FOREST AND. "STREAM: 



265 



When I began shooting I had to have help to carry and clean a 10 lb. 

 gnu, mvl could only (Ire eight or tea 30 grata charges without b61nt» 

 prostrated ; now I can carry my Rim one to three miles, clean it my- 

 self at every charge, and fire, without stopping, llfty or Hixty, or mor e 

 00 <i grain charges, and enjoy tho pleasant jarnug sensation, coining 

 tome retreehed by the exercise. 



So mueli for my gun. T life the Remington gun, because the makers 

 are ihi-uiselves Ingenious practical men, who give constant personal 

 attention to thalr work, an.l utn a personal interest in it that mere 

 salaried employes could hardly have. Hut there are doubtless uthcr 

 g.ni.i "CtpedDjooTB," i shooi alongside some that prove that. 



I will any lo "Whytc" and others, that with equally good guns, and 

 with equal nerve and steadiness on the part of the shooter, a great deal 

 depends Upon Ihteillgout study uf itae conditions or light, wind, ther- 

 mometer, and barometer, etc Cooler air and high burometer— not 

 usually lakeu inuclt -Into account— indicate a condensed atmosphere, 

 offering Increased resistance, ami a slight increase or diminishing of 

 resistance, has a decided effect upon a bullet when its force is 

 weakened, us it is after dying WO to 900 yards. A change o£ a single 

 luoh in the barometer will sometimes make eight or ten points differ- 

 ence In the elevation required, equal to IS to 10 feet at the 1,000 Jard 

 target. 



But more Important still, If possible, is the ammunition. A grain of 

 powder below ;r, grains makes s to 12 Incites difference in the striking 



• III rt i i at l.flDU varus ; siJtjgralns In the weight of a »0 grain bullet 



Una aj)6u\ the same effect. Again, at! grains of powder weighed on a 

 dry day and left in the scale over night, or until the air becomes 

 damp, will weigh down 91 to 93 grains, lience. I buy not less than in 

 lbs. of powder at a time to secure uuilormity, keep it in lightly closed 

 cans, pour It directly upon the scales from a tight flask, ami weigh to a 

 fortieth ufo grain weight. The bullets I wet with saliva, and Stand 

 thorn to dry, to shrink and laden the patch, then weigh them all and 

 s-ort them nil lots of the same weight, and mark tlicm as 640, IW8, 

 553 grains, when they differ, and use on the same day those of the 

 same weight, or vary the sight if the bullels vary. It Is of the greatest 



i ante to have the bullets eveuly and uniformly patched, and lo 



hive tiiein go Inlo the shell with no marring or orinkllug of the paper, 

 and to just lit the shell well, otherwise a slight defect on one side may 

 readily give the bntlei a wrong direction as it leaves the barrel. A 

 careful lad weighs my powder, but I allow no one to insert the bullet 

 in the shell for me. I don't like to get everything else all right for a 

 bull's-eye, and be in doubt as to my ammunition. But I have stretched 

 tuts ni'tnbliug, after-snpper scribbling out too long already. Some ex- 

 pert ought to give a full chapter on this subject of preparing ammuni- 

 tion properly. My observations at the 'few ranges l have visited is 

 Hi it poor ammunition has quite as much to do with poor shooting, at 

 long range, as has the quality offhe guns In general use. O. J. 



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Creedmoqb.— The seventh tegular shoo!, of Ihc season of 

 the AtiintiMir KlttV Club was held at Crei-ilin.ior on Tuesday, 

 UUIh inst.. willt a puffy six o'clock wind blowing, The lead- 

 ■ i EOrCB slood : 



SOU 9110 WOO I soo 



yds. yds. yds. T'l | yds. 



