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ponds is also fine now. Bay birds still hold on, mostly 

 winter yellow-tee^ and grass birds, and some fine bags have 

 been shot. Partridges not plenty with us this year, but 

 quail and wild pigeons are abundant; shall commence to 

 ehoot them this week. G. K. Jr. 



New YouK— Greece, Monroe county, October W,h.— Shoot- 

 ing has been first rate in this vicinity lately. Wild ducks 

 have been unusually plenty the past week. One man killed 

 17 ducks one afternoon, mostly red heads and blue-bills. 

 A young man by the name of Connolly succeded in killing 

 nine brant geese with two shots. They came and settled 

 among some tame geese in a lot. Woodcock have been 

 plenty. I wish they would change the law so that all 

 shooting would be commenced on the 1st of October, and 

 then when we shot a bird he would not spoil before we 

 got home. A.E.K. 



Niagara Falte, Oct. 16th.-— A good many quail have been 

 killed north of here the past week, and the bevies seem to 

 unusually large and full grown. Very few woodcock re 

 ported as yet. Sixty wild geese passed over here last Fri- 

 day, going southwest. "Niagara." 



New Jehsey. — Snipe are abundant on Hanover Neck. 

 A sportsman of that place showed us a bunch of 90 

 on Saturday, all of which he stated were shot by himself 

 in two days. 



Kin serfs Ashley House, Barnegat Inlet, Oct. lith. — Our 

 shooting season commences to-morrow. I have noticed 

 several bundles of brant the past week coming in the inlet. 

 Black ducks, sprigtails, and broad-bills have put in an ap- 

 pearance. Birds have been very plenty the past week. 

 John Mullen killed 65 on the 12lh. B. 



Pennsylvania— Blooming Grove Park, Pike county, Oct. 

 lQth.— Within the past two weeks Dr. Glenney and family, 

 and Messrs. Dore, Fonda, Burns, Avery, Yard, Myers and 

 friends have visited the park and brought home good bags 

 of grouse. Several deer were started. One woodcock, 2 

 rabbits, 1 grey squirrel, and 13 grouse was a two day's bag 

 for two men. A. 



West Virginia — Roncervete, Oct. IQth.— Quail quite 

 plenty for this section. Ruffed grouse about as usual. 

 Pleut}'- of squirrels, owing to abundant white and chestnut 

 oak mast. C. C. 



Roncervete, Greenbrier County, West Va., Oct. 9th, 1876. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



In your last week's paper you nay in answer to a correspondent that 

 beaver are found "in Greenbrier Co., Va." So far as.Greenbi ier County is 

 concerned I think you mutt be mistaken, as although familiar with 

 nearly every water course in the county from end to end, I never have 

 heai d of a heaver, nor have I seen any evidences of their existence in 

 the region. There are a few otter, some mink and muskrats, but t 

 think the beaver lives elsewhere. What was jour authority on the 

 Greenbrier County locality? C. C. 



[Greenville County was intended.— Ed.] 



Ohio— Ashtabula county, Oct. 12th. — There bas been pret- 

 ty good squirrel shooting in this vicinity lately, and there 

 are still a few left. We ran upon a covey of about 25 

 quails last week. Pheasants are only moderately plenty. 

 We hear of several flocks of wild turkeys in the woods 

 about us. There are no pigeons at all here. Blackbirds 

 have been here in great quantities, and roosted in the 

 woods at the north side of the village. — Sentinel. 



Wisconsin — Club House, Koshkonong, Sept. Wi. — Duck 

 shooting opens well. Canvas-backs and red-heads coming 

 in ironf the north, and a few being shot every day. Snipe 

 shooting must be good soon, as all marshes are in splendid 

 condition. Late arrivals here are Col. L. A. Harris, 

 Cincinnati; W. J. Doolitle, W. S. Linn, H. C. Fredericks, 

 C. Hoaglaud and K. A. Peters, Chicago; A. C. Scoville, 

 Michigan; Fred Johnson, Marquette. 



