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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Not. 14, 1889. 



"PODCERS" TALKS DOG— III. 



ONE of the penalties of writing (scribbling, I might say 

 in my own case) for newspapers is that oue is bound to 

 put his foot in it and touch some one ou the raw. As, for 

 instance, the result of my talking dog, and disparaging 

 black and tan terriers. It seems impossible to draw invidi- 

 ous distinctions without stepping ou some dog's tail; and in 

 this case I trod on little Mr. Black and Tan's; hence its 

 owner's indignant protest. 



Now a man's dog is like one of his children; and the owner 

 is sensitive on the subject of that dog. It doesn't matter 

 what kind of a dog either. He may be the veriest ornary 

 little cuss, worthless and unattractive to others, but he has 

 a merit in his owner's eves that others may not see. 



It may be the family dog, endeared by appreciation of 

 the children; a pet, for there's no accounting for taste. I 

 have seen repulsive little alligators as household pets, and 

 after that oue can hardly object to the most wretched little 

 cur that, ever wore hair. Now I admire and respect the 

 spirit which prompts my Buffalo friend to stand up for his 

 dog. It betrays a commendable phase of character; and I 

 concede that lie may have auice little pet in his black and 

 tan; bat I cannot help thinking that it is an exceptional 

 dog of the breed, If he will acquire another one, and it pans 

 out as creditably as this one, I will throw up the sponge and 

 acknowledge myself mistaken. 



He says he would like to ask me "if I over owned and be- 

 came acquainted with a black and tan terrier." "Well, I 

 should smile. That is just how I got my experience in the 

 breed, and is authority for the prejudice. I had a run on 

 black and tans for two years. I invested shekels in them. 

 I had the best breeds. They were well treated, had the 

 freedom of the house, occupied the softest chairs iu the par- 

 lor, took possession of the softest bed. Aud they caused a 

 deal of trouble in the household, for although my folks 

 were all lovers of dogs, there was a point when good nature 

 and forbearance ceased to be a virtue, and that was when, 

 after the capture of a rat or mouse they chose the house- 

 wife's best bedspread with dirty feet, to maul and worry 

 with the dead carcass. They were simply irrepressible, never 

 still, ever restless and on the move, into everything, on to 

 everything, especially the piano, and yet after all this un- 

 limited freedom, whenever the gate was left open they would 

 "scoot," and never an appearance did they put in until an 

 advertisement and a reward produced them; and then the 

 little scamps would exhibit the utmost delight and joy at 

 getting home. They were blasted little hypocrites^ The 

 money that those dogs cost me would make a hole in the 

 national debt. Do I know 'em? Am I acquainted with them? 

 I wish you could see my old check book and the "lost dog" 

 account in my household expense ledger— and then wonder 

 why I don't like black and tans. 



A most fortunate, intervention of Divine Providence oc- 

 curred. A friend living in Australia saw them at my house 

 (this was in San Fraucisco), and went wild over them. 

 There were three or four of them. He wanted to know 

 where he cotild get such, and when he could find none, one 

 day offered me untold wealth for a pair. It was a glorious 

 opportunity to bo magnanimous. I said, "Aline friend, 1 

 cannot take your money. I don't sell dogs. Take them all; 

 and bless you ray children." He sailed for home with the 

 dogs; paid a fabulous price for passage for them. My con- 

 science smote me. But on the return "steamer came a pair 

 of Australian kangaroo dogs, magnificent animals. I know 

 they cost him a pot of money, for such were, and still are, 

 worth .£60 each. And thereby hangs a tail, two tails, in 

 fact; but this screed is quite long enough as it is, and al- 

 though the Dog Editor may be a patient man, I know he 

 don't want such a long "pointer" or a pointer with such a 

 long tale. Some other day will do. 



I trust my Buffalo friend's little black and tan will accept 

 my apologies for having trod on his tail, and shake. 



Podgees, 



INDIANA TRIALS. 



THE full report of these trials will be given next week. 

 In the setter Derby, first series, Hope's Roy beat Sam 

 C, Nannie B. beat Simonides, Lilly Burgess beat Tempie 

 Cambridge, Daisy Girl beat Franki'e Folsom. Second series, 

 Nannie B. beat Hope's Roy. Lilly Burgess beat Daisy Girl. 

