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FOREST AND STREAM 
A W-fc.fcK.LY JOURNAL, 
Dbvotbd to Field and Aquatic Sports, Practical Natural Hibtory, 
Ft— “mil'll!, the Protection of Ganb, Preservation of Forests, 
AND THB INCULCATION CNMKN AND WOMEN OF A HEALTHY INTEREST 
IN Out-door Recreation and Study: 
PUBLISHED BT 
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• Advertising tiaieN. 
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notices, 50 cents per line. Advertisements in double column 25 per cent, 
extra. Where advertisements are inserted over 1 month, a discount of 
10 per cent, will be made; over three months, 20 per cent; over six 
months. 30 per cent. ____ 
NEW SOKK, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1876. 
To Correspondents. 
All communications whatever, whether relating to business or literary 
correspondence, must be addressed to Thb Fobbst and Stream Pdb- 
LisniNo Company. Personal or private letters of coarse excepted. 
AU ooramanlcatlons intended for publication must be accompanied with 
real name, as a guaranty of good faith. Names will not be published if 
objection be made. No anonymous contributions will be regarded. 
Articles relating to any topic within the Bcope of tills paper are stBlclted. 
We cannot promise to return rejected manuscripts. 
Secretaries of Clubs and Associations are urged to favor us with brief 
notes of their movements and transactions, as it is the aim of this paper 
to become a medium of useful and reliable information between gentle¬ 
men sportsmen from one end of the country to the other; and they will 
find our columns a desirable medium for advertising announcements. 
The Publishers of Forest and Stream aim to merit and secure the 
patronage and countenance of that portion of the community whose re¬ 
fined intelligence enables them to properly appreciate and enjoy all that 
is boautiful In Nature. It will pander to no depraved tastes, nor pervert 
the legitimate sports of land and water to those base nses which always 
tend to make them unpopular with the virtuous and good. No advertise¬ 
ment or business notice of an immoral character will he received on any 
terms; and nothing wilt be admitted to any department of the paper that 
may not be read with propriety in the home circle. 
We cannot be responsible for the dereliction of the mail service, if 
money remitted to ns is lost. 
Advertisements should be sent in by Saturday of each week, If possible. 
CHARLES HALLOCK,Editor. 
WILLIAM HARRIS. Business Alanager. 
The Chicago Cdp. — With our present issue will be 
found a handsome engraving of the prize presented by us 
at the recent Chicago Bench Show. As a work of art it 
has never been excelled by any similar piece of plate, and 
reflects the greatest credit upon the designer, Mr. Hirzch- 
field, and the manufacturers, the Meridian Britannia Co. 
We would also call attention to the excellence of the en¬ 
graving, the drawing of which was executed by Mr. Jacob 
Glahn, and the cutting by Messrs. Sandford and Lohman, 
allot' West Meriden. The dogs at the base are the cele¬ 
brated Lavcruck setter Countess and Mr. Dilly’s pointer 
Ranger, winner of the first prize at Chicago. This beauti¬ 
ful prize was awarded, entirely to our satisfaction, to Mr. 
J. H. Whitman, not only for his, fine display ®f dogs of 
one breed and family, but as a recognition, concurred in 
alike by judges and exhibitors, of his labors in bringing 
this, the largest Bench Show ever held in America, to a 
successful issue._ 
“Deb Hund.”—O ur readers will remember that we no¬ 
ticed recently the departure of Mr. R. Vou Schmiedcberg, 
a. well known New Jersey sportsman, and owner of fine 
dogs, for Leipsic, where he was to join Der Waidmann, 
the German sporting paper. Mr. Von Schmiedeberg writes 
us that upou iiis arrival it was deemed advisable to start a 
new paper, to be known as Der Uund, (The Dog,) to be 
devoted solely to this subject, and the object of which 
will be to encourage breeding from pure specimens, to in¬ 
struct in the medical treatment of dogs, and to develop a 
knowledge of many breeds now existing in Germany but 
unknown abroad. There is much in this that will be of 
interest to many of our readers whose thoughts still turn 
to Vnierland, and also to those who, although Americans 
bv birth, speak the language and frequently travel in Ger 
many. To all aucli we would commeud the enterprise of 
Mr. Von Schmiedeberg and his associates. 
The American Philological Society will hold a meet¬ 
ing on Wednesday, February 23rd, at Cooper Institute, 
commencing at half past seven P. M., when Prof. J. C. 
Zachos will read a paper, entitled The Phonetic Character 
of the English Language and the best Methods of Teach¬ 
ing it. The public are invited to attend. 
Camp Life in Florida— For those who are prevented 
from taking their anticipated trip to Florida we can com¬ 
mend this book as a substitute. The graphic descriptions 
of the most interesting and beautiful part of Florida are 
only exceeded in interest by the localities themselves. 
Everybody who is at all interested in the State should have 
a copy. 
