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J< UKJftS 1 AINX^STTKETAM. 



papers have noticed the publication moat favorably. This allows me 

 flrst, the power of your paper as an advertising medium ; and, sec- 

 ondly, the great interest at present attached to " the weather" by all 

 classes of the community. cjoulcl you not from time to time give us, 

 throngh your columns, some of the more remarkable features of tho 

 weather in the Northern United States 1 For. example, sdeb as now 

 far the great auow storms of December and January to afj 



southward, and now long the snow remained on the ground at south- 

 ern and western points. Likewise, tho lowest readings of the titer- 

 momoter during the recent " cold dips." 1 am at present constructing 

 a snow-storm chart for the Dominion of Canada, ami should like to in- 

 clude that portion of the United States where these have been experi- 

 enced to a greater or less extent, Hekkx G. Vknnoh. 



Our correspondent can obtain all the information he wishes 

 from the S nal Service Department^ Washington. 



CEDAEvrr.r.B, Greene County, Ohio, Jan. 21, 1B73. 

 Editor Forest axd Stream : 



I wlsli yonr paper could get more Into the h ands of boys than it does, 

 88 it would be so mr-ch easier to Instill into their minds the duties of a 

 sportsman— tbe preservation of game, and the various other items that 

 comprise the role, of sportsman. I do not know that I could suggest 

 anything which would adapt the paper more to the wants of boys, un- 

 less it should be a frequent editorial recurrence to such views as you 

 expressed in No. si on the Bubject of temperance. Such views would 

 and should be an additional Inducement to parents to place the paper 

 In the hands pf their boyB. I have felt like thanking you for that arti- 

 cle ever since. I know of nothing more absurd than the ha»it of 

 drinking on sporting occasions, when, if ever, a man should have a 

 clear head and a steady hand. Accidents are sulliciently numerous at 

 best without adding four-fold to their number by the use of intoxi- 

 cating drink. J. G. D. 



Parsonage op the Reformed OrrtracB,! 

 Chatham Village, 3S. y., Jan, 80, 1S79. / 

 Editor Forest and Stream: 



I enjoy yonr paper more and more, and took ranch pleasure in read- 

 lug the handsome and deserved testimonials In this week's Issue from 

 Washington, Indianapolis, Chicago and Pittsburg. Though I am a 

 minister with a church of one hundred families, yet I find work of this 

 kind a pleasant diversion, which often acts like an invigorating tonic. 

 An " about face " from theology to I'oeest add Stream is recreation. 



Tours truly, N. H. Van ausdale. 



Extinct New Zealand Brans.— We publish on another page 

 a most delightful account of these great extinct birds, for 

 which we feel under great obligations to our correspondent. 

 The account of the Maori traditions concerning the Moa are 

 especially interesting. 



There are in this country two very excellent collections of 

 Moa bones, which we recommend all our readers to see— one 

 at the American Museum of Natural History in this city, and 

 he other at the Peabody Museum of New Haven, Conn. 



Dead Lettebs.— The receipts of money in the letters re- 

 ceived at the Dead Letter Office at Washington average 

 $81,600 per month. That is the premium paid to carlessness. 

 Always see that your letter, inclosing §4, is properly directed 

 to the Forest and Stream Publishing Company, New York. 



Woodcock at the South.— The articlewhich we print in 

 our Gun Column relative to the habits of woodcock in the 

 Southern States, and the methods of hunting them there will 

 doubtless prove very interesting to many of our Northern 

 readers, . 



— We regret to announce the death of Mr. Chas. Biley, 

 superintendent of the passenger coaches of tbe N. T. C. & 

 H. R B. B. Mr. Riley was a genial sportsman, well known 

 to every member of the New York State Association for the 

 Protection of Fish and Game, from whose conventions he 

 was never absent. His sterling worth and open-hearted man- 

 ner made for him a host of friends. 





GAME PROTECTION. 



