ae ye Atay) > Vnb-4 dnd eee .- ORS et Ey <—— A Ce eid inline Mt cee Minti a ee - INT RODUCG LIGN: A book combining artistic reproductions, sketches of history, and por- traying the delights of field-sports, as does this, will find favor in the eyes of every individual. | It contains that which will please those of the most cultivated taste, as well as those who are of a practical turn of mind. The engravings are of the highest order, and of: themselves constitute an art album. The brief notes concerning them and the reference to history will freshen the matured mind as well as furnish instruction to those who are yet in the school-room. The hunting articles are written as the result of personal observation and experience, and, as the book contains all the rules for trap-shooting and the existing game laws of the different States, it is one which will be preserved, not only for the beauties of artists’ work which it contains, but because it is replete with information so much desired by every sportsman. In the compilation and arrangement of the work the author desires to acknowledge valuable suggestions made to him by Mr. E. S. Rice, general agent of the several powder companies mentioned in this book, and he appreciates the liberality of the publishers, who gave him carte blanche to write and issue for them the handsomest work ever printed for distribution among sportsmen. WILLIAM BRUCE LEFFINGWELL. THE CAPITOL BUILDING OF ALABAMA. The origin of the name Alabama is a pretty story, just such a tale as we love to hear. ‘There is romance enough in it to awaken our curiosity, and yet it is so complimentary that we are fain to believe it and to accept it astrue. As the story goes, an Indian tribe had, through successive defeats in war, been forced to leave their homes and to seek another. They traveled through various States until they reached the fields and streams of Alabama, which was in the winter-time, and when they saw the balminess of the climate, the pro- ductiveness of the soil, the advantages of their newly found retreat, they with one accord exclaimed, Alabama! which, being interpreted, means ‘‘ Here we rest.” Montgomery is the capital of the State. It was there that the capital of the Southern ‘Confederacy was first established, but it was afterward removed to Richmond, Va. The sea-coast of Alabama is only sixty miles long, although the area of the State is 52,250 square miles. Mobile is one of the most important cities, and Birmingham is the new seat of the Southern iron trade. The chief productions of the State are sugar-cane, tice, cotton, corn, and tobacco. The State has an extensive system of railways, and ships great quantities of lumber and pig-iron. Alabama was first settled by the French, who founded Mobile in 1712. It was admitted into the Union in 1819. In that feast of architecture which the World’s Fair brought out it is to be regretted that a building representing Alabama was not erected, for the natural productions of the State, in which nature has been most bountiful, could have been shown to a world of people not restricted by land or sea. Those who are so fortunate as to visit the South are loath to take their departure from this land of enticement, and one is justified in delaying one’s departure and to linger in a State so charming in its attractions. Sports- ‘men and fishermen enjoy rare sport in Alabama. ‘The open seasons for game are: The general State law protects ring-necked pheasants for eight years from June 1, 1893, and forbids Sunday or night shooting and fire hunting; also nets, traps, poisons, explosives, and obstruc- tions to the free passage of fish in streams. Every county has its own special laws protecting game -and fish, which are so numerous and conflicting that an intelligible synopsis can not be given. 3 INDIAN AVENUE, SITKA, ALASKA. Alaska is an irregular peninsula stretching beyond the Arctic Circle and at Berings Straits reaching within a few miles of Asiatic Russia. Sitka is the capital. Alaska was purchased from Russia by the United States for $7,200,000 in 1867. It has an area of 530,000 square miles, and is world-renowned because of its fishing and fur-trading. Alaska is not as cold as generally supposed, and more rain falls there than anywhere outside of the tropics. The Territory is governed by officers appointed by the President of the United States, and the country is peopled by a few hundred whites, the balance of the population being native Alaskan Indians. These Indians, like all other Indians, are superstitious. Their superstitions run in a different channel from other tribes, and perpetuation of the deeds of their sires and of those from whom they are directly descended is effected in monuments of carved wood which show hideous and grotesque faces of imaginary men. Or again, of birds and beasts, sufficiently natural to portray the figures, yet so mixed with the identity of some other animals as to give them a wholly mythological appearance. The Indians in Alaska take great pride in having in front of their cabins these monuments, known as totem poles. They are their coat- of-arms, pointing to the world the rank and standing of the one whose home is thus honored; and the greater the number of figures displayed the higher is the social rank of its owner. There are many mountains in the Territory, the most notable being Mount St. Elias, which possesses magnificent glaciers and mineral springs. The scenery of Alaska can not be reproduced with penor brush. Mountains of ice in the summer glisten like diamonds in the midday sun; and the tourist’s heart seems momentarily to cease its beating, stilledin delight or reverence at the beauties and novel- ties which greet the eye on every side. Steamers run regularly in the summer from Tacoma to Sitka, the most important town in the Territory, making the round trip in about two weeks. Fishing is the principal industry of Alaska. Game is unprotected, and before leaving Tacoma the hunter supplies himself with such a quantity of Du Pont’s powder as he thinks he will need in this land of scenic beauty where game is so abundant. 4 THE ARKANSAS STATE BUILDING. When one looked at the beautiful State building representing Arkansas, a State rich in minerals and scenic beauties, one felt that this beautiful building, in French rococo style, fittingly represented those who erected it by popular subscription. Staff was the material chiefly used in its construction, and the facades with their pretty ornamentations were such as to excite the admiration of every beholder. The building was 92 feet deep by 66 feet wide. Its architect, Mrs. Frank Middleton Douglas. In April, 1892, Mrs. Douglas submitted her design for the Arkansas State Building, and was given the prize over all competitors. She was made superintendent of construction, and was the only woman occupying a similar position. Perhaps the most attractive feature of the building was the fountain in the middle of the rotunda, donated by the Ladies’ Columbian Club of Hot Springs. The center of the base was ten feet high, and there is standing on a granite base, granite quarried from the quarries at Little Rock, Ark., a beautiful boy, holding his arm aloft, while in his hand he holds a passion flower, the floral emblem of the State. Sparkling crushed crystals sur- rounded this fountain; onyx from the State added to the beauty of the interior, and pine of the clearest quality covered the first floor. Hot Springs, whose wondrous waters have astonished the world, has done much to advertise Arkansas. ‘This city is one of the most beautiful in America, the season for health-seekers beginning in October and ending in April, and during that time thousands avail themselves of the benefits derived in bathing in the hot waters. The population fluctuates, ranging from 10,000 in the summer months to 23,000 in the winter, and Hot Springs is noted as being a pleasure as well as a health resort. The climate of Arkansas is genial and invigorating; its streams afford most excel- lent fishing; its hills, and woods, and fields furnish sport for the hunter; and its game is well protected by most excellent laws, the open season being: Deer, August 1st to February 1st. Prairie-chickens protected until March 24, 1897. Quails, October 1st to March ist. Exportation of game and fish prohibited, except beavers, opossums, hares or rabbits, groundhogs, woodchucks, raccoons, squirrels, snipes, and plovers, provided the same shall be shipped openly. Allfish, except in private ponds, declared to be the property of the State, and catching same a privilege. Local laws are in force in certain counties. 5 ARIZONA, OKLAHOMA, AND NEW MEXICO. The plain, homelike building representing the Territories of Arizona, Oklahoma, and New Mexico was a modest showing of the Territories which some day will grow and blossom into States, and ere that time will astonish the world by their productiveness. and the vast mines they contain. Asit was, Arizona and New Mexico sent a large collec- tion of minerals, fruits, and flowers, besides specimens of the skill of natives; beautiful gold and filigree work. Oklahoma contributed grains and grasses and other agricultural products. This trinity of Territories, contributing their gifts to the World’s Fair in competition with the products of the entire world, was like an ambitious boy throwing down the gage of battle to some warrior of long-established reputation. Defeat was certain; but time will develop the mines, the resources of the soil, and then all will meet on an equality. The sparsely settled country these Territories encompass is a paradise for game, and. fortunate indeed is the hunter whom opportunity permits to hunt or fish there. Game can be had for the seeking; fish, until the angler’s desire is satisfied. When one considers the abundance of game, and the natural instinct of man to destroy, it is no wonder that every train to these Territories carries a large consignment of Du Pont, Hazard, Oriental, and Austin powders to supply the demand. The following are the open seasons for game of the Territories: ARIZONA.