350 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



Bitches— James Farley, Phila, Dolly, 7 yrs, highly commended ; 

 Tboa Coyls, Phila, Nellie, 6 yra; Tbeo Sehriber, Phila, Kose, 5 yrs; 

 James Cuff. Phila, Floss, 20 rnoe ; Andrew Dougherty, Phila, Nell, 

 3 yrs ; Dr Wm Sanderson, West Phila, Fannie, 3 vrs, 4 m ; Jamea 

 H Clark, Phila, Nell, 2 yra; J H Brown, Phila, Pint, 2 yra ; C D 

 Sharpies, Phila, Totty and 2 pups; E Daily, Phila, Jennie, 18 

 mos ; D Wright, Phila* Fanme and 2 pupa, 20 mos ; H Kiateman, 

 New York, Lucv, 15 mos, very highly commended ; Miss Edith 

 Rawle, Pliila, Fidget, 35 moe ; Mrs F A Miller, Phila, Fan, 3 yra ; 

 W A Haines, Jr, N Y, Beauty; Arthur Schafer, Minnie, 7 moa. 



Class 32. — Dandie Dinmont Terriers— No entries. 



Class 33.— Scotch Terriers— Dogs— Thos Little, Phila, Rip, 5 

 yrs; James Cuff, Phila, Mouse, 2 yra ; Miss Smith, Phila. Frisk, 

 3 yrs ; Edw Daily, Phila, Jack. 3 yrs. 1st prize : M McCool, Frank, 



18 mos : W Duke Mutphy, Phila, Nix, 7 mos, very highly com- 

 mended ; Mrs Eiseman. Phila, Sport, 2 yrs: J Spealler. Phila, Ben, 

 16 mos ; H Q Clay, Jr, Phila, Dot, 3 yrs; B SRedfield, Phila, Mop, 



19 moa, 2d prize. 



Bitches— A W Sloan e, Phila, Fannie, 2 vra ; W Duke Murphy, 

 Phila, Muff, 7 mos : P McGrath, Phila, Gyp. 5 mos. 



ClasB 34— Long or Silk-Haired Terriers— No entries. 



Class 35.— Miscellaneous Dogs— N W Thorp, Phil*, Fred 2 yrs; 

 Mrs E Breleford, Phila, Beautv, 1\4, vrs ; Miss G K McCall, Phila, 

 Pat, 19 mos; B E Walton, Phila, Tip, 2% yrs; Wm L Elkins, 

 Phila, Ponder. 6 moB ; 3 F Tribbht, Phila, Tip, 3 moa; Thos Learn- 

 ing, Phila, Frank, 8 years. 2d prize ; Geo Stellwagen, Phila, Bono 

 3 yrs ; F Meyer, Phila, Sultan, 3% years ; Wm Galbraitb, Philn, 

 Jocko, 6 yra ; Simp, 10 mos ; J Collins Duncan, Phila, Fritz, 7 

 moB j A Prieatlev, Phila. Piiuce : W S Armstrong, Phila, Lion ; 

 F S Miller, Phila, Little Mac ; Mrs Walterford, Pbila, Prince : 

 Chaa Thomas, Phila. Lion : Wm Saunders, Pbila, liovev. 3y. vrs ; 

 Dot, 2}£ yrs: Spunkey, 3% yrs; Geo W Simpson, Phila", Tip, 

 black and tan ; Christ Hatumle, Camhden, Moike, Ilk yrs ; Alex- 

 ander GlasB, Phila, Wolf, 3 yrs ; Coleman's Bob, 1st prize. 



Miscellaneous Bitches— Geo A RuHsel), Phila, Jock, 3% yra ; 

 Harringon Fitzgerald, Plrila, Pinkey, 1 yr ; Bichard Robertson, 

 Cambden, N J, Bndd, 10 mos ; J W Aldridge, Phila, Fussee. highly 

 commended ; Gotleib Colts, Phila. Bose, 1 vr : Joseph Marsden. 

 Phila, Nellie, 3 yra ; H Thorbecke, Phila. Fanny. 3 vra ; Geo C 

 Bodgers, Phila, Tip, 8>.< yrs, 3d prize ; Wm Jones, Phila, Nip. 2 

 yrs ; Wm Sides, Muff, 4 yrs ; Mrs J W Bates, Phila, Jet, 2 yrs ; G 

 Dawson Coleman, Phila, Bob, deerhound, 1st i}4 yrs, prize. 



Class 36. — Performing Doge. 



