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THE SUN, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1918.
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Jersey Season
HO FISH ACT ALIKE
IN TAKING HOOK
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Stirf Fishers Sociable and Pic
turesquo Group of Snlt
Water Anglers.
CQAST MEN COURTEOUS
nr ALEX.vxnnii stoddaiit.
Tl) channel bass will pick up his bait,
carry It a distance, drop It, pick It up
again and then go off with It on a run,
as Is tho usual habit with this fish.
Probably there Is no moment In tho
Ufa of the angler that means so much
us when a flsh In fooling around the
bait' All flsh do It differently. Some
times the same spectra will not net In
the same way. The wcakllsh often1 hits
the; bait hard; at other ttm6s It nibbles.
The blueflsh strikes the bait hard and
you have to keep him going' from tho
moment he strikes, but If you used the
same tactics with tho sallflsh you would
never be eligible for membership In the
6allflsh Club.
The salinsh when It strikes lilts the
bait a bane and Its Instinct tells It
that it has stunnod Us prey If It does
tiot move. Then It calmly' picks It up
andprocecds to devour U. If tho
-angler's bait for the sallflsh Is moved
after It Is struck there Is no hope of
catching that fish.
In surf Ashing there Is much uncer
tainty, and that Is why anglers like Dr.
'J. (W. Droogah carry an elaborate out
fit to the beach. Let big -sharks ap
pear, which promise excitement, and Dr.
Drbogan changes hooks In a moment.
Let blueflsh jump or the gulls dart
nfter the food the blueflsh have cut
and slashed, and the angler from West
chester will have a supply of Belmar
squids to give to all his party. Let an
angler break a suspender button pulling
In a big flsh and Dr. Droogan's kit will
bo-sure to contain a bachelor button that
can be slipped on Instantly.
Const Gnanl Men Unafraid.
In these days on the beaches one meets
with men of the United States Coast
Guard much more frequently than In any
other year. Sometimes they are accom
panted by navy men, whom they are
breaking In, for the United States Coast
Guard Is now under the supervision of the
Secretary of tho Navy.
Tho navy men are spick and span In
their uniforms of blue. The const guards,
much of their work being performed on
the vfater, wear khaki, wjilch suffers the
wear and tear much better, but is not so
.presentable. But no one can do rough
work and be out In storm and sunshine
and wear flno clothes. The coast guard
men take a pride In their work of
patrolling the waters for submarines and
spies and those who may try to commu
nicate with undersea boats or bring
fresh provisions or fuel to them.
The coast guarrd Is mostly recruited
from neighboring districts, so that as a
rule the men are familiar with life on
the ocean. They patrol these lonely
beaches throughout the night, always on
the alert for a signal at sea or on land.
Neither tides, winds, ground swells,
squalls nor storms deter them from their
patrol work. Sometimes all night storms
sweep these beaches, but the clock Is
punched regularly, and for miles there Is
no such thing as shelter. They are men
unafraid.
So far reaching Is the Interest In the
man In the service that the Influence of
the Red Crow Is now felt among mem
bers of the coast guard. The local Red
Ccpjs makes sweaters for the men, nnd
nothing Is more appreciated on windy
and cold nights than these sweaters,
which keep the animal heat In and aid
much In making men comfortable when
tho mercury Is below freezing.
Confusion Itcsrnrdlnjr Lights.
Curious as It may sound, many of
the young navy men put nt patrolling
at first became frightened nt their own
shadows or of Inanimate things. Some
times on their night patrols they get
lost. Coming from the city, their eyes
nre not used to darkness, nnd tho coast
patrol men have had to caution them
not to shoot when men suddenly appear,
as sometimes happens.
One of the coast guards told a group
of fishermen with a good deal of serious
ness that when he sees one of these men
In the distance he either whistles or
ehouts to him that the navy man may
not be taken unaware of tho -presence of
thn other and make a target of him.
The coast guard has been lenient
with surf fishermen except In isolated
cases where young odlccrs have thought
they detected signalling when a fisherman
may have pulled out a, flashlight nt
night to adjust the halt or to take the
hook out of the mouth of a firth. On
the other hand careful anglers hao
gone so far In their desire not to be
' mistaken for spies that they have writ
ten commanding ofllcers that they
would be on the beach on a certain
night.
Much confusion occurs on Long Island
concerning the use of lights on the
beach. While one group of anglers on
a Long Island bench were told not to
use. the flashlight but to burn a steady
light, the next time they used n steady
light or lantern the ofllcer In charge
said no lights of any kind were permitted
on flie beach, took their names and told
the men they would hear "from Wash
ington." The coast guards as a usual thing,
however, are men of common 'sense and
able to size up the object of men on
the'beaches. Some of the guards, prob
ably, because n cup of hot coffee has
tasted good or the angler has given
tha evening's catch for salting down
purposes, have gone so far as to bring
over to an nngler'a camp half n bushel
or delirious oysters as a mark of ap
preciation, Courtesies between guards
and anglers nre common on the beaches.
Surf AnKlers Plctureaqne.
Now that the waste of food has been
tr. Impressed upon people surf fishermen
me going out of their way to distribute
their catches among people who will
make uso of the flsh, or else they mlt
down the flsh for winter use. Albert G.
Clones of Brooklyn during a stay In late
September at New Inlet saw to It that
not a flsh was wasted. After tho life
guards had been supplied early on tho
trip the weakfloh and lluko of tho last
days were' cleaned nnd the fWi saltod
down In a butter tub. When lie arrived
at his Urooklyn home ho had 150 pounds
of ueaktlsh for winter use that will re
call Ills j It-Meant fishing trip.
