*UJKJ!i»T A1NJL> STKIoJAM. 



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mournful music, while close at hand the little mountain 

 brook kept up a monotonous murmur a? it danced down on 

 it? way to the sea. There were other voices of the idglii .— 

 the snort of the grizzly, the hideous howl of the coyote 

 family, borne to us on the night air from the valley far be- 

 low, and the weird Hoofing of the great horned owl. I lay 

 there awake and listening for hours, and it was not until 

 rosy fingered Aurora was just touching the eastern heavens 

 with faint streaks of light that sleep came to me beside the 

 paling embers. lx< or, . 



NATIONAL, COLUMBARIAN SOCIETY. 



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• 4t0, E. H. Moore ; hen, H. Colell ; 2d, 11. Colell ; 30, Jno. Paar ; 

 ' .tuo. Pilar ; red cock. K. II. Moore : 2d, Jno. Paar ; 8d, U. Colell : 

 , i). B. Newell; 2d, Jno. Paar; dun cock. Jno. Paar ; 2d, E. H. 



' . a.i IP Tl -M.invu • lion (." II Mnnru - 9.1 1." VJ Monro • !trt U 



"1HE Fourth Annual Exhibition recently closed was one of 

 _L the most successful ever held by the society. The weather 

 for one or two days was wet and thus once interfered with 

 the daily flight of the two hundred carriers. The collection 

 of pouters, carriers, barbs, tumblers, owls, trumpeters, priests, 

 nuns, runts, archangels, etc. , included birds from all sections 

 of the country, while Mr. Reiche exhibited some imported 

 birds, such as Nicobars, green pigeons, etc. The birds were 

 in excellent condition and spoke volumes for their owners. 

 The premiums were awarded as follows : 



Class i.— Best collection, Herman Colell; 2d, Andrew Schell. 



Claw i.— Pouters— Best collection, .Tolin Yewdall; cook, 1S78, 0. 

 lirrni-r- hen, IM\ A. Scheld; cor!;, C. Decker ; lien, A. Scheld : 

 b ;;,,;'.; , ,', ? ,i cook, .Jno. Yeivde.li ; 2 ii , II . c. Cook ; 3d, Ph. Sc h uchnian ; 

 4th A. Seoeld; lien, Juo. Yewdall ; *d, C. Keci.er; 3d, A. Selield; «h; 

 iV^ohuoiimuu ; vcllovv uied cock, H. Oolell; 2d, II. Colell; Sd, Juo. 

 Yewdall; 4th, Becker ; lien, Jno. Yewdall ; 2d, H. Oolell; 3d, Ph. 

 Sc'hucliiriau ; 4ili. A. Beheld ; red pled cock, A. sclield ; 2d. Jno. Tew- 

 dall ; 3d, H. Ooleil ; 4th, Jno. Tewdall ; hen, A. Sclield ; 2d, H. Cotell ; 

 3d ■fuo Tew all ; 1th, II. Coiell ; lime pied cock, O. Becker ; 2d, Jno; 

 Tewdall; 3d, 0. Hacker; -it.ti, 0. Becker; lien, A. Sclield ; 2d, A. 

 Scheld ; 3d, Jno. Yewdall ; 4ih, C. Becker , white pled cock, A. Scheld; 

 2.1, Jno. Yewdall; 3d, H. Colell ; 4th. Jno Yewdall ; hen, A. Scheld ; 

 ad II Colell ; 3d, C. Becker; 4th, Jno. Yewdall ; off-color cook, Ph. 

 Scbuchman ; 2d, A. Scheld ; 3d, Jno. Yewdall j 4th, Ph. Schucbmaii; 

 hen, Jno. Yewdall ; 2d H. C. Cook ; 3d, C. Becker ; 4th, C. Becker ; 

 pigmy poolers, H. Reische ; cock, H. Eelsclie ; 2d. H, Relsehe ; hen, 

 H. Relsehe ; 2d, H. Reisehc. 



Cta»3.— Carriers— Best collection. Jno. Yewdall; cock, ists, Jno. 

