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may be starving, but it will find something to ' • put on ” 
the race. Has not the reader heard of the dying pitman 
who was told by the clergyman that if he repented he 
would go to heaven and be an angel ? “ An will ’aa. hev 
wings ?" inquired Geordie. The parson replied in the 
affirmative, and in response to other inquiries went on to 
say that he himself would be an angel and have wings, 
whereupon Geordie proffered to bet that when they got 
to heaven he would fly his reverence for a sovereign. 
But all miners do not gamble nor are they always betting. 
Besides those who spend their spare time and money in 
the public house, or other sporting resorts, there are 
thousands connected with mechanics’ institutes, tem¬ 
perance and religious societies, and other religious, moral 
and educational institutions. Nearly every villiage has 
its reading-room and institute, hud several chapels. 
Already great advances have been made in the condition 
of our mining population. Nineteenth century influences 
for good are as potent around the coal pit as at the “West 
End of London. Religion, temperance and virtue are 
gaining adherents by that power which is increasing 
everywhere the agencies of Christianity ; here it may be 
the restoration of a cathedral, there the opening of a 
mission-room. The Education Act will entirely change 
succeeding generations. New forces are coming into 
play ; the old ordor changes in the pit villiage as else¬ 
where. 
“Jersey Dash” and “Dash.”— New York, Dec. 19 th. 
Editor Forest and Stream :—In your report of the East¬ 
ern Field Trial you stated that “Jersey Dash,” lemon 
and white setter, pedigree unknown, belonged to me. 
Mr. John Hen. Outwater, of Rutherford Park, N. J., is 
the happy owner of Jersey Dash, who is liver and white, 
not lemon and white. This dog is the sire of my Cham¬ 
pion Jersey Duke, Jersey Hope, Jersey Dan, and several 
other good ones, and was entered by Mr. Outwater and 
myself merely to make an entry and show his remarka¬ 
ble constitution. He is nearly twelve years old, blind in 
one eye, and deaf as a post, yet he shows remarkable go 
and stay. He was never broken to field trial rules, but 
has been a rare good one, and has done some remarkable 
work even this fall. He is sired by Carroll's Jack, out of 
Neale’s Old Jane, both pure and true native English set¬ 
ters. 
Having lost my dark orange and white setter. Dash, 
on Nov. 16th, in West Hoboken, N. J., and not recovered 
him yet, I wish you would give this a place in your val¬ 
uable paper, as a great many will mistake Jersey D;ish 
for my old Dash, and be under the impression that I 
have recovered my dog. My Dash will be eight years 
old, but did not show his age ; he is dark orange and 
white, upstanding light nose, hazel eyes, about three- 
quarter tail; and I should feel thankful to any one giv¬ 
ing me information as to his whereabouts. 
Justus von Lengerke, 
New York, Post-Office box 836. 
Gladstone and Joe, Je, —The long-talked-of match be¬ 
tween Gladstone, owned by Mr. P. H. Bryson, of St. 
Louis, Mo., and Joe, Jr., owned by Mr. Geo. W. Campbell, 
of Columbia, Tenn., was contested near Florence, Ala., 
Monday and Tuesday of last week. Captain P. Henry, of 
Clarksville, and Major M. Williams, of Columbia, were 
the judges. Gladstone, about six weeks ago, had his 
tail broken; had not been in the field since that time, 
and was run the other day under protest. For this rea¬ 
son the trial was of two days instead of three, as origin¬ 
ally agreed upon. The dogs were handled by their own¬ 
ers. On Monday the score was:—Gladstone, thirty 
points ; Joe, Jr., thirty-four points. On Tuesday Joe, Jr., 
twenty-seven points; Gladstone, twenty-five points. 
Totals, Joe, Jr., sixty-one ; Gladstone, fifty-two. Joe, Jr. 
was pretty well used up, having wrenched his left hind 
leg on rocky ground ; Gladstone as fresh at the end as 
a t the beginning. 
