Dkokmbkb 1, 1881.] 



FOEEST AND STEEAM. 



355 



THE LOWELL SHOW- Lowell, Maes., Nov. 23.— Editor Fores 

 an i The Lpwell Band ShSwiS meeting with guod kuc 

 ce^B ^already we have bad some fine i-pedai- n-.r. r. d. Dr. F. C 

 Phmkel has given two Hue ailvar medal.-", out- for the ; - : - -. 

 one for the best spaniul. I. K. Felch ban offered a collev do; 

 pup to the exhibitor mailing Hie largest number of entries. Chip 

 A. Andrew contributes a collev pup, to be offered to the best pal 

 of beagles (dog and bitch). A friend, who does not wish to hav 

 hie name mentioned, offers a champion breecrj-loadtng ghoi gu 

 for the best kennel of dogs, to consist of at least four, male o 

 female, and owned by one person. Our tickets are selling in ac 

 vauce this year, as we offer seven very nice presents i A bHVW aei 

 vice, value $45; English decorated dining -i. -.-'i ■ .' •■■■,■]. 

 (eight day) $8; gold lined cake bfl :■■:.--. ' I r, 96; Saratoga 



trank, 815; napkin rings, $S. I have -ngpi-i-il o. tbe Lowell 

 dog fanciers that it would be a good time to form a kenn&l asso- 

 ciation at our corning Bench Show. 



John H. Nicnon, PreB. M. P. A. 



IMPORTANT PTJfiOHASE OF BEAGLES— Granby, Conn., 

 Nov. 21. i>yi.— /•.".'■ ,- '•';■. ' .'iid Stream: I hare recently pur- 

 ehased of .1. Q Morrison his kennel of English beag is, inclndii 

 the two-year-old beagle dog Riugwood, which I consider the best 

 imported beagle I have ever seen. He was imported Nov.. 1880, 

 from the kennel of J. B. Kenyon, Farnsborongh, Kugland, and is 

 by Lord De Frcvuu's Hauler out of Earl of Lowe,' Beauty. He is 

 White, black and tan ticked, 13W,' inches high; ears, spread, 15 

 inches. A livelv bitch is M usic. tshe is imported, and is by Sir E. 

 Honeywood's Uookwood out of Kenyon'e Faithful. She ft white, 

 black and tan, 11 inches high ; ears, spread. 13 inches : weighs 

 10 lbs., and was very highly commended at New York last spring. 

 8bo has a bitch pup by Bingwood. Countess, another imported 

 bitch, is white, black and tan mottled, and is bv Kenvon's Bis- 

 jpaarelf out of Gayleea; she is in whelp to Riugwood." Hoxy, a 

 two-year-old bitch, by Dodge's Battler out of his True; is also very 

 fine. The purchase also included some younger stock. — N.Elmohk. 



ATLANrA DOG SHOW.— The prospects for this Bhow are very 

 encouraging and the attendance, especially from the immediate 

 neighbbring Stati I, promwea-to he largo. * Amplications for prize 

 lists and entry blanks are daily reo fcvi d from different parts of the 

 country, and T trust we shall have a good show. You will oblige 

 the committee I, y landing your influence in securing entries for 

 the show. The express companies are generously agreed to re- 

 turn the dogs free upon pre-payment of their usual rates to the 

 BhOW, and have expressed their hope that the show mav be a suc- 

 cess. The exposition here is well worth a visit, and I trust as 

 ninny sportsmen will attend as possible. Director-General Kim- 

 ball will in the course of a few days issue a general invitation, and 

 will probably designate the Bench Show Week, the American 

 Sportsmen's Week; The entries close on the oth of December. 

 If any one desirous of entering should not have received a prize 

 list, all be need do is to send me the full particulars and it will be 

 duly entered. Yours respectfully, 



Ouas. Lincoln, Supt. 



[We undet stand that Capt. Haywood, of Atlanta, Ga., will judge 

 the non-sporting classes, and that Major Taylor is expected to 

 look after the sporting dogs.] 



IMPORTATION.— We understand that the Riverside Cocker 

 Spaniel Kennel is importing from the kennels of Mr. Arthur 

 Jfiastou, Hull, Englan i. a matched brace of black spaniels. Mr. 

