We usually killed tile
fattlefs with either OR quirts O. ropes One
Nll5sli thus hlliea was over 1lFe feet long,
by rights there ought to have been carts
p Nh1eh inc 8feYhounds could pc drawn
1lllii lile coyotes were slghfed.sbHt there
we're none, ana the greyhounds SIMPLY tfof7
tea d1ots pes1ae 1ile hofses ~ OF them
Hele me animals ana almost al OF them 81
issofaea Pedl8fee. coyotes nave sharp
tes1ii ana p1te nara, Wl1ile greyhoufds have
11i1 SKINS, ana many o. them were entl the
worries 4 ms was due to the Tact that only
Two or three q them seized By the throat.
the others taking hold behind. which of
course exposed them e retaliation Few q
#9fef11 would nave been q much Use II stop
ping q big wolf.
Il FAMOUS Wolf Hunter.
Abernethys hounds, however. tl1ot1ai9
they could not Kill big Nof.Would stop ii.
permitting their owner 10 seize it exactly As
he seized coyotes, as hereafter described
lie had killed but a few OF the big gray
wolves one weighed q pounds He said
that there We're gradations from this down
to the coyotes a few DAYS before otlr ar
rival, after a very long chase, he had cap.
tnred a black wolf, weighing between 80
and % pounds
These southern coyotes or prairie wolves
are only about one-third the size Of the big
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-22


only the mother lives with and takes care 81
the litter; | have heard contrary statements
about the matter from hunters who should
know. Unfortunately / have learned from
long experience that it IS only exceptional
hunters who can be trusted TO give accurate
descriptions Of the habits 81 any beast, save
such as are connected with its chase.
An Unwelcome Bedfellow.
Coyotes are sharp, wary, knowing Great
ures, and on most occasions take care to
keep out OF harms way. But individuals
among them have queer freaks On one
occasion while Sloan Simpson was on tic
roundup lie walked 1T night to find some
thing on the foot Of his bed, its dark form
indistinetly visible against the white tar
paulin. lie aroused 4 friend to ask if 1t
could be dos. While they were cautiously
jumped tip and ran off they then saw that
il was 4 coyote.
IA short time il returned again, coming
out 81 the darkness toward ono u the COW
boys who was awake. and the latter Shot il.
tearing il might have bydrophobia, But
doubt this, as ii such case ii would not have
,.l1 ~ .1 - Co.,:
. a. ALL. s''ie q sleep I'll s.4','s9'1
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u, st'el' II ii
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was rolled in MS bedding III the effort ~ gct
at him. Two other men fastened to bis
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al f4e1fy Hiot1i1ils oed1t
t1e morning 81 9i1e 1fist a54Y q OUT l1ffl6
adN13ea# bright ahel bednf159a' Tue IT last
cool enough % rs pleasant. Immediately
alter 9leaklast We logged OF OF nofsePaekt
! ON hofhel1 a17a pony moore - #1lola1.
WIN ~ g e1s1,t sfeniloa11ss #sioHel1l1s
dlohssl'le' Wl1aie burke oofias1 a'1a#sN .1
#boh11eH drove peh1ifa IS. " the eass5..1
was mounted on one 81 ION burnett : Ia
NoI1ees, = oeal,'al1l Nova pony. rs el'tlsk
wagon eesel4ef. VIII. ti1e. relay Fl grey
MOUNDS % 9e osee = l1e AFTERNOON, was -
JON rs ABOUT lll6elaN g AZ appointed pace
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-22