—Deer and antelopes, September rst to January rst. Elks and mountain-sheep protected until April 12, 1898. Turkeys, grouse of all kinds, and quails, September ist to April rst. Water-fowl, Sep- tember rst to March ist. Brook or mountain trout, April 1st to November rst. OKLAHOMA.— Turkeys, quails, partridges, prairie-chickens, September 1st to January rst. Deer, antelopes, November 1st to February 1st. Game may be killed only for immediate use as food. Exporta- tion prohibited. NEW MExico.— Elks, buffaloes, deer, fawns, antelopes, mountain-sheep, wild turkeys, grouse, and quails, September rst to May 1st. Not applicable to travelers or persons in camp whose necessities may compel them to kill for purposes of subsistence. Trout or other food fishes for subsistence only, and with hook and line only, May rst to November ist. 6 THE COLORADO STATE BUILDING. Like twin sisters of surpassing beauty stood the towers of the Colorado State Building, guiding the visitor to a building chaste and exceedingly pretty. The style of architecture was Spanish Renaissance, occupying a space 125 by 45 feet. The towers were provided with spiral stairways. and a journey to the top was well repaid by the beauty of one’s surround- ings. The soft red colorings of the Spanish-tiled roof added a charm to the building. The interior finish was ornamented with native marble and onyx, which told in a slight degree of the wealth of this great mining State. This was a glorious opportunity for Colorado to make her début among the older exhibitors, for she was admitted as a State in 1876, the centennial year. In 1806 Maj. L. M. Pike headed an exploring expedition through Colorado, and the mountain bearing the name of Pike’s Peak was named after him. Colorado, in addition to her mines of gold and silver, contains some of the most beautiful natural scenery in the world. The Rocky Mountains run parallel through the State. The parks, which are at an elevation of 9,000 to 10,000 feet above the level of the sea, contain much valuable agricultural land. The Continental Divide forms a watershed of the South Platte and Arkansas rivers. The magnificence of the Colorado scenery and the curative powers of its mineral springs attract thousands of pleasure and health seekers to visit this State annually. Trout fishing is excellent there, and game of many kinds is to be found. Gen. John C. Fremont, the ‘‘ Pathfinder,” made his celebrated trip through the Rocky Mountains in 1842-44, which was possibly the first introduction of Du Pont’s gunpowder in that section of the country. The game laws of Colorado for the open season are: Deer, elks, and antelopes which have horns, August rst to November 1st. Not more than one deer, antelope, or elk allowed to be had in possession at any one time. The killing for food is limited to the immediate and necessary use of the person killing the animal, game bird, or fish. Killing for market or sale prohibited. Hounding prohibited. Exportation of game and fish prohibited. Mountain-sheep, bisons, or buffaloes, protected. Wildturkeys, prairie-chickens, grouse, quails, and pheasants, August 15th to November rst. Ducks, brants, geese, swans, and other water-fowl, September 1st to May 1st. Doves, July 15th to October 1st. Trout or any food fish for immediate use, June rst to December rst. 7 THE CALIFORNIA STATE BUILDING. There is that in the appearance of the California State Building which awakens every chivalrous spirit and causes one’s mind to revert to those days when knights went forth on pilgrimages to battle for the right, or holy monks crossed ocean or desert to preach the faith of their religion to those who worshiped others than the ever-living God. The California State Building combined a solidity of architecture which ages have handed down to us as that of the old Spanish monastery. Its material was copied after that used in the monasteries— adobe, or sun-dried brick. Its immense size, 435 by 144 feet, was a magnet to draw thousands of admiring visitors to it. But no magnetic building was necessary, for the name ‘ California” which was over the arched entrance to the building was a fascination which drew the multitude to this beautiful structure, inclosing products of field and forest, of stream and mountain which have made California one of the most wonderful of the United States. ‘‘I know a land where the citron blooms,” saith the poet. ‘‘ A wilderness of sweets,” saith another. And here, as Bryant wrote, ‘‘ The gentle race of flowers are lying in their lowly beds.” And what words could be more peculiarly appropriate of San Francisco than Longfellow’s description of a Western sunset: “The descending sun seems to caress the city that he loves, and crowns it with the aureole of a saint.” California combines the resources of other States and contains what they do not. Her wondrous forests, gigantic trees, deep cafions, and lofty peaks are inspiring. The comparison is softly beautiful in her climate, and the gentle winds bring incense from her hills and fertile valleys— valleys where deer and feathered game abound, and where royal trout flit in the freedom of the brooks and streams. The open seasons for game are: Grouse, partridge, quails, bob-whites, ducks, snipes, and rails, September ist to March 1st. Doves, August 1st to March rst. Male deer, elks, antelopes, mountain-sheep, September 1st to October 15th; females of these species and spotted fawns protected; the sale of the hides or meat of these animals pro- hibited. Pheasants protected. Trespassing and guns of larger than 10-gauge prohibited. Trout, April 1st to November 1st. Salmon, October rst to August 31st. Up to date the following local laws are in 8 force in the countiesnamed: Colusa: Deer, August 15th to December 15th; doves, July 1st to March rst. Humboldt: Deer, July rst to December 15th; quails, September roth to March rst; doves, June 1st to Jan- uary 1st. Los Angeles: Deer, July 15th to September 1st. Marin: Deer, July isth to September 1st; quails, October rst to February 1st; doves, August 1st to January 1st. Nevada: Deer, September 15th to December rst; quails, October 1st to March 1st; doves, July 1st to March ist. San Mateo: Deer, July 15th to September ist, and running them with dogs prohibited; quails, September 15th to March 1st; doves, July 25th to December 1st; rail protected until July 25, 1894. Shasta: Deer, July r5th to November ist; doves, June 25th to January rst. Siskiyou: Deer, September rst to November 15th; quails, September 1st to February 1st. Sonoma: Deer, July 22d to September 4th. Tehama: Deer, July 15th to October 15th; doves, July 1st to January 1st. Ventura: Deer, July rs5th to September 15th; quails, doves, and wild ducks, market shooting prohibited. Glenn: Deer, August 15th to October 1st. Napa: Quails, August rst to March ist. Placer: Quails, September 15th to March 1st; doves, July rst to January 1st. Yuba: Quails, October 1st to March 1st; doves, July rst to March 1st; ducks, September 15th to March 15th; Mongolian pheasants and black bass absolutely protected. Eldorado: Quails, October ist to March 15th. Contra Costa: Doves, June 15th to March rst. Monterey: Doves, July 1st to March 1st; ducks, August 1st to March ist. Sutter: Doves, July r5th to January ist. San Diego: Ducks, September 1st to May 1sth. THE KNIGHT ON HORSEBACK — MADE FROM CALIFORNIA PRUNES. THE CONNECTICUT STATE BUILDING. Represents a style of residence of that State which cost $10,000. The architecture is of the Colonial order, and has a roomy, homelike appearance which appeals to every one’s idea of comfort without extravagance. The building is 73 by 72 feet. Many relics attracted attention in this building, none more so than a New York newspaper dated October 8, 1789, and a shaving-mug of George Washington. Yale University had its beginning in Say- brook, Conn., in 1700, and moved to New Haven in 1716. The graduates of Yale College and former citizens of the State paid homage to this building, and their meetings were of the pleasantest character. Passing years did not seem to affect these graduates, for the middle-aged man was ever ready to join in the war- whoop of his tribe, whether in Midway or in that enchanting spot known as Old Vienna. Connecticut has many towns of interest to sportsmen. Hartford is where Samuel Colt was born, in 1814. He was the inventor of the celebrated Colt guns and rifles, and was the founder of the great plant which still has its existence there. He invented the revolving cylinder. At Hazardville is located the Hazard Powder Company’s works, one of the largest plants in the world, and second to none in the quality of powder they manufacture. At Bridgeport the Union Metallic Cartridge Company has its immense plant. At New Haven is located the Winchester Repeating Arms Company; and at New London, the Ideal Manufacturing Company; and Parker Brothers are at Meriden. These corpora- tions were represented at the World’s Fair by magnificent displays of their merchandise in the Manufactures Building, which showed the various goods they made, beginning in the crudest forms and attaining a degree of perfection which delighted all visiting sportsmen. Game is well protected by State laws, the open season being: Quails, woodcocks, ruffed grouse (partridge), and gray squirrels, October 1st to January 1st; exporta- tion of these birds prohibited. Ducks, geese, and brants, September 1st to May ist. Sora (rails), September ist to January 1st except inthe counties of New Haven, Fairfield, and Litchfield, where the open season extends from August 2zoth to January 1st. Mongolian pheasants protected until October 1, 1896, and deer protected for ten years from October 1, 1893. Trout, Aprilist to July rst. Black bass, June 11th to May rst. Fishing with hook and line only allowed. Numerous local laws are in force. Io HE ShATVE OF JUSTICE. Exhibited in the Mines and Mining Building; was of solid silver, six feetin height, and weighed 5,000 pounds. It was exhibited by the State of Montana, showing the products of the vast mines of silver which have been discovered in that State. Il THE DELAWARE STATE BUILDING. , The pretty little building representing the State of Delaware was exceedingly rich in the products it contained. It was of the Southern Colonial style of architecture, and wholly constructed of Delaware material. This State was among the first to make a World’s Fair appropriation and her building was one of the first completed. The interior contained, among other interesting exhibits, models of building's erected in the seventeenth century. From the time Delaware was first settled by the Swedes until this day it has stood among the foremost of the United States in resources and the devotion of her sons to the advancement of liberty throughout the New World. A study of the history of the State illustrates the adage that truth is stranger than fiction. It is said the State was named after Lord dela Warr. Again we learn that it was named after the Delaware Indians. We prefer the latter interpretation, because it does not destroy those castles of our childhood wherein we passed so many delightful hours admiring and marveling at Cooper’s heroes. While there are many manufacturing plants in Delaware, none are more interesting than the works of E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., near Wilmington, who began the manufacture of gunpowder in 1802, and who have established a world-wide reputation because of the excellency of their powders. The founder of the Du Pont powder works was Eleuthere Irenéé du Pont de Nemours. He obtained a scientific and practical knowledge of the manufacture of gunpowder at Essonne, where he remained until the outbreak of the French Revolution. His attention was attracted to the poor quality of gunpowder being used in America, and he established what is now the largest powder manufactory in the world. The open season for game is: Partridges, quails, and pheasants protected until November 1, 1894; after that date, November 1st to January 1st. Rabbits, November 1st to January 1st. Woodcocks, July rst to September rsth. Reedbirds, ortolans, and rails, September rst to February 1st. Geese, swans, brants, and ducks, except summer or wood ducks, October rst to Aprilisth. Non-residents must procure a license from the Delaware Game Protective Association. Exportation and sale of game prohibited Black bass and trout, in New Castle County, June rst to November rst; less than six inches in length protected. 12 me >. Old? .¢ Ye, ee THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BUILDING. This building is constructed in Renaissance architecture, the main feature being a handsome dome 120 feet in diameter and 275 feet to the top of the flagpole. The build- ing covers an area of 350 feet by 420 feet. The entire cost of the building was $325,000. The building was paid for out of the United States Treasury, according to a special act of Congress authorizing and limiting the cost of the structure to $400,000. The main floor of the United States Government Building equals 167,500 square feet, while the galleries represent a total of 33,500 square feet. Around the interior of the dome runs a frieze com- posed of cupids bearing grains, fruits, flowers, etc. On the ground floor are panels adorned with national trophies, and in the gallery are eight panels representing the leading industries of the North, South, East, and West. The building was replete with mementos of all kinds which aroused the visitor’s curiosity or touched the slumbering chord of sympathy and recollection. The several departments were all of great interest. Whether one watched the mint regularly coining money, examined the seemingly impossible things which passed through the Dead Letter Office, noted the birds and animals, the aborigines in lifelike naturalness, gazed on the images of those who sought the Arctic regions, or watched the process of gun and ammunition manufacture, or looked at hundreds of things equally interesting, one’s moments drifted into hours, and one left this interesting building pleased with what he had seen. The illustration conveys to us some of the beauty which neighbored the Govern- ment Building. Hunter’s Island in a robe of green reaches the water’s edge, where an electric launch has just come noiselessly under the arched span. At the water’s edge water fowl are feeding or basking in the midday sun, presenting a scene of innocent life and natural beauty. The open seasons for game in the District of Columbia are: Partridges or quails, November 1st to February 1st. Pheasants or ruffed grouse, August 1st to Feb- ruary 1st. Woodcocks, July 1st to February 1st. Prairie-chickens, September 1st to February ist. Snipes and plover, September 1st to May ist. Geese and ducks, September 1st to Aprilist. Reedbirds or orto- lans, September rst to February ist. Fishing with hook and line at any time. ms THE FLORIDA STATE BUILDING. The Florida State Building is a reproduction of Fort Marion, in history one of the most celebrated in the world. The fortis at St. Augustine, Fla. It was built by the king of Spain, and has been celebrated for three centuries, and has been named, respectively, San Juan de Pinos, San Augustine, San Marco, and by the English, St. Mark, the name of Fort Marion having been given it by the United States Government in honor of Gen. Francis Marion of Revolutionary fame, in 1825, when the peninsula came into the Union. In 1565 this fort witnessed a struggle between the Spanish and the French; the destruction of the early Spanish settlement by the English sea-king Sir Francis Drake in 1589; the warfare with the English colonists of South Carolina and Georgia under Governors Moon and Oglethorpe, and the fierce battles of Osceola and his Indian followers in the Seminole War. Its walls have sheltered half-starved Spanish garrisons, and have held prisoners of nearly every nationality. The foundation of the fort as it now stands was laid in 1620, and it took more than a hundred years to finish it, It then garrisoned 1,000 men. Truly a marvelous history to record. And now the fort is paid homage to at St. Augustine by pleasure-seekers, who in that land of earthly beauties regale themselves with tropic fruits, or momentarily stop with retrospective thought as they pass the Old Slave Market, or enjoy the delights to be found at the Hotel Ponce de Leon, one of the most famous of America’s hostelries. Ponce de Leon visited Florida in search of the fabled fountain of youth in 1513. He discovered Florida on Easter Sunday; in Spanish, Pascua Florida, from which the State derived its name. Deer may be killed, in each county, for four months of the year, said four months to be designated by the respective county commissioners, whose duty it is to publish same in some local newspaper or post it. The State law is November 1st to March rst. County laws: Calhoun, Clay, De Soto, Franklin, Hillsboro, Holmes, Jackson, Putnam, October rst to February 1st; Citrus, October rst to December 1st; Baker, Duval, Jefferson, Marion, July 1st to November 1st; Hernando, September istto January 1st; Lake, Orange, Sum- ter, Suwannee, August rst to December 1st; Alachua, Escambia, Leon, Manatee, Osceola, Pasco, Polk, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, November 1st to March rst. Quails, partridges, and turkeys, November 1st to March rst. Birds of plumage protected. Fire hunting, snaring and trapping, fish-traps, wanton destruc- tion of fish prohibited. Informers receive half the fines, the common school fund the other half. 14 THE CAPITOL BUILDING OF GEORGIA. The illustration is that of the capitol building at Atlanta, a city which was the home of Henry W. Grady, one of the noblest men the South ever produced. Liberty and peace and good will toward all men was practiced in his daily life. He lives to-day in our memory, worshiped by many, loved by all. When we think of men whose deeds of benevolence have carved their names in the tablets of history, we find among the number Gen. James Oglethorpe, who, when a member of the English Parliament, obtained a charter for setting aside a tract of land in America, which in honor of George II. was named Georgia. Gen. James Oglethorpe’s project was one which appealed to humanity; and it was that honest debtors, who were confined in prison for debts which it was impossible for them to pay, should not be confined as felons, but have a chance to begin life anew in another clime and to be the free citizens the Lord intended they should. Oglethorpe’s plans were approved by the English Government; the debtors’ debts were paid, and in 1733 a colony, under James Oglethorpe as leader, settled at Savannah, and gave to the town that name. Freedom of thought, of speech, of action, are the greatest blessings given to the human individual. And here, under the blue skies of their new-found home, the unfortunate found rest and peace. The soil was fertile. First they raised silk, but cotton, corn, and sugar proved more profitable, so the settlers’ labors were turned to the cultivation of these prod- ucts. Georgia’s immense pine forests have stood for centuries, vying with each other in their heights. Northern capitalists’ attention has been drawn there, and now Georgia pine, with its beautiful grain and discovered wearing qualities, is found in palatial residences, in offices, and public buildings throughout America. Game is exceedingly plentiful. Georgia will be the State chosen by hunters for years to come wherein to enjoy their favorite pastime. Following are the open seasons for game: State law: Deer, September rst to January rst; turkeys, partridges, and pheasants, September 1st to May ist. County laws: Richmond County, deer, October 1st to January ist. Local laws are in force in nearly all counties. Fire-hunting deer within the State prohibited, except on one’s own premises, or with full consent of the owner of the lands hunted on. Sunday shooting prohibited. Fishing with hook and line permitted. 