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cause and particulars of which you may have some knowledge. I do 

 not remember any of the stock getting into the hands of Eobinson of 

 Wilmington; if so, it was through other hands. I have a dog now about 

 the same- build of Old Tip that was given me (a pup) by Massey, and is 

 related to Old Tip. He has some of her qualities, but cannot hunt long 

 at a time. Old Tip often took her little ones, two to four months old 

 and three or four i n number, out hunting, as though wanting to teach 

 them what to do. If vou know Redman Abbott, who has shot many 

 birds over her, he perhaps could give you some ideas, he being a great 

 eportsman. or used to be. 



Having been disturbed in mind from affliction lately in my family, I am 

 hardly prepared to give you all the points I would like to remember, and 

 presume I have forgotten some. You may, from what I have said, think 

 that I still remember Old Tip— poor old dog!— as among the best and 

 most valuable dogs I ever knew; and so I do. 



Hoping the above may be of service to you, as well as satisfaction, I 

 am very respectruHy, Jonathan N. GiiiDERSLEEVE. 

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THE MONTREAL DOG SHOW, 



Montreal, November 13th, 1875. 



JEDITOR FOREST AND STREAM:— 



I inclose you a list of prizes, etc., given at a Dog Show here a few days 

 ago. I am sorry I could not get time to arrange the list properly and 

 give you a short description of it, but will look out and do so the next 

 time. The show was a perfect success, both as regards the attendance, 

 it being said that no less than 6,000 tickets were sold, and the variety and 

 class of the dogs sho-vn. The Eink was nicelv decorated, the platform 

 near the centre being ornamented with piles of stacked rifles with pro- 

 truding bayonets and shields, around which gleamed a formidable row 

 of glistening bayonets, which might well represent the motto, "Armed 

 at all points" At the end of the Rink was a stage, from which during 

 the evening tableaux were exhibited. The dogs were all fine, and those 

 that obtained prizes were really first class. The following was the prize 



list:— 



For greyhounds, three entries— P. Hogan, 1st, fawn color; A. Strathy, 

 id, lemon and white. 



Scotch deer hounds, two entries— F. Torrance, 1st, a large brindle dog; 

 Andrew Allan, 2d, fawn color. 



Fox hounds, two couples entered— Both prizes taken by the Montreal 

 Fox Hounds. The huntsman, Wm: Drysdale, entered a pair of kennel 

 terrier?, and got an extra prize, which was well deserved. 



Setters, five entries— Charles Boyer, 1st, with red Irish setter; W. H. 

 Ma&terman, 2d, lemon and white. 



Pointers, two entries— William McGibbon, 1st, and J. M. Perrin, 2d. 



Irish water spaniels, three entries — Miss Annie Cuthbert, 1st, with very 

 handsome brown dog; A. Stenhouse, 2d. 



Clumber spaniels, eight entries— Joseph Hickson, 1st; II. A. Galar- 

 neau. 2d. All these dogs were of good class and caused much difficulty 

 to award the prize. 



Newfoundland, seven entries— George Kinnear, 1st; F. A. Jackson, 2d. 



St. Bernard's, six entile"— Andrew Allan, 1st, dark brindle dog, very 

 large; Mrs. Brydges, 2d. The latter dog was the largest dog in the exhi- 

 bition, and must have weighed 150 pounds. Mr. Joseph Hickson ob- 

 tained an extra prize. 



Mastiffs, two entries— W. Gaherty, 1st, large fawn colored dog; T. E. 

 Beever, 2d . 



Scotch colley, three entries— Andrew Allan, 1st; Edgar McDor.gall, 2d. 



Bulldogs, three entries— George Anderson. 1st, with very handsome 

 brindle dog; R. Springle, 2d, with a white dog. The letter's dog ap- 

 peared us if he had just come from the wars 



Bull terriers over 15 pounds, six entries — John Hyland, 1st, very hand- 

 some white dog; E. Mild, 2d. 



Bull terriers under 15 pounds— John Hyland, 1st and 2d. 



Fox terriers, seven entries— J. S. Allan, 1st; W". E. Esdaile, 2d, very 

 handsome black, tan and white. 



Black and tan terriers under 6 pounds, ten entries—George Anderson, 

 1st; A. Grant, 2d. 