 Third series, Lilly Burgess beat Nannie B. and won first; 

 Naunie B. second. Hope's Roy third. 



In the pointer Derby, first series. Pearl's Dot beat Fancy 

 Free, Thomastoue beat Devonshire. Jilt. Second series. 

 Pearl's Dot beat Thomastone and won first. Third series, 

 Fancy Free beat Devonshire Jilt, then was beaten by 

 Thomastone for second. Fancy Free third. 



WHOSE DOG IS THIS ?— Canterbury, Conn., Nov. 8.— 

 Editor Forest and Stream: While hunting iu this vicinity 

 I have several times seen a dog running about the fields and 

 woods iu a wild state. He is very much emaciated, and has 

 very little hair left on his body, and is so shy that no one 

 can get near enough to him to read the inscription on the 

 collar which he wears. He was first noticed by Mr. George 

 T. Sanger, of this place, early last spring. At that time he 

 had a coat of hair though, and seemed to be of the Gordon 

 setter breed. It is my opinion that the dog has been lost by 

 some one shooting in these parts, and with this view in mind 

 I write this notice, in hope for the dog's sake that you will 

 give it prominence in your columns, and thus perhaps bring 

 the poor animal and his owner once more together. I could 

 not get near enough to it to discern whether it was male or 

 female. But as it creeps under an outshed every night to 

 sleep I may be able to capture him aud learn whom he be- 

 longs to.— C. W. LlPPITT. 



CHAMPION HESPER COMING OVER. -Mr. E. B. 

 Sears (Wyoming Kennels, Wyoming, Mass.) has purchased 

 through Mr. A. R, Crowell, acting as agent for H. B. Evans, 

 Ipswich, England, the well-known English champion rough- 

 coated St. Bernard Hesper. Champion Hesper has won 

 twenty-four firsts and specials, beating the champions Duke 



or inge tawny with faultless markings and shadings. His 

 height, called 35in., is about 33J^in. standard, his weight 

 2061bs. in condition, his skull measures 28Ln., muzzle 

 18Kin- girth of chest 42in., total length 85in. He is the sire 

 of many winners, and will be on the beuch the coming 

 spring. He is acknowledged in England to be the most 

 typical-headed St. Bernard living, He will leave England 

 Nov. 16, by Leland Line, Liverpool to Bostou. 



WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS FOX CLUB.— A few of 

 the sportsmen here are looking forward to a grand time 

 next week, when they will attend the annual meet at Ches- 

 ter of the Western Massachusetts Fox Club. The party 

 from this city will include the following: A. B. F. Kinney, 

 Elisha Knowles, W. R. Dean, Nathan Harrington, John R. 

 Thayer, Jerome Marble, A. D. Warren, Webster Thayer, 

 Col. James M. Drennon and Capt. David Earle, aud John 

 White, of Millbury. Kenney and White will take five 

 hounds, Mr. Dean three and John R. Thayer two. Some of 

 the others will also have one or more dogs. The party in- 

 tend to have some twelve or fifteen houuds, and expect to 

 leave here Tuesday afternoon and return some time Thurs- 

 day.— E. 



A LARGE ST. BERNARD PUPPY.— Melrose, Mass., 

 Nov. 10. — Editor Forest and Stream: I have a rough-coated 

 St. Bernard dog puppy, by Ben Lomoud out of Recluse, that 

 at five months old weighed lOO^lbs., stood 27in. at shoulder, 

 standard measure, girth of skull 22m., muzzle loin., chest, 

 32iu., arm lO^in. — E. H. Moore. 



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, are sent for 30 cents. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 



p^* Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Rena Bondhu. By Rural Kennels, Wakefield, Mass., for blue 

 belton English Fetter bitch, whelped April 20, 188!), by Gus Bondhu 

 (Dashing Bondhu— Novel) out of Rural Neva (Pride of Dixie- 

 Fairy Belle). 



Carl Belton. By Rural Kennels, Wakefield, Mass., for black, 

 white and ticked English setter dog, whelped Feb. 11, 1889, by 

 Leiirh Belton (Yale Belton— Princess Lily) out of Rural May (im- 

 ported Belthus— Daisy). 



