Oct. 7, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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written." Keep your eye on Mr. Parsons, gentlemen. A 

 man of his good judgment is bomid to rise. 



The Neighbors Bring Things In. 



Sept. SO.— If Miss Helen Cripps, of Eenssalaer, Ind., 

 will call at the Forest and Stream space she can have 

 either the lunch box or the label thereon which she left 

 for safe keeping early one morning without specifying 

 who was to do the keeping. The contents of the box 

 have been applied by members of the staff. Unless 

 otherwise specified, all lunches hereafter found on the 

 space will be regarded as meals brought in by the 

 neighbors and treated accordingly. 



It Surprised Him. 



Mr. Edmund Ocumpaugh, of Rochester, N. Y., manu- 

 facturer of shooters' sweaters, etc., came in the other 

 day and we had a talk. "I tried my advertisement in 

 Forest AND Strea:5i at first as an experiment," said he, 

 "but it is no experiment now. I have never known of 

 so good a way of getting buyers. What surprised me 

 most was to see the returns from other countries. I pre- 

 sume I had calls from every English-speaking country of 

 the earth. Forest and Stream certainly must have a 

 world-wide vogue. " 



She do. 



Many Men. 



Mr. M. E. Allison, of Kansas, whom readers of the 

 sporting press will remember as the most experienced 

 man in the West in hunting large game with greyhounds, 

 and with whom I have passed many pleasant hours, leaves 

 his card and says he can only be in town a short time. 

 There are hundreds, and I believe really thousands of 

 friends of Forest and Stream, who have been here this 

 summer, and it is one of the continuous disappointments 

 that no one of the paper's staff can see them all. They 

 are all mighty welcome. I would have liked to ask Mr. 

 Allison about the "Spirits of Greever's Camp." 



Mr. L. C. Grover, superintendent of the factory of Colts' 

 Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co., Hartford, Conn., dropped in 

 the other evening in company of Mr. C. E. Willard, the 

 Colts' Western representative. Mr. Grover is in town for 

 a week or so, and says he doesn't see a gun in the Fair he 

 likes any better than the Colt. "We have got some new 

 machinery, just made," said he, "aboutwhich I could say 

 a thing or two. The Colts Company is never done." 



"Forked Deer'" of California, came in some time ago, 

 and hit the trail too quick. 



Mr. K. M. B. Pierce, of Coyote Gulch, Colo., who runs 

 the cliff-dweller industry over at the tin cliffs, left his 

 signature, but had to go back and take care of the 

 dwellers before we tangled uf) together. 



Mr. G. G. Case, a well known and pleasant canoeist, of 

 Jackson, Mich., was in and wanted to swap yarns with 

 some one over the W. C. A. and kindred themes. 



Mr. C. L. Goodspeed, special representative of the 

 Louisville Commercial, called, but briefly, and left his 

 card. 



Mr. Alex. Y. Lee, an able artist of Pittsburg, Pa., made 

 a short stay, which I wish had been longer. 



Mr. William West, of Philadelphia, his card. Also 

 those of Mr. A. R. Porte, of Ogdensburg, N. Y. ; Dr. C. 

 E. Fritts and G. HiU, of Hudson, N. Y.; Com. Geo. W. 

 Gardner, of schooner yacht Wasp, Cleveland, O.; Mrs, T. 

 C. Banks, of Denver; Dr. Clarence H. Kay. I am nam- 

 ing only those missed in seeing, but Forest and Stream 

 salutes them all, every one of them. E. Hough. 



1)09 Security Building. Chicago. 



Imml 



O, FAIR WHITE CITY. 



O, FAIR White City by the inland sea, 

 Where waves and iridescent fountains play, 



Would I might utter all my thought for thee, 

 Great crowning glory of time's mellowed day. 



High was the purpose that presaged thy birth, 

 And noble inspiration bade they towers rise; 



Supreme amid the nations of the earth, 

 The land that claims thee as her best emprise. 



If from some rugged Pisgah of the past 



The mighty Genoese had caught one view 

 Of thy bright splendor and achievement vast, 



How would his heart have thrilled at sight of you. 



