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Pump on depth of I n hand. 1 all pm: tsâ€"save fl direct I at Great?! KN tedth'. >OBCAY< in“) {cenent jun. inred to sit in judgment or evil doers, it!) humble prayers for guidance to der wisely. command that at such ue'as this council now assembled 11 designate. thy body, containing n hand. ‘ . . . 13 black and em] Spll‘lt, also the ac- l all put: 7 7 . taâ€"save u t cross that thou doth 1n thy per- . erse Wickeclm-ss persist in wearing : dxrect . thy bosom he burned at a stake by . e scourge of Inge-I“ There was :1 brenrhless silence in the om while the (-nlef councilor was waking. tile- ;:<>s-1zll,)lage sitting, white red and tz'wui»;ing, looking at judge 2d prisoner. "I‘I‘ismzvr. 12:1:1'1 171011 aught to say-1 25' :‘leus Tu ‘32-“ why/this sentence mid not 1m pronounced upon thee?” 5' Carefully 7".» ’ _ . Moderate. we .a.r youn: xmstress of the May- y'q Drugsm Ed farm. who but a week before was I beloved and loving. Winsome and JENTIST. 3.3:}: now s' tr". alone, broken heart- 5. . forsaken. .; :.;ourning figure in her sityand ' 0W!) of E-Iw'ix. .«vo‘ding at the cold, un- rgoons. Fifipdwetic f . w of her accusers with yPerf 13- 8ppea§ng , ves. lborne St- 8t Falls NT l ST. House ble Crown EEKS. {lion Acci :’2 that, ’ bnnsed an’ m, is before her agel- 1." the s QSSEd, "'v *5 before her vision constantly. f t0 mention the Widow Dawson’s m. Man-y, methinks the councilor ibis duty “My. The prisoner ask- !or a“ 931"? day, an’ he, knowing “° N use she could be to any liv- Eamon. did but grant her mum» "The counc “Good sirs" <he answered slowly, 111: gentle. imzlré-s‘sive solemnity, “an zou would (mfwr a favor on a friend- ss maid “-3., N- e-x'ery living hour doth 'ing her nauris: but keenest suffering, :ou would 5»: E death dav sneedflY.” ’ stern. hard "Wom‘an‘ . D denied gv mmmed to L‘ m a pat‘ 1* " 1 VI. nppenmgs we. Mary-m1 Mayland, even :as our 0rd ham mmmanded that the wicked mm of sinners be burned perpetually Tter death. so do I, by the king ap- a “st "91’ hear such screams an ‘3 as the old beldame who 11:1: "e “f the witch let forth :3 1101- di d aHmYMIICGVJhe time of 1?: last the chief councilor 'rose,and, fixing wink solemn majesty ,to the inn: that separated the council from audit-L51" addressed the prisoner: ‘ ‘ “Margarn: Muyland, rise;” With a 122719 fluttering sigthargaret use and. r;xl;»:iz:g her eyes, looked Linto is stern. hnr‘f: face steadily. "Woman. ‘ be said, “although rthou asf denied grin 01' the Wicked crime. mibuzed I} time, I do announce shat, net a pat:--::: hearing of all theawrnl appenings taut have occuned in ‘this' @9113 Io-fl- Tf‘d] and ‘GOd loving-com- tunity 52:» thine advent here .and 7191’ Mn": 3; :zm-orded ”168:8. legal ttria] {much influzess, this tribunal doth 1d the charges true and doth pro- mace thee guilty of the blackest ime on the calendar, allegiance torthe evil and rebellion against God. There- “Wins mention The ml. Pu... as th( HE mi ed 3: drizz dow: Ma rga fez Max/land, rise. _-----------n‘-‘--- AAAAAAA (‘U no? ~~ (Luke short shrift 0f C~~1f " rum man said to an- in" .~v..r-d their faces to- ..m. .,:.;iged heavily along ' . “ - _ . “Elder Williams , . u r swift justice, but 3.» <9 g7‘-'é the witch at least ‘0 her peace Wi’ God .L: v ”m. devil that hath tak- ’x’L‘" gassmsion of her soul. S..\:; any. _three hours after 13> quail work, man, as i ;:4 -:,: it» council hath wise 5» tin - an early time that 1* 51? that every living out while the tribunahdellb- ’ anguish to bet?” Lé‘ad gloomily. Wt p001- Christopher's 311' bleeding on the “Didst thou not ':‘E~‘.R XXVI. qu ‘ or morning had lift- A what, and the light 1m: grown to a steady : of rain when, the ' prisoner led back to .. d of people in the as- «an to file slowly out ‘ <9 great was the in- ".03! that. despite the pr ‘fl‘t'flfllQI‘, they stood ' ': groups, discussing they had just wit- :ith repented I” his com- ‘0 of.!’ death day speedily.” sEPTEMBER.~'3fd- tans. ADI-“v“ listening. neweuBIy. cowering 30m: the councflor, were repeated}! . _ ed, and they spoke other 0111314“ “7 the stake, that was to be or her sins with anemommm‘mfl“ _____________â€"-â€"â€"â€"-"‘â€"-â€":â€"â€"â€"'â€"â€" Subscribe now! for “I. F". m the 69‘3”“ ' M Thg‘FreoPrm o'o’Jgh m. I ”.4 .3 .