March 8, 1884.] 



FOREST AND STREAM!. 



Ill 



True to her word, Phyllis was ready to depart early next 

 morning. 



"Isn't you gwine, 'Manuel? Is you gwine ter let me go 



" 'F you don't know when you'se well oil, I does; and I'se 

 gwine 't stay well off, dat's uief'' and 'Manuel turned to leave 



"I'so jis fooled 'nougl wid dat clog, and i'se gwine." 



"Goodbye, Phyllis." 



'•(Stood bye, 'Man." and they p.i rted, EVERETT Vow CuLIN. 



LICE ON DOGS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The remedies supplied in your last issue in an article— "Lice 

 on Dors"— are all good, especially when applied as you direct. 

 In addition thereto. Avoulcl add that a saturated solution of 

 common salt in water with some saltpetre, the quantity of 

 saltpetre at pleasure, applied warm, is etpially good. Kills the 

 eggs and parasites and all is over, unless the animal is allowed 

 to plav with others infested. How many owners of dogs take 

 care of then- animals, or know how to? Right here, I will add 

 that a mixture of equal parts of boracic acid, vaseline, oil of 

 tar and lae sulphur, will cure the worst case of mange with 

 two applications, and, equal parts of vaseline and boracic 

 acid, will ciu-e canker of the ear with three applications. 



Thomas But. 



ijtica, March i. 1884, 



THE NATIONAL STUD BOOK. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Nearly four years ago I paid to the Secretary of the Natioual 

 American Kennel Club the fees for the registration of one or 

 two dogs. I have, in common with many more, waited 

 patientlv the appearance of their second volume of the Stud 

 Book. 



In the only report that I have seen ot the late business 

 meeting of the N. A.K.C. not one word is said about the Stud 

 Book. Will Mr. Bryson kindly say whether the club has 

 given the matter up as hopeless;' I certainly think the many 

 contributors of ''quarters" axe entitled to a report, if nothing 

 more, for their money. Respectfully, 



James Watson. 



New York. March 3, 1884. 



WHAT DOGS SHALL BE REGISTERED? 



SOME of the breeders are discussing in the America n Ken- 

 nel. Register the propriety of restricting registration in that 

 book. We cpiote below the letter which has given rise to this 

 discussion: 

 Editor American Kennc! Register: 



The writer is a subscriber to the American Kennel Register, 

 is an owner of dogs registered therein, is an admirer of all 

 dogs whose pedigrees are pure and whose deeds are untar- 

 nished, and desires not only to see pure bred dogs recognized 

 at their true value, but also desires to protect those who can 

 truth full v lay claim to "blue blood" from being placed upon 

 an equality with dogs whose only recommendation is their 

 owner's pergonal regard, and whose only prima facie evidence 

 of respectability is the fact of their registration in the Artier* 

 icon Kennrl Register. 



The blanks, which are furnished to applicants who desire to 

 register their canine pets, trace the pedigree back to the great 

 grand sire and dam on the side of both sire and dain. 



When a dog is duly registered and assigned a number in the 

 American Kennel Register she becomes known ns Lassie 

 (A.K.R. 199), or Lassie (A.K.R, 208), or Lassie (A.K.R. 445), or 

 Lassie (A.K.R. 633), and I think the management of the 

 American Kennel Register will agree with me that a regis- 

 tration is, and ought to be, accepted as an evidence of freedom 

 from bastardy, and as possessing qualities of blood or bench 

 show or field trial records, desirable to breed from and to 

 own. 



I am an owner of pure bred dogs, and desire to protect not 

 only myself, but also all my brethren in the field of caninology, 

 and I know that they will indorse what I say. It has been 

 said that "Illustration is the picture of thought," and being 

 compelled to give examples of faulty registration, will use 

 only the names of gentlemen who are' known to be most ex- 

 cellent connoisseurs of purity of blood, and to possess whose 

 friendship is both an honor and a pleasure. While in the cases 

 of registration I sUall quote, the names of the owners are in 

 themselves a sufficient guarantee of truthfulness and respect- 

 ability, yet others might enter them stock in exactly a similar 

 manner, and both dogs and owners be, in the language of our 

 friend Barnum, ''a prince of humbugs." 