 Easton considers the dog Beau the best show dog he ever owned, 

 and besides being a prise winner himself of twenty prizes and 

 cups, he is the sire of a number of dogs who have done him credit 

 on the bench. Blackie, the bitch, has won seventeen prizes and 

 cups. She is now in whelp to a noted dog. We shall take care to 

 see these animals on their arrival in this country. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



We wish to Impress upon the minds of those, who send us Items 

 for our Kennel Notes, that to avoid mistakes all names should he 

 printed in prist I/BTTBK8, as we find it. very easy to make mistakes 

 where this Is not done. v\ i also would like to be informed whether 

 the anlmjl Is male or feniale. end toknow the date of birth ami the 

 breed to widen tlicv belong, whether pointer, setter, or bulldog, A 

 careful study of the notes In this number ot the paper will show just. 

 ivii.ii Is wanted. Our aim IS to have gverytWHK Correct; hut until 

 contributors will take the necessary trouble to conform to the above 

 request we cannot answer tor the ml takes tb'it, may occur. 



HAMES CLAIMED. 



Cute— Claimed by Mr. TJL E. Bronsdon Boston Highlands, for black 

 and tan bull t-'i-rter dog. 



Sambo Ulalmed by Mr. T. P. carver, Winnipeg, Manitoba, for ltn- 

 piricd (ox ieirl-r. K K. c. s. II -,:<■■-, whe.pen ,luly ;,;, ;-;s, by Bar- 

 rett (l.'ttt) out. oi LIU (Twig— Myrtle). 



.Vie //•!•/.. e,:.,,i-<,'i,u,|,, i i), Mr. vvm. Tallman, Providence, It. I., 

 lor black, wnh lour w'niic legs. English settee dog, whelped March, 

 i"'. b. .p-loi.ts, ffiv-iiueen Bean) outof Kulgbfs 



Utcli (Ki.hard-.ou-s Trim— Howard's Fly). 



/(.!.•.•, .'c —rimmed by II D. Baitlet.t, 01 'illroy, Oah, for red Irish 

 h* - ■ • ■ - ■ 'log ini|)|>.% hi Kace (champion Bioho Fanny fern) out of Ruby 

 Jane (Tyke Dlrck Hatteral ik), whelped vtg. b, s-i. 



Dan- Claimed bj II. I). Hurl led, oi Cllrov. Cal .for I.lewellln setter, 

 black, white and blue belton. bv V. A. Cook'a snipe out o( hello II. 

 (Knox s la-ue be ton;., whelped N' -• 



Roh /;..,/-( hitmen M n. 0. Baxtlett, of (illroy, CaL, for Llewellln 

 Bettor dog pup out ol (jueen (Belle— liclion) by Sain (ilelle-Bellon), 



r.i„ 



/■v. 



, Conn., for 

 stor— tuoy) 



. 1'euu., for 

 Jtto— 0, W. 



SUO' 



Cumpoeii a kio-s 



i by II M. BrlggS, of tairov, OaL, tor red Irish seller 

 bitch pupp. , nv n in Ziolei, vMu-s-chanipIo" KUtUS) QUI of Moble 

 Plunk- uiutdg.-i Plunkec— champion Bicho), whelped July 20, issi. 



Foxhall— Claimed by Mr. K. fc. Hyh-e, m Portland, Oregon, for red 

 seller dog puppy, whelped Jan. »3, ISSl, by Boyd's Hen (champion 

 Rake— Juno) oui of xownsdale'B Ruby (champion Kufus— Jas. Moore's 



Jlea /}<ws-C 

 seller bitch pi 

 RaKe— Juno) 

 Moo'e's Mos-) 



flash, dim 

 toorrtstowu, 

 whi iped Oct 

 Sensatlou) on 



1 Mr. i". Q, Abell, of Portland, Oregon, for red 

 ar Bister Go Foxhall. by Boyd's Ben (champion 

 TownBdale's Ruby (champion Kutus— Jaa. 



