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Hay Fever.— The disease popularly known by this name 

 numbers thousands of victims who are annually afflicted 

 with its distressing symptoms, and obliged to suffer for 

 weeks or flee to places where they will be exempt irom its 

 attacks. Persons constantly write to us, saying "Where 

 can I go to find sport, and escape the hay fever?" The 

 New York Herald has a letter from New Market, N. J., 

 which will interest these sufferers. It is a little village 

 among farms on the New Jersey Central road, 25 miles 

 from this city. It has Kevolutionary memories and relics, 

 and will celebrate a little Centennial of its own next year, 

 when it promises to bring together an astonishing number 

 of centennarians, for this locality has long been celebrated 

 for the longevity of its population. The deaths by lung 

 complaints are said to be only one-third as maf each year 

 in New Jersey as in Massachusetts, three-fifths as many 

 as in New York, and one-half as many as in the 

 Western States. As for the country in the immediate 

 vicinity of New Market, it is still lower. Wonderful ac- 

 counts are related of the curative properties possessed by its 

 peculiarly mild and genial climate, and o'f the remarkable 

 cures effected in cases of chronic and acute asthmatic 

 affections. It is asserted, and the proof presented, that the 

 moment invalids afflicted with the disease in its worst stages 

 were brought within the particular precinct that moment 

 they began to breathe more freely, and in a comparatively 

 short time the great difficulty and pain which they had ex- 

 perienced in respiration were almost wholly, if not entirely, 

 removed. Whether it is the atmosphere, which, when the 

 wind blows from the west, is remarkably dry, clear and 

 invigorating; whether the marvelous properties are in the 

 soil and absorbed by the air; whether it is the cool, refresh- 

 ing, delicious water; whether it is any one of these, or all 

 combined; there is no doubt that wonderful cures have 

 taken place in every case of asthma which has been brought 

 for relief to New Market heights. If the locality is all 

 that is claimed for it, what a favorite resort it will become 

 for the army of afflicted all the year round, for the bene 

 ficial effects are not confined to any particular season! 



Short Trips out op Town .—Occasionally the editor 

 slips away for a Sunday respite to some one of the cool and 

 attractive spots near the city which are accessible by a two 

 or three hours' journey by rail or steamboat. The latter is 

 always preferred, because the sail is of itself a pleasant ex- 

 cursion; the dust is avoided, the cool air invigorates, and 

 the limbs are not confined as in a railway carriage. One 

 will be surprised to learn how many pleasant resorts there 

 are near by to which he can hie away for a day, or two 

 days; and he will not know until he makes the experiment, 

 ho iv much the body and mind are refreshed and recuper- 

 ated by the brief recess from business. Not to mention- 

 places accessible by rail, (and they are manifold) it is an 

 advertised fact that there are no less than 49 points avail- 

 able daily by steamboats that leave the North River and 80 

 by the East River— making 129 in all. To almost any 

 of these the "Can't Get Aways," might resort without 

 serious loss of time, and with decided material gain, 

 if they would only have faith to make the attetnpt. 

 There is no excuse for the complaint that business 

 prevents, for there is scarcely an occupation but will 

 admit of brief temporary absences. The cost is triflfng and 

 the enjoyment benificent. 



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— Seth Green, Esq., has sent us some correspondence rel- 

 ative to the destruction caused to the fish in ihe Delaware 

 river by the so-called eel weirs set in the stream, to which 

 we referred in our last issue. The game laws bearing upon 

 the case are sufficiently explicit and sweeping to include 

 the offenders within their provisions. See sec. 25, chap. 

 433, Laws of 1872, as amended, which reads that no fish 

 shali be taken in Orange county except with a hook and 

 line, or spear, under a penalty of $25 for each offense. But 

 our editorial of last week was designed to go farther and 

 show those who are inclined to cavil at the game laws, or 

 question their legality, that they can be reached by a more 

 general law which covers the rights and privileges of ri- 

 parian owners and prevents their damaging the public. 

 The destruction of fish purchased at public expense for 

 the public benefit is a damage to the public, and the of- 

 fenders can be held. These eel weirs take bass that are 

 not big enough to take the hook. 



