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a second and third dose on alternate days, and never failed 

 in effecting a cure. In some way his secret transpired, and 

 the root was known to be elecampane. 



The story, current in the country, was that an old Ger- 

 man made the discovery in the days of Penn, and applied to 

 the Pennsylvania Legislature for a grant of $300 for making 

 his secret public. His offer was treated with contempt, and 

 he resolved that his knowledge should die with him; but a 

 drunken son knew it, wrote cut the recipe, making a 

 number of copies, and tried to sell them at $1 a piece. He 

 only succeeded in selling two, one of these to the man 

 who made such effective use of it. So well did he estab- 

 lish the local reputation of his specific that in his neighbor- 

 hood folks were not afraid of mad dogs. 



The people of Chester Valley are not of a class likely to 

 be misled by superstition, and it was a general or universal 

 belief that Jacob Emery never failed to cure or prevent 

 hydrophobia. In one case the spasms had begun before 

 the first dose was given, and the patient recovered. 



The medicinal properties of elecampane are very power- 

 ful. Milk itself is a specific for many poisons, and while 

 the medical faculty know no cure for this terrible disease 

 we should open every avenue of light into the dark subject. 



The Other Side. — While no one is a warmer friend of 

 a good dog than myself, I can hardly subscribe to the senti- 

 ments of "Teal," who seems to argue upon the principle 

 that all dogs are valuable, but I respectfully submit that 

 good dogs are in the minority. Curs — many without homes, 

 and others with worse than none— are forced to forage for 

 sustenance, and by their lawless acts serve to bring their 

 respectable brethern into ill repute. This class are cer- 

 tainly not "protectors of life and property," are never 

 "faithful servants," and their "sagacity" is at a very low 

 ebb, and if a sneaking, mongrel cur, sets his master (if he 

 has one) a good example, we must acknowledge examples 

 are very scarce. No, no! Mr. Teal, give us a dog tax high 

 enough to root out this class, and we not only shall have a 

 better class of dogs, but shall rapidly thin the ranks of 

 anti-dogists. Verd Mont. 



"We are inclined to agree with our correspondent, that 

 there are dogs of both low and high degree, and as many 

 variations in quality as are found in the human family. 

 Koot out the curs, and let only the well-bred remain, 

 and we shall have less sheep killing, less hydrophobia, and 

 less yelping and barking at night. 



THE BALTIMORE BENCH SHOW. 



AS we go to press the Bench Show of the Maryland 

 Poultry and Fancier's Association is in progress at 

 Maryland Institute. Below we give the substance of a 

 telegram from our correspondent, with the latest informa- 

 tion as to the progress of the show. 



"The show is a success. Entries 260, and remarkably fine 

 in character, particularly pointers. Old Maryland kennels 

 are well represented." 



We also print the list of entries in the sporting classes, 

 all that our space will permit of this week:— 



entries. 

 Class 1— Imported English Setter Dogs— Frst Prize, 

 $35; Second Prize, $15.— Pedigree, C S. Westcott, W(&t 

 Philadelphia; Tramp, E. L. Kinney Washington; Snipe, 

 It. E. McClenalian, Port Deposit, Md. ; Rock, St. Louis 

 Kennel Olub, St. Louis. 



Class 1 —Imported English Setter Bitches— First 

 Prize, $25; Second Prize, $15.— Magnet, C. S. Westcott, 

 West Philadelphia; True, M. Von Culin, Delaware City, 

 Del.; Belle, John C. Higgins, Delaware City, Del.;Brenda, 

 Cc.pt. J. W. Foster, Leesburg, Va. 



Class 1— Imported English Setter Dog Puppies- 

 Prize, $10.— Capt. Foster, George H. Nixon, Leesburg, 

 Va. ; Sam Tilden and Wade Hampton, Capt. J. W. Foster, 

 Leesburg, Va.— Bitches— Prize, $10— Pixey, E. L. Kin- 

 ney, Washington; Minna, Capt. J. W. Foster, Leesburg. 



Class 2— JNative English Setter Dogs— 1st, $25; 2d, 

 $15. -Mack, George Brown, brookland Wood, Baltimore 

 county, Md ; Dick, Alex. D. Brown, do.; Dash, J. Addison 

 Smith, Baltimore; Buff, Bang and Shot, John E. Reyburn, 

 Philadelphia; Leo, Charies E. Haddaway, Bay Hundred, 

 Talbot county, Md.; Dinks, E. B. Towson; Baltimore; 

 Dexter, Philip Rogers, Baltimore; Milo, Anthony M. 

