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FARLOW'S PREPARED SPLICING TAPE. 



Althougli this valuable article has been introduced some little 

 time, the invention has only recently been perfected. By using this 

 tai^e, a rod can be " put up " almost as quickly as if it had ferrules 

 The fresh importation consists of some broader tape, dressed in the 

 same material, for placing between the splices, so as to prevent any 

 possible loosening of the joints. When used in mild weatlier this 

 tape will keep the rod firm throughout the season. During cold 

 weather, the tape should be slightly warmed before use, and, if 

 necessary, the ends tied down with thread. It may be as well to add 

 that the tape sliould be worked towards the point of the rod, and run 

 slightly spinal so as not to quite overlap. If the splice is not quite 

 true, tightly bind two inches of the tape at the lower part with a 

 wax-end. 



THE 

 FIRST DAY OF THE NEW CENTURY. 



As we enter this ver\- morning into the Irmg unknown avenue of 

 the Twentieth Century, and reflcrt upon the directions of advance in 

 angling knowledge which have characterised the latter >-ears of the 

 Old Century, we are naturally proud of the accumulative force and 

 effect of our discoveries and reforms. Although the goal of the Old 

 Century will be the starting point of the New, a long vista of possi- 

 bilities opens up before the reflective mind, and a deal of the non- 



