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FOREST r AND 'STREAM: 



Mm and Elver 



IN SEASON IN AUGUST. 



Masoolonge, Kma noWZwr. 



Pllci- "I Pll-kCI-l'l, HsOX UiriVH. 



Yellow Petoli, J'ercajiacesmui. 



Pish in Makket.— Fish are uoav very scarce. Our quota- 

 tions for the week are as follows; 



Striped bass, 18 to 25 cents per pound; bluetish, 8 to 10 

 cents; salmon, green, 30 cents; frozen do, 25 cents; mack- 

 erel, 25 cents ; weakfish, 10 cents; Spanish mackerel, 

 15 cents; green turtle, 12j cents; terrapin, §12 per dozen; 

 halibut, 18 cents; haddock, ti cents; king-fish, 25 cents; 

 codfish, 8 cents; blackfish, 15 cents; herrings. 6 cents: 

 flounders, 10 cents; sea bass, 18 cents; eels, IS cents; 

 lobsters, 10 cents: sheepshead, 20 cents; soft clams, 80 to GO 

 cents per 100 ; salmon trout, 15 cents ; Long Island trout, 

 $1 ; Canada do., 50 cents; hard shell crabs, *•! per 100; soft 

 crabs, 81 50 per dozen ; whiteflsh, 15 cents; frog lej 

 cents per pound. 



Okvis Reel.— We have had the pleasure of handling one of 

 the new Orvis reels, nickle-plaled. It is by Tar the neatest 

 implement we have seen, and combines beauty and lightness 

 -with utility. This reel is manufactured by C. F. Orvis, Man- 

 chester, Vermont, who also furnishes a very superior article 

 in flies, very strong and durable, of home manufacture. 



The Whenshall Bass Fuse — AVe have received from 

 Messrs. Trimble & Kleibacker, 300 West Baltimore street, 

 Baltimore, twelve samples of bass flies, adapted to the waters 

 Of the Potomac, Alleghany and Shenandoah rivers. They 

 are exquisitely tied, and we most readily recommend such of 

 our readers as purpose fishing in those waters to obtain their 

 flies from the firm above menlioned. 



— T. N. J. sends us a letter from Moosehead Lake, in which 

 he takes occasion to extol the comforts of the Lake House as 

 a resort for sportsmen. Messrs. Sawyer ft Savage, whose 

 antecedents date back to the lumberman ami aboriginal 

 Indians, are the proprietors. The writer and his friends 

 visited the neighboring streams and ponds, and fished in the 

 lake, and were rewarded with full baskets of good-sized fish. 



—Mr. Thos. J. Havemeyer recently returned from his an- 

 nual salmon cruise to Canada. He captured over one hun- 

 dred salmon. Messrs. Catlin, Phelps, Streit and Itnbrie, are 

 among the gentlemen now on the rivers, and from all accounts 

 the fishing exceeds that of any previous year. 



The Donsox—6Vr#<to«s c<>m«tes.— This is the celebrated 

 black bass bait, a perfect imitation of which is now in the 

 market, introduced by T. F. Marslcr of 125 Nassau street. 

 The Dobson has a number of local names, such as "crawler," 

 "hcllgrammitcs," etc.. the latter being, perhaps, a more cor- 

 rect designation than any other, as the true dobson is the larva' 

 of the hellgrammite fly. Fred Mather remarked to us not 

 long since, that the remembrance of the noble strings of bass 

 he had taken with the dobson when spoons, worms, flics and 

 minnow's failed, causes him to love this little creature, in 

 spite of his ungainly aspect. "Don't be afraid ol his ugli- 

 ness," he says, "but take hold of him and hook him on as if 

 he were a minnow, and go home with a rood suing of bass." 

 It is now unnecessary to hunt the crawler, as his counter- 

 feit, is so perfect that even the wariest old veteran, the hero of 

 a hundred fights, perhaps, is seized with gnawings as lie sees 

 the dobson drop temptingly in the water. 



