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1HE STJTOAY OKEGOXTAX, rORTEAXlX SEPTE3IBER
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OREGON
N.MRODS HAVE
Deer Season Now in Fall Swing With Plenty of-j
BacKs In Hills and Forests Bear Hunting in Many
Sections DacKs and Small Game Plentiful
Throughout State Came La ws Pat Restrictions on
Activities of Hunters in. Oregon and' Other-States.
Scores of New Laws Evolved.'-" ' ". r T,
CHOICE OF BIG VARIETY
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rITH th deer-hunting Mason la
full swing In mnjr sections of
th (lata, with duek-ahootlna;
open and tha open aeaaon for iroma,
native pheasant, partridge and quail
rloaa at hand. Orea-oa nlmroda ara at
tha high tlda of happiness.
Thouaaada of hunters ara flock Inw
to tha hills and -forests whll other
thousand ara planning to so within
tha next J days. Ten day. - tw-e
weeha and even longer jerlod ara
(pant ch year In purs-jit of wild
lama by these hunt in enthusiasts.
Although Oregon la a stata of great
spaa and many deep nooka and
traanlea. there ara fear of tha moat ob
(cure recaaaes that will fall to develop
a hanter or two, Just at this time. Th
bust for came la barely leas arduoua
. than tha queat of placer gold. Let I
become known that there In rood deer
busting la the lower end of Currr
County or the upper end o Baker
County and tha Influx of ranters will
becla surely and at once.
lhara are. of course, a lot of change
tn tha Oregon came laws which will
curtail tha hunters to soma extent
aaaln thla year. For lastanr. elk
may ant be hunted lawfully thla year.
or until 1S1. for that mutter. And
then tha opan aeaaon will extend for
the solitary month of August.
(-ataeaa Phe-aaaata Prevrted.
Chinese pheasants. which afford"
truly royal sport, may not be killed.
cither. Tha law protects Ihrs superb
birds until Ills. Then tha aeaaon will
extend for ona month, besrtnnlng Oc
tober IS. Grouse, native pheasants or
ruffed pheasants and arouse, may ba
shot between October li and Novem
ber If of this year.
Deer and ducka are the matnstays
of tha hunting fraternity. In Multno
mah. Columbia and Clatsop counties
the duck aeason Is In full swing-, so
far aa tha law la concerned, tha open
data havlnar developed September 1.
Thus far tha flights have been light
alnr Columbia Clouch. anvlea lal
and. Deer Island and other duck haunts
Of tha threa countlea named. mall
bass of ten and IS birds have been
brought In. bul few limit baca have
materialised.
Grant. Harney. Malheur. Morrow,
Fninn. L'matllla and Wallowa countlea
re likewise enjoytng open season and
with better results. Malheur and Har
ney countlea ara the great duck cen
ters of tha stata. To tha lakea and
atreama of these sections comes tha
great Fall migration from tha east alda
of tha Cascades. Not only ducks of
svery variety, but gr.eat clouds of swan
and gees offer themselves as tarsals
thereabouts.
In Coos. Currr and Lake countlea
the aeason opened day before yeater
day. Cooa and Curry countlea Ret tha
great coast migration which Includes
many varieties of ducks. Klamath
County la another favorite haunt of tha
duck-hunter, tha lakea of that dtstrlct
bolna a favorite nesting and breeding
place, so that tha early aeason la par
haps tha best In Oregon.
Dark Haaflasj Kxpenalva.
For gees and swan, Malheur. Har
ney. Grant. Klamath. Lake. Sherman.
Baker. Wallowa and Gilliam countlea
have tha exclusive huntlns; attractions
at thla aeason. Throughout tha rest of
tha stata th aeseon does not open un
til October 1. White geese and brant
are protected In all countlea alike.