Klip Olenrock. By Dr. L. M. Thompson, Mahanoy City, Pa., for 

 blue belton and tan English setter bitch, whelped Aug. 15, 1889, by 

 Warwick Belton (Belton High— Magnolia) out of Garda (Glenrock 

 — Armida). 



BRED. 



$3T" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Flora—Bradford Ridiy U. W. B. Gale's (Cincinnati, O.) pug 

 bit-m Flora to Eherhart Pug Kennel?' Bradford Ruby II. (cham- 

 pion Bradford Ruby- Puss B.), Oct. 23. 



Duchess of Heath-field— Ben Lomond. C. II. Spring's (Newtou 

 Lower Falls, Mass.) St. Bernard bitch Duchess of Heathfield (Rip 

 Van Winkle— Recluse) to E. H. Moore's Ben Lomond, Nov. 1. 



Lad ii Don— Wayne Bucketlcw. Anthracite Kennels' (Mahanoy 

 City, Pa.) English setter bitch Lady Don (Donald O.— Fredoua) to 

 their Wayne Buckellew (Buckellew— Minnetonka), Nov. 5. 



Toody -Bradford Harm. G. W. Dixon's (Worcester, Mass.) 

 Yorkshire terrier bitch Toody to P. II. Ciombs's Bradford Harry 

 (Crawshaw's Bruce— Beal's Lady), Oct. 23. 



SALES. 



gfp* Notes mustbe sent on tbe Prepared Blanks. 



Ashmont Cleopatra. Fawn mastiff bitch, whelped July 16, 1880 

 (A.K.R. 5803), by Lewis A. Bergor, Langhorne, Pa., to W. it. Stone, 

 Saud-isky, O. 



Clcrm p ii t— Ash nwnL Cleopatra ivhdp. Fawn mastiff dog, whelped 

 Sept. 10, by Lewis A. Berger, Langhorne, Pa., to W. B. Angstadt, 

 Reading. Pa. 



Lulu Lee. Silver fawn pug bitch, whelped Sept. 1, 1889, by Joe 

 I. out of East Lake Virgie, by Eberhart Pug Kennels, Cincinnati, 

 O., to Capt. D. A. Marr, same place. 



Buttercup. Lemon and white English setter bitch, whelped 

 April 20,1889, bv Gus Bondhu out of Rural Neva, by Rural Ken- 

 nels, Wakefield, Mass.. to Wm. E. Hobby, Holley. N. Y. 



Rural Dot. Black, white and fawn beagle birch, whelped Sep- 

 tember. 1885, by Flute M. out of Belle, by Rural Keuuels, Wake- 

 field. Mass.. to A. E. Aldricb, Gardner, Mass. 



Rural Lvhi. Lemon and white English setter bitch, whelped 

 April 20, 18S9, by Gus Bondhu out of Rural Neva, hv Rural Ken- 

 nels, Wakefield, Mass., to E. J. Hulton, South Bay City, Mich. 



SOW Bondhu. Blue belton English setter flog, whelped April 20, 

 1889, by Gus Bondhu out of Rural Neva, by Rural Kennels, Wake- 

 field, Mas,-:., |,o Frank E. Brown. Hudson, Mass. 



Gus Bondhu, Jr. Black, white and ticked English setter dog, 

 . helped April 20, 1889, by Gus Bondhu out of Rural Neva, by 

 Rural Kennels, Wakefield, Mass., to Meade, & Council, Maiden, 

 Mass. 



Hunter's Pet. Black, white and fawn beagle bitch, whelped 

 March 3, 1869, by Little Duke, Jr., out of Rural- Dot, by Rural 

 Kennels, Wakefield, Mass., to Horace H. Beer, Charlottetown, 

 Prince Edward Island. 



untralto. Black, white and tan beagle bitch, whelped March 3, 

 1889, by Little Duke, Jr., out of Rural Dot, by Rural Kennels, 

 Wakefield, Mass., to Thos. Callahan, Stoughton, Mass. 



DEATHS. 