A New Importation. —Mr. E. A. Herzberg received on 
Dec, 6th, per Inman Line steamer City of Brussels, from 
the kennel of Mi'. J. R. Robinson, the lemon Belton 
pure Laverack setter dog, Flambeau. 
Names Claimed. — Monroe , N, C., Dee. 16th, —I claim 
the names of Dick and Sancho for two pointer puppies, 
S urchased for me by Mr. John Davidson, of Monroe, 
[ich. H, Smith. 
The name claimed by Mr. H. W. Livingston for his 
pointer puppy, by Rush, out of Rose, in last week’s paper, 
should have been Jilt, instead of Gilt, as printed. 
Mr. C.M. Bryant, of Boston, claims the following names 
for his puppies : Ruby II., for pup, lemon and white 
bitch, by Snap-shot, out of Ed. Orgill’s Ruby ; Light, for 
pup, lemon and white dog, by Snap-shot, out of Ed. Or- 
gilt’s Rose. 
Jack, for black dog pup, bred by G. A. Strong, West 
Meriden, Conn. ^ 
Whelps.— The Montclair Hunt Club’s (Montclair, N. J.) 
imported black, tan and white English beagle Equity, 
whelped Nov. 25th, five puppies, sired, by imported beagle 
Rambler. Three puppies are marked black, tan and 
white ; and two puppies, white, lemon and tan. 
—Mr. C. H. Thomas, of Duxbury, Mass., has bred his 
Irish setter bitch Daisy to his Grouse. 
—H. H. Turner, of Virginia, Ill., has sold his Druid, 
jr., Druid-Sjvayz# pup, to Mr. H. H. Floyd, Abilene, 
Kan, 
—“He, he, he,” roared Myrrh Mills. “Ha, ha, ha,” 
shouted Mr, Smith. “ Ho, ho, ho,” cried Hosea Brown. 
“ What a pair of feet the General has got for a go-as- 
you-please Tace,” remarked Mi - . Jones. 
“ Why?” demanded everybody. 
“Cos,” replied Joshua, “he would go the least ways 
and cover the most ground.” 
—King John of Abyssinia is very fond of firearms, and 
is an excellent shot, 
gutouws to CtoiTfsiiaudento. 
No Notico Taken of Anonymous Communications. 
13?” We mote no charge far answering inquiries in this column. 
R. M. n., Jit—You will (1ml Code Signals at Manning's offico.35 
Beaver street, or at R. Merrill's Sons, 179 Water street. 
J. W.—For Lyman's bow-facing rowing gear, address Geo. A. 
Lyman, Middletown, Conn. 
C.M.B.—Merrill's Sons, 179 Water street, N. Y. Keep all tho 
signal books, or can direct you. 
S. M., Now York.—For rigging canooB, sec our back flies. Can¬ 
not repeat here. Read the paper. 
Tonic, Ohio.—Send your address to C. M. Ilainpsou, Palestine, 
Texas. He wishes to correspond with you. 
J. S. J.—Back “ Yachl aman’s Hollidays ” not to be had In Am¬ 
erica. Order through book house. Price about $1.60. 
A. B., Montreal.—We refer you to our last issue, in which you 
Will see roforenoe to Capt. McMurdo’B spaniels. 
L. M., Salem, Oregon.—You can obtain bull-pouts, catfish, and 
eels by applying to the U. S. Fishery Commission at Washington, 
D.C. 
Grouse, Oil City, Pa,—From your description your dog should 
command a good price, dogs well-broken on ruffed grouse being 
scarce. 
A. L. D., Port Orange.—No American work on boat building 
published. We propose to publish something suitable oux'solves 
shortly. 
E. S. N., Springfield.—We can indorse Osgood's folding-boat. It 
is used by many sportsmen throughout the country with entire 
satisfaction. 
H. L.—Illustrations of "sneak box” were published In a pre¬ 
vious issue of this paper. See also Bishop's “ Four Months in a 
Snoak Box." 
