FOREST AND STREAM 
737 
BOOKS RECEIVED. 
Tolnette : A Tale oe hie South. By 
A lbion W, Tnurgee, New York : Fords, Howard 
& Hurlbert. Cloth, $i. 
Fios and Thistles. A. Western Story. By 
Albion W. Tom-gee, New York: Fords. How¬ 
ard & Hurlbert. Cloth, SI - 
Warlno's X-Y-Z, or AuphABEMCAU Rail¬ 
way and Steamboat Ol’iiie, la published every 
inonth, and contains explicit directions when, 
whore and how to go to all railroad and steam¬ 
boat stations reached from New York. Itisamost 
valuable publication for strangers and New 
Yorkers too. 
American Wild Fowl Shooting. By J. 
AY. Long. New York: Orange Judd Co. 
Price. $2. 
We are glad to note the publication of anew 
edition of tills book which has long been looked 
upon its a radr niConm by all gunners who shoot 
ducks. The pages of this volume contain about 
all there is to be taught concerning the pursuit 
of wild fowl. The publishers have issued the 
book In attractive form, and it deserves a place 
on the shelves of every Sport :!mnil's library. 
The Horse. A Book For The People; 
THE “ IftJUBRIE”; 
BLACK BASS 
REEL. 
STEEL PIVOT AND CUP-CENTRE ACTION, MCI 
TIP LYING, ADJUSTABLE CLICK. 
No. 1—Maskinonge Size. 
N o. 2—Black Bass Size, large 
No. 3—Black Bass Size, medium. 
No. 4—Black Bass Size, small, 
Fac-Simile of Size No 
ByB. Pitcher. Chioago: Western News Co. 
Price, 75 cents. 
This valuable book contains the fruits of the 
author's experience of thirty-seven years as a 
practical horse-shoer. It contains also a great 
deal of valuable advice os to the care and man¬ 
agement of the horse. 
A butcher enters the office of a lawyer. 
“ Sir, I want your advice. Is the owner 
of a dog responsible for any damage' that 
the animal may do ?” 
“ Certainly." 
“ Then your dog has ran away with a 
leg of mutton from my stall and I will 
trouble you for ten francs,” 
“Very well, my friend, have you five 
francs change ?” 
Yes, sir.” (Produces them). 
•‘That just makes it square ; my fee for 
advice is fifteen francs.” 
New Facts About Parrots.— One day 
last week there arrived in Pittsbnrg from 
South America nearly 600 young and un¬ 
educated parrots, which are being dis¬ 
posed of at $5 apiece. A reporter of the 
Leader dropped into the store where they 
are on exhibition and had a chat with the 
importer, who during the past few years 
has brought from South America over 
6,000 of the birds, for which he found a 
ready sale at $5 a head. The birds he 
brings are from the windward islands, off 
the north coast of South America. The 
birds from that section are larger, hardier 
and more intelligent than from any other 
portion of the parrot section. These birds 
build in the royal palmetto tree, digging a 
hole into it, and building their nests much 
after the fashion of the woodpecker. In 
order to get them the trees have to be cut 
down. 
The young birds are then put in cages, 
and fed upon palmiche, g uava, and banana 
until the palmiche season closes, when they 
are old enough to eat any and all kinds of 
food. The breeding time is in May, and 
there are three kinds to the nest—nover 
more. AVhen they are sorted; the males 
from the female, and sold, the price re¬ 
ceived is about one dollar and-a-half 
apiece. They hatch but once a year, 
and receive "their full growth in about 
eight months. The importer states that 
he sells on an average from twenty to forty 
a day when he has stock on hand, and 
never finds any difficulty in disposing of 
them. In response to the question as to 
whether it is necessary to split a parrot's 
tongue in order to make it talk, the parrot 
man said that the idea was an old woman’s 
story. All that was necessary to make a 
parrot talk was to place it, while young, 
where there was a great deal of talking 
going on. and the bird would soon repeat 
what it heard, and when it did begin to 
imitate sounds it would keep them. 
Its propensity to repeat anything it 
hears may sometimes be amusing and often 
annoying, owing to the possibility of it 
striking the sensibilities of the pious-mind¬ 
ed by being profane, not to say blasphe¬ 
mous. A great many amusing stories are 
told of the sayings of parrots, some of 
which will bear repeating. At the Mc¬ 
Henry House, Meadville, there is a parrot 
which is a source of great annoyance to 
train men. AVhen it sees a freight train 
coming, it will yell at the top of its voice : 
“ Switch off ! Switch off! ” The enuncia¬ 
tion is so distinct, that it not unfrequently 
happens that the train will be switched to 
avoid a supposed danger. The same bird, 
when it sees a passenger train, will yell; 
11 All aboard! ” and thereby cause a scat¬ 
ter among passengers, who, after sitting 
in the cars for ten or fifteen minutes, wiil 
discover that they have been sold.— Pitts¬ 
burg Leader. 
ijtaw guU'cvtiscmcnt'i. 
do 
KING CRAB. A wonderful device Tor catch¬ 
ing Ffeli.Crame, Bala, efco. Self-setting. Sam¬ 
ple by mail, 50 cents. Send stamp for circular. 
