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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Dec. 17, 1885. 



NoBTiER (W. B. Gates)— Black, white and tan English setter 

 dog, June 14 (Paul Gladstone— Bo -Peep) 

 beat 



Gathlit (J. S. Hudson) — Black, white and tau English setter 

 dog, June 30 (Gath— Lit). 



Gate's Hope (R. M, Dudley)— Lemors and white English 

 dog, May 23 (Gat — em) 



beat 



Maxtd D. (Dr. K. D. Davis)— Black, white and tan EngUsh 

 setter bitch, Jan. 1 (Lightning — Dora Royal). 



Bob Gates (B. M. Stephenson)— Black, white and tan Eng- 

 lish setter dog, April 33 (Count Rapier— Belle of Hatchie) 

 beat 



Canada Peg (Memphis and Avent Kennels)— Black, white 

 and tan English setter bitvh, May 2 (Cambridge— Marclilouess 

 Peg). 



Pegflt (N. Rowe)— Black, white and tan EngUsh setter dog, 

 May 2 (Cambridge— Marchioness Peg) 

 beat 



Logan (J. M. Avent, — Orange and white English setter dog, 

 June (Lightning — Kate). 



Nannie S. (Dr. G. G. Ware)- Black and white English setter 

 bitch, Api-il 13 (Dashing Bei-wyn— Juno A.), 

 beat 



Bon Sbusne (J. W. P^enfroe)- Black, white and tan English 

 tter bitch, Jan. 1 (Lightning- Dora Royal). 



Beauty Ctladstone (L. S. Colyar) — White, black and tan 

 g.ish setter bitch, Aug. 31 (Gladstone's Boy— Dora Royal), 

 beat 



Tarquin (W. B. Gates)— Black, white and tan Enghsh settei 

 dog, June 14 (Paul Gladstone -Bo-Peep). 



Noble C. (W. J. Cannon)— Black, white and tan English 

 setter dog, ApiU 23 (Count Rapier —Belle of Hatchie), 

 beat 



Pap SsnzER (Gus Sander)— Liver and white pointer dog, July 

 24: (Meteor— Diana). 



Carlotta (W. H. Parsons)— Black, white and tan English 

 setter bitch, Jan. 1 (Lightning— Dora Royal), 

 beat 



Pegbid (N. Rowe)— Blue belton English setter dog, May 2 

 (Cambridge— Marchioness Peg). 



Jackson (J. A. Ellison)— Orange and white English setter 



dog, May (Baden Baden ), 



beat 



Maggie Gladstone (A. P. Gillian)— Black, white and tan 

 English setter bitcli, April 3(5 (Gladstone— La valette). 



Gath's Mark (J. N. Maclin)— Black, white and tan English 

 setter dog, May 33 (Gath— Gem) a bye. 



Second Series. 

 Gath's Mark beat Nortier. 

 Gath's Hope beat Sam Sten-ett. 

 Bob Gates beat Pegfly. 

 Nannie S. beat Beauty Gladstone. 

 Noble C. beat Carlotta. 

 Jackson a bye. 



Third Series. 

 Gath's Mark beat Jackson. 

 Gaih's Ho^ie beat Bob Gates. 

 Nannie S. beat Noble C. 



Fourth Series. 

 Gath's Hope beat Gath's Mai-k. 

 Nannie S. a bye. 



Final Tie for First. 

 Gath's Hope beat Nannie S. and won fii-st prize. 



Ties for Second Place. 

 Bob Gates beat Gath's Mark. 



Final Tie for Second Place. 

 Bob Gates beat Nannie S. and won second prize. 



Ties for Third Place. 

 Nannie S.. Gath's Mark and Canada Peg divided third ^irize 

 eqaitlly. 



THE POINTER BITCH FANCY. - Stanton, Mich., Dec. 7. 

 Editor Forest and Stream: As there has been some contro- 

 versy lately in youi- coluiTins regarding the pointer bitcii 

 Fancy, who^e pedit^rt-e is a disjiuted question, 1 would like to 

 make a liicle exijlamitioji. About the middle of last August 

 1 bought tlie Ijiti/h alj';>ve referred to of Mr. C. E. Lewis, Sus- 

 pension Bridue N. \. (now of Collingwood Ont.) and received 

 of him a pedigrou stating that she was by Croxteth out of 

 Royal Fan, but there, was no date of birth given, and being 

 very particular about everything connected with the pedi- 

 gree of my dogs 1 commenced a correspondence wilh several 

 paxties to liud out what I could about the bitch. Among the 



Farties written to was Mr. Dilley, of Rosendale, Wis., whom 

 knew to be the owner of Royal Fan. Mr. Dilley replied 

 saying the pedigree was fraudulent. I at once notided Mr. 

