FOREST AND STREAM. 



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The Mountain DweelbSs os North 

 Carolina.— The; Warm Springs are situated 

 in Madison County, N. 0., in the western 

 section of tbe State, and are. surrounded by 

 various spurs of the mountains, known in the 

 immediate section as the Warm Sptipg 

 Mountains. On every side from the springs 

 rise acclivities of various shapes and beauty— 

 wonderful peaks, cut ou either side by deep 

 ravines, from which in early moruina' large 

 squadrons of clouds float off to the adjoining 

 peaks and gradually vanish in the infinite be- 

 yond. 



The springs are themselves a centre of 

 trade for the mountaineers of tbe surrounding 

 country, where they come to exchange their 

 produce in the way of corn meal, corn on the 

 cob and shelled, raw hides, skins of sheep, 

 bear, and deer, together with chickens, squir- 

 rels, pheasants, and other game for the luxu- 

 ries of coffee, sugar, salt, calico, cloth, pow- 

 der and shot, and other things that they can- 

 not themselves obtain at borne. The store* 

 here (two) deal only for trade or cash pay- 

 ments, making a discount of 12 to 15 per 

 cent, for cash. The parties dealing here 

 come from ten to twenty miles, or more, and 

 make their trades only after a good deal of 

 cautious bargaining, but all seems satisfact- 

 ory in the end. Chickens, and tender young 

 chickens, at that, si'll from 5 to 10 cents 

 apiece ; eggs, warranted sound, bring from 8 

 to 12 cents a dozen ; butter, with a good fair 

 complexion, from 10 to 15 cents a pound ; 

 pheasants nominally 10 cents apiece, but 

 raised to 25 cents by the aggressiveness of 

 the boarders' appetites ; squirrels are dropped 

 from the lofty trees at 5 cents a piece, and 

 chestnuts, or " children's fruit" as some peo- 

 ple call them, are dealt out at from 4 to 5 

 cents a quart. Everything else here is in pro- 

 portion, but. the parties bringing this produce 

 in are much more unique than the prices 

 charged for them. They are truly a study. 

 They generally come in pairs, threes, fours or 

 fives, and carry their goods on their shoul- 

 ders, on horseback, in wagons drawn by 

 horses, or, as is more usually the case, by 

 that primitive and Scriptural vehicle, the ox 

 team. There can often b3 seen here a angle 

 ox harnesed to a cart or wagon with regular 

 horse harness and straw collar, or under sad- 

 dle. 



The women and men come together, each 

 having their packages, which "they trade 

 separately. There is a peculiarity, too, 

 about the mountain girls ; they are not at all 

 talkative, but come down to the two plain 

 facts of yes or no. They are more hardy 

 than the men, and when your correspondent 

 attempted to express sympathy for a couple 

 of damsels that had trulged fifteen miles 

 barefooted over the rocky roads to read 

 place, a venerable mountaineer remarked':^ 

 " Them gals don't mind them rocks at all, 

 but they make the sparks fly outen the flints, 

 you bet." The "gals" here, as elsewhere, 

 are fond of candy, but they only look at it. 

 with longing, and buy coffee. Of the men, 

 " Old Uncle Joe," a regular in the mountains, 

 and calling himself 08 years of age, walked 

 here, a twelve-miles stretch, with two bush- 

 els of potatoes on his shoulder, and bargained 

 for a pair of boots to hunt bears in. " When 

 you 'tack a bar," Joe says, "you must go 

 for him, and never let up till you have him. 

 If you do," says he, "he's got you, or else 

 your legs is better'n his'n."— Baltimore 8im. 



Edible Birds' Nbsts. — Some of the choi- 

 cest delicacies of the Chinese kitchen are pre- 

 pared from the so-called edible bird's-nest, 

 the nest of the Salangane, (Ooilocalia nidifica,) 

 and more than eight millions of these nests 

 are annualy imported to Ohina, representing 

 a value of about £300,000. The nest, which 

 is the size of one-quarter of a common hen's 

 egg, consists of a gumlike, white or brownish, 

 more or less transparent mass, a salivary se- 

 cretion of the bird itself, mixed with sea- 

 foam, and, when dissolved in hot soup, this 

 mass imparls to the dish a peculiar flavor, 

 which a refined Chinamen cannot withstand. 

 What makes this article so expensive (one 

 pound generally fetching from $40 to $50, or 

 more than twice its weight in silver), is the 

 danger connected with its production. The 

 bird is found in Farther India and the islands 

 of the Malay Archipelagoes, but its principal 

 breeding-places are tbe high, perpendicular 

 cliffsalong the coasts of Java. Here it builds 

 its nest in dark caverns, which it occupies in 

 common with a species of huge bats, and the 

 caverns are generally so situated that the 

 surf closes tbe entrance whenever it strikes 

 the rocks. The gatherers form a peculiar 

 corporation. They are all natives, and none 

 but he who was born into the corporation can 

 be admitted as a member. They worship a 

 goddess of their own — Loro— and inaugurate 

 the. harvest-time with frightful carousals and 

 sacrifices. The Hollanders, who do not feel 

 satisfied with taxing the harvest, have several 

 times attempted to take possession of the field, 

 but those Europeans who have entered the 

 caverns have never come out. "JJoro has 

 taken them," say the natives. 