Inventor’s Mfg. Co,, Fronfeford, PhUiu, Pa, 
Now in Course of Publication. 
In 25 Monthly Parts, 
BRICE 40c. 
YEARLY SUBSRIPTION, $4.50. 
A NEW AND ORIGINAL WORK 
EDITED BY J.P. SHELDON, 
Late Resident Professor of Agriculture in the 
Royal Agricultural College, Clroneestei-, 
who has has had the assistance of 
the most eminent authorities, 
both at home and abroad 
EMBELLISHED WITH 
COLORED PLATES, 
Specially prepared for tho work, and Original 
Wood Engravings, illustrating tho various 
processes employed. 
Subscriutions will he received for a part, or the 
entire work, and Sample Copies sent ou receipt 
of price. 
CASSELL, FETTER, GALPM & CO., 
London, Paris, <£ 300 Broadway, 
New York. 
Circular Free. 
FERGUSON’S IMPROVED 
RUST PREVENTER, 
For Fire Arms, Surgical Instruments, Cutlery, 
TooIb, exposed parts of machinery, etc. 
The best article for the preven¬ 
tion of rust yet discovered. 
Send for circular. For sale by dealers in sports¬ 
mens goods, in all the principal cities. Trade 
only supplied by sole manufacturer, 
* - A. FERGUSON, 
(15 Fulton street, Now York. 
Hunting, Fishing, 
CAMPING- OUT, 
Archery , Lawn Tennis. 
Inclose stamp for Price-List. 
A. E. DODGE, 
31 Park Row, New York. 
A CARD. 
T HE ADVANCED PRICES that for 
several years past wc had to pay for choice 
grapes, and tho unfortunate failure of tho pres¬ 
ent vintage, impose upon us the obligation of 
increasing tho quotations In the United States 
of our 
Champagne Wines, 
from October 1st, proximo, to the following fig¬ 
ures: 
STANDARD WINE. 
For Quarts, $23 OO per Basket. 
For Pints, 25 OO per Basket. 
DRY WINE. 
For Quarts, $25 OO per Case. 
For Pints, 27 OO per Case. 
KRUG & CO. 
Reims, September 1st, 1879. 
131 It ft a week in your own town. Terms and 85 
dPOO outfit free. Address H. HALLET & OO., 
Portland, Maine. 
ipmtct 
TT'OR SALE.—A Remington Rifle, No. 1 calibre, 
X It breech-loader, with rifle telescope of first- 
class make; peep and globe sights ; set trigger, 
and reloadina implements complete and all new, 
and in splendid ordor, and warranted an accu¬ 
rate shooter. ShootslongCreedmoor shell. Have 
had it less than a year. Price, SCO ; cost $100. 
Address, C. B. HALLSTED, Waterloo, Seneca 
Co., N. Y. Oct. 16, It. 
TT'OR BALE. —A sauperior broken setter, 
1 by HORACE SMITH,.31 Park Row, N. Y. 
TT'OR SALE.—A good rabbit hound. Killed 
1 one hundred and sixty rabbits last fall with 
him. Address H. F. A., Closter. X. J. P. O. 
Box, 67. Oct.16.lt 
T^OR SALE.—Two cocker spaniel Ditches, one 
F year olJ. ready for field. Price, $20 each. 
THEO. MEYER, 3lSEighth st., Jersey City,N. J. 
TT'OR SALE. —A very fine, highly finished, 
I Nichols & Lefever B. L. gun. A-quality, 10- 
guage, Of lbs., 32-inch Damascus barrels; full 
pistol grip; patent fore-end snap ; inlaldinhorn; 
horn-heel plate, etc. : magnificent shooter ; very 
little used; cost $250; will sell for $125, cash. 
Address J. G. S., 161 West l3t street, Oswego, 
N Y. Oot. 9, It. 
TT'OR SALE. — A fine cooker male pup 
X 1 five months old. fvombest imported stock ; 
color, liver and white Address FRANK H. 
PELTIER, 187 High street, Hai-tford, Conn. 
