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FOREST AND STREAM. 



L-July is, iat#. 



A Tussle With a Muscalonge.— The largest musca- 

 longe ever taken at Swanton was caught at 5 A. M. 

 Wednesday by Carl Roberts, Claulde Sowles and Louis 

 Suter while trolling about the dam. It took Roberts's 

 spoon near the cove above the iron railway bridge, and 

 it took all three to rescue him. Just as he was landed 

 on shore he broke the gang of hooks and would have 

 escaped, but Louis Suter couldn't think of losing such a 

 prize, and quick as an athlete he leaped upon the back of 

 the 94-pound fish, and after a terrible tussle in which he 

 was badly bitten and a new suit of clothes ruined, he 

 succeeded in overpowering the fish, which is 4ft. long 

 and as handsome as any trout.— St. Albans (Yt.) Mess- 

 enger. 



Canandaigua Lake.— Canandaigua, N. Y. 3 July 12.— 

 The lake is well stocked with salmon trout, black bass, 

 pike, pickerel aud perch. Since its organization in Jan- 

 uary, 1888, the Canandaigua Anglers' Association has put 

 into the lake about 350,000 salmon trout fry. The fishing is 

 better than it has been for many years, owing largely to the 

 fact that those persons who have heretofore drawn seines 

 have been debarred from doing so on account of the 

 formation of the association. — C. B. L. 



FISH MORTALITY IN SOUTH CAROLINA.— From a 

 monthly report of the Department of Agriculture of South 

 Carolina we glean the following letter of Fish Warden R. 

 J. Donaldson, relative to the destruction of fish in the sum- 

 mer of 1887: "A remarkable destruction of fish occurred in 

 a lake in the central portion of this county in the early sum- 

 mer of this year. It is only a small lake, having little inlet 

 or outlet of' water, but abbuudiug in such fish as bream, 

 perch, mud-cat, eels, and similar coarse-grained fish. The 

 growth of various kinds of trees arouud its margin is very 

 dense. A tornado or small cyclone, accompanied with 

 heavy hail, passed over this section, and the lake was in its 

 path; branches and limbs and the leaves of che various 

 trees were cast into the lake in vast numbers, but no fish 

 were observed dead immediately after the storm; but a 

 week or ten days after dead fish became common, and, 

 finally, it would seem that every fish in the lake died and 

 came ashore, the entire body of" water becoming offensive. 

 I think the true theory of the killing of the fish is to be 

 found in the presence of the tannin which exuded from the 

 branches and leaves of the trees which were cast into the 

 lake in such vast quantities by the storm, or, perhaps, the 

 simple process of decomposition of such matter in a lake 

 which had only a very limited inflow of water during the 

 hot weather was of itself sufficient to cause their death. T 

 am satisfied, from u careful collation of all the data reported 

 at the time of the occurrence, that the storm was not the 

 immediate cause of death. I frequently find large numbers 

 of dead fish in a rice field if the water remains unchanged 

 for six weeks in the heat of summer. During last winter 

 hundreds of tons of sea fish were cast dead upon the shores 

 of this county." 



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F1XT URES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Sept. 7 to 11.— First Annual Dog Show of the Brooklyn Kennel 

 Club, at Brooklyn, Tv . V. Charles Dicfeleman, Secretary. 



Sept. a to 13.— Dog Show of the Farmers' Lancaster County Fail- 

 Association, at Lancaster, Pa. A. A. Herr, Secretary, 



Sept. 10 to 13.- Sixth Annual Dog Show of the London Kennel 

 Club, at London, Ont. C. A. Stone, Manager. 



Sept. 10 to 13.— Dog Show of the Central Canada Exhibition As- 

 sociation, at Ottawa, Can. Capt. B. C. W. MacCuaig, Secretary. 



Sept. 11 to 13. —First Annual Dog Show of the Toledo Kennel 

 Club, Toledo, O. T. B. Lee, Secretary. 



Sept. 16 to 19,— Dog Show of the Dominion of Canada Kennel 

 Club, in. connection with the Industrial Exposition at Toronto, 

 Canada. Capt. Ureville Harrison, Secretary. 



Sept, 17 to -M.-Dog Show of the Pet Slock Association at El- 

 mira, K. Y. J. Otis Fellows, Superintendent, Hornellsville, N.Y. 



Jan. 27 to Feb. 1, 1890.— Dog Show of the Colorado Poultry and 

 Pet Stock Association, at Denver, Col. 



