Ttuj crouton, Friday, januauy 7, 1010.
SMALL GAME IS
SCARCE II JERSEY
Decrease in Quail, Pheasants,
Rabbits and Gray Squirrels
Alarms Hunters
SNARERS AND TRAPPERS BLAMED
Farm Deterioration Another Cause of
Shortage Close Season to Stimu
late Propagation Advocated by All
Except Game Hogs.
May's Landing, N. J. Game has
been so scarce that the hunting has
been a failure. Near the close of the
season for quail, pheasant, rabbits and
gray squirrels, statistics show there
hasn't been enough shooting to sup
ply topics for a single session of the
Ananias Club. Sportsmen throughout
New Jersey advocate a closed season
that the propagation of game may be
encouraged.
Primarily the reason for the rapid
decrease of game is the onslaught
made on it by hunters, legally and il
legally. Climatic conditions have not
so much changed as to deter its pro
pagation, nor has the lack of feeding
grounds been altogether responsible.
From the records of hunting licenses
issued 2,000 gunners raided the game
fields of Atlantic county this season.
Add to Uiis the number of persons
hunting without licenses, the foreign
residents who are either ignorant of
or wilfully violate the law. and the
large number of persons who snrre
and trap game, and it is evident the
chances are against the preservation
of sport unless stringent measures are
taken to restock the fields and woods.
Quail thrive best on farm land,
where they have a wide variety of
food, but when the farm is uncultivat
ed and rank weeds grow where before
grew grain the birds seek other cover.
So many farms, especially in South
'ersey, have been abandoned in re
cent years that scores of choice feed
ing grounds for game have been de
stroyed. When the native soil is fer
tile the natural food supplied by wild
grass and weeds is no doubt sufficient
for the birds; but usually the soil in
deserted farms is so impoverished
that such provender for the game is
scarce. Sportsmen who have gono
over such fields in the last season
have expressed surprise at the ex
tremely light vegetation.
In spite of the vigilance of game
wardens and the protest of sportsmen,
the practice of trapping game con
tinues in almost every part of the
State. Hunters havo reported find
ing snares and boxtraps in the woods.
It is dangerous to send a dog into the
brush. Probably 50 per cent, of the
rabbits bagged in this county are
trapped; but the trappers are so
wary, and the offense is so difficult to
prove, that few have been caught.
Quail also are snared In large num
bers. There are many hunters who go
Into the woods, not for sport, but for
slaughter, reckoning their sportsman
ship by the number of birds or ani
mals killed rather than by skillful
marksmanship. Among this class are
Included "ground-swipers," "pot hunt
ters" and "game hogs." Hunters of
this rank fortunately are few In num
ber, but one such gunner can play
havoc in the game fields and spoil the
sport for others.
The sportsmen of New Jersoy are
face to face with the fact that unloss
something is done immediately their
guns will be of little more use. Where
lie formerly came home with a bag of
fifteen to twenty rabbits the hunter
lias been fortunate this season to get
five. Whore he shot a dozen quail a
few years ago ho now shoots one.
About a year ago the State Fish
and Game Commission, with a view to
providing better feeding grounds for
quail, offered free buckwheat seed to
farmers who would plant it and let It
stand. Few fanners havo accepted
the offer.
AMPHIBIOUS AUTOMOBILE.
French War Office Acquires a New
Machine Useful In the Field.
London. A Paris despatch to the
Central NewB says the French War
Office has acquired an automobile
which Is capablo of being Instantly
changed from a land to a water ma
chine. The machine has a speed on land
of 40 kilometers and on water of 12
kilometers an hour. It can carry four
persons,
The power is furnished by a 14
horse-power motor.
Pulls Seven of His Own Teeth.
Mlddletown, N. Y. Standing beforo
a mirror, John Purchell, Jr., of Hal
cottvillo, Delaware County, took his
Jack-knife and cut around five of his
aching teeth, loosening them a little,
after which ho inserted a pair of
pincers and pulled out the trouble
makers, one by one. Later two more
teeth began to misbehave and he re
moved them In tbo same manner. Pur
chell had suffered several days and
finally decided he had sufficient nerve
to act as his own dentist.
Students War on "Co-Eds'" Rats.
