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THE SUN, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1917.
Panther, Long Thought Extinct East of Alleghanies, Killed in Florida Smelting Now On in Lake Champlain
OVERHAULED YOUR
EQUIPMENT VET?
Varnishing Rod Simple, Au
thorities to Contrnr;
Notwithstanding.
IN SMELT FISHING
WATCH YOUR STEP!
PANTHER KILLED
IN FLORIDA HUNT
TWO VARIETIES OF WINTER SPORT PANTHER HUNTING AND BIG GAME FISHING.
First Species of Its Kind
Killed in Thirty-fivo
Years.
You Keep House in 9x0 Cnbln;
Slip and 90 Feet of Water
for n Clinscr Awaits.
MONGREL'S PLUCKY FIGHT
NOW IS TIME TO DO JT
A SNOW BIRD VISITOR
Br ictnnr null caitiieb.
pAnTitrooB Harbor, N. Y., Feb. 10.
"Mister, may I please flsh In your
cabin 7"
Three-quarters of a mile off the New
York ehore, on the very coldest .day of
the. recent blizzard from tho northwest,
that was a plaintive cry Indeed coming
fclrdllke from outside my smelt Ashing
honty on Lake Chxtrplaln. Uncertain
that I liad heard aright, I opened the
door In tho teeth Of a gale and found
outside a utorm bird Indeed a little bit
of a bundle of furs and a'palr of bright
black eyes.
"Como In, you cold atom! Where
under heaven did you blow from7"
"See that?" and a big mlt covering
the tiniest of hanCs pointed to a horse
and cutter speeding away toward the
Vermont shore. "That In father, and he
aid 1 wan to fish with you till ho came
back. I'm Isabella."
All thin said sedately, In words and
quaint accent betraying the French ex
traction, told me that the daughter of
Frank Frazler, 7 years old, considered
mo a gentleman. I had beard of the
thumbkln, not bigger thap a yplckerel,
yrho bad tho name of champion baby
melt fisher, or baby champion smelt
Usher, bar none, weight for age : 7 years
old and a catch of seven and one-half
pounds In one day, half a pound thrown
to'toward the next year.
"Gravely I also Introduced myself and
waved the youtis lady to my only
cushioned ohalr my sweater between
tn and a cold, wet box. As she took
oft layer after layer, handing wraps) and
things to me for temporary disposal
In such cramped quarters, the young
French woman gradually took form from
that of a furred oval to that of a. thin
compass. Considering babies one of the
dear mysteries of earth, I asked no
questions and she gave mo no answers,
but went rltrht to Ashing, having brought
along her own tackle.
Once offered to cut bait for her,
which Is a very delicate operation, a
Champlain smelt being highly particular
as to quality, shape and freshness
thereof. A umclt bait, it may be ex
plained, is a thin slice cut from itself.
Nobody knows who caught the first
melt, or how, because' It is the most
particular of flsh and only a cannibal
bite -will tempt it.
Snorr Bird Cats On Bait,
The bait Is taken off with a keen
knife, beginning at the tall with a -thin
layer and gradually cutting deeper until
there is about an Inch and a half of
Very fair imitation, of a small smelt.
That species of fish goes even the rabbit
one better. Tho rabbit and hare in their
foolish fondness for families (allitera
tion not Intended) breed and feed all
carnlverous animals'. The nmelt does
the same for all fish, then feeds itself
on what Is left.
Usually the average fisherman takes
Iris bait from the live fish, so that the
blood will run and attract, but 'I had a
more merciful guest. Taking a tlnx
knlfo. which she seemed to think as
much of as her beads and a little silver
crucifix, for it was attached to a chain
around the same neck, my precise little
fishing companion said:
"I do that way."
She flicked a bait smelt on the head
faith a second finger, on which the tini
est of thimble perched, and the live flsh
stiffened, quivered and wan still.
-That hurts." continued my friend
calmly, holding up her sewing thimble.
"My, you ought to see my mother."
From which I knew my storm bird
yras only a dear little baby after nil,
and we became good friends before the
father returned and rolled her up and
took her away.
Champlain smelt had gone to date. It
was very well indeed, but you In the
city must be paying high for tho deli
cacy when you ask for a second order
of these delicious Lake Champlalns.
They are selling on the Ice here, which
la miles from any railroad station, at
IB cents a pound, where they were 13
last year. The catch, too, is higher on
an average than a year ago. A dozen
shanties dot the Ico within half a mile
of here and the fishermen average about
13 a day, big pay whore there is little
lse to do In winter. For Instance, Loyal
Marsha and Henry CUllen of Lewis;
Frank, Henry and Thomas Frailer of
the Lee Place, and Eli "and Will Blaise
and Napoleon Brockney of Keesvllle,
made big averages, may be eighteen
pounds, may be twelve. There are many
Diners, out or mem ail i consider Loyal
Marsha the most expert. He has taught
many oi mem ail tney Know, but as
famous old Matt Quay said to Bill Fllnn,
"Not all he knew."