A. M. Valentine. 



California— Oct. 5ih,— Eabbits and quail are abundant 

 in the hills west of Lukeport. 



Excellent hunting is reported in the vicinity of Santa 

 Monica. The canyons are alive with quail, and the lagoons 

 and beach with snipe and curlew. 



Deer are reported plentiful in the mountains back of Santa 

 Monica. 



In Kern county deer can be seen in all parts of the moun- 

 tains, the seasonof their shyness being past. They may 

 now be found in bands of five to twenty. — Pacific, Life. 



THE GREEN GUN. 



Oil City, Pa., Sept. 80th. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



Having had some experience, I may say a great deal in the gun line 

 and owning one of the guns whereof I 6peak, what I snail sa,y may have 

 eome weight with parties contemplating the purchasing of a gun. I 

 have of recent date had cause to agree with J. W. Long (I think it was) 

 in the opinion that it is unnecessary to make a specialty of Enrich guns 

 in our buying. 



I lately had built to order by Mr. Chan. Green, of Rochester, N. Y., 

 one of his best weapons, and in comparison with Scott, Greener and 

 Parker guns, all of which makes I have owned the Green holds its own. 

 The Paiker I have no use for, andean truthfully say that 1 have seen 

 more shaky than sound ones; rnoie ver they are, as a rule, so li^ht in 

 metal at the breech that I wonder at their standing as well as they do. I 

 do not recommend Chas. Green's gun above all Others of American 

 build, because there may be and no doubt are numerous native gun- 

 makers fully up to the mark. The action of his gun ('he lever is on 

 top like many of English make) is not as fascinating at first sight as 

 many others, but it has the rare merit of extreme simplicity and locking 

 at the furthest point from Lhe fulcrum gams extra leverage thereby at the 

 Dreech end. and does away with all necessity for a double lug and bolt. 

 Another point is the check jrint which completely takes off all strain in 

 dropping the barrels open, not of the doubtful and difficult-to-be-seen, 

 into kind of a check like the Remington, however, but one which abso- 

 lutely tills the bill. The boxmg is another feature; the barrel 5 are trim 

 and light at the muzzle, and have given an equal pattern and penetration 

 to a Scott Premier choke-bore, and less recoil, I think, while the latter 

 guE. has about double the meial at the muzzle, a distinction I note, as it 

 is evid.nt that one gun has little strain comparatively at the muzzle, 

 while the other has a great strain. In general appearance the gun will 

 compare favorably with any. There are other points which need to he 

 told, not teen to be appreciated, for I believe the mare the locking and 

 fastening devices ; he greater will be the demand for the guns having 

 them, notwithstanding the fact of their greater liability to become 

 Bhaky, and consequently greater trouble in the lepairing. 



