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Bbooht.tn- Yuht Ci-i'h. — At the last regular monthly meet- 

 ing of this Club, the quarterly report of the Treasurer showed 

 receipt* of the total amount of SI. 372. -21: expenditures, $791.- 

 67; balance on hand, S577.54. Trie Trustees, fchrreagh their 

 Chairman, ex-Commodore Dillon, submitted a report recom- 

 mending that the Club-house at Gravesend Bi 



The Like op Gen. Custer, — The caustic critics of the Lou- 

 tiou Saturday Review have found something In American literature at 

 last which they can praleu without qualification. It is Whit taker's 

 'Life of Gail. Custer," published by the Bboldons. The book is pro- 



adable. 



are clear and graphic 



9 to -which f he war ha 



nounced by them to be eminently lively 

 says: "Its descriptions of military movements 

 and few of the multitude of mlUtary biographi 

 given riaB can be read with so much pleasure," 



First and Tbtje Love. By George Sand. One volume, 



paper cover, copiously illustrated. Published and for salobyT.B. 



Peterson k Brothers, Phlladelpiiia- 



George Sand has an exuberant imagination, with a very chasto style 

 of expression. "First and True Lore" is one of her best efforts, and 

 will no doubt obtain the popularity which her many other popular novola 

 have done. Price 76 cents. 



leased or disposed 

 pensive. TLl- j&attai 

 power. The Cornmitt 

 the Club be. supplied - 

 and two ladies to thi 

 yachts on the Jum 



f, i 



it i 



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litahlv 



atu 



the Trn 



ting a gentlemai 

 mpany th 



nited number o 



tickets be sold at $2 each for the admission of 

 and lady, and $1 for a lady only, which whs adopted 

 Club book will be published this year. The Regatta 

 mittee recommended a change of the regatta course in order to 

 accommodate craft of larger tonnage than the present yachts, 

 of the Club. 



The Countess oe Duitbbin. — It seem 

 of this unfortunate yacht would ne 

 Captain Cuthbert, her former sailin 

 her for wages due him. She now ho 

 and if she is sold under the attachm 

 Captain's intention to buy her in, alter 



though the troubles 

 cease. Now comes 

 aaster, and attaches 

 marshal on board. 

 it is said to be the 

 ut dow 



3h general alterations as will, hi 

 L'herspeed. Then he will challengi 

 the Queen's cup. The. Canadian j 

 untess is a stock concern, must bi 



her overhang, and make 

 thinks, mat. rialiyiii,. r .. 1 e 

 again this summer for 

 stockholders, for the Ct 

 tired of their venture. 



Boat Kaoe at Boston. — A well contested and exciting 

 boat race came off at Boston on the 17th inst., from the end 

 of Commercial wharf. It was between the six crews of the 

 Bakeman Club, and the distance rowed was from the wharf, 

 around the buoy (halfway down to Fort Independence) and 

 back, a distance of three" miles, the whole trip. The water 

 was by no means smooth. The boats started a little before 

 7 o'clock, and after a hard pull the boat of which K. 3. 

 Kelley was stroke came in first; time, 17 minutes. The next 

 boat. Peter O'Neil. stroke, was nearly even with it, and the 

 third a boat's length behind. The fourth boat, M. Byder, 

 the fifth, A. Howes, and the sixth, N. Henry, were only 

 about a boat's length apart. A great crowd of people wit- 

 nessed the race. 



—The sales in the retail wareroomB of Baldwin the clothier, Broad- 

 way and Canal street, have amounted to over seventeen thousand four- 

 hundred dollars in one day, all cash. The Brooklyn branch house has 

 done correspondingly well. It Bhould be remembered that Baldwin 

 sella only men's and hoys' clothing, and all C. O. JD.— Exchange. 



M ew Utiblicitfions. 



How to Baise Fbeits. A handbook of fruit culture. By 



Tbos. Gregg. 12mo., folly illustrated. Price, $1. New Tork: 8. B. 



Wells & Co. 



