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and recommended lie be tried, and if guilty sentenced and ex- 

 ecuted forthwith ; to which I assented with this change, that 

 he be executed and tried afterward. Thinking to prevent a 

 repetition of the previous scene, I gave the cub a smart blow 

 on the snout— the most vulnerable Bpot — but as the steel en- 

 tered his flesh he cried and moaned like unto the other ; 

 henceforth, cubs at my hands will be treated like bears of 

 larger growth. Part of the cub graced the table for the last 

 breakfast, part went down the line with the Supt., 'and a hind- 

 quarter furnished apiece da resistance for a spread to my friends 

 •when I returned to the "Hub." Coep. Lot Wabfield. 

 „, VL, Jan. 12, 1879. 



—The Duke of Medina-Celi, the premier noble and grandee 

 of Spain, while shooting over his estates near Avila the other 

 day, stumbled over his gun, received the contents of both 

 barrels in his body and was mortally wounded. The Dukes 

 of Medina-Ci sli represent the ancient race of La Cerda and the 

 royal line of Sancho the Brave. They were always asked to 

 waive their title to the crown before every new coronation. 

 One of them perished in the great Armada. 



—See Bogardus' advertisement. 



PIGEON MATCHES. 



Maine— -UatVi, -Mat/ 29.— Sagadahac County Association for the Pro- 

 tection of Oiiiie and I'.sii ; urBt prize shoot for the society's badge : 



ClUBGoud, Topsham 1 0110011110111 1—11 



3 \ Fisher. Topsham o n ii o o o 1 1 o o o 1— s 



GB Goud, Topsham o 1 1 1 1 l 1 o— 6 



A C Williams. Bowdnintiaui 00010000000010— 2 



H B Fistier, Topslmra 1000010011010 1—6 



CL York, Brunswick O 00110011111010— S 



c II tiretuleiif, Bath 0110010011110 0—7 



S W Carr, Bowdolnham 00000001000 U— 1 



J a Bouney. Tousbam OollOOOlOOOllOO— 5 



,j nwafeefleid. Bam - oooooooooooiooo— i 



S Knight, Jr, Topsham 0001100101010 1—6 



W i4 Williams, Bo.vdoinham 0110000100 00 1— 4 



,1 II Mill: ' , II IWd [ ham 1 O 1 1 1 0— 4 



S.I i Rood, TopBliam 1 loioioiollioic— u 



L B Newell, Bowdo nhara 1 01001010100010— 6 



GeoMtnott, Bowuotnliam 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1— In 



W W Brown, Bowdomtiani 1 110 01011010 0-7 



JF, Fien, Bdth n 1 1 1 II 1 110 0—0 



ii p Mason, imi.1i o ooooooooiioiii_5 



ALelghton, Bath o 1 1 u 1 1 Ii 11 l 1 11 1 1—12 



New Hampshire— Ashland, May 24.— Ashland Gun Club; regular 

 contest fur tea ball match ; Bogardus trap and rules : 



LA Ham 1111110 1 1- S 



B p Warner 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 t— 10 



J G Morrison 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1- ii 



ASC'aik 1 110 1110 1 0—7 



Following Is score of a former match, same conditions : 

 B'cstienird i i l 1 o o i l i i- s 



J 5 Morrlwa 1 10 111111 1—0 



LAHulll 1 11111111 1—10 



El' Warner 000011111—6 



51 a'SAchcsetts— SornervUle, Jfaj/31.— Mystic Glass Ball Ciub : Card's 

 revo.vmg trap, 21 yards, Bogardus rules : 



Ellsworth 1 1111111111111 1-15 



Johnson 1 1110111011111 1— in 



Mnllay 1 1 1111 11 111, 10 1-13 



Mor e oi o o i o i i i i o i l o o- s 



■midge t 1111111110 11)151-11 



BfllJS. ....f 000 1-1 00100011 0-B 



Sweepstakes match; 10 balls each: 



Ellsworth ." 1 111111110-9 



JonMoa i 111111110—9 



Ties. 

