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lime. Some of our people who bad seen this fish in other 

 parts affirmed that its Been was of such a poisonous nature as 

 to cause, the bodies of those who eat though but moderately 

 pfiUo swell till they burst. But the. people of this island 

 were as positive to flic contrary, and affirmed it from their 

 own experience. They, however, make use of this precau- 

 tion before thi ] ly, of layinga great weight on 



it, that all fto malignant particles might better ooze out in 

 the foam; and after keeping ll a whole dav in this manner 

 they open the hard shell in which it is enclosed, boil it till 

 about half ready and then shift it into other water. By 

 these precautions they affirm that all the noxious particles 

 are extruded. But, in my opinion, this troublesome process 

 is thrown away, the taste 'of its flesh not being at all answer- 

 able, and even were it in any degree palatable, surely the 

 remembrance of its fetid smell must disgust the stomach. 



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THE FISHERIES EXHIBITION. 



[Dispatches to the Associated Press.] 



LONDON. May 12,— Although the sky was lowering this 

 motlling. and although the 

 the day. accompanied by a he; 



disagreeable walking, there was a" tremendous attcndii 

 the opening of the International Fisheries Exhibit 

 South Kensington. The approaches to the temporary 

 ings were packed with carriages and foot passengers 

 early hour of the morning, and long before noon tie 1 

 three acres of buildings were tilled with spectators fn 

 parts of the world. The details of the oruaincntath 

 arrangement wi 

 heavy amount of work \ 

 the decorations y 



large degree the temporary defects, 

 the scene was very fine. 



The Prince of "Wales, accompanied by his sous, ret 

 the main hall at 13:10 o'clock, and Lis entrance wi 

 signal for most enthusiastic cheers. The dais in Ibis sc 

 to which the Prince was later conducted by the. exbi 

 officials, is a beautiful affair covered by a handst 

 wrought canopy. Surmounting the eanopv and nrtis 

 setting it off was a crown, f 

 tooned fishing ue'i 

 troducing the royal party 

 the place proceeded accord 

 last night. From the cor 

 through the first hall of 

 Britain — passing thence din 

 were displayed the piscatori 

 and Canada. These were g 

 attracted much favorable Ci 



men were drawn up along the line of route. The most 

 spicuous and picturesque of these were the Indians of 

 Canada. 



James Russell Lowell, United States Minister to England, 

 who had joiued the party with other diplomats, was not the 

 least interested observer of the display 

 eral other exhibits the party 

 address of the eommitt 



om which were 



suspended fes- 



this point the ci 



reinouv of in- 



j the mysteries a 



nd beauties of 



Bg to the prOgr 



iinme outlined 



servatary the 1st 



tv was taken 



xhlbits— that de 



-otod to Ureal 



:tlj into thedept 



rt incuts where 



1 trt ssures of thi 



United States 



ven considerable 



attention and 



mment. Depm.a 



ions of fisher- 



leliv 



d to the diiis, where the 

 red by I be Duke of Kich- 

 f the exhibition; that it 

 i agreeable and inslruc- 

 ledthat the public should 

 the result Of it; that the 

 lusfrated by the National 

 imittee had kept steadily 



mond. He explained tit 

 — was intended not only to furnish 

 live spectacle, Tint that it was into 

 receive an actual daily benefit I 

 practical cookery of fish was to be 

 School of cookery, and that the Ci 

 before them the fact that the exhi 

 He announced that the exhibition would be open several 

 nights each week for the benefit of the working classes. O 

 expressed in terms of hearty thanks the gratitude felt by the 

 committee for the cordial manner with which applications 

 for assistance in the undertaking bad been received and 

 responded to by foreign governments and by the colonists. 

 He then formally bade the Prince of Wales and his party 

 welcome to the exhibition. 



The Prince in replying rend from manuscript, ne ex- 

 pressed his great pleasure in being able to assist at this cere- 

 mony, and regretted that an unfortunate accident had un- 

 avoidably prevented the Queen from being present, He 

 hoped that the exhibition would be the means of bringing 

 to the notice of the people the latest and most efficient 

 methods of securing the bounty of the streams, lakes, and 

 oceans, and would thereby be a practical benefit to them. 