Surf llnhermcn aro a picturesque lot
borne flsh in oilskins, some In khaki,
others wear trapshootors' coats, strll
othern Just their old clothes and rubber
boots that come to tho hips.
A few flsh nlone, hut ax a usual thing
they aro 'outid In groups discussing flsh
Itig conditions, best balm, tides, hooks
and the tike, and aro happy In their en
vironment of simple pleasures under nn
ever thaw.lng sky and sen.
And alivays they aro on the alert for
the bite that may prove to bo tho big
flsh ( f the scasoi.
Where the Deer Season Opens,
The deer season opens to-day In Mich
igan, to-morrow In Vermont, Arkansas
and Minnesota and Friday In Mississippi,
Other opening dates are November 21
Wisconsin and December 2 Pcnnsyl
MnUjand Massachusetts.
for Rabbit, Squirrel Grouse and Hungarian
FEWER GAME LAWS; ,
i if Ann TinnmnYimTAvr
.ifluimriiurjiuiwfl
Bccord of States Holding
Legislative Sessions Show
Progress.
AID FOlt BUFFED GHOUSE
Waiiunotok, D. C, Nov. 9. George
A. Lawyer and Frank L. Earnshaw hive
finished their compilation of game laws
for 191S for the Biological Survey of tho
Department of Agriculture. Their review
of game legislation In 1918 shows:
Fewer game laws were enacted In
1918 than In any yeir since 1900 about
fifty laws having been passed. Eleven
States and all the provinces of Canada
held regular legislative sessions. These
States Included Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Mississippi, New' Jersey. Now York,
Rhode Island, South Carolina and Vir
ginia. In Georgia, Kentucky and Missis
sippi no game Iczislatton was enacted.
In some Btites unsuccessful efforts
were made to repeal or modify existing
protective laws for the duration of the
war, and while the laws were slightly
relaxed In a few Instances, the seasons
as a rule' were left unchanged or were
shortened to give better protection to
game that has become gjgatly reduced
in abundance.
The United States Food Administra
tion, after carefully considering recom
mendations received by It on this sub
ject, reached the conclusion that the
maximum supply of food can best be ob
tained by constantly Increasing the
breeding reserve of game under present
laws and even more progressive laws
directed toward that end.
More Protection for Dig Game.
Existing laws for the protection of big
game were continued in all the States.
In Nova Scotia the close season on moose
and deer expiring In 1918 was continued
Indefinitely on Cape Breton Island and
on .caribou and cow moose throughout
tho" province. Ontario lengthened the
open season ten days on moose and cari
bou by opening It October 1 Instead of
October 10, and Increased tho limit on
deer from one to two for a resident of
the province. New Brunswick placed a
close season on caribou until .1921 and
prohibited the sale of deer and moose.
Full protection wis given buffalo, elk or
wapiti, and musk ox in the Northwest
territories; and while the open season
was shortened two weeks on caribou and
sheep It was extended two weeks on
deer, moose ;and goats.
Close Season on Game Bird..
Owing to the great scarcity of ruffed
grouse, now seriously threatened with
extinction, efforts are being made in a
number of States to close the season on
this species for a term of years. Upon
petition the game commissioners of Mich
igan and Pennsylvania have closed tne
season by regulation, and In New York
the season was shortened to ono month.
Ontario extended tho close season on
ruffed grouse until 182V, and Nova Scotia
extended it on ruffed grouse nnd birch
partridge until 1922. Alberta opened the
season on grouse and Hungarian part
ridge, but confined the shooting season to
the month of October. Grouse are pro
tected In New Brunwlck until 1921.
The close season has been extended on
wood duck In New Jersey to October 1,
1921 ; Indefinitely on Bwans, wood duck
and elder ducks In Ontario and Nova
Scotia, and on elder ducks In Quebec.
Migratory Birds Legislation.
On July 3, 1918, a law was enacted by
Congress to give effect to the migratory
bird treaty. Upon Its passage regula
tions were prepared and adopted by the
Secretary of Agriculture, nnd on July 31
were proclaimed by tho President
These regulations fix the open seasons
on migratory game birds, prescribe max
imum bag limits throughout the United
States, pormlt only two dnys" bag limit
of migratory game birds to bo exported
from a State by one person In a calendar
week, and authorize under permit tho
propagation of migratory waterfowl In
captivity for commercial purposes.
The regulations do not permit the Bale
of migratory birds, except waterfowl
raised in captivity, anywhere In the
United States. This new law also grants
the powers necessary for Its proper en
forcement, and permits the several States
to make and enforce laws ami regulations
not inconsistent with the act or to give
further protection to migratory birds.
On May 11, 1918, Canada took final
action to give effect to the migratory bird
treaty by promulgating comprehensive
regulations under the migratory birds
convention act. It Is Interesting to note
that these regulations prohibit all hunting
In late winter, after January 15 and be
fore September 1, except that the open
season on shore birds in the Maritime
Provlnccsopens August 15.
TrTo season forTiuntlng Is further re
stricted to a period not exceeding three
and one-half months. Seven of the
Canadian provinces already have made
their game laws conform wjth the terms
of the Dominion regulations.
Piscatorial Persiflage
When Codflth Bite.
