Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-10-24

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squirrel. These peculiar characteristic
reveal both the nature of fish and tree
climber, the dog being an expert In ootn
| Being caught once with six large geese
and having room to carry but i've IN
his mouth, the owner was surprised to
see him bringing in one on his back
fastened securely by the tail, which ne
held down tight over the bird IKE
| clamp.
This tail is capable of sort of infia'
ton by which every hair is thrown out
straight, and being held up to the breeze
forms a perfect sail. The CANNES claws
are large, and 80 arranged that in win
ter he makes q perfect ice-boat. 1t ID
thought that with little dieting Mr.
Chamberlain will be go trained down
that he can ride on his back. The dogs
principal food consists of mucilage and
canteen whisky. The former makes
him stick to his game, while the latter
initiates his tail.
The gun referred to is made after q
special design, by man who made only
one, and he was killed by the purchaser
soon after it's completion, and no one
has vet beer. discovered who could pro-
duce its like. It is q self-cocking, re-
bounding locks, revolving barrel, triple
top action, repeating, breech loading,
double-cross bolted, double barreled and
shoots as well at yards distance as at
1000. By number of tubes which fit
inside, it can be made to carry any
shell from 10 to 20 bore. By pointing it
at the head of flock of geese, and just
"a one is about to pull the trigger, by q
sudden downward motion, the shot is
distributed to cover the whole flock from
head to tail. The barrels are rifed so
that when ball is fred from the gun it
is given a revolving motion, which in
creases at a certain distance until so
much of a circle is covered as is desired
by the shooter, he, by certain arrange
ment, being enabled to regulate this al
most instantaneously. The tubes above
mentioned are in different lengths, and
the gun barrels can be made of any de-
sired length, as they are arranged SINH
lar to a telescope. A small but powerful
spy-glass is arranged at the breech of
the gun. In the stock is whistle which
will vary in noise according according to
the use of the size of the shell used and
length of tubes.
The dog above mentioned has been
trained so that he knows just how far
the game is by the whistle, which is of
great importance to the hunter. The
whistle is operated by the wind of the
shot or bullet, and only produces its
noise after they have left the gun.
Probably the greatest advantage the
gun has is that the center of the barrel
can be taken out and another barrel laid
in, giving the weapon the appearance of
q cross bow. The latter barrel is open
at both ends, and the hunter can by this
means shoot three ways at once.
Just az hunter has shot at flock of
ducks or a flock of chickens, another
lot has been raised in an opposite d.
rection. With this gun one can shoot
three ways at once, and has been known
to capture twenty-one chickens out of
three distinct coveys, in different direc-
lions.
With such a dog and gun, it is not to
be wondered at, that when Mr.. Cham
berlain goes hunting, he takes three re.
frigerator cars to bring home his game.
1t might be we'll to remark, before clos
ing this truthful narrtive, that the writer
was not Influenced by tie fact that the
Tribune is to be presented with a barrel
of ducks when Mr.. Chamberlain makes
his next trip to Dakota.