FOREST AND STREAM. 



{Jj^. 20, 1881'. 



May 17, 1886, providing that upon the listing of a dog with 

 the County Clerk, and the payment of a, tax as therein pro- 

 vided, he should, for one year fi-om that time, be considered 

 personal property for all purposes as fully as any other kind 

 of personal property ; hut, in our opinion, he was already 

 personal property under the law of this State, and that the 

 aucierit common law rule had, iu effect, been a.hrogated. 



J udgment reversed, with directions to overrule the demur- 

 ler to the indictment, and for further proceedings consistent 

 with this opinion." 



From the last paragraph or two it may be seen that the 

 effect of the opinion also renders void the purposes of the 

 act of the late Legislature in reference to a recognition 

 through tax paid to County Clerks of property in dogs, for 

 the reason that dogs are already property mthout a com- 

 pliance with that law.— Xoi(isi'ii/c Courier-Joiirnal. 



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COLLIE SWEEPSTAKES. 



HILADELPHIA, Jan, 15.— I take pleasxire in announcing 

 X that we have made arrangements to hold our first annual 

 •collie isweepstakes. in connection with the New Jersey Kennel 

 €lxlb. at their show, to be held at Newark, N. J,, commenc- 

 ing March 22. 1887. It also gives me pleasure to state that 

 we have completed negotiations with S, T. Mercier, Esq. 

 so well known in the collie world, to judge all collie classes 

 at that show. Too much importance cannot be nlaced on 

 this announcement by our Ainerican breeders, for it will 

 give them the long-desired opportunity of having their dogs 

 judged in accordance with the English standard by an Eng- 

 lish breeder. We trust that all lovers of the collie wUl 

 appreciate^our efforts to secure Mr. Mercier by sending to 

 the N. J. K. C. the largest possible number of entries. Four 

 hundred and fifty dollars in prizes will be divided among 

 the sweepstakes entries. 



I also desire to make the following announcement: The 

 American Collie Club A^ill open a Stud Dog Sweepstakes for 

 a prize of .§25 offered by the A. C. C. added to a sweepstakes 

 •of the amount of each entry's stud fee, to be decided at the 

 Westminster Kennel Club's show in May, 1S8~. Entries for 

 the stakes close same time as the show's entries, and dogs 

 must be entered also at the show, in regular classes, specify- 

 ing on entry blank that they are to compete for the .stake. 

 All entries received are subject to the follovdng conditions; 

 Open to stud dogs that have been born in the United States 

 or Canada or imported on or before Jan, 1, 1887, and owned 

 by members of the club. They will be judged by not less 

 than three of their get out of more than one bitch, the quali- 

 ties of the dog himself not to be considered, but he must be 

 present and entered at the show. The entry fee to the stakes 

 to be paid the treasurer of the Collie Club at time of making 

 entry. Owners must guarantee not to advance their stud 

 fee during 1887 over the several amounts at which they are 

 entered until the dog has served a complement of ten bitches. 



Geo. A. Smith, Sec. and Treas. 



DEATH OF DR. JAR^HS'S ROSE.-Editor Forest and 

 Stream : I am sorry to have to write you of the death of my 

 old red bitch Rose. She was bred by Cecil Moore, the breeder 

 of champion Palmerston, and was a daughter of Palnierston 

 and Flora. She was selected and purchased for me by J. S. 

 Skidmore, of Nantwich, England, and was a well-known 

 |irize winner in Ireland, England and in this country, but it 

 IS as a brood bitch th^t she was especially famous, as she 

 has thrown to Elcho the grandest lot of winners ever pro- 

 duced by any Irish bitch in America. She was the dam of 

 four field trial Avinners, sixteen fir.st and champion, and two 

 second prize bench show winners: nearly a hundred prizes 

 won by her sons and daughters is certainly a great record. 

 Rose was one of that famous quintette of setters which for 

 several years swept the prize lists over the ocean. The others 

 were O'Brien's liate and Kitty, and McHaffie's Mina and 

 Bella. When in condition Rose was a remarkably handsome 

 bitch, and as intelligent and loving as she wa.s" handsome. 

 We all miss her, but none more than old Elcho. They 

 thought the world of each other.— Mont Claee. 



