500 
FOREST AND STREAM, 
[DhO. 19, 1896. 
In New Jersey. 
AT BONN'S GROUNDS. 
Nov. ffi.— The following scores were made to-day at Bunn's (trounds 
on very fast Wrds. The first three events were at 10 birds, $5, class 
shooting. In addition to these events two miss-and-outs, S3 entrance, 
were also shot, with the foUowine; result: 
No. 1: Morfey and Hopper 8, Morgan 2, Doty 1, Ohristie and. 
Smith 0. 
No. 2: Morgan 3, Morfey and Hopper 2, Smith and Doty 0. 
The scores in the three events at 10 birds were: 
No. 1. No. 2. No. 8. 
TW Morfey 0222102201—7 2220801100—6 2202222200— r 
TO Christie 2220110200 -6 022'010302— 6 0030222012— 6; 
Smith 2112002001—6 010200 ^ —2 2202120200— 6. 
Doty 12010?1222— 8 0222^12012-8 2221102212^9' 
E Morgan 0120120022- 6 2201122223-9 2022222222— 91 
G Hopper 2222221222—111/ 
DUTCHBRl 
SOCIAL BOD AND GUN CLUB, OP PATKRSON. 
Dec. 5.— The scores given below were made by members of the 8b- 
cial Rod and Gun Club, of Paterson, in one of its weekly contests for' 
mtdals. The club shootp every Saturday afternoon, weather permit- 
ting, and intends to make things lively in Paterson target shooting; 
circles. The scores °'ere as below: 
Club shoot. Iaati<5icap, Shoot oflC. 
E Morgan (26)... 10110110111110011110111010 —18 1111111110—9' 
G Hopper (SSJ 1001110110111111110010111 —18 1110010010— 
J Doty (36) ii 01001010101111011111011 —18 0111111110-8. 
A Doty (20) 01111011101111101110010110 —18 1101011011— 7r 
E f^oley (28) 1101011010010111101111011000 —17 
JSubach (32) lOOlOIlOOIOlOOOOIOOOOlllOllOlOOl— 14 
J Galliger (28) 1011010100300101011000110100 —12 
J Terwilliger * (29) . . lOOOOOOOOOOlOlOlOOOOlOOCO' — 5 
* Did not shoji his handicap Dutohhr. 
BOILING SPRINGS GTJN CLOB. 
Dec 5 —The monthly shoot of the Boiling Springs Gun Club was 
held to day on the club's grounds at Rutherford. The weather was 
perfect, hence the high scoring The club shoot is at 50 targets, 25 
known angles and 25 unknown angles, handicep allowance of extra 
targets, the allowance being shot off a' uaknown angles. Scores: 
WHHuck(iO).iiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiioniiiiiiinniiiiiiioiiiiiiiii— 48 
S Palmer (56) .llUlllllUOlUlOllUllllullllllllOllOllllllllllOl— 44 
10111 — 4—48. 
FEdwards(50) 11111111110101100111111111111111111111111111111111—46 
G E Greift (50)11101111111111111111111011110111111101111111111111—46 
P Adams (53) .01111111111111111111111011111011001111011011111111—43 
HI —3-46 
T Baron (55). . .10111011111110111111111110111001111031111111111110-41 
10111 —4—45. 
N Apgar(50),..11111111Cinil0111011ini11Ullll]1110111111011110-44 
C R Wise (5)). .10110111111010111111110111111111110110111111111111-43 
De Wolf (55). .01111011111111101101111111111101110011110101111100-39 
01111 - 4-48 
B James (55). .11111111111111001111011110111101101101100111000001-36 
01111 -4-4III 
CLenone (50). 11101101111101001111110111111101110011110110111111-39 
Harding (.50). .Ul'illlllllOlOllllOlllllllOlUOlllllOllllOOlllOllll— 39 
Marvin (65),,..0001011010111111111000110000000H11U1110111011010— 30 
111001000110110 — 8—38; 
Lane (58) 00011100111110111101110010000111101011111001101111-32 
1001 1011 — 5-37 
*E Collins 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111101—49 
*De Wolf 11111110011111111011111111011111111111111111001111—44 
* E Collins shot along for the birds, making the high score. De 
Wolf also shot another string of 50 targets, scoring a total of 83 out of 
his 100. 
