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( '& llORllOllS OF THE SLAYER. Revived by the Cruise of the Labor Ship “ Montserrat" The Story Told by a Reporter who Shipped as an Able Seaman-low a Ship Turn- ed Over and Drowned Four Hundred Slaves. A despatch from San Francisco says :â€" Tbe revolting story of the mission of the slsvovtrader “ Hontserrat," is detailed in two pages of the “ Examiner " this morning by Mr. W. H. Bromage, a reporter who shipped abvsrd the steamer. His narrative is substantially as followa : The steamer “ Montserrat.” is a slave ship. Yesterday she dropped anchor in San Francisco Bay and ended a six months’ voyage. She sailed through the Golden Gate bound outward on April 23rd last. I was aboard her as a sailor before the mast. Acting undcr'instructions from the editor of the “ Examiner" I had applied for-0a berth when the vessel was putting out and " able scaman ” and afterward promoted to be a quartermaster. it’s bad on board the King of Butaritari and his small company of attendants, who know the object of our journey, and who had taken passage with us for home without the slightest fear for their personal safety and without comment upon the object or the outcome of the voyage. In the hold Were stored provisions sufficient to feed 500 men for three months. At Nanaimo we took on coal to last for the same length of time, and then the “Montserrat ” turned her prow to the south-westward and the real journey was begun. No particular incident occurred to relieve the monotony of the journey until we reached Butaritari on May 26, where the king was warmly received by his peo- ple. He was accompanied ashore by Cap- “ Montserrat.” Vt e lay at Butaritari ten days and secured three laborers, one of whom was an inter- preter who knew the tongues of a dozen islands and could speak English. A white man wasaleo employedthere, Peter Garrick, whose usefulness had been demonstrated in numerous journeys with other slave-traders. He boasted that during his stay of fifteen years in the islands, he had taken by force and sent to various places in other parts of the world, N0 FEVVER THAN NINE HUNDRED NATIVES. “Niggers” do not always leave their wavewvashed home in the Southern Seas to go into unknown countries, of their own will. Where the roseate promises of a man like Garrick are not sufficient to get them aboard the vessels, other means are used, and Garrick was employed because of his facility of invention. \Ve next went to the island of Maraki, another of the Gilbert group, where our first draft of “blackbirds ” was made. The first step to be taken was to visit after much difficulty was taken on as anydown behind the horizon to a far-off port tains Ferguson and Blackburn, of teed. the boat was sent ashore, and the men in charge were told to get the boys and pull right away. When the men reached the house only one boy was there. The other three had become alarmed and jumped through the window. The trembling pris- oner was hurried into the boat and taken to the ship, where, in fear, he signed. STOLEN FROM HIS PARENTS. His parents soon missed him and came out to the ship, demanding his release. They were derisively laughed at and told that since he had signed he could not be given up. In tears the mother asked to see her boy. She was refused, Ferguson fearing that she would persuade him to jump over- board at night and swim ashore. Crouched down in the boat the bereaved mother pulled her hair in agony and cried out in piteous tones. The father of the boy stood by in stolid silence. The mother re- newed her entreaties. but the same refusal was again given. The next day the boat came alongside, and the mother and father, rather than stand on the shore and watch the ship go [to await the arrival of a beat. That night and unknown world with their boy aboard, signed the articles and joined their fate with his. The “blackbirds” were in great lee when the father and mother signed, at thereafter they directed their best efforts towards securing the young boys of the island. Time and again, when a boy had come aboard, deluded by some :eprescno tation of Garrick and his men, we would see from the decks the mother standing on the sand, holding her arms out towards the vessel, bewailing With the agony of a broken heart, clamoring to be taken aboard rather'than lose her child, but held back by her husband and friends, who were . powerless to rescue the boy, but who could prevent her going to a similar fate. These