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Show lill VAKEMAffS TANDBMHCS W r ENGLISH PHEASANTS. I raiti" R tBtTfitlor!u!UCnnfrn1nrltiMtreM- I iW ? 1 tt,E n1 whoot,n of T,,r MaUhlMsl i 1 ' K llvanllful ftiid Toolliwm llJr.U-nit Iff I 111 I OulUy for m UrlsT Sj.oH L.mii. th fli 't if rtt LnKllili I itaUt. If lf j I tCorrrlghi. lCtr Kdmr U Wktmn 1 B Kl feSr I 1UNDL11T, InlnnJ, Ji ly a From nnj 19 iLMftli I point of consldrratlon tlio J-unlUh pliea iM. IdfifL atiti thiu(rttrpUuilUbInl that riocLi lM ifigBC I i tbo I- nic.Ish rnatkct 19 wlHf' BoraetKxlr, iwrlinps an Iriflbinan, hiu IE tSBE ' mllcUt'tliOMicn-l lllicf (JiTQtllrltnin " US 'fnBK II I tcrtalntr nil but worship!. Tlia fir 7 Jill Idolatry Is nn cxrnMveoiitfor Itaurel B I? Faisn CCrtl nKlftD(lt Ire In ml and tfcotlAt.il iiiore 'ft I iHP tlmn -CMWNW to rrar, to shoot nitl to tftM (J Anally cat such jheauats at annually B I l iQ coma to the run. B K IIL. T,l '"'tlot.. of nliootlD(C In (Irftt B Hi Ai ill i Br.ta.ii undoubtedly odd much, from th B 3 V'lli. I vportaiuanttitulpol&t, tot)4 dcp Uritlah Bif Me lnttrttAtaUtlnicInthMopp'ri)(Uill)lAl4. fl i lit s? p. ltltalnioat Inconcrliable tonti Ainrrlcim Bi fyt liOwunlrtmltrtlia"MMrtiuaii"crazpn fl1!' irits v" 'u l,Kl"J, I man J and Scotland, His ' niW nt ',ow' crcr cro ' 'An nn ttMl "' H M i lllra aliorf,outI(le of ninldUtlnct from nil other Hifc "Ira ' uw to whlcli Itnmy lput,iioftinmn HIb t iP 1 pnipcrty.jIflJIninxtraonlftiArrrttJiriisIti If I ;J rtntalifir the 'Kbooilns' aud ' JIM hu" 'la 'IviiaS' 1 rlghta alone On a former orctuion I d fo lilw I inontratrl that iheextrclwrf thoterichtu B I !tifl and prWll(gv annual) jrroAtllrltlahttporta H I inlP n"11 ttl0 -ormoui aufji ot JLO.UOO.OW, or H'lJ I Sf i ConoouOii Vmrrlrnn jnonjr H't' tl&r I lhUTMlMpMidltuw l almmt "hollr I i flf ' confined to whatuvrr jilfAiure maylrtRot iBbl 1 If i 'a l'"tf nfuut inmn, ether wata thouttli liP if H thoroiikhly ku aided tracts and tenant ff ' n t farmrra fields for snipe, quail and (iroutc, M 11 cnptrtallilo and deer riieainutt, then, iB ff i.f I uhtla thrr mny fteutUAlly comt to tho Mn j J ' toblesofUio vulartrvleMnenandllternry iHft , ! folk, ara nnllj-thtjuanio bird of thaJlrlt 7 Uh arUtocruey, and of the laiiddl arlaton-iliU arlaton-iliU , racy at that They are found only within jf, the vruuitda of ueutlemeu'a wata and 'q j M lonllydemcnes,sntawherp,alii pheasant It V farms, they are exclusively bml to locrcnsa j yU the numbers upon the estate. h' Frery Urlllsli noblemnua estato and ''ffti every Hncllsb, Irlth or Scottish centlo- 1 ' R mana country scat U lu point of fact to n t prtater or less desruonpheosantry, and nf the Increase aud protection of thU one 4J, came bird are paramount to all other ilu is V tic or j leisures, Irom ivrry ncctsuflila means of In form it Ion I believe that fully . J 1 l.WO.lX') phoasaiits are nnnually alaushtcr Hf ed la the Unltod Kingdom Of thi-so over H!t 100 000 rcttth tho IxmJon market stalls iBif alone, and this number represent only iHw yi those vfhlch haro legitimately come from iBut ,i the Mbattues" or "ahooU' In October, Ko- B ) l' member and early Dccimber. and do not iH y j take Into account the heavy annual drafti iB6 by poachers upon the rich and well sUxVcd IM i nresanrca, iBI j i ill Necessarily (treat pains are annually iBI u taken to keep up tho pheasant iu plies, II P IfP There are nomo professional brevlers, iHt ' p Their establish me Us nro distinctively H i-tlrr kuown as game farms. 