How Seth Gbeen Fixes Them.— The other night, at the 

 meeting of the New York Society for the Protection of Fish 

 and Game, a letter from Seth GTeen was read. It contained 

 the following quaint passage : 



" I do not believe 1 have ever had a fish stolen. I will tell 

 you how I protect the creek. Flags and weeds grow along 

 the banks of the stream and when night-fishing season comes 

 I have my men scatter gas-tar, diluted with turpentine, 

 among the flags and weeds. It is very effective. I will re- 

 late an instance and show how it works. A few years ago a 

 certain man was in the habit of stealing on tbe creek a few 

 times during the night-fishing season and would not stop. He 

 was sued, and fined $60 and $0 costs, and to keep him from 

 going to jail and his family from suffering I paid the fine. 

 But still be would come on ; so I took the law in my own 

 hands and prepared a kettle of the above mentioned mixture, 

 put it into my boat, and floated down stream, aud threw it 

 with a ladle all over the flngs and weeds. That night he came. 

 The flags were as high as his head. It was dark and before 

 he knew what was the matter he was covered with tar from 

 head to foot. His hair, whiskers and rod got their share. 

 He was not seen for several days afterward; and when he was 

 seen he did not have any whiskers and but little hair, and his 

 rod, basket and fly-book that he used to show with so much 

 pride were never seen again. He left the town in less than a 

 year. If any of you are troubled with poachers give them 

 gas tar. 



Yours truly, Seth Geben." 



Kennebec Association.— At the annual meeting of the 

 Kennebec Association for the Protection of Fish and Game, 

 held at Augusta, the officers elected for the ensuing year were: 

 Pres., Dr. Geo. W. Martin, Augusta; Vice-Presidents, G. 

 A- Bobertson, Augusta, S. B. Glazier, Flallowell ; Sec. and 

 Treas., B. B. Capen, Augusta; Executive Committee, G. W. 

 Martin, G. A. Bobertson, G. A. Oony, J. F. Pierce, G. B. 

 Morton, Augusta. The address of President Martin discussed 

 the history of fish culture, and contained much sensible com- 

 ment upon the value of that branch of tho fishing industry. 



Massachusetts— Mmson, Jan. 38.— The sportsmen of this 

 place have recently organised a. club, the title of which, is, 



"Monson Sportsmen's and Fancier's Club." Officers of the 

 club A.. D. NbrcrosS, President; R. Flynt, Vice-President ; 

 C. R. Keenay, Secretary ; K. Fay, Treasurer. Object of the 

 club is to promote excellence in sports aud fancier's interests. 



C. B. k. 



South Side Sportsmen's Club. — At a meeting of the 

 South Side Sportsmen's Club, held at the Hotel Brunswick, 

 this city, Monday evening last, the following ticket was 

 nominated for the current year : — Recorder John K. Hackett, 

 President ; Charles Banks, Vice-President ; William M. 

 Flioss, Treasurer ; Roland Redmond, Secretary ; John E. 

 IVvelio, Counsel. Members of tho Executive Committee — 

 John It. Hackett (ex offkio), President ; William M. Fliess, 

 Treasurer; John E. Develin, Counsel ; Joseph Allen, George 

 W. Hall, Roland Redmond and James Benkard. 



Pennsylvania — Alknton, Jan. 28. — We have started an 

 association for protecting game during the winter, and have 

 at present 106 live quail. C H. Bitting. 



Philadelphia Game Protective Society. — Henry B. 

 Malm, proprietor of a restaurant in Broad street, above Chest- 

 nut street, Philadelphia, was convicted before Magistrate Hugh 

 F. Kennedy for selling reed birds out of season. Tbe fine im- 

 posed was $80. Henry Domnitz, game and provision dealer, 

 No. 129 South Seventeenth street, was convicted cf selling 

 venison out of season before the same magistrate. The fine 

 imposed was $30. In both cases security was entered, and an 

 appeal to court taken. The arrests were made on complaint 

 of officers of the Philadelphia Game Protective Association. 



Vir.oiNtA. — It is proposed to establish a close period from 

 mid-day Saturday till. Monday morning of each week during 

 the fishiBg season in the Potomac. This is absolutely 

 necessary for the preservation of the fisheries. 



