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derived; but in ordinary eases I would be slow to accept a 
dog, tlms marked, because it is a low grade color in com- 
parison with others, and the heat in all rexjKct* should always 
be sought for and encouraged. As no pure Irish setter has 
ever been known of this color, a well-posted breeder would 
not hesitate to denounce the sham at first sight. 
J faysrille, Ky. A UN OLD Buttons. 
— Irish terriers are being imported to this country in con- 
siderable numbers. A correspondent of the Fanciers' Gaz- 
ette writes regarding them as follows: — 
“With reference to your correspondent ‘Shamrock’s’ let- 
ter on Irish terriers, I have observed that blue, dark fawn, 
or dark yellow dogs, have generally black toe nails; but, 
on the other hand, dogs of a light’ tinge, of fawn, yellow, 
or wheaten have invariably while toe nails, and both, in 
tny opinion, are equally pure bred. No doubt all Irish 
terriers must have black mouths and even teeth, and if 
dark about the muzzle so much the better; but it is not ab- 
solutely necessary that the latter should be so. I agree 
with ‘Shamrock’ that the ears should be of a darker tinge 
than the body, but the legs are by no means always so. I 
see that ‘Shamrock’ has given up the broad chest, which 
generally indicates the cross of the bull terrier, and that he 
has otherwise altered his points to advantage. I think if 
he would try again that he might still further improve. 
With regard to weight, a dog between 18 and 25 pounds 
will do anything that a much larger dog can do, and will 
be much handier and quicker at bis work; besides, it is not 
desirable to breed them too large, for the ladies of the fam- 
ily generally prefer \hem small, and Irish terriers have 
the rare faculty of making themselves great favorites at 
home, as well as being the hardiest of terriers and best 
of workers in field or river.” 
Vermtx in Dogs. — There are many ways of accomplish- 
ing the same result. I have found nothing simpler than 
destroying vermin in dogs, after trying many applications, 
including train oil, which, I think, acts mechanically, 
causing the parasites to “stick in the mud,” and struggle 
themselves to death, like flies in treacle; perhaps the 
mechanical, accompanied by physiological action. 
My first experiment in vermin was somewhat sensational. 
Many years ago, returning to Glasgow per steamer, after a 
day’s shooting, I was accosted by a fustian jacket, who 
had under his arm a white poodle he wished to dispose of, 
as he was “hard up." The moderate sum of ten shill- 
ings was the price, and in two minutes the animal was 
mine. 
Un taking home my bargain I found it swarming with 
vermin, and the whole night it kept its elbows going dili- 
gently with a rat, tat. tat, on the floor, that ruffled my 
temper and made me vow that I would make a clean sweep 
of the vermin next morning. Ordering a tub and hot 
water. I searched out a bottle of turpentine, confident that 
a smell of it would be a sufficient notice to quit. I acted 
with more zeal than discretion, however, for 1 washed the 
little brute with the turpentine from head to tail. The 
process was barely accomplished when, with a super-canine 
effort, and a piercing yell, poor Itose burst away from n:y 
grasp, tearing wildly through the house, out of one room 
and into another, capsizing chairs, and tilting at every- 
thing else capsizuble. The whole house was in an uproar; 
and suspicions of hydrophobia produced a general stam- 
pede of all that had legs to carry them. After an exciting 
chase I collared Rose, and plunged her into the tub of 
tepid water, having no little difficulty in keeping hold of 
her while soaping her all over, and gently rubbing her 
glowing hide. 
The poor thing uttered many a pitiful whine, and I could 
not bu; upbraid myself when she looked up in my face 
with a mingled expression of pain and reproach. Soon 
the irritation subsided; and finishing off with a plentiful 
douche of cold water, a rub dry before the fire, and a gen- 
tle combing, I was thankful to see the little patient wag her 
tail, and look pleased. Rose never required to be treated 
again for vermin so long as I had her; but that was not 
long, for I could not resist the desire of a lady friend to 
possess her, after the very handsome compliment she paid 
me, that "She thought more of Rose than she did of 
myself.” 
