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of the game have worked this year in improving the field- 

 imr: — 



"Ang. 11— Frontier vs. Star, at Fort Hamilton. (11 inns) 2 to 



Aus. 5— Olympic vs. Louisville, at Louisville, Ky 2 to 



Aug 23— T.B. of Bridgepert vs. Live Oak, at Lynn, Mass. 2 to 

 Aug. 5— Amateur vs. Blue Stockings, at Cincinnati (11 in). 2 to 1 



Aug. 4— "Resolute vs. Grafton, at Portland, Me 2 to 1 



Aug. 10-Sunnyside vs. Argyle, at Sing Sing 3 to 



Aug. 26— Live Oak vs. Taunton, at Lynn 3 to 



Aug. 7— Champion vs. Lebanon, at Abingdon, Va 3 to 1 



Aug. 9— Keystone vs. Archer, at Philadelphia 3 to 1 



Aug. 16— Eagle vs. Capital, at Louisville, Ky 3 to 1 



Aug. 30— Stars vs. Flyaway, at Syracuse 3 to 1 



Aug. 31— Hartford vs. Expert, at Hamsburg, Pa 3 to 1 



Aug. 11— Taunton vs. Fall River, at Fall River 3 to 2 



Aug. 2— Star vs. Buckeye, at Covington 3 to 2 



Aug. 5— Boston vs. Rhode Island, at Providence 4 to 



Aug. 28— Philadelphia vs. Burlington, at Burlington 4 to 



Aug. 12— Cincinnati vs. Olympic, at Louisville 4 to 1 



Aug . 7— Fall River vs . Resolute, at Fall River 4 to 2 



Any. 7 — Nassau vs. Eagle, at Brooklyn 4 to 2 



Aug. 14— Frontier, Jr., vs. Eckford, at Brooklyn 4 to 2 



Aug. 5— Keystone vs. Athletic, at Brooklyn 4 to 3 



A ug . 6 — Confidence vs. Athl etic, at New Rochelle 4 to 3 



Aug. 25— Star vs. Eagle, at Covincton, Ky 4 to 3 



Aug. 7— Boston vs. Howard, at Brockton 5 to 



Aug. 2— Pavoniavs. Olympic, at Paterson, N. J.... 5 to 2 



Aug. 6— Milford vs. Buckeye, at Milford, Ohio 5 to 3 



Aug. 3— Pavonia vs. Chatham, at Prospect Park 5 to 4 



Aug. 25— Star vs. Red Stocking, at Covington (12 ' inns) 5 to 5 



Aug. 7 — Nameless vs. Fly Away, at Hoboken (7 inns) 5 to 5 - 



Aug. 10— Enterprise vs. Suffolk, at Huntington 6 to 



Aug. 4— Corr vs. Hughes, at Brooklyn 6 to 2 



Aug. 7 — Starr vs. Trenton, at Irvington 6 to 2 ' 