 Lewis of what Mr. Dilley had said, and he seemed very much 

 sui-prised and said if he could not establish the pedigree as 

 given he would make good my loss. Having failed to make 

 the pedigree satisfactoy Mr. Lewis has made satisfactory 

 settlement with me, and in view of all that has been said 

 in i-egard to the matter I think it is due Mr. Lewis to say 

 that throughout the whole transaction he kas treated me 

 honorablv and fairly, and as one sj^ortsman should treat 

 another. " In conclusion I should say that all the parties 

 concerned are strangers to me, and only my desire to see 

 justice done prompts me to make this explanation.— W. J. 



PEBCr\'AL. 



A FOX-TERRIER SB.OW .—Editor Forest and Stream: 

 The American Fox-Terrier Club is negotiating with the poultry 

 show people to effect ari-augements for a fox-teri-ier show on 

 Feb. 4, 5 and fi. It will be the flrst specialty «bow in this 

 country. The jji'oposed prize list is very liceral, and fifty 

 terriers have been promised by members.— K. 



THE BLACKSTONE KENNELS.— Mr. Fred E. Lewis, of 

 Tarij^irown, N. Y., Jias joined Messrs. C. Fred Crawford and 

 W. TaUman as a ujember of the Blackstone Kennels. The 

 kennels will remain under the supervision of Mr. Tallraan, 

 who has removed with the dogs to Tarrytown. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



BOSTON. Dec. 1 

 Walnur Hill loclav. 

 flcult. and ouly a'fc 

 tlie range will he 

 opened a special ui 

 day: 



W Charles 



A C Adams 



WH Oler 



B G Warren 



H Witliinfrton 



J Francis 



J Duffer 



J Missane 



John Sharp (mil) . 

 J Harris 



DL Chase 



S Wilder 



S Wlochester 



Roberts 



—There was a fair atteridarico of rilleineu at 



Ibe bad weather conditions made sbcotinK dif- 

 f scores were completed. On Wednesday' next 



ipen lor trap sliooi.ers. The .'is:,oriMtion has 

 ilitary uiatcli. Foliowius are the seores o£ the 



DecHiial Match. 

 .-i 10 10 8 10 10 



» 10 7 ? B 8 n e 



8- 8 7 8 7 



8 5 9 10 7 



. 3 5 6 5 7 



Decimal Match Pract*ce- 



9 10 10 5 C 10 4 



7 7 filO .9 b 10 



B 5 8 6 4 () 7 



n 7 3 !) 



, V 10 8 1 8 



liest Match. 



10 10 10 10 10 10 10 



8 9 10 9 10 9 8 



9 10 9 9 10 10 8 



10 10 9 8 10 10 



5 10 

 8 7 

 3 8 



7 3 

 9 8 



5 8 



10 (i 



8 7 



4 9 



4 .5 



10 9 



3 !) 



8 10 



9 8 



5 2 



!) 10 



10 irt 



10 7 



10 10 



9-84 

 9-. S 

 8-76 

 i")— 70 

 8-fi4 



8-81 

 4-70 

 10-70 

 7-()a 

 ^•-00 



10 99 

 10-9H 

 10- 

 ') - 91 



THE NEW ENGLAND KKNXEL Cl.JJB.— Editor Forest 

 and Stream: At a meeting of the New England Kcimuel Club, 

 held at their rooms Dic. 10, Mr. Edward A. Moseley was 

 elected secretary, vice Mr. Jeaii Grosvenor, resigned.— 

 Edwabd a. Moseley^ 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 

 No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



A SuBScaiBER, Atlantic City. -A setter o£ late has got very thin 

 and is coatinuallv slobberiuf? at the mouth. I give him plenty of 

 food (inusn and meat boiled together) an 1 keep him chained, but he 

 does not get any fat upon him. 1 have been giving him sulphur but 

 it does not seem to do him any good. Ans. Give five drops tincture 

 belladonna, niglitaiid morning, and a two grain pill of the citrate of 

 iron and strychnine tnree times .laily nulden in a bit of meat. Keep 

 his bowels in order. Report to us if you see no ipiproyenjent uiiJer 

 the troaimcm. 