Keeping; House In 0 by 6.
Away south on the lake reports of big
caicnes are raaue, Dut-that Is always
true first of the neasorf! The others I
have named stretch along what is known
as the north shore, north of Westport to
.ueaaa naoe, i.ing 1-oint, cartridge Har
bor, Barren Hock and so on to Essex.
Across on tho Vermont side the Ashing
Is not so good, and Boston, which gets
most of that catch, considers Its codfish.
Hiram I know not what else hla name
warned tne tnreo miles to tell me the
Honorable Bill Jordan of Kimball's Dock
and Basin Harbor fame would range
his cabin alongside mlno soon.- Seems
that the roll from Otter Creek drove
tno emeu out there. They pay more on
this side for the New York market.
which may be some consideration for
the Honorable Bill, saving my poor pres
ence. Perhaps some of our old fishing pals
would caro to pass ten hours In mv
hanty IjI ten minutes. It Is nine feet
by six, the else best adapted for living
and sleeping, and at the same time can
be hauled around as the smelt change
their feeding grounds. Like all animals,
subject to the same laws, they follow
lines of food; hence tho smelt runs and
the New York rush hour.
Outside heaven nnd the elements and
my cellar Is Lake Champlain, but inside
mere isn't much room to think. As
live and cook here, there mutt ha ristrv.
thing, to keep life, from stove, cooking
uiensus, oianieis, ooxes or rood, cloth
ing and shoes nnd boots. There are
boxes and cans, packets and glasses and
ttoftware ami li.udware all that a man
must have lo live. Then tho flshlna-
tackle, It must be the very best and of
inucn variety, ror the smelt Is as uncer
tain as my lady's temper.
All right! you old timers and you vet'
eian campers have the duffle eaullv i.
Mowed and plenty of room for my bed,
In which I am now wrltlnr ihiu nn,i
lakcH up an end of the cabin at least
two feet and one-half wide. Hut Just
wait one moment while this is all
smelled up wllh flsh. Let me lift un four
uuuii, com i wo leei ny one and
wov-iiMi mm iiiroauce you lo Lak
uiomnain. Underneath nre holes
."ruun miga mcnea or. Jce, holes clrcu
iiiT ft
.Dr. Georae II. liny nnd hla co ugnr, 7 feet
plnckr little mongrel tlmt stuck to the trail.
lar and big enough -to fall through, for
If your flsh hits the edge he Is gone.
I ate supper to-night with a knife nnd
was susplclouslyexpert with it. All the
rest had gone down the holes, forks and
spoons. With all the cusscdnoss of In
animate things they had bounced from
where they belonged and taken a dip.
One was my favorite pocket knife, a sort
of Barlow and Wilson minstrel Joke for
looks, but nlways on edge. I. didn't care
so much for the dishes, as they were
quite untidy somehow. WltK all these
camping tilings I have described nnd
more not worth mentioning, thero is left
for your feet a wide alleyway on cither
side of the flsh holes at least two Inches
wide, and down the centre is a 'grand
promenade of at least four Inches. And
that reminds mo of my friends the
French-Canadian fishermen.
00 Feet of Water for a Chaser.
When they want anything In the other
side of tho shanty they walk straight
across without looking down. I believe
the light stepped men could dance the
latest In my cabin without getting wet
or spilling my last eating knife. If I
Vven try not to watch my btcp I will
stumble. If you stumble you go in a
hole and If you don't stumble you go in
hole, with ninety feet of water for a
chaser. ,
Discomfort unsneakablo. misery awful.
cold intense, frozen to death, but
consider the smelt, that runs from six
Inches to more than a pound. See that
line and hook and sinker aro perfectly
correct, and then cut a bait precisely to i
your tidbit's liking. For I can catch a
dozen wary trout to half that number of
GRAY FISH PRODLJCTS j
CUT THE HIGH COST
Smoked Fish Available to
Consumer During 1917
Variously Prepared.
Washington, Feb. 10. A pamphlet
on the crayfish, recently issued by the
Bureau of Fisheries, says that the hide
s sometimes Used for polishing Ane
metal,' Ivory and wooden articles and
gives promise of producing a leather
suitable for the production of small
novelties."
1 The liver Is valuable for Its oil, whlcV
is in demand in, the arts, particularly
for'dresslng leather, and is said to have
medicinal qualities not inferior to those
obtained, from tho cod.
aiiu ciBS, which us nus oeen sum aro
(latched within the body of the mother,
are' as large as the yolks of hen's eggs.
and amarket has been found for then
also In the leather trade.
All of1 these usea are Important In
themselves, but particularly because the
utilization of these by-firoducta makes
It 'possible to can, the flsh as food at an
attractively low price.
