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and indescribable celebrities had stolen away under cover of 

 the darkness of the night to their respective abodes,— only the 

 Educated Pig, the Wax Figures and the Monkeys were left ; 

 and the Armless and Legless Man had been put to bed in one 

 of the upper rooms. When the fire broke out the Armless 

 and Legless Mm broke out too. He wriggled and rolled and 

 squirmed out of bed, seized his money iu his mouth and 

 wriggled and rolled and squirmed to the door, where he found 

 only smoke and (lames. Then he wriggled and rolled and 

 squirmed, in a kind of mad go-as-you-please style (" Fear 

 added wings.") back to the window and dumped himself out. 

 Fortune, in shape of a spike, interposed to break his tumble, 

 caught the Armless and Lsgless Man by his shirt and held 

 him suspended in mid-air, head downwards, until the Bremen 

 could rescue him. What a theme for the horrors school of 

 sensationalists this would make ! — the struggle of that human 

 wreck amid the flames of the burning Museum, with all the ar- 

 tistic accessories, or, in technical showmen's parlance, side 

 shows, of the grinning ghouls in the cellar, the affrighted 

 monkeys, and the ghastly wax figures. The Armless and Leg- 

 less Man had a close call. 



The Harmless Rain of Lead. —Some curious calculations 

 have been made from recent war statistics, showing how far 

 the most perfect weapons of modern warfare fall short of ef- 

 fecting their work. Thus it has been shown from the Franco- 

 Pruasian war records that at Spicheren the German riflemen 

 hit only one Frenchman for every 379 shots, while at Woerth 

 146 of 147 bullets went wide of their mark. In the late Rus- 

 sian campaigns the statistics show sixty-six rounds fired for 

 one man demolished. At Gingbilova, in South Africa, the 

 other day, 5,000 Englishmen, who were equipped with Mar- 

 tini-Henrys, guns, rockets and Gatlings, for an hour and a 

 half hurled a continuous volley into the Zulus at from 30 to 

 600 yards range and killed only 1,000 of tbem, or one Zulu to 

 seven and one-half hours' steady work by one Englishman with 

 his rifle. There is some encouragement for men who occa- 

 sionally make unaccountahles. 



N. Y. State Sportsmen's Convention.— The delay at- 

 tending ( he positive appointing of the lime for the annual 

 meeting of the New York State Association for the Protection 

 of Fish and Game at Rochester having been at last overcome 

 by the positive assurance that wild pigeons can now be ob- 

 tained in abundance, we are informed that the Convention 

 will be held the last week of ths present month. We under- 

 stand that the preparations have been ample, and the lists of 

 prizes exceed in number and value those of any previous 

 meeting. 



That the ooming convention will be an interesting one, 

 there can be no doubt, and the strife for the 1880 appointment, 

 judging from reports, will be a stormy one. 



Balloon Ascensions at Coney Island.— To the multl- 

 tudinouB attractions of Manhattan Beach this summer will be 

 added the two huge balloons of Prof. Samuel A King. Prof. 

 King proposes to attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean some 

 time in 1880 or 1881, and preparatory to that undertaking 

 will make au extended series of aerial observations of ocean 

 wind currents, etc., at the Island this season. The balloons 

 will be moored near the Manhattan Beach Hotel and ascen- 

 sions made daily and nightly. The bands will play a medley 

 of " A Life on the Ocean Wave " and " Up in a Balloon, 

 Boys," and the average amphibious human biped who lives 

 on Coney sea and laud may now add flying to his other 

 accomplishments. Well, it will be life indeed to travel by 

 steam, by legs, by flippers and by wings, all in one short 

 afternoon. And then for the clams ! 



Amkbioan Association foe the Advancement of Sci- 

 ence. — The twenty-eighth annual meeting cf the American 

 Association for the Advancement of Science will be held at 

 Saratoga, N. Y., beginning Angust 37. The Permanent Sub- 

 section of Chemistry will be under the chairmanship of Prof. 

