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down his arm, -which ever comes when a Iwenty-pouuder has 

 gorged his fly. Bream arc game to the very last, often, in- 

 to reserve thair final artistic plunges to the 

 lire you think you have tbein safe. Often have X had 

 i monster, bream that seemed to have all 

 the fight taken out of him. Delusive thought ! Deluded 

 angler : That bream had only sat clown to feat ail 

 With energies fully restored. With an Arnold Winkloried de- 

 termination to make a last tight for liberty, he would snap 

 my frail line, and giving his hccla a final twinkle in the air, 

 would disappear from my sight forever. 



The term "bald bream" may, perhaps, need some expla- 

 nation to Northern readers. The male bream has. when full 

 grown, a burnished, copper-colored head. Standing in front 

 of the fish, there is a fanciful, funny resemblance to a bald 

 head. Heuce the term. If any Northern augler doubts that 

 the bream is a game fish, and that I have drawn upon my 

 imagination, let him come down to Georgia and try them 

 himself. 1 fe will be convinced. 



The speckled perch nest demands our attention as a true 

 game tish — more especially, as in the estimation of some peo- 

 ple, no fish can be considered game that does not feed on flies 

 or minnows. How about suckers, which feed on neither ? 

 Yet, I venture to say that no fish can pull harder or make 

 more desperate efforts to free himself from the hook. The 

 habitat of the speckled perch is, all the Atlantic rivers, from 

 the James on the north to the St. Johns on the south. They 

 are found in all the tributaries of the Gulf of Mexico, and 

 especially swarm in countless numbers in the large lakes of 

 the Mississippi River. They are called " bachelor perch " in 

 Green River, Kentucky, and "croppies" in Missouri. TLey 

 vary in size according to locality, food and other favorable 

 circumstances. Those in Green Kivcr generally average about 

 Iritis., while in the AVhite River, Arkansas, it is no very un- 

 common thing to catch them eighteen inches long and weigh- 

 ing from three to five pounds. They are bold bitere, and af- 

 ford, with a very light tackle, fine sport. If you fish for 

 them with a cord as large as a broom straw, a cork as big 

 as your fiat, and three or four large buckshot, a pole as 

 long and as heavy as the lance of a Cossack trooper, they do 

 not pull much, being engaged in drawing the load you have 

 imposed on them. They feed chiefly on minnows, but they 

 bite iu the fall of the year very freely at red worms. 



There is a curious circumstance connected with this fish. 

 They were never seen in the waters of North Kentucky until 

 about the time that Alexander Campbell organized his church, 

 the communicants of which church were called "New 

 Lights." Hence the fish were called "New Lights," which 

 name, T presume, they retain to the present day. And yet, 

 as I review what I have writen, a feeling of sadness comes 

 over me as I think that 1 shall never more, perhaps, hear the 

 sweet whirr of the reel as a ten-pounder dashes madly down 

 the stream. I fight for my style of fishing now, but deep 

 down in my soul, I suspect, there lingers a regret for old 

 times and a traitorous longing for the rod and reel. 



Fraternally yours, St, Clair. 



Lav- lu nettle , Ky., August. 1878. 



THE "CITY OFWORCESTER." 



MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. S, 1S78, 

 EnrrOR Fobkbt and Stream : 



, i , ■• t ny ,il Worcester" left Worcester Sept. 2, at 730 v. if., with a 

 party ol Oman oiiit sportsmen, the former m large ma- 



jority. If Limy are not. all familiar with the- shot-gun they have so, own 

 i,. ::•:» with the hook and line, orwhieli yw ivhi near more 



Our oar has been the centre or attraction and visited by map 

 and gentlemen. The general expression was of approval and sur- 

 prise at tuecnnveuieiicos louudlnso small a space, ami it all could avail 

 themselves 01 this "novel" mode of traveling, as they expresB It, the 

 regular trains would have but fow oooupauts. 



Arrived at St. Paula lltU on the morning of the sixth, 



on account ot the State Agricultural Fair, tlie vlsl, of the President and 

 bench snow for dogs, all going on at the same time. By the courtesy 

 of Mr. W. II. fisher, Supt. Bt. t'anl and Pacific railway, our car was 

 .ir grounds, aboat four miles, giving the party an oppor- 

 tunity i.o sec nil the attractions, eiofept President Hayes who left last 

 evening for Bismarck, We visited the dog show on the grounds. 