The Bureau of Fisheries says: "a ray-
fish Is excellent eaten fresh and a, mar
ket for It In that state has been de
veloped by the bureau In New Tork city
In connection with the tllefieh fishery,
but' It Is as a preserved product that It
will And Its largest use. It can be pre
pared In a number of ways salted nnd
dried like cod, smoked and canned In a
variety of styles. Tho smoked fsh Is
excelled by few If any products of sim
ilar nature and It is probable that -It
will be available to the consumer dur
ing -1917. ...
'At present the flsh Is obtainable
canned plain like salmon and a can con
taining fourteen ounces of solid meat its
purchasable for-about ten cents, making
It one of tho lowest priced fishery, prod
ucts on. tho market.
'It muBt not be Inferred from this,
however, that It is a low grade com
modity, for It Is rich, wholesome and'
generally excellent end the variety of
ways In which It may be served will
make It nn Important addition to tlx;
country' diet.
"It has been used as a ftesli food on
the "snores of the Mediterranean from
time Immemorial and of late It has come
Into consumption In the countries of
Northern Europe The officials of tho
Bureau of Fltlicrles have been testing It
and having others pass on It for years,
and some of them are now using It In
their own households."
Food (or Lost Haulers.
ICucanaba. Mich., Feb. 10. The North
ern Forests Protective Association has
placed In hunting camps throughout the
upper peninsula emergency food boxes
for lost hunters.
11,000 for Bobcat Bounties.
Auovita, Me., Feb. 10. Hurry B.
Austin, chairman of tho Inland Fisheries
and (Same Commission, has asked for
4,00('to pay 'for bobcat bounties for
1310-UiB ana ii.ooo for 11-17. v
Inche,
the-
Lake Champlalns. Then you get him,
for when they bite .they bite, and they
fight every Inch up, shaking their heads
as never a bulldog worried a rat, in try
ing to freo your very light tackle. All
right, you have htm, an elegant line of
shimmering silver life. Then fry him
quickly, in bacon fat and hand me your
thanks in the way of a testimonial. And
make that testimonial In the ehapo of a
New York restaurant where they can
really fry flsh.
Brockney just breaks In to tell mo he
Is going to flsh for ling to-night No, I
will not flsh for ling, but If ho will save
me the livers of his fresh water bottom
flsh I will glvo him a dinner not to be
forgotten.
Very well, ho said. In the French
American I have not tried to Imitate in
print, havo I tho flllln's of a pipe? I
have, for this Napoleon is author of a
saying not to be forgotten:
"What'a tho use of chewing tobacco,
when you throw away the spit?"
Forty below and toward the centre of
the' lake an ice crack opens suddenly.
Ice Is making. It Is much like an earth
quake, shifting your house a foot one
way and snapping It back the other.
Things fall on me and I move back and
across the cabin, restoring them to where
they won't stay put, and my walk Is like
stepping stones over a brook. Most of
the dry goods" that hit me on the head
aro boxes intended for my smelt loving
friends in the city.
Some day I am going to walk right
straight across that Ashing shanty. Just
like the Frcnchmen'do.
Then I will join the spoons.
$125,000 TO DESTROY
PREDATORY ANIMALS
Uncle Sam Employs Hunters
to Kill Wolves, Mountain
Lions and Coyotes.
"What Is Uncle Sam doing for. preda
tory animal control?" writes "Gunner"
of Newton, N. J., to The Isun.
On July 1, 1915, an appropriation of
$125,000 became available for uija on
national forests and the. publlo domain
for destroying wolves, coyotes and other
predatory animals, i .
Immediate 'steps were taken to organ
ize the work on a permanent .basis and
eight districts were established: (1)
Arizona and Now Mexico, (2) California
and Nevada, (3) Oregon and Washing
ton. (4) Colorado, (C) Idaho, (C) Mon
tana, (7) Utah and (8) Wyoming.
An Inspector was placed In charge of
each district and an inspector at large
has supervision of all flold work. Hunt
ers are employed who devoto their en
tiro time to tho worli They are not per
mitted -to receive bounties from any
source, and the skins of all fur bearing
animals taken by them become, tho prop
erty of the Government. A considerable
number of skins secured were retained
for museum specimens, , tho remainder
being sold and the proceeds turned Into
the Treasury. ,
Three methods of destroying preda
tory animals havo been adopted shoot
ing, trapping and poisoning.. By the last
method the bodies of 'the animals usually
ar 'not recovered, but tho 'results accom
plished have been very satisfactory.
"During.' the, year . 4 2 4 ..wolves, . 9 .moun
tain Hops, 11,890 coyotes, 1,564 bobcats
and 2.0 s G miscellaneous . wild animals
were destroyed. This Includes those de
stroyed under 'the, project for the sup
pression oiTumes among wua animals,
an . appropriation for which became
available, aiarcn 4, .-116. It does
not, however, take Into consideration
animals pplsoned unless the bodies were
recovered. . , ,
Demonstrations and experiments also
were carried on in localities other than
on national forests and' publlo lands
where .predatory animals are' causing
great losses of live stock. Tho capture
of wild Animals in such localities Is at
tended with- much difllculty, as they be
come wary when constantly hunted.
