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secured by a bolt of stout wire. A double pail, the inner 

 one being made principally of copper or galvanized iron 

 wire-cloth, would be vastly more convenient, without add- 

 ing much to the weight. 



The English style of bait-kettle is made single, with 

 perforated top, and is formed 'round but tapering, being 

 broad at the bottom, and narrow at the top. Sometimes 

 they are made square, with the top formed of woven wire- 

 cloth. 



Mr. J. C. Hitchcock, of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, has 

 patented and manufactures a very convenient minnow- 

 bucket for boat-fishing. The outside bucket is of heavy 

 tin, oval in shape, and is divided into two compartments 

 by a central partition. One of these compartments is a 

 double-walled refrigerator for holding ice and the angler's 

 luncheon, while the other contains an inner minnow- 

 bucket composed principally of heavy copper wire gauze; 

 there is an attachment for aerating the water, which, with 

 the coldness imparted to it by the ice chamber, keeps the 

 minnows lively and strong. 



WADING PANTS AND STOCKINGS. 



Wading pants or stockings, rubber boots or leggins, are 

 indispensable to the angler's comfort and well-being in 

 stream-fishing, either for fly-fishing or bait-fishing. Rub- 

 ber hip-boots have been much used for this purpose, but 

 they do not wear well, and are heavy and clumsy. Mack- 

 intosh and luster wading-pants and leggins are now fur- 

 nished at a moderate price, and are much to be preferred, 

 being light and very serviceable. They are made with 

 stocking feet, in which case a pair of brogans, or old shoes, 

 must be worn, and this is much the best plan for wading. 