A. .1. Ij , RontliinKton. Conn -My pup has broke out under his tora 

 letr and a Little uuier his belly. Ans. Hq.ye ointment ma,do as fol- 

 lows' Sulphate of morphine 2 wains, powdered camphor 20 erains, 

 palsam of Peru ^ oun^^e and 2mc oxide (n\it-m^Bt ? pijnceis. Mix mi 

 g^pjAy mt I'^o frbely night and inomii?^-.. ' ' 



THE TRAP. 



Correspondents ivho favor ns luvtk club scores are particularly rv- 

 Qiieated to ivrite on one side of die paper omy. 



NYPANO RULES.-The quarterly meetinis; of the Nypano Union 

 Shooting Club will be held at Falconer Crossing, Smiles below James- 

 town, N. Y.. on Jan. 12, l.'J ajid 11. Distance 40 rods, string measure. 

 Parties using guns over 301bs. as fire'l, will have added to their strings 

 1-10 of an inch tor each I'onnd. Parties using gims under yoibs. will 

 have deducted from the length of their strings l-lO ot an inch for 

 each pound. Parties using any kind of rest that can be nsed succcss- 

 fnlly wiihout holdiug the gun to their shoulder will bave added to 

 the length of their strings 10 per cent. Parties shooting from the 

 shoulder shall have no attachment or device to prevent the free 

 recoil of the gun to their shoulder. Partie.s using no stops or guide 

 in front and nothing under the breech of their gnus except their 

 hands will be entitled to 10 per cent, deduction on the length of their 

 strmgs. No contestant will be allowed to place in the field more than 

 three flags, dodgers or streainers of any kind. All strings to be fired 

 at two targets to be placed on the battery at the same time five shots 

 at each target. Trial targets will be furnished also business targets if 

 desired. After time is ca.Ued parties will be allowed sixty minutes to 

 flre their string of 10 shots. Targets, after being shot at are not to 

 be handled by the contestants until after they are measured. In ad- 

 dition to all handicap and percent, of heft of guns and mode of 

 resting, 5 per cent, deduction will be made on the length of all 

 strings made with breechloading guns. R. C. Rice, AA'arren, O. ; H. 

 F. Hart, Rochester, N. Y.; H. V. Perry, Jamestown, N. Y.. committee 



WELLINGTON, Ma.ss., Dec. 12.— The range of the Wellington Gun 

 Club was thronged with lovers of the shot gun to-day. including a 

 large number of students from Harvard. The various events resulted 

 as follows: 1. Five blackbirds— Wardwell and Pond divided first. ' 2. 

 Five pigeons— Cm'tis first. 3. Five blackbirds— Palmer and Shum- 

 wa.y divided first. 4. Five pigeons— Palmer and Edily divided first. 

 5. Five blackbirds— Stanton. Sanborn and Ward wed first. 6. Medal 

 match— Swift took first medal with 9, Sbumwav second with 8, Pond 

 third with 7. 7. Ten pigeons-Swift first. 8. Five hlaekl)irds -Stan- 

 ton and Shutnway first. 9. Five blackbirds— Ward « ell first. 10. 

 Five blackbirds— Curtis and Pond first. 11. Five l)lackijirds— Sliurn- 

 way, Shaefer and Wardwell first. 1-2 Five pigeons— Snow first. 

 At the shoot on the 17th inst. the Brockton and Wellington clubs 

 will contest for the State glass ball badge. 



ALGONQUIN GUN CLUB.— New York, Dec. 11, 1885, -Annualmeet- 

 ing of the club held Dec. 6, the officers elected for the following year 

 •were as follows: Robert Gordon, President; Joseph Hanna, Vice- 

 President; Isaac Mayer, Secretary; Bennet Greig, Treasurer;' Joseph 

 Marcey, Corresponding Secretary. James Duhseith, B. Greig, J. 

 Hanna, H. Griswold and J. 31ayer were elected Trustees for 1886. 

