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Editor RECREATION: 
Nir Ge Webber has permitted his 
annoyance to obscure judgment and good 
sense. Under such circumstances allow- 
ance should be made and his character 
not accepted altogether as he depicts it. 
The lapses in grammar and inaccuracies 
in spelling probably result from haste, 
rather than from ignorance. Severe hand- 
ling must inevitably ensue, and I can not 
but feel compassion for him; for in spite 
of his brusqueness, there is a rude hon- 
esty in his self-condemnation. That he 
really believes no gooc results from your 
efforts to protect game, I can not accept, 
if he reads carefully each-issue. For in- 
stance, the beautiful and practical letter 
by ex-State Warden Bortree, is an edu- 
cation in itself, to say nothing of the 
many spontaneous expressions of appro- 
val constantly appearing in RECREATION. 
The informer’s path is always difficult, 
and his journey us lly slow and painful. 
“The spurns that patient merit of the un- 
worthy takes” but the consciousness of 
right and good intentions, is a source of 
patience and happiness, and he will not 
permit rude and unjust imputations and 
attacks (as contained, for instance, in E. 
P. Eldredge’s letter) to unduly vex his 
spirit or cloud his judgment. 
Public opinion is formed slowly; but 
when based on sound principles of econ- 
omy and philanthropy eventually be- 
comes fixed and permanent. Go right 
on, dear sir, fearlessly with your good 
work and I feel sure good and humane 
men, sportsmen and others, will not be 
backward in practical and friendly sup- 
port. 
N. Z., Vancouver, B. C. 

Fishing has been excellent lately in 
anas Brush and Ontonagon rivers. 
B., Elmwood, Mich. 

Fishing here is good, black bass, pick- 
erel and silver bass being plentiful. 
K. B., McHenry, IIl. 
Honest Merit 
alone has **BOOTMED’’ Peters’ ‘*NEW 
VICTOR’? Shells, loaded with KING’S 
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Eastern Branch, T. H. KELLER, Agent, 
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Chicago. 
A. L. PETERS, Agent, St. Paul, Minn. 
F. B. CHAMBERLAIN Com. Co., 
St. Tanis Mo. 

In commenting on a recent meeting of 
Santa Clara sportsmen the San José Her- 
ald calls attention to the necessity of do- 
ing in that county what the Fresno super- 
visors have done. It says: 
“Another potent cause of the decrease 
in fish and game, as was noted at last 
night’s meeting, lies in the ambition of 
sportsmen to show the biggest bag of 
game or creel of trout. We have heard 
men who call themselves sportsmen boast 
of catching 200 or 300 trout in a day. If 
they told the truth they should be ashamed 
of the exploit. The same is true of the 
man who counts his quail by the hundreds. 
The way to replenish our game is to keep 
out the market hunter; limit the catch 
or kill of the sportsman, which he should 
do on honor and in behalf of good sport; 
shorten the open season, at least for the 
present; enforce the laws against violators, 
and restock the ranges and streams. All 
this can be done through the influence of 
the association, and affords it an ample 
sphere of usefulness.” 
Mighty good advice. Why don’t all 
editors give such, instead of praising the 
fish and game hogs as n.any of them do? 

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