Indiana — New Albany, Jan. 39. — Last week our sports- 

 men organized a club, known as the " Floyd County Game 

 Protective Association," with the following officers : Presi- 

 dent, Sam Weir j Vice-President, W. B. Kodenhani ; Treas- 

 urer, H. A. Fawcett; Secretary, Bayard Pierce. The first 

 and chief object of the club is to restock our county with 

 quail. The cold weather and snow played sad havoc with 

 them. A good lively interest is manifested, and we; hope to 

 accomplish great good in our work. 'B. P. 



THE FOREST AND STREAM AND ROD 



AND GUN TOURNAMENT 

 For the Short-Range Championship of 



1879 

 And three team medals, which will be awarded to the teams 

 making the first, second and third best scores. Other prizes 

 will be offered also, to take place at Conlin's shooting gallery. 

 Open to teams from any organized rifle club. 



Conditions— Teams— Each team shall consist of ten men. The teams 

 participating must be composed of memberB of the various clubs 

 which ihey represent. Hi flea —Limited to ten pounds in weight ; mini- 

 mum pull of trigger, three pounds; 22-lfiO cal. Teams may furnlsb 

 their own rifles and ammunition, or use those at the gallery, as they 

 may desire. Number of Shots— Ten by each competitor. Sighting 

 Snots -Two shots will be allowed each competitor. Position— Oil- 

 baud. Targets— 200-yards targets, according to the regulations of tbe 

 N. It. A., reduced in proportion to the range at the gallery. Practice- 

 No practice allowed on the day of the match. Entrance Pee— Ten 

 dollars to be paid at the otll ce of the Fokkst and Stream and Rod And 

 Gun, no. Ill Pulton street, N. V. Tbe match to be governed by 

 tbe rules of the N. H. A. relating to teams. 



The captains of the several teams, entered before 9 o'clock on the 

 evening of Peb. W, will meet at Conlin's Gallery at that hour aud nx 

 upon the arrangements for carrying out the match, choose referees, 

 and decide in wliatorderl.be respective teams shall shoot. The assem- 

 bled captains shall decide upon the date of opening the matches, and 

 the date at whlcb the entries shall cloBe. The referees shall elect an 

 umpire, whose decision la all cases shall be Anal. 



The championship team tournament is creating no small 

 discussion, and from the number of letters already received 

 there is every indication of a large line of entries. These 

 letters come not only from the clubs in town, but from Rail- 

 way, Bergen, Newark and Elizabeth, in N. J., Boston, and 

 even from Chicago, where the team of the Thos, Post, G. A. 

 E.j are discussing the question of coming on. The South 

 Brooklyn Kifle Club will be represented by a team, and such 

 clubs as desire to take practice in the gallery may have 

 special practice by writing the gallery master. 



GERMAN RIFLE CLUB ELECTIONS. 



The most of the German-American shooting clubs and 

 associations hold their annual meetings in the months of 

 January and February of each year, and elect their officers. 

 We know of the following : 



Bohemian Scuuktzen Corps.— Captain, F. Wokal; First 

 Lieutenant, Ad. Hahn ; Second Lieutenant, A. Cheroosky ; 

 Third Lieutenant, Th. Firtsch; and Wenzl Kacerowsky, 

 President ; A. Oherooke, Vice-President ; J. Strupl, Secre- 

 tary ; Alviss Krakki, Financial Secretary ; Joseph Kordula, 

 Treasurer ; Wenzl Nepivoda, Shooliug Master. Headquar- 

 ters, 163 East Fourth street. Meetings, second and fourth 

 Monday each month. 



Gebmau Rifle Club.— Captain, F. Freeze ; Secretary, L. 

 Gaerth; Treasurer, A. Ellerich ; Shooting Master, Chas. 

 Zettler, Sen., and Orderly, Chs. Hutlich. Headquarters, 132 

 Bivington street. 



Manhattan Kifle Club.— President, H. Oehl; Vice- 

 President, D. Miller ; Secretary, F. Fabarius ; Treasurer, M. 

 B. Engel. Headquarters, Karl Klein's Hotel, 197 Bowery. 



Staten Island Shurtzkn Corps.— Captain, Ft. Bach- 

 niann ; First Lieutenant, J. Bubsam ; Second Lieutenant, Ch. 

