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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[October 7, 1880. 



ave greater Joys than the buoyant rest of the mountaina, the 

 soft lappinff of fiesh water wavelets and the balsamic scent of 

 great, li'" " t'..i-,.3ia iimh aB these." 



Gn" -A liviri'T carp is now on exhibition in 



the iiu IJ.. Ill's, ill Fiilion iMiivket, wliich weighs 



fine 1" 11 I II imuccs. It i? 0111' or a lot sent from 



the Katioiiul Curp Points m, Wicliiniilon one >eiir nixo, vchU-h 

 then weidied about Iv-o ouncs. uml win! jiUireil in llic 

 ponds of "Mr. II. P. 3k'(;uv<.iT,, in l!nioklvn, wlii-re ilu-y 



baVUSillrM r,--„iMII:,il^ 



sir. :>' : I i, IS occasionally fed them with oatmeal 

 dousL. Ill I : I! I !,f their food" was obtained in the pond, 



flnd'r:o,i;.i, iiji; I :!,r moi" "f civr-pi Hntj iinil wjiifr cres-ses! 

 There can be i- ■■.. -i!.|. 'I, n!,; !■• -iri'i-im- i lii-. --"vili, wliirh 



it would hiive r.-mv I : i- !.i - ; . ''vr ^, i ,■,- .i.i ■, iruul, u< 



have ol)lnini:>a, ir i •: -.■rm- -i ihi-^ tii.n' v>!-!-i' n.^ mrp in my 

 water? u i.i i_. ! Mil. (Jllier spcriuiens in llic ponds ;u-c 

 said lo I , ill, mid the citizens of Suffolk CounI y will 

 have a I ; :. .: yi.iine of them at their fair :U Riverlicad, 



Oct, 5 Lo '(, a.-i iilr. McOovern has pronnsed to make au 

 exhibit of them, as well as trout and black bass, in tanks 

 duriti.ii the fair. 



A Tennessee coiTcspondent tells us that where the protec- 

 tive laws have been enforced in his Btatcntif game lisli have 

 mulliplied to a great CNtenl and are cpiile |ilenly. The fish 

 Commission planted .TOO Geniinn eai'i) of In^t year's Ualeli in 

 jioiids near K;iMV. nil ■ -i.l i'l.-, .- imv ,.ii im avera-e l.wn 

 andaiinarlerM . ^J -i ■ n v i i"ir perfect adapt- 



abilitv lu tile V, , :. n,- . " i .. e. as indeed Ilie\ 



bave'tn every .,:.,i'i , .Jm',' v, ::eii. u.,y ler.e luvn tried. The 

 commis-siou of this .Si ale deserve irreai creiiit for their work 

 from the fact that their keLdshilure has never jiiven a dime 

 towiml iletr::yir]L\ the ex)->eiises of their valuable Ud.ior in re- 



Stockiii"" ' '' "■ iiiei- ■ I . 'ii-iiidit A\liieli we hojie the next 



one\\i: ' . • --!■ i-.e,.! to learn tlial CoL Geo. F. 



Alcer.s 1;.. .' ... • i| M., ,1 .1 i'i.sh fommissioner for Middle 

 Tennessee by iiie e-oveiiioi i.Hi tbe 3yd inst. 



