FOREST AND STREAM. 



375 



CROSS-BREEDS, OR DROPPERS. 



I'nu.wir.i.riiiA. January H, 16TS. 



REST MfB .STIIF.AH: 



Notwithstanding i In' horror wiih which i lu- cress bred flog, M fjrnppl r 



i" !• okni ii|i.in by the (me breeder of pure pointers or si n, r», il -nil has 



ninny advocate-- und admin-i- In Hi.' -p.. it-men .d ihi-, > ■.iiini.r.v. win. 



chum tor it superior .-pialiiii'- in many le-p.-.t- to nitlii'i' pointer or s«t 



irr K.-p, -jilly ifl tlllS tbl ' >~ III -'.'II.- of " W.'s.'em Mule?, which 



i mil'. ■(! !I|i;iimi- t" t" the stronghold for thie class of dogs, The objections 



ii gro 



v i 



mid i he disadvantage of having to Furnish sattHTS with water al shorl in- 

 tervals, when this r.iniu.i niiniiiiMv hi- obiunictl. besides which iln- long 

 lour of Ihi' Inner dog is wild lo catch and hold hurts, which causes the 

 iniuuil much annoynni :«. 1 >li"i for soino weeks during the past Pall, 

 .nor a diopp.'rimin'd Iiy :i fiini.1. He was 11 large dog of :i dark liver 

 ■color, with no raarkiBHS whatever. He vvae one of a litter of five or ax 

 whelpe, pan of which I w.i-toln resotaolud the dam, which wasapoim 

 er bitch, arid the remainder tha tire, which \vaswtt6 u full i>L- ■ 

 ht. Two of the litter were owned al the \ Mage al Which I waE Btop|ring. 

 Tlw lir-t 111. e.iioneil flog resembled his sire, the latter his .him. although 

 hoili suffered in heimly from the cross. The. setter was ^linrtoi- and 

 coarser in his hair and had nol much of Hie long silk tculier. which is 

 in. Miter'* ohiof ornament. He. was also rattier low in his hindquarlors, 

 and hi- hips were, small, nhii li eonseipieutly weakened his propelling 

 power.-. The pointer- i.euuiy un- also hiarred by hi.- Mai of hair being 

 longer und coarser than in the fail blooded iiuiinni. or these dogs, thai 

 which resembled the Bettor was flecidedly the beat. I had with me at 



aflcin mils gave lo the parry wilh whom I was BhoOliug.1 although 



She was in the country for die lirsi, time, she never appeared so wor 1 



•1 1 1 !■■ . ii'i of Ibid lis sh loting as did ill, dropp r. Bl slip-- tins- i1.il'- 



I liaye seen, numbers, of others of the same breed, and taking them all 



Mo; 



which they can rely, and this, with care 11 

 lie readily accomplished; to such an exi 

 in course of time Ihey may have an alnn 

 of which fact there are nian.v instances m 

 <if certain breeds is* eagerly taken at. 

 known In almost invariably turn out w 



:: ' 



tiding tale i 



is quite diffen 1.1. He the! 

 a fact WhICh I have -eld. 

 baneful influence by red 

 Wiry, then, should a spo 

 an aiiiuial whose L-ood ipuilities, if it really possesses such, rest 

 it-eir, and which lias not the power of transmuting the same 1 

 Kcendaut! A sort of mule dog, for the mule wfthont doubt h« 

 qualities which recommend it in its certain spheres but would . 

 man think of keepiug such an animal in his racing stables, or 

 drhing purpose.-? The friends of ihe dropper claim licit it Caii .- 

 heaiaud waul of wnlei much betlerthan ihu setter, bul Bogardii 

 states that he can see but little difference in this respect, b itb r 

 tt in about the same degree. As to the bura bopotaihg omaneti 

 Belter'* long hair, why not clip liiin of his leather for the time 

 the end he will pn-eiit a much handsomer appear inc.- than the 1 



America needs what England h.i-, and what has d more towai 



ingnpaud keeping intact tier splendid breeds of dogs than a 



f..i 



I 1: 



