FOREST AND STREAM. 



and that of his charming "wife. Sniper owns half asqt 

 ground in the heaft of the city. On one corner of this is his 

 small dwelling, leaving him a large vacant space for his kennel 

 and his game fowls; for he it known, S. is as fond of a good 

 main of cocks as some of Hie swell hankers and brokers in 

 Wall street ; and not, long ago lie beat them in a main, win- 

 ning eight, out of ten battles. 



The Sniper kennel holds but four dogs just, now, and one 

 Better puppy, his famous .Maud, with g pedigree running back 

 to 1H14, a handsome black setter dog and a couple of varmint 

 blue Skyes, which will tackle anything from a mouse to a lion. 

 Maud is a reddish faun colored seller hitch admirably trained 

 anil admirable in the field, but, she has one hereditary peculi- 

 arity which we do not fancy: When we first looked at her he: 

 legs hung so low that we took it, for granted she was nursing 

 a litter of puppies. But n0; she never has had pups. She 

 has inherited from her mother the passion of philoprogcnitive- 

 ness to such a, degree that she has adopted an orphan pup of 

 Sniper's and fulfills all the. maternal dues as thoroughly as if 

 it, were her own offspring. Maud's mother once robbed a eat 

 of her litter of kittens and nursed them herself. The black 

 ii as black as a crow, has fine points and will make a crack 

 dog in the field; Ids pedigree is somewhat obscured, but his 

 owner does not care much for that. The fact is. his control 

 of (lie canine race is such that he can make a good field dog 

 of any, Ihis with a good nose, a strong loin and good legs. 

 We were greatly taken with the Skyes, which weighing seven 

 or eight pounds are as near the true type of the breed as any 

 dogs of the kind we ever saw. There was nothing at the late 

 show to compare with them. 



Our friend Sniper is not a professional breaker, but an ama- 

 teur sportsman in the most liberal sense. lu bis parlor he has 

 the finest specimensof taxidermy we have ever seen anywhere. 

 not excepting even the collection of Hie Cuvier Club at Cincin- 

 nati. His specimens are few T in number, quail, woodcock, 

 snipe, aud the unfledged of all three and some ducks; so admir- 

 ably set, up/ are these birds as almost to persuade one that they 

 are' actually alive. They were mounted by a plain Jersey far- 

 mer, a friend of Sniper's, ami not a pjofessional taxidermist. 

 We regret that we hare lost his address, but we will say for 

 him that he is a born artist as much so as any painter who ever 

 exhibited at the Academy of Design. Any many with tolerable 

 manual skill may stuff a bird, but it takes a man of the nicest 

 powers of observation and of true genius to set, up such a, col- 

 lection as that of our correspondent Sniper. May bis shadow 

 never be less. 



C'OMMITMICATED. 



Suicide of a Dog. — One of the most singular cases of suicide 



of wtiicb we have any knowledge occured this morning in 



\\ an early hour, a large yellow dog was seen slowly 



walking down the alley at, Ko. '3's engine-house, leading fr 



Main street to the 



atoning his rnoverni 

 caivfidlv stepped in and d 

 the water and held it there 

 There was no struggle, a< 

 determined purprose on se. 

 dog put. his bead under tin 

 the other part of his body 

 moments life was extinct, a 

 Thi 

 ine 

 ten 



lying no attention t 

 ," he went directly 



vas 



lotra 



ma exposed to ... 



d the dog floated dow T r 

 f suicide was witnessed witl 

 prominent, citizens. This r: 

 proves that au animal 



who 



d out. but 

 In a' few 



the river. 



■ins, for causes of which we can form no definite knowl- 

 edge, can' deliberately take its own life.— Jan esvilte (Wis.) 

 Gazette. 



[An instance somewliat similar to that mentioned above was 

 noticed in an early number of this paper. The cause of the 

 suicide in that, case was severe physical agony, the dog having 

 had both forelegs broken, and having suffered intensely for 

 some days. 



Although these cases fall properly within the province of 

 Psychology rather that, of Natural History (or Biology), they 

 are. none the less interesting to all friends of the dumb animals. 

 Evidence which proves conclusively that the lower animals 

 Eta ow lias been accnmidated by many a student, and at, present 

 there are few who will deny to the dog, the horse, and indeed 

 almost all of our domestic animals the possession of reasoning 

 faculties of a comparatively high order.— Ed.] 

