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FOREST AND STREAM. 



(NOYBMBBB 17, If 81. 



XNTKBNATIONAL FISHERIES EXHIBITION, EDINBURGH. 

 APBIL, 1882. 



WE have received circulars of the proponed Fishery Exhibition 

 in Scotland, next April. Tho President is H. B. II. Pi-moo 

 Alfred Ernest Albert. Bake lit Edinburgh. It is held under the 

 patronago of a loog line of titled gentlomen, and at tho tail (uid 

 of the list wo iind tho names of some men who have no claim to 

 bo called " Hie Grace," nor "Mist Noble," but who in tho fisher; 

 interests would in America bo considered of moro importance. 

 These aro James Leslie. ('.. E. T II. Gordon Cumming, and Archi- 

 bald Young, Commistionere of Scotch Salmon Fisheries ; Prof. T. 

 H. Huxley find Spencer Walpole. Inspectors of Fisheries for Iuig- 

 huid and Wales ; Major Hayes. Thos. F. Brady and W. Johnston, 

 Inspectors of Irish Fialu rios ; Francis Day, late Inspector-General 

 of Fisheries in India, etc. Tho Honorary Secretaries, to whom 

 all communications must be addressed, are : 



Sir James liamsay Gibson Maitland, of Barnton, Bart. 



■William Skinner, Town Clerk of Edinburgh. 



F. N. Mcnzies, Secretary to the Highland and Agricultural Society 

 of S«otland. 



Archibald Young, Commissioner of 8cotch Salmon Fisheries. 



REOTJLATIONS. 



1. The exhibition will include, all kinds of articles connected 

 with, or illustrative of, the fisheries of the world, and will be open 

 to exhibitors from all countries. (See Classification of Articles.) 



2. Medals and money prizes for exhibits and essays will bo 

 awarded by competent jurors, whose names will he made known in 

 due course. 



3. Application for space must be made to the Hon. Secretaries, 

 3 George IV. Bridge, Edinburgh, and should be restricted to the 

 minimum amount required for the due display of the articles sent 

 for exhibition. No charge will be made for articles or collections 

 Bent on loan, for books, essays, official reports or plans. Other 

 articles will be charged at the rate of nine shillings per square 

 yard or one shilling per square foot. No less space than ouo 

 squaie yard to be taken. Payment for Buch space must be made 

 on entiy. The height of cases not to exceed nine feet, but fishing 

 rods allowed to be put up. 



4. Arrangements will be made by tho committee for the recep- 

 tion of exhibits from the 27th of March, 1832, to the 4th of April, 

 ltSS. both days inclusive. The carriage of nil articles sent for 

 exhibition must be prepaid, and ruuBt have a label attached with 

 the exhibitor's name. Packages cannot be received in the Exhibi- 

 tion Building after the latter date, and space then unoccupied will 

 be forfeited or otherwise allotted. 



5. Exhibitors requiring the uso of water or gaB for their exhib- 

 its must state 80 in their application, and the expense of all such 

 special requirements must be borne by exhibitors, together with 

 the costs incurred in the erection of special stands, cases, etc. 



G. An official catalogue will be published by the committee, in 

 ■u Inch explanatory notices can, under: special arrangements, follow 

 the exhibitors' official class entries. 



7. No photographs, copies, or other reproductions of any objects 

 exhibited will be permitted to be taken without the consent of the 

 eommiitio 



8. Exhibitors must pay the expense of transit, delivery, tixing 

 and removing their exhibits, and they must either personally or by 

 their agtuts superintend the proper reception, installation and re- 

 moval of their exhibits, in default whereof then- committee re- 

 serve the right of doing whatever may be considered necessary, 

 at the expense of the exhibitors. 



9. The committee will not be liable for any loss or damage 

 which exhibits may sustain at the exhibition or in transit. 



10. All objects "must be removed from the exhibition within a 

 week after its closo, unless time is specially extended by the com- 

 mittee. 



11. The committee reserve the right of excluding any proposed 

 exhibit. 



12. All persons admitted to the exhibition shall be snbject to the 

 rules and orders of the committee. 



CLASSIFICATION. 



