KebrlAp.t 19, 1880.J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



49 



i know the gentlemen -who are urging the change ore earnest 



and thoughtful men ; but if they will let our score system alone 

 until they study archery one year more, they will not then desire 

 a Change. In good faith, with the cause at thegoodbow at heart, 

 they are sowing the seeds at discord in the early days of the 

 matchless pastime in our own laud. Let us not do I hie. if we 

 ■ i ..-. hit the sold wo have, and less about the elements 

 of chance, we will be better archers, We all meet our competi- 

 tors before the same target, under I he same circumstances, Who 

 isafraid of chance V WITL. II. THOMPS-QK, 



New ¥ORK .Alton rhv GmjB— The Saturday evening meetings 



thi sli ire inoreasing In Interest, a large num- 



irs witnessing their shooting every week. They 



iatives also from the Brooklyn Glnb ; Orltanl 



Archers, Haeltensack, N. J.; Ascham Archers, Brooklyn, 13. II,; 

 and North Bide Club, Ohioago, ill., all taking an active part In 

 the shooting, 



III securing the armory of the Ninth Rej 

 are, the club did a skillful stroke of busil 

 crease of Interest among their own member. 

 Interested in the royal same outside of the club. The return 

 match with the Ascham Archers Is spoken or to take place Sat- 

 urday evening-, "Feb. 28th, at the armory. The regular monthly 

 meeting will take place Wednesday evening, Feb. 25th, at the 

 residence of the SOCK -i ary, .las. W. Auten, Jr., 339 West Thirty- 

 second street. 



ent, where they 



s of those 



BROOK! ,VN VS. ASCHA-M.'TllC 



i he aim, :■ ■ : ' f " ■ 



Archery Hall. Division avenue 







the Brooklyn under the super 

 vilie, of the Asi liam, Bcoring 

 Poaraall for tha 

 each team =h it k *00 nrou 



nut. each I ounfl consisting ol 

 each how of the team. When i 

 : to be as follows:— 



return match bctweon teams of 



a IE tool place this week ut the 



ymer Btreet, Eastern Dis- 



command of Capt. Chapman, and 



ision of Capt. IToyt. Mr. Mande- 

 'or the Brooklyn team, and Mr. 

 i. The distance was 30 yards, and 

 ids of 30 arrows Tor each contest- 



10 ends of 3 arrows each from 

 ie last round had ended the score 



Brooklyn 



Asoham 

 Brooklyn 

 Ascham . . . 

 Brooklyn 



BCOKH OB ENBS. 



02 50 US CO 69 OS 58 90 74- 635 



.' < 5m 55 63 55 40 55 81-547 



:,,'!■.) iiO 74 SO 48 57—620 



'id -13 62 47 ::■ . ■ t;l 77 49 61—586 



f,0 so 64 08 on it hi r..' (•■'. r:j — 839 



Ascham --..64 51 58 72 68 61 52 611 OS 41— 5-TJ 



INDIVIDUAL SCORES. 



BROOKLYN. 



Blake » 4 203 308 584 



ffost.". m m ]55 5T5 



plater. 

 Stnutcnborough. 



114 



Total BS5 



ASCHAM. 



Chapman 1|9 



Harsh \f. 



Brown ]\<1 



tl ore, VI _«» 



Total 547 



030 



629 1,874 



Qkigmm to ©orvcsitonflfttts. 



— ♦ — 



H. W. A., Jr.— Send us your address. 



C. C. H.,Ijithrop, Mo.- See answer to your question elsewhere 

 In this column. 



C. E. S.,Orangu, N. .t.— Write to II. C. Glover. Tom's Elver, XJ-, 

 or to A. n. Corwin, Forked River, N. J. 



J. C, Altoona. Pa.— It is unlawful to trap and export quail from 

 North Carolina, 



tv. W.W.. Rockford, 111.— Dr. Henshall's address isCynthiana, 

 Kentucky. 



E. M. A., Trdy, N. Y.— The open season for deer in Virginia is 

 from Sept. 1st to Jan. 15th. 



H. F. D., Teeumsek, Mich— We know of no book specially 

 treating of ferret, raising. There is some demand for them. 



Trout, Eaaton. Pa.— You will find in the country accessible from 

 Charlotte, M. 0„ deer and quail. The fish are pike, bass and trout. 