scenes were enacted over and over again at every island which the “Montserrat” visit- “'IIY TRADERS AID LABOR. VESSEIB. It may seem peculiar that the triders should be willing to use their influence to get rid of the people who are their cus- tomers, but it was explained to me very readily by one of the traders himself, who 8 'dzâ€" ‘ 2‘ The labor vessel is a God-send to the traders, We would like to see you take half the population away and keep them away. They eat like horses, and every nut they eat is one less for the traders. times we see a. coat with nothing but patches. They buy very little, the princi- pal thing being tobacco. “I remember labor vessels coming here years ago and taking them away by the hundreds. Thrt was the time we made money, raising the price of everything .100 per cent. and tobacco even more because that is a thing they cannot do without. You can depend on the traders all through the group to help you.” We had been fourteen days at the two the king and get, his permission to take off. islands and had only secured forty-three the natives. Then the missionaries must be seen, because they generally had great in- fluence with the people. Capt. Ferguson and Garrick presented themselves to the king. Bending in mock humility, they crept on hands and kneesl across the floor to where His Highness sat, and the guards brought mats for them to sit upon. The natives came swarming from all directions, and crowded around the opening so thick that daylight was almost shut out. Garrick resented Ferguson to His Majesty, an asked if he did not remember l aboard: enquiring the busmess 0f the i Turkey, him. The remark was hardly a suggestion from Ferguson, for he has to account to the king for the 400 fleshbarc bones, that are LYING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, l where the “ Tahita” was found, mast down- ward. Ferguson was the genius who engin- eered that fearful and fateful enterprise. “This man,” said Garrick, “was here last year and took some men away to Mexi- co co the “ Tahita.” ” The king looked at him a moment and slowly said: “He took my people away and they were drowned.” Garrick looked hurriedly at Ferguson. “ Tell the king his people were not drowned not one of them. They are working in Mexico and are well and happy. How could I be here now if the ship “Tahita” was lost.” “ I think you lie,” said the king. “ Black ; Tom and many others say the “ Tahita”| turned over. If my people are in Mexico) why don't I hear from them? Before they left they promised to write to inc and my I friends, and they are all good people and do not lie. Did the “ Tahita" turn over ‘3" “ Yes, she did capsize, but was seen by a I passing vessel that brought the news to San ‘ Francisco, and a man-ofâ€"war was sent out and we were all picked up. I got another] vessel. and we continued the voyage and" arrived safely in Mexico. The people bevel been there one year, and in two more years their titre will be up and they will return. ”, This argument seemed to convince the king. At any rate it satisfied the crowd outside, who showed their gladness at the supposed safety of their friends and rela- ! tives by shouting and clapping their hands in glee. The king was finally persqaded to gilt)“ his people to leave if they desired to, ut \\ 0L'l.l) NOT ADVISE THEM TO GO. Straight from the king’s residence the pair went to the missionary, and to him the l same story of life and hap liness to the dc- purted natives on the ill-fated " Tahita” was told. It was an easy matter to win over the missionary. He only cared for the spiritual Wt lfarc of the poor blacks ; their bodily disc‘unforts seemed of little consc qucncc to him. On being assured by the sinvers that. nuns and priests had been pro- vided for then. on the plantations at Guat- l Emilia he offered no resistance to the traf- c. For uson’s next point was to get the mo tires 1 rank. “‘hcn this was accomplished it was easy to get them to listen to his tales of riches and happiness in far oflGuatemals. Then the real work of securing natives was begun. Garrick and the native interpreter went ashore every (lay. One worked at the north end of the island, the other at the south end. Ferguson employtd his time with the white traders, who informed him that the best way to protect! wu to get all the young use is that he could, and then their parentsan relatives wouldaccompanythem rather than part with them. One of the traders induced {our boys to leave home, and