To illustrate: "Fly (831), black and tan bitch, date of birth 

 not known. Breeder, Capt. Graham, Londonderry, Ireland. 

 She, Davidson's Firefly. Dam. Graham's Beauty." 



"Tweed (335), black, white breast, dog, date of birth not 

 stated. Breeder, Mr. W. B. Macbeth, Forfar, Scotland. Sire. 

 Rob Roy. Dam, Helen McGregor." 



"Lassie (199) ****** 



Sire, Van Schaick's Punch. Dam, Van Schaick's Bess." 



In the above cases I have transcribed from the pages of the 

 American Kennel Register. Nothing else is nee.dedthan the 

 names of the owners to insure respectability : but Smith and 

 Jones can also send in a Tweed and Fly, and a Black or Brown 

 can register a dog out of his Punch and Bess, and what rea- 

 son have we to think that they are any better than the waifs 

 of fortune, or perhaps it would be better to say, of misfor- 

 tune, that are continually happening into existence in every 

 back alley? What is it that makes "Burke's Peerage" a work 

 of influence, or "Wallace's Horse Register" valuable to the 

 breeder or owner? 



What is the course of action which will make the pages of 

 the American Kennel Register stand upon an equality with 

 the above? It is to be obtained by excluding all dogs who 

 do not produce proof of being valuable in other than the 

 owner's eyes. The mere fact of Jack being imported from 

 Ireland, or Jill from Scotland, is no guarantee of purity of 

 blood. They have as many curs and mongrels over there as 

 do we in this cowntiy. And I could ere this have entered 

 my "Boxer." by my "Old Jack," out of my "Nell," only that 

 I have considered that it would be lowering the standard of 

 registration, and tend to make it a laughing stock and a by- 

 word and reproach. Is it any evidence that my "Boxer" 

 is any better than any other cur, because I happen to own 

 his sire and dam? 



I must beg your pardon for writing at such length; it is my 

 purpose and desire always to condense my few ideas in as 

 small a space as possible, and only desired in this brief squib 

 to start the ball a rolling, and obtain the opinions of brother 

 breeders upon this subject. In closing, I will with due bmnility 

 offer the following suggestions, to wit: 



First — Every dog registered in the American Kennel Register 

 must have a complete authentic pedigree, as the registration 

 blank provides; or, 



Second— The parent (of the dog registered), whose pedigree 

 is unknown, must have been placed either to a field trial or 

 at a bench show, held under proper kennel club rules: or, 



Third — The dog registered must have been placed in a field 

 trial or taken a prize in a bench show, held under properly 

 acknowledged kennel club rules, his pedigree according to 

 rule first being incomplete, or the stipulation in rule second 

 being unfulfilled. 



I should be pleased to read the ideas upon this subject 

 especially of such gentlemen as Dr. Jarvis, Dr. Downey, Mr. 

 Mrore, Messrs, Rutherfurd, Mr. Wade, Messrs. Thayer & Bros., 

 and others. C. Vak W. FlSH, 



,«,,,„„„ t i Lassie Regis (A.K.R. 393), 

 ' '™- oi J Ettrick Shepherd (A.K.R 534). 



CURRENT DOG STORIES. 



XXV. 



Mr. N. 0. Chichester, superintendent of Arnold's chair 

 factory, tells a wonderful dog stoiy. On Thursday he was 

 looking out on the river from an upper window of the factory 

 when he discovered a dog in the ferry track, struggling hard 

 to get out. The dog would swim along the edge of the ice, 

 then get both feet on it and raise himself partly out of the 

 water and fall back. The animal did this once or twice, when 

 another dog was seen hurrying to the spot. The latter seized 

 the half drowned dog by the neck and pulled and tugged 

 away, vainly endeavoring to haul him out. He got him nearly 

 out two or three times, but each time he fell back. Suddenly 

 the would-be rescuer started like lightning for the shore, and 

 the dog in the water kept up his struggles. In a minute or 

 two the other dog was seen returning and there was a man 

 with him, who was running. Dog and man reached the 

 drowning dog in time to pull him out, and all stalled for the' 

 shore. When the two dogs reached the bridge which leads 

 from the ice to the Brewery pier they laid down side by side, 

 and made extraordinary manifestations of joy and delight, 

 and their cries, not barks, were incessant. The dog that 

 Was saved is owned by Mr. Geo. Lumb, of Swart & Lumb 

 Bros., and the dog that went to his rescue is a hunting dog 

 belonging to Isaac H. Wood, of the Exchange House. Taking 

 eveiytbtog into consideration it was a most wonderful occur- 

 ence.— PoufjhkeeQSte (N. Y.) Eagle, Feb. 6, 1884. 

