Oct. 13, 1HS2.J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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the eye, or organ of vision, with all its delicate appendages; 

 it differs from the organ which our brother Mousley ope- 

 rates upon, in not having a handle. Contracted with il 

 jflpirly Ihough we find this tliread-iiks substance which \S 

 thcopiir nerve This nerve is connected at the other end 

 Huh the snapper's caudal appendage, oonunonlv known as 

 Ktail. This acta on the snapper's eye like the rndderoti 

 Mdp, if it i* flopped over to one side the eye naturally 

 turns io the opposite. This nerve is subject to various (lis- 

 fflflS, prominent anions which raaj be enumerated crpss- 

 ere. atrabisraus, and cock-eye. The latter isoansed by the 

 nerve becoming entangle in the spinal colnnin, or ver- 

 ti.ln.e, and the only ruiniv in guch cases is to take out the 

 backbone and disentangle Ihe nerve. The vcrlt-linc C&n be 

 mS together again with Spaukling's glue, In man such a 

 Mjaacmnj i» hotli a blessing aud a 'curse. If he looks at 

 I pretty girl and secsdoublc ii may be looked at in the light 

 Bn blessing Should be, However, reacli otit toxical! lunch 

 cuui!!i v. :j :nl find that his eyes deceive him, he is more than 

 likely i" di em it the reverse. In that best friend of man. the 

 nude, tic optic nervo it connected directly with the hind 

 fife; so tti.it the moment he sees anything from the rear he 

 'lifts his int. " 



STe regret that our space forhids publishing the Doctor's 

 learned lecture in it~ entirety, bu1 enough h:i< been given to 

 Hpw that the club devoti some time to intellectual enjoy- 

 ment as well us the mere animal one of catching bluefish. 



RAINBOW OR CALIFORNIA TROUT. 



TO any one familiar with the fish laws of the State of 

 New York it must be evident thai souk thin- •• mom... 

 Bmc the rainbow and other western trout, as alleged, have 

 men introduced into some of our native trout streams and 

 Wees. 



The season for brook trout opens on April 1."> anil closes 

 September I. The s< ason for the rainbows and other trout 

 opens September 1 and doses May 13. Now it looks as if 

 the foreigners n 

 Will have a (elide 

 'The rainbows ; 

 K&wning in our • 

 terpKrt of April, and ar 



pi out of the trout streams or it 

 c our present laws a dead letter, 

 esieniirout do not commence 

 ar as heard from) until the lat- 

 i through by .June 1. 



In many parts of the State r native brook trout, begin 



Kawning the latter part of September and in most streams 

 EBay finish in November. 



S'ow nli it is to be done? You can't regulate it so that a 

 California trout will not take your flv in the spring when he 

 should not, or the fisherman would not, nor in the fall can 

 you prevent the brook trout from doing the same after it is 

 unlawful to so lake him. 



Dropping the 1Kb so taken out of season- back into the 

 Stream don't till the bill, even if every person were so dis- 

 po>'-i; to return' them. I see no way out of it if they are still 

 Em into trout streams, but to have the open seasons made, 

 the name for both, or all the year round, and abandon all at- 

 tempts at protection. 



And then a word about the salmon trout. Cristivomer tunn- 

 (ii/a/.i/t: I think the open season for them should close Sep 

 tember 1. They have been caught in the lakes of Western 

 jSTpw York during September in greater uumbers than dur- 

 ing any month of the year, aud they are then full of spawn 

 which is almost ripe. ,1. Anmn. Jb 



Caledonia, Sew York. 