 Ellsworth 1 111 1—5 Johnson 1 111 0—4 



Sweepstakes : 



jtnllav 1111 0—4 Morse 10 0—1 



Ellsworth i 1 l l 1—5 Woadbridge 1 1 l o 0—3 



Johnson 1 101 1—4 Mills 10 1 0—2 



Mnllay and Johnson divided. L.E.J. 



Marlboro, Hay 30.— Teams of ten men each from Worcester and 

 lUrlnoro clubs,'; 30 balls each, roiary trap, 16 yards : 

 Worcester Club. 



G J Ruog S9 A Houghton 27 



WS Perry 29 E TMii.th 27 



N S Johnson 49 A P Pond 'jo 



L it Eludaon 2-t wh erne 25 



C B 11 olden 23 Stedmau Cmrk 24—272 



Marlboro Club. 



J G Howe 3i H s Paj 27 



N H Chamberlain 29 AD John-on 27' 



H W Fatter 23 F B Geason 25 



James T Mors'; 28 T JBaudry 23 



O B Brnsh 28 FA Marshall 23— 26S 



North Brook-field, 3t iy 31.— Match at 30 balls each ; sides chosen from 

 Spencer and North Brooktleld clubs, irrespective ol towns: 



I, B BliSB 24 EO S ow 23 



11 II Brewer 29 A Hobbs „, 19 



AB l'atnam 27 Dr Tyler 2 



James Holmes 19 M A Boswortb 19 



E B Cass 27 CM. Clay 18—229 



J D Stoddard .....21 



EM Bliss 1!) H Foster 18 



A O Boyd 21 (j ampbeil 10 



Q A Edmands 20 I, M French 10 



11 C Luther 23 T F Abbott 15 



J A Uall 2D WE Barton 11—194 



j Daah 10 



K8.W Soke— Cazemria. May so.— Third fortnightly shoot of Cazenovia 

 Qan CIu" , at Frogmoor, for 425 gold badge : 



Webber i 10110101000111—9 



Crutteuden .1 1110001111110 1— 11 



D.vyer 1 1 1 1 ti I 0— j 



1 1 1 1 u 1 1 I 1 1— 9 



Morse 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 — IS 



Bass I 10 10 110 11 1— S 



Mwell 1 1111101101111 1—13 



11 1 1 1 1 10100101 1—9 



MRttusr 1 1 110 01 1011910 1—10 



Cud 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1— 9 



Wells 1 1010011100111 1—11) 



Bgelestone 1 110 11110 11110 1-12 



1 1 1 1— 3 



Smith 10111010010110— S 



Ties on thirteen— 21 yards. 



Morse 1 1 1 0—3 Atwell o 1111—4 



Hammebless. 



New York Grr.-j Club— .Bergen PeinC, S. J., May 30,— Pigeon shoot- 

 ing; Unningham roles; 5 traps 5 yards apart; classified order j ties 

 decided on sweep following : 



Zellner, 30 yds....l 11111 1— T Arthur, 2Syds 1 11110 1—6 



Warren, 20 Vcfl....1 111111-7 Bales, 2.1 yards....! 11110 0—5 



S-aluson, 28 U19....1 11111 1— T Stone, 28 vds Ill 1 1—5 



Dexter, 30 vds.. ..111011 1-6 Dunkvy. 2Syds....l 0111 1—5 

 Manning, B0ydB...0 111111-6 Stilling, v:; yes,...] 101*1 0-4 



Ou shooting off the ties Zellner toolc Drst, Dexter second, and Stone 

 third money. 



Second match. 



Zellner, 30vds l l 1 1 1 1 1— 7 Warren, 26 yds. ...1 mill 1— 6 



Stone, 26 yds 1 11111 0—6 Stilling, 23 yds....') 1 1 1 1 t i— a 



;n vds 111111 0—0 Pnnlevr. '-' c vs....! 1 1 1 1 1—6 



Dexter, 30 yds 1 11"', i,. .- ■, . Oil 



Maturing, 30 yds.. 1 1 1 1 1 o 1— Arthur. 28 yds 1 1111 0—5 



Bates, 26 yds 1 1111 1—6 



Dr. Zellner took, flrat money, Donlevy second, and Arthur third. 



Third match. 



