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£itswtts to tfovrespondents. 
No Notice l %hcn of Anonjmoni Communlcallont. 
tr A number of anonymous correspondents will understand why 
tbelr queries are not answered, when they read the lines at the head of 
ibis column. 
Dr. C. A. P., Bath, Maine.— Form sent you. 
C. R. 3., Richmond, Va.— See to-day's paper for Gorman targe'. 
B. 8., Cincinnati, O.— Your letter forwarded to Seth Green, whose ad- 
dress Is Rochester. 
J. S. R., Grand Rapids.— You can get the fulminates of Stephen 
Mapes, Malden Lane, New York. All varieties are kept. 
G. W. LaR., Sprlngfleld, Ohio.— Wo lake great pleasure In Bending 
yon the form you require. Let us hear from you when orgaulzed. 
W. T. L., Waco.— Where can I get targets? An3. For large targets, 
Dennison & Co., 189 Broadway ; for small targets, Conlln, 1,222 Broad- 
way. 
A. M., Lake Oharles, La.- Where can 1 get a hand engine and hook 
and ladder truck ? Ana. Write to Buckley A Merritt, 156 South street, 
city. 
Gnu.— Have a Parker gun, weighs 7V4 pounds. 1 uses drs. powder 
and there is too much recoil. Howshalllload? Ans. Diminish shot ; 
use l oz. 
J. MoC., Montleello.— I see no ad. In your paper of paper boats. Can 
you give me the address of some manufactory of paper boats? Address 
Waters & Son, Troy, N. Y. 
W. R. K., Lebanon, Ohio.— Have forwarded MaJ. Sarasota’s series of 
Florida letters, and also full description of the " Al. Fresco” boat, the 
most suitable for Florida waters. 
N. J. S., Greenfleld, 111.— Do not cross your pointer with a setter. 
You would get a dropper, which Is a miserable thing, having the ad- 
vantages of neither sire nor dam. Don’t. 
J. M. M., Montreal — G. McDonald, of frl Haymarket, London, rnakeB 
porpoise skin boots. The alligator boots oan be had of Mahrenholz, of 
this city. See advertisement In thlB paper. 
G, c. J., Red Oak., Ia.— How much powder will a in cal, to inch bar- 
rel muzzle-loading gon burn with No. 2 ducking Oriental and l. 1 ., oz. 
shot? Ans. With your length of barrel 4 drs. 
Telborapu, Owatonna, Minn.— Give me heaviest charge for geese 
that can be used In a 12 gauge breech-loading gun, 30 Inch barrels, 
8 pounds ? Ans. Four drachms with perfect safety. 
J. Q. L., GardenvlUe, N. Y.— Please send me the price of the book 
‘•Camp Life In Florida," and also “The Fishing Tourist,” by same au- 
thor ? ans. •' Camp Life,” $1.00 ; •• Fishing Tourist,” $2. 
H. M. L, Rockland, Mass— Where shall I send for maps of Montana 
and information In regard to the cost of getting there, the climate, price 
of land, markets, eto.? Ans. Write to J. P. Power, Land Agent, N. P. 
R. R., St. Paul, Minn. 
HARVARD.— Will you Inform me, through the medium of your paper _ 
as to what work on the horse of the present day Is considered the beat ? 
Ans. •• Perfect Horse.” by Rev. Wm.H.U. Murray. You can get It of 
OBgood, Boston, we think. 
C F. C. 8. Ablngton, Mass.— The marks you mention on the barrels 
of your gun— crossed arms with a crown and B. P. under a crown-are 
tower proof marks used In Birmingham. The name you mention Is 
that of a very good maker. 
B Canton.— 1. Can the Berthon’s Collapsible boat be obtained In this 
country? 2. What Is Its price ? 3 . What Is Us weight? Aim 1. No 
2. From £3 to £12. 3. Write us later for particulars, as we have written 
to England about the boat. 
W. D. Minneapolis.— 1. Which gun should I buy ? 2. CoMltoy* 
gun cheaper In St. Paul than East? Ans. 1. Respectful y decline 
answering. 2. Should think the cheaper gun would be bought East, but 
the quality of guns made In St. Paul la excellent. 
H„ Danvers, Mass.-Is there a law In Mass, against collecting : bird’s 
eggs, or birds except game birds? and how can I And out what birds 
thflaw covers ? Ans. If you have a certificate from any Incorporated 
Society of Natural History In the State you can collect. 