Aoiakia at Industrial Exhibitions.— Philadelphia, 

 Oct. :i. '['he intetesting account in vour paper of week be- 

 fore last headed "Fine Display in Aquaria" at the Cincin- 

 nati Exhibition, calls to mind a matter which has not yet. 

 beep published In your city there is a flourishing institute 

 which holds an interesting exhibition every season. There 

 is also a high-toned institution in this citv that don't, have an 

 exhibit ion every year, in fact, the last" one they had was 

 some eight, years ago. the last previous one was sixteen years 

 liffoie. At the time of their last exhibition the fish com- 

 missioners ot tins Stale desired to make a display in aquaria. 

 snbwing methods of artificial fish-hatching, etc., and secured 

 Space therefor. One gentleman at much trouble secured a 

 fine lot of glazed tanks for the display. When the time ar- 

 rived to make arrangements for the water, it became neces- 

 sary to obtain the signature of the president of the institute 

 That astute individual at once squelched this feature of the 

 exhibition, declaring that it was boy's play, without a soli- 

 tary scieiuiiie feature. The scientific gentlemen connected 

 with the exhibition felt much scandalized, and one of the 

 professors remarked that their president owed his position 

 to his money rather than his brains. In this connection 1 

 am reminded of the Centennial displav, but infandvm >r- 

 norur, fohrew.— Aqitariur. 



Fishim; Near New York— Oceanic, N. J., Oct 2. 



"Broolflyuitc, " in a late issue of Forest and Stream, wants 

 to kaow where to gel a day's fishing near New York. 

 Striped bass, 1 suppose, is what he is after. Now, let me 

 fry and inform him where I have had good success from 

 Igctober to November 15. Take Central Railroad of New 

 ley to Bergen Point Station. Walk down to Burns's 

 ill find boat Fish from the first of the flood to 

 gwaterst 1,500 to 2,500 feet west of the draw. Fish 

 Tom the abutments about 100 feet; east in SO I (el from 

 corners of the abutments. Should shedders be too high 

 id in price, lei him use for bait some small oysters- - saj 

 Bt— which have been salted over night In addition 

 iiayii-i shrimp and a hunch or so of soft clams, [fa 

 jgmgsinker I have taken line messesof bass during this 



A Step ts the Rtonr Direction.— AltoHu, Clinton < !o .. 

 N. V., Oct. ?.— I notice with pleasure that tour of the most 

 persistent violators of the game laws in this part of the 

 country have jusl been, arrested for illegal fishing at Cbazj 

 Lake Clinton county. N. V. Those men nave, nearly ex. 

 terminated the trout in ('hazy Lake with then gilltiets and 

 idghi lines, and have lately tOrned their attention to the 

 f 'hateaugay Lake, which lies about six miles from Chazy 



Lake Rot long ago these lakes were teeming with trout, 

 ainl i leer and grouse wen- plcntvou the hills surrounding 

 theiii. making quite a sportsman's paracfJRe. n is a pity that 



the -aim'- and Bsh during tne close Season, by the sale of 

 which they scarcely managi toek- oui a miserable c\isl.-noc. 

 'Ihey eateii hundreds of pounds of trout oil' their spawning 

 tO use us bait for Iheir mink-traps, and 'crusl-hunt" the 

 fleer merely for their hides. 1 hone, now thai tne good work 

 has begun, thai it will he followed up until Mies,, p. -is have 

 been driven off. The holci-kerpi fS on the lakes should take 

 a lively interest in the prosecution of these fellows.— 

 ftOOl SB 



TgKMEBSHE Nd-iks. -Nashville, Oct.. 6.— As soon as we 

 have a rainfall a number of gentlemen from Nashville will 

 away to their favorite fishim: grounds to enjoy the fine Sport 

 and the luxuries of camp life during October, the most de- 

 lightful month of the twelve in this latitude. Ed. Horn has 

 been having some remaikably fine sport angling in the Cum- 

 berland River, The other day he proeureda bucket of live 

 minnows, and from live until seven o'clock A. M. he creeled 

 eight handsome bass, weighing from one-halt to one pound 

 and a half each. This is all the more ivinarkaUe as Hie Bsh 

 were caught from the wharf, which is in the Very center of 

 tin- city A day or two later the same gentleman took a 

 line siring of bliss and drum from the river at the same 

 place, but Ibis time with dead minnows and common earth 

 worms. This change in the supply of river fish is one of 

 the most striking evidences of the advantages gained by 

 protective laws. — L I). 13, 



jgistimltnre. 



