kormbbkS, 1880.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



355 



(T._ L, i beou Eo about three months. At times he will both scratch 



I'll. 2. My hoimd in very much swollou about the abdomeTi, 



1 HUM \my hard. Ho runs badly at the eyet). Ho has been 



I Ujieu v.-,:>-\iA Will you please BabHi-ribe for both dogs and 



- iro is prob.ably due to mauge. Eub Bulphnr 



.'.' and try to reiver it so that lie cannot lick 



' ; 'iiiful of sulphur in his food each day for a 



: i.-ifc.s of riulphat* of niagiieRia diu-iug the anmo time. 



2. Ti-y the sulphur and magnonia \ritli the hotrnd, 



:■ • .-md feed no meat for two weeks. 



' II., Hwanger, Vt.— 1. My hound hiu:t one of hU eyes by a 



."Hit the fu'Bt of lliis mouth, I wash it out in tepid water, 



M, It look." miUiy aud I'lms. What shall T do for itV I had an 



oculist look at it, and he says it will ftooo be all right. Ann. I. Tlie 



opinion of the ocuhsl is probably conof'l, and washing with tepid 



water will be likely to do good. 2. The guu is highly commended, 



aiii 11, we believe, entirely reliable. 3. The powder doea not lose 



ilH .r.-cngth. 



jr. A. M.| Hftninioud, N. i'.— A setter bitch has watery sor 



lilt over her body and legs. After a time the scabs become 



;i]id dry, and seem to aimoy her very much, so that shi 



senilohcrt thorn eoutnmally. Tiie pnp))ioH arc two months old now 



A few dayfi aitf;r their birtli I found thum sore on viuious parts of 



thriij- bodi.-,s. They gro» fairly, but, look rough, and the m 



, ;:iiig theoi lose then- han. They eat well, aud ore bright 



:. ,1 111. What shall I do for them ? Aus. The bitch probably 



ma. See that she has a healthy, clean he'd, and feed her 



I ,-. ffivo li,;r a teahpoonftil of sulphur once a day for a 



:ni ii, done df Hnliihate of magnesia twice dnring the si 



~i,.- hliould 1.1.1.0 be washed three times a week with good 



..:irl"iii' aciil ?oap. If this does not cure her you must resort to 



;u-iLiiie :i!iil <iuii[iue The jmppies may be occnsioiially waslied 



ifiili i he loup, but be careful to keep them warm and dry. Write 



. S. S., Kockford, Hl.—l. Plain cornraeal niuah, with cooked 



, and ooeasioually vegetable matter baked in it, is good. 



Bound tuod lor your dogs. 2. You should consult ii first-class 



guusimth regarding tlie re-boiiug ol yom- gun. 3. Wo consider 



tlir .iraiuLr Kijuje au excellent bird to train dogs on, especially in the 



IS are first-class to work yonng doga on, for the high 



iKilscs them hold theii- heads well np, and feel lor the 



;i. It. (J., Co mmrAdUe, Md.— It your dog is in good health, and 

 nut overfed on meat the want of nose is a misfortune that cannot 

 be remedied. Your dog, however, may be out of condition. We 

 would advise ion to give him a thorough trial before casting him 

 aside, lis lir coiues of excellent stock. We have seen dogs in ap- 

 I :m i' 1 :i'.i till' ■ r 1 '■■" Imnwn to have been good ones in the 



, ,; I ill me of scenting power. Distemper 



ii i eiit, and in such cases notJiing can 



I .1, .1. I)., i;iUiie.iTiUe, Ala. — I want iusti'UotionB how to break 



I 1. I m- iiiinier on ducks, iinipc and quaU. What work should 



liii brealiinsi either pointers or setters on snipe or 



- 1 e-iently pubUshed on Dog Breaking in Fobest 



, I U you wish to go more fully mlo the subject 



•' Jliitrliiuniu on IJog -Breaking" is the best book we know of. We 

 cannot advise you to put to so baise a use as retrieving ducks either 

 a setter or pointer. .\u Ii'ish retriever is \rhat you want. 