Fisherman's Luck.— Three of the faculty of the Deal and 

 Dumb Institute, of Washington Heights, themselves mutes, 

 went on a fishing excursion from Babylon, L. I., a few days 

 since. Off East Island, while "chumming" for bluetish, 

 they struck a school of sharks, several of which were hooked, 

 i :i without result. Finally Mr. Lloyd hooked one, but 

 found him too strong, and called the stepper of their yacht to 

 bis aid, when the two succeeded in bringing I he shark to the 

 surface near the side of the boat. After a prolonged tight, 

 the shark being several times struck on the head with a 

 hatchet and boat hook, he succumbed sufficiently to be lifted 

 on board- When measured, he was found to be seven feel 

 seven inches lone;, with teeth an inch long, and his weight 

 was estimated at about three hundred pounds After lying 

 01] the bow of the yacht a few minutes, lie having ties 



,i but the skipper walked away, when, by a tre- 

 mendous effort, the shark leaped clear of the yacht 

 though doubtless mortally wounded, csca'ped. 



lvEEriN-n Angle Worms Fbbsh.— A correspond 

 I see writers so often in your paper mention the fact of their 

 keeping angle worms in a box with plenty of earth. This 

 ifioD is not new, but an important one to every one who 

 angles, and essential to every one who carries angle avoitus 

 oia long journey; and I pray you pass it on:— Horn u 

 ■■:,■! I. hut use damp moss; angle worms will keep bright and 

 clean therein on the longest journeys, when they will decay 

 and corrupt in twenty-four hours in earth. 

 and reject the wounded ones once in a day or two, and they 

 Will remain fresh a month. Chab. E. Vv uiikiiead. 



[We have advised the use of sand, not earth ; but tilt! IS » 

 is better.— Ed.] 



——The run of Penobscot salmon is diminishing. The yield 

 this season has been very large. 



MAssAorroBETXS— Salem, July 30.— Fishing in salt water is 



oufld alera now, including sniall mai 



OthQf ordinary wiclies. r.lnck bass are being taken at Lynn- 



held Fund. Mr F.Nichols, of Salem, caught one weighing 



nearly .six pounds, and reports the fish as verygarneyto 



handle Mr. II. Bowks and myscll lately enjoyed',-' 



sport willi a rod and reel, catching pollock iish of ii wu 



10 three pounds each, they were decidedly lively fish tn uke , 



1 '! .'■ ' 'nght mackerel with a rod— it make, n ,1 [ , ,„„ 



lg0< i fish weather lately. Mr. Small, of Finn 



uitish last week weighing some 500 pounds; he 



turned il into oil. A hoc:: u.i i . ■■ ■ ■,.. .■, mill tl S 



psco Mr, soon :l pounds, ft was on exhibition 



as at to aerpenl and sohi 8 good many. Teal. 



Movements or the PlfilUSO Fi.f.kt.— The rnmib B ' 



ing arrivals reporled at this port the past week has been 84, 

 viz.: 13 from I he Banks, 84 from Georges, and 37 from maek- 

 ereling trips. The latter vessel" report" a continued scarcity 

 of mackerel, and the present indications are that I 

 fishery will he a failure this year. Two vessels brought Tares 



of 100 bbl.s. each, one ?0 and one 30 b . I 



the vessels were bare, and some had not seen a mackerel for 

 a fortnight. The railroad strikes have interfered with the 

 movements of fish, and but little has been done the past week. 



Prices remain firm at pr ioul latious. The fish receipts 



at this port the past week have been about. 1,000.000 pounds 

 codfish and 200,000 pounds halibut from the Banks, 17a, 000 

 pounds Georges codfish, 10.000 pounds Georges halibut, and 

 400 bbls. mackerel. — Oj,e \,u> Arfi-rrtixn; ■hUyll. 



% New Yoi:k.-A7»7.v<"/<. July 27.— William H. Sleight, 



Gardiner Station, on the WallkiuYausy Railroad, new Kings- 



ton, on duly 25, and each caught a line mi ss o|' fish. >f. ies 



crab for bait. Thie is the same bait advertised as the natural 

 food for black bass by .1. 1" Warsters in the Forest asd 

 Stream. Oun IIarkt. 