 Yewdall ; hen, 1378, Juo. Yewdall ; cock, auy age, Jno. Yewdall . Inn. 

 auv age, P. C. Ulcgel ; black cock, Jno. Yewdall ; 2d, Jno. 

 3d, Jno. Yewdall ; 4th, Jno. Paar ; heu, P. C. BUgelj 2d, Jno. Yew- 

 dad ; 3J. PH. hebuohniau ; 4th, Jno. Paar ; dun. cock, P. c. Biegei ; 2d, 

 Jno 'Yewdall ; Hi, Jno. Yewdall ; 4th, Ph. Sehuoliman ; hen, Jno. Yew- 

 dall'; 2d, Jno. Yewdall; 3d, P. 0. Bleed ; 4th, Jno. Yewdall; blue 

 001 S, Jno. Paar ; 2d, Jno. Paar ; heu, Juo. Paar j 2d, Jno. Paur ; 2d. 

 white cock. Jno. Paar ; 4th, W. A. Hall ; red cock, II. E. Newell. 



Class 4.— Barbs— Beat eolleoHon, E. H. Moore ; black cock, A. Sclield; 

 M E r±. Moore ; 3d, Juo. Paar ; 4t.h, K. H. Mooro ; hen, E. II. Monro , 

 ffl! E II. Moore; 3d, Juo. Paar; 4th, XI. Colell; 2d. blue cock, II. 

 Colell ; 3d. H. Oolell ; yellow. IE Colell ; 2d, H. Colell ; 3d, ft E. New- 

 all 

 4tb, 



Moore'"; 3d," li. H.Moore ; lien, S. li. Mooru ; 2d, E, H. Moore ;3d, H 

 i'nlell • 4th, Jno. Paar ; white cock. D. E. Newell ; 2d, Juo. Paar ; 3d, 

 K H. Moore ; 4th, A. Colell ; hen, 1). K. Newell ; 2d, l>. E. Newell ; 3d, 

 Jno. Paar ; 4th, H. Colell. 



C(n N .-tB.— Short- raced Tumblers— Best collection, T. S. Gaddess; cock, 

 T 5 Giddess ; Hen, T. 8. Gaddess ; almond cock, T. S. Gaddess ; 2 1, 

 a' Sclield ; 3d, C. Spiess : hen, T. H. Gaddess ; yellow-mottled cock, 

 ■p' ^ Gaddcss ; id. 11. Golsil ; lien, T. P. Gadders ; 2d, H. Colell ; agate 

 coc t -p. ' i . Oolell : h«n, T. S. i laddeai ; 2d, H. Colell ; 



splashed cool;. T. 8. Gaddcss ; 2d, IE Colell ; hen, T. S. Gaddess ; 2d, 

 H colell ; kite cock, T. S. Gaddess ; heu, T. S. Gaddess ; 2d, red-mot- 

 tled cock/A. Scheld ; id, hen, A. Scheld. 



Class o _oivls— Best collection African owls, II. v. Crawford j white 

 000* 11. V. Crawford ; 24, H. Colell ; 3d, H. V. Crawford ; hen. 11. V. 

 Crawford ; 2d. H. V. Crawford ; bine cock, H. Colell ; 2d. hen, H. 

 i!,,i,.ll- blackcock, 11. V. Crawford; lien. H. V. Crawford;; id, H. 

 Cole,! '■ li'uc-uined cock, II V.Crawford; id, H. V. Crawford; ben. 



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i , r li 'old.: whlta cook, H. Colell ; hen, H. Colell; blue 

 cock Scott ii,os.; 2d. LI. Colell ; 3d. H, Colell ; hen. H. Colell ; id. H. 

 mi'-dl' niaci; cook, li.Coiell ; Sd. II. Co.c-li ; heu. H. Oolell; M, B. 