Black and tan terriers over 6 pounds, five entries — R. A. Allen, 1st 

 and 2d. 



Skye terriers, nine entries— Miss Maud Winfield, 1st, with a very hand- 

 some imported dog; Miss Annie Shaw, 2d; James Renohen, extra prize. 



Scotch terriers, twelve entries— Henry Starnes, Jr., 1st; J. Toner, Jd; 

 W H. Brehaut, Esq., extra prize. - 



Poodles, six entries— James Renohen, 1st; A. Kay, 2d; Mrs. C. Robb, 

 extra prize. 



Pomeranian or Spitz, six entries— Mrs. C. Boyer, 1st; Dr. Major, 2d. 



Ladies' toy dogs, nine entries, consisting of a miscellaneous collection 

 — S. Dobby, 1st, pair of fawn colored pups; William Pickering, small 

 white poodle; Mrs. Dickinson received an extra prize for a Japanese 

 dog, the only one of the kind exhibited. 



Best bitch and litter of pups, six entries of six different kinds— J. S. 

 Allan, 1st; fox terrier with four pups, J. J. Russell, 2d; bull terrier, five 

 pups; a very handsome black retriever, owned by Frank Redpath, re- 

 ceived an extra prize. 



White English terrier— Miss Lizzie Shaw, 1st. 



The judges were Messrs. F. vV. L. Penton, A. W. Alloway, and A. M. 

 Esdaile, who appear to have given satisfaction on the whole, although 

 in the much disputed question of "best dog" it was impossible to please 

 all the owners. Yours, etc., R. A. Alloway, M. D. 



ENGLISH DOGS ON OUR GROUND. 



Morristown, N. J., November 6th, 1875. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



I seldom write to the papers, but I see my name occasionally in the 

 sporting press, coupled with Jersey lightning and out door sports among 

 the old hills of Morris county. I also observe many familiar names of 

 sportsmen and what they have done with their dogs. I have had the 

 good fortune to kill many woodcock this Fall, mostly over my old bitch, 

 Qyp, the meanest-looking dog bred, but one that never takes a back seat 

 with any of better looks; and her offspring, by Mr. Salter's Dash, now six 

 months old, will trouble some of the crack dogs to beat. I have never 

 hid a very high opinion of English or Irish setters, as all imported dogs 

 over which I have shot did not amount to much in our cover. After see- 

 ing the imported Laveracks, Pride of the Border and Fairy, and hearing 

 much gossip about thorn, I applied to that clever old bachelor, Mr. Ray- 

 mond, their owner, for permission to shoot over them, just to satisfy 

 my curiosity. Much to my surprise I was beaten for once, and badly, 

 considering the condition of the dogs. In company with Mr. Banks, of 

 New York, I took out Pride, Mr. Banks having with him his fine dog 

 Don, and we found the Englishman on his bird every time. He backed 

 well, found well, pointed dead bird, and was very staunch. The first 

 trial was in cover, and it is not necessary to explain to a sportsman who 

 ehoots Fall woodcock in "New Jersey what cover means. On one day in 

 October I shot sixteen woodcock and three partridges (ruffed grouse) 

 over Pride and Gyp, and I must say that the former made some of the 

 finest points I ever saw. Pride's style of pointing makes you feel good; 

 hunts with his head well up in the air, and if that dog had been broken 

 in this country and to our game and cover, I doubt if he could be beaten. 

 The close season for quail having expired on the 1st of November in our 

 State, although it was a cold, raw day, with an inch of snow on the 

 ground in the morning, I went out with three friends and a trio of set- 

 ters, and we killed a number of the little whistlers. The Englishman 

 took tirst prize. Pride, like most English dogs, is headstrong, but I 

 think so well of the dog that I think we cannot fail to improve our 

 American stock by crossing with him— at all events I shall try it. 

 It will pay every lover of dogs to call at Fox Farm and see these fine 

 ish dogi and their genial owner. Yours truly, E. M. Quimbt. 

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KIRBY'S PROGENY. 



EUREKA 



NUT. 



Leesburg, Va., November 20th, 1875. 