— The biggest bass taken in Greenwood Lake this season 

 weighed five and a half pounds. It was taken by Mr. Arthur, 

 one of the Greenwood Lake Club members. 



Sew tans*. Eimty't AOiley Souse, Jufy 37.— Pishing 



poor all the week. To-day, at the Inlet, some boats have 

 taken as high as twenty-four bluefish. Sheepshead are biting 

 better to-day, over sixty taken before 9 a. m. First weakfish 

 taken Wednesday; one boat forty-seven, averaging '.'ilbs. B. 



Pknnsvj.va.nia.- Capt. Win. Auchenbach recently caught 

 in the Schuylkill, at the Limerick station dam, a black bass 

 weighing three pounds and twelve ounces, and measuring 

 twenty inches in length. 



Wisooxsrx— Islaxd Kovav-Bayfield. July 22.— The streams 

 are in splendid condition, and the catch by 'the numerous visi- 

 tors is very fine. Prof. La llomharie, of Racine College, 

 : over one hundred troul on Thursday, the result of 

 four hours' fishing. Wm. Knight. 



*• Viugixia- LetsKury, Ya.. July 38, Our sportsmen have 

 killed a few woodcock. Plover are showing themselves. 



Black bass are-beingtake strings ol eight and I wive, and 



ranging from one to two and a half pounds. I took seven 

 bass in Syeolin, a tributary of Goose Creek, with fly, and 

 eight chubfall fish, and perch, all with academy fly. " River 

 (Potomac) is clear, Goose Creek clearing, small streams clear. 



T. W. 



Canada- Mutipt-dm, .ZV. B., July 20.— Owing to the low 

 water in Ihe rivers and the hot and dry weather but few sal- 

 mon are being caught in this vicinity at present, though there 

 are plenty in the "RestigQUChe," and they can be taken in 

 some quantities if light, "fine tackle were 'used instead of Ihe 

 heavy clumsy kind generally used. This the writer has clearly 

 proved by killing eight salmon- the largest, of which "kicked 

 the beam" at twenty-four pounds— in the "Big Pool " above 

 the railroad bridge, where it was impossible to raise a fish with 

 coarse tackle. Among the parlies up the " Bcstigouehe " arc 

 that of Mr. A. TL Sliewau's, our worthy Secretary of the 

 Province of Quebec Pish and Game Protection Club. 



Stansteai). 



St. -John, N. B., July 2lj.— Striped bass aro now caught 

 here in the river, near the Suspension Bridge. The sports- 

 man who visits the liver at 5 a. m. has the best luck in taking 

 them. This morning bright and early I saw Mr. Dingee 

 Scribner land an 18-pounder, which is the average weight of 

 these fish. The best bail for them is either the '• eel bail " or 

 a ivilby minnow. Stassteao. 



Upper Gtop, Gmti4 llii'ri: P. O., ./iil,/2n. We arc hav- 

 ing greal sport I isi bada.salmon takeout over 400 feet of 

 line, leaping as be ran. He made a magnificent fight. 



iMBBltt. 



Halifax. N. S. t .July 28. — The Fishery. Commission have 

 reconsidered their motion lor adjournment, and have com- 

 menced work. After tt three-hours' session lo-dav 'b nl 

 journed mil il the tiutb, when evidence will be submitted." 



SPLIT BAMBOO ROBS. 



To Our Customers and the Public : In reply to Ihe damaging 

 report! BThioh have been drculated respecting tlie quality of 

 our split bamboo r,,ils. hy "dealers'' who are unable to compete 

 wrthiisat auTTeduced prices, wo Have issued a circular which 

 we shall be pleased to mail to any address, proving the. falsity 

 of their assert ions. 



OONKOY, BlSSETT & Mal.LESO.N, 

 Manufacturers, 05 Pulton Street, TL Y. 