 Ira liemsen, of Baltimore; thatof Microscopy will be presided 

 over by Prof. E.W. Morley, of Hudson, O. Duriug the week 

 there will be meetings of the American Anthropological Asso- 

 ciation and the Entomological Club of the Association. The 

 headquarters of the local committee will bo at the United 

 States Hotel. The corresponding secretaries are Lt. Com- 

 mander A. R. McNair and Prof. L. S. Packard, P. O. Box 

 1,071, Saratoga, N. Y. 



A Monument foe Mad Anthony.— The sixteenth of next 

 July will be the anniversary of the Btorming of Stony Point 

 by the little orapany of Revolutionary volunteers under the 

 command of Anthony Wayne. The capture of the fortress 

 that July night was a memorable achievement of bravery and 

 of signal importance to the cause of the Colonies. Wayne's 

 name is indissolubly linked with the bold bluffs of Stony 

 Point. The Wayne Monument Association will celebrate the 

 coming anniversary in an appropriate manner at the Govern- 

 ment Grounds, Stony Point, with sham battles, military dis- 

 plays, addresses, etc. Wayne deserves a monument ; he was 

 a brave man and a good soldier. 



The Heeo of the " Nautilus."— Many a doughty Cru- 

 sader returned from the wars against the Infidels only to die 

 from a stab in the back in a village brawl. The noble Don 

 Quixote de la Manena himself performed feats incredible, yet 

 was worsted by antagonists most ignoble, And now here t is 



William Albert Andrews, who crossed the raging main from 

 America to Europe in the tiny twenty -foot boat Nautilus, 

 brought up before a L ^ndon magistrate, charged with having 

 stabbed another man with a pen-knife, and sentenced to four 

 months' hard labor. Was it for this that the winds and the 

 waves and the whales spared William Albert Andrews ? 



The Long Island Railroad. — Visitors to the South Side 

 of Long Island will be pleased to know that the express 

 trains running over the central route are provided with new 

 cars. The "smoker" is a model of elegance and comfort; 

 cane seats — suggestive of coolness, and wash-hand stands — 

 suggestive of cleanliness, adorn it. The drawing room cars 

 have been renovated and re-decorated, and are now as luxuri- 

 ous as the most fastidious could desire. 



GAME PROTECTION. 



The Migratory Quail.— The migratory quail from Mes- 

 sina arrived at this port per steamship Zeal last Sunday, 

 and have been shipped to their respective destinations. The 

 importation was highly successful : of the 3,000 odd birds only 

 about 100 were loBt on the voyage. The feathered immigrants 

 go to Canada, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Con- 

 necticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Mary- 

 land. We shall be pleased to publish next week from the 

 various clubs to which they are assigned reports of their arri- 

 val and condition. Gunners are cautioned to respect the 

 rights of the strangers and to grant them the fullest immunity, 

 that they may increase and multiply in the land before learn- 

 ing the fatal character of American shot-guns. 



Maine — Bath, May 30. — The Sagadahoc County Associa- 

 tion for the protection of game and fish is constantly in- 

 creasing in numbers and interest, and it is fondly hoped 

 that it will not only afford us some sport, but be a power 

 for good in this region. G. E. N. 



Massachusetts.— At a meeting of the Middlesex Sports- 

 man's Club, June 3, the following officers were elected for the 

 ensuing year : Ira Taylor, President ; J. S. Sawyer and J. G. 

 Harris, Vice-Presidents ; W. 8. Arnaud, Treasurer ; E. 8. 

 Tobey, Jr., Secretary ; A. W. Gore and W. H. Harrison, 

 Executive Committee. We propose to occupy grounds near 

 the Union Market Hotel, Watertown, belonging to the Fitch- 

 burg Kailroad, for the purpose of glass ball practice. O. K. 



