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Ukdodrtedlt one of the best and cheapest slocks n! Carpeting*, OlI- 

 Clothe, Mattings, etc., etc., to he found in the United 9tates la that of 

 Messrs. Jobs H. Pray, Sons & Co , Washington Street, Boston. I. W. 

 Adams is the sportonura of the litm, Mil will talio npouliil puiuu to please 

 any of our frieuds calling upon hitn, or with any orders sent him, It ia 

 a good, reliable house, — Ado. 



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93T& number of anonymous correspondents will understand why 

 their queries are notanswered, when they read the lines at the head of 

 this column. 



R.M.S , Nelles Corners, Can.— Can I send the Forest and Stream 6 

 mnni.hB' lot or them, to yon by mail? Will you have them bonnd for 

 me, and retnrn? Ans. Tea. 



Cbas. Rohhers, 1 hiladelphia.— Please inform me where I could ob- 

 tain country hoarding, where there is good gunuhig and fishing, not 

 more than ISO miles from the city. Ans. Al Barnogm, N. J. 



T, J. C, Walnut Hill, Ky.— 1b there any work on the fresh water 

 aquarium, and what lathe price? Ans. Apply to J. W. Flake, corner 

 Church and Park Place ibis city. 



K. M. P., West Bloomfield, N. T.— Can live quail be procured iu 

 New York now for breeding purposes? If so, please give price, ad- 

 drees, etc. Aus. No live quail can be procured in this city now at 

 any price. 



C.C. C.,- New York.— Can yon give mo a remedy for preventing the 

 strong leather Btuell of old or new shoes ? When wet they become very 

 unpleasant? Ans. It could probably be obviated by a few drops of oil 

 of bergamot iu the blacking used. 



C. W. F., New York.— What quantity is considered a fair load of 

 powder aud shot for a 12-bovo ninzzle-loadiug gun, say No. 5 or shot ? 

 Ans. Much depends upon the weight of the gun. 3>£ drB. powderand 

 l.!„ oz. shot would bo an average charge. 



Fi6bkrman, Columbus, O.— Please state the respective advantages of 

 a tapering, braided sbk llabing line (for reel) over oue without taper, 

 and oblige-. An?. It. certainly delivers the fly better. A whip-lash that 

 did not taper would not be very serviceable. 



C. A. 8., Shakopeo Minnesota.— Are not the rim-fire rifle cartrideosas 

 now made considered reliable and suitable ror hunting purposes and 

 short-range target practice? Ans. Our experience proves the rim Are 

 cartridge to be as effective aud reliable as the central lire. 



P. X. L.,New York.— Would you he ao kind as to letnieknow. 

 through the next edition of your paper, if Mr. G. do Landro Macdona 

 is any relation to Allen Macdona, the great horseman, of Ireland? Ans. 

 We do not know . 



H. E. K., Duunville, Wis.— Is it true that a person cannot shootos far 

 over water, with either a shot-gun or rifle, as over land, and if so, why 1 

 Abb. We do not believe that there is any difference, Tho attraction of 

 gravitation would be the same In both cases. 



W. M., Rush, Pa. -What place, in New York, would he the best 

 market for brook trout, and what would be the probatile price? Ana. K. 

 G. BlacKford, Fulton Market; price, 15 to 75 cents per pound, according 

 to locality where the trout are raised. 



B. A. P., Lakeville, Conn.— Can you tell me who Is the inventor or the 

 paper patch now UBed on rifle budets? AnB. The patent is, or was, 

 owned by the Remington Company, but we cannot ascertain the name 

 of the inventor without sending to Washington. 



Cap, Pa.— Can you inform me where I can obtain some live railed 

 grouse? 2d. Will they live in a coop? 3d. Is it lawful to keep them 

 during closed season for propagation? Ans. 1st. No; not at this aea 

 eon. 2d. Not for any length or tune. 3d. Yea. 



H. ,)., New York.— Will you kindly let me know, through your corres- 

 pondents, if there is any shooting to be had in the Oatskill Mountains, 

 and if it is a good oatupiug-out eouutry ? Ans. First-rate country to 

 camp out in, but no Bhooting until fall, when there are plenty of ruffed 

 grouse. 



