FOREST AND STREAM. 



475 



A .Stone in a Horse's Jaw. — For a long 

 time a lump lias been observable in the side of 

 the jivv of a horse belonging to Superinten- 

 dent Osbiston, of the Gould and Curry and 

 Best and Belcher mines. Yesterday a veter- 

 inary surgeon made an incision, and to his 

 astonishment brought to light a hard and 

 smooth stone, about two inches long and one 

 inch in diameter. The stone was of a yellow- 

 ish white color, and apparently as hard as 

 marble. In order to make sure as to the 

 nature of the stone, Mr. Osbiston took it to 

 a jewelry store and hud it sawed iu two 

 lengthwise. When it was cut'thefe was seen 

 in its centre what had once undoubtedly been 

 a grain of barley, half of which was vi-iblc in 

 each piece of the stone, the grain looking as 

 though petrified. Around this nucleus the 

 stones had formed in regular layers or 

 growths, the rings of which were distinctly 

 to be traced. The material of which the 

 Stone was formed appeared to be the same as 

 is found in the incrustrations on the tubes of 

 boilers. It is thought that the grain of barley 

 pierced the skin of the horse's mouth and im- 

 bedded itself in the flesh; aud that the saliva 

 then deposited upon it, limy matter. The 

 stone is as hard as marble, and the annular 

 markings are very distinct,— Virginia City 

 Enterprise. 



— What a -wicked boy that was who slyly 

 put a chestnut burr under the saddle of "the 

 parson's horse ! Up to that moment the Sni- 

 mal had never played him a single trick ; but 

 all at once he became a very spirited brute 

 and pranced along with a kind of military en- 

 thusiasm. For a single moment, the parson 

 thought of selling hirn at a high price to a 

 showy colonel of the army. After that his 

 attention was so concentrated on the means of 

 holding on that he had only time to wish that 

 he had sold him the day before, and to the 

 highest bidder. The little boy stood on the 

 roadside with his thumb in his mouth and tears 

 of sympathy in his eyes. The parson thought 

 the boy had a very tender heart, but when he 

 took the saddle off and saw the burr he 

 grasped his riding whip and looked around, 

 but the boy was gone. 



— "Great ceremonies are necessary," says 

 the Railroad News, " to get a train oil in Ger- 

 many. When all is ready a bell rings. Then 

 anotlr r bell rings. Then the engine whistles, 

 or rather toot-toot-toots gently. Then the 

 conducto&tells the station-master that all is 

 ready. Then the station-master looks pla- 

 cidly around and says 'So v" Then the con- 

 ductor shouts 'Fertig?' interrogatively. 

 Then the station-master replies 'Fertig:' 

 positively. Then, the conductor blows a 

 horn ; the engine whistles ; the bell rings ; 

 the other bell rings ; the station-master says 

 'So?' — the passengers swear in various ton- 

 gues—and the train starts. That is, unless 

 there is a belated fat man — in which case 

 they do it all over again." 



— Deau Eemsey, tells this story. A man 

 lost his wife and a cow on the same day. 

 His neighbors naturally thinking that the 

 greater loss of the two was the loss of his 

 wife sympathized with him very deeply, and 

 intimated the possibility of a new partner 

 ■who could be had lor the asking. '■ Ouay," 

 he answered in contemptuous tones; " you're 

 a' keen enough to get me anither wife, but no 

 one o' ye offers to gie me anither coo." 



— A Methodist paper beseeches its readers 

 to abstain from playing croquet, because it 

 " detracts from the glory of God and the sal- 

 vation of souls." It is a timely warning. It 

 is wrong to play croquet after the frost sets 

 in and snow begins to fall. That it is at all 

 seasons of the year an immoral play unless 

 you have a good eye and can hit the ball in- 

 stead of your own foot we have strong per- 

 sonal evidence. 



— Bashful Lover — " Ab, miss, I— I wanted 

 to see your father. I've some important busi- 

 ness matters to propose to him." Benevolent 

 Young Lady—" Well, I'm sorry father is not 

 in ; but can't you make the proposal to me ?" 

 The wedding cards were soon ordered. 



Feathers. — Solomon in all his glory was 

 not arrayed as will be the Bt Louis woman 

 who wears a feather cloak made of 38,880 

 feathers of the quail, prairie-chicken and wild 

 duek. It will cost her husband $500. 



— If anybody wants to know what a jack- 

 rabbit looks like let him go down to Coney 

 Island next summer and take a glance at the 

 donkeys on the beach. If he should paint 

 the dondey red and do up his tail in cotton- 

 batting the illusion would be complete. 



— A young lady said to her lover: " Char- 

 ley, how far is it around the world ?" "About 

 24 inches, my darling," replied he, as his arm 

 encircled her waist. She was all the world to 

 him. 



— A gentleman was threatening to beat a 

 dog which barked intolerably. " Why," ex- 

 claimed an Irishman, •' Would you bate the 

 poor dumb animal for spakin out ?" 



