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THE MORNIXG ASTOMAX. ASTORIA. OREGON. MONDAY, DECEMBER u, ENGLISH ' FALCONERS THEY STIU KEEP ALIVE, IN A WAY, THE ANCIENT SPORT. v Til Vr4r Grrtale Tkf Har Swt, ,Tako It nw llaako, Mataloa mmm I 'hilrMiN (no Oaarrr. Those wuo snare the now rery com ; lion belief that the ancient sport of fat " eonry has died nut lu England would see reaaou to alter their oj.lulou If they 'happened to be In Wiltshire at the right time of year, says the IamuIou , Chronicle, aud to have the opportunity of going out with some of the amateurs who there fly their bawka anuually at various kinds of quarry. If they could gain admission to the rather select reunions of these latter , day fak-ouers they would find that sev , eral of the birds most distinguished In the chase. In the middle ages are still employed In the selfsame way, wear ing bells aud jessea and haTing their heads adorned with those bright col ored hoods and waring plumes which are now mostly known to ns only aa , represented In old world picture. They would hear In actual use such word as "hsgrdsand"e.teees, "lures" and '"peJta" and many more which now con vey to moat readers but a vague and tlay meaning when encountered In the psgoi of 8bakepear or Spenser or Walter Scott It la trae, no doubt, that there are many changes. No more can the lordly gyrfalcon be thrown off at the heron on Vge. for this splendid blrd-brsrest and fleetest of all that fly-baa long been exterminated In these Islands, and In the snow capped mountain where she still hat ber home no trappers go i pi'iuce'a errand to ensnare her for his service. No longer doea a Danish king send a cast of these noble crea tures as a specially welcome present to his royal brothers. But the peregrine we still have, though, alas. In ever decreasing num We. The goshawk, though extinct In England, la still sometimes sent over from the forests of France or Germany or Norway to be trained and flown In the British Isles. And then w have, though It will not be for long, the tiny merlin, the much enduring and much maligned sparrow hawk, and, rarer still, though not entirely unknown, the long winged hobby. Occasionally a lanuer from Africa or a sbaheen from India Is Imported by some enthusiast, and even the fine shaped barbary and some of the desert falcons have been seen within recent yesrs to wear the hood In England. . All these hawks and possibly a few others hare been trained and flown by Englishmen who are now living. But of the whole number only four species ara now commonly used In England. .Each of them has Its own special part or parts to play in the business for which they are Intended. But of the very large number of wild crea tures In the pursuit of which nsture has fitted each of them to excel only a lew now survive In sufficient numbers or are to be found In sufficiently open places to serve a suitable quarry for them. s. Thus, as far as Wiltshire concern ad, the flights for which the i-eregrine Is habitually reserved are only three rooks, magpies and partridges. It is in the earlier part of the year that the two first named quarry-much detest ed by farmers as well as game preservers-are pursued, the rooks by female peregrines, especially dignified by the name of "falcon," and the magpie by their maller brothers, called "tiercels." The falcon la flown singly at rooks, which, when it Is a matter of life or death for them, acquit themselves with great ability In the air, flying at a high rate of speed, especially down wind, and avoiding the hawk's swoops with much adroitness. The falconers in at tendance must gallop fast if they mean to keep up with the flight until the quarry either falls a victim to some specially well aimed blow or makes his way successfully, often after flying some miles, to a plantation or shelter where he Is safe. At the magpie the tiercels are flown In castK, two together, and each assists the ether In trying to counteract aud defeat the crafty maneuvers with which this knowing quarry endeavors to elude their active pursuit. It is an animated scene as the horsemen at tempt with loud cries and other noises to rout out from some thicket or hiding place the reluctant fugitive, while the hawks circle about in the air above, ready to deliver quickly their headlong Moons as soon as ever the patch of bright black and white feathers has teen forced to emerge Into the open. In September the whole plan of op erations and many of. the