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Five of us Rlood with bridles on
our arms In the store veranda at
Mulga Plnlns, and peered Into the
gathering darkness. A rush of hoofs
came down the paddock, and the
elang of a slip rail dropped In place
told us that the black boy bad yard
ed the horses.
' "Is It worth It?" asked Hammond,
the bookkeeper, jingling his snaf
fle against the veranda post, "the
wind's rising It's going to rain
It'll be a rotten show any way Is it
worth riding ten miles in the dark
for?"
"Oh, como on, Hammond; no slack
ing, you promised to come!" Bo we
rallied him through the dark.
In the end we all went to catch
eur horses, David Wilson, the over
seer; Hammond, myself and Hughlo
and Albert two of the boundary rid
ers. So dark it was that the piebald
mare struck tho gate with her shoul
der before Hughie realized that he
was near it; we rode through and
followed Davie in single file as he
picked up the tract on old Mosquito.
.The clouds parted a little, and a thin
wisp of moon showed above the river
timber. Davie shook Mosquito Into
a canter.
We could hear Hammond grum
bling behind us as his old r.utre stum
bled in the wheel tracts, but our lead
er cantered on, humming a bush
song; he had an rye like a hawk,
and the perfect confidence in his
horse that exists only between the
superb horseman and his mount; be
hind him wo struggled along, trust
ing to luck. At last far ahead a
light twinkled, another and another,
and the township loomed before us.
The lighted verandas of the hotels
were black with people.
"Quite a crowd," said Davie, cheer
ily, tapping his pipe bowl on tho
pommel of his saddle.
We drew rein in front of Donald
son's, and some one shouted from
the veranda, "Here come the Mulga
boys! "
We stabled our horses under a
brush shed behind the hotel, and
cianked along the boards in our trail
ing spurs to mingle In the crowd and
drink success to Grimthrope's Buck
Jump Show.
The wal.s of Donaldson's bar were
plastered with posters of a magnifi
cent black horse, bucking furiously
beneath a wiry horseman, who smiled
down upon the barroom loafers, hat
In band. Under this picture was
written:
STEAM ENGINE.
10 to the Man Who Can Sit Him
For Two Minutes in a
Naked Saddle.
In little knots of two and three the
bushmen stood and drained their
glasses, and everywhere the talk was
of Grlmthrope and his horses.
"I saw the show up in Rockhamp
ton last year," said Dally Stevens,
the drover, "and, take it from me,
the black horse can buck; he threw
four our best men one after the oth
er; there isn't a chap in this Lachlan
Country that could follow him for
two bucks, and my money's ready to
back what I say! "
"Now then, you Mulga boys," said
some one, "take him up; he's only
talking; those show horses are only
tricky; a man who can tide can do
What ho likes with 'em."
"Some of 'em can buck, some of
em can't," said Hughie, with a wise
shake of his head. "I want to see
this horsa first."
"Well, let's get down to the show,"
said Dave, Unking his arm In mine;
."come along, Billy."
In the township a steady stream
of people was pouring Into the large
tent erected on a vacant piece of land
below Loughran's Hotel. As we paid
our money at the door a gust of wind
ehook the canvas, and a few heavy
drops began to fall.
Our party took seats together, and
presently the show began. The first
part of the program consisted of some
clever high jumping by two gray
borses, and some trick riding by
Grimthrope's men; one of these
dressed as a clown did soma clever
tumbling oft a bucking pony, falling
off In every conceivable attitude, and
always in perfect safety, at once gain
ing the good opinion of the crowd.
This was followed by a clever exhi
bition of stock whip cracking and
lasso throwing; then there was an
laterval of ten minutes before the Im
portant work of the evening began
the challenge riding of Grim
thrope's buckjumpers. .
A sturdy little roam horse was led
lata the, ring, and Grlmthrope came
ferward and announced that oce of
bis men would ride the horse, a no
torious buckjumper from the Flin
ders River,' and that afterward 5
.would be given to any man in the
aadienee who would remain on his
back for two minutes. A murmur
of approval greeted this sporting of
fer, and the crowd settled down to
watch while the half-caste rider sad
dled the roam.
