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ing or diminishing any of the really typical characteristics. 

 With cultivation the tendency is toward lighter beads, lighter 

 bone, longer bodies, higher muscular development, and a 

 greater amount of quality generally. Uncultivated breeds, 

 and those more exposed to the weather, will have heavier 

 heads, coarser bone, shorter bodies, and leaner muscle. 

 Where the wrinkle, or loose skin, is fully developed the ears 

 will be inclined to run large either in bulls, mastiffs or pugs, 

 and great muscular development is often accompanied with 

 fulness in ey&.—Zoilus in Land and Water. 



THE KENNEL HOSPITAL. 



RHEUMATISM. 



THE dog suffers from rheumatism more frequently than any 

 other domestic animal, but seldom exhibits the disease in 

 the acute form known as rheumatic fever. In my experience 

 the general disease only appears in dogs that have previously 

 suffered from the local affection. A severe attack of local 

 rheumatism causes great pain and general disturbance, which 

 may produce some accompanying fever, but this is not to be 

 confounded with rheumatic fever. The fever which accom- 

 panies the local affection is only secondary, and dependent 

 chiefly upon the amount of pain. The specific rheumatic fever 

 is a general disease, accompanied by local pains in different 

 parts of the body, and is due to some morbid condition of the 

 blood peculiar to rheumatism. The two forms of disease are 

 distinguished by the proportion between the local and general 

 disturbance — in one the pain is local and the general feverish- 

 ness in accordance with its intensity; in the other the fever is 

 most prominent and the pam not confined to one part, but 

 diffused. The cause of rheumatism is cold and damp com- 

 bined. It is prevalent in damp, ill-constructed kennels ; it is 

 often seen in pet dogs to follow washing, especially when 

 east winds prevail; it is common in sporting dogs, and, I 

 am told, is especially destructive among those 'accom- 

 panying sportsmen engaged in wildfowl shooting; it is 

 not so much a prolonged low temperature as extreme and 

 sudden variations of temperature, which gives rise to 

 rheumatism. This explains why dogs kept in "heated rooms 

 are attacked when exposed merely to ordinary out-door tem- 

 peratures. It is important to bear in mind also that exhaus- 

 tion or any other debilitating influence predisposes to rheu- 

 matism. Dogs which are allowed to swim for amusement take 

 little harm provided they have a good run afterward, and a 

 dry bed to retire to. When, however, a dog which has had a 

 tiring run is allowed to enter water, and then, without further 

 exercise, to rest, rheumatism is very likely to result. Dogs 

 that follow carriages take no harm in" getting wet at the com- 

 mencement of the journey, but an attack of rheumatism has 

 often resulted from a bathe just before reaching home. When 

 the animal is tired, a good reaction does not follow the cold 

 bath. When he is fresh and active, cold water does no harm, 

 aud its evil effects are quite neutralized by a good run which 

 increases the activity of the skin, and facilitates the rapid dry- 

 ing of his coat. Foxhounds returning tired and wet are just 

 in the condition for the exciting cause of rheumatism to act 

 upon. Improper benches, want of straw, and a cold wet 

 floor are the only requisites to produce it, but the addition 

 of a badly chosen site and aspect of kennels, with, perhaps, 

 an east wind, renders the advent of disease most certain. One 

 attack of rheumatism predisposes to another, or rather I may 

 say one attack is always followed by another as the result 

 of very slight exposure to the ordinary causes. Repeated 

 attacks cause disease of the heart— a not uncommon lesion in 

 dogs. The exact nature of rheumatism we do not yet under- 

 stand. The sudden shifting of the local disease from one part 

 to another, the tendency to recurrence, and the complication 

 of the heart indicate a "definite change of some kind in the 

 blood. Whether this change depends upon some deleteri- 

 ous matter passing into it as the result of changes set up in the 

 parts locally affected, or whether it is due to some change in 

 the excretions of the skin which are thrown back into the cir- 

 culation, and so constitute a poison, or whether, again, the 

 first change takes place in the blood predisposing an animal to 

 rheumatism, as the result of cold and damp acting upon the 

 skin, I know not. We know how it arises, the course it gener- 

 ally runs, the symptoms it produces, and the serious mischief 

 it causes to certain parts. It affects the joints, the tendons 

 and their sheaths, the envelopes of muscle, and the membranes 

 and valves of the heart. All of these structures are formed of 

 one peculiar kind of tissue — white fibrous. Why rheumatism 

 attneks these fibrous tissues we do not know. During health 

 these tissues exhibit very little sensitiveness, but when in- 

 flamed or attacked by rheumatism, they are remarkable for 

 the acuteness of the pain set up. There are two common 

 forms of rheumatism met with in dogs— one attacking the 

 loins, and known as lumbago; the other affecting the shoulders, 

 and called kennel- lameness. As these are common and dis- 

 tinct (so far as appearances) diseases I shall consider them 

 separately. 