In conclusion I will say give our reliable American makers a fair 

 share of patronage, so that they can afford it, and it will be found that 

 as good an article may he had here as anywhere, and at a great deal loss 

 figure. Yidi, 



JACKING DEER 



New Yore:,. Oct, &th. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



I have noticed many articles from some of your correspondents depre- 

 ciating, or rather strongly denouncing the practice of hunting deer with 

 jacks. Nearly ail of the above mentioned articles, assert that it is un- 

 fair and unsportsmanlike. Now I have hunted deer by nearly every 

 known method, and I know of no way by which moie exciting sport 

 may be had than by this same night hunting. Jfour guide must under 

 stand paddling and the habits of the deer thoroughly or it is useless 

 to hunt, and it requires something more than an ordinary shot to 

 to take a coritct aim at a couple of shining specks, 25 or ZQ yards off in 

 the darkness. Add to this the fact that the favorite feeding grounds of 

 deer, particularly in the Adirondacks, are where the lily-pads are thickest 

 often making it next to impossible to ehoot, and I think that to jack a deer 

 becomes as difficult a feat as to stalk one. The sensation of sailing 

 over the dark waters of the lake or river, every nerve strained to catch 

 the faintest souud which may signal the approach of the game is de- 

 lightful, and the intense stillness which prevails over everything, broken 

 now and then by the sharp plunge of a muskrat, or the breaking of a 

 twig in the bush, by the step of some wild animal, or perhaps by strange 

 sounds, which even the trained ear of your guide cannot recognize, all 

 comoine to make an experience as pleasant as it is novel. In one of the 

 articles I have mentioned a correspondent congratulates himself, that as 

 hounding is done away with by law, night hunting is no longer practiced, 

 and the woods are no longer rilled witn men who still-hunt the deer, the 

 prospect for sport in such and such a county is exceedingly good. Com- 

 ment is unnecessary. I would like very much to see an editorial on this 

 subject. * "Brush." 



Tbe arguments presented by our correspondent in favor 

 of jacking bave already been advanced by tbe editor of tbis 

 paper, and subscribed to; provided tbat jacking is done 

 after tbe fawns are well grown. 



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To Prevent Leading in Guns.— We are indebted to 

 Mr. G. S3. Gelston, tbe "Bald Eagle of Currituck," for tbe 

 following information in regard to tbe leading of guns, 

 wbicb may be of value to our readers. Mr. G. was very 

 mucb troubled in tbis respect until be bit upon tbe expe- 

 dient of first bring from bis gun a couple of shells loaded 

 with powder only. Tbis apparently bad tbe effect of 

 "smokiug" tbe barrels and pie venting tbe lead from ad- 

 hering, as be was never afterwards troubled with leading. 

 Tbis may be a valuable bint to riflemen. 



|^" Have you seen tbe Dachshunds? Rather a good 



joke for the Chicago Field, but how does Dr. Twaddell 



like it? 



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The Memphis Field Trials. — We have received the 

 programmes of the Memphis Field Trials to be held on 

 Nov. 13th, 14th and 15th, and copies of the same can be 

 had at our office. This event promises to be the most in- 

 teresting of the year as regards kennel matters. The list 

 of competitors will be larger than ever before, and as birds 

 are abundant, nothing should be wanting to make them 

 successful. We acknowledge with thanks a courteous in- 

 vitation fiomthe Tennessee Slate Sportsmen's Association 

 to be present, of which we shall avail if duties 

 here will permit. In addition to the very liberal 

 prizes already advertised in our columns, Mr. Luther 

 Adams gives '$25 gold to best trained pup in the puppy 

 stakes, and $25 gold to the best trained brace; Mr. P. si. 

 Btyson gives $25 gold to the best trained dog or bitch in 

 the champion stakes. All purses paid in full; no prora- 

 ting. 



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The Kennel Register. — The pedigrees of the follow- 

 ing dogs have been recorded in the Kennel Register since 

 the list was last published. As soon as our space will per- 

 mit we will print an abstract of the second hundred pedi- 

 grees, and hope soon to get to work on the book. In the 

 mean time our readers will bear in mind that there is no 

 charge for registering their dogs, and that we will send 

 them pedigree blanks gratis on application:— 



SETTEES. 



Mac. native. W. E. Weber. 

 Vicola, Gordon, !S. L. Crawford. 

 Dixie, native, S. L. Crawford. 



Nell, native, Dr. Holmes. 

 Kate, Gordon, P. La Tourette. 

 Smoke, native, P. La Tourette. 

 May, native, L. J. Hughes. 

 Cora, native. R. H. Gillespie. 

 Fly, native, It. H. Gillespie. 

 Catherine, red Iri.-h It. H. Gillespie. 

 Patti, native iing., E. A. Hereziserg. 

 Ripple, native Eng., hi. A. Herezberg. 

 Bob, nutive Eng., M. Mathews. 

 Trin, native Eng , F. M Thompson. 

 Bob, Gordon, Wm. Forrest. 



Jack, red Irish, W". Humphreys. 

 Belle, red Irish. W. Humphreys, 

 i Black Bessie, native. F. W. Jones. 

 Flora, native, Wm. Merriett. 

 Buru .native, E. V. Clark. 

 Beau, native. VV. H. Gibbons. 

 Rose, rtd, W. H. Gibbons. 

