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3. Texas offers au excellent 
What Is the best m'xture In regard to pattern and penetration for the 
Dlltmaraml black powders? Aus. 1. Always rub down with a soft 
rug after cleaning. 2. and 3. If made uniform, which we suppose It Is 
now, equal bulks of black powder and Dlttmar will give the beat results- 
(See F. ond S. of Kcb. 21 and March 81.) 
O. D. n., I'rbatia, O.— What shall I do for my pup ? lie la live weeks 
Philadelphia -My setter dog, 10 months old, never had dts- old, an.1 yesterday morning he appeared to be weak In f '°“' ' 
I hlladclpma. y “ Wheu Il0 corocs home he 8eera9 and they would not sustain his weight. I suppose he has sprained his 
Ans. | ankle, but It has not swollcu any as yet. Is thoro hope of recovery ? 
He was not born In this condition. I have handuged and splintered bis 
legs. What else shall Ido? Aus. GItc him time aud proper nourish- 
ment, and he will corno roond. 
J. D. M., Ovid, MloU. 1. Will yon forward the address of some dealer 
in taxidermist s supplies? 2. Would Texas be a grod locality for a first- 
class gunsmith to open a shop, one who Is used to line work on breech- 
loading guns? Aus. 1. A. B. covert, box 23T, Ann Arbor. Michigan ; 
A. M. Decker, 113 Third st., Olilcago 
opening for a good gunsmith. 
W. T. 
temper. As I hunt him he gels wet. 
drowsy . lie seems to be passing blood, and strains a good deal 
Give him amall doses of castor oil and laudanum ; a teaspoonful of the 
former, and 80 drops of the latter. 
A. J. 
J., N. Y.— l. Do yon know of any shooting and fishing at Lake 
of play. Have separated the pups, and keep the ruptured one 
Suivin, SI. Louis.— One of our customers In Nebraska writes us that I Uougo W |, er0 |, e | S pretty quiet. What shall I do for him ? Ans. The 
he wants the heat book to be had on bass nud salmon fishing. Could | opCra ti oa f 0r hernia can only be performed by a skilled surgeon. No 
you givens auy Information on the subject and give price of such a 
work 7 Ans. “ Hallock’s Sportsman's Gazetteer," 900 pp. Price S3. 
One hundred and eleven pages devoted to fishes. 
Smilax, New namhnrgh -Will you please give mo the address of re- 
sponsible parties who have yearling trout for sale? What lime does 
the law allow us to angle for black baas la New York State ? Abb. H. 
other cure for the dog. 
A. D., Manchester.— l. Tleaso Inform me In regard to the breech- 
loader. Do they rank as first-clasa makers? Is the gun they make top- 
ever, snap-acUou extension rib patent simplex, Independent extrao. 
tlon, rebounding bar locks a first-class gun ? 8. Whutls the price of 
the first and second quality 7 3. Where cun I buy the gnus? Ans. 1. 
P. DeGralT, President of the Bowery Bank, will furnish you all tUo year- Y es, a first-class arm In every way and of a celebrated matter for shoot - 
llngs you want. Black bass fishing allowed May 20. lug and Wgb tlnlsh . 3 . Messrs. John r. Mooro’s Sous, 300 Broadway, N- 
F H s. Rochester.— Dixon Kemp’s English work on yacht designing Y. 3. First grade £300, second $W but an excellent gun can bo bough t 
gives ample Information on sails, their cut, etc ; price $25. The for $150 to $200. 