5 THE IDAHO STATE BUILDING. Nature is ever suggesting to the Indians that which is appropriate to the object named. Thus it was when the Shoshones in traversing the Rocky Mountain Range selected from the many rugged mountains one appropriate for a center gem and called it Idaho, signi- fying ‘‘light,” or the ‘‘ gem of the mountains.” Distance lends enchantment to a view. So thought the writer when he stood on a vessel on the Yellowstone Lake, in Wyoming, the highest body of water in the world where a vessel is in use, and looking between the Hoodoo Range of mountains at his left and Mount Sheridan on his right he saw the Teton Mountains in Idaho, 105 miles in the distance. Similar scenes are often brought to one’s view when traveling in romantic Idaho, and we do not wonder it has been named ‘‘ The Gem of the Mountains.” The Idaho State Building was one of the prettiest at the World’s Fair. The founda- tion was of lava and basaltic rock, the building representing a three-story cabin. The timbers used in its construction were native cedar logs stripped of bark and presenting a weather-beaten appearance of age. Pretty Swiss balconies extended around it, where many visitors promenaded, frequently expressing their admiration of this unique building. The interior was strikingly arranged, showing the natural productions of the State—a State combining fertility of soil, a wealth of minerals, and scenery which will captivate the most unromantic mind. At the rear of the hall was a reproduction of a hunter’s and trapper’s cabin, the fireplace of Idaho lava, the andirons made of bear-traps and fish-spears, while the mantel was adorned with animals and birds which represented the forests of Idaho. Minerals of all kinds were exhibited in profusion, and many a visitor admiringly examined the petrified wood, which seemed like giant stones of rarest cornelian. The open seasons for game are: Moose, caribou, mountain-sheep, mountain-goat, or elk, protected until September 1, 1897. Deer and antelopes, September ist to December 1st. Hounding prohibited. Mongolian pheasants protected ~ until August 1, 1897. Quails and prairie-chickens, October 15th to December1sth. Partridges, pheasants, grouse, sage-hens, and fool-hens, August r5th to January 1st. Ducks, geese, and swans, August 15th to April rsth. Fish of all kinds, April r5th to November rst. 16 THE ILLINOIS STATE BUILDING. Could La Salle, Joliet, and Marquette have lived to see the fulfillment of their prophecy, they would have seen the great State of Illinois even greater than their anticipations dared to hope for. Illinois was fittingly represented at the World’s Fair by her State building. It was built in the form of a Greek cross, one axis of which is 450 feet long and 160 feet wide. From the intersection of the arm a dome arose to a height of 152 feet. This building was the greatest in area of any of the State buildings. It cost $250,000. Its interior was ornamented with exhibits of science and art, and rich in its displays of the natural products of the soil. One of the most interesting and pleasing ornaments was a large picture made of natural grainsand grasses depicting an Illinois farm of a prosperous farmer. The representations in this picture of stock and grain, of the farm houses and buildings, the hills and scenery typical of farm life were most natural, and never failed to elicit expressions of admiration. The soil of Illinois is a rich loam, and the summer permits one to see hundreds of acres in one unbroken field of corn. Asa game State there are but a few better, and the skillful hunter with pointer or setter reaps a rich reward, and congratulates himself on the many neat kills he has made with the various powders named in this book. The prairies of Illinois afford good pinnated-grouse shooting in September, and in the marshes ducks and snipes are found in abundance. When the open season is at hand sportsmen are in the field making havoc among the feathered flocks. The open seasons for game are: Deer andturkeys, September 1st to January 15th. Pinnated grouse or prairie-chickens, September 15th to November 1st. Ruffed grouse or quails, October rst to December 1st. Woodcocks, July 15th to September isth. Geese, brants, ducks, or other water-fowl, September 15th to Aprilisth. Gray, red, fox or black squirrels, June 1st to December 15th. Possession and sale of game prohibited in close season, except game brought in from other States, which may be sold from October 1st to February 1st. The sale or exportation of quails, grouse, squirrels, and turkeys killed within the State prohibited. Bounty of 2 cents per head paid on English sparrows during winter months. The law prohibits the taking of fish with any device other than hook and line, except minnows for bait, within one-half mile of any dam; prohibits fishing through the ice from December 1st to March ist. 2 17 A SCENE IN THE INDIAN TERRITORY. While in comparison with their white brothers the Indians had no magnificent build- ing at the World's Fair in which to show their industries, yet their exhibits were scattered so thoroughly that the aborigines were scarcely without representation anywhere. Speci- mens of their handiwork were to be seen in the Fisheries Building, in the various State buildings. the Anthropological Building, in their crude wigwams, while in the Wild East and the Wild West shows they appeared in all the barbaric splendor which gaudy blankets and yellow and red paint could make for them. The Indian Territory has been reserved by the Government for certain Indian tribes, principally Cherokees, Creeks, Seminoles, Choctaws, and Chickasaws. These tribes, except the Seminoles possess a written constitution and code of laws. The territory reserved for the Indian is blessed with a genial climate, where cotton, corn, wheat, and fruits can be raised. Minerals abound, such as iron, copper, zinc, coal, and salt, and from barbarians they are fast drifting with the tide of civilization, recognizing the fact that they must earn their bread by the sweat of their brow. The United States Government erected a building 185 by 80 feet at the World’s Fair, where was shown the stages of progression reached by Indian pupils. They lived and did their own cooking in this building, each day going through the routine of study and work. Dressed in clothes indicative of civilization, and being studious in habit and modest in demeanor, they attracted wide and faverable attention. The Government intends they shall have absolute protection in their rights, and the laws of the Government prohibit every person other than an Indian from hunting or fishing except for subsistence. Lovers of nature would find untold delights in the Indian Territory, where nature reigns supreme. ‘The tepees, the hills, and the stream in the illus- tration suggest Pope’s lines: Lo! the poor Indian, whose untutor’d mind Sees God in clouds or hears him in the wind; His soul proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk or milky way; Yet simple nature to his hope has given, Behind the cloud-topped hill, an humbler heav’n. 18 HUNTER’S ISLAND. That oasis in green, bounded by the purling waters, and known as Hunter’s Island, had the rarest charms for the visitor at the World’s Fair. Its surroundings were of spotless white, but of itself it consisted of woods and walks and the most beautiful flowers. Sylvan secrets were whispered there which the environments suggested. It was beautiful by day, charming by night when gondolas and pleasure crafts passed by, placing as it were Venice at our feet. Electric lights in colors added beauty to the scene, and incandescent globes hung here and there, like roses, bending the bushes by their weight. This was a favorite spot, especially for those who love the pleasures of the wood and stream, THE INDIANA STATE BUILDING. Exceedingly fortunate was the State of Indianain the place allotted for its State build- ing. The architect made the most of the location to build that structure both imposing and pleasing. The building had a southwest frontage, where two prominent thoroughfares. brought visitors to the building, and very few passed without entering its portals and examining the beauties of the interior. It was built in the medieval Gothic style, departing somewhat from the architecture- of the twelfth century, and being benefited by combinations of the modern with the ancient. The front of the building was shaded by a modern veranda, which, while not. strictly in accord with the Gothic design, was, by its utility