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FOREST AND STREAM. 



IAfril 1, 1880. 



Lowell; Treasurer, Geo. W. Mansfield, Bloop DolnUin, flalem; 

 Secretary, Chas. W. Richardson, Salcra : Measurers, Joshua Brown 

 and W. T. Servy. Regatta Committee: 0. A. Benjamin, E. C. 

 Browne, B. B. Dudley. 



Kice Rucatta— Owing to the unfortunate prevalence of tbe 

 counsels of landsmen in the arrangement of the Taces, the entries 

 were rather meager for the liberal prizes offered, and only a 

 heterogeneous lot of big and little were found willing to start 

 Thursdb3>, March 11th, in what ought to have attracted the flower 

 of the world's racing fleet. Englishmen were naturally OlSgusI ed 

 with the idea of subordinating- sport to the gratification of une 

 grande fnule ashore, and so the races lost in cast, and degenerated 

 somewhat into une, Qrawlt «iicetncle. for the hotels and floating- 

 population of the pretty little Freneh seaport. It is always ob- 

 jectionable to mix rowing and sailing races. We have learned 

 some! hing of late in America, and the menagerie features ate no 

 longer disproportionately prominent at most races. Our French 

 cousins will have to learn as we did, by experience, that a circus 

 and a yacht match are two different things and won't mix. 



Vox Popcli.— From the letter of a well-known yachtsman we 

 extract the following as a sign of the popularity of this jour- 

 nal and the high estimate assigned it by its constituency drawn 

 from the highest social ranks :—" The time has quite gone by 

 when Forest and Stkeam required testimonials of its value. I 

 am glad to saj r it is becoming more popular every day, and noth- 

 ing is more remarkable than the success of its yachting columns. 

 It has become the American Field, and a higner compliment I 

 could not pay it." 



Tbe Cabin Locker.— Blacking for tarpaulins : Eight pounds 

 black paint, well ground, one gallon linseed oil, one pound bees- 

 wax, one half pound litharge and one pint spirits of turpentine. 

 Spars: Scrape thoroughly, sandpaper and apply Crocket's spar 

 composition, lalu on thin, filling shakes and scams with " wood 

 filler," to he bad of leading paint bouses. Ground coats : There is 

 nothing like lead color for the purpose. Put it on thin, so that 

 subsequentcoats can dry. 



gable Watersof the United States," " The Panama Canal from an 

 English Point of View," "Engineering Progress During the Last 

 Fifty Tears," the timely subject of " Dynamo-Eleetrio Ma- 

 chines," and much general news, this magazine affords an excel- 

 lent index and review of the principal transactions in the engin- 

 eering world. 



The Taxidermist's Manual— By Cap!. Thomas Brown, 

 F. L. S. Twenty-eighth edition. New Tork: G. P. Putnam's 

 Sons, 183 Fifth avenue. 1ST9. 

 In issuing an enlarged and improved edition of this standard 



work thePutnams have added a useful and valuable contribution 



to the extensive literature of 



the subject. Taxidermy is an art. 



which is constantly gaining ne 



v popularity among amaLeur stu- 



dents of the several various 



iranehes of natural history, more 



especially among students of c 



rnitliolog.v : for the birds are the 



favorite subjects of out-of-dot 



r study. The first edition of Capt. 



Brown's book was published r 



lafl}' rears ago. but the directions 



contained iu the volume befon 



us are by no means useless be- 



cause of this. In 1819 the auth 



ir was sent by the Edinburgh IJni- 



versity to inspect the splendid 



museum of Mons. Dufresne, chief 



of the preserving department 



of the .Tardln desPlantcs, Paris, 



The intimacy then and there 



formed with M. Dufresne afforded 



ample opportunity for Capt. 



Brown to learn all the practical 



details ot the different process 



M employed in the preservation of 



animal specimens. To the kno 



wledgetbus acquired were added 



be fruits of personal paactica 



1 experience, and the result is the 



manual before us, which now 



having reached its twemv-' [gplh 



edition may be said to bavo fab 



ly earned a place in the taxider- 



nist 



try. 