Kalamazoo, Mich. The male stu
dents of tho High School have Eorvol
notice on the "co-eds" that they will
not maintain '"icial relations or bo
Been with any girl who wears a "rat"
In ber hair. It Is believed that this
action will be more effective than any
edlcU of the faculty.
A VINDICTIVE KNIFE.
The Weapon That Tried Several Times
to Kill Kipling.
My mind has llown buck down the
years to London and Into the large
corner room on the second floor, VII
Hers street, Embankment Gardens. On
the wnll fronting the Thames hangs
the most vicious looking knife 1 have
ever seen. It Is serpentine In shape,
and its downward point la as slinrp hm
a needle.
"What a villainous weapon!" 1 s.-i'tl.
"Yes," replied" Kipling, and I forgot
the name he gave it or the section of
India from which it came. "Tim
knife has tried to kill mo several
times. It's nlways on the watch.
When I got It there was nlllxcd to It.
like a button on a foil, one Joint of a
man's backbone. The knife had been
run into the vertebrae, given a savage
twist and brought away with it a piece
of human framework."
As ho spoko he approached the glit
tering, snakcllkc knife.
"Don't touch it!'' I cried. "You
ought to keep it in a locked box."
He didn't touch It, so far as 1 saw.
but as ho raised his hand the knife
dropped like a plummet and stood
quivering In the Hoor within an Inch
of his boot.
"Look at that!" he said and stood
there without moving a muscle until I
saw how nearly the sinister blade had
come to impaling his foot. Robert
I5arr In Loudon World.
A CONVERT.
He Is Now n Firm Believer In Psychic
Phenomena.
"Do I believe in the occult? Sure, I
do," said the nuburbanite as ho set
tled down Into his seat In the smok
ing car and filled his pipe. "I was
Just as great n xkeptle as you are until
a week ago. I was firmly convinced
that table nv.uipulation was a fake,
that mind reading was pure guess
work and that All alleged psychic phe
nomena could be attributed to natural
causes. But now I'm willing to nc
cept the entire propaganda. Nothing
Is too obscure for me to accept on
blind faith. I've experienced a com
plete change of heart, as they used to
say in the old camp meetings.
"You sec, it was this way. My
friend Rugging, who Is really a bug
on the occult. Induced me to go to a
seance with him the other afternoon
and prevailed upon me to have a sit
ting. In spite of iny noubcliof he said
I was a good subject, and I guess 1
was. The lady who was delivering the
soul fluid told me 1 should have trou
ble with a stout, dark woman. All
the way out on the train that evening
the idea haunted me. I couldn't get
it out of my head.
"And, say, she was right. What
happened? Why, when I got home I
found myself up against the proposi
tion of firing the colored cook. Sure,
I believe In the occult. Got a light?"
New York Times.
Stevenson's Cup of Misery.
It. L. Stevenson, writing in 1803 to
George Meredith, in an epistle quoted
in his "Letters." says, with heart
touching pathos:
"For fourteen years I have not had
a day's real health. I have wakened
sick and gone to bed weary, and I
ljave done my work unflinchingly. 1
have written In bed nnd written out of
It, written in hemorrhages, written in
sickness, written torn by coughing,
written when my head swam for
weakness, and for so long, it seems to
me, I have won my wager and recover
ed my glove. I am better now have
been, rightly speaking, since first I
came to the Pacific and still few are
the days when I am not in some phys
ical distress. And the battle goes on
ill or well Is a tritle so that it goes. 1
was mado for a contest, and the pow
ers have so willed that my battlefield
should bo this dingy. Inglorious one of
the bed and the physic bottle. At
least I have not failed, but I would
have preferred a place of trumpetlngs
and the open air over my head."
How to Know tho Twins.
Tho Beverly twins, Fred and Frank,
were such exact counterparts of each
other that none of the neighbors could
tell them apart, and even their mother
sometimes had her doubts. The re
semblance is accentuated by the faet
that they "ro dressed exactly alike,
"How in the world can you yourself
tell which Is which, Mrs. Beverly?"
nsked a caller one day.
"To tell tho truth," she answered.
"1 can't always. But if I hear a noise
in the pantry and I call out, 'Fred, is
that you?' and ho snys, 'Yes, mamma,'
I know It's Frnnk and that he's In
some kind of mischief." Exchange.