Or if those seeJiers for a pathway new, 

 Where freedom might find room to walk at wiJl 



And leave her benediction at each door, had dreamed of you 

 Their highest hopes had found completest fill. 



A thousand arts have made thee what thou art. 

 All lands have lent the richness of their years; 



Fi'om cloistered nook and trade's most busy mart 

 The gathered products of two hemispheres. 



Speak thou the secret of thy greatness to my soul; 



Art thou but witness of maturity? 

 Or art thou promise as swift seasons roll 



Of that still greater greatness yet to be? 



"1 am the crest of that wide, onward wave 



Of human progress sweeping on through time; 

 Man's life a span, then comes the lowly grave! 

 The race speeds forward to an end sublime. 



"Justice and love, one law, at last shall come 



To rule men's heart in one sweet brotherhood, 

 And freedom's flag shall wave o'er every home 

 And evil yield to universal good. 



"The sti-ife of faction and the pride of race; 



The cry of poverty, and anarchy's wild rage 

 To peace and plenty shall in time give place. 

 Throw wide the gates, I bring the golden age.'" 



J. H. La Roche. 



F I XT U RES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Oct. 3 to 6.— Minneapolis K. C, at Mmneapolis. H. T.VanDuster, Sec. 

 Nov. 21 to 34.— New Jersey K. L.. at Newark. Dr. W. W. Seidler, Sec. 

 Dec. 12 to 15.— R, I. Poultry and Pet Stock Ass'n, at Providence. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Oct. 23.— Brunswick Fur Club field trials, at North Acton, Mass. 

 Bradford S. Turpin, Dorchester, Mass., Sec'y. 



Oct. 80.— National Beagle Club trials, at Nanuet, N. Y. Geo. Laick, 

 Tarry town, N. Y., Secretary. 



Nov. 6.— United States Field Trials Club's Fall Trials, BickneU, Ind. 

 P. T. Madison, Sec'y, Indianapolis. 



Nov. 7.— New England Beagle Club trials. W. S. Clark, Linden, 

 Mass., Secretary. 



Nov. 7.— International Field Trial Qub's Fourth Trials, C!hatham, 

 Ont. W. B. WeUs, Sec'y, Chatham. 



Nov. 15.— Ohio Field Trial Club's Second Trials, Canton, O. C. V. 

 LelUnger, Sec'y. 



Nov. 20.— Eastern Field Trial Club's Trials, at Newton, N. C. Mem- 

 bers' Stake Nov. 16. W. A. Coster, Sec'y. 



1894. 



Jan. 29.— Southern Field Trial Club's Trials, New Albany, Miss. T. 

 M. Brumby, Sec'y, Marietta, Ga. 



Feb. 19.— United States Field Trials Club's Sprmg Trials. Grand 

 Junction, Tenn. P. T. Madison, Sec'y, IndianapoUs, Ind. 



^ng me that Mr. G. A. Buckstaff has donated a gold medal 

 to the winner of the club's trials. It may be a little late to 

 mention this as news, but it is not too late to mention it as 

 one fact of many showing the enthusiasm in promoting the 

 success of the trials. B. WATERS. 



909 Security Building, Chicago. 



A NEW-SUBSCRIBER OFFER. 



A bona fide new subscriber sending us ^ wiU receive tor that sum 

 the FoRKST A>D Stream one year (price 54) and a set of Zimmerman's 

 famous "Bucking Scenes" (advertised on another page, price |5)— a 

 $9 value for $5. 



This offer is to new subscribers only. It rfoes not apply to renewaU. 



For $3 a bone fide new subscriber for six montlis wlU receive the 

 Forest and Stream during that time and a copy of Dr. Van Fleet's 

 handsome work, "Bird Portrait* for the Young'" (the price of which 



POINTS AND FLUSHES. 



[By a Staff Correspondent.] 

 Dogs and Customs Officials. 



