Aran, 26. 1883.J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



257 



THE BOYS' SEAGOING BOAT. 



OIT, illustration In this issue gives the rig suitable Cor the Hues vre 

 l,..l>li-i..-.i in -in- issue, .u ill.- •-■Oil, i.f March. Tl,.- lie- an. I -Ml 



plan iisijnflar in outline to that of an ordinary eathoai n wflloe 

 noticed Hint we horns ontiie boom extend some distanoi before the 

 must.. If n tripping line is tal liese norns, 



■ il.;h a hlo'-k sillily at th\' hounds <-f tin- 'is-'inc. and Iron- 



thence tin-.-.. ,,u one. Bide 



of Hi.- mast, and from then made lasi to a cleat on thi 

 boom, the tripping U inse to keep the boom down at 



the outer end when the niain sheet is Blacked for the purpose or run- 

 ning before the 

 IhU tripping, or I -.- properly unmnl tricing lino is ahvav 



und when running before the w ind. 



keeps the i. -■ thai tin- whole Bpri 



ii... wind. Tin- lime, however, when the tripUw 

 hue is <jf tin- creates; -vi'viee is when little eraft are jribed— especially 

 when blov.-int.- hard m a seaway. 



The boom in lituo boats when gibed overahndsi invariably fly up 

 into the air, and spill at least for n few seconds a Rood portion oi 



the wind foil, -win-.: up tl ..ii:-;,- Hie boat is Inldnjr. Sonn-I lines the 



ip i i i, el, as extent that the sail is completely spilt, and 

 thepressum ■ - 1" 1 1 -. • wind beiog thus suddenly taken off the boot, 



ean-es h.-r 1 --ili ■■ eat that the In ■-■• 



board i xcept thoroughgoing t,n- me put inn tluiter. \ nutter oi this 

 kind i- i-.ll,.,v.-,l p-ni rally liy looking out. as it appears to a nervous 

 person, of looLilo-'to,,,-,, ssaietv. I lie lira! ihii.L' done under -neb en- 

 r ... ..; i . i.i- . ii ... ,..„ i.. ,,-in t.;, 



PHTIiADlSUmA. Pa.-Our Pliiladelpbio eon-. ,,.,,. 

 that "Hie sunshine of v,-l,-i,ln.\ ilia wed out \nclitsiiii u i 

 li.-lii win eon both side- of Hi.- river I mpr ...:., ptu n.e.iin 



THE DECIMATION OF OUR FORESTS. 



.• anti Siimm: 

 Willi much satisfaction I nave read in your pa 

 tiiu, 1. 1 lime ilie 'liil'in ut i,|iiniiiii> as 1.0 flic cause o\ thi 

 iiis.-i |>] ii-vi inn <• of various kinds of same and tin; recommend 

 at ions as to Uov ii shall lie restored and perpetuated. To 

 me, the reason Oi the. scarcity is very apparent, No loDgcr 

 in ii,,- olden sections <>f the couuirj tan wo teasi our eyes on 

 an extended tract pi woodland. Wcrousl expect that the 

 swamps wili be cleared tip. For health and profit they 

 should I.e. but not 6D With our WOode They havi 

 atcd into mere grovds neatly everywltere in the.i 

 One can sec daylight tJiroukh them from side to side. Xo 



eumsianct'S i: 



siderati board a 



that perfect reel tlw 

 fraternity— should be 

 is not taken odvantaj 



li* a ■ 



boats v. it li v.- 

 lot of the hi 

 outer en.i of 

 dangerous w; 



which is'lfke all 



Longer have we the dee] 



.so well in our boyl d I 



brooks running through l 

 which we coiil a anj time d 



the uoiSj glOUfil anil tin- 



Mueli of the summer lime i 

 for nur feel as will, or N't 



1 these little era ft for i he ropes 

 thai ;>. Ha- halliards II triUbc 



■epl.the tiller 

 ofl th.- game 

 ard hi afoot - 



i„ ; , ... well .;■- ..n tie lake nominated 



■ reckon; seai.rook- 



. .xi.'iit. thai on either tack, Rhou the 



boat wai careened to the extent or 16or lVdeg.. tie helmsman is 



sealed on ,i level. 