DEATH OF BIRDO.— Mr. W. H. Pierce has had the mis- 

 fortune to lose, by death, the Irish setter dog Birdo, pur- 

 chased by him in November from Mr. A. E. Smith, of High 

 Point, N. C. Mr. Pierce is doubly unfortunate, as he had 

 well-founded hopes that Birdo woiild prove a valuable addi- 

 tion to his kennel for breeding purposes. We had the 

 plea.sure upon several occasions of .shooting over Birdo 

 previous to the field trials at High Point, and pronounced 

 Mm the best Irish setter that ^^'e had seen afield. In a letter 

 informing us of his loss, Mr. Pierce says: "1 regret exceed- 

 ingly to inform you that Birdo died on Jan. 10 of pneumonia. 

 He did some wonderful work for me the last days I huntecl 

 him, and 1 cannot find words to express how bad I feel over 

 his loss. He was not only a dog of rare field merit, but was 

 also vai-y companionable and possessed intelligence almo.st 

 human." 



LARGEST MASTIFF PUPPY.— Fair Haven, Jan. 17.— 

 Editor Forest and Stream: I saw in last week's number a 

 communication from Mr. Haldeman, giving the weight of a 

 puppy 7 months old weighing 1081bs., and his questioning 

 that there was never one in England or America ec{ualing 

 that weight. I can give the weight of six from one litter at 

 7 months that each weighed more than that. Now I own 

 Boss's Zulu (A.K.R. 4044); his weight at 3mos. 48lbs., 4mos. 

 701bs., 5mos. 97>^lbs., fimos. llOJ^lbs., at 7mos. 13:31b.s. His 

 length 78in„ height 28J^in., girth 38in. Boss's Zulu was 

 sired by J. L. Winchell's BosSj dam Venus IV. Below is 

 my address, and any one wishing to see him can call on 

 Chas, R. Allex. 



DOG FURNISHINGS.— We have received from the Med- 

 f ord Fancy Goods Co. a new and extensive catalogue of their 

 dog collars, cat collars and general dog furnishings. The 

 catalogue is chiefly interestmg because it indicates the 

 growth of what may almo.st be called a new business. There 

 were dog collars before the Medford Company went into their 

 manufacture, but the trade has been so extended and de- 

 veloped that it may be said to have been founded in this 

 country by the Medford people. 



BESSIE'S PEDIGREE.— Boston, Mass., Jan. 6.— Editor 

 Forest and Stream : In your issue of December 31, Mr. 

 P. Tenney, of Haverhill, wishes to know what authority I 

 have for disputing Bessie's pedigree which he claims is 

 Mingo— Fausta 11. ' Mr. W. B. Wells, of Chatham, Ont., 

 states that he is the owner of Mingo, and that the pedigree 

 claimed for Bessie is false, and this is my authority, as Mr. 

 Well's statement has never been disputed. — .J. W. Browx. 



FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH.— Dec. 26.— Mr. Sam Millei-'s 



fine black setter dog Alto was killed yesterday under pe- 

 culiar circumstances. The dog was out hunting near the 

 railroad, and in crossin,g it came to a stand on the track just 

 as the train was approaching. He held his point steadily 

 despite the calls made to him and the train ran over and 

 killed him.— J. T. W. 



POINTER CHALLENGE,— Portland, Me,, Jan. 10.— 

 Editor Forest and Stream — will match my young pointer 

 Beau of Portla,nd (A.K.R. 3124) to run against any pointer 

 not over fifteen months of age, in this country. If any 

 gentleman owns a youngster that he would like to run 

 against Beau, I should be pleased to hear from him, — Fkbd 

 F. HABKIS. 



THE AMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER.-The steady 

 growth ot the American Kcninel Reqlsier is a very satisfae- 

 tory mdication that when the Forest and Stream Publishing 

 Company began the publication of the A. K. R. it supplied 

 somethmg that was really needed. The constantly increas- 

 ing list of subscribers is an e\udence of the progress which 

 the Bmlster is making in public esteem, and the growing 

 list of entries shows that a Register number is coming to be 

 highly valued. For J anuary the Rcqistrr has over one hun- 

 dred entries, as against ninety-two in January, isSfi, seventy- 

 nine m January, 1885 and seventy-five in 1884, There seems 

 to be every prospect that the total number of entries for 1887 

 will be far in excess of any previous year. 