A ug . 18— Eagle vs. Capi tal. at Frankfort, Ky 6 to 2 



Aug. 13— Fall River vs. Rhode Island, at Providence 6 to 3 



Aug. 13— Reliance vs. Confidence, at New Rochelle, N. Y.'.6 to 3 



Aug. 16— Grafton vs. Live Oak, at Lynn, Mass 6 to 3 



Aug. 31 — Resolute vs. Burlington, at Waverly, N. J .6 to 3 



Aug. ll— Athletic vs. Neshanonck, at Mansfield, Ohio 6 to 4 



Aug. 11— Nameless vs. Greenport, at Greenport, L. 1 6 to 4 



Aug. 24— Young America vs. High Boy, at. Harrisburg 6 to 4 



Aug. 30— Peabody vs. Swann, at Baltimore 6 to 4 



Aug. 13— Hughes vs. Corr, at Brooklyn to 5 



Aug. 5— Archer vs. Union, at Ashland, Ohio 6 to 5 



Aug. 10— Western vs. Ottawa, at Topeka. Kan 6 to 5 



Aug. 6— Lowell vs Grafton, at Lowell (10 innings) 6 to 5 



Aug. 31— Staten Island vs. Produce Exchange, at Staten 



Island 6 to 5 



Aug. 21— Cincinnati vs. Milford, a^ Milford 7 to 



Aug. 27— Eureka vs. Olympic, at San Francisco 7 to 



Aug. 3— Buckeye vs. Amateur, at Columbus, 7 to 3 



Aug. 11— Union vs. Neshannock, at Urbana, O 7 to 4 



Aug. 4— Chess vs. Checkers, at Hartford, Conn 7to4 



Aug. 20— iNational vs. High Boy, at Harrisburg, Pa 7 to 4 



Aug. 12— Union vs. Athletic, at Mansfield, O 7 to 6 



Aug. 11— Burlington vs. Trenton, at Trenton .7 to 6 



Aug. 11— Star vs. Lone Star, at GVskill, N. Y., (lu inns) 7 to 6 



Aug. 27 -Beacon vs. Live Oak, at Boston 7 to 6 



Aug. 25— Eagle vs. Blue Stockings, at Cincinnati 7 to 6 



Aug. 27— National vs. Eagle, at Washington 7 to 6 



Aug. 30— Rollstone vs. Beacon, at Pitchburg 7 to 6 



Aug. 21— Expert vs. National, at Harrisburg, (10 inns) 7 to 7 



Aug. 11— Oholsea vs. Olympic of Brooklyn, at Brooklyn. . .8 to 1 



Aug. 11 -Boston vs. Keystone, at Erie , Pa 8 to 2 



Aug. 27— Star vs. Tattle & Bailey, at Irvington 8 to 2 



Aug. 28— W. Philadelphia vs. Riverton, at Oakland, Pa 8 to 3 



Aug. 12— Cincinnati vs. Eagle, at Louisville, Ky 8 to 4 



Aug. 14— Blue Stockings vs. Aiert. at Cincinnati 8 to 4 



Aug. 21— Woodburn vs Milford, at Woodbury, O 8 to 4 



Aug. 24— Randolph vs. Hoboken, at Dover, N. J 8 to 4 



Aug. 24— Otoe vs. Baltimore, at Nebraska City 8 to 4 



Aug. 30— Active vs. Creger, at Beading, Pa 8 to 4 



Aug. 28— Wilkesbarrc vs. New Haven, at Wilkesbarre 8 to 5 



Aug. 5-. Resolute vs. Trenton, at Waverly, N . J 8 to 



Aug. 3— Red Stocking vs. Ludlow, at St. Louis 8 to 6 



Aug. 27 — Chelsea vs. Reliance, at Brooklyn 8 to 6 



Aug. 28— P oilstone vs. Taunton, at Fitchburg, Mass 8 to 6 



Aug. 2— Chicago vs. Eagle, at Lonisville, Ky 9 to 



Aug. 26 — Boston vs. Mutual, at Jackson, Mich 9 to 



Aug. 31— Burlington vs. Trenton, at Burlington, N. J ( j to 2 



Aug. 3- Rochester vs. Livingston, at Rochester, N. Y 9 to 4 



Aug. 30— New Haven vs. Ithaca, at Ithaca 9 to 5 



Aug. 7- Live Oak vs. Etna, at Lynn, Mass 9 to 6 



Aug. 11— Norfolk vs. Eckford, at Easton, Mass 9 to 7 



Aug. 12— Boston vs. Ludlow, at Cincinnati 9 to 7 



Aug. 3— Pavonia vs. Hoboken, at Hoboken 9 to 7 



Aug. 31— Capital vs. Louisville, at Frankfort, Ky 9 to 7 



Aug. 5— Ionian vs. Western Rock, at Oberlin, O., (11 in) .9 to 8 

 Aug. 7— Rose Hill vs. Olympic, at vVaterbury, Conn .9 to 8 



Among the best games played in September- may be 

 named the following:— 



Sep. 2— Flyaways vs. Ciloket, at Binghamton (10 inns) 2 to' 2 



Sep. 10— Ludlow vs. Red Sox, at Louisville, Ky 4 to 1 



Sep. 16— Live Oak vs. Star, at Rome, N. Y 4 to 1 



Sep. 2— Star vs Ludlow, at Cincinnati (10 innings) I to 3 



Sep . 6— Active vs . Expert, at Reading, Pa 4 to 2 



Sep. 15 -Carbondale vs. Cricket, at Binghamton (5 inns). . .5 to 



Sep. 13— Resolute vs. Mountain City, at Altona 5 to 1 



Sep. 9— Cnicago vs. Red Stockings, at Cincinnati 5 to 2 



Sep. 13— Philadelphia vs. Shibe, at Philadelphia 5 to 3 



Sep. 2— Fall River vs. Rhode Island, at Providence 5 to 4 



Sep. 17— Olympic vs. Chelsea, at Brooklyn 6 to 1 



Sep. 15— High Bay vs. Mountain City, at Altona, Pa 6 to 2 



Sep. 11— Star vs. Red Stocking, at Covington, Ky . 6 to 2 



Sep. 1— LiveOakvs. Resolute, at Portland, Me 6 to 3 



Sep. 2— Mutual vs. Resolute, at Brooklyn 6 to 3 



