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white pups : pups with black tails and pupa with white 

 ones, Twenty of them, a full score, on actual count, It 

 was a sight worth sefling, although the mother seemed to 

 think that she had more little ones to look after than she 

 had bargained tor. The firat one made his debut into 

 the lip, In, of the ''Paris of America" at 9 o'clock in the 

 morning, and the way the reinforcements began to come 

 was a caution to the natives thereabout. The majority 

 of them were of the female persuasion, but there were 

 just enough boys in the lot to keep the other giddy things 

 under control. The mother who gave birth to such a 

 wonderful family is an English pointer of pure stock. 

 and Iter present owner, Mr. Meyer, bought her only a f 



weeks ago from Joe Todd.a peddl 

 dale. She is as gentle a brute as _ 

 she allowed the bystanders to freely exal 

 five beasts without interference/ The 

 without parallel, we believe, in the anna, 

 lory, although it is. a common thing for ; 

 litter of young numbering quite as man 

 pointer is generally proud if his spouse p 



A 



aagined. and 

 ethediuuhu- 



■esent case is 

 f natural his- 

 iw to have a 

 An English 

 ■sents him with 



a family of six or 'seven, but when the old gentleman win 

 is responsible for this, learns the fact, it is probable that 

 he will hardly associate with his fellows on terms of 

 equality hereafter. The dam who thus has made herself 

 famous answers to the, name of "Rose,'" and eveiy mem- 

 ber of Iter big family remains alive and exceedingly ac- 

 tive. They are all of the usual size, and are as cute as 

 little pups always are. "Rose" showed wonderful sagac- 

 ity during the day, and when one small specimen was 

 ushered into existence in a. seemingly dead state she, at 

 Onoe made endeavors at resuscitation, in which she was 

 finally successful, and that little brute was just about as 

 lively as the rest of the gang last evening. At last ac- 

 counts all the twenty were still on baud, none of them 

 having got away, while there were no more additions to 

 chronicle. 