NERVOUS LACTATION.-Skye terrier bitch. 6 years 

 old, has never been with male, during the last three years 

 has been in heat several times, and at regular intervals of 

 about four months has had the mammary glands fill with 

 milk. At this period the animal has made her nest, selected 

 an india-rubber ball (the same ball each time from among a 

 number of others), and nnrsed it for several days, when the 

 lactation ceased. Each lactation was accompanied by an 

 acute gastritis requiring treatment, the last attack, gastro 

 duodenitis, ended fatally. The autopsy showed a liver in 

 advanced stage of fatty degeneration and sclerosis,— .7o!/ i'nai 

 of Cuniparative Medicine and Surgery. 



THE DEERHOUND CHALLENGE CUP.-Edifor Forest 

 and Streayn: Is the Deerhound Challenge Cup, which was 

 offered bv a gentleman of New York, and only won once, to 

 be offered for competition at our spring shows? Information 

 relative to the matter will greatly oblige— Deerhound. 

 [Will the gentleman who off'ered the cup impart the desired 

 information.] 



A LARGER PUPPY— Columbia, Pa., Jan. lH.— Editor 

 Forest and Stream: My English mastiff dog puppy Adonis 

 (A.K.R. 3917), full brother to the bitch Alpha, weighs 

 1241bs. and is iust seven months old. This, I think, is the 

 heaviest weight of that age on record in America, and I 

 doubt if It can be beaten in England.— Wm. H. Fenpbich. 



KENNEL NOTES. 

 K^otes must he sent on prepared blanks, which are far- 

 nlshed free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope. 

 Sets of 300 of any one form, bound for retaining duplicates, 

 ai-e sent for 30 cents. 



NAMES CLAUVIED. 

 Notes must be sent on tlie Prepared Blanks. 



Mitliey Free. By f loyd Vail, Jerse.F Cit>-, N. J., for red Irish 

 setter dog, whelped Nov. 10, 1886, by Mao (Rory O'More. .Jr., A.K.R. 

 427-Aniiie Boleyn, A.K.R. eil) out of Duchess of Erin (MaU's 

 Duke— Lady Erin). 



Anna Laura. By John Campbell, Port Andrew, for liver and 

 white pointer bitcJi, whelped Dec. 20, 1886, hv Detroit Kennel 

 Club's Meet (Bodine— Ruby Croxteth) out of 'Queen Fan (ICing 

 PhiUip— Lady Fan). 



Fleet, Jr., A))!, Rod-, Fred, CUp and Mont. By .John Campbell, 

 Port Andrew, for liver and vviiite pointer dog puppies, whelped 

 Dec. 20, 1886, by Deti-oit Kennel Club's Bodine (Rubv Croxteth- 

 Fleet) out of Queen Fan (King Phillip— Lady Fan). 

 j(^i"iiqsto7^c.^^y lleserye Kennels, Cleveland. O., for black, white 



black and tan fox-terrier bitch, wlielped July 9, 1886. by Mixture 

 (A.K.R, 2697) out of Warren Lady (A.K.R. 2701). 

 Rose Lamraclf (A.K.E. hhhk). By F. C. Syles, Jr., Pa-wtucket, Pi. 



I. , for lemon and white La verack setter bitcli, wlielped Jnlv 2, 

 1886, by Prince Napoleon (A.K.H. 2071) out of Belle of Brvn MaVr 

 (A.K.K. 2051). 



Diike Royal. By F. E. Clark, Bridgeport. Conn., for pointer dog, 

 whelped Oct. 10, 1886. by Ned out of Daisy Bird (A.K.R. 2136). 



Aa.so Kennel. By C. J. Peshali, Jersey City, N. J., for his kennel 

 of pointers. 



BRED. 



Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Jipseu—Treasurc. Detroit Kennel Club's (Detroit, Mich.) English 

 pug bitch Jipsey (Don Juan— Foxey) to Englehardt's Treasure 

 (A.K.R. 4472), Jan. 3. 



Murtle—Faid GUtd-'^Umc. Jerry Cockrel's (Memphis, Tenn.) Eng- 

 hsn setter bitch Murtle (Druid— Star) to Meunihis & Avent Ken- 

 nels' Paul Gladstone (Grladstone— Lavalette), Dec. 4. 



Countess Sijccd—Rnderiqo. Hay\vard & Nesbitt's (St. Joseph, 



Mo.) English setter bitch Countess Speed (Gladstone ) to 



Memphis & Avent Kennels' Roderigo (Count Noble—Twin Maud), 

 Dec. 1. 