 A ji —Address the letter in our eare. and u-e will forward it to 

 Mr. Harvey. B e leaves for England in a few days. 



A. W. B., New Preston, Connv-See answer to your questio: 

 elBewhere. 



O. H. R.— Coughtry's bout is verytservieeable, and is all that is 

 claimed for it. Scud to him 



C. J.C.. Biddeford. Me.— We have never examined the device. 

 It may he worth the price of the article for you to test it 

 yourself. 



E. W. B., Olean, N. Y— The Harpers publish the " Elements of 

 Met'erology," by Prof. Ellas Loomis ; price $1.75. We cannot roach 

 for I he firm you inquire about , 



E. C. S.. New York— You might 

 through the dealers in game in Wash-in, 

 buffalo apply to Seiche & Bro„ Chathai 

 J. B. K.— -For information about the 

 nessee and Missouri write, to the Conn 

 at Nashville, Tenn., and St. Louis, Mo. 



BiiowssviixiA-*. Brownsville, Tex.— Tour concealment under 

 a nom dc plwnc will not, we trust, prevent us thanking you for 

 kind favor of late date. Wo recognize the courtesy, though it 

 be anonymous. 



P. &., Bennington, Vt— The recoil of a rifle begins with the 

 movement of the bullet iu the barrel, and ceases when the barrel 

 is again filled wii h air after the bullet has left it, 



K. I.T., Fordham.N. Y. —Therein no fishing in the Bronx Rivet. 

 Ton may Hud the tent you want bj visiting the tent-lofts adver- 

 tised in this paper. 



J. S. D.,Belhiehcm, Pa— We should advise you to send to the 

 manufacturers, and they will fit you out with the arm best 

 apaptedto thepurpose. 



G. M. A., San Francisco.— I have a black- and-tun puppy. How 

 pan li:, '■.,■■ ' lowlngj Ans. There are several methods 



which can be adopted for stunting a doe's growth; but as they 

 are unsafe we cannot recommend them. 



\t. 3, L\, Boston. Mass.- We niusi refer to our lady readers your 

 inquiry for a c«COlp1 101 Ibe best mode of cooking coots and 

 shelldraltes so as remove their flahy taste. Possibly spme of our 

 lady correspondents may give us the desired in format n )n. 



N. B„ Monroe, N. C— Will a gun chambered for a 2; shell shoi 

 well wltha 21 shell i 

 smaller shells; but, 

 will be greater. 

 Brttko. Hnrrisville; Mich- 1 wish to buy a fine Newfoundland 



i ' ,m,. log; can you (ell me where I can get. one? Aus. Youhad 

 better advertise for one in cur kennel column. You will no doubt, 

 be successful. 



T. M. W., Cbarlestown, Mass.- 1, The m lie Mortimer ia used by 

 different makers in England. We do not know the particular 

 mark you mention. 2. You can safely load your 71b. , 12-gauge 

 gun with Si drs. powder, if It is a good one. 



Westerner.— Wisconsin has three regularly organized yacht 

 clubs— the Oskosh, Neenah and Madison. There are, besides, 

 regatta, associations. Yachting on'thc lakes is 

 picking up very fast. 



L. G. W., Manchester. N. II.— The firm of Allen & Wheeler for- 

 merly manufactured lire-arms. at Worcester, Mass., but are no 

 longer in the trade. They were among the earliest manufac- 

 turers of cartridge revolvers, and used to make the "pepper 

 boxes." 



W. H. C„ Sardis, Miss— There will, inall probability, never be a 



latch between Carver and Bogardus. Carver is now in England 



r on the Continent, Bogardus is West. You need never look for 



a bona fide $10,000 pigeon match between them, nor between any 



other two men. 



., K-eenansvllle, Can.— Wha f constitutes off-hand shooting? 

 Must a person stand upright, orean he rest the left elbow on his 

 knee? Ans. The shooter must stand erect on his feet. He may 

 rest his left elbow against the left side or on the loft hip, but 

 nothing further. 



A. W, S., Chicago.— 1. What rifte would you advise me to take to 

 Washington Territory? 2. Is a reel necessary in fly- fishing? Ans- 

 1. You may form an intelligent. opinf on from the letters published 

 in the rifle columns from week to week. 2. A. reel is the correct 

 thing for scientific fishing. 



