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of the act would appear like an acrobatic feat, mditattpparent 

 accomplishment a trick of iegerdermam. Ordinary trout 

 ■which are hungry make straight for the lure. They have al- 

 ways been known as bold biters. We have fed them with 

 worms attached to a bookless string, and seen them invariably 

 come head-on to the bait j and we have watched them under 

 all conceivable conditions, when they seemed to bile naturally, 

 the tail having nothing to do with the operation. In short, we 

 have seen an elepluint poke his food into his mouth with what 

 some persons have supposed to be his tail ; we have seen John 

 Ohinaman chuck his food into his mouth with a chop stick j 

 and we have seen a dexterous Jap tos3 up an obi set with his 

 foot and catch it in his mouth j but we confess we never saw 

 a trout knock a fly into his mouth with his tail— never I 



"*• The Edgar Baebless Hooks.— It. C. F. Orvis, of Man- 

 chester, Vt., has sent us a sample of this "odd thing, - ' with 

 the following note. Our opinion is, that for small fish, or 

 fish hooked in the lips, this will answer very well, as it is a 

 sure catch, it being quite difficult to detach it after it is once 

 fastened, as we have learned by testing it ; but for large fish, 

 or fish hooked in thick fleshy parts, it would not fasten and 

 hold as well as a hook with a barb. The accompanying cut 

 Will help explain : if the part hooked into the spring is 

 pressed back to the ahank and is held there and not allowed 

 tore-act. To press back the spring will require a pretty 

 sharp bite. 



Manchestbh, Vt., Nov. 21, 1S7S. 

 I noticed in your last week's paper a short article from the pea ot 

 my friend, Mr. W. David Tomlln, ot Chicago, in relation to the Edgar 

 Barbleas Hook. Mr. Tomlin sent me the ilrat of these hooka 1 ever 

 saw, naliing it I could tie a fly on them. 1 made a fly on the hook he 

 Bent and returned It to him. He was very much pleased. Enclosed 

 pleased find a sample By. I never have tried this took, bo can't say 

 now good or bad H Is, but I don't think your collection would be com- 

 plete without one ot theBe odd things, Yours truly, C. F. Oktis. 



Elegant Rods toe Foebion Anglkbs.— There is no doubt 

 any longer of the superiority of American fishing rods over all 

 others, and acknowledgments of the fact daily reach this 

 country in the shape of orders from all parts of Great Britain, 

 and sometimes from the Continent. The well known firm of 

 Conroy, Bissctt & Malleson, of this city, are the recipients of a 

 large share of such orders ; very frequently trans-Atlantic 

 visitors to this country take specimens home. Last week 

 Capt. A. Williamson, of Edinburgh, Scotland, whose hunting 

 exploits in Colorado were mentioned in the last issue of 

 Forest and Btkeam, sailed for Europe with two beautiful 

 salmon rods made by the firm just alluded to, Both were of' 

 split bamboo,— one an 18 ft. rod, weighing 39 ounces, intended 

 for use in the slashing heavy waters of Norway, and the other 

 a 16 ft. 16 ounce rod for the more pastoral waters of Scotland. 

 The weight of the larger rod was much increased by a metal 

 reel-scat which weighed 9 oz. Capt. Williamson feels sure 

 that these light affairs will do as heavy and efficient work as 

 the -mightiest Kelso or Castle-Connell. 



Another rod made by Messrs. 0. , B. & M., is for A. E. 

 Douglas, Esq , of the Hazard [Powder Manufacturing Com- 

 pany" 88 Wall street, a veteran angler who enjoys the placid 

 estuaries and channels of Florida in mid winter. It is of split 

 bamboo, 10 feet long, and built especially for work on red- 

 fish, or channel bass,' as the same fish is oftener called. 



Quite recently Dexter A. Hawkins, Esq-, of 10 Wall street, 

 returned from an extended tour through Europe, and having 

 handled and inspected the working-tools of some of the best 

 rod-makers there, determined, upon his return home, to show 

 those, people over the water what we can do here in America; 

 and he has accordingly sent to a distinguished gentleman 

 three of Conroy Bisseu & Malleson's best split bamboos as 

 specimens. The first is an 18 ft. salmon rod, 33 oz.; second, 

 a 10 ft. 16 oz. grilse rod ; third, a 11J ft. 7 oz. trout fly rod. 