toward the foot Of the slope; we jumped
into and out of i couple 81 broad, shallow
Washonts, is NE tore after the hounds, now
nearing their quarry
The rearlnost coyote Was oAertallen just
al the edge ~ the creek; the foremost,
which was few yards in advance, made
good is escape, as all tile dogs promptly
tackled the rcarmost. tumbling il over into
rather deep pool. The seufflng and splash
ing told Us what was going Oh, and NC
reinea Our horses short lip at the brink 81
the cut bank. The water had hampered tile
dogs il killing their quarry, only three Of
four 81 them being ID the pool with him and
q those he bad seized one bN the nose and
was hanging on hard. III moment one Of
the cowboys got hold of him, dropped Il
moose over his head, and dragged him ont
on thc bank inst Is tile buggy came rafting
tip al full gallop Burnett and the general,
taking advantage Of the curve il our course,
had driven across the chord ii the arc, and
keeping their horses at run. had seen every
detail VI the chase and were ia at the death.
In few minutes the coyote was skinned,
the dogs rested, and We were Jogging on
once more. Hour after hour passed by We
had couple more runs but III each case lie
coyote had altogether too long start and
GOT away tho dogs no longer being ais fresh
as they had been AS i rule, although there
are exceptions, il tile gfeyhoonds cannot
catch the coyote within two or three miles
the chances favor tile escape 81 the little
wolf Nc found that i the wolf had more
thau half Al uiIe START liz eot away
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-22
3-WOLF COURSING

that camp should be; 50 how could We help
enoving ourselves
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-22

\ April s. zoos, we LETT the
town Of Frederick, Okla
homa, for 4 few days coy
ote coursing il the Co
manche reserve. Lieutell-
ant G q II eral S. B. M.
y an1le IL s a retired.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-22

was accidental or whether II is q rule that
only the mother lives with and takes care Of
about the matter from hunters who should
know. Unfortunately have learned from
long experience that It Is only exceptional
hunters who can be trusted TO give accurate
descriptions Of the habits 81 any beast, save
such as are connected with It's clase
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-04-25
DESDE WASHINGTON

Los socialistas. que ganaron. hace dos
amos las elecciones mu icinalas en- la
ciudad cervecera de Milwaukee EN- 81
Estado de Wisconsin, las han perdido
ahora Entonces debieron su triunfo
los votos de muchos ciudadanos que,
sin ser sociaistas. estaban cansadOs de
la mala administration, asl de los re-
publicanos como de los democratas
FL alcalde socialista, Mr. Emilio Seidl,
sastre-cortador, Y sus concejales. han
purifcado la administration; pero no
han podido hacerla mas barata, como
habian prometido Han sido derrota-
dos por una coaicion de democratas,
de republicanos Y de Independence,
pero con un programa meramente mu-
nicipal; Sc ha eliminado la poIitica de
los asuntos locales; 10 cual es un pro
greso considerable, traido por los soeia-
listas, sin quererlo.
Sc ha reconocido que. en- este pals
una de las causas que lmpiden tener
mejor administration municipal es que
los partidarios naclonales hacen las
elecciones de ayuntamientos. Sc vota
por tai cnal candidate porque es de-
mocrata o republicano, Y sin conocer-
10 sin saber, siquiera sus ideas acer-
ca de los problemas municipales. Asl
sc explica, EN- parte, la larga y ruinosa
dominaci0n en- Nueva York, de los Ge-
mocratas de Tammany Hall, que
cuentan no solo con los votos de la gen
tuza dedicada la pol1tica professional
| y de los jugadores y los taberneros, 81
que. tambien, con los dos millares de
democratas decentes, que siguen a su
partido hasta cuando esta representado
por viles personajes; Y este es, asimis-
mo, el case de millares de republicanos
Ell Filadelfa Esta conducta proviene
de dos errores contra los cuales lucha
una minorla de americanos instrnidos Y
bien intencionados. es ell uno Greer que
es indispensable ganar las elecciones To-
Gales para veneer Ell las del Estado Y
en- las federales; Y es el otro ell no dar
la importancia debida a los problemas
municipales, que son distintos de los ma
cionales
Estos dos errores- Ell que no incu-
rren nj los alemanes nj los ingleses--
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-04-25