G. F. W.—Your desires aro praiseworthy aud will be met. in fu - 
ture issues. Ample material in hand. Yachts lines, etc., all in 
due time. 
Mehitabijs.— Why will a dog, that Is treatod like a prince at 
home, make a vag. of himself, half starved and miserable i Aus. 
Perhaps good old Dr. Watts would unswer, “ because it is his na¬ 
ture to.” 
W. W. W., Hazlctown, Pa. ThdLondon Field is published at 
340 Strand,’London. It may be Imported through the International 
News Co., Beekman street, New York. Price $12 per year. 
R. M.S.—For very fine photos of yaohts write to Black & Co., 
333 Washington street, Boston. New York people do not know 
enough yet to photograph yachts for publie sale. 
J. M.—From practice it has been found that sail plans loused 
on the center of lateral resistance are perfectly rcliablo. This 
centre is taken us the geometrical centre of Immersed fore-and- 
aft section. 
H. de F., Bridgeport.—If your boqt Is sound and modern in ap¬ 
pearance without material faults In design, should say that 
$750 would be a fair asking price. Advertise her In our col¬ 
umns. 
W. T. K.—Rubber is nothing now for boats. Many life rafts 
and “bolsas” are constructed of rubber cylinders blown up 
when needed with a .hand hollows. Objections for ordinary 
boats are its weights, liability to crack, out and rot. 
Skuter. — W o are awaiting further developments of it he 
Yacht Racing Association. Afraid tho movement has fallen 
Into undesirable hands and la being made an advertising dodgo 
of a precarious business venture. Watch our columns. 
W. F. P., Boston.—Tellmo whora I can obtain tho full directions 
for training a young setter dog on partridges, ducks and other 
small gamo ? Ans. You had better buy a copy of Hallock's 
“ Sportsman's Gazetteer," price $3. Can be sent from this office. 
A. H. S„ Binghumton.—Wo can not answer your questions in¬ 
telligibly hi this column. See flies of Forest and Stream, where 
t ho questions of weight, calibre, choke, etc., are fully discussed 
at length. If you expect to shoot many ducks, a 10-boro gun with 
one barrel choked would be most desirable. 
S. A. McL., Bay City.—Models range from $60 up. See our ad¬ 
vertisers. The cutter has what is called in America a " fore stay 
sail," and a jib set flying from deck on a bowesprit which can 
bo “ run in ” in a seaway. Also has housing topmast, short lower¬ 
most, long gaft and the mast steps about 43 per cent, of w. 1. from 
the stem. See past issues. 
Amateur, Detroit.—We do not like to recommend. Ask W. F. 
Whitman of your Metropolitan Police Department. A Gordon is 
preferred to an English setter by some persons. As between tho 
two, it would be a mattor of fancy. A deg Is preferable to a 
bitch as a house companion. You can treat both surgically, if 
^paired, though not advisable. 
C. H. D„ Oil City, Pa,—Your setter pup shows most oxcellen t 
training, and in that respect is superior to other setter pups of 
like hereditary qualities; otherwise there is nothing xemarkablo 
about him. One of the best ratters we ever saw was a big New¬ 
foundland. So also, a dog of most any breed can be taught to do 
many things usually strange to his class. 
Scatter, Gambier, O.—Is it possible to make shot seattor by 
slightly moving tho gun at the moment, of discharge? Please 
state what kinds of game are under game protection in Ohio, and 
for how long ? Ans. No, sir; hold your gun still—don't swing it. 
Quail, deer, grouse, and all kinds of gamo may bo said to bo out 
of season from Dec. lpt to Sept. 1st. 
W. B. J.—Whether or not your " whale boat." is suitable for al¬ 
teration into a steam launch depends upon whether you can get a 
shaft through aft. As the boat draws but littio, would be best 
to drop the propeller below tho keel entirly after the plan adopted 
in Herreshaff’s torpedo boats. Consult with a local mechanic. 
Sizeof engine, about4x41nohes, wheel 10 to 30 inohes. Speed six 
to seven miles. 