PUh Hatch Eggi In Slonths.
Two species of the salt water catflshea
found on the New York coast, the sraff-
topgall catfish and the sea catfish, care
for their eggs In a peculiar manner.
After the eggs ore deposited the male
flsh carries the eggs In 'Its mouth until
the flsh are hatched,
Good News for Maine Hnntero.
Auousta, Me., Feb, 10. B. F, Spencer,
game warden, whose territory Is In the
Seven Islands region, writes to the In
land Fisheries and Gamo Commission
tnat "caribou sun noicl their own,"
Aorth America Itlch In Flsh.
In North America alone there a:
12,000 kinds of flsh.
U Incite, and
nsn
-nW4. IBsBsBsV IsBsBisBsBsBsBsBsBsBsH
Ninety ponnd blur-tin tuna taken
br Fred K. Bnrnham off Moloklnl
Island.
CAT, NEXT TO MAN, .
DESTROYER OF BIRDS
Movement to License Enemy
of Grouse, Pheasant, Quail
and Woodcock.
Albant, Feb. 10. That cats are a
menace to the nation's birds has been
proved so many times over by ornithol
ogists that tho bill to license these ani
mals should havo great weight with leg
islators. What sportsmen hope to do
Is to license the domestic cat nnd by that
means kill off the rovers, the "barrel"
cats and those that hunt birds. Those
Interested feel that no one will object
to a 25 cent llcenso as a means of pro
tection. C. If. Wilson, who has taken up the
flght against the cat Inaugurated by the
New York Stato Forest, Fish and Game
league, says: "Thero can bo no argu
ment that tho rat, next to man. Is the
greatest enemy to bird life. To give em
phasis to all that has been said touching
the' question of tho protection of birds
from cats, hero It nn analysis made of
Dr. Forbushs report, which comprises
1,268 individual reports naming 107
species of birds killed by cats. A few
of,the most Important species are as fol
lows :
Hilled
Cats
Killed
by
Bird. Cats.
Baltimore oriole.... II
Meadow lark IS
llluejay CO
Humminff bird 10
Nlrbthawk 3
Northern flicker.... :i
Woodpeckers U
Ruffed rroute ii
HlnenecKed pheas-
I mil 11
Bobwhit 41
DIM.
Bluebird
Robin .,
... TC
... S7!i
Thruih
... n
Swallow U
Groirbeahs 10
Warbln- si1
Chimidres :i
Houm wren It
uatblrd I
Vireo 11
Spitrow 157
Goldfinch 11
Woodroelc 11
Not Ineludlnr Enslltli marrow,
"All of these birds and many others
spoken of are friends of tho farmer.
consuming quantities of Insect pests and
noxious weed seeds. Owners of cats have
rights,, of course. So do neighbors who
lovo the birds. The owner of the cat
that kills birds and who balks his neigh
bor who Is striving to conserve bird life
places himself In an untenable position.
lie nas no more right to keep a bird
killing cat than to keep a savage dog,
each to go abroad a menace to the
neighbor, himself and his birds.
"Of tho many report received con
cerning efforts made to license tho cat,
one of the most striking comes from the
Ttockaway Bird Club, Far nockaway.
Li. I., 'it is sare to say.' writes M as
Margaret S. Qree.n, secretary, 'that doz
ens anu pernaps Hundreds of cats are
left 'to starve nnd prey unon our native
birds when their careless or cruel own
ers remove from our locality In the
fall.' "
Heath Hen (or Isonr Island.
Midolb Islanp, ti. I., Feb. 10. Twenty-one
heath hens, the s:lft of Mmm.
vhusetts, have been liberated here at
me oiaie game rarm. The birds com
from Martha's Vineyard reservation.
Why Kenan Fled.
.Within t a padded cell he wrings his
hands.
All reason from his hapless "brain has
flown.
"Now clutching t.t Imaginary strands;
Anon ne stoops as ir to mng a stone.
A bit of string snarled In a fearsome
knot
His trembling Angers feverishly pick.
Then squatting at the bottom of his cot
Waves through the air a bamboo
walking stick.
The wlille he moans In weariness and
woe,
The keeper to the visitor replies:
"Ah, no, It was not drink that made him
BO,
Nor unrequited love, as you surmise.
A moral man of means, he kept all laws'.
For nothing In this world he Oiad to
wlah.
The reason he Is here Is just because
He tried to teaoN a woman. how to
nsn." horman Jirmui,
(Above) Jamn W. Jnmp of I.
and Fred K. Bnrnhnm of Martinez, Cnl., with a day's catch of yellow
lln tnna (welaht 47 to llii ponndu) tnkrii off Moloklnl Island,
(Belovr) "Kalialn" taken by Pct-r MrI.ean off Kallhl. Oahn.