1 nun thtse iBnjL !j phrosauta egira, chicks and adults are fl 1 pi often suppllrd by the humlreds mid lliuii iB,J i j aind4 to tho more aristocratic estates iHtf i Tho 1'rlore of Wales U by no minus first B ', , i among tho breed rs, an 1 yi t on his rstate Ka 4 f of HamlrlnKhamiitid tho adjolnlntt prop h I y 11 rrty of Castla UUInRham, which lie has m If) leased for portlnjf urposea, as many ns H ji ( from T,UM to e,nX)pluasant are annually H provided by his rorid hluhnem fur hit B sportsmen friends In tnour thri-onf the ' dukcrlcs, and on other largo isUtcs ns t wclljmmeiiso patiw and cxjim nro kIvcii to Insure abundant tpippllea of the bird of ( Cold Is. ThoUHlnof from 3,OU)to4 0U0 B birds at ot e battue has often lMen n ' J corded.and It lvuell known thntO 500 wen. B shot during one u&mou at Kkt edon, In Nur H folk, which hatmn urea of 1T,COO ncna, H OnallcataUsof ucrnKOfttx.n tho hciul B " i carackccpcr'wlll benlloui-d n half dozen H 4 keeper to awlst him In breeding aud H1 i caring for tho suiito and In protecting It BjVY 'rom lQrotuls oI poachtr Often the H' number of under keepers will Iks increased B . by drawing, at certain seasons, upon the B t under fonsterst aothutwhero from SCKiQ r ,y to4 OOOpUMsant miy be n-qulnHl forthe iiB ' i 'uki autumn il kuu nf inllortl a aportvmen m UJ 1 uuest. with the wlvo utid children of ll B i If itltrswho mayllo In cottage within H1 . 'f the demesne wall, n score of lusonswttl H ' ' L lwcniplo)cdlnthbrcedlnKando,tlngfoi BBH idirMnnnti uncn una titatii nlnn. B y Usually these birds which have escaped B I lioth the poacher' net and tho sport- H , ( men's buih aro ollou vl to run wild dur!rn B . tho winter, earn principally lIig taken la B ' ; keep their runs and covirt dear of too ' (.rent obstructions byauow, to lave their f J haunt occasionally provided with dry Bi i 1 straw or loauf nml to keep their ilrlukv "i i Inifwell, or water trtiUKhs.optnand clear Hjj , of refuiw, and that tlnj nro well fed with B j ' oats nnd tern. On some cslaUn during Ot, B , i tobor and November it certain nuiulM r aru B J j -" cauyht, taken to tho avl iry, or pheasatitry, B'l "' thslr winK regularly clipped evtrytw our B three weeks, and tbeyara thus Ltptnnd Bjj feddurlng the winter to provide thoru Bjj quired erg supply iluring tbn spring B1 1 months, tho ocanltyof eggsbtlng coo of B'l lB moit serious drawback Jnphtasaut i I liteding B) Usually, however, the old birds am not ,,, "taken up" until tho last C rbruary Thin they nro avematlcally "fctarved" by nonficdlng fo about a week, when large figure 4 traps are set near their haunt. IrftlU of oat are scattered bo , tween lbo phiasauts readily follow Bff ' theso to thu traps, whtcli a to sprung by Iftrlngslnithe hand of tho keeptrs.nny drsireil itumbtr being thus lastly kv curod. f 'lbcso birds are taken to tl e aviaries, ft which tho keepers, among whom I have m t innny cood friends, Insist ou cilllng B arca" Iheseare simply lirgu wooded B I spans In the demesne grounds, Inclosed K 1 by fenccsof wlronettlng,fumetlmtvelvo H ' fet high Tho wlui of tho birds nre B i coiiitantly cllppwl or the would iscajK, K but the breeder tin 1 the labor required B leucostly than n wlro vetting ioeriug B for audi tiicisNirlly Inrge tracts Iheso B aviaries aro I rovldM with mock cm erts of B bark and bough, with mstlng pluces nnd B w at trln k troughs, white some are securinl B Pgalnit i mln by curved Iron bus a to thu B lucloiilug ntttiog charged with ilcctrlcltj B v hlch cause death to all rodint uttuiui t- B lag an entrauco B j The pheasant begin luring by April B f f aud they lay very much like tho ordinary B ) an h ca" bo (.ountctl on to f uruUli H J from twenty to tldrty egg, liit-ke nre B , i diily inn fully gattured not only from tho B J ' tieitsln the aviaries, but from thoKu of the B 3 H tiiilmprlsunul llrd Thv lutttr Is not a H r L J, dlilkult tftnl. for tho kiepirs for It Isn H L Pi lV slntulur fait that nutwiilutandlng the By U i 0mt wild aaturyjhyy Ltji Ku BbBbB i-Bir