and the restful shade it afforded to the weary, a delightful trespass on the school of ancient Gothic architecture for which the visitor was truly grateful. The first story was of gray stone, the second and third of staff-covered wood. The graceful turrets arose to a height of 150 feet. The building cost $37,000. Many historical paintings were on exhibition, depicting events in the history of the State, and many a boy’s heart beat faster as he heard tales of the early days of the State, when General Harrison defeated the Indians at the battle of Tippecanoe. Mining, manu- facturing, agricultural, and educational exhibits deservingly attracted the visitor’s attention. Indiana, while considered a prairie State, has immense coal-beds, and is noted for the superiority of that product. Its temperate climate and fertile soil bring forth abundant crops of corn, wheat, tobacco, fruits, etc. Game is very plenty in the State, quails. especially so—the open season being: Deer, October rst to January 1st; chasing or worrying at any time and trapping prohibited. Quails. and pheasants (ruffed grouse), October 15th to December 20th. Wild turkeys, November ist to February ist. Prairie-chickens, September 1st to April 15th. Woodcocks, July rstto January 1st. Wild ducks, Sep- tember 1st to Aprilisth. Squirrels, June rst to December 20th. Wild pigeons protected from any kind of molestation within a half-mile of nesting. Exportation of game prohibited. Gigging and spearing fish allowed only from July rst to January 1st. Artificially stocked waters protected for three years after planting fish. Hookand line fishing allowed at any time. 20 THE IOWA STATE BUILDING. When the hot summer days drove the World’s Fair visitor to some shady retreat, there was no place more inviting than the lowa State Building. A favored spot truly, and thousands sat in the shade of the building listening to the sweet strains of the lowa State bard or lulled to peaceful rest by the surging waters at their feet. Nature vied with art at this building to please the eye and ravish the senses. No more enchanting spot was to be found than to sit at the beach of Lake Michigan and watch the steamers going to and fro with their freight of humanity, and it was not to ‘be wondered that one visit there was followed by many others. The attractions without were not sufficient to bring disappointment within, for the exhibits of the State’s industries were complete and worthy of minute examination. The building cost $35,000, and the ‘style of architecture had to conform to the use of the building which formed a part of the reconstructed one. There was a roomy, homelike appearance to the building which made it as pleasing to the visitor as many others of the Colonial or Renaissance order. Authentic portraits of the renowned Indian warriors Black Hawk and Keokuk attracted much attention. E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. have the largest blasting-powder plant at or near Keokuk, Iowa, in the world. The reproduction of Iowa’s State House in corn was greatly admired. ‘Corn is the greatest of Iowa’s products, and her fields often yield from 75 to 100 bushels per acre. The Maple River valley in Iowa is one of the most prolific grain-producing sections in the world, and the cereals raised there are unsurpassed anywhere. The game laws for the open seasons are: Prairie-chickens, September rst to December 1st. Woodcocks, July roth to January ist. Ruffed grouse or pheasants, quails, and wild turkeys, October 1st to January 1st. Deer and elks, September 1st to January rst. Wild ducks, geese, and brants, August 15th to May ist. Not more than twenty-five each of grouse, woodcocks, or quails to be killed in any one day by any one person. Beavers, minks, otters, and muskrats, November rst to April 1st (for the protection of private property atany time). Not to exceed one dozen game birds per day may be shipped to any person within the State. Exportation of game birds prohibited. Bass, wall-eyed pike, and croppies, May 15th to November 1st. Salmon and trout, April rst to November ist. 21 THE KANSAS STATE BUILDING. The ‘‘ Sunflower State,” a name by which Kansas is appropriately called, is worthy of the representative building it had at the World’s Fair. Kansas is a prairie State in the fullest acceptation of the term. Its hills and valleys are one ocean of nutritious grass, making it one of the greatest of States for stock-raising. The temperate climate is a nur- sery for grains and fruits, and the crops garnered there are not surpassed by any other State. The early history of Kansas tells of many strifes. Time has erased the effects, leaving a land of peace and consequent prosperity. “ Adastra per aspera” (through difficulties to the stars) is her motto; and now, one- third of a century since Kansas was admitted into the Union, she stands among the best of the Western States, with a world-wide reputation because of her various products. The Kansas State Building combined a series of styles of architecture, not strictly in compliance with any school. The building was roomy and grand. The exhibits were many, illustrating in different ways the results of her fertile soil and the products of her mines. Natural history was shown in this building, in birds and animals native of the State, and it seems as if the woods and prairies had contributed from every known species, so- generous was the showing. This exhibit, loaned by the State, was arranged in natural forms showing animals grazing, listening for imagined or discovered danger, and in the various attitudes they assume in their wild state. Kansas has many pretty towns, the most important of which is Topeka, the State’s capital. This city 1s situated on an eminence compared with its surroundings. Topeka is a railroad center, and a market from which the products of Kansas are largely shipped. LLeavensworth, on the Missouri River, is of importance. It seems like some Southern city in its homelike buildings. Atchison is more modern and of equal commercial importance. That Kansas intends to protect and perpetuate her game is shown by her laws, which Say: Partridges, prairie-chickens, grouse, quails, pheasants, orioles, meadowlarks, redbirds, mocking- birds, and bluebirds protected. Owners of land may kill any of these birds on their own premises. Unlawful to catch black bass, croppies, or wall-eyed pike except with rod, line, and hook. Ail other fish, May ist to July xst. 22 THE KENTUCKY STATE BUILDING. Was built in Southern Colonial style of architecture. The exterior of the building was covered with staff of a soft cream-color, the beauty of which was increased by contrast with the pure white pillars and cornices. Extravagance of expenditure was not indulged in in the construction of this building, the idea being to present for public inspection a building commodious and inviting whose exterior would induce the visitor to step within, and then Kentucky hospitality would captivate him. Kentucky has earned the distinction of raising the finest horses, the most courtly men, and the handsomest women in the world. That this State is justified in making these claims thousands of World’s Fair visitors will concede. There are many important cities in Kentucky, the best-known of which is Louisville. It was named in 1780 in honor of Louis XIV. of France, whose troops were then assisting the Americans in the War of Independence. The size of the Kentucky State Building was 75 by 95. The entrance led into a large central hall. A platform is midway between the two stories, and the greater part of the hall extended upward to the roof. On this platform Kentuckians who had inherited in part the eloquence of Henry Clay stood and thrilled vast audiences with eulogies of their ancestors, and in praise of the glories of the State. Outside the building was placed a monument of Daniel Boone, the first white settler. His carriage was grace- ful, with gun in an easy, restful position. Daniel Boone after years of warfare with the Indians left Kentucky, and died in Missouri in 1820. It has been said that he was the first person who used Du Pont’s powder west of the Mississippi River. As E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. began the manufacture of this powder in the year 1802, near Wilmington, Del., and as Daniel Boone would have nothing but the best, no doubt he used the powder as stated. The open seasons for game are: Deer: Males not protected; females, September rst to March 1st. Wild fowl, September 15th to May ist. Wild turkeys, September ist to February 1st. Woodcocks, June ist to January ist. Quails, partridges, and pheasants, October rst to March 1st. Doves, August rst to February 1st. No close season for fishing with hook and line. 25 THE LOUISIANA STATE BUILDING. Southern hospitality is shown in the exterior of the Louisiana State Building, and one glance at it is a sufficient guarantee of welcome. The building was a reproduction of an old Southern plantation home, a place ‘‘ Whar de mockin’ bird am singin’” and ‘‘ Whar de ivy am a-creepin’,” and no visitor could resist the temptation to enter a place which seemed to breathe so many sweet welcomes. One of the features of the interior was a restaurant where one could enjoy all the delicacies which the State could produce. A room contained Acadian exhibits from the old French colony of the Bayou Teche country. Another room was devoted to the relics of the French and Spanish days of Louisiana, and another contained the richly carved antique furniture of Governor Galvez, which was loaned by the museum at Baton Rouge. Eleven chastely carved panels designed and executed by the women of the State beautified the walls. One of the most interesting of the many exhibits was the showing of the rice industry from the time of the planting of the grain until its finaluse. The sugar industries were interestingly displayed, and the exhibit of the work and progress of negro school children attracted deserved attention. New Orleans is the principal city, and is one of the greatest markets in the world for sugar-cane, cotton, rice, corn, tobacco, oranges, bananas, figs, peaches, etc. As New York istothe East, sois New Orleans to the South, and there is no place where Southern hospitality is more freely extended to visitors. In 1682 La Salle floated down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. He took possession of the vast area of country, and erecting a cross fastened to it a metal plate bearing the name of Louis XIV., the reigning sovereign, in whose honor he named the territory Louisiana. The open seasons for game are: Deer and ducks, October 1st to March 1st. Turkeys, October 1st to April 15th. Quails, partridges, and pheasants, October 1st to April rst. The police juries of the different parishes have the right to regulate the season in regard to deer, ducks, turkeys, quails, partridges, and pheasants, and in many parishes they have done so. Where the police juries do not regulate the time for their respective parishes, the general State law governs. Noclose season for fishing with hook and line. 24 .