Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-24

DUCK 1Cil OH Stt1hlLS bhS "AASAa
Pullen Immediately seized both hind legs,
grasping the ham-strings, so that he could
not move, while Kennedy made dash at
the same time for the bucks head. and cut
his throat with knife The success IN
killing the buck wasdue to the hold gained
by Pullen, and the capture of such large
buck in the manner stated is considered a
great feat in the way of activity, as the
least delay to let the buck recover from
his fall would have fooled the effort
[Yreka Journal.
ACoNITE IN DISrEMPER.- me say a
word for aconite in distemper. My setter
pup, months old, was drowsy, had run
ming at the nose and eyes, had cough and
vomited would eat only at times, then
ravenously very atiectionate; seemed to
know that | pitied him. had read OF ac-
onite for distemper in your paper, and pre-
served the article for future need. had
/ a DRUG gist put bottle of four ounces OF
water and four drops OF aconite. Cost me
five cents for bottle.) Commenced at noon
| giving a teaspoonful every half hour, and
/ before night the cough had stopped. Next
/ day my wife gave the same, except thar
| she forgot it three or four times during the
day. The third day the puppy seemed as
well as ever, and has not shown any symp-
toms since.-[J. H. B., in Chicago Field.
HUNTING.-The hunting fever seems to
have abated or maybe it is because every
body is so busily engaged in other pursuits
that they can't find time to indulge in field
sports. 1t cannot be because game is
| scarce, as we learn it is quite plentiful
so much so in the open districts that we
have heard some farmers complain that
geese were causing damage TO grain, which
has Just begun to sprout. In some local.
ties geese herders" are employed to
keep the fowl off the grain. Some of our
sportsmen, who are not able to capture
game. ought to secure such position and
try their hand at frightening it away but
then the geese would soon learn not to
fear them Woodland Democrat.
CAUTIoN.-Four and five dollar guns are
freely advertised. Good sense ought to
guide every one in this matter but there
are some who will buy these suicidal weap-
ous. They are utterly unreliable, are ex-
trcmely dangerous, or else are old models
for which no ammunition can be found.
Beware of cheap guns. Buy of a reputable
dealer and demand a guarantee. Sacra-
mento dealers can supply reliable guns of
any desired worthy quality. Don't waste
money on the pot-metal things advertised
to be forwarded from the East for mere
song.
EXTERMINATE THE PEsTs.-For the ben
eft of hunters it is stated that reward of
s. apiece is offered for coyote scalps and 81
apiece for wildcat scalps. Add the 81 Of
fered by the county, and a pretty good
price is gained by the trapper for his
trouble. We know already of quite
number who intend to go to work, and no
doubt large number will follow in their
tracks. The sheep men are troubled to a
considerable extent with the inroads of
coyotes and wildcats, and were compelled
to adopt the course described to protect
their property Red Bluff Sentinel.
DoMEsTICATING.-A.J J. Smith, of Men
docino City, has a lot of mountain quail
which he is domesticating, and right pretty
little fellows they are. He has them in a
large roomy cage, and occasionally shifts
one to another room so as to have the lonely
one to call to his mates and hear their an
swering notes. Smiths pets bid fair to
adapt themselves to their new home, and 90
on prospecting and happy.
AMEND THE RULE BY ALL MEANs.-A
great many breeders are i'll favor Of amend
ing the rules of the National Trotting As
sociation so as to permit horses, young
ones especially, to show their speed at
county fairs for nominal purses, without
obtaining a bar record. Almost every
owner has a desire to help along the local
fair, but he does not care to do it at the
expense of his property.
AFTER 'EM.-Those chaps who trap quail
in this county had better look out, as they
may soon be playing checkers with their
nose behind the prison bars unless they
have an abundance of coin to pay the fine
imposed by law. Such wholesale destroyers
of game ought to be informed on, in order
that such unlawful practices be stopped
Yreka Union.
FIRST THOROUGHBRED FoAL OF 1850
The Brookdale stud, Monmouth county, n.
J., property of D. D. Withers, has the
honor to report the first thoroughbred foal
this year. On the 7th inst. bay FLY was
dropped by imp. Macaroon, dam imp. Fa-
verdale, by The Palmer, out of Georgiana
by Tombstone.
USE OF TAR.-Seth Green, the expert
enced fish culturist, says he has always
used tar, thinned by one-third of turpen-
tine, and put on hot with brush, for the
outside and sieving of his shad-hatching
and all other Matching boxes.
OYSTER PLANTING IN WASHINGTON TER
RIToRY.-The Olympia Transcript says
60 The Steilacoomites are planting large
beds of oysters-one just above that town
will have 1000 bushels, and another is to
be planted near Fox Island
YACHT-A new schooner yacht for the
use of the members of the Pacific Yacht
Club during the coming season is nearly
completed at South San Francisco She is
little larger than the Ohispa.
PROHIBIT THEM. - The New York au-
thorities propose to prohibit female walk
ing matches. 1t is time. Such exhibit
tions are disgusting, and ought to be
utterly stamped out.
CoURsING. spring meet of the Pa
cifc Coast Coursing Club will take place
at either MERGED or Modesto the last week
in February.
PIGEON neutrality-suspicious. are on foot
for grand wing match at San Francisco,
with some 81, 800 in prizes.
BASE BALL-''The only Nolan is to
return to California in March and bring a
catcher named Kelly.