Claimed by the Borstal] Kennels, 

 tour Lemon ami while jiomtei bitch puppies, 

 by Horstall Kennels' Don .man (Psyche 11.— 

 - owners i. learn (Oypsey— Snapshot). 

 ter— Claimed by the lior-iall '■ einiel-, \lorrl-- 

 - ulte pointer dug puppies, whelped 

 :. Kennels' pun ,luan (Psyche 11 senauiiun) 



Utre 

 town, N. ,)., lor three It-mc 

 Oct. • . a iratall K 



oui. of '.team .i.ypsey-sn 



npu— claimed u> n. Kin 



by .lute (Katiler-Truc) 

 also ;•/.,,-, tor white, biaj 

 Hnn!.-r, [or white, blicli ai 

 ioi wiuie, ui, ek and tan h 

 white, uUcK and tttn be ig 

 black and fan baagle bile 

 and fan 



■. o.-li. .-.ime utter 

 beagle Ditch. BameUltar; 

 hltcn, Bameiitier, 



liryie—i nalnii'd bv N. Kl 

 whelped oou a by owne 

 Win— Millie); also Fai/y,tD 

 also A''"-.. lor ■• 



Jam— claimed for beag 

 (Rait ler— True) out of Bui 

 Murphy, Canaan Valley, t 



7'..jjsy -Claimed bv N. t:i 

 old uy Sedgwick's •' wk, -ii 



0/io»£-Cialmed by N. i 



wlielped s. pi. ■!., 18B1, r»> o 



.-..nun- . 



nnu.it— chLimed ov x. Kiinoie lur white, black and tan beagle bitch 

 Whelped Nov. 16 by owa i or— buoy) out of Cosaette 



(Imp. '.'hanier— riehwinkel's Beauty). 



gHo— Claimed by W, D. P. Bosworth, New York cl y, lor hlB red 



ue huer; 



laO I'm:, 





Hart, tor 



so UrtQht. 



or white, 



/../., lor whne, black 



vblte. blue 

 Ho, black 

 luck and t 



'ii!!!' In! 



iii beagle 



md tac bet 



gle bitch 





die ,liar- 



! ,. ...... ., 



ie inter ; 



e for black setter bitch about 3 months 

 ii of Holly. 



if lor lemon and white pointer btteh 

 mp. Snapshot— Fanny II ) out 



i setter bitch puppy whelped July it, 1S81, by navemeyer's Joe 

 ll (lalnln's Pint' 

 i''kct J I —The Ot 

 h, Is outot Mr. 



w«— Claimed by Br. H. c. PlUard, New York city, for liver and 



.c cocker spaniel bitch puppy n'lieli... .: ,i r,. i ,_. i , 

 is out of Pet, 



vi(**t— Clauned by Mr. A. J. Ward, of Boston, Mass., for his pure 

 THCkblue Beiton setter dog' puppy bv Poinlae out of Fairy 11., 

 lp-d Juno m, IB81, Purchased ol sir. J. C. Higglna, Delaware 



\xlii<liii„t- Claimed by Mr. II. Uedeman, Brooklyn, E. 1)., for liver 



.'Ii ".: '■' ■'''■', " • -:p ' ''■ iil-i' I ■''. '' '! i'-.. ' I-' 



a imported Glp. 



ran— claimed by Mr. ft. Uedeman lor liver and white pointer 



:»' WaiU— Claimed by Mr. ,T. B. Atwater, Silver Lake, Pa., tor liver 

 and white, pou.ier !.■_. wh • nrd August if,, ts^i, by champion Bush 

 out of Mr. H. Hedeman's lmporied dip. 



Pete— Claimed by Mr. P. McCiP, Brooklyn, B. 0., tor liver and white 

 pointer dog, w helped August 16. lssi, by champion Rush out of Mr. 

 H. Hedeman's Imported Gip. 



Jielle- Claimed by Mr. Henry Krey, Brooklyn. E. I)„ for liver and 

 white pointer bitch, whelp. -I august tsj 1881, by champlou Hush out 

 of Mr. II. lli-demau s lmnerled Glp. 



'Fitly (/on»trl,i Hn'.al-Ma-in Benjamin Hay. Of Hudson, N. Y., 

 wishes to change the name oi Ids red Irish setter bitch puppy (Tilly 

 -Chief) from Daisy tc Tilly. 



WHELPS. 