Class I. Fish.— Specimens of all kinds of Bait water and fresh 

 water fish ; models, drawings, photographs and paintings of fish 

 and other marine animals ; illustrations of the diseases of fish, 

 and specimens of aquatic birds of all kinds. 



Class II. Boats and Implements Used in 1'trfimg-.— Models : 

 Apparatm and gear complete, including steam machinery for all 

 kinds of fishing boats, and for vessels employed in tho conveyance 

 of fish to market ; apparatus employed in catching lobsters, crabs 

 and prawns; collections of nets used in sea or in fresh-Water: fish- 

 ing j collections of fresh water fishing tackle, including rods, 

 hnes, reels, artificial Hies, baits, gaffs, landing nets, etc.; collec- 

 tions of honks used in sea and fresh water fishing ; collections of 

 tackle used in sea fishing ; models of whaleboats, knives, har- 

 poons, lances and whale and seal fishing appliances of all kinds; 

 portable boats, ropes, cordage and canvas. 



Class 1 II. riscimltvre.— Apparatus used for hatching, rearing 

 and transporting livo fish and ova; models or drawings of fish- 

 breeding establishments; models and plans illustrative of the 

 various processes of oyster culture ; aquaria ; illustrations of tho 

 development and growth of fish. 



Class IV. >■ ish Passes.— Models and drawings of hsh passes, 

 stairs and ladders; plans for enabling salmon and other migratory 

 fish to surmount the natural barriers that at present obstruct then- 

 ascent to the. valuable spawning grounds of tho rivers of the Uni- 

 ted Kingdom. , . , ,, , . 



n,iss r. J'reserved Pish.— Specimens of dried, salted and 

 smoked fish of all kinds, and fish oils. 



Class VI. Tinned Pish -Tinned fish of all kinds. 



Class I'll. Fish. Manures, JStc. — Fish manures and models of 



r< "'/S-'V"?/' ',S'< ,<•;! d'condition of Fishermen. — Modeli) of fishing 

 boat harbors, of life boats and of fishermen's clothing, waterprooi 

 garments, and waterproof articles of all descriptions; life saying 

 apparatus of all kinds ; molicine chests for fishermen ; systems 

 oi signalling I shing fleets and vessels at night, and plans of fish 



Class IX. History of Fishinr/.— Literature and statistics relating 

 to fisheries both ancient and modem ; ancient fishing implements; 

 reports and statistics of the Commissioners of Fisheries in the 

 various countries where such commissioners exist. 



Class V. Pollution of Himrs.— Plana and appliances for the 

 prevention or remedy of the pollution of rivers aud waters ; statis- 

 tics with regard to the effect of pollution on fish. 



Class \'I General.— Corals, pearls, shells, amber, jet, amber- 

 gris, spermaceti, shagreen, aquatic tlora and fauna, shell fiah of 

 every description, common objects of the sea-shore, rook works, 



KT °Ctass'xn. loan Collections.— The committee will be glad to 

 receive loan collections of objects included in the preceding eleven 

 classes, and will pay the eairiago of the same, and make no charge 



for space. 



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FIXTURES. 



BKNCH SHOWS. 

 December m, is and is. at. i.dwcU. Mass., Lowell Clog show. Entries 

 close December a. Iinae. a. Andrew-, Vfiesi Boxtora, Muss., (superin- 

 tendent. 



FIELD TRIALS. 

 November I. fit <;llrov, i HI. Field Tri.nn or the eitlrov Rod and Quu 

 Club 



riTSTBIBUTION OF CARP.— Tho fall distribution of carp fry 



Ssfcs sfrwttSs Vttaswsaw 



which to fill later applications. 

 CARP AND BLACK BASS FOB ENGLAND. -When Mr. A . W. 



Armisteud the English fisbcultnrist who brought over the tnrbot 

 ^Tsoles'Hturns'he.ill take over both black bass and carp 

 They have carp in England, but they are the scaled v;n .ei ... 



inferior to the German carp, which has I..:. I MpBH ■""',",;; 



tion and by transplanting to America. Since tho ab..-. e ,.:,,. . ., 

 Mr ArmisleadhaH sailed. He took out carp m the boy thia. on the 

 16th Owing to the black bass of New Hampshire being in tin ir 

 "ntor quarters, he was unable to bring thera down, after his visit 

 to Mr. Stone. 