The tie between Huck and Palmer was shot off at 20 targets per 
man, Hucfc allowing Palmer 2 extra targets. The shoot-t ft resulted 
in another tie on 17 each. They then shot; off at 10 targets, Palmer 
receiving 1 extra target as an allowance. Huck won the cup by break- 
ing 8 out of 10 to Palmer's 7 ouc of 11. The shoot-off was decided 
in a ligtit that wag scarcely good enough to see a target leave the 
traps. 
Other sweeps, all at unknown angles, were shot as follows: 
Events: 12 3 4 Events: X 8 3 A 
Targets: 10 10 15 15 Targets: 10 10 IS IS- 
Collins 11^ 9 13 15 Greiff 14 .. 
Apear 9 7 14 15 Marvin 10 6 
Edwards 8 9 13 11 Baron 12 11 
Adams ., 4 8 12 11 James 11 .. 
De Wolf........,, 7 6 14 10 Lenone )2 
Huck 8 6 14 12 Harding la 
Lane 7 14 
BBRGEN COUNTY GUN CLUB. 
j)ec. 5. —Below are the scores made to-day on the grounds of the 
Bergen County Gun Club, the main event being a contest at 30 targets 
for a silver keg of Laflin & Rand's W-A powder. Bell was the winner 
of ttis trophy with 27 out, of 30. Scores: 
Bell 111111111111111111111111110010-37 
Hebbard 001111110011111011111111001111—23 
Conklln 010111110111011111101101111010-22 
Lefferts 000101111101011001010111110110-18 
Warner llOlOlOOllllOlOOlOlliniOOllOOl-17 
Hall 11001 1 100101010000110011111010-15 
Blauveit; lOOlOOlOOOinillOIOllOlOOOOllO-15 
Jackfion lOOOlOlllOOlOlOnilOOOlOOlOOOQ-13 
Post . OlOlllOOlOL'OOllllOlOlOOlOOOlOO— 13 
Gardner" . OOlOOOOOlOOOOOlOOlllOllllOlOOO— 11 
U Thule OlOOOOOOOlOlOlOlOlOOOOlOlHOOl— 11 
Other events were as follows: 
No. 1: riell 8, Johnson 7, Banta and Warren 5, Post 4, Gardner &. 
No. 2: Gardner 5, Banta 4, Jackson 5. 
No. 3: Banta 9, Warner and Jackson 8, Post 6. 
THE ENDEAVORS DEFEAT THE BERGEN COUNTT MEN. 
Dec, <>.— The Endeavor Gun Club defeated the Bergen County Gun 
Club, of Hackensftck, to-day, on the grounds of the former at Marlon, 
N.J. The weather was very unfavorable for good shooting, there- 
beiog a high wind blowing across the traps Louis Piercy, the boy 
member of the Endeavor Gun Club, did some excellent work, break- 
ing 29 out of 30 In the team race. To-day's contest decided the aeries 
between these two clubs, the Endeavors mating the record tw» 
straight. Scores: 
Endeavor Gun Clxxh. 
EColHns 101011111011011011110111111110-23 
L Piercy 011111111111111111111111111111—29 
A Woodruff ...011010111101111101001110111111-22 
MHerrington 111111101110011100010111110111—22 
E Taylor 110111111110110101111111011110-24 
H8 Welles 111111101110011001110001010111-20 
C von Lengerke 100110110100110001101010001111-16 
G Piercy... 101111110110110111110111111010-23 
E Ingram , OOOlOlOlllllllOOlOlOOlOOlOUll— 17— 196 
Bergen County Gun Llub. 
