October, 1918 
FOR E S T AND S T R E A M 
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COMBING THE DUNES 
FOR GRAY FEATHERS 
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the buggy seat and the horse galloped like 
a will o’ the wisp. He did this until he 
stopped. When he halted I calmly stood 
on my head aft the horse. Soon the wire 
caught us where circus acrobats like it 
best, but where the horse objected to hav¬ 
ing it with both hind feet. One of my legs 
became entangled in the rigging. After 
twenty minutes and a half of ferocious 
:hurning, 175 pounds of choice buttermilk 
was thrown on a watered market. 
The motor car is now the vehicle used 
0 transport the young generation to the 
:hicken fields. But it is the old timers who 
jo to make up the largest numbers of those 
vho comb the dunes for gray feathers. 
The youngsters seem to take more natural- 
y to quail, ducks and huns. 
r HE booming of prairie chickens in the 
early spring is one of the most thrill¬ 
ing sounds mothered in the wilds, 
'his is a prelude to the “wedding” of two 
rouse. During this time the prairie chick- 
ns dance a quadrille as complex as any 
iver heel-and-toed by humans. High au- 
lority has frequently denied that there is 
uch a dance on the chicken’s program, 
can say I have -witnessed several through 
iowerful glasses and I am afraid of being 
illed a master liar else I would go into 
ietail. Some day a movie man will get 
lis dance and then and then! Scoffers 
•ill behold the rhythmic grouse-gallop, 
i It is a remarkable thing when you stop 
|i think about it that the chicken is not 
umbered with the dodo and the lamented 
issenger pigeon. It seems that all the 
rements of man and nature tend to efface 
is buxom bird from the meadows of the 
’est. Prairie fires, coyotes, blizzards with 
e thermometer indicating forty below, 
erciless pot hunters, wet seasons, the 
eaking-plow, hail storms and an ever in- 
ieasing horde of crows that love to an¬ 
nulate egg-lined nests constitute some of 
'em. But in spite of these decimating in- 
1 ences the chicken bids fair to stay with 
1 A scarcity of bird dogs in the chicken 
(untry is another factor in favor of a 
1 ge yield of prairie trumpeters. A few 
Sisons ago, when birds were mighty 
s.rce, bird dog breeders lost interest in 
game and today you’ll hunt a long 
tie before bringing to light a single go- 
gter chicken dog. Jim McPhartin, the 
fnous dog man, recently said that be- 
f e the chicken territory could again be 
bssed with the quota of good dogs to be 
find here a dozen years ago grouse 
■ftuld be teeming in the whiskers of hil- 
kc and dale. In these sanguinary times 
itnakes a man smile to fancy chickens 
apnty. Nothing is sweeter than to re- 
h<rse in day dreams one of those wind 
at sun kissed autumnal days of the misty 
pt: when a frequent whirr of wings re¬ 
sided from a tobacco brown sea of vir- 
?i prairie. And from reports voiced by 
ur npeachable authorities the conclusion is 
ra calculated to cause a carnival of camp- 
P'i ning in the dunes from now until som- 
October steps forth in her robes of 
ri( yellow, red and gold. 
THE KENNEL MART 
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The publishers of Forest and Stream 
desire to inform the public that it is 
impossible for them to assume re¬ 
sponsibility for satisfactory transac¬ 
tions between buyers and sellers brought 
in contact through these columns. 
This applies particularly to dogs and 
live stock. In transactions between 
strangers, the purchase price in the 
form of a draft, money order or cer¬ 
tified check payable to the seller should 
be deposited with some disinterested 
third person or with this office with 
the understanding that it is not to be 
transferred until the dog or other 
article that is the subject of negotia¬ 
tion has been received and upon ex¬ 
amination found to be satisfactory. 
AIREDALES 
AIREDALE PUPS FOR SALE FROM HUNT- 
ing and show stock; prices right. W. F. Betts, 
Wellington, Ohio. 
WASHOE AIREDALES HAVE A NATIONAL 
reputation for gameness, intelligence, and high 
standard of appearance. Two litters rich in the 
blood of champions, guaranteed workers, and out 
of the foundation stock of our kennels, now for 
sale. Washoe Kennels, Anaconda, Mont, 
BEAGLES 
FOR SALE—TRAINED ENGLISH BEAGLES, 
three and four years old. George P. Rothley, 
Lowell, Ohio. 
COLLIES 
COLLIES MAKE THE BEST PALS. HAND- 
some, intelligent and faithful; grown dogs and pup¬ 
pies from best Imported Winning dogs; for price 
and particulars address H. FI. Shields, Bennington. 
Vt. 
THE LARGEST AND BEST COLLIES IN 
this country for their age sent on approval. 
Book on the training and care of Collies, fifty 
cents. Dundee Collie Kennels, Dundee, Mich. 
WHITE COLLIES, BEAUTIFUL, INTELLI- 
gent, refined and useful; pairs not a kin for sale. 
The Shomont, Monticello, la. 
DOGS TO EXCHANGE 
EXCHANGE—ONE 2-YEAR-OLD BLACK & 
tan fox hound for one Soon hound bitch; must be 
good. Theo. Bussen, Tipton, Kans. 
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE — FEMALE 
Scotch collies. Ed Podhaski, Monticello, Iowa. 
DOGS WANTED 
WANTED A RETRIEVER FOR DUCK; 
small dog preferred; must be broken and experi¬ 
enced. M. T. Coolidge, 104 Stone St., Watertown, 
N. Y. ’ 
HOUNDS 
FOR SALE—ONE BLUE TICKED COON 
hound, one black and tan partly trained coon hound 
bitch; $30 takes both; stamp for reply. Gus Ship- 
ley, Athens, Ill. 