Ahf, Bristol, Pa.— Are the Wbitney Arms Co., Of Whitneyville, Conn., 

 manufacturing breech-loading shot-guns now? Are there many in use? 

 What are their prices? Ans. The only shot-gun now made by the above 

 concern is tbe single-barrelled •• Phoenix," price $16. We have l6ard 

 them highly spoken of. 



P. H. D., New York.— Where can I find the pedigree of Alfred and 

 Moll, of the Marquis of Anglosea's kennel; one of their pops was 

 brought to this country in 1864. Can you tell me by the 12th inst? 

 Ans. Were tbey setters, pointers, cockers, or pugs ? Give us these par- 

 ticulars aud we will answer yon. 



L E.,N. Y.-lat. DO you prefer a pistol grip on a gun? 2d. What 

 time of the year do squirrels breed? 3d. is a 875 gun considered a good 

 gun— 1 mean the price of it? Ans. 1st. Having once used a pistol grip, 

 you wonld probably like it. We prefer the half pistol grip. 2d. In the 

 spring and summer. 3d. Some very good guns are sold Tor $75. 



H, Alton, 111.— Noticing that you frequently mention number or shot 

 in an ounce, and as it does not agree with the shot need in this section, 

 I wonld like to know what your standard is. Inclosed find list of the 

 St. l.ouls Srcol Tower Co. 'a shot. Ans. .We generally take the Ta- 

 tham .-hot asa standard. In Mr. H. C. Squires' catalogue you will find 

 the sizes given of all shot manufactured in the United Statca. 



BnTisH, Baltimore.— Wbero and at what cost can I procure "Stone- 

 henge," "Idstone," "Burgess." American Kennel and Sporting Field, 

 and Lave rack's work on "The Setter," spoken of by Mr. Tilestonin 

 his article in Scribner for April? Ans. "Idstone" can bo had of Cassell, 

 Potter & Galpiu, this city; price 52.60. "Stonehenge," of Lee 4 BheBard; 

 price |3.76. "Lavorack." of W. Wood; price $3.75. "Burgess," J. B. 

 Ford & Co.; price $1. W« can send all. The price of •' Dinks, Mayhew 

 & Hutchinson" is $3. 



B. W. T. , Parkers, Pa— Do yon know how I must ^proceed to the cul- 

 ture of minnows ior bait for fishing parties? How long does it take 

 them to become large enough for bait? Ans. Minnows will thrive 

 under tho same conditions which apply to gold-fish, See answer to an- 

 other correspondent to-day. You can do little else than prepare your 

 pond, place your spawncrs or full-grown fish Into it, and trust to 

 lnck. 



E. B. S., AnamoBa, Iowa.— Can you tell me whatiB the matter with my 

 pup, a Mtch setter, nine months old. Her und«r-eyelids look very red 

 and inflamed, and her eyes discharge a whitish matter. She has a 

 good appetite and seems all right every other way ? Ans. Yonr dog has 

 grobably taken cold. Bathe her eyes with warm milk aud water about 

 equal partB of each, using a soil Imcit cloth. 



F. N. L., New York,— 1st. Can you tell me what kind of fresh-water 

 flsbin«I can have at Greenwich, Conn., about iho mouth of June or 

 Sep ti-iuuef ? 2d, What kind Of stoOtJng pan! have iu the months of 

 Bept-Hi . > a ' ' -■' r ' 3d. fan a prison enter an amateur athletic 

 m eetl 18 > " a* '« P ?»« for money when a young hey? Ans. 1st. 

 We do uot know about Hi.- ;': ••-•tli-v. iter ashii g, but have an Idea that 

 yOU wpuld not have to go far Inland to find some black basB. id. Wood- 

 cock. ■■; ... ,. ni«, Lut not first-class. 3d. No. Tho rule id 

 very strict m excluding any person who haB ever competed tor money. 



G. W. P.. New York.— Will yon please decide a bet between A. and 

 m If A. figures on 33 1-3 percent., how much has he mn.de ir he sells 

 $10 worth, and how much money does he lay out for the goods he gets 

 $10 for? Ans. He has made $2.50. and has laid out on tho goods 87.50. 

 Timlin, if he cells goods which cost him $7.50, and realizes 33 1-3 per 

 cent, profit, he has sold $10 worth of goods. 