Wonderful Cactuses.
The largest cactuses in the world are
those to be found In parts of Mexico.
Tho curious bristling plants common
In greenhouses nnd even lu botanical
collections glvo but a poor idea of tho
size and beauty of this variety. It Is
common, for example, to Cad n siugle
plant growing to a height of eight or
ten feet which will v-lgh several hun
dred pounds. The wu uises grow In n
bewildering vnrlety of forma nnd col
ors. Their blossoms aro corresponding
ly large and varied.
A Cynical Citizen.
"Is your town Improving?"
"Yep," answered Broncho Bob. "Tbo
figures show that the tone of Crimson
Gulch Is Improving. Tim population
has decreased 30 per cent tho Inst
year, and I don't know of anybody
whose absence wouldn't bo a benefit."
Washington Star.
A bond of union la soon formed be
tween brethren In misfortune. I
Sag!.
NEW THINGS IN CHINA.
A Dainty Dish o'n Which to Srv
Sliced Lemon.
No matter how much china or glass
waro tho average housewife possesses
she is nlways on the nlert for some
thing now or more convenient than
her present supply. Particularly docs
this npply to designs for special serv
ice, such as relish and entree dishes.
In the accompanying sketch are shown
some of the most recent productions of
this character, all of them practical.
The relish rack, which emanntes from
England, Is on the order of the stands
so much In vogue for serving cakes
nnd sandwiches nt 5 o'clock tea, par
ticularly ut lawn parties, to which
tho English arc so partial. Each of
the three dishes Is In the form of n
fish, tho coloring being dull green nnd
coral. They are supposed to hold some
variety of Ilsh relish.
Sliced lemon Is the essential accom
paniment of many dishes, particularly
in the lino of sea food, nnd for its spe
cial service a plate of crystal with a
border of filigree silver overlay has
made its appearance. A silver fork Is
ndded.
Dishes prepared en casserole arc al
ways served In tho brownish fireproof
NOVELTIES TO BE FOUND IN THE SHOrS.
receptables lu which the food has been
cooked. To differentiate these aristo
crats among bnkiug dishes from the
common kind they are slipped Into a
nickel or silver stand before being
brought to the table. It la easier to
handle the entree thus served, so there
is a practical as well as an aesthetic
reason for the adoption of the silver
stand.
Cut glass syrup jugs are not alto
gether new, but one so fashioned as to
do away with tho necessity for a metal
lip is out of the ordinary. Such is the
stylo here pictured, tho cutting of the
pitcher being quite effective. A nap
kin ring of cut glass Is uncommon
and Is calculated to Interest the house
wife who has a penchant for table
equipment of this sparkling crystal.
MEATS AND VEGETABLES.
Stewed chicken without mashed po
tatoes and pork without apple sauce
lose half their zest.
With roast meats sweet potatoes nro
appropriate, ns are squash, tomatoes,
asparagus and stowed onions.
Baked macaroni Is a fitting accompa
niment to a roast. So aro brussels
sprouts and scalloped or creamed cauli
flower. Squabs and all game havo lettuce
with French dressing served with
them, and lettuce must be eaten with
Virginia ham.
Fried onions fairly cry aloud for a
juicy beefsteak, aud roast beef with
out potatoes browned under tho meat
never tnstes quite tho same.
It is no longer correct to serve more
than two vegetables with tho meat
courso, though with poultry cranber
ries are counted as an extra.
Certain meats np ns closely allied to
certain vegetables as Is tho long meter
doxology to "Old Hundred." To sep
arate them seems almost desecration.
Potatoes are nn accommodating sort'
of vegetable. They nro good with all;
meats, though their digestibility when'
served more than once a day Is ques
tionable. Turnips, carrots, parsnips nnd cab
bage aro generally eaten with boiled
meats, while peas, beets, beans, corn'
nnd tomatoes aro good with cither boil
ed or roasted meats.
Celery should nover be omitted when
serving poultry and is an invariable
accompaniment of soup. It la specially
good, for the nerves nnd is fittingly
served with all meats.
Hlco should be served with stewed'
;hlcken. Roast duck demands bottvj
ipple sauce and stewed onions. Tur
key without cranberries would be km
lost as venUon without currant Jelly.