.inc seat is lit!, d in llo- hoal now being lluisheil nl I .Mi 

 South street, New Xork, and is .-.., far adjostable longitudinally, thai 



V.ilel 





I'll, 



To 



i- boy 



NKW SHAKl'IKS.-Mr. Tbo 



Mr. W.O Hall, of that city, 



,oei all. s.llt.: length on nil 

 loin.: draught, loft, bin. 



l i.. i.. wrnai 



i. Sehieir.-lin. 



hi, . draught, 



^Lmwerp to g£orrespondent§. 



53^~ No Notice Taken of Auonymons Correspondent)!. 



\ 3 " thai 1 can proenre 



a exact size ,,f vooi rifle 

 d the shells for yon. 



. H. G.. Det.roi 



ll, her. and we 11 



. B.,City, Dew 



I tie 



dine; 



. .Me.-Ts i 



MoClotld are tl,'e l-aiiiho' 



a,-. The -. 

 Livingston Stone, anri 

 • common tronl of thi 



i-lllc tilll'e f,.l til- hlSl sev.-l, W.11-. Mild !lO|il! 0) lie aide loeollle 



,-v. York e.\pr.-ss|> ■.. . alt-nd ■■ h- i.,.,-i in-. ;!n,l s .1. if possible. 



miicli i'iiji.1 attending I Ik- ree-p'ion. .\n-. Wiii- to chireiiee 

 iker. 1' <> i.ox l.sss. ji. y p. O. I!- ir.ay he able to help you lo 

 i yofl wish. 



. V.- fai 



niter all. , 

 own disei- '.i m iii nial 

 The footboard tu wl 



W :!,: sili.Je ii.o.d.-.l 1- 

 Ibesniil. ■ 



The ballast in these 

 bags Dodge No. S wi 

 dei- haiidy lead lumps 

 half a ton all told. 



About tin- ballast, it 

 both were for special 



■ of a saUiiiE 



lo I rout fishing in i 

 ■•■-mbe, Davwc - ' ' 

 „rHs Of tin 



al use. Her owner will 

 can hoist her OUl Oi Ha- 

 nd when not under way 

 n the winter mouths, be 

 id the boat, when not in 



i-.-.ii advantage to have 



that ordinary pig lead, 

 >r sueh boats. The lead 

 of the Dodge and Dodge 

 isoiis the best. It keen-, 



vou will liiui s-'.o.l li'siiiiii.- a'; the Forks ,,t lag-,,,... \vV wou'ld «,ivis'e 

 "trying Buncombe county first : May will be a good mouth. 

 Potsdam. Can you give us some, information about salmon and 



isan take them xrithOut a permit. Brook trout 



little baggage as possible. At (,'liieontiiui Kails, the ••ml- i of Lake 



St. Johm vou will rind land-locked salmon. There r.iull .i.-.un. 



ers on the river which will lake vou up. Pike can he I 



river hy trolling: lake an assortment of tlies. i lerate Pi 



subdued colors. 



aB., New Hampton, N. V.- Will vou pjease be kind enough to 

 give me I he proper names of the two species of ducks herein de- 

 scribed: 1. Very large. I'e.-d on tisb. known here as the. sheldrake; 

 bill pointed, ami of a red and black color: head black, neck black 

 halt way down, rest white: breast of a beautiful cream color: shoul- 

 der covers black: secondaries white: primaries black: hack and rail 

 gray; feet red. Female has yellow eyes, brown head v,iih ei-..-.i .- 

 m color, rest of body bluish ^r.,y. -.• Ahoi, 



teal, rather short and stout. Hill -.hort and slat,- e..! i : . 



head rather large and of a pnrpli.-li black with a white band little 

 ni-.r- than an inch wide running a.i-..-- th- li-a-- ei-; al the , ,i .-- ,,f 



clean, the boal can easily be 





p lo davits, or any cl 



rau-reuieiii. and Hie expense 







of a club or man ii 







mill put a few - 







some hours, lack for tack 







same Him-, thin with snch b 







bottom. niifJ the remainder i 





i.'lu reouired lo be sli 



that li).- c,-iit--i -.1 woicht -,-• i 





ertliau it would be 



las; n-a, c.is.i iron. Tin- »,-i; 





ballast hen.,: lover 



und S.L..I areuse.l. is lollowe 





boat thus ballasi.-d 



. ei,,e ;,].',- 1.1 CC.l 





spread of canvas 'ii- 



ballasted with iion. 