 Colell ' yellow cock, 11. Colell ; id. II. Colell ; bell, 11. Oulell ; 2d, red 

 cock H. Oolell; checkered, H. Colell; hen, H. Colell; silver cock, 

 scott Bro= • lieu. Soon Bros.; 3d, H. Colell ; Kioon ..c ..:, i-'.'-.oit Bros., 

 2,1 i: spies'? ; 3d, M. Stephens; hen, Scott Broi.; 2d, C. Spicse ; 3d, 

 Salisbury Co.; 4tn, M. Stephens ; cock, any variety, H. V. Crawford ; 

 hen, n. V. Crawford. 



Class 7.— Trnmpeters— Best Collection Russian, H. Cololl ; black 

 cock, IE Colell ; 2d, II. Colell ; hen, II. Colell ; mottled cock, A.. Scheld; 

 2d li Ooler ; 3d, li. Colell : 4th, l'h. Williams; hen, A. Scheld ; id. 

 H ' Colell : 3d, l J m Williams ; 4th, Ph. Williams; splashed cock, H. 

 crkeU • id, IE Oolell ; ii.l. A. Scheld ; hen, A. Sclield; 2d, H, Colell; 

 oilier 'than Hussian. cock, II. Reiche; 2d, O. Selfert ; 3,1, H. Colell : 

 4th, IE Keiche ; hen, H. Reiche; 2d, Salisbury Co.; 3d. U. Colell ; 4tu; 

 O. Selfert. 



Oloas 8.— Fantalls— JJest collection, Ph. WUllam; 

 ,'i Hall ; 2 1, 8. M. Haiti ■ 8d, II. Heir-"-- 

 Hall i 3d, H. colell ; itli, SftllsDnry co.; cock, otner i 

 liamB • 2d, Ph. Williams : 3d, E. H. Mooro ; 4th. I'D. .,i,u»m» , ucii, 

 Ph. w'lillums ; id, Ph. Williams ; 3d, E. H. Moore ; -III), 15. H. Moore. 



Class '■>.— Turbita— Best winged cock, Geo. Meli; id, E. H. Moore; 3d, 



B H Moore ; hen, 11. Miller; id, E. H. Moore ; 2d, Geo. Meis ; ad, Geo. 



,,l,,l, tuck- Geo. '.i cis; id. Sttlisuury Co.: 3d, Stephens; hen, S. H. 



Mooro • id, Win. A. llall ; latled cock, Loewemtem ; id, Loewenstein ; 



3d, H. OoleU ; lieu, Loewenstein ; id, Loewenstein ; ild, II, Colell. 



C(<«« 10.— Swallows— Best collection, E. H. Moore ; cock, E. H. 

 Moore • id, A. Seiielo j 30, E. II. Moore ; 4th, E. H. Moore ; hen, if. H. 

 Moore '; id, A. scheld ; 3d, IS. H. Moore ; 4!h, E. H. Moore. 



Ctesa 11 — Jacotilus— Best cock, A. Scheld; 2d, A. Scheld ; 3d, Ste- 

 phens J heu, A. Scheld ; id, A. Scheld ; 3d, A. C Kelly. 



Ci,m 1" -Priests— Ucr-tcock, c. Spiess ; 2d, E. H. Moore ; 3d, E. H. 

 Moore ; hen, C. Spicsa ; id, E. H. Moore ; 3d, fi. H. Moore. 



Ctos'lS.— .Magpies— Best Cock. G. A. Mucnohlnger ; id, E. H. Moore; 

 31, E. U. Moor,.; D n, E. H. Moore ; id, K. H. Moure ; 3d, A. Sclield. 



Claim U — Nuns— Bcsi cock. B. H. Moore ; 2d, A. Scheld ; nen, E. H. 

