Feb. 15, 1913 
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Taxidermista. 
J. KANNOrSKY. 
PRACTICAL GLASS BLOWER 
and manufacturer of artificial eyes for birds, animals and manu¬ 
facturing purposes a specialty. Send for prices. All kinds of 
heads and skulls for furriers and taxidermists. 369 Canal 
Street, New York. 
Please mention “Forestand Stream.” 
ROWLAND, 
TAXIDERMIST, 
A specialty in mounting Moose, Elk, Caribou and Deer 
heads. Call and examine work. 
No. 182 SIXTH AVENUE, 
Tel. 4205 Chelsea, Near 13th St. NEW YORK 
ARTHUR BINNEY 
(Formerly Stewakt & Binney) 
Naval Architect and Yacht Broker 
Haaon Bailding, Kilby St.. BOSTON. MASS. 
Cable Address, “Designer." Boston 
COX STEVENS 
Yacht Brokers and Naval Architects 
15 William Street - New York 
Telephones 1375 and 1376 Broad 
THE 
“ Angler’s News ” 
Wishes You Tight Lines! 
Is Certain to Interest You. 
ARTICLES — NEWS— ILLUSTRATIONS 
Concerning Sport in 
RIVER, LAKE AND SEA. 
Published weekly. Post free 6/6 one year; 
3/3 half year. 
A. R. MATTHEWS, 15 Gough Sq., London, E. C. 
TROUT PISHING —A proposition of interest to gen¬ 
tlemen desirous of having good trout fishing. My idea 
IS to have Forest & Stream readers form a club of about 
tvventy members, whose annual dues would be moderate. 
My property is situated in Rockland county. New York 
State, an hour and a half from New York City. It com¬ 
prises 30 acres, half woodland and half meadow. It has 
two streams and two deep spring-fed ponds of about 
two acres each, which are stocked with trout and pro¬ 
duce an abundance of natural food. If you are inter¬ 
ested, write to Dr. M., care Forest and Stream. 
Raising Carrier Pigeons. 
The scientific breeding of carrier pigeons 
m France received a great impulse from their 
practical utility during the siege of Paris, and 
this ^industry has since been followed with 
much interest. While the siege was in prog¬ 
ress 363 carriers were sent out in balloons, of 
which 302 were liberated and 73 returned 
safely. They bore messages photographed 
microscopically on pellicles of collodion, which 
were enclosed in goose quills attached to a 
silk thread to the upper part of the tail 
feathers. The success of these experiments 
led to the organization in France of a mili¬ 
tary pigeon system. The Ministry of War 
maintains control over all the carrier pigeons 
m the country. 
Colombophile societies exist everywhere in 
the republic, and their activities are under the 
control of the military authorities. Careful 
attention is given to the feeding of birds 
destined for racers. Their usual diet is wheat, 
but as a contes. approaclies tney are teU 011 
small clriecl beans uua maize, anU are given 
water coiitaiiiiiig iron, just beiore a race, 
some amaieurs give tiieir oiras beeciiiuits ana 
bucxwneat, wnicn are beiieveu to impart spe¬ 
cial strength lor the thght. 
j 01111 uaii Usboriie, our Consul at Havre, 
says the tncw 1 orx bun, says aiat the traimng 
01 the young hiras begins wiiea they are three 
or lour months oia. i hey are piacea m a 
hasxet, taKen a mile or so trom home and 
liberated. A lew days later they are again 
transported, usually in the same direction, but 
twice as. tar, and so on in successively longer 
stages un.n tney are able to hy homeward, 
lUb miles or more. At the age 01 live months 
they can ny ouu or bau nines m ten hours, 
'i hey are not at their best, however, until the 
age 01 tour or live years, when they can 
easily cover OUu or /ub miles. 
I'he average velocity oi a good carrier is 
twenty-seven to thirty miles an nour, although 
an instance is on record wnere a bird attained 
a speed 01 seventy-live miles an hour, tr’ersons 
on whose property a carrier pigeon alights or 
remains must within two uays intorm the 
iStayor of the city in winch they reside, indi¬ 
cating, It possible, the piace irom which it 
came, benous penalties are provided for any 
one other than tne owner who catches or kiiis 
or even attempts to catch or kill carrier 
pigeons. 
t^ommercially, wireless telegraphy has 
completely superseded the pigeon post. Sev¬ 
eral years ago an intelligence system of this 
kind was used by the i^ompagme Geiierale 
'i'ransatlantique on its steamships plying be¬ 
tween Havre and l\ew 1 ork. Figeon cotes 
were maintained at Havre, Cherbourg and 
Rennes, and pigeons from these three places 
were taken on board vessels leaving Havre, 
borne ot each lot were released in tne order 
mentioned; that is, birds trom Havre lelt 
iirst, then those from Cherbourg, and hnally 
those from Keniies. 