W. A. C, Great Bridge, Vo, Where eon I buy volume 2 of 



Vandeleur," by the author of "The Military Sketch Book," 

 printed by J, & J. Harper in 1839. Ans. A copy might be picked 

 up at some of our old book -stores. The Harpers know nothing 

 of a copy to be had now. 



Header, Boston, Mass.,— There- have been very exhaustive 

 sketches of the Western cattle industry published in our maga- 

 By reading these you can determine for yourself whether 

 to go into the business or not. You must make up your mind to 



•ough it " and to toil hard. The work is exceedingly laborious. 

 Secure your situation before you start if you can. 



Kntppiii!.— Find center of immersed fore-and-aft section ; then 

 cut sails so as to bring the center of effort a little forward of it, 

 the amount varying w,th the bluffness of your model. If full 

 forward on the inclined line, locate the center of effort further 

 forward, than if tine. See works on naval architecture. Cannot 

 give specific answer without knowing Something about the 

 schooner. 



S. P., Promised Land, N. Y— The difference in the shooting qual- 

 ities of your guns cannot be readily explained. The difference 

 in the gauge has something to do with it, hut that cannot fully 

 explain it. The difference in material of barrel counts nothing. 

 Two guns which are made exactly alike in regard to size and 

 weight, and whiioh. are loaded in exactly the same manner, will 

 give different results. 



B. M. B., Philadelphia.— 1 . For breaking gun-shy dogs s, e our 

 issue of Peb. oth. 2. The gun is a good one. 3. The proper load 



i. If you gl 



4. The target 



lirty inches in 



n the party to 



live wild turkeys 

 Market. For a young 

 eet, New York, 

 lproved lands of Ten- 

 mcrs of Immigration 



for guns vary with the weight and gauge of t 

 us these we can tell you about the proper chi 

 circle referred to in testing gun patterns 

 diameter. 5. We have conflicting state., nit 

 whom you refer. 



W. S, K. -1 have a bitch eighteen months old that I would like 

 to have spayed. Is she too old, or, in other words, would she be 

 more likely to die of the operation than if younger ? Ans. The 

 Operation of spaying should be performed as soon after weaning 

 as possible. We are opposed to the practice, believing it to be in- 

 human. Your bitch is too old, and she would, of course, run 

 greater danger than if younger. 



M. S., New Bedford, Mass.— 1. My dog lias a habit of biting his 

 rump" all through the summer, which creates sores on him. 

 W hat shall I do for him ? Ans. Give two grains of areca nut. to 

 each pound of dog, followed by castor oil. Hub the sores with the 

 following ointment: Glycerine, four ounces; sulphate of zinc, 

 four drachms ; add one wine-giass of water. 2. Go to any gun 

 store for rifle cartridges. 



Saratoga. Saratoga, N. Y.— " J. Cypress, Jr.," was a pseudonym 

 adopted by Wm. P. Hawes (1803-1S41), and over which he contrib- 

 uted sketches of sport, adventure and fancy to the magazines ol 

 that day. These fugitive papers were collected by Herbert, ant 

 published iu two small volumes in 1812. They are now of course 

 out of print, and the volumes to be obtained comparatively ex- 

 pensive. There are many pleasing things in these random 

 sketches. 



0. A., Washington City. Please tell me what to dofor my setter 

 dug. He is two and a half years oli and weighs 45 pounds. Has 

 had small worms, and after a dose of areca nut, passed a tape- 

 worm. His nose is warm and dry; appetite good. What shall I 

 do for him? Ans. Administer three drop doses of tincture of 

 aconite three times a day in teaspoceful of water. Do this for 

 four days disci, niiuue tor two days, and renew If symptoms pre- 

 vail until cure is effected. 



N. C. L„ Salem, Mass.— What will prevent my dog from snap- 

 ping his ears, and rolling his head violently ? He has sores on the 

 end of his ears. Ans. Your dog has external canker. Weak mer- 

 curial ointment should be applied once a dajs Tie a cap over 

 the dog's head to prevent him from scratching and shaking hia 

 ears. Be careful to mix vegetables with the dog's diet. Give 

 Epsom salts ; Ival r an ounce in eight ounces of water once a week. 

 Write result. 