A PENSIONED Doci.— In the Territory of New Mexico 



the legislature, by joint action, recently pensioned a dog 

 for noble services. In that country there, are many 

 sheep farms, and shepherd dogs are so well trained in 

 earing for the flocks of their masters that it is their daily 

 practice to take out the flocks in the morning to pasture, 

 guard then, all day and at night return them to the fold 

 or corral. This work of the Mexican dogs is so common 

 and so faithfully performed that it is looked upon as a 

 matter of course and nothing more than should be ex- 

 pected from a well-trained dog. This being the case, it 

 would appear that the dog worthy of a pension in that 

 Territorv must have performed some very marvelous 

 feat indeed, and something out of the common line of 

 canine achievement, and he did. He did not save his 

 mistress' life from the murderous fury of the savage, 

 nor her child from being' brained against a door-post or 

 being choked by a huge blacksnake, for his master was 

 not, married, and had no wife or babe, but led a solitary 

 life in his solitary ranch in a very solitary part of New 

 Mexico, It chanced that the dog in question, on return- 

 ing of tin evening with his sheep to the fold, discovered 

 that his master was not stirring about, but remained in- 

 side the shanty and kept very quiet. The next evening 

 if was the same. The dog, when he pennedup the sheep, 

 repaired to the shanty, smelled through the crack in the 

 door his master's presence, but the man was still quiet 

 and did not breathe. The dog scratched, barked, and 

 even bowled, but no response came from within. The 

 door remained closed ; no smoke rose from the chimney 

 to greet the early morn. But the dog, true to his ap- 

 pointed duty, went out with the sheep on the third day 

 and cared for them while they cropped the herbage on 

 the hillsides. But he was getting hungry, and that night 

 when he drove the sheep into their peii the last one to at- 

 tempt to get in became the victim of his appetite. This 

 method of providing for his own wants became a por- 

 tion of the faithful dog's daily duty. Every evening the 

 last sheep to try to enter the fold was seized by him and 

 served for supper .and breakfast and for dinner the fol- 

 lowing day. As stated before, the ranch to which the 

 dog belonged was in a solitary part of the Territory and 

 out of the track of travel and social intercourse or visita- 

 tion. For two years from the time of the master's death 

 — as ascertained by data left by the latter — the faithful 

 dog tended the flock committed to his charge, and had 

 fresh mutton for supper every night. The flock was not 

 decimated by his steady drain upon its resources. On the 

 contrary, it increased in numbers, and when, at the end 

 of two years from the time of the death of the proprie- 

 tor, the -ranch was visited, and the remains of the poor 

 fellow found, the dog was still at his post of duty, jeal- 

 ously guarding his flock, and driving them to the best 

 pastures every day, and to the fold at night, before which 

 lie slept, to keep the wild sheep-eaters of the plains at a 

 civil distance. Such fidelity excited admiration wher- 

 ever the story was told, and the Arcadian legislators of 

 the Territory, in a fit of generosity and enthusiasm, at 

 their session" two years ago (they have biennial sessions 

 in that happy country), granted a pension for life to that 

 dog. to be paid from the Slate treasury, as a reward for 

 his fidelity, and no doubt as an encouragement to all 

 other shepherd dogs in that Territorv to be good dogs and 

 faithful.— Boston Qlobe. 



KERNEL NOTES. 



WHnr.PH— Daisy.— Mr. Joliti White's (Bridgeport, Conn.) white 

 and orange setter bitch, Daisy, by Calhoun's Ham out of Mallard's 

 Belle, whelped eleven puppies, all white, excepting three, which 

 had orange spots, by Hunger II. 



Death— Dido— Mr. J. 0. Conner's English setter hitch Dido. 



BKISD.-Afi«"-D«* HI- -Mr. Walter H. Kcobe'a (New Fork 

 City) Champion Mioa (Leicester-Dart) to champion Dash HI. 



Names Claimed.— Grmttc an(J ftis/i.-Mr. Titus J. Hodges, of 

 C.reenpnint, I- I- claims I In: mimes of Grouse and Dash for his 

 two setter pa 'lemon and white and the latter 

 rod, out of l>nt, :hi ; ■IfcLftughliin's Dutch- 

 ess) bjrKoy ISM] ms Doin-Qovornor's Lisa). B tbepuppios 



in-.- L.-inn brokt -n t>y Mr.U. ii Suavens, Rockland County, N. Y 

 Bwdtora, not Bndort '•:> H . n, Delaware 



County N,T.,uesirea us to state tbai the 

 bitol puppy la Budora, not gadora. as publ 



^*No notice taken of Anonymous Communications. 



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B. A. P., Madison Barracks, If. V — The guns yon inquire about 

 are good and safe. 



L. C. W.— Douglas Frazar's " Practical Boat Sailing," $1. Can 

 forward. 



St. Louis. -According to the rule, wo should have given the 

 man two more birds. 



E. H.— No copies or Y. It. A. rules on hand. Order through 

 hook house, or London Field. 



T. ,T. H.— Silver City, New Mexico. We have forwarded your 

 request to the manufacturers. 



G T ., Mt. Kisko, N. Y— The law on woodcock in New York Is 

 up Aug. let ; quail, Nov. 1st ; ruffed grouse, Sept. 1st. 



B. C— Falk's store, Idaho. We do not know the name of fur 

 dealers at Port lieuton, Montana. Write to the postmaster there. 



C. E. CDulce Center, Pa.— For an inspirometer for testing 

 lung capacity, write to Giuseppe Tagliabue, 303 Pearl street, New 

 York. 



D. D.W., Albion, N. Y,— We can send you Stoddard's Map of 

 the Adirondack Wilderness, which will probably answer your 

 purpose. Noticed elsewhere. 



.1. M. G., Washington, D. C— Dogs with dlstompor should be 

 kept as quiet as possible, tt depoudsontirely upon the symptoms 

 of each case how to regulate the feed. 



H. G. D., Upperville, Va.— For pinnated grouse (prairie chicken) 

 shooting, go to Wichita, or Salina, Kansas. You cannot misa 

 tliem alter you get into that country. 



G. M. S.— Accidental splitting of ballast bag and spilling of im- 

 material amount of sand is not enough ground for protest. The 

 judges ruled right in not allowing same 



A. B.— Best bonk on yacht and boat building is Dixon Kemp's, 

 new edition, prioo 812. For boat eailiug, see also Douglas Frazar's 

 " Practical Boat Sailing," SI, Lee & Sheppard, Boston. 



