3 ■ ■ ■ : o "Playing I the Goat" 1 a r ■■ -»■ A story comes from the Dear Grac3 Mountains, in Montana, which should sound a needed warning to thoso sportsmen who persist in donning dis guises whether of cloth or of skins, of the nature or color of the animals they hunt. It is told by my friend, Murray Grenlet, mountain climber, camera hunter and expert gunner. In early September Grenlet had his camp high up in a pass in the Bear Grass trail. He had located a band of goats on a mountain slope above, after three weoks of hunting for this game. He was prepared for photog raphy, his outfit consisting of a cam era with telephoto lenses, a disguiso or decoy suit made of genuine white goatskins—a "four legged" suit with a headpiece comically like that of a hornless goat, and a pair of mocas sins with thick, stiff soles of Indian tanned elkskin. Grenlet was afoot early In the morning. It was a beautiful day for stalking, a trifle cloudy, with breeze enough to carry his scent straight away. Before now he had climbed 3,- 000 feet above the Bear Grass Riv er, and was in a land of snow and ico. .He wore no coat or waistcoat, and the suit of skins which he now don ned, although clumsy to travel In, was rather comfortable. He was now on the range of his goats, and he spent an hour or two in careful ex ploration. He had even taken the precaution to cover the camera, which was slung under an arm, with dirty white cloth. After a time he sighted the band he was looking for—seven of them— and on a slope below his elevation, quite where he wanted them, for If you wish to approach a mountain goat you must, as a rule, descend upon It, and that with much caution. Upon second observation, however, which took In all their surroundings, Grenlet saw that the animals were in a position where they would be ex ceedingly difficult to come at unle«3 he should, indeed, play the goat ef fectively. The animals were in a scoop-like basin, with a barren sur face, which looked "like a crazy quilt in black and white," and there were no hollows or tree growths to screen an approach. Grenlet had togo nearly straight down to them, keeping somewhat to the left to get a snap shot across the bottom of the little basin. He begin the descent In a careless and confident fashion, taking no pains to conceal his movements or the noise of his moving. He hitched along down on all fours in the Jerky fashion of an aged "billy-goat." When he was within about two hun dred yards of the game, and hitching gingerly down an icy slope, the goats suddenly seemed to take notice of him. The smaller ones bunched together and raised their heads, while an old leader raised himself on his hind legs, after the comical fashion of his kind, and apparently took a long and criti cal survey of the newcomer. This was an agonizing moment for the camera-hunter. If he should fail to act the goat pretty satisfactorily, the animals would take to their heels, and matters would be ended for the day and perhaps for good. However, "Billy" seemed satisfied at last, and the goats resumed their nosing for stray bits of moss and frozen vegeta tion. Grenlet came within a hundred yards finally, and was congratulating himself on at least a chance for suc cess, when, with no warning at all, the goats took to flight and went up the opposing slope with a celebrity that was marvelous. In his disap pointment the hunter groaned In spir it, if not aloud. He sighted a boulder and was hitching along toward it, when, high up on the left-hand ridge, he heard the crack of a rifle, and Immediately the peculiar, spiteful whine of a soft nose slug which spatted into the Ice somewhere beyond him. Was the fellow shooting at those goats on the opposite ridge, His men tal question was answered by two shot, close together, and the whistle and thud of their bullets convinced him that he himself had become a tar get. And he owed this peril to his disguise! He got to his feet and waved his arms In signal, and losing his footing, slipped, slid and rolled for twenty live yards or more, till his freezing fingers clutched the tops of a low bush. AB he raised himself to a sitting posture, faint and laughing cheers - a feeble yet irritating volley—came down the wind to him from the crest of the high ride on his left. Aga'n, as he stagegred to his feet, rifles cracked, three of them, and the fierce song of their bullets buzzed in his ear. He knew now the occasion of this unwelcome target-practice. A party of autumn tourists from Massachu setts had passed his camp three days before, with many horses, and armed with repeating rifles. He had supposed these tenderfoots on their way to the Gallatin valley, but they had gono into camp nearer at hand, and their mountain-climbers had found game at last! He waved his arms and