The eight chaptei 



-oat b-pi 



nd pi 



KgTYacht clubs can join the National Association on 

 the same terms as those now participating any time be- 

 fore the meeting of April lith. After the constitution 

 has been ratified, their admission will be subject to a vote 

 the assent of a majority of the clubs being necessary 

 to admission. 



NEW PUBLICATIONS. 



The Illustrated Book of the Dog.— By Vero Shaw, 



B. A., Cantab., Assisted by the Leading Breeders of the Day. 



Dlustrated with colored platesdrawn from the life. New York : 



Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., 598 Broadway. Complete in thirty 



parts ; price, 40 cents per part. 



The Cassells have added to their large stock of books valuable 

 to the sportsman, this mo t excellent work by Mr. Vero Shaw, 

 whose extended experience as a breeder and exhibitor of dogs, 

 amply qualincs him to write about them In an eminently authori- 

 tative manner. From an examination of the eight parts already 

 issued, we are warranted in speaking very highly both of the au- 

 thor's method and of the admirable way in which the plan of the 

 book is carried out. The earlier portions of the book rightly 

 deal with the fundamental and elementary details of kenneling 

 and general management, and then take up the various topics 

 of rearing, breaking, working, feeding, exercise, dealing, judging, 

 buying and selling, grooming, hygiene and diseases. In each one 

 of these branches the reader will find full and explicit instruc- 

 tions, written in a plain, straightforward way, and in a stylo de- 

 void of coekneyism and familiarity. 



The various breeds of dogs are described, with instructions for 

 the care of each, points in judging, etc. 



The illustrations are numerous, being portraits of typical dogs, 

 taken I rom the life. Of the colored plates we cannot say much, 

 the book would be much more pleasing without them. The 

 woodcuts, on t-e contrary, are generally excellent and all that 

 ooull be asked. The book is handsomely printed, and will, when 

 completed, form a volume whioh all breeders and dog owners 

 may profitably add to their libraries. We are always glad to see a 

 firm with such unlimited resources as those possessed by the 

 {lessee. Casscll, Fetter, Galpin & Co., devoting themselves lo ex- 

 tending the publio information iu respect to our animal friends. 



Vart Nostrand's Engineering Magazine for April lias 

 iis customary excellent selection of material. Leading off wit 1 ) 

 a theoretical "investigation on the "Strength of Retaining Walls," 

 written for the magazine by Wm. Cain, C. E.; then quota I ions 

 from the leading engineering journals on "Compound Armor," 

 "Sanitary Construction of Dwelling-houses," "Bridging Navi 



rally of skinning 

 dies, and spiders, 

 sects; preparing skeletons; the manner of collecting different 

 animals: recipes and directions for the various articles used iu 

 taxidermy, and lastly of instructions to I ra\ elers. 



"Krick's Guide to the Turf " is a manual which, is 

 absolutely Indispensable to horse owners, and those wbo are in- 

 terested In the turf. Its author and publisher, Mr. H. (>. Crick- 

 more, Of the World, has a wide reputation for the ac.cn: 

 information on all turf matters. The book is published at No. ?5 

 Park Row. 



PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 



Brown's Gun Cleaner has been recently tested by the 

 officers of the United States Regulars at Fort Steele. 

 Wyoming Territory, and recommended to the Govern- 

 ment for adoption "by the army. 



[From Hon. Andrew Cornwall, ex-member Legislature, Now 

 York Stated 



Alexandria Bay, Jan. 3d. 1880. 

 H. H. Warner & Co.: — Gents— I have been troubled 

 with kindney difficulty for the last three years, and in 

 October last had a very severe attack. I then com- 

 menced taking your Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, and 

 obtained relief at once. I have used two bottles, and 

 feel as well as ever, and I shall always keep a supply of 

 Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure in the house. 