II. S. Jewell... HI ?2 BB-ffli3 I T. S. Dakln 73 



1.1,. Allen IIS HI 81— 196 \n. I,. Morse... .M 



J. P. Waters. ...TO 70 67— 19a | U. Slgher 57 



— fudge Stanton, Gen. Dakin, Gen. Staler, 

 sleeve, lien. Write and Mr. George s. Schermi 



the ex-fa uniniUeo N. R. A., met last Tuesday a 

 accepted niters of pti/.es from Messrs. Sclioverling & Daly and 

 from Hi" /'"/;/', VMlaTtd Farm. The former will lie for a 

 $(m inid-raug'e Ballard rifle, open to till comers, at .300 yards, 

 IS rounds, no cleaning of rifle and no sighting shots, any rifle ; 

 1:0 U8 won three times before becoming personal properly; 

 one-half entrance fees in each match to be distributed lo 

 three hiirliesl scorers. The new Turf, Field awl Farm Budge 

 will be under stun,- conditions as last, except Unit Messrs, Col- 

 lin; nnd |iayes. the winners of the previous badge, will be 

 barred mil, from a sin in winning. Tho cablegram from the N. 

 II. A. of Great Britain was then taken up, but in lack of full 

 information of the intentions of the senders, it: was resolved to 

 await, informal ion by mail: but the Committee were unani- 

 mously in favor of providing n learn to meet the United King- 

 dom team referred to in Ihc telegram, and that the competition 

 be for the Centennial trophy, if it can lie done consistently 

 with Ihc action heretofore lakeu and in fairness to the former 

 competitors. 



UtT The condensed report of the Crecdmoor spring meeting, 

 crowded from our columns this week, will appear in our next 

 issue. It will be of service for reference in the future. 



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DITTMAR POWDER. 



Please (Ureal ail lotters for the above powti 

 Capt. I'.ogatdus and lia Panic, now in IChglau'l 



to Nepnnsct. Mass. 



are using inv powder. 

 Caw. Un-riiAii.— Adv. 



Jlnr IhibliaitiotVi. 



Casuius Hiniis of Prkv. Ly lly. U. Vornor. Dawsou Brothers, 

 Montreal. 

 We ure pleased to learn that the first edition of this valuable anil 

 beautiful work has been nearly sold. Very many copies have gone to 

 England. The price of the book has been reduced to $12 In American 

 currency. There are thirty photographs of species. We have noticed 

 ibis i.ook before ai length, it is unquestionably a valuable addition to 

 the scientille literature of the country. We have been interested to 

 know what Mr. Vernor had to say upon the much vexed subject of 

 -Osprey's Taking Dead fish," and, upon turning to its pages, we are 

 rewarded by finding the following pasRoge on pages SS and S9 : "Wilson 

 goos so far as to slate, • It is singular iliat the hawk (tisproy) never 

 descends to pick up a fish which lie happens to drop, either on the land 

 or on the water. There is a kind of abstemious dignity In this habit of 

 the hawk superior to the gluttonous voracity displayed by most other 

 birds of prey, particularly the bald eagie, whose piratical robberies 

 commuted on the present, species have been already fully detailed in 

 treating of hia history.' But, alas, for this 'abstemious dignity!' it is not 

 supported by f,ict. The li -li hawk will descend after a fish when lie 

 has dropped" it— which he seldom does, however— aud takes good care 

 that his second grasp is more secure than the llrst. He will even con- 

 descend to pick up a stray lish, wounded or dead, which may happpu to 

 atlracl his keen eye, as It floals, while side uppermost, down Hie 

 stream. On one occasion, on cleaning out our canoe after a day's 

 li-iiing in Mud Lake, on ihe Uideau, we threw out a number of large 

 suckers, which had been caught early in the day, .and started for New- 

 borough. These llsh remained floating on the surface of the water, and 

 their white bellies and red tins formed cou-picuous objects. Hardly 

 had our canoes got well under way again when three llsh liawki- Hew 

 directly to the spot, recounoltercd the floating fllsh for a few minutes 

 and then without more ado descended, and each bore away a prize. I 

 have never, however, seon a tainted lUli so taken up, altlioigh each 

 were heating for days when fish hawks were numerous." 



$riWcp to (fjVTc'Jfwndciif.'i. 