 He dwelled at some length on the importance of the life- 

 saving section of the display and commended it to the atten- 

 tion of Hie people. In conclusion he conveyed the thanks 

 of the Queen to all the countries and colonies which were 

 taking part iu the display, and to their representatives for 

 i bringing the matter to a sue- 

 armly applauded. Aft Br some 

 lion was formally declared open. 

 i banquet in Fishmongers' Hall, 

 lational Fisheries Exhibition, the 

 of the United 

 nngof credit. 



their untiring exertions 

 cessf'ul issue. He was y 

 further exercises the exhib 



London, May 14.— At 

 given iu honor of the Inter 

 Prince of Wales said that, the contributions 

 States to the exhibition were especially de? 



Mr, Lowell, the United States Minister, 

 to "Foreign representatives," thanked the 'Duke of Edin- 

 burgh for the kindness with which he had proposed the 

 toast, and said that the kindness with which he had met 

 with in England convinced him that he represented an elder 

 daughter of England rather than a foreign country. 



NORTH AMERICAN FISHES. 



BULLETIN No. 16 of the United States National Mu- 

 seum is a large octavo of 974 pages, exclusive of index. 

 It is the Synopsis of the Fishes of North America, by Prof. 

 David S. Jordan and Charles 11. Gilbert. This volume will 

 be of great value to every working ichthyologist. It is just 

 what it claims to be. a synopsis and not a" complete desenp- 

 tion of every North American fish, yet it gives the more 



are five, species of the Pacific salmons, genus Onror/ii/urfi.tis: 

 nine Sahnos, including the Eastern salmon and the Western 

 i routs, and eleven charrs, gent ' 'inus. The genus 

 CrisUvomer, Gill and Jordan, is not retained, but the Eastern 

 lake trout, is now classed with the eharrs. of the latter we 

 note the following, which are retained as valid species \ 



i!<U>t>t!/i'ti>/,. sixain; - ..,.„■...,, ..,..,, .. ....,,,.„■. ,,.,'/,,,, : ,,' 



.vee. /"'■'■'■■ ■'• ■'.'■.'., .■,,,,,■.-, il,.,. The "Canadian sea- 

 trout," or "salmon trout," is merely noticed us a different 

 form and coloration assumed by fmitimiUii -when it goes; to 

 salt water for a length of tina Tin nomenclature of Hen- 

 shall is followed for the black basses, and we think that it 

 Will stand and relieve us from the confusion that hasexisted, 

 We looked to see more fresh water gars on ii;i i 

 ^nd only three. Farmer workers mode more, but the ten- 

 dency to-day, with the great collection of tish.es of the 



National Museum at hand, is to condense. So many con- 

 necting links are found which blend one apparently different 

 foim with another, that a series of fishes of oue genus, taken 

 from many localities, will have so many common characters, 

 which mingle to such an extent, that the naturalist can only 

 call those of widest divergence by the name of varieties. 

 He most puzzling thing" in natural history work is the 

 question, "What constitutes a species'/" and it is one that 

 offers a chance for many differences. The Synopsis has a 

 most complete index, which includes populur'names, and it 

 adds greatly to the list of valuable work already done by 

 these authors, 



OJ all the wrilersin American ichthyology Prof. Jordan 

 has done more than any other to popularize the science by 

 writing iu a manner suited to the popular comprehension by 

 using only such scientific terms as were necessary to the 

 understanding of his subject and for which there i- : no .ade- 

 quate vernacular term. Tlis "Manual of the Vertebrates" 

 covered ground never before attempted and gave a clear and 

 lucid description of all vertebrates found within the district 

 bounded by the Mississippi River on the west, North Caro- 

 lina and Tennessee on I he south, excluding marine species. 