Lumbago.— This is the term applied to rheumatism affecting 

 the muscels of the loins. In very bad cases the pain may be 

 so intense as to render the dog unable to raise his hind legs, 

 which appear almost as if paralyzed. Pain is at once evinced 

 on pressing the loins. In milder cases there is great disinclina- 

 tion to move, stiffness of the hindquarters, pain during turn- 

 ing, shown by a sharp cry, and tenderness over the loins w hen 

 touched. In the least marked cases there is very little stiff- 

 ness visible, and not much pain on pressure, the chief symptoms 

 being the sharp cry which follows turning and raising from a 

 prone position. Inability to jump on a chair or to go upstairs 

 may be noticed in house dogs, and in others inability to jump 

 on their bench. The treatment consists in the application of 

 stimulants to the affected part. These are gently rubbed in 

 with the. hand, and may be followed by a wrap or bandage of 

 dry flannel. There are many applications equally effective. 

 Equal parts of soap liniment, laudanum, and turpentine may 

 be used, or, what is just as good and safer, equal parts of olive 

 oil, turpentine, strong ammonia and water. These embroca- 

 tions mav be rubbed in daily till the skin becomes sore. Inter- 

 nally we'may give five grain doses each of nitrate and carbon- 

 ate of potash, once or twice daily, or. what I consider better, 

 small doses of turpentine. This is best given in capsules, of 

 which one or two daily are a sufficient dose. No form of 

 rheumatism seems to benefit so decidedly from turpentine, 

 internally as lumbago. 



Kennel. Lameness.— This form of rheumatism is sometimes 

 called "chest founder" from the evident powerlessness affect- 

 ing the forequarters. The seat of the disease is the muscles 

 connecting the shoulders to the trunk, and those on the outside 

 of the bladebone. It may affect only one shoulder, but usu- 

 ally both. It is made evident by the pain on pressure, the cry 

 when moved, and the dislike or even inability to bear the 

 weight of the body on the forelegs. The distinctive sore 

 movement of the dog is very evident in going down a hill, 

 and the animal refuses to jump from Ms bench or any other 

 height, and to descend stairs. The treatment i3 similar to 

 that suggested for lumbago. The external stimulant is to be 

 applied to the muscles outside the bladebone, and to those of 

 the breast connecting the fore limb to the trunk. Nitrate and 

 carbonate of potass may be given, and, if necessary, an aperi- 

 ent. In all cases of rheumatism remove the cause; give 

 warmth, dryness and comfort. When the joints of the limbs 

 are affected, it is sometimes not easy to detect the exact part. 

 Pain on pressure or movement is not always shown to a 

 stranger; it is more readily evinced to the owner. Swelling is 

 soldom noticeable, which fact, with the history of the case, is 

 the best guide in distinguishing the signs of rheumatism from 

 those of direct injury. Chronic rheumatism of a recurrent 

 nature is most successfully treated by arsenic in combination 

 with carbonate of potass. Preparations of iron seem to do 

 positive harm, In bad oases of long standing the dog some- I 



times becomes doubled up and deformed. The forelegs, as the 

 result of kennel lameness, become powerless, as do the hind 

 ones from lumbago. Such cases are incurable. 



Rheumatic Fever. —This most fatal malady is uncommon, 

 and usually accompanied by acute disease of the heart. The 

 dog refuses food, is moved with difficulty, and if forced seems 

 stiff all over. Motion of any kind produces pain. The nose is 

 dry pulse rapid, and the heart's action shaip, weak, jerky, 

 and intermittent. Prostration is great and rapidly increases. 