There was a dead silence as the
man crept slowly Into .the saddle,
then a shout of applause as the roam
sprang into the air and went buck
ing round the lnclosure in a cloud
of dust. In a very few moments the
horse had stopped, and his rider
vaulted down and waved his bat to
the occupants of the two-shilling
eats.
The general opinion of the crowd
was that the horse "cauldn't brxk for
aonr apples," and had te plucky and
bo one was surprised when the butefc-
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er's son Bteppcd forwarl and offered
to "have a cut at that thero fiver,"
only stipulating that he atould use
his own saddle. But the little roam
Boeraed to know what was expected
of him, and with a flying forward
buck and a quick side lurch, he had
the boy in difficulties at once, and
following up his ndvantage he flung
his rider heavily against the canvas
at the end ot the tent, which fortu
nately broke his fall.
Grlmthrope dusted the boy's coat
with his riding whip and turned with
a smile to the crowd. "My 5 Is
still waitin', gentlemen!" he said.
Hughie stirred in his seat. "Shall I
have a cut at him, Dave?" he asked,
but even as he spoke a lltle wiry
horsebreaker from Merrigal Springs
stepped into the arena with his huge
saddle on his arm.
He rode prettily; beneath his Iron
thighs the little roam was powerless,
and though he bucked his hardest he
was conquered from first to last, and
a great ovation greeted the brsaker
as he received Grimthrope's 5 and
returned modestly to his place.
"Gentlemen," said Grlmthrope, "I
have often heard of the Lachlan Riv
er riders, and there's not the least
doubt that you've got some good men
in the district, but I have a horse in
my show that has teBted the best, and
to show my confidence in him I will
double my usual wager and give 2(1
to the man who can sit him for two
minutes in a hunting saddle, but any
man who tries and fails to ride hlra
must pay me a forfeit of 5 and take
all risk ot accident. Bring In Steam
Engine!"
A murmur ot applause rippled
round the ring as the beautiful black
horse was led In; he stood fully six
teen and a half hands, of lmmcnss
bone and muscle, and carried a proud
head so high that he seemed even
taller than he really was. Ills eyes
flashed firo upon .the tie-.s cf rapt
brown faces, and as tho groom faced
him In the centre of the tent ho
squealed and lashed out In very wan
tonness. Then tho crowd began to talk, call
ing on the noted horsemen present to
take up the challenge.
"Now, then, Hughie! Now, thcr,
Dally! Come on Dave Wilson!
Where's Jack Grieve?" and so on.
Hughie shuffled his feet Impatient
ly, and I noticed the hand that rested
on his knee shook as though with
some nervous resolve.
Dally Stevens, the drover, shook
his head good naturedly. "I've Been
him buck," he said, and there was a
woalth ot meaning in bis words.
"Have another try, Jack Grieve,
he's no worse than the roan!" called
somebody; but Jack sat still, looking
thoughtfully at Ms saddle.
"Dave, Dave Wilson! Como on,
Dave!" yelled the crowd. "What's
become of the Mulga boys?" But
Davie's handsome brovn face be
trayed no interest in the proceedings;
he stooped to strike a match, and
held It to his pipe.
A gUEt of wind shook the great
canvas Into bellying waves, and a
clatter of rain swept down upon the
roof. The black horEe started and
pawed the ground impatiently.
"Will I have a cut?" Hughle's
face was a little white, I thought, as
he beat acros3 to ask Dave the ques
tion. "Please yourself, Hughie!" snld the
overseer, "but mind you, he's a bad
one. Dally Stevens wouldn't be oft
him unless he was something out of
tho common,"
But Hughie had already made up
his mind. "Let me use my own sad
dle, and I'll rldo him," ho called out.
Grlmthrope demurred, but finally
gave way on the point, and Hughie,
with the honor of our station in his
hands, stepped out Into the .nrenn.
The black horse was blindfolded
and saddled, and Hughie made a lit
tle speech to the crowd.