H. I). N., New Yorfc-Is there any room, or hall, or other place in 

 New York, where one may practice " shooting on the wing?" I should 

 like sometimes to freshen myself with a little practice at a gyro, or 

 something or the sort. Ans. Cap*. Bogardua is now looking ror a 

 place in this city where he can open such an establishment as yon de- 

 scribe. When he finds one, itwillbeduly advertised. 



T. B. G., Lanrinbnrg, N. C,-Do you know of a Journal that treats 

 offish culture exclusively? I am interested now in fish eultnre. Ans. 

 Thcreis no such journal, and uoue that devotes anything like the space 

 and attention to fl»h eultnre that Forest Attn Stream does, in tho' 

 last, three years and a half we have printed abont 400 columns on this 

 subject— equivalent to a book of over !,20O pages, duodecimo, in "long 

 primer " type— and thirty-six woodcut illustrations. 



J. II. B., Boston.— Please inform me of a good place to go snipe 

 shooting within fifty miles radius of this citr. Ans. In the neighbor- 

 hood of Salem. Cohaseet, Marshfidd, and Newbnryport, there are 

 marshes where snipe shooting is always to be had in the spring. Of 

 course it is impossible for na to particularize, as the ahooting varies 

 with each season. 



C, Lancaster, Pa.— I have aflne English pointer dog, four yearBOld, 

 well broken, that has commenced to hunt and cut all Ihe eggs about my 

 place. What can I do to break him of it? Ans. We have hoard it 

 said, that to boil an egg, and leave It while very hot where tho dog can 

 get it, will cure him. We are inclined, however, to believe that the 

 only cure, if there is any, IS iu the constant and forcible application of 

 a rawhide. 



F. W. S., Philadclpbia.-Wiil you kindly inform me the proper way 

 to measure a target foi trying a shot gun? Speaking of a 30 inch circle, 

 do yon mean in circumference or diameter? and give me what yon think 

 Ihe best size and distance to shoot at a target. An*. A 30-iuch target 

 means one measuring in every direction 15 inches from the bull's-eye or 

 centre. A target of this size at 40 yards is generally nsed in testing 

 guns for patttru. 



F. Z., Philadelphia.— Whish Is the most snccessrnl way to fish for 

 pike in a stream say seventy-five (75) yards wide, and the kind of line and 

 bait nsed? When docs the season come in for fishing the same? Ans. 

 Pike fishing is best from July to autnmo. The ttsh can be taken by 

 trolling with a spoou or gang-hook, bulled with frog or minnow, or by 

 skittering upon the surfacB with pole, either from a boat or shore. 

 Their favorite resorts in midsummer are near lily-pads and weeds. 



Taxidermist.— Ana. I notice in "Answers To Correspondents" one 

 Carter, of Philadelphia, inquiring if you knew whete you could rec- 

 commeud him to a taxidermist of Philadelphia. You spoke of John 

 Knder, Esq., aud myself, but I am sorry to say my name was wrongly 

 spelled. Instead or it being Boudroiu.it is Bond win. My residence 

 is No 2,566 Frankford Road. By rectifying the mistake ysu will dome 

 a special favor. 



H. M, T., Winterport, Me.— 1st. Where can I get a greyhound pup ? I 

 want ad"g to go with a fox-houud thatl have that can catch a fox. 2d. 

 Ploase let mo know tho weight aud height of fox-terriers of common 

 size, and if they can run down a fox. Ans. 1st. There are some grey- 

 hounds of excellent stock advertised in ibis issue of our paper. 2d. A 

 fox-terrier should weigh about 16 pounds, and be from 9 to 10 inches at 

 the shoulder. They can not run down foxes, their nsa being for going 

 into draluB and holes, to dislodge or kill them. 



Psyche, Boston.— In what year did Daniel Webster receive the set- 

 ters "Rake" and "Rachel?" Were they a present from Lord Ashburton? 

 Who, If any one has any of taeir progeny? Ans. We do not know In 

 what year Rake and Rachel were imported; but as Rake died in 1844, It 

 must have been some two or three years previous to that date. Tbey 

 were said to have been presented to Mr. Websler by Ihe Duke of Gor- 

 don. We do not believe that any of their progeny are living, in proof 

 of which we refer you to a long article on those dogs in onr issue of 

 March 26, 1874. We have not an unbound copy, or would send it to 

 yon. 



