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invitations in town where they really mean nothing but civility 

 and politeness, I thoughtaessly declined the invitation and was 

 surprised to notice that the gentleman seemed displeased and 

 hurt. I incidentally mentioned the matter in con ver-^at.ion with 

 Len. Mohler that evening while enj oying my after supper pipe on 

 the verandah of the Weyer's Oave Hotel, and he assured me that 

 I had made a mistake, and impressed upon me earnestly that the 

 next time I was invited by one of the farmers in the valley to go 

 to his house and stop with him for a meal or for a night, to accept 

 the invitation if possible, for he meant it, and to decline it cause- 

 lessly v,'ould t^urely offr^nd and wound bim. During the remainder 

 of my cruise I bad occasion to test this advice, and you may be 

 sure I acted upon it and found no cause to regret it." 



THAT "MAIL AND EXPRESS" CRUISE.-Though the MaU 

 and Ewress canoeist; has '^een enjoying the freedom of New York 

 for some time, bis wild, weird story of this famous land cruise 

 has only rpaohed a termination last week, concluding as follows: 

 "Over 6.350 miles I had carried that precious bottle. * * * re- 

 garding my achievements I may have accomplished, I leave ray 

 readers to judge of their worth, and would only say in conclusion 



Perseverance is a Roman virtue 



Tuat wins each god-liKe act, and plucks success 



E'en from the spear-proof crest of rugged danger." 



It is all vpry Wf-ll to talk about perseverance and success in con- 

 nection with ibis cruise, but its most striking characteristic is 

 the cold, Calm cheek with whif^h the claim is made that some- 

 thing noteworthy and extiaordmary has been accomplished. Tak- 

 ing those of Mr. Bapi-alj ea's flpures mosr f:i vorahle to him, allow- 

 ing that the distance jhe canoed is not 6,250 milps, as intimated 

 in various parts of his log, but only 5,000, and of course that his 

 time of 230 days does not inclnde Sunday traveling, ths average 

 p^r day we have about 25 miles, which over such a route is as 

 absurd as 50 miles w^uld be. It, may be true i hat "it is possible to 

 cross the continent by water except for a carry of 13 mil^s," but 

 it is entirelv untrue that Mr. Rappalyea did this or anything ap- 

 proximately like U. If he wishes to obtain the respecu of canoe- 

 ists he ml st promptly repudiate the absurd cl'iim^ that have 

 been made, whether by him or by others for him, and prove by 

 his log how many miles he actually covered afloat m bis own 

 canoe, or even in anything that can be prone rly called a canoe, 

 and how mm h of tb^ 6,250 miles was made m canal boats, rail- 

 way trains, stages, wagons and other easy and convenient vehicles 

 which are not canoes. 



THE ACCIDENT TO COL. NORTON.-More detailed accounts 

 of the accident to Col. Norton, mentioned last week, bring the 

 very welcome news that he is in good bauds, and his injuries are 

 much less serious than at first reported. Witi a native hunter 

 and a boy he had camped about 10 miles from Tallahassee, inten- 

 ding to push his explorations from his camp. He put on a pair of 

 climbing spurs a"d ascended a tree to a distance of about 75ft. He 

 had decended some distance in safety, but the increased girth of 

 the tree made it impossihle for him to span it, and after sliding 

 down until about 45ft. from the ground, tie dropped. Fortunately 

 befell straight, landing on his feet, which were driven 3 or 4in. 

 into the ground. He was unconstious for a long time, but the 

 guide, who had served as a nurse in Southern hospitals during the 

 war gave him the best attention possible, though there was no aid 

 at hand. He was finally transferred by the guide and the boy to 

 the former's house, and later on was taken to the hospital at Jack- 

 sonville, where he now is, under the care of his wife and daughter 

 and the guide. The doctor reports no bones broken, but some in- 

 ury, how much is not yet determined, to the spine. 