locked them in his boas: | “ Montserrat.” natives. The next island visited was Apiang. Garrick’s home was here, and as he was well known Ferguson was cer- tain that he would get at least 150 natives to sign. But he was disappointed, for Garrick refused to work around his own island, and after astay of fl-e days, in which the scenes at Maruki were repeated over and over again, we secured forty laborers. . From Apiang we sailed to Panama. The British man-of-war “Royalist” happened to be in the harbor there and they came The “ Royalist” was bad- ly in need of coal, and Captains Ferguson and Blackburn were glad enough to de- plete their own store in order that enquiry might not be too closely made by Capt. Davis, of the “Royalist.” We remained in the harbor four days, and in that time but six laborers came aboard. UNDER THE EYE OF THE MAN-OFJVAR Ferguson was afraid to follow the methods which he had put in practice at other is- They patch their clothes so often that some- I WW..â€" then to see what he di , he was noticed giving it to his mother, who was 100 in. up costs on ones. ing below. W'atching When a rain squall came it was hailed with the wildest delight. The women and children would run up and down the deck and not mad, calling up those who were sleeping below and bringing their cups. plates and cocoanut~sbells and bottles to catch the water. Sometimes the squalls would last for hours and they would stand there, chilled through to the bone in the rain, such was their esire to be rid of the filth that cover- ed their bodies. The “Montserrat” left Samaria, the lhst island, on the 9th of August and on the llth of September dropped anchor in the port of San Jose de Guatemala. . Here the natives tvere parcelled out to the planters, the captain receiving $100 for each slave, and they were bundled off to wear out their lives in the fever-laden swamps of tropi- cal Guatemala. The parting of the people from 'one another was piteous in the extreme. Men I clasped each other around the neck and cried like babies. SOME OOSTLY THINGS. In 1635 a tulip bulb was sold in Holland for £4,500. It weighed 200 grains. New York’s capitol at Albany is the costliest building of modern times. Up to date 19,600,000 dollars have been expend- ed on it. The most expensive municipal hall in the world and the largest in the United States is the City Building of Philadelphia. The largest clock in the world is to be in its tower. The most expensive Legislature in the world is that of France, which costs annual- ly £720,000. The Italian Parliament costs £86,000. The costliest paintings of modern lanes are Meissonier’s ” 1814 ” and Millet’s” The Angelus. ” M. Chauchard gave £35,000 for “ 1814 ” and £30,000 for “ The Angel- us, ” Mr. Henry Hilton in 1887 paid £12,- 500 for Meissonier’s "Friedland, 1807, ” and presented it to the Metropolitan Mus- eum of Art. The most costly book in the world is said to be a Hebrew Bible now in the Vatican. In 1512 we are told that Pope Julius II. frefused to sell the Bible for its weight in 5 gold, which would amount to £21,000. 'Thbat Iis the greatest price ever offered for a 00 . The costliest meal ever served according to history, was a. supper given by Elius Verne, one of the most lavish of all the ,Romaus of the latter days, to a dozen l guests. The cost was six thousand sester- ' tin, or nearly £50,000. A celebrated feast given by Vitellius, a. . Roman emperor of those days, to his broth- ' er Lucius, cost a little more than £40,000. lSuetonius says that the banquet consist- , ed of two thousand difi‘erent‘dishcs of fish iand seven thousand different fowls, be- ~ sides many other courses. The largest sum ever offered for a. single diamond was £436,000, which the Nizam , of Hyderabad agreed to give to Mr. Jacobs, the famous jeweller of 'Simla, for the Im- ‘ perisl Diamond, which is considered the finest stone in the world. ' The costliest toy on record was a broken- . nosed wooden horse which belonged to Na- ! poleon Bonaparte, and was sold a year or two ago for one thousand francs. The costliest mats in ,the world are own- ed by the Shah of Persia and the Sultan of The Shah and the Sultan each possess a mat made of pearls and diamonds, valued at more than £500,000. The larg- est mat ever made is owned by the Carleton Club of London, and is a work of art. The most valuable gold ore ever mined in l the United States, and probably in the world, was a lot containing 200 lb. of quartz, carrying gold at the rate of £10,000 a ton. It was taken from the main shaft of the mine at Ishpeming, Mich. The greatest sum ever paid for telegrams lands. Al} Miniani,the filth stopping place, in one week by a, newspaper was the expen. another interpreter was employed. 