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strong. making them usually q very
staunch dog TO work With.
The Wilson salgse at tines lies Wei for
the settlers point. but il IS a very wary
blra. and good srlpe dog should have
an exceptionally good nose. quick and
s.eappy in his work. absolutely steady 20
wing and shot. ana under sufficiently
goo.s control - be handled Within range
Of the spertmen's sun sy means OK rsoise-
less signals
The pitfaasei or blue grouse afford ez-
cslIens work for the sesier. and IN August
and September lie wefl IN eaveys and
sgmgly for a bog T'ass shooting requires
wide range and fast deg able 10 stand
lass AZ work IN bot weather.
T'aers ara number of f.ne specimens
Of the English sester breed IN this city,
Among them may be meutioa>4 r. M.
Yalner,s Grouse, an exreg:e ntass and
sssaunch dog on all game. being well
broken ana reliable. He is an excellent
snlpe irg ard fast and enduring on blue
rrouge III. - bred sroga the w1ll-known
1aepeelsya strain IF English settlers. en-
the sssooa Use OF Americas famous dog
Cauras Nahss end has rare field merit.
j. w. EawArss oseus aa excellent 1ag
In Ais Turk, a useful dos On the marsh,
and arst prize winner AZ the he<sch shaw
IN isSs w IL. pasaphrey owns a gay
ass.1 rslsaA3e worker In his Mel T. II
ssornfealxs Seil s Is happy aud snarpy
worker ard possesses gao9 qualities.
Oscar scnsss cwas asaeng eshera ar ex-
regssrfee3 Astea N LuGu IL, . last and
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BKEvITIEs.

The Ballard chamber OF commerce is
about to be revived. A meeting is called
by the president at the council rooms,
January so. .at 7:30 p. n. All are earnest
ly requested to attend.
The condition OF Horatio Stesson. whose
head was cut open by a saw last Nednes-
day morning, was unchanged Iasf night.
DR.. Wotherspoon has given orders that
none but his relatives ard intimate
friends be allowed 10 see him
Chief Engineer John w. Moore. United
States Marine. who for many years had
charge of the steam engineering depart
ment OF Mare Island ravy vard. will ar
rive from San francisco .oday IN an Of
fetal tour OF Puget Sound. The sAact
nature OF his visit is not known.
The meeting OF the Bureau of ASSOCIATE
ed Charities, which was slated to take
place at the chamber of commerce rooms
next Tuesday night, has been postponed
to the next evening Al piano has been
secured for the musical exercises to DO
held in connection with the meeting.
James STalrr e. Co. were awarded the
contract yesterday by the board of pub
lie works for the grazing and sidewalk
ing Of Beacon street through Brooklyn
addition. the price being sa.57320. There
were four bidders. the other three being.
e. T. Smart, $a,90i.f5; Fl. ]. Miller,
50 Sol So. j. s. Holt s. 9s33 %
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known as the Sailor breed IL liz gener-
ally believed that the Chesapeake Bay
duck dog originated from the breeding OF
these two dogs. BY degrees a standard
type was acquired, and now the breed Is
thoroughly well established, such that
the progeny can be depended on to re-
produce themselves and transmit this
with their other good qualities.
The genuine and true type of the
Chesapeake bay hunting dog should not
be taller than medium-slzed setter.
though n good deal heavier in body:
short legs, long neck. rather pointed
nose. running back info broad head.
with rather small ears, set UP high on
the head. Its face having a very quick,
bright and intelligent expression; with
short straight hair without q wrinkle in
II, from and quarter 10 one and
half inches feng In the longest places,
very short about the head and legs and
wavy on back and about shoulders; and
under this coat kind of fur about one
half inch long. resembling the otter's
coat. very oily and impervious 10 water.
The characteristics OF the Chesapeake
Bay dog that especially commend him to
wild fowl shooters are. first, mis- good.
hard common sense. There IS no retriever
50 ceol-heaaed and quiet as the chesa-
peake. The Chesapeake has a coat the
Hike of which Is possessed by no other
breed. 1t must be seen. 10 be appreci-
ated. In color 1t Ii dead grass or sedge.
a reddish brown mot liver color, very
dense aud wavy, but not curly
The Chesapeake Is a breed OF such dis
tinct individual characteristics that cross
Ing it with other breeds such as the span
lei or setter blood has not proved success
ful. the result generally being a litter OF
man. soaors, and with such a variety OK
characteristics that tho original is found
10 be something that cannot bs improved
upon.
