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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Jan. 19, 1888. 



"GENUINE HYDROPHOBIA." 



WE reprinted on Dec. 27 a clinical lecture delivered bv 

 Prof. Whittaker, on a "genuine case of hydrophobia," 

 copied from the Medical and Surgical Reporter of Phila- 

 delphia. The editor of this journal now says, however, that 

 "he has had access to some sources of information about this 

 case other than that supplied by Prof. Whittaker's lecture, 

 and that he has come to the conclusion that it was a case of 

 lyssophobia." In fact, he says that there was no evidence 

 that the man had ever been bitten by a dog at all, except his 

 own belief that a little wound on his lip was caused by a 

 blow from a dog's nose which drove it against his tooth. 

 There was nothing wrong with him until he had an attack 

 of dyspncea when leaning over a tub of scalding water, and 

 a neighbor told him that this was the way hydrophobia 

 usually began. After that he at once began to show the 

 usual symptoms, and finally died. The Medical and Surgical 

 Reporter then goes on to intimate that hydrophobia is in 

 most cases a disease of the imagination, made dangerous or 

 fatal by the treatment usually resorted to. 



But we warn our readers, it adds, that they need never expect 

 to cure a patient supposed to have hydrophobia, if they watch 

 Mm very closely, expose him at a public elmic, offer him water, 

 inject morphine and chloral into Mm; and, above all, if they add 

 the administration of curare to those measures. A careful study 

 of the literature of hydrophobia shows that morphia, chloral, 

 and curare— drugs commended in most of the books — are useless 

 and probably dangerous, given, as they usually are, in cases 

 called hydrophobia. 



It then goes on to say that very few cases of hydrophobia 

 will bear examination. 



Let our readers take note that hydrophobia does not seem able 

 to hear the face of scepticism; that it disappears where it is not 

 talked about: that it flourishes where it is cultivated, as in 

 France, and does not exist among savage and enlightened 

 peoples. And let them sift carefully any case which seems like 

 hyrophobia, as to its history and symptoms; let them eschew 

 violence of act or of medication in treating it, and see what the 

 result will he. 



We must say that this view derives strong confirmation 

 from what we may call the hydrophobia panics which ravage 

 particular countries every few years. For long periods no- 

 body hears anything- about hydrophobia or ever sees a case 

 of it, and then all of a sudden the dogs all seem to begin to 

 bite, and scores of them run around mad every day, and 

 there is a loud demand from people who do not like dogs for 

 the extirpation of the entire canine race, and particular 

 breeds are put under the ban, as being constantly on the 

 verge of hydrophobia. After awhile the alarm dies out and 

 there is no more hydrophobia for a decade or so. 



The resemblance of these panics to the witch panics in 

 old times is very striking, and the evidence of a very similar 

 character. We 'all know that it was sometimes so strong 

 that poor Avomen were convinced by it that they were them- 

 selves really witches, and did commit the naughty tricks on 

 their neighbors of which they were accused, and although 

 they knew it would lead them to a shameful death. Some 

 dogs, we have no doubt, are likewise driven into madness 

 by the general expectation of the community in which they 

 live, that it is about time for dogs to go mad and begin to 

 bile. The fact seems to be that but few doctors ever see a 

 ease which they know to be hydrophobia, and we have been 

 assured by perhaps the foremost dog dealer iu the United 

 States that in twenty years he had never seen a really mad 

 dog, and although he has been bitten abou f . two hundred 

 times, he enjoyed excellent health, and was never startled 

 by the sight of water, either hot or cold.— New York Eve- 

 ning Post. 



KINO'S BREEDING.— Wrightsville, Pa., Jan. 9, 1888.— 

 Editor Forest and Strcmn: The long-winded effusion of Mr. 

 Schellhass contained in your last issue all sounds very well 

 against myself, but, alas, for the truth of some of his 'state- 

 ments, for he that is so anxious "to have truth prevail," has 

 stretched this same truth. Or, is it possible that Mr. Schell- 

 hass has misunderstood my former letters on this subject? 