 The dog mostly lies stretched out, and on his right side. As 

 the disease proceeds breathing becomes labored, and as death 

 approaches the pain ceases and the breath is drawn in with a 

 marked effort and some erasping. The treatment should con- 

 sist of stimulants and diuretics, with attention to every detail 

 likely to promote the dog's comfort. Brandy and beef-tea 

 may be given. The nitrate and carbonate of potass, advised 

 for lumbago, is useful. Iodide of potassium in ten grain doses 

 once or twice a day, till free action of the kidneys is induced, 

 may be tried. I do not advise the use of warm baths. They 

 afford no relief to pain which is not more than counterbalanced 

 by the aggravation in trying to dry the dog afterward. Es- 

 pecially is this true of long-haired dogs. To roll them in blank- 

 ets before the fire avoids the rubbing, but it is most debilitat- 

 ing, and should they escape from their coverings the resulting 

 chill adds much to the danger. Dry hot flannel wraps I have 

 no objection to, and they are most beneficial when there is 

 some well-defined local pain. The administration of opium, 

 digitalis, or aconite I entirely disapprove of in these cases.— 

 W. Hunting, F. R. G. V. S., in Land and Water. 



THE TROJAN STYLE. -The Troy (N. Y.) Times, July 2, 

 gives the follow report of a performance whose perpetrators 

 very properly deserve the attention of the local S. F. P, C, A. : 

 "The American Gentlemen of Albany county opened to the 

 public yesterday afternoon the new fox hunting grounds in 

 West Troy. One hundred acres of woodland, hills and ravines 

 have been fenced in and a kennel stands beneath the trees at 

 one end of the inclosure. The eastern extremity of the tract 

 of land is an unwooded hill, which commands an excellent 

 view of Troy and vicinity. On this hill a platform has been 

 erected, from which a brass band concert was given yester- 

 day for an hour. At 4 o'clock several hundred men and six 

 women had gathered to witness the hunt. A fox had been 

 set free at noon and the dogs, some forty in number, were 

 brought out. Some of the dogs were foxhounds, but a rat- 

 terrier and a Newfoundland had joined the pack. The word 

 was given and the attendants 'let slip the dogs of war.' Here 

 was sport fit for a Saratoga baron. A pen, with a fence nine 

 feet high, forty terriers and a poor tremblingfox. In spite of 

 his four hours' start the fox wasn't given even 'a show for his 

 money.' With one howl the pack shot down the ravine and 

 shook the life out of reynard in less than two minutes. The 

 spectators saw nothing but the cutting off cf the tail and then 

 the boys played ball with the carcass. It was rare sport. A 

 fresh fox was then taken from the small box into which it had 

 been squeezed and set free. The fox was a game one. It re- 

 quired a man with a shingle, spanking it from behind, to make 

 it run. The unloosed hounds took up the trail, but before they 

 sighted the fox one of the American G-entlemen had caught 

 it in his arms. It was a pleasant diversion to see the fox run 

 down by a man. No order was kept, and the spectators and 

 the band had joined in the chase. In fact, that appeared to 

 be all the fun that they got for their money. As the crowd 

 left the grounds they assaulted the gatekeeper with such ex- 

 pressions as 'You get a live fox next time.' Quite an animated 

 discussion arose as to whether the first fox was dead before 

 the dogs started, and one man offered to bet ten shillings to 

 one (and no takers) that it wasn't a fox, but a woodchuck. 

 There were no horses in the chase. They were not needed; 

 the fox could be caught on foot. Altogether it was a foxy 

 show, and 'funny, very, very funny'— for the fox." 



A STANDARD FOR CLUMBER SPANIELS.— Editor For- 

 est and Stream: In your issue of June 35, in giving the new 

 rules and regulations of the American Kennel Club, I see that 

 you do not mention the names of a committee to decide the 

 points of Clumber spaniels. How is this? Does it not seem 

 very unjust that Clumbers should be neglected in this way ? 

 Nothing does more harm to a breed than neglect of this kind, 

 and Clumbers are not a breed of dogs that should be neglected. 

 They are decidedly the handsomest breed of spaniels, if not 

 the handsomest breed of dogs bred for the sportsman; and 

 those who have used them have found them most useful. 

 They are, if properly trained — which is very easy to do— as 

 good in water as on land, and they are also wonderfully saga- 

 cious. — A Lover of Clumbers. [If our correspondent will 

 read the third paragraph from the bottom of the list he will 

 find that the Clumber is provided for under the head of "Other 

 Spaniels,"] 



A QUEER DOG.— Somerset, Pa , June SO. —Editor Forest and 

 Stream; There is in t his to \vn a boy named Rollas Fleck, who 

 owns a dog — a female dog — the like of which I presume has 

 never been seen before. This little bitch is a mongrel in pedi- 

 gree, a grayish, almost like an opossum in color, with long 

 woolly looking hair ; in age about two years. She will have 

 puppies in July. Nothing wonderful in all this, certainly ; but 

 she was born without forelegs — no trace or sign of forelegs. 