 The club roll has fifty-four active members, and the Treasurer's 

 report very sati.sfactory. Glass-baU and clay-pigeon shoots will take 

 place every Thursday on theclub grounds at Wesnawken, and several 

 friendly matches with neighboring clui;is are anticipated. The Algon- 

 quins are always glad to have theh sbooting friends visit them on 

 meeting days. Boat leaves Weehaw ken ferry, foot of Forty -second 

 street, at IS o'clock M. and every forty minutes thereafter.— 1. E. M. L. 



STAUNTON, VA , GUN CLUB, Friday, Dec. 4.— In a match at 1.5 

 bats and 10 composition balls, the following score vvas made, 2.5 balls 

 and bats: Ayres 22, Brown 20, Crouder IG, Gushing 13. Cochran 10. 

 Cooke 21, Jones 1-3, McGuflin 13, Jamison 1.5, Wilson 12, Sunirnersen 24, 

 Whittle 20, Waymau 21, Bunigardner 20. Sunirnersen won first prize, 

 Ayres second, Wayman third. Cook fourth, Bumgardner fifth.- Jack. 



JERSEY CITY.— The Jersey City Heigbts Gun Club have elected 

 the following officers: Dr. A. H. Y'errington, President; A. Heritage, 

 Secretary and Treasurer; Geo. B. Eaton and Wm. Hughes, Executive 

 Committee. 



National Gun Association Toxtrnaments.— Special Notice.— Mem- 

 bers desirous of organizing tournaments in their vicinity, under the 

 auspices of the Association, are requested to notify the undeivigued. 

 All the expenses of the same will be paid by us. Make your arrange- 

 ments for 1886. We propose to establish a circuit of touruanierits 

 annually. Claim .your dates now. General office and headquarters, 

 Macon, Ga.— iMatt R. Freeman, Vice-President and (K-neral Manager; 

 F. C. ETHPinoE, Secretary, Macon, Ga. Send 10 cents for band book 

 containing rules, constitution, etc. "Fairly started and its future 

 depends entirely upon the manner in which the sportsmen throughout 

 the country respond."- C. M. Stark, April 18, ii?5.—Adv. 



CRUISE OF THE COOT. 



IV. 



IN round nmnlH^rs Iho. cabui, outfit and a sail, purchased tor ,$12, 

 together with the new skiff mentioned, represented a total outlay 

 of ^1-50 1^. sides !i small bill of stores was laid in. It m always pret 

 erabie to liveoiT ihel.-itol' the land as vfiii go along and not ilraw 

 upon canned provisions any more than necessity requu-es. iTesu 

 supplies are more uonrislimg and palaiable, as well as only lialf as 

 pspen'^ive. A stocl; of staples should, howevci-, be kept on baud to 

 bridge over intervals wbeu nothing can be bail from shor e, iastes 

 differ as to what is esseiiti.al. In the vvav of meat, smoked beef of a 

 mild cure goes a long war. Bacon or a ham will also help out. 

 few cans of vegetable.s, best among them Boston baked t 

 of pilot bread or hard tack, cheese, butter, sardine: 

 marmalade, figs and syrup, with spic 

 all tliat IS wanted to live a 

 and five like a fighting coid, 

 the single hand .sailor bas 

 and develop an ujipi'tile p 

 propriety. Now. ap)jetiie 

 down the rudest elements 

 dainties and intricate h vt i 

 on shore. The -diiKh hvei 

 the boat-sailer who bnng> 

 tronomic endeavors, lie 

 of hard tack with a relisb 



A 



a box 

 maclverel, eggs, 

 r and colfee. comprise 

 irhout communication with the land, 

 ■d that 



oo. For it must be renienibei 

 ttend his boat all dav in tlie o 

 -rfeetly shocking to a land^in:urs i 

 is tne best sauce in the world, and 

 )f a meal with more ^ualo than u // 

 ch problems set before tbe dmer an 



knows not what good livmg is alongside 

 an honest appetite to bear upon his ga 

 f- and ag-ain have I munebed a pocketful 

 noi^ surpassed wdiile partaking of the most 



orth 



and sleeple^ssness vanishes before the balm and sootblug Umu: of the 

 salty air ot the sea. 