CANOEING ABOUT ROCHESTER.— It is decided to make a 

 cruise down the Genessf e on Decoration Day, and to invite the 

 Rochpster C. C, the Buffalo C. C. the Free Academy C. C, and 

 the Newark C. 0. to join. The committee for the day is G. H. Har- 

 ris, J. ft. D'Oliever and F. J. McCall. The Rochester C. C. has a 

 war canoe which will accommodate twenty persons, it will make 



its maiden trip down the Genessee River from Mount Morris this 

 cruise. About twenty members of the Rochester O. C. paid a 

 visit to Capt. George W. Ruegles, of Charlotte, on March 18, an 

 electric car being chartered by the party for the evening. The 

 captain entertained his visitors in grand style. After they had 

 partaken of a fine supper, G.H. Harris, the purser of the club, 

 read several letters of regret from absent members and presented 

 to the captain an elegant ba.<ise of solid gold, suitably inscribed. 

 Af tprward the guests vvere shown several new canoes which the 

 captain has in process of construction, and returned to the city 

 shortly after midnight. 



A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP.— Eastern Division; C. J. Davol, 

 Providence; C. C. Baron, Lowell; C. W. Hubbard, Boston. Cen- 

 tral Division: E. G. Ricketson, Bloomingdale, N. Y.; William 

 Howcrof t, Platt&burgh, N. Y. 



to ^arren^andmis. 



^W" No Notice Taken ot Anonymous Correspondents. 



O. H. R., New York.— There is a letter for you at this office. 



W. R. F., Lynn — We have not published the sail plan of Bat, as 

 it has no special features. You will find the latest sail plans in 

 Forest and Stream of Dec. 29. 1891, Oct. 17, 1SS9. 



B. B. S., Warwick. N. Y.— Mr. Rushton has made a number of 

 experiments with electrical launches, but we know of none now 

 on the market in this country, though they are built in England. 



T McG., Detroit. Mich.— WiU you kindly inform me if a St. 

 Bernard's coat will change from a black to a tawny color? And 

 at what age, if at all? Ans. It will to a slight extent after the 

 first shedding. 



J. C. S., Newark, N. J.— You will find directions for building 

 canvas canoe in issue of Nov. 6, 1884. Every volume contains 

 lines of canoes suitable for building from. See "Canoe and Boat 

 Building for Amateurs" for full instructions in all kinds of build- 

 ing. 



Kit.— Will you be good enough to give me register number of 

 the collie dog Domino, formerly owner! by Mr. Barbour, of O. N. T. 

 Co., Newark? Have one of his offspring ana would like his pedi- 

 gree. An°. Domino (14051), by Ivanhoe (8648, Vol. V.) out of Shep- 

 herdess (7435, Vol. IV.). 



A. B. M., Cobassett, Mass.— The laws of North and South Caro- 

 lina and of Georgia contain special provisions governing the 

 shocitingand fishing in certain counties. These are all stated in 

 the Boolt of the Game Laius, vvnich you had better study. We can 

 send It to you; price 50 cents for a single issue or $3 for the annual 

 subscription, four numbers. 



Constant Reader.— Will you give me the pedigrees of the fol- 

 lowing English setters through the columns of Forest and 

 STREiM, Druid, S'ar and Queen? Ans. Druid, by Prince out of 

 Dora: Prince, by Dash II. one of Moll III.; Dora, by Duke out of 

 Rhoebe. Star, bv Leicester (148) out of Dart (335): Lplces'er by 

 Dan out of Lill 11 ; Dart, by Pr nee out of Dora. Queen, by Rob 

 Roy (328) out of Pickles; Unb Roy, by Fred out of Rhoebe; Pickles, 

 by Dan out of Lill II. 



Constant Reader. — Please give the pedigrees of Count 

 Wind'em, Nora and Mersev, the di,m of Roval Blue, for three 

 generations. Ans. Count Wind'em by Count Dick "ut of Phan- 

 tom, by Llewellyn's Prince out of his Lill II.; Count D-'ck by Dan 

 out of Countess; Dan by Field's Duke out of Statter's Rhoe'ip; 

 Countess bv Laverack's Dash II. out of his Moll III. Llewellyn's 

 Prince by Laverack'.* Dash II. out of his Moll III. l^ora bv Dan 

 out of Nellie. Dan already given and Nellie is by Laverack Dash 



II. out of Moll III. Mersey by Leicester out of Dart; Leicester by 

 Dan eut of Lill II.; Dart by Prince out of Dora, 



J, B. B., New Haven.— I have had an antelope skin mined bv 

 motbs, and a porcupine skin, though this latter was treated with 

 corrosive sublimate. W^iil you please tell me some way to treat 

 skins to kepp motns out of them? Ans. We know of no better 

 way of treating skins that are constantly exposed than by a bath 

 of a strong solution of corrosive sublimate. This, however, 

 ought to be applied once a year. II- is Well in spring to wrap up 

 and put away such furs, first treating them with corrosive sub- 

 limate and then wrapping them up in paper, enveloping them so 

 completely that the moths or other insects cannot get through the 

 covering. A little camphor or mothaline sprinkled over the furs 

 lends additional protection. We always pack away our fur mats 

 and rugs in spring and take them out in late fall. 