O W Dudley 110111111111111111111100011111—26 
J 8 Remeen 111110110111111011010111110011—23 
G Bioardo lOlOlllllOlOlCOUlOOlOOOnilOlO— 15 
Conklln 111111110111101100011100101101-21 
B James OOIOOIOOOOIOOOOOIOUIOIOIOIOOI- 9 
NADEsr 111110111111100101111111011110—24 
JobLott".' lOOllllllllOlllllllOOlllllUlll-24 
H P Feesenden 111111110100111101010110110111—22 
J W Hildreih 101111111111110011101111100110—23—187 
Other ewefpswere shot os below, the average of the scores made 
being very low, owing to the wind: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 Events: 12 3 4 
Targets: 20 20 is 20 Targets: SO SO IB SO 
G Piercy 13 17 13 17 Ingram 11 .... 18 
LPiercy 13 "Woodruff,... ,. 14 12 13 
Hildreth 11 14 10 11 Remsen 20 .. 16 
Collins..,, 18 18 13 18 Dudley 13 ,, ,, 
Streder 17 lb 12 15 Cameron.,,. 11 10 .. 
Lolt H 14 ..15 Apgar in,,.,.,,,. ,, 17 .. 18 
Welles 14 17 .. 9 Taylor ..i. ........ ,, .. 11 16 
Herrington 15 15 .. 12 v.arl 10 9 
A E. Sthader. 
AT ELKWOOD PARE. 
Dec. II.— W. R, Patten and Phil Daly, Jr., shot a 50-bird race to-day, 
D 'ly coDCfding his opponent the very large odds of Syds., standing at 
33yd8. as against 25ydB. Patten outshot Daly under the conditions, 
the latter retiring at the end of the 46 h round. Scores: 
W« Patten (16) 1233122332012222332021020-21 
210^20201S0;i21121120322w-18— 39 
PDalv Jr (33). i... 1202020222312221220212002-19 
" 00220021 0220222232202 w —14-33 
FORESTER GUN CLUB, OV NEWARK. 
Dec, Is.— The regular monthly target shoot of the Forester Gun 
Club, of Newark, was held this afternoon. Only four shooters were 
present, some ot the boys laying back for Christmas, when we have a 
good ttboot for turfceya, the shoot being an all-day one. Scores^ 
Events: 1 234567 8 9 10 
Jewell ..i^,,.. 8 6 6 7 6 8 .... 7 .. 
Winans.. .„„..........,.►., 7 8 6 5 5 8 1.. 3 .. 
W Smith 7 10 8 10 10 6 8 10 10 
Wambold 9 7 7 9 6 6.... 
Nos. 1. 2 and 6 were at known angles; Nos. 8, 6, 9 and 10 at unknown 
angles; No. 4, reversed order; Nos. 7 and 8 at 5 pairs. 
H, E. WiNANS, Sec'y. 
REMSBN WON AT HACKKNSACK. 
Dee. IS. —The contest for the Recreation cup at Hackensack, N J., 
took place to-day under the auspices of the BerKen County Gun Club 
of that place. There were only t°n entries a number remarkably 
small when one considers the generous conditions under which the 
trophy is offered for competition. Of thosd ten entries only eight 
completed their scores. J. S. S. Remsen, of Brooklyn, N. Y., winning 
the first shoot for the cup bv a margin of 3 targets from his nearest 
opponent, Edwards, also of Brooklyn, who secured g5 for running into 
second place. Ed Taylor, of Laflin & Rind, was third, and received 
back the;amount of his entrance fee. $2. In addition to these prizes 
there was an optional sweepstake of 75 cents on each string of 25 tar- 
gets, which added considerably to the interest of the shoot. The con- 
ditions were 100 targets per man, 60 beine shot at known traps and 
angles, and the other 50 at known traps, unknown angles. 
The scores were rldiculouriy low, 82 winning the first contest for the 
cup. (This cup has to 'bte "sKot for seven times, once every two 
months, the-man winiiing' it the greatest number of times out of the 
seven becoming the ultimate owner. Thus Remsen starts in with one 
win to' his credit ) It is rather a mystery what caused the low scores. 