shouted, but the wind was against his voice, *nd the response was more shots and the uncomfortable whine of high power bullets. Orenlet scanned the ridge for some sight of the enemy, but the men were lying flat and theli smokeless ammunition gave no sign. The camera-hunter realized quickly that demonstration would be useless. Dressed as he was In a dlrty-whlte and wooly suit of Indefinite outlines, he could appear to these tourists only as game In the shape of an animated blotch on the mottled surface of the slope. Whatever sort of game these Easterners thought him, they were likely to keep firing till they hit hirn. Although the shooting was wild, be ing down-hill and at long range, yet the ridge commanded every square rod of the basin, and there was fair prospect that the poorest of shots might chance to spot him before he should be able to get out of range. Grenlet determined to get rid of his disguise. To take off his skin and cast it from him ought, he rea soned. to arrest the shooting. To this end he flung himself on Ills back in a depression, which would serve to lessen a trifle the target space of his body, and set frantically to work upon the lacings of Ills goatskins. Of necessity, on account of the rough scrambling, the leather strings which fastened the decoy suit had been tied in hard knots. Grenlet's flngerf were absolutely without feeling -af useless as dry bones. lie tried tc beat them into warmth; but lying on one's back on the Ice, and In a state of nervous fear, is not conducive to warming exercise. In the meantime his movements were seen, or at least his animated body, and the firing grew sharper and more accurate. When a slug struck the frozen earth within a few inchoi of his head and he felt the sting of lead spattered into his face, flight be came the only recourse. He dared not feign death, for fear that at closer range some hunter might wish to make sure with some final shots. He considered briefly the lines of retreat, the routes to cover. The way into the gulch below would have been already speedy, but the slope he had already reached war. di ill cult enough, its foothold barely tena ble. To return tlje way he had ccne would have been to lesson the dis tance between himself and the shoot ers. So Grenlet chose a straightaway scramble up the lower ridge, over which the goats had fled and he would have been glad enough could he have emulated the speed of tho.-v fortunate animals. And now began a dodging, scram bling flight along a scarp full enoug'! of danger without the added peril of bombardment. The hunters at this moment were guessing their range with a better degree of accuracy. Their bulle r were striking, spat, spat, spat, within a radius of ten or twenty yards. At least four men were firing as rapidly as they could work the mech anism of their guns. Go! He went in every way that a mortal could go, dodging and curving, leaping and scrambling, much of the time, of necessity, on all fours. For a minute the spat, spat of ounce slugs followed. Then, to his immeasurable relief, the firing ceased. He scram bled straight ahead now, until sus picion of that lull in the firing attack ed him. He halted, and briefly scanned the curved crest of the ridge in his rear. And he discovered his tormentors rac ing like a swarm of monkeys across a shorter and less steep slope of their heights. They were gaining ground swiftly, and he saw that they would considerably lessen their range be fore he could pass over his ridge. Should he wait and trust to signaling at a nearer view? He dared not, but turned to a labor of superhuman exertion in getting up the icy slope. When he had a little more than covered half the distance to safety the firing began again, and from a point nearly at his level on the ridge directly behind. The crack of rifles sounded distinctly nearer. He dared not now halt for a single second. To present the uncertainty of an erratically moving target was his only hope. Twice he was hit by pieces of ice or of frozen earth knock ed up by bullets. He felt the sting of these missiles so sharply that for the moment he believed he had been wounded. Then in a flash his reprieve came. He was slightly above the level ol the shooters now, and a depression on his left suddenly offered its protection. He rolled Into this little hollow joy fully. From this point his way round a curve on the ridge and to its top was of safe and easier ascent. Once on the height, and with his whole body glowing. Ills lingers tin gling from recent fierce exertion, he speedily got out of his goat skins. He turned the suit inside out and wrapped it about his camera. Dressed In a woolen shirt and kha ki knee-breeches, he was seated In a sunny spot on a boulder when five men, armed with rifles, came tearing over the