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Jersey City Heights Gun Cum.— Mr, Chaa. Hallock, the 

 managing editor of this paper, begs to signify his apprecia- 

 tion of the valued compliment bestowed upon him by the 

 Jersey City Heights Gun Club in making him an honorary 

 member. This is one of the most active gun clubs in this 

 part of the country, and the record of their scores at the traps 

 will compare favorably with I hose of any section. We wish 

 the club continued success and a long and harmonious exist- 

 ence. Mr. T. C, Banks, our business manager, is also indebted 

 for a similar courtesy. 



The Day They Celebrate.— The present year is the 

 eighteen hundredth anniversary of the destruction of Pom- 

 pei and Herculaneum. Next November there will be a con- 

 vention of scientists at Pompei to commemorate the day 

 when old Vesuvius poured out its ashes and lava and buried 

 the cities of the plain. Mortals who live in this time and 

 clime should gratulate themselves and their sisters and their 

 cousins and their aunts that mountains never play such 

 pranks nowadays— at least, well, hardly ever. 



The Academy of Destgn.— The fifty-fourth annual exhibi- 

 tion of the Academy of Design was opened last Monday even- 

 ing with the usual, or rather an unusual, crush of reception 

 night. The pictures this year are sis hundred and fifteen, 

 and they are of more than ordinary merit. There are many 

 painted scenes of fact and fancy that will be of special inter- 

 est to those who delight in the glories of the fields and rivers 

 and mountains. The sportsman is always something of an 

 artist, and an artist ought to be a good deal of a sportsman 

 The Secretary of the Academy, Mr. T. Addison Richards, 

 whoso pictures were known years ago, is an expert in the 

 handling of gun and rod. May it be long before his hand 

 forgets its cunning. 



Veterans of 1S12.— The veterans of 1812 are dwindling 

 •down to a most forlorn hope. At a meeting held last Monday 

 to consider whether or no the corps should continue to rent the 

 room at No. 4 City Hall Place, which has been their head- 

 quarters lor twenty-two years, only three of the old soldiers 

 presented themselves, and Commander Col. Dally thinks that 

 there will not be more than fifteen in line for the next annual 

 July parade. 



LINGERING LEGENDS. 



WITH what a strange and romantic tenacity do we cling 

 to all ancient fables and traditions! What a strong 

 vein of sentimentality invests with peculiar charms all legends 

 which come to us from former ages; their great antiquity 

 being, seemingly, the surer guarantee of their worth and pop- 

 ularity. Prom the time when "the blind bard of Scio's 

 lonely isle" gave to future immortality his tales of the " Woes 

 of the Achieans,'' the "Voyage of the Argo," and other stir- 

 ring epics, down the corridors of time, to our own age, with 

 the Poet Laureate of England and Longfellow, our own 

 countryman, at the head of legend and verse writers, we see 

 always this taste of the human mind exemplified. The un- 

 natural element in these tales is lost in the contemplation of 

 deeds of chivalry and knightly prowess. Love and war ar» 

 the inseparable factors always met with, and the pens of the 

 greatest men of all ages have been used in transcribing these 

 fictitious deeds which their ideal heroes, in ages remote from 

 their own, had accomplished by the wielding of the sword. 



Truly, if we analyze our feelings, we may not believe that 

 Richard Cceur de Leon actually achieved so much glory and 

 in such miraculous ways as he is given credit for : but such 

 thoughts never enter our -minds, and every other sentiment is 

 merged in our admiration of the man and his feats of arms. 

 Nor in reading the legends of Charlemagne and of the deeds 

 of his redoubtable knights do we give unqualified credence to 

 their marvelous accomplishments ; believe that Orlando 

 really went mad for love of the beautiful Angelica, or after- 

 ward accomplished so many Herculean tasks ; that the speed 

 of the steed Bayard was greater than the average running 

 time of our modern locomotives, or that the female warrior 

 Radamanthe sailed through the air on her winged horse, the 

 Hippogriff. The fascinating tale of King Arthur and his 

 noble comrades of the Round Table, the enchanter Merlin, 

 the brand Excalibur, the weird and gloomy death of the noble 

 King, — all these fables, while bordering on the impossible, 

 are yet infused with sentiments which are as strong and in- 

 citing to-day as they were in the time of Homer, and appeal- 

 ing as they do to many of our nobler instincts and impulses, 

 have an intense fascination for us. The genua homo is the 

 same to-day as of three thousand years ago— of three.thousand 

 years hence. 