 Moore ; id, a. Scheld ; 3d, A. sclield. 



claKs \6 — Aurwcrps— Best collection, L. Waefelaer ; cock. L. Wae- 

 felaer- ii. L. Waeleiaor; 3d, h. Waefelaer ; hen, L. Waelelaer; id, 

 E. Waefelaer ; 3d, L. Wacftluer. 



Clans id.— Bald Heada— Best cock, T. S, Gaddess ; 2d, A. Sclield ; 3d 

 W. A. Hall ; lien, T. S. Gaddeas , id, A. Scheld ; 3d, W. A. Hall. 



Qi u , is it.— Beards— Best cock, A. scheld; 2d, A. Soheld ; den, A, 

 Scheld , id, A. Sclield. 



Claas 18 — Rnnta— Beat cock, B. S. Woodward ; id, H. Reiche; 3d, B. 

 R. Woodward ; hen, B. S. Woodward ; id, U. Kelcho ; ad, B. S. Wood- 

 ward. 



Class 19.— Berlins— Best coct, D. Loewenstein , id, H. Colell ; 3d, D. 

 Lueiveusieln ; lien, li- l.ohmann ; 2d, 1). Loeweustelu ; ild, D. Loew- 

 enBteiu, 



Claw 20 — Starlings-Best cock, G. A. Muenclilnger ; id, A. scheld ; 

 , selield j id, A. Scheld. 



Clam 2S.— Moor Caps— Beat cock, A. Scheld ; 2d, A. Sclield : hen, A. 

 Sclield ; 2d, A. Sclield. 



lam 24.— icea— Best cock, A. Sclield ; 2d. A. Sclield ; hen, A. Scheld; 

 id, A. Scheid, 



claM ; "a —frill backs— Beat cock, H. Reiche ; 2d, H. Reiche; hen, 

 H. Reiche ; id. H. RelClie. 



C'to*' is.— Archangela— Beat cock, E. U. Moore ; 2d, 0. Spiess ; hen, 

 E. H. Moore ; 2d, C. Spiess. 



Cia«.»27.— Brea.tcrs— Beat cock, A. Selield; 2d, H. Relohe ; lien, A. 



».' Befit -white SoftWlWOofl hen, H. Relclie; brown shield 



or ok 11 to iciie : heu, H.Reiclie; black hreback cock, H. Reiche; lien, 

 n ",,-, M . i , n owl cook, Scou Bros,; hen, Scott Bro».; 2d, 



Si-'ot.' line..': rcil i.umidei cock, 1'. s. Cad.ie.-s , hen, T. s. Gaddeae ; 2d, 

 11 (Oolell ■ iBBbella swallow cock, 11. Colell; lien, I), l.oeweiihielu ; 

 h m loiv er'eixL. R. Lehmauu ; lien, H. Lchmauu ; rntfed neck moor 

 A, selit-ld ; !i 



I. M.kai 



cock, Wm. 

 2d. Wm. A. 

 !, Pn, WU- 

 ; hen, 



cock and hen, A, Scheld; 2d, brown cock. A. Sclield; duo African owl hen. 

 ■ "ii, ;M. H. Colell , silver Russian 'i rumpter oook, H. Oolell ; id. 

 hen. n. Colell; best silk lauiatl cock. IE Colell; id, 11. Cniell ; 

 hen, R. Colell. 



We have left a number of catalogues, which will be mailed 

 free on application to the Secretary, H. V. Crawford, 120 

 Iludson street. 



Jfnswets fa ^a^rtsponimis. 



!Mo Notloe Taken at Anoti/u 



Cauimnnloni.i<iB9. 



, A. Beheld; 2d, 



rocs, a. 



, : ,'a". Scliald; redapot fairy cock, A. Soheld ; lieu, A. 

 Soheld ; 2rt, black, «o»lc, A. ttchflld ; *d, hen, A. Iiioheid ; yeUow U« 



Where to go poh GIaiib. — Correspondents who send us 

 specific questions as to where to find beat localities for game 

 and fish are referred to our game columns. All the news that 

 comes to us is there given. By keeping themselves informed 

 from this source our friends will save themselves and us 

 much trouble. Read the paper. 