THE FISH QUESTION IN VERMONT. 



npHE following hitter to the Rutland Ucraldund Globe gives 

 I a. fair account of the que-t.ion which is now agitating 

 anglers in ths Green Mountain State: 



ft appears to be generally understood that lib effort will be 

 made during the e. lining session of our Legislature to have the 

 •Oilious Fish ;uk1 Uame Law" repealed, and a just and sensible 

 law enacted in its place. 1 believe this move is a good one. as 

 any man who really knows anything about the matter, 

 knows thai under the [..resent law the trout in the waters of 



Our present law y/as enacted, avowedly, for the purpose of 

 protecting the llsh with the view of increasing them. We 

 were told Ilia' this law would have "the effect of mcreasmg 

 the supply of lish"— how, no one has told, or no one can tell, 

 but I hat was the claim. Now. what after a trial of eight 

 years is the result ! I n this section— and I am informed it is so 

 all over the State— the trout have steadily decreased; and 

 why? For the very best of reasons, viz: Tbii law has thi-o 

 all of the free fishing exact -lv on to the places where tbesupplv 

 comes from— namely, the mountain streams. No spawn de- 

 posited in streams in the open country where ihe soil is broken 

 by cultivation, roads, etc.. ever hutches out, as the One sedi- 

 ni'-nt whuh v.-ttl.-s on the etr.s's is sure death to every egg, as 

 every nshculturist will testifv. Therefore the supply must 

 come from the mountain streams where the soil is little 

 broken, and so comparatively little flue sedimout is ever de- 

 posited on the eggs ; besides the mountain streams are more 

 rapid, and what little fine sediment is deposited is quickly 

 washed off after high water occurs. 



We might just, as well expect to raise a large supply of 

 poultry by killing the little -'chicks" soon after they are 

 hatched, as to by Jaw throw all the free fishing directly on to 

 the hatching grounds, and thus encourage a larger amount 

 of fishing exactly where it does the most harm, i. c, cut off 

 the supply— what folly ! AVe have been told by men who pre- 

 tended to be verv wise on the subject. "If voti wilt only stop 

 fishing a little while the streams will soon "be full of trout." 



I do not wish to appear egotistical about this matter, but 

 let us Bay there is not a word of truth in this statement. It 

 has taken yen- and years of fishim;, fair and foul, lines, nets, 

 spears, snares, etc., to deplete the streams and it would in a 

 natural way take years aud years to replenish them. 



Fisheulturists, men who have spent years in studying up 

 this matter, say that doubtloss not over one. trout egg in a 

 thousand deposited in a natural way is ever hatched out and 

 produces mature fish. Thus you see the process of re-stock- 

 ing is extremely slow. We cant wait for such slow work, if 

 it can be done more quickly, and it can be, with but little 

 trouble and expense. From 85 to Do per cent, of trout spawn 

 can be, and is, every year artificially hatched. If any reader 

 will figure the difference in percentage between the two 

 methods, and then say he thinks the streams will best re-stock 

 themselves, I would like to see that man. I think Vermont 

 cannot afford not to have a "State hatching house" and every 

 year put the trout into its streams, and let the people take 

 them out under proper restrictions as to timo and imple- 

 ments. For we all know that the artificial propagation of 

 fish is no longer an experiment involved in any doubt. The 

 results obtained in other Slates where, they have ■•hatching 

 houses"— establishes the fact so firmly that no one can pos- 

 sibly doubt- the fi..-.sibibt\ of re-si oelcitig our streams with 

 trout artificially at small expeuse compared with the bene- 



Tin- St. it..-- is now ableto reap 'he 'benefit of' the outlay and 

 experience of other Stares. The great benefit of having 

 plenty of trout in our streams of course no one can question. 



fchaj ■■ .and [behave if the question of .a "State Hatching 

 House?' is properly presented to our legislators they will make 



TLAXTS FOR CARP FOOD.— Nashville. Teim.-Dr. A. 