ridge. They did not see him at first, and were surprised to discover him in their path a moment later. Sweating and panting, the tourists halted. With labored breath, one greeted him. "I say—how are you? Did you by any chance—notice a gray old griz zly—loping over this way? The beast was probably," he added, with a pant ing touch of humor, "probably bleed ing from every pore." "No, I haven't seen a grizzly," Gren let drawled. "Some goats came this way from down yonder, and I saw your shooting. A man,"he said, "snow-blind, with one arm and a saw ed-off musket, could have got that superannuated old billy-goat." A burst of chagrined laughter greet ed his dry raillary, and it Is needless to add that the strangers were not tak-* en further into the camera-hunter's confidence.—Franklin Welles Calkinß 7 ~ Won'an Rrbhed of $130,000 In Gems. Mrs. Maid win Dnimmond, who wan formerly Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr., of Chicago, was much perturbed after she awoke in her suite 011 board tiie Hamburg-American linet Ainerika, coming to New York from Hamburg, ivhen she discovered that her precio;:s white, black and pink pearl jewelry, valued at $130,000, had vanished over night from the drawer of a writing desk in the bedroom of her suite. The police have little hope of get j ting the thief, and the officials of the Hamburg-American line say that un less the police solve the mystery it is likely to be forever unsolved. The Hamburg-American line dis | claims all responsibility 011 the ground I that passengers leave jewels in their : staterooms at the owner's risk. To ! the police Mrs. Drummond describe! j the missing jewelry as follows: Two strings of 273 pearls each. One string of 283 pearls. One large black pearl ring set with ; diamonds One large white pearl ring set with ; diamonds One pair large pearl earrings sei i with diamonds. Oue black pearl brooch, set wi.h | diamonds, with a black pearl, pea 1 shaped, pendant. A wireless message sent from the I Amerika as she neared port summon ed detectives down the bay in a tug. They learned from Mrs Drummond details of the theft and began a comb ing of the ship and a search of the crew. But not a trace of the jewels was found. Mrs. Drtinimond explainer! that ex cept at night she had *"3rr tne Jewels almost constantly on her person, but had kept them under her waist and had not displayed them at any time, even while dining. On retiring she placed them In a cabinet drawer of tiie stateroom, r.s she had done each night during the voyage. No one had access to the stateroom, she added, beside her hus band, herself and her maid. The maid she holds above suspicion. Gives Delaware 103-Mile Road. That Delaware will have a highway 100 feet wide, running from the Penn sylvania line 011 the north to the Mary land line, 103 miles, 011 the south, costing $1,000,000, an absolutely free gift of T. Coleman Dupont, was the report brought to Dover by Governor Pennewill and Colonel A. It. Benson, who had a conference with Mr. Du pont at his home in Wilmington and received the proposition. Previously Mr. Dupont had offered $1,000,000 for the construction of the road, with the proviso that he be re paid with the increase In taxes, fol lowing the jump in the valuation of real estate by the building of the road. This condition ho eliminated en tirely in his conference with the gov ernor and Colonel Benson, it is said, and asked only that the state main tain the road after it is constructed and presented, ai» absolute gift. Senator Charles It. Miller, of Gene ral Dupont's district, immediately gave notice in {he senate, accepting the gift of $1,000,000 or $1,500,000, whatever the cost may be, and ap pointing General Dupont or the com missioners whom he may name to pro ceed and build the boulevard. It is doubtful if any state or coun try in the world has experienced such an offer. There was some criticism of General Dupont's first offer to "ad vance" $1,000,000, which doubtless prompted the outright donation. Three Train Robbers Caught. Three of the five bandits who held up the United States fast mail on the Southern railway near White Sulphur Springs last Saturday, were captured i nthe mountains of Lumpkin county, near Dalilone, Ga., by Sheriff Sargent and posse. The three men were captured after a running fight, in which many shots were exchanged, but no one was in jured. They were found around camp fires in the mountains and ran when they saw the officers. Rewards aggregating over S2OOO have been offered for their arrest. Railway Caught by Cave-In. The main tracks of tlie Central Railroad of New Jersey between the towns of Ashley and Mountain Park, Pa., were considerably affected by a serious cave-in. A locomotive and sev eral cars were derailed. The cave-in covers an