performers ta them are changed. Instead of being thrown off from the fist as soon as a rook or magpie Is found In a suitable place the hawks, one at a time, are put n the wing before any quarry at all la In sight The falconer baa satisfied himself that a partridge or a covey is squatting or running somewhere not far In front of blm, and the hawk, knowing by long practice what Is ex pected of blm, mounts steadily, often to a very great belght, and then circles about waiting until the men below have flushed the game, when he comes down with almost Incredible speed In a long stoop, which often, Indeed, misses Its mark, but if the hawk Is a good ne, often succeeds. All peregrines can be used for partridge hawking, whether yhey are of one sex or the other aud whether they have been taken as ey esses from the aerie or have been cap tured In the adult state In Holland and already used In the sprng for rooks or magpies. Partridges may also be taken with goshawks when these are exception ("'ijf.ou the.wimr. hut in their rriiTJl descent from out of the sky which are considered the chief merit of the flight with the uobler falcons. Ths quarry for which the female goshawk Is most suitable and most often used la grouud game, either rabbits or bares. This kind of hawk. like the sparrow hawk, can be flown a great mauy times lu succession on the same day, aud quite a big tuig of rabbits haa been made with even oue goshawk when In first rate fettle. But It requires au un usually strong and bold one to tackle aud hold on to so large and vigorous an animal aa a full grown down bare of the Wiltshire plain. Septemlier sees also In full swing the cauiiwigu with the two kluds of small hawks which are now tralued for the field. Of these the sparrow hawk the larger and the more dlflkult to re claim aud keep In condition. Both sexes are usually employed at black birds, although no bird of about the same site seems to come much amiss to them, and they ran be flown at sev eral sorts of quarry In the same day, whereas the long winged hawks, aud especially eyess peregrines, should be kept exclustvely-at least la any one season of the year at one flight The female sparrow hawk tanuually ""very much bigger than her brothers, and oc casionally one will be found to strong ana courageous as to be able to take a few partridges In the early part of the game season. The mode of flying Is very itallar to that or the goshawk, and each of these "short winged" hawks la more proper ly trained to come back to the fist aft er unsuccessful flights Instead of being orougni nacK to tne "lore," like the high flying falcons. In the pursuit of blackbirds, aa In that of the magpie, the beaters have a great deal to do with the success of the operations lu finding and dislodging ths cunning quar ry wnen he has got to shelter In hedge or bush. Blackbirds can also be taken by merlins of both sexes, and the flight presents no great differences from that In which the larger hawk Is employed. Many other email birds can be taken by merlins, although many are too fast of flight and too tricky to be overtaken by any hawk that flies. The wheatear, which may sometimes be found on the downs In a tolerably open spot la nota- ble for his trlcklne and It will take a very good merlin or even a caat of them to touch blm. But the best quar ry for merlins are those birds which take the air and go up In spiral rings with a view to keeping all the time above the pursuing hawk or hawks. In this case the merlins employed must be In the pink of condition. Often thev nave to ny miles, ringing upward all the time, before they can oven let above their quarry, and then they most begin a long series of stoops, each made with the utmost energy and skill, before either of them alms a stroke which finishes the well matched con test or until the fugitive has saved himself in some one of the many ref uges wnich are big and thick enough to shield him from further pursuit There are, of course, other counties besides Wiltshire where hawk are flown, and there are many other quar ries besides those mentioned. There are, for instance, the flight at grouse and the very fine and difficult flights at gulls. But the very existence of fal conry in England Is menaced with speedy extinction by the mania for de stroying all of the rarer birds. And those who wish to see it in actual prac tlce must make haste or they will be too late. The Real rraaklla. There were not wanting sinister In flueuces, subtly