 _^^_ 



Tmit.ovino the NEWForNDi.ASD Breed op Dogs.— It will 

 he interesting to lovers of dogs to know that Herr Ver Kruzen 

 the eminent, German naturalist, when recently passing 

 through Newfoundland, presented Governor Glover with 

 three- very valuable young dogs of the celebrated Leonberg 

 ( Wirfembevg ) breed. These animals are almost world i 

 cd for then si/.e, beauty, sagacity and fidelity. They are an 

 improved breed, resulting from crossing the Newfoundland 

 flog with the renowned St. Bernard dogs and the fine Pyre - 

 uese races. These dogs are the favorites of emperors, kings 

 aud rich nobility, and fetch a price as high as from £50 to 

 £100 sterling. The Prince of Wales possesses one of them. 

 Our valued correspondent, Rev. M. Harvey, to whom we arc 

 indebted for this information, says : " The fine race of New- 

 foundland i '- ■ il almost extinct, here ; but thanks to Herr Ver 

 Kruzen, W e shall now possess a far superior laced of dogs 



which, in the course of lime, may become Of much \; 



the country, as fine dogs are prized all over the world. He 

 recommends that in time they be crossed with the Newfound- 

 land dogs, the finest that can he met with. He obtained 

 these fine dogs from Count Esseg, who breeds them. They 

 were brought all the way from the borders of Switzerland 

 At. present, they are but two months old, so that no progeny 

 can he had for two and a half years. They are placed 



■ nf n person who understands the management of dogs, 

 and he is furnished with written iusluKir , 



Hydrophobia. — A writer, who signs himself "A Friend to 

 Dogs and Men; "Writing under the date of June 1, 1877, to 

 the Hartford Gewrant, revives the. ancient theory of worming 

 us a preventative, of Hydrophobia. It is said that there is 

 "Nothing new under the sun," which is exemplified by this 

 idea, which, as far hack as 1780 was thoroughly exploded, 

 dissected, and buried, to be revived A. D. 1877. 



Next comes a report in the Sunddp Mercury (Julyl) of 

 rabies cured by lobelia and vapor baths. We opine the Mercury 

 suffers for " copy,'' as nearly a column is devoted to the sub- 

 ject. Its falsity is sufficiently apparent from the statement 

 that; the patients "kept biting, snapping and barking exactly 

 like a dog;" a symptom which has no foundation except in 

 the minds of the vulgar and ignorant, and the " lobelia and 

 vapor bath specific" is almost as antiquated as worming, and 

 equally valueless. 



SsAr-sHOT.— Mr. Wm. M. Tileston has purchased from R. 

 J. Lloyd Price, Esrj., his champion pointer Snapshot, winner 

 of the champion prizes at the New York and Syracuse dog 

 shows. Snapshot, being by Whitehouse's great champion 

 Rap, out of Price's Judy (K. C. S. B. 1,020), combines in bis 

 veins the very best pointer blood of Great Britain, and 

 breeders should be pleased to learn that he is to remain in 

 this country. Arrangements for stud services can be made by 

 addressing Mr. Tileston, care of this office. 



Nasik Claimed.— Grand Rapids, Mich, June 29.— I claim 

 he name of "Rocket" for my all red Irish setter, pupped 

 April 81, 1877, out of Nell (brought here by myself from Lock, 

 port, N. Y.1, a red with white cross— Irish with English 

 setter bitch, by Arnold Burges' champion Rufus. 



E. S. Holmes. 



—J. K. Seaver, of Malonc, N. Y., raises some very fine 

 Italian greyhounds. He shipped tw T o pups on the 25th of 

 June to Robert Dunlop, Jr., merchant, of Louisville. Ivy; 

 two to Will J. Howling, merchant, of St. Louis, Mo., and a 

 very handsome ten months old dog to D. J. Willmer, Esq., 

 of Baden, Mo. Dot, the mother of these puppies received a 

 diploma at the Springfield Bench Show last year, and we ex- 

 pressed the opinion in these columns at the time that *be 

 should have been awarded tie first prize. She is a beautiful 

 animal. 



"Pkt."— On May 26, Mr. E. F. Mercelliott's orange and 

 wiiite setter bitch Pet was on the 26th of May, served by Mr. 

 T. Morford's Don ; and Grace, daughter of Pet, was Served 

 by Mr. Wm. Morris' Pete. 



Nia Li.'a Kennel. — Baltimore, June 26. — My imported red 

 Irish setter bitch Lilly, from the kennel of John M. Niall, 

 Killaloe, Ireland, has whelped nine, five dogs and four bitch- 

 es (one dog since dead) ; sired by the world renowned Cham- 

 pion red Irish setter, Palmerston. Lilly was warded to P,il- 

 merston before leaving Ireland. Citas. F. Bascboft. 



