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one has broken "out of about one hundred-" sold by hirn, 

 ii afore he thinks 1 nunaot know so much about bows ns 

 he. I will only suggest tu him that I have used up, worn out 

 and broken more than one hundred fine bows inhto 

 and I think in that time I have learned something about 

 them. I have no doubt ''W. H." has used an Aldred how 

 for live months, and if he has I will say positively without 

 any information on the subject, that his bow does not pull 

 fifty pounds. It may be marked fifty, but will not weigh 

 fifty. The reason I say this is that my experience is that lit- 

 tle, weak bows will endure three times the shooting that 

 strong, quick bows will. The reason is that the powerful re- 

 coil Of the stronger bow more quickly affects the the texture 

 of the WOpd Another reason why I think " W. U." shoots a 

 weak how is that he publishes no scores of his club at greater 

 range than thirty yards. He says one might as well 

 shoot at a barn as a regulation four-foot target at twenty 

 yards. True, but why shoot, at twenty i It would surely be 

 Interest and benefit to archers, and of comfort to pub- 

 lishers, if all clubs would shoot at the regulation target, so 

 that all that would be. necessary for the reporters to say would 

 be simply: "Each archer 30 arrows; W. Tell, 60yds., 

 150; 40 yds., 100," etc., iu reporting scores. 



To show the difficulty of discovering the actual value of 

 the score .published by " W. H." as made by the " Oritanl 

 Archers," in your paper of the 211th of Sept., I accompanied 

 Mr. Maurice Thompson to the target ground of our club, and 

 drawing a face upon paper of a 2-i-inch target, with a 4j inch 

 gold and 2J inch rings, we placed it on the front oi our regu- 

 lation 4-feet target, and shot the same number of arrows, i. e., 

 11 ends of three arrows each at 30 yards, with this result : 



Etuis, Hits. Score, 



Maurice Thompsou it 33 1TB 



Archer 11 S3 157 



Now, few archers care to take the trouble to make a new 

 face for every size target they find being shot at by others, so 

 it is very desirable that we have uniformity of targets. Tuen 

 let the reporter give the score just as I gave the score of the 

 contest at Indianapolis on the 1st of Oct., for the prizes of- 

 fered by the State Board of Agriculture, adding, if he de- 

 sires, the number of golds made by each archer. Will not 

 other archers respond and discuss this question, for surely we 

 ought to know at a glance how the score of any archer com- 

 pares with our own. 1 have before me the English "Archery 

 Kegister," for 1878, giving the names of all the clubs in Eng- 

 land, and the scores made by each archer for the past year. 

 What a fine thing it would be if every club would report their 

 scores at a regulation target to the Forest and Stream, and 

 then a year's issue, bound, would hold the history of archery 

 in this country for the year. I would not take $100 for such 

 a book if I could not replace it. Akohkr. 



Abchep.y Score Cards.— We havo received from Messrs. 

 Holberton & Co., of 117 Fulton street, samples of two styles 

 of archery scoring cards — one plain, and the other colored. 

 These cards are somewhat like the scoring cards in use in Eu- 

 rope, and experience has shown that they are the simplest and 

 best. The complete score of twelve persons, or one person 

 twelve times, can be kept on this little card j all that is re- 

 quired is to prick the hits, under their respective colors, with 

 a pin, so that at a glance the archer can see where he has hit 

 and the value of the shot. 



Oritani Akohbbs— JIachensac/c, iV. J., Oct, 12, 1878 . — A 

 30 yards, 24-inch target, 13 ends ; 



Hits. Value. Hits. Value 



Cant. Gardiner M U Capt. W. Holberton. . 15 59 



B Wells 4 10 Miss Ward IB 58 



Mrs. W. Holberton... 20 81 Miss Gardiner B 



MiasE. Hopper 4 20 Miss N. Hopper 8 



Miss A. Sherman 30 Mias Dougherty 



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196 



A regular meeting of the Oritani archers was held at the 

 house of Mr. Gardiner, Hackensack, N. J., Mr. Holberton in 

 the chair. A report was read by the Secretary, showing Ihe 

 club out of debt and a balance in the treasury. It was voted 

 to continue the outdoor meetings as long as the weather per- 

 mitted, but the proposition to shoot at short range indoors 

 during the winter was voted down. The club have in use 

 three American bows, two Highfield's, three Feltham's, and 

 six Aldred's make. They have been in use since May, and 

 not a bow broken. Some of the members have been regular 

 in attendance, and in consequence their scores have increased 

 in a very satisfactory manner. Next season they hope to 

 measure their skill with some of the neighboring clubs. It is 

 a pity that the numerous rifle ranges do not furnish butts for 

 archery practices ; it would pay, as the expense would be very 

 slight. The Brinton and Columbia ranges are particularly 

 well adapted to this pastime. W. H. 