 If so, I am disposed to overlook his failures and would 

 recommend him to spend his leisure hours in a printing 

 office and learn the value of punctuation. And now to the 

 facts of the matter: Mr. Schellhass writes: "Mr. Krueger 

 in a misleading contradiction wrote, 'Kino was irnuorted 

 and as well bred as any beagle living.' " So I did, but only 

 as a quotation of what Mr. O'Shea had told me and not as 

 an assertion of my own. " * * I will state that Mr. Dan 

 O'Shea informed me verbally on several occasions that he 

 would never give the true facts of Kino's breeding to Mr. 



misleading assertion. I am sorry to say that Mr. White has 

 made a few mistakes, to put it mildly, 'in his letters to your 

 journal and to Mr. Schellhass. As I said in my last letter 

 to you, contained in your last issue, it was at the Pittsburg 

 show of 1886 (not last spring) that Mr. White made his claims 

 of being the breeder of Kino to me. What motive does Mr ' 

 White think I had at that time "to be afraid it would not 

 sound as well to be out of Maybelle by Searcher as it would 

 to call the dog imported." Mr. White further writes to Mr 

 Schellhass that he offered to show me a letter proving his 

 claims. This I positively deny. Mr. White made no such 

 offer to m.e; I have never refused to learn something con- 

 cerning our beagles, or to read any letter offered for perusal 

 unless the contents of such were of a private nature. As to 

 my desire to pass Kino off as imported, every impartial 

 reader of your valuable journal, who has read my letter 

 contained in your last issue, will be convinced that this is 

 untrue and that I am as anxious as any one to see the breed- 

 ing of my dog established and that I would be pleased to 

 know him one of the Searcher— May belle litter. But I leave 

 it to you, Mr. Editor, whether I, or any one else, is warranted 

 in claiming Kino as by Searcher— Maybelle on the strength of 

 what has been written so far on this subject. If you deem 

 the evidence sufficient, I know it will'be the verdict of a 

 disinterested judge and I will accept it, but I cannot take it 

 upon myself to claim Kino bred as claimed by Mr White 

 upon the evidence so far given. — A. C. Krtjeger TMr 

 Krueger is certainly justified in demanding full proof f rom 

 Mr. White that his statement as to the breeding of Kino is 

 correct.] 



THE CHAMPION RULE.-Leesburg. Va., Jan 6- 

 Edttor Forest and Stream: Having a high regard for your 

 opinion and seeking information upon a subject with which 

 you are familiar, I ask you kindly to render an opinion on 

 the following: Prior to, and including the year 1884 a dog 

 winning a first prize in any show recognized' bv the A K C 

 was rendered eligible to the champion class. Subsequently- 

 the rule was changed, making three first prizes necessary to 

 attain that distinction. During the year 1884 my pointer 

 * ritz won second in open class and first in winning brace 

 with Pilot and special at Washington, D. C : also first urize 

 and special in the open class. New York, 1884; was entered 

 m the champion class and won at Chicago, 1884 and was 

 again entered in the champion class at Cincinnati the same 

 year. Now the A K C. recognize the awards of all these 

 shows for the year 1884. The question is, to what class does 

 Fritz belongs My opinion is that the recognition of the 

 award at the Chicago show of 1884 bv the A. K. C. prevents 

 him from going into the open class.— C. W Littlejohn 

 [Fritz is not eligible to the champion class, having won but 

 two first prizes. Although one of them was won in the 

 champion class, the rules distinctly state that three firsts 

 must have been won; conseqently he must be entered in the 

 open class.] v "" 



BOSTON DOG SHOW.— The premium list of the New- 

 England Kennel Club's fourth annual dog show will soon 

 be ready for distribution. The cash prizes will aggregate 

 some &600 more than last year, and many valuable special 

 prizes will also be offered. There will be thirteen kennel 

 prizes of S25 each, and two of $15 each. The judges, 

 so far as appointed, are: For mastiffs, deerhounds, grey- 

 hounds, Newfoundlands, Great Danes, spaniels and dachs- 

 hunde, Charles II. Mason. St. Bernards and pugs. Miss 

 Anna L. Whitney. English and black and tan setters. Dr. 

 Wm. Jarvis. Irish setters, Wm. Dunphy. Foxhounds and 

 beagles, N. Elmore. Bulldogs, bull-terriers.Yorkshire, Skye, 

 Scotch, black and tan and other terriers and toy spaniels, 

 Edward Lever. We shall probably be able to announce the 

 remainder of the list next week. Wm. Tallman will superin- 

 tend the show. 