 Editor Forest and Stream.;— 



Stepping into Capt. J. W. Foster's office this morning to wait for the 

 mail 1 found that his new Field Trial bitch, Kirby, (purchased from "Mo- 

 hawk," and in whelp by Raymond's Pxide of the Border,) had been 

 •afely delivered of five beautifully-mamed puppies, anl the cry was 

 "still they come" when our friend, with the solemnity of a midwife, 

 would stalk in from the kennel with a new one caiefudy wrapped up in 

 his arms. T. W. 



Later,— Eirby's Utter consists of five dogs and four bitches. 



Editor Forest and Stream: — 



I think you have found it. I mean the balm for canine ills and ails in 

 the areca nut. Col. R. H. Gallaway's fine pointer, Savoy, had been given 

 up for a "dead dog" by him; he reported the case to me. We gave two 

 doses, one of thirty and the other forty grains of powder, and the dog is 

 today as well as ever. The cure was effected in three days. The dog 

 seemed to be suffering from paralysis; was unable to move himself, and 

 did not stir for days at a time. Col. Gall away says you should call it 

 Eureka nut, and requests me to extend his thanks to the "Squire." S. 

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A Snake Terrier.— The following singular statements 

 come from a mo3t trustworthy source. No similar case 

 has ever come under our notice : — 



U AQTJADALE,' , Wenonah, N. Y., November 21st, 1875. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



I notice in your Philadelphia correspondence, under the head of Nat- 

 ural History, a reference to the oft repeated assertion that mother snakes 

 swallow their young for protection, &c. One of the institutions of 

 "Aquadale" is an exceedingly sharp little English terrier named Joker. 

 Now Joker is as inveterate an enemy of snakes as if he were sprung 

 from the other island. Although water is as repngnant to him as to a 

 cat, still if he spies a water snake in the stream or ponds of the premises 

 the snake rarely escapes. A few months ago I saw him make a spring 

 into the stream, and come out with a water snake fully four feet long, 

 which he instantly had snapping through the air like a frantic whip lash. 

 Noticing what I took to be pieces of intestines dropping in all directions, 

 my eye followed one which dropped near my feet, when I discovered it 

 to be a young snake about six inches long, and upon looking about I dis- 

 covered several of them, which the mother had reluctantly disgorged. 

 But as shrewd as Joker is, he does not know the difference between a 

 snake and an eel, or if he knows he makes no discrimination, for he 

 must have caught at least forty the past season. During the few weeks 

 that they were making their annual up stream excursions, Joker would 

 watch the stream for hours together, and when one attempted to pass a 

 shoal he would pounce upon him and take him to a safe place upon the 

 grass plat. After giving him a rew vigorous shakes he would return to 

 his watch. I saw him take out three large ones within a ppace of ten 

 minutes of time. Fifty dollars is the valuation placed upon Joker by 

 his mistress, but he is not for sale. M. P. P. 

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Good Dog! — A friend writing from the New Dominion, 

 and remarking on the anecdotes of dogs which have ap- 

 peared from time to time in Forest and Stream, relates 

 an instance of remarkable sagacity shown by a common 

 cur, and of which he was an eye-witness: — 



A sportsman by the name of Guinard, accompanied by 

 his dog, was sent out shooting one (lay on Morrison Island 

 opposite Berthier, P Q., and noticed a large flock of black 

 ducks feeding in a field. There being no object between 

 the hunter and the ducks behind which he could conceal 

 himself to approach them, he laid down and motioned the 

 dog to get on his back, and while dragging himself along, 

 the dog kept in motion, attracting the attention of the 

 ducks until his master got within range, when he blazed 

 away and bagged eleven of them. The dog at the time 

 was old and deaf as a post. Jean. 



tjJUJoodhnd, <$%tm mid $»rdm. 



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WINDOW GARDENS AND WINTER 

 FERNERIES. 