 The cost of these rods was $50, $35 and $25 respectively. 

 There is a growing English demand for American rods, lines 

 and reels. Mr. Bissett is now absent abroad expressly to 

 establish an agency in England and Scotland for his manufac- 

 tory. 



—The fishing season is over on Long Island— all the vessels 

 hauled up and the oil factories closed. 



Movements of the Fishing Fleet.— The number of fish- 

 ing arrivals continue small, but a limited number of vessels 

 finding employment, as is usual at this season. The salt 

 bankers have all arrived, leaving a fair stock of Bank codfish 

 on the market, the demand being moderate and prices well 

 maintained. The shore mackerel fleet have hauled up, and 

 the baymen are nearly all in. The weather has continued un- 

 favorable for shore fishing, and it has been difficult for fisher- 

 men to avail themselves of the advantage of the large schools 

 of codfish running inshore. The number of fishing arrivals 

 reported at this port since our last issue has been six from 

 the Bunks, with 85,000 lbs. halibut, 21 from Georges with 

 300,000 lbs. codfish, and seven from the Bay St. Lawrence 

 with mackerel. Total number of arrivals, 34. — Cape Ann Ad- 

 vertiser, Nov. 30. 



Pennsylvania — Eric, Nov. 23. — We have enjoyed the 

 finest inuskalotige fishing this season ever known in our beau- 

 tiful bay. Over two hundred and fifty of the beauties have 

 been taken from October 1st to date— all with spoon hook and 

 and trolling line. The largest weighed was forty-two pounds. 

 There were three caught yesterday that weighed one hundred 

 and twenty pounds in the aggregate. Snipe. 



Vikoinia.— A salmon was caught last week, Monday, in the 

 north branch of the Shenandoah River, and was bailed with 

 much satisfaction as the first taken in the vicinity. A num- 

 ber of these fish were placed in the river at Strasburg and Ml. 

 Jackson about three years ago. 



LonsiASA— Abbeville, Nov. 2'J.— Fish and oysters are abund 

 ant along the sea coast, in the bays and salt water bayous. In 

 Vermilion Bay are mullet, redtish, sheephead, turtles and 

 crabs, and other kinds ; in the Vermilion Kiver and all the 

 other' rivers or bayous, are catfish, buffalo, sun perch and 

 bass. Jakb, 



"NO FIN, NO FUN." 



V Chatham Village, N. T„ Nov. IS, 1578. 



Editor Forest and Stkeasi : 



I gave yaa las' spring a short account of our club, which you did me 

 the honor to pub laii in your excellent journal. T then advocated the 

 Introduction of a little competition, for the sake of awakening some 

 extra enthusiasm In fishing. The prizes adopted this year were: A 

 trout rod, for the heaviest trout taken with hook and line within 

 a radius or seventy miles of the Village ; a handsome reel for the next 

 heaviest trout, and a basket for the heaviest bass. The trout that won the 

 rod tipped the beam, and scored lib. Hioz.; a lib. beauty took the reel, 

 and the basket fell to your humble correspondent for the heaviest bass. 

 Pardon me for being too modest to tell the weight ; suffice it to say that 

 he was caught In Copake Lake, which Is becoming more and more cele- 

 brated for its magnificent black bass. I have it from good authority 

 that In the month of August this year, two men, Ashing together out of 

 the same boat, caught in one day 105 of these splendid tlsh, some of 

 them weighing above 8 lbs. I have myself seen the sun Bet on several 

 beautiful i-trings of bass caught in this beautiful lake. Our club took 

 during the season 150 Ioe. of trout. 



In Flat Brook, Green Kiver and Oxford Creek the trout are Just 

 numerous enough to mike the pursuit of them Interesting. I suppose 

 yon know that It Is possible for a stream to have too few tlsh in it to 

 make the Ashing a pleasure— no flu, no fun. Then again the llah may 

 be so plentiful— as, for instance, in unfrequented primeval regions— aa 

 to soon surfeit the angler. I waa made sick of pickerel fishing in 

 a single day among the Thousand laics iu the St. Lawrence for the same 

 reason that poor Artemus Ward declined the offer of mariage by the 

 seventeen young Mormon widows, " on account of the muchness." 