 Johnson, Jr., EUicoit City, Md.; Tramp, Henry A Rode- 

 wald. Baltimore; Ned, John P. Flayton, Baltimore; Dash, 

 T. W. Warfield, Baltimore; Gen. R. E. Lee, W. R. Tilgh- 

 man, Baltimore; Bingo, James H. Price, Langford, Kent 

 county, Md.; Tramp, E. L. Kinney, Washington; Dash, 

 M. Giiiet Gill, Baltimore; Tom, S. G. Spofford, Baltimore; 

 Frank, W. H. Lithicum, Baltimore; Tell, J. H. Stromberg, 

 Baltimore; Cobb, Edward Malley, New Haven, Conn.; 

 Snooks, Dr. E. R. Baer, Baltimore; Fritz, A. K. Shriver, 

 Baltimore; Drop, R. H. Smith, Baltimore. 



Class 2— Native English Setter Bitches.— First 

 prize $25; second $15; Bess and Vic, NisbetTurnbuIl, Bal- 

 timore. Fanny and Flirt, Geo. Brown, Brookland Wood, 

 Md ■ Belle, Chas. E. Coffin. Muirkirk, Md. Bess. Chas. F. 

 Bancroft, Baltimore. Heart, Anthony M. Johnson, Ellicott 

 City, Md. Peg, John P. Clayton, Baltimore. Fanny B. 

 W. Gilmor, Baltimore. Fannie, Edmund P. Welsh, York, 

 Pa. Dot, Jas. H. Price, Langford, Kent county, Md. Girl, 

 Chas. T. Megee, Baltimore. Mollie, Chas. S. Keller, 

 Washington. Rose, Robert Murray, Baltimore. Diana, 

 J. H. Stromberg, Baltimore. Kate, St. Louis Kennel Club, 



St. Louis. n ' ^ _ . 



Class 2— Native English Setter Dog Puppies— Prize 

 $10.00.— Guy, Alex McComas, Baltimore; Biush, W. R. 

 Abell, Baltimore. Bitches.— Prize $10.— Pixey, E. L. 

 K^mey. Wnshington; Fleet, R. E. McClenahan, Port De- 

 al CJjuABb 3— Imported Irish Setter Dogs.— First Prize$25; 

 second $15.— Buck, Chas. Z. Miley, Lancaster, Pa. ; Elcho, 

 St. Louis Kennel Club, St. Louis. Bitches.— First $25; sec- 

 ond $L5.— Kelpie, H. W. Gause, Wilmington, Del.; Fire 

 Fly M VonCulin, Delaware City, Del. ; Kathleen, Dr. 

 Wm. Jarvis, Claremont, N. H. ; Floss, Chr. Z. Miley, Lan- 

 caster; Loo and Rose, St. Louis Kennel Club, St. Louis 



Class 3— Imported Irish Setter Bitch Puppies.— 

 Prize $10.— Shiela, B. F. Dorrance, Wilkesbarre, Pa. 



Class 4— Native Irish Setter Dogs.— First $25; sec- 

 ond $15.— Shepherd and Flash, J. Addison Smith, Balti- 

 more; Grouse, Thomas A. Symington, Baltimore; 

 Jilu, Edwin ,.Schenek 5 Baltimore; Flute, George Mor- 



gan, Frederick City, Maryland; Spot, Frederick 

 Von Kapff, Baltimore ; Flash, Thos. Balderston, Balti- 

 more ; Trump and Peculiar, O. D. Foulks, Chesapeake 

 City, Cecil county, Md. ; Socks, S. N. Hyde, Boothby Hill, 

 Harford county, Md. ; Top, Chas. H Reeves, Baltimore ; 

 Buff, Chas. D. Fisher, Baltimore ; Bob, E. G. Vanhorn, 

 Baltimore. 



Class 4— Native Irish Setter Bitches— First Prize 

 $25; second, f $15— Dream, Edmund P. Walsh, York, Pa. 

 Belle, Walter Humphreys, New York. 



Class 4— Native Irish Setter Dog Puppies— Prize, 

 $10.— Rowdy, J. Addison Smith, Baltimore; Dash, Henry 

 S. Zell, Baltimore; Shantie, Edmund P. Welsh, York, Pa. 

 —Bitches— Prize, $10.— Hebe, J. Addison Smith, Bait, 



Class 5— Gordon Setter Dogs— First, $25; second, $15. 

 — Ben, L. R Cassard, Baltimore; Mack, A. McComas, 

 Baltimore; Lee, Howard Ridgely, Baltimore; Hela and 

 Dash, Alfred Jenkins, Jr., Baltimore; Count, Benj. Glenn, 

 Baltimore; Hero, B. W. Jenkins, Baltimore; Gvpsum and 

 Joe, S. Fleet Spier, M. D , Brooklyn; Cap, Edmund P. 