Wo have . arcfully looked over this neat hand.book, comparing many 

 of the descriptions with Downing's "Fruits and Fruit Trees," and find 

 it an excellent digest of the experience and practical remarks of our 

 principal pomologists. The introductory remarks are clear and point- 

 ed, the author plainly showing that thB free use of fruit as au article of 

 food is nut only economical and healthful, but also a profitable occupa- 

 tion to the grower. The first part is taken up with "Fruit Culture in 

 general," with good, practical directions for preparation of the soil, 

 planting and after management, while the latter part Is devoted to a 

 description of those kiuds of fruits which lias-e obtained a permanent rep- 

 utation, and which are boat adapted to tbu climate and soil of the Mid- 

 dle and Western States. While this band-book will moot the require- 

 ments of many who wish to know tbB fruits beet suited for their par- 

 ticular local! ly, without having to invest in more elaborate books, or 

 wade through a host of names in nurserymen's catalogues, which to 

 them have little or no meaning, it is also full of valuable hints and 

 suggestions to the practical fruit grower. Downing, Barry, Thomas, 

 and others are liberally quoted, the author being always careful to give 

 Mb authority for his statements. Wo can well indorse the closing 

 words of the hrief prospectus sent us: "Its price considered, wo 

 know not the volume which contains a greater amount of useful in- 

 formation on fruits and their culture, and which is more tastefully 

 gotten up," 

 How to Teach Acoobding- to Tempeeament and Mental 



DkvelOPJJSKT ; or. Phrenology in the School-room and the Family. By 



Nelson Sixer, author ..f ■•Choice of Pursuits," etc. 12mo. cloth, pp. 



331. Price if 1. SO. Now York : S. R. Walls & Co. 



Appreciative of (lie fact that a proper classification lies at the basis 

 of true success in teaching, and that there cauuot be this classification 

 without a correct analysis of the mental faculties, the author of this 

 new work has entered fnllyiuto the consideration of the mental organ- 

 ism of children, and iliscnBses it apart from, and in association -with, 

 physical qualities or temperament. He shows how children differ in 

 uaruational susceptibility, and why, and proscribes methods for the 

 training of different classes of minds. This is an entirely now feature 

 in a book intended for the use of teachers, and its thoughtful consider- 

 ation must prove of great advantage to them. The text is written in a 

 rnanrj or which must attract every reader, and its numerous and apt 

 illustrations assist tho text greatly in pressing home the points ad- 

 vanced in BUth a manner as to be thoroughly intelligible to every class 

 oi readers. 



We take it that no teacher who loves his vocation, and aims to secure 

 the Best results, will neglect an opportunity to read this last well-written 

 and well-printed contribution to the cause of education. 



DoMEsneATKD Tiioe-T. How lo Breed and Grow Them. By 

 Livingston Stone, TJ. S. Deputy Fish Commissioner. 1 Vol., 16mo. 

 Illustrated. Tinted paper, hovelled boards, $2,50. J. K, Osgood & 

 Co., Boston. 



advertising columns will show that Mr. Stone bus 

 i breeding 



A reforer 

 issued a new and in 

 anil growing trout. 







gentlonlaD Who breeds for una ri .'. tic 



Added to a large and increusl 



vot.on to his favorite pursuit, a combinatic 



ct in a manner which fa at. 



... citical. The value of Mr, BtoUH 1 



bj all fish breeders, and wo can heartily recommend it to all 



— engaging in a similar undertaking. 



. desires to go iuto tho bus: 

 il i itonr or country 

 book is alike of interest. 

 , Mr. Stone brings a real tie- 

 n which Enables him ro pre? 

 once entertaining and thur- 

 i work is now thoroughly ap 



■Journal for May gives the second paper on the 

 "Austrian Arctic Expedition," the interest of which greatly exceeds 

 that of the first paper. It is, indeed, one of the most entertaining and 

 thrilling records of Arctic adventure that has appeared for a long time. 