and persistently inhib iting the development of that large, ex plicit and national recognition - of Franklin's services which a very little thing might hare called into full being and activity even during lil lifetime, Had Unit consummation been realized even for a day, though It had been but the day after his death, the character of Llx fame would have been fixed dif ferently, oue cannot doubt, for the rest of time. For there would then have come fully aud simultaneously Into the national coiwelousne u conception of Iruuklln which-lnslfnd of the legend of the Philadelphia printer, almanack maker and humorist or Instead of the legend of the moral philoaopber who taught men how to thrive In business und Inculcated the practice of honesty an on of the best tricks of every trade should have glveu us the legend of that historical Franklin, th most fa mous patriot, the wisest statesman, the most successful diplomatist of his age, a man with whose mune all Europe whatever America may have been do ing or thinking of then and since once rang from side to side and whose pres ence in the world filled the mind of bis generation with the Ideas of enlighten kient, magnanimity and freedom. Wil Ham MacDonald In Atlantic. Tka Part Frottewr. Almost every one who bos lived la Parts at some time or other made ths acquaintance of the frotteur, whos sole business It Is to polish oak floors. The typical frottsnr la quite a charac ter. He is urbane and patronizing. lie confers an Immense favor upon you by condescending to beeswax your floors, but he baa tact enough, not to make yon uncomfortable, and so" long as you show a proper respect for the profes sion of which he is a member be Is politeness Itself. lie never fall to take a great Interest In his customers ind knows all about their friends, their Income and their private affairs gener ally. Idiosyncrasies of the Paris frot teur have their drawbacks, but on the whole, the corporation Is made op of very useful merab'ers of society, for room their customers generally enter tain a kind of acilalii weakness I! mi oe If HELP WANTED. GIRL WANTED FOR HOUSEWORK in family of three. Portland suburb near car lino. Waga $13.00 per month Addresa "D Astorian. WAXTED-A MIDDLE AGED LADY to tare for buby good home. Apply Mr. ,lK.ff, m Bond street ROCKMKN WANTED bill quarry. Take Washington, AT BUNKER boat to Stella, RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS FOR POSI tions in Oregon; 10. men wanted to prepare for coming examinations be ginning salary $900. Write at one E. 0. Uyaen, 12 Bitedca bldg, Port land, Or. LEARN IJXEQRAFHY AND R. R. -Amounting. M to $300 a moot, sal ary assured oar graduates under bond. Our six schools the largest in America sad endorsed by all Railroads. Writ for catalogue, MORSE SCHOOL OF rELEGRAPHY,-Cincinnati, 0., Buffalo, (C Y, Atlanta, Ga, La Crosse, Wis, Tex trkana, Tex, San Francisco, CaL GIRL WANTED TO DO GENERAL housework. Apply at A. Byers, 259 Duane street. WANTED ENERGETIC, TRUST- worthy man or woman to work In Ore, representing large manufacturing company. Salary ?4 to fw u?r month . paid weekly; expense advanced. Ad dress with stamp, J. 11. Moore, Astoria, Oregon. MALE HELP WANTED Men and wo men to learn watchmaking, engTsv ing, jeweler work, optics. Eay terms, positions guaranteed. Money made learn j Mooqps 8uui3u2-8uttuiiKitu building, Seattle. SITUATIONS WANTED. LADY WOULD LIKE POSITION AS cashier, saleslady, or any light work. Addresa "K" care Astorian office. WAITRESS WOULD LIKE DINING room work, or housework; can cook. Address "B" care Astorian office. FOR SALE-MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE MY EQUITY OF RE demption in six fine bu-dne- loU near Astoria railroad depot Address Sidney Dell, San Pedro, Cal. SECOND IIAND DONKEY ENGINES for sale, suit&bl for logging and hoisting purposes. For description and price apply to F. D. Kuitlner, Astoria Oregon. FOR 8ALE CHEAP HORSE, BUG gy and harness. Inquire Astorian of- Ice. FOR RENT FURNISHED ROOMS. FURNISHED ROOMS A IJUIQE furnished or unfurnished room on Commercial stre-t, with jrns and bath, reasonable. Inquire at "Astorian." BOARD ANI ROOMS FOR SEVERAL parties can be secured at the Holden Hoiue, 9th and Dunne- streets. FOR BENT NICELY FURNISHED rooms with stoves; also housekeeping rooms very reasonable. 