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hoe. and the blood IN their hunting aogs
shsuhs prsrnarisy be the bleed OF nrss-
class field working strains: and. second
~. the bench show standard of the DOS
should be reached as opportunity Is gwen
in breeding. The breeds of strictly gccd
duck dogs are well represented in Seattle.
and for the hiue grouse or Wilson snipe
shooting 1t Is largely q matter or per-
soral preference among the three kinds
az setter and the pointer. All are serv-
sceabae. and the chief point for the anna
fenr sportsman 20 have in mind IS TO
have a deg bred. from stock or aeid
merit In actual work on game
WHY No Beach snow Was Held.
It should be observed that the bench
show Is a commendable medium for Of
ferinx opportunity to improve the breed
ing OF dogs from local standpoint. and
It is a source of disappointment to many
that the Seattle Kennel Club has been
unable TO hold show this year. The
fact is. that after the Seattle club Joined
the American Kennel Club the restric-
ton placed on the EATERS membership
required a guarantee of 500 In cash
prizes in order that a bench show be rec
ognizei by 1t. As the local club is unable
to make such a guarantee. no show could
be given this year. but it is to be hoped
that during the present year 1t will come
to some understanding with the Puget
Sound Poultry Club. so that for the future
. joint annual exhibition viii be given.
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This tendency In their breeding has re-
suited Ia sfle present Irish setter being
OF varying merit Now and then good
field dog is found. bur more often hand
some animal of infersor merit in field
work on game. TIE Irish setter is never
yheasss gamey dos. full Of vigor ana
spirit. and Is generally . good retriever,
q stylish and merry worker. but not 50
staunch as the English setter.
Seattle is fortunate in having probably
the best representatives OF this breed IN
In Northwest Among them are. J. H.
McL.aGghlinss Chief Jrs SON OF Cham
pion Chief. and first prize winner at the
bench show OF 1855 Chief Jr. Is a grand
and handsome dog, with . great deal OF
qualify and has had considerable ex-
perience On game.
Josiah Collins owns two excellent dogs.
Nat Gieneao and Erin. Nat Glencho Is q
son OF the famous Champion Glencho and
IS q fine specimen OF the breed As an
old dog. his owner has reason to feel
proud OF the dogs life OF usefulness. as no
better or faster retriever ever lived than
Nat Gleneho. fearless dog IN the water
and always gay and stylish in his work.
Erin IS somewhat different in type. but a
good and serviceable dog on game c. D.
Stlmson owns a very good field dog IN his
Nat. ssaunch and reliable on game and
experienced. DR.. j. s. Kloebsr Owls q
very fine retriever in his dog Barney. re-
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Hsseans an tho Farm.
Ohio Farm News.


There Is nothing more attractive to q
boy on a farm than a flock OF pigeons.
and there is no farm on which a few
might not be kept. The common variety
is easily obtained. and they will take care
of themselves If given a nesting place.
They are quite prolific. breeding four or
I'VE times a year. two birds being Matched
at a time The young make nice stews.
and the old ones made into n pot-pie are
a dish fit for king. Much aTpRsement
may be gotten from the fancy sorts.
such as pouters. tumblers, fantaEls. trunn-
peters and homers. We have kept adj
sorts and found ready sale for them at
good prices. The squads are always in
good demand. and the old. pigeons bring
a good price always in the markets.. 1t
costs but very little to keep them. as they
pick up most OF their living about the
farm. They make nice pets and serve a
good purpose In keeping boys interested
IN the farm. We recommend pigeons to
every farmer.
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sPoKTrNa NOTES.

AT the New Orleans races Saturday the
winners were: Five and a half f,irlongs,
Martha Griffin, III; eight frr;crkS, Tui-
cher colt la L.; six furions5. Tramp,
lit: handicap, six furioaSs, Ill Henry.
l:l6 la; seven furlongs. Ansonia, 1881,
AT the st. Louis races Saturday the
winners were: Five fu-longs, Willie G,
1.o7 1-2 five and a half farlongs. Speed
west, iii; Ave furlongs Dolly Brown.
Los; five and half surlongs, Harry War
rem. Ill IA; handicap. eight fnrlongs,
Pestilence. las.
AT the San Francisco races Saturday
the winners were: Five and a half fur
longs. selling. Quartergta!f. lis; I'VE and
a. half furlongs. FNMrtaiia, I:19 Ia; Palace
hotel stakes. value s.. 600. eight and half
furlongs, Gussle. 2:oS IL; Beverwyck
stakes. steepiechase, value $3.50, twelve
furlongs, Floodanore, 3:45: six fus9ongs.
handicap. Robin Hood II. LII.