C M. s . Poughkeepsie. N. T.-Where can I purchase young deer 
and what will they cost? Where can I get books on raising deer? 
Ans Better advertise for deer. Buy Judge Caton’s ‘Domesticated 
Deer,” sold by John Wiley & Sons, 15 Astor Place New York. 
H B. 8., New Brunswick.— Can you Inform me what preparation to 
put on a new Ash-net to keep It from rotting when put In the water7 
Ans Steep your net In a solution of sugar of lead and powdered alum 
dissolved in rain water : half pound of the Qrst and a pound of the alum. 
G. C.. Girard, Kansas.-There was killed near this place lost week a 
wild green-head duck. The cook at the hotel cleaned It, and In cutting 
,T open found the Aesh on the breast to be full of little white worms ha, 
an inch long. Did you ever hear of the like? Ans. We have heatd of 
such cases, though they are rare. 
E. M. E., Hancock, N. Y.- Which Is the best book for 
Ing, the “Gazetteer,” or “Fishing Tourist ?” Is each one muatrated 
with different styles of Ales, and does it give their names Ans -The 
•• Gazetteer” contains all the information yon want and la Illustrated , 
gives the names of Ales in season and tells how to dress them, etc. 
HouSBKBBPan, Berlin, Md.-The red ants ar e beginning to come 
again. I am troubled with them every spring. , dr ?J L awai reS 
them ? Ans. Sprig* of wlntergreen or ground Ivy will d 
ants ; for black ants use branches of wor uwood. A 
around the top, near the edge, will keep ants out of a sugar barre . 
A. L. L. and D. R., Oolumbns, Ohlo.-Please give in peUets‘he number 
of shots to the ounce In sizes T’s andS’s of v » Tlon ®““ L 27S; 
States. Ans. No. 1% Tatham's, 291 to the ounce . Otis Leroy^m, 
Sparks’, 317 ; St. Lonls Tower Co., Co, ^ ; Bala- 
ams, 390 ; Oils Leroy, 375; Sparks, 615 ; St. Lonls lower , 
more, 905. 
R. L., Camden, Arkansas.-l. What Is meant by a dioke-bore? . 
What ts the difference between a Aue barrel and a c0 ““ T , )l8 
1. A choke is when a barrel decreases In diameter at then • 
may be done either by gradual taper, or by sudden elosl g. • ^ 
you a paper which wUl inform you fully as to the difference 
poor barrels. 
O. A.. Minneapolis, Mlnn.-Where can I buy a good Hght rowboat that 
would do for hunting, Ashing and pleasure boating? Ouo mi i ^ 
tlons that yon can take apart and pack ? Who are the be 
uoh Ktrt Of what material are they made and 
the price 7 Ans. Thos. E. Bond, Cleveland, Ohio; price $10 to to $6 . 
made of Iron, weight TO pounds. 
Dr. J. W. H., Mexico, Mo. 1.— Can I get a pair of extra barrel# Atted 
to a gun No. 12 ? I waut fourteon barrels. What would It oust ? 
2. What would bo the cost of Importing a pair of Irl9h setters? Ans. 
1. You could get the barrels of the maker. The oost of barrels is gen- 
erally half the coat of the gao. 2. About $260. Write ns again and we 
will send you the game club rulea. 
G. B., New York.— 1. I have a breech-loading gun 12 gauge, weight 
fall 7 pounds. The barrels are of the best Belgian material, made 
modified choke. Would it be advisable to use chilled shot? 2. What 
Is the best domestic powder to use? Ans. 1. You can use chilled shot 
with perfect safety. 2. There Is no difference betweou tho Hazard, 
Lanin A Rand, and Dupont. All are good. 
L. H., Waltham.— 1. Is tho Konnebeo navigable from Aogusta to 
Moosehead Lake, Maine, with a portable boat? 2. What huutlug and 
Ashing Is to be found there In September ? 3. Where can 1 And a map 
and guide of this river and lake, and at what price ? Ans. 1. It Is. 2, 
Doer and ruffed grouse ; brbok trout and lake trout. 3. Published by C. 
A. J. Farrar, Jamaica Plains, Mass. Price $1. 
Inquirer, Washington, D. C. — 1. Give me the standing of , of 
London, as a maker of breech-loaders? 2. Is black and tan a Laveraek 
color? I have a red setter pup from a so-called pure Laveraek dog 
(black and tau) and a black and white gyp, English stook. Ans. 1. A 
good maker. 2. Should not take much to a red pup from u pure Lavor- 
ack. Black and tan Laveraoks are not true to the color of the breed. 