G. V.U., V'onkers, N. Y.— The close time for moose In Maine 

 expires Oct. 1st next. The season for deer and cariboo there is 

 from Del - 1st to Jan. 1st. No causing with dogs allowed. (,-. 



rS„ New York.-For striped bass fishing in the immediate yiein- 

 iiy of New York, you may go tu the bout liuuseat foot of Eiglily- 

 10, mth street, 13:1st River, mid there secure directions. 



II. N. L— Book on boat building not yet published. Doubt 

 whether any book will exactly fill your wants. Possibly Kemp's 

 " 1'acht and Boat Sailing," which contains much upon the sub- 

 ject. 



II \sTLNOs, Austin, Texas.— 1. Tom Stagg, of Chicago, can fur- 

 nish you with wild pigeons. ". You can ascertain express chaws 

 at your home office. 3. Yes, send us the summaries and other 

 items, 



F. H. L., Rock Hill. S, C.-Iu a glass ball match, if a cartridge 

 fails to fire, is the party entitled to another shot, or must tt be 

 scored a miss. A ns. The shooter is entitled to another shot it his 

 cartridge was properly Iptltled. 



J. N. C Newburyport, Mass.— There is jno danger of the shell 

 expanding it it enters the chamber with such difficulty. The 

 proper tiring is to have the chamber slightly enlarged- Put your 

 gun Into tho hands of a first-class workman. 



J. W., Cincinnati, Ohio.-The dog, from your description, has 

 an attack of mango. Adopt same treatment as recommended to 

 C. L. L., in last week's issue, and, in addition, give four drops of 

 Fowler's solution of arsenic, twice a day, in his food. 



C. S. W., New York.— Am desirous of procuring the best publi- 

 cation leaching the training Of setters. Aus. See the five articles 

 in this paper on dog breaking, March lsth, April Sth, loth, 2!)lh, and 

 May 13t.h. Hutchinson's book on breaking is the best work on 

 training. Price, $3.60. We can furnish it. 



Catfish, Philadelphia.— Will you please inform me the best 

 baits for catfish. Aus. Large angle-worms, minnows, pieces of 

 beef, liver, insect larvre, and almost anything of a fresh animal 

 nature will do for catfish bait in the Mississippi. Haw salt pork 

 Is the approved bait for the linger species. They feed best just 

 after a storm. 



B. J., Now York.- f. Is Spratt's biscuit good food for four 

 months old puppies? 3. How much is a meal for a grown fox 

 terrier dog? 3. Do not dogs fed on it require other food lor a 

 change, suchas boiled liver, etc.? Ans. 1. No. 2. Half a biscuit 

 is ample. 3. Yes, by all means. You can got the biscuit of Chas. 

 ttichrnond, No. 1113 Broadway, New York city. 



F. W. P.— Please inform mo through your paper regarding the 

 rules of ihe National Kille Association as to shooting from under 

 a cover. Gin they shoot from a house only open on the front, 

 or must the cover be overhead only i Ans. It is entirely allowa- 

 ble to shoot from a house constructed in any way. The only re- 

 striction is that no artificial support be given the rifle. 



J.F.A.-Sails for lift, canoe : Leg oC mutton or sharpie style 

 mainmast, lOU't. deck to head; mizzen, 71 ft. deck to head; main 

 boom, 6ft. lOiu.; mizzen boom. If t. 10m. Step the mainmast 3ft. 

 from bow aud the other 3ft. from stern. The sails will be tiln. 

 shorter on the lull' than the mast, and -tin. shorter on the foot 

 than the booms. Masts of spruce, 2iu. aud ljin. thick at deck; 

 booms S and sin. In center. 



A. A. K., South Norwalk, Conn— We know or no special laws 

 for Dutchess and Putnam counties. The general New York 

 State law provides the following open seasons: deer, Aug. 1st 

 to Dec. 1st; no open season for moose; wild fowl, Sept. 1st to 

 May 1st; quail, Nov. 1st to Jan. 1st; woodcock, Sept. 1st to 

 Jan. 1st: squirrels, Aug. 1st to Feb. 1st; ruffed grouse (or 

 partridge), Sept. 1st to Jan. 1st. 



