Sound Advice

lliese rules are suggesteu by a sportsman : First. Never load a gun in i house, as. if yon leavc it for a minuto, sume ignorant servant maid may handle it to the detriment of herself, or of any one who falls in hor way. Seeondly. Never let tlie haminer down upon the copper caps, for a sndden niovement will make the weupon go off. Thirdly. Never walk with a gun cocked, and never givo it to any one to hold, or during luncheon rest it against a tree, with barrels cocked. Tjast, nf)t least. Never carry the gun pointed in a direetion tliat, if it went off, it would cause an accident to a biped or qimdrupcd.