Poisons asd Theik Antidotes.— The.'fol- 

 lowing list of poison-antidotes is now going 

 the rounds of the press. It may be worth 

 while to cut it out, and preserve it : 



Acids. — These cause great beat and sens a 

 tion of burning pain from the mouth down to 

 the stomach. Remedies— Magnesia, soda- 



peartash or soap dissolved in water. Then 

 use the stomach pump or emetic. 



AlkalieB.— Best remedy is vinegar. 



Ammonia. — Remedy, lemon juice or vine- 

 gar. 



Alcohol.— First cleanse out the stomach by 

 an emetic, then dash cold water on tbe haad, 

 and give ammonia (spirits of hartshorn.) 



Arsenic. — In the first place evacuate the 

 stomach, then give the white of eggs, lime 

 water or chalk and water, charcoal and the 

 preparations of iron, particularly hydrate. 



Lead, white lead aud sugar of lead. — 

 Remedies, alum, cathartic, such as castor oil 

 and epsom salts especially. 



Charcoal. — In poisons by carbonic acid gas, 

 remove the patient to open air, dasli cold 

 water on the head and body and stimulate the 

 nostrils and lungs by hartshorn, at the saint! 

 time rubbing the chest, briskly. 



Corrosive Sublimate.— Give white of eggs, 

 freshly mixed with water, or give wheat flour 

 and water or soap and watter freely. 



Creosote.— White of eggs and the emetics. 



Belladonna (night henbane.) — Give emetics 

 and then give plenty of water and vinegar ty 

 lemonade. 



Mushrooms (when poisonous.) — Give emet- 

 ics and then plenty of vinegar and water, 

 with doses of ether if handy. 



Nitrate of Silver (lunar caustic.)— Give a 

 strong solution of common salt and then 

 emetics. 



Snake Bites, etc.— Apply immediately 

 strong hartshorn, and take it internally ; also 

 give sweet oil and stimulants freely ; apply a 

 ligature right above the part bitten and then 

 apply a cupping glass. 



Tartar emetics.— Give large doses of tea 

 made of galls, Peruvian bark or white oak 

 bark. 



Verdigris.— Plenty of white of eggs and 

 water. 



White Vitrol.— Give the patient plenty of 

 milk and water. 



Opium.— First give a strong emetic of 

 mustard and water, then strong coffee and 

 acid drinks ; dash cold water on the head. 



Nux Vomica.— First emetics, then brandy. 



Oxalic Acid (frequently mistaken for epsom 

 salts.)— Remedies, chalk, magnesia, or soap 

 and water and other soothing drinks. 



Prussic Acid.— When there is time admin- 

 ister chlorine in the shape of soda or lime. 

 Hot brandy and water, hartshorn and turpen- 

 tiue are also useful. 



—It was a colored preacher who said to his 

 flock last Christmas ' lay : " We have a col- 

 lection to make this morning, and for de 

 glory of Heaben, whichever of you stole Mr. 

 Jones' turkeys, don't put anything on the 

 plate." One who was there, says "Every 

 blessed niggah in de church came down with 

 the rocks." 



—A man seldom finds out that the Bible is 

 not true until he discovers that his course of 

 life is condemned by it. After that the Bible 

 becomes a book that will not bear the tests of 

 the scientifiic method. 



Admirers of Artistic 

 Potterv and Glass are 

 invited to inspect some 

 choice examples select- 

 ed bv Messrs. TIFFANY 

 & CO. during the Paris 

 ExDosition, including j 



New Plaques by Minton, decorated by Mus- 

 sill 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, byDoulton, of old Flemish 

 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. 



^ n p. —Recipes for cheap soup, distributed 

 to the poor of Liverpool : Meat soup, 400 

 quarts— 11 2 pounds shins of beef, 75 pounds 

 split peas (steeped fourteen hours), U pounds 

 ground black pepper, 1 pound celery seed, 12'. 

 pounds oatmeal; salt to taste. Cost, 2 pence 

 a quart : sold at, 1 penny a quart, Sago soup, 

 800 quarts— 78 pounds rice, 44 pounds Sago 

 flour, 41 pounds Scotch barley, 40 pounds 

 flour, 40 pounds oatmeal, 28 pounds treacle, 

 U pounds pimento, 14 pounds salt. Cost, 1 

 penny per quart ; sold at i penny, 



A Pakadox op Justiob — The Mayor of a 

 Georgia town, so poor that, it possesses no jail, 

 had two prisoners put under a wagon box 

 turned upside down on the ground and se- 

 cured them by placing two cotton bales on 

 top of the box. 