1!. '('... r. !',,, I ![ indolph. N. Y.— Having had a cemtroversy 



a^ ;,, ;; !• : - i ,, I .', ■ i I : . 1 1 I riBli scttcr Bud a cockor spauicl ill rcgai'd 



; , :'. ii. o,, ;;ii, I ", rite to you to decide the point and thereby 



, 1,1. hiimeebuiu that this crrjss will not stand noi 



: , ,■ o.,i Murili Uie bird and i< not good for whig shooting. 



I liring of a staunch Ii-ish setter and a careful working 



ooekor spaniiil eemld, by patient training, be taught to point and 

 remain steady while on point ; but who would go to the ti-onble of 

 troinuig a mongrel that would be valueless, when the task was com- 

 pleted. 



12. J. T. W., Ionia, Mich —1. I have a bull terrier bitch one 



VF:ir old. When about six mouths old she had the distemper and 



■•••I.I !• ■ ■ ..I'- • !• •.••I • .' ••,.■11, is playful and 



, ihing the matter 



I '. .h;i; on her forward 



■ 1 ,11,11 I btaud i^Uli. .She had Uts tor a low days, but has not 



lately. Have given her most evorytliiug. Nux vomica 



ii I do her as much good as anything, but still she don't get 



i 1 doul know as she ever wiU. If you can think of any- 



:il, will do her any good please let me know, 2. Do you 



1 would lie a L'ond tbiie.- to let her get witii pup? 3. Do you 



I :,.iiy one uho breed,s the small white bnU dogs ? Ans. 1. 



hioi ehori a. ^su:: \ ■■mica one-eighth grain and qninine 



i:is. three times a day will proliably benefit her. 2. We oan- 



ise yon to breed to yotu: bitch. 3. Write J. P. Barnard, Jr., 



: Kennels, Boston, Mass. 



OURRRNT DOCi HTORIES. 



hove its mouth, 

 ,.ly approuehing 



t him. 



They 

 ■ bodv. 



short 



_auued'it eiu'efuUv and saw no evid.^uee of lujury ou t: 



I they were deiiartint; from the vieiuitv, they found at 



rtancetho dead bodv of a liound witli head [.ointed in the di- 



^'^M i.f the rabbit. '.-Vs no iu|urv coidd be found on the body of 



I ii-vcoueluded that after a long pursuit, both hound and 



1. d li-oune-:bnustinn at about the si.rar time. The tracks 



I it and lioiuid were found alongside of each other clearly 



1,1,1 d in the sand. It is not an uncommou occmrence for 



ill to die from exhaustion after letm-ning from protracted 



I lutan instance like tliis is very extraordinary.— (7er7)iaii- 



iAiyraph. 



xiu. 



I en morning last week a little brown and white dog. owno4 by 

 1.. ii the bosses on the Penusylvauiii Railroad, was playing about 

 e depot shortly before 9 o'clock. During his gambols he got he- 

 jaen the tracks jtist as the two lightning through trains were ap- 

 maohing, which pass each other du-eotly in front of the depot. 

 e dog apparently saw his danger, for he quickly looked in either 

 BctioD, aud calculated that if he should attempt to cross the 

 Sck on either side he would certainly be crushed to death. Now, 

 fi dog did the only thing which could have been accomplished 

 r a human being—he stretched himself out upon aU fours, placed 

 is nose between his paws and remained in that position tmtil the 

 "■ ,a had paesed, A number of gentlemai witnessed the actions 



of this dog, one of whom gave the particulars to the reporter.— 

 Nw Brunxinink (A'. ./ ) tVcdcininn. 

 XIV. 