Now, shipmates, pick a morning when
there's Just a little haze,
And turn out gooil and earl, for these
are Just the days,
Then Jump aboard the Evelyn perhaps
the ftosauell.
There, fun aboard ench on. of them, I
sue, you've, heard 'em tell.
And If you follow thin ailvleo I'll bet
you'll say I'm right.
For naught can beat tha sport e have
When codfish bits!
If you sail out with Capt. dearie he'll
Jolly you all day. i
While "Smiling Jake" will frnd tha "ipot"
with any on tho buy.
So when you reach the "Fathome," where
the big flsh congregate.
You'll get a bite right off the reel you
will as sure aa fate.
Then later, when the morning breaks and
when the sun la bright,
You'll realize the Joy wo have
When codfish bltel
Or maybe you will sail upon the "Sham
rock" to the "Farms,"
Along- with that old veteran, our old
.friend. Louis Harms,
Then "Archie" Is another one that knows
tho fishing game.
And mere ars yet aome others who can
"set thre Just the same."
Whatever ship you nail upon they all will
use you right.
There's lots nf fun n-cnmtrig, mates,
When codfish bite!
So now )ou bait our hooks up and you
cast your tackle out.
You get a strike that bends the rod
you've -struck a cod no doubt,
Your heart la In n Duller as he nesrly
breaks thn line.
I see you In my mind's eye thern a-'heaWng
on the brine.
You sing out. "Clet the gah'" and then
reel In with all your might.
Oh, boy! there'' nothing Ilka the time
When codfish bite!
See! now he's on the surface, nnd a
dandy, I declare!
He'a sure a forty pounder, and such flsh,
you know, are rare,
And you ran hardly hold him aa he
thrathea to and fro.
The skippers reody with the gaff, now
hold his head up so!
n'JIng, he'a wriggled off the hook! Tou
didn't do It right'
Oh. boyl there's lots o' fun aboard
When coOilsl. bite!
Anriun thornxon.
Mr. and Mrs. Fowler's
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DON'T KILL GROUSE,
WARNING OF PRATT
Commissioner Snys Sportsmca
Have No Excuse for Igno
rance of Law.
Alba.st, Nov. 9. Iteports reaching
the Conservation Commission of con
tinued hunting of ruffed grouse or par
tridge, the open season for which, except
on Long Island, closed this year on
October 31, have caused the commission
to Issue a warning to sportsmen through
out the State that the hunting of
partridge during the month of Novem
ber constitutes a violation of the con
servation law.
The shortening of the open season on
partridge to the month of October, an
compared with previous years, when tho
season was October and November, nnd
the reduction of tho bag limit to two
birds In a day and ten In a Reason, were
ordered by tho Conservation Commis
sion as a result of petitions filled by
sportsmen, stating that partridge have
decreased to nn alarming extent within
the last few years.
Hearings on the subject were held by
the Conservation Commission In August,
nnd tho commission's decision was ad
vertised in newspapers In every county
of the State and died with every county
clerk as required by law. In addition
much publicity was given to the matter
In the press.
Commissioner Pratt feels that sports,
men have no excuse for Ignorance of the
present regulation, and has Instructed
all game protectors to proceed against
violators.
On Long Island, where the grouse
season was formerly November and
December, It has been limited this year
to the month of November.
UPLAND GAME IN JERSEY.
Season Opens To-morrow for Hnb
Ilt, Squirrel anil Quntl.
In New Jersey to-morrow the hunt
ing season opens for rabbit, squirrel,
quail, ruffed grouse, commonly called
partridge, Hungarian partridge and Eng
lish or rlngneck pheasant cocks.
The stato gamo farm at .Forked TUver
had a good season both last year nnd
this, and much game has been put out
In localities where there would be an op
portunity for it to find cover.
The bag limit Is ten rabbits, ten quail,
three ruffed grouses, three English or
rlngneck pheasants and three Hungarian
partridges.
Vermin Killed ou Game Farm.
Mason, Mich., Nov. 0. In one year
gamo keepers at the Michigan State
game farm killed 279 vermin. Including
hawk, en, weasel, dog, rat, crow, skunk,
mink, snake, woodchuck, horned owl,
baried owl and snapping turtle.
Indlnun Aid lis Tropic.
Indianapolis. Ind., Nov. 9. Since the
food problem has become ncute Gov.
Goodrich, In cooperation with the flsh
and game commission, has had coarse
flsh takon from laltes nnd streams and
sold to tho public at cost.
Dny In lied After Flau Capture.
WAnASUA, Minn., Nov. 9. Leo Reed,
10 years old, recently landed a Missis,
slppl catfish weighing 15 pounds. Tho
boy bad to go to bed tho next day
to recover from the soreness of his
muscles.
Black Snake Household I'rt.
Ohlanoo, Fla., Nov. 9. In somo sec
tions of Florida black snakes n,re house
hold pets, being used to kill rats and
poisonous snakes.
Atop (.nine Trophies Sale I'rxeil.
Washington. D C. Nov. 9. Charles
'Sheldon, big gamo hunter. Is advocating
that tha States having bur game should
prohibit by law tho sale of game trophies.
Tumi (inffed 'Within Ten Minutes,
Avalon, t'al , Nov. 9. H. W. Adams
of Vermejo I'atk, N. M brought a
yullow fin tuna to gaff within ten min
utes after tho strike.
fiond Xe From (Jnnie Knnnn,
lloth New York and New Jersey game
farms had good results this year In
raising gamo birds.
man watkk ron i.oo.