Wright of Bh, 40 3-4 vonndi) rod, 10 ounces time of play. 38
mlnatrs.
TOMMY RINGS BELL
WHEN FUN IS OVER
! Little Fish That. Gives Satis
faction to 'New Yorkers
"Biting Now.
Clty boys, no matter how cold tho
weather, who have a lovo of angling
can bo teen any day lined up on North
River and other piers fishing. At night
their places nro taken by men who arc
true to their first love, angling.
Despite the fact that tho usual re
sults are small, the catching of tomcods
and eels gives as inucn satisfaction ai If
the species wero high on tho list of
game. Others may llsh fur the tarpon
In Florida or tho Gulf waters, In Cata
l!na for the tuna, on tho Jersey roast for
the striped bass, but no anglers nro
moro enthusiastic and dogged In pur
suing tho little tomcod of tho rivers and
bays than the boys and men of New
York, to whom tho words "tommies aro
bltln give a thrill of pleasure.
The .tomcod Is ono of the permanent
residents of Now York, and tho New
Yorker does not havo to go In search of
tho flsh: they come right up to tho front
and back and side doors and ring tho
Den to come In.
It. Is an Interesting sight to see hun
dreds of fishermen waiting for a blto
lined up alongside the strlngplcco of a
pier, their lines held In placo by a wire
attached to which Is a bell, and the
tug fit the lino rings tho bell. Indicating
mat the nsn has had enough fun and Is
ready to be taken up.
U. S. ANGLERS IN HAWAII.
More There This Season Than
In
Any Former Vrar,
Honolulu, Feb. C. Every ship from
the American Pacific coatt Is bringing
American anglers eager to try for tho
wonderful array of game fishes that can
be taken from January 1 to Decembor
31., The winter season, however, la the
tltnn thf, tourist nrrlv nml mn,a annUra
havn rnmn to Uiin-nit ihi nnn ir,
any pasU
Tho Hawaiian waters' are the home of
leaping tuna, long An tuna, yellow fin
tuna, swordfish, oceanic bonlto, Cali
fornia bonlto, albacore, dolphin, tarpon,
ono, ulun, barracuda, frlgato mackerel,
black sea bass and any number of com
mon Ashes from tho little mullet to tho
needlo Asli, reaching a length of 3 , feet.
Dock Law Changes.
Albant Feb. 10. A bill now before
the Legislature takes out the restriction
that "ftockB'of ducks shall not be pur
sued In fresh water so ns to drive them
away rrom any ne gnoornood. The
same bill permits the use of a blind or
floating device when within fifty feet
from shore.
Pickerel lee FUhlna- On,
Pickerel fishing through the Ice l now
on In New York, Maine, New Hampshire
(in certain waters), Vermont. Massa
chusetts,. Rhode Island and Connecticut,
Smelt fishing Is also giving pleasure to
winter anglers.
Nevr Names for Svrordflshes,
Avalon, Cal., Feb. 10. Because of the
differences In the Atlantic and Pacific
swordflshes a writer on gamo Ashes hero
Is advocating calling the marlln "Califor
nia swordfish" and the brpadblll "Paclflo
swordAsh."
Hiait WATER FOB LOCAL ANOLER8
Hahdy nook Princes! Jamaica Ray Oovernom
(The HoraMhoe) Hay (Canar.tol Inland
Date. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M.
February 11 .,10:0-J 1U::11 10.117 10:3(1 10:47 11.111 10.ni in.:i:i
February 12.. 10-M Hill 10;4:i 11:10 11:2.1 !!:!,(. 1(1:42 ji:IU
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February 14.
12:ln
February lfi..,12:r.7
February 10,,, 2:0ft
February 17,,, 3:11
February IB.,, 4:23
1:2:1
2:80
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1 :t)2 1 :2ii
2:10 3:44
8:20 a:R8
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1:43
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on Angeles, 11. I,. .Morris of Denver
ANGLER RELEASED
: BIG TARPON CATCH
How Crowninshicld's 23 Sil
ver Kings Wero Taken at
Boca Grande Tass.
, Concerning the world's record tanwn
! catch, mentioned in Tub Sl'K of last
.Sunday, which was criticised later In the
week by "Strike" of N'ewtonvllle, Mass.,
Joseph W. Stray of SI Broadway, Brook
lyn, who was present on June 9 last year
when 15. W. Crowinshlcld made his fa
mous catch In Boca Grande raw from
sunrise to sunset of twenty-six tarpon,
writes under yesterday's date as fol
lows :
" 'Strlko' docs an Injustice to B. W.
Crowinshleld of Boston. On June 9,
1916. Ashing In Boca Grande Pass,
Florida, between sunrlso and Bunset, Mr.
Crowinshleld did take twenty-five tarpon.
I fished In Boca Grande the same day
and I taw at least a dozen of these flsh
taken. The weights of the Ash taken by
Mr. Crowinshleld are given officially in
the "Itcd Book," published by the Izaak
J Walton Club of Useppa Island, as fol
i lows:
POUNDS.