Lavekack Settbk Gone South. — Mi. S C. Caudless, of 

 Atlanta, Ga., informs us that, a fine bitch pup from Mr. C S. 

 WestCOtt'S Fairy II., out, of Pride of the Border, has reached 

 him in good condition, it having been selected and forwarded 

 by Mr. Horace Smith. 



Laveraok Stock in Texas — Capt. Chas. D. Vide, of the 

 10th Cavalry, who is now north on his first furlough for seven 

 years, has purchased some of Raymond's Laverack stock which 

 he will take back with him to Texas next fall. Texas is fore- 

 most us to hounds, but a little of the new strain mentioned 

 will make her beautiful prairies animate with a new life — will 

 setter up, in fact, among sportsmen. 



Kennel Produce. — On the 27th of June Messrs. Fisher A 

 Bickert oil's (Brooklyn, N. Y.) Gordon setter bitch Border 

 Lily whelped six, by Dr. H. P. Atcn's Gordon dog Glen- 

 four dogs and two bitches. 



— W. S. Van Horn's (Franklin, Ohio) English bitch, second 

 from import, whelped, on the 5th, 7 dogs and one bitch, sired 

 by Big Jack. 



— J. L. Woodbridgc's (South Manchester, Conn.) black 

 pointer bitch Noll threw, on Friday, J une 22, 7 pups — four 

 dogs and three gyps ; six black and one solid liver color. 



Editor Forest and Stream 

 aiiow im: sufficient space ii 



acknowledge the courtesy 



Flatbush, L. I., June 26, 1S7T. 



r columns to return my thanks anr 

 . W. S. Webb anil the Westministei 

 Of Dutchess for my liver, white anc 

 •e registered her before but was oe- 



her mate Dominie, who died from dis- 



i on the 13th June, 1877. 



Washington A. Coster. 



daa 



THE DITTMAR POWDER. 



Please direct all letters for the above powder to Neponset, Mass 

 Ciijil. Poyurdus and i ra Paine, are using my powder. Carl Dittmar. 



I KV. 



SPLIT BAMBOO RODS. 



To our customers and the public :— In reply to the damaging 

 reports which have been cireidated respecting the quality of 

 our split bamboo rods, by " dealers" who arc unable to compete 

 with us at our reduced prices, we have, issued a circular which 

 we shall be pleased to mail to any address, proving the falsity 

 of their nSgei lions, 



Cowboy, Bibsbtt & Mah,h80n, 

 "Hirers, InvFnlion SrcM, N. y 



%mn% $$<tQ mid (§ml 



GAME IN SEASON FOR JULY. 



July is a close month for game, except i a Lcocl bo uerl D 



States. In Neiv York shooting is prohibited until AugUBt L 



Tni; Vii'Tonrors FonuESTEi; Cleu and its Tkopbt. — We 

 arc glad that the Forrester Club, of Buffalo, have captured 

 the Dean Richmond Cup, because they earned it. Tf any 

 Other cluh had earned it we should have rejoiced in its vic- 

 tory "all'c same." It is a magnificent trophy, andinthehnmlB 

 of gentlemen who will do it honor. The following report 

 from the Buffalo Courier, of June 24. (which was crowded out 

 of our last, issue together with several pages of otber inti i esl 

 ing matter) shows that the buys in winning the cup found it, 

 filled with happiness to the brim. The honors that were be- 

 stowed upon several members of the club were also well 

 merited, and we might as well say here, confidentially, about 

 Bob Nevrell's badge, that there area dozen fellows ready to 

 declare that they knew well that Newell would win it: and, by 

 the way, possibly if they give him another inch be will be 

 ready to take a new ell. 



The Buffalo deleg 





ok the 



evening train west 



from Syracuse, and bcin 







i eh la ed over the 



victorious achievemcni s 



i 1 1,, 



lai i'i 



Forresb ra and their 



friends held high curniv; 



1 throi 



Ltb the n 



turn trip. AtBataviii 



they experienced a pica 



-ant s 



uprise. 



As the train neared 



that village the roar of c: 



nnon 



iroke upon the night air, and 



alighting, they found the 



Dean 



Richmond Club, with the Ba- 



tavia hand, in wuilinsr t< 



help 



them c 



■lehratc Congratula- 



lions were exchanged, th 



• bam 



struck 



te "Hail the Con- 



quering Hero (Jon , ' v, 



Hi all 



possible 



spirit, and cheers rang 



out on all sides. This r< 



oepu.- 







entirely Unexpected. A 



. the c 



(irs move 



d away from the depot 



the band again pis 



d the 





Hindered. 