Buffalo Akohekt Club— Sept. 28.— 24-inch target at 20 

 and 30 yds.; 42 -inch target at 40 yds.; 10 ends at each 20 and 

 30 yds.-, 20 ends at 40 yds.: 



Hita. Value. Hits. Value. 



Sidway 79 347 Spanlding 52 188 



Davis. 80 349 Smith 67 289 



Score of Mr. G. B. Hayes, of same club, Oct. 2, 1878, 3o 

 yds., 24-inch target, 12 ends, strong crosB wind: 27 hits; 

 value, 147- This is the best score we have yet seen. 



The Management and Diseases op mi Dou. By John 

 Woodruff Hill. New York: Albert Cogswell, Publisher, 

 24 Bond St. 



We are not ao abundantly supplied with dog literature but that 

 we can welcome Mr. HiU'a book aa a useful addition to what we 

 already have on the su'ojeot. The copy before ua is an American 

 edition of what we judge to be, from the favorable notices we have 

 aeon of it, a popular work in England. In fact, we can reoall no 

 other Biuce " Maybew," which goes ao extensively into the dia- 

 eaaea of doga, and it has the advantage of the light of modern 

 aoience. It we have a fault to find, it ia iu the too frequent uae 

 of scientific terms in place of others that would be intelligible to 

 the average, or even iguorant, reader. Aside from this we Bhould 

 consider the book a moBt valuable addition to the sportsman's 

 Horary. 



The Nottaix Bulletin.— As the early days of October 

 bring to u^ the fourth number of the SuOelin for 1878, *d notice 

 with pleasure that the year has been a successful one for the 

 Nutttdl Club's publication, and that the prospects for its succeaa 

 in the future are brighter than ever before. At th« beginning of 



the year the size of tli - and the subscription 



price correspondingly increased, yet, notwithstanding theae 

 changes, the subscription list has been steadily growing larger all 

 through the year. Although the increase in the size of the Bui. 

 letin was supposed to be from twenty- four to forty-eight pages , 

 wo find by looking over the numbers for the year paat that ihey 

 average fifty-four p&gea each. The magazine calla for the support 

 of all Ornithologists, whether professional or amateur : and iu the 

 advertising sheets, whioh it ia now propoeed to iaaue with each 

 number, the collector and taxidermist will find a most advantage- 

 ous method of introducing their wares to the class whioh makes 

 use of them. The Bulletin for October opeua with a delightful 

 bit ot bird biography treating of a specieB of which our knowledge 

 haa been very slight, the "JProthonotary Warbler (Brotonotaria 

 eiirea)," by Mr. Brewster. Thia is followed by some extremely 

 entertaining "Noteaon Birda Observed at Mount Carmel, Southern 

 Illinois," by Mr. Bidgway, the obaervatiuns having been made 

 during the paat spring, while the author and Mr. Brewster were 

 collecting iu company. Mr. H. A. Purdie'a article on " The Nest 

 and Egga of the Yellow-bellied Ely-catcher (Emiridonax flaeiven- 

 trisy ia of great intereat, but his observations differ widely from 

 those of Mr. 8. D. Osborne in this same number. " A List of 

 the Birda Obaerved at Coosada, Central Alabama," by Nathan 

 Clifford Brown, and a continuation of Mr. Brewster's " Descrip- 

 tions of the First Plumage in Various Species of North American 

 Birds" ooncludo tho longer articles of thia number. Recent 

 Literature i8 exceptionally full and interesting ; but we must con 

 f 68B that it ia to General NoteB that we alwaya turn first when we 

 receive the Bulletin, and the Notes in this number aro not lesB in- 

 teresting than is usually the case. 