 Later we were takeu by the regular evening train lo Wayzaia station 

 on the bt. Paul an 1 Pacific R. fi. near Lake Mluuctonka lor a day's 

 fishing ou Saturday. By the courtesy of Mr. W. 11. Mlieuy, of Minne- 

 apolis, all the arrangements for a day's lishiug on tne lake were made 

 In advance, Mr. 8. and his friend Win. Corlies, of St. Paul, Joining our 

 party, making fourteen In all and just filling our beds. 



Friday evening it was planned to have an early breakfast and an 

 early start fur the Ashing grounds on account, 1 suppose, of the early 

 worms being caught by the early flsh— wasn't that rather discouraging 

 on the eariy Maries 7— but as you kno,valI well-laid plans of mice and 

 men flp tali sometimes, bo old our early startcometo uoughtou account 

 of a very Heavy ram which com.aeneod some time in the night and did 

 not cease until about 8 o'clock P. K. Soon as it iraa settled that a fair 

 day was coming live small dories were quickly Ailed with ladies and 

 gentlemen, two lines to a boat, all eager for the first fish. Ju„t btfore 

 starting it win proposed to make up a purse of 25 cents subscription, 

 the amount lo be paid to the one taking the first Ash, but failed because 

 the proposer could not raise the said quarter, which of course led the 

 re^t of the party to '-smell a mice." Lest strangers migut Buspeot in- 

 nocent persons, I would say it was neither of Cue original party, nor the 

 St. Paul members ; that's as far as I care to go. 



Being a fish story It must be confined to fish for the present. The 

 little arrangement, we afterwards learned, was a black bass anchored 

 out in the l;u:e, and not far out, j net where a certain boat was expected 

 to pass ; but as Uie purse was not made it fell to Mr. John Babcock to 

 take the first ttsh, a pickerel weighing nearly three pounds. Then fol- 

 lowed la quick succession black bass and pickerel to every bout, abuui 

 equally divided between the ladies and gentlemen. At noon we found 

 ouraeiveB in llaines' Bay, six miles away, with our appetites getting be- 

 yond control. We soon had a are all ablaze and the fry pan full of 

 black bass and pickerel, nothing leaa than two pounds allowed In the 

 pant, The number of two and three pounders disposed of at that dm 

 ner can never be told and if it could would Und few believers. Aa I 

 propose to write of nothing but facts I leave the rest of the dinner to 

 future bone-gatherers to tell the Incredible talc. On the homeward 

 trip good lack attended all the boats. At the landing we counted up 

 104 fish, weighing 250 pounds, uone over twelve nor under one pound 

 eaeh. 



The largest were not hauled into the boat but drawn up, bo they were 

 known to weigh from ttfteeu to twenty p mods and then lost ; very un- 

 fortuuats to lone so targe fish, but could not be helped. All agreed tha 

 u plea anter trip could not have oecu made on that lake, or any other 

 Found tea ready and our party ready to do It justice, and it you had 

 looked ia span us you would have thought we had fasted for a week, 



At a o'c o ok p m, our car was takca by a train and landed at Mlaneap 

 oils, where we found the train waiting for tho Presidential party. At- 

 torney-General uevens visited our car, but there being »o ptil 

 present no speech was made, Dacoiah. 



After Mcc-i:at,on.,k. — Mr. 8, A. Kilbourne, the artist, who 

 has been making sketches of iish for the forthcoming work lo 

 1 by the Messrs. Scribner, to be called the "Game 

 Fish of America," has gone lo Canada in order to make a 

 study of a muskalonge. At Mr. Blackford's in Fulton Market 

 Mr. Kilborue has his atelier, and on the easel and the walls of 

 Mr. Blackford's private room may be seen many truthful 

 sketches of fish. We are pleased to slate that the work of 

 preparation for this important book is progressing rapidly 

 and that one of our leading icthyologiflts is preparing the text. 



Bbekoh-Loabing Cuss at Auction. — The firm of Barker 

 & Co., New York, have made themselves popular with the 

 sporting fraternity by their auction sales of sporting guns. 

 They opened the present season by a very successful sale on 

 Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, and announce the 

 second sale of the season on the 27th and 28th inst. We are 

 acquainted with the above firm and believe thai 

 ment made by them can be relied upon. The next sale will 

 comprise a special consignment of new guns from nearly all 

 of the celebrated makers of the world. The sale will be con- 

 ducted by the good-natured and obliging young auctioneer, 

 Mr. George J, Banks. — [See Adv. 



— Attention is called to the advertisement in another column 

 of the New England Life Insurance Company, which is in 

 every way reliable and trustworihy. 



No Notice Token of Anoniraom Comrannloationa. 



A. M. V„ Nyack, N . Y.-Deer hunting Is prohibited in Pennsyl- 

 vania this year. 