Of dog-. d 1 



will he made ramiliar with the best, and be emihlcd to select for breed- 

 ing purposes moeh better than they could from their own. perhaps liuu- 

 lad, circle of sporting acquaintances. In ibis country i| is looofien the 

 rule for Ihe ownership ol a dog to make him Ihe best, and neiny are apl 

 In be mi-lcd hy this, and perhaps to this fact, more than any oilier 

 cause, i>. due the many virtues ascribed the dropper. Respectfully, 



.1. II. W. 

 -»♦♦■ 



ElllTl 



. I'oi: 



,1'Hia, .January r, 187.1. 



lis your issue of last, week there appears in the Kennel column Ihe ped- 

 igrec or the Gildcr-leeve sellel-. There l- also given the name of Beiij. 

 Whiirloilby, among other.-, from whom this breed, ran lie obtained. In 

 Hi.- -ani" paper Mr \\ llai lonhy publishes u 1 hallen-" tr> Mr. Brooks to 

 hunt hi- pup iigaiii"t any pup or "llisiu.in k." one year old or under for 

 fifty dollars. As Mr. Brooks has never kepi or sold any or Bismarck's 

 pups, il ir not likely lie would take, nuieh nolii.- ot sin II a cluillenge. 

 The subscriber, however, happened lo have a pop of lii-niar. k. one jetti 

 old or under, at. iln; date ,d Mr. Whartunby's challenge-,- which I would 

 l.e very willing to hum in the proposed. Watch. Si Lcalled aU OT S 

 Fourth strent, "where thedog and uionei aie in be found " 1 was pre 

 pared to pui up ihe money, and Have done toy best to g, 1 Mr. Wliartonby 

 to do INe same, hill, all in cam. As my pup is nol for .-:i !■-. 1 ask ill jus- 

 tice to your readers thai, you publish this note. Very respectfully. 



The publication of tli<! (iildcrslccvc |)cdigl - ecs riliiri:il 

 to iii Mr. Scllle's coniiiiiuiic;ilk>n lo 'is was in ihi wise in 

 (■nnin'rliim wilh the cfiallcugfi iif Whnilcml.iy, as Mr. S. 

 iniiniuiis. Tlie matter Mine al different. times and from 

 ililliiini sources. We do not lake sides in finy trials of 

 skill, as we have said before, nnd cheerfully publish Mr. 

 Settle's letter. Hereafter wo shall publish no cllalleng.es, 

 unless we feel satisfied they are in earnest, as from lal'e de- 

 velopments wc are forced lo believe Mr; W.'s .\vas_nui.— 

 Ed.] 



PKEBBttVATFQN ok (Ja.mk. — A writer in the Chicago Field 

 very upposjtclj says:— 



"Kcmai'ks ;ire ofien made about 'unnecessary .-lniL'liUr 

 of game.' This can hardly he prevented dining- ihe si .i-oi 

 allowed by law; I his same' law being lo Illume lor at least 



one-half of this unnecessary work, eo tp speak. 1 alluflc lo 

 theearlv season al which all game is allowed to beSltol, 

 jfcc,, biing al. least l one umnlli' earlier than il ran be ship- 

 lied to market, without fear of spoiling in I rans.il. on ,te- 

 couut of the usually hot weather. True, it Call be ieed. 

 bin the means are nol always at hand. I venture: lo assert 

 thai two-thirds of the gamo shipped during the fir.-i month 

 of the season is lost lo ihe consumer, entailing a i oss lo 

 the shipper, and also lo the purchasers who rcdail, as Ihey 

 can, at thai time seldom and a lot of birds they do 1101 

 have lo throw away some after having paid for them as 

 sound birds. 