 \achtmg IS si rll misimderstood bv the great public, and not y(^t 



appivciat<'d at il — ■•" ' -- ■ . . ... 



have indulged, n 

 down to his lati'i 

 drugs .and com i 

 disorders sjn-jn: 

 medicine Ims 

 Euervr-.ti^'ii : , 



i till 



di., 



■ipl 



•y tbe [irofession . 1 f Esculapius of old could 

 lonf bs' cruise afloai be would have handed 

 a nj an date wbieli would have superseded 

 J. brought relief in ii(!r\ ions affections and 

 the digestive iirgaiis, sneli as uo scliuol of 

 ■ded in offering to snfTering hiunauity. 

 ijf mental balance cannot long resist tlie 

 ith the inspiration of bright, jjure breezes 

 liehly i no. and merry, sparkling waters hashing into 



diad-iii ■! ; I m:;;- wI T'li; ' i 1 1 MTiu-e lu her ui oi'e turl luf cn t 



ds Willi. .Ill ;i fiiil III, ,.,;; .i,,u to the patient pursuing 



beahli from ._-|...s,. r-ln (ii .n- i : iher-fountfrom which pbv- 



■al well-bHing take< n i he interv enlion of stimulat- 

 artifice „r prof. i ^ionallv akin to Iri^h class 



odo.nsm. Aflcr;. . ith I ombling seas ;i ud i;ale3 



listbug fbrongh fi. ..ui.- cnre brings U> bear the 



peace of a calm harl)..r nianr.iiU .';ji iifd, .and the sweets of honest 

 slumber lollow upon the Harassed mind and tired limbs to restore 

 capital to botb next morn, compournhng interest on spirit and mus- 

 culai- lirawn to lioot. 

 But if will lie Objected, the yaehtlni: cure is e.\pe.u.sive. 

 lo this I demur. In the words ..f i i,,. i icrniantowu Teleorapli: 

 there IS yat^bting and yachting." And, .so too. it is or it is not ex- 

 pensive. There is tbe large and costly vesvfl reiiuiring a mint of 

 money to run for a short season. With ninm-i ons crew and cumber- 

 lome to maneuver, she is got underway at great ii-.tervats and the 

 ner dwindles a»vay into ifttl-? mere than a passen,ger off for a £«w 



hours' outing. His in 

 The yacht is a magnih 

 Hut she lads to alford 

 simply aikappf 

 ■■■■ <iTf ■ 



nf (- 



but p. _ 

 iipler.f.jl] ibai 



■ to 



petition lit tasliii 

 in the extreme. And th 

 for a song to 

 about to iihin 

 vessels of size, 

 yachting, if a I 

 in small boats ' 

 of the expeus. 



mrden is be 

 f .Tiid "iDnlatial.' 

 tbe outlnv ati.i h,f<?omei 

 deiuande.l lo 



nloid ; 



,'e i. 

 Tin 



eliti 



'iniekly. Siicrhie 

 u llic next unfi 

 .Sport lli.-n- is 

 ge (o tl..- i:.i(Muiv 



■stly 



..T tir.,s ,;,f I 



eleph.Hiir I 

 r exiierir'iK 

 g is h.it a f 

 ndaiey.-.l expression be allo wed, must be s< 

 ith gratifying results many liines as great. 

 Such ^-aehfmg is not a eo,tl^ .■unnscnien.; 

 pastime if you wish Until is mardy. insinieii .e. and Jii;:'! 

 flcial in every respect. It is cheap. It is eiieap. . 'I 

 home. A few hundred as cajiital ^n^ested will i 

 phances lor ten years oi' more wen trifling r. . 

 than vou save iii shore clothing alone you enu b 

 cellem floating quarters more siutable to rbe im. )J..JSIJ^ <_ 

 yachting than a foi'tune spent upon, a gilded nioii.-,i>r of 

 proportions. In yom- small boat you can see much of ibe \\ 

 propose doing in "tbe Cool. Living becomes so ridiculously cheap 

 that your wash hill on shore wid suffice to cover the aceount. 



rtunate 

 hl ili* in 

 . Real 

 ght for 



a lithe 

 It is a 



• bcue- 



ring at 

 i.t ap- 

 r less 



1. in ex- 

 •real" 



iwieldy 

 .rid, as I 



Here 



i the way 



is the balance sheet of cxpeu: 



I aloiiL' iiboard the good ship Coot, and here 



Mi It i/lb — bt 

 Potatoes— fried 

 Onions, tomato 

 Bread, one-fifrh loaf, or rolls 



Biitfei- or syrup. 



Coffee, tea or cocoa 



Mustard, pickles, spices 



.i.XD D INNER 



.1, boiled 



■ts or Slewed truit. 



■ l^c. 



2c. 