Jfatsweys to ^o\resjtPndents. 



No Nolloe Taken ot Aaouraiaim l!aiomunloH[lan». 



Ookinthtan, N. Y.— Please send address to tuts office. 



J. O. N., Littleton, N. C— Bogardus uses Dittmar C powder. 



R, w. McO., St. Johna, N. B.— See answer to "W. Q. P." in this 

 column. 



H. R. B., Canton.— Was there ever a repeating gun made Known as 

 the "Sharps!" Ana. No. 



Philo Logos, Athens. Ga,— Tlio word loafer Is probably a contraction, 

 or syncope of the words low fellow. 



H. V. W. M., Newark, N. J.— Subscription price to Hunt's Yachting 

 Magazine is $6. Can procure it for you. 



J., Baltimore.— The Dover's powders recommended are those con- 

 taining one grain each of opium and ipecacuanha. 



A. B. C, Boston.— A 10 gauge and a 12 gauge will shoot equally 

 strong. A 10 gauge is preferable for marsh shooting. 



C. T., Belleville, 111.— For game on St. Louis, Iron MounlalQ and 

 Southern Railway see answer to L. W. B., last week. 



S. M., Chicago.— Can forward working plans, rig, specifications and 

 building directions of home-made catamaran upon receipt of $4. 



Bbookltn.— The guns are not so good. See advertisement of the 

 powder in eur advertising pages. Sport In Virginia ia excellent this 

 fall. 



J. J. B., Petrolia, Can.— The firm we believe to be respeetable. We 

 itnow nothing of the article advertised. The Dobson is of the Sialina 

 family. 



Fair Shot, Chicago.— There ia no difference between paper and 

 brass shells in the leading oi gun barrels, Perhap9 your shells do not 

 flt the gun. 



Constant Ukases.— Common sense should tell you that your com- 

 rdalnt against officials, unaccompanid by your name, cannot receive at- 

 tention from us. 



I. C , Philadelphia.— Keed birda have been seen up tne Hudson as far 

 os Hudson. If there la food for them there their presence would he not 

 at all remarkable. 



W. P. B., Lynn.— The gun ia too light for partridge and duck Bhoot- 

 ing. A proper charge for it is 1% drs. powder, \% ozs. shot. For 

 duck shooting, nee shot No. «. 



Blubnosk, Halifax, N. 8.— You will find all about sheep and cattle 

 ratamg in Texas in the book " A Thousand Miles through Texas," price 

 $1.50. We can send you a copy of It. 



W. F. F., Heppner, Oregon.— Can you tell me of any good house in 

 Philadelphia or Baltimore that deals iu mink, martin and beaver hides? 

 Ana. L. Gerber, Phila., and N. ft Iteisky, Plitla. 



J. N. B., Warren, Mass.— We do not know of anyone whom you could 

 engage with In cattle raising in southern Kansas. You might possibly 

 and the right parly by addressing W. N. Byors, Denver, Col. 



D. H. H., Live Oak.— The black bear produces its young in the spring 

 bringing forth one, two or three at a litter. You will find some Inter- 

 esting discussions of the question In some of our former numbers. 



Ko., West Chester, Pa.— What kind of game ia found in the south- 

 eastern part of Kentucky in the latitude of Wuitney County, about fifty 

 miles from tae mountains? Aus. Quail, rabbits and small game. 



J. M. G.— The guns you ask about vary in choke, and Some are not 

 choked at all. 'iho beat book on gun bores Is " Modern Breech- 

 Loadera," by W. W. Greener. We can send It to yon. Price $3.50. 



R. J. G.— There la no peculiarity about, the creedmoor manner of load 

 ing, except that extreme care is exercised to see that everything is per- 

 fectly right. The Kouilogton and Sharps 550 grains special ballets are 

 used. 



S. H. T. E. B., Cazenovia.— Kemp's book will be received shortly. 

 Delay owing to negligence of importers. For Bo3ton Yacht Club book 

 write to Mr. Thomas Dean, Boston, who may aceeed to your request 

 for a copy . 



S. E. P., Princeton— You may procure gauntlets for cold weather 

 shooting of any of the dealers lu sportsmen'., goods advertised in our 

 columns. Ion ought to know more about the game of your own neigh- 

 borhood than we do. 