Sep. 6— Coin vs. Archer, at Philadelphia 6 to 3 



Sep. 3— Ludlow vs. Hartford, at Cincinnati 6 to 4 



Sep. 4— Active vs. Beacon,' at Boston 6 to 4 



Sep. 9— Fall River vs. Providence, Jr., at Fall River 6 to 4 



Sep. 15— St. Louis Red Sox vs Blue Stockings, at Cincin- 

 nati ; 6 to 4 



Sep. 17— Burlington vs. Peabody, at Burlington 6 to 4 



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SCOTTISH GAMES— DRAUGHTS. 



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NUMBER SIX. 



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117 the question should be raised whether there is any 

 authority for treating of draughts or checkers under 

 the title of Scottish Games, it may be disposed of on a 

 variety of grounds. In the first place, it is a game which 

 is played to a greater or less extent over the whole of Scot- 

 land. So universal is its practice that it may be safely 

 said to be more generally prevalent in that country thai in 

 any other. The "dom-brod" and checkers fine! a hiding- 

 place in some secret nook of the farm laborers' bothy, 

 whence they are brought when the completion of the 

 day's darg brings the '''hands" together, and they are none 

 the less prized adjuncts of the manse. They are brought 

 at the hour of the midday meal from a place reserved for 

 their reception under the weaver's loom, and take up the 

 attention of the employees in the tailor's workshop. The 

 game is one, in short, which appears to possess a peculiar 

 fascination for all classes of the Scottish people. If their 

 occupation is sedentary, or their tastes lie in the direction 

 of quiet pursuits, the game is an unfailing resource; if 

 otherwise, they turn to it as a relaxation whose merits are 

 enhanced by the change it presents. It is a game admira- 

 bly suited to the national temperament and character. It 

 requires thought and caution, and calls for a considerable 

 intellectual effort to be played with credit. 



The Scotch have also, in a manner, made the game their 

 own, by the success they have won in its practice. Mr. James 

 Wyllie, the "Herd Laddie," has gained victories enough to 

 entitle him to the name of champion of the world. He has 

 defeated the best players of Great Britain, and since his 

 arrival in this country upwards of two years ago, his career 

 has been one unbroken series of victories. After traveling 

 over a great portion of the United States and Canada, he 

 has not met a single "foeman worthy of his steel." He is 

 a perfect prodigy in his wav. Short in stature, without 



any gracefulness in movement or address, and with a face 

 so impervious as to be almost expressionless, he devotes 

 his whole time, energy and thought to his favorite game. 

 His whole life consists of a mere series of games of checkers. 

 While at play he exhibits the stolidity of a statue, and 

 never lifts his 'eyes from the board; but his admirers say 

 that when he makes his first move, he can see his last, and 

 certainly his play is wonderful. 



Scotsmen in America display much of the fondness for 

 the game which characterises them at home. A checker 

 tournament for prizes and the championship for the year, 

 is among the Winter events of the New York Caledonian 

 Club. 



For these reasons the game may be treated under the 

 present heading, although it must be admitted that 

 history leaves considerable room for questioning the 

 authenticity of its Scottish origin. Mr. Augas, the author 

 of "Savage Life and Scenes," says that draughts is played 

 by the savage tribes in the interior of New Zealand under 

 the nam^pf e'mu, and that it does not seem possible they 

 could have derived their knowledge of it from any other 

 people. The argument works both ways. For identically 

 the same reason it does not seem possible that they could 

 have communicated their knowledge of it to any other 

 people. We are therefore left in the presence of a supposi- 

 tion that the game was invented by the New Zealanders, 

 and also by some one belonging to the world outside of 

 Australasia, and if so, why not Scotland? 