— \A&». 



—Literary young man at a parly : " Miss Jones, hai B you 

 seen Crabbe's Tales?" Young lady, scornfully: "I was 

 not aware that crabs had tails.'' Literary young man, cov- 

 ered wiih confusion i " 1 beg your pardon', ma'am, I should 

 have said, read ' ' I " Young lady, angrily. 



scornful: "And I was not aware that red era:!, 

 either." Exit young man. 



—The average college graduate who applies at this office 

 for a place, generally wants to know "if there is • LUI 



iu the position of dramatic editor or literary critic." He ex- 

 pects to reei tvi jfSOs week the first mouth," and $100 a wick 

 I, and is always sure he was born lobe a great jour- 

 nalist. But after he is' sent to a tu lii Srst job, he finds 

 neAv light break in on him. and dise tn ue mission 

 is "the bar." B 



tiiomil ffmfimn. 



' i.lee Athletics.— There is no doubt Ihi 



Ihe Greeks the pursuit of high muscular condition 



associated Avith that of health, and that hvgiene and 



.; m discovered to be closely allii 



Hcrodieus, a trainer, who was also an invalid, was 



have discovered from his own case the method of tri a dis 



ease by careful diet and regimen, and to have thus contributed 

 iireiiietit of Greek medicine. Paus:iuias also men- 

 tions (vi. 3, 0) the case of a certain Hysmon, an Klcan, who, 



when a boy, had rheumatism in his muscles, and on thi , 



count practiced for the pentathlon that he might 

 healthy and sound man. His training made him 

 sound, but a celebrated victor. It, wonld be very ii 



to know in detail what rules Ihe Greeks prescribe! I 



purpose. Pausamas tells us ( vi. 7, !)j that a certain 

 Who won ten victories in long races at various games (about 

 Ol. 74) was the first who thought of eating meal; in his train- 

 ing, for that up to that time Ihe diet of athletes had been 

 cheese from wicker baskets. It t 

 meat diet was not common anions: 

 southern people, lived rather upon 

 so that the meal, dinners of i 

 and rather disgusting. However. 

 was adopted by Greek athli l< - 

 their compulsory meals of I irge 

 consequeni, sleppi - snd sluggi. 

 such a way as to make us belli v7 1 1 

 the real secret of training, and a 

 strong nutriment a man could bs 

 Income. The 



ist be remembered thai 



, Who, like most 



ish, fruit and vegetables, 



i were i ensured as heavy 



rry of Dromcus 



•er after, aud we hear of 



' meat, and their 



mess in ordinary life, ha 



ad missei 



tually thought b 



■b the stronger he would 



. ntity eaten by alhlctes is univer.-aJly spoken 



o, .,, ,«, e-M.eeding the quantity eaten by ordinary men, 



not considering its heavier quality. Our suspicions that, in 



consequence, Greek athletic , 



even equal, to our own, is, hoi 



without any information as to 



feats were performed. They 



ures of short subdivisions of t 



to See ii- woidd AVin, not to j 



distance could be done. N 



soft sand, and as the vases piol 



along in spread-eagle fashion, with the 



of a windmill— in order to aid the mot 



the Germans explain (:itt 



hear of their having started 



a thing, their time perfor 



|e| 



-,.1'A 



■re not greater, if 

 verily, as we are 

 ich their running 

 es, or nice mois- 



-•rlhel. 



•an races only 

 't a lime a given 

 course ... 

 then, rushing 

 m- like the sails 

 f their bobj, s, as 

 Philostratu.--) nay, as we even 

 homing, if we can believe such 

 es in riuiuiiig must have been 

 ipic games the running, which 

 . ompetttiou, always oame first. 