Special Prizes.— The special prize offered for the best stud 

 pointer, with two of his get, was awaided to Max Helhnich's Dan. 

 The prize -was a silver pitcher, valued at $175, presented by Mr 

 Thomas W Sparks of Philadelphia. The second special prize, a 

 painting, by James B. Sword, value $100, was awarded for best 

 setter to P H Morris, of New York, for Lark. Major J M Brown's 

 Grouse was awarded third, special prize (a silver fruit dish) for 

 heat native setter dog, over a year old. Snapshot, Mr Tileston's 

 dog, took special prize (silver collar) for best pointer, and Jacob 

 Staiger'B Frank a silver fruit dish, also for pointer, barring cham- 

 pions. A revolver and case was awarded Mr. Frank Furness' dog 

 Frank for best stud setter, with two of his get. over six months of 

 age. For beat pointer over 50 pounda (excluding championa), a 

 piece of silver was awarded Jacob Staiger's dog Frank. William 

 Copeland'a Time received a revolver and case for best pointer un- 

 der 50 pounds. 



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Frank.— The Irish pointer dog Frank, exibited at the Philadelphia 

 show by Wm. W. Porter, of that city, attracted much attention. The 

 dog Bhows fine points and high breeding, is lemon and white in color, 

 weighs about 65 lbs., and is valued at $260.— Adv. 



DOGS' REASONING FACULTIES. 



Spottsyxvania Co., Va,, Nov. 23, 1877. 

 Editor Forest and Stream and Rod and Gun: 



I feel as though I wanted to say something of the power of 

 dogs to reason. I cannot help thinking they have this fac- 

 ulty, or if they do not have it they have something so near 

 akin to it, that had I the power I would like to impart that 

 something they do possess, in lieu of the commodity pos- 

 sessed by some of my human, acquaintances, and designated 

 reason. 



Let me relate an incident or so which happened under my 

 observation among my own dogs, setters and pointers. I 

 bred and owned, in the years 1856-57, a well-bred Virginia 

 setter, who, owing to his propensity for getting into broils 

 and Bcrapes, was called "Rowdy." Returning one chill y 

 November evening from an all-day's tramp after partridges, I 

 stopped at our village-doctor's office, and as he was a bachelor 

 I allowed my dog to follow me into the office to enjoy with 

 me his nice hickory fire, which I bad seen so cheerily shining 

 and blazing through tie window. 1 found in the office with the 

 doctor two of my young friends who were eager to have a chat 

 with me about my day's sport. My dog stretched himself be- 

 fore the fire, and, so soon as I had removed my boots, I drew 

 a chair up in front of the fire and placed a foot upon either 

 side of the dog, for the purpose of drying them, for they 

 were quite damp. The fire soon became unpleasantly hot for 

 the dog's bare nose, and for an instant, thinking the nose af* 

 fault instead of himself (people do the same thing sometimes), 

 he began to scratch it with his claws vigorously ; failing to 

 get relief, he covered his nose with his feet, and for the mo- 

 ment " was happy." To teach him good manners I gave the 

 coals under the wood a gentle stir, which made the heat be- 

 come so oppressive to my friend as to cause him to spring 

 with a rude bark and much pawing into the centre of the 

 room, much to the amusement of the company. Alter cool- 

 ing off a little. I observed him looking very intently, first at 

 my feet and then into my face, all the while wagging his 

 faithful tail, and uttering a low, distressed whine. Thinking 

 he had not entirely recovered from the disturbing influence of 

 the fire, and not being altogether satisfied with my part in 

 the matter, I said nothing. I was, however, you may con- 

 ceive, much surprised to see him approach my right foot, 

 which was smoking near the fire, and with his forefeet drag 

 it away ; and this he persisted in doing so often as I replaced 

 it, and when I ordered him to let it alone he immediately re- 

 sumed operations upon the other foot, trying to place it in 

 safety. Be assured I keenly felt the rebuke, and now, after a 

 lapse of twenty years, I would not be caught in the same 

 scrape, and feel the remorse I then felt, for fifty dollars 

 Y es» it is pleasant for me to think (let others think as they 

 will) that my honest friends can reason, and in this case 

 without intending it, was able aDd did administer a sharp and 

 well-deserved rebuke. I had the great sorrow to shoot, for 

 some horrible distemper, fall before last, a fine, glossy black 

 setter bred by myself, unci over which I shot for three sea- 

 sons, hunting him on partridg< s and woodcock. This dog I 

 never broke; he broke himself, and was perfectly reliable 

 upon every thing, be it either fur or feather. "Jim" Morris" 

