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FOREST AND STREAM. 



EDUCATION OF WOMEN IN CANADA. 



A WEEKLY JOURNAL, 



D ^OTED TO FlELD AND AqTTATIO SP0BT8, PRACTICAL NATURAL HlSTORT, 



Fish Cdi/tube, the Protection oy Game, Preservation of Forests, 



A/JD THE INCULCATION IN MEN AND WOMEN OF A HEALTHY INTEREST 

 IS OUT-DOOR BeCREATION AND STUDY '. 



PUBLISHED BY 



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17 CHATHAM STHEET, (CITY HALL SQUARE) NEW YORK, 



[Post Office Bos 2882.] 



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Terras* Four Dollars a Year, Strictly in Advance. 



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Twenty-five per cent, off for Clubs of Three or more. 



Advertising Bates. 



Inside pages, nonpareil type, 20 cents per line: outside page, SO cents. 

 Special rates for three, six, and twelve months. Notices in editorial 

 columns, 40 cents per line. 



NEW YORK, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, (876. 



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To Correspondents. 



All communications whatever, whether relating to business or literary 

 Correspondence, must be addressed to The Forest and Stream Pub- 

 LIShino Company. Personal or private letters of course excepted. 



All communications intended for publication must be accompanied with 

 real name, as a guaranty of good faith. Names will not be published 

 Objection be made. No anonymous contributions will be regaraed. 



Articles relating to any topic witnin the scope of this paper are solicited 



We cannot promise to return rejected manuscripts. 



Secretaries of Clubs and Associations are urged to favor us with brief 

 notes of their movements and transactions, as it is the aim of this paper 

 to become a medium of useful and reliable information between gentle 

 men sportsmen from one end of the country to the other ; and they wil' 

 find our columns a uosixable medium for advertising announcements. 



The Publishers of Forest and Stream aim to merit and secure the 

 patronage and countenance of that portion of the community whose re- 

 fined intelligence enables them to properly appreciate and enjoy all that 

 Is beautiful in Nature. It will pander to no depraved tastes, nor pervert 

 the legitimate sports of land and water to those base uses which always 

 tend to make them unpopular with the virtuous and good. No advertise- 

 ment or business notice of an immoral character will be received on any 

 terms ; and nothing will be admitted to any department of the paper that 

 may not be read with propriety in the home circle 



We cannot be responsible for the dereliction of the mail service, if 

 money remitted to us is lost. 



Advertisements should be sent in by Saturday of each week, if possible. 



^" Trade supplied by American News Company. 

 CHARLES HALLOCK, 

 Editor and Busin ess Manager. 



"HAPPY NEW YEAR." 

 For the fourth time the Forest and Stream has the 

 pleasure of extending this anniversary greeting to its 

 friends and readers ; and we may say that it has always 

 been reciprocated in the most cordial and substantial man- 

 ner. Without admitting the public too far into the pene- 

 tralia of our household affairs, we may be justified in 

 saying that probably no business relations of whatsoever 

 kind are so pleasurable as those that may be maintained, 

 reciprocally, between the publisher of a journal of the 

 peculiar character of Forest and Stream and those who 

 patronize and sustain it. The latter, by their contribu- 

 tions, and their direct material aid and countenance, be- 

 come a part of the concern, as it were ; so that the 

 welded unit becomes inseparable by its community of 

 interests. The reader of Forest and Stream enters 

 into its weekly topics and current gossip, with the 

 same zest and gusto that he dons his attire when he goes 

 forth into the field, or when he quietly hobnobs with a 

 comrade over -the andirons. And so, frpm first to last 

 they travel on together, like "John Anderson, my Joe," 

 and the intercourse grows more and more pleasant with 

 each scintillating reminiscence or anticipation. 



The past year has been a trying one to business men, 

 and Forest and Stream kas suffered in consequence. 