I send you the following dog story, the truth of which ia vouohed 

 for by the young lady who owned the annual ; He pet dog, a black 

 and tan terrier, was woll-known to the neighbors for his intel- 

 ligence. He had established a remarkable friendship for a certain 

 kitten, although given to tieree atiaekH on all others. This kitten 

 was infested with tleas, which, when the dog .iiscovered, he took 

 her by the nape of the neck, in tnily parental fiishion, aud soused 

 her up and don n in a bucket of water. He would tlien take her 

 out into the KnriHhino and carefully pick out the drow-ned fleas. 



NATtlliK. 



Go to C. L. Eit;!mann, 913 Broadway,to buy your Skates. 



OLD TIME PRACTICAL JOKES. 



AJOLIjY crowd it was that used to sally I'orlli from this 

 city in pursuit of game, from 1857 to 'Bl — n score of 

 kindred spirits, whose like it would be hsird to find in these 

 days of fs,amv iircscrvcs and cxclusivcncsa. The bags they 

 frecxueutly made would seem incredible now; so perhaps it is 

 just as well not to ta.v the credulity of the present generation 

 with a narrative of their doughty deeds with gun and dot;. 

 A few anecdotes will suflice to show that they did not depend 

 eiiiirely em slaughter for amusement. 



.Practical jokes had become so numerous, and tricks so 

 conimon, that it was almost as muoh as a man's life was 

 worth to be off his guard; therefore the uimrods always 

 kept a -sharp lookout and slept with one eye open ; but even 

 then they often caught each other napping. State Senator 

 Coomljs, of Alameda County, was the victim ou one occasion, 

 when a party of five were hunting and fisliiug in the Contra 

 Costa nills. "Coombs was deeply iuterusted with hook and 

 Ime, while the others sptm yarns. Bears were tlie subject 

 tmder discussiou. Coomlis finally came to the conclusion 

 that he wa.sn't afraid of bears anyhow. Oonverealion lag- 

 ging, the others picked up tlicii' guns, and started up Ute hill 

 after some birds. The hill was steep aud the brush was 

 thick; but the}' finally reached tlie top, and the ftr.st object 

 that met their gaze wu.s a brindled calf. The thought crossed 

 them all ILko inspiration to drive the calf through the brush 

 on to Coomlis below. The calf was surrounded and driven 

 ejuicld}' down the hill Coomlis heard the noise, but could 

 see nothing. The calf was on the point of breaking through 

 the bushes into view, when IS'ed Gallagher shouted: 

 " Coombs, look out for the grizzly." At the same moment 

 the animal dashed toward Coombs^ and the terrified fi.sherman 

 plunged headlong into ten feet of wiitcr, and dove and kept 

 diving until the shouts of laughter on the bank reassured 

 him that the coast was clear. Then he came out, only to find 

 a scared brindle calf and four men rolling on the ground. 

 Coombs looked serious for a moment, hut finally he laughed 

 and rolled too. 



Not long after this event a party of the same sportsmen, 

 including John K. Hackett, afterward the celebrated Re- 

 corder of New York, Ned and Charlie Gallagher, Johnny Oi-r, 

 George Coffee and WiUiam Kohl, made in Amador Valley 

 what'they thought then, and still think, was the bigijest bag 

 of game ever made in Ibc State in our day. liesideg untold 

 numbers of duclcs, geese, tjuail and ralibiis, t!:illa,gher, Kohl 

 and Coffee bagged fifteen dozeir and fotir Englisli snipe. 

 Coffee killed sisty-one, Gallagher sixty-tliree and Ivohl sixty. 

 Ou the way back Hackett aud Kohl rode in one Imggy, Ned 

 Gallagher and Coffee in another, aud the two otliers in a 

 third. Hackett succeeded in having all the .snipe placed in 

 his buggy, and as he and Kohl had a fast horse, they soon left 

 the others behind ; and when Gallagher and ColTee reached 

 llayward's Hotel, and were about to register the game (each 

 iiotel kept a register for game then) what should Ihey ^et\ 

 hut recently written: "Kohl, Hackett and friends, so mari_v 

 ducks, so man}' geese, and fifteen dozen and four English 

 snipe." The same thing was done at San Iieandio, and when 

 they reached the city, to make matlcrs worse, they found 

 that Hackett and his friend had given every single snipe 

 away. 