Yours truly, A. Coax wall. 



— Among the notable manufacturing establishments of 

 New York "is that of Keep's, the manufacturer of Shirts 

 and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods. Some years ago Mr. 

 Keep devised a method of supplying people with partly- 

 made Shirts, that is garments which are all cut and ready 

 to be sewed together. Thus, by reducing the cost of what 

 are substantially wholly-made shirts, proved a most, suc- 

 cessful business undertaking. Keep's partly-made shirts 

 are now sent to every State in the Union, and from a 

 single salesroom on Broadway the manufacturers have 

 moved into a large building, which is now entirely oc- 

 cupied by the various departments. There is nothing 

 so satisfactory in the shape of dress as a well-fitting shirt. 

 Keep's shirts fit well and wear well. We can heartily 

 endorse the man, the shirt and the way in which he does 

 business. 



Hunting the A mo 1 1 

 —From what 1 had reai 

 that they were exceed 

 quaintanee has dispell 

 them as thorough "■■ 



or.— Kingston, N. T., March 2d. 

 o alligators 1 was led to believe 



nglv dangerous, but closer ac- 

 uV that illusion. I now regard 

 ds, except when they are def 



met with when on their land jour- 

 neyings :' then " they are dangerous, and must be ap- 

 proached with caution, keeping the line of retreat open 



in case of emergencies. The best alligator hunting is 

 found in lakes and creeks where they have not been much 

 disturbed. Such places can be found almost everywhere 

 along the St. John's River, Florida, within a short distance 

 of hotels and landings. Good sport may yet be had on 

 the St. John's River itself by hunting from land instead 

 of water. Almost any deep cove remote from the 

 steamer channel is good ground, and the morning of a 

 warm sunny day is the time. The proper weapon is a .40 

 or .44 sporting rifle, I have been most successful with a. 

 .44 run-fire, using the long cartridge.. I have killed a 

 fifteen-footer stone dead at 150 yards with the short .44 

 cartridge. I have used a .50 caliber rifle, but the lighter 

 rifle will kill just as many and is much the most pleasant 

 in use. When, the alligator is floating on the water the 

 eye is the most prominent feature and is the only vital 

 part. When on land or lying on logs a shot behind the 

 fore leg will be elf ective. If a '"gator" is shot in deep 

 water he sinks and is lost. The skinning of a " 'gator" is 

 a difficult task, especially if the capture be a large one ; 

 but the neophyte generally wishes the skin of his first 

 " 'gator" as a trophy, and can obtain it by making longi- 

 tudinal cuts from the head to tbe tail on each side, just 

 under the large bony plates of the back, then cutting a 

 slit down each leg to connect with the cuts on sides. 

 Commence stripping at the tail. The skin may be pre- 

 served by salting and drying. Small alligators may be 

 skinned "without much trouble. If the head is buried a 

 tew inches iu the earth for a week the teeth may be ex- 

 tracted without, trouble. The teeth are worth from eight 

 to twenty dollars per pound, the largest being the most 

 valuable ; a line large tooth, polished, sells for four or five 

 dollars at Jacksonville. 1 lie teeth are shed every year, 

 are very thin, and have new teeth growing in the cavity 

 to take the place of the old ones. The carved tenth sold 

 at, the stores are shams, as there is not enough substance 

 in a genuine tooth to carve. The bellow of an alligator 

 is similar to tbe bellow of a bull. To produce their music 

 they sit upon their hind legs, support the body in an erect 

 position witli the aid of the tail, open the mouth to 1st 

 greatest capacity, and vocalise their amorous lays. Alli- 

 gators breed in swamps, and the young seldom go to the 

 large rivers or lakes until they are "threeor more feet 

 long. Thousands of young " 'gators" are sold to nothern 

 visitors as pets. A tub of water with a stone in the 

 center for them to crawl on makes a good home. For 

 food a few minnows or a little raw meat, cut in small 

 piece, should be given them once a week, The water 

 should be changed often, and no salt food over given 

 them. The alligator catchers sometimes have hair- 

 breadth escapes from maternal fury, and occasionally 

 have to leave their prey and take to the trees, as a '"gator" 

 can run faster than a man when its " dander" is up. 