F. B. P., Frankfort.- -Will you oblige by sending me.JC.O. D., the 

 best condensed work on the resources, game, etc., of Florida? Also, 

 the best guide map of that. State? What, in your opin.on, is the best 

 work on the ornithology of North America— that is, illustrated, and 

 giving a neat little description of the habits and lo ality of each bird? 

 1 do uot mean an extravagant work, Pke Audubon's or Wilson's, of 

 course. Ans. Haveseut vou "Camp LUe iu Florida," aud Attwood's 

 Map. The cheapest and best book on ornithology is the " History of 

 Nu rib American Birds," by Balrd, Brewer, and Ridgeway; thr ee vol- 

 umes aie iBsned at $10 each. 



T. E. S., Newport, R. 1.— I have two black and tan pups, born March 

 5th, 18-77. They are very smalt and delicate, aud the mother is dead. 

 What, would yon recommend to feed them on? Ans. Milk diluted with 

 about one-third water, and slightly warmed and sweetened for the 

 present. They will take it from a bottle, or 11 not yet taught to lap, dip 

 your finger m the milk and then place it to their mouths, and they will 

 soon learn. We have found condensed milk (Bordeu's) in the propor- 

 tion of a tablespoonful to a tumbler full of water (warm) auswur very 

 well, and it ia already sweetened. 



Ben, North East, Pa.— Both barrels of my gull occasionally go off at 

 once, when 1 pull only the forward trigger. The jar from the right ap- 

 pears to discharge the left. Can It be remedied, and, if so, would yoa 

 trust a common gunsmith to do it? It is a new Scott breech-loader, 

 worth $100. An*. Any good gunsmith will remedy the trouble in a 

 few minutes. Probably the tumbler in the left lock wants a little 

 filing. We should not hesitate to trust it to a local gunsmith. 



Subsckieer, N. Y.— I bought a Scotch cocker bitch last October, and 

 the party I bought ber from .-ays he owned her two months. Ho sayo 

 she never was iu beat while fie owned her, and has never been in heat 

 since. I sent her iu the country last November to a friend of mine who 

 pretends to know something about dogs, but he cannot tell me the cause 

 of her not coming in heat. She appears to be in good health. Please 

 answer in your next if you know the cause of her no,, coming in heat, or 

 if anything can he done 10 nrlug her in he.it? Ans. Yon do not give 

 the age of your bilch, which has everything to do with the matter. Bulks 

 says thai 6 drops of tincture of cautharides will bring a bitch In season. 



G. O. P., Harrison, N. Y.— What are the beat varieties of flies for 

 trout and black bass fishing in the vicinity ot Rangeley Lake during 

 tbe last of August aud first of September ? Ana. Almost any good 

 standard fly will take at ltangeley, It fish aro in a feeding mood, A 

 good cast is a silver doctor, tor stretcher and change dropper, as caee 

 maybe. Mr. Hobbs, nt Bridgeport, killod bis "big fish" (3-pounder) 

 on what Barton, Alexander .t Waller call "Long Tom," a very good fly. 

 Bilver doctor, Long torn, golden pheasant, rod and brown hackles, blue 

 jay, scarlet ibis, grizzly king, Dennisou whitu moth, aud small salmon 

 fiios are all good In September. 



L. E. A., Oneida.— 1st. Has tho law compelling parties owning dams 

 onjstreanw to leave a place in their dams, ao that fish can run up tho 

 stream, been repealed ? We are seven miles from tho Oneida Lake, on 

 the Oneida Creak, and formerly had H"ud ashing iu pike, pickerel, 

 and basa. There are two dama, which prevent the fish from running 

 up, consequently the stream is fished dry above the dams. Soma law- 

 vers hero say it has been repealed; others, that it has not. 2d. 

 Can you give me the namo of a good firm for ohanglng uutz'Alo to 



breech-loaders? Ans. 1st. The section does not now appear in the 

 game laws, and we thought that It had been repealed, bnt Hon. R. B« 

 Roosevelt says to the contrary. Beth Green says that if they would 

 do away with the fish-woira in the Oswego River. Seneca River, 

 aud Oneida Creek, it would do moro good than it wonld to tear the 

 dama all down. 2d. Geo. Hiydeu, No. 113 Fulton Street, this 

 city. 



