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S\ L^I 2-3 ' h * ̂ L am SHOOTING JACKSNIPES. PcenltirCharacteriiiUriof thv Bird-- BcqviK* • Qaick Slwt. fa* Inter-Ocean, Chicago, is devoting bie space to McHenry and ite to sportsmen--both hunt- fihing. last Sunday'^ issue says: "Along River at this season of the year, «jgip6 shooting takes on a form not known elsewhere. The stream is broad, dear and rapid, and it has low hanks. These 1 uinks come down to the water's edge in many places with scarcely a per­ ceptible dip. They are grown np with wild rice in September, but the stalks felt, y ^ r.(u h f i hive all fallen and the rice grains are in the fat black mud. There is a ten-foot belt of this mud on each side of the river for miles, and in it the jacksnipes take their steady meals of worms and larvae. It is possible, of course, for the hunter, who owns a pair of rubber boots, to walk along a bank, flush the birds, and Bhoot them as they rise. The trouble with this method of pursuit is that the Wfclking is very laborious, owing to the tenacity and softness of the soil, and, moreover, many of the biVds so shot would fall into deep water and be car­ ried out of reach by the current. Shooters here have a different and nmch more luxurious way of going after ""jacks. " Two men get into a boat and one takes his position in the bow. He sits upon a chair, the legs of which have been cut off so that no more than five inches remain. His gun is in his lap &ad shells are in a box on the boat 's b<Jttora, within reach. His companion at the oare pulls slowly along at a dis­ tance of twenty feet from the bank. Leaning calmly back, the man with the gon keeps his eyes peeled. The pair will have traversed not more than 100 yards of the Water when a harsh ' Scape! Scape 1" will sound and a small brown object will be seen darting from the mud and corkscrewing its way out of danger. The man in the chair leans suddenly forward, the gun leaps to his shoulder, he hesitates for a second, prt ss- es the trigger, and then looks eagerly under the slight cloud of smoke to mark the result of his shot. If the aim has been good, he sees the bird pitch sudden­ ly downward, landing possibly in the mnd, or possibly in the water, in either case it is easily retrieved. At the end of a five-mile pull the men change places, the autocrat in the chair becoming a common rower and the slave finding himself elevated to the position of aris­ tocrat. The boat is taken to the other side of the river and the pull down stream begins. In going up, the left hand bank is taken, unless the man in the prow be left-handed. The object of this is to give him a better shooting po­ sition. All men fire a shotgun across the body and when sitting in a boat shoot­ ing a bird, which flushes on his right and goes to the rear is extremely diffi­ cult to a right-handed man. In com­ ing down, the right bank of the river is taken for the same reason. - On a ten-mile pull, the day being clear, hot and windless, two men have taken five dozen jacksnipe from the banks of •ijg" tiie Fo*. Tliis meant an expenditure of 100 shells, because, no matter how good with a gun a man may lie, he can­ not bring to bag more than six out of ten. This is, indeed, a very high aver­ age. The shooter able to show one jack- snipe for each three shells fired, and keep it up all day, has no reason to be ashamed of himself. The advantage of shooting jacksnipe from the bow of roomy, light and com­ fortable boat is not confined wholly to the kingly eape of it. As the river is the only water within three or fonr miles, it is hard to induce the birds to forsake it. If a snipe flushes tot) far ahead oi the boat to be shot it is an easy matter to mark it down. It is certain to pitch again with a hundred yards or so and will generally cross the stream. In this- case the boat is simply pulled across anu the shooter, kriowmg just where tm quarry is, can judge when he is with­ in shoo ting distance and make prepar­ ation to kill it as soon as ifc jumps. In this manner a jacksnipe pursued by ai; unskillful or unlucky shot is sometime^ fired at a dozen or more times before, over-weighed with lead pumped