J. M. D., Irwin Station, Pa.— l. Is a gun 12 breeoh and u near muz- 
zle called a full choke? 2. Wherein N. Y. can I buy cheap canvas 
shooting coats? 3. Whose make of guns are those breech-loader a— 
Demascus barrels — which H. C. Squires sells for $60 ? Ans. l. Yes, 
full choke. 2. At Fowler A Fulton’s, 300 Broadway, or Mr. Squires, No. 
1 Cortlandt st.,or Holberton, 117 Fulton at. S. Mudeby G. C. Bonchlll, 
of Birmingham. 
O. A., Minneapolis.— 1. Who makes Express rifles? 2. Where bought 
In this country ? 3. Would an Express shooting 5 drs. of powder recoil 
more than a Creedmoor rifle ? Ans. 1. Henry, of Edinburgh; Rigby, 
of London, and all leading English rifle makers. 2. New ones of 
Messrs. Schuyler, Hartley A Graham. Have jnst seeu a splendid 
second-hand one, ssgood aa new, for sale by Mr. Squires, of No. l Cort- 
landt tt., New York. 3. No. 
R. 8. T,, Stayner, Ont., Canada.— When camping In cold weather I 
And my tent very likely to Ignite from the sparks of the camp Are. Could 
you tell me of any means by which a tent could be made flreproot, or 
less Inflammable, and at the same time not add to its weight or make It 
les9 portable? Ans. Four part9 borax and three pares Epsom silts 
mixed with three or four parts warm water to one part of tho combined 
substances. Use Immediately after preparation. 
W. M. P., St. LouIb.-I. What la your oplalon of the guns? 2. 
Do any of the above makers choke the left barrel and leave the right 
cylindrical? 3. I have received a very favorable Impression of the 
gun— the $60 one. Is It a good gun? Ans. 1. Respectfully decline 
answering. 2. Most makors choke both barrels; In fact, unless other 
wise ordered, all guns are naw choked. You could, from any of the 
makers, have one barrel cylindrical. 3. An excellent arm. 
60 cents. 6. Yes. 0. Krtdcr In Philadelphia ; Fowler & Ftflton, Squires, 
or llolberton. in New York. 
Long island.— 1. Wtwu and whore will Capt. Bogardus undertake to 
kill si pigeons onf of 40 double rises ? 2. What copr of the Herald cou- 
utnB the acceptance of me challenge by tho Captain to accomplish tho 
above feat? 3. Do you thluk It Is a difficult feat to undertake at tau- 
Aylng pigeons, and was It ever done ? 4. Is Capt. Bogardus the superior 
as a wing shot to the late John Taylor, or Wm. Seods better kuown os 
the Jers y Boy ? Ans. 1. At Decrfoot Park, L I., to-morrow, *2d of 
March. 2. lu the Utrald of Maroh 10. 8. Very dltllcnlt and never has 
been done. 4. Ilets, undoubtedly. 
Fly FisnrNii, Baltimore.— Please desorlbo the “Dobson" bait for 
black baas and Inform mo where It can be procured? Ans. “Dobsou,” 
so called, nre the larva) of Stalls (utarfus; will be found under stones lu 
Juno and July near the banks of rivers whoso temperamre Increases 
with summer heat. They look like a modified centipede. An artificial 
Imitation can be procured df J. F. Marat ora, 125 Nassau street. New 
York. See recent advertisement in this paper. For full description 
aud uses of the Dobson, see nnlloi k's “Spotisman’B Gazetteer." In the 
South they are known as Helgramitea. 
A. C. W., New York.— When Is a good time to go snipe shooting lu 
the spring ? Where la a good place near tho oily ? and how much money 
will carry a fellow through from Saturday to Monday ? Is there a law 
prohibiting shootlug for three years on Stateu Island r Aus. Tho best 
snipe ground In vicinity of New York Is the Hackensack Meadows, near 
Sccaucua race track, or anywhere back of Jersey city toward Newark. 
Snipe ought to be arouud now very soon ; four were killed on Friday 
last. Remember you cannot shoot on Sunday. There Is such a law for 
Staten Island, made by the supervisors. 