RAILWAYS IN CHINA. 
I T would be worth the Icing journey by land and t 
be present at the opening of the first railroad in C 
which is announced for June next. To see the crowi 
gaping coolies, the ill-concealed astonishment of the mi 
classes and the cjniet indifference of the upper-ten and 
Uteratii. It is related of a veracious merchant of Shangl 
that when the first steamer anchored off the “bund,' 1 
quietly replied to a query, “Hab got plenty all sai. 
Peking!” But the puffing, snorting, “land dragon,” w 
bold quite a different place in his estimation from t- 
steamer. The latter Is hut a junk propelled by son 
means known only to the outside barbarian, white the It 
comotive can find no parallel in his imagination. It cai 
not be claimed that this little railway of nine mite* and : 
half is to produce any wonderful effect in the way of 
“opening up” new country. Nor will the native travel go 
far towards paying its expenses. Tito benefit will accrue, 
first, to foreign commerce, and secondly to the woiki at 
large as being the strongest wedge yet driven into the 
tough knot of Chinese conservatism. A glance at the lo¬ 
cation of the terminii of the road will explain both these 
propositions. "When approaching the mouth of the Yang 
Tsze, with the exception of a group of outlying rocks 
known as the Saddle Islands, the only indication of the 
proximity of land is the change in the color and consist¬ 
ency of the water from the deep blue of the ocean to the 
pea-soup like substance, which carries the loam of plaiusi 
! a thousand miles away- A line with length but neither 
breadth or thickness is first seen, and almost before the 
traveler is aware, he is steaming by paddy fields and low 
grazing grounds, dotted with occasional villages and more 
conspicuous temples. The river here is divided by the isl¬ 
and of Tsung Ming; a hundred years ago but a speck of 
mud, now an island of many miles in length, with a popu¬ 
lation numbered by tbc hundred thousand. The north 
bank of the river is miles away and out of sight. After 
steaming for some hours, the white walls of Woosung are 
seen on the south bank, almost on the point formed by the 
junction of the Wang-poo River with the Yang Tsze. 
The Wang-poo enters the larger rivers at right angles with 
the latter’s course, and its mouth is protected by a bar 
through which a channel is buoyed. Woosung, in itself, 
is but a miserable little village. What importance it has 
had in the past is owing to the fact that previous to 1860 
the well-armed opium ships, used as storehouses for “the 
drug,” were anchored here. They were subsequently 
moved up to Shanghae. The French Government have a 
“godown,” or magazine, for the storage of coal, and some 
of the foreigu residents have built themselves bungalows 
on the river bank. Shortly above Woosung, on the Yang 
Tsze, is the larger village of Paoushan, protected by a fort, 
whose long line of grass-grown embrasures, partly filled 
with native guns, is the most picturesque object in the 
neighborhood. 
Nine miles above Woosung, on the W ang-poo, Shanghae 
is situated; first the foreign settlement, and, beyond, the 
walled city, completely concealed by the forest of masts 
belonging to junks anchored in tiers off the town. The 
foreign settlement of Shanghae is divided by the Soocbow 
aad Yang-king-paug creeks into three parts. That lowest 
down the river, and where the termiuus of the railway 
will be, is known as Hong Que, and as the American con¬ 
cession. The next, between the creeks, is the English con¬ 
cession, and contains most of the mercantile liongs, or 
houses.' That above the Yang-king-paug is the French 
concession, and, being largely occupied by Chinese, is, in 
reality, but a suburb of the native city. 
The travel between Shanghae and Woosung will, there¬ 
fore, as far as the natives are concerned, be light. As for 
freight, the nine miles between the ports is a matter of no 
monftnt to the Chinaman in the voyage of his junks. For 
foreign traffic, the establishment of the railroad will be of 
inestimable benefit in allowing ships—many of them of 
large tonnage—to receive and discharge their cargoes while 
anchored in the Yang Tsze, or just within the bar at Woo- 
suDg. Not only will the expense of towing up and down 
the Wang-poo be saved, but many vessels are now obliged 
to have their cargoes lightered down to them, an expensive 
and tedious operation. 
The building of this road, for which contracts have been 
made and the material placed on lire ground, will be, as 
far as the mechanical part of it is concerned, a matter of 
perfect simplicity. The land is as level as a billiard table, 
and no stream wider than a ditch to be crossed. Labor, 
cheap in price and fair in quality, can be had in any quan¬ 
tity. The greatest drawback, if any are experienced, will 
be in overcoming in the minds of the people the fear of 
Fang Shueg, that dreaded, incomprehensible spirit of wind 
aud water which enters so largely into the Chinaman's sys¬ 
tem of domestic economy and daily life. 