Yacht. Sailor," by Vunderdecken, price $3.75; ‘‘Yachts ond Yachting,” w j t Richmond, Vo.— In reducing a Creedmoor 200 yard target I find 
by the same author, price $10.50, and The Sailing Boat," by Falkurd, lhal g ono (no „ bull's eye Is proper at ?6 yards. Will the margin around 
price $s bo, are all useful books on sailing and managing a yacht. tbe bQH . g eyL , t w i, e n using an aperture sight, preseut the same appear- 
T. C. H., Philadelphia.— 1. 1 have a setter pup a'-°ut 4 n,on. hsol.l ;a^ J"*® ej e W n «0O anlfli yarlllrt 
what age should I have him broken l 2 Have also taken a p ec general thing It will, but there are some men’s eyes which 
ta'l and It does not seem to heal, what s lionlil I put on t? Ana. 1. S £y with k smaller or larger sight accordlngto 
Sommer woodcock and fall shooting will be the time for him. 2. T »pcentrlclllos of their vision. It might require somo cxperlincnt- 
ta’.l will heal In time If properly out, If not cut It again properly. I the cccentrlciuos oi men “ * 
Tor Snap, Byron, Mass.— 1. Please state how the numbers of Curtis 
& Harvey's powder run In regard to size? For Instance,, is No. 1 the 
largest or smallest grain ? 2. What would be the right size grntu of the 
above to use In a i o' gouge 38 Inch breech-loader? Ans. 1. No. 1 Is the 
finest. The numbers Increase In size. 2. Either No. G or No. 7. Prefer 
T. 
the cccentrlcliles 
lug on your part to get It tight to suit you. 
D. F. E., Strasburg, Va.-l. Is there any way to prevent moccasins 
from making the reetaweat7 2. A mlllor some mll« below us bus 
placed a high dam across the river without any fl9hway, thus prevent- 
ing the bass ascending the river. Can he not be obliged lo place a fish 
way In his dam ? Ans. 1. A roomy moceasla should not make your 
feet sweat. This Is, however. In great measure constitutional. Some 
W P. A., Fagundns, Forest Co., Ta.-Do you know of any one that j pereoug ur ‘ e troubled In this way where others experience no trouble, 
would like to have a pet bear ? Is about one year old, weight about 150 2 We koow of n0 law in you r State which can help you. Stir up your 
pounds; la tame as a kitten, ami about as playful. I will take no less represeQl atlve3 to enact suitable statutes. 
than $25, delivered at Trunkeyvllle Station. Ans. An advertisement Augusta Me -1. Please give a description of a pointer dog. 
ccin* SVW..I pr.^U Mae » »«■»»». Bylaw, lor rin, oluo seat ^ , £3 „ „ “, lea Au.. 1. A p MU, 
as requested. l8 a 8lra ight-halred dog, with a keen scent, used for discovering game 
Dexter, Albany.— Tn your “Gazetteer" you say that, nn able authority bln , g wm welgb froin U ( ty to seventy pounds. We should thluk any 
will soon give his opinion on the difference in the black and cinnamon IeU(J ^ kuew that> 2 . Certain animals have such a growth of bristles 
bears, or rather, that they are Identical. Has he doue so ? Who Is It 7 (u onJer w add t0 their aenSB of touch. It la said tliut a rabbit may be 
Ans. The authority referred to 1 b Dr. Elliott Cones, whose “ History of bUndfolded ttDll Qnd h i 4 wa y out of a tortuous alley ma le out of books 
North Ameileau Mammals " Is In progress. He has not yet treated the wlll|0Ut Growing down any of them, but when ills whiskers aro shaved 
bear family. aud he Is blindfolded he blunders. 