BEES HID TIPTO MOVE MY
Ten-Ton Boulder Fella Tree They
Used on Hog Mountain for
Ten Years.
Pine Brook, N. J. Some one tipped
oft a big hive of bees In a hollow tree
at tho foot of Hog Mountain that a
ton-ton boulder was going to roll down
from the top of tho mountain nnd
smnsh everything In its path, Includ
ing tho trco in which they had stored
700 pounds of honey. In what way
they got the tip Is not known. Tho
best evldenco the bees had It Is they
moved to another tree out of tho dan
ger line a few hours beforo the big
boulder mado Its sensational down
ward rush, and that Ueubon Van Win
kle, who owns the farm on which the
bee trees are, returned from Montclalr
loaded down with supplies he bought
after he had sold tho 700 pounds of
honey for fancy prices. Inrldentally,
when in Montclalr, he felt so rich aw
a result of tho bee tip and the boulder
he went to the Central Hotel and had
a full course dinner.
"It waB the first time I had eaten
a dinner with side dishes slnco my
wedding day, thirty-soven years ago,"
Van Winkle said. "When I think oL
that dinner and look at .ill these pret- j
ty things I have bought, and hoar thW
money Jingling in my pockets, I cer
tainly feel favorably dispo3ed toward
bees and boulders."
The bees occupied the hollow tree
ten years. Van Winkle never disturb
ed them, because he knew the only
way to got the honey was to cut the
tree down. He was averse to doing
that. So the Insects worked away un
til the tree literally was saturated
with honey. Two weeks ago he no
ticed tho bees were moving to another
hollow tree. Ho thought it wfls be
cause a new swarm was being driven
out of the old quarters to find a new
home. As he sized It up, nothing
short of a big fight In the hive could
force bees to go out.
On Sunday night the Van Winkles
were aroused by a terrific crashing on
the mountainside. Van Winkle got
out of bed and went to investigate. By
that time the noise had ceased and
he could not discover its cause. In
tho morning, however, he saw the big
boulder in his meadow and up the
mountainside trees which had been
felled by Its rush. At the end of the
lino lay the old bee tree.
Then it dawned upon Van Winkle
why the bees had moved.
INFANT WITH A RECORD.
Represents Fifth Generation and Has
Eleven Grandparents.
Danville, Ind. The Infant daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Rollo Parker of
Hendricks County, Mary Margaret,
has a record of relatives unequalled in
Indiana. She represents the fifth gen
eration of her family that Is yet liv
ing, and she has eleven grandparents
living. Her great-great-grandparents
on her mother's side are Mr. and Mrs.
James Kibby of Advance, while Dr.
aud Mrs. Burko of the same place
have the honor of being her grandpar
ents. Mrs. Jacob Kendall of Lizton
is also her great-grandmother.
It 1b difficult to trace all the eleven
branches of the family tree. The com
bined ages of the five generations In a
direct line total something over two
hundred years. The new arrival, who
is now but ten days old, has already
received messages from her many
relatives, and it Is probable that
within a short time a family rounion
will be arranged, when, if possible,
all the fond great-great-grandparents,
together with the grandparents, par
ents and-other near klnfolk, will gath
er for a general mutual admiration
meeting.
HIS DOG REPAID KINDNESS.
Miller Sheltered the Animal and It
Saved His Family.
Stratford, Conn. A. Miller found
a small yellow dog one cold stormy
day, and, taking pity on It, took it
home. Sunday morning at 3 o'clock
tho dog repaid Miller by saving tho
family from death.
Miller, awakened by the dog, saw
tongues of flamo coming through tho
floor. Finding tho hallway a mass of
flames, Miller made a rope of bed
clothing and lowered his wife nnd
three sleeping children from a win
dow. Before jumping himself ho drop
ped the dog into the arms of his wife.
Tho floor caved In a few seconds lat
er. Flying Autolst Hit by Flying Owl.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. While out in his
automobile, George Reynolds throw
his head back as an owl flew directly
across his. steering wheel. He thought
It was a pheasant, and, making a
quick grab, caught the bird by the
feet. Tho owl mado a fight and sunk
its claws Into Reynolds's glove, but ho
managed to hold on and brought tho
owl homo. It Is a beautiful speci
men. f-'lrm to Can Jack Rabbits.