So far aa Multnomah County duck
hunters ara concerned, tha gam Is an
expensive one. Tha man who would
huTt,ipuatoWv,JtTt"st tnwcjrof
the'r.urueroua preserves. Tha man fh
goes duck hunting except on a pre
serve will set what the proverbial
small boy shot at.
These preserves are located mainly
In Columbia County aal lUJuiUaJ
hunters go down by boat Saturday
nights and hunt eSitmtaya. -They main
tain small ponds -that ara strewn al
most dally with good wheat to attract
tha n-l.rr.tnrv tn tlltrds. . wig con. .
heads and that otherwise would
Mil onward. Watchmen ara kept on th
ra'ious preserves to ward off rx-achers
ani attend to tho feeding. Ir costs
110 or so to buy into n club and S200
or so to maintain an Interest through
the season. As a rule good shooting
will ba hsd aach week, particularly
after tha Fall ralna aet In. In some
Instances, though, a lax watchman will
sell the wheat to a neighboring chick
an farmer Instead of throwing It Into
tha duck Donda and the hunters will
get nothing from week to week with
out being certain Just what Is wrong.
Portland duck hunters who have kept
careful records of expenditures for
season report an average cost of aa
high as I1J par duck. So It Is hardly
a poor man's game at best. Ducks
tha man who gets a limit bag of 35
ducks In n single week-end shoot will
only be put to the added expense of
distributing them among his friends
on returning to tha city.
Bear and deer are tha main quarry
of the big game hunters. Buck deer
only may ba killed. It Is unlawful at
all times to kill female deer or fawns.
Bear of all varieties may be killed at
any season. They are Just beginning
to develop good fur. although they will
be better In another month.
While there are many good bear and
deer aectlona In tha Cascades, it is the
Coast districts that may bo set down
as affording the very best hunting,
All along tha Oregon coast, except al
tha few polnta where civilisation In
terferes, fairly good bear and deer
hunting may ba had. Curry and Cooa
countlea ara favored hunting polnta for
big game. Good sport Is also to ba had
In Jackson. Josephine and Douglas
counties, aa well as In sections of Lui
County.
Dots rTwsjtlas; Exactlaa.
Dear hunting, of course, has coma
to ba an exact science, for while In
many quarters deer are not especially
wary, yet tha new lawa provide pro
tection that makes It impossible to get
bucks In the old favorite ways. Dogs
may not be used at all; nos la It lawful
to watch the atands or trails, or lie
in wait along runways, trails, creeks
or rivers that deer are accustomed to
use in changing feeding grounds or
in going to water. Tha hunter who
follows the law must Jump his deer by
chance and work In a fatal shot In the
few fleeting seconds that the animal la
within sight and range. Deer meat may
trot be sold or bartered.
Gam laws ara being developed with
each Legislature to protect the game
of the state from extirpation and the
hunter Is yearly facing new difficulties
Imposed by tho necessity of game con-
serration and protection. Nor la Ore
gon alone, or even a leader. In the mat
ter of atrlngent game laws.
Many Gasae Laws Pawai a.
Of the ISO old laws passed within the
year In connection with game, ruortn
Carolina led with almost To. with Mass
achusetts coming second with 1J. Ver
mont passed la. while New Hampshire
nd New Jersey both passed the same
number. 11. Canada also passed con-
iderable legislation relative to game.
nd several new measures go into effect
there for the first time thla year.
Newfoundland Is among the places
where game preserves have b-een estab-
Ished. while the Dominion of Canada
aa set aside ss forest and park pre- I
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serves a total of 15.000 square miles In
Alberta. British Columbia. Manitoba
and Saskatchewan. Absolute protection
haa been given to elk In British Co
lumbia, while Newfoundland haa abol
ished Its closed sesson for hunting
rabbits, leaving only a trapping aeason.
British Columbia has also, by order In
council, prohibited the use of tha auto
matic gun.