"I don't want you fellows to think,"
he said, addressing the crowd gener
ally, "t'u at I'm riding this horse to
try ar.d make a big man of myself be
fore you; and I know there's two or
three fellows in this tent that can
ride both sides of me; but I don't be
lieve In these Queensland fellows
coming down here and poking fun
at us Lachlan men because we hap
pen to work among sheep and not
cattle; more than that, I'm a Mulga
Plains man, and I'm going to have a
try at this black horse for the honor
of the old station."
Great applause followed this im
promptu oration, for Hughie was a
sterling fellow and a favorite with
all, and a first rate horseman into
the bargain. Then he waved his
band to us and took hold of the reins,
and quick as a cat was down in the
saddle. The bandage was snatched
from he black's eyes, and he reared
straight on end, gave a sudden twist
and nearly fell; then, coming down,
he dropped his head, and, squealing
viciously, bucked hard and high
across tho ring. At the second buck
Hughie slipped forward, at tho third
he left tho saddle as though Blung
KEN one hog gets an
will trot along behind and squeal and beg and Is
ready for a bite, but just let the hog get his head
fast in the crack of a fence and every son of a sow
will jump on and help tear him to nieces. Just so
It is with nen. As long as a man is prosperous and has
money he can't keep bis friends off with a baseball bat. Tbe
moment ha is unfortunate and his wealth is gone he is not
only snubbed by his former friends, but they begin to do all
barm Dosslble. When a man starts down erade the world
I steps to one side and greases
by a catapult, and fell a doien feet'
away with a crash that resounded
through tho tent. For a "moment we
thought ho was seriously Injured, but
he rose and staggered unsteadily
across the ring.
Grlmthrope stood tapping his rid
ing boot with his whip. "I have twen
ty notes here," he said, "for the man
who can ride him."
Jack Grieve got up from his place
in thn front row and walked forward,
carrying his heavy saddle, with the
stirrup irons Jir.gilns In his stride.
They took oft Hughle's saddle and
put Jack's In Its place. The big hone,
now- thoroughly roused, struck and
plunged, and It took twclvo minutes
to saddle him, while the crowd
hummed with excitement: "By
heaven, that horse can buck!" "Jack
can never ride one side of him!"
"Nor any other mau on the Lachlan
River! "
In a dead silence the famous horse
breaker stole Into the saddle, the
cloth was pulled from the horse's
eyes, and up he went In a savage
buck. Jack Grieve loosened his reins
and drove heme the spurs; with a
roar of pain the great horse gave one
bound into the air, and surely never
before or since did a horse buck so
big and high; like nn arrow from a
bow the trim littlo figure ot the
breaker shot through the air, and he
landed twenty feet away at Grim
tliorpe's feet, whllo a shout of wonder
and dismay rose from the benches.
Tho horse was caught and unsad
dled and Jack Grieve went back to
his place, and under the tan his face
was very white.
Grimthorpe smiled at the audience.
"It takes the cattlemen to ride a
horso like that," he said, with quiet
scorn. "I should have brought some
thing easier down here."
There was soma hissing and booing
from the back of tho tent at this
speech, and somebody called out,
"Let's see you ride him yourself!"
Eut Grimthorpe only tapped his
boot with his riding whip and smiled.
I looked across at David Wilson.
Dr.vo had a reputation second to no
man r.s a buckjump rider, and if any
man in that tent could rido tho horse
I knew it was the tall, lithe overseer
of Mulga Plains. A far finer rider
than Hughie Warren, but less ad
dicted to displaying his prowess, we
knew at onca that if Dave consented
to try we should see such a battle
between man and beast as had seldom
been seen before.
"Try him, Dave," I said. But hs
shook his head. Somebody heard me
and caught at the name. "Dave Wil
son, Dave Wilson! Now then,
Davie! "
In a moment the cry was taken up
by a hundred throats.
"Dave," I said, "remember the
honor of the station."