There is a great deal more pleasure— that is, if pleasure Is your 

 motive— in catching ten fish an hour than sixty. Of course, If your 

 motive 13 commercial profit, why then your pleasure will be propor- 

 tioned to the plentifulness of the particular tribe of fish that you are in 

 pursuit of and their willingness to be caught. In the one Instance It is 

 a question of dollars and cents, or bread and butter ; and in the other 

 the question is— How much pure fun and recreation can 1 get out of 

 this pastime v The object sought determines the amount of pleasure 

 experienced in the achievement of that object. The object contemplat- 

 ed by our little cinb was pleasure rather thau profit in any fluanclal 

 sense, and pleasure we have had in the success which has crowned our 

 piscatorial pursuits during the season of 1S78. Hix. 



Jfnsttws to ^o^reapmidmia. 



Mo Notice Tukea of Anonymous CommunloalloDB, 



Whehe to go fob Game.— Correspondents who send us 

 specific queslions as to where to find best localities for game 

 and fish are referred to our game columns. All the news that 

 comes to us is there given. By keeping themselves informed 

 from this source our friends will save themselves and us 

 much trouble. Bead the paper, 



" Glens Falls Sdbsoriukb."— No name, no answer. 



J. v. L., Philadelphia. — The cost ot such a gun as you describe should 

 be about $125. 



G. W. W., Stoughton.— For a ferrot send to Eelche Bros., Chatham 

 St., New York. 



Tomkinsand Jack curlew.— Please send address to this office— not 

 for publication. 



J, A, Bawaonville.— Write to Pennsylvania Central KaUroad, Broad- 

 way, New York. 



G. H. W., TUusvllle.— The elbows or shoulders in the chambers of 

 nearly all guns are made tapering. 



,t; B., Frederics City, Md —We should continue the Dover's powder, 

 giving one each night and morning. 



E. it., uuiston Spa.— From the meagre description given we J ttdge 

 that your dog has been poisoned with arsenic. 



D. 8. W., Mltleratown, Pa.— Please give me the address of .a dealer In 

 horse-timers. Ans. Tiffany & Co., Union Square, N. Y. 



W. A B., Kokomo, Iml— The duty on archery bows la 35 per cent, 

 and other charges, shipping, insurance, etc., bring it up to 10 per cent. 



J , Baltimore.— Tour bitch is evidently not in whe:p. The circum- 

 stances related by you are not at all uncommon, and sometimes very 

 deceptive. 



H. P. D., Goldsboro, N. C— I have a setter dog, 5 yrs, old, that slob- 

 bers all the while. Please give me a remedy. Ans. Wo do not believe 

 there Is any cure for slobbering. 



A. B. C, Pleasantville, Pa.— On principle we should prefer the higher 

 price, expecting theref jr the beat work. But the smaller price Is what 

 la asked by gunsmiths In this city. 



K. A., Greenpoint.— Which Is the best place to go ducking, Pi ince's 

 Buy or Long Island Sound? ;abs. No good, duck shooting at either 

 place. Go to Shlnaecock Bay, east end of Long island. 



Nei.dmbium.— II Moses Webster, of Vlnal Ilaven, Me., will send his 

 post-office address to D. W. Croas, 90 Euclid ave., Cleveland, O., a box 

 of nelumbium seeds will be sent him by express. 



T., Farmington, Conn.— At what place in Massachusetts Is the Massa- 

 chusetts Kennel Club situated, and what is the address of its Secretary? 

 Ans. Boston ; John Fottler, Jr., of that city, Secretary. 



S. J. C, Sandy Spriugs, Md.— It Is possible from your description 

 that your dog may have wormi. Should give her areca nat in the 

 usual manner. The castor oil which follows it will be beneficial any 

 war. 



J., Martin's Ferry, O.— LIjvv will the guns made by Hepplethwaite, 

 Leeds, England, compare with Greener's? Ans. Wo are not familiar 

 with the former's guns, and certainly Mr. Greener's have a more ex- 

 tended reputation. 



Ekb, Lynn, Mass.— You will never make a fortune hunting alligators 

 In tha Cape Eear Biver. Better go further south. For prices of the 

 hides write to Marenhollz, Broadway, N. Y. You can ascertain fare by 

 applying at Lynn railroad offices. 