 Tho article la fully illustrated. Constance FouimoTc WooIbou has a 

 story of early Virginia colonial life, that is strikingly original in its In- 

 cidents and method. Another short story, by Matilda Joslyn Gage, 

 entitled " Tho Walking-Fern," is of American village life: It has some 

 good characterization and unhackneyed incidents. Julian ; Hawthorne, 

 under toe title of "The Great White Wall," describes, in his own charao 

 toristic and effective style, features of the English south coast. There 

 is a paper by Mr. Eggleston on the peculiar religious sects in Russia, 

 derived fretn Wallace's and Hopworth Dixon's recent books on that 

 country. Mr. GeorgeM. Towlo gleans some of -the best points in Har- 

 riet Martiueau's autobiography; Lucy Hooper explains the intricate 

 laws of PariBian etiquette; and Mrs. Church discusses seasonably the 

 making of country and city gardens. There are poems by Stoddard, 

 John Moran, and Nora Perry, tho one by the latter being accompanied 

 by an admirable illustration from the pencil cf Alfred Fredericks. The 

 serial "Cherry Ripe! " deepens in dramatic interest. The editorial de- 

 partments are as full as usual. 



Baldwins Monthly. This neat aod admirably conducted 

 periodical comeg to ns this momta with its usually rich and varied 

 freight. Mr. Baldwin is eminently ju&fcions in his choice of a corps of 

 contributors, and succeeds in investing tho Monthly with an interest 

 and variety unknown to many more pretentious publications. The 

 subjects of whWh it treats are litcrctsre and literary men, art, music 

 and general topics. It may be said, io fact, that in tone and judgment 

 the Monthly is the literary illustration of tho qualities which have made 

 Mr. Baldwin, as a man of business,* success. He gives his readers the 

 work of the best writers of the time, just as ho gives his customers thB 

 best workmanship of the day. 



^jLtiswe%& jga ^or\es^onimi$. 



So BTwtice Taken of Anuuymous Con 



S. S. P.— What istt, reputation of the A. Lancaster (London) gun? 

 understand it is equal to Fape, Dougal or Scott. Ans. First-class, and. f 

 equal to those named. 



A. B. 8., Now York.— Will Henry Fisher, who pnbliBhed an article on 

 browning gun-barrels in our issue of November 2, 1876, send his ad- 

 dress tc A. B. B., care this ornoe. 



F. W- K., Milburn, N. I. — Where can I procure a copy of the report of 

 the New Jersey Fish Commissioners ? Ans. Address D, H. Anderson, 

 Fish Commissioner, Trenton N. J. 



Tboct, Greene, N. X.— Is there good trout fishing in any part of Dela- 

 ware County ? if so, at what place ? Which is the best for salmon-trout, 

 spoan or live bait? What spoon is the beat to use in IroUing for sal- I 

 moE-trout ? Ans. The trolling spoon in May and June aitd live or j 

 artificial minnow in midsummer and fall. MoHarg, Bnel and Chap j 

 man's Bpoons are all good. 



Fbiend, Brattleboro.— Will you please give me an address of-some 

 person or firm that I can send to, to get a price list of artificial eyesfrc 

 birds and animals. 2d. Is there any shooting of any kind of game -in 

 any season of the year in the vicinity of Bay City, Michigan ? Ana. J.; 

 Wallace, 10 North William St., New York. Good fish and shootingwaBily 

 reached from Bay City. 



H. G. B.. Ottawa.— Will you kindly inform mo the charge oi powder 

 and shot (giving No. of shot) that Captain Bogardus now nsestor ducks; 

 also what kind of metallic shells he uses for field shooting-'? My gun is 

 same as his, 10-bore, 10 pounds weight. Ans. W'o presume he uses 

 about 6 drachms powder, and Vi ounce No. 4 shot. <Ee uses Hart's 

 shells. 



W. T. R„ New York.— Please inform me it you h«ro examined Into 

 the meritB of the Miller "roooil-check," for guns; and, if so, your 

 opinion of it, and whether you would advise <ts attachment to flna 

 guns that may have a rathor unpleasant recoil? Ans. "We have not ex- 

 amined it personally, but are informed by those who have that it 

 the purpose admirably. 