TT'OR SALE. — A pointer dog four years 
X old; well broken on ail kinds of game; 
price $50; direct MR. TURNER, care of E. H. 
Madison, 564, Fnlton street. Oet 16-lt 
TT'OR SALE. — A pair of lemon and 
X white cooker spaniels, dog and bitch; they 
are the handsomest I ever saw and as fine stock 
as there is in America. CHARLES E. LEWIS, 
Oetl6-lt Susp. Bridge,N.Y 
WTT Tl UTPl? SEED for sale. $3.00 
W lilt/ XlIL)Hi per bushel. Supply 
limited. R.'Vatjsktinb, Janesville, Wis. Oet9,tf 
A LARGE Black Bear for sale, of the 
-UJL-female persuasion, 18 months old, andgentle 
enough. Address THOMAS M. BROWEK, Mount 
Airy, N.C. Oct9,tf 
¥ A TICK-S HOOTING OUTFIT COM- 
A-aPLETE.— For Sale—The staunch, well-built, 
fast-sailing - Sloop (scow) Carrie, about 25 tons ; 
light draught, fine, large cabin, with convenien¬ 
ces, 6 berths; cooking house forward, 3 berths ; 
most approved patent steering-wheel; small boat. 
Sloop guilt expressly for the owner, thoroughly 
adapted for duck shooting, fishing, etc. Privi¬ 
lege of shooting on Susquehanna Flats. 
Can be seen at aay time by applying to 
CAPTAIN H. J. POPLAR. 
Oct. 2 3t Havre do Grace t Md. 
TT'OR SALE, OR WILL EXCHANGE a 
S' fine liver and white cocker spaniel dog 
three year old; broken ; splendid retriever, for 
a well-trained cocker hitch. Address D. F. 
BEARDSLEE, Gouverneur.N. Y. Oetl5-lt. 
TT'OR SALE.—SENSATION-Queen H., 
X Pointer puppies.—A few puppies of the 
above celebrated stock for sale ; terms reason- 
aclc. Queen II. Is by Champion Sanelio, ex- 
champion Queen. Address G. R., Box 33 College 
Point. L. I. OetlO-2iho. 
TT'OR SALE CHEAP—English breach-loading - 
I double-barrel shotgun : twist barrels : side 
snap ; pistol grip ; 71 lb - ; 12-bore ; choked ; splen- 
did shooting gun; good as now ; willscndC.O.D., 
with privilege of examining before paving. 
Price $24, Address 137 East Orange street,'Lan¬ 
caster; I'a. Oct.16—2t. 
TT'OR SALE. —Imported Irish Setter, dark 
X red and white, winner of five show prizes, 
good hunter, price reasonable. Red Irish setter 
pups, by Lincoln & Hellyar. Arlington out of 
my Doc. Both parents are good field dogs, and 
winners at several shows, and are a perfect - 
match. W. WENZEL, 89 Fourth St., Hoboken, 
N. J. Oct. 16,It. 
TT'OR SALE—A thoroughbred, thor- 
X oughly broken Irish setter hitch, by 
Champion Elcho, and out of Nell—Plunket:- 
Stelia. Address E. J. ROBBINS, Wethersfield, 
Conn, Oot9,tf 
®Uc Ivemtcl. 
T WILL SELL THE BALANCE OF MY 
Jl valuable Kennel of Setters at the following 
sacrifice, which is less than ono-third what they 
have cost me : The pure black-and-tan Gordon 
bitch Midge, a great beauty, and winner of the 
First Prize and best brood biteli tit Philadelphia 
Show, and for speed, endurance, and scenting 
powers in the field she has no better ; price, $100. 
Imported red Irish Setter bitch Floss, winner of 
prizes at the following shows : Cork Show, Ire¬ 
land; Centennial; St. Louis; Baltimore, twice; 
New York; and Philadelphia. She is .a great 
beauty, ana a fast, worker in the field ; price, 
$75. Imported red Irish Setter bitch Colleen, 
winner of prizes in England and here; price, 
$75. The red Irish Setter bitch Nora ; a slashing 
strong bitch ; only two and a half years old, and 
tho making of the best field workor that. I have 
ever seen ; price, $*10; a great bargain. A hand¬ 
some Llewellyn setter bitch ; a beauty, and a cap¬ 
ital bitch in the field, and a good brood bitch; 
her price only $65. Oue brace of handsome pup¬ 
pies, five months old ; large, strong, healthy pups, 
out of Arnold Burges’ celebrated Champion 
Field Trial and Bench Show winner Druid, and 
tlio Llewellyn bitch Leda ; price, $25 each. This is 
a rare chance to obtain a pure breed dog at a low 
figure. Full pedigree will be furnished with all of 
the dogs. C. Z. MI LEV, Lancaster, Pa. Oct. 16, It. 