Nov, 



at Grand .function, Ten 

 close Dec. sail) a. ir. j. 

 dress will be Grand Junci 



■ Nov 



-e Of iui- Ni.ili.nal Trials 

 Field Trials. Entries 

 irj:, Pittsburgh; fb, ao- 



TRAINING VERSUS LREAKING. 



IS TEN OTIAVTKES — CHAP. 1. 



WE will take it for granted Ih.t. after a week or two of 

 daily practice, our pupil has so far advanced in his 

 education as to be reasonably proficient in his performance 

 at To ho, and wc will now take another step and try him 

 with something new, and endeavor to leaoh him ihe meaning 

 of the word charge. As I his word is in constant uee among 

 sportsmen the world over, we always teach our dogs its 

 meaning ; but for our own use wc greatly prefer a low 

 breathed 8k! It is just as effective and far more quiet, es- 

 pecially when you take your dog into company, for instead 

 of attracting the attention of every one iu the room by 

 commanding him to charge, you can give him this signal, 

 and Ecarcely one even of those nearest you will notice ii. 

 Wo have used this for more than twenty years, and can 

 heartily recommend it. Most persons tiain their dogs to 

 charge at the upraised hand. We do not quite like this, and 

 have never adopted 'he custom, for il very seldom occurs 

 that you wish your dog to drop at any great distance from 

 jou, but should you from any cause wish your dog to remain 

 quiet when ho is at a distance, how much hotter it is to teach 

 him to come to a full stop at the raising of your hand, and 

 remain upon his feet wlicn he can see you and be ready to 

 obey your nest signal. Even at the discharge of the gun or 

 rise of the bird, we greatly prefer that tho dog, instead of 

 charging, should instantly stop aud stand up, where he can 

 readily see what U going on. There are many arguments in 

 favor of this course that we will not mention until we get 

 further on. 



We will now take our pupil in hand and see if we can 

 teach him to "charge." Plac.ione hand upon his shoulders 

 and neck and the other upon his hips, and gently, yet 

 flrmiy, force him to a recumbent position, at the same time 

 repeat the word charge, prefaced with the low s/>— . Do not 

 forget to use only your natural tone, at tho same lime the 

 word must be spoken in a decided way that cannot be mis- 

 taken for entreaty instead Of command. This word must 

 not be spoken more than ones, and given with a falling in- 

 flection ; keep him in po-ition until he ceases struggling and 

 his muscles relax. After a second or two, if he remains 

 quiet, remove your hands and allow him to get up. By 

 using ihe words " hold up ' or " gel np " in this connection 

 he will soon learn their meaning; but do not, flo this until ho 

 appea-s to understaud what you want of him, and on no 

 account, noma' ter how long the struggle continues, should 

 you repeat the word, nor lot up on him one particle, for 

 everything depends on first impressions, and as soon as your 

 pupil finds that his struggles to escape avail him nothing, and 

 that relentless as fate you are bound to conquer and ftCC mi. 

 piish your purpose, he will at each successive lesson be more 

 willing to yield. To this persistent, painstaking and un- 

 wearied perseverance in sticking to our point until our object 

 is accomplished do we owe much of our success in training. 

 We must, again repeat that all Ihis time you must, keep 

 perfectly coo], and must suffer no sign toeScape you of anger 

 Or impatience ; for if you cannot control your temper you 

 are not the one to train a dog, and had better resort to the 

 breaking process at once. 



Great care should be taken to place the pup in a natural 

 position. When you farce him down see that his hind legs 

 are squarely Under his body and his fore-legs advanced well 

 in front, with the head testing between or upon them, and 

 always insist upon this position. 



lit the first tow lessons it is cot necessary to keep him in 

 position more than a second or two, but he very careful thit 

 he understands that von are to be the judge of the proper 

 time when he may get up, As he grows older the time can 

 be very gradually t -^tended, according to his disposition. 

 Should he be very nervous and excitable-, great care must be 

 had that he does not get heart-btokon with unnecessary and 

 long continued restraint. 



