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carp on his line; it had broken the pole and the boy was in the water 

 with the line on his arm and around his legs, and was tangled up in 

 different ways. 



The carp apparently gut away two or three times, but did not get 

 loose from the hook and line; finally the boy got the fish in his arms, 

 went ashore and threw it on the ground. The two or three kicks he 

 gave the carp that had lacerated him with its dorsal spine was an evi- 

 dent outward expression of the internal feelings of the young fisher- 

 man on that particular occasion. 



Mr. Meehax : Carp fishing is becoming widespread in Pennsylvania; 

 people are beginning to find out how to catch them, and it is becoming 

 what they call a sporting fish. It is particularly prevalent in the 

 Schuylkill valley and beginning to he so in the Susquehanna valley. 

 They use as a favorite bait besides the bait suggested a half boiled 

 potato. 



Professor Dyche: That is verv good. 