Laws limiting the amount of game
which can be killed In a day or a aeason
are of comparatively recent origin. Ona
of the first statutes of the kind was
that passed In Iowa In 187S. limiting
the killing or posaesslon of prairie
chickens, snipe, woodcock, quail and
ruffed grouse to 25 In a day. Maine In
1SSJ limited the number of big game
which an Individual might kill In
season to one moose, two caribou and
three deer, and New Tork In 188 like
wise limited the number of deer to
three.
Today laws of a similar nature are
being enforced In all but four states.
Despite the general objection which haa
often been raised concerning these lawa
they ara considered the most effective
featurea of modern game legislation
They have been tested In the courts and
upheld by the Supreme Court of sev
eral states, notably those of Maine and
Wisconsin, and these notwithstanding
the fact that tha laws are almost Im
possible of enforcement and easily
evaded.
Novel featurea are not hard to And
among the array of legislative meas
ures passed. For Instance. Delaware
has prohibited the use of dogs wearing
belle or other noise-producing devices
In wild fowl shooting. Even more
curious, at least to read, la the measure
In North Dakota prohibiting the use of
automobiles In duck hunting. This, as
far as la known at the department, la
said to be tha first legislative measure
taken against tha automobile. Guinea
pigs, too. come In for a rap, aa their
i Is prohibited in connection witn
rabbit hunting In Michigan. Thla clause
is said to have originated with the ex
clusion of ferreta for rabbit hunting.
when someone auggested that If ferreta
were forbidden then should guinea pigs.
too. be excluded.
Prertectloa for the Hanter.
In Maine a measure waa adopted au
thorising the export of game for adver
tising purposes, while In Missouri It
was provided that the appropriations
for game protection should not.be used
by the present State Game Commis
sioner. This, however, was later de
clared unconstitutional. Michigan has
established a 45-day deer aeason, but
allows only a 26-day hunting license.
The reason for the last measure la not
far to seeje. Of the 130 accidental
hunting fatalities reported to the de
partment last year, a goodly proportion
were recorded from Michigan.
With but a 20-day season there.
10,000 people were often hunting: at
the aame time, thus causing a high ac
cident per cent. With the new pro
vision It la expected that the same num
ber of people can still enjoy the sea.
son, but not be called upon? to do their
hunting all at the aame time. It h
been the law In Vermont that If
farmer'a property was damaged by deer
hunters he could collect damages from
the state. Thla year, however, if he
closes his grounds to hunters by post
ing a "no hunting allowed" sign he
cannot collect damages from the state.
If he wants damage money he must
seek it from the trespassers themselves.
Little legislation which could be
termed retrograde took place. West
Virginia abolished the resident license,
while Vermont abolished her alien li
cense. In Delaware all hunting licensee
were abolished, and with the measure
all means of supporting the warden
and game protection work. In South
Carolina the law protecting does was
removed, while New Hampshire haa
come to the front with a law prohib
iting all scientific collecting: of birds
In the state. California partially opened
up a Spring shooting seaaon of ahore
birds, and Michigan removed her abso
lute protection from deer In several
counties; this latter change Is thought
to be accidental by tha department,
however.
Not only were aeveral changea made
In the open seasons, but several small
game animals were added to the lists of
hunted animals. Thus cotton tall and
bush rabbits were put on the game list
and provided with a aeason In Cali
fornia. Wood ducks were added to the
Delaware Hat. and to that of South
Carolina. Kansas added fox squirrels
and snipe, while Maine put on elder
ducks. Nebraska kllldeers and doves.
and New Jersey Hungarian partridges.
Kansas has given absolute protection
to gray and black squirrels, while Mas-
arhusetts will protect wild turkeys.
VST I. t. t ' T(. wmwrf. .,
Maine and Vermont wood ducks, doves
and swans in North Dakota and Chinese
pheasants In Oregon, as well as other
small game in some of the other states.
Spring shooting: was also abolished In
several states, such as shore birds in
Maine, anlpe and geese in Michigan and
geese and swans In certain Oregon
counties.
