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our paddles. The heavily laden craft
plunged into the waves, shipping water
at every jump, and sending the spray
flying into our faces. Sometimes we
would make good way and then, in a
squall, we would not gain an inch, and
be almost driven on shore: but after
much labor We gained the shelter OF q
projecting point and late In the evening
reached our destination and drew uI
our canoes for the last time.
Moose calling commences about Sep
TENDER 1 and ends about October Is
\ full moon occurring between the mid
die and end of September Is the best of
all times. The best plan in calling Is to
fix upon a permanent camp and make
little expeditions of two or three days
duration from it, returning to rest and
get fresh supplies. Then you enjoy the
true luxury of hunting. Then you feel
really and Thoroughly independent and
free. The Indian carries your blanket,
your coat n little tea. sugar and bread
Kettle and two tin pannikins. The
hunter has enough to do to carry him
self his rifle, ammunition. n small axe,
hunting knife and a pair Of field glasses.
Thus ACQUIRED, clad in a flannel shirt
and homespun combinations. moose hide
moccasins on your feet, your trousers
tucked into woollen socks, your arms I'M
encountered with that useless article, a
coat. you plunge into the woods, the
sun your guide In clear weather, your
pocket compass II II IL cloudy, the
beasts and birds and fishes your COM
panions and wander through the woods
at WILL sleeping where the fancy seizes
you, calling" II the nights ara calm, or
still hunting on a windy day. Calling is
the most fascinating, disappointing, ex-
citing Of all sports. You may be lucky
at once and kill your moore the first
night you go out, perhaps at the very
first call You make. You may be weeks
and weeks. perhaps the whole calling
season, without getting a. shot. Moo G
calling Is simple enough in theory; In
practice 1t Is immensely difficult of ap
plcaton.
Let us imagine a party OF three men
to burst out of the thick woods on to a
little open space, or barren, hot an I
tired, about 4 o'clock on a fine October
day. Before them lies a still deep reach
Of little river, frlnged on the near side
with brown alders; on the opposite side
lies piled up ragged heap OF loose gray
granite blocks. with one solitary dead
pine tree stretching out its gaunt. bare.
shrivelled limbs against the clear sky.
Just beyond is a little clump Of pines,
and all around gray meadow. quite
open for some fifty yards or so. then
dotted with occasional unhappy looking
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tracks. We had not gone "A hundred
yards before we heard another bull
coming up from a different direction
through the forest, answering Johns
call. We could tell by the sound that
he was large one, and that he was
coming up rapidly. The small bull
heard him also and stopped. We were
now, of truth. in a dilemma.
1t was by this time pitch dark and
there was no use therefore in calling
any more. So In few minutes We were
seated around a bright cheerful little
fire; the kettle was boiled and we con-
soled ourselves with what story books
call "a frugal meal Of bread and tea
and then reclining on our beds of
bracken, with our backs to the fire
smoked and chatted till sleep began to
weigh our eyelds down. l have OBJ
served that in most accounts of travel
and hunting adventure people are repre-
scented as lying with their feet to the
fire. That Is a great blunder. Always
keep your shoulders and back warm
and you will he warm all over. If there
are a number of people round one fire
and II Is necessary To lie stretched out
like the spokes OF wheel, with the
fire representing the axle. 1t Is adv isable
no doubt to lie with your head outward.
for 1t Is better To toast your heels than
to roast your head but If there is room
to lie lengthways. always do so and keep
your back to the fire.
The Indians soon were comfortably
sleeping and had wandered off into the
land OF dreams, but /, my nature being
yitiated by many years of civilization,
could not so easily yield to the wOoing
of the drowsy god. For some time | lay
awake, blinking lazily at the fire, watch
ing flickering forms and fading faces in
the glowing embers. speculate idly on
the fortunes of the red Indian race and
on the destinies OF the vast continent
around me-in memory revlsiting many
lovely scenes and going over again in
thought the hunting adventures and ca
noeing voyages of former days. The
palmy days of canoeing are past and
gone. Time was when fleets of large
birch bark canoes, capable of carrying
some tons weight, navlgated the waters
OF the St. Lawrence, of the Ottawa and
OF the great lakes to the mouths of diff
ferent rivers on the north shore of Lake
Superior, where they We're met by smaller
canoes arriving from the shores of the
Frozen Ocean, from unnamed lakes and
unknown rivers. from UNEMPLOYED re-
gions, from countries inhabited by wild
animals and fur bearing beasts-ds-
trcts AS large as European countries
lying unnoticed In the vast territories of
British North America.
Manitoba is province, and a growing
and prosperous one. One of the finest,
II not the very finest, agricultural dis
tricts in the world has been opened
up to man. 1t Is q district capable
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Distinguished English Sportsman Tells of His
Experience While Big Game Hunting in Canada