C. ff . '9., Albany, N. Y.— Will you pletse inform me where I can ob- 

 tain a guoxl book that will post mc on fly fishing, and the price, and 

 oblige ? Ans. There is no work devoted to the art of fly fishing. 

 Sostt's Fisiug ip, American Waters, Morris' American Angler's Book, 

 Ecosevclt's Game Fish of the North, Dawson's Pleasures of Angling. 

 »nd Hallock's Fishing Tourist, all contain a good deal of general ;nfor- 

 • Tnation on this subject. 



Piteniv, Michigan.— I Tcad in your paper of prepsred white fish 

 •spawn, called "Caviare," I think. Can you tell me liow It is prepared, 

 and whore there is a srtarket for it ? Ans. Cavatre is prepared from the 

 roe of the stnrgeoa or other fish, by saltiDg them in such a manner that. 

 they do not easily become fetid. It is nsed over the civilized world, 

 bat. the principal manufactories, as well as consumption, are in Ilassla. 



Fbiiz, Louisville, Ky.— My pointer has had a bad at taok of distem- 

 per. His anppetite ih good, but he has a running at tho eyes and la very 

 weak: in -walking, often staggers. Ans. The symptoms given are alto- 

 gether tso meagre to enable us to prescribe for your dog. If hois 

 recovering from an attack of distemper, the beat treatment yon can fol- 

 low is to give him a Bufflcieucy of nourishing food and a tonic of, say 

 five grains quinine and ten dropa tincture of iron per day. 



C. h. V., MillenvillB, S . Y.— Can you famish mo with a completed list 

 of "Audubon's'' works, either new or second-hand; also "Ifcaynard's 

 Natrcralisrs'Guide/'-and "Coues' Field Ornithology ?" If so, what will 

 be your price? Ass. We cannot furnish the books asked for. The 

 price of Audubon, which is very rare, is $100, and yon will have to ad- 

 vertise for a copy. Field Ornithology ($2,50), and Kaynard's Guide ($2), 

 can bo bought of Dodd, Mead & Co., 751 Broadway. 



W. 8„ Rouse's Point.— 1st. What is the matter with my spaniel? He 

 la always scratching his ear and often J'brosh him, and when I bruBb. 

 his ear he seems to like it. He appears to be perfectly well other ways, 

 2d, What is good for lice or fleas? fd. At what age would you begin to 

 train a cocker ? AnB. 1st. Your d^g haB canker. Dissolve 20 grain b of 

 sulphate of copper in eight ounces of water, and pour a little in the* ear 

 ni^ht and morning. 2d. The heat thing we know of la Stead man's Flea 

 Powder, which can be kadt-f W. Holberton, 102 Nassau Street, this city 

 3d. Sii months. 



G. S. B,, Washington, D. C— 1. How can wild game bo treated dt 

 preserved so as to stand the voyage to England? '2d. Can the 

 stock of * gun bo tent from 1% inoh drop to 2?f inch drop without 

 injury toit? 3d. Will it hurt the hnnting qualities of 'puppies to let 

 them s«e and smell partridges that are confined in a 'room— the room is 

 large and has brash, kc, in it ? AnB. 1st. In very col. weather the birds 

 will keep wi«hout any preparation, although it mi^h'c be well to draw 

 a^a stuff them with charcoal. At other seasofie they would keep in 

 vefrigeratars of tho same kind as thosenbw'ussd fortransportinft raafi 

 rid. Yes. Sd. No. 



W. L.'HS.— 1st. I have au "English 'gan'istamped "Wllmot, London." 

 Is the firm one of note, and can you' r&onunend their make? Sd. Do 

 you flunk that a stalking kbrWeb'ald be made and used to advar-tage 

 wHJh docks? I havr seen accounts of them in an English, work." 