Thicks, Sandy Spring, Md.— For Jackass-rabbits address w. F. Car- j B n., Plymouth, N. H. -Would It bo asking too much of you to 
ver, Cheyenne, Wyoming Ter. He deals In wild animals, or did recent- ‘ bU ‘ all ftn an i 0 i e on dressing Dios? I tnink It was by Thos. Norris, 
ly. Also, address Chns. E. Aiken, Colorado Springs, and J. P. Lower. uml appeared m p. an d S., I think In May '74. You must have hm dreds 
Denver, Col. English rabbits are no good for coursing ; they are bur- of readera cllat n WO uio be new to. Ans. The article referred to occu- 
rowers, and not runners; their hublts are much like those of our p i ea nfU!e n pages of ‘•H.llock's Sportsman's Guzetteer." and Is illustrut- 
domestlo rabbits. ed with diagrams showing how to dress trout and salmon files. It Is too 
Mxu.ru, Milford, Wls.-What is first-class pattern for 10 gauge, 10 lb. | long to reprint in our paper, but parties wishing « can obtain ^ the Gaz- 
when shot at out of a trsp ? fl. Did “ " ever write for year P»P« » 
j i, •• d " nn Englishman? am. 1. Yes, but not In too hot water, 
not more than barely tepid. Do not dry In the sun. 3. As to your do*, 
about May probably. 8. Do not breed pouter, there nre enough im- 
proved animals to bo found at present. No harm In the crone, built 
is better to keep the strains separated. 4. Stf drachms powder, \X 
shot, about vso lo 800 according to size of shot. 5. The trick o 
glass ball Is at the moment of apparent rest, at the height o a , 
and about to fall. Distance varles-about i* feet high Is usua . . 
Yes, and Istho same person. 7. Think ho la. 
A. T. F„ Oshawa.— 1 , la tho first trial of my creedmoor Remington 
rltle l was obliged to use at 600 yards 1 rnln. and 31 sec., whereas Rem- 
ington's table of elevatlou says the elevation la 1 min. and 13 sco. us 
05 grains of F. ci. Hazard, Weber's formula, made expressly for the 
Creedmoor Remington, la this great difference of elevation owing to 
the formation of tho gun, or Is the powder not tho proper kind ? If no 
what brand Is better? 2. How of teu can a Remington Bhell bo nsed 
without cleaning? and glvo mo a receipt for cleaning. Ans. 7- This 
greater elevation is owing to the difference In shape of gnu with which 
table was made. Your powder Is right as lo quality and quantity. 2. 
Can bo used over and over again, hut must tie cleaned every t Ime. Use 
warm water in which hl-carbonato of soda has been dissolved. Would 
ad v Iso yon to write to the Messrs. Remington who will aend you an ox- 
ro'lenv treatise on rlfie shooting, covering the wholo subject of Sheila, 
rifle*, etc, 
O E. 8., Bloomfield.— V How many leaves of a Harptr't Magazine 
would he considered good penetration for a tine gun, 7>* lbs., 18 bore, 
to break with charge ai» drs. powder, 1 oz. No. « shut, at 40 yards? 
Also how many newspapers folded In a pad 0x9 Ins.? 8. Some of your 
correspondents asy small shot requlro more powder than large. I. 
What would you consider correct charge of powder lu shooting nine 
buckshot out of a lb., 12 ohoke-boro ? Gnu first quality, shoots 8V4 
drs powder l oz. No. o shot, without any disagreeable recoil. An*. 
1. It Is impossible for us to glvo penetration with magazines. We h&ro 
to give It. np, because there Is variation, depending on quality "f P»P"* 
In fact, unless tho Denmcad pad is used, we can give no opinion, ltla 
something liko Judging of size, when a mon says, “ About as big as a 
bit of chalk." 2. Our correspondents ore In error, wo think. 9. 4 dra. 
C. B. F., Calawlssa, Pa -1. Doserlho, In a few words, the proaesa of 
making laminated steel for gun barrels. IIow do laminated steel bar- 
rels differ from Damascus barrels? 9. Will tea lea.l answer for rifle 
balls ? 3. II ow can I ascertain haw much tin or other alloy tho obovo 
racial contains ? Ans. 1. Laminated barrels are made Of what are 
coded “mild steel scrap*," such os saw callings, old aprlng*. “• 
cleaned and placed for fusion lu a furnace. Blooms are made, then 
these blooms are forged, and, under the hammer made Into rods 
These rods are bundled, wold, d, and drawn through a rolltotg min. 