Zellner, 31 yde 1 1111—5 Manning, 30 yds 1 111—4 



Duulevy, 2S yds 1 1 1 1 1—5 Jom68,26 yds 111—3 



Warren. 26 yds 1 1 1 1—1 Wing, 80 yds 10 1-2 



Stone, 56 vds 1 1 1 1—4 Salmon, 28 yds 1 1—2 



P.-jits -.if, vds 1 1 1 1 — 1 Sailing, 23 yds 1—1 



Dexter, 30 yds 1 111—4 



Messrs. Zellner and Danlevy divided Orst money. Those Killing 

 four birds uivided second money, and Mr. James took third money. 



KrsGs County Gun Club.— Dexter Park, I. I., May so.— Match at 

 birds for gold badge; 21 yards rise, SO yards boundary ; 1-. DISS, ghot, 

 H and T traps ; one barrel of the gun allowed ; Long Island rules : 



JHDick 1 11111111 1—10 



JMMoller 1 1*111111 1-9 



C Motler 1 1 1 1 1 1 o l i_ g 



CMeyera 1 1 1 1 1 1 o 1 1 o- s 



JMoiler 1 1111*10 1 l— s 



JNMeyers 1 100111011—7 



U Miller 10111011 i_T 



PMoiler o oioiioiii— a 



CGMdiler 110 10 10 0—4 



CToirjes 1 1 1 1 « * 0-4 



Sweepstakes ; miss and go out ; 30 yards rise : 



J Herrman 1111—4 JMMoller 110 —2 



J Moller 1 1 1 1—4 Madison 1 I —2 



CMevers 1 1 1 0—3 H Miller 1 1 —2 



.i Sotraltz 1 1 1 *- 3 R eddinic 1 — l 



Altenbrant 1110—3 "N Schuilz — 



Ties on four divided. 



New Jersey— Bergen Pcint, May3().— The first of a series of matches, 

 to be sh t during the summer by the Bergen Point Gun Club, (or a 

 gold budge; the property of the member who wins it the greatest 

 numbsr of times during the season. Fifteen glasB balls, 15 yards rise, 

 Bogardus traps and rules : 



Day o 00000000 0000 0—0 



'outtiard 00000 00 00 1 0— 1 



Wilmerdmg 0001111101110 1—9 



SL Davie 1 1110111111111 1—14 



CB Davis.. 1 1011101001110 1—10 



Moore , 1 1011101111111 0—12 



Jersey Citt Hetohts Gun Ci.uk, Hay 31.— Regular weekly shoot for 

 10-batl badge ; three Bogardus traps ; Heritage 21 yards, others 13 

 yards: 



A Heritage 8 GB Eaton 5 



)■ a Ei: ." - ..' ■:■ ;'":''. ' 



J Cole P W Levering 9 



,1 VanGelder 7 



Twenty-ball badge, three Bogardus ttaps ; Heritage 21 yards, others 

 IS yards: 



A Heritage 15 G B Eaton 10 



T H Hili 15 JBBurdett 17 



JCole.... 15 PWLevermg 10 



JVan Gelder 15 P.W.L. 



Middlesex Gun Club-£ot/ii(oti Beach, x. j., May 31.— Pigeons; 

 sweepstakes ; English mles ; 6 ground traps : 



Chas Selven, Brooklyn, 30 yards 1 1 1 1 I 1 1—7 



P O Jacques, New York, 29 yards 1 11111 1—7 



G Slosson, 29 yards 1 10 111 1—6 



Aug Beck, 23 yards 1 1110 11-6 



D'lhomp'on, 29 yards - 1 11111 0—6 



Charles Woods, 26 yards 1 117 1—5 



Ed Pavne, 29 yards 110 111-5 



Dr Mott, 23 yards 1 1 1 1 1—6 



C Laird. 21 yards 1 1 1 1 0-4 



G Williams, 21 yards 1 11110 1-4 



It i/ Traitmp, 23 yi.i-ls.. ! ' " I (I 11 11—2 



C James, 23 yards. 1 Ow 



Seivtn won first in shoot olf, Slosson Becond. 