Pi?oGS Kn-L Cakp.— ^I'hat large frogs devour many small 

 fishes is well kitown, but that they are destructive to larger 



ones wo think has not been observed in America, where we 

 liiive tro:;s Krenlh' exceedin^n- iiiiy European ones ui size: still, 

 in the aecoinit cri'ven below, it does not appear that the tnift-B 



aetnally ate llie"lle,-,li ot llie le.li Iml tiierelv atlaelied itself lo 

 ii as a Wjrl o: |-' .- ...' . ■ ' •!■. •... :-•! ihf loss of tbe pro- 

 fectiu_ir slime r i . i -liiir,' this transat- 



breeders may be oil I '■ .:. ■.;:,• m i,.;i i;.-,,. m ihe 

 part of our o^v^l ljalr:i! Iii ■ . i. v... , -e.-'i'ii 



I : iiie, rit "\^'arnlll'rulln. Upon transferring 



iir I'.-'i III. .11 r-ii -I- iireserves to basket.s. for the purpose of 

 coiivej-ing them to tanks wherein they might disport tlnaii- 

 Bclves while their old familiar eiuarters were iieiug cleansed, it 

 was observed that frotrs >vere e'insing to Ihe liacks of many 

 of the larger carp. ?T . ' ' '' '^^'^ •; !i li.'l - 'v.- i '---.l 

 the frogs' fore feet b'-. ^ . i 



of their victims. Tno , ' ; - 



nonieiion, the chief p"i : le' ..in-, mi.; in , .ii 



formant thai, aceorii;i, l . :,'- i i-i-ieiiee. exiendiiig over 

 severaMa ars. ims's -mo " • ,■ iiest enemies wiili \vliieh 

 carp hail to eoulrnii, am' iioi-i I ,.,i annual niorlalitv anions 

 Ihe Qsh under Ids e,-ire of from Ihree In four ]ier eent.' of their 

 total ninnlier. Tiie frogs' object in besiridiiej; the earp, he 

 .siiid, wa.s to feed npoirthe sllniyniiitler that si fre.nienily 

 furma a sort of spongy crust on the heads and o-.,!.s .it ihe 

 older tlsh ; and. once settled in tlair l.sviro ■ . ih. y 

 .speedily suoceededing'ouginiic their tinny sieMK: , !i , i.n 

 blinded, beiuET unable "to look out fur iheir lomi, i. i i i :ie,i 

 ofhmtger. How tightly these \oniiious hatra'-ians hi.M on 

 to their living paatitres was exeiiiilitied ly the ]ii.)tid-ii!a.sler, 

 who picked iTp a carp weighing twij ]...inids and a half, and 

 held it Suspended in the air by one of the hind legs of a fnig 

 perched upon its Iiack in the manner above described, (.'arps 

 thus frog-ridden to death bcLri 11 to turn yellow on the I bird 

 day after the parasitical croaker has taken his sear, rapidly 

 wiiste «i\iiy. and genorally the within a fort ni yd it from Ihe 

 cornmeneeracnt of their martyrdom. In clear \\ .iter ir is pre- 

 tended that thev can esyiv their nimV'le foe as he jirepares ti.' 

 spring upon lL.-, ■. r' ""• , ;iine!y wrigLde oflen escape his 

 attack; but i'.j -Id p"nd.s. like tho.se of Count 



Schaafgot-sch. . viitly fall a victiin tohis.salUi: 



lory skill .-,-., i i j^. 



X. Am I —Fort Lenn'n, Pngom Spriiif/s, 



Vol., i r.g .wme Rocky Moimtain trout, 



which \-.i: ii.i.l ,,,ii-ii,: in iiie I'iedra, I felt a sharp object in- 

 side of one of them, and on looking. f(amd il |o lie a large- 

 sized hook, such as the Mexicans and Indians use. It was 

 completely encased in a bag or cyst of skin thai had formed 

 aroimd it. Think of an animal living v.ith such a thiug in 

 his stomach! Yet he jumped for the tly that cauglit hint, 

 and gave as much play as a fish wthoui so much hard steel 

 inside. Verilv fish do not feel pain. The hook and skin are 

 preserved m alcohol. '^^11 you phaesc tell me if (here is a 

 paper solely devoted to lishlng c-alled the Km \V,,rl<l mid 

 PkUih'j Gazette, also the price ? Peucid.e. 



"We have not seen a copy of the paper referred to in three 

 months, and hear that it has suspended publication, but 

 whether for lack of support or because the editor's scrap- 

 book was all exhausted, or both, we do not know. 