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The chess peake is Very companion
able. faithfal ana afYecaonate dog. and
sn tssese respects makes up for what he
hacks III beauty. lie Is capable OF taking
care of himself IN tsse field. marsh or on
the rad. or In flglss.
There II bat one true TYPE CT this breed
and II has thick. heavy. wavy coat.
The srisa Water Spaniel
The Irish water spaniel Is a service
able and favoEase breed az dogs for duck
shooting an PUGET sound They are brave
dogs IN the water and are mere stylish
ags faster In their work than tie Chesa-
psske. In she past decade this breed has
degenevatei very much. ana typical ana
good dog IL rarely met wi;hit.:a 10Y. ON
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reliable worker 0khe- good dogs to be
mentioned ara George r. ouimhy's prom
Using yoang dog snspe. . very weIl-bred
specimen for field msrtt. strong In Count
NOBLE hi,cs. 8 son q r. II. Palmerss
Grouse. and grandson OF the famous
Champion Roderigo; W. r. Towne's Rex.
J. p. oberteuffsrts young dog Baron and
few others.
Ancestry OF the Setter
The English setter Is supposed TO have
originated in spaniel ancestry Stone
henge says: about the year 1855 a Duke
OF Northumberland trained Sussex SPAN
Tel to set birds for the net and soon
afserwara the setter was produced either
BIZ selection or by crossing the Talbot
hound and spaniel Also: The setter Is
without doubt either descended from the
spaniel, or both are cffshoots OF the same
parent stock originaily-that Is. before
the improvements in the gun introduced
the practice es shooting the bird flying.
It is believed that he was merely a span
lei taught to stop or set as soon as he
came upon scent Of the partridge. when
q net was drawn over the coyey by two
men; hence he was made 10 drop close 10
the ground, an attitude which Is now III
necessary" There is an absence OF posi-
tiveness In regard to this superstition.
and, In fact. there is no proof aGduced
10 support this speculation. The form
exhibited by settlers and pointers when
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ID garna or all descriptions. large and
small animal or fowl. - O consequence
nunsf~r OF limiting dogs avs owned in
this city. All tlae principal ard most
osefel types are rspgesenscd. aud really
excellent specimens or each breed may
be- found. Itssieet. L II surprising that
within a comparatively few years The
aporfsmen OF this city have made 30
Savor@hse 4 Showing not only in the
hunting qualities OF ths4r dogs, but also
1E the ciaoieeness Of he stock and the
care With which they have bred them
Water hogs tina Favoritss.
a., many Of the leading business and
professional men are ardent aportsmen
who can srratch but few days vacation
~ tln1a for rsereaiipn with dog and
gun. and since water fowl arc probably
Aha most abundant game Of the Puget
round region, a large proportion OF the
dogs are bred with view to obtaining
the best results III duck shooting
For this sport they must primarily be
adapted By nature for severe exposure to
tho cold waters Of the rivers and the
Sound. the latter being. especially cold
at any season OF tbs year. due, pfobabIy.
10 the close proximity OF arctic waters
Secondly. they must DE fearless and quick
sesrieyeax ard while tho ordinary work
required OF a good duck dog consists Of
bringing fallen game from the water. a
Very great portion Of duck retrieving res
qasres a dog well able to quickly locate
birds that fall in thick marsh grass or I'm
fields back of tho bikes. and this require-
meEst ncceesttates q good nose There
are several breeds we'll adapted for duck
shooting on the Sound, OF which the best
AM INST servAseahie. although there arc
80 yet hut few specimens OF the breed in
this region. II tho Chesapeake Bay dog,
gla Che arsaks hay Dog.
The coat of these dogs is very thick
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and oiiys they sre naturally ssrong. ansl
srosa sne fast shat their feet are wehhet
shes make powerful swimmers ana AR.
very fond Of the water. They
will even dive ana swim oeae1sa the SIR
fac IN retrieving Wounded ducks, Their
coat IL % llght selge or brown ccior
aad hlcaaS wga with tire marsh grass.
sengfse4ag &hem iacoasTscueu&. They ara
saaraega ats9 aulek Fcts8eYers and can
endure Dong ard severe exposure. Among
the eaaa gsprcsetss atlses os this breed ia
town NAV b mea9ieaest;
+, =. isewhing's e'alonol. a sen Of crzs.n-
a'ssa asrnslm, AmsgioA's most famous
Chesapeake.