 Bess, native, C. 11. Sage. 

 i'ruinp, native, C. U. bage. 



CLUMBERS. 

 WATER fcFANIEXS. 



OOCKEJ13. 



Jack, Capt. McMuido. 

 Kitty, Capt. McMurdo. 

 Leah, F. W.Jones. 



POINTERS. 



Belle and Jack, Chas. L. Austin. IMac, S. L. Crawford. 



THE DAND1E DINMONT TERRIER. 



THE increase in the number of bench shows is causing 

 a rapidly expanding interest in dogs of all kinds, 

 if we may except the Spitz, whose predisposition to rabies 

 is so marked and has become so generally known that it 

 seems probable he may be improved off the face of tbe 

 earth, or else consigned to his native and congenial clime. 

 Of all the four-footed companions of man none is more 

 intelligent and faithful than the little Dandie Dinmont, 

 immortalized by Sir Walter Scott, but, as yet, almost un- 

 known in this country. It is with pleasure, therefore, and 

 in the hopes of a better acquaintance with the subject 

 thereof that we print the following letter from Hugh Dal- 

 zell, Esq , Honorary Secretary of the Dandie Dinmont 



Terrier Club of England:— 



Queen's Square, Londcn, Eng. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



1 feel surff there are among your numerous readers many who, in ad- 

 dition to their admiration for the genius of Scott, have a liking for the 

 game little terriers that he has immortalized, and will oe glad to know 

 what we are doing in the old country to preserve it in its purity, and if 

 possible to still further improve and develop its excellencies. Since the 

 rage for dog shows set in here some sixteen years ago, a very great im- 

 provement is observable in many of our breeds; but the system, or rath- 



er no system of rule -of -thumb judging which has been practiced, ea.ly 

 gave rise to bickerings which led to great wars (in type) ending for the 

 most part in smoke and smother, and left some breeds at great iisk of 

 being ruined. Of these none seemed more likely to be improved oil the 

 face of the earth than the Dandie, as not only was the breed frequently 

 judged(?) at our principal shows by men with no knowledge of it, hut 

 they had the effrontery to defend their ignorance in the sporti a papers 

 and but for a few champions of the the genuine article, the Pepper and 

 Mustard of Charliesh* pe, that "fell ehield at vermin that fears nae- 

 thing that ever c im wi' a hairy skin out" would have been obliterated to 

 make way for a woolly-coated, pig-eyed abortion of recent manufacture 

 as ugly as it is useless. Such an event would indeed have been a "con- 

 sumation devoutly to be dreaded," and as a barrier against it some 

 staunch admirers of the true blood joined together twelve months ago 

 to resist the consequences of wrong decisions by ignorant judges and 

 the industrious promulgation of error by designing owners of mongrel 

 stock. The club, once formed, has gone on without a check, although 

 its action is necessarily slow, as the numbers are so scattered that meet- 

 ings are few, and this will explain to readers why we have beeu so long 

 in settling the standard of excellence and relative value of points I 

 am now able to lay before your readers. Before coming to that, permit 

 me to state we have for President of the Club the Right Hon. Viscount 

 Melgund, a staunch supporter of the breed; Vice Presideut, E. Brad- 

 sbaw-Smith, Esq., a breeder for over forty years, whose name will be at 

 once recognized by readers of "Stonehenge," and the list of members 

 includes the names of our oldest and best breeders and judges, of whom 

 I may mention the Rev. S. T. Mosse, the owner of that grand oid dog 

 Shamrock who, after being on the shelf for some years, came out this 

 summer at Maidstone carrying the burnden of his ten years most jaunt- 

 ily, and beating the largest and best class of dogs ever exhibited-the 

 piesent writer judging at the request of tbe club— and a month after 

 repeated his victory over his younger rivals in another stion,-, class at 

 the Crystal Palace, Mr. James Locke, tbe owner of one of our best ken- 

 nels, judging. Of course Mr. Locke is a member, as are the other 

 hunting Carricks, Coulth, and H. Foster, of Carlisle; T. Sommer, Pool, 

 Richardson, etc., etc. The Honorary Secretaries are Messrs. W.Strachan, 

 Linlithgon; W. Wardlaw Reid, Peckkani Rye, London, and myself, and 

 either of us will bs pleased to communicate with and be of service to 

 brother fanciers in America. Below I give the standard of excellence as 

 defined by the club. Hugh Dalzell, Honorary Secretary. 



STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE AND VALUE Off POINTS 0¥ DANOIK LIN- 

 MONT TERRIERS. 



Agreed to at a meeting of the Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club, held with- 

 in the Red Lion Hotel, at Carlisle, on 5ih September. 1S76. 



Present: Rev. S. T. nison Mosse, Messrs. J. A. Mather, Edinburgh; 

 W. Pool, Dumfries; J.B.Richardson, Dumfries; W. Wallace, Kirkcud- 

 bright; Coultlwrd, Carlisle; Foster, ditto; Wm. Carrick, Jr., ditto; J. 

 C. Carrick, ditto; Stordy, ditto; Charlton. Brownde-.anlaws, S. Ikirk; 

 Haywood, B.rngor; Miller, Moffat; Brugh, Carlisle; Locke, Selkirk; VV. 

 W. Reid, London, Robertson, Carlisle; Wright, ditto; Beeby, Wigton; 

 Geo. Bendall, Carli-le; and W. Straban, Linlithgow. 



Head.— Strongly made and large, not out of proportion to the dog's 

 size, the muscles showing extraordinary development, more especially 

 those that move the lower jaw. Skull broad between the ears, getting 

 gradually less toward* the eyes, and measuring about the same from thw 

 point of "the eye to back of skull, as it does from ear to ear Tlie fore- 

 head well d nmed. The head covered with very soft silky hair (which 

 siiotild not be confined to a mere topknot, and tbe lighter in color Mid 

 silkier it is the better) Tue cheeks, starting from tue ears proportion- 

 ately with the skull, have a gradual taper towards the muzzle, which i« 

 dtep and strongly made, and measures about three inches in length, or 

 in proportion to skull as three is to live. Tho muzzle is covered with. 

 hair -jf a little darker shade than the topknot, and of the same texture 

 as tbe feather of i he fore legs. The top of tue muzzle is generally bare 

 for about an inch from the black part of the nose, lhe b^nd coming to a 

 point towards the eye, and being aooutone incti broad at the noee. Tim 

 nose and inside of mouth black or daik colored. Tbe teeth very strong, 

 especially the canine, which aie of extraordinary size for such a .-mail 

 dog. The canines lit well into each other, >-o as to give tbe greatest, 

 available holding and punishing power, and the teeth are level iii front, 

 the upper ones overlapping the under ones. [Many of the huest speci- 

 mens have a "swine mouth," which is very objectionable, but it is not 

 so great an objection as the protrusion of the under jaw.] 



h yes. — Set w ide apart, large, full, round, ^bright, expiessive of great 

 determination, intelligence, and dignity; set low and prominent in front 

 of the head; color, a rich dark hazel. 



Ears. — Large and pendulous, set well b?.ck wide apart and low on the 

 skull, hanging close to tbe cheek, with a very slight projection at the 

 base, broad at tbe junction of the head, and tapering almost to a point, 

 the fore part of ear tapering very littie— the taper being mostly on the 

 back part of the ear coming almost straight down from its junction with 

 the head to the tip. They ate covered with a soft, straight brown hair 

 in some cases almost bl icfc), and have a thin feather of iight hair start- 

 ing about two incbes from the tip, and of nearly tbe same color and tex- 

 ture as the topknot, which gives the ear tbe appeal ance of a distinct 

 point, lhe animal is often one or two years old before the feather is 

 shown. The cartilage and skin of the ear should not be thick, but 

 rather thin. Length of ear, from three to four inches. 



Neck. — Very muscular, well developed, and strong, showing grent 

 porter of resistance, being well set intp the shoulders. 