 took it into his head that it was disagreeable to me to dis- 

 mount from my horse, or stoop down to receive a retrieved 

 bird from him, and with great rare and dignity would rear up 

 and deliver hie game to me. This dog 1 Wed so hard one 

 fall that every chance he got he would indulge himself in long 

 naps and would snore like a stem-wheel steamer Often he 



il'tl S ^f UP h -T **?***** na P s - P a ^e a moment and 

 listen, and then with great statehness, walk to the stable and 

 k>ofc into my nd-ng-uoiu-e'- „ wouM 



take himself back to the house-porch and finish his nap ; but 

 if she was absent— Well ! there was a snort, an earthquake, a 

 greased streak of lightning, and master and doe were together 

 I have a two-year-old son of his, but they don't breed his sort 

 any more. 1 could keep this clatter up for an hour, but know 

 you have other use for your valuable 6pace. Before. I close, 

 however, let me say to those who think a dog has no reason, 

 or something near akin to it ; that he cannot feel a needless in- 

 sult, or appreciate a kindness offered j that he cannot teach 

 you many things, such as patience, perseverance to endure 

 privation, to bear pain, fatigue, etc. ;— that their experience 

 has been veiy widely at variance from that of 

 Yours very respectfully, Bird Shot. 



Dbatu From a Fox Bite.— In the San Antonio Express, 

 an account is given of the death of a boy from a fox bite. 

 The boy was bathing, and on going out of the water was at- 

 tacked and bitten by a fox. The fox was killed. The boy's 

 wounds were dressed, and he was apparently getting well, 

 when some sixty days afterwards he complained of feeling un- 

 well and died. " It is believed," says the Expre.tss, " that the 

 boy's death was caused by hydrophobia." 



It is not at all certain that the boy died of hydrophobia, it 

 might have been a case of tetanus. The question whether 

 other animals than dogs have rabies, we do not consider as yet 

 to have been fully decided. Now that this case of a bite 

 from a fox is mentioned, it may be stated that people are said 

 to have died from bites inflicted by wolves, by cats, and even 

 horses. Certain cases of hydrophobia, brought on by wounds 

 received from a cat, seem to hear some semblance of truth ; at 

 east the diagnosis of the disease resembles exactly that of hy- 

 drophobia. A somewhat strange statement was made some 

 months ago by Lieutenant Colonel Dodge, U. 8. A,, who as- 

 serts that the bite of the skunk {Mephitis Americana) is fatal. 

 Colonel Dodge does not think that death arises to individuals 

 who are bitten by the skunk, because the skunk is afflicted by 

 any malady, but that all skunks are venomous. Colonel* 

 Dodge writes as follows ; 



• I am convinced that the terrible disease is the natural result 

 to man of the bite of the skunk (in the territory designated : 

 Dakotah, we believe); and that, while inflicting it on the per- 

 son bitten, it does not follow that the skunk "is himself af. 

 flicted with the malady. I judge this to be the case; firstly, 

 from the fact that skunks are very numerous in the valleys of 

 the Arkansas and its tributaries, whilst the number of men 

 bitten each year, with fatal Tesult, is so great and so widely 

 separated, both in location and time, as to indicate an epidemic 

 amongst the skunks, if each were equally rabid, that would 

 soon exterminate the whole race ; secondly, from the actions 

 of the biting animals. The bite is not the senseless snap of a 

 rabid animal, but is the result of appetite. The skunk comes 

 into camp in search of food, deUberately sits down on the 

 hand or face of a man, and begins eating. If disturbed, he 

 cocks his tail and stands on the defence j but if a fire is made, 

 or a candle lit, or he be alarmed by noise or bustle, hs scam- 

 pers off into the darkness to return again when all is quiet. 

 Thirdly, that, though I have seen many dogs bitten by skunks, 

 I have never known a dog or other lower animal to go mad 

 from such a bite. 



Until the matter is further studied, we must doubt that the 

 bite of the skunk is fatal. In certain northern portions of the 

 United States this creature still exists, and we hardly remem- 

 ber to have heard any cases of death arising from the bite of 

 the Mephitis Americana. It should be remembered that of 

 late years this animal has been a great deal hunted for its 

 skin. In regard to wolves, the Indians believe in hydrophobic 

 wolves. 