8: Mr. , diture of the “ Times” for cable service Murdoch. WhO WES 8: .Weu-eduCMed “1311 Of from Bucnos Ayers during the revolution in long residence on the Will-“d: He had never the Argentine Republic. The cost of cabling \‘lSlted MEXICO, and tlunkmg Ferguson as from 'Bnenos Ayres to London was about 75. truthful as himself, believed everything that a, word, and the- “ Times” paid out £6,000 was told him about the place. He was in- formed that his duties were to collect labor- ers and assist in managing them during the trip, at the expiration of which he could either work on the plantation as interpreter or not, just as he saw fit, but in any case he would not be required to sign articles. If he did not like the country he would be free to return to the island. Placing his business in charge of other parties, he worked night and day for one week and secured sixty;cightmen and women, the natives having every confidence in his promises. From island to island the “ Montserrat" travelled, going to Tapoutoued, Peru. Nu- kunan, Aroroi and Tamana, securing in tches a total of 388 men, women and chil- dren from eleven islands. ' Before leaving Nukunan two men attempt- ed to escape from the ship by swimming ashore. Some one saw them in the water swimming rapidly towards the beach and gave the alarm. Ferguson rushed up from his room with a rifle and FIRED AT run MAN rss'rnns'rxwav. The bullet cut the water a few inches from his head. Turning round and seeing Fer- guson with the rifle still to his shoulder the man threw up his hands to imply surrender and both swam back to the ship. After that a strict watch was kept to prevent any of the natives from having the vessel. During the voyage between the islands the tanks were kept filled with water and the condensers were going night and day. A native can no more do without a plenti- ful su ply of water than he can without a pienti ul supply of air. The first thing to do after the ship stood out to sea was to close the tank and put a limit on the water sup- ply. The tubes were screwed into the tank above the water level, which on the inside reached to the bottom of the tank and on the outside protruded a few inches. When people wanted a drink they sucked the water through these tubes. When the little ones cried for water the P0 mother had to suck the water up through the tubes and empty it from their months into a cup and give it to the children. Their com laints were not heeded. One lit e fellow was noticed one day go- ing to the tank frequently, filling his cup by sucking the water into his mouth and l for one week’s despatches. The costliest crown in Europe, experts ’say, is that worn by the Czar of Russia . on State occasions. It is surmounted by a I cross formed of five magnificent» diamonds, ; resting upon an immense uncut but polish- ] ed ruby. The ruby rests upon eleven large diamonds, which in turn are supported by a mat of pearls. The coronet of the Em- press, it is said, contains the most beauti- iful mass of diamonds ever collected in one band. Thc most expensive royal rcgalias in the world are those of the Maharajah of Baroda, India. First comes a gorgeous collar con- taining five hundred diamonds, arranged in five rows, some as large as a walnut. Top and bottom rows ofemeraids of equal size re- lieve the lustre of the diamonds. A pen- dant is a single brilliant called the “ Star of i the Deccan.” The Maharajah’s special care pct, 10 by 6 feet, made of pearls, with abig diamond in the centre and at each corner, cost £300,000. - aâ€"â€"â€"â€"oâ€"_â€"__. Beecher’s Only Poem- During the days of Henry Ward Beecher's courtship it is related that he once “ drop- ! pcd into poetry,” and wrote a few lines of verse, tcemin with affection for his sweet- heart. But t e Verses were always kept . sacred by Mrs. Beecher, as they are at the , resent day, and nothing can win them from I er. One day Mr. and Mrs. Beecher were , in the office of Robert Bonner, the American ? publisher. “Why don’t you write a poem, Beecher '2” said the astute publisher. “ He did once,” admitted Mrs. Beecher, and immediately Mr. Bonner's eyes spark- ' le-J. “ Recite it for me. won’t you Mrs. Beech- er ?” he asked. But the eyes of the .cat riveted on his