Jivnibet 77.— Mr. Wm. Tallman's (Providence, R. I.) Kngllsh setter 

 bitch lionlbel 11. (Dau— Boulbel) Whelped Oct. 20, seven— one dog and 

 six bitches— by Grouse Dale. 



Uah H.— Mr, 11. 1). Harriett's Leah II. (Leah— Royal Duke) whelped 

 November];', six- four dotrs ami tworjltches-by U. M. Brlggs' Count 

 Warwick (Belle— Warwick'!; color, hlack. white and tan. 



Lucu— N. Elmore's beagle bitch Lucy (< aosson's Juno— Old Bess) 

 whelped Oct. is, ten— five pecb sex— all while, black and tan, by 

 trwner'B l-'iute (Hauler— True), 



i .- n.i ■■■; '" i .' ■ i i in I'.'i ;i '■■! 



d on Li'll"'; '.vhriis.fi (icr. -,s, is- Ktntr I'.'lciiji' -Lucy \ el-rbl— four each 

 sex— all white, black and tan. None to sell. 



belle— H. Elmore's beagle bitch Belle (Darwin— Millie), Bret at Bos- 

 ton and Philadelphia, istu, whelped Oct. -23, by owner s King, live- 

 one male and four females-all white, black aud tan. 



CemetU— N. Klrnore's beagle blicli Cosseue (imp. Chanter— Beauty) 

 whelped Nov. is, by owner '.-, King, seven— Sre dogs and two bitches 

 —all while, black and tan. 



Flora -Mr. J. W.Burgess' (Orange, New Jersey), Imported Scotch 

 collie bitch Flora whelped Nov. 13, six, by J. Lindsay's Imported Rex 



OKEO. 



Twilight— Dick Laverack— Mr. H. Bailey Harrison, ot Tllsonbllrgn, 

 Out.. Canada, on Nov. 19 bred his blue, black ana tan bitch Twilight 

 (Gladstone— Mersey) to his bme Beltou dog Dick Laverack (Thunder- 

 Peeress). 



Leiyh Vuave— Chief— Mr. J. H. Roberts, of Philadelphia, Pa., has 

 bred his red Irish setter bitch Leigh Doanc (BlOho— Rose) to Mr. Max 

 Wen/el's chief (Berkley — Duck). 



Countens-Jtinji'nood—S. Elmoies beaule bitch imported Countess 

 (Bismarck— Gay less) to owner's Imported Kingwood Kan ter— Beauty), 

 Oct. 20. 



Fanny-Victor— Martin Esheltnan's bsagle bitch Fanny (Fanny- 

 Dan) lo Geo. Pownall's Victor (Imported Rattler— Imported Bluebell), 

 Nov. 1. 



Nellie— Ayrexhi re Lcdr/iV-Mr. F. A. Hives', Jr. (New Hamburgh, N. 

 T.) black and tan Scotch col he bit eh Nettle to J. Lindsay's Imported 

 Ayreshire Laddie, Nov. 14. 



SAf.KS. 



Peny's Pete-KnliM's hitch uihelp— Black, with four ;whlte legs, 

 English setter dog whelped March, is-ji, by Mr. D. S. Jackson, Wor- 

 cester, Mass., to Mr. Wm. Tallmau, Prnvldenue, R. L 



Doctor— By Mr. W. H. Berde to Mr. Wm. Beltleld, both of Lynn, 

 Mass., lemon and white pointer dog Doctor (Beede's Jennie— Good- 

 ale's Spot). 



Connies* Lady—'E. W. Jester, Esq., St. George's Del., has purchased 

 the handsome pointer hlroii < ountess l.aily o; c. Rem, sanderr.on. 1'a. 



tSuncho— Mr. Ai.hey, Marteifa, O., has sold to Mr. F. L. Chamberlain, 

 Cleveland, o , the red Irish setter dog aaucho (J. C. Cooper's Joe— 

 Maggie). 



Raee—Rubii Jan.- u h'lp— By Ttlr. Leonard Ryan, Medora, 11L, to Mr. 



D. Baitlett. of GUtoy, Cal , a red Irish setter dog puppy by Race 

 (champion Elcho— Fanny Fern) out of Ruby Jane (Tyke— Dlrck Hat- 

 teralck). 