Thb Cost or Raising andBreaking Dogs. — I am inclined to 

 write you a brief letter upon a subject concerning which many 

 sportsmen are enterely ignorant— it is the cost of raising and 

 breaking sporting dogs. Alany may feel indifferent as to 

 whether it costs much or little, but to us who are interested 

 in breeding, and who occasionally sell a pup or a broken dog, 

 this question is not void of interest. When 1 advertise a lot 

 of well-bred pups at $80 each or §75, 1 know that I am only 

 getting my money back, and sometimes not that. A few 

 days ago a gentleman in the Southwest corresponded with 

 me relative to buying a broken setter dog. My price was f GO 

 (just about actual cost of breaking). In his reply he said : 

 " I do not consider a native setter worth much more than the 

 cost of breaking— say $35." Now r , this gentleman has either 

 broken but few dogs, or he estimates his time as of little 

 value. Let us suppose, for an illustration : 



One pup (native), value at six weeks $15 00 



Keeping until five months old, 35c. per week 5 CO 



House-breaking, 30 days, the paltry sum of 15 00 



Four months' actual work in the field, at $15 per month. . . (it) 00 

 Dog's keeping, six months 12 00 



Total $107 60 



Suppose I pay $5 to adverti?e this dog, and at last sell him 

 for $75, where is my profit ? 



1 hear some one say ; Why do you sell dogs if it is a losing 

 business ? My answer is, we do not estimate time in count- 

 ing the cost of the dog, only the actual cash out. 



Now, let us try to illustrate the value of an imported dog, 

 or of a young dog from the fancy English and Irish stock, t 

 will illustrate it best by my own actual experience with three; 



Br to— 



1 red Irish dog pup, kennel of Arnold Bnrgea tMj Oi < 



1 Irish hitch pup, kennel of Jesae Sherwood 35 00 



1 red Irish dog pup, kennel of A. C. Waddell. ., 85 00 



Express charges on the three 12 60 



HouBe-breakiug the ttiree. , 35 00 



Field-breaking one 25 00 



Keeping..... 10 00 



Total 5192 60 



Losses by death: 



2 pups, $;->5 «aeh, first cost 570 00 



1 bitch broken and offered at 65 00 



Actual loaa fcl27 60 



I have invested several hundred dollars in dogs, and so far 

 my experience has taught me that there is but little to be 

 made in breeding or breaking dogs. I could name many gen- 

 ■ve. I h&v* . 



write this, not to bewail my losses, for I can stand that ; not 

 to find fault, for I bava no fault to find ; but merely I 

 plain why a well-bred and well-broken dog is worth 8250. 

 Ask Mr. David Sanborn how much it cost to break .Nellie, 

 the champion at Hampton. Probably he would not tell you, 

 but, if he values his time at mechanic's wages, $250 would 

 not reimburse him for it. " Fools rush in where angels fear 

 to tread." So I beg of you, my dear brother sportsman, do 

 not entertain the notion that we dog-men are getting rich, and 

 then invest your bottom dollar in starting a new kennel. If 

 you own a good pup and have no time to break it, I can 

 name a few men such as Waddington, Morgan, Whilford, and 

 a dozen others who might be named, who know how to do it, 

 and if they ask you $75 or $100 for educating your dog ready 

 for use, don't begrudge the money. The reason why there 

 are so many half-broken dogs in the country, is simply be- 

 cause the average sportsman expects them to grow like a 

 mushroom in one night. 



I expect this letter to be criticised even worse than my 

 little pamphlet, called «' Hints on Dog-Breaking," was, but 

 that does not matter if it only throws 'light on a subject that 

 has been hid so long. — IF. ff. Holabird, in Chicago Field. 



A Dog's Considerate Regard.— There is a very knowing 

 dog, and also a very prateful one, in Newhaven (England). I 

 am acquainted with his case, because I am on duty there and 

 sec the creature frequently. This dog, you must understand, 

 is a Dalmatian, or spotted coach dog, which makes his history 

 the more remarkable; for the breed is not noted for brains, 

 Generally speaking, its accomplishments are limited to sleep- 

 ing by your horse in the stable, and jumping at his nose, 

 when he is on the road. Well, this Dalmatian fell blind; 

 he had a cataract on both eye-?. He went groping about the 

 streets and tumbling into gutters, until he stirred up the com- 

 passion of my brother in surgery, Beach, Beach, by the way, 

 cares nothing about dogs; he ha no fondness for them what- 

 ever. But he said it was a pity to see this wretch struggling 

 and suffering in that style, if the thing could be helped. So 

 he got hold of his subject, had him tied and chloroformed, op 

 erated on him, and removed the cataracts. The sight, in 

 short, was restored completely. 