In Minnesota and several counties in
New Hampshire Jlhe bag limit was re
duced In the case of deer from two to
one. while, California established dally
limits on rabbits.- grouse and sage hens.
Delaware established a limit on all
game animals and on all game birds
but reed birds. The licenses in 13
states were modified. California es
tablished a dealer's license, Minne
sota a bird, license. New Hampshire res
ident and non-resident guide licenses,
South Dakota a big game resident li
cense, Washington an alien gun license
and Wyoming a bear license.
Varying License Lawa.
Wyoming and Vermont also made re
ductions in their license, the former in
the resident special license and the lat
ter In the non-resident license. In
Idaho Civil War veterans are exempt
from license requirements, while Mich
igan allows a non-resident to take a
day's bag limit of game home, and In
Nebraska boys under 18 are allowed
to hunt without a license If accompa
nied br rarent or guardian. New
Hampshire has placed non-residents on
the same footing with residents in me
matter of licenses.
.While these last few laws were in
the nature of liberality, laws were
passed by some states making1 provis
ions more stringent. Minnesota and
Nebraska, for example, passed laws re
quiring residents to secure licenses to
hunt in their own counties, formerly
not necessary, and Massachusetts, New
Hampshire and Khode Island placed an
age limit below which applicants can
not secure licenses, and another at
which they must have tho consent of
parent or guardian.
According to those in the Agricul
tural Department who are familiar
with game work the country over, and
have been for some time, nothing shows
the growing scarcity of game more
strongly than the rapid growth In pop
ularity of the game preserves. Be
sides the establishment of the preserves
in Montana, North Dakota, Idaho and
Washington, Massachusetts and Oregon
have provided for the establishment of
bird and game refuges by proclama
tion of the commissioners on fisheries
and game and the Governors, respec
tively. The propagation of game in state and
private preserves is receiving even
more attention. Massachusetts has ap
propriated 110.000 for the establish
ment of a game-propagating station.
New Jersey has given $41,000 for a
state game farm, and in Wyoming J10,
000 has been placed at the disposal of
the State Game Commission for the ex
change of game. California has pro
vided for the propagation and sale of
pheasants raised In captivity, while
several other states have followed suit
along various lines.
Among the Interesting laws which
have been thrown aside by one state
and adapted by another Is that In con
nection ,:wlth the accidental killing of
people. ' In Michigan there has up till
the present time been a heavy punish
ment waiting for the person convicted
of accidentally shooting another while
hunting:. This, however, has been of
little or no avail, as sufficient evidence
was never forthcoming to convict any
one. New Hampshire has. however.
Just adopted such a measure as this,
and will for the first tlma try It out
this season. .
Oregon has its full share of these
accidental deaths each year. Despite,
the cars of hunters, the death roll Is of
annual occurrence. There ara so many
ways in which these killings may be
brought about that it is really surpris
ing: more hunters are not slain.
Accidental discharging- of pieces is
responsible for a very small percentage.
It is the mistaking of human beings
for deer that causes the fatalities.
"There's no resemblance between a
man and a deer, even at a distance,"
the unknowing will declare.
Quite true; but when a hunter trail
ing a deer cuts loose down a brushy
hillside at top speed and goes flounder-,
ins? about, he may come into the line of
vision of some waiting Nlmrod, who, .
catching a glimpse of brown hunting
coat, takes careful aim and fires at
the spot where the foliage is being
disturbed.
There are many hunters who aver
that a stringent law against accidents
is of the first importance. It might
cause amateur hunters to hold their
fire until they saw deer, antlers and
all, in nold relief.
'lie piif lei
soat-oHHeoJto:
Terse Tales From Humorous Pens
TRAPPED.
Mayor Gaynor was talking to a New
Tork correspondent of tha Washington
Star about a famous robbery rase
wherein a criminal had bonn convicted
by means of tha Bertlllon system of
Xlnrer prints alone.