A LADY correspondent desires some practical hints 

 about window gardening, and more especially about 

 growing ferns iu-doOrs. A window garden may be very 

 readily made by fitting a box twelve to eighteen inches 

 wide and eight inches deep across a window having a sunny 

 exposure. Cover the bottom with charcoal, to secure 

 drainage, and fill the box within an inch of the top with 

 half garden earth and equal parts of well-rotted manure 

 and leaf mould . Let this compost be well baked for an 

 hour to destroy all embryotic life. Peter Henderson, in 

 his "Gardening for Pleasure" gives the following list of 

 plants suitable for the parlor or sitting room, requiring a 

 moderate temperature at night, say 50° : — Azeleas, abuti- 

 lons, carnations, cinerarias, callas, chorizemas, geraniums, 

 hibiscus, hyacinths, myrsiphyllum, (smilax), mo*bernias, 

 primulas, stevias, roses, violets, and many varieties known 

 as greenhouse plants. Hot house plants require a higher 

 temperature, say 60°, at night; of these the above authority 

 names bouvardias, clerodendrons, euphorbia?, epiphyllums, 

 fuchsias, heliotropes, poinsettia, roses, tuberoses, etc. 

 More or less of these, with many others, may be selected 

 by the aid of a reliable seedsman's catalogue. The mig- 

 nonette makes a pretty window plant, and is easily grown 

 in Winter. Sow the seeds carefully and cover by sifting a 

 little white sand over them. Thin out to three or four in- 

 ches apart, and support with neat stakes, as their growth 

 demands. Don't water too much. The lily of the valley 

 makes a showy winter flower, and is at home in the moist 

 atmosphere of the Wardian Case, to which reference is 

 made below. 



It is not absolutely necessary to maintain the ranges of 

 temperature stated, but they are given as according with 

 the experience of those who have been most successful 

 with winter garden culture, and the best, where a special 

 fire is kept for the conseryatory. 



Winter ferneries require a more moist atmosphere, and 

 we again draw from Mr. Henderson, who recommends 

 the form commonly known as the Wardian Case, which 

 has a base or tray about six inches deep, lined with zinc, 

 with glass sides and top. This may be of any size desired, 

 to occupy a window, table, or a niche in a bow window. 

 A small and less expensive form is made of terra cotta, or 

 earthen ware, round or oval in shape, covered with a glass 

 vase. The top of the Wardian case is on hinges, to 

 admit of the escape of excessive moisture; the vase may 

 be raised from the bottom for the same purpose. The 

 ferns may be gathered from the woods — the green crested 

 lastrea, prickly poiysticlium, red-veined wild caladium, 

 etc. A great variety may be purchased from the florists, 

 such as the draceenas, the gay-leaved eranthemums, bego- 

 nias, etc. The epjl for the fernery should be kept light, 



moist (but not too moist) and porous; leaf-mould gathered 

 from around rocks and trees— the native haunts of the fern 



family-being the best. 



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 Planting Forest Tree Seeds.— Plow a furrow two or 

 three inches deep, straight as an arrow; drop the seeds into 

 it every four feet; turn a furrow over them, and repeat 

 every four feet. By so dropping that the rows are straight 

 both ways some crop may be cultivated between the 

 young shoots next year. The trees should be cultivated 

 the same as any other crop, cutting off the lower shoots 

 and branches so as to give the trees as much sap as possi- 

 ble, and secure a straight and comely growth. In this 

 way, at a very moderate expense, a thrifty forest growth 

 may be secured in a very few years. The hickory nut, 

 black walnut, butternut and chestnut are perhaps the most 

 convenient as well as desirable trees for forest cultivation. 

 Any time in the late fall before the ground is closed with 

 frost, is a suitable time for planting. On almost every 

 farm there are rough, unsightly spots, rocky hillsides, etc., 

 where the seeds of forest trees could be profitably plantedo 



—Experiments in Germany on frozen potatoes prove that 

 the freezing in nowise alters the chemical composition of 

 the tubers. The change is simply physical, and even if 

 frozen hard they are still fit for distillation, or they may be 

 pressed to get rid of the water, and then ground into very 

 good meal adapted for feeding cnt\\e.—Seribner. 

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—Among the most useful plants of New Mexico is the 

 soap weed, the roots of which are used as soap. The Mexi- 

 cans prefer it to soap, claiming that it extracts all dirt and 

 grease and restores the lustre of the goods. 



\m and Miver 



FISH IN SEASON IN NOVEMBER. 



Striped Bass, Boccus lineatus. Weaknsh, Cynoscion regall*. 



SOUTHERN WATERS. 



Pompano, Tt^achynotus camhnus. Grouper. Epinephelpus nlgritus, 

 Drum (two species.) Family Scice- Trout (black bass,) Centropristis 



nidce atrarius. 