Bessie B.— Paul Gladstone. J. I. Case, Jr.'s (Racine, Wis.) Eng- 

 Ush setter bitch Bes.'sie B. to Memphis & Avent Kennels' Paid 

 Gladstone (Gladstone— Lavalette), Nov. as. 



Dixie— Roderiyo. Memphis & Avent Ivennela' (Memphis and 

 Hickory Valley, Tonn.J EngUsh setter bitch Dixie (Dashing Ber- 

 win— MagnoUa) to their Roderigo (Count Noble— Twin Maud), 

 Nov. 86. 



Blaze— PoAd Gladstmte. E. W. Clark, Jr.'s (Pliiladelnhia, Pa.) 

 English setter bitcii Blaze (Count Noble— Rosihud) to Mempius & 

 Avent Kennel's Panl Gladstone (Gladstone— Lavalette), Nov. 2i. 



LaduFlosisey— Roderigo. F. ScepLiuson's English setter bitch 

 Lady Flosaey to Memphis & Avent Keimels' Roderigo (Count 

 Noble— Twin Maud), 'Nov. 20. 



Modesty— Paid Gladsionr. A. H. liloore's (Philadelphia, Pa.) Eng- 

 lish setter bitch Modesty to Memphis & Avent Kennels' Paul 

 Gladstone (Gladstone— Lavalette), Nov. 20. 



Blossiim—Paid Glndstone. W. B. (Tates'a (Memphis, Tenn.) Eng- 

 lish setter biteb Blossom to Memphis & Avent Kennels' Paul 

 Gladstone (Gladstone— Lavalette), Oct. 31." 



Nannie Gladstunc—Roita iu<i. V. H. & D. Brysou's (Memphis, 

 Tenn.) EngUsh setter bitoh Nannie Gladstone (Gladstone— Sue) to 

 Memphis & Avent Kennels' Roderigo (Count Noble — Twin Maud), 

 Nov. 9. 



Littian— Roderigo. P. H. & D. Bryson's (Memphis. Tenn.) Eng. 

 lish setter bitch Littian (Gladstone— Sue) to Memphis & Avent 

 Kennels' Roderigo (Count Noble— Twin Maud), Oct. 30. 



Bo Peep—Roderifjo. Wm. Bowles's (Memphis, Tenn.) English 

 setter bitch Bo Peep (Gladstone— Juno) to Memphis & Avent 

 Kennels' Roderigo (Count Noble— Twin Maud), Oct. 10. 



Belle Gladstone— Roderigo. S. Cullen's (Alexandra, La.) English 



setter bitch Belle tiladstone (Gladstone ) to Memphis & 



Avent Keimels' Roderiso (Comit Noble— Twin Maud), Oct. 7. 



Donna J.— Paul Gladstone. J. W. Jones's (JMeraphis, Tenn.) 

 Engli.sh setter bitch Donna J. (Belton- Bramble) to Memphis & 

 Avent Kennels' Paul Gladstone (Gladstone— Lavalette), Oct. 6. 



Maud— Roderigo. B. Crane's (Chicago, III.) English setter bitch 

 Maud to ^Memphis & Aveut Kennels' Roderigo (Count Noble- 

 Twin Mand), Oct. 5. 



Jww A.— Roderigo. Mempliis & Avent Kennels' (Mempliis and 

 Hickory VaUey, Tenn.) English setter bitch J i.ino A. (Druid— Ruby) 

 to their Roderigo (Count Ivoblo— Twin Maud), Oct. il. 



Sue Gladstone— Roderigo. Memphis & Avent Kennels' (Memphis, 

 Tenn.) English setter bitch Sue Gladstone (Gladstone— Sue) to 

 their Roderigo (Count Noble— Twin Maud), Sept. 17. 



Muriel date Black-Eijcd Susan)— Ikwhing Rover. E. Dexter's 

 (Buzzard's Bay, Mass.) English setter bitch M\iriel (late Black- 

 E.ved Susan) (Ben Hill— Zoe W.) to his Dashing Rover (Dash H.— 

 Norna), Dec. 22. 



Ranee— Dashing Rover. E. Dexter's (Buzzard's Bay, Mass.) Eng- 

 lish setter bitch Ranee (A.K.R. 3189) to his Dashing Rover (Dash 



II. — Norna), Jan. 8. 



Bess—Ttford Caution. J. Ij. WincheU's (Fair Haven, Vt.) mastiff 

 bitch Bess to E. H. Moore's Dford Caution, Dec. 17. 



