FOREST "AND;'? STREAM: 



iOS 



drat money, Wheale second, Arkwriglit third. 

 Ten ball mulch j entrant i 



Pai.H*on ki McCartney.., 



Wheale 9 irtow 111 8 



nburgh '-■ v. ..,.,. liell 1(1 



PaltisoD lii'st money, Wheale second, Axkwrighl third. 

 M itch, 10 balls, entrancc$5 ; nxstinbncy, $9; second, fcfy 

 tbird, $Gj fourth, frl. 



Wheale SI Marshall. 9 



Wunditin s McCartney <s 



Pall Hon ' "' ' '"'■''" f> 



Arkwrlght B BiQOI S 



Pattison first money, Wheale second, Woodruff third ; S. 



.]. McCartney, of Salem. Ohio, fourth money. 

 iatcb for balls, 5 shots. 



Franlc Brnttlev ■•-■ 4 Jus Will runs 1 



Walter Fletcher 6 Win dyer (I 



Match, 10 balls, 36 yards, freeze out. 



McCartney 10 Williams W 



'. w Ajer ' 6 



Bradley w 



MicniGAx, Gbninna.— The following score wan made by 

 three members of the Oorunoa Gun Club, on July 4, at glass 

 halls : IS balls each, 18 yards rise. 



JndPeacoci i 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 « 11 1 l 1 1-14 



FredBetts ID Geo TntUi 8 



Another match took place on Saturday the. 14th hist. 



Ilvrliiirihwm Park, Detroit, July 9 — Medal shoo! ; 11 birds, 

 . aids rise yards boundary; English rules. 



.TV [i Fdridge S Bort .stenlon w 



,Ii>hn El.'uig "' MKCriatj !i 



EH nulinaii W George Avery w 



< -oilman won in shooting off ties. 



tu a eweepslake shool, seven entries, four birds each, Oill- 



man won with all birds. Second sweepstakes, seven entries, 



n birds, Gillman and Hi inn \y took all and divided money. 



Third sweepstakes, i even birds, seven entries, Christy and 



Long divided on seven birds. 



LajhSasteb, Pa. — On July 13 Alderman Spurrier and J. C. 



Anderson, lagged sixteen woodcjck near Kinzer's. 



Sew Gcn CtuB. — A new gun club was organized at the 

 Hrwg House, Seneca Falls, N. Y.. July T. with the following 



i, , President, Horace Silshy, Vice-President, das. P. 

 Lawrence; Secretary, J. T. Miller, Jr.; Treasurer, Milton 

 Hoag. 



Ii.lisois, Beater Pari,;, Chicago, ■Inly 13. — Shooting for 

 diamond badge by the Audubon Club, at twelve tame pigeons 

 to i acli man, 'sprung fromfive ground traps, distance 30 yards, 



... both barrels allowed; Audubon Club rules to govern. 

 The badge, of fine design and quite valuable, was won and 

 held at the last match by Thos. Stage, W . T. Johnson carried 

 :ii trals match by superior shooting, though hard pressed 

 by E. Price. The second pri/.e was a twenty-five pound keg 

 of powder, won by P. J. Abbey. 



>ie 1 t*J i l* i" 1 o o v o l ■- a 



■ ■ i I I (I I I. ! • i| \>. " 



Price A 1" 1 1* 1* 1 1" 1+ 1 1* 1'— 10 



ibbey i 1 1*1*1 ' I 1 1*1 o — 10 



io.Hi.a.c I I 1 1 1 t 1 l'P 1 -10 



munis i o t i- r r t i 1 i* i o-io 



cook 



Johnson 



Wllfl'itl 



¥eltt>D 



TavWr 



Stagg... 

 Howe... 



Jlcurs.. 



1" 1" 1* 1" 1 r 1 1* i o — . 



r li ii i* 1 1 I" 1 i —11 



1 1* 1 1 u 1 1 w — 6 



1* o i i r l i) i l i o r- 9 



1 1. 1 1 1 1* t 1 1 — !l 



i 1*1 1 i 1*1* 1 1 1 l'-ll 



1 o t o a (i w —2 



r n a i* i 1 t'i'i 1 i f— 9 



1*1*1 1*1*1 ro Q 1*1 1*— 10 



Ties on eleven— (lve birds— 80 yards. 