II, +. Mesevve's Nymph Queen. im-
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typo ard has been developed siHcs the
Beginning os the present century.

<ype and has been develo7ed siHcs the
besznniag of the present century.
Origin sf sHs breed.
Frora sne best awthcrffies oftzinabIe II
Is sezrnef that akout the year 1857 the
ship Canton. OF Baltimore. Nd. fell In at
sea nssh an Eazziah brig in a sinking
condition, Bound from Newfoundland TO
England The crew were taken aboard
the Cation: also Two puppies. . dog and
bitch. the English crew were landed ca
shesr native so:l and the two puppies
purchased from the captain for a guinea
apiece and taken 20 Baltimore. Tie dog
puppy. dlngy red In coIor. was called
Sailor and was given 70 q Mr.. ]. Mercer,
OF Yves. River. Tie bitch was black, vas
called Cantoa and given To Or. Stewart
OF Sparrow Point These dogs we're com
pactly built. not so large as the New
founaIand; hair aot long, but thick and
wary. They individually attained great
regulations as duck rssrievers, and II Is
said Of them that they wous1 follow a
crippled duck for miles sssrough lee and
q heavy sea- and Il suceessfuI Ia cap
ture would always bring it back 10 their
owner The dog Sailor became the prop
erty OF a gentleman Of wealth and was
taken TO his estate on the east shore
of asaFyland. where his progeny IS still
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much regarded among English setter
breeders. and they should have soft.
silky hair. without a curl. The feather
great variety Is admitted. % Black and
white ticked, with large splashss. and
more or less marked with black, known
as Blue Bolton: 90 orange and white
freck1ed. known as Orange Bolton: 90
plain orange Or lemon and white: GAY liver
and white: Is, black and white. with slight
tan markings: 90 black and wl1ites ca
liver and white: 80 pure white; es)liver:
GG9 red or yellow The English setter
type muse show exquisite synmetr try,
combined with strength.
The srisn >etssr's Virtues.
The Irish setter also has many enthu-
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
HOTEL BUTLER.

HOTEL BUTLER.
c w Evans, EverettJ c Bryce. Portland
j G. Burgess. do e f Scisoenhest, do
f d Evans. do 8 ] Chadwick, Colfax
F. c Robinson, Tao G Donald. n Yakima
w Fl Scarce. Colby e III Eanlin, Tao
D W Higgins, Vic J W I.ysons. r r
II saaunnessy. Fc H Wolf. Spoknne
n T Collette, Portl J L Fntaer San Il
Mrs coiIette 6 c. do j. q Taylor, Tao
James LaIsfy, city j III -dcGraw & DIR.
G ] Eddy, Portland city
c l. Roth. Whatc N r Miss or.liia
J II Bioeiei, 10 Miss NJ kiindt, do
| Rrulan. Louisville Y V Eddy. Everett
NJ A Warren. Line II C Ellis. Olympia
w l. Haynes. Chic LID Goslsaau, Ever
G r Locke, do i Brooks. Port II
T Nixon, Winnipeg r. A EaIiinge-, do
Mrs Nixon. do III MacDaugan. city
Il Greene. 81 Paul 7 Eunice, Juneau
A G. Hommran. Port RI e Cotton, Sacram
w A Haiterman, PIN Macarthur, S. Il
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tie though this breed IL not naturally
well adapted TO much use on the marshes
OF the Sound. as the eoidness OF the
water Is very hard 20 endure on account
of its short coat. Pointers. however are
used to good advantage on Wilson snipe.
and are fine dogs for blue grouse shoot
ting. They are rangy and fast in their
work. eqtxaling the settlers in point OF
spsef
There are very few well-bred pointers
in town, but the best specimens appear
10 be A. Hamhaeh's Jack. a fast. stauneh
dos and stylish and tireless worker: also
Mr. Iaadeli's weli-known bitch. a good
worker and a dog OF excellent blood and
quality.
OF course there are many good dogs
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ana fwen.y-five inches from point
10 rrzrs Of feather. The Read
IL crowned with wef1-deE1ned sopknos.
which stands erect. and is not struggling
across like that of the common. rough
water dog. nut comes down in peak on
the forehead. giving head ana face much
the appearance Of a Merfno sheep. His
body is covered with small. crisp curis,
which extend along the tail about three
inches. From there to the sting the tan
Is smooth. His ccsor Is pure liver The
under-coat of this breed IL similar to
that OF the beaver or mnsk~at, and is
saturated with an oily substance that
aamostshoroughly protects shern from vet
and cold.