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"Oh Scissors!' — We were somewhat startled last week 

 by a foreign gentleman of agreeable address who approach- 

 ed our desk with a mien peculiar to wizards and magicians, 

 and quietly t<ans ceremouie commenced to untie a pair of 

 gleaming scissors which he held in his hand. First he broke 

 the back of one blade, then of the other; put both legs over 

 the shoulders, like a contortionist; turned the implement in- 

 side out; and concluded by wrapping the handles around 

 the points, and making the thing swallow itself, so 

 that at the finish it looked like one of those metal cork- 

 screws which fold up into a horse-shoe-shaped handle. 

 y Before we had opportunity to manifest a becoming degree 

 of astonishment, he gave the compact little tool a fillip, and 

 lo! it revealed the engraved words Forest and Stream 

 on the shining blade. No chance yet for expression of 

 surprise, for with manipulation dextrous and quick, the 

 magician produced a little morocco case out of the same 

 secret receptacle, thrust the instrument into it, far out of 

 sight and drew forth a pack of cards, directing our atten- 

 tion thereto. We suspected no less a person than the illus- 

 trious Mons. Cazeneuve, the French professor of legerde- 

 main; but upon looking at the cards, which proved to be 

 only business cards, we saw inscribed the name of Marx 

 & Co., dealers in gloves at 430, Broad way. We looked at 



Profesor Marx with an inquiring gaze, but in the twinkle of 

 his eye, we detected mischief afloat and the quiet joke 

 which he was perpetrating upon us. 



Scissors/ All editors have a weakness for scissors. When 

 they are writing their best editorials they handle their scis- 

 sors as abstractedly as a schoolboy whittles his bench while 

 studying his grammar. Scissors! What a reinforcing 

 mental power in time of need ! We admitted their potency. 

 We acknowledged them as ac-scissor-ies before the fact. 

 We remembered that "Scissors" was the last word of the 

 drowning woman as she sank beneath the surface with dis- 

 putation on her lips. So we pocketed the imputation with 

 the gift and promised to write this article; promised to 

 show how much more convenient the necessary little im- 

 plement was, closed up in this way, and how much less 

 danger there was of committing suicide by accidentally fall- 

 ing upon the pcints sticking out of our vest pocket in the 

 old-fashioned way. Mr. Marx says he has a patent on this 

 article and expects to make such a fortune out of it that 

 the glove business will close like a morning glory at night- 

 fall. He makes them of all sorts and sizes, from the ed- 

 itorial excerpist to the little implement used by fly-dressers: 



prices $1 and upward. 



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Capt. Pabker Gilmore Killed by a Lion in South 

 Africa. — English papers announce the death of this well 

 known author and. sportsman. The British Mail of July 

 31st says:— 



"A correspondent writes to us: Capt. Parker Gilmore, 

 author of numerous works on travel, exploration, aud 

 natural history, and an old contributor to the Field and 

 Land and Water, who has seen much active service while 

 in the army, having served while in India, China, and the 

 Crimea, for all of which campaigns he had received decor- 

 ations, fired at and serious wounded a large lion that had 

 been prowling round his bullocks during the night, when 

 camping out on the Limpopo. Near the wagon was a 

 thick piece of thorn-bush, and here the maimed beast took 

 shelter. All the Captain could do would not induce the 

 bushmen to make an attempt to diive the brute out, so 

 alone he entered cover. A shot immediately afterwards 

 was fired, and his attendants believing it announced the 

 death of the lion, ran up,. but to their surprise, found the 

 Captain down and insensible, with the lion gnawing his 

 shoulder, while one foot was over the Victim's face. His 

 remains were taken to Tati or Bamangwato. 



"Such a termination to the hunting career of this well 

 known author was almost expected on the Limpopo; he 

 was cautioned by experienced hunters about his rashness. 



"Many a wagoner and transport rider when they learn of 

 the Captain's fate will heave a sigh, for he was the kindest, 

 most genial soul alive, and wherever his bronzed and 

 wealher beaten face appeared he brought jollity. In fact, 

 his wagons and provisions, were free to all, and his purse 

 whenever he met an unfortunate deserving aid." 



During his last visit to America, Capt. Gilmore honored 

 us with a call and though the interview was brief, it was 

 sufficient to indicate that an acquaintance with the gentle- 

 man would grow in value as it ripened. We deplore, in 

 common with the fraternity, the distressing event. 