But Ned Gallagher aud George Coffee were not easily 

 beaten in playing pranks, so tliey kept quiet and bided their 

 time. Not many days elapsed before the same gentlemen 

 made anotlier trip to the same place and met with their ac- 

 customed good luck. As the day drew to a close jMessrs. 

 Gallagher and Coffee came into cainp, :i little in advance of 

 the rest, as per agreement, anil proceeded to develop their 

 little plot. Knowing that the greater part of the road home 

 was along the side hill and very steejj. they took the hind 

 wheels of the two buggies aud put them ou the uphill side, 

 and put the small, front wheels on the down grade side, and 

 screwed them on ti.ghtly, took all the monkey wrenches out 

 of the buggies, and started rapidly for Hayward's ;ind spread 

 the joke." Kohl, Hackett and friends were thus compelled to 

 drive all the way in th,at strange rig, and on ai'iiviiig at Hay- 

 ward's were met by a laughing crow-d of spectators, wliose 

 shouts and cheers so incensetl the unlucky hunters that they 

 threatened to clean emt the j.ilace. It was some hours before 

 good feeling was restored, when the parties met and declared 

 a truce for the time being. These incidents arc still referred 

 to l.iy the survivors of tbe halev'on days, ;i number of wlirmi 

 still "I'esidi:' in this city. ' Piot^niLR, in Fuc/jic Liy>. 



WHAT THBT SAY OF US. 



BEXHiEHEjit, Pa., iVf/a. 13. 



I FIND the FoJBEST AND Stukam up to its old standard, m 

 some respects better. I am glad that }'ou propose to omit 

 cricket entirely, so as to give miire room to the rod and gun. 

 and I think this change a"deci<lcd impro\'ement. Keep right 

 on, you are doing a good work in elevating the literature of 

 sportsmen. 



For nnolher thing I cannol thank you enough, that is your 

 rigorous exclusion of the bottle. Don't let it creep, in. It 

 causes many an accident, and it inevitably degrades the man 

 who uses it. From .you the yonng men may learn (hat a man 

 may have a keen enjoyment of sport, maybe :t good shot 

 and an artist with the Uy and yet have no use for the :iccursed 

 bottle. Agaui I say, my sincere llianks for this. C. B. 



Boston, JIass. 



One morning in cacli week T receive my mail with 

 greater pleasure than usual. The particidar morning re- 

 ferred to is the day which brings me the Foijest and 

 Stheam. For a time 1 am taken away from scenes of busi- 

 ness strife to the happy hunting grounds of the past, and in 

 turning the leaves of this able journal I seem lo scent the 

 breezes of forest and stream from the many districts of the 

 cotmtry, some of which are as yet unexplored by the writer, 

 and many from localities old and familiar to your scribe, 



Tbajbotoet, 



Sh^ »f 



yEimoxt—Brallkhoro, jVoc. 18.— Thiidsiug that perhaps it 

 would be of interest to some of tlie readers of Fokest and Stiseam 

 I send an account of the mid-range rille match which took jilaoe be- 

 tween the Bod and Gun tnub, of SpnnglMii, M:iks,, and the Fort 

 DnmmerClnb, id' this plaee, at Hie niii;- i'. ii iili. i flnb at Ver- 

 non to-day. The scores of lioth l.^aii- ■■ .i, ii. i ml .500-yard 



ranges were excellent aud bine le^v. r i ■ i -j , 11. ■. i our range. 



The highest possible of 7r, was reach.:d by mciuberh of both teams 

 on the tOO-yards r.aiigf. 'J'he wind, which freshened \iy, some at 

 500 yards after dinner, developed into a perfect gale, varviug from 

 12 to 3 o'clock, reciuiring the use of all the way fi'om 1 to 10 points 

 of windage, and the score at 600 y.ards suffered accordingly. Blem- 

 bers of our club were high in praise of the gentlemanly qnaUties of 

 the Bod and Guu Club, and another season will probably see the in- 

 auguration of a series of friendly matches. The following is the 

 score in ftdl : 



Fort Dummor— E. L. llawley. Captain. 