W. E. W., Phila.— My setter bitch, nine months old, has beeu 

 unfortunately lined by my old setter. 1. Will this interfere with 

 her growth ? 2. Will it break down her constitution, and interfere 

 with her working qualities in the future? Ans. 1. Most prob- 

 ably. 2. Not necessarily, but do not breed her again for over a 

 year. No bitch should be served until she has fully matured, 

 and is eighteen months or two years old. The average breeder 

 is in too much of a hurry to raise stuck. 



grouse, quail and woodcock in Canada? 3. Some time einoe we 

 hoard that a cross between a pointer and a setter was recom- 

 mended? 4. Where can a good dog he obtained that has a fine 

 nose and will work well, price reasonable? 5. Will there appear 

 any articles in your paper on the working of dogs in the Held? 

 Ans. 2. Ei Iber a set tor or pointer. 3. The cross between a pointer 

 and a selter is called a dropper. They are at times excel lent dogs. 

 4. A really good dog is a ?virn ante, and will command a good price. 

 We Must refer you to our advertising col umns. 5. Yes. Theflrst 

 of the series will be on the handling of dogs on English Rnipe. 



D. MoG., Rutherford, N. J.-Seo answer to " J. T. P., Va.," 

 in issue of Jan. 29th. Itwill infirm yi u about rox-hmmds. The 

 dog you refer to is the dachshund, or teokel. The scenting power 

 of these dogs issaid to be very good. Thoy are chiefly used in 



, i jr hunting the badger, whence the name. The ferret 



is a native of Africa, but has been domesticated in Europe, where 

 they are used for driving rahbits out of their holes in the war- 

 rens. In this country they are used principally in ratting. They 

 always muzzled when being handled, which prevents their 

 catching the animal hunted for, sucking their blood and going to 

 sleep in the holes. 



G. A. R„ Cleveland, Ohio.— Will you please give through the 

 columns of your valuable paper the names of some of the princi- 

 pal books on the birds and mammals of North America? Also, 

 please state where they can be bought. Ans. Birds— Coues' Key 

 to theBirds of North America, Birds of the Northwest, Birds of the 

 Colorado A r alley; Baird, Brcwerand Ridgway,Birds of North Amer. 

 These aro the most recent works on birds. Mammals— Au- 

 dubon aud Uaehman Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America 

 (Lockwood & Co., New York) ; Coues and Allen, North American 

 Rodeutia ; Coues, Fur-Bearing Mammals; Jordan, Manual of 

 Vertebrates. Por Audubon write to Lockwood & Co., New York ; 

 for Jordan's Manual to Jansen, McClurg & Co., Chicago, ni., and 

 for Coues' works, to Dr Elliott Coues, Smithsonian Institution, 

 Washington, D. C. 



J., Baltimore, Md.— My pug dog (age not stated) for some time 

 past lias been passing blood at intervals. I have on several occa- 

 sions given worm medicine and followed it. with a dose of cas- 

 tor oil and generally he comes around all rigid , but it, is only for 

 about a week, when the trouble returns. I have not seen that he 

 passed any worms after my treatment. His coat is in bad condi- 

 tion. If you can, advise me what to do for him ? Ans. Your 

 dog probably has congestion or chronic inflammation of some por- 

 tion of the intestinal track. Give small repeated doses of castor 

 oil and laudanum, small tcaspoonful of the former to one-half 

 teaspoonful of the latter. Repeat onee or twice a day until re 

 lief is found. Number of doses to depend on the severity of 

 symptoms. 



Sport, Torrcsdale, Pa.— My red Irish setter has a large lump 

 on his throat ; it does not scent to trouble him. He eats well and 

 seems to be in good health. 1 first noticed this lump a few days 

 ago ; it came ad at once. The lump is hard and not tender to the 

 touch. Ans. You have neglected to state the exact position of 

 the lump, whether it is in between the angles of the lower jaw- 

 bone or back of the jaw-bone behind the ear. You had better, 

 however, clip the hair off the part afflicted and paint the swelling 

 with tincture of iodine once a day for a week; to prevent the dog: 

 from scratching the tumor, tie a carpet apron around his neok, 

 which will coyer his shoulders, and give him two grains of iodine 

 of potassium twice a day, two hours before feeding. Feed liber- 

 ally and allow plenty of exercise, Let us hear result, 



Keno, Prairie, Miss.— 1. What is the difference between a cocker 

 spaniel and any other spaniel? 2. W hat are both good for ? El 

 Arc they both iand and water dogs, and are they fust-ehiss bird 

 dogs? Ans. There are different varieties of the spaniel, th* 

 most common of which are the cookers, King Charles, springer, 

 black and tan, lllcnheim, clumber mid waler spaniels, At the 

 last New York bench show three classes were exhibited, namely, 

 the Irish water spaniel, clumber and cocker, or field spaniels. The 

 cocker is distinguished by being the smallest of the land spaniels. 

