August, 1918 
FOR E S T AND S T R E A M 
511 
DOGS I HAVE SHOT OVER 
A SERIES OF TRIBUTES TO THE PROWESS OR 
MEMORY OF THE BEST DOGS IN THE WORLD 
I—QUEEN. Bv C. C. ATWATER 
WAS so much interested in the dog 
pictures in your June issue, especially 
the old boy going over the rail fence, 
it I am enclosing a photo of Old Queen 
d her family of six which I just hap- 
led to run across in my desk, and which 
bought might interest some of the dog 
ers among your readers. 
Jueen died years ago from old age. She 
s one of the most perfect dogs I have 
1 :r hunted over. Each year for several 
rs prior to Queen’s death, we would 
id a consultation on opening day of the 
i irie chicken season, as to whether we 
uld leave the old girl at home or take 
I with us. Some argued that she was 
i rly blind and fat and helpless and ought 
imercy to herself be left at home; but 
1 writer would always plead for the old 
i who had never failed to make good 
nthe past and who stood silently ex¬ 
tant with never a thought of our pos- 
ie disloyalty to our faithful friend and 
£ icipator in former opening hunts. She 
' ild always start off as though she was 
IK but the excitement of the hunt would 
oi revive her and she would beat all 
opetition of younger dogs. 
ueen never fooled us and never failed 
> ocate birds, was absolutely staunch, 
e'r tired and was one of the most in¬ 
digent dogs I have ever hunted over. 
1 litter of pups from a pure bred sire, 
a one of the finest litters I have ever 
p, but unfortunately at the time they 
e whelped a five-year protective law 
n irairie chickens had just been passed 
i outh Dakota and the pups were scat- 
irl and lost track of. Had I time I 
could relate many of Queen’s perform¬ 
ances showing her wonderful hunting qual¬ 
ities and intelligence. 
The man in the picture is Mr. A. D. 
Mather, an old school sportsman and true 
game protectionist, known to his fellow 
sportsmen as “Daniel Boone” and the title 
to Queen was vested equally in Daniel 
Boone and the writer. Mr. Mather has 
a shooting lodge on the shores of Lake 
Andes in Charles Mix County, S. D., one 
of the famous fish and game lakes of the 
Northwest, and fortunate indeed is the 
man who has enjoyed his hospitality; the 
writer has spent many happy days there, 
and often as the smoke wreaths ascended 
drowsily from our pipes at night after a 
day’s hunt or fish, our minds would revert 
to the past and there would come moments 
of silence, when happy, satisfied feelings 
of contentment would steal over us and in 
+ he smoke rings would appear visions of 
Queen in her youth and beauty, drawing 
up, with soft tread and muscles tense, on 
a covey of birds. 
Because ice believe the readers of Forest 
and Stream are as much interested in what 
mdy.be called "the human side” of dogs— 
their intelligence, loyalty, and companion¬ 
able qualities—as in their pedigrees and 
field trial records, we will publish from 
time to time short sketches of dogs that 
have been comrades to their masters 
and have been loved as such. The 
second article in the series will appear in 
an early issue. Readers are invited to 
send in short sketches and photographs of 
their canine friends. Photographs will be 
returned uninjured. [Editors.] 
HR BREAD FOR 
)'>GS 
r HE general cry for conservation of 
all foodstuffs fit for human consump¬ 
tion has resulted in an excessive cur- 
ulent of rations for dogs in the British 
The question is a very serious one 
there, but has not yet affected ra- 
01 of dogs on this side of the water to 
i.v extent. The voluntary feeding of 
on food not used for human con¬ 
dition will do much to avert the con¬ 
'll icv. 
In prepared food Spratt’s Patent have 
already made such provision and a war 
ration for those who wish to prepare their 
own dog food is suggested by The Dog. 
It consists of a war bread and a broth 
made from meat scraps. To make the 
bread, set a sponge, using one cake of 
yeast and one quart of mill sweepings; 
in the morning thicken the dough with 
four quarts of sweepings, three of peanut 
meal, three of bran or shorts, and one of 
cottonseed. Salt lightly and work the 
dough as for ordinary light bread. Bake 
very hard in a slow oven and allow to 
stand a day or tyo before feeding. 
DENTS CONDITION PILLS 
^w If your dog is sick, 
all run-down, thin and unthrifty, if his 
coat is harsh and staring, his eyes mat- 
terated, bowels disturbed, urine high 
colored and frequently passed—if you 
feel badly every time you look at him 
—eating grass won’t help him. 
DENT’S CONDITION PILLS 
will. They are a time-tried formula, 
that will pretty nearly make a dead 
dog eat. As a tonic for dogs that are 
all out of sorts and those that are 
recovering from distemper or are 
affected with mange, eczema, or some 
debilitating disease, there is nothing 
to equal them. PRICE, PER BOX, 
50 CENTS. 
If your dog is sick and you do not 
know how to treat him, write to us 
and you will be given an expert’s 
opinion without charge. Pedigree 
blanks are free for postage—4 cents a 
dozen. Dent’s Doggy Hints, a 32- 
page booklet, will be mailed for a two- 
cent stamp. The Amateur Dog Book, 
a practical treatise on the treatment, 
care and training of dogs, 160 pages 
fully illustrated, will be mailed for 10 
cents. 
THE DENT MEDICINE CO. 
NEWBURGH, N. Y.; TORONTO. CAN. 
ENGLISH SETTERS 
and POINTERS 
A nice lot of good strong, 
healthy, farm raised puppies 
of the best of breeding 
GEO. W. LOVELL 
Middleboro, Mass. 
Tel. 29-M 
Vickery Kennels 
BARRINGTON, ILL. 
The Vickery Kennels are 
the largest breeders and ex¬ 
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world. Their dogs have won 
prizes and ribbons, not only 
at every prominent American 
show, but at the English 
shows. Grown dogs for sale 
—prices on application. 
PUPPIES FROM $25.00 UP 
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Comanche .Frank, by Ex. Arkan¬ 
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