of producing the choicest wheat in prac-
| tically limi,less quantities. 1t is blessed
with many advantages. but 1t also labors
under certain disadvantages which must
not be overlooked. Three great rivers
flow into Lake Winnipeg-the Red
| River. the Saskatchewan and the Win
nlpeg. The last named river Is mag
niicent so far as scenery is concerned,
but it is full of dangerous rapids, and
will never be of any great commercial
value to the country. The Red River
is navigable for steamers for dis
lance of six hundred miles. One hun
dred and eighty-five miles only of its
course lie in British territory; the re-
mainder of the distance it traverses
the State of Minnesota. The land it
drains Is rich alluvial prairie At a
distance Of forty miles from its mouth
it receives the waters of the Assiniboine,
river flowing entirely through Brit
ish territory; it is said to be navigable
for three hundred miles.
So while the Indians slept 7 strayed
in thought over hunting grounds of the
past. and marvelled at the changes that
had taken place and the greater changes
yet to come, till my musings were in
terrupted by old John, who awoke, sat
up, shook his long hair out of his eyes,
pulled his old black clay pipe out of his
belt, placed a glowing ember in the
bowl and commenced smoking with
that expressive sound half sigh, half
suck. that tells of perfect satisfaction.
"Why, old man, what is the matter"
said; have you been dreamng?"
Yes, sir, l dreamed very hard. very
hard indeed, very good dream too see
moose soon, | knowing one too.
see big ship, with big hull all black,
oh. black as pitch. | had "a job to get on
board, but | did get on board. 1t Is all
right. you'll get one pretty soon. My
shoulders and legs ache awful bad too,
sir. | shall be carrying heavy load
of meat soon, | know" 1t is a curious
fact that the strange conceit in "Alice
Through the Looking Glass" where eff
fects are made to precede their causes,
and the Queen cries before she has
pricked her finger, is actually believed
in and recognized as a law Of nature by
many people. Indians and halfbreeds
are usually very shy of mentioning their
superstitions, for they hate + dicuc. II
they do speak of them they affect to
laugh at them themselves. Time and
again | have heard Indians declare as
"A joke that they could feel the muscles
Of their backs ache where the witty
rope cuts into them by which they
carry "A load of moose meat. and declare
that u was "A sure sign that moose
was shortly to die. But though they
affected To laugh they in their hearts
believed thoroughly all they said.
SO we talked and yarned till grew
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bracing her with much affection and
it sounds like 1t; but in reality it must
be an osculatory process more useful
than agreeable, for canoe, like an
Indian squaw. though excellent for car
rying burdens. cannot be particularly
pleasant to kiss. our canoes having
successfully passed through this ordeal,
they are carefully placed upon the
water. brush l. cut and laid along the
bottom, the baggage carefully slowed,
and away we start at last. three canoes
with a white man In the bow and a red
man in the stern of each. Civilization,
with all its worries. anXeties, dlsap-
polntments, heat, dust, restraint, lux
ury and discomfort Is left behind.
Tea is great thing in the woods.
Indians are very fond Of it; their plan
is to put as much tea as they can get
hold of into kettle and boil it until
il Is nearly strong enough to stand a
spoon upright in. OF this bitter de-
coctlon they drink enormous quantities
for supper and Immediately fall fast
asleep. having nothing about them that
answers to civilized nerves.
Sunrise finds us up breakfast is soon
over, tents are struck, canoes loaded
and we are on our way down the deep
enlng stream. 1t Is a river now, with
lots OF trout in the shadows, and sal
mon in the deep pools. About noon we
turn sharp off to the eastward up a
little brawling brook, forcing our way
with some difficulty up it's shallow rap
ids till 1t gets too dry, and We are com
PEELED to go ashore and to carry" over
to the lake, whittier we are bound. one
Of us stops behind to make fire, boil
the Kettle, and prepare the dinner,
while the Indians swing each canoe
on to his shoulders and start through
the woods. In three trips everything Is
carried across and we embark again
upon lovely lake.
out on the lake II was blowing a gale.
and right against us. We had to kneel
in the bottom of the canoes Instead of
sitting on the thwarts and vigorously ply
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my will, for the nights are too Lovely
TO waste in sleep. Nothing can exceed
the beauty of these northern nights, a
beauty so calm, grand, ma jestir. almost
awful in its majesty, that there exists
not a man, l believe, on the face of this
earth with a spirit so dullrd ur q
mind so harassed that he could with
stand its peace giving power. By daI,
his troubles may be too heavy for HIM
but the night is more potent than any
drug, than any excitement, to s.ocp the
soul in forgetfulness. You cannot bind
the sweet influence of the urddrs.
nor resist the soothing touch Of mother
Nature when she reveals herself in the
calm watches of the night, and her pres
cnce filters through all the worldly
coverings of care, down to the naked
soul of man.
As soon as the moon was high enough
to shed a good light Noel and ! wllkee'
down to little point II woods lutunS
out into the barren to call. Putting me
birch bark caller to his lips Noel
initiated the long drawn, wallirg cry OF
the moose, and then We slf down
wrapped in our blankets. patiently 20
listen and to wait. M answyr, prrieH
stiffness prevailed. Presently, with
strange, rapidly approachus rush.
gang of wild geese passed, changing
overhead, their strong pinions NHtr'nI
in the still air. After pausing about nan
an houp Noel called again, ana inns
time We heard a faint sound chat nil
our hearts jump. We listened ni'n'R
and heard il again. II was on'E 100 10"
long way Off calling To- ii- mate
the woods. After a while w. ."'rl
looms melancholy quavering scream III
the lake, taken up by two or r' '.heI
looms, Something frightens Oh. looms
whispers Noel to me "Mch'" Wt'S.
coming. | will try another uI. ihu
again the cry Of the moose robbed '.' -
the barren and echoed back 'H" ne
opposite wood. "IIark," SANS Soc"
whats that? hear him ri- 'S
the wood there" and in TRUTH go va
Just make out the faint call ". 4
moose miles away. The ="
rapidly nearer. he was ,Hi ny
quickly, when we heard a so..u' 'N,
advancing to meet him. ThrE ''''
each other for a little Will" Oh, ''"
they ceased speaking, and the re-
lapsed into silence, SO deaf
was hard to believe that j. ''
been or could be broken hy NE
thing. Nothing more was Dr.
long time; not sound vibran
the frosty stiffness of O." 1
suddenly 1t was rudcly hrN.
crash like IA dead tree fal III"
forest, followed by tromcud'. 1907
sticks cracking, hpofS ptN
ground, horns thrashing asa,u-
There the moose fought At .H..' 10
for about two hours, when ''. ''"
ceased as suddenly as it began.
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by the EARL OF DUNRAVEN.