Match for club championship badge; handsome gold trophy, shot 

 for four times per year ; 18 yards, traps, Bogardus rules: 



Dwight Thompson 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 1— 15 



CSeiven 11 11 11 11 01 11 11 0—13 



ABecU 11 11 10 it n ei 11 l—ia 



PCJarques 11 10 11 01 10 11 11 0—11 



HANeiaoi 01 11 11 10 10 11 01 1—11 



Dr Mott 10 01 10 11 01 10 11 1—10 



a Slosson 11 01 10 11 01 10 01 0—9 



G Woods .10 00 10 11 01 10 11 1—9 



C Laird 11 00 10 01 10 00 10 0—6 



MrCiark 01 00 on 11 01 00 00 w 



Mr Williams 11 00 00 00 11 00 00 w 



The Mosmouth Championship.— The shooting tournarr :nt of the 

 Monmouth C.iuuty (N. J.) cbibs at Freehold, for the purposj of raising 

 funds for a soldier's monument, was very successful. Teams of Ave 

 from each township, each man ro shoot at twenty glass balls; ti 



making high* stsco t ■: 1 tng championship of the enmity, and hooi 



: gate money 10 the Battle Monument Fumi; member of 

 each te::m rnakTng till hlglieBt score to contest for toe ownership of 

 maeuifi;enr. gold bartge. The long Branch team won, making a scoi 

 of 95 out of the HO; TJpi .■■■!■ ■:.■..■. ltd, iS; Shrewsbury, 87 ; Karitan, 8G; 

 Freehold, 85 ; Ma Iborongh, T4; Atlantic, 73; Howell, !3; Mi i ■■ ^ : 

 70; Septnne, £5. The "■arksaieo.'s badge was won by II. Marks trom 

 Qoweil, the former ireilung 15 straight balls. A free-for all match, 

 in which there were tix'.y entries, wa3 next shot, the prize beim; a 

 silver cup, which was won by Mr. F. Van Dyke, of Long 

 Branch. 



Pennsylvania— Mrchanicsburg, May 29.— Glass ball match at Btose 

 House, seven miles west of Carlisle, Fa., on M*y 23th ; rlrst match, 25 

 yards rise, Bogardus trap and rales : 



Bupp 110 11110 1—7 



Kel'^r 1 11011100 0—6 



UcKeeglian 1 1 1 1 1 1 0— o 



'•Miller" 10 1 1—3 



Second match, 21 yards: 



Rnpp 1 111111101111111111 1—19 



Mclieeghau .1 1 1 1 m 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 m (1 0-10 



Snearer 011011101110111110 1— 14 



Sterralt 1 1110100100101111 11 0— 1.», 



Wo f 1 1 1 1 1 (l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0-13 



Keller 1 1 1 1 1 1111 110 011 1— It! 



TJmilOllZ 1 010 0010 000110 00 0—5 



Third match. 21 yards rise : 



Iinpp, Mechantcsburg, Pa 1 110 1111111 1— H 



Baker, Lancaster, Fa 1111111 101 0— 9 



Pennsylvania— Catawis~a, May 30.— Score of the first glass hall 

 shooting oy the Fish and Game Club of Catawissa; Cara's rotary 

 trap, 10 yards: 



BE AliMch .0 111110 10-6 



AAKillg..,. 10111110 :— 7 



L P Ureigli 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i_s 



TPOberrington o i i 1 o 1 1 1 1 3— s 



110 110 1—5 



5S , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1— S 



■i'E Harder ulooiloot-4 



G. W. E. 



Wabbisotmj, D. C„ May si.— Members of Amioostia Gnn Club; 

 Card's rotating trap: 



Wagner 1 111011111—9 



CuBa 1 1111110 11—9 



Kothw 1 ..0 oi 0000111—4 



A McSetly 1 llllllll 1—10 



Williams 1 10 1111 1—7 



K McNelly 1 000000011—3 



Ma>Hew 1 llllllll 1—10 



Siumplc 1111110 0-6 



Second match : 



Wagner....! 1 11 1 1 11 11 1 1 1 11 1 111 1 1 1 11 11 1 1 1 1 

 1111111111111111111111111111111111 0-61 



Ca=e 1 11111111111111111011111111111 



1 1 1 1 " 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—02 



J.A. T. 