G. L., East Bay, Mich.— Can the State compel any person to ri 

 his dam or screen on a stream, in order that fish may pass up to benefit 

 his neighbors who live above him, when the party owning tho dam also 

 owns the stream, or rather a part of it, and is engaged in the propaga- 

 tion of brook trout thereon, and in order to prevent their eBcape haB to 

 screen the stream above and below? Can the Slate compel him to erect 

 fishways in order to all»w fish to piss np beyond his obstructions, In case 

 ho does not see fit to remove them? Ana. The State cannot Interfere 

 with legitimate Industry on a man's private property, aud to open yonr 

 dam would destroy your trout works. If a stream is navigable for boats, 

 some States could compel the construction of flshways; bnt uuch a 

 stream wonld not bo suitable for trout culture. 



W. Y. 8. , Princeton, N. J.— Will you bo kind enough to Inform me 

 through your "Answers to Correspondents" column whether or not it 

 is well to place apan of dry salt in a pigeon house? t bate Intel y stocked 

 mine, and one individual informs me that unless the salt is there the 

 birds will desert it as soon as they are let out, and another says that 

 salt iscertaln death. Ans, Thsre ii no danger in giving your pigeons 

 an unlimited amount of salt in any shape, especially if allowed their 

 liberty. If confined, let them have plenty of water. If Bait has been 

 kept from them tor some time they will eat largo quantities, but we have 

 never known it to Injure them. "3alt Cat," so-called, is a good suli- 

 stittite, and can be had of most pigeon dealers. It Is also fnlly described 

 in "Moore's Pigeon Book," which can be had for 30 cents. Address 

 Fancier's Journal, 39 North Ninth street, Philadelphia. 



G. J. W., Philadelphia.— In flaking in deep water with ally for black 

 bass, do yon sink yonr fly with n small lead, and leave it remain the 

 same as yoa would in fishing with craw fish for bait? Also, do yon use 

 n float, and what size of hook is best? Is a gaudy fly (red) preferable to 

 a dark one, or would you please give mo the name or description of the 

 flies you would prefer using in the mountainous regions or Pennsylva- 

 nia? Also, Ib a 12 or 13 ounce bamboo rod too heavy ror bass fishing? 

 Ans. In fly-fishing yon use no float or sinker. The fly ehonld he 

 trailed npon the surface of the water, allowing it to sink occasionally 

 a foot or so. Yon should have a got casting line of at least six feet in 

 length. Flies of different colors are nsed with equal success. Shipley 

 or Krider, or auy tackle dealer in Philadelphia, will fit yon out. 

 Your rod is not too heavy. The last half a dozen numbers of Forest 

 and Stream contain information as to bass fishlDg. We can send them 

 to yon, 



G. N. B., Latrobe.- 1st. Will California quail breed In confinement? 

 S. What wonld be the proper or beat way of keeping them? Would j ou 

 prefer a cage or pen. 3d. If I I urn them out, do you think tbey would 

 breed this year, and wonld they stay near the place I put them? 4th. Aro 

 they as hardy as our qnail, and how would they stand the winters of Penn- 

 sylvmia? 5th. Where wonld be the best place to pat them out— near a 

 swampy or marshy place, with good reeding-ground in the vicinity, 

 or near the woods? What Is best to feed them? Ana. 1st. We 

 uo not believe they will breed in confinement. 3d. In a 

 large, roomy cage. 3d. We do not think they would stand 

 tho climate. 4th. No. 5lb. We do not believe it wonld be of any 

 use to turn them out. Kept in the bonse they might thrive for a 

 while. Feed them on buckwheat, or almost any grain. Their natural 

 food coniiats of seeds of all kinds, grapes, etc. 



G. C. S., Montreal.— 1st. Wonld it be possible to take a very light 

 skiff across the portages in the Muskoka district, especially from Cobo- 

 conk to Kco Lake? 2d. Would the trout Ashing be pretty good during 

 August and September? 8d. Please name and explain different modes 

 of capturing (shooting) the deor, and which would be most adaptable to 

 Hollow Lake locality? I have no deer honnds. 4lb. Is the Nepigon 

 River played out for trout? 5th. What Is meant by the Kennel Regis- 

 ter? Do you menu to say that any one writing you, and claiming a 

 name fer his dog. that no one has a right to call his dog by same name? 