|, Du Pont de \emours & Co. WILMINGTON, DEL. Manufacturers of Gunpowder E. S. Rice, General Agent, 62 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. All the Good Qualities to be found in Gunpowder Du Pont’s Rifle, Du Pont’s “‘V. G. P.”’ for Trap Shooting, Du Pont’s Choke Bore, Du Pont’s Eagle Duck, and Du Pont’s Crystal Grain. POWDERS ‘CAN NOT BE SENT BY EXPRESS. Du Pont’s Gunpowders burn Moist, Clean, and Strong, and may be obtained through the following Distributing Agents. AGENTS OF E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., WILMINGTON, DEL.: AGENTS. PLACE. AGENTS. PLACE. aiineee hence patric ke 2) ooo oes. eecie nee Atlanta, Ga. SaRichandiaé::S ofiass see see ee ee ee Mobile, Ala. eo Mathewson & Co) ..22.25.5202=- Augusta, Ga. Berrys Rat ume eee eee eee Montgomery, Ala. ieee aC OllinG: oo. 2 ess see Baltimore, Md. UMEMS Cotes. b<3. Meet a auti sue ss Bee Nashville, Tenn. NepiseMOrSON =. 222. 262 danneens Birmingham, Ala. 1) (CEM bnorsalari Nt wee ee ee New Orleans, La. MOiiimbonwbta wells 2 2.-2225222-nee ses Buffalo, N. Y. Artatimbnyndiianioes 2. es 2 0, New York, N. Y. Wott c WOM OeT, 25. 2.2 32 Chambersburg, Pa. William ..-.--22-42s-2 Memphis, Tenn. Gib ailey eee osha as Se coe eee Portland, Me. Mhreeloot Bross & Co... 222225 =2- Meridian, Miss. iol Siktaiker. 22-2 ' oe oe eet San Francisco, Cal. PAC ae Ganrdne#»r & (CoO.... 2-24-25 Milwaukee, Wis. Corbett, Failing & Robertson--_--.---- Portland, Ore. Harrison, Farrington & Co-___-- Minneapolis, Minn. 25 THE MAINE STATE BUILDING. The Maine State Building’s architecture conformed to the size and shape of the ground allotted for it. The building was octagon in shape, 65 feet in diameter and two stories high, with a dome 64 feet above the ground, with its roof 20 feet higher. The first story was of granite taken from the different quarries for which the State isfamous. This granite had been treated with different degrees of finish to show its beauty and quality. The second story had four beautiful and sightly balconies, which showed various col- ors and styles of slate. One rotunda contained a handsome fireplace, above which hung a huge painting of Poland Springs. The building contained curios and paintings illustrative of the scenery of Maine, which is so widely known, especially that of the White Mountains. Game is plenty in Maine, notably so in the mountains. The following are the open seasons: Moose, deer, and caribou, October rst to January 1st. Deer on the Island of Mount Desert, Novem- ber 1st to January ist. Deer protected for six years in the counties of Cumberland, Knox, Waldo, and York. The killing or having in possession, except alive, of more than one moose, two caribous, and three deer is prohibited. Hounding illegal. Any person may lawfully kill any dog found hunting moose, deer, or caribou. Beavers protected for four years. Minks, sables, otters, fishers, and muskrats, October 15th to May 1st. Woodducks, dusky ducks (black ducks), teals, and gray ducks, September rst to May 1st. Ruffed grouse (partridge) and woodcocks, September 1st to December 1st. Quails, October 1st to December rst. Pinnated grouse (prairie-chickens), September rst to January rst. Plovers, August rst to May rst. Not more than thirty of each variety of birds named allowed to be killed at any onetime. A bounty of $5 paid for every wolf and bear killed in any town. Transportation and exportation of game prohibited, unless tagged and open to view. Shooting and hunting on Sunday prohibited. Black bass, July 1st to April rst; illegal to take at any time from their spawning-beds. Salmon, shad, or other migratory fish, with hook and line, April rst to November ist. Special laws govern the fishing reaches in the Penobscot and Kennebec rivers. No fishing allowed near fishways or millraces. No fishing allowed from sunset Saturday night to sunrise the following Monday from April 1st to July 15th. Land-locked salmon, trout, and togue, May rst to October rst, except on the St. Croix River and its tributaries and all the waters in Kennebec County, which is from May rst to September 15th. White perch, July rst to April ist. During February, March, and April dova-fide citizens of Maine may fish for and take to their own home land-locked salmon, trout, and togue. Not more than fifty pounds at any one time of land-locked 26 salmon, trout, or togue, in all, allowed to be transported by one person, and must be in possession of the owner. Special laws: Trout, land-locked salmon, or other fishin the Misery and Saccatien, or Socatian, Trivers, which empty into Moosehead Lake, May ist to September roth. Trout and land-locked salmon in the Kennebago, Rangeley, Cupsuptic, Mooselucmaguntic, Mollychunkamunk, and Welokeune- bacook lakes, or in streams flowing into or connecting said lakes, May 1st to February rst. The use of spawn as bait for fishing in any of the foregoing waters during September prohibited. Trout or land-locked salmon in the Rangeley Stream between the mouth of the Kennebago Stream and the head of the island at the eddy, so called; and in the South Bog Stream, which empties into Rangeley Lake, above the dead water atthe mouthof said stream; and in the Bemis Stream, which empties into Mooselucma- guntic Lake, above the north line of letter D Plantation, in Franklin County, on said stream; and in the Cupsuptic Stream, which empties into Cupsuptic Lake, between the first falls toward its mouth and its source, May 1st to July rst. Kennebago Stream, between the foot of the first falls toward its mouth and the upper falls at the outlet of Kennebago Lake, May ist to September 1st. That portion of Rangeley Stream from the head of the island at the eddy to the Rangeley Dam is protected at alltimes. Fish may be taken only from May 1st to October 1st in the following ponds: Blue Mountain, Tufts, Grindstone, Dutton, Beaver, Long, Potter’s, and Four Ponds. Togue protected in Anonymous Pond until 1895. Trout protected in Chase’s Pond until 1894. Pickerel, with hook and line, in Little Sabago Pond, June 1st to October ist. Fish protected in Woodsum’s Brook until 1894. Nevers, Carseley, Rogers, Tingeley, and Lakin brooks protected until 1895. Trout in B Pond and Upton Pond, with hook and line only, May 2oth to July zoth. Spectacle Pond and tributaries, June roth to November rst. FLUSHED. Zi, THE MARYLAND STATE BUILDING. Was of the Corinthian order and built three stories high. ‘The main entrance led one through a Corinthian portico two stories high. A wide piazza extended the full length of the building, covered by a deck roof. The general interior finish and accommodations of the building were such as to make it one of those which appealed to the home life of the visitor. Maryland was one of the original thirteen States, and was named after Henrietta Maria, the queen of Charles I. The topography of the country is grand, rising from the shores of Chesapeake Bay and reaching to the top of the Alleganies. Maryland is rich in her min- erals and genial in herclimate. She ranks sixth in her foreign commerce, and generously and abundantly provides that which touches the average American in the right spot — most luscious oysters. Chesapeake Bay has always been noted for the canvas-back ducks which frequent there, and nothing is considered quite so good by the Eastern epicure as canvas-back and terrapin from Maryland. It isin the recollection of many when the flight of canvas-baek ducks blackened the sky as they came in to feed on the wild celery, and it has been correctly estimated that tons of Du Pont, Hazard, Oriental, and Austin powders have been fired over Chesapeake Bay. The open seasons for game are: . ' Woodcocks, June1rsthto February rst. Partridges, November 1st to February 1st. Pheasants, August 15th to January rst. Rabbits, October 15th to January 15th. Shooting at wild fowl while feeding, or on their roosting-grounds, or from any boat or blind nearer than one hundred yards prohibited. Local laws— Chesapeake Bay: Allthat part of the Chesapeake Bay and its waters lying northward of a line beginning at the lighthouse on Turkey Point, in Cecil County, and drawn westward to a point half a mile north of the most northerly part of Spesutia Island, thence westward within half a mile of and north of the northern end of said island and the adjacent mainland until it reaches the shore in Harford County at or near Oakington, wild fowl, November 1st to March 31st. No person shall shoot water-fowl more than three days in each week, until January 1st, during the season; those days prior to, January rst shall be Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; and on and pasos Je nue ny) 1st shall be Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday until the end of the season. 