 His "Contributions to Ichthyology," in "three bulletins of 

 the National Museum, added to his work and his "Fishes of 

 Ohio," in the Geological Report of that State, enriched our 

 knowledge of Eastern fishes. The present work extends 

 that knowledge to all the fishes of North America and places 

 Jordan and his co-worker, Gilbert, among the foremost men 

 to popularize the study of fishes. This last work covers the 

 whole of North America and will be found of the greatest, 

 value. 



TROUTING IN PENNYSLVANlA. 



TROUT fishing has formally opened iu Central Pennsyl- 

 vania. The snow has all disappeared from the moun- 

 tains, and the trout streams are resonant again with their 

 rippling spring laugh, as thev rush hurriedly along their 

 courses to the rivers. 



Notwithstanding the backwardness of the season and 

 occasional sharp relapses, fishing has tints far proved very 

 successful in some localities. April and May arc rather dull 

 months for trouting generally hereabouts; nevertheless, the 

 "poacher" and the " trout 'hog " are at work before the 

 season opens legally ; and in order to meet with anything 

 like success, the sportsman angler must go early in the 

 season, or he will find the streams quite " fished "out," as 

 the old backwoodsmen term it. 



From the incessant "whipping" to which the trout 

 streams have been subjected within the past decade, they 

 have not had time to recuperate, and the consequence is that 

 the speckled beauties are becoming exceedingly scarce and 

 shy. On likely days in June, by getting far back into the 

 brash, some fish may yet be taken; hut they are not of the 

 average size, and should be left over for another season. 



A recent trip to the Seven Mountains, a famous sporting 

 place in Central Pennsylvania, convinced us of thefact that 

 the glory of those once noted streams has departed, and one 

 cannot fail to conceive what a monster the "trout hog" must 

 be, when you hear related to you by the old anglers of this 

 place, with an expression of woe and sorrow depicted upon 

 their faces, that they distinctly remember the time when ' 

 two hours you could hook as many trout as was desired. :: 

 of a fair size, too; always concluding theirremarks by, "1 

 you see, Mister, them times is past. These ere city fell 

 used to come up here and ketch hull strings of 'em, and tl 

 the streams were soon fished out," 



Quail and ruffed grouse have been abundant about here 

 for the last few years, and from a stump, a post, or an old 

 stone wall can daily be heard the piping of "Bob White." 

 Several docks of these little fellows have wintered on my 

 father's farm the past winter, and in the early morn when 

 rousing from my slumbers 1 can hear their vigorous notes 

 fr; m the orchard. From the present outlook, game, such as 

 grouse, quail, squirrels and rabbits, will be plenty during 

 the coming season. About one-fourth of a mile distant from 

 our house is a favorite woodcock ground, where every si 

 mer, after harvest, my brother and I, accompanied by 

 cocker Joe, have a fine afternoon's sport. Wild duck's and 

 geese are passing northward in large numbers. A few 

 stragglers are now and then secured "along the creeks and 

 ivors, where they alight to feed. W. K. M. 



Salem, Pa,, Hay 7. 



"ANGLING TALKS." 



editor's prefatory note. 

 1MIE following chapters were written by Mr. Dawson subsequently 

 ■*- to his retirement from the editorship of the Albany Evening 

 Journal last September. The series was broken off by the author's 

 lamented death in February. 



The "Talks" attracted wide attention at the time of their publica- 

 tion in the angling columns of ttie Foiiest and Stream, and were 

 ived with very cordial appreciation. It is thought that their col- 

 lection into the present more permanent form will prove acceptable. 

 As a political writer of conceded power, Mr. Dawson wielded a 

 trenchant pen ; when he turned from the conflict of parties to the 

 praise of the favorite pastime of "simple wise men," his essays, 

 Umpid as the crystal streams, are. aglow with the soft summer, sun- 

 light and melodious with the songs of birds. When angling was the 

 theme, he wrote from a full heart and in closest sympathy with the 

 scenes and pursuits described. These ''Talks" are brimful of manly, 

 wholesome sentiment; there is in them all not a particle of caul. 