 Mutt a dog be pure bred borore he can be registered in the stud book 

 or would you take across between a water spaniel and a cocker, the 

 dam and sire being pure in both cases? Ans. let. Yes. id. Best in 

 September. 3d. Fue-hunt them, or '• floit " them. 4th. By no means. 

 5th. The Kennel Register is rorthe legistration of pedigrees. A name 

 claimed publicly belongs by courtesy to the person first claiming it. 

 We should not, knowingly, receive the pedigree of a dog bred as yon 

 describe. 



E. H I would like some information about the habits, time and man- 

 ner of spawning with gold-fish? TheyBeem perfectly at home in my 

 ponds; grow nicely, but I do not know what attention is necessary for 

 increasing the pretty pota? Aus. Use any well,.or creek, or rivor water 

 that is not impregnated with mineral ; change the water when tbe fish 

 come to the top and stay there and breathe part, water and part air. 

 When you change the water take out nearly all, leaving enough for Iho 

 fish to swim In, and fill the vessel with fresh water. Never take the fish 

 in your hand. If the aquarium needs cleaning make a sort of mosquito 

 netting and take tho fish ont with It. There aro many gold-fish killed 

 by handling. Keep your aquarium clean, bo that the water lookB aa 

 clear aacryatal, and watch the fish, and in a little while you will find 

 out whether your fish aro all right. Feed them all they will eat and 

 anything they will eat, worms, meat, fish, or fish spawn. Take great 

 rwra that you take all that they do not eat out of the aquarium. Any 

 decayed meat or vegetables . in water has the same smell to fish 

 in water that It does to you In air. If yonr gold-fish die it iB at- 

 tributable, as a rule, to one of the three causes— handling, Btaivatit u, or 

 bad water. We have printed considerable on this Bubject irom Hoih 

 Green and others, aud havo mailed to you the papers containing the 

 information. 



D H. C, North East, Pa.-In reply to my inquiry for ahonnd to rnn 

 foxes, bares, and rabbits to the gun, you recommend fox honuds, and 

 State that beagles used for running ruhbits would he worthless for 

 running foxes (Forest amd Stream, March 22d, 1877). Dog mcu write 

 me that a fox hound ia much too fast to run such game to the gun ; that 

 they rnn the g .me off in a bee-line away from the shooter; that T waul a 

 slow dog. oue that will keep up a alow rate and allow the quarry to make 

 numerous doubles, giving the sportsman many opportunities toalioolthe 

 game. 1. Would you still hold that 1 want a fox houud? 2. Can you 

 iuro.m me where I can obtain a pure bred A No. 1 Beagle hound? 3. 

 Dr. L. H. Twaddell, West Philadelphia, has no dachshunds for sale. 

 Can you inform me of any other party In this country who has dach- 

 shunds? 4. What wonld you think of a dachshund for my purposes? 

 6. How many editions of "Liv. Stone's Domesticated Trout" have been 

 published? 7. Do not domesticated trout meet with a ready sale in New 

 York In quantities, and if so, at what price per poond? Aus. 1 Yonr 

 dog meh we hold are wrong. If you want to follow yonr hounds on 

 horseback or on foot, yon want, over an average country, slow dogs, 

 otherwise yon could not keep up with them; or, if you want merely to 

 drive a fox to his earth or hole, any kind of a dog that will follow his 

 scent will answer; but If yon want to keep a fox going so fast that ho 

 has no time to escape in lliis way, you want a fast dog. 2. There will 

 be numbers ou exhibition at the forthcoming N Y. Bench Show, and 

 you can buy oue there. 3. A"e da uot know of auy. 4 We do not be- 

 lieve they would answer. What yon want is a brace or two ol 



Jox hounds, aud a rox terrier or two. 5. We cannot indorse the asset - 

 lions or the party named in this query. 6. We do not know. 7, Not 

 after the first rusu atteudant npou the opening of tue season, unless 

 they came from Long Wand, Fifty cents per pound is the once 

 usually asfeed for them. 