—The Thimble Islands have long heen noted as popular 

 summer resorts. Pot Rock Island has maDy attractions; 

 those -who go there one summer go again. See the advertise- 

 ment of the Thimble Island House in another column. 



$nswm la (goitrespimdenis. 



Ko Koclne Taken oi inonjmoiii Camraunloatious. 



F. D., Bedford, Pa.— Wnen does the woodcock season opon in Mary- 

 land? Ans. Jnne15. 



F. W. H., Elmlra, N. V.— I have a setter pnp who is troubled with 

 her eyes. A white matter collects In them, and they appear to be in- 

 flamed. Abb. Sponge the eyes with cold spring water. 



H. M. R , Delhi, Ind.— Is there Bucb. a thing as a lemon and white 

 cocker spaniel, and where could I get one? AM. Lemon and white 

 cockets are very rare, and we know of none in this country, 



Snell, Provincetown, Mass.— F. Latassa, 35 Broadway, New York, 

 supplies the trade with first-class silkworm gut. He had some very 

 One specimens on exalbllion at the Westminster Bench Show. 



Z. D. W„ Marietta, O.— What calibre of Shelton's anxllliary rifle 

 bBrrel wonl.l you advise for tlflin. No. 12 breech loader, for general use 

 on Bqnlrrels, or, may be, larger game, perhaps target practice ; one 

 Hut is equal to an ordinary rifle carried by hunters ? Ans. .44. 



G. S. L.. Canal, Fulton, O.— Enclosed find mole with curious nose 

 and longer tail than have ever seen on mole before. Killed by wheel 

 of corn planter in rich, black bottom land, cultivated corn last year. 

 Is it Scalops canadensis ? Ans. A star-nosed mole, Condylwra cristata. 



C. R. H, Union, S. C— Canyon give me a plan for a trap that will 

 catch snakes ? A'so, what to put into the trap to make them enter ? 

 What will spiders eat, or how can I entrap them 1 Ana. We know of 

 no method of trapping either Bnakes or spiders. To collect them suc- 

 cessfully one must give considerable time to the w6ik. Use a forked 

 stick f >r the 3nakes, and your fingers for the spiders. 



W. L. B,, Sangatnck, Conn.— I have a setter bitch, 10 years old, that 

 has a tumor about the size of a small coeoamit under her body, just 

 back ot the forelegs. It covers over a space on her body nearly 4x3 in. 

 What will be my best method to remove it ? Can easily cut it off, but 

 am afraid it will not heal over. Do you think It would endanger the 

 life ot the dog to remove it? Ans. Considering the age of the bitch, 

 we should hesitate to remove it, and at ah events, would do nothing 

 without consulting a surgeon. 



F. W. H. H , San Francisco.— 1. Why are trim dogs also called 

 Siberian bloodhounds ? 2. Will they run game, giving tongne while 

 doing so, like the foxhound 5 3. Does the Scotch deerhound give 

 tongue while running game ? I mean the old Scotch houDd, greyhound 

 shape, shaggy coat. 4. At what price can one-year-old hitches of the 

 Dim variety be obtained for in New York? Ans. 1. Neither name ia 

 correct; the breed ia the Great Dane. 2. We believe they run mute. 

 3. Also run mute. 4. Do not know of any for Bale ; possibly $50. 



Salmon Rob, Jacksonport, Ark The fish whose portrait you send 



us Is the Hickory or Gizzard shad, the Chatmssu-s ellipticits of Kirtlind, 

 It is closely allied to the C. signi/er, or thread herring, so called from 

 the prolonged articulate filament of the dorsal fin. You will find a por- 

 trait of it in DeKay, Plate 41, Fig. 182. A French tnrgeon, M. Bert, 

 has Just succeeded ia producing complete and protracted unconscious- 

 ness i-y a mis tore of nearly equal parts of nitrous oxide and oxygen, 

 administered in a compressed state. No 111 effects are described as 

 attending the nse of ihe mixed gases, and they are said to be far easier 

 for the patient than either ether or chloroform. 