Damascus barrels are mode of the finest qualities of Iron, and all de- 
pends on tho twisting, brawling and manipulation of tho long Dlaraen a 
of metal. Such convolutions of tho wire give the pattern. 2. It will. 
Miu.ru, Murora, wm.— wnax is urai^iuM ^ eU “ rat ; hlaomce , „r the four numbers of the Forest and stream 
“ KO^.4. «. P 7 .... i, A... *.C, .A K ~ «. — '»“““<»» »« 
For cylinder— No. 2, 42 pellets ; No. 4, 60 ; No. 6, 101 ; No. 7, 139 ; No. 8, printed. _ ^ „ 
1S7. For medium choke, one-half of counted shot ; for full choke, two- n M . S i Pittsburgh, Pa.— l.— I wat 
thirds of counted shot. bores. Can I get as good penetration out 
M„ High P„», N. conn..-, h.™ . um, who ,7V1Z 
H. M. S„ Pittsburgh, Pa.-l.-I want a gun and am tired of large 
bores Can I get as good penetration out of a 7 pound 14 gauge aa out 
of a 12 gauge same weight ? Will pattern also be us good. I want said 
What would bo proper patter* lor 
days has acted unwell, cropping *»»«» **—■•■» --- , - wltb 3 drai pow a e r. 1 oz. No. 8 swot, modified choke? Would 
holds half open as though It hurt him to close It ; eyes rather red and ^ ^ mucll at 40 y „ ra , t 30 lucb c i rc i 0 ? 3. Would such a 
inflamed, and drowsy actions. He Is au old dog passed dlatempor. An i . pnn(Ue M well wltll tl lacll barre i 8 as with 30 tuch ? Ans. l. Rel- 
Chaln up your dog at once. Await further developments. Rabies may toklog dlfference9 of charge, the 14 produces excellent effects, 
commence la way yon describe. of COU r 8e their being less shot In the diminished load there cannot be, 
R A C Rockland, Malne.-I have a Gordon setter pup 13 months ac lon(? distances, as high patterns. It is proportional. 2. 175 would 
old ' She wus In heat In December and was kept In close confinement po a good palte rn. 3. Thirty Inch the proper poittou, over that out of 
during the time. I see that her teats have milk In them now, balance- 
ihey are not very large. Can you explain this? Some say that she T A 8ii Macon, Mo.-l. What make of gun docs Capt. Bogardus u»e 
ought to be milked, ought this to be done? Aus. The case Is not tn now _ 8lnce lie |UB laid aside his “ old reliable" Bcott? 2. Was the Daly 
unusual one. She ought to be left alone. guu exb tblted at the St. Louis .'og show ? 3. How long would It take to 
C F M Newark.— 1. Which is the best part of Kansas for agrlcnl- liave a gun nude by Scott, Birmingham ? 4. Do vents in breech of muz- 
turc? V What kind of game will I find? what can laud he bought for? I shot-iruns do any good ? 6. I have a muzzle-loader 10 bore 
C. L. S„ New naven, Conn.— While hunting grouse In the latter part Son _ 4 Nol th0 ught to be of any use. 5. Could not tell you that, 
of Dec. and first of Jan., although we had a good dog, lie could do noth- Indianapolis.— I bought, or traded for, a dog vome two 
ing because the grouse could not be persuaded to c°me from t . - g ' " ghe audden | y maappeured, and after a long search, 1 found 
Is not this something unusna', especially In a place well ? ag d f a bato i ie r. lie says he bought the dog, and I guess 
inwetor threatening weather we have often known grouse to remain “^thesays. I want yon to tell me how I can get her. I 
in the trees throughout the day. But does our correspondent sho £ t her Dr8ti and he bought my dog. Now, how «m 1 get her with 
grouse In January? the least trouble ? She is a flue dog, and I don't want to lose her. He 
n C Baltimore —West Indian and other woods for fishing rods are g that he w m i e t me have her If I will pay him wlmt he paid for her 
jnallv sent to this city on consignment and find sale among the lead- | what 8he ba8 ea ten, but I won’t do that. Ans. The butcher must 
return you your dog. any court of law would make him do 1 . No one 
can hold stolen goods. If he has fed your dog that does not entitle him 
usually sent to this city on consignment 
lng rod makers. You may be able to obtain small lots from the latter. 