New Hampshire — Nashua, May 30. — At the annual meet- 

 ing of the Fish and Game Club the following named gentle- 

 men were elected .- President, Dr. E. Spalding; Vice-Presi- 

 dent, Virgil C. Gillman ; Executive Committee, Gruey, Shot- 

 tuck and King; Attorney, E. E.Parker; Clerk and Treasurer, 

 Geo. H. Wilkins. Webb. 



New York — Editor Forest and Stream : A desire long 

 felt by sportsmen in this vicinity for some active association, 

 having for its object the propagation and protection of game 

 and fish and the enforcement of the game laws, is at last real- 

 ized. At meetings held May 3 and 9, the Au Sable Game 

 and Fish Protective Society was organized, and the following 

 officers chosen for the ensuing year : Hon. George Chahoon, 

 President ; John B. Chase, Vice-President ; W. J. Gillespie, 

 Secretary; Geo. L. Gray, Treasurer; K. L Trumbull, Esq , 

 Counsel ; E. A. Richardson, W. F. Jones, M. P. Flanders. C. 

 T. Richardson and T. A. Quirk, Executive Committee. The 

 society propose to vigorously prosecute all infractions of the 

 game laws, and to appropriate all moneys recovered to the 

 stocking of ponds and streams in this vicinity. I hope soon 

 to be able to report this society in thorough working order. 

 W. J. Gillespie, Sec'y. 



Au Sable Forks, N. T., May 35, 1879. 



¥ ma*. 



—Col. Wingate is contemplating issuing a recommendation 

 that the State arm model be changed to a .45 cal. weapon, 

 with a chamber fitted for the U. S. Ammunition. 



—J. M. T. Partello, of Washington, has sent a letter to 

 Major Fulton intimating his readiness to shoot a match with 

 the ex-champion, and the ex-champion is doing a deal of 

 thinking over it and has been looking over back files of the 

 Forest and Stream to find out Partellos weak range, but 

 finds only strings upon strings of bull's eyes at every 

 range. 



—The N. E. A. has some very stringent rules intended to 

 secure safety on the range at Creedmoor, but from the man- 

 shooting record of last week it would appear that the rules 

 are very loosely regarded. The always dangerous " empty 

 rifle" has begun to go off, and one 22d Regt. man lies at rest 

 with two bullet holes in him. 



Massachusetts— Mammoth Rifle Gallery, Boston, June 7.— 

 The regular monthly prize shoot for June has begun Mr 

 George Lamb leading with a good 38. The standing of the 

 several competitors to date is as follows, only the best scores 

 being given ; 150 feet, rounds 8, possible 40 : 



Geo Lamb 6 4 S 5 5 6 4 5—35 M O Johnson... 5 6 6 4 4 4 4 5—86 



FHollls 5 5 44545 5-3* Geo Bates 5 5 55 4444-36 



O J Seatrary....6 5 4 4 5 5 4 5-37 L A VViitlon....4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5-35 



Geo WBarry...5 4 4 4 4 5!, 5-36 T drarr 5 444445 6— °s 



g Wintrier 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5-3S E LCrowell. ..5 5 -54434 5-35 



Henry Lowell. ..5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5—36 U A Jones 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 5-35 



G Mciimzie. . . .5344445 5-36 



The meet of the Massachusetts Rifle Association on the 7th 

 inst. was well attended, but a cold day compelled a hurry to 

 leave the ground. The frequent changes of light and shade 

 were very annoying to the marksmen. Several of the mem- 

 bers of the association are practicing with the ordinary gov- 

 ernment or Springfield rifle in order to perfect themselves in 

 the use of that firearm. Messrs. J. B. Parker, L. L. Hub- 

 bard, J. B. Osborn and H. Tyler took the Springfield, and 



considering the weather, it will be seen by their scores that 

 they are acquiring considerable proficiency in this line 



I he following ire the best scores made : 