TOwARD August or September any
man who has once been in the
= woods will begin to feel stirring
within him a restless craving
for the forest-an intense desire to es-
cape from civilization, a yearnng to
kick off his boots, and with them all re-
straints, social and material, of ordinary
life, and To revel once again in the lux
ury of moccasins, loose garments, abso-
lutte freedom of mind and body and a
complete escape from all the petty moral
bondages and physical bandages OF
society. To a man who has once tasted
Of the woods the instinct to return
thither Is as strong as that Of the sal
mon to seek the sea.
Suppose then that you have deter
mined upon such a return and, with me,
have arrived at he last house, where
Indians and canoes are waiting for US.
Old John Williams, the Indian, beaming
with smiles, shakes hands and says,
my soul and body, sir, am glad to see
you back again in New Brunswick
How have you been, sir? Pretty smart,
I hope" ooh, first rate, thank you,
John; and how are you, and how did
you get through the winter, and how is
he farm getting on?" pretty well,
sir killed a fine ia, COW moose last
December that kept me in meat most
all winter"
The first thing to he done is to make
little fire, and then with a hot brand
melt the gum on the seams Of the
canoes whore it may have been cracked
by the jolting of the wagon, and to
patch up with resin and pieces Of calico,
brought for the purpose, any .oles in
the bark. An Indian ascertalns that his
canoe Is watertight by the simple method
OF applying his lips to every Gam that
appears leaky and seeing whether the
e!r sucks through This ceremony he
tHglously performs every morning be-
'ere launching his canoe, and every
evening when he takes her out of the
water 1t looks as though he were en-
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Cdnddan Nights The title OF volume The Earl Of Dunrden has
through the publishing Charles
sketches Rockies
the Canadian
the By hermit he found the northwest rierness
Whispering willie"
The Detroit times., 1914-03-13

