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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Feb. 2, 1888. 



uncle: lishas shop. 



Life in a Corner of Yankeeland. 



By ROWLAND E. ROBINSON. 



In response to the many requests from those who read the chapters of "Uncle Lisha's Shop" 

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CONTENTS : 



I, 



IL 



in. 



IV. 



v. 



VI. 

 VII. 



vii r. 



IX. 



x. 



XI. 



The School Meeting in District 13. 



Uncle Lisha's Spring Gun. 



In Uncle Lisha's Shop. 



Concerning Owls. 



Uncle Lisha's Courting. 



How Zene Burnham Come It on His 



Father. 

 A Raiuy Day in the Shop. 

 The Turkey "Shoot at Hamner's. 

 Sam Lovel's Thanksgiving. 

 Little Sis. 



Sam Lovel's Bee-Hunting. 



XII. In the Shop Again. 

 XUI. The Fox Hunt. 

 XIV. Noah Chase's Deer-Hunting. 



XV. The Hard Experience of Mr. Abijak 



Jtirvis. 

 XVI. The Coon Hunt. 



XVII. In the Sugar Camp. 



XVIII. Indians in Danvis. 

 XIX. The Boy Cut West. 



XX. Breaking Up. 

 XXI. The Departure. 

 XXII. The Wild Bees' Swarm. 



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Chester White, Berkshire 

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ENGLISH MASTIFFS. 



IN THE STUD, 



To a limited number of approved bitches, 

 THAT GRAND MASTIFF DOG 



(A.K.R. 5507). 

 1st and 3d, N. E. Kennel Club, April, 1887, only 

 time shown, not 11 mos. old. 



Full pedigree sent on application. 



FOR SALE. 



An exceptionally fine litter of pups, by the 

 above Monarch out of Salva (A.K.C.S.B. 6853). 



WYOMING KENNELS, 



Box 108, Melrose, Mass. 



Tie St. Bernard Breeiing dot. 



Champion Apollo in stud, $100 

 Victor Joseph " 50 



Visp II. (rough-coat) " 25 

 YOUNG STOCK FOR SALE. 

 Address LORENZO DANIELS, Sec'y, 



P. O. Box 1991, N. Y. City. 



Ghequasset St. Bernards at Stud. 



DUKK OF LANCASTER (imp.), Plinlimmon 



—Lady Burghley). Fee $50. 

 CHEQUAsSET MAX (Hermit— Nun). Fee §30. 

 LOOI (Hermit— Brunhild). Fee §25, 

 MONTE ROSA (Alp II.— Sombre). Fee $25. 



Young stock on sale; also English pugs. Ad- 

 dress with stamp, CHEQUASSET KENNELS, 

 Lancaster, Mass. 



■y. 



(Champ. Gath— Gem.) A grand field dog himself 

 and litter brother to celebrated Gath's Mark 

 and Hope; also the same blood as Joey B., Nat 

 Goodwin and Chance. Fee $20; free service in 

 case of failure. Address D, A. GOODWIN, JR., 

 Newburyport, Mass. 



Silver Slaoe. 



Imported pug dog; a grand sire. Weight 131bs 

 Stud Fee, S25. (A.K.R. 3758). Pups for sale. 



MIDGET PUG KENNELS, 

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Scotch Collie Kennels. 



Address W. E. MUNSON, Brantford, Conn. 



SERVICES-STUD BEAGLE, WINNER OF 

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 of bitch. " THE HILLS," General Wayne, Pa. 



It 



STUD jMASTLFES. SEASON OF 1887^8. 



Send for terras and pedigrees. C. O. RICH- 

 ARDSON, WSB'tfield, Mass. • -n\OTl7,3mo 



in tit 9M. 



Old English Mastiffs 



IN THE STUD. 



MINTING. 



Winner 1st and three specials, Boston, 1887; is;! 

 Providence. 1887; special $25 for best mastiff dot 

 or bitch; special $100 silver challenge cup, Nov 

 York, 1887. Never beaten in America. 



CHAMPION 



ILFORD CAUTION] 



Winner 1st each. Boston, New York, Hartford) 

 Stafford, Newark, champion Providence an»| 

 Boston. Sire of the prize dogs lit oid Chancellor 

 Ilford Caution II., Moses, Noble Caution, Duchj 

 ess, Hanah H,, Daphene and many others. 



ILFORD CORONEB 



(JUST IMPORTED). 

 Winner many prizes in England. Sired til 

 champion Orlando. 



All the above dogs are imported. Full pnrticTk 

 lars on application. My dogs won the kenaej 

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 and all specials on mastiffs at Boston except on-, 

 which I offered myself, and was won by a son of 

 champion Ilford Caution. 



Fine litter of pups for sale, by MINTING efij 



of a daughter of champion Rford Caution. r, 



E. H. MOORE, Melrose, Mass 



BLEMTON EENNEL 



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Fox-Terriers at 



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 Eee SS50 to approved bitches. 



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$10. 



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GXOSTER. 



Champion of Champions; 



Gloster is a b., w. and t. LleweUin setter,.! 

 Dashing Rover ex Trinket. Winner of 1st, Me 



hers' Stake, and divided 2d, All-Aged Stake, E. 

 T. C, High Point, N. C. 1880; winner of 1st, M 

 Aged Stake, and winner of 1st, Cnampion Stake: 

 E. F. T. C, High Point, K C., 1887, Only ™ 

 proved bitches will be accepted. Fee $75. 

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 decl5,6mo Warwick, Orange Co., N, 



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Dogs, bitches and puppies for sale. Pure wJMl 

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Young Royal Prince (A.K.R. 2102), RarajH 

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Address J. W. NEWMAN, 87 Hanover st., Bosl 



The Hospice Kennels 



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ST. BERNARDS 



101 PREMIUMS IN 1887. 



BLACK PETE II. (A.K.R. 5682), FIELD 

 house broken. 



D. BROWN, Watering 

 febS.ffl 



GOCBLISRB. 



Cocker spaniel nuns, sired t>y the celebrate 

 Hornell Silk (A.K.R: mi), dam Hon/ell (Jl.ipr 

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 lars address F. W. YATES, Rochester. N. Y. J 



AN OPPORTUNITY.— GLEN (A.K.R. 1953; 

 one of best private setter bitches in Weal 

 Handsome tricolor; trained from puppy; healtjH 



FOR SALE.— ONE LITTER OF GOB lit 

 pups, 7 wks. old, of good breed, six mafr 

 and two female. For further narticutara .;ddres 

 CARLOS E. PALMER, 

 It Letter Carrier No. 1, Haverhill, 



POINTER PUPPIES, BLOOD OF SE 

 tion, Faust, Beaufort, Clytie and 

 JOHN P. GRAY, Utica, N. Y. 



FOR SALE CHEAP. 



One very elioice liver and two very ch 

 liver and white cooker hitches, with pups; 

 a few very fine black an<$ black and white 

 pies. For pedigree, price, etc., address FL 

 FOOT KENNELS, Delhi, Del. Co., N.Y, fe 