Ho' 



■I 



Ols. J ,MIO— 1 



S S Ii 

 4 5 4 



5 5 

 S 6 a- o 5 S 



•[mo^. 



A.W.Nieiiols-^ o«0-o 



I6e0— I-,'! 4 



f.i()0-S 6 r, 



Bead Jr-OO— 5 8 5 



( 600—5 4 2 



Hawle.v 



( r.dii- 

 ( tW)-i 



Hauuon i..^t-i stio— * 



4 5 ,1 fi 5 a 4 4 Ii .1 3 



S53.5iTBfi561) 



fll. S4!l54 4BS 



5 325^5 -T 523 



i-.5 S i! ff 5 S 5 5 S 5 5 4 



3 S 5 15 5 fi B 2 



(5 5 n 5 r> 3 S R .'. 



a s 5 a s s a i ■ 



S4SI!S4B.'f444 

 a 4 S 4 S 3- « S 2 3 



ri 3 5 ? o 



.? S» S ff S S 4 Ji 4 4 .5 , , 



44isea3a3 42<«S4 «~46j 



5 5 S-TSI 



5 4 r.-nj-aoa 



s S 2— «3| 



9 2 5-751 



S 6 5-B9laill 



2 5 6— BTI 



S 5 .5-7/) 



5 5 .'>— T3V201 



':■ r. ■(-;:] U«i) 



6 4 D— etiltaii 



4 4 3-.i2) 



Total. , .* 1192 



i!o(l iiiiit (Suti— OS. Mosas, CsptWn, 



B a r, a n 



4 4 5 5 5 5 4 

 2 4 6 ,1 J 



Cha)illi . . . 



. - ,-,O0 — t 



I i;o«- -s 



I ,(0(1—4 

 . ' 5I1II-4 6 5 4 4 4 

 IlllW-.i-, II .1 S 4 S 



. } r,on-r, r, r. r, a g 

 (m)—'A .■■ 2 3 8 



s a a— 7S-) 



5 n 5—67^-203 



S 5 5 4—61) 



5 S S 5—751 



5 4 5 S— 7,H>.202 



B 6 ,? 2-64) 



5 5 5 .5—731 



5 5 S :^— 70^200 



.4 4 4 3-,1sj 



■1 .) .5 5-741 



4 :i 



194 



4 4 5 4 5 5— fi7^ 



i S .3 3 5 4— S.',! 



- - - - 5 .-5-72) 



4 15— (ill .^ lilt 



5 »-m) 



4 % 



Tnt4il..,.,..., , lisi; 



Cbeedmoob, A'ob. 25. — ^The Thanksgiving Day match was declared 

 a most onjoyalile success by all who took part hi it, as it certainly 

 was a real novelty in the shooting line. It was, in fact, a novel 

 mode of handicapping, so pleasantly were the jioorer shots led 

 to suppose that they were havhig a close call on the shekels. The 

 match was an all-day one, o|ien to everybody, at 200 yards, using 

 the State model rLHe. Every freedom was given to contestants, 

 and the same riHe could be used by a uiuuber of shooters if the 

 match was not thereby delayed. Tlie entrance fee was one dollar 

 for first entry and fifty cents lor each duplicate entry —five shota 

 each entr)'. Competitors to enter as many times as they please, 

 but only the aggregate of their two licst scores to count. AU nu- 

 merical ties to be decided by lot. Tpon payment of amount of en- 

 trance fee, ammunition will be furnished without chai-ge. 