H. C. G., Norris, Texas.— Will you please inform me as to the 

 best remedy for mange in dogs? Would like it in the form of a 

 dip. to be used in a tank, so that the dogs could be immersed in it. 

 All of my hounds, as well as my two pointers, are aflfectcd and I 

 think dipping them in some preparation would be the easiest way 

 of curing them. Ans. You will find the following quite as good as 

 dipping and almost as readily handled: Takp a gallon of lard til, 

 one pound of black antimony and one pound of sulphur lac. Mix 

 thor(raghly and rub on the sores or all over the dogs. Keep them 

 warm lill it dries on, and in two or three days wasn off. 0£ 

 course you can m x as much as you require according to the 

 above proportions. If you cannot procure this, you will And one 

 of the advertised sheep dips a good remedy. We have often cured 

 sheepdogs in that way. 



L. R., St. Louis, Mo.— Kindly give me, through your columes, 

 registry number of the Ll«wellin setter bitch Trinket, dam of 

 champion Gloater. 8. Also please give pedigree for threp genera- 

 tions with registrv numbers, if possible, of Llwellin or Liverack 

 setters Dash II. (E. 5.0-39) and Noma (3. 7.218), sire and dam of 

 Dtsl ing Rover. Ans. 1. She is not rpgistered. 2. Dash II. (K. 

 5.039), by Blue Prince (4 259) out of J. Armstrong's Old Katp; Blue 

 Prince, by Pride of the Birder (E. 4.275) out of Nell'e (E, 1 Si83), by 

 Dash II. out of Moll HI ; Pride of the Border, by Dash II. (G. 

 1,341) out; of Belle II.; Dash II. by Sting out of Cora tl.; Moll IIL, 

 by Fred I. out of Belle If ; Sting, by Rock II. out of Blair's Cora 

 (t'laclt and while); Cora II., bv Fred I. outotCorw I.; Armstrong's 

 Old Ka'e bv Dash H (<. 1,341) out of E. Armstrong's Kate, by F. 

 Graham's Duke our of V. Comeit's bitch, which was out of a pure 

 Beausert bitch by Graham's Rolln; Graham's Dutie bv Dart out of 

 Bess. Noma, by D.an (E' 1,336) out of Nellie (E. 1,55'), by Dash II. 

 (E 1,341) out of Moll III , by Fred L out of Bexle II ; Dan, bv B. 

 Field's Dtike (E. 1,361) out of Stattex's Rhoebe (E. 1,546) by Rake 

 out of Psyche. 



Sportsman, Conn.— 1. Will you please tell me how a well-trained 

 bird dog should act in tbe field, that is, the points that he must 

 have to be a perfect dog according to the rul^s now used at field 

 trials? Wharl want to know particularly is whether a dog should 

 drop every time a bird is iiubhed, whether it is fired at or not. 

 Take an extreme case where a bird is flushed very wild and the 

 dog sees or hears it, must he drop to the ground or is he consid- 

 ered just as perfect if he remains standing, if be does not offer to 

 chast ? Is it out of order t > command a dog to charge or to to-bo 

 each time a bird flushes, or must he be trained to do it each time 

 with<->ut being spoken to? 2. To be perfectly tr'uned, about how 

 far can a dog range from his handler in open ground and be in 

 bounds? Ans. 1. The dog should drop to wing at all times, or if 

 he does not he should at least stand stpady without any caution. 

 It IS not necessarily a demerit when he o dy stops to a command; 

 the circumstancps of the flush must always be taken into con- 

 sideration. 2 Opinions differ on this score; the Eastern field 

 trial people require a dog to range wide and fast, the Central ex- 

 P 'ct him to keep well within hail of his handler and to quarter 

 his firi ound thoroughly, though pottering is not countenanced for 

 a moment. The dog should never, unless the country is heavily 

 wooded, range out of sight of his handler. 



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