—"I like to make sponge oafce," she said, 

 uncceutly ; " it makes my hands so clean." 



— It was Mr. Grandlej Berkeley who, un- 

 der the skillful cross-examination of Mr. Jobs 

 Bright, then on a committee to inquire into 

 the operation of the game laws, was made to 

 show that the average farmer made $175,000 

 a year by the crows on his farm. As, thus : 

 Crows kill wire-worms. Where there are no 

 crows boys had to be employed to kill the 

 worms at Hd. a hundred. The boys made 

 about 0d. a day each. A single crow, Mr. 

 Berkely declared, was worth fifty boys at 

 such work, or within a small fraction of £3 a 

 day. On an average, Mr. Berkely said, there 

 were fifty crows on a farm, hence as each 

 bird earned £700 a year the average farmer 

 made $175,000 a year out of his crows. 



Admirers of Artistic 



r 



Pottery and Glass are 

 invited to inspect some 

 choice examples select- 

 ed by Messrs. TIFFANY 

 & CO. during the Paris 

 Exposition, including : 



New Plaques by Minton, decorated by Mus- 

 siil with novel marine designs. 



Salviati's latest reproductions of the Vene- 

 tian Glass of the Sixteenth century. 



Fac-similes of the Trojan iridescent bronze 

 glass exhumed by Dr. Schliemann. 



New Plaques by Copeland, decorated with 

 strongly drawn heads by Hewitt. 



Reproductions, by Doullon, of old F.emish 

 stone ware. 



Reproductions of the Scinde Pottery made 

 by the Bombay Art Society. 



Recent examples of Ginori's reproductions 

 of old Italian majolica. 



Specimens of Capo di Monti ware, Austrian 

 iridescent and enameled Glass and Limoges 

 Faience of new colors. 



UNION SQUARE. 



ffrlic gicmtel. 



SPRATT'S PATENT 



MEAT FIBRINE DOG CAKES, 



Twenty-one Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals 



awarded, Including Medal of English Kennel 



Uiub, and of Westminster Kennel 



Club, New York. 



None are genuine unless bo stamp2d 

 F. O. Do LDZE, 



1= South William street, N. Y., Sole Agent. 



BROWN & HILDER, St. Lonis, Western Agents. 



For nale in oases of 112 pounds. 



Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms! 



STEADMAN'S FLEA POWDER for DOGS 

 A Enue to Fleas— A Boon to Dogs. 



This Powder is guaranteed to kill (leas on dogs or 

 any other animals, or money retained. It Is put up 

 [n patent boxes with sliding pepper box top, which 

 greatly facilitates its use. Simple and efficacious. 



Prlc« SO cents br mull. Postpaid 



ARECA NUT FOR WORMS IN DOGS 



A CERTAIN REMEDY. 



Pat np in boxes containing a dozen powders, wltn 

 full directions for use. 



Price 50 ci-nls pep Box by mall. 



Both the above arc recommended by Rod and GOT 

 tind Forest akh Stkkam. 



W. HOLBERTON. 



octia 117 FULTON STREET. 



Dr. Gordon Stables, E, N., 



TWTFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND, 



ACT30K OF THE 



"Practical Kennel Guide," &c. 



begs to inform Ladies and Gentlemen iu America 



that he purchases and sends out. dogs of any desked 



breed, at (or iho highest competition. 



N. B.— A bad dog never left the Doctor's fennels 



deel 9 tf 



BLUE BLOODS FOR SALE— Two fine setter 

 paps (dog bud bitch) by L'urlowitz, out of True, 

 own brother and Bister to Royal Duke, four months 

 old. Sold only because owner has no time to handle 

 them. Any one wishing the choicest stock can 

 secure bargains by addressing C.A. D, Box 335, 

 Sing Sing, N. Y. jan9 2c 



T7V5R S^LH— A pure Irish sett*r pup by Back, out 

 P of Quail II. Address OWNER, 171 East STih 

 street, N. Y. j .ng it 



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Imperial Kennel. 



Setters and Pointers Boirded, 



Broken, etc.. 

 Young Dogs handled with skill 

 aud judgment. 

 Address 



II. <!. i T I,OVKK, 

 TOMS RIVER, N, 3 

 Splendid k^nne' accommodations : dogs ha»e UaHsJ 

 icceas to san water. ootlu a 



COCKER SPANIEL 



Breeding Kenrte! 



OF 

 M. P. McKOON, Franklin, Del. Co., N Y. 

 1 keep only cockers of the finest strains. Sell only 

 young stock. I guarantee satisfaction and safe de- 

 livery to every customer. These beautiful and in- 

 telligent dogs cannot be beaten for ruffed grouse 

 and woodcock Shooting and retrieving. Correspond- 

 ents Inclosing stamp will get printed pe< 

 cular, testimonials, etc. JW if 



Dogs For Sale. 