28 THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE BUILDING. Was a reproduction of the historic residence of John Hancock which stood on Beacon Hill, Boston. It was three stories high, a cupola in the center, and at the height of the flag- staff a gilded codfish acted as a weather-vane which flirted and turned with the winds. There was much in this building to awaken the interest and enthusiasm of every visitor, and the mind recalled vivid scenes in history which had their origin in the State of Massachusetts, from the time the Pilgrims landed with the brave and gentle Miles Stand- ish to the present day. To treat of Massachusetts here would be futile. Such work is for the historian —recalling the discovery of Massachusetts by the Cabots in 1497, the landing of the Mayflower, the battle of Bunker Hill, the banishment of Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson, and the settlement of Salem, aname signifying in the Bible ‘‘ peace.” In Salem, in 1628, John Endicott and his followers found that peace they so much craved for. The Massachusetts State Building suggested those things, and hundreds of others, in which Capt. John Smith, Rev. John Eliot, Governor Bradford, Daniel Webster, Charles Sumner, and scores of her prominent men figured. It suggested the Declaration of Independence, that avowal of principles which resulted in making America the greatest. nation and the most independent one in the world. The open seasons for game are: Deer protected. Gray squirrels, hares, and rabbits, September 1st to March 1st. Ruffed grouse, or partridges, and woodcocks, September 15th to January rst. Pinnated grouse protected. Quails, October 15th to January rst. Ducks, all kinds, September 1st to April 15th. Plovers, snipes, rails, sandpipers, and other shore, marsh, and beach birds, July 15th to May rst. Wild and passenger pigeons, gulls, and terns, October ist to May 1st. Shooting of wild fowl and shore birds from a boat propelled by other than hand- power prohibited. All wild and insectivorous birds not named above, except English sparrows, crow, blackbirds, crows, jays, birds of prey, and wild geese, protected. Black bass, June 1st to December rst. Trout, lake trout, and land-locked salmon, April rst to September rst; trout in Berkshire, Hampshire, and Franklin counties, April 1st to August rst. Salmon, May rstto Augustist. Smelts, June rst to March 15th. Black bass are not to be taken from Lake Cochituate, in the towns of Natick, Wayland, and Fram- ingham, Middlesex County. Trout and pickerel may be taken by line and hook only. There are many other local laws. Trespass, Sunday shooting and fishing, the pollution of streams, use of nets, seines, and exportation of game birds or animals prohibited. 23) THE MICHIGAN STATE BUILDING. The liberality of her people was shown in the $50,000 expended in the construction of the Michigan State Building—a building magnificent and grand, showing a warmth of coloring combined with pleasing and artistic modeling. The size of the building was 104 by 144 feet and three stories high. A veranda extended across the entire front; from its center a tall tower arose, affording a sightly view. The interior of the building was ornamented and supplied with the products of the State to such an extent that it seemed as if the goddesses Diana, Pomona, and Ceres had all paid tribute to gladden the visitor by the variety and abundance of their gifts. Over 500 models of the fruits grown in Michigan were on exhibition. Flowers removed from their native beds grew and blossomed and exhaled their perfume to the delight of all. Birds and beasts as natural as life peered and watched the strange sights of vast throngs -of humanity wandering to and fro. A poem written by the last chief of the Pottawatamies on birch bark, and entitled ‘‘ The Red Man’s Rebuke,” recalled the injustice done the Indians. The southern extent of Michigan is prolific in grains and fruit. The northern part of the State comprises many immense pine forests, lakes, and streams — veritably, a paradise for sportsmen and anglers. The open seasons for game are: Deer in Upper Peninsula, September 25th to October 25th; Lower Peninsula, November s5thto Novem- bera2sth. Killing Geer or fawns in red and spotted coat, and in the water, or by means of pitfall or trap, or artificial light, forbidden. Deer and elks protected on Bois Blanc Island until November 1, 1899. Wood- cocks, August 15th to December 15th. Ruffed grouse (partridge), pheasants, quails (colins or Virginia partridge), Lower Peninsula, November ist to December 15th. Ruffed grouse (partridge), Upper Penin- sula, October 1st to January ist. Jacksnipes, wild geese, redheads, bluebills, canvas-backs, widgeons, and pintail ducks, September rst to May ist. All other wild fowl, September ist to January 1st. Prairie- chickens protected until September 1, 1894. Mongolian pheasants protected. Exportation of game birds and fish, and sale of either during close season, prohibited. Speckled trout, grayling, California trout, and land-locked salmon, with hook and line only, May ist to September rst; less than six inches in length protected; also protected in streams where they are not native for three years after first planting; brook trout and graylings shall not be taken for sale or sold. Black, strawberry, green, or white bassat any time, but by hook and line only; muscallonge, July rst to March rst. 30° _——— . - remnrngennee em emene » cere craters seein . " naepenenemmamrenaneamnem sn ccatan we seers senconenmnenen rmenemerecanmpmmmeacanegyar: finiu oS ma 8 2 1 a MIDWAY PLAISANCE FROM THE FERRIS WHEEL. The view as depicted is that of Midway Plaisance from the elevation of the Ferris Wheel looking toward the east. It gives a most excellent idea of that passageway where thousands daily traveled, pleased and delighted, and laughing at the ludicrous sights to be seen there. In the distance the White City is seen in all its magnificence. A careful scanning of the view will bring to mind many places where the reader remained for hours enjoying the beauties of the fair or watching the changeful tide of humanity which rolled ceaselessly onward. THE MINNESOTA STATE BUILDING. Is the work of Architect W. C. Whitney, and words are unnecessary to convey vo the reader the artisticness of the design or the exquisite work in relief and ornamentations. It is a building of beauty, the finish of which likened it to a palace of marble. In the por- tico stands a statue of Hiawatha— Hiawatha, of whom Longfellow sung in poetic words: And the lovely Laughing Water Seemed more lovely as she stood there, As she went to Hiawatha, Softly took the seat beside him, While she said, and blushed to say it, “T will follow you, my husband.”’ Pure and beautiful are the words and sentiment of the poem, but no purer than the hearts of the donors of that statue. Little children gave it—a contribution hallowed in. the sight of heaven. Minnesota, in the vast territory it covers, contains forests of primeval Size, prairies almost as boundless as the ocean, and lakes and rivers which vie with each other in their beauty. Game, both fur and feather, is to be found in great quantities there, and carloads of Du Pont, Austin, Oriental, and Hazard powders are used in the State each year. The open seasons for game are: Fawns, elks, moose, antelopes, protected until January, 1898. Deer, November 1st to November 2oth. Hounding prohibited. Woodcocks and upland plovers, July 4th to November rst. Prairie-chickens, sharp-tailed grouse, September 1st to November 1st. Ruffed grouse, pheasants, quails, or partridges, Sep- tember ist to December ist. Geese, ducks, brants, snipe, and all aquatic fowl, April 25th to Sep- tember 1st; but no person shall be permitted to kill any such aquatic fowl while nesting or in localities. where they are accustomed to build their nests during the nesting period. Minks, muskrats, otters, and beavers, November 1st to May ist. Trespass prohibited; lands must be posted. Speckled, river, or brook trout, April rst to October 1st. Wall-eyed pike and other food fish, April 15th to December 1st. Hook and line fishing only allowed, and then not near a fishway, millrace, or dam. Not more than twenty-five birds or fifty fish allowed to be caught by one person in oneday. Exportation of game and fish prohibited, except that persons may convey from the State, in person, the amount legally allowed. “3 32 THE CAPITOL BUILDING OF MISSISSIPPI. Like the great river which has been named ‘‘The Father of Waters,” Mississippi derived its name from the Indian Miche Sepe. De Soto traversed the region now called Mississippi in 1542. La Salle in 1682 claimed the country in the name of France. In 1698 M. d’Iberville formed settlements on the coast at Ship Island; Biloxi and Natchez were set- tled in 1700. Mississippi was not represented at the World's Fair with a State building, so her products were not shown as the fertility of her soil warranted. Jackson is the capital of the State. Itis situated on a plain on the right bank of the Pearl River. It is a great cotton market, and from 30,000 to 40,000 bales