 2 and 3. The spaniels can be divided into two classes— land and 

 water dogs. The former aro used for flushing game, and the hvtv- 



i ■ ,- i :■ -■:_-. r-i eying wild-fowl and water birds. Cockers are much 

 used in England for both woodcock and pheasant shooting. Mr. 

 M.P. MoKoon, of Franklin, Delaware County, N. Y., has some 



n ehainberei I for I 



r 2i? If not, why? Ans. Vou 

 ia they leave a little space for 



,1. .7. A., Lawrence, Mass.- My Bi 

 seem right. He is lively as 

 comes inside lie seems rathei 

 nose rather dry, and he s[. 

 length; jerks aud trembles 



Ans. Try teaspc 

 day. This can 1 



r, two months old, does not: 

 i be out of doors, but when he 

 wsy. H is coat is dull, eyes heavy. 

 Is himself on the floor at full 

 his sleep; his appetite is poor. 



u the 



•al tin 



icf is not 



celebrated dogs ; we will g 



ive 



notice of t 



hem 



next week. 



W. P. S. and P. M. R., I 



idia 



napolis- 



We 



are two boys aged 



eighteen and nineteen, bo 



th e 



ngaged in 



bus 



ness as clerks. Our 



fathers offer us together 



S3, 



00 to go ( 



ut West into the cattle 



business. Both of us are t 



to- 



-ly ignora 



it of 



cattle and farm life, 



and hesitate on that aecou 



ut, 



Which w 



mid 



you advise us to do, 



go or stay? What fire-ar 





•ould you 





se us to procure for 



hunting game? Ans. Tal 



o $: 



00 of youi 





ey and go out to see 



for yourselves. You cann 





xpect to m 



ake 



Battle-raising or any- 



thine else a success withe 







ing 



something about it; 



nor is capital the only req 









any undertaking de- 



pends so much upon a m 





individus 





aractcr, energy and 



good sense that it woult 



be 



hazardoi 



s f 



L' utter strangers to 



venture such advice as y< 





sfc of us. 





es of fortunes have 



been made in the cattle 









es of men, too, have 



failed. If after your trip 









■ trfembork in 



the business,, you will pr 





lly have 





ed by that time the 



necessity of serving an 



apprenticeship in 



it. Take a rifle If 



you wish to combine pleasure 



with bus 



:,<-..-: 







PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



To Preserve Flowers.— A good way to keep cut 

 flowers fresli is to lay tliota iu wet clothes. Tate them 

 out of the vases at night, sprinkle v.ith cold water and 

 then wrap tl em in clollia made very wet witli cold water. 

 The weight of the cloth will not. crush the most delicate 



flowers, 

 falling to [ 

 To prose 

 are almost 

 which 



'oil 



it ke 



ices or opem 



e health us 



f miraculot 

 ,ded. 



ut th 

 ing still 

 B Warm 

 is powe: 

 The 



3 air, and prevents their 



more. 



sr'BSafe Remedies. Those 



.-in rem ovine; diseases for 



mderful curative qualities 



.1 for bv tens of tin., tisane's, 



eight hours after. 



they are possessed of is vouch 

 —| Ado. 



—A few hours of time and an expenditure of a few dol- 

 lars in setting out shade and ornamental trees will amply 

 reoompeBSe him who plants them. Some of our Mew 

 England villages have of late years organized village im- 

 provement societies: for tree planting and otherwise beau- 

 tifying the public streets. The example thus set is well 

 worth following. We commend to our friends the notice 

 to be found elsewhere of the Babylon Nurseries. 



Good EvinFXeE.-AVhen such men as the Rev. Dr. 

 Rankin Rev. D. Harvev. Prof. Green. Dr. Bartine, Col, 

 John K. jVIeOhesney. E. W, Nell', and a host of others 

 equally i rust worthy, certify over their own signatures to 

 the marvelous efficacy of Warner's Safe Kidney and 

 Liver Cure, in the diseases for which it is rcorrrmended, 



J, J. B., Canada.-2. Which is the best adapted breed of dog for [ it is time to dismiss doubts on the subject, [AdVt 



