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preempted abode, the first would dart at him 

 savagely and butt him away. "Little Jimmy" 

 could be found at this exact spot at any time 

 during the two weeks we were in camp. "Big 

 Jim," who lived near a large rock in the main 

 stream a little above camp ah! that is another 

 story, and not yet concluded we trust. 



Natural Bait, its Collection and Cultivation. 

 Natural bait also is more successful when the 

 water is fouled (roily) after a heavy rain, es- 

 pecially worms sometimes grasshoppers and 

 used with a sinker. The best method of cleans- 

 ing or scouring, angle- worms (facetiously, "gar- 

 den hackles") is to keep them in moss in an 

 earthen-ware crock or flower-pot, in a cool place. 

 The best moss is that having long roots, and 

 such may be found on rocks where water is 

 trickling through it. Large slabs of this may be 

 peeled off the rocks, so cohesive is it. It should 

 then be thoroughly washed and wrung out in 

 water before receiving the worms. A teaspoon- 

 ful of milk may be spread over it occasionally 

 and a little sprinkling of water. Every few days 

 remove any dead worms. In a week or less the 

 worms have become toughened and very clear, 

 almost transparent from having lost their earth. 

 An English correspondent of Forest and Stream 

 says that for fifteen years he has used in lieu 

 of moss, a wad of dampened old lace curtain! 

 He dents a hollow in the top into which he de- 

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