\VT Johnson 1* 1 I* 1 1—5 B A. Trice 1" 1 1* 1 -I 



Ties, on ten, live birds, :in yards, rise, won tiy Abbey with ftvu straight 

 b rds. 



Porta, TU. — BogarduS broke 400 glass balls in thirty-five 

 minutes on July 13, 1877. When he had broken the last ball, 

 h s gun was levied on by an officer to satisfy an old execution. 



CaklinsvilijK, 111. -We have good prospect in this part of 

 the moral vineyard for an abundance of game; chicken and 

 quail have hatched well. The, farmers rejoice in an abundant 

 crop of wheat. Ministers of the gospel are quiet, and, take it 

 aUiiiall, we are content. 0. A. W. 



Santa Fe, New MnSxiOO. — The Fourth of July was ob- 

 served by trotting, base-ball matches, picnics, etc. In the 

 afternoon there was a large gathering at the Driving Park to 

 witness a piireou sho.it.inirmiiteh for a ssoO silver goblet. There 

 were ten entries, viz.: Taylor, Wheolock and Mezick, who 

 withdrew al the eighth shot, having each killed but five 

 birds: Andrews killed four birds, and withdrew at the seventh 

 shot; Hill killed six birds, aud withdrew after the ninth shot; 

 Willson and Whitehead withdrew on seven, having killed 

 three each. Captain Chambers McKibben won the prize, 

 having killed ten straight birds. 



Massachusetts, Windsor.— The Beaver River Club have 

 decided to have, instead of their annual reunion and supper in 

 December, a two weeks' encampment at ),anesboro Pond, five 

 miles from Pittslield, Sept. 6. 



[We. have received an invitation to be present, and are 

 tempted with the promise of good black bass and trout fishing, 

 besides woodcock, ruffed grouse and snipe shooting. In this 

 locality one gun bagged 150 snipe between 11 a. m. and S 

 r. v.— Ed.] 



Balem, Juby 13.— Bird calls from scattering shore birds were 

 heard from four grass birds and one summer bird in Lynn 

 marshes, the 9th; from one winter in Mill Pond, Salem, Hie 

 Sth ; from four summers flying over our harbor the 9th; from 

 a small bunch of summers in the Ipswich Hundreds last week, 

 and from some ring-necks on outside of Plum Island. Some 

 birds leave been passing over nights lately. They may have 

 been robin snipes—it is time for them. The various grounds 

 in this vicinity are in good order, and prospects seem fair for 

 the season soon, to begin. Glass ball shooting at the Grant 

 Club House every pleasant Monday evening, at 5 o'clock. 



Teal. 

 The nnderstgued will be at Messrs. Fowler & Fulton's, 300 Broadway, 

 tor Hie next few days, for tlie purpose of taking orders for the Fox 

 Fatf.nt Bbhech Loading SaOT Gun (side action). Samples of the 

 various grades on exhibition. W. H. Crocker, 



Manager for the American Arms Co., of Boston. 



—With regard to Spontaneous Generation, Prof. Tyndall 

 savs : " When in our day I seek for experimental evidence of 

 the transformation of the non-living, I am led inexorably to 

 the conclusion that no such evidence exists, and that in the 

 lowest, as in the, highest of organized creatures, the method, of 

 in: the issue of antecedent life,'' 



Jfwsiwtys to (goiirMyottcIeitts. 



No Notice Talten of Anonymous Communications. 



F. L. (.'., Cleveland, Ohio.— Consult a pUJBioan. 

 tjhetrj Hill, Neb.- Both, equally good. 



LOUIS K., Albany, N. Y.— Nothing; he ia best let alone. 



(.—We do not answer anonymous communications. 



iii: Thanks. We have mislaid your tlrst. ; write again. 

 M. .1. !(., Brockville, Ont,.— Twenty roflO from shore seaward la tile 



i <'! I lie statute. 



W. It. P., North Cambridge — Do you know anything of ft, .lories, 

 Liverpool, as u gunmakor? Aus. We do not. 



G-. N. B., Latroii,:— if you will describe symptoms we will prescribe, 

 but know nothing of the article you mention. 



II. A. LnnanitAN, Alleghany. Pa.— Do wing shots shut both eyes when 

 8l»0t)tlng5 ,\ns. Never, unless when shorn ing from a blind. Ha ! Haw! 