 Yet we have faith in the indomitable perseverance and 

 "ffitup and qiV of the American people, especially of those 

 who are lineal descendants of the pioneers of the frontier 

 who wielded the knife and gun when our broad domain 

 was little else than a wilderness. We know that the sky is 

 bright beyond the clouds, and so, while we wish our 

 friends all the good wishes of this Good Will season, and 

 a recurrence of many Happy New Years, we exult as we 

 sing, in our own homely versification and blunt old- 

 fashioned way: 



Ring out, merry bells, for the Year thst is born! 



Dig deeply the grave of the year that is gonel 



Let sorrow long past be ever forgot— 



lorebodmgs of evil, cherish them not; 



For our lives are weighed down by burdens enough, 



Without stopping to sneeze v, hen others take snuff. 



Pray what is the use of borrowing trouble? 

 It brings no relief but makes the load double. 

 It is better by far to be of good cheer 

 And make up our minds for a HAFpr New Year. 



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— To many women no Holliday Present will be more. ac- 

 ceptable than a Wilcox & Gibb "Automatic" Sewing Ma- 

 chine. It received the highest award at the Centennial 

 Exhibition, 



THERE is a great deal o f talk and commotion every 

 year in the United States about the higher educa- 

 tion of women and their rights to receive a training similar 

 to that given to the opposite sex; but all the oratory and 

 excitement periodically expended in the discussion of the 

 topic seems to lead to nothing, and finally the subject is 

 dropped only to be taken up again at longer or shorter in- 

 tervals. In refreshing contrast to this course, is that fol- 

 lowed on the other side of the line. The ladies of Mon- 

 treal, without making any great noise about it, have organ- 

 ized an associa' ion, have secu red the first specialists in 

 that city as lecturers and examiners, and have for five 

 years had most able and thorough instruction in various 

 branches of Literature, Science and Art. The "Report of 

 the Montreal Ladies' Educational Association" gives the de- 

 tails of the lectures and examinations held in that city un- 

 der its auspices during its fifth session, 1875-6, and a brief 

 review of what has been done during the year is in struct- 

 tive as well as suggestive. 



The association numbers over one hundred and twenty- 

 five members, among whom are the most intellectual and 

 highly cultivated ladies of Montreal, not a few of whom 

 have shown their ability to master fully the difficult sub- 

 jects to which their attention has been called, bypassing 

 successfully the stringent examinations of the course. Stu- 

 dents' tickets are issued entitling the holders to admission 

 to the lectures and examinations, and the eagerness with 

 which such tickets are sought for is a sufficient proof of 

 the good that is being done by the association. The ex- 

 amination papers are quite difficult, yet a large majority 

 of the students pass in what is called the First class— that 

 is, receive seventy-five per cent, of the full mark. 



The past session was opened by Principal Dawson in a 

 lecture entitled Ideal Education of Woman. This was fol- 

 lowed by a course of twenty lectures by Dr. Kelly on En- 

 glish Literature, a continuation of the series of the pre- 

 vious session on the same subject. A course of ten lec- 

 tures on biology by Dr. Win. Osier came next in order, the 

 lecturer taking for his subject the "Structure and Habits 

 of the Lower Orders of Life." A series of well prepared 

 microscopical objects illustrated this course, and were 

 highly appreciated by the audience. Twenty lectures by 

 the Rev. Principal McVicar on applied logic were followed 

 by a series of discourses by Prof. Armstrong on "Architec- 

 ture, Historical and Descriptive," these completing the 

 course of instruction for the session. Although a large 

 number of those who attended these lectures took notes, 

 only seventeen presented themselves for examination at the 

 close of the course, many apparently not having the cour- 

 age to risk passing the examinations when not sure of a 

 First class. 



For the session of 1876-7, now opening, the association 

 is promised a rich treat in a course of ten lectures to be 

 delivered by Principal Dawson on "Structural and System- 

 atic Botany." The Rev. Prof. Campbell will at the same 

 time give a series of twenty lectures on the "History and 

 Literature of Ancient Nations." Later in the session 

 will follow twenty lectures on Electricity and Magnetism, 

 which will be illustrated by experiments with the admira- 

 ble apparatus of McGill University. The Rev. Principal 

 Lobley will close the course with a number of lectures on 

 Grecian History. Altogether the programme for the win- 

 ter is most attractive, and we take leave to congratulate 

 the members of the Executive Committee of the associa 

 tion ^on the rare judgment and discretion displayed by 

 them, as well as in the selection of the subjects to be dis- 

 cussed, as in the choice of most competent and eminent 

 lecturers. The association has already done excellent 

 work, and we venture to predict that it will continue to be 



the power for good that it has alroaay proved itself. 