TT'OR SALE, when six weeks old, four 
X Dog Pups, pure Ethan Allen stock; also my 
setter dog Dan, 21 years old, fast, staunoh and 
stylish; in every respect a first class dog. For 
pedigree and other- particulars, address .T. J. 
HARWELL, Box 66, Fall River, Mass. Oct9,3t 
TT'OR SALE. —Part of a litter - , whelped 
X August 20th, by Thunder ex Minna. Thun¬ 
der is pure La verack: he is by Pride of tho Bor¬ 
der - cx Fairy IT. Minna is by Rock ex Kirby. 
The whelps are I La verack. Address M. O. 
Ellzey, Blacksburg, Va. Oct. 9 2t. 
T?OR SALE. — A Chesapeake hay duck 
X dog, 15 months old, sand color; also for rent, 
a well-known gunning point, with houso con¬ 
taining 14rooms, situated on the ElkRtver, Mary¬ 
land- For particulars, address P. O. Box, 143, 
Elktoir, Cecil County, Mai - yland. Oct. it if. 
TT'OR SALE, when eight weeks old, 
X seven puppies out of Pat, by my Eattlor 
(Roy-Pickles) Address L. F. WHITMAN, 5 City 
Hall, Detroit, Mich. junel9lf 
UPHE LLOYD KENNEL offers for sale 
X the following first-class English setter- 
bitches : 
Patti— Three years old ; black and white treked; 
only sister to the Bench and Field trial win ner 
St. Elmo; broken by W. W. Ackermian, Edina, 
Miss., and ready for this year's field trials. Prize, 
$200. 
Polka—A beautiful blue Belton; 14 months old; 
partly broken; winner of second prize. New 
York, 1879 ; sire pure Laverack, Pride of the. Bor¬ 
der; dam my imported Kate II., full sister to 
Llewellyn s Dash II.; champion of Champion 
Field Trial winners', and the standard setter of 
England. Prize, $125. E. A. HERZBErQ. 
Post-oflree address, box 3,910, New York. 
Oct.16—tf. 
OURE BLOODED GORDON SETTER— 
X Very handsome color, black ami tan; very 
obedient; broko to charge and hunt by motion of 
the band, and retrieves; will make a first-class 
dog for the field by killing a fow birds over him, 
and will make a prize winner for tho Bench Show. 
Price $-10. 
Gordon setter bitch; very beautiful; no white; 
black and tan; broken ou quail, woodcock and 
snipe; fast, good nose, backs and very staunch 
oti point ; kind and oasy to handle. Price $50. 
Irish setter hitch; red and some white; hunted 
some on quail; she was sired by the best red 
Irish setter ever iu the United States—Roman’s 
Dash; she Is very gentle; gave $110 for her and 
sister when pups. Price $35. 
Lleweliln setter bitch Bonny Lass, one year 
! old, blue ticked. I purchased her from tho ken¬ 
nels of L . 11. Smith, of Strathroy, Ontario, Can¬ 
ada. Sire Paris, prize winner on bench and the 
field winner of too many prizes to here mention. 
Parties purchasing will he furnished with print¬ 
ed pedigree and prize winnings. Price only $50. 
Ararechance. Jnstrightto hunt. 
H. B. VONDERSMITH, Lancaster, Pa. 
TTTANTED TO EXCHANGE, a brace 
V V of fine cocker spaniel pups, for good 
second-hand double B. L. shot-gun, 10 or 13 
guage. E. E. WALKER, Franklin, Del. Co.. 
N.Y. Oet. 16,2t. 
'T'HREE RED IRISH SETTER PUPS, 
X seven weeks old; sire Champion York; im¬ 
ported, 1876, from Ireland; darn Laura, red Ii-ish 
setter. Price only $12 if taken at oneo, to close 
out. H. B. VONDEHSMITH. 
Oct.16—2t. Lancaster, Pa. 
TTTANTED. —A hound for rabbit hunt- 
VV ing; must ho broken; nl30,sold choap. 
Address, HOUND, P. O. Box 4,211. Oct. 16, H. 
T INCOLN&HELLYAR, Warren. Mass., 
1 j con furnish a fow highly-bred sporting 
puppies. Sep. 18 —tf. 
T> EAGLES AND FOXHOUNDS.—A few 
Xj couples for sale. Address MONTCLAIR 
HUNT, Montclair, N. J. OstlO-lt, 