A. F. IT., Coatsvllle, I’a.— Have a breech-loader No. 12 Webley gun. 
Tne lnsldo diameter of tho brass ahells I use Is .TCSlnoh, and butrels, 
both at muzzle and breech, .728 Inch, making difference of .046 inch, or 
about 1-22 Inch. Now. thlB yon see makes quite a shoulder for the shot 
to sirlko against after leaving tho shell. What la your opinion of tho 
case? Is this state of affairs usual? Ans. Such a case la not unusual. 
This same difference exlsis In a great many English guns, as they aro 
made to chamber paper shells. There should not be, however, a shoul- 
der lu the gn% tipt a taper In tho ohamber. 
F. G. C., Washington, D. O.— When shot break through or tear through 
a sheet of paper, that sheet counts penetration. Therefore, your six- 
iconth sheet is penetrated very distinctly ; and, possibly, your gun per- 
forated o her shorts, as we see a clear perforation of the sheet In 
question. ijuestlonB. 1. Is a penetration for a W. A C. Scott A Hons’ 
uan 12 bore, cylinder barrels, at 40 yards, with the same charge as ut 
the Tatham trlallhrough 25 sheets a good penetration? 2. Under con- 
ditions above described, viz : 40 yds., 4 drs. powder, l* oz No. i soft 
shot 884 pellets, would 210 pellets in a 30 Inch target be good pattern, or 
otherwise 7 Ans. I. Very good. 2. Excellent. 
O. G. K., Tlflln, Ohio.— 1. Have a mnzzle-loadlng gun 10 pounds 214 
Inches at breech, barrels 2S Inches. Would you advise me to have it 
altered, or to buy a new breech-loader? 2. What do you think of the 
gun? 3. is Hie snap the same on the $i5as on the $75 guns? Ans. 
1 . Would advise yon to buy a new breech-loader. Nino times out of 
ten the change of a muzzle-loader to a breech-loader is ob unsatisfac- 
tory as it is expenatve. 2. A very good gun. 3. Only difference in 
barrels. 
L R., Troy.— 1. What Is the Inside route to Florida ? 2 . Where can 
I get Bishop's “Canoe Cruise ?” 3, Is there a hunting hatchet ? Aus. 
1 Must refer you to former arilcles In the paper. It would take up too 
much space to tell It accurately. 2. “ Bisnop’s Cruise 'la to be pub- 
Ushed shortly by Roberts, of Boston. If you wait for tho Roberts pub- 
lication It will give yon the fullest details, with map. 3. Address Uol- 
berton A Co, 117 Fulton st„ who have such small axes for sale, made 
for camping. 
T P S— l What Is a good pattern for breech loading cylinder, mod- 
ified and choke-bore guns 7 2. How heavy are bluek bass found 7 3. 
Where can I procure forms of sporting clubs? 4. What Is ihe highest 
point gold ever reached 7 Ans. 1. With a cylinder barrel, 40 yards, 
No 7 shot, about HO; with a modified choke, 150; with a full choke, 
20 i)' 2. Among the largest known from 5>J to o pounds ; average 2 s, 
pounds. 3. Your name had no address ; send It and we wlU forward 
you the proper form. 4. 2S114. 
1 K Jr.— Please Inform me of the weight of the largest salmon you 
know of belDg caught in American waters 7 Ans. We arc nut person- 
ally cognizant of any remarkable weights, but remember to have been 
to d b/ Adam Ferguson, In 1867, an old resident on tho Restigouche 
River, New Brunswick, of a salmon taken several years previously 
which weighed 70 pounds. We Invite Information on this point sal- 
mon in the Restigouche River used to run eleven pounds per barrels 
dressed, an average of about 80 pounds. 
i iwrEH Philadelphia.— l. Are rebounding locks safer than the ordi- 
nary? 2.’ Will the Remington gun, chambered for brass 
ua 7the usual paper ones? 3 . Will the Parker gun? 4. Will a sms i 
quantity of sand drifted by the wind at the aea shore : Into a ^gnn be s i - 
nclent to burstrlt If fired while the sand Is still In It? Ans. I. They 
nrp .. (. 3 Yes 4 . If the sand be wet and paeked the bursting of the 
barreJis qnlte possible. Guns are burst from wet mud, or even snow, 
belDg packed accidentally In the muzzles. 
v « s New York.-l. In a double-barreled shot-gun, either breeoh 
or E muzzfi:.oader, are not the centres of the barrets equaTy -sun 
“Softly long d, stance, the shot from qpch barrel would Intersect. 