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'J'tti8 rHEls? 1918
MINNESOTA MOOSE
MOVING TO CANADA
U. S. Forest Supervisor Says
Animal Killed to Satisfy
Caprice; Meat Wasted.
Dl'lutii, Minn., Nov. 9. The buck
mooso season opens in this State on
jMondny and closes on Noverrber 30.
Tho limit Is one antlered moose. Minne
sota is the only State In tlu United
States that has an open beason for this
big animal.
A note of warning Is sounded bv the
Supervisor nf the Unltfd States Su
,ierlor National forest, I M. Browne!)
t the effect that the moose, giant of
1 (ho deer family, l rapidly following the
buffalo along tho sloping way that leads
to obliteration.
The big game animal of the Minne
sota pineries has for years been the
moose.
In the heart of that region lies the
Superior State Game Refuge, with Its
2,000,000 acres of land, nnd here l:i
larger numbers than anywhere else In
this land have been found theso hermits
of the animal kingdom, pacing, solitary
the forest aisles; browsing on maple,
birch and willow, or In summer hoc!:
or shoulder deep In lake or H'.reain, baf
fling tho ttlnglng life? nnd munching
the tender shoots of lilies and wild rice.
"And now," says Mr. Browncll, "they
aro moving on some to the Canadian
woods, but more from - their unhappy
hunting grounds in Minnesota to the
happy no-huntlng grounds in oblivion.
"Their bodies aro found often, scorned
as regards the meat tr even the antlers,
bullet lent simply to grntlfy the Idle
caprlcq of a puerlla spirited hunter."
Moose SlturiVlun In Maine.
Augusta, Me., Nov. 9. The close pe
riod on moose runs out on November 1
next, year, nnd It is the view of sports
men that the close period should bo con
tinued. Reports say moose are Increas
ing. Wins I'rlsr Twice In Succession,
Rraj.nerd, Minn , Nov. 9. Clyde
James has won two year In succes
sion the annual competition for the
largest black bass. This year's flsh
weighed 5 pounds and 3 ounces.
Who's Who in Casting
Dr. S. H. Lipschutz
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lly JA1IKS IlonilllT O'.VUII.L.
Dr. S. II. Lipschutz. Great fisherman.
Also a flno caster. Really wonderful.
Is dltninutlve but there with the goods.
Can outcast ond outlast many twice
Ills size. What he lacks In strength ho
makes up In skill. Has won a great
many trophies. Came second In long
distance event at tho fall tournament
at Midland.
Also known as tho grent singer of
Ocean City. For every note he sings
he gets a note. Has n voice that thrills.
Wears a Windsor tlo when he sings to
the ladles. Sings while he flsnes for
chnnnel bass. Lures them by his voice
to the beach. Then Hungerford earns
hla middle nnme.
Docs business In Ocenn City and St.
Petersburg. Fla., In winter. In the
flshgafT nnd flsh rigging business. Lives
in Philadelphia n frw nights every year.
Is by profession n dentist. Formerly
mounted gold crowns. Now mounts
flsh. Also rods, Every season has a
new Una discovery. This year has a
new linn dressing "dope." claims It
adds fifty rect to the cist. It's dope, all
right. Full of "hop."
Lipschutz reasons things out care
fully. Sure to bo right, hut "Sonic
times the best plan of mire and men
gae lang." Weighs 130 pounds, 1 feet
S Inches. About 32 years old. Smooth
face. Ascetic aparanci. Romantic,
Arlistlc. Temperamental. Is handy with
tools. I
Has many friends. Is good hearted.
The sad Ken wavei and tho uncrowned
king Charlie can loosen him up. Told
the boys his nro'ege cost 478. He
measured it. When ho woke up Corn
mnn was counting tho change.
Won a gold button nt St. Petersburg,
for the largest flsh. "Doc" Is good
sport. A clean minded chap who means
riant to every one. Sweenle likes him
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Partridge Opens To-morrow
OLD BILL MEYER
SPILLS THE BEANS
Tells Secret of How Ho Caught
All the Black Bass of Green
wood Lalto.
COULDNT GET MOKE BAIT
lly SILENT SAM.
Greenwood Vakx, N. T., Nor. S.
Just before closing his bungalow In tho
Birch Cove and removing his lares and
penates to Itldgowood, N. J., Frederick
William Moycr, otherwise; Bill, let the
at out of the bag, spilled the beans.
or however he chooses to express tho
elucidation of how he managed to catch
all the basj out of Oreenwood Lake. If
thero are enough bass left to spawn
noxt year It Isn't Bill's fault.
We were trolling along tho edge) of
tho sunken Island for wall eyed pike
When ho announced his determination to
quit tho game. "I've got to get back
and look after things," ho said.
"I thought you were going to stay up
hero and plug for bass till lh lake
froze over?" I said.
"What's tho user' ho demanded. "I
can't get any more 'bait."
Knowing him to be a devotee of tho
plug, a Decker by day and a luminous
Kalamazoo by night, knowing him to
erpress contempt for the festive frog,
the bumble night walker, the hoary hoi
grnmlte and the modest crawfish, I mar
velled at his regretful reference to the
lack of bait. Then deliberately and
with mallco nforethought he spilled the
beans. Still, you never can tell. Many
a great public benefactor has shared
his secret with tho world simply be
cause he realized that ho couldn't get
nny more bait.
Strnngrr In Strange Land.