DETiiOiT KoTEs. — Jidt'uit. M'lii.. ,Sf/ii, 20. — ^Last batufday 

 night Hon. John S f Imi nr .sporling member of 



Congress, his pai-lm . ' n in till things, James 



McMuUen, Henry r;. i i i > i i .il .Manimerof theMichi- 

 CTn Central I!aihV.ad, and llugn yicAliUau returned from St. 

 Clair Hats, where they spent little more than a day, and 

 caught f honor brighi; one hundred and twenty-five poimds of 

 black bass, whose average weight was three pounds. 



Jlr. and Mrs. D. D. Post, of this city, left the Star Island 

 House Saturdflj' morning at 7 o'clock and returned at 3 r. m. 

 with 25 splendid bass, the smallest one of which weighed 4 

 pouuds, and the largest 6^ poimds. The total ■weight of the 

 catch was 116 pounds. " '. G. 



Sh.ibk Killjxg. — Lieut. Monroe, of the revenue cutter 

 Hamilton, has projected a novel method of taking sharks. 

 Upon a large hook he places a beef liver contained la a net. 

 The hook is attached to m Pne cont-flining an electric conduc- 

 tor attached to a bnttcrv ■ ■ ' •- -y In the bait he places a 

 vial of powder, wh ill I ,■. iih the conductor; all 



beiugready he ponn; M m] contents a liuckel of 



sheep's blood and hen ' 1. Theblood mixes with 



the water, and by its uiUir, or otherwise, attracts the QtaU' 

 eaters, aitd he is itot long with<mt « bite. Once satisfied Ihut 



the hook has struck, he explodes the powder in the bottle by 

 the battery, and, behold, the shark appears floating on the 

 surface of "the ivater harmless and useless. 



—DrnWRlaesi3,bmousness, pains ana aches MUt ague. Hop Bitters 

 atwny.s cures. 



0^f?if §"^11 and Qm 



fiAME IN SEASOar tJi OO'I'OBKK.' 



company threatening to ^le for damages, but beyond a 

 promise that the matter should be iuve.stigated, never got (iny- 



I satisfaction. I believe I WTote you at the time, stilling the 

 facts of the case, but have forgotteu the date. 1 consitler 



( your expose of the powder -and its mannfaetm-er not only 

 justifiable, but a great benelK to all sportsmen and others who 

 have oeea.sHin to use exiilosives. as t believe that any one 

 u.siug it continually ^yill .^ 



I also thhik that 



FOBKST AKTl STJ:K.y>f ill the 



sportsmen generally thronglu 

 certain as to which of the 



Keile 



Sllleri 



areat 1 



WUlet, 



nniiiinl.nt.ji^ 



OiH.I;, lstre2>- 



flowltcUor, 



i- ox-Dlrcl, 



■r marllVi, 



mailer are the .seatimuuls of 

 It the United States. Am uii- 

 nneroua Dittmar powder com- 

 pam'es mamifactnred the po^vder which catised the accident 

 of which I speak. S. H. II. 



rUJRIDA SIIOOTllS'C. 



rERNAXDiXA, Fla., Sept. 27, 1880. 

 SdiPjr Foird and Stream : 

 Thinking (hat 1 might inleresl you .tnd vour readers with 



ECHOES OF THE "DITTMAR SPORTIKG POWDER." 



Indianapolis, Oct. 2, 1880. 

 Editor Forest mi4 Utremn : 



You have placed Ihe .sporting fraleruity under profound 

 obligations in yom' ex 1 lose of the "Ditlinar Powder." You 

 have demonstrated any previous coiivietion.s concerning its 

 nature. II. G. V. 



East BiiJMFiELi), Ma.ss., Oct. 3. 