HIGH-CLASS FOX AND RABBIT HOUNDS. 
Rabbit hounds a specialty. On trial. Stamp. 
Stissing Stock Farm, Bangall, New York. 
IF YOU WANT A REAL COON SKUNK 
and oppossum hound we have them; if it is a 
crackerjack rabbit hound, we have them at fifteen 
dollars; ten days’ trial allowed. Westminster Ken¬ 
nels, Tower Hill, Ill. 
IRISH WOLFHOUND, MALE, ONE YEAR 
old, of ercellent breeding. Pemund Kennels Reg., 
Sparrows Point Md. 
RUSSIAN WOLFHOUND, ONE YEAR OLD, 
very large; also two female puppies three months 
old, of champion stock. Pemund Kennels Reg., 
Sparrow’s Point, Md. 
TEN WELL-TRAINED VIRGINIA FOX 
Hounds, also puppies. Write for prices. H. R. 
Reed, Berlin, Pa. 
TRAINED HOUND FOR SALE—GOOD SIZE, 
nicely marked and extra tree dog, stays well at 
tree; does not hesitate for water, cold or hot; rab¬ 
bit proof, .does not bother sheep, day or night; he 
is a genuine coon hound, and knows what to do 
and does what he knows; if you would like to have 
this dog and interested, write Lock Box 135, Paris, 
Tenn. 
BULL DOGS 
FOR SALE—TWO MATURED ENGLISH BULL 
dog’s, good specimens; one high class stud; also a 
four months’ old bull pup; all eligible to registra¬ 
tion and in perfect condition. George Danio, Os¬ 
wego, New York. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
FOR SALE—A GOOD SQUIRREL DOG. 
Water Spaniel bitch; she is a topnotcher, "good 
stayer; bargain. Write for particulars. Forest 
Craven, Moores Hill, Ind. 
FOR SALE—LARGE CHESAPEAKE BAY RE- 
triever, a fine specimen. Water King stock, force 
broken, one year old, price $ 100 ; retriever, half 
Chesapeake, half Irish retriever, good disposition 
and dandy looker, force broken, year and a half 
old, price $75; also fine selection of English 
Beagles; open season for rabbits (Long Island) 
October 1 st to March 1st; everybody will want 
beagles this year, so come early to get tae good 
hunters; prices right. Scrub Oak Kennels, Central 
Islip, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—ONE MALE DOG, TWO YEARS 
old, one pup three months old; will sell cheap. ' 
Charles Cochran, Niles, Mich, R No 4 
COON—FOX—RABBIT HOUNDS—SETTERS 
and Pointers—big game hounds. Price list 5c 
Jas. H. Grisham’s Kennels, Wheeler, Miss. 
GUN DOGS 
CHOICE LLEWELLYN, ENGLISH, IRISH 
setter pups and trained dogs, also pointers, spaniels 
and retrievers, pups and dogs; good stock; prices 
reasonable; enclose stamps for lists. Thoroughbred 
Kennels, Atlantic, Iowa. 
ENGLISH SETTERS BROKEN, GUARAN- 
teed, $150 each; setter puppies, $15 each; shotgun, 
10 gauge, double-barrel, $ 10 . Hannigan, Bay 
Shore, Long Island. 
FOR SALE OR TRADE—DOG & BITCH. 
English setters, 2 year papers; 20 gauge or Colt 
38. Nelt Russell, Kellettville, Pa. 
FOR SALE—PUPS “CH LAMBERTON’S 
Mack ex Russell’s Babe, English setters whelped 
May 3, 1918; papers. Nelt Russell Kellettville, Pa. 
POINTERS POINTERS POINTERS—STAND- 
ard Bred, eligible to registry. W. O. Gilbert, 
Wilton, Conn, 
HOUNDS 
FOR SALE—BLACK AND WHITE RUSSIAN 
wolfhound, male, three years old; house broken; 
minds very nicely; kind and gentle; price, $ 75 . 
F. E. Southwick, 9 Park Terrace, Milford, Mass. 
— wmii. LIVER LLEWEL- 
lyn. Major K, 36744, hunted two seasons in Flor¬ 
id fast, Wide ranger, splendid hunter, $ 75 ; photos. 
John F. Klein, Floral Park, NY 
HOUNDS AND HUNTING — MONTHLY 
Magazme featuring the hound. Sample free. 
Address Desk F, Hounds and Hunting, Decatur 
LITTER OF CHESAPEAKE PUPPIES FOR 
sale reasonable; eligible for registration. James 
bpear, Watertown, Wis. 
MANGE, ECZEMA, EAR CANKER GOITRE 
sore eyes cured or no charge; write for particulars! 
Eczema Remedy Company, Hot Springs, Ark. 
NORWEGIAN BEAR DOGS—IRISH WOLF 
Hounds, English Bloodhounds, Russian Wolf 
hounds. Amencan Fox Hounds, Lion Cat, Deer, 
•ii °/' . C 2 0n a ? d Var ? lnt Dogs; fifty page highW 
illustrated catalogue, 5c. stamps. Rookwood Ken- 
nels, Lexington, Ky. 
OWNER NOW IN TRAINING CAMP SO 
must sell at bargains; male, three females English 
setters, rabbit hound, trained; three Airedale 
bitches, two litters of Airedales, litter of setters- 
males, $S; females, $5; pups shipped at two months 
old; satisfaction and safe arrival guaranteed 
Mancelona Airedale Kennels, Mancelona, Mich. 