A sudden gleam awoke in his keen,
honest blue eyes. If there was one
thing above all others that was a
cherished fetish with David Wilson,
It was the honor of Mulga Plains. His
ambition was that our station Bhould
be first in stock, first in honorable
dealing, and, before everything, first
In sport, and that it should be beaten
In horsemanship was a thought Into!
erable to him. He turned to me
quickly:
"Run and fetch your little hunting
saddle, Billy!"
I hesitated. "But Dave," I said,
"tho little saddle he'll let you"
"Hurry up," he broke in authorita
tively, "your hunting saddle!"
I was out of the .tent in a flash
When I returned with the dainty
English saddle on my arm the bush
men stood up all around tho ring
nr.d cheered lustily. Dave was talk
ing to Grimthorpe. He turned to me,
took the saddle and unstrapped Its
silk web girths and surcingle, and at
tached tho leather gear from
Hughle's.
In a few minutes tho big black
horse was ready for tho fray, and
Dave stepped forward, cool; watchful
and determined. Before we had real
ised that lie had gathered the reins
he wa3 safe in the caddie, and up
went the black with a snort of anger,
Coming down with a nasty turn in
the air he lost his footing and fell,
but Wilson Bf.rang clear, and, still
holding the bridle, gave the black a
kick in the ribs.
Tho horse rose, and as he did so
Dave threw tis leg over him, and as
nan and beast leaped six feet in the
air a great cheer burst from the
crowd.
Then began a royal battle for su
premacy; the outlaw bucked straight
forward big and high, side-lurched
bucked backward, reared and turned
In tbe air, or spun like a top in one
place; but through it all the tall,
lithe figure of the rider swayed easily
to every motion, and seemed to be a
part ot the whirling Catherine wheel
below.
Suddenly thero burst fro:n the
audience a wild yell of triumph.
"Time's tip! Time's up! Good old
Dave!" Tho bushmen, mad with de
light, stood up on the benches and
waved hats and handkerchiefs and
whips. The black horse made one
more terrific attempt to unseat his
rider, and then, bolting for the open
ing in the tent that led to his rough
bush stable, he suddenly disappeared
from view. We leapt from our Beat3
and rushed to the doorway in an ex
cited stream. Outsido a crash ot
thunder met us, and a great f.ash of
ear of corn every other ho?
the track. Lcland (111.) Times.
lightning showed for a moment tbe
big black horse and his gallant rider
forging through the night.
There came a sudden jingle of wire
and then silence. Some one called,
Into the fence, by Jove! " and we ran
over to tho spot.
As we reached It another flauh re
vealed the black horso lying on his
side and Dave standing over him un
hurt. Then his cheery voice rung
out, "Sit on his head, somebody; I
don't want to get that saddlo
smashed!"
The saddlo was none the worse ex
cept for a scar on the flap, where a
ragged edge of wire had touched it;
but I'm proud of that mark, for it
calls to mind the night when Dave
Wilson saved the honor of the sta
tion. Illustrated Sporting and Dra
matic News.
The eight-track swing bridges
across the main channel of the Chi
cago drainage canal near Thirty-first
stret will bo operated by electricity.
An Interestlne article in tho Fine
Arts Journal describes the artistic
nnsKlhilitiea of electricity both for
decoratlvo lighting and more utilita
rian purposes of facllo hospitality,
from electric toast racks to chafing
dishes.
The elsrtric railway up Mont Blans
Is now open to the public as far as
the Col do Voza, 6495 feet high. The
first train took nearly an hour to ac
complish the journey ot four and a
half miles. There are no tunnels,
and the steepest grade Is twenty per
cent., some magnificent views of Al
pine scenery being obtainable from
the cars.
The making of tin-plate originated
In Bohemia, according to a recent
paper by William E. Gray, hammered
Iron plates having been coated with
tin in that country somo time before
the year 1 GOO. Tln-plato making wr.s
introduced In Encland in 1665, the
art being brought there from Saiony.
In Franco the first tln-plato factory
was established in 1714. The first
commercial manufacture of tin-plate
In the United States was at Pittsburg,
in 1872.