wife, an she meant silence. ' "Come," said the persistent publisher, “ I'll give £l,000 if you will recite that cm to me," addressing Mrs. Beecher. “ Why, it ranâ€"â€"-” began the preacher's wife. “ Eunice," simply said Mr. Beecher. gh l teacher were new that he And althou bert Bonner offered to double the sum first ofi'ered he never got the ,poem from Mrs. Beecher, and no one has "since been a whit more successful. _EOUSEEOLD. Treatment of the Aged- The condition of helpless old age a strongly to the sympathies of allright-mind. ed people. It is too often the case that the son or daughter under whose roof the aged parent is residing makes no secret of the tact that father or mother is in the way. It is sadhut true, that a large proportion of our people look upon old age’ with impa. tience. The old man or woman dependent on the county’s charity is more to be envied than the 8 ed parent of wealthy children who provi e for him unwillingly. To lov- ing sons and daughters it seems almost in- credible that there exists a class of people who wilfully mistreat the old ; but even a casual observer of human nature can testify to its truth. Fatal errors have been made by parents who, trusting their children-im- plicitly, have been induced to transfer their property to one or more of them for care as long as tLey‘shall live, and in the majority of cases have realized the error when too late to remedy it. There was a dear old lady who was a grandma to the whole community in which she lived. She always had a dread of be- coming a burden. She lost her husband, and for a number of years chose to live alone in the old home. But two of her sons,wish- ing to obtain her little property, induced her to transfer it to them, promising to care for her the remainder of her life. Not wish- ing to appear obstinate to the sons who seemed to think only of her good, she tried to believe as they did and gave her consent. For several years she stayed by turns with these two sons, each of whom exacted pay from the other for her “ keep” if, from ill~ uses or other cause, she overstayed the stated length of time. The poor old mother was fully aware of their difi'erings, and very unhappy over them, but powerless to help herself. There were other sons and daughters, but they,aware of the business arrangement made by tnese two, declined to give her a home. The year preceding her death she was very feeble, and her daughters-in-law constantly complained in her presence, of the trouble she caused thiam. Worn out with so much wrangling, she asked if she might visit one of- her daughters, and was as pleased as a child at the thought of a change. But, alas ! her daughter informed the brothers, in the presence of her mother,that she would not take mother even for a few weeks unless paid for the trouble. This is by no means an unusual case. Pages could be filled in enumerating the sufferings brought about by the unkindness and injustice to the aged. It is gratifying to note that parents are becoming more convinced of providing for their own future. A home for the aged should be .an institu- tion in every state. Everyone should be taxed for its support, and should be willing to pay the tax, knowing that he might sometime need a place in the home. and provisions should be made that it should be a home in every sense of the word, and not a charitable institution. Bnpomms. We have just finished a handsome one ; large, light, bright and a. treasure in its way. It is called the Daylight and Dark- ness pattern, but in reality is another pre- senting of the famous “ log cabin.” In this corner-stone, or center-stone, of each patchwork square or “ cabin ” is a two~ inch square of turkey-red, Upon two sides sew strips of light print, the other two dark till five strips of each are used. They should be one inch wide or one-half center square. Thus a pattern is very easily or- rived at. ' Thirty-six squares will make a very com- fortable-sized quilt. If larger is desired, four strips may be used and sixty-four sew- ed, as this pattern requires a regular square. Forty-nine will not bring the light and dark sides to the proper angle, There are various advantages in this pattern. Besides the pleasure of hearing your friends exclaim, “Oh how pretty l” when you unfold it, it is economical. Small pieces and large may be utilized, for it is not, “no two alike.” In sewing squares together the light must be placed by light, and dark against dark This holds the P Daylight and Darkness