J. W. B., Boston.— We can send yon a copy of Caton's " The Ante- 

 lope and Deer." Costs $3.7o. 



Schuylkill, Ph 11a.— Want to make a bass fly-rod. Instruct me. 

 Ans, See last number F, & S, 



,1. W., Philadelphia,— The address deslrod is Dr, 0. J. Kenworthy, 

 Jacksonville, Fla. Tell him what you want, 



Subscriber, Stamford, Conn.— The gnn Is first-class, Ton will find 

 good shooting In October about Waterbury, Conn. 



R.W. A., Allen Station.— Your dog has probably a rupture. A sur- 

 geon ought to determine this upon examination, 



A. M., Burlington.— The mange will not thus be transmitted. You 

 should describe the form of mange which the dog has. 



A. F.. Fort Riley, Kan.— You can proenre goose callers from any of 

 the sporting goons dealers who advertise in our columns. 



Dr. L.— We have written so mach about choke-bores that wo oaunoj 

 give it again in detail. See former numbers of the paper. 



H. G. P., Providence, R. I.— The rifle you mention Is just coming 

 into use. Think it would do very woil for hunting purposes. Wo never 

 compare one rule with another. 



English Sparrow.— The contributor to the English Sparrow question 

 in issue ot Sept. 5, was Dr. E. Sterling, of Cleveland, O., Instead of the 

 name erroneously pruned for the same. 



J. v.. Warren.— Are white squirrels a rarity? A friend ot mine 

 caught one a few days ago. He has it iu a. cage. It, is about the size 

 ot our common gray and black ones. Ans. emitc rare. It is an albino. 



H. S. P., Marlboro, Mass.— We cannot understand the case as stated, 

 and bo wt are unable to give any opinion. The fact that the shoot in 

 question is the linal one of the season should not alter the rules followed 

 iu other cases. 



M., Boston.— What is the scientific name of lire loon, or North Amer- 

 can diver? Ans, Colymbus torguatus, the great northern diver; Col- 

 srmlm* arctieus, the blaek-lhroated diver ; eolyvttmi septelW 

 red-throated diver. 



J. 11. B., Washington, D. C— Can any physical harm come from al- 

 lowing a clean, undisessed dog to sleep with you? I have a beautiful 

 httie blaok ami tan fond of nestling by me In bed. Frequently let It 

 stay by me all night. Ans. No harm if dog is clean and healthy . 



H. W-— Have a W hitney rifle 30 inch barrel, -It cal. iluw light a bul- 

 let can I use with TO grs. of powder lor successful hunting aud perhaps 

 target practice up to 200 yards ? I use 380 gr. bullet far target, Is it 

 right weight for TO gre. powder ? Ans. You have the right weight of 

 powder aud ball. 



TaattiBR, New York.— A. small terrier one year old has flts, with 

 foaming at the mouth. Drops down exhausted. What is to be done ? 

 Ans. There ia no specific cure. Do not overfeed the dog ; give plenty 

 of exercise and occasionally a little sulphur. Time geueraliy brings 

 about a cure. 



Rouge okoix, Halifax.— For photographs of Sajypho and other yachts 

 address Holmes, photographer, 235 Bioadway, N. Y. , and mention our 

 name. Price of large sized photos B0 cents apiece. For very correct 

 paintings of yachts In oil address Butterworth, artist, care Thos. Hoop - 

 ser, 111 Nassau St., N. Y. 



G. a. P., Portsmouth, Mich.— PoBBlbly the worst way in the world to 

 load a rule Is exactly what you do— to put a ball In the palm of the hand 

 and pour powder over It. The load then depends entirely on chance. 

 Use a small nieai-urc, and once having secured that you will no longer 

 waste powder on your hand, or on the game. 



R. W. B., Pittsburgh.— How can any mania a long-range match at 

 810, 900 and l.ooo yards make a score of 2T0, as olaimed by the Sharps 

 Rifle Co. in your advertising columns ? Ans. Think that 270 is the 

 Bcore made In multary match, by a team of four men, shooting military 

 guuB, seven shots per man at each range— S00, 900 and 1,000. 



Wsst Side, New Vork.— See note under game table. The New Jersey 

 law prohibiting shooting by non-residents without a license we think 

 constitutional. The West Jersey Game Sooloty has jurisdiction over 

 certain counties in the eastern part of the State to hunt in which you 

 must have a certificate from them. Their headquarters are at Camden. 