And thereby hangs a tale: tout It
must unfold Itself In logical sequence.
When Bill and his family first took the
bungalow In tho Birch Cove oarly In the
season BUI was a stranger In a strange
land. He didn't know the water, but
he had a casting rod, a freo running reel,
a Decker by day and a luminous Kala
mazoo by nlghl; moreover ho had a
pair of keen eyes and a trick of smelling
a bass forty feet under water. So it
wasn't long before lie touna cm.
And he found most of 'em in tne nam.
Not that ho neglected the Decker by
dav. Far from It. From sunrise till
sunset he would automatically cast and
"tb. in anrt of keen mv hand
i n-ri,i,i ovnlnln. "No use getting
rusty. Just, killing tlmo till dark."
Then from tne time u kui uarn uui
tho sun popped up over fiweeza Hunter's
. i.a..ba .nv nn nn fnn of tha Til X -
e'do Mountain, ho would automatically
cast nnd reel. In spue oi wnai ne ;uu
about having to go back to Bidgcwood
and look nftor things, my private opin
ion Is that ho went back to get some
sleep.
"That luminous Kalamazoo or yours
must be some plug." I said ono morning
as I watched him distributing -what
looked like a boatload of live bass
among the neighbors.
"Sure Is." grinned Bill. I thought I
detected jtiflf tho suspicion of a deliber
ately twitched eyelid as he said it. How
ever, I wasn't quite sure. So the next
night I thought I'd try a little luminous
plugging myself, and repaired to Bill's
favorite haunt over the weeds in the
lZa.it Arm. There I found him, nnd
was almost on top of him In the dark
ness before ho knew It. He reeled In
faster than I ever saw him work a plug
before, and I noted him cut his line ilth
a knife and stick something In his
pocket.
"Juat Spenrlntr I.tghtnln' Bugs."
We worked the weeds together for
two hours after that, and although the
phosphorescent glow of our luminous
plugs fairly Illuminated the landscape,
neither of us had a strike. "Who's the
Jonah?" growled Bill. "I got nine be
fore you butted In."
Several evenings after that as I was
returning from the post office In the
dusk I saw Bill groping about under tho
birches surrounding his bungalow. He
seemed to be engrossed In the Infantile
game of catching fireflies. "What's the
answer?" I demanded.
"Oh. Just spearing . few llghtln'
bugs," ho said. Again I thought I de
tected Just the suspicion of a deliber
ately twitched eyelid. "My daughter is
studying Insect life," he explained, "and
she wants a few specimens."
"Oh. papal I heard a oice murmur
from the darkness of the porch. This
was followed by suppressed giggles from
the name direction.
Well, it was none of my business, so I
went home. Hut I couldn't help think
ing nbout It. I.i the meantime Hill con
tinued his nocturnal flsh'.ng. nnd the
water In the lake kept getting lower am'
lower.
While the rest of the residents damned
the Kast Jersey Water Company for ex
ercising Its prerogative to draw the
water from tho lake I couldn't help
Mpeculatlng as to whether tho vast quan
tities of bass Bill Moer was lifting
from their native habitat didn't have
considerable to do with the water going
down. There is no combating the law
of phjsies.
It wasn't until a couple of days before
ho left for itldgcwood to get somo sleep
and tille no were trolling for the nfore
said wall eyed pike that Bill gave mo
tho true Inwardness of that deliberately
twitched eyelid.
I.niiilnona I'lui; Cfimnuflnnc,
We wero fishing from tho same boat
that day, and neither of us cared for
plko Ashing nnyway; hence the bean
spilling episode. To go back to the be
ginning. Bill told me he was going home
because ho couldn't get nny more bait.
"What bait?" I asked.
"Llghtnln' bugs." said Bill. "There
was a heavy frost one night last week
and I haven't seen a firefly since.'1
"Com ngaln," I said.
And then ho told me. The luminous
Kalamazoo had been a blind, a hit of
camouflage. His night bait for b.-jss had
consisted of fJrofllcs. What 1 called him
wouldn't pass the censor, but he took
It In good part, for I had the presence
of mind to smllo when I said It. All
he said was, "I'll show you how it's
done," nnd reaching Into his Inckle box
ho produced a most wonderful caBtlng
lure.
Structurally It was simply a glass
medicine !nl tightly corked, This was
encased In a hnrncss of lightweight
wire to which wero attached two treble
hooks. The cork, although fitting tho
neck of the vlfil tightly, was carved
with n downward curve.
"That's tho boy that cot 'cm," said
Bill pioudly. "And now that I can't get
any more llghtnln' bugs I don't care who
knows It. Thero's tho best plug ever
Invented, nnd I suppose I could get a
patent on It and mako enough monev to
keep mc In coal all winter If I didn't
have to go back to Rldgewood and look
after things,
"See the shape of thnt cork? That
makes n wabble In tho water that would
coax a bass from tbV dcptliB of tho lmt
tomlesa pit. And fill that little bottle
with a bunch 3f lively flreil chuo:. It
out In the darU, and oh, Lo :
RUMORED PELORUS
JACK IS DEAD
Accompanied Vessels Through
French Pass, Now Zealand;
Protected by Legislature.
WON WOULD REPUTATION
Ilumor has it that "Felorus Jack" Is
dead. There Is no way to run down the
rumor, however, which doubtless was
put In circulation through tho fact that
tho flsh has not been seen In some yeari
In Auckland harbor.