good. Once upon the quilting-bars, it is easily quilted. Each strip runs near or at the scam. In the tumbler-design quilt, one has op- portunity to beg of one’s friends, for this pattern calls for “no two alike.” Every variety of color, li ht, dark and between, which has wide atitude, is used. It is pretty, and quite a triumph when one can truthfully say, “The tumblers are all differ- ent.” It- is work to make it, and nice work, for every part must be exact. A little “skew” here or puekcr there will not be tolerated as in some patterns. The basket quilt is a: favorite of mine, made of two colors, white bleached cotton, and pink, green, blue, red, or yellow in plain or nearly plain. print. I prefer pink, but other solid colors are pretty. Thirty-six are necessary with strips be- tween, two inches wide, of the color. It should be lined with the same color and bound. This pattern is sometimes chosen for asocicty quilt, with autographs upon plain white, though I like it better without the autographs. , It requires some patience and persever- ance to get it just right; the baskets will bother a little at first, and a little “taking out" may have to be done. In quilting the seams must he sewed around, and as there are many, the sewing is quite a little. In modern days one is inclined to curl the lip a trifle scornfully at the old-fashioned art of Patchwork. “Cutting calico an d sewing it together again! Where’s the sense 1'" And another question, replete with native terseness, comes to the front, “Does it pay 2" When one has cut and pieced the squares, quilted and bound and finished the article, spread it upon her bed.and tucked nicelyand neatl the sides; when she stands with satis ed smile viewing the work of her hands. for work brings its own reward, thinking of the dress like this bit, and the pleasure she knew the day it was bought, the apron or sack like this bright corner, and the joy she had in wearing it. this center square made from her gowns before she was six years old, this side stripe from the little sunbonnet she wore to school in the old district schoolhouse. this square from pieces of her grandmother's dresses, that from print given by friends of her youth moved tothe “ far west" many years ago, almost every square teeming with an interest all its own, she will tell you, with the earnestness of a Puritan ancestor, ‘.It :7, The Cook’s Scrap Book- ‘ Slaves Cssnâ€"One-halt cup of butter. two cups pow cred sugar. three cups of floor, one cup 0 cold water, whites of four eggs, one scant teaspoonful of sodaand two heaping of cream of tartar or three rounded teaspoonfuls of baking-powder. GOLD Cass. --0ne~tbird of a cup of but- ter, two cups of powdered an r, one cup of cold water, three cups of our, yolks of four eggs with one whole egg well beaten. Same amount of soda and cream of tartar as directed for the silver cake. I M an Gauntâ€"One pound of round steak chopped very fine at the butcher's. Mix with it half a teaspoonful of onion juice, one~fourth of pepper and one of salt, and make it out into small thin cakcsas sausage is made. Broil in a double wire broiler that has been rubbed with butter. If it is more convenient to fry them, fry first two slices of fat pork until they are brown and cris , then take them out and put the cakes in t 1e hot fat. Cook them till done, then thicken the gravy and pour it around, not over them. As ArrLa Cannonsâ€"Peel ten good- sized apples, core and slice them and stew them to a pulp with sugar enough to sweets en them ; meantime thickly butter the sides and bottom of an oval baking dish, then press all around the crumbs from the inside of a stale loaf having them nearly an inch thick. When the apple is done, mix with it a tablespoouful of butter and one beaten egg. Put the apple into the dish without disturbing the crumbs : ovcr the surface put crumbs until an inch thick, and dot them with a few bits of butter. Bake the pudding until the crumbs at the side are brown ; turn a platter over the rim of the dish then quickly turn it upside down. The pudding having been removed unbroken, dust it with powdered sugar and serve hot. Ax Ecoxontmt. Punntxo.-â€"One pint of water, one half pint of milk, two tablespoonfuls of corn starch, two eggs, one tablespoonful of white sugar and a little salt. Dissolve the corn starch in a little cold water and stir it into the boiling pint of water, then add the whites of the two eggs beaten lightly, the salt and the sugar. Cook over hot water till it thick- ens, then pour into a mould and set away to cool. Make a custard of the half pint of milk and the yolks of two eggs, sweeten anldlflavor to taste. Serve the pudding very co ( . Wnonn lVlIEA’l‘ MU]>1~‘1:~'9.