Body.— Long, strong, and flexible; ribs well sprung arid round, chest 

 well developed and let well down between the fore legs; the back rather 

 low at the shoulder, having a slight downward curve and a corresponding 

 arch over the loins, wnh a very slight droop ficm top of loins to root of 

 tail; both sides of backbone well supplied with muscle. 



Tail.— Rather short, say from 8in. to lOiu. and covered on the tipper 

 side with wiry hair of darker oolwr than that of the body, the hair ou ibe 

 under side being lighter in color, and not so wiry, wnh a nice feather 

 about 2in. long, getting shorter as it nears the tip; rather thick at the 

 root, gating thicker for about 4in., then tapering off to a point. It 

 should not be twisted or curled in any way, but should come up with a 

 regular curve like a scimitar, the tip, when excited, being in a peiueudic- 

 ular line with the root of the tail, it should neither be set ou too high 

 nor too low . When not excited it is carried gaily, and a little above the 

 level of the body. 



Legs.— 'the 4'ore legs short, witb immense mnscular development and 

 bone, set wide apart, tbe chest coming well down be. ween ihetn. Ti.e 

 feet well formed, and not flat, with very strong brown or dark coloied 

 claws. Bauoy legs and flat feet are objectionable, but may be avoided— 

 the bsndy legs by tbe use of splints when first noticed, and the flat Jeet 

 by exerci.se. and a drv bed and floor to kennel. The hair on the forelegs 

 and feet of a blue dog should be tan, varying according to the boctv 

 color from a rich tan to a pale fawn; the fore legs, &c. of a int'staid 

 dog are of a darker shade than its head, wbicu is a cieamy white In 

 both colors there is a nice leather, aoout kin. long, rather lighter in 

 color than than the hair ©u the fore-part of the leg. The hind legs are a 

 little longer than the fore ones, and are set rather wide apart, but not 

 spread «ut in an unnatural manner, while the feet are much smaller; the 

 thighs are well developed, and the hair of the same color and lexeme 

 as tne lore ones, but having no feather or dew claws; the whole claws, 

 should be dark; but the claws of all vary in shade according to the color 

 of dog's body. 



Coat.— This is a very important point; the hair should bs about two 

 inches long, that from ro*t of tail to skull a mixture of hardish and soft 

 hair, wbicu gives a sort of crisp feel to the hand. The haid should not 

 be wiry; the coat is what is termed pily or pencilled. The hair ou tue 

 under part of the body is lighter in color and softer than that on the top. 

 The skin on the "elly accords with the color of dog. 



Color— The color is pepper or mustard. The pepper color ranges from 

 a dark blueish black to alight silvery grey, the intermediate shades ueun, 

 preferred, the body eolor coming well down the shoulder and hips, grao> 

 ually merging into the leg color. The Mustards vary from a reaoisfl 

 brown to a pale fawn, the head being a creamy white, the legs aud leet 

 of a shade darker tjian the bead. The claws are dan<, asm other colons. 

 [Nearly all Dandie Dinmont terriers have some white on the chest, anu 

 some have also while claws.] , « 



Mise.—The height should be from eight to eleven inches at the top oi 

 shoulder. Length from top of shoulder to root of tail should not u» 

 more than twice the dog's height, but one or two inches less. 



Weight.— From Ulbs. to241us.; the best weight as near ISibs. as pos- 

 sible. These weights are for dogs in good working oruor. , 



The relative values of several points in the standard were k appoaioneu 

 as follow si- 

 Head 10 Coat . 



Eye 



Ears 



Neck ,. 



Body 



Tail 



Legs and feet 



5:G'olor 



5 *iize and weight 



5 1 General appearance. 

 20, 



5 

 10 



. 15 

 . 5 

 . 10 



. 10 



100 



"GuyotV of Corinth, Miss., writes: "My liver and White poi«tr« 

 bitch Nora, has just been visited by Jerse^-, liver and white, out of 

 lemon and white 'Pioua-Quyon' bitch Nettie, by Pious James' liver aim 

 white dcy BiHie." 