K. N„ Cambridge, Mass.— The eatalogne we think, ia sent free. The 

 rttte ia a good one. For description ot Express bullet see our rule 

 columns. The particulars regarding Blooming Grove Park Association 

 are also given in to-day's paper. 



E., Blgln, III,— Where can I get a book that ia authority on hunting 

 and trapping ; inch a book as one would need In his travels In Montana? 



Ana. "Hallook'a Sportsman's Gazetteer" is very complete on hunting 

 animals and bird3. For trapping bny Batty's " How to Hunt and Trap.' 

 We can furnish both of them. 



.1. S. T., Oriskany, N. Y.— Cost of engine, boiler and attlDga for 'J5ft. 

 launch will be about $600. Write to N. Y. Safety Steam Power Co., ao 

 Cortlandt st., N. Y. Second-hand engines, etc., in good condition, 25 

 to 33 per cent. loss. Can prooure you one, if desired. 



W. F. P., v a .— will you pleaso let me know If I can procure any pre- 

 pared food Bultable for gold fish kept In an ordinary two quart globe ? 

 Have heard of nn arilclc made from rice papeT for the. purpose. Ans 

 Send to any dealer In aquarium goods for wafers for gold fish. 



E, P. G., Washington, D. C— The proper load of a 10 bore 29 Inch bar- 

 rels breech-loader, for quail and ducks, is >iy, drs. powder. 1 oz. shoe, 

 Dittmar powder Is not injurious to gun barrels. Uae your wire brush 

 to acrape the lead out ot your gun as often aa the lead geta into your 

 gun. 



JOHN PiiENLx, Richmond.— Ia it true that placing the bed with Its 

 head to the North promotes sleep? Ans. The best way to tent this 

 question is to try the experiment Sonio persona possess more animal 

 magnetism than othera. We believe that it makea a great difference to 

 some people which way their heads are placed. 



Delaw Aim, Newcastle, Del.— Cartridge shonld fit chamber or gun. 

 a good general rule for pattern la that your target should show one- 

 half the number of pelleis In the oharge. Seventy-live dollars will not 

 buy a flrst-clsaa gun, but will buy a very good gun. The cartridge 

 holders are as represented, so far as we know. Browning gun barrels 

 ought not to Injure them. 



H, U, B., Pontlac, Mich.— The insect you sent ua belongs to Hymen 

 optera, and Is known to entomologista under the name of Peleainvt 

 polyyerator. It ia not uncommon In many parts of the United States, 

 and iB found In the neighborhood of New York, mostly in shady woods 

 clear of underbrush. The elongated abdomen is undoubtedly naed to 

 place its egga in a place of safety. 



E. B., Pittaton, Pa.— Two weeks ago my setter's throat commenced 

 to swell, In four days It broke, and discharged freely— it broke both 

 inside and out. It Is now healed up, but there la a hard lump left about 

 the size of a shelled walnut. What must I do for her ? Ana. Let iho 

 .ump alone, and It will (.robabiy dlaappear. If It does not, louoh tt 

 ightly on the outalde with tincture of Iodine. 



W, H. M., Bellevue, O.— The inaect sent is the large water bug (Belu«- 

 toma grandis) of entomologists, it is not uncommon in toads, ditches 

 and stagnant poois. It is a voracious Insect, and feeds on all water la- 

 sects indiscriminately. It aeizea ihem with its powerful claws, plercea 

 them with its aharp beak, and sucks the j ulcea from them. It is a dan- 

 gerous insect In the aquarium, as It will deatroy all the flah and other 

 living animals. 



H. W. H., N. Y.— I have the choice of two bitches, one a setter, and 

 the ol her a pointer— both Imported, with full pedigree, and will score 

 about the same number of polnia each. I desire to use my purchase 

 for breeding purposes. Will yon kindly answer which is the moat 

 desirable ? Ans. For breeding purposes there la no choice beyond that 

 of taste; for sporting purposes much would depend upon the part of 

 the country in which you proposed to shoot. 



w, (i, P., Montrose, Pa.— My setter dog has-red mange.- Have been 

 referred to you aa an authority In thiB matter. Ana. A very good r-en>~" 

 edy for red mange Is the following : Sulphur, 8 oz. ; whale oil, 8 oz. 

 oil of tar, y, oz. Apply thoroughly to all parts of ihe body, after first 

 washing the dog with warm water and soft soap. After three daya 

 waah off, and apply again. Give at the same time eight drops of 

 Fowler'a Solution of Arsenic twice a day for a week or ten daya. 



