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those old bottles of wine that have grown few and scarce in a cel- 

 lar, of some ancient vintage, rich, mellow, delicious and nourish- 

 ing — but the bottles are few. We have a small membership in 

 attendance, but a large membership in sympathy, a large circle 

 of readers who read with interest the papers that are submitted 

 here. Let us keep up this work. Let us make the report of 

 this society year by year, better and better. Let us dig deeper 

 into all the problems that perplex us. I hope a hundred years 

 from now the American Society of Fisheries will be presenting 

 its annual report and turn back reverently and gratefully to the 

 sterling spirits who worked for it in its youth and its earlier 

 manhood. So far as I can help in my feeble way I promise you 

 my best endeavors. (Applause). 



Mr. Gunckel : As I am compelled to take my leave now, I 

 wish to take the liberty, not being a scientist in the art of fish 

 culture, to thank the members for their kindness and personal 

 attention to a common, every day, worm fisherman. I have been 

 a member of the society for eleven years and seldom miss a meet- 

 ing. Xear my home in Toledo some time ago a 21 pound small 

 mouthed l)ass was caught and turned over to Mr. Downing, of 

 Put-in-Bay, the fish commissioner of the state of Ohio, who is 

 here present. When this fish was taken to him, he opened it and 

 found one gallon of small mouthed black bass eggs. He took 

 those eggs over to his hatchery ; he took from his laboratory dif- 

 ferent bottles of milt procured from various kinds of fishes; he 

 poured this milt in sections over the eggs that he had and in this 

 manner produced pickerel, white-fish, black bass and sun-fish. 

 When you come to Put-in-Bay you can see that hatchery, and I 

 hiope to be there to further continue truthful fish stories. 

 (Applause). 



Mr. Peabody : I am informed l)y Mr. Gunckel that his wife 

 secured six gold fish during the present hot season and put them 

 into a globe bowl of water, and they perspired so that the water 

 ran over the edge of the bowl and spoiled the carpet. (Laugh- 

 ter) . 



The report of the treasurer was then read by Mr. Dunlap. 