One Gordon setter bitch and two red Iriafi 

 Go [-'oris, the latter about one year old, and just 

 from the breaker". A'.soonepolntertlogtlioroughly 

 broken, as is also the Gordon bitch, both having. 

 been worked in Florida. Prices very moderate 

 Address, or aptly at stable, 153 West Thirty-eighth: 

 street, tuts ciiy. jinD It 



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K. MILKY, 



Lancaster. Pa. 











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^•OR SALE— Native Engl h tetter pops, two docs 

 and two baches, oat of my Belie, by Daniel 

 Webs'cr, winner of tint p'ize at the Mass. li. 0. ex- 

 hibition last March. Color <•! pups, red and white. 

 A. S. GUILD, p. O. Box 205, Lowe!], Mass. 



j'it9 It 



FOR SALE.— Coe llver-and-wli te (very hanu- 

 s -me', pointer dog pip. by our champion Im- 

 ported Snapshot, cut. of Kannv II.' full pedigree. 

 Price $25. LINCOLN & BULLY AK, W-.rron, Mass. 

 decl9 tf 



TTiOR SALE —Setter do.', broken, good retriever. 

 I> Price $25. JAS. RoY, Vienna, Trumbull Co , 

 Ohio. dec6 tf 



CHAMPION KRAXCE'3 PCPS.— Puop'es, two 

 months (English setters), hx white ticked, 

 out of ZIU, she U -I o-ize winner at Syracuse. N. Y. 

 Pr.ze $15 each. W. VIE, St. Louis, 17 N. Marten 

 Street, Mo. j:in2 4t 



RATTLER— In the Stud— Blue beltoi, Llcweliin 

 setter, wiuuer ot three bench prises, by cham- 

 pion Rob Roy, winner of live Eugbsh tJeiil In Us, out 

 of the pure Laverack bitch, PI kles. will serve 

 hitches at S20. Litters warranted. Inquire of L. F- 

 WdlTMAN, Detiolt, Mich. jan2 tf 



FOR SAIE— A foxhound ; keen sc=nt ; good voice ; 

 tuns well in pack cr alone. Rare cl auce for 

 any one wanting a first-class hound. W. II. HARTS- 

 HORN, Tl Blackstone street, Boston, Mass. jan9 It 



CHARLES L. RITZMA 



IMPORTER OF 



Fine Beech-Loading Guns, 



RIFLES, PISTOLS AND FISHINC TACKLE. 



Begardus' Glass Ball Traps, $0 and $8. 



II and T Pigeon Traps, $1.50 per pair. 



The " NEW RECOIL PAD," price S2. Pronounced 

 by the "Forest Stream," Feb. 21, 1S7S, the best con- 

 trivance made for the purpose. Every sportsman 

 should have one. 



Also a cheaper quality rubber pad, stuffed with 

 ha'r, SI. 



LOOK AT THIS !-A central-Are, English Double 

 Gun, side snap-action, twist barrels, warranted, $«s. 



SPRATT'S DOG BISCUIT always on hand, and 

 sold in any quantity. 



SHELLS loaded to order with the greatest care, 

 and Repairing done in the mos: artistic manner. 



GUNS taken in exchange, and Second-hand Guns 

 a specialty. 



CUTLERY.— Fine Sportsmen's Bowie and Bunt- 

 ing Knives; 0.180 isso .cent of finest Pocket 

 Cutlery, RazorB, Clasp Knives, Spring-back Knives, 

 Etc., Etc. 



943 BROADWAY, 



Near Twenty third Street, 



NEW YORK. 



Six Strip SPLIT BAMBOO RODS, three-Jolnt,wnl» 

 extra Up, incase, $ IS. 



REELS in G rman stiver, rubber and brase, of th 

 best makers, and with all the latest improvements. 



ARTIFICIAL MINNOWS, Insect, and Spoon Bai 

 of every description. 



VniiH i ■ : 1 1 : :-:<ritti :,■■,, ..i.ion lo my large variety 

 Of fine TROUT, BASS and SALMON FLIES. 



LINES, waterproof and tapeu'd, oiied, Eratded 

 Silk, Braided Linen, Grass, Hair and Silk, Etc. 

 Walking Cane Rods. 



The "NEW FLOAT SPOON." One of the most 

 successful spoons In use. Try one. 



Patent Adjustable Floats and Sinkers. 



BLACK FLY REPELLANTS, 50 cents per bottle, 

 and everything required by fishermen and anglers. 



OPHCAL GOODS.— Compasses, Field andManne. 

 Glasses, Telescopes Microscopes, ele , etc. 



Also EVERYTHING pertaining to the Sporting- 

 Line. 



LIBERAL DISCOUNT TO THE TRADE. 



ESTABLISHED 1820. 



ABBEY & IMBRIE, 



Successors to ANDREW OLEBK & CO., 



Fine &oods for Sportsmen 



A SPECIALTY. 



SEN r D FOR -DESCRIPTIVE- PRICE LIST. 



Importers & Manufacturers of, & "Wholesale & Retail Dealers in 

 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF 



NEW YORK: 



48 Maiden Lane, 35 Liberty* St. FISHING TACKLE. 