NKUO. J R . , B 1 oo ’I’ l' 1 ’ ^ j jfi i a^r e fl ab l^as othcr^owder? 3. 
Docs It corrode, or foul the gun “ ln Chicago, but one 
much Dlttmar ought I mo? Ans. l. No ag j , n lhe 
WUl be appointed in a f bw Jays when notice oMt w. I ^ & Mo| 
re 
as to bulk, 
. w B Pa.-l. MWd cardboard wads over .hot answer the pur 
' “t aaElev's T 2 Would not leather be superior ? 3. Whore 
pose as well as Eley s ? s. io paper shells? 4. Give 
can I get punches for cu jj* ,b , , |arg8 enough for No. 10 paper 
2; ,U NOW Yorkhas Jm; Krlder In Philadelphia has them. 4. Pr.c* 
Hwit Rawsouvllle.Vt.-l. Shot a gray eagle, mcusurlog sevcu feet 
from tip to tip, aud havo had him set up. ran I sell him? 2. Why 
does not Capt. ltogardus accept Dr. Carver’s challenge? 3. * hat gauge 
Is 44 -ioa, aud what length Is the " Everlasting” atratghi ah. 11. and why 
could It nut be used for a shot-gun of same size bore? Ana. 1. No, 
very saleable Could uot mentlou a price ; "bird o freedom held very 
cheap now. Address Wallace, Taxidermist, Wldlara street, Now Vork. 
2 What no fellow can answer. 3. Feriy-one-himdredths of an Inch. 
Do not think any gun ts made that you could use tho shell In. 
A Lady Baltimore.— How many teeth ought a dog to have? I havo a 
Japanese dog whose teeth are very strange. 1 don’t thluk he ha. enough 
teeth Ahs. An orthodox, normal dog ought to hove 42 toctfi , 12 In- 
cisors 4 canine aud 20 molars. 20 above aud 22 below, but the Japanese 
have Ranged matters ,o with their pet dogs that tbelr little pe . , have 
very strange peculiarities of teeth. Wo have no doubt bn Jgj ‘ 
Hdu iTth at the S L C h arlea and Blenheims first came from Japou. 
In experience, New York. -{Pray repeat the question propounded 
before and we will do our best to mtlsfr you.) <iocstlou : 1 do uot un- 
derstand Why you say, “ one wad will blow out." Does not the powder 
blow both out? Ans, Certainly the powder blows out the wads, but tf 
r,ntv nnp w*(l IS put over powder the wad has not strength enough to re- 
a double wad . 
Minnie R Petersburg. Va.-Wo are trying to get np a croquet and 
m,„b can von refer us to some good work* of Instruction, 
,ug Anecdote, and an Account of tu * of <Jolm W ltey. 15 
‘ TI'yoT The’author is O. A. Hansard. For croquet, 
iSET Son, Bradley A Co., Springfield, Mass., or American New. 
Co., New York. 
tried a chirger, reload, and In weighing tho 
We have a large number of cartridges f w0 |„„ iug . 
results. 
j. M , Boston.— Now lB th^tlmo^to^flah^for 
^ C H 8 a^, 0n indlan ? and ^Gcdd Rivers aw UlO^pHMlp^wlnMni 
west of Halifax, and aw ” B ^ W rcnce below the Saguenay River 
no way of reaching the Lower St. atoamer8ran down a hundred 
except by chailoupc. 8om P Gasp® and the English 
mile, or so. The Gulf Port steamers touch mi ^ ^ ^ ^ 
steamers at Father Folut. ^our y and P ch(|r[cr a clmiloupe and 
Inter-c )lonl«l railroad to B c o ohar[er at T adoosac, mouttr 
canoes there for the south shore. 
of Saguenay, for north shore ^ gnn.wltl. same charge 
1 NquiREB, H“nUDgdoB.Tengj than a llghl gun T If so, 
Oi powder and snot, fflfj breec ’. loa , ter glve better penetration than 
W ” yT ?' ? V fl lr? Tin snooting choke-bore breech-loader if buck- 
. muzzle-loader’ f • « ^ ^ ^ Iorci , d lD to Irregular »"apo a 
shot chamber in fl interfere with accuracy of flight ? 
coming from the JoeB Experlm int8 have varied u great 
Jea.' Theoiucally. greater rigidity of the ann ’ 11 f ‘ S ^ ,!n “ ?Vu 
name buckshot. Chamber tho shot at muzzle aiway 
spherical form of the projectiles would be changed. 