 XXVI. 



General Cass's position on the slave question while he was a 

 candidate for the Presidency was a subject of much discussion 

 and no little ridicule. Among other stories told was one by a 

 Kentuckian, who would preface his remarks by drawing from 

 one pocket a copy of the Cleveland Plainclealer, and from the 

 other a copy of the Nashville Union. He would then read 

 from the Plainclealer the most strenuous assurances to the 

 Democracy of the North that General Cass was a Wilmot pro- 

 viso man, and from the Union assurances just as positive that 

 General Cass was a pro slavery man. 



"Now, I am not good at speaking," continued the Ken- 

 tuckian, "but the Michigan man's position puts me in rnind of a 

 little circumstance which happened in my neighborhood to 

 Kentucky some time ago, which I must tell you. I had a 

 neighbor* by the name of Martin, who was an unc»mmon 

 clever physician and an importer of fine stock. One day the 

 doctor stopped to get his horse shod at neighbor Bird's, the 

 blacksmith, who lived about two miles from the doctor's 

 house. The doctor commenced talking about his beautiful 

 Berkshire pigs, and told the blacksmith, to a fit of liberality, 

 that he would give him a pig out of the next fitter 'Su' had.^ 



"In the course of two months or such a matter, the doctor 

 called at the shop and told neighbor Bird that 'Su' had had a 

 fine litter, and to send and get his pig. So Bird posts his man 

 Bob off with his wife's large willow basket to get the pig. 

 Between Bird's and Martin's Sam Smith, who was a great 

 quiz, kept a little grocery, and seeing Bob coming post haste 

 on his master's horse old Tom, with the basket on his arm, 

 he sang out, 'Halloo Bob, where are you goiug in such a hurry 

 this morning?' T is gwine to Massa Doctor Martin's to get 

 Massa Tom's Buckshur pig, what massa doctor promised Massa 

 Tom the las' time he shod his hoss,' said the negro as he reined 

 in his animal. 'Well, Bob. you must stop as you come back 

 and let me see the pig.' 'Dat I will, Massa Sam, that I will,' 

 and away he went at the top of 'old Tom's' speed. 



"In less than aa hour Bob returned with a genuine swine, 

 and, alightiug at the grocery, he lifted the cover of the basket, 

 and to the astonished gaze of the grocery man, who imagined 

 a Berkshire to be something more than a mere hog, exhibited 

 a very beautiful specimen of a jet black pig. An idea struck 

 Sam Smith to play a joke on Bob, and knowing his propensity 

 to imbibe, told him to go in the grocery and get a dram. 

 While Bob was gone, Sam Smith ran aroimd the back of the 

 house and got a little black pup about the same heft, and took 

 the pig out of the basket and put the pup to. When Bob came 

 out and mounted his nag, Sam Smith handed him the basket 

 and off he went. On arriving at home the blacksmith asked 

 him if he had got the pig. 'Yes, massa, and a werry fine pig 

 he be, too,' said Bob, lifting up the cover, 'black as a coal, 

 when, to the utter astonishment of Bob and Bird, there lay a 

 little black curly puppy. 'Is that a Berkshire pig?' asked the 

 blacksmith to "amazement; 'why, it is a pup, not a pig?' 

 'Bless de Lord,' said Bob, 'he be pig when I put him in the 

 basket, but he changed to pup!' 'Take him back, sir,' said 

 Bird, highly indignant, 'and tell Doctor Martin that I don't 

 want to be fooled with his puppies, and if he don't want to 

 give me a Berkshire pig, to say so.' 