..me wav. Ibe hoal 



imllasle 





-:u! I Inui -.-iie would if ballas 



e,l Willi 





depends on what ileplh the i 







the line of floatation. Tlios 







of canvas siilticiem for the I 







No. a -.-.ill be, w/... with ba 





hHllas:. lumps of 1 



she we.-" btilhisled don n toibesai 



other words, lei theBne of iloaian 



... , in fact lei ii .„■ cut Into the stem ., 



hi before she is put into th. water, ll 1 li 



us to illustrate 



wba:i '.i-r is the best -oiled i 

 gly 

 of these little crafts will 



('.. held at the 



NF.W .IKKSKY V. I'- Krii!,,, 

 uu-i-iiug ot i he New Jersey 

 March 80, th.- following geul . 

 ensuing year: Commodore, A. .banneret: Vice 

 "Louestrei t. Secretin v. J. i). Iloetschius; Treasure! 

 Financial S. ei (larv. 11. n. siiilinc: ( .'in n spondin^ 

 i; ;;■-,.:. ..i.a-i:,-,:, J , :,:s iHiv.er; K./atta Coinini 

 chairman, W. 51 nburg: Trustees. \ 



T. Bin i -'-. 'lui-ner. das. licll. The a 



ibeeh.i :■ the sime course as last s< 



Go 



11. Diliworth. 

 una I regalia of 

 son, John D. 



a Y. ('. for the 



g eear are as follows: UommBdore, John I'. Spreekb-s, 



W. I,, n'lv.-r, vawl laner- 



■ ii-ankiiii Bangs, 

 THF.L.-Tlie sloop va.-br Ethel, lately owned by Mr. John Qillejull, 

 . s., has been purchased in Br. Augmstus -w. Jioti, of 

 v York, slie will ba thoroughly' veiitted the eominp season. 



i.ilh by -.in end of Ma 

 , .,-. . rs aboui lin;- acre 



,d. An,-. :. 

 nit I his d is- 



,,.,11 in. mi,. 



hi „ I: bass 

 ,.,„. wars 

 them take 

 they will ii 



i the woods that we knew 

 ats. The little 

 I iliicbcis. fi-om 

 .-iiiiiinih i a -in up 

 ii gone, 

 ipi i - w ill answer 

 •avy bpol Th< 

 .. ltioif-tiirc have gone with the wooci, ail'd ail 

 around we see in the noble old stumps flu -■ 

 the old Iri-es, Erotn whioh we would dislodge tliegrstyfiqiiiiTel 

 an, I brine; dnwn llie fluttering pig 



Alas; those rcsinie pjaoe and lunbors for game are 

 gone forever. Saplings and young timber, 'tl9 tifUe, in soioe 

 places, seem to be tiding what they canto lestore i-he lo-- 

 imi what generation shall see order and beauty n 

 wiib me iiito bouiq diatan! section Where a largewood stands 

 untouched, follow on iulo its depth, aud though Ihewintor 



wind « bi-ilt - mi iln i-iile. ni' i in- -uti parches the e-i- a ss, 



in that depth you find coniforl froro the wind and n-ii.! 

 li'iiin the cold" and heat, awl stUlnessis suprenii . Tin- grouse 



i-lllel, Ibe valillil is |n rl'ei-llv ai leillle. Hill lie 



i in yon lien we can live, Bushes and screens of 



ll'. .i'i a -tire relii at and -ale COVOI'ing ii'iiln Hie 



quail re, 



all Uiml 



hope to Bee su 



ran be riiiidc 



He. w mills th 



drouth will il 

 Lumber mc 

 logs to i In- vi\ 

 thegreatesl .: 

 industry in ii 

 in 



tels 



,] ilriviiie' wind- \\ e ciiiinol. in our day, 

 . : gain in the oldev Mates, bul u -in'ii 

 tree planting and vetj careful eiiinn« in 

 •.•Plain. Willi woods le-loied. withering 

 pear, and possibly malaria, too. 

 ie «iiii eaoli other who shall lianl the inosl 

 laid;, and others, who shall draw and sell 

 >er of cords ol wood. Then wchave & new 



in the acid E&ctoiry, stuwing up ow n Isintoacid; 



i-les, spoke faolones, clothes-pxn factories, pegfac. 