And if any thing were i 



ceded 



to stre 



lgthen the Forresters' 



remembrance of the kinr 





f their hi 



other shootists of Ba- 



tavia, a somewhat myste 



'ions a 



ml rathe 



bulkv package which 



had come on board filled 



in hi 



1. It, w 



as duly inspected, and 



cheers for and 1 oasts to 1 



ic De 



in Richn 



lond Club of Batavia 



were in order until the e 



When the telegraph hi 



id oft 



ie jourm 







to the Forrester Club 



men at home that their rep 







Syracuse had oapturefl 



the grand honors of the > 



ear, a 



id whal 



vas greatest of all, hud 



at last finally secured th 



2 mag 



oificent ] 



lean Richmond i p 



to lis henceforth theundi 



sputad 



property 



of their organization, 



they were jubilant, and c 



ich passing he 



ur only served to in- 



tensity their enthusiasm. 



until i 



f rcacbei 



a, pitch that nothing 



short of a public demons! 





could sat 



isfy. The train brfng- 



ing back the victors and 



he s|k 



Us was ( 



i: ii ci at 12:55", and 



before it arrived the Forr 



sters 



ii full m 



rubers, with members 



of the other shooting clul 



8 Of 1. 



e city in 



vited to assist, at the 



celebration, were, at the 



( 'Ctlf 1 



al Depi 



t with the Qermnnia 



band. The train was on 



time. 



The de 



egales were received 



with open arms, and a pr 



jcessii 



m them 



formed with the band 



playing enlivening airs, and ma 



•died m 



Exchange and Main 

 ere the Dean Rich- 

 quarters, this time tO 



mond cup was received 1 



ack ii 



to its old 



remain permanently ; the 



Din m 



ond Ba< 



ge was permitted to 



dazzle the eyes of a hundred 



admirint 



' guests, and cheers 



were given for the three 



who 



von the 



cup, cheers for Bob 



Newell who won the bad 



ge, eb 



ers for 1 



)r. R. V. Pierce, one 



if the victorious trio and 



the i 



ewlv el 



icted President, of the 



State Association, and cli 



cers 1 



ir every 



iodv else concerned; 



Then Mr. Henry Richiuon 



dhcin 



: called u 



ponfor remarks, made 



a little speech in regard to the presentation of the cup. 



RECOIL. 



Newark, N. J., May 30, 1877. 



ElHTOB FOKEST AND SlBEAM : 



What makes a gun recoil? This appears to be a question 

 that has occupied the attention of many able rcasoners and 

 writers; and, notwithstanding the erudition and observation 

 bestowed upon it, there appears a difficulty in flndinir two 

 persons that, will agree. 



With your permission we will briefly review somo of the 

 ideas that have been entertained from time to time, and give 

 you our opinion, based on careful thought aud observation. 



For a long time there bus been two parlies contending as to 

 whether the recoil of a gun took place while the missile was 

 in the gun, or after it escaped. With due respect to those 

 that contend that recoil takes place while the missile, is in 

 the gun, we shall contend that the positive recoil that is ex- 

 perienced when shooting cannot take place while iii 

 is in the gun, and we shall attempt to account for the phe- 

 nomenon of motion observed by those who have 

 mented holding the opposite view. What is recoil ? When 

 have settled this question, we will have a, tolerably clear 

 field. We answer. Recoil is the arrest and return of un- 

 soent force, in the direction or to the point from whence it 

 was received, and is a property of all elastic bodies. 



In the early history of flint-lock guns, it became nearly a 

 settled theory that recoil was the result of the touch-hole en- 

 tering the chamber in front of the breech-pin, or the ignition 



of the charge in front of the lire 

 upon tiiis theory for a while, 

 under the hair of some phi! 

 of the air rushing into the b; 

 the charge, advancing the 

 time, that no gun could pro 

 look place while the missile 

 percussion guns, and pate) 

 the old touch-bole theory ; ; 

 of the missile, there is proti 

 capable of ivs^-r r ■ , , 

 the air to get in, will quite I 

 of vacuum and rush of am. 

 favor was that recoil came 



•h-pin. Aftei 

 without posi 

 sopher that l 

 rai ofthogu 

 tgumei 



lent ing 



t crept 



, perh 



Tb 

 way i 

 by a few 



of tin 

 card. 



Ion— that fo 



•ally 



dr 



self to th 

 ve the gu 



1 that it found its 



rks, and was hardly questioned except 



ids, with whom the old question would 



intrude itself, "How can a gun shoot a missile straight, if it 



moves boo, 