Feb. 18 to 21, 1890.— Fourteenth Annual Show of the Westminster 

 Kennel Club. New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent. 



March 11 to 14, 1890.— Second Annual Dog Show of the Rochester 

 Kennel Club, at Rochester, N. Y. Harry Yates, Secretary. 



March 25 to 28, 1890— Second Annual Dog Show of the Mass. 

 Kennel Club, Lynn, Mass. D. A. Williams, Secretary. 



April 1 to 4, 1890.— Sixth Annual Dog Show of the New England 

 Kennel Club, at Boston, Mass. J. W. Newman, Secretary. 

 FIELD TRIALS. 



Nov. 4.— Third Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennel Club. 

 P. T. Madison. Secretary, Indianapolis. Ind. 



Nov. 11.— Inaugural Field Trials of the Canadian Kennel Club, 

 at Chatham, Ont. C. A. Stone, Secretary, London, Ont, 



Nov. 18.— Eleventh Annual Field Trials of the Eastern Field 

 Trials Club, at High Point, N. C. W. A. Coster, Secretary, Sara- 

 toga Springs, N. Y. 



Dec. 2.— Inaugural Field Trials of the Central Field Trial Club, 

 at Lexington, N. 0. C. H. Odell, Secretary, Mill's Building, New 

 York, N. Y. 



Dec. 16.— Secoud Annual Field Trials of the Southern Field 

 Trial Club, at Amory, Miss. T. M. Brumby, Secretary, Marietta, 

 Ga. 



Jan. 20, 189l).-Seventh Annual Field Trials of the Pacific Coast 

 Field Trial Club at Bakersfleld, Gal. H. H. Briggs, Secretary, 313 

 Bush street, San Francisco. Cal. 



Feb. 11, 1890.— Fourth Annual Field Trials of the Texas Field 

 Trial Club, at Marshall, Tex. W. L. Thomas, Secretary. 



COURSING. 



Oct. 9 to 12.— Fall meet of the National Coursing Club at Hutch 

 inson, Kan. M. E. Allison, Manager. 



Oct, 21— Annual Meet of the American Coursing Club, at Great 

 Bend, Kan. F. K. Doan, Secretary, St. Louis, Mo. 



ETHAN ALLIN, 



ETHAN ALLIN died at his home in Pom fret, Conn,, last 

 Friday, July 12. Mr. Allin was born in Providence, R. 

 I., Feb. 14, 1814. In April, 1815, his father removed to Pom- 

 fret, Conn., to the old homestead where Mr. Allin passed 

 the remainder of his days. As a boy he was very fond of 

 shooting, aud whenever he could secure a few' hours of 

 leisure they were spent in his favorite pursuit. He early 

 became very fond of ruffed grouse shooting, and as these 

 birds were very abundant in his locality, he was soon 

 familiar with their habits, and very expert hi their capture, 

 often with the aid of his old flint-lock musket bringing to 

 bag m a few hours as many as he could well carry. "In the 

 tall oi 1831 he became the proud owner of his first bird dog, 

 a pointer, and great was his satisfaction in the possession of 

 this new aid to his pleasure. Although not at this time an 

 expert wing-shot, he devoted his time to the practice, and 

 soon became very proficient. For a number of vearshe would 

 shoot over pointers only, considering them the hunting dog 

 par exccllenee. Early in his shooting career his fame as a 

 shot and the excellence of his dogs brought sportsmen from 

 quite a distance to witness their performance and share the 



sport, and it was at the solicitation of these sportsmen that 

 he began training dogs for others. The amount received 

 was £25. The quality of the dogs sent him was often very 

 poor, and he was far from satisfied with the results ob- 

 tained. 



After sticking to the pointer for three or four years, he re- 

 ceived a setter to train that proved to be so good that his 

 love for the pointer waned, and the setter became ever after 

 his favorite. About this time Mr. Alliu determined to breed 

 his own dogs, his ambition being to breed a strain that 

 would be reliable, and he began by mating first-class fielders 

 without regard to strain, using, indiscriminately, English, 

 Irish and Gordon, the only requisite belug that they must 

 be able to go and stay and do work that was satisfactory to 

 him. In a few years he succeeded in establishing a strain 

 that soon became noted far and near for the excellence of 

 their work on ruffed grouse; and many prominent sports- 

 men from the large cities came to visit Mr. Allin and his 

 wonderful dogs. In this way many pleasant acquaintances 

 were made that grew with the years to warmest friendship, 

 and each season the pleasant farm house was filled with 

 genial spirits who came to enjoy the hearty old-fashioned 

 hospitality and cheerful companionship of their friend. 