No Notice Taken rff Anon vinous (oinmnnicnlio 



C. J.P., Paluesvllle, Ohio.— You will nnd full Information Lit regard 



totlio A.tifotelsrks m v Vidirondaok etude,'' which we cull 



furnish you. 



II. II. II.. ChuiitinooL'ti. Venn.— w "here can I obtain the publications 



of no- Smlthsonlon fnstilnl in Ornithology ana Zoology? j\ns. 



From itoiM ,v. Mead, lis (Jroailwiiy. 



P. M. r.. Krunklin, N. .1 .- 1 ,i italll flarinG glufi at T. II. McAllis- 

 ter's Nassau street, ell. v. It Is used in t lie n 1 microscopic 



slides. I'l'iee nbUUt 50 cents per small but He. 



,1. A. S.. Aiicram.— Please advise lie- WhCtlttl JTOU isttler A. J. 



nisi 380 Bast Railroad slrcet, Syracuse, N. v.. a. reliable gnti- 



makoi? Alls. We do nut know of any guuiuaker in Syracuse by that 



n i 



Hnii'B, N. T.— 1st. Can snlpo bo shot lu Connecticut along the Sound 

 during llic summer months :• ill. Where can 1 buy tile St. bums conical 

 base shell in tins city. Ans. 1st. Yes. 2d. There is uo agency in this 

 city that we nre aware of, 



J?. F. Y., Boston, Mass.— Should a third-class Crecdmoor target 

 stand or, end or on the side, that is, six feet high and fuiir feet, wide, 

 or six feet loug and four feet high?, Ans. It should stand on end su 

 feet, high and four feet wide. 



Inatciiktociies, La.— Do you know of any way to destroy the bog 

 known in this country as the cockroach, which is vety had on clothing, 

 etc? They are very numerous in our store. Ans. l' t c a solutlou oj 

 alum or Pans green ; also, Persian insect powder. 



(pfBKCfB.— Is the Ilsliing good at, Barnegat and Greenwood lake? 

 Which ure Ihc best places to stay at, in both these places? Ans. The 

 Ashing le exectlctit, at both places. Kmsey's Ashley House, at Uarue- 

 gal, and Brandon House or Windermere at Greenwood Luke. 



0. V. H., Plymouth, Mass.— In last issne of FOBBST anu Strkam you 



make ihe close season lor black bass from Dee. 1 to June 1 ; which, I 

 think, is the old law on them, and should be from December 1 to July 1. 

 Aus. You arc right. The close season is from Dec. 1 to July 1. 

 ^Anti.kk, South Bend, Ark.— Where can I get a good duck dog. and at 

 what price? What is the best breed? Ais. The Irish water spaniel, 

 or Chesapeake Bay dog would answer your purpose, but we kuow of 

 no way yon can get one. but by advertising. 

 I'. S. "R., "Providence, R. I.— Please give tic close season for black buss 



lonth; in Vc 



iM-i; 



F. L. D., Gihsonton Mills, Pa.— riease sa 

 breech-loader, 8 lbs., 12 gauge. 90 inch 

 >., oz. shoi, 30 inch circle, id yards? Pleas 

 o. 4, and Sshot! Aus. One-half the 



what, is a good pattern for 

 rri'l, It 1 ;, drachma powder, 

 name number pellets for 

 i umber of pel! 



charge is a good pattern tor a cylinder lioregun. Au ounce of No. 4, 6 

 and 3 shot contains respectively 138, 21s and 399 pellets. 



Mvstic, Boston.— Can you inform me where I can get a book or 

 hooks that will show the way to Instruct poodles to tricks for the stage? 

 Could you tell me of any reliable man that trains dogs for the stage? 

 Ans. There is no nook giving the Information yon desire. An adver- 

 tisement in the New Vork Clipper will bring y ml the man you want. 