 Muudhenk ; Treasurer, A. Zorn ; Corresponding Secretary, 

 F. Illig; Finance Secretary, O. Platz ; Shooting Master, E. 

 Zcsch; Color Bearer, Ch. Beinort: Orderly, A. Hagematm. 



Jn.i::,.:, Sohletzen Coups. — Captain, Aug. Ermisch; Treas- 

 urer. R. A. Lienan ; Secretary, F. H. Jacobi : Order] y, G. B. 

 Clausen ; Stewards, J. D. Bishoff, O. Raisch j Color-Bearers, 

 ,1 Werhan, W. Mohn, W- Gerdts, J. Dclimke ; Financial Com- 

 mittee, F. W. Schumann, J. Mangels, G. Koster. 



Baltlmop.e Son hetzen Corps. — President, W. Ralne ; 

 1 Vice-President, E, Gronan ; Treasurer, C. N. Oehiri; Shoot- 



ing Masters, Fr. Hasselhorst, Ch. Struth ; First Secretary 

 .las. Letzer; Second Secretary, E. Buschmann ; Directors, 

 A. Martini, E. Heissnor, Fr. Gardner, H. Spanhake, G. 

 Leirhbach, 



The shareholders of the Schuetzen Park, at Union Hill, N. 

 J., held their annual meeting last week at Bunch's Hotel, 

 Hoboken. The financial report was read and unanimously 

 approved. The report shows a small profit of §658.88 for the 

 last year, but among the expenditures figures an item of 

 $3,599.60 for altering castle, new gate, house, new 

 The following gentlemen we're elected directors for th- , ,,, 

 year: IPy. Offermann, Fred. Harenfrarg, H. W. Cordts, J. M 

 Brunie, M. Steljes, W. F. Schumann, J. F. W. Mangels, Capt 

 A. Ermisch, J. Horsmann, H. D.Busch, G. A. Kundahl, 3.% 

 Crusins, B. H. Tienken, L. A. Lienan, H. D Gerdts, John 

 Baschin, Herm. Baschen, Fred. Hansen, J. C. Huser, H. L. 

 Meyer, A. W. Lenike, Chs. Pirovano, F. H. Jacobi, J. Han- 

 ken, Wm. Engel and C. Meyer. In place of John and Her- 

 mann Raschen, who declined to serve, Messrs. A. Hauea- 

 Stein and Jugwersen were elected, and the Board organized as 

 follows: President, H. D. Busch; Vice-President, Capt. Aug. 

 Ermisch; Second, Vice-President, Fted. Hareoburg; Treasurer. 

 By. Offermann; Corresponding Secretary, H. D. Gerdts ; 

 Recording Secretary, B. H. Tienken j Financial Secretary, 

 John Horsmann ; Shooting Master, G. A. Kundahl. 



Standing Committees.— Festival Committee, Busch, Er- 

 mish, Harenburg, Offermann, Horsmann, Gerdts, Fienken. 

 Finance Committee — Cordts, Schumann, Hauenstein, Brunie, 

 Jacobi. Park Committee- Schumann, Mangels, Hanken 

 Engel, Crusins. Shooting Committee— Kundahl, Hansen, 

 Lienan, Pirovano, Ermisch, Lemke, Cordts. Supply Com- 

 mittee.— Harenburg, Stelljes, Horsmann, H. L. Meyer, 

 Carsten Meyer. Law Printing— Gerdts, Ermisch, Steljes. 

 Police Gate Committee— Mangels, Huser, Jugwersen, Hors- 

 mann, Hansen. Bailroad Committee — Crusins, Jugwer- 

 sen, Jacobi, Schumann. 



We are informed that in the coming spring another grand 

 shooting ground will be added to those already in existence, 

 but will out-rank them all except that at Union Hill. This 

 ground is at South Beach (Cedar Grove), Staten Island, atd 

 can accommodate hundreds and thousands of shooters. One ct n 

 shoot there at short, middle, and long ranges, at the option of 

 the participants. The proprietor of said place, Mr. A. Peteler 

 will have finished in a few weeks target-houses and shooting 

 stands. During the season he will have runm'Dg two steamers 

 from the city to his place direct, and we presume that this 

 place will be visited by almost all shooting societies of .New 

 York and vicinity during the next summer. 