NEW BEDFORD DOG SHOW.— We have received the 

 premium list of the eleventh annual exhibition of the South- 

 ern Massachusetts Poultry Association. The department 

 devoted to dogs provides for 130 classes, the premiums in 

 each class being 60 per cent, of entrance money to first, 30 

 per cent, to second, and highly commended to third. A 

 large number of special prizes will be given, and the winner 

 in nearly every class will receive one. There will also be 

 kennel prizes' for the prominent breeds, ranging in value 

 from $10 to $35. Mi-, Charles H. Mason will judge all 

 classes. Entries close Jan. 27, and will be received regard- 

 less of the new registration rule. The address of the super- 

 intendent is C. T. Brownell, New Bedford, Mass. 



IRISH SETTER PEDIGREES. — Editor Forest and 

 Stream: The undersigned would be glad to hear from all 

 persons who have purchased Irish setter puppies from Mr. 

 Howard Ireland, alias Associated Fanciers, alias Philadel- 

 phia Kennels, located at 237 South Eighth street, Philadel- 

 phia, as being by Bruce out of Lady Red or other bitches; 

 would like to see the pedigree furnished with the puppies, 

 which will be promptly returned.— I. Henry ROBERTS, Box 

 153, Moorestown, Burlington countv. New Jersey. 



DEATH OF NEWTON ABBOT.— Mr. A. C. Wilmerding 

 has had the misfortune to lose by death his promising 

 young spaniel dog Newton Abbot, wiio was run over by the 

 cars Jan. 4. He was a dog well thought of by fanciers of the 

 breed and had won several prizes including first at Buffalo, 

 Philadelphia and New York last year. He was bred by 

 Mr. Wilmerding and was by Black Prince and out of 

 Newton Abbot Lady. 



FOX-TERRIER IMPORTATION.— The Blemton Kennel 

 has recently imported the fox-tenier dog Dusky Trap, and 

 the bitch New- Forest Ethel. Trap was whelped April. 1886, 

 and is by Dusky Splinter (Splinter— Dusky) and out of 

 Spider (Dunner— Sybil II.). Ethel was whelped May 16, 

 1886, and is by New Forest (Splinter— Olive II.) and out of 

 Auburn (The Belgravian— Brockenhurst Gem). 



THE AMERICAN SPANIEL CLUB.-At a meeting of 

 the executive committee of the American Spaniel Club, held 

 at New York, Jan. 11, it was unanimouslv resolved that the 

 members be requested to vote on the following question: 

 "Shall the club funds be distributed at shows where com- 

 pulsory registration is enforced?" The vote is to be 

 counted Jan. 21. 



MASTIFF IMPORTATION, — The Wacouta Kennels of 

 St. Paul, Minn., have just imported the mastiff bitch Ilford 



Coroner, 



AMERICAN COURSING CLUB. — Editor Forest and 

 Stream: The third annual meeting of the American Cours- 

 ing Club will be held Oct. 15, 1888, at Great Bend, Kan.— 

 Frank K. Doan. Secretary (1,210 Olive street, St, Louis, 

 Mo.). 



NEW HAVEN DOG SHOW.-Editor Forest and Strea.m: 

 The fourth annual dog show' of the New Haven Kennel Club 

 will be helil at New Haven, Conn.. March 27 to 30, 1888,— E. 

 Sheffield Porter, Secretary (New Haven, Conn., Jan. 16). 



SWEEPSTAKES AT PHILADELPHIA SHOW.— The 

 time for receiving entries for the. puppv sweepstakes at the 

 show of the Philadelphia Kennel Club has been extended to 

 Feb. 18, the time of closing of entries for the show. 



COLLIE SWEEPSTAKES.— The time for the closing of 

 the entries for the second annual collie sweepstakes, to be 

 decided at the coming show of the Westminster Kennel 

 Club, has been extended to Feb. 6. 



IRISH SETTER DOG FOUNF.-If any one has lost an 

 Irish setter dog, address, giving full particulars. H. Clay 

 Glover, 1,293 Broadway, New York. 



KENNEL NOTES. 

 Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are fur- 

 nished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope 

 of large letter size. Sets of 200 of any one form, bound for 

 retaining: duplicates, ars sent for 30 cents. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 Notes must be sent, on the Prepared Blanks. 