 3d. TDo yon think that fleer ate'w the increase in the Adirondack* since 

 itrre Uog ordinance has been, pfeised forbidding hounding? Ana. 1st, We 

 d^, uoi know a maker. 6J that name. 2d. It might; n mule or goptle 

 'irorse accustomed to 'pa^are In the neighborhood of wheto M» ducks 

 feed, answers very Wei'. 3d. On tde contrary, quite tho reverse; more 

 are killed on the unow than are spared by the hounds. „ 



Hnrus ou Shotgun, Harrisburg.-WiU yew please answer through. 

 your pwsr which, you consider the most scientific shooting ? Is it With 

 rifle or shot^'jo '/—general shooting taken in consideration. Wa had 

 an argument, and concluded to leave it with you. Ans. The two modes 

 of shooting -are so different, that while the same faculties of eye and 

 nerve srerequired in both, it would be as difficult to discriminate .be- 

 tween t&em as between sculpture and painting. If we consider tho ap- 

 pliarr.- js used and the mathematical considerations necessary, we should 

 say :hat rifle-shooting, as practiced f or instance atCreedmoor, was'tha 

 m«ot scientific, in the strict application of the word,. 

 _Tj. W., Philadelphia.— 1st. What'WiU cure my setter dog of deafness? 

 T^e is about one year old and ncA broken. Ho has been deaf for the 

 "iast six months, ever since I have bad him. Have you ever heard of 

 setter dogs being born deaf? 2d. Ufa color is dark-brown, spotted with 

 white, trashy tail, small head; what kind of a Better'ls'hc from this des 

 oription? Ana. 1st. We, do not believe, that your dog can be cured of 

 deafness, certainly-if the predisposing eauseis not known. We never 

 bavo heard of a dog 'being born deaf. 2d. It would be impossible to tell 

 the breeding ofysmr setter without seeing him, but from your descrip- 

 tion, we shonlfisay that he had colky blood in him. 



A. B., Lancaster.— A's dog serves B's bitoh, the bargain is $111 and 

 one pup, and if the bitoh don't have pups.tobo nothing. Now the bitch 

 gives birth to ten puppies, all dead ; they wore one day ahead of time; I 

 ought B pay the $10 or not? Ana. According to all precedent, B should 

 pay the $10. His bitch was in whelp to A's dog; her missing mijjht 

 have been caused by bis (B's) negHgetu>9. 



E. D. H., Alio ntown.— Can you recommend any particnlEi 0:5-9 of 

 wading pants, boots or stockings, fo; geueral uao in the ronglt, moun- 

 tain streams of Pennsylvania ? Ans. We have found the modi service- 

 able boot to be the ordinary tliagh rubber boot. You or.u, however, 

 procure Mackintosh wading srtoctingB. covering the thigh, to bo worn 

 iuaideof army Bhoes perforated with holes, to permit tut. free ingress 

 and egress of water, the sho oa protecting tho stockinga from stones. 



D. F. E., Strasburg, Va.— 1st Would you please '1st me know where 

 the Plympton parlor skate, tbit you mention ia-your paper, can be ob- 

 tained, and price? also If tbr-rois any work OB parlor-skating teaching 

 the figures, and whore it mn be found, with price? 2d. What is the 

 name or author of the best latest work on evoquct rules? Ans. 1st. We are 

 informed that the Plympton skate cannot be purchased. There is an 

 English work on skating, but we believe that no book can instruct in 

 this art. 2d. Messrs. Peck & Snyder, of this city, have a work on cro- 

 quet ,* price 25 cts. 



T. J- D. , Gilford — I have a sick dog, be has a sore in his earB; it runs 

 some and smells bad. Bis heudisnot sore but feels bad, and I think 

 hia ears itch , for he scratohes'thom ? Ans. Your dog has canker, and as 

 you have allowed it to run for over a year it will be difficult to euro 

 him. First, wash the ears thoroughly with Castite soap and warm 

 water, and after thoroughly drying them, pour In enough to fill the ear 

 of the following lotion twice a day : Goulard's extract and wine of 

 opinm, each one half ounce; sulphate of zinc, one half drachm; water, 

 seven ounces, mix. 