Constant Keabek, Rouse's Point.— Where can I Itnd a trainer for 

 cooker spaniels— a good one t Ans. See our advert ising columns. 



W. E. D., La Porte.— Please give a remedy for hair growing on the 

 inside of eyelid of a pup! Ans. Must be removed with tweezers. 



F. w. fi„ Erie, Pa.— Can you inform me at what dale the trout 

 season closes on Canada shore, Late Superior? Ans. Sept.. 16th. 



Kn. II. , nioutniuglnn, 111.— I. Write to Knapp * Vui Nostrand, 2SS> 

 Washington M:i rl. L. •.:. \diirei,s I>. llodgnianA. Co., 2V Maiden Lane 

 city. 



F. ,L Ii.. A lien town.- -Where can I gel the old Allen self-cocking 

 powder and ball revolvers '.' Ans. Fore.han.l ft Wadsworth. Worcester. 

 .Mass. 



,t. W. ,1.. opelousas. La. Are whal we call trout in the South black 

 bass? Please answer in next number. A lis. luui-iionl is the black 



bass O,Y_i;,s0s- .snVeoei/e.s). 



A. H. a. Mcshoppen.— What: is proper charge for muzzle-loading 

 tlO : Q i eei ago. weight si. pounds. No, « shol ? Ans. 3>. drachms 

 powder, I'., OS. shot. 



A. li. M.. Philadelphia.- Will you inform me of I he best, work on the 

 raising and training of clogs! Ans. Halloek's "Sportsman's fjazet- 

 teer,"now ready. 



.1. A. D., Boston.— I have a Newioundland dog. He is ten months 



old. Should you expect liim lo watch at that age? Ans. Hardly; he 

 wilt soon learn, however. 



Pkankers, Hudson, N. Y.— Can yon give me a receipt for driving 



rats Pl adwelUllg llOuSe! Ans. " Phosphorous paste." Chemists 



usually have it. 



Insect Pests.— Glycerine and sweet oil, each %% ounces ; oil of am- 

 ber, 3 drachms j oil of pennyroyal, 2 drachms; tincture of iodine aud 

 carbolic acid crystals, each 1>£ drachms. 



Kit, Brooklyn.— Your first and tliird questions we cannot, answer, as 

 we knownothing of the parties. " Fur, Fin and Feather " will give the. 

 desired information regarding Virginia. 



W. E. C, City.-l'.lark baa 

 Snipe shooting at either Wi 

 Ashley House, Barnegat. 



i flailing can bo had at Greenwood Lake. 

 '■ U s. Good Ground, L. I., or Kinsej's 



— I have a, very intelligent yonng cocker 

 trained. Will you give me the addresser 



iur advertising columns. 



tlier of the books 

 , fnduslrial Pub. 



W. II. M., Sterling Run, Pa.— You had bctto 

 entitled Shooting on the Wing. 15 cents, lit; E 

 Co. We cannot devote space to the informati 



Euo.-Whal is considered the best colors for trout leaders? I want 

 to get some dyed. Ans. The colors obtained by soaking the leaders in 

 indigo water, coffee and green lea. 



A. S., Brooklyn.— Is there good shooting at bay birds this sea- 

 son near Saville, N. J.? Does Capt. Bill Sutton keep a, hotel lliere? 

 Ans. We can give you no further information than the article to which 

 your letter refers contains. 



F„ c. K., Fishkill.— The game constable in our town lias a copy of 

 the game laws dated January, [STI, in which it, is stated that the close 

 i. not expire until September 1. Is this cor- 



Am 



1 1 i 



1. 



Al. B. s.,Tomah, Wis. -W. are sliooiingiit single birds, and one of 

 onrmen had both barrels loaded. The first was a snap shoot, and he 

 Shot the second barrel and missed the bird, and then claimed another 

 bird. Was he entitled to another bird? Ans. No, he accepted the 

 bird by firing his second barrel. 



C. P.. New York.— Wflat time do snipe usually begin to fly about the 

 eastern did of Long Island, on South Bay? How will I find the snipe 



BSootlng lii ere |i i the last of July! Is there good ground about. 



Speonte! Ans. Birds uow coming In. Good bags being made at ;couil 



W?,i. n. AL, Sterling Run, Pa.— Do you know how Capt. J. E. Stetson, 

 of New Haven, shoots at the runningdeer spoken of on page S4T, June 

 stli? Does lie hold ahead of the deer and shoot when it comes into ihe 

 sight, or follow it up ? Ans. Follows it up. 