 Gallonger is now engaged in botanical researches in this State, 

 and tells me that he has for some time past given attention to 

 I bnse -p. ,i,s of aquatic plants, so common in our southern 

 e- ihe character, and of deter- 



likely 



He th 



i I'n 



. thci 



and in this hi- opi n 



of certain aquatic pl.-u 

 imported from Asia 



Fish Con 

 hi 



lv fn 



Frank \V. linen have 

 and grown to a -real ->,.. Be 

 he is now advertising them for 

 ponds will bobuili and stocks 

 varieties, the superb harvest o 

 in a better condition to improv 

 1 u ui man} years,— -J, 1). H. 



tilliplied la 



i de- 

 uiOer 



as food, 



science of 



p food lie- 

 hen State 

 1 grounds, 

 1 given to 

 .inception, 

 pon. I that 



ffte fennel, 



FIXTURES. 



WKNX'ir SHOWS. 



January (i .ID. ami 11. 18S3. ■■ Meri.leii Poultry Association Bench 



Me""f,. '■! "' '"' I,,smi:l Shl "e, Secretary, liB Unhurt street, 



Anrii a. t. r, an'l is. issa. Western Pennsylvania Poultry Society's 

 HIUi _-.jiuii.-iI !>.•!,.-!, si...... Pitisl.e.-v-li. I 'a. Kntries for the Bench 



snow Derby, tor I-.aj; hsi, .-...■tn-r- « helped on or after March 1,1882, 

 close .ueflt.iiil.er i iss-i. elms. I im-olii. Superintendent. 1. R. stay- 

 ton, Secretary. Allegheny City, Fa. 



FIELD TRIALS. 

 TT ?'° T £ n . bt ' 1 ' ' T Astern Fi.-ld I rials ( -l-ii I > Field Trials on Quail, near 

 lliu'li ; 1 "lilt N. ( Fnlii'.-s lor; tile l.ierl.y close July 1. Fertile All 

 Aged and MemUere' Stake, .Novemher 1. F. X. Hall, P. O. Box 884, 



sas. La. Entries e.lo: 

 Orleans. Lu. Eutrie: 



.him I Chili Field Trials on Quail, 

 il.-inpliis. 't'ejin., Seerelury. 

 till l'ie.kl Trials o„ Quail. OpoloO- 

 J. k. Renaud. Secretary, New 



'COONINC NEAR NEW YORK. 

 rpHE other evening a party of eight, five bipeds and three 



rupeds were Jack aud Shut, hounds, and Bess, a brindle hitch 

 "of the bull-terrier persuasion." in fact the verv one that "V. 

 H. C." brought into notice in some recent communications to 

 this journal. The hounds were old and experienced 'eoon- 

 dogs, and the hitch was brought, along to see the fun, .and if 

 we had luck to take her part in scrimmages. We stalled for 

 the woods at half past nine, and a, walk of a mile brought us 

 to Palisade, avenue. Here the dogs were east oil, lmt 

 found nothing. Walking up the mad wi h lanterns car- 

 ried low we. presently found the track of a large 'coon, cross- 

 ing the road aud making for an adjoining cornfield to the 

 west. The dogs brought up refused the scent, the road being 

 covered with a coating of dry dust an inch or more in thick- 

 ness. The hounds were then east off in the standing eoru and 

 left to follow their noses, while we, with careful steps and 

 searching eyes, scanned the ground for 'coon sign— and we 

 found it. Every low and wet place was fairly covered with 

 tracks as if a party of twenty or more had been frolicking all 

 over the field. Presently the hoimds opened, and Hugh ex- 

 claimed "They've got him treed!" and after a ininute's'pause 

 added, -'Mo, that isn't a coon up a tree, it must be something 

 else." 



