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KINKS OF ALL KINDS 



four upper sections. Four others 

 are fastened on the bottom and 

 the four knobs for opening them 

 form legs for the box. When any 

 bait is required from the lower 

 compartments the box is inverted 

 and thus access to them is gained. 

 The box is carried by a handle, 

 like those used on a camera, 

 which is attached to the top of 

 the carrier. With this box well 

 stocked, I felt capable of being 

 able to tempt any bass. 



A HANDY BERRY PICKERS' 

 CAN 



BY H. B. BOYCE 

 Cut the top from a four-quart 

 syrup can. Hang two little trian- 

 gular doors from wires across the 

 top, as shown in the diagrams. 

 Each door is hung from a wire 

 with an extra bit of tin bent 

 around the end of the wire to 

 keep the door from sliding out of 

 place. Now if you stumble or 



drop the can, these doors will 

 swing shut ahead of the berries, 

 so you will not lose them. 



In opposite corners of the can, 

 near the top, make holes and in- 



sert a wire bail. A thong to go 

 around the neck completes the out- 

 fit. I have used several of these 

 cans and like them much better 

 than the usual baskets or bucket. 



Your berries are safe at all times. 

 Both hands are free for picking 

 and the can, being suspended from 

 your neck, is always convenient. 



A SHINGLE CREEL 



BY ELTON HURNING. 

 I live in an excellent trout coun- 

 try and manage to get about as 

 many of the speckled beauties as 

 the next fellow. For many years 

 I have made my own creels out 

 of the simplest of materials. I use 

 shingles for the sides and ends 

 and *4- or ^2-inch boards for the 

 top and bottom. The boards may 

 be cut curved to fit the side of 

 the body without fear, as the shin- 

 gles, which should preferably be 

 of cedar, will bend nicely without 

 splitting. The shingles are tacked 

 to the top and bottom boards with 

 small nails. Before the front is 

 nailed on a generous notch is 

 sawed into it for a hand hole. A 

 cover, fastened with a small pair 

 of hinges or a strap, is made to 

 fit this, leaving only a small hole 

 for the insertion of the fish. The 