Host. B, P., Goochland C. II., Va- Please send me a paper in re- 

 gard to the training of a dog? Ans. We cannot, as the information 

 runs through so many numbers. Yoo want Halloek's "Gazetteer," 

 which contains full information; price $3. We can furnish it. 



-I. B. D. C, Corpus Christi, Texas.— Please inform me of the origin 

 of the Gildersleeve strain— the difference in character between them 

 and the Irish, Laverack and Gordon setters, if any ; also their relative 

 worth, generally speaking? Ans. Address L. It. Smith, National Ken- 

 nel Club, Chairman of Publishing Committee, Sirailiroy, Ontario. 



Chinoachoook, North Manchester.— 1 have a pointer seven months 

 old that has a large number of warts on his lips and tongue. Can yon 

 suggest acure! Have you learned anything more in regard to the 

 Massey crimper! Ans. Apply glacial acetic acid, taking care 

 not to touch the surrounding pans; but if you should, neutralize at 

 once with sweet oil. 2. Not in market. 



INQUIKEH, Portland, Conn.— 1. Would not a $60 or $15 Parker gun be 

 as good as a morn expensive English gnn for one who shoots only a 

 dozen days tnrough the year? 2. What weight, hore and length of 

 barrel would you recommend for general Bhooting, choke or plain 

 bore! 3, How many shells would It be advisable for me to purchase? 

 Ans. 1. Yes. 2. 7,"-s or a pounds, 12 gauge, 31-inch barrels, plain, s. If 

 . i I • ■ . • nidge, 



R. T. Lakin, Station K.— Are the guns that fire the cartridge By a pin 

 striking acap In the centre of the shell needle guns; Ans. No, they aro 



-eedle guns derive their name from Hi,- ■-. needla 



is driven into I lie centre of the cartridge through which Hie powder ia 



The Spriugiield ninskel '.I IS65 > edification Of lha 



needle gnn. 



MKS. B. H.B., Roekvillc.— Will yon he kind enough to mail me « 



mange remedy fur eats? We have a pel. e:. . i.iihled. 



with this disease for nearly a year, at, times badly off, and thee 



nearly well of It. Ans. GivBOneoi :■ ps of Donovan's solution 



in milk thrto eacth i iVasti ttoro hi; rith Oe rell H liard An 

 Co.'s junlpe 

 imal appear 



E. M., Ne- 



ila 



oap. Continue Ihe solution for two weeks after ani- 

 well. 

 li. — Where would you advi 



party of gents to go 

 mis or next, month where goon trout, nsiUBgean he had, distance not tr» 



i sxceed i.weuty-fonr hours' n flt • n ■ .,.. ' stern Virginia find; 



Pennsylvania IiaVo been mentioned to as, iron like artrom 



you? Ans. We should be tempted to I rj the streams of the Aroostook, 

 mentioned in our eorrespondenl's letter last week. Magog, al the head 

 of Lake Memphremagog, is » good centre; also tin- town of Mini ... 

 Maine. 



POINTEl 



rod of thesi 

 sufficient stt 

 would you n 

 "'. in 21 ., pi 

 A rather het 

 for I) y and n 

 Sccd, New 

 shell, and a \ 

 fative the be 



some trouble 

 frequently si 

 about as if 



.tin i In 



thrc 



ilmost 

 day 



e.ltlci 



Ihe 



supervi 

 wash," to which iy. drai 

 ed for every half pint, c 

 of opim 



pint 





1 tiller. 



ies to the oracle of that 

 G. for having uninten- 

 oniises to do so no more.' 

 and oblige. Ans. This 

 taki to remember 

 ..-. ,■■..., dates, etc. ji 

 gagemenl Avith Barnum, 



' a. piece of laneewnod 

 in not, think a ,,, 



i n pounds, would hnvt: 

 n tins neighborhood, or 

 I In four lointl t . i-n 

 :and larger fish? Ans. 

 :■ n en '■'. oe very well. 