men eat In = hlv quarter boat. and
sleep In bunk nouscs or various small
"shscks" and tcDts provided BY the
company. 30 they are well taken ears
ct. and are happy and oontspssd In
their work.
is ossts oseeoo = Mile.
There are some original oharAceors
n this oamp, too. For Instance, Jack.
the old *hoss boss.' who be- been
with the company ter tho past ~
years look1ng aeeoe IL Duleot there
h old Ned. the ooloeoA man. who n
evssybodyss helpeS; there are 9ibe
and Davey. two Ir1ehmon, tina best
.psvoru and palavesers a The Job. and
theyo q Alb, tho stone 5oTomans who
can run any part of the work. from
Z refractory motor boet 70 building =
"bunkhOusoy"
The railroads, - well ~ the GOV.
ernmoot. have done much Of this 70
votmout work betwoon xaoaas Cley
and 81. Louis for the pgotoctioo %
their tracks. Tsss average approxSr
mate cost Of such work u $4,000 Pc
mile. L q the hope Of the govern
msnt sngineers to have the river pro.
tsctsd some day In this manner q 81
dangerous points between Kansas Caty
and st. Louis. 4 moments thoughf
will convince anyone Of the msgn.'
tud& Of the task which they have 81
for themselves. With The realisation
will come the successful. profitable
and dependable steamboat tramc 10
tween these two cit1ss.-Kausas CITY
Star.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-13

They are very young; they can
scarcely be over Is. Now I 80 them
Jump into the sea. Expert Swtmmors,
they 80 long distances, playing lfke
children. They are tireless and 80
some Of them coming back to shore.
only to chase each other about on the
sands. They are brutal In their play.
for they are worthy scions Of the
Saxon race, stu barbarous and young.
In " Journey through time. We fore
sec Athat the future 10 theirs. They
are the conquerors. the modern Ro-
mans. We feel that we are decadent
old, puny sprouts Of old races which
once knew epochs Of supreme splen'
dor.
For you American people life has
only commenced. We anxiously AK
ourselves whether we are TO be the
prey Of the northern men. They Doc
sess Nverything-warships, eaunono,
young and vigorous soldiers. mouey
and numbers. There are 100,O00,O00
OF them.
But hope and our invincible faith
cry out to M that they viii not con
Quer US because they are not In the
right and they have no heart The
moral qualities In which our soldiers
abound. such - the spirit Of sacrdAes
The Detroit times., 1914-03-13
FARMERS INSTITUTE
CLOSES FOR SEASON

MADISON, Wis.,, March 13.-The
last OF highly successful season Of
farmsrs' institutes. conducted under
the auspices Of the extension depart.
nent Of the University Of wisconsin.
were held today at Wild Rose. Ark.
dale. Doylsstown. Dewlton and New
Lisbon. O6lcials In charge Of the in
stitutes" reported On the work that
has been done. Their reports con-
tained high testimOniaIs from farm
ere al over the state who declare
they have received vast benefits from
the system. Wisconsin was the pioneer
IN this movement to hold meetings IN
small towns whore ~ farmers gath
cred Tor instruction In practical and
scientific methods OF building up their
farms and increasing their PROFITS not
only through development Of larger
crops, but also through establishment
OF better oystom OF reaching the
consumers with their products.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-13
RUB RHEUMATIC PAIN,
SORENESS, STIFFNESS
Rub Pain Right Out Of Aching johns
With . Small Trial Beetle e
Old st. Jacobs Oh

! What's Rheumausm? Pain only.
Stop druggiug! Not one easo n
my requires Internal 1eatnoak Ruh
the misery right awayi Apply sooth
ing. penetrating "1t Jacobs OIL" d.
rectly upon the tender spot" And ~
lief comes instantly. ''0t. Jacohs or
q harmless rheumstiam and so1attea
cure which nsver disappoints and eaa
not burn or dlscolor the skin.
+ Lumber up!. QUIT complaining! Oct
i small trial bottle from your dfue.
gist, and In just = moment you'll ~
% free from rheumatic and sciatica
pain, soreness. stiffness and swelling
% newborn baby. Don't suffer!
Relief and . curo awaits you. st.
Jacobs O1l" has cured millions Of
rheumatism sufferers in the last halt
century, and II just % good for sci-
atica, neuralgia, lumbago, boCkacho,
sprains and swellings.--Adv.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-13
look OFT! IRIS FRIDAY
AND IT'S THE THIRTEENTH

NEW YORK. March 13.-For the
second time In the hrst three months
Of the year 1914, this mundane sphere
today was confronted with that hid
eous hoodoo and ogre, Mr.. Friday-the
thirteenth. There will be one more
chance this year for the hoodoo ia
get IN his dirty work--on Friday, Nov
rs. In 1913 there WAS but one Friday
Of al the 81 which fell on the thir'
teenth Of the month. That Was Fri
day, June IL. Next year, 1915, there
will be- but. one Friday the thirteenth
when the hoodoo date comes In Aug
ust Of that PEAR.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-13
NORTHWEST CELEBRATES
ssFRESH SALMON DAY