Mr. Alliu was a capital host, an excellent companion and 

 a devoted friend. His knowledge of the locality and of the 

 habits of the game birds of his secton of country and his 

 skill in their capture, together with his unflagging spirit of 

 cheerfulness, made him a delightful companion when afield. 

 Many of his oldtime friends have gone before, but many yet 

 remain, and we join with them in mourning the loss of a 

 dear friend. Mr. Allin was stricken with paralysis June 3, 

 1886, and, although he partially recovered the use of his 

 limbs, and was able to walk about and oversee the work on 

 bis little farm, he was unable to pursue his favorite sport. 

 On Friday last, July 12, the last summons came, and he 

 peacefully passed away. The cause of his death was heart 

 failure. 



The writer first knew Mr. Alliu in 1842, Three years 

 later we met while out shooting, and for the first time I 

 saw a dog on point and for the first time saw a bird shot on 

 the wing. After this we were frequent companions, and a 

 friendship grew up that has continued unbroken since. 

 Many days of rare sport have we enjoyed together afield, 

 and to him I am greatly indebted for instructions in wood- 

 craft that have often been of inestimable value. The dogs 

 bred by Mr. Allin were generally capital dogs for ruffed 

 grouse as well as for woodcock and quail. Many of them I 

 have shot over and retain vivid recollections of their per- 

 formances. About thirteen years ago Mr. Allin bred a 

 blue, tan and white dog that was au excellent fielder, and 

 he was reserved for the stud. Many of the descendants of 

 this dog inherited the color, which is very similar to that of 

 a maltese cat, or nearly a mouse color. These dogs were 

 exceptionally good, and Mr. Allin was very proud of them. 



DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 



,4 OCTE disease of the organs of the chest and its lining 

 A membrane is common in dogs of all varieties, for rea- 

 sons which are obvious. The lungs are large and active, 

 and arc largely supplied with blood. At the same time it 

 may be noticed that the walls of the chest are thin, and any 

 influence which may modify the circulation in those struc- 

 tures v,i 11 readil;, ill'ect th/ organs :; >ntuniKi ir the cavity 

 Dogs are exposed to conditions which are likely to induce 

 disease in the central breathing organ. Even when 

 left to themselves, the animals take their exercise in a very 

 erratic manner, alternating bet ween rest and violent motion 

 at short intervals, regardless of the state of the weather. 

 At the caprice of their owners, the animals are compelled to 

 plunge into cold water and dry themselves as best they may; 

 and often au active run of some miles, multiplied by the 

 animal in its constant rushing to and fro, is succeeded by a 

 long period of rest on a cold doorstep, or perhaps on the wet 

 grass, while the master is paying a visit to a friend. 



Considering the common conditions of a dog's life, which 

 include frequent exposure to changes of temperature, wet 

 and dry in turn, and irregular periods of exertion and in- 

 action," it is remarkable that acute disease of the respiratory 

 organs is not more frequent. According to Blaine and 

 Youatt, to whom later writers on canine diseases are largely 

 indebted, pneumonia, or acute inflammation of the lungs, is a 

 very fatal malady in the dog, and sometimes in an epizootic 

 form. It is evident, from the account which Blaine gives, 

 that the disease to which he alludes is inflammation of the 

 pleura as well as of the substance of the lungs, because he 

 speaks of dogs being suffocated by the effused fluid in the 

 chest. Steel remarks, in regard to acute diseases of the 

 lungs of the dog, that the substance of the lungs, the pleural 

 membrane, and the mucous lining of the bronchial tubes 

 are all implicated in the disease, although the different 

 structures may be affected in different degrees, the most 

 pronounced type of inflammation usually being exhibited in 

 the tissue which is primarily affected. Symptoms of chest 

 disease consist chiefly of quick breathing— panting, in fact — 

 with rapid beating of the heart. The dog sits on his 

 haunches and rests on the fore feet. There are, besides, 

 finer shades in the indication, which will be recognized by a 

 careful observer. 



In pleurisy the respiration is short and jerky, and the cough 

 is suppressed, the effort evidently causing pain. Twitching 

 of the muscles of the sides is a distinctive symptom, which 

 cannot fail to be seen, and the least pressure on the outside 

 of the chest causes pain. Auscultation of the chest, which 

 is easily managed in the dog, enables the examiner to detect 

 the friction sound over the whole of the inflamed part. 