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GAME PROTECTION. 



Canada. — We printed recently an abstract of the pro- 

 ceedings in the Legislature of the Province of Quebec, 

 relative to the proposed amendments to the game laws of 

 that Province, not the least interesting poriion of which 

 was the views 6f the President and Secretary of the Game 

 Protection Society. A suggestion to that effect having 

 been made by a member of the Legislature, the Committee 

 of the Fish and Game Protection Club of Quebec place 

 upon record its ideas of what the provisions of the Game 

 Laws should be, by addressing a letter to the Hon. P. Gar- 

 neau, Commissioner of Crown Lands, Quebec, the sub- 

 stance of which is as follows: — 



We desire, first, to bring prominently before you the fact 

 that as we have not here, as in European countries, a class 

 for whom game is to be preserved, so the object to be attained 

 Dy game laws is the same for the professional hunter and 

 the sportsman, viz: not to preserve game but to protect it. 

 The breeding animal loses in a large measure, as every one 

 knows, its dread of danger, is more easily approached, and 

 consequently a more easy prey to the unscrupulous. For 

 these reasons the open season lor any species should as far 

 as possible aveid the breeding time of that species. Apart 

 even lrom reasons of humanity, there is also the economic 

 fact that in taking the life of the parent at the breeding 

 season, the lives of the offspring are sacrificed. Looking 

 to these facts, the Committee respectfully submits that we 

 have here the basis on which a protective law ought to 

 be framed. With regard to the shooting of game by 

 the poorer settlers in the backwoods, the Committee 

 thinks that very little harm can be done duiing the 

 close season, if the law strictly defines such shooting 

 to be done solely for consumption by the settler's family 

 and prohibits the sale of such game or the skins of 

 animals so shot. As yo j are no doubt aware, the rapid ex- 

 tinction of game in the United States has caused vigorous 



action to be taken by the various Legislatures to put a stop 

 to its wholesale destruction, and the Club is in receipt of 

 communications from every part of the country describing 

 the means used, the principal and most effective of which 

 is— prohibiting the shooting of breeding animals. Our 

 Treasurer, Mr. Rintoui, has already stated before your 

 Committee on the Game Laws the active measures which 

 have been taken by the Legislatures of Ontario, New 

 Brunswick and Nova Scotia for the protec'ion of Game, 

 and, unless some such measures are adopted here, we shall 

 soon be reduced to tke condition of some of the United 

 States, which are, at great expense, not only re-stockiog 

 their forests with game but their rivers with fish. 



This Committee submits, therefore:— 1st. That the close 

 season for elk, moose, caribou, deer and fawn, should ex- 

 tend from 1st January to 31st August inclusive. 



26. That black duck, wood duck, grey duck, maLard and 

 teal, as they breed on the St. Lawrence and its tributaries, 

 and commence nesting as soon as they arrive in spring, 

 should be protected at that season. 



3d. As regards other species of ducks, also wild geese 

 and wild swan, the law might remain as it is. 



4th. With regard to partridge the Committee thinks 

 snaring ought to be prohibited. 



5th. In order to make the law of any effect it is abso- 

 lutely necessary to make it illegal to have in possession 

 any animals or birds or parts thereof during the prohibited 

 seasons. 



6th. The Committee desires to make no suggestions with 

 regard to woodcock and snipe, as the subject is a much 

 disputed one, and the law as it stands at present seems to 

 satisfy the majority. 



Trusting these suggestions will meet your favorable con- 

 sideration, we have the honor to remain, sir, your very 

 obedient servants, the Committee of the Fish and Game 

 Protection Club of the Province of Quebec, 



Per McPherson Le Moyne, President. 