 Welsh, York, Pa. ; King, Henry B~ Vocke, Baltimore ; 

 Grouse, Jerome Marble. Worcester. Mass.; Grand Duke, 

 J. H. Whitman, Chicago. — Bitches— First, $25; second, 

 $15. — Maggie, L. R. Cassard, Baltimore; Bess, Lawrence 

 Curtis, Boston, Mass.; Fly, Richrrd Torpin, Jr., Philadel- 

 phia; Alice, B. W. Jenkins, Baltimore; Lou. William M. 

 Tileston, Forest and Steam, New York; Fan, S. Fleet 

 Spier, M.D., Brooklyn; Kate. Edmund P. Welsh, Yv,rk, 

 Pa.; Belle, M. Gillett Gill, Baltimore; Blanche, Lemuel 

 Willey, Baltimore; Queen, Henry S. Zell, Baltimore. 



Class 5— Gordon Setter Dog Puppies— Prize, $10.— 

 Romeo, Leo and Renara, S. Fleet Spier, M. D., Brooklyn.— 

 Bitches — Dream and Beaulah, J. Addison Smith, Balti- 

 more. 



Class 6— Pointer Dogs (over 50 lbs.)— First, $25; 

 second, $15.— Ponto, Charles E. Coffin, Baltimore; Dash, 

 J. W. Downey, M. D., New Market, Froderick county, 

 Md. ; Fritz and Ned, Frederick Schuchardt, New York; 

 Don, Capt. J. E. Mowbray, Baltimore; Sensation, West- 

 minster Kennel Club, New York; Tom, Frederick Schu- 

 chardt, New York; Sale, St. Louis Kennel Club, St. Louis; 

 Dash, John A. Smith, Baltimore. 



Class 6— Pointer Bitches (Over 50 lbs.)— First, $25; 

 Second, $15.— Daisy, Westminister Kennel Club, New 

 York; May, Chas. H. Tilghman, Easton, Talbot county. 

 Md. ; Belle, Columbus Kennel Club, Columbus, Ohio. 



Class 7 — Pointer Dogs (Under 50 lbs.)— First Prize, 

 $25; Second, $15.— Bashaw, R. H. Smith, Baltimore; 

 Tell, J. J. Turner, Jr., Baltimore; Bob, Chas. E. Coffin, 

 Muirkirk, Md. ; Bragg, Geo. Morgan, Frederick City, Md.; 

 Captain, Arthur P. Baer, Baltimore; Flake, Edmund 

 Orgill, Memphis; Rex, Fisher Howe, Jr., New York. 



Class 7— Pointer Bitches (Under 50 lbs.)— First 

 Prize, $25; Second, $15.— Snap, W. C. Odeome, Muir- 

 kirk, Md; Jule, M. VonCulin, Delaware City, Del.; 

 Whiskey, Westminster Kennel Club, New York; Sue, J. 

 W. Ronstrom, Baltimore; June, Chas. H. Tilghman 

 Easton, Talbot County, Md.; Fan, Columbus Kennel Club' 

 Columbus, Ohio; Lilly, St. Louis Kennel Club, St. Louis., 

 Class 8— Pointer PupriEs, (Dogs or Bitches Under 

 12 Months.)— Piuzo:, $15.— Joe, J. J. Turner, Jr., Balti- 

 more; Brooks, Wm. Ahrens, Baltimore; Oscar, Stella II, 

 Arthur P. Baer, Balti. ; Jim, Fred. SchuehardtN. Y. ; Rush, 

 Rose, Edmund Orgill, Memphis; Mark, Geo. H. Read, 

 Baltimore; Jack, J. A. Williar, Baltimore; Dinah, West- 

 minister Kennel Club, New York; Flora, W. H. Lin- 

 thicum, Baltimore; Snipe, Thos. A. Symington, Baltimore; 

 Black Prince, Columbus Kennel Club, Columbus. Ohio. 



Class 9— Fox Hounds (in Couples, Dogs or Bitches.) 

 —First, $10; Second, $5.— Logan, Hunter, George W. 

 Scaiff, Magnolia, Md. ; Rover, Chorus, H. S. Zell, Balti- 

 more. 



Class 10— Harriers (in Couples, Dogs or Bitches.)— 

 First, $10; Second, $5.— New Jersey Fly, JohnE. Diehl, 

 Beverly N. J. 