PORTLAND. Ore. March 13.-"Sai.
mon day" was featured In railway din
Ing cars. In clubs and hotelq oil over
the northwest today, following . con-
csrted movement on the part Of the
fishermen and Gamers to popularixe
the salmon throughout the country.
The movement, which was given slim.
illus here through the Northern Pa
ciac railroad. followed by To Great
Northern, the Spokane, Portland 4
Seattle, and Chicago. Milwaukee 4 81.
Paul, has q ito object the stimulation
Of salmon-eating among people who
look upon this ash - merely some
thing to can.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-13

and stolidity before death are m
known to Americans.
American marines live too we'll to
know how 70 die. They have many
rseeons to love ufs and It II . sure
thing they hate war with its horrors.
Among the American marines, C they
plAyed IN the ouff. dh not see q
single man that showed on his arms
the tatcoed square that Indicates
previous service. Il h not the same
among the spanish, German, Engiish
and French marines whom ] zee IN the
surf.
The American marines are not tenn.
peratA and q times st barbarously
drunk. When the marines frst came
here one policeman used to Try to
handle one marine BY force and had
to ell other policemen to his assist.
ance. But now the policemen, instead
Of AgAting with them and making
them angry. only indicate that It Is
IL NV and not the policeman, per
eonAny. that the marine d to obey.
And enc policeman has thus been Able
% haadle eight marines, whom Il used
e e.ke eight policemen to handle one
The Detroit times., 1914-03-13

OAKLAND; Cal, March n.-Whep
Z burglar. who had been- bur9laxisinS
the homerof Mrs. NeNa Myall webb.
desistsd from his task q "swagging
silverwaro" long enough to seskS .
bite TO eat. he came to grief.
Leaving his swagS IN the middle q
the dining room noor ~ 'swo0ped
down on the pantry to seo what he
could NIT" from the larder.
Mrs. Webb, who had been watching
him, slipped quietly to the door and
locked Mr.. Burglar In. Then she
rang for the police, but luck was
against her. There was sman win
dow In the pantry used - venti-
lator and through this the burglar
went. When the police arrived all
they found was the dog barking up
the back fence.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-13
pY MlouEL oRpoRlcA.

VERA CRUZ. March 13.--L have
seen the American bluejackets come
ashore to take their sea baths and to
exercise their muscles, cramped BY
the long days passed on shipboard,
lying on deck under the rays Of q
burning sun.
I had not imagined that muscular
Development could reach such won
derful proportions. They are ruiz
blooded athletes. They have been
educated along the best lines OF
physical culture. Their bull necks'
their biceps, their ample chests, their
thick thighs, their whole bodies show
Q harmonious and magnificent devei
opment.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-13

aOTD-Hsse's Now tAs Amsslean
b1uejaekot loons 70 Wex1ean eyes.
ThlC article q ~ Miguel Ofaer1ea.
enc q the star Jeurnallstg q nex-
- City. 1t 0snst N ontlrely eSeone.
~ oRtlo1e, bot tn chuck ten tusu
q entsFss4 keeause of the Aeuena
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Gardening Directed by the School
Town Lots Transformed Into Gardens for Raising Vegetables
by Boys and Girls.

Its head in the sunshine and its lungs
filled with good fresh air is not bad
thing for any healthy child.
"Probably one of the most valuable
results of this plan would be to make
it easy for most children to attend
school three or four years longer than
they now do, thing more and more
desirable, since education for life and
citizenship in our industrial, civic and
social democracy cannot be obtained
before the age of adolescence. If a
child can contribute to its support
while in school, it may remain in school
much longer than if it must be carried
as dead weight until it quits school
to 60 to work.
Cost Inconsiderable.
"Compared with the results, the cost
will be inconsiderable. No addition to
the number of teachers will be required.
1t will only be necessary to require diff
ferent preparation for one teacher in
each school "
In the estimates submitted to con-
gress by the commissioner of educa-
tion for the support of the bureau in
the next fiscal year an item of $500
is included to enable the bureau to be-
pin the introduction of this kind of
work in the schools of the United
States. The commissioner believes that
it will only be necessary to work out
details of plans and to present them
to school officers, together with full
information in regard to results OF
somewhat similar work already done at
various places.