Don Zooler Mo'iic Phmket tchelp— By Mr. Leonard Ryan. Meddra, 

 III., a red Irish setter bitch puppy oy Don Zooler (champion Rutus - 

 James Moore's Moss) out of Moilie l'luuKet (ch impion Elcho— Bridget 

 Plunkei). 



Don Zooler— ilollie Plunkcl vhelp-'Rv Mr. 11. D. Barlleil to Mr. n. M. 

 Brlggs, bolh ot GlUoy, Cal., a red Irish setter bitch puppy by Don 

 Zooler (champion Rufns-Jamea Moore's Moss) out of Mo.tie Plunkcl 

 (champion Elcho— Bridget I'lunket). 



lied Ua-.li— By Mr. Max Wcnzel, of Doboken, N. J., the red Irish 

 seitet dog Red Dash to Mr. .1. Fmhs. of Brooklyn, I*, v. 



tivmtoa— By Mr. Chester U. t.'orbln, of Westford House, to Mr. J. 

 A. -l alone the celebrated black md tan cocker dog Nlrnrod. 



Flutc-yuern uhlj^-S. Elmore. Gr.uihv. . nun., has sold to Wm 

 Blanchard, Tynsb"io. Mass., lira while, black and tan ta-.n'e- dog 

 pups out oi (iticen (Victor— Lucy) bv Klme (Battler— True), whelped 

 \ng. 27. lssi ; and io Mr. I). S. Sno.t, Boston, Mass , do^ pup of same 

 litter and markings. 



Flute.— Ilunnie. whelp* - Sold bv Mr. Elmore to Irwin T. Murphy. 

 Canaan \ alley, conn., beagle bitch pup out of Ilunnie (Ranger— 

 Lii.-y) by Fur e, wlielped Aug. 20, 1--1: also wlilie, black and tan 



joSifi Vietrek A ',.,- N.' Klmore has sold to colln I'am'eion, Hrlck- 

 (inih. Pa., two beanie bitch pups out of Victress (Victor— Lucyi by 

 Flme, wheiped Aug. S3, 1881 , also to J. P. Dean, Taunton, Mass.. a 

 white, black and tan dog pup, same litter. 



Brag—XeUyH.uhe.lps—ny Mr. J. oils Fellows, nf Hornellsvlile, N. 

 Y., one pair cocker spaniel whelps (Brag— Nelly 11 ) to Mr. Thomas D. 

 Adams, Franklin, Pa. 



Mr. A. .». Ward, of Boston, Mass.. to Mr. T. U. 

 Glbbes. Columbia, -. t bilch countess Bess by A. W. 



Got. s Fred out 01 Flti l i-ltampinu Rock— Starlight). 



Coin— Flirt whelpt— By Mr. a. a. Ward of Boston, MaBB., to Mr. J. 



E. Kveletili, o( de same i Itry. a BetreT bttcb puppy by Mr. f. B. Fay's 

 champion Com out of 1'll.a (champion Hock— starllghl) ; also two of 

 the same litter to F. B. Fay, ol 



By Mr. ii o. Pownall, Christiana, Pa., to Mr. Wm. o. Harri- 

 son, of James island, s. c. bis beagle whelp Nickel. 



Bettha—Ky Mr. Geo. Pownall, Christiana, Pa., to Mr. Wm. G. nar- 

 rtson, of James Island, s. (;., me beagle bib h wh-ip iscrilu, 



Piute -Cassette whelp— TX. Elmore has sold to F. D, Hallett, Wtnsted, 

 Conn., white, blatdc and tan bt;agle DlU'h Dure Bell try Flute (Rattler 

 —True) out of Cassette (Imp. Chanter— Dr. Rcliwlnkels Beauty), 

 whelped May 7. issi. 



jock, Jr.— Polly whelp— 'S. Elmore has sold to Selden church, Bark- 

 hamstead, Conn., black and tau setter bitch pup by Jock, Jr., out of 

 Polly, about 3 months ola. 



Gay— Grace whelps— Ii. Elmore, Granny, Conn., has sold to Atwood 

 Collins, ll o'tford. conn., lemon and white pointer bilch Bird by Gay 

 (imp. Sfl ipshot— Fanny ll.i out of Grace (lmp.sensatlou-lmp. Juno), 

 whelped Sept. a,lS81; also to Alfred E. Moore, winsted. Conn., a 

 liver and white dog pup. same Utter; also to Grove Thomson, Wlu- 

 sUM.I "ioi ,a liver and white dog pup, same Utter; also to Dr. A. 