Ever since then this Dalmatian has been a monster of grati- 

 tude, and absolutely worships and haunts and bores his hene- 

 fator. It isn't because Beach feeds him. Not at all. Beach 

 isn't of that sort. He is not a dog-fancier nor a dog provider. 

 He might think a dog wanted an operation, but he would 

 never think he wanted r bone. Well, all the same, the Dal- 

 matian adores him. He is a savage brute ; he will bite any 

 body else, including his master, but from Beach he will take 

 any sort of maltreatment. Perhaps the most curious thing 

 about the case is that he keeps some account of time, and 

 knows the days of the week and hours of ihe day. This 

 is very extraordinary, of course, but it is absolutely certain. 



Beach, you must understand, lives out of town, and only 

 comes in twice a week to attend to his duties there, once on 

 Wednesday at ten in the morning, and once on Saturday, at 

 three in the afternoon. Well, his old patient never faita to 

 meet him on the right day and at the correct hour, just as ac- 

 curately as though all Dalmatians were born with chronome- 

 ters in Iheir mouths. He never mistakes one day for another 

 and never goes on either day at the wrong hour. As Beach 

 drives in, tbe dog meets him a little way out, follows him 

 through his round, sits or stands by him, watches him de- 

 voredly, attends him homeward a certain distance, and then 

 leaves him. Nobody can call him off, not even his master. 

 By the way, if Beach comes to town by some unusual road, 

 and so misses the dog, "the latter immediately sets up a per- 

 sistent search for him, going in succession to every one of his 

 haunts, and among them to my quarters. How he has learn- 

 ed that Beach and I have some relation to each other, I don't 

 know ; but he has learned it perfectly, and is just as mindful 

 of it as either of us. 



Once I undertook, just for the curiosity of the thing, to de- 

 tain him in my office. I put my arms around him and held 

 on with all my strength. The result was that after a violent 

 tussle I found myself on the floor, and the big brute off like 

 lightning after his dear Beach. Anybody else would have been 

 badly bitten. He only spared me out of consideration for my 

 obvious relations and my supposed intimacy with his bene- 

 factor. 



Now, the beast's gratitude is perhaps nothing remarkable ; a 

 great many dogs show allection and remembrance of kindness. 

 But how upon earth does this Dalmatian know the day of the 

 week and the time of day ?— Atlantic Monthly. 



DOGS THAT EAT FISH ONLY. 



Philmikli'iiia, Pa., Nov, 25, 1877, 

 Editor Forest and Stream: i 



While spending a few weeks on the shore of the Bay of 

 Fundy, in Nova Scotia, in 1374, I learned a novel method of 

 catching codfish, which was practiced by some farmers in thai 

 vicinity. At the time of low watir, the farmer walks out on the 

 dry flats and drives many stakes in the ground, to which lie 

 ties short lines, with hooks and bait. He then goes homo to 

 his accustomed duties. Soon the great tide rises, and covers 

 the flats with forty oc fifty feet of water. The adventurous 

 fish, following the waters for forage and frolic, take the baited 

 hooks, and then settle down tos/' quiet life." When the 

 waters recede the - fish are left high and dry, when the farmer, 

 with his wheelbarrow, collects them and baits the hooks 

 again, In this maotfer he obtains his supply of fish for the 

 winter without much labor and loss of time, and without 

 much sport. Many of these farmers live almost wholly on fish 

 diet, and even their dogs know not the taste of meat. On one 

 occasion, I, in company with several friends, stopped at the 

 hospitable mansion of Mr. Barlow, a farmer, who lives on 

 Cape D'Or. As we drove from Parrsboro on that day, a dis- 

 tance of more than thirty miles, we carried, as a portion of 

 our lunch, a leg of mutton. When Mr. Bartow's dog came 

 up wagging his tail in friendly style, so characteristic of true 

 welcome, we offered to him what remained of the leg of mut- 

 ton. To our surprise and Mr. Bartow's amusement, the dog, 

 alter smelling the meat, turned away in disgust. Mr, Bartow, 

 in explaining the defectives f our favor by the 



dog stated that he was not accustomed tu eat meat, as" they 

 seldom hid it on the'u own table, living almost exclu- 

 sively on fish diet. He said, "Try the dog with a piece of 

 salt codfish after supper and he will not refuse \% " J. W 