into i. at long range, it sinks into the watei and gives up. The wildness of the birds and the dis tancea at which they flush are almost wholly matters of weather. On ho. days the snipe will lie almbst as closely as quail. On cold, cloudy and windy days it will flush sometimes a hundred yards away . Thiu sort of weather seems to make it more watchful and to get on its nerves. When snipe ax-e hushing at such distances, boat shooting must be abandoned. They can be killed then only by a man walking parallel with the bank and twenty yards inland. There is apt to be some shield of grass be­ tween him and the water's edge and he can approach close enough to the game to insure him a reasonably fair shot if he be quick enough. In common with all other migratory birds, the snipe have been unusually late this year in starting South. All through the breeding grounds the weather has been of unprecedented mildness, and only within the past two weeks has there been sufficiently low temperatures to start them down. They are now in by hundreds, however, and so far are con­ fined almost entirely to the river banks, one of the most successful snipe shott in the West is Henry Talen of this place, and it is his practice to wait always un­ til the birds have steadied down befort firing. He uses, however, a long-bar­ reled ten-gauge gun, carrying four and one-half drams of powder behind an ounce and a half of No. 8 shot. Thit weapon has naturally more range thaii the smaller-bored guns and the man handling it can afford to wait a little, by the generality pf snipe-shooters the sixteenth-gurge is preferred, and with a gun of this weight the sooner the birds are shot at the morelikelihood there is of bringing them to bag. It is a con­ tention of many old hunters that the proper size of shot for jacksnipe at all seasons of the year is No. 10, but it is noticiblethat the users of shot so small do not get as many birds as those who go in for bigger pellets and lots of them. In consequence, every Itoat is in de­ mand and shooting parties are constant­ ly puD ing out of or into the landings. There is a great deal of river and room enough for ail the men likely to try this shooting. The ja<-ktmipe is a most mysterious bird. No one knows when or whence he comes. Two men may shoot down one side of the stream and apparantly clear their territory of every feathered thing. Fifteen ndnntes later two other men will be upWo find the birds just as plentiful as Micro prede­ cessors found them. Apparently the snipe come out of the air, or the ground. The jacksnipe-t flight for so small a bird is tremendous, and it possesses'ap­ parently an unlimited endurance. Going oefore a storm from the North, cold enough to force it to forsake its feeding ground, it will cover from six to seven Hundred miles before it makes up its nind to stop, and then it is likely to lover for hours, keeping itself sus­ pended by a rapid beating of the wings Which in some mysterious way, though Iriven with strength, holds it as far as .f anchored. To this ability of flight he bird joins a singular unanimity oi iction and to this fact is due the further act that grounds thick with tenants on me day are on the next deserted, while •ther grounds, far to the south or the east or the west, hitherto empty, are fill­ ed with visitors. The snipe in its mi­ grations, contrary to popular belief, does not hold a steady southward course. Knowing that it is able to cover the dis­ tance between the great lakes and the gulf in a, week, if necessary, it searches industriously for suitable feeding places, and will sometimes follow a parallel of latitude for several degrees instead of traveling longitudinally wholly. Like the wild goose, it often reverses its flight. Encountering weather too, warm for its liking on some far Southern dash, Baking Powder Made from pure - cteam of tartan Safeguards the against alum* Alum baking powders ate the menacera to health of the ores present day, BOVAt BAKING POWOtR CO., NEW VOMU as a chicken, yet it does not hesitate to cross immense bodies of water when they lie athwart its course. Their stay along the edges of the Fox river is always brief. There