 She is quite savage if you attempt to touch her. Walks? Of 

 course she does, but on her hindfeet, very much in the manner 

 of a kangaroo. Can jump a considerable distance ; goes up 

 or down stairs apparently as easily as any other dog. On the 

 whole she seems to enjoy life as much as any other dog. I 

 had not heard anything of this until recently, when my 

 brother mentioned it to me. Will the pups be like the dam? 

 I shall wait and see.— Amateur. 



MR. R. T.VANDEVORT, of Pittsburgh, Pa., will start 

 for Southern California in a few weeks with his pointer Don 

 and a brace of bitches. Mr. Vandevort will undoubtedly re- 

 ceive a cordial greeting from the sportsmen of the Golden 

 State, who will gladly welcome so valuable an acquisition to 

 their ranks. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



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

 publication of notes, correspondents MUST GIYE the following par- 

 ticulars of each animal: 



1. Color. 6. Name and residence of owner 



H. Breed. buyer or seller. 



3. Bex. 1. Sire, with his sire and dam. 



4. Age, or 8. Owner of Sire. 



5. Date of birth, of breeding or «. Dam, with her sire and dam. 



of death 10. Owner of dam. 



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

 papsr only, and signed with writer's name. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 



VST* See instructions at head of this column. 



Lady Stewart. By John IT. Nay] or, Chicago, 111., for black, white 

 arid tan foxhound bitch puppy, by imported Stormer out of Topsy. 



Daisy Belle. By C. A. Parker, Worcester, Mass., for orange and 

 white pointer bitch, wheloed May 26, 1835 (Robin Adair— Lady 

 Belle). 



'Don Quixote. By F. W. White, Worcester, Mass., for black and 

 white pointer dog, whelped May 86, 1885 (Robin Adair— Lady Belle). 



Fritz. By Wiii. H. Smith, Stafford Springs, Conn,, for liver and 

 white cocker spaniel dog, whelped March 23, 1885, by Plover (Baron— 

 Haida) out of Gracie (Snip— Zuletta). 

 BRED. 



t^° See instructions at head of this column. 



Darkie—Obo II. P Cullen's cocker spaniel bitch Darkie (.A.K.R. 

 250.) to J, P, Willey's champion Obo 11. (A.KR, 433), June 26, 



Belle— King Botv. Augustus Korner's (Detroit, Mich. I pointer bitch 

 Belle (A.K.R. 161) to champion King Bow (A.K.R. 83). 



Devonshire Fan— King Bow. E. S. Shultz's (Attica, Mo.) pointer 

 bitch Devonshire Fan (Sensation— Devonshire Lass) to champion Kixts 

 Bow (A.K.R. 83). - 



Zell—Turk. T. F, Morris's (New York) Gordon setter bitch Zell to 

 Ti. Clay Glover's champion Turk, June 7. 



Jet -Obo n. W. P. Balce's cocker spaniel bitch Jet to J. P. Willey's 

 champian Obo H. ( A K.R, 432), June 4. 



Black Gem— Obo 77. G. Haseltine's cocker spaniel bitch Black 

 Gem (Obo-Chloe) to J, P. Willey's champion Oho II. (A.K.R. 432), 

 June 20. 



t w e A~^ Ma ^F; !t!& Pi «-cey's (Jersey City, N. J.) pointer bitch 

 Jute (A.K.R. 1012) to Clifton Kennels' Donald IT, (Donald— Devonshire 

 Lass). June 23. 



Gayley— Donald II. H. C. Miller's (Hudson, K, Y.) pointer hitch 

 Gaylev (A.K.R. 1440) to Clifton Kennels' Donald II. (Donald— Devon- 

 shire Lass), July 2, 



Bow Queen— King Bote. Detroit Kennel Club's (Detroit, Mich ) 

 pointer bitch Bow Queen (A.K.R. 558) to their champion King Bow 

 (A.K.R. 83). 



Judy— King Bou\ Detroit Kennel Club's (Detroit, Mich.) pointer 

 bitch Judy to their champion King Bow (A.K.R, 83). 