Tne leadlug makers are J. B. Crook, Conroy, Blssett fc Malleson, Fulton 
street, and Abbey A Iinbrle, Malden Lane. -Cork flouts are made from 
the root of the cottonwood tree. Mr. Terhune, to whom we referred 
yon, we tlud has gone out of the business. 
F. L. C., of none’s Point Club.— I must be In Nellavllle, Clark Co 
to remuneration for snch board. Fairness and Justice are all on yonr side 
The butcher is the victim of his misfortunes, uot of his faults. 
j L H Huntingdon, Tenn.-A friend’s foxhounds are strangely 
and fatally afflicted. Four have died within iwo days. Symptoms- 
Wla., third Monday In April to attend Circuit Court, and would like become restless, then begin to rub side of the head with his fore 
know the best and most likely hunting for shot-gun or rtuc? Ans. then comeB a violent Itching, and he wildly claws his head uud 
There Is no legitimate shooting In April, except ducks and migratory ' r8 determ |ned to tear It to pieces ; suffering Intense. In ten or 
fowl, as there are plenty of bears aud cats, would aavlse taklug a uf[een m | nutea be becomes qnlct and remains so for ten or twelve 
Winchester repeating rlfie. Plenty of bass and pickerel in Interior mlnute| wben me sumo symptoms return, apparently more violent 
waters, with trout In tho northern part of the State. wUb ea J u 8UCC estlve return, which Is kept up at tolerably regular In. 
Wauskon Shoot.no Ct.ua, Ohto.-l. In off-hand shooting Is It proper lorval8 , or about twelve boors when the dog expire, lu the greatest 
for the shooter to rest his elbow against any partof his body? 2. A of ogo ny. Food-Corn bread baked tor the po A. 
ball strikes the circle between 4 aud 6, Creedmoor, so that It cannot be fore dying the dogs had eaten a hog wWc rev f 0U8 t0 altack 
determined that there la any more in tho one than lu tho other circle ; whlC h seemed to fatten ? Ans iJ xna^ Ge 
what does that count? Ans. 1. There lsto objection to the elbow g00 d ; coat, g oasy and fine. What . U . t 
resting against the body, provided the little finger of the left hand is In t hat the dogs have been poBioned throug 
front of the trigger-guard. 2. It counts to the higher score, and Is a 5. I ^ probably the case. 
We take great pleasure In sending you rules, etc. w. E. L., Cincinnati.— 1. Can a dnek clolh salt be washed without 
C. P. c„ .« . *■». oiled ,1 tliorougd. » . V ” d" £d‘ 
ly, should you go over It again, and with a dry rag rub the oil off ? 2. | muzz w ithsuch guu ? 0. IIow high should a glass ball be *° r lho 7 y 
4r* precautions necessary in mixing Dlttmar powder with black ? 8, target at 4U y 8 
3 . Lead is Insoluble In sulphuric acid, and Is soluble In nitric achl ; tin 
1 , soluble in sulphuric acid, and Is lasolublo In strong concentrated 
nitric acid. If lout Is wanted, tin can bo removed by ulkall also. 