are not more than two weeks in any year dur­ ing which shooting them from a chair in a boat is possible. A little later it the season they desert the stream foi some unknown cause and take them­ selves to the small lakes and ponds on the prairies or deep in the woods. Kill­ ing them then is a matter of leg work. It is still possible to make a fair bag, but the man who wants the m must be able to cover twenty miles a day over rough country, and he must know where to look for them. Snipe are not to bt found on every piece of ground which 0 . looks as if it ought to hold snipe, and it will fly back steadily northward un-fexpert knowledge of their habits and til it strikes a better temperature. At this season of the year it is a common thing in the changeable West to see the long lines of geese honking straight backward toward the places where they were hatched, and the jacksnipe has the same peculiarity. Thus, in this part of the country, they drift backward and forward for a month when the shifts of weather justify it, their return being traced by their movements in dusk or early daylight. In the full day hours the snipe is al­ ways busily feeding, or else squatted, with his long bill tucked between his legs, sound asleep. It is fat when it has Attained its full growth in the marshes >£ Manitoba, and it stays fat until it has ipent nearly all of the winter in the low­ lands of Louisiana or the gulf part of Texas. Down there it does nothing save eat and sleep, but it gets poorer as the season grows older and when it starts for the North its bones are ready to come through the skin. Its great swiftness makes distance a matter of no moment at all. Starting for a given point, 200 miles away, it will arrive in less time than almost any species of duck, the teal excepted. It is in no sense a water bird, being as helpless when out of its depth Want Column. EjH)R 8Ai«E--Fifty Poland China pira, just L t weaned 8SM a piece If taken rtirlii away. K. H. (Jarditer. Koluti Mills, III. .ire, which is to pluck them, but to leave them undrawn, yet this is the >nly proper way. The single intestine >f the bird is merely a slender bit of leliciously flavored marrow, coiled much like a watchspring. It is utterly loanly. The uuabsorbed portion of the >ird s food, always minute in quantity, s invariably ejected just as it flushes. As the jacksnipe should not be drawn, t follows that it should not be split lown the back, and a consequence of this is that broiling it is a mighty poor vvay in which to fix it for consumption It should be baked, or "smothered,*' and done in this way it is preferred by aiany epicures to be woodcock. Cer­ tainly there could the no more toothsome .came. "Secrets of Success; or, Our Business 3oys" by the Rev. Francis E. Clark, founder of the Young People s Society for Christian Endeavor is a book of good and wholesome advice for boys. "6e the advertisement in another col­ umn. The Werner Company, poblisl - era, are offering it at a special price, tf CASTOR IA For Infants and Children, The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature pei have deserted the limited territory along the edged of the Fox. De'spite repeated trials by devotees o: this sport and the patient effort oi market hunters who have dreams o wealth, the wit of man has never beer able to devise any means by which jack snipe may be made to decoy. All othe) members of the family decoy readily enough, golden plover in particulai coming in to imitation birds without hesitancy. The refusal of the jacksnsp* is belived to • be due not so much t< wisdom or shyness as to its secretive habits and the protective coloratior which the tribe has developed in the centuries, They hide so well from all enemies that they are invisible to each other. Nothing which looks like a jack- snipe could be placed in a natural posi­ tion on good snipe ground in such a manner as to be seen by other snipe in flight, and, as said before, they have no call or note of invitation to the feast. Their only sound is the "Scape! Scape!" which they make in rising and that is a sound of alarm. Many people, through ignorance main­ ly, are prejudiced against the