area of nearly half a mile and is ovbr the abandoned workings of an old mine. Until the damage is repaired all trains 011 the Central will be run over the Lehigh Valley rail road. Eloper Gets Four Years. William I. Firth, the Chester, Pa., ticket agent, convicted in December on three counts for his elopement with Ethel May Pierce, a fifteen-year-old girl, who committed suicide in Alex-! andria, Va , when deteced with Firth, who is a married man, was sentenced to lour years in the Media, Pa., jail. German Census 54,396.?31. The official census conclude 1 in Pe cember last shows the popi,, ; i in of Germany to be G4,890,551 The figures in 1905 were 60,641,278 The population of Prussia, the chief state of the Ger man empire, is 10,157,573. Jefferson Davis Monument Unveiled. , New Orleans unveiled a monument | to Jefferson Davis in the boulevard recently named for him. A shaft of • granite supports a bronze figure ot the president of the Confederacy. St. Louis For Convention. St. Louis was selected as the next meeting place of the National Uduca tion association, department of super intendent*. Farm Cjarde n LOOK OUT FOR APPLE SCAB. One of the Most Destructive Diseases. Passes Winter on Leaves and Fruit. According ton circular issued by the | Virginia agricultural experiment sta tion, scab is one of the most common and destructive diseases of apples and pears. A very similar disease affects quinces. It passes the winter season on leaves and diseased fruit, attacking the young foliage, bloom and fruit very early lu the growing season. The foli age is browned and "blighted" by the disease. All fruit attacked at this stage drops or fails to develop. Later there is a secondary attack on the half r~m l K K ••/. • «**•- -..-w wm . mm ml 0 - : I 18 I* ; f/ r u* r >* , <v A I'l'liK SCAT DISEASE ON LEAVES. [From circular, Virginia agricultural sta tion.] crown fruit, which disfigures it with pray and black blotches and "cloud" to such an extent that it renders the fruit unsalable. Spraying with bordeaux or lime sulphur (summer strength) before the bloom opens, supplemented by oue or two later treatments at intervals of from ten days to two weeks, will pre vent the development of this disease. The winter wash of lime-sulphur if ap plied for scale Just before buds begin to swell aids the further treatment ; very materially. Winter Feeding of Teams. Ilow to fe«>d the team most econom- j ically, especially when there is no work for them, is n good deal of a prob- ; letu. If there Is any place where wheat or oat straw can be economically fed it is to this team to supply a part of j the tilling and fiber. This, with well made clover hay and corn or timothy , hay and oats, will keep them In good 1 condition and maintain their muscles. It has been found economical to have the grain finely ground for horses over j twelve and under five years of age. The teeth of young and old horses will not usually allow them to thoroughly! masticate whole grain; hence there is a loss either of grain or tlesli or both.— j Farm and Fireside. Protection For the Farmhouse. A hedgerow of cedars or spruce trees along the windward side of the | driveway lending from the main road to the farmhouse offers a warmth of | welcome in winter that cannot be ob- , tallied In any other way. A stock proof fence that Is both useful and or namental con be made by setting fenceposts near the evergreens and stringing barbed wires in the usual way.—Farm Press. FEAT OF A MISSOURI WOMAN. An Audrain counly woman raised 3,000 bushels of corn, 500 bushels of oats, ten wagon loads of pumpkins, nine children and a shift less husband on eighty acres of land. —Centralia (Mo.) Courier. The Hum of the Hive. Any bee which loses sight of the spirit of the hive and works only for private good is considered sick, crimi nally Insane, and the community no longer allows him to take up go«>d space.— Elbert Hubbard. Honey will candy or become white and hard during cold weather. This is really a good test of purity, for, while all pure honey does not candy, ! yet all honey candied solid Is pure. An excellent grade of beeswax can be extracted from seemingly black and ' worthless combs. The market price 1 of wax averages about 21) or 30 cents j a pound. Beekeepers too often over look the possible Income from wax. If you use modern movable frame J hives the stored honey should bo equal ized among your colonies. That In frames of sealed honey should be ex changed for frames of empty comb from the ll«ht colonies. A strong hive contains 10,000 bees In February, 15,000 In March. -10,000 I in April and from 00,000 to SO,OOO In May. The bee Is charged with various Im aginary crimes. Its sting is formida ble, bat chiefly to the imprudent. It , Is accused of ravaging fruit, but its . tongue