Effusion of serum into the pleural sac is the one termina- 

 tion of pleurisy which is almost sure to happen, and equally 

 sure to prove fatal. The occurrence is indicated by an im- 

 provement in the symptoms for a short time, followed by a 

 labored flank movement in breathing, dropsical swelling 

 underneath the body, sometimes extending to the limbs, 

 great depression and rapid loss of condition. The extent, of 

 the effusion may be ascertained by auscultation. No sonnd 

 will be heard over the space occupied by the fluid, but the 

 murmur above the level of the fluid will be much more 

 distinct than usual. 



Pneumonia is attended in the first stage by very similar 

 signs to those of pleurisy — shivering, with slight colicky 

 pain; but, on auscultation, there is no friction sound, and 

 the murmur is only lost in patches of the lungs where the 

 accumulation of Wood in the vessels is most marked. 



Complication with inflammation of the bronchial mem- 

 brane is evidenced by a soft cough, and hot air expired from 

 the lungs. On auscultation, the distinctive mucous rale is 

 heard. Treatment of acute disease of the breathing organs 

 will uot vary much, whether the affection be centered in the 

 lungs, pleura, or bronchial tubes. The old authorities on 

 canine diseases— Blaine and his friend and pupil, Youatt— 

 agree in recommending that the treatment should be com- 

 menced by free bleeding, to be followed by a dose of castor 

 oil, given in broth. Afterward febrifuge and sedative medi- 

 cines are exhibited, the favorite mixture being: nitre, 20grs. ; 

 digitalis, 4grs.; and antimonial powder, 2grs. These quan- 

 tities must have been intended for an adult dog of average 

 size— not a toy spaniel, for which a third of the dose might 

 be considered sufficient. 



Blisters to the sides were looked upon by the old school of 

 practitioners as the sheet anchor of any curative system in 

 inflammatory diseases; and in cases of oleurisy they suggest 

 that, if the effusion goes on to an extent which threatens 

 suffocation, the fluid may be drawn off, although it is added 

 that it is doubtful if any benefit arises from the operation, 



as the fluid is poured out as fast as it can be removed. The 

 use of the modern aspirator is one improvement on the old 

 plan of drawing off the fluid by the aid of a trochar, and in 

 the human subject effusion into the pleural sac is by no 

 means a hopeless complication. 



Modern canine surgeons will look upou the curative meas- 

 ures advocated by Blaine and Youatt with alarm. Heroic 

 treatment of acute disease is no longer tolerated by the 

 faculty; bleeding went out of fashion years ago, and counter- 

 irritants are deemed to be deadly in acute inflammation. 

 Steele remarks, in regard to the treatment of pneumonia 

 and its complications in the. dog: "Emetics, bleeding, 

 drastics, and other debilitants must be carefully avoidrdj 

 aud in place thereof stimulants, with febrifuges, should be 

 given; and in cases where the bronchial tubes are affected, 

 expectorants may be combined with the other agents." 



Stimulants, as a class, may be represented by alcohol in 

 the form of good brandy, which may be. given in beef tea 

 or a little milk. The dose will vary 'from a teaspoonful to 

 a tablespoonf ul every three or four hours, as the condition 

 of the animal may seem to require. 



As a febrifuge and expectorant, Dover's powder may he 

 given, or, instead, a mixture of syrup of squills and ipe- 

 cacuanha wine. Counter-irritants to the chest may be best 

 substituted by hot fomentations, followed by friction with 

 a stimulating liniment, such as soap liniment or a mixture 

 of ammonia and oil. 



Recovery from acute inflammation of the principal respi- 

 fatory organs is generally slow, and in many cases extreme 

 debility is present, necessitating the use of concentrated 

 food, with the addition of tonic medicines, amoug which 

 the preparation known as dyabzed iron is the most reliable; 

 but in these cases good nursing is more important than 

 drugs.— Lon don Field, 



DOG TALK. 



THE city of Chicago has a new dog ordinance which pro- 

 vides for a tax of $2 for each dog." The mayor whenever 

 he deems it necessay may order all dogs muzzled that run 

 at large. Provision 'is made that no dog can be molested by 

 the dog catcher while on the premises of his owner or when 

 led by any one. The penalty for allowing a fierce or danger- 

 ous dog to be at large and annoy any one is S10 for the hrst 

 offense and 835 for the second, with possibly the penalty of 

 death in addition. It is also provided that if a dog in any 

 manner disturbs the quiet of any person or neighborhood, or 

 has bitten any one not trespassing upon the owner's prop- 

 erty, the magistrate shall order the dog removed or killed 

 within twenty-four hours under penalty not exceeding $25, 

 and the further sum of $25 for every day thereafter until the 

 dog is removed or killed. 