But how could he have his prisoners in a 

 box after thus allowing them double bail 1 



—The first news sent by telegraph was the 

 nomination of James K. Polk for President, 

 in 1844. It was telegraphed from Baltimore 

 to Washington over the experimental line 

 built from Baltimore to Washington, for 

 which Congress appropriated $40,000 on the 

 application of Prof. Morse. 



JPf fennel 



SPRATTS PATENT 



MEAT FIBFUNE DOG CAKES 



Twenty-one Gold, Silver and Bronze MedalB 



awarded, Including Medal of English Kennel 



Club, ami od freatmtnBter Kennel 



Club, New Tort. 



None are genuine unless bo stamped 

 F. O. De I.UZE, 



IS South William Street, N. Y., Sole Agent. 



BROWN & HILDER, St. Louis, Western Agent*, 



For sale in oases of 112 pounds. 



Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms! 



STBADMAN'S FLEA POWDER for DOGS 

 A Bane to Fleas— A Boon to Dogs. 



This Powder is guaranteed to Sill fleaB on dogs or 



•any other animals, or money returned. It, is put no 



in patent his: pepper box top, which 



greatly facilitates its use. Simple and efficacious. 



Trice 60 cents by mail. Postpaid 



ARECA NUT FOR WORMS IN DOGS 



A CERTAIN REMEDY. 



Put up in boxes containing a dozen powders, with 

 tall directions for use. 



Price 50 cents per Box by mall. 



Both the above are recommended byRoDAKDGrn-- 

 and FOREST and Stsbam. 



W. HOLBERTON. 



octla 117 FOLTON STREET. 



Dr. Oordoii Stables, R. N., 



TWTFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND, 



AUTHOIt OP THE 



"Practical Kennel Guide," &c. 



begs to inform Ladies and Gentlemen in America 



that lie purchases and sends out dogs of any desired 



breed, at for the highest competition. 



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



decis tf 



FOR SALE— Red Irish setter nups, out of: im- 

 ported R. I. setter bitch Molli'e (litter sister of 

 Mr.JobnE. De irlze brood bitch at New 



York and Boston B-nch Show;), bv Rattler, bv 

 Pmnketc. Address DAVID G. HART T, Souudview 

 Kennel, North Port, L. I. janlfl St 



FOR SALE,— Thoroughbred red Irieii setters from 

 6 weeks to 1 year old, by Etcho, Rorv O'Moore, 



etc., and out, of bttotea >o looa of Imp. 



Pmnkett, Stella, Buck. FIosb aud Barges, Hnfus and 

 Friend. Address E. J. BOBBINS, AVethersfleld, 

 Conn. dec 1S J 



DOSS for still hunting and aracktng and pulling 

 down big game. Dogs possessing immeDse 

 size, nose, go , t bred especially for 



the purpose ; also very large bull-dogs can be ob- 

 tained from the breeder, viiASV. ADCOOK, Shev- 

 lngtonHall, W. Wigan, England. janlG-tt 



CHAMPION FRANCES PUPS.-Pupptes, two 

 months (English scireisi, orange and white 

 ticked, out of Zita, jfie Llrtt|,-i/„- winner at Syra- 

 cuse NY. Prize jSlSeaon. W. VIE, St. Louis, l; 

 K Market street, Mo. jan34t 



FOR SALE, or will exchange for a good double- 

 barreled shot-gun, setter dog, broktu. BOOfl 

 retriever. Price $25. JAS. ROY, Vienna, Trum- 



trail County, ouio. 







dees it 



FOR SALE— One red Irish setter 

 years uld, and i ne red Irian r a I 

 DJODtlls old. Fot particulars address Dr. W. Ql.A Y 

 Bradforu, O.utkasaw Uo„ Iowa jau 16 I 



¥ §enn*i- 



Imperial Kennel. 



Betters and Pointers Boarded, 



Broken, etc. 

 Younglings bundled with skill 

 aud judgment. 

 Addres?, 



H. <\ S3 LOVER, 

 Toms Kivek, N. J, 

 Splendid kennel accommodations ; dogs have dally 

 access to salt water. 



octln tf 



COCKER SPANIEL 



Breeding Kennel 



OF 



M. P. MCKOON, FranRlin, Del. Co., N Y. 



I keep only cockers of the finest strains. Sell only 

 young stock. I guarantee satisfaction ana safe de- 

 livery to every customer. These beautiful and in- 

 telligent dogs cannot be beaten for ruffed grouse 

 ami woodcock shooting and retrieving. Correspond- 

 ents inclosing stamp will get, printed pedigrees, cir- 

 cular, testimonials, etc. J10 tf 



OULEOUT KENNELS. 