Lily of the Valley. White English setter bitch, whelped July, 

 1885, bv Blue. Dick out of Bella Gladstone, owned by Rural Ken- 

 nels, Wakefield, Mass.; poisoned. 



THE CROSS-BRED. — The articles by "Novice" and 

 "Cross-Bred" with regard to the "all round" dog have been 

 of interest to me, as I have a dog that has many of the 

 qualities and would have had all of them if he had had suf 

 ficient training. This dog is a cross between a pure Irish 

 water spaniel and a field spaniel. I have hunted quail 

 jacksnipe, rabbits and squirrels with him with good suc- 

 cess, while as a retriever on laud or water I have never seen 

 his superior. He has retrieved mauy a redhead iu fine style. 

 A cross between a beagle aud a spaniel ought to make the 

 dog that is wanted. Should be pleased to hear from 

 others.— C, T. P. 



ALPINE KENNELS. — Fairfield, Ct.— Editor Forest and 

 Stream: I claim the sole right to the name Alpine Kennels, 

 the Messrs. Mack being no longer interested.— Chaeles T> 

 Bbets t heimee. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 



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C. H , Erie, Pa.— Please tell me what makes a dog slobber 

 (mucus) at the mouth, and how to stop it. My dog's coat is rough 

 and coarse. What will make it smooth and glossy? Ans. Give 

 Mgr. of extract of belladonua three times a dav in pill form. 

 Give 5 drops of Fowler's solution of arsenic in the food night 

 and morning. 



J. M., Savannah.— I have a St. Bernard pup, 8 months old, weigh- 

 jng 86108. Three months ago she got caught iu passing through a 

 fence and sprained her right fore shoulder. When excited by 

 playing with other dogs she uses this lame leg, but at other times 

 goes on three legs, and the injured member is smaller than the 

 others. 1 have tried blistering and various linimcuts without 

 effecting any improvement. Can you tell me what to do to cure 

 her? Ans. Absolute rest of the part and continue to blister. 



Pointer, Fitchburg.— I have a poiuter 4 years old and out of 

 condition Irom lack of exercise and overfeeding. His eyes dis- 

 charge matter in the morning and are inflamed a t times, especi- 

 ally the eyelids. Between his hindlegs he has an eruption which 

 is very red. I call it red mange. What shall I do for him? I feed 

 him table scraps and give him plenty of exercise. Ans. The 

 symptoms are all due to obesity. Get the clog thin and he will get 

 well. To do this, keep the bowels open with compound cathartic 

 pills, three at a dose; limit the food, giving little or no meat. Ex- 

 ercise regularly. Give 5 drops of Fowler's solution night and 

 morning. It is not clear from your account whether you exercise 

 him or not, 



I. T. C, Simcoe, Ont.— My spaniel bitch. 3 years old, has been 

 troubled with some internal disorder for six weeks past. She 

 makes a rasping noise in the throat at intervals as a person would 

 who was trying to get rid of phlegm or a fish bone, and occasion- 

 ally ending with an effort as if to vomit, rarely ejecting anything. 

 Once or twice she vomited about a teaspoonful of frothy, tough 

 mucus. I hunt her once a week, her nose is keen, keef>9 moist 

 and is generally cool. Appetite good, though not quite so active 

 as usual. She is occasionally inclined to be listless, but. not par- 

 ticularly so. Gets regular exercise, and plays as usual daily. Can 

 you tell me what ails her and advise treatment? Ans. Probably 

 doe to some stomach trouble, gastric catarrh. Give2grs. of qui- 

 nine, in a piU three times daily. Also put 5 drops of Fowler's solu- 

 tion of arsenic in the food. 



J. L. B., Elberon, N. J. — A friend sends me his setter bitch 

 puppy with the request that I give her a trial over quail, and 

 after I have hunted her a month to let him know what I think of 

 her. The bitch is, to all appearances, from a good stock, and 

 finely bred, a nervous high-strung creature, who, pravions to a 

 week ago, had never been outside the city, and to whom every- 

 thing in the country, from a cow to a tree, is a never-failing 

 source of wonder and alarm. Her owner iutimated when he sent 

 her that once in a while she had fits, a statement she at once 

 proceeded to substantiate by falling down in one the moment a 

 bird was killed before her. Since then every time I have had her 

 out she has tumbled over in one of these charming diversions, 

 until I have begun to think they are her sole object in life. When 

 she arrived here she was decidedly thin, having been kept too 

 fine, and I to counteract what I judged to be a mistake, aoid with 



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creasing strength ana tone overcome, the fits, which 1 suppose 