French discoveries of asbestos have
been made upon the property of the
South Urals Asbestos Company in the
Orsk district. The average content
In asbestos of one deposit is fifteen
per cent. At times It reaches as high
as eighty per cent., in point ot quali
ty resembling chrysolite, and being
very soft and woolly. The fibre Is
Btrong, while the color In lumps Is
olive green, but the single staple ap
pears to be pure white. A second de
posit presents similar cenditions and
wealth of content.
An Ingenious scheme of burglar
protection, embodying specially de
signed curtains and portieres, has
been Invented by a Dresden engineer.
The curtains and portieres are made
of any of the materials used for such
purposes, and wired with fine conduc
tors. At certain places on the cur
tains are affixed small metals knobs,
connected with the wire conductors.
When drawn across a window or door,
or around a safe or vault, the slight
est disturbance of their position im
mediately breaks the circuit, as the
metal knobs are thus thrown out ot
contact with each other. Should the
intruder notice the wires and cut one
or more of them, his action would
break tho circuit and start tho alarm.
A Catechism.
"Why do we send missionaries to
the savages?"
"To civilize them."
"What goed docs that do them?"
"It educates then out ot habits of
Idleness."
, "And what then?"
"They go to work."
"What do they work for?"
"To become prosperous and rich."
"What Eood does prosperity do
them?"
"It procures them leisure and com
fort." "Which was what they had before
you started stirring them up. What's
the use?" Cleveland Leader.
The Top Uurena Drawer.
The fly has been swatted, the re
frigerator cleaned, tho drainage pipes
disinfected and the mo3quito killed
but nothing has been done to Daugh
ter's top bureau drawer. She puts
everything in it from face powder to
Blippers, and when sho wants any
thing stirs the mess with a stick till
what she seeks comes to to the top.
Germ3 find in her top bureau drawer
a secure and delightful home, and.
as she keeps her chewing gum and
fudge there, the only reason she Isn't
dead is that the Lord Isn't ready for
her. Atchison Globe.
Density of the Atmosphere.
Meteors prove that tho air is still
dense enough to make thos little
bodies Incandescent through friction
at a height of 100 miles, buf. up to
the present man has succeeded In ex
ploring the atmosphere to a hcisht of
only sir.tcen miles.
Tact mil Talent
Talent feels its weight, tact finds
Us way; talent commands, tact is
obeyed; talent is honored with appro
bation and tact Is blessed by prefer
ment. London Atlas
The king of Italy Is the only veg
etarian moinreu.
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CLEAN POULTRY HOUSE.
Clean the poultry house and brood.
ers at least twice a week, hoeing all
droppings Into the cabbage, cucum
ber, tomato or melon paten. Kenew
iwrlrllnr? in tbe brooder with fresh
sand, bran, Bawdust, and dust liber
ally with inaeclpowdor strong enough
to Induce a sneeze. Farmers' Home
Journal.
BUMBLE FOOT.
Bumble foot Is nothing more than
a bruise caused by Jumping off the
roost, and is usually found in the ball
of the' foot, which becomes extremely
sensitive, and quite often an abscess
forms. Occasionally the injury will
be found In the knee instead of tbe
foot, but the symptoms are the same.
Tbe treatment should be to reduce
the inflammation, and should this
fall and an abscess form a poultice of
flaxseed meal should be applied, and
after it is ripe the abscess should be
opened and drained. Farmers' Home
Journal.
LONO-LIVED ALFALFA.
Alfalfa Is very long-lived; fields In
Mexico, it is claimed, have been con
tinuously productive without replant
ing for over two hundred years, and
others in France are known to have
flourished for more than a century.
Its usual life in the United States is
probably from ten to twenty-five
years, although there is a field In
New Tork that has been mown suc
cessively for over sixty years. It Is
not unlikely that under its normal
conditions and with normal care it
would well-nigh be, as it is called,
everlasting. From Coburn's Book of
Alfalfa.
DIPPING STOCK FOR LICE.
There are various kinds ot stock
dips, and most of them are good.