If it be true, which is argued by some writers, that 

 chess is the* development of draughts into a more scientific 

 form, then the origin of the latter is removed, to an an- 

 tiquity beyond the pen of writers of the nineteenth century, 

 as Sir William Jones is the authority for saying that chess 

 is 4,000 years old. Allowing a few hundred years for the 

 development. of draughts into Chess, we are brought to the 

 conclusion that the former was played at the same time 

 that Gallic was spoken and the bagpipe tuned in Paradise. 

 This would clearly indicate the Scottish orign of tne 

 game. 



Passing from that question, the middle of the sixteenth 

 century is the earliest date at which, according to the best 

 historical evidence at our command, the game became pre- 

 valent in Europe. Mallet published an elaborate treatise 

 upon it at Paris in 1G68, and about a century later Mr. 

 Win. Payne gave to the world his famous introduction to 

 the game. Books multiplied thereafter. In 17G7 Painter 

 wrote his "Companion for the Draught Player," and in 

 1800 Joshua Sturges published his book, "The- Guide to 

 the Game of Draughts." Having thus brought the game 

 within the light of modern times, it is unnecessary to go 

 into the antiquarian dispute as to whether it were of Greek 

 or Scandinavian origin. Nor do we feel called upon to 

 enquire into its utility. It is enough that it is a game of 

 calculation, and a national amusement of a very high 

 order. 



The game is played, according to the ordinary usage in 

 Britain and America, by two players, with twenty-four 

 men, twelve each, and a board containing sixty-four 

 squares in black and white, or any two opposing colors. 

 The men are arranged four in a row, on alternate squares, 

 at opposite sides of the board, which is placed so as to have 

 the double corner, or extreme corner square unoccupied, 

 to the right hand of the players. 



Each player then moves alternately, advancing their 

 men along the diagonals in which they were first posted. 

 Every move must be forwards, except in the case of 

 crowned men, which are obtained by being advanced to 

 the side of the board opposite to the player. These have 

 the privilege of moving backwards. Men take others 

 standing in the direction in which they move by leaping 

 over the contiguous piece if there is a vacant square beyond. 

 The advance is made by one square at a move, except 

 when a series of men standing in such a way, with one 

 square separating them each one from the next, that they 

 can be captured by one man leaping over one after an- 

 other. 



The various rules and moves are too intricate for treat- 

 ment within the limits of an article of this description. 



Polish draughts is played with forty men on a board of 

 100 squares, or as in Germany and by Germans generally, 

 on the ordinary board with twenty-four men. The men 

 are moved forwards as in the other game, but in taking 

 they can move either backwards or forwards. The crowned 

 men do not require to be contiguous to the man they take, 

 but can be advanced from one end of the diagonal on 

 which they stand, to the other, provided the passage is not 

 obstructed by two or more men standing in the squares ad- 

 joining each other. This game also differs from the ordi- 

 nary a'ame in another respect. In the latter, reaching the 

 crown completes the move. In the Polish game, a man 

 may touch a crown square in the course of a, continued 

 coup, without being entitled to be crowned, if there are 

 other men to be taken on a backward move before the 

 play is finished. 



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New York Athletic Club.— The Fall games of this 

 piominent club were held on their Mott Haven grounds on 

 Monday last in the presence of a large concourse of spec- 

 tators. The events and results were as follows, the crowded 

 condition of our columns this week not allowing us to go 

 into details : — 



One Hundred Yards Run— First heat, 1st A. M. Hunter; second 

 heat, 1st, M. E. Burn's; third heat, 1st, C. Herraty; fourth heat, 1st, A. 

 C Reid; final heat, M. E. Burris. Time, 11 2-5 seconds. 



One Mile Walk— 1st, D. M. Stern, N. Y. A. C. Time, 7m. 11 l-5s. 



Half Mile Run— 1st. F. J. Hynes, N. Y. A. C. Time, 2m. 18s. 



One Mile Run— 1st, W. E. Sinclair, N. Y. A. C, Time 5m. 8s. 



Running High Jump— 1st, John West. Brooklyn, N. Y., 5 ft. 1 in. 



One Hundred and Twenty Yards Hurdle Race, ten flights— 1st, E. B. 

 Foote, Jr. Time, 20£s . 