Thaddeus, Minnesota.— Tho dsga of Geneva Lake is not a coreaonus 

 (family of white-fish), although it was formerly considered snch until 

 Agcsslzpointedoutthatit wua different. It is a Cisco, called by Jordan, 

 Ar,jyranm\u duptif.rrndt Sim." . It is found, according to him, in lakes' 

 Namahbin, Oconoiuowoc, La Belle, etc, of Wisconsin, and in Lake Tip- 

 ■1111:1 It makes Its ar^poarance Id Geneva Lake and 

 takes the fly with avidity for ton days, when it disappears aliogottie 1 - 

 It affords vor t good sport. 



T. F. SI., How York.— What if. 'the value of land in the southern part 

 of Tennessee, Bay in the County of Franklin? How long is it before 

 grants of laud are outlawed when no taxes have been paid? I have 

 deeds U" land in that cdanty on which no takes have been paid for 

 nearly nineteen years.Hs it any good ? if so. where should I go to inquire 

 about it? Ans. Aa;ki'"ae actual value of land in the county named, we can 

 Sive no posltive-rn3 ver; we apprehond.howovor, thatmuch depends upon 

 the locality and improvements. Matters have boen, so to speak, mixed so 

 since the wa_, .hat we fancy you would have no difficulty in reclaiming 

 ' yourlatd. oe would suggest to you to write to the County Clerk of 

 3 junty, who can give all information . 



Pt3 ',ru:, Camp MoDermit, Nov 1st. I have a double-barrel breech. 



louliug shot-gun In which I use "Draper's" braBS shells: after firing 

 sk'ar eight shots, I have a difficulty in extracting the shell, as the 

 ciamber gets dirty from the smoko or burnt powder which gets be- 

 ~tween the shell and the chambers. Is this the case with all breech- 

 loaders using brass sheila, and is there any way of remedying it? la 

 there any means of loading buck-shot that it will not scatter more than 

 four or six feet square at 150 or 200 yards ? 2d. Do you Ihink It probable 

 that I could bocome proficient in tho art of taxidermy by information I 

 could obtain from books on the subject, with full instructions required 

 by a beginner, and what would be the price? What would a first-claBS 

 taxidermist charge for a course of instructions ? Ans. Tho trouble is 

 owing to your shell not fitting snug to tho shoulder of the chamber. 

 2d. You could learn by patient practice and some slight instruc- 

 tions. Cones' " Fiold Ornithology" would be a useful book; il costs 

 about $1.50. We know of no instructor in taxidermy. 



Jonah, Selnia, Ala.— Please inform me during what months black 

 bass bite best in Southern StateB, and what 1b tho best bait for them? 

 Ans. Bass fishing is habitually practised in the Potomac in April, and 

 from April to Juno, at which time the fish rnn np the river to Bpawn. 

 Wo are not sure but that the 1st of May is about the very beBt timo for 

 bass fishing in tho Potomac Black bass is essentially a summer fish. 

 They are taken np to November on Southern waters, and in Florida all 

 through the winter. But the close season, as defined by tho law of 

 Virginia, extends from 15th May until 1st of July. The laws of different 

 States vary a fortnight or so from this date. To find the most killing bait 

 in your locality you will have to experiment. Try the artificial fly of 

 variouB patterns, live minnows, a troll with spoon or spinning bait, If 

 your waters are largo enough, use a Ball or row boat and a spoon on 

 two hundred feet of line, with eight-foot rod and reel, or if small 

 ponds throw tho spoon near the weeds with a stiff rod, and draw It 

 sideways from the bow of the boat, or skitter with artificial minnow. 

 For still fishing use the tail of crawfish, or bell gramltes, frogs, grass- 

 hoppers, beetles, worms, earval and the like. 



Unuouetedlt one of the beat and cheapest stocks of Carpetings. Oil- 

 cloths, Minting, elc, etc., to be fonml in the United .States is that of 

 Messrs. John H. That, Sons & Co., Washington Street, Boston. I, W, 

 Adams is the spoilsmen of ihc firm, and will take special pal 



any of our friend n en, or with any orders ecc 



a good, reliable hou&i 