‘l a; n .w'-â€"â€"â€" v 7 case Margaret dieth without issue, is the next heir to the estate? Fare thee well, Widow Dawson, I must ha’ speech with Hetty, ,who, I see, doth Jag be- hind.” _ And (he dame, to avoid further con- versation, abruptly left her companion to continue her way glone. ~ In those early days, when the belief in witchcraft was universal and peo- ple had strong superstitions, an event suchasthearrestotMargaretMay- land, followed by her trial and convic- tion, gave food for much interesfins conversation. In‘the long twilight“ .em- the undies were lighted” 'â€"’d showed rare wisdom an’ care of us in ‘ appointing an early day.” ‘ ; “Mayhap the knowledge that La Fabienne is at large,” the other said, “caused him to feel that for the ends of justice the prisoner’s evil spirit could not be destroyed too speedily.” “Fear not that he will e’er return,” the widow exclaimed, with an ugly sneer, tos’sing her head contemptuous- ly. “Forsooth, an he doth get through the forest with a whole skin, which I much doubt, he will shake the dust of this mountain from on his feet forever. 'Tis ever the way of those gallants. I wot all he wanted was her estate. Prithee, good dame,” she continued aft- er a moment’s silence, “at the prison- er’s death do her lands go to the old woman, Elsbeth? Will the\witch be allowed to make disposition of her property?’ - The countenance of Mistress Taun- ston clouded darkly as she replied in shrill tones: “Is a witch possessed of devils able to diSpose of her property? East thou not heard; woman, that in her father’s will it is stated and legal. ly witnessed that my son Josiah. in nLL-..L lama ‘. “Such sleepless nights as I ha’ spent,” she said dolorously, “expect- ing every moment that lightning would strike the house or some or us be carried 03 or struck dumb, I could ne'er describe to thee. Hetty, go now and see that thou dost wear a brighter face.” “Aye,” agreed the widow, “none know better than I the pain 0’ sleep- less nights. God be praised, we’ve only five more now. The councilor A ___ Jâ€" wgfd them, talking volubly to the Widow Dawson. unr tummg : :ting memongm: me rough ‘Berio‘ eventfnl ones in the history of THE next day and the, next was me quiet little village of Crag- - enstohe. People stopped Ipfihe midd. at their busy preparations to: the witnessing or the awfnl'event now good man to the prison." The innkeeper, laying down a. large bundle of straw that he held in his guns, shouted an order to a passing horse boy. then” hurriedly followed Taumton into the hopse. ‘ ‘ “By my faith, methought the stran- ger had a menacing look an’ a cruel, re- lentless manner,” answered the inn- keeper, with a shrug. “At the first when he appeared, dust covered an’ mud stained, the village lads loitering i’ the hallway sprang away and ran out of doors in fear of him. But happen he’ll serve the councilmen for their pur- poses right suitably,” he added. Taunston strode toward him angrily. “Call not this Ezekial Mason a cruel man,” he cried, “or a fearsome one, but rather with low voice an’ reverent manner assert that he is a holy man, chosen by the Lord to do his work. I give thee good day, John.” Taunston walked oi! with rapid strides, then halted abruptly. . “Thou hadst best come an’ settle his. reckoning, tor-I am here to take this “The letters state that this Ezeklal Mason is proficient in the art of build- ing seaflolds toi- hanging an’ hath skill in planting a stake and arranging dry fagots around it to secure a quick burning. They also make mention of the fact that in the several executions yonder below on the south side the mountain, from whence he comes, all were under his direction, and assert that each aflair was conducted with or- der an’ dispatch." As the innkeeper’s face expressed in- terest, Josiah continued with his nar- rativeé “ ’Tis a certain Ezekial Mason, who hath come to us from loyal Puritans at Honeyoke; ten miles below, Sterndorf, having the proper password and hear- ing letters of introduction from them to us. The man, it seemeth, hath in- vented a famous lock that none but he can understand. Once on a door ’twill baffle all human skill to get the thing asunder. He hath shown it to the council, who did so approve of it that they did purchase it at once for our jail door, putting the newcomer in charge of the jail over Matthew Allen, who for such events of importance as are happening at present, prithee, is too old.” “Mean thou the tall man with bent head an’ lame leg? Who is he, master?” the man asked curiously. Later, as the innkeeper was standing at the doorway of the barn giving loud orders to the horse boys who were ar- ranging the straw beds for the night, Josiah Taunston approached and, ad- dressing the man with the air of one who had important information, said, “Dost know, good host, whom thou hath at thy board?