 Leo. By Wm. M. Bullivant, West Newton, Mass., for dark 

 orange and white St. Bernard dog, whelped Oct. 28, 1886, by Mer- 

 chant Prince (Bayard, Sr.— Pastime) out of imported Dorris 



Bforci R,:x. By Harry F. Woods, Cincinnati, O., for fawn mas- 

 tiff dog, whelped Nov 13, 1887, by Ben Adam (A.K.R. 4733) otit of 

 Lady Zara (A.K.R. 2627). 



Col, Blacl: Pete. By Dr. J. T. Wheelock, Waterbury, Vt., for 

 black cocker spaniel dog, whelped Nov. 13, 1887, hy Black Pete 

 (A.K.R. 3071) out of V ida (Obo II.— Topsv B., A.K.R, 3317) 



Mari/and Kennels. By A. L. Bosfey, Baltimore. Md* for his 

 Kennels ot beagles, St, Bernards and fox-terriers at Towson Md 

 BRED. 



IST" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Nmu-y Rake -Don Petrel. A. P. Gardner's (Hamilton, Mass.) 

 English setter bitch Nancy Rake (Rake-Phyllis) to W. Tallman's 

 Don Petrel (Don Juau— Petrel UI,), Jan 10 



u-?i le ^^°^ P f rC h J"' W. Leroy's (New York) English setter 

 bitch Belle (Duke ot Beaufort-Fairy) to W. Tallman's Don Petrel 

 (Don Juan— Petrel lll.i, Jan. 2. 



Pr i?£~£} l ''l f Minnehaha Kennels' (Minneapolis, Minn.) 



Dec 8 (A.K.R, 1516) to their Turk II. (A.K.R. 2222), 



Nora miaUe-Tfatmi. M. M. MacMillan's (Mahanov City, Pa.) 

 Ti ton (AK R° 1098Man ( | onest Harr y-Vic> to Dr. J.R. Housel's 



% s< iT,4^' n - J El ji? e l? ste venson's (Paterson, N. J.) St. Ber- 

 ard bitch Elsa to St, Bernard Breeding Club's Apollo, Dec, 29. 



WHELPS. 



Notes must he sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



v.P'v"^^ Minnehaha Kennels' (Minneapolis. Minn.) mastiff 

 Turkn7i KB^23) B6 ' Jun6l °' dx ' ' foril ' do ^ lheir 

 Virginia. 6, W. Littlejohn's (Leesburg, Va.) pointer bitch Vir- 



ginia (AK.R, 1357), Jan. 4, eight (two dogs), hy his Fritz (A.K.R 

 1351). 



Pet. Wyoming Kennels' (Melrose, Mass.) pug bitch Pet (im- 

 ported Rep— imported Vic), Dec. 24, four (three dogs), bv Chequas- 

 set Kennels' Cbequasset Diamond (A.K.R. 4395). 



Beauty. H. Chapman, Jr.'s (Ridgewood, N. J.) spaniel, bitch 



Beauty ( Nellie), Nov. 28, five (three dogs), bv A. C. Wilmer- 



ding's Black Prince (Benedict— Madcap). 



Gemme. St. Bernard Breeding Club's smooth St. Bernard bitch 

 Gemme (Apollo— Bemice), Jan. 1, three (one dog), hy their Victor 

 Joseph. 



Kara. St. Bernard Breeding Club's smooth St. Bernard bitch 

 Kara (Mentor— Brunhild), Dec. 12, eleven (eight dogs), bv their 

 Apollo. 



Flora. St. Bernard Breeding Club's smooth St. Bernard bitch 

 Flora (Barry— Favorite), Dee. 2, twelve (six dogs), hy their Victor 

 Joseph (Beauchief— Bertha), 



(iypsie Maid. Frank Gowen's (Tamaq.ua, Pa.) English setter 

 bitch Gypsie Maid, Jan. 10, five (four dogs), bv E. W. Jester's Glen 

 Bock (A.K.R. 1810). 



Sally. Geo. Lantnan's (Yonkers, N. Y.) Irish setter bitch SaUy 

 (Chief— Princess Alice). Jan. in, eight (five dogs), hy Max Weuzel's 

 Tim (Biz— Hazel). 



SALES. 



Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Vida. White, black and tan beagle bitch, whelped April 29, 

 1886, by Ringwood out of Belle, by P. M. Carman. Wrightsville, 

 Pa., to A. C. Krueger, same place. 