110 1M 96 100 102 IIS 100 140
W 115 IS 1M 11 1 lt.1 IS M W
0 M "i SO 75 SO TS M
"Mr. Crowinshleld Is a strong, vigorous
man In tho prime of life. Ho used a six
teen ounce split bambino tip and a thirty
thread lino, und when tarpon aro bit-
Ing like cattish the number of Abh a man
! may tako with this sort of tackle Is
j limited only by tho physical strength of
tho angler.
I "Many anglers of tho Izaak Walton
I Club do not uio such tackle and some
! even speak of It as being a 'polo axe' or
1 Mjughter liuusn' rig, but In Justice to
Mr. Crowinshleld It should bo Remem
bered that nono of his Ash was killed,
all being released uninjured, nono being
Kaffed. Ninety per cent, of all tarpon
hooked by members of the Izaak W altnn
' Club nro hn released
i "The Ash mo reeled up to the .boat, the
1 "'"" .u. . uuruims nma
hook In tho Jaw, tho length uf the Ash
Is tnken, the hook Is then removed and
tho tarpon snlms off, tired to tho point
of exhaustion, but uninjured. Tho weight
of flsh so released Is ascertained by two
ruled, each of which glvo approximately
correct weights. One rule Is u talte
the cuho of the length and divide It by
two; the othef Is to multiply the square
of the girth In Inches by the length In
Inches, and dlvldo the result by S00,
"After May 15 It Is almokt Impossible
for 'any ono to flsh' for tarpon In Boca
Grando Pass and fall to get moro than
ono In u day's flehlng. At this time uf
the year they nro so numerous and strike
so freely that I do not Ash with crab or
i cut bait, but I Alo tho barb from a No.
1 7 Wilson spoon nnd then troll all day
long and get glorious sport from Jumping
sometimes as many us fifty In ten to
twelve hours.
"Sometimes I succeed In bringing a
flsh alongside tho boat, and then I feel
proud Indeed, for that is qulto a feat, and
Is only possible when a strictly taut line
has been held from start to flnlsh.
Even an Inch of slack will permit the
tarpon to shako looso and the guide must
be expert nnd keep the flsh behind the
boat at all times. I intend to spend a
month at Useppa Island this spring and
may remain until the hotel closes, but I
never try for records. I am not a
'mug hunter.' "
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By JUI.TU9 W. MUI.MSR.
St. PrrERSBcr.o, Fla.,' Feb. 10. Dr.
George H. Day of Louisville, Ky., and
Capt William Neal, business manager
of the Pittsburg Baseball Club, have Just
returned to St. Petersburg after aTlunt
which produced a magnificent Trophy a
beast so raro that It had been thought
long extinct In this part of tho United
States. Tho kill was nothing less than
a genuine cougar, the American panther
known of old as "painter" In the Adl-
ondacks nnd known ns "mountain lion"
In tho West, where It still exists.
Guides and old Florida hunters say
that no such beast has been killed In
this Stnto In about thirty-five years.
The ery name "panther" had been al
most forgotten, and when Dr. Day and
his guide returned to camp ono evening
. nilU IVI'UIICU Wltb ItlCJ. liUU .UltllU
I Bnnnw nl n Vah a. o-l.lnl. ,1.1. C 1 1 1 l VH.
suro was that of a panther, they were
greeted with laughter. However, they
followed tho trail at dawn next morn
ing and after a long hunt succeeded in
finding and killing tho beast.
Dr. Day Is a member of the Juniper
Hunting Club, which has a hunting pre-'
servo of 19,000 acres on Lake George,
forty miles from Ocala. Tho member
ship is composed largely of Kcntucklans,
among them being cx-I.leut.-Oov. Cox
of the State and Judgo Gregory of Louis
ville, both of whom were at the club
when the panther was brought In.
1'annd on Annual Ilant.
Tho club was holding Its annual hunt.
A fair number of deer had already been
brought In. nnd ono member had found
n black bear, but had failed to hit htm.
Dr. Day, with ono of the oldest guides,
was hunting deer when suddenly they
came to a bare, sandy placo and there
found huge Imprints of a padded foot
1 such as could not havo been mado by
even the biggest lynx an animal still
plentiful In that part of Florida.
Tho guide was old enough to retnem
Ler panther days, and he Insisted at once
that the spoor was that of no beast ex
cept a panther. It was followed for
some time, but darkness set In and made
It ImpiAslblo to continue. Karly next
day they et out again, with all tho dogs
that they could gather on short notice.
Oue by ono the brutes trailed off on deer
or bear scent, until only ono very small
cross-bred pointer bitch remained. She
hung to tho trail and was Invaluable for
finding It when it led through places
whero footprints left no impressions.
Mongrel Bar Beast Placidly.