of cotton are shipped from there annually. — The seacoast of this deserving State is timbered with oaks, magnolia, and pines. The climate is delightful, and no more charming place can be found by pleasure or health seek- ers than the resorts of Mississippi. The productive soil is continuously yielding large crops of cotton, corn, wheat, figs, oranges, and the grains and fruits of a semi-tropical climate. The rivers and forests are ever offering to sportsmen and anglers the most flattering induce- ments to visit them, and to partake of their bounties. Quail, deer, and turkey shooting is much indulged in, and the report of Du Pont’s choke-bore powder or Du Pont’s rifle powder— the same powder the American team used in their rifle contests — is frequently heard. The open seasons for game are: Deer, turtledoves, starlings, September 15th to March rst. Wild turkeys and quails, October 1st to May 1st. Catbirds, mockingbirds and thrushes protected atalltimes. In Tunica County the killing or tak- ing of any kind of game bird or animal, fowl or fish for profit, sale, or transportation is prohibited until 1897. A land-owner may kill or fish on his own land, or give permission to others, but for immediate use only. Numerous county laws: In Tate County, open season for all kinds of game, November 1st to March 1st; Panola County, quails, October 15th to April 15th; Clay County, deer and turkeys protected until March 8, 1898; quails (partridges), November 1sth to January 15th; doves, August ist to March 1st; Bolivar County, non-residents prohibited from killing or carrying away any game or fish. The law grants the board of supervisors of any county the right to change the State law at any time, therefore sportsmen should look the matter up locally. Seines, nets, traps, explosives, drugs, etc., prohibited. 3 33 THE MISSOURI STATE BUILDING. In ancient days, at a time when ‘‘all roads led to Rome,” the highest words of com- mendation a Roman could utter were, ‘‘Iam a Roman citizen.” State pride is worthy of emulation, especially when one’s State was as magnificently represented as was Missouri at the World’s Fair. Her citizens were justified in pointing with pride to a building which was so beautiful externally and in its interior. The building represented the Spanish Renaissance order of architecture; the material having been brought almost wholly from Missouri, built by mechanics from the State, and furnished with products manufactured there; the rugs, carpets, curtains, and other furnishings having been made by the women of the State from wool clipped from native sheep. The exhibition of grains, grasses, fruits, woods, and minerals made a grand display. The building cost $40,000, and was one of the handsomest at the World’s Fair. Missouri is famous for her game resorts, deer, wild turkeys, quails, grouse, ducks, and geese affording excellent sport for the hunter. The angler can find excellent fishing in the smaller streams and brooks, and one visiting the State, either hunting or fishing, can rely on a courteous welcome and most hospitable treatment. St. Louis and Kansas City are the most prominent cities in Missouri, and there are as many genuine sportsmen in those cities, proportionately to the population, as in any other city in the United States. Sportsmen and anglers spend their outings in the Ozark Mountains or along the St. Francis River, where wild fowl and fishes are to be found in great quantities. The woods and streams of Missouri are coming prominently into the notice of sportsmen as hunting resorts, and along the Iron Mountain Route some of the grandest sport is to be had shoot- ing quail, ducks, turkeys, deer, and bear. The open seasons for game are: Deer, October ist to January 1st; hounding prohibited. Turkeys, September 15th to March rst. Prairie-chickens (pinnated grouse), August 15th to February ist. Ruffed grouse (commonly called pheas- ants) and quails (Virginia partridges), October ist to January rst. Woodcocks and Mongolian pheasants, July rst to January roth. Doves, meadowlarks, and plovers, August 1st to February ist. Water-fowl not protected. Non-residents are not allowed to shoot or fish within the State. Exportation of quailsand prairie-chickens prohibited until March 30, 1808. 3A THE MONTANA STATE BUILDING. Was built inthe Roman order of architecture; its ground area 113 by 63 feet; and it cost about $15,000. The name Montana is from the Spanish, meaning ‘‘ mountains.” Montana is famous as a stock-growing country, and great herds of cattle, or droves of semi- wild horses which derive their name from the State are often seen. The scenery is beauti- ful, especially along the Yellowstone River, where one’s eyes glance from swift-flowing river to snow-capped mountains. Helena is the capital, and it is saidto be the wealthiest city in the world per capita. It was built on a gold-mine, and one of the richest mines ever found in the State was found in what is now the city limits. Butte City is one of the greatest mining points, and is the largest city in Montana. Magnificent business blocks stand where one steps from them to rocks and shafts of machinery hoisting precious ores. It received its name because of an immense cone-shaped ‘“butte” in the western limits of the city. The mines of Butte produce annually nearly $50,000,000 in gold, silver, and copper. In the Mines and Mining Building Montana dis- played fifty tons of ore samples and $50,000 worth of gold nuggets. The mountains of Montana are seamed with gold and silver, and any day a pauper is apt to become a millionaire by reason of a sudden discovery. The climate is cold in winter, but in the summer months days of heat are followed by evenings of delicious coolness, which invigorate and instill new life into the one so fortu- nate as to be there. Wanton destruction of game necessitated the passing of the following stringent laws: Bisons, or buffaloes, quails, and Chinese pheasants protected until March, 1903. Moose, elks, otters, and beavers protected until March, 1899, except that beavers may be killed by owner of land to protect his water rights. Deer, antelopes, mountain-sheep, and mountain-goats, August 15th to December irsth. Hounding prohibited. Martens and fishers, October 1stto April rst. Grouse, prairie-chickens, pheasants, fool-hens, sage-hens, partridges, and snipes, August 15th to November i1sth. Wild geese, ducks, brants, swans, September ist to January 1st. Speckled or mountain trout, July 1st to May 1st. The sale of trout prohibited. Fishing with single rod, line, and hook only allowed. All other devices prohibited. Shoot- ing for market, or for speculation, or for hides or heads prohibited. 35 THE NEBRASKA STATE BUILDING. This building is of the Colonial order and plainly constructed. The staff with which it is covered imitated square blocks of stone. The fluted columns added greatly to the simple beauty of the building, wherein native products were displayed with generous profusion. Nebraska is essentially a prairie State, where one time herds of buffaloes thousands strong blackened the plains and impeded the progress of trains. Fremont in his report estimated he saw a herd of 100,000 buffaloes in one day. That herd was seen by a miner who told the writer that his train saw the buffaloes in an unbroken mass traveling from day- light until dark, and he thinks Fremont’s estimate was not exaggerated. Those days are past, and now Nebraska’s plains are settled by prosperous farmers, and cattle have taken the place of the buffalo. Corn-fields bow with the weight of their products, and the valleys of the Platte and Elkhorn bring forth crops of wheat and corn which rival all and exceed most of the States in the quantity and quality produced. Omaha, on the banks of the Missouri River, is the largest city. In early days it was the place where parties banded together to cross the plains, laying in their supplies of provisions, blankets, and Du Pont’s rifle powder for the long and dangerous trip before them. It has large manufacturing interests, and is one of the greatest commercial centers of the West. Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska, and is noted as arailway center as well as being an agricultural point of greatimportance. Game is very plenty in Nebraska, especially pinnated grouse, quails in the eastern portion, and ducks and geese on the Platte River. The open seasons for game are: Buffaloes, elks, mountain-sheep, deer, and antelopes, October 1st to January rst. Grouse, September 1st to January rst. Quails and turkeys, October 1st to January 1st. Transportation of game prohibited at alltimes of the year. Minks and muskrats, February 15th to April 15th. Ducks, geese, and all wild fowl may be shot at any time with a shoulder-gun. Hounding of deer prohibited in Burt, Washington, Douglas, Sarpy, Cass, Saunders, and Dodge counties. Fish can be taken with hook and line only. Fish planted by the Fish Commission or private persons protected at all times. Taking fish by any other means than with hook and line prohibited. 36 e Hazard Powder Co. Oy NEW YORK. Factories, LS. Rice, Agent; Hazardville, Conn. 62 Wabash Avenue, Chicago. Manufacturers of the following well-known Brands: Ae Kentucky Kile; Prap, a Duck Shooting, and Electric The Hazard Powder is Unsurpassed in Cleanliness and Strength. PiaeneerOR DESCKRIPITVE CIRCULAR AND PRICES: Write for Prices on Hazard’s Loaded Shells for Shot Guns ... The Following Distributing Agents will Supply any Information Desired: POWDER CAN NOT BE SENT BY EXPRESS. MOORE & HANDLEY HARDWARE COMPANY. __-_-___--_------- [siping elowayan See 8. 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