is formed exclusively for the extraction of sweet Juices, and its i mandibles are unable to pierce the sklu i of fruit. In New York state It Is not consid ered safe to winter bees In single wail hives out of doors without protection. USES OF THE BARLEY CROP. Nearly Equal to Corn In Feeding Value—Directions For Preparation. Barley is nearly equal to corn In value for feeding purposes, but should not make up more than half of the grain ration for horses and cattle. For the best results in feeding to horses and cattle it should be crushed or coarsely ground, as this aids digestion and also reduces the danger of injury to the mouths of the animals from the beards. For hog feed, simply soaking the whole grain overnight will suf fice. The finest kind of bacon is pro luted from feeding ground barley mixed with sklmmilk. Barley is also nn excellent feed for sheep. It can be fed whole or crushed. Barley properly cut and cured will furnish a very nutritious hay that is readily eaten by all kinds of stock. When Intended for hay it should be sown more thickly than when intended for grain. In growing winter barley for hay the mistake most. commonly made Is in letting the crop become too ripe in llio belief that better results will be secured if the grain is allowed to 1111. This is done at the expense of the stem and leaves, as much of the AWNr.ESS 11A1!I,F,Y—ITOODED HARLEY. [From-bulletin, I "nit ed States department of agriculture.) material from which the grain is pro duced is stored there. The barley is bearded, and if left too long before cutting tiie beards become hard and will injure the mouths of the animals. When the crop is cut in the flowering stage the beards are soft and will be found to be less Injurious than if al lowed to ripen further. The crop can be cut with a mower and handled like other hay. Spring; hooded barley should be sown ns early as possible In the spring after the danger of severe frosts Is over. The plant has a large, juicy stem and very broad, green leaves. As the heads are not bearded, this variety Is prefer able to the Tennessee Winter for soil ing and haymaking purposes. If sown early it will grow rapidly and yield a large quantity of excellent green feed, relished by all kinds of stock. If cut when the grain is In the milk stage it will yield a large crop of nutritious hay that will give better results in feeding than will most native hays.— Bulletin of United States Department of Agriculture. Pruning In Winter. Now is tin? best time to take out dead branches from old orchard trees, says the American Cultitvator. Some of the leaves are still on, and it is easy to pick out dead limbs. Pruning now will save much extra work in the spring, when time is precious. More over. many insects and diseases will be destroyed. To make sure of it burn tin* limbs. Dead limbs provide excel lent camping grounds for Insects and diseases. Always cut close to the trunk; do not leave a stub. To meet the requirements of a good farmer it is necessary to spend some of ihc winter v, ealher in study ing the problems of the farm. Orchard and Garden. Those who argue that fruit Is uncer tain and that the orchard is seldom profitable do not give an estimate of | the work given their trees. It may be that their orchards do not get much 1 attention, which, of course, explains why they are unprofitable. Permanent labels for trees and shrubs may be made from zinc cut into strips. If the name is written on the zinc with an ordinary lead pencil it will prove indelible and will not be affected by the elements. It Is a good idea to plan now for an evergreen windbreak to protect your orchard, but do not set the trees now; wait until spring. Store the ladders under cover, but give them a good coat of paint first. Good garden implements are essen tial for successful gardening. Much of the benefit and pleasure derived from work in the garden is missed by having poor tools. Spend part ot the .winter leisure in getting the tools In shape. Prepare the soil for your bedding plants which are to bo planted next spring. You cannot take too much pains in preparing the soil. If you have decided to diversify your crops carry out the idea by planting several kinds of fruits. The garden, too. should show a nice variety. You may specialize If you wish, but be sure to have something else besides your speelnjty. Clet busy with the saw and pruning shears and clean out every dead and cankered branch. "PRESTO, CHANGE." BEFORE. ! They went to a swell restaurant And ordered tender duck, But when lie went to carve the bird : He met with awful luclt. i The oily duck slipped off the plate i And splashed Into her lap. The gravy bowl turned upside down j And covered her with pap. | But did that maiden jaw him good And cry, "Oh, my new dress!" i