In building railways in China, if this first effort leads to 
further attempts, the great difficulty will be in choosing 
such routes as are not already opened by the admirable 
water system which prevails almost throughout the Em¬ 
pire. The annihilation of time and space is a matter of 
no moment to John, but he does appreciate the protection 
afforded him by the barbarian arm ugainst his own lawless 
classes and legalized “squeezers.” A competition be¬ 
tween railways and steamers would he much more favora¬ 
ble to the latter in China than in any other country. And 
it must be remembered that the Chinese are utterly -with¬ 
out that go-ahead spirit which has developed so strongly 
in the Japauese. The result of thiB first experiment in 
building railways in China will be watched with interest 
y- the whole civilized world. If successful, it is not dif- 
lult to prophecy the destruction of that stoical and skep- 
•al conceit which has been the barrier to her progress. 
,<>. railway may yet prove to be the true missionary 7 to 
ina, and the shriek of the whistle, the blow which is to 
sic the hollow shell of her whole political and social 
cm. 
ULTRY AND FISH DISPLAY AT UTICA. 
HE Central New York Poultry Association has been 
holding an exhibition in the City Hall, Utica, during 
tstweek. The awards have not reached us in time 
blication, but a personal inspection made on Satur- 
t was most gratifying. The limits of the hall de- 
to the purpose were scarcely sufficient to confaiu the 
and wo observed but few poor or iudifferetit fowls, 
the judges must have found it difficult to decide in 
(stances. The light Brahmas were a particularly 
a8 were also the lloudans. We thought we had 
e better white Leghorns, but, as Artepus Ward 
y, “fowls are not our forte,” and sve can only 
general terms and as an amateur. .The display, 
luded turkeys, ducks, pigeons, peafowls, rabbits, 
remarkably fine ODe and a credit to every ex- 
eth Green liad a number of fish on view, includ- 
sns of brook and salmon trout, salmon, black 
pike, shiners, and cat-fish; also try of trout, 
and white-fish, in various stages of develop- 
,he unhatched egg to the little fellow just re- 
the umbilical sac. This exhibition, which 
e direction of Mr. W. D. March, was a great 
ctiou. A patent incubator was also in opera- 
Itities of little chicks pecked their way into 
-esence of the spectators, 
ire of the exhibition was the display of wild 
Robinson’s Menagerie, which usually winters 
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with much interest. 
Antique. —We have referred in another 
opening of a supposed Indian mound iu 
a visit to Utica last week we were some- 
learn that many of the most remarkable 
in the mound had been removed, and 
esy of Col. Skinner, the veteran Field 
temporary, Turf, Field and Farm , the 
Jtica were about being placed in pos- 
luable of the relics so recently un- 
>ably no city in the Union, of equal 
sady so rich in collections of art 
ilizens are many 7 of them gentle- 
e traveled all over the world; her 
i of science and politics embrace 
ds of the day. in no jtlace then, 
f Colonel Skinner’s he more ap- 
tbis valuable work of ancient art 
th is vouched for by the Colonel, 
• the opening of the mound, 
, we note the discovery that a 
rueture Is said to be identical 
« of Diana at Ephesus, which 
'he wilds of Florida has been 
i art of the age of Pericles, 
■s to consist of a small figure 
ty the disciples of Diana at 
information on the subject 
GAME 
A bill has been introdi the Legislature of the 
Slate of Ohio, and inde ly passed the Senate, 
-which, if allowed to beco will so seriously inter¬ 
fere with the prosecution sports, that we are sur¬ 
prised at not hearing ot a protest from all the 
sportsmen of the Slate. Th it now stands, makes 
it unlawful for any person to n the euclosed land of 
another, to shoot game with! ous express permis¬ 
sion, and affixes fines and imprisonment as the penalties. 
To place it in the power of an individual to so restrict an¬ 
other in a pursuit that has always been looked upon here¬ 
tofore as lawful and honorable, without any previous no¬ 
tice as required by the laws of trespass in other Stales, 
seems to us as simply monstrous. In this State a notice 
posted in a conspicuous place is always required, and the 
law appears to work well. In New Jersey, thy most con¬ 
servative of all in the matter ot protecting the rights of 
farmers, as well as in the cause of game protection, the 
law requires the land owner to give notice or warning 
through the public prints that his land is closed against . 
sportsmen before he can prosecute for trespass. We would 
suggest to the sportsmen of Ohio, that they have rights 
which are entitled to some consideration in this matter 
and that they take action toward the Bill being so amended 
as to require the farmer to give notice or warning of some 
kind before he has them cast into -jail as trespassers. 
District of Columbia.—A Bill has been introduced in¬ 
to the House of Representatives making a game law for 
the District. It provides close seasons, for quail from Jan¬ 
uary 1st to November 1st; for groUbe from February 1st to 
September 1st; for woodcock from January 1st to August, 1st; 
for snipe and plover from May 1st U) beptember 1st; for 
ducks, geese, and brant from April 1st t,« October 1st, and 
only three days Bhooting in each week to be allowed during 
the open season. Rail, ortolan, and feed or rice birds, are 