Nauticus. 

 » 



A Bear Dog in a Cage.— Messrs. Chas. Reicho & Bro, 

 of this city, recently received from Berlin, Prussia, the 

 wild beast belonging to an exhibitor, who recently died 

 in that city- from injuries inflicted,by aroyalBenigaltiger. 

 Among the animals thus received were some unnaturalized 

 Polar bears : 



It is known that the mere presence, s>f an animal in a 

 cage of others of different species, no matter bow savage 

 or "wild they may be, will sometimes prevent them, 

 from fighting. Why this is so animal tamers can oiler 

 only theories in explanation, It is said that tigers and 

 lions in the jungle will run from the presence of a dog as 

 they do from that of a man, unless pressed by hunger or 

 standing in defense of offspring. Mr. Rice, before his 

 death, as an experiment, and without mnch hope of suc- 

 cess, introduced a large dog, a cross between a mastiff 

 and the bull- terrier, into a cage containing two entirely 

 untamed Polar bears, and a Russian black bear. The 

 effect surprised him. The dog instantly asserted a mas- 

 tery over his companions, although any one of them could 

 have killed him in two minutes. He seemed to feel the 

 • if preserving the upper hand, and of not letting 

 any one of them imbrue his teeth in warm blood. As 

 soon as trouble threatens, the peacemaker has but to 

 show his teeth and growl in order to restore harmony. 

 Mr. Reiche says he docs not know of any other ease where 

 the native fierceness of a Polar bear has been quelled. 

 Mr. Rice, before his death, used to enter the cage with 

 this happy family and perforin with them, though he did 

 not dare to do so before the dog was introduced. Tho 

 four brutes traveled in the same cage across the Atlantic 

 and are yet kept together. 



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A. S. Bruvnell. Esq., President of the Eastern 

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Special attention is called to my SPANISH 

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80 & 82 WILLIAM STREET, 

 NEW YORK, 



gm $nU. 



FOR SALE— A high-sided, very able 

 and fast sloop vacut, built by Lennox, two 

 Ceais "M 85 by 13, tiiawiwj 3t feet. Owner 



cruised along coast all hist summer with salety. 

 Cabin roomy ; is sound and strong in all re- 

 spects, so that owner, if desired, will give legal 

 warranty to bens reptesenled. cabin plainly fur- 

 nished. 'Price JL600. Inquire at 50 BROAD- 

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 charge. Mar25,4t 



A BARGAIN. 



FOB RALE Price 830- an Ann rienn-raade 12 

 i ore; i 8 toon shot tun; woin-hs ub.jiit s lbs.; 

 choke-bore; rebounding leeks; extension rib, 



■-. ■!'..:, ,. : nil , ;,-l I ill Hid 



sold for want, of use only. It is a (rood shooter 

 and a plain, but durable gun. Address X., For- 

 est auil Stream office. HarSSS-tf. 



FOR SALE— A line second-hand double 

 Wesley Richards breech-loader, K-bore, 

 M b.. price $100, by MORAL 'E SMITH, No. HI Park 

 row, New 1'ork. April l-3t. 



FOR SALE— 160 acres selected land, 

 Nobles Couuly, Minu,, at $5 per acre, just 

 half price; small house, nice settlei-B, choice 

 game. It Is an undeniable bargain. Also a Colt 

 ■ evolving shot guu, with case, at JIB; cost SRI. 

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DUCK SLIOOTING.— 35,000 acres of 

 beautiful marsh en the Detroit Liver, four 

 houra from Detroit by steamer. A share in above 

 for sale, Apply to C. JIACDONALD, 63 Wall 

 street, New Vwik. Mar.18.8t 