Their use is becoming more common
because their value is better known
than formerly. Almost every stock
man has animals that are not thrifty,
and he don't know the reason why.
It very often happens that such an
imals are troubled with parasites of
some kind, perhaps several kinds.
They are too small to be Been with
the naked eye and the farmer tries
different kinds of medicines, when an
outside application of some disinfec
tant is the only remedy needed. When
stockmen once learn the value of dip
ping they need no further encourage
ment. They keep on dipping twice a
year, because they know it pays both
In dollars and In satisfaction. Eplt
omtst. DRINKING VESSELS.
Scummy drinking vessels cause
sickness. They should be scalded out
every now and then. Filthy water
drank dally Is very irritating to the
bowels. Water is the principal con
stituent of the flesh, bones, feathers,
and eggs of fowls, and necessarily
large quantities ot it are consumed
dally. Therefore It should be seen
that the water supply Is not only pure
but fresh.
There is a poisonous fungus growth
In the blood in nearly all the fatal
diseases. Fowls never perspire so
that many of these evils may be
thrown off. On the contrary, they
must resort to respiration. The re
sult is that the great majority of
poultry diseases are found in the
head, throat and lungs, and, there
fore, It is In these parts that we must
look for the symptoms of disease.
American Cultivator.
TROUBLES OF A HAY MAKER.
I heard a pretty good story a few
days since about a good old deacon
somewhere out in York State, which
was somewhat after this wise: He
was one of those upright, dignified
sort of men who make it a rule to
perform their duty, and then make
the best of the matter, however the
event may turn out; but everything
on his farm was kept in the neatest
order.
It had got to be quite late In the
season for mowing, and still the dea
con had a fine piece ot grass which
he had been unable to cut, on ac
count of a press of other matters. So
one day he put on a large force, and
by noon he had It all down and spread
about in nice order, when there came
up a shower and wet it. After the
shower the old gentleman came out
and walked about "perfectly cool,"
and the next day he had It spread
again to dry; about noon there came
up another shower. Well, out came
the deacon again, with tho long face
and dignified air becoming one in
his station, looked at the hay and
walked into the house. '
. The next day being pleasant, he
had the hay dried, loaded, and driven
to the barn, into which they had got
just as another shower began to fall.
The deacon was congratulating
himself that he had finally succeeded
In securing the hay, when a gust of
wind struck the barn, - rushing
through and completely sweeping the
hay, scattering it to the four quarters,
and tearing the barn doors from their
hinges, ono of which hitting the old
gentleman, prostrated lilm in the
mud and fell on top of him. After
the door had been removed and his
breath partially recovered he sur
veyed the ruins for a few moments,
and then very solemnly exclaimed:
"Well, I think it is now time for me
to express my sentiments!" G. B.
G., in the American Caltivator.
-Smoking was a penal offense at
one time in Turkey. i
BUSINESS CltRDS,
J US TICK OF THE PEACE,
Pension Attorney apd Real'.Eatate Ageaa,
RAYMOND E. BROWN,
attorney at law,
Brookvillk, Pa.
(J, m. Mcdonald,
ATTORNEY-AT-L AW,
Real estate aent, patents secured, col
lections made promptly. Office in Syndicate
tullUlug, Heynoldnvllla, Pa.
gMITT? M. MoCREIGHT,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Notary public and real estate stent. W
lections will receive prjrnpt attention. Oftioe
In tbe RejrnoldsTlile Hardware (Jo. building,
slain street Heyuoldsvllle.Pa.
QR. B. E. HOOVER,
DENTIST,
Resident dentist. In the Hoover balldlaf
Main street. Oentlenees In operating.
DR. Lk L. MEANS,
DENTIST;
Office on second floor of She First National
bank building, Main street.
DR. R. DeVERE KINO,
DENTIST,
office on second floor of the Syndicate ball
Hf(, Main street, Keynoldsvllle, Pa.
JJENRY PRIESTER
UNDERTAKER.
Black and white funeralcars.
Rernolda'Ule. Pa.
Mala street.