French n^etliod of preparing jacksnipe for the Two Facts About Arbuckles' Coffee Pt has set the standard of quality for all competitors for thfc last thirty years. The strong­ est claim any competitor can make is that his coffee is 'fjust as good as Arbuckles'." THREE CONCLUSIONS The best Coffee Is Arbuckles'. The only Coffee to buy is Arbuckles'. The right thing is to insist on having Arbuckles'. No. 72 ' A School Bag. 14 inches wide, 10 inches deep, made of h&ndaome colored netting. Sent post-paid on receipt sf it cent postage stamp and 10 alsnatures cut from wrappers of Arbuckles' No. 74. Noiseless Spring Tape Measure. Sixty inches long, nickel -plated metal case, well- finished. It can be carried in the vest pocket. Sent p o a t-p ai<l on receipt of 2c. postage otamp and lO signature!* cut from wrappers ofi Arbuckles' Koasted Coffee. No. 76 l.ftdy's Belt Buckle. Silver plated artistic Jcsign. Sent postpaid an roccipt of 2 ccnt postage stamp ami S signa­ tures cut trom wrappers of Arbucklca' Boasted Coffee. No. 73. Scholars* Companion. useful article for school children. Highly gated figured pattern with fringe, 32 inches. Scut , ..post-paid on recoipt from wrappenotjof two cent post ago j '25 sicna- , _ - -i.. p' polished wooden .Jfrox with lock i'.tnd key. con ti aining lend pen­ cil, pea holder, (rule and rubber. Sent post­ paid on re­ ceipt of two cent postage stamp and 15 •ignatures cut from wrappers of Arbuckles' Boasted CoflM. No. 82 Barber 8wing Strop. No. 81 Men's Suspenders. doable strop, one of leather and one of canvas, bound together. Length, 22inches, width, two inches, trimmings nickel plated. Sent post-paid on receipt of two cent postage stamp and 12 signatures cut Elastic Web Suspenders, durable, neat, well mounted. Sent post* paid on re­ ceipt oftwo cent post­ age stamp and 16 sig­ natures cut from wrap­ pers of A r buckles'Boast fcU Coffee. Arbuckl ed CoSeo. No. 92 The First Kiss beautiful lm ported 20 inches in size. Sent post - paid on receipt of % cent p o s t a g e stamp and 10 signa­ tures cat from wrap­ pers of Ar-bocKmb' ltoaeted CoflM. Mo. 87. Eighty-one Cold Eyed Needles. No. 70. Measuring A Fifty Foot I Tape. A very useful article in the house- hoidand on the farm. Brass case, nickel- plat­ ed linen tape fifty feet long, Sent post­ paid on receipt of 4 cent postage •tamp and IS oipnrttnres cut from wrappers of Arbuckles' Roasted Coffee. No. 77. Telescope Drinking Cup. Tbis article i3 prevented from fall- ling apart by its uniq.j" construction. JTicki'i-piutcd aud highly finished.' E u c 1 o sed> in cmtxjBH-j e d n i c k e 1 cover noif, larger than<? an o r d l-f nary wutchi w hen tele-ii s c o p e d , when ex­ tended holds as much as a coffee cup. Hent post-pnid on receipt of 3 Cent ptixtnvc stump and 1:1 signa­ tures cut fr.'iu wrappers of Ar­ buckles' Iloasted Coffee. No. 78 An Alb(im of Illustrated Natural History. Fifty colored pictures of Animals selected for their beauty and rarity. Sent post-paid on receipt of 3 cent postage stamp and 10 sig­ natures cut from wrappers of Arbuckles' Roastod Coflfee. No. 78. Pepper and Salt Holders. Made of (Herman Silver without seam or joint except where tops screw on and off. Sent post-paid on receipt of 9 cent postage stamp and 13 signatures cut from wrappers of Arbuckles' Roasted Coffee. Will weigh from one ounce to 30 pounds. Sent by express, charge* prepaid by us, oa receipt of a cent poMtnge stamp and 400 signa­ ture* cut from wrappers of Ar- ^ buckles' Roasted , rCoilee. When or­ dering name your nearest Kipren Office as well aa your Post Offics. No. 83 A Table Cover. An; one Book of the following List will be sent post-paid on r of a 2 oent postage stamp and 10 signatures out from the wrappers of Arbuckles' Roasted Coffee. No. 84 A ONE NIGHT MYSTERY, and two other great Detective Stories, by "Olu sleuth." No. C5 ADVENTURES OF A BASHFUL BACHELOR* bjr Claba Avgl-sta; A mirth provoking story. No.CS TEMPEST AMD OUNSHiNE! A Worel.by Mrs. Mary 3. IIolmks. The most popular ii-mule writer of tictton of the age. No. 07 THE 8UMNYSIDE COOK BOOK, by Mrs. Jessie .Harlan. This is one of the most comprehensive, common sense Cook Books ever