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possible : their bowels may bo kept free -wit h a due ad¬ 
mixture of boiled liver and green vegetables. Parsnips 
can be had cheap in country places, and they aro very 
good indeed for dogs. 
Puppies .—Take the very greatest care of them now, for 
the weather is very trying. They cannot have too much 
bedding, nor too much exercise when it is dry weather. 
Their coats should also bo attended to. Kennels ought 
to be kept clean, but as dry as possible, and every inmate 
of the kennel should he dandy-brushed every morning, 
those with long coats being also combed. The healthiest 
puppies, and those likely to make finest dogs, are those 
that are best fed, warmly housed, gloomed, and kept 
amuBed. A puppy when not asleep (which he ought to 
be. very often), should be romping, and never out of mis¬ 
chief. Boil everything you give them, and they will not 
be troubled with worms.— X. Pvricnce, in Live Stock 
Journal. 
A Dog’s Tomb in Greenwood. —Two or three Sundays 
ago the body of a large Newfoundland dog was buried 
in a family plot in Greenwood Cemetery. The dog had 
been in the family some fourteen years : had grown from 
puppy-hood to helpless old age, and dying full of honors, 
was mourned by master and mistress, and accorded the 
funeral rites of the day. All this was very natural. It 
seems hard to thrust out the dead pet for the gathering up 
of the bone boiler and the soap man. A dog may be only 
a dog; but only a dog means so much to some people, that 
human means little more. 
It is no unusual thing for a dog to be buried in Green¬ 
wood ; aud in many other cemeteries as well the marble 
effigies attest regard aud affection for the poor brutes 
whom they commemorate. Sometimes the dog belonged 
to a lost son or husband, and on that account is carefully 
treated during its life and decently interred after death. 
"VVe remember well a silver haired patriarch in a New 
England village who, in'his morning and evening walk to 
and from his office, was always followed afar off by a 
sadly aged old yellow brute of a dog, unable to keep up 
even with the slow steps of his master, but always faith¬ 
fully laboring along after him as best he could. Pity 
would have suggested that the auimal be killed, hut the 
old man -would not do that. The dog had long ago been 
the companion of a son, and whenjthey brought the boy 
back to be buried in his native village the young dog came 
too, and attached himself to the father. Both are gone 
now, and the three sleep together. 
Frederick the Great's will provided tliat the favorite dogs 
of that sovereign be buried in the royal vault. An old man 
who died in New York not long ago left a similar injunc¬ 
tion concerning his faithful canine friend, and the wish 
has since been observed. 
The dog monuments of the world are neither few nor 
undeserved; but with dogs as with men—many a rude 
head-board of wood tells a tale more eloquent than 
marble. _ 
Rivers-Wilson’s Bdll-Dogs.— The bull-dog is not 
just the brute to please the eye of one who does not un¬ 
derstand him. His place in the canine world is still 
somewhat unsettled. Wehave sometimes thought of him 
as sharing with the donkey, the fretful porcupine, the 
camel and some of the wonders of the vasty deep, the 
niche of grotesque ugliness in the creation, Homeli n ess, 
pure downright ugliness, so that it be not deformity, is 
pleasing in an artistic sense at least. 
According to Mr. Rivers-Wilson, the great' English 
financier, the bull-dog has never received Ids deserts. He 
is not only superior to other dogs in courage, but in sag¬ 
acity and tenderness as well. A bull-dog is not generally 
known as a -water-dog, yet few dogs known for their 
aquatic instincts can swim -with anything approaching 
rivalry ; and when the auimal went down, full of years 
and honor, to the grave, gave up bull-dogs forever as a 
“ fancy.” Now be has a, few fox terriers, good dogs and 
true as far as they go, but not bull-dogs. Speaking of 
his present kennel, lie confesses, somewhat sorrowfully, 
that he has “ come down to fox terriers,” much as "old 
Bill George” some years ago, before the breed was in 
fashion, declined to procure a collie, on the ground that 
he had not " come down to sheep dogs yet.” 
Massachusetts Kenned Club.— At the annual meet¬ 
ing held December 3d, 1879, the following officers were 
re-elected for 1880 : President. J. Fottlcr. Jr.; Vice-Pres¬ 
idents, F. B. Greenough, J. F. Curtis; Treasurer, T. T. 
Sawyer, Jr.; Secretary, E, J. Forster. 