Ruby. Black, white and tan beagle bitch, whelped April 10, 

 IS86, by Bret out of Pride, by P. M. Carman, Wrightsville, Pa., to 

 F. M. Bennett, Cranford, N. J. 



Trifle. White and ticked beagle dog. whelped Dec. 4, 1884, bv 

 Ringwood out of Bush, by P. M. Cai man, Wrigiitsville, Pa., to E. 

 P. Lastman, Lancaster, N. H. 



Gipsy. Black, white and tan beagle bitch, whelped May 15, 1887, 

 by Rover out of Silk, by P. M. Carman, Wrightsville, Pa., to Asso- 

 ciated Fanciers. Philadelphia, Pa. 



Fly. Black, white and tan beagle bitch, whelped Mav 15, 1887, 

 by Rover out of Silk, by P. M. Carman, Wrightsville, Pa., to A. 0. 

 Krueger, same place. 



Trifle. White and ticked beagle dog, whelped Dec. 4, 1884, bv 

 Ringwood out of Bush, by A. C. Krueger, Wrigbtsville, Pa., to P. 

 M. Carman, same place. 



Rimy. Black, white and tan beagle bitch, whelped April 10, 1886, 

 by Brits out of Pride, by W. S. Clark, Linden, Mans., to P. M. Car- 

 man, Wrightsville, Pa. 



Victor. Black, white and tan mottled beagle dog (A.K.R. 3191), 

 by Associated Fanciers. Philadelphia, Pa., to P. M. Carman, 

 Wrightsville, Pa. 



Ilford Rc.c. Fawn mastiff dog, whelped Nov. 18, 1887, by Ben 

 Adam (A.K.R, 4733) out of Lady Zara (A.K.R. 2627), bv James W. 

 Bidlock, Mt. Auburn, Cincinnati, ()., to Harry F. Woods, Cincin- 

 nati, O. 



Newton Abbot Count. Black spaniel dog, whelped June 5, 1887, 

 by Black Pete out of Newton Abbot Lady, by A. C. Wilmerding, 

 New York, to A. F. Hyde, same place. 



Turk II. Light fawn mastiff dog (A. K.R. 22.22), by Minnehaha 

 Kennels. Minneapolis, Minn., to John Hopwood, Menomonee.Wis. 



Druidem. Light fawn mastiff bitch, whelped July 2, 1883. by 

 Nero out of Lioness, by Minnehaha Kennels, Minneapolis, Minn.. 

 to L. H. Pinkham, same place. 



Cyclone. Fawn brindle mastiff dog, whelped March 1, 1886 

 (A.K.R, 513S), by Minnehaha Kennels, Minneapolis, Minn., to A. 

 N. Sawyer. Sycamore, 111. 



Sprite mid Flaunt. Black, white and tan beagle bitches, whelped 

 June 7, 1887, by Bob out of May. by P. M. Carman, Wrightsville. 

 Pa., to Associated Fanciers, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Drive, Gipsy and Fly. White, black and tan ticked beagle dog 

 and black, white and tan bitches, whelped May 15, 1887, bv Rover 

 out of Silk, by E. P. Eastman, Lancaster, N. H., to P. M. Carman, 

 Wrightsville, Pa, 



Wyominy Duke and Wyoiniuo Duchess, Fawn mastiff dog and 

 bitch, whelped Nov. 17, 1887. by Monarch (A.K.R. ."507i our of Salva. 

 by Wyoming Kennels, Melrose, Mass., to Fred'k D. Pierce, Bos- 

 ton, Mass. 



Turk II.—Druidess whelps. Mastiffs, whelped June 10, 1887, by 

 Minnehaha Kennels, Minneapolis, Minn., au apricot fawn dog to 

 M. B. Cottrell, Clarence, la,; a light apricot fawn dog to Chas. C. 

 Sidler, Milwaukee, Wis.; a dark stone fawn dog to E. Fitzsim- 

 mons, Jacksonville, 111., and a fawn brindle dog t.n John C. Has- 

 kell. Columbia, S^C. • 



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 Mount 



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Boh— Mary whelp*. Five black, white and tan beagle bitches, 

 whelped June 7, 1887, by N. Elmore, Granby, Conn., to P. M. Car- 

 ma n Wrightsville, Pa. 