Hurrying up, we found Jack aud Shot over on each side of a 

 stone wall that was thickly overgrown with wild grape vines 

 and briars. The hounds were fairly crazv and trying to get 

 in to the wall. Bess was held in arms, crying in the most 

 piteous tones to be released and struggling with all her might. 

 A low growl came from the wall, and Hugh sung out again, 

 "Yes, boys, it's a 'coon after all, lmt in all my life 1 never saw 

 one take to stone wall before." The stones removed and 

 Jack's nose went down into the hole. Out it came in an in- 

 stant with something attached aud Bess jumping from the 

 arms that held her. hi an instant became one with the strug- 

 gling animals. A brief fight settled the matter, and our first 

 'coon was found to be. an opossum. This was about hah past 

 on now began to throw out more 

 Everyone was hapyv except Boss, 

 a. and slipping from hand she made 

 • jaws partly on 'possum and partly 

 hour later the hounds again gave 

 tongue, this time in the woods. The tree was reached, aud 

 fouud to be a small, one not more than twenty feet in hight. 

 His 'eoonship was descried high up, but a few shakes brought 

 him down, and as she lit out proved to be a cat. A few rab- 

 bits, a fox and a fow more cats were started, and as the night 

 drew on it seemed as if our 'cooniug was to bo a failure. 

 About two o'clock the dogs again began to talk, and this time 

 they appeared to be in earnest. We found the tree to be a 

 large one in tho midst of a swampy wood. A fire heaped 

 high with brush was quickly kindled, and Hugh, putting on 

 his climbing irons, was soon among the branches. Charley 

 followed him up, and the 'coon, this time a real one, was seen 

 lving out on one of the upper limbs. Hugh descended, aud 

 Charley being of lighter build went higher and shook him out. 

 A thud, and in an instant four struggling animals were united 



eleven, and the r 

 light on our prooei 

 who wanted more 



on Hugh's fist. Hall' 



.Shot I 



wed 



xed 



noth- 

 ■caped 

 nd at 

 Some 



: n. Wit ii 



fCinm on Black Bass'/— West Point, King William 

 Joanty, Va— On the 21sl of September, there came such a 

 gWall as lo wash away five mill (tains in this county, thus 



W weighing from five lo lei 

 -t."r;i! i: or those who ob.ser 

 Bffifeh, or mill pond chub, 

 P?y say there is a striluiv-' s 

 *inte of difference. And th 



pounds :, , 

 c closelv, 

 s identical 



c. Experienced 

 iot consider the 

 .1 the black bass. 

 :y, and yet well defined 

 the chub grows so much 

 ::ale at fourteen pounds. — 



to make an appropria 

 tainly, by all means, o 

 every one knows prevc 



the streams; for. of C( 



ie)ll 



lits , 



pensc, put. ti-li llllo a el 



•ear 



r his breakfast, be liable t 



and effects of our pr< 



plainly and fairly prose 



sideration during the e 



Manchester, Vt., Sept. : 



o catch 

 iiuiiial 

 ug the 



the 



•ho feel 

 treanis 



ond v, 



•itli the 



the working 



atter 



nay he 



or the 





'. K. ( 



nvis. 



sated that she should be kep 

 'eooriing along with such a <U 

 'coon was dead." lluidi had 

 overcoat pocket, but the pow 

 and Doe. had his ban U full j 

 Later when we reached the i 



and the bitch held b\ tin il 



When the cat lumped hom 

 I'.ess didn't eare'tor .-at (plent 



the dog behind fiim or to she.c 



of the situation and the 'posst 



This coon hunt brought ba( 



:i I Jess's teeth he 



*po 



isn't going 

 when the 

 - into his 



ad temptation, 

 ng Bess out of mischief. 

 , the chain was removed 

 the game came to earth. 



men tooi after her, but 

 m at home), but made a 



nb a pretty tight grip, 

 ■epon ti,e run dragging 

 ,1 ano lea-ve Bess master 



mnories of twontv years 

 >r three nights a week, 

 oons in tho rich bottom 

 In those days, in Sep- 

 ii plenty in the corn, the 