MH^m™ 1 * * 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 3 4-63 



VS?u','? D * 4 4444454446443 4—sf 



ABahwaga 6 4 t 4 4 4 4 4 4 \ \ \ \ I ilf, 



"M 4 4 M J 4 4 5 6 S 4 m 



WJSeabury * 5 4 4 4 3 3 5 3 4 3 5 5 4 4-60 



5?Sf&U 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 4 3 3 4-59 



E vtliitlier.. , 33434543444444 k-Jh 



'' B T » M ~ | 5**4345344434 i-h 



H.1J "•• 3 4443444S4434S 4-t5 



F Wallers 4 S»4433i4 334343 3-M 



Medford.— The spring meiting of the Medford Amateur 



Rifle Association will be held Wednesday and Thursday June 



II and 12, at Bellevue Range, Medford. There are two com- 

 petitions on the programme for the two days" sport, a short 

 range match at 200, and a subscription team match at 400 

 yards. The former to be known as the "Maynard Rifle" 

 match, the first prize being a Maynard short-range rifle Is 

 open to all comers ; rounds, seven; rifle, any within the rules- 

 re-entrees permitted. The winners of prizes are to be de' 

 cided by the aggregate of the three best scores, counted as one 

 continuous score. The prizes, of which there are seventeen 

 are valued at $166.50. The "subscription team" match is 

 open to teams of five from any organized rifle association 

 Each association may send one or more teams, but no individu 

 al shall shoot on more than one. The rounds are ten "car 

 tons " to count six. First prize, one-half total of the entrance 

 fees; second, one-fourth. 



Connecticut— ColUnsville, June 4.— Regular practice meet- 

 ing of the Canton Rod and Gun Club ; 200 yards, off-hand 

 o-lb. pull ; ' 



OB Hull 96 - 44 Bldwell «5 41 



Lewis 6- ;:;;.';;:.::.;'! g i*ubenMem ss to 



Greener's West Side Rifle Team.— Weekly score - 200 

 yard target reduced to 85 yards ; possible 50 : ' 



EHolzmann 43 Geo Koesaer >, 



J 'J Craig 46 LVogel •//. jl 



J KoeBoer 45 G Greener j| 



C WelKer.. 45 J RenweiBner % 



J A Keitwelsner 44 A Dory ... ." J^ 



—The Directors of the Bay View Rifle Association, Buffalo 

 have reorganized with Major-Gen. William F Rogers an 

 President ; Lieut-Col. E. A. Rockwood, Vice-President and 

 Capt. Henry S. Mulligan and Lieut-Col. E. B. Jewett Exera 

 live and Statistical Officers respectively of the Sorine meet" 

 which is to be held on Tuesdaf, the 17th inst. g 



—The New York Rifle Club and the team of the Geo H 



Thomas Post Rifle Club, of Chicago, will enjoy a telearanhie 

 match on Saturday evening next. ° ai>uiKj 



New Jjinsvi-NewarJc, June 4.-The following is the 

 score of the Newark Amateur Rifle Club to-day ; 

 WPMcLeod 1 b t i f i ■ 1 ■ -i 



ffijr:::::::::::::::::-::::: " S f £ • ; « *5 



g^&::;;:::::::::::::::::::;:: • £S 



TFelsberg y/.y.V.Vi I I f I I 4 4 \ £g 



Brinton Range June 7.- -Sharps match for military rifles • 

 W< ^ by F C ?L HoU " n - W - A - MuUord < Jr -. fading Il[ C o m ' 