A. N. Shewan, Secretary. 



Massachusetts. — Mr. J. Eaton, Jr., Corresponding Sec- 

 retary of the Massachusetts State Sportsman's Association, 

 whose address is New Bedford, wishes to ascertain the 

 names and localities of the different sportsmen's clubs in 

 his State; also the address of gentlemen, particularly 

 farmers, in different parts of the State, who are really in- 

 terested in the objects of the association, and through the 

 Forest and Stream requests the different clubs and gen- 

 tlemen who are not members of clubs to send their ad- 

 dresses to him as above as soon as they can conveniently do 

 so. As the object is to take some united action which 

 will result in furthering the cause of game protection, we 

 trust that our Massachusetts friends will respond to Mr. 



Eaton's call. 



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—The West Jersey Game Protective Society are making 

 efforts to procure from South Carolina and elsewhere sev- 

 eral thousand quails; also from the West some hundreds 

 of pinnated grouse (prairie chickens), and a few wild tur- 

 keys, all of which will be distributed through the southern 

 part of the State. 



Immigration to Florida.— The following letter is re- 

 ceived. The first statement takes us by surprise, the latter 

 is simply astoni-shing. We had certainly taken credit to 

 our paper for having large influence in Florida, and as 

 receiving the great confidence of that portion of the pub- 

 lic interested in Florida, for our services in behalf of that 

 State have been great; but we had no idea that the infor- 

 mation which its weekly issues contair, w r as looked for so 

 generally as the following authentic letter would imply. 

 Such a reputation earned among our merchants and gen- 

 eral dealers in merchandize would make the Forest and 

 Stream not only the best advertising medium in the coun- 

 try, but the most lucrative newspaper of all. Most of 

 those who have tested its value thus far have expressed 

 themselves more than satisfied : — 



31 Park Kow, New York City, Dec. 26. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



About three weeks ago I saw a statement in Forest and Stream 

 that "an average of three persons per day interested in Florida" visited 

 your office. A competent clerk in my office has bt en required to keep 

 an exact count of ihe number of people calling at our office every day 

 to get information about Florida. The number has averaged just sixty- 

 three per d&y. The majority of these were on their way to settle per- 

 manently in Florida. Most of the others wilt go before the winter 

 closes. This is where you are "outdone." 



Now here is where you are •'outdoing: 1 ' Two months ago I inserted 

 an advertisement in seventeen of the great agricultural papers of tte 

 United States. At the same time 1 inserted a similar advertiseuent in 

 Forest and Stream. I have the letters in my office to show that a 

 larger number have said: * k I saw your advertisement in Fokest and 

 Stkeam ' than in all the seventeen papers togethtr. (I stale ilris with- 

 out invidious comparison. It is a fact based upon attainable testimony. 

 Please continue advertisement of Florida Ntw Toilcer for one year. 

 Respectfully. J. B. Oliver. 



Gen. Agent Florida Land and Immigration Co. 



A Worthy Enterprise. — It is proposed to establish a 

 carrier pigeon service between the islands of Anticosti, 

 Magdalen's, etc., off the Canadian coast and the mainland, 

 to be used in case of shipwreck. These schemes originated 

 with, and will be prosecuted by our valued correspond- 

 ent, Mr. Phillip Vibert, who is agent for Lloyd's at Perce, 

 ©n the eastern point of the peninsula formed by the St. 

 Lawrence river and the Bay of Chaleur. Perce is in the 

 Gaspe district. Province of Quebec, and is the nearest 

 point to the islands. Such a service might prove of in- 

 estimable value in saving the lives of shipwrecked mariners, 

 and much valuable property besides, as steamers can at 

 once be dispatched in case of wreck. Of course a tele- 

 graph would be be more certain, but the Dominion Gov- 

 ernment could scarcely be expected to lay cables when the 

 proceeds would not pay for wear and tear. Mr. Vibert 

 reports, under date of December 14th, that the sea is open 

 as in summer, so that there would be no obstacle to steamers 

 crossing at any time from Perce, 