Subscriber. Montroat.-Your question, wo think, never eamo to 
hand in regard to St. Bernards. Wo ha-ten to reply. Two ■»> « o 
SL Ber-ardts aro shown-tho rough and the smooth, l he rough- coated 
has the following characteristics : A large dog to weigh as rnuch as KO 
lbs , and to stand 34 Inches high st the shoulder ; head. 
of a Newfoundland, but with more crown : ears mj I ‘ <• “ tn ‘ ; 
like those of a mastiff ; Upa petjjnloug ; eyes very th ugldful , the hair 
sue u, and the red portion of the eye. characteristic ; body UtuW* 
muscular; ohest wide, deep, with strong loins ; legs pe feet y stra g , 
this up aud down of tho leg a strong polut ; foot, large and fiat dog 
ought to have deer claws ; coat, hrludlo or tawny, white blofo on tho 
fsce not out of the way. Tho emooUi-coat Is generally of a lighter 
build, rather narrower at chest, and more leggy. Wo think that Judg- 
ing St. Bernards In the Uolte.l Slates has nol been sir.ctly up to he 
English rules. Wo arc afraid that be fore many years this superb dog 
win be lost us to purity, as the monks of tho HOBplOO r.qulro Ills ser- 
vlces no longer. It may bo woitll mentioning that the St Bernard Is 
slow of growth, some two uud a half years must olup.o before lie ma- 
lures. 
F M New York. -t. Where does the authority como from, to call 
sail-boat made of boards, a." canoe," as the Rob Roy canoe 7 On th 
American frontier there aro “canoes" and "dug-outs, the former of 
bark, and the latter a hollowed log. although the last are aOtnOlMC* 
spoken of as •• log-canoe s," or » dug out canoes, 2. In my boyhood, 
to .call a boat meant to use only one oar at the stern ; will, n ho past 
twenty years the oarsmen apply it to rowing. How can wo tell what is 
meant It the speaker Is uot an oarsman, and why don t we have owing 
w th a scull proper, (.r.a ringlo oar? 3. Where do the poets In 
Four st and Stream got their authority for rhyming coyote with uotu? 
S iK » rroailer . U pronouncod «,»». »«« «»»>» 
the second syllable. Ans I. Tho Rob Roy canoe la not a •• sail-boat 
made of boards," bat a boat propelled by a piddle Instead of oars, t 
Is the use of tho paddle that distinguishes a canoe from arowboal. The 
Rob Roy’s sail Is merely auxiliary. 2. An oir and a Midi differ In also. 
Oars are so large than a man can pull but ono. while ocf)Ur ate so sural 
that a man can pull two at the same tltno. A boat Is rowed hy either 
“ Ktncilv sneaking it is sculled only when s single oar or 
z 1 si?. K .... .. r «» ... 
accent on the penultimate Is the proper pronunciation. Our cone.- 
nondent “F M-," whs Is a poet himself, .hould understand that the 
Eastern rhy mater, who has never seen a ky-o-tc, might write 
••On thee I doto, 
My fond kyotc." 
Of course, blandlshmonts lavished on the hyena of the plains may not 
be strictly true, yet the verse, as he must oonf. 8*. Is Wg"l J mellifluous. 
Now, rl your Western rotse-s.lnger, cover sacrificing sense to sound, 
might smash oat something like the following . 
•• Thou mangy, sneaklog ky-o-te, 
Thou nasty cass— thou high old C ! 1 
We Invite a few rhymes, if not more than four linos, on ky-o-te, and 
challenge the poetic al “ F M " to enter the li sts. 
FAtr Ritbr Lin*. — T he travelling public will learn with pleuure 
that ibis favorite line has placed upon the route their nisgoiflceut 
steamer* “ Providence." She has been thoroughly overhauled, and .. 
now in splendid coudlilon for her season amn»- 
EtMCiTV AND continental to Nr w Ha yen. --These flna 
bouts which run every day between the metropolis and the 
Elm City, are spacious, well fitted ttp, and admirably man- 
aged Between the two points they go to and fro unceasmgly, 
and keep up the time of arrival with the regularity of a 
cbronomel er. Now, that spring and summer are coming, 
there can be no more pleasant method of traveling. Perhaps 
there never was a captain more popular than the veteran of 
Elm City, who has navagated the Sound, man and boy, 