Nobody coiild make a good score, Remsen's 23 in the first 25 beine the 
best effort; his three next strings were 19,19 and 21. Neaf Apgar 
could do' no' better than 71, a total that disgusted him and amazed 
everyboyy 61se. The secret of the trouble seemed to be the poor 
bftckground and hard-breaking targets, the number of "dusted birds" 
beine far above the average. The targets also were thrown low and 
far, but there was very little wind to bother the shooters. The scores 
in the 100 target race were as follows: 
.J S 8 Remsen 11111101111111110111111111011101101110111110111011-42 
11011111111011111110001011111111100111111011111011-40- 83 
FS Edwards. .111011111100110111111111111 11111111011101111011101-42 
11111111011110011101111101111000110110100110111111-37-79 
Ed Taylor.,..im0111101110101110001111100011111011011001111110-.35 
'miibiiiioiiniiiiiiiiiooiiini'Miiiiiiiniioioiiii— 40-75 
l^eaf Apgar, ..10111011111011001111111100111111111110011111011011-39 
O111110001O1 1111011110101101 ion IIOOCOOUOUIOIIOI -32-71 
•Conklhl.. .11100001110100111011011011101000000111111 111111111-.33 
'00001111011110101100101010111110111000110111111110 - 82—65 
fflexamer .'00011111110101100011000100011110100011111111101101-.% 
10111101111101001000110010110100000100110011110010 -25 - 55 
.JWHiiarett.. 10101001101110110111010011110011011111001110100101-31 
11001010000010011010110110101 loonioiooiooioiionoo -23-54 
C F Lenone... 11010011001001 llinoOOnnoiOlOlOl 10000101 1011 11101— 28 
oiioooionoouionooniooooooooooiioi 00000001000110— 16-44 
*OCH^bard.0010ni001111101011]001001111110000100100000010010-24 
OOOOllllllOOIllOIOOOOOOlOw —11—85 
♦TBell 01111000101100000110101101000000100011011011011000-23 
* Hefbbard withdrew at the end of the 75th round, Bell withdrawing 
At the end of the 50th round. 
At Watson's Park. 
Chicago, HI., Dec. 9.— Live-bird scores made here to-day were as 
Tjelow: 
Dr Carver 1 131 2122212101 20220002222 —20 
12231220122111050312221122011212031-30 
.G Roll 2222111212151122822210012 —23 
211112201012111281321120011212 - 26 
;Sibler 12102001301221120001 —13 
Boccl 222001020239C0102020 —11 
Barto 2011020110122902 —10 
Amberg..... 010013100211020 —8 
Laird 020003111100101 — 8 
Simesltte 2202111020 — 7 
Behm .2011120001 — 6 
Church.,...,., 1100100001 —4 
Bear 0001100210 — 4 
Dec. 10 —John L Winston (147) shot at 21 birds here to-day, scoring 
19 of them, as shown below: 
Winston 222220222231022223222-19 
Dec. II.— Both Winston and Carver were on hand today to do a 
little practice shooting, 147 scored 37 nut of 38 birds shot at : 
'Winston 12122902222222223332222282222222228222- 37 
Clarver 239011022121202112201 1022 —20 
221110211121120i'23101212100110 —24 
Dec liS — There, was quite a lot ot shooting here to-day. Carver 
and Roll shot at 80 practice birds, each killing 28. Winston shot at 
.54, scoring 44 out of that number. Records made to day were as 
below: 
Winston 0222222221002231228222290 - 21 
2222222023232231 2222020320302 - 23 
•Carver 221222230331 23203923 1 2221 2221 3 -28 
Roll i . , , , 22202332931 11222223 i222 '1 1 1203-88 
Goodrich , .00012'0302313201923121112 —18 
Frothingham 121001211 18210!221fl0 —15 
Rehm , 112112013010110 —11 
Lord 102203000021020 —7 
Fish ....,...,„..•. = 1101010012110211001018S00012 —17 
Clomley ........ .220 J101022122111111111111122 - 25 
McHie ......1311103211 —9 
Amberg ........................1211122310 — 9 
Laird 0111201033 — 7 
Burke , 1010300211 —6 
Lee..... 0i'01201111 —7 
Eavblbigo. 
Another Tie Race at Milwaukee. 
Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 3.— This city is getting rather famous In the 
trap-shooting world, by reason of the numerous tie races that have 
been shot here lately. Dick Merrill and Dr. Williamson have been re- 
sponsible for three of ihem, while to-day Dr. Williamson and George 
Deiter added another to the list. This was a 200-bird match, J. A. 
Bush looking after Deiter's interests, while Merrill handled his late 
opponent. Dr. Williamson. 
In the first half of the match Deiter shot poorly, and seemed unable 
to do anything with the birds. The score at the end of the first ICO 
stood 88 to 81 in favor ot Dr. Williamson. Then an adjournment was 
had for lunch, and the interval seemed to brace up Deiter, who weot 
In and ran 74 straight out of the second 100, his straight run being 77 
all told. Out of the last 26 birds he lost 5, completing the match wii h 
a total of 176, scoring 95 out of his last 100. Dr. Williamson did ntt 
go to pieces as a result of Deiter's long run, but kept shooting awfy 
at a regular gait and finished with 176 also, scoring 83 out of each ICO. 
His double-figure runs were: 20, 19, 19, 14, 12, 12, 10, 10. Deiter's runs 
were: 77, 14, 12, 10. The scores were: 
Dr. Williamson 2221111111122222222.ill2.-28 
121112122.»0U11f01102122 -19 
81111221231121102*222131-24 
S2i.'01221s;12301110i'231Siil2-22 
223<0321]Mni211C»12]lll— 20 
01 2J3n 21 1 3019222 : 1 032212- 22 
22223.1 1 1 •3321 1 1 1 1 221 1 122-23 
12i3.012213212i8i3220.'112— 23-176 
G, Deiter , £9233; 232233S20»fi2 J291212-22 
0211133122?2;0]»1330»'2031— 19 
2C.1 1 110191023231 12033332— 20 
2.1311331332]«i«2223P0521-20 
2;i232]133332S3x3321233323— 25 
2223923212213322223322223 - 25 
2222232;23323223222322i'20-24 
023832022«232220113112232-al— 176 
Quail from the Trap. 
Not very long ago we were told that quail had been shot from the 
trap at Morrlstown, N, J., and were much surprised to learn that 
several local shooters had taken part in the shoot. When the affair 
was reported to us by one of the participants, we expressed our 
opinion of such a "sport." If seems tnat we are by no means isolated 
in our position on tne matter. The following extracts from Pitts- 
burg, Pa , newspapers explain themselves: 
No. 1 is from the DatZj/ News of December 8 and reads thus: "Wil- 
liam French, H. Harper, George Ziegler and 8. Brown, of Butler, Pa., 
were in Pittsburg this morning and announced that on next Monday 
they would bold a quail shoot at Butler. They claim to have 600 of 
these delectable birds to trap, and Invite all of the Pittsburg wing 
shots to take aim at them. The question has been raised as to the 
legality of the gentlemen named in dispoElDg of quail in this man- 
ner, and many Pittsburg-ghooters claim that it is unlawful to do so. 
Before going to Butler on this intent they will consult an attorney 
as to their right to so end the existence of these birds." 
No. 2, from the Comm.'ercial Gazette, ia as follows: "That proposed 
qtuil i^ntest at Butler gaused a gr^at deal of talk among local shoot. 
ers yesterday, and not a man could be found who indorsed the affair. 
There was an unanimity of opinioa in denouncing it as being unsports- 
manlike and decidedly unfair. Elmer Shaner, who is perhaps the best 
posted ehaofer in the State, was quite iodigfant yesterday, and said 
he was glad that the phoot was noii to be held by any recognized club, 
but by a few parties who oueh^ to have belter sense. If the shoot 
was by a club he would at once take action toward having it expelled 
from the State Association. So far as he knew, there was no law to 
prevent such a sboot, but he felt certain that no true sportsman 
would participate in such a contest, as they would lay themselves 
open tx) be called pot-hunters. He was certsin that none of the local 
shooters would participate in the contest, and r om what he knew of 
Butler county shooters he felt that they would do everything in their 
power to prevent its taking place " 
Later news from Pittsburg ia contained in the following dispatch 
from Butler, Pa., Dec. 12, to the Pittsburg Leader: ' The live quail 
shoot which was to have been held here on Monday by the Butlsr Gun 
Club has been called off, owing to the opposition of Pittsburg sport- 
ing men. The members of the club thought a live quail phoot would 
be all right, and it met with the approval of all the sportsmen they 
had consulted. It was the intention to get 600 quail atid turn 1()0 
loose, and it wng expected that a couple ot hundred would escape 
from the marksmen, thus storking the surrounding country with 
birds. They d'd not rxpect any opposition, but since it has come 
they ha^e decid''d tn cnll <be sbmit rff , w^icH is n matter of regret to 
a majority of the sporting people of the vicinity." 
