Aug. io, 1912 
FOREST AND STREAM 
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THE OUTDOOR LIBRARY 
Seasonable books dealing with every phase of life 
in the Open. Handbooks of sport. Books that 
make “roughing it easy.” Books for Fisherman, 
Hunter, Yachtsman, Canoeist, Camper, Nature 
Lover. Books of Travel and Adventure for 
Young and Old. 
DURATION OF LIFE. 
It has been estimated by Prof. Weismati in 
his work, “The Duration of Life,” that the day- 
fly lives twenty-four hours, the Mayfly one day, 
the butterfly two months, as also does the flea; 
the fly three to four months, the ant, the cricket 
and the bee one year each, the hare and sheep 
six to ten years each, the nightingale twelve 
years, the wolf twelve to fifteen years, the canary 
bird fifteen to twenty years, the dog fifteen to 
twenty-five years, cattle twenty-five years, the 
stag thirty-five to forty years, the heron and 
bear fifty years each, the turtle and parrot 100 
years each. The ivy outlives 200 years, the elm 
300 to 350 years, the linden 500 to 1,000 years, 
the locust tree and the oak 400 years, the fir 700 
to 1,200 years, and palm trees 3.000 to 5,000 years. 
The mouse lives six years, the squirrel six years, 
small singing birds eight to eighteen years, the 
pigeon ten years, fowls (domestic) ten to twenty 
years, the fox fourteen years, sheep fifteen years, 
golden pheasant fifteen years, fhe turkey sixteen 
years, crayfish twenty years, the magpie twenty 
years in captivity, well over twenty years in natu¬ 
ral state; the pig twenty years, the wild boar 
twenty-five years, the sea-snail thirty years, the 
cuckoo (single instance) thirty-two years, the 
lion thirty-five years, the toad, cat and horse 
forty years, corals fifty years, sea anemones fifty 
to sixty years, the raven and eider duck xoo 
years, the wild goose xoo years (?), eagles and 
falcons 100 years, the golden eagle 104 years and 
upward, the white-headed vulture 118 years, fal¬ 
con (species not mentioned) 162 years, the ele¬ 
phant 200 years, the pike 200 years, the carp 200 
years and the swan 300 years (?). 
REARING DEER IN SCOTLAND. 
The intelligence that, with the view of bring¬ 
ing fresh blood into his forests, Sir Charles Ross, 
of Balnagown, is rearing from sixty to a hun¬ 
dred deer calves secured from all the leading- 
preserves in the North of Scotland, serves to 
remind us that parts of the Balnagown estate 
have for centuries carried a superior head of 
deer, says the Shooting Times. The grounds 
have always been regarded as among the finest 
in the Highlands, and have, according to tradi¬ 
tion, harbored some splendid stags. It is on 
record that, about seventy years ago, they yielded 
on more than one occasion heads displaying no 
fewer than twenty-two tines. The general con¬ 
sensus of opinion is that the finest head ob¬ 
tained in the Highlands within recent times be¬ 
longed to a stag killed in 1843 by a poacher in 
the forest of Deanich, Balnagown. The trophy, 
which was latterly the property of the late Lord 
Powerscourt, was embellished with eighteen tines 
of marvelous beauty and symmetry. It had a 
span of forty inches, the horns measuring seven 
inches round the base. The brow.antlers were 
pre-eminently elegant and well developed, and 
measured not less than eighteen inches in length. 
This matchless head was bought from the 
poacher for £3 by Hay Mackenzie, of Rhidor- 
roch. We are not aware whether this is the 
trophy referred to by Evan G. Mackenzie as hav¬ 
ing passed into the possession of a Duchess of 
Sutherland, who left it at her death to Lord 
Talbot. “Since then,” continues Mr. Mackenzie, 
“all traces of it have been lost.” It is evident 
that Sir Charles Ross intends to maintain the 
high prestige of his excellent preserves. 
“Wear a wool suit for hunting,” says John 
Carville, of Spring Lake. “A woolen shirt, a 
sweater, a mackinaw coat, short pants and wool 
stockings are the articles to make a man feel 
that he is clad right for the great outdoors. I 
prefer a waterproof shoe in the summer time 
and moccasins for hunting if a man can wear 
them. Sometimes a man with tender feet is un¬ 
able to stand the roads with such thin foot gear.” 
—Maine Woods. 
The knowledge that only reputable firms, 
with sound and wholesome propositions, are to 
be found in the. advertising columns of a'maga¬ 
zine is the magic wand that transforms readers 
into buyers. 
Uncle Lisha’s Shop. 
Life in a Corner of Yankeeland. By Rowland E. Rob¬ 
inson. Cloth. 187 pages, l’rice, $1.25. 
'the shop itself, the place of business of Uncle I isha 
•’eggs, bootmaker and repairer, was a sort of sportsman’s 
exchange, where, as one of the fraternity expressed it, 
the hunters and fishermen of the widely scattered neigh¬ 
borhood used to meet of evenings and dull outdoor days, 
“to swap lies.” 
Hunting Without a Gun. 
And other papers. By Rowland E. Robinson. With 
illustrations from drawings by Rachael Robinson. 
Price, $2.00 
This collection of papers on different themes con¬ 
tributed to Forest and Stream and other publications 
and now for the first time brought together. 
Forest Runes. 
Poems by George W. Sears (“Nessmuk”). With arto- 
tvpe portraits and autobiographical sketch of the author. 
Cloth, 208 pages. Price, $1.50. 
American Big Game Hunting. 
The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club: Editors: 
Theodore Roosevelt and George Bird Grinnell. Illus¬ 
trated. Cloth, 345 pages. Price, $2.50. 