Four Hundred and Forty Yards Run- First heat, 1st, W- L. Stow, N. 

 Y. A. C. Time, 59 3-5s. Second heat, 1st, James Loch, Pawtucket, R 

 I." Time, lm. 3 4-5s. Third heat, 1st, Frederick C. Saportas, New 

 York Time, 58s. Final heat. 1st, F. C. Saportas. Time, lm. 



Three-mile Walk— 1st, D. M. Stern, N. Y. A. C. First mile. 8m. 15s.; 

 second mile, 8m. 35s ; third mile, 8m. 57 3-5s.; total, 25m. 47 3-5s. 



RunniDg Broad Jump— 1st, Mr. Elliott Burris, N. Y. A. C, 17 ft. 

 ll|in. 



Medley Race— Fifty yards hop, 100 yards walk, 100 yards run, and 100 

 yards run over ten hurdles 2£ feet high, in Ihe order named. 1st, G. H. 

 Parker, Olympic B. B. G. Time, lm. 4s. 



Four Hundred and Forty Yards Run (handicap, memhers only)— 1st, E. 

 Merritt, 25 ft. Time, 55s. 



The officers of the day were-. — John C. Babcock, referee; 

 F. S. Kinney, starter:. C. H. Pierce and P. A. Curtiss, 

 timekeepers. Great credit is due to the clerk of the course, 

 Mr. John H. Stead, for the punctuality with which the va- 

 rious events were called. 



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S^^TSo Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications. 



Wapsononsck.— Give weight of ball and charge of powder as to or- 

 dinate of trajectory. 



G. H. R., Gainesville, Tex.— Cannot get a copy of Coue's "Key to N. 

 American Birds" for less than $6.25. 



G. A. E., Northfield.— 1st. Where is the Land and Water published? 

 2J. Does Captain Bogardns sight with both eyes or -with but one? Ans. 

 1st. London, Eng. 2d.' Both. 



G. Harrisburg.— Is there any way to mend Scotch wading stockings 

 which leak in the seams of leet? Ans. Cannot tell without knowing 

 the material of the stockings. 

 W . A. M. , New York.— Can you inform me where I can go to find good 

 I pigeon shooting in New York or Pennsylvania? Ans. Sullivan county. 

 | Take Midland Railroad to Monticello and inquire. 



J W. S., Randolph, Mass.— What kind of rifle is used by Mr. William 

 j Hayes at Mr. Conlin's gallery? What kind of sight is there on the same, 

 \ and what is the calibre of the rifle? Ans. Ballard, 22 calibre, globe 

 sight at muzze and peep sight at breech. 



Nimrod, Newton, Mass. — Do you know anything regarding the repu- 

 tation and Workmanship of the guns made by Charles Buckley, Birming- 

 <• ham, Eng.? Can yon teil me anything concerning the man? Ans. No 

 such man among the gunmakers of Birmingham. 



W. W. A., Gonzales, Texas —Which is the best breech loading gun? 

 Would a short account of our game and fish be of interest to you r read- 

 ers? Ans. Hardl ca d , are about 

 equal in quality. Shall be very glad to have yourifish and game reports. 

 R. O. X., Syracuse.— Please let me know if there Is any way of catch- 

 ing wild ducks alive. Ans. We have heard of their being taken by 

 means of decoys in nets, and also by means of fish hooks baited with 

 minnows on lines, but all snch means are unsportsmanlike, and their 

 use to be deprecated. 



Jaoob, N. Y.— ©an you tell me if there are any gunsmiths in this city 

 or country who choke bore fine guns, and the probable expense, and 

 would you advise it done to a line gun? Several sportsmen are desirous 

 of enlightenment on this point. Ans. Our best gunmakers deprecate the 

 altering of guns to choke bores, on account of the necessity of making 

 the metal so thin near the muzzle. We would not advise it. 



Subsciubbr; Lexington, Ky. -In your issue of Sept 23d, page 107, 1 

 find the statement that "fish will live twice as long if killed by a blow on 

 the head, when caught, as when left to die gradually." What do you 

 mean? Please give us infor~ation. Ans. We had supposed that the 

 "slip" was too palpable to require correction. Of course what should 

 have been said was that a fish would keep twice as long, etc. 