<"'. C. 1... Philadelphia.— Can you tell me of any private boarding 

 houses at I lie Arkansas Hot. Springs, or or any person to whom 1 could 

 write lor information? Ans.— There are plenty of boarding houses, 

 hut WC do not know who keeps them. Address G. Ransom, 11 West 

 Twenty-fifth street, New Jfork, Wbohfls lived there. Good hunting and 



flshiu 





tills 



nrtis 



D.H.M., Boston.— Mj -don setter doj 



under lip, which have made their appear aside of I mouth, tend 



tire daily growing larger. Will yon he kind BUOOgh to inform me what 



lean do te remove them? AAs.— Painting wiih tinctured I Will 



probably remove them; II not, have them touched with iiilrute of 

 silver. 

 F. W. K., Milburn, N. J.— If Decoration Davis not too early in the 



too far from New Viet -, to expect some aport, and oblige a constant 

 reader? AnS. Would advise a trip t« the Ft Ing Banks, down the 

 bay. Take the steamer sun LOW. TiojKst*,.$l, to be had of AUG, 



Foster. 



W. S., Milwaukee.— AVill you give in e the address of some one who 

 husa good breed of bengle hoinnls? Ans. 1). G. Harlt, NoTtlipOrt, 

 Suffolk County, N. Y.; J. E. Dielil, Beverly, N. J., and Jesse Shei WOpO, 

 Kdin.i, Mo„ were exhibitors Of UCagles at Hie late New York Bench 



Show. 



Gins, lletlilcheiu.— 1st. What reputation have euns nianufuctiired 

 lo v.. m'. IfillyA- CO., London? I»" ih-vt mii| arc favorably with sura 

 makers as Btott, Greener, etc.? 20. l>" you knew ahythlrlgasto the 

 cpiality of My rods made by Dlngee Borijjner, St. Johfli N. II.'.' Ans. 1st. 

 They rank with the very heal makers, 2d. Excellent. 



T, t . o. i edarvitie, (iiuo.- Please Inform me, through your columns, 

 as to the size and color oj Capl lk>#ardu$' pateiil glass balls; also, if 

 they can be sent by express with safety. Ans. The baits an- about 

 throe Inches- in diameter, of a bottle green color. They are packed in 

 barrels, ami ran be sent with safety, olthet bj express or as [retgiit. 



sweetest that the Lord ever made, is ii possible thai it requires the es- 

 sence of hog to make n patata ? lu other words, la Ml the no- 

 tions in ihc woodsw :.v unnatural? Will yob ase give yonr read- 

 ers the original lil;t;cral nieauinu of the word scrolula? 

 Jons, Sctauket. -Tin- ownersof ,n ijoining lun.l.-. ii ie i inuiintaiu 



oti.irmio go on with Uje necessarj repairs, and charge and coliecl half 



tiie.ost iioin ihedeiin i,iieiii proprietor. 



sesKx. t'oiin. -- Photographs of tin- successful competitors at the 



dog show are sol i the -tie, is. " is tlilaso? Whal : '"" ktm names 01 



the suocossfnl ones -those so tUstinguislied? tta« you any fo.-sate? 



il mil, wlieie, aii iln-y be I gin? Wliat is Ihe price .< ..,....— u'c pre- 



j.1 Hue tie • lirsl paragraph referred to the portraits (?) in the iauatratan 

 papers Ihe week followmg the show. We have portraits „i many oi 

 the dogs on exhibition which Wfl sell lor 26 cents each. 



M. A. I'-.. 11. t in 1. Count— 1st. Pleas,- ml, urn me If LltCl'G is good hunt- 

 ing wiihiu'iiity miles ,'t Kichiiiotid. in. Ans— Excellent hunting lor 



quail within twetic miles on the Chics nui\. 2d. In what pun ol 



Virginia are ihe best hnutuig grounUS? Aus. E*robabl] in liu-i - 



tain region, though there is fine Uecr shooting m-Bruuswick anil flin- 

 widdie. 3d. Please give nic Ihe address ol some reliable shot-dealer. 

 Ana— Any Ol the guii-dealers advertising in our columns deal a so in 

 shot. 