Do not expect that he will at once become perfect in any- 

 thing that you may teach him, but possess yonr eoul iu pa- 

 tience and allow and encourage him to act out, his puppy 

 ways and to play and frolic to his hearffs content, always ex- 

 cepting, of ebbrfe, the few moments that you devote to his 

 lessons. Above all things, carefully refrain from anything 

 that looks like restraint in your ordinary intercourse, with 

 him, ami endeavor to instill into his mind that you are his 

 loving friend, and that nothing suits vou better than to see 

 him thoroughly enjoy himself. Wc have found by experi- 

 ence that dogs are veiv much like men 'in some respects. 

 They both are possessed of a superabundance of steam that 

 must have vent somehow, und ir, is much better to got rid of 

 the surplus whde your pupil is of too lander an age to work 

 any serious harm, than to bottle it up for escape in the future, 

 . i . ... fled years and knowledge ire rerj prone totumthe 

 current into dangerous channels, How much better it is to 

 allow your boy To chase thu gaudy butterfly aud to encour- 

 age hito to renewed efforts and let him learn lor himself, 

 that even if he is successful in securing thfl object: of his de 

 sire that the chase is futile and will not pay for bruised 

 and tired limbs and .•■ uled and torn clothes— how much bet- 

 ter this than to keep him unwilbng at your side, with his 

 young heart almost bursting to essay Ihe trial and s rwiflg 

 the seed that iu 8 few years will ripen aud cause mm at the 

 first opportune moment to break, not for butterflies now, 

 but in a wild chase for forbidden pleasures that the restrain' s 

 of his ohildho d make doubly dear. Do not, think that we 

 are moralizing.; we are only illustrating. Therefore, when 

 your pupil gives chase to the "bulb I'llics of youth," do not 

 check hiui, "but rather urge him on, that he may the sooner 

 discover the fallacy of the pursuit. In the meantime console 



yourself with the thought that he is working off his surplus 

 steam and will all the sooner settle down to the real duties of 

 life and do you no discredit by wild escapades in his mature 

 years. 



There is one thing that we consider of paramount impor- 

 tance—our pup must staunchly point when he is from six lo 

 ten weeks old. If he will not do this naturally and of his 

 own free will, quickly dispose of him to some one who is not 

 so particular, and try again. Although his breeding may be 

 of the best and the chances in favor of his pointing in the 

 future, still there are so many elements of chance in raising 

 up dogs that we should strive to eliminate at least all o£ the 

 doubtful ones. We have yet to see the dog that would make 

 a gamy point at ihis tender age who would not fulfill the 

 promise in his riper years; while "the woods are full of 

 them" that, having passed their youth without displaying 

 this "heaven born gift" still make no sign. It is ni t 

 necessary that he should be tried on game birds— al 

 though this is desirable — but any bird will answer the 

 purpose; a fowl or chicken will do first-rate, or 

 almost anything that will attract his attention so that 

 he makes a staunch point. Do not force this upon him, but 

 merely give him a chance to discover the bird or chicken 

 himself, and if he has this in3tiuct implanted within him you. 

 uiay depend upon his showing it. Many pups who will 

 staunchly point at this age may, perhaps, a few weeks or 

 mouths later, show no sign; give yourself no uneasiness on 

 this account, for you know that the instinct is there and, al- 

 though it may be dormant for a while, you can rest secure 

 that it will return in proper season. 



Do not forget during all your lessons, and while at play 

 with him, to pet and fondle him; but do not allow him to 

 jump upon you at any time. Whenever he does this you 

 should at once firmly remove him aud he will soon learn that 

 this will not do. You thould also talk to him*-not baby 

 talk— but use intelligent, rational language, just such ns you 

 would use in talking to a ten year old boy, and you will be 

 surprised to see how soon he will understand your couversr- 

 tiou. We are well aware that many persons will ridicule 

 this, and will claim that a dog should be taught just aslitile ts 

 will answer to make him understand his duties while in the 

 field, and that what ihey term "fancy training " is a positive 

 Injury to his usefulness. We have no sympathy with these 

 views, for nearly all of the pleasure derived from our shoot- 

 ing trips is in witnessing the intelligent manner in which our 

 pets perform their duties, and well satisfied are we that the 

 more varied their accomplishments and the more developed 

 their reasoning faculties, the moreenjoyment will they afford. 