Cartridge Loading' Machines in Court. 
The Peters Cartridge CompaDy, of Cincinnati, O.. sends us the fol- 
lowing account of the ending of its nine yearaof legal warfare against 
the Standard Cartridge Company, nt Chicago: 
"The Uoired S ates Circuit O'jurt of Appeals has j ast decided the 
case of the Peters Cartridge Co , of Cincinnati, agaiust the Standard 
Cartridge Co., ot Chicago, in favor of the Peiers Company. The 
Standard Co , which now has an existence only in the courts, was 
con po^ed of Bevpral of the leading powder companies, and boasted of 
having 3:^0 000,000 at. its commacd. A certain machinist who had as- 
sisted in building the Peters cartridge machines, adopted their inven- 
tions and proceeded to build macbmes which the Standard Co. oper- 
ated, although warned that, thi-ae macttines were gross infringements 
upon the rights of the Pd' ers Cartridge Co. Going into the Patent 
Office, it sought to have set aelde the various patents and petd ng ap- 
plicaiions of the latter company, and securf-d for itself a number of 
exceedingly expensive inttrference Bulls, every one of whicti was de- 
rided in favor of the Peters Cartridge Company. Not satisfied with 
this, it carried two of the suits into ihe United States Court That re- 
ferrii g to ft e 'Round Table Machine' was dismissed at complainants' 
cost in the U.S circuit court. The 'EuOless Chain' case was fought 
from one court to another, much additional testimony being taken, 
hut all the decisions were in favor of the Peters Cartridge Company. 
The judge of the circuit said in delivering his opinion -That tne at- 
tempt to appropriate ti p invention was fraudulent.' The judges of 
the Appellate Court reafiirmed this. Long, tedious and .expensive 
litigai ion of almost nine years has thus ended. About 5,000 printed 
pages of testimony were taken. This leaves the Peters Cartridge Co. 
sole owner ot these two types of successful ehell-loading machines." 
Trap Around Pittsburg. 
KORTBSIDK ODN CLUB. 
Dec. S.— Tnere was quite a good attendance at the grounds of the 
Nortbside Quo Clu'i tills afternoon, hix events, all 15 targets each, 
were shot during the afternoon, the following ecores being mad": 
Events: 1^ 3 4 5 6 Events: 1 S 3 4 S 6 
Moyer 11 
McCiaraii 9 
Kirizer 5 
Mack 8 
J ores 4 
Shaner 14 
Thomas 11 
Smith. 6 
8 6 7 10 11 Zoemmer ..13 10 13 10 11 
8 7 5 11 9 Major 3 5 II 9 8 
7 .. 5 6 7 Bollen 8 10 12 10 11 
8 7 8 8 9 Young Flicker.. .. 5 8 7 7.. 
5 6 8 5 7 Jiles-. 3 .. 4 ., .. 
10 18 13 1113 Cullen 4 7 8 10 
IS 11 7 8 11 Stewart..,;,,,,', 3 8 7 
7 8 8 8 10 Daub 10 . . 
Budd 10 ll 
AtLEGHEKY CITY KOD AND GUN. CLUB. 