My next experiment was with tobacco juice, with which 
I killed a fine little terrier puppy. I experimented in train 
oil, to which I added a little sulphur and turpentine, and 
found that effective; but, like some other preparations, of- 
fensive to the nostrils. Mercurial ointment I found the 
most convenient and certain destroyer of vermiu of the 
many other preparations I have tried. Fora small dog- 
say under sixteen pounds— about the size of a pea rubbed 
at the root of each ear on the outside, and allowed to re 
main a Dight. will destroy every parasite on the skin. 
Next day wash the dog with soap made in the following 
manner: — Take half a pound of white soap, pare it down 
into thin slices, put it in a pot with a tumbler of water, 
and boil and stir till the soap is dissolved, adding more 
Water if necessary. Put into it as much mercurial oint- 
ment as will give it a slight tinge, stir well so as to mix 
thoroughly, and pour into moulds, such as cups, saucers, 
&c. When cool it can be cut to any size, and will be found 
deadly to vermin, and cleansing to the skin and coat. 
Mercurial preparations have a very powerful effect on 
dogs, and when the ointment is applied externally, they 
must be kept dry and warm. — Fanciers' Gazette. 
Men and §iver $islting. 
FISH IN SEASON IN JULY. 
Trout, Sat mo fimtinnlU, 
Sntmun, Salmo solar 
Miiski'tiouge, Esox nobilior. 
WiinktUli. 
Striped Bass. 
Sliccpuhcml . 
Salmon Trout. Salmo eon, tin Is. 
Lninl-lockotl Salmon, Sal mo O Invert . 
Hliiek Hus 1 ', microptsrus nigneont. 
Pike, esox twins. 
Pickerel 
Blnollsli, 
| Under the head of "Game, ana A im in Stti-. -n" we can only sped 
ty in general Or ms [he several narle'ks, because 'he laws Of State* vary 
no much lhai were we to attempt to Particularise we could <lo no lees 
than publish those entire section* that relate to the kinds qf game in 
question. This would require a gnat amount qf our space. In desig- 
nating game ire are guided by the law* of nature, u/xui which all let/le- 
lotion is founded, and our reader s would do welt to provide themselves 
with the laws of their ret/iectine State * for constant re/, re nee. Otherwise, 
our attemnt* to assist them will only create confusion, 1 
A Nahant dog lias a taste- for visiting. He goes down lo 
the depot and steps aboard the train, without the custoinury 
little ceremony utthe ticket office; uml when it reaches the 
right town he bounds off and pays a visit to some family 
friend of his master. lie never makes a mistake about the 
town or the train, and is such a fine intelligent fellow, lie 
always meets with a welcome. He usually spends two or 
three days on his trips, and no doubt picks up considerable 
dog lore in his travels. 1 do not know whether the might- 
ier dogs show him uuy particular attention on his return, 
hut he is on good terms with thorn all. 
CuittNo Skins Without Removing tub IIaiu.— Take 
soft water, about ten gallons, one half bushel wheat bran 
seven pounds of salt, two ami a half pound* of sulphuric 
acid. Dissolve altogether and put the skins in the solution 
and allow them to remain twelve hours; take them out and 
clean them well, and again immerse twelve more hours 
or longer, if nece«ury The skins may then he Inker, out’ 
well washed and dried. They can he beaten soft if de- 
sired.— A. W- Lane, in Fancier'* Journal. 
Fisn ix Market. —Owing to the holidays of the past 
week the fish market is rather poorly supplied. Salmon 
still ren.ain plentiful at 25 ceuts per pound. Slieepshead 
arc scarce at 18 cents; sea bass from New Jersey, 15 cents; 
striped bass are very scarce and sell for 25 cents per pound. 