Rose Tree Fox Hunting Club.— For the season of 
1879-’80, the regular hunting days will be as follows, 
from the kennels : Monday, 9 A. M. ; Wednesday, 7 A. m.; 
Saturday, 7 a. m. Members wishing to hunt on bye- 
days can claim the place and time of meeting, by notice, 
at least one day previous, to Geo. W. Hill, M. F. H., 
Media, and to Bonny Rogers, Rose Tree (Media P. 0.), 
where the notice will be placed on the bulletin board. 
W. H. Corlies, Secretary, 
Transmissibility of Hydrophobia.— It has been an 
obscure point hitherto whether human rabies is transmis¬ 
sible by inoculation to lower animals and to men. With 
much contradiction, there has been little scientific obser¬ 
vation of facts. We lately recorded M. Galtier’s inter¬ 
esting observations on transmission of rabies from the 
dog to the rabbit, and the shortness of the period of in¬ 
cubation in the rabbit (rendering it a useful re-agent) 
was remarked on. M. Raynaud has recently taken an 
opportunity of ascertaining the effects of inoculation of 
the rabbit from man in the hydrophobic state. A man 
in that state was brought to the Lariboisiere Hospital, 
having been bitten in the upper lip by a dog forty days 
previously. He had had the wound cauterised two hours 
after the accident, and had thought himself quite safe 
till some of the usual hydrophobic symptoms appeared. 
The day before his death, in a quiet interval, he yielded 
himself, with the best grace, to the experiments in inoc¬ 
ulation which were made with his blood and his saliva. 
The result of inoculating the rabbit with the blood was 
negative (as in the great majority of previous cases of 
inoculation with blood of animals under rabies). But 
with the saliva it was otherwise. A rabbit inoculated in 
the ear and abdomen on October 11th began to show 
symptoms of rabies on the 15th, being much excited and 
damaging tlie walls of its cage, while it uttered loud cries 
and slavered at the mouth. Then it fell into collapse and 
died the following night. The rabbits body (it so hap¬ 
pened) was not dissected till thirty-six hours after death, 
and further experiment was made by taking fragments 
of the right and left sub-maxilliary glandsand introducing 
them under the skin of two other rabbits respectively. 
These two rapidly succumbed, one on the fifth, the other 
on the sixth day (becoming visibly ill on the third); 
neither passed through a furious stage, however, and the 
predominant feature was paraplegia (a form of paralysis). 
The important practical result is that human saliva, such 
as caused rabies iu the rabbit, is necessarily virulent, and 
would probably have corresponding effects on man ; so 
that it should be dealt with cautiously, and that not only 
during the life of the person furnishing it, but in post 
mortem examinations. — Times. 
Ratesj?or Dogs, —The J .Ill.inois Central Railroad lias 
issued the following circular relating to the transporta¬ 
tion of dogs:— 
One or two dogs in charge of owner will be entitled to 
free transportation in baggage car. 
On each dog over and above that number, owned by or 
in care of one person, the following charge may be made: 
for any distance up to 99 miles, 35 cents; for any distance, 
100 miles up to 249 miles, 50 cents ; for any distance, 250 
miles and over, 75 cents. 
Baggage masters will collect only to thej end of their 
runs and retain the amounts collected. 
A copy of this will be posted in baggage rooms and 
baggage oars for information of the public, 
W. F. Johnson, J. N. Stinson, 
Gen’J Bass. Agent. Gen’l Baggage Agent. 
his speed and power. How Mr. Rivers-Wilson himself 
came to appreciate the breed is told by the London 
World :— 
Long celebrated for his peculiarly choice strain of 
bull-dogs, Mr. Rivers-Wilson was originally one of then- 
most violent opponents, and from hi3 list of canine friends 
excluded John Bull’s cherished companion. Perhaps 
an intimate acquaintance with the French language 
and manners may have been responsible for the ab¬ 
horrence of the bouledogue, but, he this as it may, the 
aversion existed, It chanced, however, that an intimate 
friend was a great breeder of bull-dogs, and begged to 
present one of his favorite strain to Mr. Rivers-Wilson. 