STOsoiMMSR, t'olunihus/oliio.— Please give a snre and simple, receipt 

 for making a lire escape rope, quilc (ire-proor, and bow lo apply the 

 same? Ans. Soak in a concentrated neutral solution of i i 

 soda, diluted with about one-third of water, and then mixed with ;; per 

 cent, of phosphate of soda. 



M. II- D., lloboken.-Tn several Instances 1 havo out the ends of my 

 sellers' tails. Docs Ibis injure a dog's chance for a prize at the New 

 York Bench Show? 2d. Please describe how the English field trials in o 

 managed? Ans. 1st. Docking a dug's tail Is not a bar at a bench show 

 in tilts count. y. 2d. To describe bow Hie Held trials arc managed 

 would lake up too much space. We must refer you to our hack num- 

 bers, containing reports of them. 



A. A. K, New York.— Give uc- a list of the books lhat. treat of breed- 

 ing, raising, poinis, etc.. of the seller dog} My Object is to gat a work 

 or works Ihai treat largely on Ihe seller Fiibjecl, or solely on it? Ans. 

 "The Setter," by Edward Laverack, is the only book which treala 

 solely of the setter, but you will tind furtner Information to ■' Stbna- 

 heuge," and "Dinks, Mil) hew and Hutchinson.'' 



D.U. L., Brooklyn.— Will yon please Inform me whether the wholu 

 net proceeds of the New York Bench Show is to ha' appropriated to a- 

 honie for lost dogs, or whether the net proceeds of a certain day or 

 days 1 Ana. The net proceeds of the last, day only, and was so appro- 

 prlated because the club desired to be relieved from any Imputation of 

 continuing the show beyond the advertised time fur any money-making 

 purposes. 



W. S., Watertown, Wis.--Mv dog has b eonstani sJiakmn ol I lie Head, 

 causing the ear to flap against thi i k. toannol Sudan] onion ids 



cars, but plllllng his ear., or striking bird sc-ius to hurt hnu i 11, 



Have tried l'.tirges's rentedy of Lici. Pluinlii and aqua tliht.il, but 

 Mud no relief. Ans.— Try 20 grains of sulphate of copper dissolved ill 

 ,s ounces of water. First wash and dry the car thoroughly, aud inject 

 some of Ihe wash in the ear night and morning. 



B. M., Philadelphia.— Will you please inform me or some bonk that I 

 can buy in order to receive instructions in breaking a seller dog? fiog 

 is nine months old, ami a little headstrong. Has been broken a I Itlto 

 and not Ihoioiigtil)? Ans. "Dinks, Hutchinson and Muyhcw" Is recog- 

 nized as standard authority, llallock's new " Sportsman's Gazetteer," 

 to be published next mouth, Is very lull of dogs, the care, training, 

 diseases aud remedies. 



It. A. s., Brunswick.— Please inform me what measurements are 

 taken and what is this formula used by the principal clubs in this coun- 

 try to determine the time allowance i,,r sailing jacbts. Be particular to 

 state if water line or overall measurements are taken. Ana.— TBoal 



lowanee and mode of calculating same vanes with different eliitis. 



Some have a regular table of allowances, based upon an alien a 



length, which is found by adding the length on water line to thai Over 

 all and dividing the product by two. The general allowance in open 

 boat sailing is two minutes per foot. 



J. A., Kdenburg, Pa.— I have a valuable pointer, and he seems lo be a 

 little "under the weather." Last spring he had the distemper, but. f 

 thought lie was thoroughly cured, yet ever since he haadune alitllu 

 coughing, and his throat appears at times to be stopped up. When 

 sleet, tug he shakes and sneezes. He rubs Ids la-ad and nose all the 

 time, us If they were itching. Please tell me, If you can, what 1 am in 

 do for him? Aus. Try a Dover powder night and morning lor iwu or 

 three days. 



Fhank, Springfield, Mass.— What kind of a gun would be most ser- 

 viceable to me in Florida, premising in the tn-t place that ' cannot 

 aJTOi I a breech-loader. What size bore, length ol barrels, and we glit 

 of gun would you advise? Could I get a good, plain, Ber> cvable 

 muzzle-loader ror $30 ? Also, please give the charge tor such agon? 



weighing s pounds, with 8u inch barrels. You could gel a se \ iceable 

 muzzle-loader for the price you game. The charge for such a gun 

 would be about 3;<t drs. powder and 1> C oz. shot. 