Bluefish remain in abundant supply and bring 8 cents; 
blackfish are plenty at 15 cents; halibut are scarce at 18 
cents; cod scarce at 8 cents; wcakfish are also scarce at 10 
cents. Lobsters are not in full supply, and the price has 
advanced to 10 cents per pound. Green turtle are in fair 
supply at 15 cents; soft crabs scarce at $2. per dozen. 
—Our reports from Barnegnt and the Great South Bay 
indicate that the fishing at those points is not so good as it 
was the previous week. At Fire Island little or nothing 
has been done with the bluefish since wo lost went to press. 
The wcakfish have now ull gone to l lie east end of the hay 
and will return the last part of this month or the first of 
August, when the fishing will again he good. The pound 
netters arc taking no fish except bunkers and porgies; not 
twenty bluefish in all have been caught in this way during 
the season in this locality. 
It is reported that there is an unusually fine run of fish 
in the Upper Connecticut this season, black bass, with 
which the river has been stocked, of four and five pounds 
weight, being quite plentiful, while several muskalongc 
have been lately taken, tine weighing fifteen pounds. 
— Charles Bennett, of Indian Lake, Hamilton Co., New 
York, and his brothers; have several boats and are recom- 
mended as good guides to all points, 
—At the request of a gentleman who writes in behalf of 
“several readers," we reprint a cut and description of a 
mosquito helmet published by us last year. 
The way the original “model” was made is quite amus- 
ing, and we give it in the inventor’s own words:— 
“We took a spare rubber blanket and cut out a cap in 
shape similar to the soldier’s havelock, with oval opening 
large enough lo ullow plenty of room for the face, and 
with cape about eight inches long. Then we took a witch- 
hopple slick, bent it round, and sewed it in the rim of the 
opening. We should have used wire if we could have ob- 
tained it, hut did not have lime to run down lo the store 
for it, as it wa* about sixty miles from us. Then with 
some hoop skirt wire, which some unfortunate female had 
U-ri in our shanty, we bowed out a piece Horn the forehead 
to the chin and then transversely, sewing it firmly in its 
place; then over this a covering of mull, or netting, and 
your cap is complete. This is the only thing tl.at 1 have 
loiind to keep off insects and insure a good night’s sleep 
low can he in any position, it is not uncomfortable, and 
serves also as u night cap. The cape should he securely 
tucked under the coat collar, and tied snnglv around the 
throat. By using a very fine veil over the opening of your 
cap the punkics can he euchred in the same way. I think 
oil silk would be better than rubber cloth. We all tried 
this last Summer, and I used inv old one this Summer and 
money would not buy it ir I could not get another one.” 
Fishermen in some parts of Europe and in this country 
kill fish with a knife or bludgeon as soon as they are taken 
from the water, believing that fish thus killed arc better 
than those that huve long gasped and struggled before 
dying. The Dutch destroy life by making a slight longitu- 
dinal incision under the tail with a sharp instrument. On 
the Rhine they kill salmon by thrusting a steel needle into 
their heads. Fish limy be easily killed be giving them a 
quick, sharp blow withusmall stick on the back of the 
head, Just behind the eyes, or by taking them by the tail 
und striking the head quickly ugainst any hard substance. 
Tin-. Fisheries— The number of fishing arrivals for’ihe 
week ending July 1st was ninety— fifty-three Horn Georges 
seven from the Banks and thirty from Southern inaeUcreling 
I hi Fi h i 7 01 co '/ b,ou 8 llt 820,000 pounds; 
n UG Si.,’, ° ° J V iMk <:, ’ d Pounds; liali- 
but 140,000 pounds. Mackerel, 0,800 barrels. The south- 
eru fleet have mostly arrived home, having made a very 
N . Jvt'.'rl' * w, V k ’ Particularly <lm.se tl.at have tended the 
fmm . U: ,‘ ,: '"' r y'"K fresh mackerel. Some of 
he licet have made two salt trips, hut the low prices real- 
ized for mackerel bus not left a very heavy profit for ||,(. 