■"'' wees a g.g. a, 



.-" Baton's mat preven- 

 tion? Ans. 1. a gigla 

 oars. A shell is a light 

 ig a cockpit In thecen- 

 orking purposes ; often- 

 ihell is called a, working 



are reliable we believe, 

 'arsold, laaffeeb a .■ n 

 leasincss and pain. Ho 

 : his cars and running 

 ips Donovan's solution 

 Hue Infected or nausea 

 ■:■■" et'iirr "black 



conium hie-. . 



r lead, 1 Scrap i . 



. ■ i.e. ■ ., , 



W. 1 

 West A' 



season in Virginia for the i 

 llcitil bail lor trout, in Aug 

 no traps, nets, 



e( i). Wild 



a lice 



of the State. Non-r 

 tweeu the months of duly a 

 Olfering the same for sal 

 State is evidence sulllcient I 

 F. D. W., Auburn.— Will y 



Marietta, Ohio.— What game and fish are in season in 

 if August ? 2. What, game ami tlsh is ia 

 ith of August? 3. What, is the best artl- 

 ? Ans. l. Ail game and fish, providing 

 is used. Z. No limiting allowed without. 



'■ ! U ad ,ii ill, e\....,.i i... a resident 



met tin ail other game legitimately be- 

 U in. i .. : rovldlng it is not to be sold, 

 or attempting to remove game from the 



14-bon 



as killing powe 

 opinion? For il 



have long bee: 

 determine wli 

 that of a largi 

 the range bey 

 sile must, be in 

 D. St. a, Pe 

 had distemper 

 cover a.lt.ogeth 

 of a badly con 

 think he woul 



a in b 



No 



(IV And pie 

 which gauge 



can lie slice 

 i.— I have s 



An 



ur friends calling upon him 

 good,reliable house. -[Ada. 



why you prefer a 



ng as far and with, 



^ reason for your 



The larger thei 



le No. 10 gangs 



Experiments 

 and cannon to 

 ade as great as 



both the gnu and mis- 

 oat! inati -al formula. 

 le shepherd dog that 

 ic; got a little better, but did not re- 

 Z a wheezing cough, similar to cough 

 I'lienhe runs, one iiiimc.e you wouhl 



:. el in :-■' e ,,|, ; , ,, rates just, a 



» ' '' aoi good: is thin indesh. 



hiiii'.' Aus. Give, a tablespoonful of 

 a a day: Muriate of ammonia, iy; 

 fluid extract, wild cherry bark, I oz.; 

 eel. spirits of nitre (Squibh's). | oz.; 

 ri.ne. I d.s.; water sufficient, m ... . ■. 



|l; i • apesl 9 : I Of Corpetlngs, Oll- 



n I ho I. u,!' • '■ : I" i -. |. ii ,i Messis. 

 ington street. Boston. I. W. Adams 

 will take special pains to please nay 

 : ujui any otders senlhlm, Itiaa 



OnTBACiEOfs AssATttT.— On Satiu'iliiy, June 23, W. B. 

 Robertson, Fish C:.iniinisi"nei. and three friends, who were 

 camping on the hea'l waters pf the 'I've. River, in Nelson 

 county, Va., were assaulted by a crowd of natives, who rolled 

 rocks down upon their camp from the mountains above. One 

 of the party, Pr.Wm. S. Morris, of Lynch In tig, was seriously, 

 if not, fatally, injured, his skull being fractured. The attack: 

 was made while the party were quietly Bleeping in their tents, 

 and those who instigated the affair were cognizant of the fact 

 that the parly were there in the interest of li„[i culture, being 

 the same that, stocked the stream with California salmon and 

 Mack buss last year. 



The facts, as 'above stated, are printed in thje Lynchburg 

 Yirginim DvecJDr. Robertson's own signature— a gentleman 

 whom we know well, and a prominent citizen of the Slate. 

 Noi the mountains of the Blue Ridge alone, bud the great 

 backbone oi the Appalachian chain from Pennsylvania toils 

 extremity in Alabama, is infested with a large class of men. 

 whose chief occupation is distilling whisky and ; 

 ing tobacco in evasion of the reve'iue laws. They look upon 

 all strangers, of whatc ■• y-'i. n ., n ; ,, n, , , B pi ea 



tb ferret out their secret stillsand manufactories, it le ah 

 lulely not saf e f or i r igeis or natives to penetrate BOm 

 tions'of these moimiain ranges. Our own impression ;. 

 the mountaineers did nr,. |mo BY '"■ : ' 



- 