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What Two Advertisers Say.— Whatever kinds of 

 goods are advertised in Forest and Stream seem to 

 find immediate inquiry and sale. We are ourselves often 

 surprised at the results effected. One reason undoubtedly 

 is, that we make it a rule never intentionally to advertise 

 what is not as represented, and another is that our con- 

 stituency represents our best classes of wealthy men, who 

 indulge in luxuries, and can afford to buy them. We pub' 

 lish two moie letters of voluntary testimony to the value 

 of our paper as an advertising medium: — 



Lisle, Broome County, N. Y., August 2lBt, 1S76. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



Iu renewing our advertisement of the Baker gun, I take much plea- 

 sure in informing you that your paper has been of rnucti value to us, 

 and greater than we anticipated, although previously convinced of its 

 worth. Our correspondence has been very heavy, no less than between 

 500 and 6U0 letters having been received as inquiries resulting from the 

 advertisement referred to. 



We now find that it will be necessary to increase our facilities for 

 manufacture to meet the growing demand for our gun. Respectfully, 



W. H. Baker. 



Canton, New York, August 25th, 1876. 

 Dear Mr. Hallock:— 



There has hardly been a day since my advertisement appeared in 

 your paper that I have not received from one to eight letters of inquiry 

 from all parts of America . I have sold all the boats I had on hand and 

 all I could bui'd. I would like to send one to your office and believe it 

 would please you. Very truly, J. H. Rushton. 

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Bogus Hayanas. — The pure "Havana" for which we are 

 called upon to pay an exorbitant price, turns out after all 

 to be a fraud and a sham. The Yoz de Cuba has examined 

 samples of tobacco taken from various warehouses in Ha- 

 vana, and found them to "comprise the growth of Porto 

 Rico, Santo Domingo, Honduras, and Kentucky. Connec- 

 ticut was no doubt also represented. If we are to smoke 

 brown paper cigareites, and Yankee fillings and wrappers, 

 we might as well make them at home. In fact it is worthy 

 of notice, that the better grades of American cigars, not 

 pretended "Havana's," are coming rapidly and deservedly 



into favor. 



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— Prof. J. A. Allen, of the Museum of Comparative Zo- 

 ology at Cambridge, and a well known author, speaks of 

 our journal as follows in a private letter: — 



"I notice great improvement in Forest and Stream. It 

 is a most excellent paper. I am glad to see attention called 

 to the needless and injurious desi ruction of our smaller 

 birds. Too much prominence cannot be given to this im- 

 portant subject." 



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— The Lachine Boating uiuo of Montreal has just re- 

 ceived from Troy its new four-oared out-rigged. It is a 

 beautiful paper shell, rigged with, sliding seats, and steered 

 from the bow. 



Better Arms Required for Our Soldiers —Major 

 Reno reports to the Chief of Ordnance, that in the Custer 

 massacre, out of 380 guns used by his command, six were 

 rendered unserviceable by a failure of the breach block to 

 close, leaving a space between the head of the cartridge 

 and the end of the block; when the piece was discharged 

 and the block thrown open, the head of the cartridge was 

 pulled off, and the cylinder remained in the chamber, 

 whence with the means at hand it was impossible to ex- 

 tract it. Major Reno considers this due to radical defects 

 in the construction of the parts of the gun, which do not 

 always fit snugly together, or are liable to yield to the strain 

 of the discharge and their own weight. An Indian scout, 

 who was with that portion of the regiment which Custer 

 took into battle, relates that from his hiding place he 

 could see the men sitting down under fire, and working at 

 their guns— a story that finds confirmation in the fact that 

 officers, who afterwards examined the battle-fields as they 

 were burying the dead, found knives with broken blades 

 lying near the dead bodies. 



Major Reno also says: "My loss would have been less 

 had I been provided with some instrument similar to the 

 trowel-bayonet, and, I am sure, had an opponent of that 

 arm been present on the night of June 25th, he would 

 have given his right hand for 50 bayonets. I had but three 

 spades and three axes, and with them loosened ground, 

 which the men threw into piles in front of them with tin 

 cups and such other articles as could in any way serve the 

 same purpose." 



We shudder at such dreadful details at this, yet continue 

 to send our soldiers into the field to fight bloodthirsty foes 

 with arms which the first discharge ruins, and no means 

 cf forming a protection. We might learn a lesson from 

 the very red-skins we fight. They had the best aims the 

 United States could afford— Winchester repeating rifles of 

 the newest pattern, and Colt's revolvers with the latest im- 

 provement. An Indian makes the possession of the best 

 gun to be had his highest ambition, and begrudges no 

 expense. The head men encourage this and help him to 

 get it. But our head men are perfectly contented so long 

 as the contractors at Springfield are, and trouble them- 

 selves very little as to the qualities, quite satisfied to let 

 the poor fellows sit down in the midst of a terrific battle 

 and tinker with their jack-knives the guns with which 

 they must save their lives and those of their comrades. 