The season, lo my mind, opens one month too early on 

 deer, wild turkey, grouse, partridge, geese, brundt and 

 duck, and should be extended for killing one month later. 

 Bay lo the Bret of February on deer, turkey, grouse, -par- 

 tii'dgi- ami quail; giving m the lftsi ol February to close 



oul slock Oil band. There would be probably no saving iii 

 Ihe quantity killed, but it would all be utilized as food, in- 

 stead o I' being condemned by the Board of Health, an a 

 large quantity is during the Hist month of the. season." 



These suggestions are timely a nd well worthy of con- 

 .:i.jecutli)(J. 



foodhmd, fawn and garden. 



n.ANT TREES IN CITIES. 



A 



Alt )N'li i reus Bit 



relation lo Ihe °sa 

 and city, we refer not Bin 

 or broad a 



. iln 



of In 



ntry 



: i \ .nil.--, wide streets, and pleasant spots, but 

 io ihe ignorance of Miosu who Uavo ihe public weal of our 

 cities in oli'ircc. You never knew a good healthy locality 

 near Ibe many sunken lots, pood boles, and uncovered re 

 eeptaeli'.s o|' water in any one ..i our cities. M v own oh- 

 servalioii alone his laugh I me Ihe full value (if shade trees 

 and free air. Dwelling for a. number of years in lire im- 

 mediate vi. inii> of veiy low lands, a large portion of which 

 was a goal pasture and numerous geese ponds, with the 

 tumble down hoi'ises of squatters .scattered around, on whal 

 was known in Brooklyn as Ibe. Old Diilehman's farm, 1 

 had a good Opportunity to know- the result of tree planting 

 upon Hie health of ihe dweller- around llioso old low lands. 

 Do you ask what I lit- board of health were doing all 

 Ibis linn" Whal linv supposed to be their dill V— filling 

 up those llais. nol with ashes and soil and gravel alone, but 

 Willi all kinds of garbage thai is usually found in our large 

 cities. This being wrong iron, me very first, proves tJmt 

 noihino- hut Hie tnOSt competent and well educated men 

 should be placed on city Siinilary committees. The man- 

 ner ..I filling up these pond holes' and fiats with ibis debris 



of the Strcefs gives only one rCSUlt, viz., an unheal I by stale 



of atmosphere, generated from this basis of impurity. 

 Now i lun; is ipiiie a different result to the surrounding 

 population of such n locality as ihe one just described and 



it that is surrounded with only a moderate number of 



large shade U'fjJS, though not of a more elevated position.. 

 Do you wonder, then, that Foiikst and Stiikayj, the 

 true embodiment of llOnllll and cheerfulness, should be 

 used a- far as possible as P sanitary aid to a better and 

 higher state ol health in our cities? Heed, then, our plea 

 tor the fori si trees in our cities; do not cut down the beau- 

 tiful iree ibal sinnds before your door for a mere whim or 

 a mercenary consideration, 'What aie dollars and cents to 

 you when the grasp of the fell destroyer is laid upon your 

 fairest and besl loved- What are dollars in comparison 



Tin- real value ot hie. ihe great and pressing necessity 

 for the labor of Ihe educated agriculturist, was never more 

 folly impressed upon rile Hum during a recent visit last 

 Summer over n portion of land known as Harlem Flats, a 

 number of sunken Iols extending: from Third avenue to the 

 Ivisi River, and from Ninety-second to One Hundred and 

 Fifth street. An abomination seemed to be the. best icrm 

 thai con id be applied to I his very wretched locality. It 

 needed not. the presence of poor', weak, puny, half clad 

 Children and diseased inhabitants to point to the real cause 

 of this festering and sickening locality. There were no 

 trees, with their deep, green, coaling foliage, planted there; 

 no sweet west wind di-sipaling ihe heated exhalation from 

 this tomb of health. No; but a broiling sun poured its 

 meridian rays upon a scene of wretchedness the like of 

 which Dickens, in his most graphic pictures, could not ex- 

 aggerate. 