Mnnltownc, Win. A company which
Is negotiating for property hero sooks
to establish a plant for canning rab
bits, tamo and jack, and tho tanning
of tho hides of the animals, which will
bo raised by farmers of the county un
der contract. The concern will em
ploy 100 men nt the outset.
Diamond In Spring Chicken's Craw.
Zanesvllle, O. John A. Gray, a rail
roader, Is exhibiting a diamond, valued
at $125, which was found in the craw
of n "spring" chicken ho had pur
chased in the public market. Whero
tho chicken picked up the "sparkler"
Is a mystery.
Bodies burled for 160 years havo
been found In Siberia In a perfect
6 tat (i. of preservation.
A FAIR EXCHANGE.
NOW, Daplino, dear, you must not fret.
My well beloved sufTraRette.
No matter what our laws may say.
I'll sco to It you have your way.
There used to be a snylng that
"There's sovornl ways to skin a cat."
And even If the law denies
And easts on you Its mnrbto eyos,
Just list to mo nnd you will note
Exactly how you'll win the vote.
You'll linvo It ero election time,
My best beloved maid, or I'm
No prophet of what la to be.
If you will only list to inc.
1 want ynu. Daphne, for my own.
I canuot ko through llfo alone.
Slnco meeting you, 1 must confess,
1'vo llttlo uso for loneliness.
I want your hand; 1 want your heart;
I'd havo you drlvo my applo cart;
I want your umlle about my plifco;
I want ouch day to sco your face
And every smile It sheds to bo
A smlln on nobody but me.
And so this fair exchange I'd mako:
Glvo mo yourself, and you may tako
My vote for evermore to uso
In any way you clmnca to choose.
I want your heart; you want n vote
Let's swap and Joy for all promoto.
When comes around election day
I'll go and vote It as you say,
And no ono will the wiser bo
Savo mo and you and you and me.
'Twon't bo illegal cither, for
Tho secret ballot Is tho law!
Horace Dodd (Jastlt in New York
Times.
Following a Lend.
A lady who hud been married only n
month on receiving a nice brace of
pheasants as a gift told the servant to
cook them for Saturday's dinner.
"Please, mum, do you like the birds
Mgh?" asked the girl.
"Like the bird's eye, Mary? What
do you mean?" replied the mistress.
"Well, mum, some folks like the
birds stale," explained Mary.
"Oh, like tho bird's tall! Yes, bring
in both the o.w and the tail." London
News.
Coincidences.
First Stranger (on rnllway train)
So you are selling Professor Blank's
new book, are you? Strange coinci
dence. I am Professor Blank.
Second Stranger That so? Then you
wrote the very book I am agent for?
"Yes; tho hardest work I ever did
was writing that book."
"Well, well! That's auother strange
coincidence. Tho hardest work I ever
did was trying to sell It." New York
Weekly.
The Limelight.
"Why did Ranterton give up his part
and quit" the company at the last mo
ment?" "He discovered at our final dress re
hearsal." replied the manager, "that in
one scene lie would be expicted to
stand up stage, with his back turned
toward the audience, while another
member of the company mnde a speech
nearly a quarter of a minute long."
Chicago Record-Herald.
On the Links.
'I'ti,. f!ilfii ft,. Mm f.itrf-imnti Ik, 1i:iq
Just beaten at golf) Never tulnd, old
chap; you will get even with mo wheu
you read my burial service.
The Clergyman That will still be
your hole.
Their Substitute.
Eva Yes, wo bachelor girls often
give a yachting party and never think
of taking a man along.
Jack Well, well! Don't you ever get
lonesome?
Eva Oh. well, If we do we hug tho
shore. Houston Post.
Tho Reason. 1
"Well, Johnny, do you wish you I
woro a grownup man?"
"You bet I do."
"But why?"
"So people wouldn't ask me such
fool questions." Cleveland Lender.
An Improvement.
"Haven't you been doing something
to Improve your paper recently?" nsk
ed tho caller In the newspaper ofllce.
"Oh, yes," replied the young clerk.
"Wo'vo sent the editor away on a va
cation." Yonkers Statesman.
Good Advice.
Ho But I tell you what It Is, Maude
If your father Is at all unreasonable
I shall put my back to tho wall and
She Keep It there. That would be
tho safe position. Kansas City Jour
nal. Providential.