published. No. 03 OLD GHORETS AMD NEW DIBGOVERIE8. This book tiikrs tiia reader iu;t cfiliu beaten tracks of knowledge, and will be found both cntcriuiuing and useful. No. OS THHEE THOUGAND THINGS WORTH KNOWING, by Jt. Mooitii. M-.ithur of 'Moore's Universal Assistant." Tbis book Roast-1 stamp and 45 sicna-1 u an encyclopedia of bisiily useful information In condensed form, tnres cut from wrappers of No. 00 THE CITY OF 'Df?EADFUL NiQHT, and other stories-- ArOuckia itoMted Cofiee.. by Kuuyaud Kifunu. :,. \a Handsome nMriAnsHiisfR cioth, varie No. 81 The Flret Prayer. A beautlfW Imported Picture 15x20 Inches in slse. Seat post-paid on receipt of 9 eenc p o s t s c e s'amp and 10 sianm* tnres eat from wrap­ pers of Arbuckles' Boasted Coffm No. 88 Two Is Company. The orii No. 84. A Basket of Beauties. A magnificent picture of liases by Paul de Longpre, >the great painter of flowery. We believe this to be one of the handsomest tlon in 14 printings Is a genuine work of art. Size WH 25% inches. Sent post, paid on receipt of two cent p o s t a g e stump and 10 eticna- turt-n cut from wrappers of Arbuckles' Koasted CoSae. ^-""l£acl! flower pictures ever offered to the public. It is inches In size. Sent post-pnid ou receipt of'2 cent postage Mump uud.i pers lO niynnturea cut from wrappers of Ar- buckles'Boasted Coffee. " No. OS • Three Beautiful Flower - Pictures. ih measuring 9)^x17 Inched The titles are •' Summer Fragrance," " A Vase of Lilies," and "Fresh, and Sweet," These three pictures all go together, and will be sent post»paid on re­ ceipt ot 3 cent post- age stamp and 9 sis- natures cut from wrap- of Arbuckles* {Boosted Cwtoa. No. 96. Noah's Ark. A menagerie, consisting of 12 pairs of Animals--Elephants, Camels, Deer, Horses, Cattle, Donkeys, Goats, Lions, Bears, Tigers, stands alone. They are lithographed in many colors on heavy cardboard, cut out and embossed. Every feature of the Anlinala Is distinctly shown. The elephants are 7 Inches high and 10 Inches long, and tbe other Animals are proportionately large. SeiA post-paid on receipt of 3 cent postace stamp and 15 signatures cut from wrappius of ArbucUss' Boasted CoSee, Put up io a pretty mor­ occo case, as­ sorted sizes, and made by the best Eng­ lish manufac­ turers. Sent post-paid on receipt of 3 cent P oittfe •tamp aad 90 signa- tures cut from wrap- pers of Ar­ buckles' Boasted Cof- Ha. No. 98 Pin Cabinet A mival box lithographed in colors, containing One Hundred llair Pins, as­ sorted sizes and stylus; straight, crimpied nn<l in visible. 'I'll* ditferent styles are in separate e.oui- partuic'iiis. Sent post­ paid on receipt of * cent postaee xtamp and lO signnturen cut from wriippcfii ul At j|«wMoisLA •i (4 No. 99 A Pocket Mirror and Comb. Set In neat leather combination case, with white mstal frame. Sent post-paid on r e o e Ip t of 9 cent postage stamp and 7 signatures cot from wrappers of A Roasted CoOM. No. fOO Safety Pin Book Contains twenty-lour nickel - plated Safety-Pina three sizes which enter the shields from either side, requiring no tfuldiDff w hen being secured or re­ leased. Sent post-paid on receipt of 9 _ 1 cent postage stamp und 8 signature!* cut from wrappers of Arbuckles' Boasted Coffee. TM* It a picture of the Sig­ nature on Arbuckles' Roasted Coffee Wrapper, which yen arc to cut out and tend to it Ml voucher. No other part of the Coffee Wrapper will be accepted as a voucher, nor will this Picture be accepted as such. 'v PRINTED OH BED BAOKeBOCND. SOKE OF OCit This represents one page of a List which ia found in each pound package Of Arbuckles Koasted Coffee, and with eaeb packiiKe in which the LIhl Ib foutid the purchaser has bought a definite part of some article to be selected bv him or her from the Utst, subject only to the condition that the signature on the package Is to he cutout and rtsXp/rru'd 1o Arbuckle Eros, as a voucher, in accordance with Ahe directions printed in connection with each item iiUistrnUfa ami described in the 11st. This List will be kept good only till HJay 31, 1900. Another page of this I.ist wilt appear In this paper shortly "m Where do you ship your Dressed Beef, Calves, Hogs Sheep, also