â€"One pint of whole wheat flour, two teaspoonfuls of bak- ing powder, one tablespoon of shortening, one even spoon of sugar, a little salt. Mix baking powder with the flour, rub the shortening through it, and stir with milk till it is thin enough to drop from a spoon. Some cooks like to add an egg. The iron pans should be hot and thoroughly greased, and should stand on the stove while they are filled, and a moment longer, until the muffins begin to rise, then they must be put on the upper grate of the oven. They }will bake in fifteen minutes if the oven is 0t. BONED Fawnâ€"Boil a fowl until the bones drop out; chop fine and ut back into the same water it was boils in and add one half box of gelatine, dissolved in water; season with pepper, celery, salt or any other flavoring preferable, and boil for 'a few minutes. Mould in a dish and when cold it will be jellied, and will form an ap- petizing dish. .â€"â€"â€"¢-â€"â€"â€"..â€"â€" THE RUFEED GROUSB. Character-lattes of the Blrdâ€"‘Vhere no I' Found.. The ruffed grouse is a good game bird, keen-witted, strong-flying, and beautiful alike in the hand or on the table. The bird is wary and hard to kill, and that is its best recommendation. Satisfactory for working with dog it is not, and never will be except in some few fortunate spots, and then only before the conveys are broken and disbanded. Pinnatcd grouse pack toâ€" gether as they grow older. The ruffed grouse allows that he is like a star, and dwells apart. He has no fixed and regular habits, and you run across him when you don’t ex- ect to, the only thing to go by being your best knowledge of the local feed. Agood do for ruffed grouse must be very steady and careful and not work up too close. Train- ed to do this work Well he would find a con- vey of prairie chickens in the open about once in five years. Dogs are not built like telescopes, unfortunately, and do not adjust at will, long for chickens and short for ruff- ’ ' M ed grouse, though if you listen to some dog owners patiently you must believe their dogs are so arranged, and endowed, moreover, with qualities of super-human intelligence and prescicncc. The flight of the ruffed grouse is commonly direct and his trail, or body scent, can be caught up by the dog’s followrng carefully along htslinc of flight. Sometimes the bird will take a run around in a half circle after he alights, and will then “ flush wild" as the hunter comes up. Usually he will make for thick cover, the top ofa fallen tree or a brush pile. He will sit there and figure out how he is going to fly when he starts, and when you come along he pulls his freight around the nearest tree and skins outof sight behind it. leaving your gun smoking and you swear- ing. A grouse put up by a yelping cocker spaniclorcurwill frequsntly take tea tree and will then be so intent on watching the dog that the shooter can come up and blow a longuailed wad out of his anatomy. This is the easiest way to get grouse, but no sportsman will shoot a bird from a tree. I'hat is a custom followed largely by farmer boys and by gentlemanly fishing tourists, who knew before they started for the woods that they were. going to be out of meat, and so l took along a shotgun for a little illegal shoot~ ing in the summer. The habitat of the ruffed grouse is a wide one, though not so wide as that of the quail. It still clings to the birch-shot woods of Canada, New England and the middle states. It lives further north than the quail, and you will find it scattered pretty much all over Michigan and Wisconsin, There are a few of these birds in the groves and woods of lllinois, and they are more abundant in the scrub-oak country of north crn Indiana, Usually there are not very many ruffed grouse in any one looality. But then a few good healthy ones will go a long way toward affording shooting for a whole communit . One wise old cock grouse would be t to best thing I could think of to put in a game preserve. It would be about as usent and ohliging as the stuffed chamois of the Swiss inn-keeper, only in a different sort of way. There are many we a in which a cock grouse is not like a $41de channels. _______~. M..- _., - _.‘..~4.. “A ,- A. A AHA». ‘i l i ; ... _ ._ ._ A.“ ._._...-._.< ,s ‘- t . so. due...“ ._.._...._.