im- fi limr'h'r . a , fle n Imyi,l « ••xpi-nses. But very few vessels 
nfiSi'iV/? r Hu- 1 Il-y as yet, and the Heel in this branch 
-A Newfoundland paper says the business of outfitting 
tins season .s grea ly delayed by the continuance of the 2 
T, 1 10 lfts , t . w , e - k ’ No,tl, ? r oodflali nor salmon wn, 
reported taken, which is unprecedented at the same 
in auy previous year. ,,c 
—A St. John (N. B.) paper states that a few nights since 
one boat alone took 100 salmon outside the harbor Th‘> 
catches of herring are recorded as good. 
Gravenhurst — Ontario, June 24.— Fishing in the Mac 
nctawan is now very good, trout take the fly prettv livolv 
and the flies take hold of the angler just a little more hi>‘ 
Mr. Higgins of Bracebridge, returned last week from t| l0 
South Muskoka with a good catch of trout, among which 
several weighed from two to two and a half pounds cucii’ 
and one turned the scales at four and a half pounds. 'I'heie 
is a party of gentlemen from Toronto up there fisliii,,, 
now. Black bass are just boginning to take the trawl ’ 
J. S. 
Itanr/ely Lakes, Maine . — This is considered the finest 
trouting senson in five years, the fish being very plenty 
and running unusually largo. The favorite points oil 
Mooselucinaguntic Lake, have yielded trout of four, five 
and six pounds, while on June 28lh one gentleman cnuglii 
in the same locality, five trout averaging "over five pound* 
each. Among the late arrivals at “Gamp Kenneling..," 
(the headquarters of the Oquossoc Angling Association) 
are Messrs. J. II Kimball, of Bath, Me., R. G. Allerlon, o( 
New York citv, II. M. Messing or, of Brooklyn, and Royal 
C. Taft, and A . D. Lockwood, of Providence, R. I. Dm 
ing the past Winter, Mr. R. G. Allerlon, Treasurer r.r i|„ 
club, has built, on a picturesque point of rock at Bugle 
Cove, Mooselucinaguntic Lake, a conveniently arrange.l 
cottage. Mr. A. has probably captured during the pasi 
few years, more large trout than any member oi the Ass,, 
ciation. For the past week the weather has been quit, 
warm; thermometer ranging from 70 to 80 degrees in Hi. 
shade, but the “anglers’ torments,” black flies have just 
made their appearance. 
Sonic very fine specimens of Rangely trout, one of 
which weighed eight pounds, have been forwarded by 
Mr. Allerlon, and can ^cow bo seen at the restaurant ..i 
George, Marthaler, 10 Dey at., until July 8th. 
Massachusetts.— New Bedford, June 30/A.— Albert C 
Greene, of Johnston, HI. on Thursday or Inst week took 
a trip to Martha's Vineyard on a fishing expedition, relum- 
ing on Saturday, bringing with him as treasure of the sen, 
about 100 pounds of sea bass, among which was one weigh’ 
ing fifty pounds, another forty pounds, and a line little fel- 
low weighing thirty -seven pounds. Bass fishing is now in 
order. Pho “soap man,” Otis A. Sisson, has made his an 
mini voyage to “No Man’s Lan 1." and brought hark 
eighteen from there caught with rod und reel, weighin' 
twenty-six to sixty five pounds after extracting the entrails, 
and one more (making nineteen in all) weighing thirty live 
pounds from Cattlput. As he is shipping them to friends 
in New York to-night your people can see 'tor lhems. lv. . 
what they are like. Our hay is full of bluefish. Prof 
Baird, of the Smithsonian, is here, or rather at Woods 
Hole, for the Summer. “Concha.” 