\\'o could pursue this theme ni'icli furl her, ami with op- 

 tical illuMiations and painful fa, is, -o,,l, I bring this inler- 

 csling subject nearer home; but oiirobjcel being lo awaken 



tl desire to plain shade trees in all our cities as a sanitary 



ilea 



lib lo 



r cilu 



we think we can let Ibis subject rest as it is, With one sug- 



sioiiaiies we are never to forgel that as sanitarians the bot- 

 anist and horlicullurisi stand lir-l in flic rank of our public 

 benefactors. OllipoS Quill. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



f'ww AVi'.ioiiT, Troy, N. Y. — The a/.alia you describe 

 as growing in a meadowy situation, upon bogs, etc., is the 



wild while bloss c:l li/alia, and you can ' remove their 



planls with safely til, this time, provided you can cut ofT 

 ibe bog on which they grow without injuring the roots of 

 ihe plants. I!a\,- a uood situation prepared for Iheni, 

 and they will live without much further care, and make 



.John F. ('., Ailleboro, .Mass.— The. phial containing 

 water and "peculiar looking grins*, " which you suy eoveis 



to ty considerable extern ihe bottom of a small brook, 1 

 find belongs to the species of amjfei'm, called oxotflatorioa, 



and ai. — 'iiu limes loii'ul even in semi-putrid water. The 

 moving power of these plants are a remarkable character- 

 istic of the species of live plain. As they lie upon any 

 smooth surface, Ihey will be seen lo slide or move over 

 each other in all directions, hence their name. They are 

 not. injurious lo Ihe water; perfectly haimless. As olijecls 

 Of scientific examination, ihey are very interesting. 



A. .1. Poi,i.m:h. Conn.- I 'nf your scions now, oral, any 

 period during the dormancy of Ibe sap circulation. By 

 iln- provident preparation you can commence grafting 

 early 111 the Spring, and such scions, if kept in a damp 

 place ia ho.-j of Sand In the cellar) during Winter will he in 

 il,,- besl possible condition in Spring. The growth of the 

 pievious season is the scion you arc to take. 



Ollipod Qvll. 



A 'WiiNiif.K ff.oi? r.oiANisTs. — The St. Thomas V.ispntcK 

 savs thai on Ihe properly of Mr. C.illis, near Fingal, Can- 

 ada, is to be seen Ihe rare spectacle of a beech and maple 

 tree growing from the same stem, without any assistance 

 Other than Nature's. Mr. Gillis says thai be gets more sap 

 from the maple part or the twin tree durin.gthe season than 

 from any orhor maple tree, but that the sap is nol so good, 

 and shrewdly suspects that part of the juice of the beech 

 is carried iuio ihe bucket, This is a sight for botanists. 



— H, -sides ibe four or live dislinet surveys now boinrr car- 

 ried on by the National Government, nineteen Slates of our 

 Union have authorized geological and scientific surveys of 

 flieir respective territories, lite results of which have been 



published in important and valuable reports— and in eight 

 itoUistl LOW i»'fffljpg»|. 



Jlnswcqs ^o \%or\\tH$o\xAmt$. 



H?' W8 wili positively lulfiwui fin mure questions llirongh our Cnrrrs- 



ii"uii.'ui v column rrom anwiytnoilis v/Mttre 



MiTE. Quail run lie bought In imy quantity fu Oblcaso unit St. Louis. 



PlBCATpn,— Trout lire "'lire.: in the Tiuekte Kivor nL KouO, G'aL.iju i 

 aro Jihunilmit in ryruiiilrt I.nke. 



.1. En a., Philadelphia.- Volit tacrrad couimliniclition otilv rnnleaout 

 wnal «" (eared would come. The IiUlIi. 1ms ilis.iunipei liis, mid wo fear 

 you will lose her. 