 Kc 



ic. 

 , 2c. 



IGc. 



elaborate banquet m many courses which artists in thai line could 

 devi'-e to tickle a palate dulled bv a succession ot good things and 

 nothing to incite it afresh. „ ^ 



The beginner invariably fits himself out with all manner of trash. 

 Some would even take along pate de foi gras and ice cream. The 

 old hand has long ago learned to shift with the primaries of nourish- 

 ment, even to the exclusion of sugar, milk and butter. Yet w ith an 

 appetite he enjoys what he has and thrives thereon all the belter, for 

 he has less frouide staring him \\\ the face lo keep his larder full, to 

 prenare his meals, and thcti" to wash up! Thoroughly cooked food, 

 and", above all, l egidarit v. are th^ essentials to health. I believe the 

 medical fraternily wii! .m . • ia thi.s. A meal partaken with a 

 fierce appetite !s \v ;:. : . -adly yualknved merely in rou- 



tine ?n f'ull l-i'i v: . speak, let me eounscf the very 



plainest of livjDg, and ii; i : . of yachi rruising will he brought 

 about Health and v^gor foiiow in natural seauence. They come 

 ■^f itlfont beln? sougi)t, .Nervas /ire quieted to a rle.j|^htf nJly even to^ie 



One meal for 16 cents, or two for 32 cents, and 8 cents for crackers 

 and cheese or otfier substitute for cold hmch, and we liave a total 

 expenditure of 40 cents per day, with a fearful appeiire thrown in 

 for nothing. But the provender has to be cooked. The oil stove of 

 three 5in. wicks, cabin light, riding light, and heatiutr eahin throngii- 

 out the day and night, all consumed about 7 cenis of asinil oil j.er 

 twenty-four hours. Add to this 3 cents for a weakness for . he weed, 

 to which tbe crew of tlie Coor. regrets to state his partiahty, and we 

 have for boanl. lodghig and the post-prandial :>etller a sum total of 

 just .50 cents oer day, or .■p3..5i:i per week, or say 31.5 jier month or gflO 

 tor six s-icb is the extravagance of yachting! What say 



you Tio iisive? 



It is -faying at home! 



The t I in ate is based upon supplies from shore. If you 



subsist ...u .. .iiiui 1 uoods, the showing will not be as economical. 



Life aPoii-d the Coot soon crystallized into definite shape, though 

 devoid of anything approaching to dull routine. No regulations of 

 any sort were permitted to direct the tide of events. The Coot and 

 her crew drifted along with the current, and sought not to buck 

 against the easiest and most natural course of affairs. The angu- 

 larity of shore customs was rubbed away srnoo't. tlirongli force of 

 surrounding conditions, until day and n i - ^ ' linoven tenor 



wirh tbe least ]jossitile friction. Were I t' i>id emancipa- 



tion from the ornate and superfluous .if 'longshore 



civilization to the fundamental needs of e:vi .i . .i - .m, i fear many 

 would hold u]) their haiitls in lioiTor at the primitive modes which 

 ruled on the Coot. Yet eireu iistanc^s alter cases. That whicli 

 might be allied to tiariiarisni with the exigencies and conveniences of 

 urban culture in reach, lueconies simp licit)' and worthy economy in 

 time, and toilsome fuss away from contact w ith t'a>hion. Freed 

 from the vanities of keeping up an appearance, ami weigliing all 

 niceties in costume, toilet and cuhnary service l.v i h ,.f m ork 



entailed, the lone cruiser speedily discai-ds man,, . i ; 



ities, and turns from the glittering pobsh and t , ; i- 



menlal;side of life to its ruder but more tolerant i . . , . ..nd 



f--eling'of relief. 



During the earlier days of the cruise, a bright looking-glass hung 

 iu a corner of the cabin. By its aid tlie Coot's crew woidd con- 

 cientiously part his hair in the middle every morn, particularly con- 

 cerued about getting the part in the middle, tji-adually the glass 

 became obscured. The Coot's crew first reduced accuracy to a 

 guess, and then becann.' more or less itKlirferent as to wbetner the 

 hair was parted iu the middle or parted at all. After knocking 

 about awhile, capillary adornments were allowed to lake shape an, 

 nnturel. Thenceforth the looking-glass was out of occupation. 