 came to a certain extent from want of strength. But I am com- 

 pelled to confess that though the plan may be perfect as far as 

 theory goes, it does not seem to work in reality. 'What would you 

 advise? Will she ever outgrow the trouble? Is stfffworth break- 

 ing under the circumstances? Ans. She may outgrow the trouble 

 hut it is doubtful. We should advise you to give up her traiuine. 

 She is not likely ever to be worth the trouble of training. 



SMOKELESS POWDER. 



IN a recent utterance on the subject of so-called smokeless 

 powders, Gen. Benet, Chief of Ordnance, IT. S. A., said: 

 "We are experimenting with smokeless powder, and I believe 

 that in a short time we shall obtain some practical and satisfac- 

 tory results." 



From present appearances the war of the future is destined to 

 be an approximately smokeless one, and hence more bloody. In- 

 stead of huge clouds of smoke rolling between the two armies, 

 and hiding the combatants from sight, instead of skillful maneu- 

 vers being made under its protecting shelter, the men will be in 

 plain view of each other, and numbers and marksmanship will 

 count for more in deciding battles than skill and generalship. 



This is due, iu a great measure, to the recent, inventions of what 

 is known as smokeless powder. Every European nation is experi- 

 menting with it, and the United States does not propose to be far 

 behind other countries. 



As yet the discovery has not been adopted by any of the great 

 armies, for the reason that there are a number of disadvantages 

 connected with its use, but these are being overcome gradually, 

 audit is probable that in a short time the great armies of the 

 world will be supplied with it. 



Strange to say, the United States was the first country to which 

 this great destructive invention was offered, and stranger still, it 

 is almost the last among great military nations to take steps look- 

 ing toward its adoption. Some twelve years ago a gentleman 

 called at the department and obtained an interview with one of 

 the officials. He stated that he was the inventor of a powder 

 which would not, produce smoke, and wanted to know if the offi- 

 cials would investigate it, and, in case it was found to do what he 

 claimed it, would, if the government would buy the invention and 

 adopt it. He was told that it would undoubtedly buy such an in- 

 vention. He left, promising to return again. He was not seen 

 again, however. 



The idea of such an invention was believed to be the delusion of 

 a crazy man, and tbe matter dropped out of sight until the news 

 came that France and Germany were experimenting with the 

 smokeless powder. Then the strange visitor of years before was 

 thought of and efforts made to find him, but without avail. No 

 reason is given for his failure to return, but it is probable that the 

 man may have been piqued at his treatment, and did not care to 

 again have his claim so incredulously received. Thus it was that 

 the United States missed the opportunity of securing one of the 

 greatest inventions of modern times. 



The discovery is said to have been made by aman named Maxin. 

 Some, however, credit Vielle, a Frenchman, with it. The latter's 

 powder has been the most, extensively used, however, and the 

 results obtained have also been the best. Thero are a number of 

 other inventors. Germany, France, Austria, England, Italy, 

 Spain and Belgium, use different powders in their experiments, 

 aud the one which the United States will use will be different 

 from any of the others, and in all likelihood will be the invention 

 of an American. 



Each country which is experimenting with the powder believes, 

 or rather says, it has the best; but as brag plays an important 

 part in European military methods, their assertions have to be 

 taken with a great, deal of allowance. The composition of the 

 powder has been kept secret as far as possible, Four or five kinds 

 have been tried in France, and the experiments have been con- 

 ducted with so much secrecy that it is not known whether a 

 powder has been secured which can be used with good results or 

 not. 



Smokeless powder consists essentially of nitro-eottou or some 

 other kind of nitro-cellulose, specially treated with a view to 

 producing a slow-burning substance, or of nitro-glycerine and 

 nitro-cotion, together with a suitable solvent, in some cases am- 

 monia and ether. 