 Kditor Forest and Btrmm : 



I was thinking of using Ditttnar Powder, but must thank 

 you for telling "the ti-uth about it; as llosea Biglow .says; 

 " By Heaven, 1 like a man who ain't afeared." M. II. li. 



a few it 

 eluded to adil 

 vcy out most 

 Our gun el 

 state. We oi 

 tion and by-h 



feruaiidiiia Ihe 

 I the State. Thij- 

 I dina is located u 

 ' himters and ney 

 , pretty well kille 

 ' Legislature the 

 I gated, much to I 



secpience is (hat 

 ' evil we apfirehei 



upon this very i 

 t Legislature, v. In 



object of our i - 



I liftve proper y i 



I plish it ai all li;i 



We have very 



rite Letter. 

 liesshooliugit. (.)ur club 



Erlrfirtfr^.m a rrl 

 1 have been astonished to see par 

 trietl it well and conchided that it was not safe. 1 consider 

 that you ha'wj done the sportsmen of this and no doubt other 

 loealil ies a great favor by denouncing it. 



rEKXA>-DixA, Ela., Sept. 27. 

 Editirr Forent and Stiremn : 

 Permit me to add tny quota of thankfidness^for Ihe most 



able and salisyiel ir-.; ..■;.,|i i,.- . ." ;I r iIiih j'.t.- i ." .yirimar pow- 

 der, v.-hichayy ii , ■. ,■ ■ -i satislied 



foryouhave opened ..ur e^ .:.. u. a'a„.iger .,, v.Uu!, ii.any have 

 Lieeu innocenlly exposed. tinAnAJt. 



From. the. JVV>w York t^lur, Od. 3. 

 The absorbing topic of con vei-sat ion hi sporting ch'cles at 



Ihe i.reseiil time is gunpowdei 

 dents have lately occurred. o« 

 lose powder, which explodes b 

 ine. Mr. Dittmar, the palem 

 admitted that it was a 'yyi 

 livers that it is now 0. K. lie 



It appears that several acci- 

 I (lie use of a nitro-ceUu- 



■.na'ion like nitro-glyccr- 



I I ,[.1. i.s.sMiii to"liave 



.11 Mse lime. Imthe 



I.- .hliy'iihy. 



From tlw Niagra Falls Gasette, Sept, 39. 



The ^'Dittniar Sporting Powdei-" is the subject of aleadhig 



editorial arliele in Poi:est axd Str.i;.'.m of September 2:i 



f Mr 



The 



Carl Dittuau- 

 if the CO 



,\i le; 



:■ thoroughly exposed. 



a seriler. The 

 e gunpowder for 

 time to ]«iy the 



The preii.ait 



and rhe da 



fully exphi 



der'does Si 



to read the fourleen cohinin arliele .m yn, 



AXO STKE.ni. The ediliir is entitled i 



sportsmen for his liierough exjiosi. — it i,- 



.sportsman who discards the old and reliab 



the Dittmar is a foohah man. liable at any 



penalty in bursled gun and muliial.ed hand. 



J'tlirwUiEOHiA. Oct. 3. 

 £!dit</r Fofent and Sirmfn: 



I have just tiiiishod reading the Dittmar powder article, and 

 if the powder is not " scfuelchcd oiil," why all I have to say 

 is, it is hard to squelch. I have used the stuff lo a small ex- 

 tent, but never liked it. I had a few .shells that li.nve ln-en 

 loaded more than a yvar with the Ilitlinar miMnre. but when 

 I read the commmdcafion tlml .Siilo.n \- Abireji.jusc sent to 

 H. C. Squires, in r.-b rnnv o, MuAU |lei, ],:,n 1 ,, 1,,,..,|,.,1 



some length i--' . ■• ■ •. .: • I . . -.'i' -i-. n. ,'. .uni 



laid out ail tin .,■' y <■, ,.i,, , , ., j.,.,.,,,., 



the river this III' ; e '■ n y ; ".'ii, ni^'iu. -i-.i nyii y i ri-.riinl 

 a point in the channel lietween the Shore Buoy and lied 

 Bank, where the chart gives us forty-three feet of water, I 

 consigned the entire lot to a grave whence they ■will never be 

 resurrected. So much for Dittmar powder. V. C. 