Trail and Camp-Fire. 
The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club. Editors: 
George Bird Grinnell and Theodore Roosevelt. 
Illustrated. Cloth, 353 pages. Price, $2.50. 
Like its predecessors, the present volume is devoted 
chiefly to the great game and outdoor life of Northern 
America; yet it does not confine itself to any one land, 
though it is first of all a book about America, its game 
and its people. 
American Big Game in Its Haunts. 
The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club for 1904. 
George Bird Grinnell, Editor. 490 pages and 46 
full-page illustrations. Price, $2.50. 
This is the fourth and by far the largest and hand¬ 
somest of the Club’s books. It opens with a sketch of 
Theodore Roosevelt, founder of the Boone and Crockett 
Club, and contains an extremely interesting article from 
his pen descriptive of his visit to the Yellowstone Park 
in 1903 Other papers are on North American Big 
Game; Hunting in Alaska; The Kadiac Bear; Moose; 
Mountain Sheep; Game Refuges, and other big-game 
topics. 
My Friend the Partridge. 
By S. T. Hammond. Cloth, 150 pages. Postpaid, $1.00. 
An inimitable study of ihe noblest of our game birds, 
following the ruffed grouse deep into his haurts, de¬ 
tailing the experiences of more than 60 years in the 
field, and throwing much light on the habits, life history 
and habitat of the game. A most delightful reminder 
of happy days with upland game. 
Inter-Ocean Hunting Tales. 
Bv Edgar F. Randolph. Cloth, 200 pages. Postpaid, $1.00. 
A collection of stories such as are told about the 
camp-fire. Mr. Randolph offers a hunting experience 
bounded only by the two oceans, replete with incident, 
interesting from its novel viewpoint, and dealing with 
every kind of game that falls to the rifle of the American 
sportsman. 
The Spaniel and Its Training. 
By F. H. F. Mercer. To which are added the American 
and English Spaniel Standards. Cloth. Illustrated. 
Price, $1.00. 
Men I Have Fished With. 
Sketches of character and incident with rod and gun 
from childhood to manhood; from the killing of little 
fishes and birds to a buffalo hunt. By Fred Mather. 
Illustrated. Price, $1.50. 
Training the Hunting Dog for the Field and 
Field Trials. 
By B. Waters. Cloth, 2S1 pages. Price, $1.50. 
This is the latest and best manual on the subject. As 
an owner and handler of field trial dogs, and one having 
had an exceptionally wide experience in the field and at 
field trials, .Mr. Haters was admirably equipped to write 
such a work. It has already taken its place as the 
standard authority. 
American Duck Shooting. 
By George Bird Grinnell. Cloth, 630 pages. With 58 
portraits of North American Swans, Geese and Ducks, 
Plans of Boats and Batteries. Fifty Vignettes in the 
text and a chart of the topography of a duck’s plumage. 
Price, $3.50. 
My Sixty Years on the Plains, Trapping, 
Trading and Indian Fighting. 
By W. T. Hamilton (“Bill” Hamilton). With 8 full- 
page illustrations by Chas. M. Russell. New York. 
Cloth. 233 pages. Price, $1.50. 
Manual of Taxidermy for Amateurs. 
A complete guide in collecting and preserving birds 
and animals. By C. J. Maynard. Illustrated. New 
edition. Price, $1.00. 
“The Long Shooters” and the Origin of 300 
Yards Revolver Shooting. (New.) 
By YVm. Brent Altsheler. Price 75 cents. Postage 4 
cents extra. 
Interesting alike to civilian and soldier, amateur and 
professional. A neatly bound volume; illustrated from 
photographs of shooters and shooting scenes. 
Woodcraft. 
By Nessmuk. Cloth, 200 pages. Illustrated. Postpaid, 
$ 1 . 00 . 
No better book was ever written for the help and 
guidance of those who go into the woods for sport and 
recreation. It is simple and practical, and withal a 
classic, written with a rare and quaint charm. 
Houseboats and Houseboating. 
By Albert Bradlee Hunt. The book contains forty 
specially prepared articles by owners and designers of 
well-known house-boats, and is beautifully illustrated with 
nearly 200 line and half-tone reproductions of plans and 
exteriors and interiors. A most interesting chapter is 
devoted to houseboating in England. Extra heavy paper, 
buckram. The price is $3.00 net. Postage, 34 cents. 
Some Native Birds for Little Folks. 
By Dr. W. Van Fleet. Illustrated by Howard H. 
Darnell. Cloth. 146 pages, with 14 photogravure 
plates. Price, $1.00. 
Describes the wood duck, the great horned owl, ruffed 
grouse, killdeer, plover, bobolink, bluejay, chickadee, cedar 
bird, meadow lark, robin, woodcock, kingfisher, crossbill, 
and nuthatches. 
The Anglers’ Workshop. Rod Making for 
Beginners. 
By Perry D. Frazer. Cloth, ISO pages. Four full-page 
illustrations, 60 working drawings. Postpaid, $1.00. 
A complete, simple and thoroughly up-to-date work 
for the guidance of the amateur rod maker, carrying him 
from first principles through all phases of successful rod 
making. There is no theorizing or speculation. All 
terms are simple, and all kinds of rods and woods are 
treated of. 
Modern Fishculture in Fresh and Salt Water. 
By Fred Mather, author of “Men I have Fished With,” 
with a chapter on Whitefish Culture by Hon. Herschel 
Whitaker, and a chapter on the Pike-Perch by James 
Nevin. Illustrated. Price, $2.00. 
My Angling Friends. 
A Second Series of “Men I Have Fished With.” By 
Fred Mather. Cloth, 369 pages, with 13 illustrations. 
Price $1.50. 
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