And drop him like a redhot cake I For making such a mess? j Oh, no! She whispered: "Lovey dove. Don't mind. That's nothing, dear, l Just move that screen a little bit So we can spoon In here." AFTER. I I They went Into their d.nins room. Where a fine feast was spread. ! She took her place down at the foot. While he sat at tho head. Again the duck skipped off the plate j And flew Into her lap. Her Paris silk was all smeared up With oily, juicy sap. Then quick the tablo went slam, bang! The dishes all broke up. He lay beneath the whole shebang, All smeared with red catchup. And on the top there danced some one. Is this that maiden sweet Who called him lovey dove before, But now kicks with both feet? C. M. BAIiNITZ. KURIOS FROM KORRESPONDENTS Q. As a result of hatching Brown Leghorns I find most of my young stock is about perfect in plumage and head points, but their legs are green. Does this disqualify them? Would you breed from them? llow do you ac count for tho leg color? ! A. Yes; standard demands yellow. We would not breed from them except for utility. They seem to be crossed i with Game. ! Q. I am building a house HiO by 12 | and ask your advice in regard to par i titions. Should they be wire or solid and how many? j A. You should putin two solid par- I titions with doors. A house so long | without them would have drafts and tiie body warmth of the fowls would Ibe too much dissipated. Divide tho I rest of space with wire to suit needs. I Q. How may I keep Leghorns from freezing their combs in a locality where (he temperature at night often drops to :!0 degrees below? A. You do not state size of your house, as that has much to do with it. i Say your house is 20 by 12, nine feet i high In front and seven in rear. By j 1 (inching thirty to thirty-five on a roost | they would radiate enough body heat I to save their combs, though dirty drop ping boards with frozen filth or drafty j ventilation might offset the natural heat. Many build a roosting closet or closed roost, which when kept clean and properly ventilated is ail O. K. FEATHERS AND EGGSHELLS. Have you ever thought of the enor mous poultry resources of Uncle Sam when he so easily meets the groat holi day demand, feeds those preachers ev ery day in the year and notwithstand ing raises more fowls each year than ever? If you are arguing that it pays no better to raise pure breeds than oth ers wo ask yoO'to note the following: A nearby farmer raises ordinary tur keys ond this year sold market and breeding turkeys from the same bunch at 20 cents per pound. William J. Mor ton of Allentown, Pa., sold two young ton pound White Hollands to Laura G. Ooover of Pittsburg for $25, or $1.25 per pound. A baker in Philadelphia pleaded not guilty to using rots and spots. The prosecution produced twenty-four eggs seized at his bakery. They were broken, and twenty-three were rotten and the twenty-fourth of doubtful qual ity. The evidence against him being so strong, he changed his plea at once, but the judge fined him S2OO and costs. Four thousand fowls, consisting of 2,2!H) turkeys and the rest geese, ducks and chickens, were rounded up at Hat field, Pa., for the annual Thanksgiving sale. Most of them were brought from Maryland and Virginia. Philadelphia dealers bought in nearly the wholo bunch. It would bo quite interesting to sec a chicken quiz In which judges li censed by the American Poultry asso ciation and those not should be lined up against each oilier. Rather think the association would revoke a few when the examination was through. Diplomas are a handy thins To hang up on a wall. They nicely cover up fly spots Or where plaster doth fall. But, though they be a whole mile wide, They cannot hide a fool. You can't make Christians with sheep skins Nor graft brains on a mule. When a fancier or business man knocks and says business is dead, and he's sick of It and there's nothln' In It, and everything's going to the eternal bow-wow-wow, look for his ad., put on your grandmother's magnifying specs and look again. Bet you a cow it's influitesimally small or it's not there at nil. "Poultry sotes" is not simply a prod uct of burning midnight oil, but is it record of trial, success, hard handed toll. We do not strive with Shake speare to compete, nor do we serve n literary treat, but strive to make the humble product of our pen a means to make a more productive hen. When you have leisure make repair > to your Incubators and brooders. Paint your brooders different colors and tliL chicks will not crowd into one. Bating snow Is a poor substitute f«i water and is neither conducive to Ai' gestion or egg production. When het.i are allowed to run in cold rains anA niop round In slush and cold mud II has the same effect
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