rBBV BUB .JHBBstSBSBSSBBSSSk!! irreiyinkTintn dumps fliongifiardgeaof walk aud drives. The keeptn till mi they love the soud 1 raid mdw of eninnan lonslilp, though tlutaaelrcs VtOitdafully secretive and sly. Aui here tho element ot poaclilng la ridiculously observalle. From April to June i he cants' tgg are worth from four to five ititi U nt-r icr from twenty to tnenty flvociuts i h A regular acram bl for them Js Ugun, and this t4rti t-vldesonett t-vldesonett the rltliest of the puarher'a harvest It b swell known factthatone-hnlf factthatone-hnlf of th pheasants eggs cxpol for Mle nt tho shopkeeiwrs' nro stolen Fxinrt poachers know evtry haunt of thu pleas-ants pleas-ants upon tie demesne nsvell hi tho keeptra They nro ofun aliefsl of tho I Alter Al-ter at the nrftt of tho tinlibprlKmed bird. Not only this, but keeiers thcmmlveado not scruple to ftirreplirluusly dispose of milords' supply, or help themselves from the nt on nehUirlng demesne. Nut spring I roile to Htourbrldgd with Blr Ofll y Our mission wo to actum fifty down pheasants iggs, which we nc complUIiod 'Probably oue1ia1f of them," ho sal 1, 'came from my grounds. 1 he other half arc doubtUss from set iril adjoining pnp rrt ies llut," he added try!y, ' tho poach lug kieps t he breed well crosaodr' llut tho phefuuwit hen Is not a good moth r loitk mothers must bo providifl Domestic ' sitting hens" are therefore liought up from the peasantry roundalxAit In scores at from eighteen pence to two shilling roch The hatcherr. nlnnys ax-cellriitly ax-cellriitly wolltdandpmtectcil from vermin often still innra exptMlvtdr than tho nvl arln where the nesting 1 going on, con sifts of n long strM uf nrchsd compartments, compart-ments, with sliding dmrs which deciid ami closo the hen In tightly, leaving several sev-eral aperture for Unlit and nlr Ihe hen Is removed from the nest dally, fed nnd watcretl, iften givtu n run In tho wet (.rasa or her braat feather other wis 3 dampened, to 1 mm re grooUr hent to the eggs, and am fully put h-v k on her own nest, great caruUtng takin that It Is not fouled or tho egu I tUplnccd, and that alt thuvtrmlubo eradicated At thotndof three weeks the tbtowjnt chick have latched The LrnUnow pUied Innrcn leal, handmotlo ruh or willow coop, with fne Ingrcssnntl caress for tho brood, which 1 closed lu at t light and let out at 4 o'clock every inornlog lbeyarofcd bird boiled chejped eggs mixed with out nnd corn-meal, corn-meal, a sort nf food tl e thlit tnaUirial of which Is Lolled and dried horclIth and lround 1 Iscnlt and oyster shells. cevtral men aro now ritpiiretl for their cam, nnd for threo month the rntlni collection of coop I changed dally like a camp to now ground, nn I inch day n triflo nearer tho coverts ( r foret. The fool Is gradually chanued to oats nnd cracked raw corn, tho moment the voting llrds r-how signs of skulking they aro remove 1 from the domestic do-mestic hen mother an 1 coops to thu vl orlis, nnd In July they aro sit at liberty within the ground and fonst of t)io do-mesne do-mesne HQwertr great may 1 the care In tho 1 reeding of hensants, not over one-half of tho chicks come safely to maturity Then the preserves nre rVody for depletion by poaching In It various form. Notonly da tho bird snfTer In diminution from tLe professional ouchrr, but milord's pheasant pheas-ant prove an Irresistible temptation to ivrrytennnt ami rotter living round alout tlodemosnes . On gnat ente from twebtyto fifty men ore regularly employiiL Ihero are the "nkent" and hi tlerks. Tlie bailiff, w ho looks after the home, farm and cattle, ha tils helper. There are tho head ftr-ester ftr-ester and ixrhnp a dozen under foreMers, all of w h4ie 14il and wood craft are n.ulte r(Ual tothfwof the (,amekiiper and ht several