Maid of Kent. White, black and tan Euglish setter bitch 

 whelped April 27, 1887, by British Rock out of Lemah, bv George 

 Jarvis, New York, to Jas. H. Youg, Tuckahoe. N. Y. 



Fawn. Black and tan collie bitch, age and pedigree not given 

 by H. D. Brown, Waterbury, Vt„ to E. B. Cobb, Stowe, Vt, 



Queen. Black and tan collie bitch, age and pedigree not given 

 by H. D. Brown, Waterbury, Vt,, to D. W. Phillips, Moretown', 



Mattie B. Black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped Oct. 30, 1887 bv 

 Black Pete, Jr., out of Althea (A.K.R, 842), by H. D. Brown, Water- 

 bury, Vt,, to W. S. Whisler, D.D.S., Calumet, Mich. 



Bio Ben. Brindle Great Dane clog, whelped Sept. 3, 1887, bv Thy- 

 rus II. out of Helen, by H. I). Brown, Waterbury, Vt., to Jo Wells, 

 AVest Randolph, Vt, 



Mainspriny— Ferry whelp. Lemon and white pointer bitch, 

 whelped .sept. 12, 1887, by Frank Rivers, Bridgeport, Conn., to F 

 A. Nims, Monroe, Mich. 



DEATHS. 



Gypsey 0. Liver and white pointer bitch, whelped Aug. 14, 188'3 

 (Croxteth— Van), owned by W. F. Wood.' Portland, Me., from 

 poison. 



Asphodel. Lemon belton English setter bitch, age not giveu 

 (Rockingham— Cora of Wetheral), owned by Rosoeroft Kennels. 

 Birmingham, Conn., Jan. 11. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 

 No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



T. M.— It is not at all necessary. 



C. E. B., Riverpoint,— It looks very much as though your dog 

 had been poisoned with phosphorus. It is a pity you did not have 

 the other bottle analyzed. 



E. W. R., Taunton, Mass.— We think your puppy has worcut 

 Purge with castor oil, and follow this in three or four hours with 

 20 grains of areca nut powder, made into a pill with lard. Follow 

 this in four hours with another oil purge. Feed only milk for 

 three or four days. 



W. E. S., London, Ont.— My cocker bitch has a continual dis- 

 charge from the eyes, which is so slight as never to reach more 

 than an inch down her cheeks. She alsd is very jerky in her 

 breathing, as noticed on her side when lying down. ' Ans. Give 

 fivo drops of Fowler's solution twice daily in the food. 



H. W. E., Brooklyn.— My pug dog seems to have a cold; he 

 snuffles and his eyes run somewhat, and after he has had a run at 

 night he has a chill, followed by fever. I gave him castor oil and 

 that appeared to relieve him. Will you please advise what next 

 to do ? Ans. Keep the bowels open with syrup of buckthorn in 

 teaspoonful doses once daily. Give five grains of quinine iu pill 

 form night and morning. You may conceal the pill in a smaU mor- 

 sel of meat. 



A. E., Syracuse, N. Y.— About six weeks ago my large 5- year old 

 St. Bernard dog was taken with the distemper. Our veterinary 

 surgeon gave him granulated suk hite soda and chloride of potash . 

 We gave him as much as wou d lay on a ten-cent piece twice a 

 day for two weeks. He grew worse. Now he has a Jerking in his 

 stomach. He can take a few steps on]y at a time. He has a good 

 appetite for mpat but nothing else. Ans. Give your dog two com- 

 pound cathartic pills hidden in a piece of meat. Give five grains 

 of quinine^morning and evening, in pill form. Give very little or 

 no meat. Report results. 



At Belleville, Republic county, Kan., last Saturday, while 

 R. H. Gallagher and a force of workmen were excavating 

 for the purpose of sinking a coal shaft, near the north line 

 of the city, a hard substance was encountered about 6ft. 

 from the surface. The workmen supposed it was an ordi- 

 nary ledge of rock, but upon removing the dirt surrounding 

 it. preparatory to blasting, they found what proved to be a 

 petrified buffalo. It is of large size and as perfect a speci- 

 men o£ the bisou as ever roamed the plains of Kansas. The 

 buffalo will be shipped to Topeka and placed on exhibition 

 in the Rock Island Station.— St, Louis (^lobe-Democrat, 



