KINKS OF ALL KINDS 



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and hinges put on so that the ends 

 fold in and under the top. This 

 oven when folded just fits the top 

 of the cooking pan, covering the 

 grate and making the most com- 

 pact outfit I have yet seen. 



The grate cannot collapse after 

 being put into the ground, as the 



flat braces are held firmly in place 

 by. the side pieces. Band iron I 

 used is 24 ^ch wide and about 

 3-64 inch thick. 



GETTING THEM OFF THE 

 HOOK 



BY E. N. CARTIER 

 We often hear fellows say that 

 they have trouble in taking fish off 

 the hook on account of sharp fins; 

 or that they won't take their fami- 

 lies on a fishing picnic because 

 wifey and the kids keep dad on 

 the jump unhooking their catch 

 and give him no chance to fish. 

 When going home time comes, 

 father has nothing to show and 

 the family have a fine time laugh- 

 ing at him. Father laughs along 

 at his lack of a string, but his 

 face hurts with every smile, and 



the next time he goes alone. In 

 order to dispose of this trouble 

 and still be able to take the 

 family along, buy a box of ringed 

 hooks in your favorite size when 

 you are stocking up for the 

 season. Instead of gut snells use 

 remnants of discarded line 6 or 8 

 inches long. 



Gather the family around the 

 table some night after supper and 

 proceed to tie one of these short 

 leaders to each hook. When you 

 go fishing tie your sinker on the 

 end of the line and 8 or 10 inches 

 above it make a plain knot, as 

 shown in the diagram. Take one 

 of your prepared hooks and tie it 



Here 



to the line above this knot with a 

 plain bow. If more hooks are 

 wanted, do the same thing with 

 them above the first hook. The 

 knot on the line prevents the bow- 

 knot from slipping down and the 

 harder the fish may pull on the 