Brenda II.—TH'ord Caution. E. H. Moore's (Melrose, IVIass). 

 mastiff bitch Brenda to his llford Caution, Dec. 31. 



Belte Valentine— Merchant Prince. Coffin, Zimmer & Co.'s 

 (Glen's Falls, N. Y.) St. Bernard bitch Belle Valentine to E. H. 

 ifoorc's Merchant Prince, No\-. 13. 



Miranda— Merchant Prince. E. H. Moore's (Melrose, Mass.), St. 

 Bernard bitch Miranda to his Merchant Prince, Dec. 10. 



Bernie T.—Mercliant Prince. E. H. Jloore's (Melrose, Mass.) Bt. 

 Bernard bitch Bernie V. to his Merchant Prince, Dec. ^3. 



SajVw—MerclKint Prince. Dr. Sawtelle's (Maiden, Mass.) St. 

 Bernard bitch Sapho to E. H. Moore's Merchant Prince, Jan. 13. 

 WHELPS. 



Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 

 Betiie. Fred Bollett's (Brooklyn, N.Y.) pointer bitch Eerti (Rab 

 — Bellona), by F. Rv EQtchcocik's Tammany (Tory— Moonstoneh 



Mcidac. McEwen & Gibson's (Toronto, Ont.) collie bitch Madge 

 (Highlander— Hasty), .Jan. 1, fi\-e (two dogs), by J; Van Schaick's 

 bcotson (Dublin Scot— Florrv 11.). 



M'jdjj. Dudley Holbrook's (Sins,- Siuu'. N. Y.) mastiff bitch Molly 

 'I?;?!)), Dec. SO, nine (h , e dogs), by Dwight Holbrook's Rego 



Asitiwnd Nora. Bvnght Holbrook's (Clinton, Conn.) red Irish 

 biLeh Ashmont Nora (A.K.R. 2875), Jan. 3, nine (five dogs), by W. 

 H> Pierce s Glencho. 



Flash. Detroit Kennel Club's (Detroit, Mich.) fox-terrier Flash 

 ( Irojan— 1 annie), Jan. 8. seven (three dogs), by Wheaton's Barney 

 (Sir Peter TL— Fawn). 



Morn, 11(1 Star Chas. York's (Bangor, Me.) English setter bitch 

 Morning Star (Dashiag Dan- Daisev Starlight), Dec. 31. five (four 

 dogs), by ins Gun (Gladstone-May B ). 



Hazch Marmaduke Richardson's (New York) Irish setter bitch 

 Hazel (Elcho-Eose), Dec. 25, eight (six dogs), by W. H. Pierce's 

 (Tleneho (Llcho— Noroen). 



Josix. Wm. Housman's (Boston, Mass.) St. Bernard hitch Joslo, 

 Jan, I. twelve (ten dogs), by E. li. Moore's Merchant Prhice. 



Hcctrcss. J.H.Long's (Boston, Mass,) St. Bernard bitch Hec=- 



, , , . 



le's (Nei 



jjiicj i.v. i\.x\. ^I'ioj, aau. i*. tlU'Ce (t^ 



Palmer (Donald II — Lady Bang). 



Pi(.«, A, Perrin's (Cambridge, MasSi) bull-tefrjer bitch Pugs 

 (A.K.R, -M8 t i, Dec. 6, one do.g, by S. W; Me wman's Young Royal 

 Pnnce (A.K.R. 210,;'). 



Judy, ^^^liie rvl.jimtaln Kennels* (Littleton, N. H.) bull-terrier 

 b)teh Judy (A.K.R. 3319), Doc. 11, two (one dog), by their Jack 

 (Ventor— Blossom) . 



Luckysione, Westminster Kennel Club's (Babylon, L. I.) pointer 

 bitch Luckystone (Tory— Moonstone), Jan. 7, six (three dogs), by 

 their Naso of Kippen (Naso V.— Maggie). 



SALES. 