"It reminds me," aald the Mayor, "of
a story about a parson. Thla parson
had a fan orchard, and on Summer.
Just whoa the Bertlllon system came
out. tha orchard was robbed. The only
cite left was the robber s finger print
on aa over-ripe pch. Tha parson had
a photographie enlargement of the
fing-er print made. inen. witn mis ei-larg-ocaenl
under Ms arm. he accosted
la ttM main street the man whom ha
uspvrtnd of the theft.
'i'ete.' he aald. 'somebody robbed my
orchard last night.'
-I'ete took his pipe from his mouth,
lie gulped nervously. 'Is that so, sir,'
said.
- 'yea. Teta. that's so.' said the par
son: 'but tit thief left his mark be
hind, and I ahall vastly trace blm.'
"Tea. slrT said Fate huskily, and ha
Cleared his throat.
-'Yea. Do you see this. FeteT And
th preacher held before the ntan's
tves the hugs enlargement of the
finsrr print.
"fexcr. beholding th photograph,
made a gesture of deepalr.
'I see there haln t no us deny In'
wot I done.' h sai l. 'Ye got th bulr
on me. rsricn. I pinched yer fruit,
and mistake. But I certainly would
I k to know, though, whore ye got
that ther Impression of my corduroy
(Ants. "
rmxoE OP MEM'.
Ker resentstlv Gardner, of Massa
chusetts, says th Washtncton Star,
a. ropoa of an Immigration ca he had
tnvoe'.lgaied. said th other day:
"Th troubl with this Immigrant
was that h didn't know what was
food for him. W ar all mor or less
k that. The things that ar best for
us ar th things that w most dis
Lk"" Mr. Gardner smlle.1.
'A. wc-ncn,- jdr coitpUln-wt
lng about th depredations of her dog.
"Only yesterday.' ah cried, 'h
broke Into th larder.'
" 'lar me.' said her interlocutor.
'Did he eat rauchr
" 11 ate, ahe replied, 'every bl(sed
thing except th dog biscuit.'
wrong. The doc said I was nearly all
in. had been working too hard. He ad
vised me to go to the seashore for a
chang and a rest. I did. and her I
am. Th boardwalk got the chang
and th hotels got all th rest."
He looked tired! and his friend be
lieved him Philadelphia Record.
BECEITFTL.
Sonator Sutherland, of Utah, accord
ing to tho Star, said at a lunchean in
Washington of a bill that had been
defeated:
"It deserved defeat, for It was full
of graft. Th grafters. In their disap
pointment over It. reminded me of th
heirs of old Geora Smith.
"Old, George Smith was a millionaire,
and his nephews and nieces had done
very llttl hustling since their child
hood becaus they expected to Inherit
all his money.
"Well, old Smith died In due course
and a short time after Ms death I met
on of his nephews. .
"So your undo is no mor,' I said.
What did he leaver
"Th nephew answered with a bitter
sneer:
- 'A golden-haired young widow, of
whose existence w had sever
dreamed." "
E ROUTE.
A Louisville barrister escorted his
wif and daughter to a lecture and
then, to his wife's annoyance, dlaai
peered, says Success. He was on hand,
however, when- th meeting waa over.
"Hello tharev Theodore." said a friend,
meeting tha barrister and his family in
a streetcar. "ben to th lecturer"
The lawyer stole a look at his wife's
far.
"No," h answered. "Just going."
CHASGS AD REST
"Hello, Bill." remsrked a Market
street salesman aa he met a friend
yesterday In lunoh caf. "whr hav
you been ? I haven't seen you for th
last three weeks."
"Well." replied the vacationist,
wearily. "Ill tell you. I've been away.
Went on the recommendation of my
doctor, teemed to be all run down and
roiTR's dlem.yia.