Class 11— Beagles (Dogs.)— First, $10; Second, $5.— 

 Lottie, J. Addison Smith, Baltimore; Centennial Lucy, 

 John E. Diehl, Beverly, N. J. 



Class 12— Dachshunds (Dogs or Bitches.)— First, 

 $10; Second, $5.— Unser Fritz, Schnapps, Gretchen, Dr. 

 L. H. Twaddell, West Philadelphia; Max, Columbus 

 Kennel Club, Columbus. 



Class 13— Chesapeake Bay Duck Dogs or Bitches. 

 — First, $25; second, $15 —Bob and Bess, J. J. Turner, Jr., 

 Baltimore; Nep and Fanny, Charles E. Easter, Baltimore; 

 Monday, O. D. Foulks, Chesapeake City, Cecil Co., Md.; 

 Jim, S. N. Hyde, Boothby Hill, Hartford Co., Md ; Prince, 

 Frank J. Aher, Baltimore; Dan and Drake, Frank J. 

 Tyson, Baltimore; Watch and Rose, Dr. W II. Keener, 

 Baltimore; Turk, John Stewart, Baltimore; Jack, Henry 



Moale, Baltimore; and , Charles II. Tilghman, 



Easton, Talbot Co., Md. 



Class 14— Irish Water Spaniels. (Dogs).— First, 

 $10; second, $5 —King of the River and Sinbad, J. H. 

 Whitman, Chicago.— Bitches —First, $10; second, $5.— 

 Bridget, J. H. Whitman, Chicago. 



Class 15— Cocker Spaniels. ""Dogs or Bitches).— 

 First, $10; second, $5.— King and Queen, J. J. Turner, 

 Jr., Baltimore. 



Class 16— Retrieving Spaniels. (Other than pure 

 Irish Dogs or Bitches).— First, $10; second, $5.— Dash, 

 Thomas A. Symington, Baltimore; Scamp, R. Stewart 

 Latrobe, Baltimore;" Bob, J. H. Whitman, Chicago; Snei- 

 der, T. A. Howe, Chicago. 



Class 17— Fox Terriers. (Dogs or Bitches).— Fitch, 

 Robert Hume, Richmond, Va; Dom Pedro, Wm. M. Tiles- 

 ton, Forest and Stream, New York; Tricksey, Charles 

 Walton, New York . 



DIVISION NO. 2.— NON-SPORTING DOGS. 



Class 18— Mastiffs. (Dogs or Bitches).— First, $10; 

 second, $5.— J. Haward McHenry, Pikesville, Baltimore 

 County, Md ; Lion, John T. Chrystal, Waverly, Baltimore 

 County; Dido, Julius Tischinger, ^Pikesville, Baltimore 



Class 19— St. Bernards. (Dogs or Bitches).— First, 

 $10; second, $5.— Rover, J. H. Brown, Baltimore; Nero, 

 Isaac Jacobs, Baltimore. 



Class 20— Newfoundlands. (Dogs or Bi|ches).— First, 

 $10; second, $5.— Caesar, D. W. Taylor, Perry mansville, 

 Md.; Rover, John J. Strine, Baltimore; Neptune, Thomas 

 PhiVbin, Baltimore; Nehon, Henry S. Zell, Baltimore. 



Class 21— Siberian or Ulm Dogs. (Dogs or Bitches). 

 —First, $10; second, $5.— Tiger, E. Lioyd Howard, M. 

 D Marine Hospital, Brooklyn, Anne xlrundel County, Md. ; 

 Nero, Willie E.~ Morton, Prince Frederick, Md.,* St. Elmo, 

 Samuel T. Clark, Baltimore. 



Class 22— Dalmatian or Coach Dogs. (Does or 

 Bitches). — First, $10; second, $5. — Major and Frank 

 Charles J. Moore, Baltimore. 



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Flake.— Mr. W. F. Steel, the owner of Flake, in a letter 

 a few week's since, stated that his pointer would not be at 

 the Baltimore Show. Since then he has written us as fol- 

 lows: "While in Memphis, Mr. Edmund Orgill entered 

 my lemon and white pointer dog "Flake," in the Baltimore 

 Bench Show, supposing I would have no objection; and 

 as the dog has been catalogued I have consented to let him 

 go, being assured the show would be managed fairly and 

 the best dog win. Yours, truly, Wm. F. Steel. 



— "Pere Nixon," an occasional correspondent, writes:— 

 "A fine poultry show at Reading has on exhibition 

 partridges and South American quail, which attract much 

 attention. A half-wild turkey, half wild ducks, etc., win 

 much admiration. The "dog show" contains some fine 

 specimens of several classes. Such canines as "Beecher," 

 "Tilton," "Moody," "Sankey," and others, naturally, are 

 examined with great curiosity by the visitors, who en- 

 deavor to determine why these names have been be- 

 stowed." 



r um and ^rapping. 