At a special general meeting of the Fnglish Kennel Club 

 J uly 10, Mr. J. S. Turner's proposed amendment to the 

 rides relative to cropping whs discussed, and it was voted 

 that dogs whelped after July 31 shall not be eligible for 

 admission to any dog show held under K. C. rules if their 

 ears have been cut. There was considerable talk of an ap- 

 peal from the decision among the owners of some of the 

 breeds that cropping is supposed to improve, but it is to be 

 hoped, for the sake of humanity, that the edict will remain 

 in force. 



The field trial of the Irish Red .Setter I :iub will be held 

 Sept. IT near Omagh, Ireland, on grouse. Six stakes will 

 be run, the Irish setter puppy stakes, Irish setter all-aged 

 stakes, Irish setter brace stakes, derby stakes for all breeds, 

 grand all-aged stakes for all breeds and grand brace stakes 

 for all breeds. The judges will be Dr. Salter and Captain 

 J. K. Millner. 



There will be a dog show at Toronto. Canada, Sept. 10 to 

 19 in connection with the Industrial Fair. A liberal pre- 

 mium list is promised and valuable special prizes will be 

 offered. Messrs. John Davidson and C. H. Mason have been 

 invited to judge. The address of the secretary is Captain 

 Creville Harrison. Toronto, Canada. 



Messrs. Oldham and Willey have had flic misfortune to 

 lose by death their black field spaniel bitch champion Miss 

 Newton Obo. She died July 15 in parturition. A post 

 mortem showed a fine litter of 10, but all are dead. The 

 date appears to be an unlucky one, as on July 15 last year 

 they lost three, among them Newton Abbot Beau. 



Mr. E. B. Goldsmith received last week from the kennel 

 of Mr. George Cartwell, Kendal, Eng. . two English setter 

 dogs that were forwarded to their purchaser, Mr. William 

 H. "Weiss, Bethlehem, Pa. A pair of pugs accompanied 

 them, also imported by Mr. Weiss. 



Mr. K. E. Hopf has had the misfortune to lose by death 

 the smooth-coated St. Bernard bitch champion Diphue. 

 She, was 7 years old. and was well known to dog show visit- 

 ors. The loss is doubly severe as she was in whelp to 

 champion Hector. 



There is quite an excitement in England regarding the 

 spread of rabies. An article from the Loudon Field advo- 

 cating the muzzling of all dogs for the purpose of stamping 

 out the dread disease will be found in another column. 



A fox chase will be one of the features of the dog show of the 

 Farmers' Lancaster County Agricultural Fair, to be held 

 Sept. 9 to 14. The chase will take place on Tuesday, the 

 10th, at 1 P. M., with prizes of $12", IS, *(> and f*. 



The Indiana Kennel Club propose having a stake exclu- 

 sively for Irish setters at their field trials next November, 

 if a sufficient number of entries are received. The address 

 of the Secretary is P. T. Madison, Indianapolis, Ind. 



There were 1,472 entries at the dog show of the English 

 Kennel Club, held at Olympia last week. 



We learn that Mr. Charles Heath has purchased the well 

 known pointer bitch champion Revel III. 



STAMPING OUT RABIES, 



THERE are some indications, of a negative character, it 

 is true, that the idea of restrictions on the freedom of 

 the dog, as a means of getting rid of rabies, is not so dis- 

 tasteful to owners of these animals as it was. 



Several writers in the daily papers, amoug them Dr. Drys- 

 dale and Mr Kerslake, the honorary secretary of the Soci- 

 ety for the Prevention of Hydrophobia and Reform of the 

 Dog Laws, besides several anonymous writers, have advo- 

 cated the use of the muzzle over the whole kingdom for a 

 certain period, and the various suggestions have not been 

 met by any strong expressions of dissent. 



Dr. Drysdale proposes to adopt measures to prevent rabies 

 ki dogs and also to provide for the protection of persons who 

 have been bitten by rabid animals. In his letter to the 

 Morning Post of June 13, he observes: 



"It appears that that terrible affection rabies is again on 

 the increase in London. It is reported that there have 

 already this year been no less than twenty-two cases of the 

 disease among the dogs killed by the police. In 1887, when 

 a similar state of things occurred, the disease was got rid of 

 in London by the simple application of the muzzle law for a 

 few months. But a far more thorough method of stamping 

 out rabies would be to imitate the authorities of Germany and 