 M Pierce, New Bedtord, Mass., a lemon and white bitch pup, same 

 inter. 



JlitKh—Gip u-lielps— Mr. II. Uedeman, Brooklyn, K. D., has recently 

 disposed of three or his champion Rush— lmporied Glp puppies to 

 Messrs. Mcciil ana Krey, Brooklyn, E. D., and Mr. J. B. Atwater, 

 Silver Lake, ie,. 



The I.atk Dk. Maddux's Doos— Baltimore, Md.. Nov. 21— Editor 

 Forest and stream : The sale of pointers antl setters belonging to the 

 lux trn.il; place mi Saturday morning lasL The prices 

 re unaccountably low. A large company was present, 

 but me bidding was very spiritless, owing, doubtless, to the scarcity 

 oi birds In this section. The black and tan Gordon setter Champ 

 brought Onlj lU, Two pointer puppies by sensation sold for ill and 

 $is respectively : one pointer bitch puppy . 15 ; one setter dog pnppj 

 by Marquis of Lome, f4, aud one setter bitch puppy, J2.50.-c. A. P. 



Mr. T. P. Carver, Winnipeg, Manitoba, has Imported from York- 

 shire, Eng.. the celebrated rox teirler Sambo (K K. c. s. a. S.S28), 

 winner of many ptlzes. Sambo is a large-sized, exceedingly well- 

 formed animal, aud his services win undoubtedly be In great request 

 irom breeders of this gatuey Utile dog. 



PHESENTATI0N8. 



Through Forest akd Stuham I wish to acknowledge the present of 

 a line brace of black setter pups, about three months old (by Jock, 

 Jr., out or Polly), presented to me by Dr. F, Rehwinkel (Chill lcothe, 

 O),— N. elmobb, Granby, Conn. 



DEATHS. 



Hoyd'tEen—Tn'r-nxdaWa fi«5» irhelpn—Nr. R. E. Bybee, of Portland, 

 Oreuou, has lost, by couiresilon of lie lungs a liner brother and sister 

 oi Foxhall (Boyd's Ben— Townsdale's Ruby) ; and Air. F. G. Abell has 

 also lost another ot the same litter. 



The Cbntatey, for December, contains several memorial 

 papers of Garfield, one of them being a simple and touching 

 account of his illness and death, written by Dr. Bliss; and 

 another a facsimile of an affecting piece of writing, the 

 President's first writing after bis assassination — his name and 

 the words Slrangulatu.i pro Jltipublica (" Slaughtered for the 

 Republic"), of which Col. Rockwell explains: "Sunday, 

 July 17, at noon, at his rtquest forwritiug materials, Iplaced 

 in his hand a clip and pencil. Lying on his back, and hold- 

 ing up the clip in his left hand, he then wrote his name and 

 the prophetic words, SprangulMus pro liepublica, the fac- 

 simite of which I now authorize you to publish. What 

 epitaph more significant, eloquent, and truthful than thiB— 

 his own !" 



— A correspondent of the Journal of Commerce, whom 

 we presume to be Sir. W. C. Prime, the author of " FGo a- 

 Fishing," has been driving through Vermont. He writes : 

 "It matters little which way y. u drive in Vermont to seek 

 beautiful scenery. Every road furnishes it. The question 

 each morning, which way we snail go, is not a very serious 

 one. Ordinarily we ask about the roads in all directions, 

 but not for the sake of getting information. That is hope- 

 less, No one now has any knowledge of a road to any place 

 except the nearest railway station. At the station no one 

 knows a road more than two or three miles away. This is 

 not exaggeration. It is simply the result of the abandon- 

 ment of carriage travel and the universal use of the rail. 

 Iutereommunication between outlying farms and villages is 

 nearly at an end. The old social iniercourse and mutual 

 dependence of the country folk is g me. The fathers aud 

 mothers knew every family within a circuit of ten or twenty 

 miles. There are not so many families in the circuit now, 

 but they have ceased in this generation to be eveu ac- 

 quaintances, one with another." 