In our own land there is a dearth of stories relating to the 

 deeds of fair women aud brave men, a lack of scenes laid on 

 old and historic ground. This is necessarily the case in a land 

 which, but a few centuries ago, had never seen a face of the 

 Caucasian type, and was still bound by the fetters of semi- 

 barbarism. Vet even the native American, the misnamed 

 Indian, had his traditions, his legends, and his God. Though 

 passed from father to son and from son to son by word of 

 mouth only, yet they lost none of their force, none of their 

 sacred importance, and even now, among the degenerate 

 descendants of the once noble red man, many are the legends 

 and traditions which are guarded, preserved, and handed 

 down with a strange veneration. The red man of Cooper 

 and Catlin has passed into the things that were. The abuse 

 of strength derived from civilization has sunk the aboriginies 

 to their present degraded position, and the enlightened and 

 civilized nation of to-day looks down upon the results of its 

 own handiwork in the poor, shattered fragments of a once 

 truly noble race. As they were one hundred years ago we 

 cannot but admire many of the qualities of the North Ameri- 

 can Indian. They were then the grandsons of Nature, free 

 and untamed as the animals with whom they shared their 

 wilderness home ; but they are gone ! Roinafu.it, 



Who of us has not perused with delight the bubbling song 

 of Hiawatha, with its perfect rythm and symmetrical cadence? 

 Perchance, it was suggested by some love legend passed down 

 from long ago, which, taken up by the pale-faced bard, was 

 so admirably set to verse and immortalized. Had we more 

 Longfellows, many such romantic legends might have been 

 saved from oblivion. It is for the white man to cherish such 

 records of the past which belong to, and form part of, the 

 history of his country. 



Rare is it for an Indian to confide these stories, which are 

 indeed a part of his creed and Bible as it were, to a pale-face ; 

 yet it is occasionally done, and we have but lately listened 

 with delight to more than one legend of the Pawnees, which 

 in weird scene and graphic portrayal of deeds of noble prowess 

 might equal the Morte d' Arthur. Pruned, polished, and put 

 in verse, they would prove intensely attractive. 



Here is a field in poetry and romance but little tried. Oarpe 

 diem, and let not these lingering legends of the land fade and, 

 like the dying race to whom they belong, from whom they 

 emanated, be forever forgotten. 



The Dukb of York and his Dogs. — Harry Jennings, who 

 rejoices in the distinction of being New York's most notorious 

 dog fighter, has returned from his trip to New Orleans, thor- 

 oughly disgusted, be it said to the credit of that city. Jen- 

 nings and his companions provided themselves with twenty- 

 five bull terriers and, having marched them down to New Or- 

 leans, they marched them back again. The authorities by 

 prompt action so effectually demoralized the ranks of the 

 " sporting fraternity" that the pits were left bloodless and 

 desolate, and the treasury of the dog brigade was depleted of 

 about $2,000 by the trip. 



— It is not always possible to keep from having mud 

 thrown at you, but you can always keep from throwing it at 

 others. 



GAME PROTECTION. 



CLOSE TIME IN GREAT BRITAIN FOR 

 SALMON, TROUT AND CHAR. 



WE copy the following data from the London Fishing 

 Gazelle. An examiuation will prove interesting, and 

 perhaps elicit a hint or a suggestion. It would seem ;that 

 the general law contemplated a uniform close season ; but 

 that under one pretext or another exceptions have been so 

 frequently made that they number twenty out of forty-nine 

 districts. Of course we cannot predicate our own laws and 

 close times upon those which are English ; but there is some- 

 thing to be learned from those formula of English precedents 

 which concern the appointment and duties of guardians, the 

 duration of the open or close periods, annual or intermittent 

 icenses, penalties, etc.: — 



Under the Salmon Fishery Acts, 1861, 1863, 1865, 1870 and 

 1873, salmon are protected, and a close time of not less than 

 154 days is fixed for England and Wales, during which all 

 fishing for salmon, except with rod and liue, is prohibited. 

 The commencement and termination of the close season may 

 be varied by the local boards of conservators, but it must 

 never begin later than 1st November. For rod and line a 

 minimum close lime of 92 days is fixed, which must com- 

 mence not later than 1st December. No salmon may be sold 

 after 3d November in any year, except such as can be proved 

 to come from parts beyond the seas ; in those rivers "or dis- 

 tricts in which the capture of salmon is legal after 1st Sep- 

 tember, their sale is allowed, provided their capture in such 

 river or district was lawful by any means other than by rod 

 and line. 



In those rivers and districts where no bye-law on the sub- 

 ject has been made, the close time for nets begins on 1st Sep- 

 tember and ends on 2d February ; and for rods it begins on 

 1st November and ends on the 2d February. The following 

 are tne districts in which these dates have been varied by bye- 

 law, confirmed by the Secretary of State : — 



Close time for 



Avon and Stour... 



Taf and Ely 



Dak 



Dovev 



Oiwydand-Blwy.. 