J. T. B. S.—Read Bishop’s Voyage of the Paper Canoe, or corre¬ 
spond with him. In general the route will .bo through Raritan 
Canal, down Delaware Bay,through Saseafrass Canal into the Ches¬ 
apeake, down that-bay to Norfolf, thence by canal to Albermarlo 
Sound, and with a l’ew short runs at sea and through the Sea Is¬ 
land, reaches to St. Johns River, Florida, or further down the 
coast via. Indian River. Sea recent articles on Florida in this 
paper. 
J. A. P,, Peoria, HI,—I have a fine Gordon dog that, seems to 
have never fully recovered from distemper. The only trouble 
seems to be with his eyes. They discharge constantly, and have 
done so for the past six months. Have used a preparation on 
them that, is oot a permanent euro, it flies them all right as long 
ns I use it, but as soon as I stop tho discharge again begins, it 
does not affect Ids eyesight at all as yet. Ha is otherwise in good 
condition and good spirits. Ans. Try a soton on the poll. 
liANCHERO.—1. Is Oregon a good sheep raising country, and Is it 
healthy? 2. What ore the extremes of temperature in summer 
and win tor? 3. Is there muoh rain or snow ? 4. Ib shoop raising 
profitable? 5. Is there a book published on sheep raising, and if 
so, where can it be had, and price ? Ans. 1. Sheep raising ig car¬ 
ried on to a considerable extent in portions of Oregon with profit. 
2. Tho climate is generally equable, though tho range of tempera¬ 
ture is great. 3. Tho rainy seasons correspond with that of Cali¬ 
fornia, with considerable snow at intervals. 5. Many good books 
to be had of Orange Judd 1c Co. 
M. P.T., Middletown, Pa.—My setter bitch has lira pups flyo 
weeks old; four are well and lively, but the fifth is dull and lies 
around and groans as if in pain; it had a fit on Sunday and one 
on Monday .which lasted four or live minutes,each time frothing at 
tho mouth and working I ts juws all the time. I gave it a teaspoon f ul 
of castor oil and a few drops of worm medicine. All the pups pass 
thin, white worms, from onBto three inches long. The pup's nose 
Is cold, and it seems well in every way except the fits. Please let 
mo know what to do? Ans. Your puppy undoubtedly has worms, 
If it, is weaned, or if it will lap milk, give it one grain of eun- 
tonine in milk for two or three days—fasting. 
W. B. L., Methuen, Mass.—Enclosed please And a fish which I 
found floating in a pond in Windham, N. H. Will you please 
through your columns answer what name should bo given to it ? 
We often find them In pickerel taken from this pond, but never 
see them at any other time. By the marks on this one it looks 
as though it might havo been killed by some piokerel or other 
fish. Ans. Your fish Is the common gaspereau, or springherring, 
Pomolobus vernalis. It is an nnadronious fish, and there is no 
doubt nu outlet from the pickerel pond to the sea, up which the 
large fish run in t he spring when spawning. 
E. B. G., Elmira, N. Y.—My spaniel dog has had internal canker 
of the earforsome time, and I have used remedies reoommendud 
by the Forest and Stream, and by “ Dinks, Mayhew and Hutch¬ 
ins on tho Dog.” The remedies would produce a cure for a week 
or so, and then the canker would reappear as bad ns ever. 1 sup¬ 
pose his " blood is out of order," but T do not know what to givo 
him. Ans. In addition to using tho remedy for canker, givo 
your dog internally five drops of Fowlor’s Solution of Arseuio 
twice a day, increasing to eight drops. Discontinue if his eyes 
begin to appear red. 
