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Show outward semblance of a most pence- j able and amiable cow, but the forelegs ! and hindlegs are, in fact, the two pairs of legs of two men. They ore anned with guns and have a plentiful supply of ammunition. The patent cow moves along like an ordinary, harmless animal until it is in the midst of a lot of birds, when it comes open and the two men inside blaze away. The specifications -state that the invention in-vention consists of a hollow decoy animal ani-mal adapted to be supported and held in an upright position and operated by an inclosed hunter, for whem the decoy foms a concealing shell or blind. The device, in its make-up, comprises as essential elements a flexible outer shell of canvas or other suitable material, ma-terial, decorated exteriorly to represent repre-sent the animal in imitation of which the decor is constructed, and said shell is adapted to be supported or held in its distended position through the medium of a collapsible metal framework, which allows the covering and framework of the decoy to be folded into a small epace for transportation. Depending from the framework are hollow portions representing legs, into i which are inserted the legs of the con-! cealed sportsmen, for whom there are accommodations for two, one at each end of the decoy. L Formedjn the s-idea of the frame, at suitable 'points, are windows or openings open-ings protected by outward swinging . flap blinds, and through these windows j the -sportsman, in the rear may dis-j charge his fowling piece when the game j has been successfully stalked. For the . firing of the hunter in front of the de- j coy there is provided a downward swinging portion, which includes the ; head and neck of the animal, so that, ' by simply releasing a small catch from ; the inside of the framework this re-; leases the swinging front portion, which immediately drops !by gravity, and thus leaves the sportsman free. X. Y. Jour- j xval. .PATENT COW FOR HUNTERS. It Carries Tbem Quietly Into tbe Midst of Unsuspecting Game. It is a well-known fact that birds and wild animals know what other animals they have to fear. The birds that lly from a man or a dog will hop around a cow, even walking walk-ing right under her. . Man has now taken advantage of this fact to facilitate the slaughter of birds and other game. A Neforaska man has invented a patent cow for hunters, and the specifications hove been received at the patent office. The invention presents the perfect |