From tlmo to tlmo Tjib Sun has re
ceived communications from readers
asking about a iillot fish, "Felorus
Jack," said to have been In the habit of
piloting every boat U.at entered Auck
land harbor.
This flsh became so friendly, so the
story runs, that the Legislature passed
a law making It an offence and subject
to a fine of $300 for any one Interfering
with this flsh. ,
The Sun asked tho Mayor of Auck
land "Is there any truth In this yarn?"
The Mayor of Auckland writes con
cerning "Pelorus Jack" as follows:
"In reply tt your letter of July 12 the
report which has reached you Is not cor
rect In detail, but It Is In substance.
Tho facts are as follows:
"Thero was a largo flsh called 'Pelorus
Jack' which for many years was nn In
habttee of tho waters of the French Pass
between the North and South Islands of
New Zealand. This Is tho entrance to
tho port of I'Iclon, on the north coast of
the South Island of New Zealand, and
thero is a regular steamship service In
and out of the fiort.
"The habit of this flsh for many years
was to accompany vessels as they
steamed through tho pass. The flsh be
came the subject of great interest to
passengers, and eventually achieved a
worldwide reputation. It was of con
siderable size, approximating to a fair
sized whale. For some years the flsh
has not been seen..
"By an Order In Council, under au
thority of tho Legislature, the flsh was
protected. This course, was taken In
view of the unique Interest attaching to
the habits of the flsh, and under this
protection no doubt It continued Its
practice for a considerably longer time
than might otherwise have been the
case. As far as I know it is a unique
Incident.
"The facts as outlined above you may
accept as authentic"
Basil Stocker, second clerk, assistant.
Legislative Council, New Zealand, writ
ing from Wellington under date of Au
gust 1G, says:
"In answer to jour Inquiry of July II
I have to report that tho animal popu
larly known as Pelorus Jack has been
considered by competent naturalists to
be a solitary specimen of Rlsso's dol'ihln.
possibly scpnrated by some mlsadven
turo from his herd or school, possibly
tho solo survivor of a school whose
other members have fallen victims to
whalers. '
"Falling companions of hl own spe
cies, tho gregarious proclivities of the
animal aro thought to have driven him
to seek consolation in the company of
passing vessels.
"Be the reason what It may. It Is a
fact that he continued for a number of
years to haunt the waters of French
Pass and the entrance of IV'orus
Sound, nnd ' si frequently been photo
graphed front the bows of steamers go
ing through French Va.
"Ho his a file in the recordi of the
Marine Department of this Dominion,
containing correfpondence, official docu
ments, photographs and press ruttlnus.
"Protection wan extended to him not
by nny special act of the Legislature
but by regulations under section 12 of
the Seaflsherles Act. 1S04. now super
seded by the Fisheries Art. 190. The
first of such regulations was made on
December 28, 1004. and the last (a enro
ot which is enclosed) on April 21, 1911
This expired on Mny 31. 1914, and has
fot been renewed, Pelorus Jack having
dlsannoared In the Interval.
"The cncloieil photograph, the only
ono obtainable Is villainously faked.
Genuine photographs in the possession
of the Marine Department (unpublished)
show him as merely a pale silhouette In
the dark water, without nny marking
or shading whatsoever."
WILD LIFE PUBLIC TRUST.
View of llip I'.mcT County Con
servation Association.
Kinosvii.i.e, Canada, Nov. 9 The
aim of the Hssex ( uunty Wild Life
Conservation Association Is to promote
the conservation, propagation and pro
tection and lawful enjoyment of Inno
cent wild things.
Tho constitution says : "As the cone
scatters the seeds of the plus nnd flr
trees, so may wc sratter the seeds of
wisdom and understanding among men
to the end that every citizen mav lear.i
to'hnld the lives of harmless wild crea
tures as a public trust for human good.
agalnt tho abuse nf which ho stands
personally responsible. Be this not
done, and that quickly. It must forever
vanish from the, earth."
Sn Mnlno Trout Tlnip Too I.nnr:.
IIaiirisuton-, Me., Nov. If. n
Stannood is advocating the cIiHinir of
tho trout season nn July 1 Instead of
permitting It to run through AuguM and
September. His argument is that Maine
trout have spawn In them during July.
Fox lluntlnir In Clicmnusr County,
Ki.mira, N. Y., Nov. J. Foxes have
becomp so numeious the Cluriung
County Gun Club will hold fox hunts at
stated Intervals tills fall nnd winter.
Fish Lines for the Young.
The Wiggly Fish.
Ynu ean't Inrluee nn eel to rest
1 making a pill t request.
Nir ran ou keep him Ivlng strnlcht
Though skinned and stretched upon a
plate.
Tor even Ihen he hns the nerve
Tn hend himself InTn n eurve-
Which makes u think It's true, as said,
Thst eels live after they arc iled.
Come, children, nn'eh him tnlst and twins
And ennrl the patient Hiigler's line.
I.nok sharply now! I do believe
The wretch Is laughlnK In his sleeve.
He's making httehej, bends and lota
Of complicated sallnr's knots;
And now lies squirming In the net
And going through hla alphabet.
Rome children think he l snake,
Hut this Is nil a grave mistake,
lie's Just a wlggly flsh Hint onus
A string of little Jointed bones.