son. aqui, Gle graves consecuencias, en-
en- algunas de las grandes ciudades; 81
no las tienen en- las localidades media
mas chicas es porque Sc conoce mas ell
personal este obhga a los partidos
preSentar candidates respetables pcro,
aun asl, queda Ell pie la confusion de
10 nacional con 10 municipal subsiste
el Inconvenience de que no vayan a los
ayuntamientoS hombres de merito y de
probidad, specialists ntiles pero cue
no pertenecen a partido alguno
Gracias los electores de Milwaukee,
que no siendo socialistas, votaron por
un alcalde y unos regidOres que 10 eran,
ha tenido aquella poblacion, una admI-
nistraci0n, una administration socia-
lista menos maIa que las anteriores, re-
publicanas dem0cratas. Y va tener,
ahora, una Que sera tolerable Y no 50.
cialista. ALI Sc ha dado un ejemplo
que, probablemente, imitaran otras cil-
dades el de hacer elecciones municipal
les con programa municipal Y con indie
pendencia de los partidos nacionales
Y, como los exitos electorales socialis-
tas, logrados de tres amos aca, Sc han
debido principalmente, la mala adj
ministracion de algunos ayuntamientos,
81, rompiendo con la poIitica, Sc mejo-
ra la gestion municipal, Sc contendra
algo el avance socialista, al cual faltara
ell poderoso auxiliar del descontento
por la menos en- la esfera de los asun.
tos locales
z " Y
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-04-25
La huelga del carbon
EN- INGLATERRA.

Paris l9. La desorganizacion de la
industria inglesa va acelerandose pro-
gresivamente.
La cifra de muelguistas, no minetos, al
cabo de veinte dias de conhicto, pasa de
un million, y Sc calcula que solo en- la
primera semana de huelga las perdidas
de jornales de mineros Y de obreros de
otros oficios importo unos 135 millones.
En- la segunda seinana de huelga las
perdidas ascendieron a 900 millones.
Los perjuicios sllfridos por cl comercio
al por menor Y por el comercio exterior,
no pueden determinarse con precision;
pero son enormes,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-04-25
AAIICULOS De FAMA

SIN duca algnna 10 son en- todo ell
munac los que fabrican The Carter's
Ink Company, de Boston, Mass e. u.
de America, contandose en- primera IL
nea ell Fluido de escribir de Carter, que
es la tinta mas apreciada hoy Ell el
mercado, por sus condolences de fir
meza, color, durabilidad y envase.
FL uso de la Tinta de Carter Sc ha
generalizado de tai manern que en- Ia
actualidad es casi la 1nica que Sc en-
plea en- el comercio y en- las ofcinas.
De venta en- 81 BOLETiN MERCAN.
TIL.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-04-25

En- varios distritos mineros los obre-
ros Sc hallan contrariados por la dura-
ci0n del conhicto.
Entire los miembros de otros sindi-
catos Sc manifesto una agitacion ere
ciente por causa de la insufciencia de
los salaries de huelga.
FL Rey sigue con profundo interes ell
desarrollo de la crisis minera, mn las
frecuentes conferencias que celebra con
el jefe del Gobierno, este lie ha explicado
a grandes rasgos ell proyecto de ley del
salario mlnmo que sera presentado hoy
en- la Camara de los COmumes
Entire las personals que han estudiado
la question pendiente desde un punto de
vista practice, Sc plantea asi el profile
ma
q Es que los sindicatos persiguen
el mejoramiento econ0mico de las classes
trabajadoras o es que tienen otras miras
politicas.
En- Ell primer case, 81 Sc perSigue
I'M fin puramente econ0mico, Sc llegara
al acuerdo pronto y sera duradero; pero
81 los Sindicatos tienen otras intencio-
neS, mas tarde mas temprano tendra
que adoptar Ell Gobierno medidas de re-
preston. Por ESQ la clave del profile
ma esta en- conocer la verdadera fuerza,
los recursos que tienen los Sindicatos
y las aspiraciones sinceras de estos. =
Justamente el ministerio de Conner
clio ACADIA de publican un interesante in
forme de gran interes actualidad.
Seglln los datos oficiales publicodos
EN- 1908 y 1909, amos de falta de vigor
econ6mico, los Sindicatos perdieron
$1,000 asociados.
(Contin1a en- la ga. pagina.)
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-10-22
PARIS AL Ola
Principles y Majestades

