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trous and with gentle expression. The muzzle 

 should be of medium length, squarely cut, and 

 stop well defined. Neck rising, free and light 

 from the shoulders ; strong in substance, yet 

 not loaded, and of medium length. Shoulders 

 muscular, conveying the idea of freedom of 

 action, with lightness, activity and strength. 

 Chest moderately broad and full. Back short 

 and strong, and ribs well sprung, giving plen- 

 ty of lung room. Forelegs straight, with plen- 

 ty of bone, and feet close and firm. Hind- 

 quarters proportionately strong and symmet- 

 rical. Coat should be of good length and 

 rather coarse in texture, while the tail, which 

 is carried high, should have a decided brush. 



"Stonehenge," speaking of a pack of nine- 

 inch beagles, says : "We have seen them on a 

 cold, bad scenting day work up a rabbit and 

 run him in the most extraordinary manner. 

 And although the nature of the ground com- 

 pelled the pack to run almost in Indian file, 

 and thus to carry a very narrow line of scent, 

 if they threw it up, it was but for a moment. 

 Mr. Crane's standard is nine inches, and 

 every little hound is absolutely perfect." 



Thus you see, the well-bred beagle is real- 

 ly something of a gem among dogs, and to 

 the man who enjoys having good stock about 

 him and seeing it improve under careful 

 breeding and handling, no breed offers 

 greater attractions or opportunities. 



BIG GAME HUNTING 



Big game hunters cannot complain that 

 their pet sport has been overlooked. Books 

 innumerable have been written on the sub- 

 ject, and yet each one as it appears is po'unced 

 upon and eagerly devoured by those who have 

 been inoculated with a love of the wild life. 



The latest work on hunting big and dan- 

 gerous game is one edited by Mr. Horace G. 

 Hutchinson and published by Country Life, 

 London, whose agents in this country are 

 Charles Scribner's Sons. 



This work extends to two volumes, and, as 

 the authors include, in addition to several 

 European authorities, Mr. A. S. Reed, Capt. 

 Phillipps-Wolley, Warburton-Pike, Captain 

 Radcliffe and Sir Henry Seton-Karr, Ameri- 

 can big game comes in for an unusually large 



share of attention, seeing this is a European 

 work. All the above-mentioned sportsmen 

 are well known in connection with the big 

 game hunting of the West and Northwest. 



Freemantle, one of the great English au- 

 thorities, contributes a good chapter on the 

 sporting rifle — of course, from the English 

 point of view — and Messrs. Ross, the famous 

 London opticians, discuss the telescope as 

 used by the hunter. 



This book deals with stalking in the high- 

 lands, shooting in Norway, and chamois hunt- 

 ing in the Alps; but the volume that will ap- 

 peal to us particularly is that dealing with 

 American big game. The moose, elk, caribou, 

 deer, sheep, bear and musk ox are treated of 

 at considerable length, and by men who have 

 acquired their knowledge of the animals at 

 first hand. As a rule, we have nothing but 

 commendation for the contents of "Big Game 

 Hunting," but, of course, there are a few 

 minor statements that we think open to cor- 

 rection. For instance : Major Freemantle says, 

 "One big game hunter after another has been 

 delighted to find them (.450 Cordite Rifles) 

 effective for elephants, rhinoceros, buffalo, 

 giraffe, tiger, lion, moose." Why a man should 

 be asked to lug around a heavy .450 Cordite 

 rifle, weighing from ioy 2 to 12 pounds, when ' 

 he goes moose hunting we cannot discover. 

 In our own hands, an extra light Winchester 

 30-30 is good enough for any moose that we 

 have yet met, and our friend George Craw- 

 ford, lately of Mattawa, but now of some- 

 where else, generally uses a 38-55 ; and we 

 have never heard him complain of its not 

 being sufficiently deadly. Why is it that peo- 

 ple will group a soft animal like the moose 

 with the rhinoceros and the buffalo? 



Again, Capt. Phillipps-Wolley is certainly 

 astray in his estimate of the size of the 

 white-tail deer. He has apparently mixed up 

 leucurus with virginianns, and his estimate of 

 150 pounds for the usual weight of the big 

 buck would provoke a smile upon the Gati- 

 neau, where a big buck will often weigh 275 

 pounds as he falls. We have heard upon 

 what we regard as good authority- of one 

 that weighed 325 pounds. 



The price of this book is $7.50 net. It is 

 handsomelv illustrated. 





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