When the hunters came on tho remains
of a razor back hog they pushed on with
confidence, for tho signs showed that tho
animal had eaten heavily and would
i thereforo bo likely to move only slowly.
Arter a long, hard trail they sighted
the tawny body gliding Into a thicket of
pines. Tho guide made a snap shot,
sending two barrels of buckshot Into the
game's direction but falling to reach it.
The little mongrel rushed In and bayed
tho beast plucklly. Tho panther stole
away and disappeared. Following the
cog as quickly as they could fight their
way through the brush and jungle, tie
hunters reached a great thicket of scrub
Just In time to seo tho bravo little mon
grel rush at t-omethlng. A yelp followed
and they saw tho dog with a bleeding
nose. It had been clawed by the pan
ther. Dr. Day advanced. Almost Instantly
tho animal emerged from his cover and
came toward him, preparing to attack.
Before It could spring he sent a rifle
ball Into Its head, hitting It squarely
between the eyes and knocking it over
with the one shot.
The brute died almost at tho hunter's
feet. It proved to be a truo cougar.
Reference to the photograph will con
vlnco even the most Incredulous natu
ralist. By looking at the tip of the tall
(Just at Dr. Day's cap) tho characteris
tic black lion tip will be seen.
Panther T Feet O Inches I.oni,
The panther or cougar was 7 feet 6
Inches long from tho tip of the nose to
the tip of the tall. It was carried back
to the camp and thence taken to Ocala,
where it was photographed and skinned.
Nono of tho sportsmen or professional
hunters who sawJt can account for Its
presence In the region where it was
killed. Although the country Is ex
ceedingly wild, being rich in wild tur
key, black bear and lynx (known as
"cats" here). It Is considered most un
likely that the cougar could have been
born there and grown to full size with
out having betrayed Its presence long
ogo.
The possibility that It might havo es
caped from a travelling rnenacerie has
I ,)e(n discussed, but nobody can remem-
ui-i iiuu u rrv.-uru oi sucn an occur
rence. The hunters best acquainted
with Florida game believe that the beast
made Its way from the Kverglndes, and
they say that a nocturnal animal such
as this, travelling swiftly as the panther
is Known 10 move m tno west, would
find at least some continuous cover all
the way.
Bis; Hunting; Army In Man.
Massachusetts Issued 67,000 licenses at
$1 each last year to residents who wished
to hunt. Connecticut a total was 26.000.
llnrklnar Back to Nature.
When you're feeling sort o' blue.
And you don't know what to do,
'Cause everything Is going 'gainst the
grain.
Just close up shop e.nd hike.
To the rolling hills you like.
Where the brook winds the valley like
a wooded country lane.
v.,.,. m4nd vnnr mil anil rool
L?E hh.n,tJZ flti'Inrl,
But start I The good Lord will provide.
Simply cut an alder pole
From the clump that shades the hole
Below the fallen log, where the Dolly
Vardens hide.
Take along some cotton twine,
It will answer for a line.
It has been the bnrefoot's oiled silk
many a day ;
And a penny Limerick hook
Wilt take tho best trout In the brook,
When your wiggling angleworm comes
floating down his way.
You are bound to get a rise,
As a trout of any elzo
Will think of Nature first, as you have
done ;
With birch stringer weighted down,
You can hike It back to town.
Forgetting all the troubles, for you've
had a lot of fun.
Just hit the purling brook,
And the emerald shaded nook,
Let your angle strjko the foam where
the leaping waters fall.
You will never rue the day
The wild called you away,
For getting back to Nature Is the beat
eat thing of all.
Stu
Br SWITCH CASTl.lt.
No less an authority that Sten.m IM.
ward White has stated that the awraS
out of doors man Ibecomcs uncun a-iy
In February, and Instinctively turns fur
temporary relief to tho Implements of h:i
favorite sport. Almost to a nun tin
writers who Instruct and adUo u
through tho pages of the hunting and
fishing magazines Insist that every or
thodox angler shall devoto the greatar
fart' of tho winter to overhauling his
equipment
I may not bo orthodox : I know I havt
much of angling lore to learn ; but I alo
work that 1 may Ash, and on the eve of
opening day my tackle Is usually In tin
same stato that it was when put away,
Then for two or three evenings the houn
Is, upset, the dogs eyo me askance ar.l
friend wife Is sorely tried. I finally d
part with tho vital things accompllsbtj,
but with much undone that, Ac.
Varnlohlnsr Ilod Simple.
In ono respect at least it pays to U
methodical and forehanded. I shall nev.r
forget the ono and only time I tried to
varnish a rod at short notice. Since thtn
this important task has been successfully
performed at least two months befor'i
opening day. In case some of your read,
era have not tried to doctor their on
rods, I should llko to say that tho opera
tion Is really very simple, all eminent
magaztno authorities to the contra ry not.
withstanding.