You would not believe, were I to relate, the evidence we 

 got from day to day of local ignorance of neighborhood ge- 

 ography. " What village is this ?" I asked a twelve-year old 

 boy as we drove through a bamlet. " The city," he replied. 

 '• What city ?" "Don't know." "What town is it in?' 1 

 "Don't know." " What State 13 this in?" "Vermont." 

 The boy was doubtlesss well instructed at school in geogra- 

 phy, but his piaclical life, like that of the community in 

 which he lived, was full of the outer world, the railway 

 towns and great cities. Home and home surroundings have 

 lost much of their interest in these days of railroads. Night 

 alter night, sitting by the fire in the tavern public room, 

 with ten or fifteen of the neighbors gathered for the evening 

 talk, we have inquired about adjoining towns and roads 

 thither, whether there are inns, whe'her the roads cross 

 mountains, whether there are streams, pmd>, lakes ; which 

 way and whither the water courses run, but all in vain. 

 And at the same time these men discuss with ample intelli- 

 gence the Irish land questiou, the position ot the French in 

 Africa, the last news from Ethiopian explorers, and the poli- 

 des of the United States. We don't hear any home politics 

 talked about. All interest seems to he directed toward 

 Washing' on. 



From all this you may infer that a ride through Vermont 

 and New Hampshire is a journey of discovery. We go by 

 inquiring almost from mile to mile. A good map, already 

 marked over and over with ihe lines of our old routes, lies 

 on the carriage seat. We start like a ship and lay our course 

 by compass, or rather by the sun, for some place which on 

 the scale seems to be at a reasonable distance, and ask from 

 time to time whether we are on the rigbt roaij. Occasionally 

 we go wrong. It is of no account. We keep on and arrive 

 somewhere. 



— The daily change in a p rsou's height, says the Tiines, 

 is greater in some persons than it is in others, and while on 

 the average it is not far from half an inch, there are those 

 whose height, in twenty-four hours varies more than one inch. 

 As might be supposed, a man is tallest in the morning, while 

 the contraction in height is at its extreme at bed-time. The 

 cause for this difference is very simple During the night 

 there is little direct pressure on the joints or vertebi x that 

 go to make up the spinal column, in consequence of this, 

 these gradually expand to their limits, raising or extending 

 the body with' them. But when the body Sb placed in an up- 

 right position a pressure is instantly put upou the vertebras, 

 under which they begin to contract, and in so doing they let 

 down the b >dy. The most marked changes are usually 

 found in those who are compelled by their daily duties to 

 spend most of their waking hours standing or walking. 



— A. monkey witness, it is reported in an English paper, 

 is shortly to appear in a murder trial in an Indian Oourt at 

 Sattara. A traveling sbowmaD, whose living depended on 

 five monkeyB and a goat, was recently murdered near a vil- 

 lage, bis troupe being killed with the exception of one mon- 

 key, ivhich ran up a tree, and watched the assassins bury his 

 master and his companions. When all was quiet the mon- 

 key ran off to the "patel " of the nearest village, and made 

 him understand by screeches and sitrnB that something was 

 wrong. The "patel" followed the monkey, wtich ltd him 

 to the place where his master was buried, aud the murder was 

 duly discovered. The monkey is now kept for the ideniifi- 

 cation of the assassins, apian which recalls the time- honored 

 history of the dog of Montargis. 



Insanitt. — A Philadelphia music, publisher writes to the 

 Forest aud Stream offering us an adv< rtisement. which he 

 wishes inserttd in ihis journal tor three months. The notice, 

 at our usual rates, would cost him §32.1 He warns io paj 

 for it by sending us $18 worth of his inusic We are unable 

 to accommodate our Philadelphia friend on bis terms ; but 

 we have filed his letter ; and if he is ever tried for murder, 

 as he may be some day, he will lie at perfect liberty to sub- 

 poena us. We will produce this letter in court, and by it 

 convincingly prove to ihe jury that the man is insane. 



Florida. — The shooting around Sangford is good; quail 

 more ihan plenty ; and Ihe town is a good point to nibke ex- 

 cursions in search of deei; and other game. Hotel accomo- 

 modations very good and better than the average hotel 

 North.— C. W. R. 