And many muscles packed In.ldo
A very tough and slippery hide
Am .I'.ri' rhlt,l ulll tirul. , at n it, I
j Who tries to bold him In his hand,
There Is a vay to hold an eel -A
seirrt anglers will reveal
If you will give Hum bad t-lgate
And pay thtilr fares upon tho ears
W U O
JtOOjtNl) IIIIN,
QUAIL HIIOOTI.VO for lease :
nilall seon nf the Bnuth,
JONES. Trinity, N. C.
tha best
ct,ur
Advice on
for Auction Players
By R. F. FOSTER.
There Is probably no class of questions
more frequently submitted to The Sun
than those rotating to the double, and
flome of the examples that accompany
the letters are certainly remarkable.
The double referred to Is, of course, the
conventional variety, askln-j the partner
to mako a bid. .
The chief difficulty with the average
doubler seems to bo Inability to count
tip what tho combined hands will be
worth In tricks If the double. Is favorably
answeredas compared with tho defen
sive valuo of tho doubter's own cards,
or their valuo for a bid on their Indi
vidual merits by himself.
A safe culdo for tho beclnner -would
ho to ask himself what he Is expecting
to find in his partner's hand, and then
to think of the least that tio may find
and still get an answer to his double.
When ono doubles a no trumper the
partner Is bound to declare his longest
suit, even If It Is only four to tho nine.
It may be much better than that; but
tho possibility that it Is not must be
taken Into account
Doubling: a Suit Bid.
When one doubles a suit bid tho part
ner will go no trumps If ha can stop
that suit twice. What If he has nothlnir
else? Tho double does not ask him to do
anything but stop the opponent's suit
twice, or, falling that, to bid hfs best
suit The possibility of either event
must be taken into account.
Hero are a couplo of examples, one
of a suit 'double, the other of a no
trump double. They aro both Instruc
tive object lessons:
V9 0 4
K Q J
02 J 10
4 8 6 4
3 0 3
10 8 7 6 3
0 6 4
7 2
tf7
A 0 6 2
OA 7 6 2
K Q 3 6
Ol.K 10 A
4
Oft 9 8 8
A 10 9 Z
Z dealt and bid a heart. Many would
prefer no trump. When A and Y passed,
B doubled.
Tho double asks his partner to go no
trumps If he can stop ths hearts twice.
It docs not ask anything more of him.
The doubler la supposed to be able to
take care of the rest of tho suits.
Point the IlcKlmier Silases.
If we look at' U's cards a moment we
shall see that even If his partner ca't
siop me ucaris twice, nnu even If hp
makes both tha triple In li.nrt. Ihr
combined hands nre not good for the
odd trlck'at no trumps unless there Is
something more In A's band than Just
tho two stoppers In hearts.
This Is the point that tho beginner
falto to notice. It la very nice to know
that your partner can stop one of the
four suits; but vwhat about tho three
others? 11 cannot make three spades If
tho ace Is against him.
On tho other hand. If tho partner can
top the hearts twice game in hearts is
a practical impossibility for the dealer,
and Blmplo honors Is the most ho can
hold.
Looked nt In this way. It's object
should not be to get n no trump hid from
his partner, but n suit bid. Then why
not start things by bidding a suit him
self? If A cannot support the spade",
II can support him In clubs or diamonds.
In the actual play A's no trumper vv;ii
set for two tricks, as 7. passed up Hid
first heart, discarded the ten on the tcc
ond round of clubs and got a diamond
lead from Y, making three diamonds',
two clubi, two hcartB nnd a spade.
Here Is another example of bad Judg
ment In doubling:
C E Q J 10
62
O I 10 8 6 I
10 9 4
V9 t 4 S
10 S 8
09 7 4
8 3 2
p?8
41 14 J 8 7 5 4
OA
4A Q 6
7. dealt and bid no trump A and V
passed and It doubled If this wero
a business double It would have been
perfect. But it Is a demand that A
shall bid a suit.
The Double t'aelt . '
A glance nt IS's cards iv.ll show that
unless A bids the spades the double Is
useless, becausa B should deny either
of the red suits In view of tho fact
that A may bid them on nothing. As
to the clubs, H can bid them himself.
Looking further Into the possibilities.
If A has a couple of tricks anywhere
It should be nn easy game hand In
clubs, ns B's cards nrj good 'for three!
or four odd In themselves. Looking
backward, why not let 7. alone? It is i
Incredible that either he or h.s -, artncrl
has live or moro hearts. Onco In the !
lean n runs away with ten tricks.
As actually plajcd A bid two hearts,
Y doubled and it redoubled. What he
expected to happen Tnu Sun's corre
spond nt d.ics not say. but what did
harpvn was that he lust 1,72 points.
PROBLEMS FOR SUN READERS.
Bridge problem No. ,",01 might be
called a study in passing up tricks.
Hera Is the distribution.
V X 10 5
4 6
0 10 6 4
4
2 9
K J 7
0 8 7
,9
Thero aro no trumps, and 7, leads
V and 7. want five tricks.
Tho solution Is for Z to lead tho
heart. A must pass It up or establish
two heart tricks for Y nt once. Y also
ducks tho lead, nnd tho nine wins. 7.
follows with a diamond. If A
tho deuce of diamonds, Y plays tho foiir
and B must discard a heart or a spado
so ns to protect tho clubs.
7. leads nuother diamond, on which
A may as well put tho king. Now B
must let go a spade. If A returns a
club, 7. wins and puts n In with a
spade, nnd the heart suit dies. If A
makes his ace nf hearts before he leads
tho club, B's socond discard gives the
rest of tho tricks to Y nnd 7..