Titxr, Peake's Island, Me.— I believe tho "cruelty" folks are 

 going to make a strong effort to stop our shoot next fall. Do 

 you suppose they can accomplish it without a special statute? 

 They have been obliged to wait for such statute in other States 

 before they could stop pigeon shooting from a trap, aud one 

 would think it. would be so in Maine. Ans. Unless a law is 

 passed making pigeon shooting Illegal your !ournamont cannot 

 be stopped. 



I. .11. i;., Washington, D. C— Please prescribe for my pointer, 

 which is just thirteen months old. His eyes are very much in 

 darned, little or no appetite, nose quite warm and a kind of 

 twitching ivhon ho .-.taints still. He has moderate exercise ami is 

 led with table scrapsi Ans. The probability is that thedogbas 

 !,„,! iiivi.-i iv, and in tie- present stage will be benefitted by qui - 



■ :., i in-, o times ulna J .. ■ j i a sino.ll dose 



.,1 SUlpbUI ..eeasiimillly. 



•I ,;,-.! : ... Newburyport. -Where can I obtain the game laws of 

 the different States? I have a pointer dog about three years old 



who has been lame for over a month; only a slight limp most, of 

 the time, but sometimes be limps a good dual. Thero is a swelling. 

 Of some kind on the ankle joint to his right fore paw; the lump 

 is hard and pains the dog on slight pressure. Ans. 1. Send to 

 Orange J odd Co., Broadway, N Y 2. Avoid giving Ihe dog ex- 

 ercise, and paint the part alilicted with tincture of iodine daily. 

 Write more definitely after fair trial of treatment. 



E. K., New Haven.— When is the woodcock law off on Long- 

 Island this year? How much of Fowler's solution of arsenic 

 would you give a Scotch terrier, about nineteen pounds weight, 

 four and a half years old? He's got tho mange. Ans. 1. Aug.lst, 

 3. Three drops twice a day. It should always be given onufuU 

 stomach, and it must be withhold for a week or so if it produces 

 redness of the eyes, running of watery iiuid from the nose and a 

 loathing of fooo. To prevent last result, give a tonic of one tea- 

 spoonful of Peruvian bark immediately after a meal. 



A. & Co., Boston, Mass.— For internal canker of the ear tho fol- 

 lowing Is suggested : Take Goulard's extract of lead, one ounce ; 

 glycerine and carbolic acid, one-quarter of an ounce ; finest olive 

 oil, four and a hall' ounces Mix the two first named, and add the 

 oil, gently rubbing together in a mortar. The bottle must be 

 well shaken before the liniment is used. Avoid giving meat, and 

 feed vegetables with the mush. Give twice a week a teaspoon ful 

 of sulphate of magnesia in water ono bour before feeding in the 

 morning. Dress the dog's legs with the following: Powdered 

 bicarbonate of potash, half ounce ; sub-sulphur, one ounce ; lard, 

 four ounces', rub well into the skin. 



A. D. E.— Ans. 1. tu case of ditirrluDti. when the bitch is suok- 

 ling, the diet must be changed and caref u lly reg-ulated all through 

 the disease. Light and easily digested food, as well-boiled 

 oatmeal, rice, Indian corn meal, or arrowroot, should be given 

 with a little milk or beef tea. When the dog is very weak, a little 

 should be poured down her throat every few hours, and a little 

 port wino bo added to the food. An injection should be given : 

 A quarter of a pint of gruel with two drachms of tiucturo of 

 catechu and one drachm of laudanum. A dose Of castor oil 

 should be given at once. Write result of treatment, and if the 

 injection doos not check the diarrhoea, we will mail you a pre- 

 scription that will not fail. 2. The open season for woodcock in 

 this State begins Aug. 1st ; door, Aug. 1st. 