X. Y. Z„ Jamaica, L E— The chances are that your puppies will 

 come all right, altnough running with the other dog may affect the 

 color of the puppies. 



jAOKann-E No. 2, Victor, Iowa.— We cannot Identify your daok. 

 The description is too meagre. The specimen should have been 

 saved, Thanks for photograph, 



W. B,, Kosedale, Kan.— The ordinary ground trap Is not patented. 

 No aprlng Is used In Us construction. For Information regarding his 

 traps, write to Capt. Bogardtis, at E khart, 111. 



J. 0. M., Clevelaad, O.— Change your dog's diet, and giveliima 

 tabiespoonful of cod-liver oil twice a day for a while. Feed him away 

 from hia kennel, and where lie cannot get any straw with his food. 



B. H. S., Barnstable.— Tha ruOed grouse la known on Long Island as 

 the wood-pile quawker, and the woodcock as the timber -doodle. See 

 " Sportsman's Gazetteer " for local Bynonyms. 



M. M., Chlllicothe, Ohio.— We are as much at a loas to understand 

 the cause of your dog's peculiar trouble as you are, and without seeing 

 him can only attribute It to the unusual amount of exercise. 



J. S. L.-Am very fond of walking, but in bo doing, to any extent, 

 get a pain in my side. Please give me a remedy 1 Ans. Your physi- 

 cian could probably advise you better than we can. 



iNorjiBKB.— Dr. J. C. Merrill's " Notes on the Ornithology of South- 

 ern Texas " is not on sale, but can psrhapB be procured of the author, 

 5 Aahburton Place, Boston, Mass., or of the Smlthaonian Institution, 

 Waahlngtou, D. C. 



W~. o. W.i New Haven.— Think two separate canoes preferable to a 

 double canoe. Eor latter write to Geo. Eoahr, foot 135th street 

 Harlem, N. Y., who will get you up a Skadoio model for two, If desired. 



T. J. M., Red Bank.— No special work on running steam launches, 

 published. Van Nostrand, 2T Murray street, N. Y., has an assortment 

 of practical booKB for engineers from whtch you can select. Practice, 

 however, will make perfect. 



R, W. C, Vineyard Haven, Mnas.— In playing crlbbage I held In my 

 hand two trays, a four and a five ; another tray turned on the deck. 

 Will you please state how It should be counted 5 Ans. 15-2 ; 15-4; 15-6; 

 3-1-5 three times, and 6 for the three ttays ; total 21. 



Oanob, W r eat Troy.— Eighteen to twenty feet Is long enough lor 

 double canoe. New York Canoe Club has no aanoe house, but contem- 

 plates building one soon. S7«?(?ow canoe, complete, will coat about 

 $120. Send to Geo. Roahr, foot I35th street, Harlem. 



F. B. G-, Stamford.— Will you kindly Inform me through the columns 

 of your paper which is the beat agricultural paper to subscribe to ? 

 Ana. Would recommend the American Agriculturist, Orange Jadd Co., 

 publishers, 246 Broadway, New York. 



B. B., Phila.— What Is the cause of my 8-bOre breech-loader becom- 

 ing coated with lead about one Inch from the chamber (chilled Bhot 

 used) 7 Ans. Probably your shells are a little too short for the 



.chamber. 



Codntry, Brooklyn, N. Y.— There is great diversity of opinion 

 among poultry fanciers regarding the merits of particular strains. 

 Plymouth Rookn, Cochlna, Brahmas aud Leghorns are ail good layers. 

 Any one of them will furnish you with all the eggs you want. 



F. C. B., PlttaQeld, Maas.— For recipe of meerschaum pipe coloring 

 compound write to J. Ealdeubnrg, Fulton street, N. Y. It la proba- 

 bly a trade Bccret however. The scenting of tobacco is done with the 

 tobacco eeaences, which may be procured of tobacco dealers. 