Pasque Islanl, July 2, 1875.—' The familiar flag of this 
club was given to the breeze on June 2.1.1 The 
lutch string out and the house declared duly opened for the 
enjoyment of its members and their guests for the Sommer 
The sport so far has been glorious and for the number of 
rods unprecedented. There are now regestere.l J. J O 
Donohue. President of club und family; J. (J Iloilgr an. i 
family; Peter Balcn, A B. Dunlap and J. B. Stearns. To- 
morrow, are expected, C. P. Cassclly and wife, Frank n 
Herring and wife, R. C. Fellows, Samuel T. Brow n. Tim* 
E. Tripler, Solon Humphries, Win. Henry Gunther, Tims 
J. Havemeyer, Levi Pauling, Peter Balcn, A. F. Higgins. 
W. II. Chapman, and others not yet heard from. 'Tin 
following scores will show the number and weight of fisl. 
taken in three day’s by four rods, not including the cm. h 
of to day, not yet registered; three or four fish — J. I! 
Stearns first lmss of the season. J. B. Stearns, 1 — 87 Hi-. 
Jos. J. O. Donohue. 8 fish— 10, 9, 18, 18, 7, 25, 8, 17, m i 
52; Peter Balcn, 10 fish— 81, 29, 21, 18, 5. 20, 1 i, 5, 1, m,.| 
48; A. B. Dunlap, 1 fish— 82; John O. Hodge, 2—10, 81 
The blue fish arc affording us capital sport, hut arc ignor. d 
for the more splendid game. You will sue that the fish m< 
running larger than usual this season, and we are untici|m 
ting our best season. j. j) s 
Connecticut. — Twin Lakes, July M/A.— The buss fishing 
season has opened splendidly on these beautiful Ink. 
Not less than a dozen boats were out on the first of Jiih 
trolling, spooning, and skittering, und the amount of II.- 1, 
taken was large, us was the size of many of the fish. On 
the stand where I now write are three two pound bu- 
caught by J. It. Nilsen, the distinguished tenor of I)i 
Hall’s church, who had never before tried his hand at ih 
rod fishing for that gumcsl of lake lisli. A few days ngm 
Iv S. Pease, the artist, took from “Squabble Hold” brook, 
as fine a creel of trout, tu one exnccts to see on a Suiumci - 
day , and a week or so before that, Mr. Henry Andreas, .4 
Hartford, carried home a line basket taken from Bar 
botomow brook and Moore brook, in Salisbury. Bui He 
streams are gelling very low, and one has to “flail fine" i- 
do much, even in the swamps. Pickerel are unusuull.v 
abundant in “The Twin's 1 this season, and it is believed 
that if the spearing can he slopped entirely fora few years, 
the lakes can be as nhundanlly stocked as in old time 
Apropos of spearing, one man has been tripped up. and 
made to suffer to the extent of $15 by the Salisbury Gan" 
Protective Company. 
Mr. J. R. Nilsen, of New York, takes home with liiai 
some sixteen pounds of bass and pickerel, the result of 1 
day's fishing on Twin Lukes, and he is a new hand at H" 
troll. Several of the buss are of one and a half l<> l"" 
pounds. 
—Mr. Beadle, of New York, who has haunted the Twin 
Lukes for i lie lust month, lifts had glorious success umon.; 
the bass and pickerel, taking us many as ten nr fifin'" 
pounds per day right along. 
- Cooper's Summer house is but one mile from Twin 
Lakes, Cl„ and two from Ashley Falls, Mass, ll is a well 
kept and attractive place. 
New J ichsky , — Barnnjat Inlet, Kinsey's As/iia, House - 
Weekly report ending July 3d:— 
, , Jm »«; "J. Win. West and & Tinning, of Philadelphia, d* 
mu ell si i ; J. LI kan and Matuon, of New York, three hi'"' 
s 1 ’ Wm Middletown and company, Philadelphia, twenty 
one sheepsheml; J, T. Mills, eight slieepshead; Chrislo|d»' ( 
Grim, sixteen slieepshead. 