 once up the course, and seems to hav, b, , 

 About the year 7^0, B. G, races of double 

 og races of about 3. 000 yards were added; 

 ere a later addition, and came al the End rf 

 remarkable that among all these varieties 

 unknown, though jumping was assigned a 

 '■■■-' '■:>" iii'l'orumt. _ We have several 

 ites ol endurance in running long journeys 

 1 even now the modern in- 

 I quality. I have seen a 

 ddeti at a good paoi icro 

 intry for many miles, and have been told that, the 

 Greek postmen are quite wonderful in their sp e'd an I i l« 

 durance. But this is compatible with very poor perform- 

 ances at prize meetings. There were short races for boys at 

 Olympia of half the length. Eighteen years was beyond the 

 limit of age for competing, as a story in Pausanias implies, 

 and a boy who won at the age of 12 was thought wonderfully 

 young. The same authority tells us of an, mi v 

 short race at four successive meetings, thus keeping up his 



teeidedly poor. In the Oly 

 silly been the only 

 The short race wai 

 about 12a yards. 

 the course, ami lo 

 races in armor v 

 the sports. It is 

 hurdle races wercunknown, 

 special place, and thougl 

 remarkable anecdotei ol 



habitants are remarkable 1 

 young man keep up With a I: 





pace f, 



have been no second pr 

 natural consequence of ; 

 There was, of course, a gt 

 the contest, and Pausani 

 winner was not the best 

 run in heals of four, and 

 owner of the last lot draw 

 the heats came together, a 

 previous fatigue. The limitation 

 petitors arose, I fancy, from their no 

 i othea and so not being easily dial 

 accordingly walked into the arena 

 passage in the raised side of the 

 country of each proclaimed in on 

 lice is accurately copied 



f the hi 



Tla 



sras to 



cal games, a 



c aoomion oi material rewards. 



d deal of chance in the course of 



evii 



cm. for example, the races wera 



E there Avas an odd man over, the 



oould sit down till the winners of 



run against them without any 



■h heat of four coni- 



irine lolor or i ■ ei 



i: I Ii . They were 



i ■ " lerground 



adinm, and the name and 



r by a herald. This prap- 



present Olympic games held 



at Athens every i'our years. — Maomillan. 



C 'in ot- H.ANiucAEt'iMi.—Tlie origin of h;n 

 is lo be found in a custom at one time, perbans, as pi 

 in England as the modern practice of rattling. One per. 

 son, let it be supposed, had a pocket knife which he wished 

 to exchange for another person's pencil case. I 



"challenge" the ownerof the pencil a aketheeati b n 



with him, and this being agreed to a third person would be 



louud lo " make the award," or, in other words, to 



as to the respective values of the two articles, and to award a 



certain sum by way of equalizing them. Before }hc a 



was made all three would deposit in a hat or cap a corl 



stake, which the arbitrator would appropriate in 11 



his award pr e ir ! Sal -b- tory to both parlies, or in the event, 



of his award proving satisfactory to neither party. The way 



in which this willingness or unwillingness to abib 



award of umpire was expressed seems originally lo I 



this: The two exchangers were lo stand each with 



111 cap. ' and on the award being uttered— after ai 



of circumlocution purposely intended to confuse them thej 

 wire instantly to withdraw their liands and open them. ' 

 both hands held money in them, both were umhi 

 cept the award, the exchange was made, and tie bi 

 pocketed, the stakes. If neither held money ihe b, 

 not concluded, and the Stakes were still forfeited I.., 

 Iralor. If only one ol the Iwo displayed a coin, that oncdrew 

 I he stakes, and the exchange was not made. A< 

 modern rnleB "a handicap match is A, B and C to put an 

 equal sum each into a hat ; O, who is the batulieapp 

 i i. in, b lor A and 11, who, when they havi ..- 

 lii o I ii ' etsand draw them out closed 5 then 



they open them together, and If both nave monei i ii 



hands the mati b i u£ 



match." Thus it v ill i whereas the oil 



was literally a "hai d-i*-tlt . , ihe i > [ci n hi 

 " hnnd-i'-the pocj Times. 



i i : ; rflOiG, — TJie following are some tiniely in- 

 structions issued by the Ro . 



bathing within two horns after a meal, or Avhen c\i 

 1 com any other cai 