 Their sincerity and overflowing spirit at once win the reader, and he 

 perforce shares the author's enthusiasm. The effect is magical, 

 like that of the mimic players in Xenophon's Memorabilia: he who 

 reads, if he be an angler, must go a-flshing; and if he be not, 

 straightway then must he become one. 

 ikubt and Stream Office. April, 1883. 



"Saw Burst."—. KiUUh- Furr-ai o „d Stream: Now that the 

 joal-sailing and fishing season is upon us, will Forest ami) 

 stream kindly favor its numerous readers, as wed as myself, 

 with the benefit of its wide experience in a mailer, which I 

 am sure willbe of interest to many. To begin with then, lam. 

 like thousands of others, extremely fond of boating, during 

 months, but my life is rendered absolutely mis- 

 " if this rational recreation by my 



My 



U'lel 



of alte: 



jeeth 



water, and my tease is m a con- 

 blister" and '■peel." This is ob- 

 . not only because it gives one the appearance of 

 a connrmed •'toper," but also ii. :,,i ■ n is a positive discom- 

 fort. Will you suggest, through your columns, for the ben- 

 efit of those "similarly afflicted, some remedy thai s 

 or at least, quickly relieve one's countenance from this 

 "burning shame." — Kerr. 



Tennessee.— There have been a number of fishing par- 

 ties out within the past month, and each has met with 

 good sport. Mr. J. E. Warner informed me the other day 

 that he captured a genuine Virginia "horney bead" While 

 out fishing a few days ago in one of our Middle Tennes- 

 see streams, but which one has escaped my memory. Tins 

 is the first instance of the kind 1 ever beard of in tliis State. 

 There are two or three angling clubs about here at present; 

 one has leased a portion of Turubull Creek, and the other 

 has a series Of ponds slocked with game fish, but fish being- 

 close communions, none but the anointed (with money) can 

 even get a chance to verify the ststouienis <>f ibeir fish lore. 

 They entertain among themselves, havt fatted pigs and 

 mutton barbecued, trip the light fantastic, and indulge in 

 the pastimes, though as to the skill displayed in auslintf or 

 what they get in making it, no one ever hears. Mill. White's 

 and Brown's creeks, have been effect ually depopulated of fish 

 fcy the seiners, giggers, and trappers, who are permitted to 

 infest their margins, the fish commissioner being Ofl.6 of 

 the quiet, good-natured, indifferent sort of persons, who 

 cannot waste his valuable time to cany out the purposes for 

 which be was appointed. All the pay he received or was to 

 receive, was granted with the commission and its proud title. 

 The truth is. that a person who has oue spark of the true 

 sportsman sentiments in his composition, gels de-trusted at 

 chronicling the unsatisfactory condition of field ;■ 



or the men who follow them' about here, as they arc often 

 exaggerated, and hard to get at, even then. Perhaps when 

 the country fills up with a .ew sort of folks the. panorama 

 will change, or rather the figures in it, as the picture is uow 

 perl'ecl so iai as. nature has had to do with it, — J . U. II. 

 'Nashville, Tcnn.). 