078 Commercial street, Shanahan building. FOR RENT-FOUR UNFURNISHED rooms for housekeeping. Man and wife preferred. Cheap rent to right parties, 1G61 Thirty-fourth street. FOR RENT THREE FURNISHED rooms for light house keeping. No ihidren. Enquire 472 Commercial street LOST AND FOUND. LOST A LADIES HAND BAG, CON- .taining two purses with money. Lost between 10th and Franklyn and 17th and Grand. Return to this office and get reward. REAL' ESTATE WANTED. WANTED TO BUY, SMALL HOUSE of 6 to 7 rooms. State location and price. Addresa 11. 1, Astorian. retib Situations Wanted Advertisements Inserted Twice Without Charge. MUSIC TEACHER. MANDOLIN' LESSONS' GIVEN-MRS, l D. Stewart, 127 Seventh street FOR RENT HOUSES. NICELY HKXlSllKD-rOlR ROOM home corner Oth and Duane, $12 per month. Inquire of R. J. Kiikwood, 0. R. 1 N. dock. EMBROIDERY LESSONS GIVEN LESSONS IN HARD ANGER KM. broidery in given- by Mr. Julius Erickon, 03 Wet Bond street, Astoria, for 25 cenU per hour. BUSINESS DIRECTORY RESTAURANTS. GUM WAH COT Reitauraat 178 Aitor St Astoria, Or. Noodle and Chop All kinds of uea!. Suy. TORE POINT OYSIER HOUSE. Eastern and ShoaUater Bay Oyster Steak, Chops, Etc. Open day and night. 11th St, next to Scully' cigar store FIRST-CLASS MEAL for 15c; nice cake, coffee, pie, or ipughnuia, 5c, at U. S. Restaur Ot. 434 Bond St BEST 15 CENT MEAL. You can always find the best 15-cent meal in the city at the Rising Sun Restaurant 612 CommercialSt. LAUNDRIES. The Troy Laundry The only white labor laundry In ths city. Doea the best work at ressenable prices and Is in every way wsrthy of your pstronagt. 10th and DUANE Sts Phone 1M1. GARDENING. POTTED PLANTS AND FLOWERS for sale Experienedc gardening and ob work of all kinds done on short wtice Addres orders to X. C. Care Astorian Office. WOOD YARDS. WOOD! WOOD! WCOD! Cord wood, mill wood, box wood, any kind of wood at lowest prices. Kelly, the tantfer man. 'Phone aigi Main, Barn on Twelfth, opposite opera house. TAILORING. E. MARTINSON Fine merchant tailoring, Room 6, over Cooper' tore, K. of P. Building, A toria. FURNITURE. ROBINSON & H1LDEBRAND Goodmsn Bldg. 683 Commercial St URN ITU RE, Carpets, Bedding, Stoves, Matting, Window Shades, LINOLEUM, Ete. BROKERAGE. . C. J. TTIENCIIARD Rsal Eststs. Insurance, Commlsslor and Shipping. CUSTOM HOUSE BROKER. Office 133 Ninth Street, Next te Justloo Offioe. ASTORIA. OREGON. IlheuinatiHm, gout, backache, acid poi son, re results of kidney trouble. Hoi Hater's Rocky Mountain Tea goes direct ly to the neat of the disease and cure when all ele fail. 35 cents. Sold by Frank Hart. Pi) IV STOCKHOLDERS MEETING Notice is hereby irhen that the regular minimi meeting of the tock- holders of the Columbia River Packers' Aium'iatlon will he held at the office of the Company st Astoria, Oregon, on December II, 1W3, at 11 o'clock a. m for the purpose of electing director an the transaction of such other buaineM thai may properly be considered. Astoria, Oregon, December 1, lUOS. By Order of th Pr.Jent, GEORGE II. GEORGE, Heey. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. PHYSICIANS. JAY TUTTLE, M. D. PHT8ICIAN AND HU 110 EON AetlDf AnUum Surf ton 0.8. Marine HoaplUkl Her vie. Otto hours: II to II a.m. I to 4:11 p.m 7T Commercial Street nd Floor? DR. J. P. GORAY, 6pdaUt EYE, EAR, ROSS AND TBSOAT tos Ortgoalaa Building. PORTLAND .... OREGON 0STE0FATHI8TS. DR. RHODA C. RICKS OSTEOPATH Office ManaeU Bid. Phone Black 200ft 171 Commercial fit. As tons. Ore. DENTISTS. DR. T. L. HALL, DENTIST. &24 Commercial Bt Astoria Oreson. Dr. VAUGIIAN, Dkxtist Pythian Building, Astoria, Oregon. Dr. W. 0. LOGAN DENTIB1 878 Commereis! St , Bbanahan ttoihlini. DR. C. W. I3ARR, Dentist, Mausell BuiMiutf Telephone Bed 9kil Astoria, Oregon SEASIDE DIRECTORY.! WINES AND LIQUOBS. THE GBM An up to-dste reaort for Oentlemea. Clmieo Wines. Liquor end Cinrs. Giro us a 111 and we'll do the ret. 0. E. HUNTER. Prop. Sessile. Sra. v,saa4. eO VEARi V . EXPMIENCl Ttuoc Mami a,. .a Oiatart ''Mffl, CowmoMTe Ac. Anron afitnf a tkctrh and danptloa mm atitotlf awvrtnln mir oihrumi fraa whatkar M hiTvnilun ari'huhif imianUttila, t'uaimaalna. kna atrirt r.itinlit IkI. HHN0B00K oa I'ataaaj (nt It. l'1 ir.iirf tijr ax-urliic ualu. I'waiii tnn tliroui liana A Co. rooolr tfttlal ni4U$. wlllmut chf, la tbo Scknillic Jlmcrican. A tinilMmtf ItluviralM watklf. I.nrvMt Mr. ulallnii nl anf -lentino kmriial. Twmii. H S w: four lunritba, lb Sold kj all novxtwtlara, MUNN & Co Newjrert Braucfc Offlca. U t DC, Waahloaiva, 1X0. a MOUSING ASTORIAjT la on Rale b Astoria at JW. GRIFFIN'S BOOKSTORE. 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