The general appearance Is that OF
strong, compact. dasAing- looking dog.
with 4 quaint and intelllgent aspect.
They should not be leggy, as power and
endurance are required Of them in their
work
The Irish and English spaniel and
cocker spaniel blood has been very gem
crafty crossed with setter blood for the
purpose OF improving the nose or The
spaniss and giving the setter type more
endurance in water work. There are
results in this cross shown In dogs owned
by some Seattle sportsmen. notably DIR.
Purdy's duck dog Drake. bred from En-
glish setter and spaniel blood. liver In
color, quick retriever. possessing an ex-
ceptional nose. giving him rare ability in
finding wounded game on marsh Fl.
c. Bromley - also the fortunate pos
SCISSOR OF an excellent representative OF
this cross in his dog Pete. white and
brown in color, and of weil-known marsh
abilities.
The Cuxly-Coated Retriever.
The black, curly-coated retriever is an
other breed of dog that deserves its many
admirers In this city, and fine animals
are owned by Maurice Mcsiicken. Noble
wallingfori. +. X. Strive and Frank
Atkins. They are merry workers and very
fond of the water but are smaller in size
than theC.hesapeake or Irish spaniel. and
their black color makes them conspicuous
upon the marsh.
A cross that has proved very service
able for retrieving purposes Is one be-
tween the Irish water spaniel and the
curly-eoatei retriever. The best exam
pie Of this cross in this city IS seen in
James p Oberteuffer's dog Duke. He Is a
strong, intelligent dog. coal black, a
strong swimmer and moderately fast
worker on land He is faultless as g. re-
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ssaszsc admirers. Thss breed - the most
handsome OF al. ard il II we're not for
the fact that the breeding Of these dogs
n the rzsss has heen uscre especially de-
voted to acquiring pe~seet standard bench
sssow specimens. sacrificing taesesy an9
negsesksng yfas strains Of the breed noted
for nigssVaass field work on game, they
te4ay wead rank wish the English sestsr.
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xhesse ancestry ara breeding are noe
known. and there are also possibly many
wets-nrsd dogs in town that have escaped
notice I'm this article. for II Is. Of course.
impossible 70 notice every Cog OF merit.
Hhas - afw In pags
sg.ortsnen ot Pages sound have ample
orporsanify Ter gooa srorf wfth gun ana
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less inherited instinct but this instinct
has been made more pronounced by the
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result OF education; that is, In training
the breed generation after generation to
forego the spring onto the game natural
to carnivorous animal In order to serve
the gun.
The texture and feather of the coat are
The morning times., 1895-11-10
NO DEAL ON TIE HOOKS
Rumor of Consolidating Brightwood
with metropolitan Unfounded.
Says There Is Not Word of
Truth in the Story.

The latest fiction concerning a tremend
GUS local street railroad deal was exploded
yesterday afternoon by Mr.. II. 8. Cum
mings, the president of the Bright wood
Electric Railroad. The story was given,
with circumstances, that the Brightwood
Railroad was TO be absorbed by the Metro
politan Railroad, and that a continuous line
was to be run via the Metropolitan and
Brightwood, through Silver Springs to
Baltimore.
An afternoon paper IN addition to the
foregoing stated that the arrangements
for This gigantic consolidation had already
been practically made"
Mr.. IL. s. Cummings is not only the presi-
dent of the directors OF the Brightwood Rail-
way Company, but he can deliver the
majority of the stock in half an hour, as he
owns mighty big block of it himself and
controls other blocks.
When asked about the story yesterday
he said that he absolutely knew nothing
about it except what he had read IN the
afternoon paper referred to. II II were
true lie would know all about it. He
had seen President Phillips OF the Metro
politan, several times quite recently, but
such subject had not been mentioned.
'In this era of consolidation" he said
lit is easy to infer that minor road viii
some day be merged in some other road
and that appears TO be the only founda ton
for the rumor. So far as any negotiations
are concerned 1t is just as likely that the
Brightwood road will be absorbed by the
Capitol Traction Company as by the Metro
politan."
All the way to Baltimore for five cents
may just as well be taken down as a sign
at the offices of the Grand Busted Street
Railway Trunk Line TO the Monumental
City