 d lately ii li:-- been dhjeoverea thai lmul woodtunn- 

 c more desirable than the enduring marble, and about 

 ,ni. o& the headboards oi our modern .bedsteads The 

 u , and ■ very kind of ctilii: . . Using ftp 



8. No one a i o")S to ii,- mferejitfid iu Iheir pregerva- 



:lcr Iln- wood i- i nl what lemaiiis. In VeTj m.-uy 

 itiunps, stones, brush, and land which will take 

 inki- ii produce suflletent return Eor the eultiva 

 a gating in iwcuiy years nor as much as the timber 

 v, been worlii in ids nutuifd growth. The forests 

 umiiiii from man. 'i'he\ onlV ask to be let n one 



el i 



the i 



iiiy of Cases wiU return 0n< 



"s it woiulerl'ul Iln gam 



hundred fold. 

 is soue? W, 

 brook whirl, i, 

 -s of lisii where 

 id' wahr. Urn 

 a good slick 

 :. turned while 

 vd and seared, 

 hoy bood, Now 

 part in ibis de- 



Wilh such wail' 



tell ot how much water used to run in th 

 now wholly dry. We used lo he sure of n " 

 we now walk. Thi game suffers for wai 

 Woodsgone; the landscape marred: bard 

 hiiioraiiainsiii. hul here and there struggli 

 oaks thai are twisted bj the wind, stand -c.-: 

 llK- starved sun ivi-rsof the nnLld'on. stso! oi 



hi these railroads thai, name played Mich, a . 



struction 1'iiiiu' ns cheap coaC and bestir tlienxselves to Bnd 



.-•tiiiii ihiiie' noi si, cost)) upon which to place their rails, use 

 stone for ilu-ir bridges, and give our tinihei a rest, 



Woods. 



PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



[n external remedies the presence of oil, uhi.-h soils the clothing. 



and f.oisoi! is im.s; . .1 ,j. ,r i. -iu: I •!■■. V.-i all linimenis. salves, lotions^ 



■ ke Porous Plasters combine per 



feet eh aalin.-s and uii,..'.i-.ille|.-.| , urn' liiorou.'li. 



s;ife. ileal, lie v„|e,.,f imiialieii-. ^Udmggiata. I'lice ■.'.: cts.— Atlr. 



POT LUCK FROM EXCHANGES. 



AthisPlacervillo (Cal.-l home the II, m a. .1. Carpenter ha 



•OlIllMUIIld 



■\.-i\ inch 

 .1r» y r: 



■el. i 



us Jim takes bis posifcii 



,,: inr invariably cai.i i 



• ie' OVjOiCe ' I' :;'■ 



The oilier (lav a choie 



•nin and Jack at th 

 t!i,-y li main there 

 .- the indent, of v 

 Jim is content to 

 bit of steak was il 



dniiiv and in a ma 



,; 



.-, evidently iu- 



fore>foot i',ii-ed. 

 k'- uousense until, iu his.iudg;- 

 to be a \ irt'tc. i In his amiable 

 ■|, reflection. Sudden!, . 

 tin and ciiniiiien 

 [umped to the upper end and 



not coin . 



,: "SOW!" Dutl'.. 



ler di.-|,|'i\ ol eai 



or Iln-,-,.- 

 r ell. 



The 

 S]i- 



net a- I'.. II mi-: t » ii . •-',.. '.": skin, -1: 

 value of the head is ascertained by to 

 teeth Dealers moniil especially fine 

 but bus greater number have no othei 



ivory they i-ontain. - 7'/i> ('•■,..'.,., it. 



.re sold in Florida every year. 



5 five dollars per 



svi m \ -;i\ .- ct-M< to one dollar 



... to ,:." ■ apt it 



l- ii ..mi two to live dollars, as 



b; or fm- advanced. A ben 



rs, and ..ie- fourteen Peel long 



■r. while the dealer churcjes 



■ 



■ . a .'i:l.v-li\ • 



is finite ..- raJuHble as the 



■ 



Fur Throat DisuBSes unci roui;ii-. ■ .:. l'liocue.-.. 



like all Olbei ,-,■„/(,/ ';,>„(/ IhiiiKs. are livijiientlr Imitated. The ge»- 

 nine ,ie gold onlv in boxes. -Atlr 