A. E N.i Salem, Mass.— The pedomotor is a kind of roller skate In 

 which the; front, wheels are smaller In diameter than those behind. 

 This gives a slope and propels the foot forward. The skate might be 

 made strong euough for common road use. The Reiche BroB. havo no 

 wood ducks Bor Mandarin ducks on hand at present. 



W. H. H., Ellenville, N. Y.— We cannot and the published direction 

 formaklng Seth Green's barblesa hooks from common nee i: Heat 

 the needles to a straw-colored heat (a blow pipe will be necesaary), and 

 let them cool slowly. Then bend into proper shape, heat again, and 

 pluDge Into water. 



Jim, Indianapolis.— 1. I have a Dougall, No. 12 gun; length of barrel, 

 2Sin. ; total weight, fiirlbs. I have been using No. 4 Hazard and No. 2 

 Dupont powder; a charge of 3%, aud at times 4 drachma; It does 

 aeem to kill cleanly. 2. Do the Parker Bros, make a No. 6 or 8 single- 

 barrel gun ? Ans. 1. The fault is undoubtedly with the gun. 2. No. 



C. H. B., Allentown, Pa.— Is thore any book publiihed which the 

 names of all registered dogs are In 1 Please Btate by whom it is pub- 

 lished, and lor what price ? Ans. A Btud book is now being published 

 by the National American Kennel Club. It will probably be an 

 nounced when ready. 



SuBSOKibbr, New York.— Dog cue year old; large size; seems ill; 

 somewhat stiff ; shakes head and ears violently at times, and when 

 head la pressed will whine. Ans. Dog has canker of the ear. Drop 

 Into his ear every night and morning a little of the following mixture. 

 Goneard's extract and wine of opium, of each % oz. ; sulph. of zinc 

 >£ drachm; distilled water, Sozs.; mix. 



Oknituolooy, Belolt, Wis.— Can you inform mc whether there are 

 any works published relating to South American birds, or any classifl 

 cation ? W here can " The Birds of the Colorado Valley " be obtained? 

 Ans. No systematic works on the birds of South America easily ob- 

 tainable, we think. •• Birds of the Colorado Valley "may peihaps be 

 had by applying to the Secretary of the Interior or The author, but it. Is 

 doubtful whether thore are any copies left. 



S. B. F., Cedar Rapids, Iowa.— In shooting from rotary ball trap, the 

 shooter calls pull ; but the trap having about slopped, the puller did 

 not answer to the call. Tho shooter said don't pull ; puller did pull, 

 and shooter shot at ball and broke it, the trap standing still. Should 

 the ball be uoored or is It lost? Ans. From your version wo should 

 say the case was somewnar mixed, and, not being present to see how 

 the Bhoot waa conducted, would decide that the shooter must have an- 

 other bad. 



D. D. D., Yincentown.— 1. If in shooting a match at glass balls, and 

 a ball is cracked by all appearance with shot, Is It called a broken 

 ball? 2. If your gun hangs fire Is it oaded a shot'/ s. It your gun 

 snaps Is It caded a shot 7 4. If your gun goes oil while putting to tho 

 shoulder Is It counted a Bhot? 6. Can I purchase of yon Bogardua' 

 rules for glass ball shooting 7 Ans. 1 . If referee bo decides. 2. Yes; 

 generally. 3. You get another ball. i. YeB. 5. Yes. 



Sdbscruiek, Qulncy, Mass.— My setter bitch has a thick, whitish 

 discharge from corners of her eyea, which I do not like to see. Her 

 appetite is good, but not ravenous ; is In rather fair flesh, and eoat 

 glossy. How can I get rid of the discharge from the eyea? 2. Is 

 there any way to determine approach ot season, except swelling of 

 parts ? Her diet is principally milk, with scraps from table and some 

 cooked meat? Ans. 1. The discharge is probably the result of a cold, 

 and will most likely disappear. Hi the meantime bathing it with tepid 

 water or weak tea may help. 2. Only by au Increased desire to play. 