Anothor point which requires attention, is the fact that 

 the men engaged in these fights were armed with the short 

 cavalry carbine, the effective range of which is probably 

 not more than 200 yards. If we are forced to have cavalry 

 to fight the Indians, why not arm them properly. It must 

 must be a delightful condiiion of affairs to be pitted against 

 an enemy who can keep you always within range, while he 

 himself is quite secure. 



Creedmoor.— Notwithstanding that the only match shot 

 at Creedmoor on Saturday was that for the Marksman's 

 Badge presented by Mr. H. C. Poppenhuseu, yet the fine 

 weather drew together one of the largest crowds that have 

 assembled to witness a match of equal importance. The 

 conditions of the match were that each contestant should 

 fire five shots at 200 yards off hand, and five ai 500 yards 

 in any position. The following are the scores aggregating 

 over 30 points, out of a possible 50: — 



Name. 



203 500 

 Yds. Yds. 



T'l 

 43 



■iu 

 40 



3!) 



Name. 



200 500 

 Yds. Yds. 



G. F. Merchant 20 16 



0. W. White 13 21 



J. T Van Renssalaer.15 19 



.. OCamerun 16 18 



39.C. F. Roomns 17 16 



SS'D. D. Wylie 12 20 



38|S. B. Hubbart, Jr IS 17 



38 J)r. M. Morns 17 15 



38 J. E. Irwin 16 16 



W. C Claik 19 12 



C. S. Burns.... 20 12 



37 D. E. Vannet 16 15 



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T'l 

 36 

 34 

 34 

 34 

 33 

 32 

 32 

 32 

 32 

 32 

 32 

 31 



Geo. Wa'erman 21 2t 



Col. G. D. Scott.... 19 21 



W. 11. Richards 21 19 



E. D^ Forest 17 22 



C.H.Eagle 18 21 



A. B VanHensem...l5 23 



T. R. Murphy 19 19 



J. W. Gardiner 19 19 



T. W. Linton 21 17 



J. C Abrams 17 20 



A. J. Dam. Jr 18 19 



J. F. Buttman 19 18 



J. L. Price 20 17 



Many riflemen were out practicing for the fall meeting 

 now close at hand. The Australian riflemen were present 

 practicing for elevations, and one of them, Mr. J S. 

 Lynch, made 185 out of a possible 225 ai the three long 

 ranges. 



The Australian Riflemen— The Victorian branch of the 

 Australian team arrived in this city on Wedntsday 

 last, and proceeded on the same afternoon to 

 Creedmoor, where they met the Sidney branch 

 branch, who were practicing. The newly arrived mem- 

 bers comprise Capt. B. J. Wardell, who has never been 

 beaten by a Victorian in either the Intercolonial or all- 

 comers' matches; Corpl. T. Draper, winner of the Sars- 

 good Cup last year; Capt. H. J. King, winm r of the same 

 trophv in two successive years; Capt. A. M. Greenfield, 

 Adjutant of the Ballarat Rifles, and Major J. T. Sleep. On 

 Wednesday the Sidney branch in their practice made the 

 following scores, firing 15 shots each: — 



Name 800 Yds. 900 Yds. 1000 Yds. Total 



J. J Slade 69 69 66 2u4 



Daniel Gee -63 67 62 192 



Capt. J. McG. Smith.... 69 67 56 192 



J. S.Lynch 74 60 £0 184 



Lieut. J. H. Maddocks..69 56 57 182 



On the following day the newly arrived members tried 

 their rifles on the to them new ground, making the scores 

 below at the same ranges with 10 shots each: — 



T. T. Draper ..45 o6 38 



B. J. Wardell 32 45 41 



A. M.Greenfield. ...42 39 34 



The members of the team have resolved to carry out 

 four competitions among themselves, for the purpose of 

 detei mining who shall go on the team proper and who on 

 the reserve. These trial matches will take place, the first 

 to-day, the second to-morrow, tne third Saturday, and 

 the fourth on Monday. After the matches a team captain 

 will be chosen. 



—•The Metallic Cartridge Company of Bridgeport, are 

 sending a large quantity of their goods to Tur&ef . 



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