Lester, Greensboro.— Tor fall descriptions of one of the best sections 



mi for settlement address A. D. Martin, of Vermilion, La., 



who ha3 recently printed an eight-page pamphlet setting forth its 



attractions and industrial 



generally Indicated by so many inches rise to the foot In length, meas- 

 ured on the floor timber. Muoh deadrlse indicates a sharp bottom, and 

 little aflat bottom. 



J. B., Woodvlilo— Oar oft-repeated recipe for aquarium cement la : 

 Powdered litharge, two otiuoes; dry walte lead ground, one oauoe; 

 boiled Unseed oil, three ounces; oopal varnUh, one ouu.ti:; m us, , 

 portion, all by weight. This will make a thick pa3te and will need aer- 

 eral days to "set," 



C. A. B., Elmlra, N. Y.— What kind of a dog would be the best for 

 hunting partridges, qu.,11, woolcock and rabbits; where can I net one, 

 and how much would it cost ? Ans. A setter would probably be best 

 for your country. As to where to get one and cost, we mutt refer you 

 to our advertising columns. 



J. A. B , Boston.— We should give the dog, twice a day for two weeks, 

 8 drops of Fowler's solution of arsenic. Change diet entirely, giving 

 oatmeal and plenty of vegetables. The trouble is evidently In tho 

 blood, and ihe Fowler's solution should correct It. If any of the Boston 

 fanciers have Benbow's " London mixture," get a bottle of it, and give 

 him. 



Gordon, Philadelphia.— Your dog undoubtedly has worms, and possi- 

 bly a tapeworm. We should give him areca nut. and some powdi red 

 pumpkin seeds in his food. We believe that Bnrllngtou Co. Is not in- 

 cluded within the Jurisdiction of the Society, but you can ascertain 

 positively by addressing H. T. Miller, Esq., Secretary, IOC Market st,, 

 Camden. 



D. .Concord.— 1 . Do the Greener hammerless guns shoot as strong and 

 as the ones with hammers, same make? 9. Who is the champion 

 walker of the United States for short dLstences, from one to seven miles 

 Inclusive? Ans. 1, Yes. 2. Lester C. Dale, of New Haven, Conn., is 

 professional champion, and G. H. Armstrong, of this city, amateur 

 champion. 



Enolishman, Brooklyn.— Is champion Snapshot the same i log that 

 appears in the English K. C. Stud Book as No. 1020 ; also, please state 

 his age ? Ans. The same dog. He was entered at the first New Yoi K 

 dog show by his then owner, It. J. Lloyd Price, Esq., as having been 

 whelped Sept. IT, lStii), which is evidently a mistake, as he won 1st at 

 Birmingham in November of that year. 



W. M, Jersey, O.— 1. There is a lot of guns for sale herewith Win. 

 Moore stamped on them. W T here are they made, and who made them, 

 as you say Wm. Moore Is dead ? 8. CanJ get a good seiviceable gan 

 for $7S, made in this country ? Ans. They are trade guns made la Bir- 

 mingham, but as there are probably fifty makers there, and we have 

 never seen the guns, It would tax even us to say who made them. 2. 

 Yon can. 



J. C. K., Brooklyn.— Cornell beat Harvard Freshmen and University 

 In 1S75 and 1876, and again the Freshmen in 1378. The present crew of 

 Cornell is, however, composed of new men, whilo Harvard's present 

 eight has never been beaten. They defeated Yale and Columbia In 

 1877, and Yale again in 1878. We do not think Cornell can equal her 

 former achievements. Her men have neither the finish nor the disci- 

 pline of Harvard, and their former victories were rather phemomenal 

 than normal. 



W. McD. P., Newark, N. J.— A setter came to me the other day, evi- 

 dently a stray dog. He is about a year old ; dark brown, with white 

 breast and toes. HIb sides are covered with a dead, yellowish tialr, 

 much lighter than his other coat, and looks rough and dry. Can you 

 tell mo what; is the matter with him, and what I can do to restore his 

 coat to its proper condition ? His nose Is cold and moist. Ans. We 

 would flrst endeavor to restore him to his owner, A few tar capsules 

 and raw eggs will bring his coa' all right. 



