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BROOKLYN, N. Y 
Jan. 18, 1908.] 
THE DOG WAS FIRST. 
Evidently there is to be no end of the stories 
which go to prove the dog’s possession of rea¬ 
soning powers, which an incident related here 
everal days ago has called out. There is one in 
ihe number received which strikes the listener 
is very remarkable, and which is attested to him 
hi the best of evidence. A collie, owned by a 
Vermont farmer, was accustomed to drive a herd 
if cows every day from the cow stables to a 
lasture which was some distance from- the farm 
Biddings. On the road there was a piece of 
,roods, beyond that a field, and further on the 
fasture. The farmer was in the habit of going 
dong with the cows, but the dog always did all 
he driving and was very assiduous in it, so that 
me morning, when the dog suddenly deserted 
he road and darted into the woods and out of 
light, his master was greatly surprised. The 
armer kept along the road with the cattle, how- 
:ver, and had passed the woods, and proceeded 
ibout half way along the field, when he saw, 
n the fence skirting the field, a “gap” which had 
>een left open without his knowledge; and there, 
n this open gap, the dog was seated, and was 
fuarding the field from the entrance of the cattle. 
Te had known of the break in the fence, had 
’oreseen the cows, with the prying curiosity and 
fondness for getting into fields characteristic of 
heir race, would get through it, and had gone 
round through the woods to head them off. 
WILD TURKEY INVADERS. 
An unusual treat, in the form of two wild 
hirkeys came to Mr. Guilmartin Floyd yester¬ 
day at his home at Armstrong. Mr. Floyd has 
domestic turkeys and among them some big 
gobblers. Yesterday afternoon his attention 
fvas called to the poultry yard by an unusual 
;ommotion and he went out to learn the cause. 
He found two of his gobblers in desperate con- 
"Tict with two wild gobblers and the invaders 
were .getting the best of the fray. Rushing 
back to the house, Mr. Floyd secured his gun 
and was soon again in the poultry yard. He 
Ired and one of the wild turkeys dropped, but 
:he other paid little heed to the detonation or 
lis companion’s fate. He had plenty of trouble 
to attend to and mixed things ug lively. Mr. 
Floyd drew a bead on the second bird and 
dropped not only his intended game, but two 
of his domestic birds as well. He came into 
:own last evening, bringing the four birds. The 
wild gobblers weighed 18 and 17 pounds respec¬ 
tively. The feathers of the wild turkey are 
valuable and the flesh is considered a rare treat 
On the whole Mr. Floyd is reconciled to the 
slaughter of his own turkeys, when the other 
two are thrown into the scale to balance up in 
his favor. 
PULLING A LEOPARD'S TEETH. 
The spotted leopard, Alice Roosevelt, of the 
Central Park Zoo, had twelve teeth pulled re- 
:ently by “Bill” Snyder, the head keeper. She 
fainted in the most ladylike manner under the 
operation. 
Alice, who is only nine months old, had been 
ailing for some weeks and appeared to be in 
such low spirits that Keeper Snyder bought her 
guinea hens and tender quail to tempt her appe¬ 
tite. In gently thrusting a piece of quail on 
toast down her throat recently the keeper dis¬ 
covered that Alice had not shed her puppy teeth 
on the lower jaw and the other set had grown 
in front of them. He decided to remove the 
earlier set and looked for a dentist. 
Several were telephoned to, but when they 
were asked to enter the leopard’s cage and ex¬ 
tract her teeth they were all too busy to attend 
to it, and Snyder had to do the job himself. 
The teeth were successfully taken out, and 
as the last one left her jaw with a jerk, the leo¬ 
pard fainted and had to be dosed with three stiff 
drinks of brandy before she came to and in the 
leopard language asked, “Where am I?” 
, Alice appeared to be very comfortable in the 
afternoon and according to Bill Snyder she will 
be herself again in a few days.—Times. 
Hunting Without a Gun. 
And other papers. By Rowland E. Robinson. With 
illustrations from drawings by Rachael Robinson. 
Price, $2.00. 
This is a collection of papers on different themes con¬ 
tributed to Fokest and Stream and other publications, 
and now for the first time brought together. 
FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING CO. 
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. 
Foutteen well-known birds are described, viz.: the 
wood duck, the great hornel owl, the ruffed grouse and 
young, the kildeer plover and young, the bobolink, the 
bluejay, the chickadee, the cedar bird, the meadow lark, 
the robin, the woodcock, the kingfisher, the crossbill 
and nuthatches. The illustrations are charming, and 
the accounts of the birds’ habits very happily written. 
FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING CO. 
HITTING vs. MISSING. 
By S. T. Hammond (“Shadow”). Cloth. Price, $1.00. 
Mr. Hammond enjoys among his field companions the 
repute of being an unusually good shot, and one who is 
particularly successful in that most difficult branch of 
upland shooting, the pursuit of the ruffed grouse or 
partridge. This prompted the suggestion that he should 
write down for others an exposition of the methods by 
which his skill was acquired. The result is this original 
manual of “Hitting vs. Missing.” We term it original, 
because, as the chapters will show, the author was self- 
taught; the expedients and devices adopted and the forms 
of practice followed were his own. This then may be 
termed the Hammond system of shooting; and as it was 
successful in his own experience, being here set forth 
simply and intelligently, it will prove not less effettive 
with others. 
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Game Laws in Brief 
A complete and accurate compen¬ 
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United States and Canada. Revised 
for 1907. 
The accepted authority, with an 
established reputation for reliability. 
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WILDFOWL SHOOTING. 
Containing Scientific and Practical Descriptions of 
Wildfowl; Their Resorts, Habits, Flights, and the Most 
Successful Method of Hunting Them. Treating of the 
selection of guns for wildfowl shooting, how to load, aim 
and to use them; decoys and the proper manner of 
using them; blinds, how and where to construct them; 
boats, how to use and build them scientifically; re¬ 
trievers. their characteristics, how to select and train 
them. By William Bruce Leffingwell. Illustrated. 37$ 
pages. Price, in cloth, $1.60; half morocco, $2.60. 
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