Sportsmen In want of tirst-class cacker Spaniels 

 can be supplied with either dog or bitch pups, with 

 stock ami delive " in , •■ i, for *16 each. For 

 pedigree, etc., address CHaS. S. liITOlIOOOK, 

 Franklin, Del. Co., N.Y. janOM 



Stud Spaniel. 



TRIHBCSH (pure Clumber), imported direct, from 

 the kennels of the Duke ol Newcastle For nose the 

 clumbers are unrivalled, and Trlmbush is a capital 

 dog to t.reed < ockcrs or small-sized setter bitches to. 

 Fee $20. Address H. C. QI.OVEK, Toms river, 

 N. J. janlfl tt 



RATTLER— In the Stud— Blue belton, Llcwellitt 

 setter, winner of three bench prizes, by cham- 

 pion Rob Roy, winner of five English. Held trills, out 

 of the pure Laverack bitch, Piekles. Will serve 

 bitches at $20. Litters warranted. Inquire of L. F. 

 WHITMAN, Detroit, Mich. jau2tf 



FOR SALE.— One liver-and-wlnte (very hand- 

 s >mn; nointer dog pup, by our champion im- 

 ported Snapshot, out of Fanny 11.: full pedigree. 

 Price $25. LINCOLN ft HELLYAE, Warren, Mass. 

 decl9tt 



BLUE BLOODS FOR SALE— Two fine setter 

 pups (dog and bitch) by Carlowitz, out of True, 

 own brother aud sister to Royal Duke, four months 

 old. Sold only because owner has no lime to handle 

 them. Any one wishing the choicest stock can 

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

 Sing Sing, N, Y. }an9 2t 



FOR SALE— Splendid cocker spaniel pup? from 

 pure impirted slock. Address HORACE 

 SMITH, 33 Park Row, N. Y. janl62t 



pr jfa/f 



Shoninger Cymbella Organ. 



For sale ; entirely new ; never used ; 5 octaves, 12 

 stops, chime of bells, stool, etc. Manufacturer's 

 price, $430 ; will sell for $180. Address MTOIC, 

 this office. rjec!6 if 



LIVE QUAIL 



For propagating purposes. For sale by WHITLEY 

 & Mourns, 2ig , , ■ ■ earWaalriwr. 



ton Market), New York. j aB .'i at* 



MINNESOTA FARM— For sale, 1,660 acres Im- 

 proved land in B icl tnesotu, with 

 farm house, three stables, corn house, hen hrm*e 

 grain house, fences, trees, windbreaks, elevator' 

 windmills, wells, grading, running streams o fclear 

 water: directly ou line of St. Paul and Slous City 

 Railroad .; price $18,000. Only one half mile by rai 

 from county scat. Sold only to increase farming 

 interest In immediate neighborhood. No such bar- 

 gain to be had in the, entire West. Phoio-raphs 

 shown and fuii peel eati given ou application 

 to CHAS. HALLOCK, office of Fokest and Strkajt 

 ocUltt 



ryo LET VERY LOW; A BARSAIN-Tne Osca- 

 J. waua Trout Ponds to let, 3.5 miles from New 

 York, on the Hudson River. Sixty thousand spawn 

 on the screens ; 3,030 trout from one to four years 

 old; capaei y for keeping 10,1100 trout growing, and 

 1,000,000 Hatching. From on, to ten acres land and 

 sma 1 house. H. P. DjsGRAAF, Bowery National 

 Bank, N. Y. jau9 2t 



fTlOB SALE— Two flrst-cla's Parker guns, 30 in., 

 X' No. 10, s.v to lbs., aud 28 in., No. 12. 7 :, 1 ,b. : 

 eachhaves-n,, ,, auduickei 



shells, capper, brush, loader, etc. Guns made to 

 order, $100 each, without equipments. Also one 

 gold-mounted Winchester repeating rifle, never 

 used. Eliher gunfor ;:nii, sn,, rifle $50. Sold for 

 want of use. Address PARKER GUN Newark, 

 M - J - ano 2t 



FOR SALE C 

 improved ^ 

 Bret-class Ken 



every respect, 



3 at a bargain, for an 



allard sporting rifle, a 

 toor rltte; perfect in 

 uuremeuts. Address 

 Nebraska. 



jan9 tf 



I7VOR SALE— Remington 10-gauge laminated bar- 

 en, in tine case. Price 



gun, Jf,5 ; case, S.i. Cost »85. E. L. MILLS, Treas- 

 ury Department, Washington, D. O. janlii It 



^PAYING-Bltdres 

 ~ Dedlium, Mass. 



Address box 124 

 janie-lt 



SPORTSMAN'S NOTIC 

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 all sporting weapons, tne 



BE IC'J ICAL 'sports 



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