Newauk-. In. J., Oct. 4. 



Editor Foiv.ft nnd Htreetm : 



I cannot resist (he ihipulse to nrrlte you my hearty thanks 

 for your articles exposing the dangerous nat'm-e of theDiit- 

 mai- powder. As one who is devoted to fi.shing, and one « lio 

 occasionally tires a gun, I would say that I depend to a great 

 e.ttent upon the current literature relating to the lat(er tor 

 any knowledge pertaining to firearms. As"^such I should un- 

 doubtedly use .nil! I 111 lyii. iLiUoe the Dittmar powder had not 

 your truly pu ill! ■ ydcle informed me of my danger. 



I detest flatter;. i i y i Kira of my heart, but niust .say 1 

 admire the euitipi lac and pluck of editor and proprietors, 

 which cannot be otherwise then praised and indorsed by every 

 true sportsman. W. L. SHiKxii. 



Bkidgepoet, Conn., Oct. L 

 Editor Forest and Stream : 

 AUow me to compliment you on your able and effective 



article of last week conccrnin:' Di'ttrear powder. I have dis- 

 trusted and considereil i I I I ■■:. cnniioimd suice I saw 

 a rille bmTel weiglnn mn , . lui:- burst into small fnig- 

 menta by a charge no: y.-.i ! . doig ii bulk 70 grams of Iilaclc 

 powder. Mr. Sale, the owner of the gun, narrowly escaped 

 injury, oaie piece pussing through his hat. He wrote to tht 



f sport in 



ress a fe^ 



lialls, but as yet i 

 r number we boa 

 lion extends ove; 



be'evpl..|i7ier| Ir. 



■ ■ ■ lid II 



1 this location, I have con- 



im. hoping at least to con- 



■ ■sleem and good will. 



I iiiiigress, r am soriy lo 



i:h ;ind adopted eoastitu- 



id's rotary Iriip, whh a 



shoot ha.- 



nili li' 

 The 





been h.ad. 

 icrv trood 

 . Around 



iivdons of 



I'emim- 



niiiy pot- 



The greatest 



ho trap the quail 



secure legislation 



oting of the next 



jS^ovember next. The iniun 



111 club here was to endeavfa' (o 



led, and we intend lo accom- 



We iii.pe 111 

 ;• at the 



gi jod snipe shooting from December to Feb- 

 ruary near our oil v. Large numbers of the English snipe 

 come upon our inland mar.i?hes, and afford most excellent 

 sport. By taking the Transit 11. It., wc can reach as li 



quail gromids as it woi 

 twenty miles of Ki 

 cured some ven i 

 and often over Illy 

 whose pedigri I 



'i( within ten or 

 I vvent onl last widter and se 

 laich day not less than thirty, 

 d over my Gordon setter Dandy, 

 1 in your Stale. I aui a native 

 in many of tlie counties of the 

 y. my native comity, Jofl'erson, 

 I! I I I I I - all Others for this sport. Good 



ace .11, i, i II I ,i:_ i,,.d at Monticello, Fla., the comity 



seat I-; I i i. nid at Tall,apoo9a, the capital of the State. 

 lu Li III I III I he had facilities for enjoying the finesi 



of quai! sill." lied here also can be had UH good fluek 



shooting as the liest aiiil 'in'.-'l lny '.ilii no' -.■" .i l-'iniin emild de- 

 su-e. In "Wakulla Cmn , nlii nu i. i i ni had as 

 fine deer mid tiirke\ i .ii y i . y - ii . ihe oul_v 

 drawback to llie spori liieie i.-i ihe mei.gre iieewunaodatlon 

 offered, and the ])oor facilities for being conveyed (o and 

 from places." In Tallahassee and MonticeUo may bo found 

 gentlemen whose merits are soon realized as sporlsmeti 

 when they are seen hi the field, and to whoni liTother sports- 

 men ui '-good and regiihu' standing" may always sn, and be 

 assured of a friendly reception and even- courtesy evfcndeil 

 forthe furtherancc'or (heir |.1i II III '.ii,!' n Irs 



who intend visiting Florida ill', i 



advantage to try tjie location- 

 agree 11 

 douin. 



and pri. 