W. S., Jefferson, Ohio.— A Gordon setter dog, eighteen monthg old 

 does not seem to have any nose whatever. He runs over partridges in 

 places where a dog with only an ordinary noBe ought to BmeU them. 

 Ia there anything that can be done for him ? Ana. If yonr dog has no 

 noae we can suggest nothing to give him one. But we aliould hesitate 

 to condemn him without further trial. Have yon attempted to develop 

 ids powers of scent by making htm understand what la wanted of him, 

 or by trying him on other game ? 



W. Yan A., Mt. Sterling, Ky.— The specimens you sent us are com- 

 monly called bee-fitea. They belong te Deptera, or insects having two 

 developed wings, and are known to naturalists aa Bomblylana. Thia 

 group contains a number of genera, and a large number of species with 

 wide geographical distribution. The specimens you sent are undoubt- 

 edly Laphria tergissa (Sax,), L. thoraciaa, (Fab.). They are voracious 

 insects, and aelze on any inaect that cornea in their way, pierce It with 

 their aharp beak, and anck out the Juices. One small species of thia 

 group often comes into houses in searoh of flies, and is oommonly 

 called a mosquito hawk. 



L. N. P.— Previous to Sept. 15 1 caught a great many small striped 

 basa with ahrlmp. Since then have been unable to catch any, Do tuey 

 leave the creeka as early aa that, ns what I caught were oaaght in 

 creek; or Is different bait necessary ? 1 have tried soft crab, but wit 

 no succesa. Ana. All fish are capricious and their movements canno 

 be always accounted for. The striped baas season la usually over by 

 the end of October. They have probably left the creeks and will nol be 

 found there again until early spring. Good baits for striped baas aro 

 made of longitudinal Btrlps of the menhaden, or mossbunker ; of a 

 wedge-shaped piece cut from the stomach of the basa, or from pork 

 skin ; sand eel, squid, mud worma and mus8els. 



Cahpek, Cambridge.— For roughing it you muBt assume rough 

 ciotlies. There ia solid comfort In an old soft hat and a well-worn pair 

 of stout boots. You will need a lent, a camp stove, and such kitchen 

 utensils as may be conveniently carried. Some warm blankets, aoap, 

 needle and thread, extra shirt buttons, etc. As we do not know 

 Whether yon are going to hunt, hah, or gather chestnuts, wo cannot be 

 more definite. If you oan have yonr impulimenta carried to the spot 

 with a team, we should advlae it. For provisions go to the nearest 

 farmhouse— go in daylight. Remember that it takes years of practice 

 to be able to crawl up to a chloken roost In the night without raising a 

 rumpus. For practical Instructions on how to "rough It," whattoeat 

 ami how to cook It, buttonhole the next tramp that stops at your door 

 for a repast. 



Stemtcs, Montlcello, Fla.— Where la Tomoka Creek, and what fish 

 doea it contain ? How is it reached ? Ans. Tomoka Creek enters the 

 northern part of Halifax River ; it ia well supplied with the same flah 

 as spruce Creek, but of a larger size, especially the black bass whioh 

 have here been taken weighing from 19 to 15 pounds. It la a stream of 

 large volume and has good hunting grounds on Its banks. Guides and 

 boats ahould be taken from New Smyrna. Laat winter there waa a 

 jteamer running from Jacksonville to Halifax Ialet and New Smyrna, 

 fare $6.00. Also one on the Halifax and Hlllsboro' Rivera connecting 

 with the other boat. At New Britain, Day tona and Port Oranee, on the 

 Halifax, arc comfortable hotels aud boarding houses ; torma %t per 

 day. The best Hading la near the Inlet, where B. Paoettl lias a neat 

 cottage, with room for six or eight boarders. Mr. Lowd, at New Smyrna, 

 has enlarged hlB house to meet the Increasing demand for that pleasant 

 retrsat for aportamen. 