AT'TEE the field trials in Manitoba there was much dis- 

 satisfaction on the part of the Castoms officials at Winnipeg 

 ia respect to the negligence of some dog owners or handlers, 

 from this side of the line, who were not properly attentive to 

 their Customs obligations. It was said that one or two 

 handlers had departed without complying with the Customs 

 requirements, thus leaving their bondsmen in an unpleasant 

 embarrassment. Mr. Gallaugher, secretary of the Manitoba 

 Field Trial Club, so informed me, but he did not know the 

 identity of the offenders. In consequence of the complica- 

 tion, the Customs officials at Winnipeg felt that their cour- 

 tesy had not been properly recognized. I am disposed to 

 think that the inattention to the Customs requirements was 

 more from oversight or insufficient information as to what 

 was required than from willful evasion of the laws. 



Mr. .J. M. Avent expected to arrange his business with the 

 Customs officials, so that he could make his journey from 

 Souris to the States without a bread, but he received a per- 

 emptory though kiudly notice to return to Winnipeg to have 

 his dogs identified and bond cancelled before leaving for the 

 States. 



The Customs officials had been most kind and considerate 

 in dealing with the dogmen, and nothing should have been 

 done on the part of the latter to cause them annoyance or 

 trouble. The most scrupulous care to comply with the regu- 

 lations should have been observed, nor should the kindness 

 and responsibility of the bondsmen have been ignored. 



Winnipeg. 



The city of Winnipeg is well built, has a number of large 

 business houses which would compare favorably with any in 

 the States, and about 30,000 inhabitants dwell vrithin its bor- 

 ders. Electric cars and lights, good streets and good homes, 

 well dressed people and a general appearance of bustle and 

 thrift dispelled my preconcei%'edideas of a primitive city with 

 Indians and bears hovering just without. As a matter of 

 fact chicken shooting is good from the city limits outward, 

 and it is not many miles to big game shooting. 



But what caused us some surprise was the evidence at 

 every hand of the enthusiastic devotion of the people to 

 manly sports. The cricket game which was on, or the bicy- 

 cle races, or the other sports in vogue, where the common 

 themes. Photographic groups of the football team, or the 

 winning oarsmen, or the cricketers, etc., were not infre- 

 quently seen in public places. All sports are well patronized. 



But fine people, well-built business blocks and houses, 

 good streets and general prosperity were not sufficient to im- 

 press me with its present and future greatness till I observed 

 that it was quite a doggy city. Civilization, progress and 

 the dog go hand in hand. Well-bred dogs of different breeds 

 were not infrequently seen. Fox-terriers, setters and point- 

 ers appeared to be the favorite varieties, judging from qual- 

 ity and numbers. Curs, judging by their absence, were not 

 in favor. 



Messrs. J. Phillips, J. B. Stoddard and myself were par- 

 ticipants in the hospitality of Mr. Thos. Johnson one day be- 

 tween the field trial dates. In his home we saw a number 

 of valuable trophies, intrinsically valuable in themselves, 

 but prized more by Mr. Johnson for their honor and associa- 

 tions. Mrs. J ohnson, his charming wife, entered as heartily 

 into the enthusiasm of sportsmanship as her husband him- 

 self. 



In the kennels, which were intelligently arranged and well 

 constructed, were several dogs, pointers and setters, of which 

 one of the latter was Manitoba Toss, a compactly built, 

 medium-sized, solid black fellow, active and alert constantly 

 Pure, running water wrs available at all times in the kennel 

 yard. The kennels were clean, dry and comfortable. The 

 dogs are fed on a specially made food of the best materials, 

 meats, shorts and flour mixed and cooked iu the form of 

 a cracker, which the dogs eat with a relish, and judging 

 from their excellent condition, with satisfactory results. 



But to tell of all the features of that pleasant afternoon, 

 the talks on authors and books, the discussion of dogs and 

 sportsmanship, and the gracious hospitality pervading the 

 household — would fill a volume with pleasant themes. 



Souris. 



At Souris, we found a number of local sportsmen, all 

 keenly devoted to making a successful meeting. IJnfortuu- 

 ately, the scarcity of birds was a serious drawback to the 

 best success of the trials. Trams run to and from Souris but 

 three times a week. But notwithstanding that circumstance, 

 modern progress obtains. Mr. J. B. Roberts, of Souris, has a 

 large kennel back of his hotel. The yard and building are 

 subdivided into five or six parts, so that the dogs can be 

 divided into small groups and separated from each other. 