Poultry, Hides. Tallow, Butter, Etc., Etc. Do you get Satisfactory and Prompt Returns for your shipments? If not, why not ship to a strictly Reliable House, where you not only secure the best prices but get HONEST and PROMPT returns? Write for tags and market quotations. CHAS. A. DANZ, Commission Merchant. No. 6 Fulton Market, Chicago, HI. !M A It is with the greatest pk&anre that I announce to the people ofi, this vicinity that uiy elegant line of Robes and Blankets is now1 ready for inspection. If yot^ need anything in this line just call and see my stock. "ton can g«* what you wattfc. ^ ̂* i T A 4 * Now is the time to order that harness. This is the slack season and we can give your order the fc»t of attention. Order it now. QfciOMMERS, : V '• '**" " V J i-: • Sanitary Plumbing- a Spsi- McHenry, 111. Wm. merz. tx Rosefldle floral (o. i ,, HO. '( j [ J Cat' ̂ Flowefl^ i aU Varieties. ; ! i ; "reasonable pri£c§| This Bank receives deposits, buys and sells Foreign and Do­ mestic ExchaQg% and does a (ENBtAL BANKING BUSINESS. We endeavor to do all busi­ ness entrusted to our care in a manner and upon terms entire­ ly satisfactory to our custom­ ers and respectfully solicit the public patronage iHoney to Loan on real estate a n d o t h e r first class se­ curity. Spec- ial attention given to collections, and promptly at­ tended to INSURANCE in First Class Companies, at the Low­ est rates. Yours Respectfully, ^ PERRY & OWEN, Notary Public. Bankers. Is there Anything More Attractive in the Home than a t We Rather Think Not! Our Store is headquarters for musical instruments and we al\vays have on hand a full stock of Pianos, Organs, Violins, Guitars, Mando- ' lins, Banjos, Graphaphones, and if we have not what you want we can get it for you on short notice. West ricHenry, III - : MILO HOWE. Removal! It is with pleasure that I announce to the public that wjrtiy stock of Goods has l»et n f moved into more eomraodi- ous quarters, in the Perkins v Wmi it mmmsIMHMM t* AR NOTION DEPT„ NEW YORK CITY m » Sf -x, ;--•-- •-•----"for • 'kl', -I & • tiuilding, three doors south } Of my former place of bnsi- * jless. I will now carry the oleancst, up-to-date Jewelry, - Silver and Platedware stock in McHenry. Diamonds and Precious Stones. It will be to your interest to look at our stock before j placing your order for any­ thing in this line, f ^ * c > - -* ^ v ,have a large assort- Silver Novelties. r Work i Specialty. SOiriEIDE^ irv McHttry. III. on hand. We would be greatly pleased have the public give us a call l§pp;*V . - (SEN, Manager. Orders by mail and and stock root* j * <« ;fc the Schnoor block. . v *)/*'• •?&* '• i fWKtKd!HOt«. ? F. WATTLES . «* Successor to fi. E. Howard* \' AH kinds of Fresh and sait IVle§te always on hand ers^^j in tfctftri&ason. Vegetables Goods. Come and give me a trial. WATTLES. W<*t MeHoarj* V & i £ t £ $ % In-- - Compounding Prescriptions. Its Essential. * ^ * V r;' NOTIONS/*' m - ** < "? It is a well-known fact that w4^, •• carry a superb line of notions, con- _x • sisting of Perfumes, Stationery, Toii / let articles, etc. 7"'*. 1 ve<£.f f "" * j OEO. ^0ESLKV, hc^enry, III. '•M # :S • ; J4: • j ' i'J tf-."*1' 8. . . ^loak#v ^lothirigf Overcoats, etc. Never before Ijave we been so well prepared to supply our customers in these lines. Our stock is complete and we are certain that we can satisfy all in price, quality and style. It costs nothing to inspect them. Fur CoatsJ These coats are carried in stock by only a few country merchants, and we are one of them. We have a. stock from which anyone can m&ke a selection and if will be to your advantage, to buy ndw $3 Blankets for Man and ;r-l"" '7f A , *^v ' / • , Come in and inspect our line ol bed and horse blankets. They cannot be duplicated at the prices for which iye are offering them. Elegant Sofa Pillows at 45 cents ea< Our Superb Line of Collarettes has arrived ! ^ V adies' Flannel or Mercerized ;i|. ' / Waists mf»U€KANtr@eLon!^ Jt . We have th£m in 3many ferent styles and at all prices, The ladies should not fajdNti call and see them. I 3IHON 5TOFFEL, < West flcHenry. '* *'f- - -A » . 4 . 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