Conway 



Seiont 



neil.lv 



Coquet 



Kent 



Taw and Torn 'Urn 



Axe 



Avon aud Ernie 



camel 



Tclgn 



Yorkshire 



Ouae (Sussex) 



Dwyfach 



Fowey 



15 Aug. to 1 Feb. 

 31 Aug. to 30 April 

 1 Sept. to 1 April 



14 sept to DO April 



15 Sept. to 15 Ulay 

 to 80 April 

 to l March 

 to 15 March 

 to 80 April 

 to 25 March 

 to 1 March 



21 Sept. to .10 April 

 20 Sept. to 

 ■il Sept.. to 31 March 

 l Oct, to 30 April 

 I Sept. to 2 March 

 " to 2 Feb. 

 to 1 April 

 15 Sept. tol March 

 t Oct to 30 AprU 



■2 Oct. to 1 Feb. 

 1 Nov. to 30 April 

 a Nov. to 1 April 



OV. to30 April 



By. to 15 May 

 to 30 April 

 to 1 March 

 21 NOV. to 10 March 



15 Nov. to 80 April 

 " to 25 Man:h 



1N0V. to 2 Fab. 



16 Nov. to 31 March 



20 Nov. to 30 April 

 81 Nov. to 81 March 

 15 Nov. to 30 April 



21 Nov. to 2 March 

 IB Nov. to 28 Feb. 



I Nov. tol AprU 

 10 Nov. to 1 March 

 1 Nov. to 2 Feb. 



In the case of the sale of salmon after the 3d September, it 

 must be proved that this exception is legalized by a bye-law 

 of the district in which the fish has been caught. The onus 

 of proof that the fish were caught beyond the limits of the 

 Acts, or thai, they were caught during the legal open season 

 by legal means lies on the person selling or exposing for sale. 

 The exportation of salmon is prohibited between 3d Septem- 

 ber and 30th April (Salmon Acts Amendment Acts, 1863 and 

 1870), unless it can be proved that the salmon exported or 

 entered for exportation was caught during the time at which 

 its sale would be legal in the Dnited Kingdom : the onus pro- 

 banda lies on the person exporting. 



A weekly close season, during which net fishing for 

 salmon is prohibited, is fixed in England at not less than 

 forty-two hours, nor more than forty-eight hours, to be de- 

 termined by the Boards, between Friday at midnight and 

 noon on Monday. Licenses to be obtained from local Boards, 

 and available only within the limits of the district in which 

 they are issued, must be taken out for instruments employed 

 in fishing for salmon, and the use of speara, lights, snatches 

 and similar instruments is prohibited. During the open 

 season no unclean salmon may be taken. The word salmon 

 includes all migratory Salimnida. 



There are at present forty-one fishery districts in England 

 and Wales, each with its board of conservators. These boards 

 have the power to make by-laws not only for the regulation of 

 salmon fishing, but also, during the salmonclose-time, for the 

 regulation of other kinds of fishing which are prejudicial to 

 the salmon fisheries ; and heavy penalties are fixed for infrac- 

 tions of the law. 



In Scotland there are 120 fishery districts, and thirty boards 

 with similar powers. There the annual close time must never 

 be less than 168 days, and varies between the extreme dates 

 of 27th of August and 25th of February. These dates may 

 bo found in the Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act, 1868, since 

 which act, however, the close times have been altered in the 

 following rivers: 



Thurso— loth Sept. to 10th Jan. (for rods only). Nith and 

 Fleet— 10th Sept. to 24th Feb. (nets); 1st Nov. to 2.1th Feb. 

 (rods). 



The weekly close-time is fixed at not less than tlurty-six 

 hours, between 6 p. m. Saturday and 6 a. m. Monday. The 

 river Tweed is specially regulated by the Tweed Fishery Acts. 

 Its close-time is from 14th September to 15th February. 



CLOSB-TIME TOR THOUT AND CHAE. 



By the Fresh Water Fisheries Act, 1878, amending and ex- 

 tending to trout and char in all waters, certain provisions of 

 the English Salmon Fishery Acts, which had hitherto applied 

 only to these fish in salmon fishery districts, it is enacted that 

 the sections of the Salmon Acts apply to spears and unclean 

 fish to the formation of fishery districts, to the powers of water 

 biiliffs, and to the issue of licenses, etc. , shall apply to tvout and 

 char in all English waters, except in the counties of Norfolk 

 and Suffolk, where under a local act (the Norfolk and Suffolk 

 Fisheries Act, 1877), the local conservators may make a close- 

 time to all freshwater fish. They have accordingly fixed the 

 close-time for trout, for nets only, at from 10 September to 25 

 January. With this exception, the capture of trout and char 

 in England and Wales, and their sale, are prohibited between 

 2d October and 1st February. 



By an act passed in 1876, the trout close-time maybe varied 

 by by-law, made by boards of conservators in various districts, 

 so however that the close-time does not commence earlier than 

 the 2d September nor later than the 2d November, and shall 

 not be less than 123 days. 