"Bob started back, and, naturally enough, he stopped at the 

 grocer's to relate his mishaps to Sam Smith, who heard him 

 out with a countenance expressive of wonder, at the same 

 time doing his best to control his increasing desire to burst 

 into fits. 'Well, get down, Bob,' said the grocer, 'and have 

 another dram.' Bob didn't require a second invite, aud while 

 he was getting his 'bald face,' the grocer took the pup from 

 the basket, and put back the pig. 'Massa Sam,' said Bob, 

 coming out to mount his horse, 'I am mighty obfusticated 

 'bout dis pig. First I think him pig, I know he is pig first, and 

 den I know he is pup, too. Ain't you sartin, Massa Sam, he 

 was pig first?' asked Bob, as he mounted his crittur. 'I'll 

 swear to it,' replied Smith, and away rode Bob for the 

 doctor's. 



"On arriving at the house, Bob delivered his message, but 

 the doctor seeming somewhat incredulous as to the truth of 

 the story, Bob with a flourish of insulted veracity opened the. 

 lid of the basket, when lo, there was the identical pig that he 

 had started with. Bob stood transfixed, and with eyes protrud- 

 ing and mouth open, remarked: 'For God, 'taint no use, massa, 

 he be pup or jpig, just as he pleases.'" The crowd became 

 convulsed with laughter, and gave the Kentuckian three 

 cheers. — Ben Perley Poore, in Boston Budget. 



XXVII. 



A superior setter dog which probably had been to the woods 

 a year or mors and become wild, was lately run dovni by a 

 pack of hounds and captured near Crawfordsville.Ga. He was 

 of large size and extremely thin, but soon became tame and 

 manageable. He is supposed to have escaped from a passing 

 train of cars. — Germantown Telegraph. 

 xxvirx. 



A shabbffly dressed man, who carried a bundle loosely 

 wrapped to a newspaper, and was followed by a small white 

 dog that barked playfully as it snapped at his heels, walked 

 along the west track of the Harlem Railroad toward Williams- 

 bridge at a few minutes before S o'clock yesterday morning. 

 At the curve a few hundred feet south of the station the man 

 stepped to the east track to avoid a south-bound train that he 

 saw coming. The dog ran ahead of him, and barked at the 

 train as it passed. The noise of the train drowned the noise 

 made by rapid transit train 24, north-bound on the east track. 

 The engine struck the man and killed him. It also struck the 

 dog and broke his leg. When the train was stopped the dog, 

 with one of its fore paws hanging disabled, stood whining 

 over the dead man. At first it flew savagely at those who 

 tiled to remove the body, but finally, appearing to understand 

 that their intentions were friendly, caught the coat collar of 

 the dead man and tried to move hi in. The body was lifted on 

 a shutter and carried to the Treraont station". The dog fol- 

 lowed a short distance, and then disappeared. All who Wit- 

 nessed the scene, and others who were told of it, were anxious 

 to find the dog and care for its injured leg. A search was in- 

 stituted for it by over 100 people, tocludtog policemen, and 

 kept up last night, but without success. — Sim. 



' - XXIX. 



A good story is told of the presence of mind of a New Hamp- 

 shire deacon, who was very fond of dogs. - He had one valu- 



able setter that he had trained himself, and that understood 

 his every word and slightest gesture with an almost human 

 intelligence. One evening at a prayer meeting the good man 

 was offering an earnest exhortation and the people sat with 

 bowed heads, giving earnest attention. The audience faced 

 the stand where sat the pastor; the. doors opened on either 

 Side, All at once one of the doors, which had been left ajar, 

 was pushed open and the handsome head of the deacon's 

 favorite setter was thrust in. The head was followed by the 

 body, and the dog to toto had just started with a joyful bound 

 toward its master. The deacon generally knew what was 

 going on about him, whether he was praying or shooting, and 

 the first movement of the intruder attracted his attention 

 Quick as a flash the deacon, raising his hand with a warning 

 gesture, exclaimed, "Thou hast given us our charge: help us 

 to keep it." At the emphasized word, so well known to liir- 

 canine ear, the handsome brute stopped, as if shot, on the 

 very threshold of the door, with his intelligent eye fixed on 

 his master. In the same unmoved tone, with a slight wave of 

 the extended hand, "We would not return back to Thee with 

 our duty on earth unfulfilled." Again the perfect training of 

 the deacon's pet was made evident, for without a whimper he 

 turned as noiselessly as he had entered, and remained quietly 

 outside until his master appeared. — Boston (Mass.) Globe. 