P. H., Bloomaburg, N. J.— 1. Please give me a good recipe for tanning 

 dog hides? 2. Date of the oldest American silver dollar? Gold 

 ditto? Ana. 1. Nail the skin on a board or on the barn door, fur side 

 down. Carefully remove all the fat and oily matter, nsing for the pur- 

 pose a dull knife. When the aktn Is dried soak It in water until soft. 

 Then soak it half an hour In a preparation of three quarts of soft 

 water, one-half pint Bait and one ounce oU of vitriol. Squeeze Bkln 

 dry and hang up In tho shade. 2, Dollar'mint was established by Act 

 of CongresB, April 2, 1T93. First silver dollar coined m 1734 ; flrst gold 

 dollar, 1S49. 



D. H. L., New York.— 1. Would a cross between an Irish water 

 spaniel dog and a cocker bitch make good clogs tor field work, aud 

 would the pups combine the characteristics of both sire and dam? 2. 

 Can yon Inform me whether there is any tax on dogs in Morristown, 

 N. J,, and If so, what it is ? Ans. 1, Very mauy cockers are so bred. 

 The principal objection we should have to the cross would be 1n the 

 fact that the Irish water Bpantel Ins not been noted for nose, and that 

 they are also Impetuous in disposition. The cross, however, would 

 make excellent retrievers for either land or water. 2. There is a 

 county tax on dogs in most of ihc towns of N. J., and one, we pre- 

 sume, in Morris. It would probably be fifty cents per head. 



StrasCBiBER, Maine,— I have a collie one year old, which last week 

 vomited a live, white, wiry worm,3nearly three Inches jong. He has 

 rheumatism I tUink; It ia In hla forelegs; is lively; appetite and 

 bowels all right ; what would you do for him ? 2. About what age wilt 

 a collie come in heat first time? 3. Have some brass shells which 

 were loaded some time ago with black powder ; will they shoot as well 

 as fresh-loaded ones ? Ans. 1. Give him two gratns of samonlne each 

 day for three daya, following the last with a dose of castor oil. 3. They 

 vary ; from eight to twelve montha. 3. If they have been kept In a 

 dry place, and havo not been loaded too long, they probably will. 



R0TA.L, Belvldere, HI .— l. Can 1 procure the parts of a breeoh- 

 loadlng double shot-gun? Can I get them all finished ready for stock- 

 ing, or are they in the rough, and would have to be finished by ma- 

 chinery? If so, where can I buy them 7 2. Please give receipt for 

 hard finish on gun Btocks ? 3. Please give receipt for mending rnbber 

 boots? 4. Where can I liny the Roper shot-gun, four-shooter? S. Is the 

 Roper gnu manufactured now? Ans. 1. You can obtain the parts, but 

 they would have to be finished and fitted. 2. Most stocks are polished, 

 and finished in, or varnished. 3. The receipt is too long to print. 

 You can find it in page cKs of Hallock's "Sportsman's Gazetteer." 4. 

 H. C. Squires, No. l Cortlandt street, thia city ; price $15. r>. No, 



0. B. L., Augusta, Ga.— 1. Is there any rifle or shot-gnn made with 

 an automatic shell extractor, as In the old Starr rlile and Smith & 

 Wesson pistols ? 2. Is there any dog known as the Siberian grey- 

 hound (I don't mean the Russian bloodhound nor the U.ra dog) ? If 

 there la suoh a breed whero can they be bought? Also state where 

 the others can be had ? 3. Please give me the address of paper canoe 

 builders? Ans. 1. Yes, such extractors are now attaohed to ah rifles 

 and guns of the breech-loading model, a, Wo know of no such dog as 

 a breed, although we have seeu a dog called a Rasaian greyhound. Do 

 not know where either can be bought. 3. Waters &, Hon, Troy, N. Y. 