“ and going constantly. One man. tall, with extremely dark, swarthy skin, wearing a broad flapping hat or black felt, a long cloak of rough homespun that reached down to the tops of his hobnailed shoes, with a high collar turned up about his bearded chin, and who walked as it one knee were stifl, leaning heavily on a short cudgel, attracted unusual attention up- on his arrival.by the bitter animosity he entertained toward the crime of witchcraft. For an hour after he ar- rived he sat sipping his ale. listening to the conversation of those about him, with low angry mutterings. nodding his head in strong approval and saying un- der his breath occasionally in grnfl', hoarse whispers: “Down with witches. say 1. Burn iem! Burn ’exn! They are accurst of God I” house to overflowing, some or them paying four times the value in gold for the Privilege of sleeping on straw in the barn. and strangers were coming main over to witness the last agonies of the condemned women filled his The host or the inn of the Sign 01:”). Red Heart at this time was the bus! man in the village. Men eager to dis- cuss the sensational and tragic events filledhis drinking rooms. and a greater number or idler: than usual loitered in the hallway or hung about the door. step. Newcomers Who, had ridden far to the trial and were resolved to re- iin their voiaa and gesture; no men killed lambs and mail and the women iroseataneariier hour tozet thedmrn- ingon‘totthewayandtodoextn baking in anticipation of visitors, for it was known that many Puritans from other settlements would ride to Cram- :stone that day. great army and caPry us all away in “Ah, lackaday. mine rs tire strain- ed wi’ listening for lately. “that never come-oh, woe is me. that'never come!” Old Elsbeth, who had been allowed to see Margaret just once, when she took her a change of clothing, spent her time weeplng, wringing her hands and praying to God to save her young mlap trees from the horrible fate that awalt- ed her. , “Sir Godfrey had gold.” Gaston would say to her comfortingly, al- though hl‘akown race was downcast and troubled, “‘ ’ much can he done with gold. Cheer thee, good mother, and keep in readiness, for who knows but the master ’11 return at the head of a With An exclamation. Lt “New drewherclooa'tohim. ,' “Anddidlnotbidtheetrutmor'ho asked mmchfnllr- "Why "we" I mmwpmmueinspectedthfiw “Godfre‘y”â€"tcars filled her eyes and her lips v tre' bledâ€"“methouiht thou didst desert-m and put me from thy heart." ,‘ , At the recollection of her catering uncpntronable sob: broke from her in great um. and the wept bitterly. “Nay. sweet,” he hastened to reas- sure her. “Give old Matthew not a care. for a potion slipped into his wine at supper tonight doth cause hiin to sleep hévily. As I passed Jqst now I kicked him with my foot. and so unconscious of it was he that he did, not even turn." He lifted the candle so that its gleam fell on. her face. “Thou hast sou-sowed. mine own. my pale, drawn face doth tell its own tale of entering.” “But the old jailer. Matthew Ana" Surely he wlll hear thee!” , he laughed a low, jubilant laugh, de- llghtedly pressing her to his heart. , “Already Elsbeth and our trusty Gas- ton, disguised as Puritans. mounted and holding two horses under cover of the trees, are waiting for us at the cross- roads. As Ezekial Mason 1 have the password that will let us through the guard, and as Godfrey La Fabienne.” he said triumphantly, “I will carry my sweet Margaret safely through the ene- my’s lines!” She' raised bewildered, frightened eyes to his. ‘ . me and then go, for they will surely take thee!” ' Tears were shining in his eyes. “Kiss thee! Aye, I will kiss thee,” he replied. “But not so fast, sweet love, in bidding me begone. for wher. I go thou goeth with me." Thank God, I see thee. once more be- fore I die! Oh, God be praised that thou still doth love me! Godfrey, kiss “And Is It thou? In my dazed state methought ’twas the cruel jailer! The man stepped over the threshold and with a quick motion removed his slouched hat, turned down his broad coat collar and, supporting the trem- bling woman to her feet. said with deep emotion: “Margaret, oh, my love!" “Godfrey!” She wound her arms about his neck. clinging to him wildly. “Who mocks me?” she cried pitionso 15'. "Who imitates his voice?" / “Margaret." \ She moved, appeared to listen, then lifted her face and looked about her wildly, but saw only the stern Jaller. Ezeklal Mason. halting! teps of Ezekiai Mason were heard as h came down the corridor. making his 1 t round to see that all was safe. Reaching Margaret's cell, he paused, and as e rasping sound or a key being in the rusty lock of the iron door of her cell fell on her \ ears the prisoner inst ctiveiy bowed her head lower. Then e door was thrown back on its hinges; and for a few seconds there was no nd. “Margaret Mayland." She did not raise her head. \ “Is it the time?" she asked Emily. “Hast mine hour come?” dieoneetandnearathandfellon her bright hair