Pool targets were kept running ad lib., and all day long the crack 

 of the liHe was heard. Seventy men were out with their rifles and 

 the entries ran up to nearly tOO, one gentleman, in his eagerness 

 for a good score, entering no less than thirty-two tunes. Sharp at 

 4 o'clock the firhig ceased, and then came the settlement of the or- 

 ders of ties. Before o o'clock the fifty leading scorers were seated 

 at dmner in the large dining-hall of Kleui's Hotel, by the range, 

 and, with appetites sharpened by a day's shooting, the lucky titty 

 fell to with vigor. With the dessert .\ssistant-8ecretary Weston, to 

 whom the credit of suggesting the match shouldhe giveu, appeared 

 w ith a broad tray, on which were fifty charlotte russes. The shoot- 

 ing of tbe day had determined the distributiou of these daarlotted 

 as follows : 



1. The competitor maldug the highest score, as stated, to select 

 fom- of the charlotte russes. 



2. To select tlnee charlotte russes. 3. SO Beleot two do. 4. To 

 select two do. 5. To select two do. 



6, 7, 8. 9, 10, U, 12, lo. 14, 15, IB, 17. 18. Ifl. 90. 21, 22. 23, 

 •2^. 25, 2(), 27. 28, 20, 30, 31 and 32. one ..U,. luio. m. .,. ,.„oh. 



33, 34, 35, two charlotte russes, owiurKio ■ I. !■ il^l by com- 

 petitors themselves. 



30, 37, 3S, two charlotte russes, owueisliip to lie, Ut'eiiiod by com- 

 petitors themselves. 



39, 40. 41, two charlotte russes, ownorsliip to bo deeided by com- 

 petitors themselves. . . 



42, 43, 44, 45, tivo chwlotte russes, ownership to be decided by 

 competitors themselves. 



4fi, 47, 48, 40, 50. two charlotte rnescK, ownership to be decidefl 

 br eoiiipetitors them,selves. 



'Secrctan^ DormldKOii, who presided at to- en'iini:, ,■,::- ii'tiT-d 

 io sernnd Choi. -e, but be consented to till,;. (■ ■, ■ i^ ; |,,n 

 remaining on the triiv when all elso bad t., ,-,,■■ ■i i ■ ■ ■ ,u 



of the charlottes were as follow..i. eiirb uie.^ ■ -,i:l: i., r-\ : :-:, '.■■[■ ■,■:!, : 



One double-eagle, •$20; four smgie ejegles, ,-.lii ; six li:ilt-eagles, 

 •S30 ; fom-teen epiartcr-eagles, f<o5 ; twenty-five gold dollars, -f 25 : 

 fifty corns, igloO. 



There was to bo no " hefting," and the rule of draugists, tliat a 



piece once touched should be taken, was adJiei 



■a lo. When all had 



been served, ou the call from the ehau maw, " 



Senreli and ve shall 



find," aU spooned down into tbedeplliM of the 



iiaiiolteb, and from 



all sides came np eiipressioiis of .joy oi- disappr 



intinent. Van Heii- 



sen's four selLetions netted bim -iO. ,Abdnni» 



ivas the lucky man, 



aud drew the double-eiigio, with :ui odd di.lla 



besidea. SeeretiiTV 



rioniildHou secured ^i.Gi) for hih threo pieres. 



ndall diovii ilio ta- 



lid htr! 



that the wretched weather of the day liad kept many shooters from 

 attending on this wliul-np day of the regular matches. Tha scorea 

 of tlie match stood : 



; W. ir. l>milnii. 



, V:, Eiirtar-.^y' 



I A. H. Van Ueuscu 45 



■i F. .1. Ponaklson 44 



s A. Mcliiiies 4a 



.1 .1. I.. PoiUfilmr •■*•'' 



.1 .J. «\ Maii.iOii -B 



7 n'.Ii. Warii:..'!''.'.''."-'-""-"-','fi 



S W. BobiTison li' 



9 P. H. Holtoii 4'-' 



10 W. J. Unaei-wood, .Tr - -,.,--— ^, ,- 



11 J. H. Grohman 42 3ii W. H. Sordlji-uch . , 