John E. Miller, Hagerstown, Md.— 1. What are the names of the 

 wild ducks that frequent the Antletani, Conoctieagne, and other 

 streams in this latitude ? 2. How can a gaudar be distinguished from 

 a goo»e In the common variety of geese ? I mean is there anything in 

 the appearance by which they may be told ? 3, W r hat breed of dog do 

 you consider best for rabbits, and whero to be had? Ana. l. In the 

 localities named you would be likely to and the mallard (Anas boschas), 

 black duck (A. obscura), widgeon (Mareca aimricana), green-winged 

 teal (Qncrr/ueilnla carolincnsis), broadbill (Puligula ■marila), lesser 

 scaup (F. affiiris), canvas-back (/•'. mltii.nnia), redhead (F. ferina var. 

 americana), two Bpecies of the genus r,ucq>hala, the "coots" (Qidimvia 

 avuiricuna, (7V. fxtsca and (E. perspicilluta), and, perhaps, a few others. 

 Consult the letters of R. F. B., our Washington corres pendent, in back 

 nuinours of the paper. 2. The sexes are essentially alike In the 

 Canada goose. 3. The best dog tor rabbits Is the beagle. 



X. v., Dauphin, Pa.— 1. Mention best place, line and route for trout 

 and also sea fishing, In New Brunswick? 2. Is Uahlng reserve l iu 

 Restigouche River? How far up la it navigable for a canoe? 3, 

 Mention best guide book or other means of obtaining full information ? 

 Ana. Take Intercolonial Railroad from Quebec on the north, 

 McAdam Junction with European and North American Railroad, via 

 Bangor on the south. This road runs by all the trout atresias of tho 

 north ahore or the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Including the Mlrimlclll, 

 Tabuslutioc, Charlo and Reatlgouche, as well as all the interior and 

 River St. Lawrence tributaries between Metis and Qaebeu, From lurh 

 of JuuetolSth of August ia the best time for trout, including the 

 run of sea trout In all the estuarleB. The Restigouche River Is leased 

 with the exception of six miles of water on the lower river Just 

 above tide water.where the *l per diem rod privilege can bfr Obtained), 

 it is navigable for 127 miles In ordinary stage of water. The beat 

 guide book is " Hallock's Fishing Tourist," Harper & Bros., or for sale 

 atthiaolllce; price $2. 



S. J. K., Boston.— Thames course, Putney to Mortlake, forms an S. 

 Start ia made from Aqueduct off the "Bella," and finish, off "the ship" 

 at Mortlake— just 4.V miles. First bend In the course at the "Crab- 

 tree ;" next, after passing through Hammersmith Bridge ; another bad 

 bend at the "lower reach;" from there straight to lliilsh. At the 

 bend the tide runs strong, and there lire many eddies and counter cur- 

 rents. In the Reach It is often quite lumpy. Opposite Pntuey on the 

 north bauk ol river, lies Fulluun, connected with the south or Surrey 

 side by a bridge, on the north bank, going up, Craven Cottage, v 

 mlle.np. About 1 1-16 mile above is the suspension bridge leading across 

 to Hammersmith. This lainst before the flrst bend. Alter rounding 

 the curve, two Islands are met with on the Middlesex or north ba Ilk 

 just below CbiHwiok, the latter town being about 7-8 mile above Ham- 

 meramllh. Jum. before reaching finish, and at the beginning of tho 

 east bend below Mortlake, the course passes under the railroad oddec 

 crossing over from Barnes on the southside. Widest pan of .lie river 

 off Craven Cottage, where there Is about l-s mile of water , nai rowest 

 part above the railroad bridge, where the river Is tittle over 1-1H mde 

 wide, and from there It spreads oat a little till the lluish is reached at, 

 'the ship." 