Enough were retained for the return voy¬ 
age, and these were released m the reverse 
order. Desides carrying otheial messages tor 
the company the pigeon post was at the ser¬ 
vice of the passengers, the charge being 96 
ceiits per message m addition to i 9 cents per 
word. A considerable proportion of the birds 
released on board were, lost at sea by reason 
of storms and other causes, and the system 
was abandoned 111 i 89 h, several years before 
the adoption of the wireless telegraph. A 
passenger who witnessed the release of the 
carriers on board a vessel of the French line 
says that the vessel had been out from Havre 
an entire day when a dozen pigeons were 
liberated from the basket. They rose in a 
flock to the height of the mast, described 
three circles to get their bearings, and then 
flew off in the exact direction of their home. 
Finds Fish Pond of Nero. 
Prof. Boni, who is supervising the excava¬ 
tions on the Palatine Hill, has made an im¬ 
portant archiEological discovery. Beneath the 
Basilica 01 the Flavian palace he found two 
narrow stairways, leading to a “piscina,” a 
water reservoir consisting of five large com¬ 
partments. It is still intact, covered and well 
preserved by watertight cement. 
The reservoir dates from the time of 
Nero, when it was used as a pond for sea 
fish, with the object of breeding exotic fish 
for the Emperor’s table. 
That the artificial rearing and hatching 
of fish was practiced in ancient Rome is at¬ 
tested hy Pliny, who refers to a fish called 
scarns, found between Rhodes and Crete, but 
bred artificially. 
On bravely through the sunshine and the showers; 
Time hath his work to do and we have ours. 
—Emerson. 
For Sale. 
GAME BIRDS 
Hungarian Partridges, Quail, Ring-neck Pheasants, Wildl 
Turkeys, Capercailzie, Black Game, Wild Ducks, Decoys, 
Beautiful Swans, Fancy Pheasants, Peafowl, Cranes, 
Storks, Ornamental Ducks and Geese. 
"Everything in the bird line 
from a Canary to an Ostrich. ” 
I am the oldest established and largest exclusive dealer 
in land and water birds in America, and have on hand' 
the most extensive stock in the United States. 
G. D. TILLEY, Naturalist 
Box “F” Darien, Conn, 
Bob White Quail 
Partridges & Pheasants 
Capercailzies, Black Game, Wild Turkeys, Quails, 
Rabbits, Deer, etc., for stocking purposes. Fancy 
Pheasants, Peafowl, Swans, Cranes, Storks, 
Ornamental Geese and Ducks, Foxes, Squirrels, 
Ferrets, etc., and all kinds of birds and animals. 
WILLIAM J. MACKENSEN, Naturalist 
Dept. T, Pheasantry and Game Park 
YARDLEY, PA. 
RAINBOW TROUT 
are well adapted to Eastern waters. Try stocking with 
some of the nice yearlings or fry from our hatchery, and 
you will be pleased with the results. 
PLYMOUTH ROCK TROUT COMPANY, 
Colburn C. Wood, Supt., Plymouth, Mass. 
Small-Nouth Black Bass 
We have the only establishment dealing in young small- 
mouth black bass commercially in the United States. \’ig* 
orous young bass in various sizes, ranging from advanced 
fry to 3 and 4 inch fingerlings for stocking purposes. 
Waramaug Small-Mouth Black Bass Hatchery, 
Correspondence invited. Send for Circulars. Address 
HENRY W. BEEM.4N - - New Preston, Conn. 
BROOK TROUT of all ages for stocking brooks 
and lakes. Brook trout eggs 
in any quantity. Warranted delivered anywhere in fine 
condition. Correspondence solicited. 
THE PLYMOUTH ROCK TROUT CO., 
Plymouth, Mass. 
FOR SALE.—One Fox B. E. grade 12-gauge, 30-inch 
steel barrels, right imp. mod.; left full choke; stock 1414 
x214xl%; condition same as new. Fine shooter. Price, 
$45, C.Cl.D., with privilege of examination. Weight 7 lbs. 
Also one Parker V'. H. E. grade, 16-gauge, 30-inch steel 
barrels, full choke; stock 1414x2%xl%, practically new; 
fine shooter. Weight Gibs. 14 oz. Price, $40, C.O.D., 
with privilege of examination. Address TWELVE 
G.iUGE, care Forest and Stream, New York. 
FOR SALE.—Live Buffalo, male and female, any number. 
Mounted buffalo heads, chemically prepared to preserve 
against moths; also hides similarly prepared. Address 
714 Osborn Building, Cleveland, O. 
FOR S.VLE—Live decoy call ducks, good callers and 
good flyers. $5 per pair. Correspondence solicited. 
Send stamps. SID.YEV FRYE, Capron, ill. 
Property For Sale. 
PROPERTY FOR SALE 
For Sale—Farm, 50 acres—40 tillable, level and free from 
stones; soil good for corn, potatoes, gardening, clover, 
dairying, poultry; good water and fruit; wild berries 
and nuts plentiful. Seven-room house, new barn and 
silo. Wood for fuel. A country home for a sportsman, 
nature lover, dog breeder or trainer. Deer, ruffed grouse 
and quail abundant, and adjoining land-owners generous. 
Beautiful river and ponds near and fishing fair. Conven¬ 
ient to I’rovidence, New York and Boston by steam and 
electric roads, and to New York by boat. Price. $2600. 
E. P. ROBINSON, Packer, Conn. 