and bowed head. show. in; her attitude to be one or hopdeu nation as she knelt there immov- a e, to 3.11 appearances unconscious. the sharp noise of the opening and uttlng of the great door ran; through (he quiet prison and the heavy. clinging in somber folds about her slender figure, knelt on the hard floor mule her pallet. her heed bowed in her hands. The glimmer from a can- F 1 a E 5 min. The village to of rising promptly at the first appear- anceotthesun,sothlttheyandtheir children might be dressed and on the scene at the first pmible moment, had of a single house or cabin, not a way- faren. seemed to he on the roadways, and there was an intense stillness on the mountain. At the jail old Matthew Allen lay stretched on a wooden bench just ln-‘ side the huge doon' sleeping heavily, although supposed to be awake. dart. ; on guard, and hls prisoner, alone in , her narrow cell, her dress or black; (To be Maud.) THE WEEKLY FREE PRESS. Hopeless resignation. 5 The main ofl‘ice of the company is ’in Toronto, and the officers are: l J. A. Kammerer, President. R. A. Donald, Vice-President. ! W. H. Oliver, Gen. Manager. I Success has followed this enterpris- ging company from its inception, and 'the undertaking involves the expen- lditure of a vast amount of money. A ’conservative estimate of the output of the factory would be about 2400 bush- els of charcoal, 480 gals. of alcohol, and 10,000 lbs. of acetate of lime ev- ery day. Besides the factory, much of the at: tention is being directed to the im-§ provement of the town of Donald. The t well equipped saw mill is an import» ant. asset for the economical working of the factory and is fitted through- out with the .best machinery. To- ward beautifying the Village. Mr. 0.19 nuke-the place attractive for those who labor for its suecess.‘ The plant isup-to-date inevery particular. and is-the outcomes! yearsotexperimentiuandtesting. his the cab concrete undated maitskindincanndamdit mayhesdelyuiditsequaldoesnot weathexorthmeomin- } ing completion, the plan of the fac- itory, the installation and design of the machinery, being attended to by ‘Mr. W. H. Oliver, C.E., general man- ager of the company. Mr. Oliver has been many years in just such work, and has built many of the finest plants in this country and the Un- ited States. With him he has a very competent staff of foremen and eng- ineers. Mr. Wm. Chisholm, who has had a number of years’ experi- ence in the wood distillation business, looks after the office stafl and directs the 1 maintenance of the cordwood supply, and is assisted by Messrs. J. . Golden and W. Swanton. Mr. J. M. Wilson, C. E.. is engineer on 30n- struction and is ably assisted by Mr. Allan Northington and Mr. Richard‘ Hannah. The idea of forming a company to make charcoal, distill alcohol with acetate of lime as a by product was first given form some time ago, when Mr. J. A. Kammerer and Mr. Richard Donald,, of Toronto, brought some 25,000 acres of timber limits in Hal- iburton county and on which the fac- tory now stands. The work of con- struction was commence don the 14th of May, 1908, and is at present near- lcrete water tank stands to a height 1 f 75 feet, and maintains a constant 'p ssure, and acts as a reserve in case iof e ergency. Besides this, water is to the hotel and all the com- .pany’s houses, which rounds at! a Qwater sy em, perfected to its minut- The company’s factor?y ver about twenty acres There is a centra electric lighting plant, which furnishes light and pow- er all over the works, 6 well as for the hotel, cottages of the illage, and the extensive yards of,the ompany. From this central lightin plant. power is furnished to the mo the different departments. Thi lat- ter feature is a somewhat new de ture in a manufacturing concern, '0 its value has been amply proven. I 'The method of loading a car which is employed by the company, is that lchain scoops bring the charcoal from {the great heaps to the screener. all these mechanisms being run by elecé tricity The material is dumped into box cars by mechanical devices and taken away to Lindsay, Toronto. Mon- treal and other cities, there to be used in thousands of houses as fuel. THE PUMP HOUSE. In the pump house is a splendid type of powerful engine, which sup- plies irom the little lake nearly two million gallons of water a day to the condensers and for fire purposes with- in the buildings and yard of the com- pany. . A 50,000 gal. reinforced con- This is followed by the same treat- ment in another “cooler” for the same length of time, and the car is then taken out and left in the track near the shipping sheds for a day more, when it passes into the sheds and the charcoal is heaped together in readi- ness for shipping. at last. reaches a track fifteen feet bonfire furnace and is brought into a second air tight compartment called a “cooler”, in which it. is sealed for another twenty-four hours. 