5^" Notes mu.st be sent on the Pi e])jired Blanks. 



llfordj:omuw{M. Fawn mastiff dog, whelped July U, 1885, by 

 llford Caution out of BrpTida It.. l>y E, II. Moore, Melrose, MaSS., 

 to E. A. Biu-kincham. !>' -r..ii 



C(ii!f(o;»-Rre,7da // i n.astill' dog, whelped Jidy 11, 



18SIJ, by E. II Moore. ■ ' . -s... to F. G. Jansen, Quiucv, 111. 



Ilpo-d Prince. Favni lu j ^.i i 11 ,iop:. whelped Oct. 3, 1886, by Caution 

 out ot Bona, by E. il. Mooru, Melrose, Mass., to A. BonnelL Jr.. 

 jvlevv \.ork. 



Madam. Orange and white St. Bernard bitch, whelped Sept. 18, 

 by Prince out of Nun, by E. H. Moore. Melrose, Massi, to J; H Sut^ 

 cliffe, Louisville Jly. 



llford Queem Fawn mastiff bitch, whelped May 6, 1866, bv Cau- 

 tion out of r;ountesH, by E. H. Moore, Melrose, Mass., to Wm. E. 

 Ramsey, Saginaw City, M:eh: 



Urctclii n. Orange and white St. Bernard bitch, whelped .Sept. 

 IS, 1.M.S6, by Prince out of Nun, by B. H. Moore, Melrose, Mass., to 

 J. S. Coxey, Massillon, (). 



Nohle CautUm. V-.wn mastiff dog, whelped Oct. 3, 1886, by" Cau- 

 tion out of Bona, by E. H. Moore, Melrose, Mass., to James R. 

 Trissler, Lancaster, Pa. 



Bayonne I'lincc. OranKc and white St. Bernard dog, whelped 

 July 10, lS.su, hy Prince out of IMlranda, by E. H. Moore, Melrose, 

 Mass., to D. F. ADgood, Trion Factory, Ga. 



Caution— Bona whclp. Fawn mastiff dog, whelped Oct. 3, 1886, 

 by K. H. Moore, Melrose, Mass., to Dr. Daniel Macmartin, Amster- 

 dam, iS. Y. 



Cnvfi<in—.'^onau''hclj). Fa^vn mastiff dog, whelped Oct. 3, by B. 

 H. Moore, Melrose. Mass., to (tco. A. Peters, Columbus, O. 



Mirtiur (A.K.H. .M:j7)—n'arrrn Ladu i A.K.R. mD ichelp. White, 

 black and tan fox-terrier bitch, whelped .July 9, 1886, by Wm. T. 

 Me.-Vlees. Philadelpliia, Pa., to Alfred Heald, Lancaster, Mass. 



Mirturr (A.K.R. -«/7)— IFrtrrcn Lady (A.K.R. S1701) whelp. "SNTilte, 

 black and Uc:> f jx-terrier bitch, whelped July 9, la86, bv Wm. T. 

 McAlees, Philadelphia, Pa., to Barclay H. Wai'hurron, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa. 



Mixture (A.K.R. mi)- Warren Lady (A.K.R. mi) ivheljj. White, 

 black and tan fox-terrier dog, whelped July 9, 1886, by Wm, T. Mc- 

 Alees, Philadelphia, Pa., to Samuel Rea, Montgomery county, Pa. 



.JacJi—Jady iA.K.T!. 3319) idiclp. Brindle bnll-tcrrier dog, 

 wlielped Dec. 10, issti, by White Mountain Kennel, Littleton, N. H., 

 to Henry Mcrritt, Littleton, N. H. 



PRESENTATIONS. 

 CUngstone. Black, white and tan Engh.sh setter flog, whelped 

 Aug. 9, 1886. by Dan Gladstone (Gladstone— Sue) out of Maggie R. 

 (Luke — ZephjT), by D. Bryson, Memphis, Tenn., to C. M. Munhall, 

 Cleveland, O. 



DEATHS. 



Birdo. Red li-ish setter dog, age and pedigree not given, owned 

 by W. H. Pierce, Peekskill, N. Y., Jan. 10, from pneumonia, 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 



No Notice Taken of Anonymous Coii-esi>oudent8. 



E. B., Boston.— Is there any remedy for a dog shedding his hair? 

 I have a setter, heavy-coated, which I groom daily, i ni vjjve.r seem 

 to lessen the amount of hair that he casts frcj' Ans. 

