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especially elogant from an artistic point of view, will yet serve to 

 enable any oue to identify a specimen. Of these figures there are 

 nearly two hundred, most of them representing the common 

 shells", but covering a wide field, from the delicate hydroid up 

 through the warlike fiddler to the hideous toadnsh. The informa- 

 tion about the animals described is given in simple, plain lan- 

 guage. Sometimes there is not much of it, at others the account 

 is quite long, but whatever the amount, it is told in an interest- 

 ing way, and so that it can be readily understood. 



The book is a very useful one, perhaps not so much for the ac- 

 tual information which it conveys in words as for its figures. It 

 will serve as an introduction to the study of marine littoral life. 

 It is a primer of invertebrate zoology of the shore, and since its 

 low price puts it within the reach of all it should do a great 

 amount of good. 



Messrs. Cupples & Hurd, of Boston, annouuce "Daylight Land," 

 an elegantly prepared volume, written by W. H. H. Murray, de- 

 scriptive of the Northwest. 



to. earth or the coon trees, he merely declines to figure in further 

 proceedings, and will in neither case indicate the animal's retreat. 

 How can I cure him of this? Ans. 1. His voice may improve, as lie 

 grows older. 2. The only remedy that we have successfully tried 

 in such a case is to run the dog with one that is true to tree and 

 hole. 



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E. S. P., New Haven, Conn.— Where can I o btain hooks or 

 papers giving an account of lobster raising in the United States'? 

 Ans.— There is no book on the subject. The only practical ac- 

 count of lobster culture is by Mr. Richard Rathbun and can be 

 found in the Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission for 

 1886, pp. 17-33. The same volume also contains articles on the 

 subject by Mr. Dannevig, of Norway. 



W. A. W., Memphis, Tenn.— In duck shooting at Beaver Dam 

 Lake, Miss., and at Wapanocka, Ark., I often kill one or two black 

 mallards. These seem to be fond of other mallards, or else go 

 alone. Seem rather larger and have not the curl tail of green- 

 heads. They are more plentiful in wild rice at St. Clair Flats. 

 Are they op'posites of albinos, or a distinct breed? I never see 

 a flock of them. Ans. These birds are undoubtedly black or dusky 

 ducks (Anas obscura). They are nearly allied to the mallard, but 

 are an entirely different species. 



E. E. T., Toronto, Ont.— 1. I have a yearling foxhound that is 

 just beginning to hunt very well. I got him for thoroughbred and 

 he looks like a good strain, but his note, although perfect when 

 baying at a stranger or a cow, is a mere yelp when he is after a 

 ox or coon. Will he outgrow this defect? 2. When the fox goes 



THE TOBIQUE TRAGEDY. 



BANGOB, Aug. 21.— Major C. F. Howes, of Boston, whose 

 wife was shot and killed by poachers on the Tobique 

 River, New Brunswick, last Sunday morning, passed through 

 here this afternoon on his way home with his wife's body. 

 The story of this shocking crime is without paralell in the 

 criminal annals of this section. 



It appears that Major Howes, who is a great sportsman, 

 has a cabin on the Tobique, where he goes to fish for salmon. 

 This season he was accompanied by his wife, daughter, and 

 three sons, together with a young college friend of his oldest 

 son, Harry F. Lincoln. 



Last Saturday night the party, who traveled in four ca- 

 noes and carried four Indian guides, camped at Gulquek, on 

 the Tobique. This is about forty-two miles up the river, 

 and in the heart of the wilderness. In front of their camp- 

 ing place was a splendid salmon pool, where they proposed 

 to fish the next morning. 



It was after dark, and the party was gathered around a 

 big camp fire, laughing and chatting. Suddenly they saw 

 canoes out in the river occupied by men carrying lights and 

 busily engaged in spearing salmon. Poachers have long 

 been a pest on Tobique. When Major Howes saw these men 

 at work he shouted to them: 

 " No spearing in this pool to-night." 



The Indians set up a yell to frighten them away, and one 

 of them fired a gun in the air. At the first outcry of Major 

 Howes the men extinguished their lights, and then sat on 

 the river in their canoes, hurling insulting language at the 

 Howes party. 



No more was heard from the men that night. The poacher 

 in the bow of the canoe was recognized as the party moved 

 away. 



The next morning Major Howes and his people broke 



camp and started down the river. About four miles down 

 the Tobiq ue from Gulquake, at a place called Oxbow, 

 Claude Howes and Harry Lincoln saw some owls on the 

 batik and stopped paddling. 



Young Lincoln had a heavy Colt's rifle and Claude carried 

 a doublebarreled shotgun, but these were the only arms in 

 the party. As the young men stopped the canoe containing 

 Major Howes and his wife, one of the smaller boys and an 

 Indian guide went ahead, disappearing around a bend in the 

 river. 



The owls were killed, and as they were being secured, the 

 sound of firing was heard near the head canoe. The young 

 men did not think of danger, but paddled quickly out of 

 curiosity. They heard four shots in rapid succession, and 

 supposed that some one was firing at ducks in the river. 



But as they passed around the point and came in sight of 

 the other canoes, Claude saw that men in the bushes were 

 firing at his father's caaioe. The men at the same time saw 

 him, and sent fotir shots at his canoe. 



After the third shot Claude caught up his shotgun and 

 began firing at the bank, for he could not see the men. He 

 called to Lincoln, who was some distance behind the load, 

 to fire at them. 



Young Lincoln bravely pushed his canoe ashore, and rifle 

 in hand jumped into the bushes and started in the direction 

 of the shots. He fired as he went, and the bullets evidently 

 went near the attacking party, for the men ran off through 

 the woods. 



As soon as the firing ceased Claude Howes paddled over to 

 his father's canoe, saying to his sisters: "I fear some one is 

 hurt." 



She laughed at him, and said that the firing was only done 

 to frighten them, but as they approached they saw that 

 their mother was wounded. 



Major Howes was holding her head over the side of the 

 canoe, and the blood was flowing slowly from it. She was 

 dead. It was the third shot that struck Mrs. Howes. 



The bullet entered the left side of her head below the 

 temple, and passed directly through, coming out on the 

 other side. Her death was instantaneous. 



Three of the poachers have been arrested. 



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