REMEDY FOR WORMS.— Savannah, Ga.— Editor, Forest 

 and Stream: After trying many remedies and losing many 

 valuable whelps from worms I find the best remedy for that 

 complaint to tie twenty drops of Fahnestoc.k's vermifuge, 

 given twice a day for three days to a puppy four weeks old. 

 and in proportion according to the age. It was prescribed by 

 my physician for my child. After trying santonin, areca nut. 

 turpentine and oil on my pups I lost two, and the rest were 

 greatly reduced, so much so that on leaving them at night 1 

 expected them to be dead in the morning. My wife suggested 

 the vermifuge. I used it, and with wonderful result, each 

 puppy passing worms enough to have filled a teacup; and 

 now they are well. It acted in about four hours after the first 

 dose, continuing through the next day. I send you this, hoping 

 it may be of as much benefit to your readers as it has been to- 

 me.— Vitus. 



A HOUND'S SINGULAR DEATH.— Oxford, Me., Feb, 3;..- 

 Last Saturday a fox driven by a hound took for the railroad 

 track. The fox was so loaded down with snow and rain as to 

 be hardly able to drag one foot after the other, There it was 

 met by an approaching train and barely cleared the track to 

 time to save its life. The pursuing hound was less fortunate, 

 and was ground to pieces beneath the wheels of the locomo- 

 tive. The hound was owned by Samuel Ward well, of Oxford. 

 Me. He refused an offer of $100 last fall for her.— Josh. 

 Jeems. 



A COLLAR FOR NO. 1000.— The American- Kennel Keg- 

 ister numbers for March rise up into the four digits. The 

 Medford Fancy Goods Company, 101 Chambers street, have 

 emphasized this progress of the Register by giving one of their 

 handsome collars to the thousandth dog. As the Rcgistet is 

 not out yet, we are not at liberty to give the name of the for- 

 tunate dog, but it will be announced next week. 



CINCINNATI DOG SHOW.— .Special Dispatch to Forest 

 and Stream: There were about 300 dogs present at the open- 

 ing of the show. Many of the best dogs to the oountry are 

 here. The attendance is very good for the first day.— M. 



MR. W. H. PIERCE, of the Glencho Kennels, Peekskih, 

 N. Y., has been spending the Winter, with several of bis dogs, 

 shooting in Volusia and Hernando counties, Fla. He report* 

 excellent quail, snipe and duck shooting. 



NEW HAVEN DOG SHOW.- Judging of sporting classes 

 will be commenced bv Mr. Watson at 11 A. M. instead of at 3 

 P. M. on March 13. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. 

 Kennel notes are inserted in this column fre* of charge. To insure 

 publication of notes, correspondents MUST GIVE the following par- 

 ticulars of each animal: 



1. Color. 6. Name and residence of owner, 



•2. Breed. buyer or seller. 



3. Sex. 7. Sire, with his sire aud dam.. 



4. Age, or 8. Owner of sire, 



5. Date of bi th, e£ breeding or 9, Dam, with her sire and dam. 



of death. 10. Owner of dam. 



All names must be plainly written. Communication on one side of 

 paper only, and signed with writer's name. 

 NAMES CLAIMED. 



Eg'" .See instructions at head of this column. 



Busy and Baneful. By Mr. T. Gh Tucker, South Gaston, N. 0., for 

 Byron foxhound hitches, whelped Feb. 25. uy Epps (Brodnax's Spot 

 ) out of Bett (Watchman— Hannah). 



Donald II. By Mr. C. M. Munhall, Cleveland, O., for liver and 

 white ticked pointer clog, whelped August, 1882, by champion Donald 

 out of Devonshire Lass (Don— Lady). 



Blue Frisk. By Mr. J. M. xlvent, Hickory Valley, Tenn., for black, 

 white aud tan English setter bitch, whelped Aug. 39, 1888 iBush 

 Gladstone— Clara). 