 (hev wi 



ist decidedly that the iiu; 



If i 



,i's ell V, and 

 viiidlv dealt 



.should pass through our giowuig 

 nake tliemsclvea known to our club, 

 .vith. GlSillAM. 



A Floiuda Cbvise. — FinrUa«, Ftit. — If there hv three i >r 

 four of your readers, -jolly fellows," fearless as the ancient 



Kim himself, Im in- y iil yii'cea, and being goodahots, who 

 for the sake of in lun would come all the way to 



Florida and en y i i es of myself and friend, Thomas 



B.. we will agree, on siuii salary, to "furnish a nice yacht and 

 sail down South among the sofltudes of land and sea, where 

 the liveliest sport wilL be in store, where we can flah and 

 hunt to our heart's content. The finest fish, the uoblesi 

 tranic, besides (he beautiful birds of oiu' tropics, and the 

 rarest sea shells from our waters will be our allm-ements. 

 C)ur programme will be lo scour the coast, and if not satisfied, 

 111 quit iVur boa! v hen we get away do-\vn and take an ox cart 

 fill- the interior. A\'e will find bears, panthers, wild cats. 

 cai:imoun(s, wild hogs, deer, tm-keys, ducks, elc, besides, we' 

 will find wild bi'inyy d' nut locusts. .Aniiuiir the islands of 



riinri'iio lliir' 'i":-" '■ - -■n' ■' "" ■ 1 1 1 1 1- called Mexican 



y;.iii : lie ;nv yunii I • , I I II I'l '1111 out" these fel- 

 'nyv,-, : 1 \viii Inn :;.i I ''i. i 1 1 . ■ ' 1 1 1 1 '-■ i .1 iki- iniiii, iiut wiU iissiu'e 



iiur friends that the- yiulf ci.ast at tbe .season ehOSCn, from Isl 

 of ±so\y to 1st of Dee., «i)l be delightful beyond the power 

 at this (leii lo exiiress. ^diile it 'vvill be too warm for frost, 

 it win lie cool enough for one lo tramp without fatigue, the 

 insects will have gone to rest, and the doer will be "seal fat." 

 the sea shells (Oid curiosities washed up by tlie late gidu will 

 be cured, and mullet will be full-rood I 'Come, get ready. 

 Write me for iinv furHier infonnal ion or particulars. The 

 cruise will cost *1.'jO— this is hire of suitable boat, guides and 

 provisions: foiu n ;il ■■go ea.-,y " fellows lo share expenses. 

 Yom^s fi.ir the trip, ' AN'.M. P. ^ilEiLn. 



That Xe« .Tersey Wooucock Lkv,:—Blt>o)Mlwr,y, -V. J., 

 Sept. 3y. — Sepieuiber has come and almost gone, and only one 

 woodcock seen or shot in this vicinity. Dm'ing Jime and 

 July llie\- were in suflicient numbers to insm-e sportsmen fine 

 shootiiiL''. but in August not one conld be seen. Kot a gun 

 has been tired on or near their harboring places this summer. 

 Vet. T\ hen Sept. 1 came, not a bird could be found. We 

 thougrht thev were moulting and would be found during the 

 latter part o'f the month, bu't recent efforts to find them have 

 proved thus far unsuccessfid. We do not give up yel, and 

 think -with October we wiU yet find them. Sportsmen in this 

 neighborhood have obeyed the law, and the season has been 

 very favorable toward lliis much-sought-for game bird. If 

 we "have no fall woodcock shooting now, when will we have 

 it ? Why do we not hear somethin"; from your Morristown 

 correspondent, Who advocated the law prohibiting summer 



I shooting ? also from some of our south Jersey friends ? 



• Have fliey found any birds iiv Susses county or In the 