under ke per. There nre n master I sawyer mil three or four men cngL. 1 In cutting timber nn 1 posts from fore it tree and repairing gates, walls and frnce 1 he I head gardener ha several Asltanl. Thero nro phlnters, glaziers, carpenters, i etc, nil of whom are familiar with the castle and the surrounding (.round. Anl I on somo iKineius you will find n hnlf dozen Ilgikceier and their families. AH t of these poorly paid folk lotua thcaAut nfter It ha come from tl o oven, I ot or I (.rill a well as dnthe aristocracy, nnd they nil know how tngct them without botLir-Ins botLir-Ins the village marki ttnan FrofiAslounl poaching Is a far less dan grrous pursuit thnn It Is initially consid i red JJitrlug tl shcntlngswuon All srt of tlllage Lunger on aro pressed Into tervhon hcnUnt'nnd to curry nnd Til the gamehftg It Is an easy thing during the excitcim nt to hide i generous portion of thu tamc at convenient !o!tils, from which It Is taken under coerof nigl t Clamor and fright also break up the ru ks orroejs Intodttachetl flhsof pheasitiU, which retreat a high ni itossiblo hmotig the branchesof larch aud fir, whenru the oachtr can easily tuke t hi m from their rooKtsnt night byhsnl Other nuthntl nre smudging or smoking Ihem Into half Insensibility and knocking them from their perche with club. Com linids, Into which shoit IrUtUsare Insertitl uro (.reedlly derc urvd.Ati 1 tho bird run clink lug to the hedge to I easily taken by ' hand, while nn Ingmtous nnd successful 1 dcvlie Is to lit a gamecock with nitlfUUl ' spur nnd stealthily placo him alongside n covert, when tho l ii(,nnclous phensatkt cock Instantly respond to the gamcitnk crowing rhnllengu, wlen thno or four msec or the vaiuat le mrtis arorasii) lakeu 1'hcoMint shooting usually Ugln the latter part of Octolwr an 1 close with tho final Chrlstms ' battue " Notwithstanding high walls, rentlenesi of keepers nnd all po-nlblo prvvuulhis, many lasants leavo the demesne, seek lug tho outer hedge mil bog ( rnsacs, where the y fall a prey to thu snares ot ten nuts and tho guns ot the poacher. 1 here foro n fbw days beforo the pheasaut shooting shoot-ing Uglns all the outside hi lp nt tho cuMln starts luu circle mile from tho dunnno nud, couccntnttlngtoAnl the same, shout nut 'beat ' w lib n terrific hullabuloo,thu driving inaitybAik wlthlu the preserve llicn mtlunl and hi frlcuds, drewed as for siilpu shooting on tho moor and provided each with tw o double barreled, breech load log, center firing fowling piece of No 1J Ion, a man for n loading nud another for carrying cartridges, begin the slaughter Thu sportsmen are statioued In rulvtuico nt the idgo of open l Incvs The gamikec pvr, who 1 a sort of master of renmoili. bring his assUtant cr ' btnte rs" Into Hue Ijcbliul Then they mov e forw ard, ierhaps tru ardn apart, the kivpir, whu knows every bush hed,c, copse or tree, dlrecllti'? thu MrAtera" In very moinii.nt In mi Instant the pruservn Is a inrfect beillam of yell and explosion liie men )cll, III jlil! ns they beitt" thu hushes, ralllug, a tbosturtled lirda flash from copsu ui cotwe. ( ock to ttm rlul tl ' Coclt abo el ' Totheleft cork) ' 111 l I liock.cock, cockl' Wijht ahead, cjc,k,n while tho death deallt g gun tinnwrr with sucbra plditytlottlieyofleuget tiKiwarm to be held In thu siMU-tnun's 1 and. Ibis uues on all day, with mi hour for a luuch cf stew nn I bee rut J u In lithe loiter" nro ruriitshed i WW rat nn uunt 1 1 1 rcn I, e hevse nnd Uer, anl their MiAUtunU. wl ofoltow tho liuut-n with utrts nnl ddikejs I) n1(.ht Itavii olUn un t here 1 uptrom Vstto 1 uOslauiihtered birds Uh.m uro shipped direct to fui don to tlfHlor who pn Ide hiimpnt and tags nnd ja) feu thu birds from four to six shillings per I race 1 ihjau U KIUIM |