 pe now, but having previously won a rifle, scored one corn™ 

 it. on for final prize j 10 shots, 200 yards; the followinTart 

 the best scores : «wiug are 



W A Mulford, Jr 4 4 * 4 K , - . . , 



FHlloli.on .4 I t 4 4 i f t i i'* 2 



LtLHGreve 5 3 \ \ i \ 5 . 4 * 4-40 



corp J K Washington ...4 444?q7 4 f 4 ~ 40 



Capt T W Griffith 4 5-39 



Capt WP Wood ... ...'.4 4 3 5|ljf* f- 39 



J L Miller ......3 i 3 4 5 1 it * fi 9 



Cant Q M Townsend 4 4 4 4 I k i ! 6 4 ~ 89 



CotGEP Howard ... .1 4 * 2 ? 5 1 * 4 4 ~ 3 9 



Same d »y; association match; fifth competition ; 200 yards, 



FHC?ih::::::;:::::::::::::;:.:;:;::i \\\\%\\i «-<« 



EMSqnier ... % s 5 < 4-46 



d f Davids ...v. ::l - 



u * uavias 4 4444^^,; ;"~*° 



Homer Fisher i i i I l % %i I 5 ~*' 



MLGtlbert 4 4 5 ! ! f ? * ? 5 ~ 44 



J w Todd t 4 6-44 



JWMa.tin J t I i 5 k 5 t I *-44 



J L Miller ...... J ! ! 3-41 



B A Vail .............. 4 I f t i If * * 5-4t 



RfiSlIlltl1 4 3 4 2 4 3 3 4 4 tH 



Columbia Rifle Range, West End, June 6. -Remington 



GLMorse.Bal 4 4444 = ^5. » 



STULmdiey.SS ... "4 4 4 M' 



J L PanldtaE, Spr M 4 sat?? 444 4 ~ 41 



LHGreve.SM "* ....... i Jsfoil 44 *-*» 



BM Seymour, Bal..... ...... . I 5 4 f S i i i 4 4 ~37 



W K Church, S S US 4 4 4 4?!!? 4 ~ 35 



WHaddenhorst, Spr . a s??o 44 * 3 3 ~ 34 



Capt GHSymea'.Spr.. . . .V.'.V.'.'.". ' 3 ~™ 



A Anderson, RM "::\]::"V.^ S 8 I 2 4 3 4 ££ 



Same day ; Advertising Co. match : 



J L Paulding, Spr 634B'ii^o J „ 



G L Morae, li'ai .. .3 3 i 5 4 s 1 I i S ~ 38 



STGDudlej.SS ....:. 4 4 4 4 I I 4 ? f ?-<° 



AAnderaon.R.M 3 3I4II0I0 JlS 



Same range, June 9 J Sharps match : 

 FHHoiton,Bal , 5 6 5 <, * a a - 



H Fisher, S S 4 5 | \ $ ? * ? & »-45 



S r G Dudley, S S . 5 \ 5 5 \ % 5 « « «-<» 



" Morse. B'S Z^l t 1 J f « | * \ £49 



Dr. Dudley made two 49's exactly alike. Lt. Greve shot 

 mm in s'conY ^ ^ "* 8U ° WanCe ° f five P oints bought 



Same day ; Advertising Co.'s team match ; 500 yards ■ 

 H FiBhor Amateur Rifle Club, N. Y. 



GLMoTse::::.-; I S £ 2 ' g « t ■ »-« 



FHHolton.......:;; s s f l % ? I i l 4 ~4S 



ST G Dudley.. 4 \ \\ \ \ \ \ 5-50 



Ninth l4.,N.G.SN Y Cpl»r" M! 



Capt W 1' Wood ".".SB LtL H Grevf' NlUlllN - J - iA 



Capt J Krobatsch ae C Peck 44 



SergtKaab 35 CMsumii 214 



Corp Washington ^,3S O&WcjMKa ? 5 fl _ 136 



Pbnnstlvania.— The Philadelphia Rifle Team „,m „ ^„.-. 

 on Saturday last to the range of ^he Ctcneaterfifle CtaS* 

 and enjoyed a match at 200 yards. The scores stood onThe 

 Massachusetts target, 11 and 12 counting five at Creed mo 0r 

 L 8, . 9 aud , 1° c ? un i ln S tour, 3, 4, 5 and 6 counting threp 

 Shusterand Taylor fired on wrong targets and secured missel 

 The closeness of the result made all eager for anotrfar 

 match, which will come off in a few days. Sco'e ■ ° tilW 