D. M.,N Y.— Nov. 4-1 desire to find the best fishing ground for weak- 

 .fish, or, if soo late, any that will afford sport. Am in doubt which will 

 prove tiie most favorable, whether Newark, Princess, or New York Bay. 

 Please inform me. Ans. It is impossible to predict where the best fish 

 mg will be at the date you name; probably in Princess Bay. Look in our 

 paiter about that date. 



J. B. A., Port Orange, Ela.— Would you please inform me, first, 

 When a boat is on the starboard tack which side of the boat is the sail 

 on? 2d. How do you find the water line of a boat? Anf. 1st. A boat 

 is on the starboard tack when the wind is on that side. For instance: 

 rr a boat is heading south, with the wind west, she would be on the star- 

 board tack. 2d. The water line is the point of immersion when the 

 boat is in light load trim. 



Young Subscuibeb.— Would you please inform me as to which place 

 in the State of Illinois, within the distance of one hundred miles from 

 the city of St. Louis, wbere I should be able to obtain good duck shoot- 

 ing on small rivers or sloughs, as I shall not have the convenience for 

 taking a boat with me? Ans. We are informed that in any of the 

 counties of Illinois S.E. of St. Loitis.aud within a distance of seventy-five 

 miles, there is good duck shooting, probably better, however, on the 



Mississippi. 



M. J. P., Syracuse.— Will you please inform me where the Spencer re- 

 pealing rifle is manufactured, or where the salesroom is? Is not that 

 rifle as" good for sporting purposes as the Remington, or Sharps, or any 

 other rifle? Ans. Not manufactured at all. The Winchester Arms Co. 

 have bought out the patent. No comparison should be drawn between 

 a repeating rifle and those carrying a single cartridge, although we be- 

 lieve that, up to a certain distance, say 350 to 500 yards, the Winchester 

 is equal to any for sporting purposes. 



G. B. R., Brooklyn.— Is there anything that will color a gun barrel so 

 as to make it b ack and keep it from rusting so easily? 2d. Where can I 

 get a good one or two barrel shot gun, and at what price? 3d. Where 

 can I get a good second-hand Remington breech loading rifle, and at 

 what price? Ans. 1st. Spirits wine, \\ oz.; tincture steel, \\ oz.\ cor- 

 rosive sublimate, 14- ok.; sweet spirits uitre, U oz.; blue vitri®l, 1 oz.; 

 nitric acid, I oz. Mix and dissolve in one quart of warm water; or, bet- 

 ter stiil, take your gun to a gunsmith. 2d. Any dealer in guns. 3d. H. 

 C. Squires has a Remington rifle 44 cal., globe and peep sights and wind 

 gauge, price $35. 



Webb, Binghamton, N. Y.— Would you advise the alteration of a fine 

 double muzzle loader to a breech loader? Gun was made by Schafller, of 

 Boston. If desirable to so alter, who can do it well in New York city? 

 2d. Where in New York city can be found the best assortment of hooka 

 on" fishing and shooting from which to select for purchase? 3d. Where 

 can I, during the month of October, get good duck shooting and bass 

 fishing within say three hundred miles of New York? 4th. Would you 

 advise a Remington $(50 gun In preference to the alteration mentioned 

 above? Ans. 1st. We would not. It can be done, however, by George 

 Hayden. Pulton street, this city. 2d. At this office. 3d. The combina- 

 tion will be difficult to And. We would mention Barnegat Bay, Niantic, 

 Conn., or possibly some of the points on the Chesapeake. 4th. Yes. J| 



S. C, St. John, N. B.— Which is the healthiest place to live, a Winter 

 in Florida, or Southern California, and where is the best shooting in 

 these places? What is the fare to each place, and what is the best route 

 to take get to these places by rail, and is there fever and ague in these 

 places? What kind of a place is South Carolina? Ans. In Winter 

 they are both healthy, but California has the advantage of being healthy 

 all the year. In the latter State the shooting is pretty evenly distribu- 

 ted- route, vea Union and Central Pacific Railroads from Omaha to San 

 Francisco; steamer, or rail and stage, down the coast. We are about 

 publishing a pamplet entitled "Camp Life in Florida," which will give 

 you all the information you desire as to route, fares, etc. Portions of 

 South Carolina are much rssorteed to by invalids during the Winter. 

 Your questions regarding fever and ague are too indefinite. There may 

 be some in certain localities of each State, but we don't know of any. 



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