 Similarly, all manner of preparations were gone through before 

 turning in at night ; as the weather grew colder, on.- garment 

 afier tne other was. however, retained, till t .e crew discoeeiv.l him- 

 self habitually turning in all standing ! Ai lirsi bkiukefs were 

 piously stretched out and l,acked in, and virions coats laiil on with 

 mathematical precision. All of this gave way in due course of 

 events, as the useless fuss of an oid ma if ashore . TTi..' process of 

 turning in was reduced to first prindpies. You felt rir.nvsy, you 

 blinked, you kicked off yoiu slippers and fell over into the hunk in a 

 heap, you jmlled faintly at the bundle of blankets and clociiiug 

 Ivmg in a promiscuous pile, and that was all you knew till daylight 

 streanie.l in at the wm.h.ws. Simpl'city ils.df, effective and all that 

 a cruiser in good health neeil botner ar.r.iir. l!nt surely you slept 

 insheets and pillow-ca.ses'.'' ' >.or,liiii_- of the sort, 'I hey would have 

 been a nuisance. IMatlress and pillows were covered with light 

 colored di-iUing. When it got dirty, once in a great while, the cov- 

 prs were, sent ashore for a hasty washing. Turning out had like 

 advantflges V.-i wn. t urn over for a nap. \ awn agiun, sit up and 

 look out ( he win. lo w to assure voiirself of the boat's position, as you 

 had |)roinised vonrseh to ilo a dozen tioies through- the m'ght, but 

 which sound sleep preventeil. f'okelegs over tbe center-board trunk 

 and lisii with vour toes for tlie slippers. When they are hooked you 

 are dress. d aiul ready for breiUfast. (Jontrast this plan, neat, 

 speedv. an l complete, with all tlie exasperating toil ot building up 

 in tiers irom undershirt Ui frock coat, wir.bcast iron bosoms, tin col- 

 lars slK^ei metal ciUIs, narrow beam shoes, and skintight gloves, 

 brain crusiiers, and tons of overcoats to choke and crush the hfe 



'(nd bow about w ashiiigy " Washing;' Oh. yes, I have forgotten* 

 It has been so ion;: since -hut vou can wash it yon want to. There 

 are oceans of 11 .ill ;o-oiind vou. Dip up a bucket full and fool away 

 time to your hi-ari'- eontent. 1 used to do it Now that 1 have gj'own 

 more expeiii'uced- hut I fear lo reveyl the truth, it might be too 

 shocking •■ iVe...;,|-,,d.- " in Ids .■Ii.miv little \olume,. '• AVoodcraft," 

 bas tbe courage of his couvi'-nous wlien he pronounces against too 

 mu ll wasbing- 1 have not. Let ilie good r..-aU(U- suit his pleasure in 

 this respect. ,. . . . ^ 



"Washing dishes must be a nuisance.' So it is. But there are no 

 riishes to wash Had > ..ii s i tn..' disn. it would have been nearer the 

 mark One plate < ^ Je cup, one knife, fork and .spoon, 



.-ire all the impleni.'.i ; ..iM ~ onslangbt upon the larder, 



Ttie pan, being "i-'i .' ■■iiiui'cs I'h-.ming not oftener than 



once in three vveel;s u si.Hii.iny managed. Knife and fork are 

 wiped iu a towel. Cup is rinsed out with a tew drops of fresh coffee 

 as it is made, and the plate, it wih serve tor two meals in succession . 

 It is all there remains to be rejuvenated. And wdio couM not clean 

 one plate with a piece of newspaper? Dip it overboard, swab 

 off wuh paper, di-y w ith the towel, and the care of the ijantry drops 

 out of mind Bci ides the pan, use emptv tins for cooking v.arious 

 dishe. ■ . i tlie Jiqilids wfille still hot, and tliey become auto 

 mali . There are people so dainty thru they cannot 



driui: ■ 1 rinsed in salt vfater. They will wa-t- a pint of 



precii Jii . il- i'i your breaker, in scouring out before lifting the 

 vessel to their hps. It is a sop lo sentiment and nothing else. Offer 

 lo the same people a jshfiering draught froni two glasses, one rinsed 

 iu salt, .an4 the other in fresh water, and not ope in a huijdred can 

 detect any difference. ' Poroe^tjc economy aboard a sniali yacht de.. 



raflods tmt f^n^m>ir4> Phoui.d h.e\'?iuik out or sight, .w-l fm^lm^nt. s.^ 