W. B. Rochester.— Express bnllets are smooth, not grooved. They 

 are patched with paper In some of the English cartridges, but not, al- 

 ways ; a lubricating wad is used. Dittmar powder has not yet Oer- 

 uaed, at least publicly, In Creedmoor rifles. We understand that the 

 Winchester Repeating Arms Co. arc loading some cartridges with Ditt- 



F. W. S„ Buffalo, N. Y.— You will And excellent shooting iu OaBH, 

 Crawford, Gasconade, Lewis and Fettes counties, Mo„ and also in many 

 other pans of the State. Good centres are Uarrlsouvlllc, ou th» Mo,, 

 Kan. and Tex, It. ft,; Arlington, on the At. and Paciilc R. R,, and La 

 Grange, ou the Bt, li, Keokuk aud Northwestern B, E. You will find 

 vort tor rod and gun there tips fall. 



A. P. G., Cleveland.— In mixing Dittmar use equal bulks o hn| 

 last paper for a more thorough method of loading rmimar. ml • ina 

 aud nil together, for rubbing Bows, the proportion of a In on re 

 small. Beeswax and sperm Dfl, fourteen parts of the first, to « oarr, 

 theoii; or simply put a drop or soot oil on a woolen rag and rub wax 

 ou the bow and rub and polish dowu the wood well. 



E. u„ Brooklyn.— Couid not advise you as to bestride for a - m 

 powder ia excellent for general use. You cannot load a rif" wttli tM 

 machine yqu mention. Do not know the standing of the pa7* «x. Us.- 

 cellent shooting on tho Mississippi south of r>ewOrleans. The 



mention is excellent for all purposes. Wingato'e manual and 

 Perry's Score Book. The best costs $1.25, the seaoi 



S. D. W., Jefferson.— My setter dog, 4<i years old, has h or rour 



lonths a choking cough. Tie pants after the leant; exertion Appetite 

 rregular. When I pass my hand over hie ciie-t he seem- in pain. Hai 

 ry and hard ; nose hot; Ann. The dug probably has bronchitis, or 

 i,neumonla. Keep him warm and dry, feed him on beef tea, and prob- 

 ably at this stage of the disease 2 gra. of quinine three times a day mil 

 be of service. 



J. W. J., Opelousas.— 1. What la the address of Arnold geg? J 

 Which are the best sizes of Laflin & Rand's Orange Ducking powder- 

 and of their Orango Rifle powder, for brcech-loadlng shot-guns? .' 

 Is the cross between the red Irish and Gordon setters cunsideredagood 

 one ? Ans. 1. Hillsdale, Mich. 2. In L. & R, Ducking, Nu. S ; iu 

 Orango Rifle powder, FG. 3. Does no harm, but is not advisable, litep 

 each breed to liself . 



.T. C. D., Portland.— My pointer, six months old, was bitten on the 

 anlcle of one of his bind feet some months ago. Was lame, but Has im- 

 proved. Last Sunday he was exercised, when on coming home bis 

 hind legs began to tremble. I worked him after that, but he gat worse. 

 Now he is completely paralyzed. What Is to be done ? Ans, The dug 

 has probably received some spinal injury. It is impossible to prcsciibe 

 for him satisfactorily without seeing him. As he is so young rest uud 

 quiet may restore him. 



E. C.j Brooklyn.— 1. Is a as good as a for general use? 2 



Can you use Remington's cartridge loader (Webb's patent) for loadm 3 

 rifle cartridges, or is It only used for Bhot-gun shells ? li. Is the Urui a 



reliable ? I. Is a good lor general sporting use 1 5. VV hlch 



is best, to make your own bullets for the No. 45 (00 grs) central-lire 

 rifle cartridge, or to buy them ? What is the price lor a bullet mould 

 of that size? 0. What kind ot powder is the best for loading rifle 

 cartridges? T. Is there any good hunting arouud tho Jllssis&ippl 

 Elver below N. O.? Aus. i. One as good as the other. 2. No. The 

 Wen..'* patent Is for Shot-guns. 8. Don't know anything about them 

 I. Yes. s. «uy your bullets. Mould would cost ip. C. FC. 7. Yes, 

 you will and excellent sport there. 



W. D. T., Chicago.— Dlxoa Kemp's 

 Building" will cost about $10 In this cot 

 upon books. Can Bend you a copy as si 

 is received. The book contains compli 

 tion ; but, owing to the difference 11 

 tug la pursued iu America aud lingl 



"Manual ot Yacht aud Boat 

 try, aa there is a heavy amy 

 in as shipment from England 

 i directioi s for yacht < ou»trm- 

 tho conditions under whlOfl 

 a, you would have to al Ow soil 

 For boat building procure 

 '■ Practical Boat Iluildiog," price St.25. Can obtain it as Boon as secoLd 

 shipment comes to hand, the llrst having been exhausted. Bei 

 back llles of Forest and Stream. Iu a future Issue we will give 

 directions for laying out courses ; no book containing directions for 

 same. 