F. G., Flatboro, Pa.— What is a fyke or hoop net? Does the law pro- 

 tect other than such fish as mentioned in the Bectlons 1 ef erred to 7 We 

 have nothing bnt catfish, chub, suckers and eels in our creek, but what 

 lit le there 13 left we would lite to keep, if possible. Have you or do 

 you know of any one who has cloth covers for Fobest ai-d Stream 

 with geld letters for name ? Ans. A fyke or h< op net is a series of 

 continuous net funnels within a net-work parallelogram, kept in place 

 by hoops at proper intervals. They are made of any required length 

 The law does not protect catfish, suckers and eel3. We do not keep the 

 cloth covers, but can get papers bound for you at $1.00 per volume of 

 26 numbers 



C. S , Rock Island.— Ia the " G^zetteer'a " glossary mention Is made 

 of Buakeroot as a supposed antidote for rattlesnake bite. Is there any- 

 thing ceitain about it ? Ia it as good as whisky ? I got the Idea when 

 a boy, from reading Mayne Reid's novels, that snakerooc was a sure 

 care fur snake bite, but I have since grown to believe its virtues more 

 imaginary than otherwise. Ans. The testimony on this point, as in 

 hydrophobia cures, and so-called specifics of various kinds, is very 

 conflicting; yet there ia no doubt that rattle-snake weed has cured 

 many bitten men and animals. The Indians use it, and the Instinct of 

 animals directs them to it when in need. It has been said that this 

 antidote glows wherever the rattlesnakes are found, but this we cannot 

 vouch for. 



X., Montreal.— I saw to-day a colony of small rodents, mice, appar- 

 ently, of some description. They were about 114 inch in length, with 

 tails as long as their heads and bodies, and they had large ears and 

 dirk bright eyes. In color they were mouse-gray throughout, They 

 were ni it very lively and allowed me to put my stick very close to them 

 without showing any symptoms of fear. They were feedlvg, so far as 

 I could see, upon some leaves, or blades of grass. There were six of 

 them visible and, when alarmed, they disappeared beneath some large 

 flag- tones which were lying near the footway. Ads. We regret to say 

 that onr correspondent's description Is so meagre that we cannot iden- 

 tify the mice. The Muridm are a difficult group even to the Btuden 

 who has specimens in hand, and in the present case we could give noth- 

 ing but a wild guess which would very likely be wide of the mark. 



SL w. C, Danville Jc. Station.— Can the elder duck be kept in a 

 fresh-water pond, if obtained by getting the wild eggs, and hatching 

 them under a hen, and what food should be given them at first? Can 

 a seal irom the Bait water of the coast of Maine, if taken yonng, be 

 kept alive In a small fresh-water pond ? What food should be given 

 to young ruffed grouse as soon as hatched by placing the eggs under 

 a lien? Ans. The elder duck, we should think, eonld be successfully 

 domesticated— indeed, we think that it has been. It would require 

 1 .lid, such as insects, crustaceans, etc., and would perhaps eat 

 fr g spawn, young frogs, or even meat. Seals do well In a fresh-water 

 pond, bnt should be protected from the sun In summer. Young ruffed 

 gropes should be fed on worms, insects, ants' eggs, etc., with cracked 

 corn and buckwheat as they grow older. 



J. A., Valley City, II.— In the August, 1877, No. of Han.-rS Monthly, 

 Maurice Thompson had an articleon pan fishing, inwhichhe described 

 a bait for black bass as follows: "Launch your silver spoon, tufted with 

 red-blue feathers, so that your little cork bob will keep it whirling right 

 before him. If he does not lake it, change the tnft to gray-red." Now, 

 can you tell me whose m&ke it is and the size required ? In fishing 

 ii 1.1 -.ii; baas with crawfish, how do you hook him? A'so, do the 



a or claws want 10 come off or stay on? Ann. Til 

 terred to is the common trolling spoon made by Chapman, Mann, 

 MoHoi g, Jones, Buell, and a dozen other makers. The Bpoon is a kill- 

 ing halt for lake trout, pickerel, V.laek bass, and indeed for inn t any 

 kind of surface fish. Any kind of feathers may be attached to the bob, 

 or one kind substituted for another. See our advertising columns. 

 Put your crayilal on in the fashion tint will least expose you to pro 

 ceediugs by the Society lor the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. 



