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The Birch-Bark Roll He is obliged to come out when the chief hunter counts 100, and must go the rounds of the three till the hunt is settled. The object of the hunters is to break the balloon or heart, that is, kill the Bear. He must drop dead when the heart bursts. The hunter who kills him claims the necklace. But the Bear also has a club for defence. Each hunter must wear a hat, and once the Bear knocks a hunter’s hat off, that one is dead and out of this hunt. He must drop where his hat falls. Tackling of any kind is forbidden. The Bear wins by killing or putting to flight all the hunters. In this case he keeps the necklace. The savageness of these big Bears is indescribable. Many lives are lost in each hunt, and it has several times happened that the whole party of hunters has been exterminated by some monster of unusual fe- rocity. This game has also been developed into a play. SPEARING THE GREAT STURGEON This water game is exceedingly popular and is es- pecially good for public exhibition, being spectacular and full of amusement and excitement. The outfit needed is: (t) A Sturgeon roughly formed of soft wood ; it 43 Straw Club