B. F. L., Fairfield, 111.— 1 Is Capt. Bogardn3 at home, or where shall 

 I address him for quick reply ? 2. Have a Parker gun ; had it choked 

 by oar couu try gunsmith ; does not shoot evenly ; is there anything 

 can be done for this ? 3. I have a fine setter dog, well trained. Do not 

 know bis stock. In what way shall I describe him for information? 

 Ans. 1. Astor House, this city. 2. Send it to Parker Broa., West Mai- 

 den, Conn. 3, A general description, color, shape of head, etc., will 

 enabie us to determine his breed, but not the stock. 



E. J. G., Dunkirk.— I have a medium-sized black and tan house-dog 

 about 9 yrs. old, that is becoming quite annoying on account of what 

 appears to be a deep, hard cough, accompanied with gagging, as though 

 caused by some obstruction lu the throat; but ho can make no dic- 

 charge from the mouth. Coughs continually, day and night. Ans. The 

 ag3 of your dog has much to do with his condition. The following ex- 

 pectorant may relieve him: Friar's balsam, 10 drops ; syrup of poppies, 

 1 dr. ; diluted sulphuric acid, 5 drops ; mucilage, >< oz. ; water, >£ oz. 

 Mix, and give a little two or three times a day. 



O. L., Wareham, Mass.— A young sportsman was out shooting one 

 day last week, when he by chance discovered a qua'l's head above torce 

 low brush by the side of a large stump. Without flushing the bird, he 

 fired, and when he approached the spot he found sixteen dead quail. 

 The question Is— Was that strictly sportsmanlike? Ans. This la 

 a question of sportsmen's ethics, which the reader may answer for 

 himself. "Sportsmanlike" is a word of very doubtful sigultleance. It 

 may mean muoh or little. To shoot the birds on the ground was not 

 "sportsmanlike" in the sense which we presume our correspondent 



C. S. S., Cincinnati, O — Do yon know a gumnaier by the name of S. 

 Sutherland ? Ans. We have never seen the gnns of snch a maker, but 

 there very prubably is one— possibly in Scotland, as the name does not 

 appear in the list oi London makers. Tue targets made are excellent. 



F. S. M., Hamilton, Ont,— " Deadriae" is a technical term, indicating 

 the rise or angle with the horizon made by the floor timbers ol a vessel 



J. A. P.— At what time or date, and by whom was wing shooting 

 first engaged in as a held sport or pastime ? Ans. The Invention of lire 

 arms is attributed to Schwartz, a German, In 137S. Ten years after- 

 ward they were introduced into England. Quite likely guns were then 

 used by some hunters on running game, Just asthe bow and arrow had 

 been beiore them ; but as to wing shooting, It must be of comparatively 

 recent date. Dogs, we know, were used to potnt birds so that hnaters 

 were enabled to ascertain their presence and throw nets over them. 

 This mu<t have been anterior to wing shooting, but long subsequent to 

 the use of guns on game at rest. 



F. L., Santa Rosa, Cal.— For rongh-water use the cat rig is exceed- 

 ingly dangerous, especially when off the wind. Iu a 22ft. ooat would 

 advise the use of the common sloop, with short atom standing bowspr.t 

 and pole topmast. In a somewhat larger boat yon might Introduce the 

 schooner, with three sails only— mainsail, foresail and single Jib, same 

 as for sloop. Also, pole topmast only, or topmast at the malu and none 

 at the fore. Work the foresheet automatically on a traveller, anil you 

 will have no more to tend than In tho sloop. When you get bByond aoir. 

 water line would advise the cutter or yawl rig as superior to the sloop, 

 but for that sized craft you need au additional hand. 



W. B., St. Catharines.— I. What constitutes a professional ? -.i. will 

 the fact of an amateur shooting In a tournament In which professional 

 shots participated bar him from future amateur contests? 3. Will the 

 answer to No. l apply equally to a pigeon shot, an oarsman and a foot 

 runner? Ans. 1. A strict application of tha term " protesslonal," as 

 appll-d to pigeon shooting, has never been made out, and it would 

 probably only apply to Bogardus, Paine, Carver, and perhaps one or 

 two others who have made Bhooting a profession or means i ; llvi I todi 

 2. No. 3. It will not, as the rules governing each are very different. 

 All amateurs who shoot pigeons in sweepstakes, etc., Bhoot for money, 

 and yet are not professionals. 