Black Bass in Wisconsin.— Columbus, Wis., May 10.- 

 I-Tshiiig is excellent here. Black, rock, "silver" bass and 

 pickerel bite splendidly. I believe it would be impossible 

 to find a stream where the above named fish exist, more 

 bountifully than they do here. On the (illi, with a friend 

 and a good supply of live mimovvs, they being preferred to 

 all other hait lure, we reached our favorite stamping ground 

 bright and early. It had been raining, but the" sun was 

 shining bright and warm an hour later." .My minnow had 

 no more than touched the water than out went my line 

 swift as an arrow; my rod bent nearly double, and not dar- 

 ing to give him auy slack, Nowdie had to assist iu landing 

 a five-pound black bass. When my friend returned to his 

 rod be found that one of the finny tribe had borrowed it 

 and was hauling it away, lie succeeded in recovering it 

 with a three-pound black bass attached. Thus the sport 

 went on for some time. About noon they ceased to bite, 

 and my companion was half asleep on account of the still- 

 ness when he felt a slight jerk at his rod. Had a gun ex- 

 ploded in his ear he could not have jumped higher. Out 

 came a large black bass, and he was landed about sixty leot 

 beyond. A few years ago the silver bass was an entire 

 stranger to these parts, "and when first; seen they were ill 

 large schools. They are larger than the rock bass, covered 

 with bright silvery scales; hence the name, They arc very 

 greedy, a ud are caught near brush piles. It is "a mystery 

 how they came here. Arc they called by the rigid name, 

 and how ; did they come here? The Forest aij£> Btbeam 

 is a welcome visitor every week, and we shall never he 

 without it.— Wandereb. 



Tim Pond and titb Seven Ponds.— Letters from this 

 noted resort inform me that the note of preparation is being 

 heard throughout this region so much frequented in the 

 season for trout, small and large game. Kennedy Smith 

 has put in a good store of ice. and is now transporting other 

 needful supplies to be iu readiness when his guests arrive, a 

 large number already having engaged accommodations. 

 Koads and cabins are being" improved and put in order. 

 Edgar and his wife, who did so much for the. comfort and 

 pleasure of the sportsmen and their wives last year are to 

 have charge of the Tim Fond village of cabins 'the coming 

 season. Mr. and Mrs. Lambert, who made the wilderness 

 blossom as the rose al the Seven Ponds last year, will greet 

 the lovers of forest and stream again as'thev visit those: 

 matchless waters, and feast not alone upou the viands of 

 the table, but the rich mountain scenery. The ice and snow 

 is fast disappearing, and by the first of June all things are 

 likely to be in readiness for as good trouting as may be 

 round in Northern Maine. The Boston and Maine, 

 the Eastern and the Somerset railroads have given 

 the matter especial attention and made first-class 

 provisions for the wants of sportsmen, and 1 am 

 told the stage accommodations will be adequate to the wants 

 and comfort of the public from North New Portland to 

 Smith's Farm. The Dirigo House at North New Portland 

 has a new proprietor, who has repaired and refurnished the 

 house. So all things are ready.— J. W. T. (New Britain, 

 May 13, 1883). 



Washington Teiuiitory Fishing.— The writer had pro- 

 posed making a trip over the Northern Pacific Railroad iu 

 September, when it is proposed to have it opened, and with 

 a view of "going a fishing" had written his son in Wash- 

 ington Territory as to best place to stop. He writes: 

 "Leave the road' al Bathdrum station, twenty-ejx miles east 

 Of Spokane Falls; go over a splendid road fourteeu miles to 

 Lake Occur d'Alcne; fish tip and down the St. Mary's River 

 that empties into the lake, iu the lake itself where the cele- 

 brated 'bull' trout are caught, and you can be assured of 

 excellent sport. There is a hotel and military post at the 

 lake."— E. A. S. 



Striped Bass and Bluepish.— Striped bass are now be- 

 ing; taken freely at Bobbin's Reef. On Monday lust one 

 weighing thirteen pounds was taken iu the Hudson opposite 

 New York city, at Pavonia Ferry. This week small blue- 

 fish ol two pounds weight have appeared iu market, having 

 Been taken on the New Jersey coast. The larger blucfish iu 

 market are southern fish. 



The Tarpum as Food.— The New York Tim- M says: 

 "Somebody asks, in the Forest and Stream, as to The 

 edible qualities of the tarpum. It has. been tested two or 

 three times in New 'fork from luge fish brought from 

 Florida, and found not to be worthless, but perfectly taste- 

 less, like, an insipid herring. It is, in fact, the leviathan of 

 the herring family." 



Salmon Angling. — Editor Fornsl <ind Stream: There will 

 be an opening for salmon angling during the month of 

 August at the "Indian House Pool" section ou the Resti- 

 gouchc for three rods. Extent of river some nine miles. I 

 will be happy to furnish information.— Akoxisg Report. 