In its manufacture a paste is first prepared by dissolving gun 

 cotton in a solvent, which is usually a solution of ammonia and 

 ether. From the paste thus produced a sheet is made, and equal- 

 ized by being passed through two met al rollers. The sheet is first 

 made three times the thickness it eventually is, in order to allow 

 for the shrinkage on drying. 



The sheet is next freed from tho solvent by drying in the open 

 air or in a specially prepared oven, which permits of the conden- 

 sation aud recovery of some of the solvent. When nearly dry 

 the sheets are subjected to heavy pressure to reduce them to the 

 required thickness. The pressure is assisted by softening the 

 sheets with ether. 



The sheet s are then cut into strips and the strips then cut cross- 

 wise, making cubes very small in size. In color the powder— 

 which is in reality no powder at all— is light brown, and transpa- 

 rent. A good simile is a sheet of sticking plaster cut into almost 

 infinitesimal squares. 



Different solvents are used, and the process of manufacture is 

 different in different countries. In Belgium it is called paper 

 powder, and in Switzerland it is called " Walsroder." 



For the use of small arms the cubes or grains are made much 

 smaller, for the reason that the pressure exerted by the powder is 

 tremendous. 



With ordinary powder it would be impossible to fire large guns 

 at the maximum rate of some ten rounds per minute on account 

 of tbe hanging smoke from the discharge, which renders aiming 

 impossible, while with the so-called smokeless powder the same 

 hindrance is not experienced. The smokeless powder is not, as a 

 matter of fact, entirely smokeless, but at a distance of 1,000yds. 

 is not noticeable, and what little smoke is created dissipates very 

 quickly. 



Another great advantage of smokeless powder is the increased 

 velocity it gives the bullet. Vicille's powder, which is used in 

 the French Lebel rifle, carries a bullet of 281grs. at a speed of 

 1 UliSft. per second. With a larger bullet the speed was increased 

 to nearly 3,590ft. 



For another thing, smokeless powder does not weigh as much 

 as gunpowder. Therefore, for small firearms the cartridges 

 are made much smaller. The same results can be obtained with 

 oOgrs. of smokeless powder as with TOgrs. of the ordinary black 

 powder. The difference not only in size but weight would allow a 

 man to carry a great many more rounds of ammunition, and its 

 adoption, when proved practicable, will permit the adoption of 

 small-caliber magazine guns, although, with t he reductions of the 

 caliber, there would not be the corresponding reduction in the 

 effectiveness of the shot. 



Like everything else, it has its disadvantages. The German 

 smokeless powder produces disagreeable and overpoweriug odors 

 from the. noxious gases which it, forms. The qualify deteriorates 

 also in time, and it is a serious question whet iter it may not absorb 

 moisture. The English have had trouble with smokeless powder 

 because it makes t he barrel of the gun too dry and produces more 

 friction on tho bullet. The explosibu is also too violent, and fre- 

 quently destroys the bullet. To prevent this hardened bullets 

 have been tried, but the pressure was too great, and simply re- 

 sulted in injury to the gun barrels. 



The German powder is not noiseless, and in fact is said at times 

 to give a louder report than the ordinary powder. It also shows 

 at times a vivid flash, which, when the field is not obscured by 

 smoke, would be the means ot attracting attention and make the 

 battery's or men's whereabouts known if they were out, of sight. 



The smokeless powder gives increased velocity, especially in 

 rapid-firing guns, which is an important consideration. In the 

 large guns it is used in strips, although the French believe it ac- 

 complishes better results by cutting it up. 



The actual experiments of it first began in 1884, when it was 

 used by the French army. Since 1886 it has been developed con- 

 siderably, and since that time has been used in the artillery and 

 in the field maneuvers of the French army. It was also used in 

 the maueuvers of the Austrian and German armies this fall. 



Its general adoption would modify the conditions of battle very 

 materially. If an army were fired on they would not know where 

 the firing troops were, as the sound is very deceptive, and there 

 would be no smoke by which they could be located. There would 

 be no smoke under which deploying could be successfully accom- 

 plished. It is said the men feel protected by the smoke to some 

 extent, but with this powder in use they would have no advan- 

 tage in this respect. It would be an immense advantage to sharp- 

 shooters, and in every way would increase the casualties of war. 