T. T. P., Parisburg, Va—1. The feet of my fox hound have been 
sore and swollen to nearly twice their natural size; she has been 
so affected for, perhaps, twelve mouths. Some parts of her are 
diseased. The hair comes off her face andhead and the skin looks 
sealy. Is it mange? 2. Please tell where I may procure a fin- 
glove pattorn? 3. Are beagles good for foxes ? 4. Who deals in 
second-hand guns? Ans. 1. Give your biteh Fowler's Solution of 
Arsenic, beginning with eight drops und increasing to twelvo 
twice a day. The puppies havo mange; a >li ttlo crude petroleu iu 
well rubbed in, is tho best remedy you can use. 2. Rip up an old 
glove. 3. Rather too slow. 4. H. 0. Squires, No. 1 Cortlandt itraot, 
this city. 
T. R., Wasliingtonville.—Unless you want the boat for a “ sneak 
box" would advise twelvo foot long, and sides twelve inches 
high. Bottom twenty-four inches wide, and top about thirty- 
two inches. Tho dimensions you send, ten feel by two feet by 
six inches, will give a displacement of sixty-five pounds to every 
Inch of draft, consequently if loaded with 150 poundsit will draw 
about two and a half inches, leaving three and a half out of water. 
For ducking in smooth water this will bo enough. You might 
even reduce the height at tho ends to four inohes, and deck all 
over except cockpit as proposed. Put four inch combing around 
batch, and havo rubber or canvas cover for lumpy water. Will 
publish details of "sneak box " shortly. 
Grouse, Duxbury, Mass.—1. Can you inform mo whero I can 
proauro copy of Register containing names aud pedigree of dogs 
entered in your Kennel Register? *. What is the best browning 
mixture for barrels (waterproof) ? Ans. 1. Send to J. N. Munson, 
St. Louis, for copy of Kennel Club Stud Book. 2. To brown your 
gun barrels; Tinct, of muriate of Iron, one ounce; nitric other, 
one ounce; sulphate of copper, four scruples; rain water, one 
pint. Plug barrels, using plug os handles. Clean with soap nnd 
water, cover with thick coat of slacked lime; remove when dry 
with iron wire scratch brush. Apply coat of above preparation 
with a rag. Let stand twenty-four hours ; then immorse iu boil¬ 
ing wafer and scratch wi th brush. Repeat until color suits. Then 
let them soak in lime water a short time. Don’t touch barrels 
with your hand during the process. 
Animals at Play. —Small birds chase eacli other about 
in play ; but perhaps the conduct of the crane and the 
trumpeter is most extraordinary. The latter stands on 
one leg, hops about .in the most eccentric manner, and 
throws somersaults. The Americans call it the mad bird 
on account of these singularities. Water birds, such as 
ducks and geese, dive after each other and clear the sur¬ 
face of the water with outstretched neck and flapping 
wings, throwing abundant spray around. Deer often en¬ 
gage in sham battle, or trial of strength, by twisting their 
horns together and pushing for the mastery. 
All animals pretending violence in their play, stop 
short of exercising it; the dog takes the greater precau¬ 
tion not to injure by his bite; and the ourang-outang, 
in wrestling with his keeper, pretends to throw him, and 
makes feints of biting him. Some animals carry out in 
their play the semblance of catching their prey. Young 
cats, for instance, leap after every small aud moving ob¬ 
ject, even to the leaves Btiewed by the autumn wind. 
They crouch and steal forward, ready for the spring, the 
body quivering and the tail vibrating with emotion ; they 
bound on the moving leaf arid again spring forward to 
another. Benger saw young jaguars and cougars plaving 
with round substances, like kittens. Birds of the magpie 
kind aro the anologues of monkeys, full of mischief, play 
aud mimicry. Thore is a story of a tame magpie that 
was seen busily employed in a garden gathering pebbles, 
and with much;solemnity and a studied air burying them 
in a hole made to receive a post. After dropping each 
stone it cried “ cur-ack!” triumphantly, and set off for 
another. On examining the spot a poor toad was found 
in the hole, which the magpie was stoning for his amuse¬ 
ment .—From Passions of Animals. 
—There is a young- man at St. Paul 
Who tells stories exceedingly tall 
Of his shooting. He shot, 
At a secluded spot, 
Re says, seventy ducks with ono ball. 