 WHELPS. 



US" See instructions at head, of this column. 



Shelioch. Geo. Shepard Page's (New York) imported deerhound 

 bitch Shelioch (A.K.R. 2214), May 7, eight (four dogs), by his importer! 

 Dunrobin (A K.R. 1236). 



Nellie. Jas. O. Jones's (New Haven, Conn.) red Dish setter hitch 

 Nellie (Dash— Flirt), June 20, ten (live dogs), by J, J. Phelps's Rococo 

 (A. K.R. 2182). 



Romaine. G T. Wells's (Franklin, Mass.) red Irish setter bitch 

 Romaine (A.K.R. 638), June 27, seven (one dog), bv champion Glencho. 



Lady Bird. Riverside Cocker Spaniel Kennels' (Claremont, N. 11. ) 

 imported cocker spaniel hitch Ladv Bird (Zulu— Lass o' Devon), June 

 21, six (three dogs), by champion Obo II. (A.K.R. 432); all black. 



Snow. G. N. Leaveus's (Belleville, Out.) cocker spaniel bitch Snow 

 (Bramble— Nell). July 1, six, (one dog), by J. F. Farrow's champion 

 Obo (E.K.C.S.B- 10, 451); all black. 



Jolly Nell. Andrew ,T. Calahan's (New Haven, Conn.) English set- 

 ter bitch Jolly Nell (Goodsell's Prince— Jolly May), eleven, by Black- 

 stone Kennels' Foreman ; all white, with evenly" marked black and 

 tan on head. 



Dahlia. Kilmarnock Collie Kennels' (Dorchester. Mass | Collie 

 bitch Dahlia (Rutland— Buttercup), .Tune 24, twelve (nine dogsj, by O. 

 R. Krehl's (London, Eng.) champion Eclipse (E.K.C.S.B. 12.949). 



Lady Bang. Clifton Kennels' (Jersey City, N. J, ) pointer bitch Lady 

 Bang (A.K R. 698), June 29, ten (seven dogs), by their Donald TL 

 (Donald— Devonshire Lass): all liver and white. 



Frost. Dr. W. A. Strother's (Lynchburg, Va.) English setter bitch 

 Frost (Leicester— Victress), four (two dogs), by Dashing Rover (Count. 

 Wind 'em— Noma). 



Leah. Dr. W. A. Strother's (Lynchburg. Va.) English setter bitch 

 Leah (Gladstone— Frost), seven (four dogs), by Dashing Rover (Couut 

 Wind 'em— Noma). 



Lass. B. F, Seifner's (Dayton, O.) pointer bitch Lass (A.K.R. 1353) 



bitch Lady 

 „ Westminster 

 Kennel Club's Bang Bang (A.K.R. 394). 



Wallexie. B. F. Seitner's (Dayton, O.) dachshund bitch Wallexie 

 (Waldmann K.— Fraulein Waldeck), June 2d, six (four dogs), by big 

 Prince. 



SALES. 



EST" See instructions at head of this cohann. 



Leah. Black and white English setter bitch (A.K.R. 1284). by Dr. 

 J. R. Housel, Watsontown, Pa., to Diamond State Kennels, St. 

 George's, Del. 



Nellie. Italian greyhound bitch, whelped July 15, 1883 (Dick- 

 Pinkie), by J. S. Morehouse, Taunton, Mass., to H. C. Burdick, Spring 

 field, Mass. 



Mack A. W T hite and black English setter dog, whelped Nov, in, 

 1881 (St. Julian— Iowa Girl), by Dr. S. E. Burroughs, Allison, la,, to 

 Wm. Marshall, Fremont, Neb. 



Kidlewink i A.K.R. 997)— Gretchen (A.K.R. 996) whelp. Black cocker 

 spaniel dog, whelped May 5, 1885, by Mignoti Cocker Spaniel Kennels, 

 Cortland. ST. Y.. to J. W. M. Gilchrist, Johnstowu, N. Y. 



Dunrobin. Jr. Deerhound dog, whelped May 5. 18S5 (Dunrobin— 

 Shelioch), by Geo. Shepard Page, Stanley, N. J., to Clarence Kath- 

 bone. Albany, N. Y. 



Nelley. White, black and tan beagle hitch, whelped May 10. 1881, 

 pedigree not given, by Oscar Green, Somcrville, N. J , to J. C. Long. 