Decs.— At the weekly shrot of the Allegheny City Rod and Gun 
CluD, held to-day at Thomas Farm, Capt. Hulings won the club badge 
with 24 out 25 targets. Scoret^: 
Bulings 24, .los. Fucts 23, John Fupger and John Gerber 21, Henry 
Noll 20, J, Q Eckerman and H. T. Thomas 19, J. Meyer 17, F. L. Ober 
15, Mike Glitch 13. M. Glitch, Sec'y A. C. R. and G. 0. 
In another portion of these columns we have made a note about 
"Quail from the Trap " The stand taken by the sportsmen of Pitts- 
burg, Pa., against such an unsportsmanlike proceeaing cannot be too 
highly commended. This is not the first time we have beard of quail 
being shot from traps, but we hope it will be the last. If you want to 
shoot Bob White, go after him into thestubtlas and woods with a 
dog and gun; when you place him in your pocket then you have not 
commi'ted murder. It was you and your dog against the quail, 
heavy odds maybe, but it was not a massacre. 
New Jersey trap shooters ought to take a brace and get to work re- 
organizing the State Sportsmen's Association. New Jersey shooters 
ought also to see to id that some radical changes are made in the 
game laws of that State. The open season on ruffed grouse ends on 
Dec. 10, yet hunters can scour the woods until Jan. 1 in search of 
quail and rabtits ! The State Association could do something to help 
in rectifying such manifest errors, 
lnmer$ to ^aneB^md^nk^ 
No notice taken of anonymous communications 
T. H. B., East Boston —The Youth's Companion story about frog 
farming has an air of fiction, acd is not to ue taken as demonstrating 
the actuality or practicability of frog farming. 
A. E. E , Lodi, O.— Your description is rather vague, but we imagine 
that your bird ia a loon {Urinator), verbapB U. septetUrionelis, the 
red-throated diver. Did younote anything special about the position 
of legs? 
Sandus, Sandusky, O — 1 Will a SSin. shotgun barrel give as good 
results at the irpp asaSOin. barrel? 3, Can you cover the target 
quicker with the 28in. barrel? Ans.— 1. With smokeless powder, yes; 
with black powder, no. 2. Yes. 
J. H ,Belire, Br. Honduras- If I ordered a 88 55 Winchester rifle, 
would it come with a ''cast off" in th? stock for a right-armed shoot- 
er, or are the stocks without cast off. Being a left-armed shooter, 
should I state this in ordering a rlflt? Ot course, if the stocks are 
always furnished straight then it would not be necessary. Ans.— 
Stocks are always furnished without cast off. 
C. J. A., New York.— Are there any Great Dane kennels? If so, will 
you kindly give me their addresses? Also what is the natural dispo- 
sition of Great Danes? Ans.— There are a number of Great Dane ken- 
nels in this country, but most of tbem seem indiffereat about their 
addresses being made known. The Great Dane i^ iniid in disposition, 
though courageous. They are rarely vicious in temper. 
C. L. J., London, Ont. — My pointer pup is apparently in good hea'th 
but for a slight cough, whicn alTtcla him only when first let out of his 
keanel. Then he appears to have some slight obstruction in his throat 
and coughs a few limes till he succeeds in coughing it up. He is kept 
in a shed about 10x12, and supplied with plenty of good dry straw; 
has plenty water, and is tid mostly on porridge made of SDots and 
corn meal. My old setter is similariy affected, but much more so, as 
he is seldom without more or less of a cough, and has had it for some 
two or three years, more or less, vvhat would you recommend? Ans. 
Aoply tincture ot iodine around throat daily till skin becomes sore, 
then stop. Give following mixture: 
Tr. eamph. opii J v 
Vin. ipecac ,. 3li 
Morph. Pu ph , grs. lil 
Syr. simpl. , , ......Jii 
Aq @. , 5 vl 
Give one teaspoonful three times a day. Older dog Lhould lay© 
mixture oftener— four or five times a day. 
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Map of the United States. 
A LAHGE, bandaome map of the United States, mounted and suitahlo 
for ofiBcoor home use, is issued by the Burlington Route. Copies will 
be mailed to any address on receipt of 15 cents ia postage by P. 8, 
Eustla, Qen'I Pass. Agent, C, B. & Q. B. B., Chicago, m.—Adv. 