 Groom once daily and give live drops of Fc. ' .u of 



arsenic three times dady ill food. Stop after th r-, _ , 



M. W. IL, Floyd.— Pointer has affection of the i' end and ears: 

 keeps scratching head and ones continually and ears and Jiead 

 matterates. Ans. The dog has canker of the ears. G^t a wash 

 made as foil oAvs; Of bromo chloral and of laudanum each Idr., of 

 watering, MLx. I^'rop a little in ears night and morning after 

 cleansing and drying. 



C. P., iSIontelair, N. J.— I have a bull-terrier puppy sis months 

 old which is nearly stone deaf. Have had him four months, and 

 he ne\ er had canker or other ear trouble that I know of. His ears 

 seem to lie souiewiiat dirty. Is it likely that there is an accumula- 

 tion of -vvaxV '\Vhat remedy would you advise? Ans. Get an ear 

 syringe and syringe the ears night and morning with borax, warm 

 water and lilx eerine. Ten grains of borax to the ounce of water 

 and glyeerme. 



(JirAN^MPOWTTT, Philadelphia, Pa.— Black cocker spaniel bifch 

 (fyrs. old) eoutinually scratching and biting herself, and has made 

 a raw sore on one leg and one on back; skin is peeling and scurflng 

 off somewhat, and r'lat is thin and poor. Slie is very ta\-enousfor 

 meat and tries to piek lui erery old piece of meat in 1 he street, but 

 she has ueA'er been fed very much meat. .She has a liabit ot scratch- 

 ing about and erawling about one's feet and legs. Ans. 1. Give 

 little or no meat. Purge witli easier oil or cpsom salts. Give five 

 drops t'ovler's solution of arson ie morning and evening iu the 

 food. If a:iy sores exist dress with bHlsaurof Peru ointment, S. 

 .She is not in condition to breed. 3. is by Zulu out of Sweep. 4. 

 Won high com. at show mentioned. 



I. E. B., Huntington. L. I.— A six month puppy has skin disease. 

 When I first noticed it the skin commenced to get red, then she 

 scratched hersch and the hair came ont ah over her between her 

 forelegs, her head and r erk nMl on her stomach pimples, wluch 

 filled with matter (hi i: : 'Iry up and large scabs came 



oir. When she sliake n iir and adrydu.stand httle 



scabs fly off. She is ' j i u get red all over now and has 



some fever, not as mui j l t-.-^ - ii.. x.-id. Ans. Sponge the surface of 

 the body gently in a warm rvjin v. itli solution of carbolic acid (a 

 teaspoohfiil to'a quart of v. atei ), give iive drops of Fowler's solu- 

 tion of ar.senie in the food night and morning. If there are lam- 

 ning sores dress them witli balsam of Peru ointment. Keep the 

 bowels free and feed very little meal. 



B.. Concord, IMass.— My Irish setter dog is 1^ years "old. His 

 new coat seemed to stop gro\^ing before attaining its full length, 

 and is now all coining out. No eiinjtion of the skin, but it nsdiy and 

 scurfy, hair is not bright and shining; has good appetite, is fed on 

 boiled Indian meal, is in good health and spirits, but is perhaps 

 rather thin in flesh. Have never seen him pass any wonns; has 

 had some flees, but not a great many. Had the red mange about 

 sis or eight months ago, wluch I cui'ed with a carbolic wasli and 

 Fowler's solution of arsenic as you recommended; ho has had no 

 sign of it since. He sleeps on pme shavings. Ans. Give yoiu- dog 

 a teaspcouful of ca.stor oil morning and evening for three days. 

 Gixe five drops of Fowler's solution twice daily in the food. Keep 

 this up for three weeks and then stop for ten days and commence 

 again. 



FXRE IT^SURANCE.- In a cu'cular issued by the Home Insurance 

 Company, whose advertisement appears in another column, some 

 interesting facts are given with regard to the destruction of homes 

 by fire duilng the year 1885. It appears tliat dm-ing this year 

 dwelling-house property valued at 3?13,l-10,iSO was dettrryed in the 

 United Stafces, or more than a million dollars won h of homes was 

 thus wiped ont of existence during each mouth cf the year. The 

 Home Insurance Company's diagiam gives the thu-ty-six princi- 

 pal causes of fires. Of these, dcfcctivo flues are the chief and 

 incendiarism the nest. This means, of course, tha.t poor con- 

 struction and crime cause more fires than anything else. The 

 lesson taught by this diagram should not be lost on the pubUc. 