 Aside from a few setters and pointers, the dogs are grey- 

 hounds and foxhounds of the best breeding obtainable m 

 England, His hounds are not quite so stockily built as the 

 English foxhounds shown at our shows. Among them was 

 one black and tan American foxhound. Mr. Roberts assured 

 me that the English hounds were the speedier and enduring. 

 They are used by him chifly for wolf hunting. 



The game laws in Manitoba are better respected and en- 

 forced than similar laws are in the States. Copies of them 

 printed on posters can be seen in public places, such as hotels 

 and post offices in the towns throughout the province. The 

 penalties are sufficiently severe to deter the most hardened 

 game law violator. Withal, there is a large discretionary 

 power vested in the judges, which admits of an adjustment 

 of the penalty commensurate wdth the offense. Public 

 opinion, too, is against offenders. 



Among several other letters, which I found awaiting me 

 on my return from Manitoba, was one from Mr. Louis 

 Steffen, secretary of the Northweatern Beagle Club, iaf orm- 



Mr. Barrymore's Esquimaux. 



Omaha, Neb., Sept. 21.— Editor Forest and Stream,: I had 

 the pleasure of looking over a very rare collection of dogs 

 which belong to Mr. Maurice Barrymore. who left this city 

 last night for New York, where he joins Mr. Palmer's com- 

 pany. His collection consists of tw^o full grown Esquimaux 

 — dog and bitch— which were purchased from a party in Port- 

 land, Ore., at a large figure. They recently came to that city 

 from Sitka, Alaska, and are very powerful-looking dogs. 

 Having held on by their chain for a block, I felt this fact 

 more forcibly then by simply looking at them. Two .Japan- 

 ese spaniels, a chow dog puppy, and a Clydesdale terrier, bet- 

 ter known as a Paisley terrier. All of them very rare dogs 

 indeed. He also had a cage of birds from China, and two pet 

 skunks. The latter are great favorites with Mr. B. It must 

 be understood, however, that they have been deprived of the 

 privilege of using their "German cologne." I have never seen 

 so many dos: fanciers in any one company as there are in 

 'Aristocracy." Mr. S, Miller Kent had a pair of Japanese 

 spaniels and a nice fox-terrier. Mr. Faversham had a hand- 

 some bull-terrier, and, I understand, bought another here in 

 this city the last night of the show. Messrs. Barrymore and 

 Kent had all their dogs photographed by the Omaha dra- 

 matic photographers, Messrs. j^ear & Cotton, and if you wish 

 I will send you a copy of the photo. 



While going from the theatre to the photographers we 

 came to a fur store, outside of which there stood, mounted, a 

 large Alaska wolf. Mr. Barrymore's dog would not go by 

 until he had thoroughly investigated his countryman, and as 

 I looked at them both I was reminded of what W. K. Taunton 

 wrote in his article upon foreign dogs. The two looked so 

 like to me that I could not tell which was 'tother. Here is 

 what Mr. Taunton says: 



'■The theory that the wolf and the dog were originally 

 identical receives strong confirmation upon a comparison be 

 tween the wolf of the Acrtic region and the Esquimaux dog 

 The latter is so extremely wolf-like, that great difficulty is 

 frequently experienced in distinguishing between the two 

 animals at a distance; the principal differences being the 

 carriage of the tail, which in the dog is curled over the back, 

 but in the wolf is carried low, and the extra size of the last 

 named animal. Those who have had an opportunity of in- 

 specting the Arctic wolf will remember that it is much larger 

 than animals of the same species found in other countries. 

 In addition to the general resemblance between the Esquimaux 

 and the wolf, we find the oblique eye in both— a peculiarity 

 which I do not think is to be found in any other breed of dog. 

 If it were possible to trace the pedigree of some of these dogs, 

 we should probably not have to go very far back before dis- 

 covering a direct cross with the wolf. It would naturally be 

 supposed that such a cross would produce a dangerous, 

 treacherous brute, not safe for any one to handle; but I have 

 myself owned two Australian dingo bitches, whose dam was 

 a cross between a wolf and dog, and they never showed the 

 least sign of treachery or bad temper from the time they 

 came into my possession till their death. 