Thoso In tho lead with 12 points for
solution of No. 504 are: Alene, Henry
Andrefen, Frederick Bergen, II. D. Blair,
O. I Bow en. Candidate, Cee Tee. Martin
Dibble, V N Hill. C F Johnson, S. S.
Mulford, B C O'Brien. Wlnsor Fnlmer.
Jay Heed, Charles M noot. 15, W White
1) A, W W P W. Those with 11
points are: Oharlrej Andrews, F, t.
Y
A B
Z
Y
A B
Z
OA 7 6 8
46
cues
IJH
8 6 Y I 94 a
O K 9 2 A B o
z K
Doubling
nH.Hmrf sr. TV Rlnelntr. Thoss
with 10 aro: N. Mclntyre, IL M. Wallsr.
With 91 uoscoo nam", w. moid.
J. W. wortz ana i. ai. u noorKo, j. v.
Curtis has 8 and M. B. W. 6.
Bridge Problem No. S07.
E19 9 "S ? '
Q CMP C
4
il0
Clubs nro trumps and Z leads. T and
Z want.alx tricks. (
Checker landing.
Problem No. S 06 was one, of those In
structive positions that continually arise
In end games. The distribution Is: Black
men on G, 10, 14, IS and 16. White men
on 21. 22, 23, 26 and 27. No kings.
Whlto to play and draw. Here are the
move that solve-:
White. Hlack. White. Black.
2217 15 ID 1713 31 2
26 22 1826 IS 6 26 It
27 23 2631 189
2218 C 0
Those In the Jcad to No. 504. with
12 points each are: Francis Beech,
N. S. Brockwell, D. E. Cayton, Benjamin
Cutler, W. 12. Davis, Samuel Gonotsky,
Wnlter Hope, Samuel Jenkins, Thomas
Matthews, Frederick Itathbone, Julius C.
Itauch, F. Heckle, George T. Saunders
and C. T. Smedlcy.
Thoso with 11 points, who dropped 1
by playing IS 23, Inalctd of 2622 in
variation "A", nre A. J. B.. C. E. Cor
liss and J. I Goes. Thoso -with 9 points
nro: Frnnk T. Bradley, II. Butler,
James Dolan, Owen Fox, Alex Lennox.
Herbert Brown, H. K. Winkle and C. C
Wellman. Those with 6 aro: Nathaniel
Cohen, T. J. Cox, William It. Draper,
S. Elwln, J. T. Edson nnd WHIard Darls.
Thoso with 3 aro A. J. Ford and
11. W. Burr.
Tub Sun regrets to record tho death
of one of the oldest members of Tun
Sun Clsecker Club, I. J. McGary of
Fairfield. Conn., -whose name was always
ou the honor lists as one of our bcit
analysts.
Hero Is a composition by one of ths
members of The Sun Checker Club.
rnOBlEM NO. C07. CHECKERS.
By IL Brown.
Black. ,
p bb m m i
, m Z3 m m
w Esfsaai
aa ii m m
; m 33 s
lis m m
White
Black to play and win.
The Divided Itrctnnxle.
This puzzle was to dlvldo a rectangle,
tho size of two adjoining squares. Into
thrco pieces, so that when the pieces
were reassembled they should form a.
perfect Geneva cross. Here la tho
solution :
The dotted line indicates the mlddln
line of tho original rectangle.
Correct solutions from Charles 11.
Shuldliam, W. G. Kerry, W. 1'. W,
1. J. Hughes, Achilles II. Kohn, C. M.'
Stewart. F. I). Martin, Simon ia Km.,
Frank Whltlrldge, p. Moulton, Ed
ward Sarsniilter, John J. Kittrlilse nnd
Sidney Crosby.
The Fnlne Sen lea.
A grocer Fold a linm to ,i eustonfer
ns weighing 20V, pounds. Tho cus
tomer's homo sralcs did not show
much, so bo complained to tho inspector,
who took tho ham back to tho gtueer'
There it welched 2t)l, pound, but on
putting It mi the other end of the
scales It neighed only ill
What was Its true weight and how
do ou find It'.'
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.
Fokcr. J. D. 13. says: A opens a J.i.-i .
B raises and C stays. A making good
After tho draw A passes ou' with. nit a
bet. When B hots and C Just calls h'm
A tnys ho will also call. B bets A can
not como In nftcr having once passed
his turn.
B Is correct.
V. A. W. says: A gets the bid nt auc
tion for 20(1 and names diamonds, think
ing he has the fviiienre. When he lavs
down thn meld Ills attention Is called t
tho fact that bis king Is n duplicate Jnc
Now he wants to change tho trump 'o
clubs. The others have nil shown their
meld.
It is too late to change.
M. V. N Kny: A calls B and 11 tat
his hand. A siys, "Good," nnd throws
his rards Into the doadwnod. it bus
he has a right to know what A called
on.
Not only B, but the whole table. m nt
be allowed to see A's hand, tindir ll-
rulo that nil hands in the call must
bo shown to the table.
W. A. W, says: A opens a Jar', and
nskti for thrco rnrds. dealer helps hl-n
and immediately helps the next phoor
before A bus time to mil his att. nt'lon
to tho fact that ho has laid off nnlv t
rards for A, which remain on tho tab!.
faco down nnd untouched. What Is ti
rulo?
If It ( ngrocd tat A nskrd for
thrco cards the dealer must give him
another card the moment his attention
Is called to the error.
Bill