The gift was refused : hut the bull-dog fancier, filled with 
the true proselyting spirit, would not be denied, and 
brought one day a small pinkish-hued puppy out of his 
coat pocket. In that condition it could hardly be de¬ 
scribed as a thing of terror. Its orthodox patches of 
brindle had not yet developed ; its under lip hardly ap¬ 
peared to project; it had not yet acquired the alinost,hair- 
less look peculiar to very high breed. Finally, it was “ a 
very little one.” The animal was introduced into the 
family, aud gradually grew upon its members as they de¬ 
clare only a bull-dog can grow. It increased in weight 
some forty-five or fifty pounds ; but t his rate of increase 
was slow compared with that of the favor it found in the 
eyes of beholders. It is true that the head grew huge, 
and the upper lip fell back, not exactly like an arc de On- 
pidon, and that the fore legs assumed a Chippendale con¬ 
tour ; but these points seemed marks of beauty to the 
puppy’s new owners. The animal became the darling of 
the bouse, and the ancestress of a race which shed lustre 
on her owners. At dog show after dog show the scions 
of this celebrated creature took prises, until her strain 
waxed famous in the land, and secured tho suffrages of 
all true connoisseurs of the genuine bull-dog. Thinned 
out at last by repeated gifts, the kennel was reduced to 
one member, and the owner determ i ned that Iris affec¬ 
tion for this perfect dog should remain untouched by 
Efh’s Chicken Dog.—A very indignant man, leading 
a dog stalked into Uncle Eph's house yesterday, and said: 
“ Eph, yon black rascal, here’s your dog; give mo back 
the $3 I paid you for it.” 
“ What's de matter wid de dog?” asked Eph, calm and 
unruffled. 
You warranted it to hunt chickens, didn't you ?” 
11 And don’t ee?” asked Eph. 
“ No. he isn’t worth a cuss at it.” 
“ Did you try de dawg V” said Eph, taking his pipe from 
his mouth and"knocking the ashes from it. 
•< Certainly I did, and lie’s a first-class fraud.” 
" How was de chickens cooked?” 
“Cooked? 
“Yes, was dey biled? 
“ Of course not.” 
“Did you ros’ ’em?” 
“ Why you old idiot, they were alive—prairie chickens.” 
••Dat ’splnins it,” said Eph, “I tought der was suffin 
wrong. You jis’ cook de chickens and gib de dawg half 
a chance, an’ see how he’ll hunt for ’em. Folkses ispect 
too much,” he added, as the gentleman kicked the dog 
into a corner and rushed out, “dey specie Tirely too much 
from de cullud people. If dat man was fool ’miff to ’spect 
dat he was gwine to git a dawg for free dollahs dat would 
hunt live chickens, he was fool 'miff to bleeb dat we’a 
square in de middle of de milleeuyum, an’ everybody 
knows how big a fool dab am ! 
)E GUSTIBUS. —The Chinese will eat anything. The 
r0 *i anything ” it is, the better they like it. The. dog 
, much valued friend of the Chinaman when properly 
ked. In China it is related of an English diplomat 
t, being unacquainted with the nature of the dish be- 
e him, but believing it to be duck, he looked at his 
it and asked interrogatively : 
Quaek? Quack?” 
i No-ee,” said the smiling Celestial, "Bow-wow.’ 
—A dog show will beheld in connection with the ex¬ 
hibition of the Hudson, N. Y., Fanciers’ Association, in 
the City Hall, Hudson, December 25th to 27th, 
—Mr. Erastus Coming. Jr., of Troy. N. Y., claims the 
name of Nora O’Neil, for a liver’ and white English 
cocker spaniel bitch, by Captain out of Beauty : obtained 
from McKoon’s Kennel, Franklin, Delaware County, 
N. Y. 
—-Mr. N. Elmore, of Granby, Conn., claims the name 
of King for liis white, black and tan English hare beagle 
pup, by Victor, out of Lucy, whelped Sept. _30tli. 
Whelps. —L. F. Whitman's (Detroit, Mich.) roan bel- 
ton bitch, Flv, whelped November 25th, eleven—six dogs 
and five bitches ; four black and white and ticked, three 
lemon and white and ticked, two lemon ticked, and two 
blacked ticked, all by same owners, Rattler, (Rob Roy- 
Pickles). 
—The champion pointer hitch, Grace, owned by L, H. 
White, of Bridgeport, Conn., whelped on the 1st inst. 
twelve strong and beautiful pups, seven dogs, and five 
bitches, sired by Sensation. The litter gets along splen¬ 
didly so far. 