Kingflsh, Menticiirus nehulosus. Striped Bass or Rockfish, Boccus 

 Sea Bass, Scicenops ocellatus. lineatus. 



Sheepshead, Archosargus probata- Tailorflsh, Pcmat mns saltatrix. 



cephalus. Black baps, Micropterus salmoides; 

 Snapper, Lutjanus caxus. M. nigricans, 

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{Under the head of "Game and Fish in Season'' 1 we can only syecify in 

 general terms the several varieties, because the laws of states vary so much 

 that were we to attemnl to particularize tve could do no less than publish 

 those entire sections that relate to the kinds of game in question. This 

 would require a great amount of our spare. In designating game toe are 

 guided by the laws of nature, upon which all legislation is founded, and 

 our readers would do well to provide themselves with the laws of their rs- 

 spsctive Stales for constant reference. Otherwise, our attempts to assist 

 them will only create confusion.'] 



Fish in Market.— The slabs continue to be fairly sup- 

 plied with most varieties, but fish cannot be said to be 

 abundant. About this time large catches of striped bass 

 are usually expected from the south side of Long Island, 

 but so far only small takes have been reported. Bluefish 

 have made their appearance in large numbers off the coast 

 of North Carolina, and are in splendid condition, on many 

 of them the flesh on the belly being an inch in thickness. 

 Among the novelties at Mr. Blackford's we saw some Vir- 

 ginia hog fish, considered by the F. F. V.'s to be the best 

 of pan fish. They resemble porgies in appearance. The 

 white perch now coming from Centre Moriches, L. I., are 

 splendid fish, many of them weighing two pounds. Our 

 quotations are as follows: Striped bass from L. I., 18 to 

 20 cents; smelts from Maine, 20 cents; bluefish, 12 to 15 

 cents; salmon, frozen, 50 cents; mackerel from Massachu- 

 setts, 10 cents each for small and 25 cents for large; white 

 perch, 15 cents per pound; Spanish mackerel, refrigerated, 

 50 cents; green turtle, 20 cents; terrapin, $12 per dozen; 

 frost fish, 8 cents; halibut, 20 cents; haddock, 8 cents; 

 codfish, caught off Sandy Hook, 8 to 10 cents; blackfish, 

 12 to 15 cents; flounders, 8 to 12 cents; sea bass from South 

 Carolina, 20 cents; eels, large, 18 cents; lobsters, Boston, ' 

 10 to 12 cents; sheepshead, frozen, 25 ^cents, seollops, $1 

 per gallon; soft clams, 40 to 60 cents per 100; whitefish, 

 18 cents; pickerel, 18 cents; yellow perch, 12 cents; sal- 

 mon trout, 20 cents; hard crabs, $5 per 100; pompano, $1 

 per pound. 



Brook Trout in Salt Water. — A few days since some 

 fishermen found in their fyke,which had been set in Coney 

 Island Inlet, a fine brook trout — a genuine Salmo fontinalu 

 — in capital condition, and weighing three-quarters of a 

 pound. Although it is not unusual to find brook trout in 

 salt water, it is generally near the mouth of some estuary. 

 In the present instance it is rather a problem where the 

 captured individual came from, as there is no trout stream 

 in the vicinity. We trust the energetic officers of the New 

 York Society for the Protection of Fish and Game will 

 overlook this infraction of the close season. 



—A large mullet, weighing 5£ poinds, was taken a few 

 days since at Noank, and word sent to Mr. Blackford, who 

 will secure it for Prof. Baird. 



— Smelt fishing in Massachusetts waters has lately shown 

 some good sport, twelve to twenty dozen per man hav- 

 ing been caught. 



Whitefish.— The catch of whitefish on Detroit River 

 and the adjacent lake shores last season netted over $60, « 

 000, besides finding employment for 260 men and 60 

 horses. So far this season the catch has not been nearly 

 so good, which fishermen attribute to high winds and low 

 temperature, but which experts say can be traced to a 

 course of gradual extermination, resulting from greatly in- 

 creased demand, and, to some extent, to the impedi- 

 ments to the deposit of spawn and the growth 

 young fish, which exist at the pref- 



of the 