Thomas W. Lawson, th financier,
waa talking to a reporter abrfut a New
York capitalist, saya th St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
"Well." said Mr. Lawson. "I have
heard that man tell the truth one or
twice. He can tell the truth. I admit,
but It doesn' com natural to him. He
reminds m of tha Russian mujlk.
"A Russian mujlk sat on day In the
anteroom of the military commissioner
of his town. There was an anxious
frown on his face. A friend approached
and said:
-What's the matter. PoltrT
" 'I am worried.' Poitr answered,
'about my son. I don't know what to
say when the commissioner asks me
about his age. Ton sea. If I make him
out younger than he la ha will be sent
back to school, and If I make him out
older they'll stick hire In tha army.
What the deuce am I to dot
-How would It do.' said th friend,
thoughtfully. 'If you told th commis
sioner his exact after
"Poltr slapped his leg and laughed
delightedly.
- The very thlngr h cried. 1 never
thought of that.'"
TOO SMALL.
Spanish grandees" delight In numer
ous names, even appropriating those
that belong to their" wives' families,
says the New York Telegram. Ona of
these distinguished dons, wandering
too far Into th coantry. went astray
on a lonely road at night. He knocked
at th door of a small Inn, th landlord
of which from an upper window
shouttd:
"Who la there?"
"Don Diego D Mendosa Sllva RIbero
Gasman Plmental Osario Ponce D Leon
Gumaia Accrara Tellei jr Olron," re
plied th grandee.
"In that ease." Interrupted the Inn
keeper, closing the window, "go: there
Is not room enough here lor half of
rou-
Quips and Flings
Once upon a time two youths were
suitors for the hand of a good, beauti
ful, sensible, bright, tactful, candid,
soulful, womanly girl.
One youth made love. '
The other made money.
Puxxle: Which youth married th
good, beautiful, sensible, bright, tact
ful, candid, soulful, womanly girl?
e
Percy Lend ma a five, old chap, and
I'll be everlastingly Indebted to you.
Reggie That's Just what I'm afraid
of, old fellow.
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Passenger I suppose you'v had
some hairbreadth escapes during your
seafaring career T
Captain Yes. Indeed I was nearly
drowned once.
Passenger You don't aayt How did
It occur?
Captain I went to sleep in th bath
at horn and forgot to turn off the
water.
Mrs. B. That nurse-girl Is sensible;
she won't allow anyone to kiss th
baby while she's near.
Mr. B. No on would want to while
ah was sear.
-
A man lost hi wife and his cow
both In the same week. His neighbors
tried to console him by hinting that
they would ase that ha got another
wife.
"Yes, you're willing to get me an
other wife," said he, "but none of you
offers to get m another $ow." -
Mlllyuns This piece ef armor, sir, la
something specially fine belonged to
aa ancestor of mine, you know hand
ed down for generatltonal ,
Visitor That so? I notloe. It aayt
"Made in Germany" on It.,
Mlllyuns Ah um yes. my ances
tor lived over there, yon know. -see.
A teacher had told a class of Juve
nile pupils that Milton, the poet, was
blind. Th next day she asked If any
o taem could, xemember what Hilton's,
great affliction was. "Tes'm." replied
one little fellow. "He- was a poet."
Christian Register.
Hubbubs Have you any late trains
out to Lonelyvllle?
Subbubs Sure. All our trains are
late. Philadelphia Record.
e
Mrs. Given Will you work?
Tji'-n t-w wfiiie TM'm: I'm Tjerfectly
willing to develop the coal mines of
Alaska. New York sun.
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Neighbor Johnny, I think in looks
you favor your motner a great aeai.
Johnny Well, I may look like her,
but do you tlnk dat's a favor? Llp-
plncotts.
e .
"Ethel Bella told me that you told
1 her that secret I told you not to ten
her.
Madge She's a mean thing! I told
her not to tell you.
Ethel Well! I told her I wouldn't tell
you she told me so don't tell her I
did. Chicago Daily .News.