Mother Why should wo make Wil
lie n doctor when there nrc so many
now doctors every year?
Father But think of all the now ail
ments! Meggendorfer Blatter.
Too Fresh,
Tesslo Tourist I certainly enjoy the
freshness of this mountain air.
Tilly Travel Yes, but I didn't enjoy
the freshness of that mountaineer we
met back there. Smart Set.
I'ltOFBSSIONAIi CAKDS.
Attarneva-at-Law.
H WILSON,
ATTOHNKT A COUNSEI-On-AT-LAW.
lloiicsdnlcVPa. "' "
M. II. LEE,
ATTOKNEY t COtlNRET.rm.AT.T iw
Office over post ofllce. All leiral buslnpsn
promptly attended to. Iloiiesdnlc. P,ulnMS
in C. MUMFORD,
Jli. ATTOKNEY A COUNSEI.OIt-AT-LAW,
t,'."r:m ''lb.'',rty I,.n1.1 hnlldliiir, opik. site the
Post Ulllce. Ilone.Mlale. Pa.
HOMER GREENE.
ATTOKNEY A COUNSEI.OK-AT-t AW.
Olllre over Hell's store. Houcsdale I'n.
0L. ROWLAND,
ATTOKNEY A COUN(SEU)K-AT-l,AWi
Olllci! ver Post Ofllce. Honesdule. Pa
fUlARLKS A. McCAKTY,
J ATTOKNEY A COUNSEI,OK-AT-I,AW.
Special nnd prompt attention tiven to the
collection of .nihil''. Office over iicif's new
toie. llonesdalc. Pa.
T.1 P. KtMRI.E,
JL . ATTOKNEY
Xr r!f1TTVI-TVlTI- 1T.1 AW
OlUcuover the bust ofHce llonesdale. Pa.
ME. SIMONS,
. ATTOKNEY A COtlNSELOK-AT-LAW
Office in the Court House, Honesdnle,
Pa.
HERMAN JIAHMEfc,
ATTOKNEY A COl'ShELOn-AT-LAW
. Patents and pensions paired. Oillce In the
hcliuerholz bulldlnc 1 lone, dale. Pa.
PETER II. ILOFF,
ATTOKNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
qnice-Socond floor old Suvings link
building. llmusdule. Pa
RM. SALMON,
ATTOKNEY A f OI NbLI.01t-AT-I,AW
OIIlri'-Net door to ) c M i flue. Fotmerl
occupied bvW II. Din m;ifc. Ilcinesdiile. Pa
Dentists.
DR. E. T. BROWN,
DENTIST.!
Office First floor, old Savings Hanklbulld
Ins:, llonesdale. Pa.
Dr. C. It. 1JKADY. Dentist. llonesdale. Pa.
Office Hours-8 a. m. to 5 p. m
Any evening by appointment.
Citizens' phone. S3 Residence. No. N-X
Phvslclnns.
DR. II. B. SEARLES,
HONESDALE, PA.
OIHce and residence 1019 Court 'street
telephones. Ottlcn Hourt MO to 4:tt).aiid
s 11 to h:C0. t. in
Livery.
LIVERY. Fred. G. Rickard has re
moved his livery establishment from
corner Clmch street to Whitnev'o Stone
Barn.
ALL CALLS
PROMITLY ATTENDED TO.
FIRST CLASS OUTFITS. 7ovl
JOSEPH N. WELCH
Fire
(The OLDEST Fire Insurance
I Agency in Wayne County.
I Office: Second floor Masonic Ruild-
ing, over C. C. Jadwin's drug store,
i Honrsdale.
If you don't insure with
us, we both lose.
General
Insurance
White Mills Pa.
O. G. WEAVER,
Graduate Optician,
1127 S Slnln St., HONESDALE.
Tooth
Savers
We havo the sort of tooth brushes that are
mude to thoroughly cleanse and save the
teeth,
They nre the kind that clean teeth (without
euvlnc vour mouth full ot bristles. -
Wt recommend those costlnc 23 cents or
mure, as we can imurautee tbeiu and will re
place, free, any that vliow defects ot manu
facture within three mouths.
O. T. CHAHBERS
PHARMACIST,
Opp.D. A If. Statlsn HONESDA
H TTINGER
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