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into wagons and hauled away for fertilizer. 

 This condition of affairs is ruining one of 

 the finest trout steams in Colorado, and 

 there should be some way to stop it. 



F. W. W., Kansas City, Mo. 



Four fishmongers are in a serious difficulty with the 

 State Fish Commission. Last Saturday Deputy C. A. 

 Vogelsang visited the Union Fish Market and discov- 

 ered a box of salmon in the possession of 2 fellows 

 named Gusti and Sposito, in violation of the law which 

 prohibits the taking or possessing of these fish until 

 Saturday night next. Mr. Vogelsang seized the catch 

 and was taking it away when he was set upon by the 

 2, aided by several of their fellow employes. He was 

 no match for the half dozen brawny fishermen, who 

 hurled him aside and carried off the box of fish. Yes- 

 terday the 6 were arrested on charges of having salmon 

 in their possession during the closed season, and of 

 assaulting and interfering with an officer in the dis- 

 charge ot his duty. Bail was fixed at $200 in each 

 case. — San Francisco Call. 



And I trust the Dagos were fined at 

 least $100 each. — Editor. 



A boy's fishing rod was fastened to the 

 root of a tree on the river bank, and he 

 was sitting in the sun playing with his 

 dog, idling the time away. He had been 

 fishing all day and had caught absolutely 

 nothing. 



"Fishing?" inquired the man passing. 



"Yes," answered the boy. 



"Nice dog you have there; what is his 

 name?" 



"Fish," replied the boy. 



"Fish? That's a queer name for a dog. 

 What do you call him that for?" 



" 'Cause he won't bite." 



Then the man proceeded on his way. — 

 Cleveland Leader. 



A small mouth black bass, the largest 

 ever caught in this vicinity of which 

 there is a record, was recently taken in 

 Carp lake near Southard's hotel, by R. M. 

 Williamson, of Chicago, who a few weeks 

 ago caught there a 7% lb. bass of the same 

 variety. This latest catch weighed 7^4 lbs., 

 measured 23^4 inches in length and 20 

 inches around. Nearly 20 minutes were re- 

 quired to land it. — Morning Record, Trav- 

 erse City, Mich. 



Are you a fly fisherman? If so, why not 

 send me 2 subscriptions to Recreation 

 and get a dozen high grade assorted trout 

 flies, listed at $1? Or 3 subscriptions and 

 get a dozen high grade assorted bass flies, 

 listed at $2? 



THE RUFFED GROUSE. 



HERBERT BASHFORD. 



A lover of dim ways in woodland shade , 

 Is he whose martial music shakes the 



still, 

 Cool air where lilies drowse and silver 

 rill 

 Alone draws light adown , the gloomy 



glade; 

 Where, deep within the hush, dank moss is 

 laid, 

 That Solitude may rove from hill to hill, 

 With soundless tread, and where no 

 bird's glad thrill 

 E'er breaks the iron silence God has made. 

 To haunt sequestered dells is his delight 

 Beneath low-drooping ferns that shadow 

 all 

 The dreamy pools; and when, care- 

 worn, we come 

 To where the wilderness makes of the 

 Night 

 A dusky slave forever held in thrall, 

 We hear the throbbing thunder of his 

 drum. 