<:. P. II., t'uy. Plousc lei ii- klWiW if lie ir i- ne.v li-li ill I'lol.ni River: 

 if pi), what kind, mid how Ihey am enuudil. Ai.s. Yollun peich, rtiaell, 



Hiuirs; I. ini. kn. -Ilmv can I ship a boat to Florida, at lowest expcnaii 

 sird quickest time! An?. Whatpartof Floridaf tboraare fortnightly 



"u.,,;. Hartford -Ton can gel good shooting nenrlho riuritiick 



■sspiirlsinen. Onck stiootiiig ill the neirshes and quail on llleup- 

 1. si'.'iimi r frtnii Norrnlk, ilifilaue.o about, aixly mil. -. 



'.xtis —Will you kindly inform nn amateur sportsman where there, 

 lod rnhhir. shofiin.: near New York? A113. (l.i n. Morris county or 

 iie-ul Vllla^o, N. j., or to Lon« Islniid, or to I'ikc county, Pa., orto 

 rPark.Md Go anywhere, almost. 

 0. B.,Holl; Spring*, Mum.— Please give your opinion of rebound 

 iiiriicnlarlyiii r 



ml Hi 



others 



(i. N. I'... DelphoH, Knn-iia.— Ciin you Inform me if there, ia a laxider- 

 mist In Kansas!- Ana. We cannot Icurnnf any. Ilaveniaderipeule.il 

 inquiries. Let some ot our K:ni6:is renders answer, if Ihey know. Write 

 to W. tf. Carver. North Datte, Lincoln county, Nebruskn, or F. a. Ben- 

 son, Freeport, III. 



\\'ooi> PowtiKn.-Thc Enclish wood powder, for which so many inqui- 

 ries are made, is likely to find a substitute or competitor in thin country, 

 in the wood powder man nine tared by Carl Diitman. Next week, we 

 shall prim the results of some valuable experiments wilh it, and also tell 

 what the article is. 



T.H.O.. Philadelphia.— Where can I procure a folding pocket mnp of 

 Ontario, Canada, showing particularly the region imrroundini: thePete- 

 wahweh or Petawanwee and Magnetewan Rivers, as I intend camping 

 out. on eit.herone or the other next Summer, or early Fall? Ann. eV'rite 

 to Adam?. Stevenson Jb Co., publishers, King struct, Toronto. 



X. B.— The perrnssion composition u?rd by 'he United S:n(cR Govern . 

 ment consists of fulminate of mercury, ?.■> pints; pulverized chlorate of 

 potash, 16; glues dust (sifted between -IO and 140 meshes per inch), 45; 

 cum aruhic solution. 2; gum tragacanth, solution, 2; total 100. Mixed 

 and pressed moist inlo the shell or cap, and allowed lo dry before load- 

 ing. Sec Ordnance Mem. No. VIII. 



ISaunai.i.. Dublin.— Onns hrongbi inlo this country by sportsmen must 

 have been in use one year, or they will have tn pay the duty of 33 1-3 per 

 cent. Pioies.-ioieil instruments linutrhl by transient travelers abroad 

 are not free. Breeding animal? imported by citizens of the United 

 Statei are free only when for their own use. See Treasury Decisions 



Stewart, Baltimore.— A work on sailini; boats, probably Hiich im is 

 desired by your correspondent, was published by Longmans, Green & 

 Co., in 1870. London, England, under the title of "The Sailing Roat," 

 being a treatise on English and foreign hunts and yachts, descriptive 

 also of the various forms and peculiarities or sail, rig, &c. of the vessels 

 of every nation, with practical directions for sailing and management. 

 H.C. Kolkard, Esq., is the author, and the work, for its size, is a very 

 comprehensive one.— Curpicii. 