THE WASHINGTON RIFLEMEN. 



Washington, D. C, Jan. 25, 1879. 

 Editor Forest and Stream: 



The Columbia Kifle Association of the District of Columbia 

 held its third annual meeting on the evening of Jan. 15th 

 inst., there being a full attendance of its members. After the 

 revision and correction of the rules and regulations which had 

 previously been referred to a special committee on that sub- 

 ject, and the election of several new members, the association 

 proceeded to the election of officers lor the year 1879, which 

 resulted in the re-election of Col. J. O. P. Burnside, as Presi- 

 dent, and Prof. Wm. Harkness for Vice-President, and the 

 election of J. M. T. Partello, Secretary, and Jus. K Bell, 

 Treasurer, Two new offices had been created in the revision 

 of the rules and regulations— Kange-Officer and Team Cup- 

 tain — and General John Coughlin was elected to the former 

 Professor Wm. Harkness to the latter. Harrison Dingman' 

 Esq., Dr. Wm. Tindall and Mr. Charles Laird were selected 

 by ballot to serve with tbe officers of the asssocialion as an 

 Executive Committee for the ensuing year. 



The secretary made a report for the past year in which the 

 association was congratulated on what hud already been ac- 

 complished in perfecting tbe organization, and also on its 

 prospects for the season oc 187!) as evinced by the acquisition 

 of so many new members and the spirit aud enthusiasm of both 

 old and new members. 



Short-range shooting is to be a distinguishing feature, of the 

 association for the ensuing year, and many of (he recently 

 elected members Of the club bear reputations for excellence 

 at the close ranges, among whom may teratnriuned AJr J M 

 T. Partello, Mr. P..T. Dodge, J. E. Gadsby, D. W. Bruce Or 

 Tindall and others. Altogether the prospects of the associa- 

 tion for the season of 1879 are very encouraging, 

 members— both active aud associate— are continually adding 

 to the lists. With the increasing interest in rifle inaltt is now 

 manifest in the District of Columbia it is confidently expected 

 by the members of the club that, with a range complete in all 

 respects, they will be enabled to close the year of 1879 with a 

 healthy, self-sustaining organization of riflemen, whose only 

 object will be to indulge in and encourage the sport as the 

 recreation of gentlemen, and for the ultimate great benefit 

 which must result to the country from having its young men 

 thoroughly skilled in rifle practice. 



The practice of our members is thorough and systematic, 

 and is always conducted with the same particularity that the 

 matches are — in fact each practice day is the same as a match. 

 No sighting shots are allowed, and the regulation number of 

 shots are tired ov^r each distance, the members firing in turn 

 and regular order, observing all the rules of a match. 



Two mid-range iron targets are to be added in a short time 

 on the Bennings Range, which, in addition to the long-range 

 and short-range targets now in use will enabla our riflemen to 

 practice at all the distances. Heretofore there has been no 

 500 and 600 yards targets on this range, and some of the 

 marksmen from this city at the late fall meeting held at 

 Creedmoor entered the mid-range matches without ever hav- 

 ing fired a shot previously over those distances. This defect 

 is to be remedied, and hereafter mid-range and short-range 

 shooting will be cultivated to a great extent. 



The Columbia Biile Association hopes to have the arrange- 

 ments completed in time to invito the riflemen of the country 

 to a meeting at Bennings Range early in May next. It is in- 

 tended that the meeting shall be one of tliree days' shooting. 



J. M. T. P. 

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EXPRESS BULLETS. 



Worcester, January 27, 1879. 

 Editor Forest and Stream i 



Bif : I notice in your last issue a communication from F. 

 J. Rabbeth on the accuracy of Express bullets as compared 

 with the long-range 550 grain bullets, which has interested me 

 very much, I have an Alexander Henry Match and Express. 