Brit. By Mr. Dan Storrs, Lebanon. N. H., for black, white and tan 

 beagle dog, whelped Aug. 10, 1883, by Mr. N. Elmore's imported Ring- 

 wood out of Thome. 



Queen, Bow. By Mr. George Hoover, Caual Fulton, O.. for lemon 

 and white pointer bitch, whelped Nov. 14, 1883, by King Bow (A.K.R. 

 83) out of Bow Queen (A.K.R. 558). 



Pert. By Mr. Eugene I). Chaplin. Bridgton, Me., for liver cocker 

 spaniel bitch, whelped Aug. 10, 1883, by Piper (.Col. Stubbs— Beauty) 

 out of Quand (.Captain— Fanny Fern). 



Bat Qlencho, Mike Glencho, Bun Glencho, Dick Glencho, Mock 

 Glencho and Ned Glencho. By Mr, Wm. K. Lente. Seville, Fla.. for 

 red Irish setter clogs, whelped Jan, 27. bv Glencho out of his Trix 

 (A.K.R. 187). 



Eileen Trix, Bridget. Trix, Kathleen Trix and Queen Trix. Bv 

 Mr. Wm. K. Lente, Seville, Fla.. for red Irish setter bitches, whelped 

 Jan. 27, by Glencho out of his Trix (A.K.R, 187). 



Pippa. Bv Mr. Joseph D. Culver, New London, Conn., for red Irish 

 setter doe, whelped July .21, 1883, by Elebo (A,K R. 205) out of Meg 

 (A.K.R. 425). 



Dashing Ruby. By Mr. L. F. Patterson. Bainbridge, Ga., for liver 

 pointer birch, whelped July 24, 1883, bv Nip (Push— Tina) out of Josie 

 (.Bow— Topsy). 



Bluster, Boaster and Branfor. By Mr, T. G. Tucker, South Gas- 

 ton, N. C„ for Byron foxhound clogs. whelped Felt. 25. by Epps (Brod- 

 nax's Spot — ) out of Bett (watchman— Hannah). 



Tuck. Bv Mr. J. W. Gross, Harri>burg, Pa., for black, white and 

 tan beagle bitch, whelped Nov. 20, 1883. by Ringwood (Banter— Beauty 

 out of Myrtle (Rattler— Lulu). 



Nora id. By Mr. John AVilkiuson. Vermont, ill., for red Irish setter 

 bitch, whelped July 9, 1883 (Rory O'More— Nora O'More). 



Sport. By Mr. Arthur D. Martin. Hartford. Conn., for English 

 setter dog, whelped April, 1883, by Echo (Fly— Queen.) out of Pearl 

 (Duke— Nell). 



Belle Ringwood, By Mr. A. C. Krueger, Wrightsvflle. fa., for 

 white, black and tan beagle bitch .whelped Nov. 13, 1883, by imported 

 Ringwood out of Belle. 



Bessy. By Mr. Haven Doe, Salmon Falls, N. H., for black, white 

 and tan beagle bitch, whelped Nov. 31, 1,883, by imported Ringwood 

 out of Music III. 



Bunny. By Mr, Haven Doe. Salmon Falls, N. II., for black, white 

 and tan beagle clog, whelped Nov, 13, 1883, by imported Ringwood out 

 of Belle. 



Pritz. By Mr. C W. Littlejohn, Leesburg, Va.. for lemon and 

 white ticked pointer dog, whelped June 7, 1881 (Beaufort— Spot). 



Pilot. By Mr. C. W. Littlejohn, Leesburg, Ya., Cor lemon and white 

 pointer (tog, whelped June 23, 1880 (Scout— Spot). 



Nip. By Mr. J, AV. Gross. Harrisburg, Pa., for black, wliiu and tan 

 beagle clog, whelped Nov 12. 1883, by Ringwood (Ranter -Beauty) 

 out of Silver (Flute- Bess), 



BRED. 



^~ See instructions a t head or' this col warn, 



l.uaxie— Glencho. Mr. T. I).. Husted's (Peekskili. N V.. fed Irish 

 setter bitch Lassie to Mr. AV. II. Pierce s Glencho (Elcho— 2>for< 

 Feb. 9, 