Tho man who likes to work durlns the
winter months is given tho chante. to
mako his ten dollar rod look like th e
pensive, made to order article. The b..i..
and tho magazines will tell you tn Mf,.,'
the ivarnlsh on. Forget It. l o ,.
varnlnh on tho brush as possible . in
work It out until tho brush Mldes off i i
rod. When tho Arst coat Is HiWif.i
rod will bo covered with bnih n.
Put the rod away for a week, v
you take it out again those mark
have disappeared. Three coats ai r up. , -sary
four or Avo nro better if the
been well brushed out. polish u , ,
rag, powdered stonn nnd mt I l ...
a little stone, lots of oil, and n.l t m
blng you havo patience to glxc lie
bcr tho success of the operatiw i.
on allowing each coat of Mir. si ' ,r
thoroughly.
Hon- to Trent 1'Ilra.
Whllo waiting for the urulsli dry
tho methodical man would n.itiir.iMr
look over his stock of files, dli-ranl it
tho damaged ones. Those that are oi lv
mussed can be doctored with steam. I'tit
a cork with a small hole through It tn
tho spout of a tea kettlo or hold the
fly over the vent In your radiator Make
a bodkin by sticking a needlo In a small
piece of wood. With the needlo point
stroko up tho wings and hackles. If the
fly Is badly stuck together It can it
washed In tepid suds, stick tho files in
a strip of cork or soft wood until dry,
then put them away in moth balls or to
bacco. )
Soak the old leaders nnd trft them
while wet. If you aro a fly fl.h-rnin
.buy somo lengths of gut of the
size as tho end of the leader, and tie i
strand to each. Leaders lengthened in
this way last much longer. Break? oo
cur most often near the end, and mmi
will loso only tho piece you tied on. Tbts
la particularly true of tapered leader-
What to Do With Worn Mne.
Clean and oil tho reel, even If " m'v
cost a dollar. Rub the lines with i v
nine crude oil, and If badly win n
some of the preparations for refine
enamelled lines. If possible get a 1
trunk or a largo box nnd keep ecr' . ;
together.
Then, brethren, when the tomt ' "
in mo willows and tho voice
Klaxon horn Is heard In tho l.i
f
can repair to your favorite t-tna
that peace and tranquillity of mln
has been our hcrttagn sine- the t
Walton.
Perhaps while resting beside the
you may eco a tall cuss, m !az.
switch casts rather than 1'ft 'i
of tho water. If you shouM "
person be kind to him lu's !..
THREE DEER WITH ONE SHOT
Record .Miwlc In l:io l?
Whom Conrt Kiruinl.
John Carleton of Newark, N J
to Ttie Su.v as follows "I '
told that In two Instances In Mi ct r
Ing the last hunting season w
wero killed with ono shot. Has -uo-
record been surpassed?"
Yes, threo deer 1:111ml with w
Is recorded In the report of ttie M
chusetts Flsh and Cume rominl"-" '
1912-13-14. which reads as foil .
"About tho year 1S30 John I n.
Plymouth killed threo deer it '
In that town. Jt was In a tu !.
son In a ryo fleld. It was nit ' -ei-son
by law to kill deer. The : ( "
Court, then In session In that to . ei
cused tho man on tho s-pot. be tig ''
protection of his standing grain."
BIRD LOVERS' AID ASKED.
Aodnhon Societies l'rar Cnnfrrria
to Tass Migratory Art,
T. Gilbert PearMin. e. ivtarv ' "
National Association of Audutx 1
cletlcs, 1974 Broadway, Is atkh'S a
lovers of birds to write to Sen.nirs n
Representatives urging the
tho Hitchcock-Flood bill, known as
migratory bird treaty act. Tho 01
of tho proposed legislation Is to e
power and force lo the migrator 1 m
. .... .1 . . vn.iflA.i 1 ,
. "'.' nmicu ui'iwrcil uus i-uui'"
I CunaJa " December . 19K
Itabblt Open Srniiini.
Rabbit shooting Is permitted t r n"
out February In Now Hampshire r
mont nnd Massachusetts, and In M tit
until tho end of March.
Frarlug'a 1'lnli IJIirnrj.
PilOVIDnNCT, It. I l'V. H -D.il
Fearing has a library on flsli cor
of moro than 20,000 volumes
'f
More Time for Pike Prrch.
Albant, Feb. 10.A bill before tS
Legislature adds another month o thf
open season for plko porrli.
Hawk Bounty In MImoiii-1
St. Louis, Mo., l.'eb. 10 M
legislators are discussing a boun'S" 0,1
hawks.
BOD AND (1CN.
JOIN A HUNTING tt FISHING CLUB
one iiovii rnoM m:w inti in
An old mttibllilu'd club n
bunlneri men, hiivlni: 11 iil e uni
surrounding 011 llreit Sunt
admit a few new mtmberi of
kind of sportsmen, ro-nperat-tlcally
Inaipenalve. rnrllculuri
cation. W, K. DUltCllN, I'eltmm
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