 Jr., New York. 



Joy. White, black and tan bengle dog. whelped Fe.o. 15. 1883. pedi- 

 gree not given, by Oscar Green, Somerville, N. J., to J. 0. Long, Jr., 

 New Y T ork. 



Fritz. Liver and white cocker spaniel dog, whelped March 23, 18H5 

 (Plover— Gracie), by Riverside Cocker Spaniel Kennel. Claremont, 

 N. H., to Wm. n. Smith, Stafford Springs, Conn. ' 

 PRESENTATIONS. 



82?" See instructions at head of this column. 



Lady Stewart. Black, white and tan foxhound bitch puppy 

 (Siormer— Topsy), by F. G. Stewart, Hoosick Falls, N. Y., to John H. 

 Nay lor, Chicago, 111. 



DEATHS. 



CS?" See instructions at head of this column. 



Wayne. English setter dog (A.K.R. 1620), owned by Dr. J. R, 

 Housel, Watsontown, Pa., from distemper. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 

 EP°" No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



Constant Reader. Pittsfield, Mass.— A setter pup, nine months old 

 and very thin, with rough coat, no appetite to speak of, and but little 

 energy. Her eyes look all right and her bowels are in good condition , 

 and she passes no worms that I can see. Ans. The trouble with the 

 bitch may depend upon her genital system, which is just commenc- 

 ing to take on functional activity. She needs stimulation aud stimu- 

 lating diec. You had better give her a little raw minced meat in her 

 food each day, and let the food consist of beef soups and broths 

 mixed with potatoes, bread and milk, and so on. Have .some small 

 pills made, each to contain one grain of reduced iron, and give one 

 pill in a bit of meat twice daily. Keep her bowels easy, give her 

 regular exercise, and report to us in two weeks. 



C A. H., Jersey City, N. J.— My beagle hound, 9 months old, is 

 troubled with a rash or mange of some kind. His throat and breast 

 are red and pimply, and around his right side the pimples are in 

 groups the size of a dime: general health is good; bis kennel com- 

 panion shows no signs of it. Ans, Sponge the parts carefully daily 

 with warm water and castile soap; dry, and apply either the common 

 blue ointment or else oxide of zinc ointment, by rubbing gently in 

 with the fingers. Give at, the same time three drops of Fowler's solu- 

 tion of arsenic in the food night and morning, and increase daily by 

 one drop up to eight drops, then decrease one drop daily to tJjree 

 drops and keep it up for three weeks. The other dog is likely to bo- 

 come affected. 



B. M. B., Mayville, Ky.— A very valuable pointer dog, three years 

 old, I fear has' canker of the ear; is continually shaking his head and 

 scratching it with his paw, holds his head sideways as if in pain, loss 

 of appetite to some extent-, At times he seems to be better, and for 

 several days seems well. Ans. Your dog has canker. Wash the ears 

 carefully with warm water and eastile soap, and after drying drop the 

 following into the ears once or twice daily, three or four drops at a 

 time: Of brouio-cblorai and of laudanum one drachm each, of water 

 six ounces, Mix and apply as above. 



Almost a Fatal Mistake.— In an Arkansaw town several 

 nio-hts ago, a mob led by a desperate man marched to the jail, 

 dragged a murderer from a cell, and hurried with him to the 

 outskirts of the town. Each man wore an expression of deter- 

 mination—features hardened by awful resolve. The prisoner 

 attempted to speak, to beg for his life, but burly hands closed 

 around his throat and the prayer he would have uttered went 

 out in an inarticulate gurgle. When the infuriated men 

 reached a large oak they baited. One of them threw a rope 

 over a litnb. ' 'Gentlemen," said the prisoner, -'please give me 

 a chance to say a word." "Be quick about it," some one 

 shouted. "Gentlemen, I admit that the evidence is against 

 me but as truly as we stand here I killed that man in self- 

 defense " "Killed what man?" was asked. "Bill Bottleford." 

 "Say you ain't the man that killed Bottleford, are you?" 

 "Yes' unfortunately, I am the man." "Men, 1 ' shouted the 

 leader ''we hare come within one of making a terrible mis- 

 take • " Then turning to the prisoner added: "We thought, 

 sir that you were the man that stole Nat Boyd's fish trap 

 Hop downoffen the box. You are free."— Arkansaw 7,-u 

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