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these Anglers. However, Dr. Conyngham must not 

 be denied his view on the subject. Just as there are 

 famous wing shots who shoot with one eye closed 

 and other experts who give trigger with both eyes 

 open, so in angling, there are many practiced hands 

 who disagree on the various ways and means in fishing. 

 I favor keeping my tip in front of me, and while I 

 shall never change this method, I refrain from con- 

 demning Dr. Conyngham 's contrastive way of carrying 

 his tip. Charles ZJbeon Southard agrees with both the 

 Doctor and me. He advises carrying the tip ahead in 

 the open and behind in the brush. 



The Angling World. " Angling takes us from the 

 confusion, the filth, and the social and moral degrada- 

 tion of the big cities and places us in close contact 

 with one of the most important divisions of human 

 labor the cultivation of the soil, which is the real 

 foundation of all national wealth and true social 

 happiness. Everything connected with the land is cal- 

 culated to foster the best and noblest feelings of the 

 soul and to give the mind the most lofty and sublime 

 ideas of universal nature. To men of contemplative 

 habits the roaming along brooks, rivers, lakes, and 

 fields gives rise to the most refined intellectual enjoy- 

 ment. Such persons move in a world of their own and 

 experience joys and sorrows with which the world 

 cannot meddle. " A. L. H. 



Colorado Trout Streams. Colorado has six thou- 

 sand miles of trout streams. 



Angling Saves Words. "Contemplation and quiet- 

 ness! Will these words soon be labeled in our die- 