C. E. C., Albany.— I have a sorter puppy six months oid. General'/ 

 playful and hearty, but or four occasion*, when exercising him, he tin 

 (tad flts He stops, staggers aud falls. Eyes roll and look like a irt 



cmthelri ' Pits sometimes followed by a short illness. Byes 



mietimes vacant and staring. Will the puppy outsrow these u 

 ecommend a course of treatment. Ans. Ho lias what Mayhew calls 

 ar sawrfiense," The disease attests young dogs cni fly, and ia 

 often diluouit to account for, though often due to the preai 

 worms lu the intestinal canal, in wh ch case special remedies tor I 

 removal are indicated. Au oeoaaiOoal ciur.se nt sulphur, v.11 li a I ■ ■■, 

 doses of enstor oil, will often do good, and Urns genua ly til. cts a pet- 

 mauentcure. Avoid over-feeding. The Immediate cause 01 tfii 

 disturbance lu the circulation of me brain. 



D. S. L.— Please help a stack sportsman ont of a regular fix. I wish 

 to pu< a new extractor In tne bolt of a Hear? rifle (old pattern), but tin I 

 myself unable to take out tho bolt. I know it must he In two pi 

 aud supposed, as there was a small hole through the casting, that iliere 

 was a rivet to punch out, but l have tried with a steel punch all uloug 

 the cam which the bolt goes through and am unabe to llnd one. li 1 

 knew there was one, aud justwhat part of tha cam to took tor >. 

 could drill It out ; but I am n»l sure that that Is tho way it comes apart 

 and can find no one who knows, " and the nearest gunsmith 100 miles 

 away I" Ans. There is a piu which holds the extractor in place. Take 

 out the hammer and draw breech pin-base clear back. The riv. -t aa 

 you call It will then come in line with holelu frame and can Deplinotled 

 out. See page 30 of Winchester Repeating Arms Co. catalogue; this 

 will give you a good Idea of the mechanism. 



S. C, Worcester.— 1. Does the National Rifle Association allow en- 

 tries to be made under assumed names in competitions for prizes ? 2. 

 if a person in any competition shoots his rifle and the cartridge proves 

 to have half a charge of p rwder, if said person cla ins another ill it 

 allowed him ?— 3. The case lu point is on a shoot reported in your last 

 issue undur "Shrewsbury" where F. Wesson leads the score by 180. 

 Some of us claim and entered protest that his score should be'ouiy 125. 

 At 400 yards Mr Wesson fired a shot which was signalled 0. On return- 

 ing to his place ho claimed another shot on account of leaving half 

 his charge lu his cartridge box. Wo all knew the she, was poi ir ai soon 

 is the discharge took place, but another shot was allowed him and he 

 made a bull's eye which was scored him. Ans. 1. Not, now. 2. No. 

 ■j. All wrong. If tho ball left the gun it was a shot. Sir 0. 

 flrcd without a bulletin the Centennial match aud was scored for a miss. 



B., Concord.— Is au average of 203 pallets of No. shot, In it SOta, 

 ciroie at 10 yds., a good pattern for a I&TO. breech-loader, 1 1 g&nge, as 

 in. barrels, W. & C. Scott & Son's modified. choke? Win.-!, is the 

 strongest action— a single bolt and extension rib, or a double boll - 

 out the extension rib ? 1b there anything to prevent the flbre of a gun 

 slock from rising on becoming wet? I have a nice gun with a very 

 smooth and hard stock that got wet the other day, aud is now 

 quite rongh. Do you Know of any good dog brealtor within % 

 of here? Is there any good Bhore shooting in the middle of October; 

 what birds principally, and where is the best ptai 

 of Boston! What is tho beBt preventive against rust from the salt at- 

 „„ sphere? What is tue best charge foraTKrb., 12 gao 

 breech-loader? What Is the best oil fur a guu? Ans. 1, Avery 

 target. 2. Never will be decided. 3. It can be done by means ol warm 

 U-ons, and then gluing down the raised fibres. When wood has tfila 

 tendency give it a good rubbing witn unboiled linseed oil. *, No. 6, 

 UodowntoCape'ccd and the adjacent coast. 0. Use Eaton's Rust 

 Preventive. T. Use only the bost sperm oil for the working parts ot 

 tho gun, 