1 (Continued from page 1.) to almost 1.000 per cent. Lh. Then comes the dancer of fire. and on prevention in such 'a case, is infinite- ly preferable to a cure. two men are held in readiness. each with a water hose, ready to turn on the blue should one occur. The car, propell- ed by the turning of an electric wind- lass in the floor of the charcoal shed, NEWTOWN ._ a - ' v ._ 05mm» OurVamshngeer -. W me ‘ Should Dogs be Used? of LIGHTING PLANT. 18 a dozen seasons of stnnc 3' stump and drapping a dt 9- is driven up to the mm }- gun. Hunting :- like any I! of businessâ€"beta: put in 0 bntion leaning how befl anthemunand Ottawa, Aug. 25.â€"A return prepared {or presentation to Parliament last session, but3oompleted too late for the purpose. shows the amount of money pcid in bounties to the iron, steel, petroleum, and binder twine indus tries during the fiscal year 19%. The aggregate of bounties paid was: on pig iron, 833,816; on steel. $1,092,- ”; on iron rods. $347,134; or a total on iron products of 82318.10. Then there were psi in beauties of lead, 35! our; on tannins. fibreentering into is driven up to the muzzle of the gun. Hunting il‘ like any other kind of businessâ€"better put in a. short pro- bation learning how before you go into it. -’ ' Now. a word about the moose. by hrthe'nobl‘tof our game. I have mkilledone.butlhuvehnd he plant: 761‘ penguin: them__to go Abolish hounding and prohibit the killing of does, and in a single decade deer will have become- as plentiful as ever, and the restriction of the num- ber allowed to any one person might very much modified. It has been urged that if the hound- ing is abolished, many who have no longer the physical vigor, or who have not had the practical experience to enable them to become successful, still hunters would be deprived of their annual sport. This 1-; undoubtr edly correct. But there comes a 1time in the lives of all men when Na- ture steps in and puts on the brake, and man has to submit to the laws of Nature. and no man will ever be- come a successful still hunter with- out experience. Experience can only be obtained by practice, and two or three days tramp~ ing the woods, along with a good still hunter, would teach him more than a dozen seasons of standing by a (Kit or the numbers practically dim\ inished by wolves before man, and I mean the white man, lent a helping hand with rifle and dog. fry on hand the eep snow of a sin- gle winter would p t him out of bu- siness. I have be re now, in the pages of the “Rod an Gun”, and would here repeat it, allenge any person to name a section of our deer ' rtion of “Vénison is not by any means the staple food ’of he wolf, and if he had not a supply of ' ice and other small The dice were loaded at every turn. There was a great slaughter for a few years. Nearly every house had ‘ts winter store of venison laid in. Then deer began to get scarce, and such has been. and is, the case all over the settled parts of our back country wherever bounding has been kept up. Theaheephadtobepennedin a house every night, and it was no uno common occurrence to have the dog driven to the door and taken in to save him from the maurauders. But the deer did not seem to lessen .11 numbers. It was a rare occurrence to find a half-devoured carcase in the woods and such wholesale slaugh- ter as we now read about was never heard of. Dogs were introduced. The deer had their regular runways or trails leading to their own harbors of refuge â€"a lake or river. The gunners took their stands behind some tree or bush by the side of the runaways. The shooter could generally so locate himself as to almost touch the game as it bounded past. It was, -and still is, an easy matter to tell where the deer were to be found, and also in what direction they would run. One man put out the dogs. It was a pot shot nearly every time. And} if by any chance it was passing at‘ such a distance as to render a run- ning shot uncertain. a single shout: would bring him to a stand until he could locate the new danger, unless very hard pressed by a hound. There were also wolves. The wolves then were the same cowardly, sneak- ing rascals as they are to-dayâ€"sel- dom seen, though their howling at night was so common as to seldom excite a. remark. Deer were do plentiful that it was a rare occurrence to take a stroll round the clearing, walk a mile in the woods or visit a neighbor without seeing one. son in a whole_township. They were practically nnnnolested from the mid: dle of January until the