X. Y., Milwaukee A. bet, B. that the Alerts would beat the Athletics 



two to one 10 both games. In ihe tlrat game the score stood 4 to 4 ; in 

 Ihe second llic Alerts beat the Athletics s to 0, A. contends that ho 

 has won me bei, because on both games the score stood 12 to 1, which 

 is more than a to 1. B. couteuda that he has won the bet, because 111 

 one of the games the score stood 4 to 4, which is not equal to a to 1? 

 Aus. A. loses. The bet was on the games, not on the total score ol two 

 games. 



E. U. P., Amherst.— 1st. What and how obtained is the preparation 

 for making canvas waierprool? zd. Near which of the coast towns 

 of Connecticut is mere good woodcock shooting? Aus. 1st. Buy the 

 lugrcUieuts required youiself. Take of sugar of lead, aud powdered 

 alum ol each in tae proportion of half a pouiiil to a bucketful Of rain- 

 water, dissolve and pour oh into auotaer vessel. Steep the canvas 

 thoroughly in the solution, and let it remain some little time; hang up 

 to dry, but do not wring It. Ud. We cannot say that ihore is good 

 shooting anywhere, but you will Ami some woodcock near all oi Ihe 



u me s 



ud. 



Cait. DuCAiONK.Oiuoiunatl, O.— I noticed some time since In some 

 one ol the papers flint one oi Iwo gentlemen had had the barrels ot 

 their guns severely "shortened " (unintentionally) by too deep clinking. 

 Cau jou give me address of a person having good barrels, etc., even as 

 short as at inches, for saic? ad. Do "your folks" (K. and 6, branch) 

 have copies ot the J. Cypress' "Sporting Skelehes" lor sale now ; If so, 

 at what price? a. The " Winchester'' people were talking of gelling 

 machinery moo position tor making lor their arm a new cartridge 

 (more powder anu lead). Are they ready to supply them? Aus. 1st. 

 Address any reliable guumuker. ad. Yes. :;,l. The new Winchester 

 gun using iU grains ol powder was to be ready iu Juue. 



K. 11. li., New \ork.— A parly of us (four gentlemen) wish to t;U;c a 

 pedestrian excursion lor u. few days, walking twenty miles per da;, . 

 Ui!l cany along usliuig lacklc lo real out^ehes with occa.-ion.ili>. 

 Please mi'ora toe whether the trtp to Delaware Water Gap would bo a 



lmhvi on,, or not, ami what Mil',' .1011 won:,, lake If jou can llnlik ot 



am pleasanter rpute please mention it Can we procure a map ol tins 



lo Greenwood Lake, and foot 



a delightful pedestrian roate, 



r boat lo head waters i,.* rail. 



nut. or yon might lake MontOll 

 it from (here. The pousaioillc Vi 

 Walk up and boat il down. Se 

 Lolton, ITS William si reel, publishes a map. 



— Undoubtedly one 01 Ihe best and cheapest slocks of Carp, tin".-. Oil- 

 cloths, .Mattings, elc, lo be lonn 

 .Ions 11. I'iiav. SON8 4 ''"■■ Was 



is the sportsman m the u 



our iricn.ts calling upon nun, or 

 reliable house.— Adv. 



. — • — . 



—Mr. John Davidson's field trial bitcn Doll 1ms been bred tp 

 his Dasli 11. The same owner's Fl0r# 11. lias beuu bred [., 

 clie.-ter, uiul liis blue iiiicli Nellie has been bred to Charm, are 

 Within two days of each otbi t. Wliat a I" 1 of puppies fAOfttj 

 Davidson will have cm his hands ai one time: 



tinted Sillies 



is lll.n ■ 



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street, Bostoi 



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A, hum 



e special pain 



s to plea 



se any of 



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