"In its native land the Esquimau has to undergo' an 

 amount of hardship and fatigue which would prove fatal to 

 any other breed. Yoked together in teams they travel long 

 distances at a high speed, and to work hardest when food is 

 scarcest. Very exaggerated statements are sometimes made 

 as to the size of these dogs, but the average height does not 

 exceed 23in. at the shoulder. Nature has provided them with 

 a dense, thick covering as a protection against the intense 

 cold which they have to endure. This covering is formed of 

 two distinct coats, the outer one consisting of hair about 

 three or four inches long, very harsh, standing out from the 

 body like bristles, especially along the ridge of the back, 

 underneath which is to be found a second coat, consisting of 

 a thick soft wool. Champion Sir John Franklin was un- 

 doubtedly the best Esquimau we have seen in this country 

 for many years, and he had this peculiar coat to perfection, 

 while his typical head, small rounded ear, short, thick neck, 

 long body, deep chest, excellent legs and feet and well-carried 

 tail, combined with his general wolfish appearance, rendered 

 his superior merit as a specimen of the breed unmistakable. 

 These dogs would probably be far more sought after were it 

 not for the idea entertained by many that they are more like 

 wild animals than dogs. It will be found that in disposition 

 they are most aft'ectionate, but are very jealous, and they 

 cannot bear to see any other dog noticed in their presence. I 

 have owned many imported specimens of the Esquimau, 

 and have bred a large number myself; and although their 

 appearance conveys the impression that they are treacherous 

 and bad-tempered, I have never had a single instance of such 

 being the case. "—("Foreign Dogs," by W. K. Taunton, Eng- 

 land). 



I wish to add that this is a very life-like picture of the dogs 

 I have mentioned, as I took the trouble to brush Mr. Barry- 

 more's dogs, arranged them for the photo, and found tliem 

 mild, though very savage-looking. I think the dog must 

 stand over a'3in., however. The bitch is with whelp, and, as 

 Mr. B. said, he was not in the fancy for the money to be 

 made on selling puppies, just to give them to his friends. It 

 is a great pleasure to meet such an enthusiast, and the 

 reader will think him such when he learns that, having but 

 3t5 hours' time before saiHng for New York in 1S92, Mr. Barry- 

 more went all the way to Paisley, Scotland, from Liverpool, 

 to get a Clydesdale terrier dog to mate with his bitch. I did 

 not expect to take so much space, and trust you will pardon 

 the length of this letter. RiCflAHD FBANOIS. . 



Collie Club Stakes. 



Collie breeders should bear in mind the following stakes 

 and prizes to be competed for at the Westminster Kennel 

 Club bench show in February next; 



Grand collie sweepstakes, $50 added to the stakes. Entries 

 close Nov. 1. 1893. For blanks apply to the secretary of the 

 club. 



The President's cup for»the best collie owned by a member 

 of the Collie Club. 



The Collie Club trophy for the best American-bred collie 

 owned by a member of the Collie Club. 



The silver club medal as a special prize for the best stud 

 dog, to be judged by two of his get. 



, For entry blanks and further particulars address Mi-. J. D. 

 Shotwell, secretary of the Collie Club, 82 Hillside avenue, 

 Orange, N. J. 



Irish Setter Trials. 



Philahelphia, Pa., Sept. 2^d.— Editor Forest and Stream: 

 IVo additional special prizes are offered in the coming Irish 

 setter trials. They are as follows: Mr. W. L. Washington, 

 the club's president, offers a cup not less than §20 in value, 

 to be known as the President's cup, to the best dog in any 

 stake in the trials. 



Mr. Ed. P. Badmington, of RockvUle, Conn., otters a nice 

 kersey overcoat pattern to the winner of first in the Derby 

 stake. 



The place at which the trials are to be held is Thomasville, 

 N. C, and not ThomastoQ, as was printed in the advertise- 

 ment, G. G. Davis. Sec'y. 