middle of July, when the buck. and dry does began to put on flesh. To go outnthen and get a deer entailed very little more trouble to ‘myone. who could shoot straight then it did to go out to the field and eetéh a sheep. dulgod in so little tint there would not be a down killed in any one sea- /‘ (Continued (mm page 1). noon during the Inch crust. go in- to a. cedar swamp where the deer were herdedmdkillone.butthiswasin- Caulk Last Your Paid Out 82,787,368. ’ There is not more than two or three per cent. of our population en- gaged in the spoliation of our game, but until a more healthy sentiment prevails, and that handful are taught that deer are not protected for the nourishment of their starving curs, and that the taking of game out of season is an offence that will be as severely dealt with as any other vio- lation of the Criminal Code, our leg- islator! will legislate in vain. means also the multiplying of our game. Give our wild animals a fan- show, leave Nature as nearly as pos- sible to herself, and she will in due season yield an abundant harvest. ] .r, from the number of small pests ‘th t they destroy, are not an unmixed evil. If properly safeguarded they will . a source of revenue, both di- rectly nd indirectly, in the near fu- ture. T re are vast areas in Onta- rio which, om the nature of the soil, will never cultivated, but remain in their nat a1, state. It requires neither cultiv .ion nor reforesting. All that it asks that it be left alone and the vast for ts that have been so ruthlessly destro ed will, in the course of a few year be reproduced, and the preservation of the forest To a novice, reading most of the articles written about “Our Vanishing Deer”, it might seem that the writ- ers look upon the game as only worth protecting in order that they might afford them a few days’ annual sport dur' the hunting season. But I submi that all our wild animals and birds. with the exception of the carni- vorous ones, are valuable assets to the Province, and that even the lat- If a party or family is in want of food, then get it by any means in your power; but is sport alone is the ,motive, give the animal a fair show "for its life. Remember, that which is sport to you, spells death to the ani- ‘mal. Do not strike below the belt ‘or practice any dirty tricks. Shoulder your rifle and take to the woods in open day. Remember that you are fully armed with death dealing wea- pons, while the game must depend for protection on the native instinct and a light set of heels alone. Then if you succeed in bagging the game, you will have achieved a victory, and secured a trophy of which you may well feel proud. ' I have read a great deal about how difficult the moose is to stalk. but from the standpoint of my experience this is greatly exaggerated. I have seen a great many, and haveâ€" come upon them both by land and water, quite unexpectedly on both sides, and also when they must have seen me quite a distance before I was aware of their presence, and I can only re- call one instance when they did not stand long enough for me to have pumped them full of lead had I wish- ed to, and been in possession of the necessary artillery. The watcher repeats the call at short intervals, and there is always a response. and in a short time the huge beast: is seen standing within easy range, when he is mercilessly shot down. Could any way of taking life be meaner ? It is butchery pure and simpleâ€"butchery in the meanest sense of the word. I am not aware that this method of hunting is ever indulged in by daylight, and certain- ly the hours of darkness are most befitting for such dirty work. bark tube is easily 'made, in which anyone skilled in moose language can soon soon learn to exactly imi- tate the cry of the cow. Armed with this, all the hunter has to do is to take his stand by the side of some tree or bush to leeward of where éhe moose are likely‘ to he, give the call and wait. There is an immediate an- swering note and a rush for the sup- female emits a peculiar cry, which my be heard at a‘long distance in the silent woods, and is immediately answered by the male, if there is one within hearing distance, and they start towards each other. A birch shill come together for the propaga- tion of the species, and has planted in each an irresisible longing for the companionship of the other, and the Here are only three or four weeks in the year when either sex has any particular desire for the communion- ship of the other. At this time Na- ture has ordained that the sexes as the “calling. " takes the cake. Im- Eating the cry of the female in order to ensure the male, is the smallest pwce of business in the whole hunt- I'LLIONS IN BOUNTIES. PAGE SEVEN.