No Sc habIa de otra coSa en- Paris. Es
el acontecimiento del dia Aver mismo
cuando el gran duque Nicolas bai6 del
aren que lie condujo a la eStaci6n del
\orte, como w. Poincart notaSe que lie
Vaba un hbro en- la mano. no pudo exi-
mirse Gle decirle:
-iQue lee Su Alteza. 81 no esta NAL
preguntado2
Ell libro del dia Prfnicipes Y Ma
gestadeS
-j rs possible? .- exclam6 estupe-
facto, el pnesidente del Consejo. sin DO
der refrenar Su profundo instinto bur
gues- Principles Majestades" es I'M
librO Subversivo o. al menos. grandcmen-
te irrespetuoSo para los Sdbcranos del
mundo
-ES un Iibro "verdad - rectifc6 el
gran duque-. y sn 81 hace la debida
Justicia. Y no es cierto que ataque a
todos los soberanos Al ex-Monarca
portugufs y al Monarca Espanol, por
eJempI0, no Sc les juzga. sin duda con-
slderando que la gran juventnd de am
hos, cnando Sc escriberon las paginas
de este libro, les eXimia de responsible
lidadeS politicas Para el difunto rev
Eduardo, como para la Moparquia bri-
tanica. hay elogios acendrados. V. en-
c9mbio no faltan cuchuietas para
ciertas Rep1bicas presidencias repu-
blicanaS 5Sabe usted 81 el autor-pre-
gunto con intense interes Ell gran duQue
--ha plbIicado algilm otro libro?
-Veinte por junto, segtn reza la por-
tada de Principles y Maiestades. " Y he
dido que la casa Michaud publicara, en-
el curse del mes pr6ximo, I'm tomo de es-
pancleraS; que la Casa Munoz Escamez
ha adQuirido la propiedad de "a ira
YES de mis- lenies; que el mismo autor
tiene preparados, listos para la impren-
ia, ocho vol1menes mas seguidos de I'M
tomo extrano Ell que Sc reproduciran
todos los horrores que Sc han dicho de
el durante su vida periodfstica. que
esta escribiendo el libro "De mi vida Y
milagros. que sera como 81 diidramos.
ell broche diaunantino que cierre esta
'pequena Biblioteca' como la llam5
Morote con la elocnencia que le caracte
RIA.
-Entohces observe un general in
giles que iba en- la comitiva- este escritor
ser el que llaman en- Espana el 'Tosta-
do"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-10-22

-Es Luis Bonafoux-rectific6 NJ.
Poincart.
-Debe ser m gran tipo- aGrm5 con
convicci6n el gran duque-Me gustari.
concerto.
-Pues la OCCASION Is de pellas. porque
st trata de darle un banquete colossal.
de admiration y consagraci0n debidas al
mas gram literato que han visto los
tlempoS, al moderno pasmo de las gentes.
banquete presidido por Fallieres, al
que aSiStiran representations de todos
los clrculos sociales~ y literatos de am
bos hemisferios y AIuIey Hafid, ademds.
con las dos sudanesas que sac6 del .jar-
din de aclimataci0n
Y yo tambi6n asistir6. .-agreg6 el
gran duque
-...No hay mas que un inconve-
nlente-advirtio el agregado militar es-
panol-, y es Que Ell obSequiado no quie-
re banquetes con Falli6res mi los re-
preSentantes de los clrculos litearios. nj
con Muley, nj CON Vuestra Alteza. =.
& Y ESQ?
-Pues. . Porque 10 va a tener a me
Luis BONAFOUX.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-10-22
Noticias de la -Isla