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Th Angler Is this public water for
fishing? '
The Native Oh. tree!
The Angler Then it won't be a crime
to land a fish?
The Native No; It 'ud be a bloomin'
miracle! The Tattler.
e
"Mercy, JohnI There Isn't a thing In
the house fit to eat
"I know It, Maria; that's why I
brought "him to dinner.' T want him to
see how frugal we live. He's my prin
cipal creditor." Chicago Tribune,
e
"Are your neighbors gosBipy?" asked
Billings.
"Some of them must be," answered
Glttlngs, "Judging by the amount of
Information about them that my Vlfe
reports to me." Buffalo Express.
- e e
Cholly The dentist said I had a large
cavity that needed filling.
Mabel Did he -recommend any spe
cial course of study? Toledo Blade.
"Were you seasick on the voyage?"
"No; I worked so hard to get the
vacation that I slept ail the way over."
-Buffalo.
Among the Poets of the Daily Press
DAD'S LOT.
Ev'ry one's coming back to town
But father he won't come;
Mother's back, with a Paris gown
Which cost a tidy sum;
Mabel is back from Newport gay,
Helen's here from the shore;
Archie's back from camp, and ear.
He won't go any more.
Even the cat and dog are back
t-, i-r.amo i a hroncht them in:
The cook, Estelle, the chauffeur Jack,
,Add now to New lorit s ain;
Ev'ry one's coming back but pop;
You see, he never went;
In town the old chap had to stop
And dig up ev'ry cent. ,
New Tork Tribune,
SET KAIR
Cloudy today! That's what they say.
The prophets of the weather. .
Don't heed them, please; their prophe
cies Are foolish altogether.
If s fair today, and fair 'twill stay
Forever and forever;
So laugh with me, for I can sea .
No trace of cloud whatever.
Jack called last night, his eyes alight
Now skies are oiue aoove ms.
Ah, how can they show aught of gray
When he haa ewqrn to love me?
If you were I. you'd know Just why
My heart is like a feather.
For Jack's a dear, and when he's near
Let's talk about the weather.
Alnslee's.
A NEEDED HOLTDAT.
The millionaire sat at his desk.
Computing a corporative aeDt.
Outside was the roaring .
Of persons outpouring, . -Their
holiday pleasure , to get.
Said he: "It ia tragic burlesque
That I m working naraer man tney.
Won't some Leglslatutra
Exhibit good nature
And &ive us a rich, man's -dajrT
The band of a labor parade
Went oompah and boomety-boom.
Said he, "At their leisure
They're going for pleasure.
While Labor day labor's my doom
The terms of this deal must b mads
Wnll workers, are out to oe gay.
' What Joy to be shaken
Some morning and waken j
To fipd it is rich, man's day!
"I wish of the good things of earth
I had a legitimate share!
The way they're divided
Is wholly one-sided.
And I am the one that's left bare.
Tes; several millions I'm worth.
But I have no moment for play.
I'd force a big 'roll' on
The capltol Bolon
Who'd give us a rich man's day!"
John O'Keefe in New York World.
THE. GLORY OF THE CITT.
How fair the city looks to me.
How bright its towers, how sweel
the 'air;
Let others wander to the sea
And suffer hard discomforts there
Or wander to the far-off hills
If discontentments weigh them down
Eerencst Joy my being fills,
And I shall linger, here In town.
How beautiful the city seems,
How green and clean the lawns ap
pear; Let others hunt for babbling streams
Or aeek the mountain atmosphere.
If wanderlust is in their hearts
And duty is a thing they'd shun;
But In the crowded, busy marts
My dally pleasures shall be won.
How fair the city looks, how proud!
How rood it is to walk the street,-
To mingle with the moving crowd
Where many streams 01 commerce
meet: '
Let others go to splash in brine.
Or rest In distant, wooaianas seek;
The gay old. glad old town for mine
I nave Deen camping ior a weea. -
Chicago Record-Herald,