How to Catch Beavers.— The St. John N. B. Tele- 

 graph tells how they catch beavers in the Dominion:— 



"We know of scarce any animal possessing more instinct 

 than the beaver. A very small pond they dam up in such 

 a way as to render approach to their habitations almost im- 

 possible. A house is constructed of rafts laid across a 

 main beam and covered with bushes and turf. It is divid- 

 ed into two compartments, one for the animal to dry itself 

 in after coming out of the pond, and another to eat and 

 sleep in. It is entered through a passage-way communica- 

 ting with the outer edge of the pond (but in such a way as 

 not to admit of water entering the house) and about midway 

 between the surface and the bottom. On the least indica- 

 tion of danger he leaves his house by this subterranean 

 passage, and does not rise to the surface till far beyond the 

 reach of danger on the other side of the pond. The only 

 plan, therefore, is to cut a number of stakes, drive them 

 closely together in the bottom of the pond and close to the 

 bank; then take the roof off the house, and, in some part 

 of the passage way, the family, which consists of three or 

 four, may be found. In this way a man from Nackawick 

 got four a few days ago." 



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To tan Skins. — To prepare skins for fur, mix bran and 

 soft water sufficient to cpver the seins. Immerse the latter 

 and keep them covered for twenty-four hours; then remove, 

 wash, clean, and carefully scrape off all flesh. To one gal- 

 lon of water (hot) add one pound of alum and three-quarter 

 pounds of salt. When dissolved and cool enough to admit 

 entrance of the hand, immerse the skins for twenty-four 

 Iiouts, dry in the shade, and rub. Stir the liquor again, 

 immerse the skins for twenty-four hours, dry, and rub as 

 before, immerse" for twenty-four hours in oatmeal and 

 warm water, partially. 





\m md j§iver SishitiQ. 



FISH IN SEASON IN DECEMBER. 



SOUTHERN WATERS 



Pompano, Trachynotus carolinus. Grouper.. Epinephelpus nigrii'u s. j| 

 Drum— two species. Family Sciam- Trout (black ba?s) Oentropistris at- 



idee. raritts. 



Kingfish, Menticirrus nebulo&us. Striped base or Rockfieb, Roccus 

 Sea Bat's, Scicenopsocellatus. Uneaius. 



Sbefpebead. Aic/margu$ probato- Tailorfish, Pomatomus saltamx. 



cephalub. ' Black Baes, Micropterus salmoides; 



Snapper, Lutjanus caxxs. M. nigricans. 



HIGH WATER. FOR THE WEEK. 



Date. 



Jan. 4 



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Jan. 10 



Boston. 



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Fish in Market.— Our quotations for the past week 

 sowh no material change, although the severe storms on the 

 coast have interfered somewhat with the operations of fish- 

 ermen. We quote: Striped bass 20 to 25 cents per pound; 

 smelts, 25 cents; bluefish, 15 cents; salmon (frozen), 40 

 cents; mackerel, 25 cents each; shad (southern), 35 cents 

 each; Spanish mackerel, 25 cents; white perch, 15 cents 

 per pound; green turtle, 20 cents; frostfish, 8 cents per 

 pound; halibut, 20 cents; haddock, 8 cents; codfish, 10 

 cents.; blackfish, 15 cents; "flounders, 12* cents; eels, 18 

 cents; lobsters, 10 cents; sheepshead, 25 cents; scollops, 

 $1.75 per gallon; whitefish, 20 cents per pound; pickerel, 

 18 cents; salmon trout, 18 cents; sunfish, 12 cents; yellow 

 perch, 12 cents; hard shell crabs, $4 per 100; soft shell 

 crabs, $1 per dozen. 



-An immense school of Spanish mackerel was struck off 

 the Florida coast last week, several tons of which were de- 

 livered to our fish dealers in prime order. 



American Salmon Rods for English WATERS.-Our 

 occasional correspondent, "Homo," writes from Philadel- 

 phia: — ' 



"It may be interesting to Ameriean anglers to learn that 

 orders are being received from England by our manufac- 

 turers of fine fishing tackle for their handiwork. At 

 Uncle John Krider's, Philadelphia, we noticed a box 

 marked Sir Henry Clarvering, London, England, and on 

 inauiry found it contained a split and glued salmon rod 

 18 feet 6 inches in length, reel, line and appurtenances 

 complete. This is not the first of these rods that our 

 friend TJncle .John has exported." 