—Mr. John H. Meyer’s black pointer bitch Rena (Pete- 
Mab) on December 3d whelped eight pups—two dogs, 
and six bitches, by Mr. Fisher Howe’s Rex (Grafton's 
Jhn-Whisltey). 
—Oapt. Chas. D. Vide, U. S. A., writes from Fort Davis, 
Texas, that on the 1st of Nov. his pointer bitch, Posie, 
by Sleafoi'd, out of Whisky, whelped seven puppies, four 
dogs, and three hitches, sired by Scout, by Sensation, out 
of Daisy II. Scout and Posie werebred by and purchased 
from the Westminster Kennel Club. 
—Mr. H. Hedeman’s imported pointer hitch, Clip, has 
been bred to E. F. Mercilliott’s prize pointer, Sport. 
—Our readers’ attention is invited to the advertisement 
of W. T. Irwin, of Topeka, Kansas, who offers some fine 
dogs for sale, including Brissel's (Leicester-Dart) Livy 
sister to Lincoln and Leicester; Jenny Lind (Rake-Fanny), 
and Rose (Rock-Pickles), and four well-broken bitches 
and puppies by Sleaford. 
Yachting nnd Routing. 
HIGH WATER FOR THE WEEK. 
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THE PAST YACHTING SEASON. 
T HE close of September, as a general rule, sees the 
majority of yachts on our seaboard laid up. Some 
men, however, who believe in “ keeping- it up,” will not 
dismantle until late in October. A friend of mine—an 
enthusiast, of course—kept afloat one year until the 
snow, which came in November, warned him that plea¬ 
sure sailing was over, ; and I know of one yacht, away 
up in Halifax, which was kept in commission throughout 
the whole winter, and lots of capital cruising did her 
owner and friends enjoy. For my own part, I hate lay- 
ing up ; it seems such a pity to abandon all hope of “one 
more sail,” and the. poor barkie looks so forlorn and sad, 
housed over for the winter, that I keep afloat as late as I 
can. Then, when at last the unpleasant operation can no 
longer be delayed, I like to get it over quickly ; the ship 
stripped, the sails and rigging stowed away, the spars 
lashed up in their proper resting-place, and the numer¬ 
ous “ fitments” of the cabins deposited where they can 
be easily come at, once the first mild days at the end of 
March fill one’s head with longings to ho once more afloat. 
I speak, of course, as one of that numerous section of 
yachtsmen who are not in a position to “ go foreign" 
during the winter months, and cruise hi A Vest. 
Indian seas, as our English brethren do in Mediter¬ 
ranean waters. That sort of thing is, to my mind, the 
acme of yachting enjoyment; and my idea of complete 
happiness is racing all summer and cruising all winter. 
However, as I can’t get it, I e’en make the best of things 
as they come, get all the racing I can scrape in for, as 
much " outside” cruising as I can manage, and worry 
through the close season with the help of a well-stocked 
library and a really fine collection of yacht pictures. My 
“ den” is calculated to make the average visitor think he 
has stepped on shipboard by mistake ; it is a small crib, 
about the size of an ordinary cabin, and what with charts 
hung on the walls in neat rolls, yacht cabin lamps, pic¬ 
tures, diminutive bookcases, marine glasses, models, 
lead-lines, compasses, and what not, it lias a highly com¬ 
fortable sea-air, and looks very much like the real thing, 
bar the motion, which I cannot imitate. In such a snug¬ 
gery as this I can, at least, recall the fun of the past sea¬ 
son, and with Forest and Stream open at the page 
headed “ Yachting and Boating,” while away many an 
hour meditating over the performances of our yachts, 
aud leisurely following the grand controversy anent deep 
versus shallow models. 
I fancy a good many of my fellow sailors will hear me 
out in saying that one of the chief pleasures of a race lies 
in the talking it over ; why Brown did this, Jones that, 
or Smith the other thing. How Robinson cut out the 
Stella, and how the Superb carried on, aud why the Light¬ 
ning belied her name; all afford matter for pleasant con¬ 
verse and not unfrequently heated argument. Now, dur¬ 
ing the past few months, we have sailed lots of races in 
all kinds of weather, and Forest and Stream has care¬ 
fully chronicled them, so that the accounts thereof may 
he a perpetual source of delight to those wise men who 
hind the volumes and keep them handy for reference. 
But to read through all these accounts seriatim may by 