A. D. N. Monson, Mass.— It is supposed that the old Southern 

 hound was used by the ancient Britons in the chase of the larger 

 kinds of game. Its distinguishing characters are its size aud gen- 

 al heavy appoarauce ; its great length of body, deep chest, and 

 irs remarkably large and pendulous. If was the slowness of 

 the breed which occasioned its disuse. Several of the breed aro 

 still to be seen in Devonshire, England. See " Stonohengo on the 

 Dog," for lengthy account. The rough-haired greyhound is now 

 rarely met with, except on some show benches ifl England, mix- 

 ing with his larger brethren, the deerhounds, and assuming their 

 name. He still exists in out-of-tho- way places. The shape of the 

 rough grey hound corresponds closely with that of the doerbotiud, 

 but ho is not so large or powerful, averaging about 2t!in. at shoul- 

 der against 2l)in. or 30in. in the deerhouud. 



F. H., Now York— Mange is the most troublesome, and, in some 

 forms, the most loathsome disease which we meet with in a dog. 

 There are several varieties, the most common being virulent 

 mange, mange with thickening of the skin, red mange, and erup- 

 tion between the toes, and blotch, or surfeit. Tho disease, under 

 certain conditions, is contagious. A too stimulating diet, insuifi- 

 eient exercise, etc., aro among tho principal causes. In chronic 

 eases, Fowlor's solutiou of arsenic is often of great, benefit. The 

 dose is from two to eight drops, given twice a day in food. The 

 dressings used are very numerous, and depend upon the condi- 

 tion of the dog. Tho most simple 'is ointment of Bower of sul- 

 phur and lard, one part of the former to four of the latter. Tho 

 dog's bedding should be changed at least every other day ; and 

 tho proper use of disinfectants in and about the kennel are of 

 great use. Write more fully symptoms of dog, aud wo will moil 

 you receipt. 



H. W., Newark, N. J.— To brown gun barrels: Tlnot. of muriat 

 of iron, one ounce ; nitric ether one ounce; sulphate of copper, 

 four scruples ; rain water, one pint. First, securely plug up both 

 ends of barrels, leaving one plug In each end of sufficient length 

 to be used as handles, then thoroughly clean with soap and water 

 after which cover with a thick coat of lime, slacked in water, and 

 when that has become dry remove it with an iron wire scratch 

 brush; this is to remove all dirt and giease from the barrels. 

 Then apply a coat of the fluid with a rag, and let 11 stand for 

 twenty-four hours, when a slight rust will have appeared; then 

 take barrels andimmerse them In a trough containing boiling hot 

 water, aftor which scratch them well with the scratch brush. 

 Repeat this until the color suits, which will be after three or four 

 applications. Whon completed, let. tho barrels remain in litno 

 water a short time to neutralfze any acid which may have pene- 

 trated. Take groat care not to handle the barrels during the ope- 

 ration, for the least particle of grease will make bad spots. 



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 Publishing Company, Neio York." 



— "O'Rourke's Guide tt) Coney island andHockaway" is a neat, 

 handy and comprehensive handboook to tho attractions of these 



popular New York pleasure resorts. Full details of routes, etc., 

 etc., will be found in this little text-book. For sale by all news; 

 dealers. 



Nervs Power.— Few people suffer so much from nervous ex; 

 haustion as newspaper editors. The wear and tear of getting out 

 a good paper tell fearfully, and readers seldom know how much 

 Vital force a single item may havo cost the one who wrote it. 

 Editors have often been driven to drink in order lo stimulate 

 their exhausted faculties, but of late are using Warner's Safe 

 Nervine instead. This valuable preparation acts as a soothing 

 power, quieting the nerves aud producing sleep with all the re- 

 freshment that it brings, -[.idu. 



To the White Mow 



tile Coiisolitlateil is heiiv 



palace ears which run tin; 



particularly well patnmi 



having seventy-seven p 



the through pain > m 



Holcomb, of the Suffield branch, and Conductor Ifcw 



mewl, formerly of the New York and New England roa* u " 



ns.— The summer travel over 

 than ever this year, and the 

 i$0 to the While Mountains ar e 

 I, the two ears this morning 

 lengers; The conductors o u 



"' e-Y-Conclueloi' Alelvetllley 



—The. skull and horns ol an u 

 tain rain wero found embedded! 

 It is supposed that fcne beast, was 

 the tree when it was n sy,pling,lei 

 grown by the wood. 



droad. 



liniotily large inotm- 

 pine tree in Idaho. 

 ghi and starved in 

 ;■ his bend tu be ,jvei-- 



