Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-28

TT WILL be a closed season for the brave
i intrepid hunters in Mihiin County, Pa,
this year. The official lid has been clampeo
down on the famous outdoor sport tlghter
than ever before, and the farming gentle
men who own the land have issued an edict
that the nimrods take II on the run. From
now on any guy all dressed up like our
standing army and carrying his trusty
double -barreled howitzer will be chased se
no one has been chased before, and politely
but firmly requested TO return no more Aho
there il reason. Gather closely and get
an earful
Herman Fisher Is a farmer. This Is not
a knock at Herman, but merely some local
color to describe his occupation. Anyway
Herman working in the field one nice
bright, sunshiny day, when along came
city chap with a keen desire to prove tnat
Buffalo Bill was a plker and he was the
best marksnan in the world. He scanned
the horizon for something to shoot at and
spied Herman working In the field
Enter the Brave Hunter
"Ah ha !" muttered the metropolitan nim-
rod, "I see a pheasant in the off1ng. An
animal like that should not he allowed 10
hang around very long, because they are
always annoying the animals. BANG
Herman suddenly lost all interest in the
work on hand leaped up in the air and ran
around In circles The city chap attempted
to apologize, but Mr.. Fisher would shave
none of IT, He ordered the marksman OF
ha premises and now doesn't know
whether It Is more OF an insult 10 be shot
or to be mistaken for a pheasant-whatever
that is
Another howl is being raised about the
actions of the baggers of big game in their
strenuous attempts to shoot wild turkeys
| For more than year flocks of tame birds
| have been at the mercy OF the hunters
who evidently believe that there's no diff
| ference so long as 1t is a turkey.
For that reason the voters of Mifflin have
| advertised their lands against the visits
| Of the intrepid marksmen The tract con-
ssts of 5000 acres and IL known as the
hunters paradise because II consists of
| upland and vale, the very best for trailing
| small game in Pennsylvania.
The Baron Has an Idea
| James F. Dougherty the Baron Of Lieper-
| vile, visited the city today with a regular
| idea, which he hopes to spring upon the
| good people in his domain in the near future.
| The Baron constantly has the welfare Of
| his subjects foremost in his mind and for
months has been studying the problem of
| how TO make them happy. Hence the big
| idea, which he explains as follows
| "Out in the country" GRATED Mr.. Dough-
erty, "the good people miss the life and
| gayety of the city. They cannot go to the
| theatre, because there is none they can't go
| to the opera for the same reason and at
| times It gets quite monotonous-especially
| in the afternoon / have watched my
| friends and neighbors wandering aimlessy
| III the streets, just aching 20 md something
| to do.
More of the Same
| saturday afternoon Is the big day in
| I,eiperville and something must be done
| to provide amusement for the people and
| keep them from wearing out our streets
| In the summer they have ball games but
| now there is nothing
| Now I have an idea" continued the
| Baron, letting us in on the secret. he
| shifted gears to get a fresh start. "and
| that idea is something GREAT and WON
| DERFUL. I shall give my subjects .