.1. L., Philadelphia—What will u cost to build a yacht 40 feet long, tt 

 beam, sloop rigged,. carrying capacity from six to seven tons, or do you 

 know of such a bom f„r sale? ins. Your question is ambiguous. What 

 do you nu'iui by "enrryin*-' , apuciiy''" A sloop yacht or the length you 

 mention ought to measure rrom fifteen lo twenty.flve tons, according to 

 the depth. N'odoutii if you advertise you can buy a second-handcraft., 

 especially at. this season. It is not judicious to buy such, however. See 

 editorial in Yachting Department this week. 



J. 8., Midway. Ky. -In the Dee. 21th number of FonF.sT avd Strkam. 



Stei 



i bat 



rille. price ?IS. Do I nndci 



i.oiii barrels! What gauge 

 say al aooyaria? run von pi 



or belter, and price? Ans. 

 $1B. Gauge of shot gun will 



rifle issaid Lo I '"I foi -i 



place can prociireyi.ii Ihe « 

 W. A R.. I'lly.-l. Can) 



iiirpo.- 



Any • 



With 

 if toe gun with 

 le rifle accurate 



Uiirtevant shell, 

 ie purchased for 

 r. The l&fltens 

 i dealer in youi, 



apon. 



,1 about $8. 



1, Can you inform me where 1 can get. a second-hand 

 n breech loader, length of barrels, 31 inches? s. 

 geona (common, such as aro shot from the trap) for 

 lat vMiuld they cost per pair? I. In what way, or 

 be told from ihe female? 5. How many limes (In 

 ■course Of u year': r,. What would the II ,V. T traps 

 mild I raise pigeons in a ben house wher-i there are 

 ir company create warm the camp.? Ana. 1. Gun 

 ..■".ml band gun cases to sell. New ones of leather 

 I, 4. 5. Address editor of F<moia>'SjOWnaL~Philu. 

 fi Common traps 818 per pair. 7. pigeons should have a cote by 

 iiicinsehes, wiih egre-s lo theopen air. We refer to doves or domestic 

 pigeons. 



N. B. Kaiik. Union Springs. - Will you please inform me where the 

 best hunting and trapping ground is, where the climate is not, too cold? 



r,.ul,l make It pair J W here is a good place for ducks? Aus. Thn 



best trapping grounds can he fonuil only where there is cold Weather 

 and snow, such as the Ce.i.e.ge. Ol-awa. and M:,gnelew.,n ,11-tl icts of 



Septriuln-r lo Way, moving 

 or wanner. Noted places for 

 caters in early Autumn, and 

 I-'heldu; also in in marshy 

 t is late now for ducks at 

 irolina. In Ihe Spring they 

 ■atiiigiurthward. 



will be found on the Long lslan 

 K. U., Hancock-, Mich.— 1. I 



Do you know where I car 

 rifle, and who keeps thei 

 adapted to shoot whut is k 

 value of the verni.r scale 

 il furnishes. After yfcug 

 it will denote in dc, iiunl.- 

 noted for future guld m< • 



.111- paper of 

 ruler gauges for sighting military rifles, juat 

 >ne and have received it. bnl no instructions 

 le same. Can you give Ihe information? 9. 

 it a circular describing the Peabody Martini 

 for sale? 8. Is the American made ride 

 wn as the "Express " bullet? Aus. 1. The 

 in the permanent record of elevation which 

 your elevation, put on the. vernier scale, and 

 an inch the exact elcviu ion, which may be 

 Messrs. Keininglou & Sons have written 

 deuce, K. 1, wbo 



he present timo 



die is a 



you in detail, il. Wilie to J'lovidence 1 oul Co., rrovtaence, K, i.wiid 

 will forward you circulaw. &c. Ihey are m-ikiug at the present timo 

 600,000 PeabbdJ rifles foe the TurMsa Government. 3. Any rifle Is an 

 express rifle, If you lake, u millet, bore u hole in the point of It, and fill 

 it up with it plug or pine wojii, you. will havotho »o 1 tailed "expre ■,. 