 That many writers of renown disagree with us upon this 

 point is true; and formerly, while perusing the finished pro- 

 ductions of their able pens, we have been haunted by linger- 

 ing doubts that after all perhaps they were right and that our 

 system was open to serious objections ; but after a tramp 

 over the stubble or through the covert with these same writ- 

 ers, and witnessing the delight with which they gazed upon 

 the performance of our dogs, and listening to the lavish en- 

 comiums which tbey bestowed upon their good behavior, we 

 have been confirmed in the faith that our system is not radi- 

 cally wrong, to say the least. Many sportsmen whom we 

 have met in the field insist upon congratulating us upon the 

 wonderful good luck that we have had in obtaining such in- 

 telligent animals. That they are intelligent is plain to be 

 seen ; that Ihey are naturally more so than thousands of 

 others we cannot believe, for we have had considerable ex- 

 perience with many strains of both pointers and setters. Of 

 pointers wc have owned the " gazelle-eyed," satin-coated, 

 light weight beauties, and many of the different strains and 

 crosses up to the lumbering Spaniard; and of setters we have 

 cultivated the "wild Irishman," as well as his more staid 

 English and Scotch brothers, together with many animals of 

 our grand old native stock, arid have ever found them all en- 

 dowed with faculties that needed but proper training to 

 develop them into intelligent companions as well as first class 

 "killing" dogs. 



We will now return to our pupil, whom we have given 

 quite a rest— and continue ourlessons, ever remembering that 

 we must "hasten slowly," and not over-burden his youthful 

 days with care and sorrow by too freciuent or long continued 

 restraint. Unless ho is very dull and stupid, or inclined to 

 be refractory, or worse than all, sulky, a very short tirno is 

 sufficient to give him all the instruction and practice needed, 

 indeed the shorter the time occupied in his lessons at this 

 tender age the better, provided you succeed in obtaining an 

 intelligent obedience to your commantls. 



You should be pretty well acquainted with his disposition 

 by Ihis lime, aud be able to form an opinion as to whether it 

 will pay to keep him or try again. We are very loth to ex- 

 pend much time with a dull or stupid one, and a sour ( r 

 sulky disposition we abominate, and dispose of such as soon 

 as may be. We are best suited when a pup is full of life 

 and shows that he has a will of his own, We care not if he 

 be headstrong, even willful, so that lie iB full of life and ac- 

 tion, for wc have ever found that these high-strung animals 

 are not only possessed of greater intelligence than their less 

 sensitive companions, but as a rule they are in re kdling 

 dogs, to say nothing of the greater pleasure that they afford 

 by their superior style of going. Should his temperament 

 appear to be what you desire, thankfully proceed with your 

 pleasurable task. 



You must be careful when you cimmence his lesson that 

 you do not cross him by beginning when he has something 

 of importance upon his mind that will distract his atteuiiou 

 from the business ou hand ; if he is busy with a bone, or 



I I at play or his mind appears to be preoccupied, leave 



him quietly alone until he is disengaged, andthen go on with 

 the lesson; by pursuing this course you will secure his un 

 divided attention, and not only save time, but much wear 

 and tear of your stock of patience, it will be time enough 

 to teach him that he must leave his bone or cease his play at 

 your command when he is a little older and a liltle further 

 advanced in his education; at the same time should you un- 

 thinkingly order him to do anything while he is engagerJ, 

 you in list see to it that Ihe order is obeyed at all hazards, for 

 f, will never do to play fast-and-loose wilh him, nor, to allow 

 him to get the idea into his head that he can ever have bis 

 own way, when you desire the contrary. After you have 

 taught him to charge readily without the aid of your hand to 

 force him down, you can gradually increase your distance 

 from him when you give the order; and if you are very 

 careful to make him instantly obeyyou, and do not allow him 

 to take even a single step after the command is given, he 

 will soon obey the order as far as he cau hear your voice 



11' the gentleman who passed through St, Joseph, Mo., thelat- 

 t r part of October with a string of rod Irish Belters will commu- 

 nicate with us be yvill learn of something to bis advantage. 