MOOSE HUNTING SEASON OPENS
IN NEW BRUNSWICK.
The St. John Globe of September 27,
In an article on the opening of the
moose hunting season In New Bruns
wick, appears to think this year will
be a record-breaker. The excellent
game laws and care taken in their en
forcement for years have now borne
fruit, and there is no doubt ot the fact
that there are more mooBO, caribou
and deer to the square mile of forest
lands In New Brunswick than in any
other part of the Dominion. The sea
son opened on the 15th, and previous
to that date for some weeks a day
seldom passed that travelers on tho
section of the Intercolonial Railway
between Moncton aud Campbellton
did not have a sight from the trains
of one or more of these animals.
To see the array of guns and other
hunting paraphernalia arriving a
day or so previous to the
15th in the custody ot
sturdy and determined looking gen
tlemen, who represented nearly every
state in the Union, and many also
fromi abroad, one would Imagine all
the wild animals In tho country would
be killed, but the guides inform us
that there are plenty for all. It is.
said several hundred licenses to non
resident sportsmen were sold the first
day to the many waiting for the privi
lege, and one vendor in the town of
Newcastle is known to have Issued
more than a hundred. Many of the
strangers are going long distances in
to the woods, yet it appears moose
can be shot close to the settlements,
for two young men, not at all experi
enced hunters at that, went out on
the morning of the 15th, not far from
Moncton, and returned the same night
with a fine moose, a deer and a num
ber of partridges. Still, as the season
advances, the animals become more
wary, naturally, and the guides prob
ably know their business when they
advise sportsmen to go further afield.
Again, half the charm of a huntins
trip is in building a camp fire far from
civilization, and .besides the actual
hunting (he inducements of the north
ern woods attract hundreds, and have
for them a fascination all Its own. To
lovers of beautiful scenery also the
New Brunswick woods are well worth
a visit, particularly at this time of
year, when the varied colors of the
coverings of tho maples rnd other
hardwood trees are like nothing ever
seen elsewhere. Men who understand
the captivating mystery of the woods,
the physical enjoyment and exhilara
tion of a hunting trip, and are lovers
of nature, can find no better or surer
way to lose the tired and enervated
feeling which is the lot of the ordi
nary business man after a summer
spent in the busy city.
Many of the sportsmen who oome to
the Miramlchi and Nepisiguit country
have snug camps prepared by the
guides, to which they go for their
hunting, and others, just 83 well able,
to surround themselves with luxuries
under any circumstances, prefer the
open tent under the big pines and the
healthy "roughing It."
There are many ways of getting into
the heart of the New Brunswick
woods. A glance at the map shows
that nearly all the streams and larger
rivers in the hunting territory head
up to the slopes of the Bald Moun
tains, In the northwestern part of thfr
province, and the lakes which are at
the heads of these streams are the re
sort of the very large animals. The
best places from which to reach tha
head waters and the lakes are Bath
urst, Campbellton and Newcastle.'
Fairly good roads,, made years ago by
the lumbermen, reach far up the Mira
mlchi, Nepisiguit and Restigouche, and
the tedious Journey up stream against
the current, so tiresome that one who
has ever made It will do almost any
thing rather than repeat the experi
ence, is thus avoided to a great ex
tent. As we write it is learned that sev
eral parties of sportsmen who went
into the woods at the first ot the sea
son have already returned and carry
some fair-sized trophies home wltli
them, but so far the record for an
antlered head, 68 Inches, made on
the Nepisiguit In 1907, has not been
broken. Of course wo have yet to
hear from parties further afield, and
possibly when they come out another
story will be told.
If any sportsman requires Informa
tion about hunting In the territory
mentioned above, the booklet. "Fish
ing and Hunting," will be mailed to
him on receipt of a two-cent stamp for
postase by R. W. Chipman, New Eng-.
land Agent of the I. C. Ry., 30C Wash
ington street, Boston, Mass.
Moonlight most intense sometimes
causes sore eyes in Cuba, and the na
tives navigate and perambulate with
ambrella and paraluna.