Arroyo Tn sujeto llamado Pedro
Rodriguez. (a) Espanolito, sostuvo un
altercado con Juana Ortiz y Martina
Cruz. resultando amboS heridos de ma
chetazos. Las mujeres fueron curadas
v Fl rdIieHto detenido.
Dona Mimi Santoni esposa de Don
Pablo ALVAREZ, di6 a luz un hermoso nj
no.
FL Pastor Protestant- Paul Penzotti
debe traslada1se a ia Rep1blica Argen-
tina segjln nos han comunicado
AREClBO. Los DreS. G. l.. William
del Sepvicio de Hospital de Marina Y
Ruiz Soler. del Servicio de Sanidad. es
tuvieron aqui en- asuntos oficiales
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-10-22

GUAYAAbA-Em la Corte de Distri-
to. ed jlwado encontr6 inculpablidad en-
Jacinto Nieves. de Cidra. de hulto de
I'M buey propiedad de su padre y fu6
pueSto en- hberad.
Fl Casino Espanol celebr5 una .jara-
ma Que dur6 hasta las dos de la madru-
gada
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-10-22

JUANA DTAZ.- Los obreros en- 81
Guayabal Dam Canal de Juana Diaz
fueron pagados por la primera ounce
ma de oetuhe Y mas le $4,000 fueron
pne>tos EN- circulation.
Coiina Costa. nina del Jefe de Dis
trito esta enferma de gravedad. atacada
de pulmonia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-10-22

CAYEY-El Juez Eduardo Marin.
de Guayama, ma tornado possession de la
Corte municipal. FL .Juez Heminio
Miranda ocupara ell mismo puesto Ell
Guayama.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-10-22

ClDRA.- IIa llegado aQui el parro-
co. de LuquillO padre Fernandez We
"a, para hacerse cargo de esta parro-
quia, suStituyendo al Padre Bisbal. fe-
necido.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-10-22

,LOIZA.-La asociacidn local de pro-
fesores Sc reuni6 hoy en- la escuela to-
mo varios acuerdos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-10-22

BARCELONETA- La pulperia del
comerciante Juan Marrero fue embar-
gada por la casa de Sanchez Portela
de Manati
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-10-22

SANTA ISABEL Habia rnucho di-
nero circulando aquf hoy, habiendo sido
repartidos mas de 81, 400, por Ell sewicio
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-10-22

CAGUAS- En- Director de Sanidad
Dr. Lippitt. y su hijo. el ingeniero, es-
tuvieron aqui de vista.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-10-22

El dinerO busCa dinero. Y ent6nces,
jqu6 hace usted, 81 quiere vender sus
artfculos y efectoz sin anunciarse On 81
BOLETIN?
mo ssbe ustsd gns al BOLKTIN 10
iss s0ds Y mpnAe9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
Poor LncIk First Day

The first day of the. shooting season opened with fair conditions" said a sportsman, "but there were many tired and disappointed hunters at night.
 In the first place the unusual wet summer made very heavy and rank growth of weeds and briar bushes. This made 1t very hard on the dogs, and doubly so to those who have not walked the fields much. It is very diff ficult for a dog to scent birds at any distance with the heavy growth men tioned, to contend with.
 "rhe warm weather of the past few days had an enervating effect upon man. and city dogs. These latter are softer than the country kept dog, or Ahe dog kept in good fettle with exer- else. The rain and cool day was q 'godsend' to dogs and hunters.
 T did not rush out after the birds, because I knew that the air would be shot full of holes all over Alabama on Friday and Saturday, and I bided my time. for possibly the frost will get in its work, and then the greatest of sport may be fully enjoyed. There is a very fine crop of birds, to use the hunters phrase"