FISH AND 
found in such company. I am glad these 
men were tried before a judge who knows 
how to deal with such disreputable char- 
acters. Deputy Sheriff Brown’s number in 
the pig pen is 93i. Dr. Wellington’s is 
932 and John Mitchell’s is 933.—Enitor. 

Can you tell me how to determine the 
age of brook trout? 
H. B. Thompson, Somersworth, N. H. 
ANSWER, 
If you refer to wild brook trout, it is 
practically impossible to tell their age with 
any degree of accuracy. The age must be 
estimated largely from the size, but that 
varies materially with their environment 
and the abundance and kind of food. In 
New Hampshire, wild brook trout ordinar- 
ily run 6 to 8 inches in length when 3 years 
old, although it is possible, under favorable 
conditions, for a 3-year-old brook trout to 
weigh half a pound. To be able to de- 
termine the age of brook trout in any 
particular stream, special observations 
would have to be made for a series of 
years.— EDITOR, 
736,880. Fishing Reel. Edward D. Rock- 
well, Bristol, Conn. Filed March 7, 
: 1903. Serial No. 146,773. 


Claim.—In a fishline reel, the combina- 
tion, with a drag, of a knob controlling said 
drag, and an indicating point mounted on 
_ said knob and capable of movement with 
_ relation thereto, etc. 

Messrs. Frank Deno and E. J. Falkner re- 
turned from a 3 days’ fishing trip down on the 
_-Big Hole river near Twin Bridges, last Satur- 
day. Their catch for the 3 days numbered be- 
tween 1,000 and 1,200.—Dillon, Mont., Examiner. 
Regarding this report Falkner says: 
My fishing is not in the least overesti- 
_ mated in the report you mention. 
E. J. Falkner, Rochester, Mont. 
Your fish hog brand is No. 934 and 
Deno’s is 935.—EDIrTor. 
ye 
- 

Harrisburg, Pa.—In Centre county last week a 
_ fish warden of the Pennsylvania department of 
_ fisheries caught John Kosick and J. L. Millard 
fishing for trout. They resisted the efforts to 
_ @€xamine their baskets and the officers were com- 
elled to use force. Twenty-eight trout under 6 
inches in length were found in their possession. 
or pleaded guilty to violating the fish law and 
paid $280 fine for the short trout and $100 each 
FISHING. 53 
for resisting the officer, making a total of $480.— 
Altoona, Pa., Tribune. 
Kosick’s number in the pen is 936 and 
Millard’s is 937.—Ebtror. 

Ed Medbury and Lis brother Louis caught 400 
trout in the river near Medburyville the other 
day.—Deerfield Valley, Vt., Times. 
To my inquiry Medbury replied: 
The number of trout caught by my 
brother and me in one day was 405 
E. F. Medbury, Wilmington, Vt. 
Your name goes down to posterity in the 
fish hog book is No. 938 and that of your 
brother as 939.—EDITor. 

While dynamiting a stream to kill fish, at 
Walter, Okla., Professor E. Horn, a prominent 
educator of Alabama, was killed by the explosion 
of a cartridge in his hands.—Exchange. 
Here is another dynamiter who got what 
he deserved.—EbirTor. 
AN EXPEDITION. 
EFFIE L. EDLER, 
Jimmie went a fishin’ 
With his pa to-day; 
Carried bait and triggin’, 
Walkin’ all the way. 
Took a little lunch along, 
An’ some water, too; 
How th’ fish’l suffer 
’Fore the evenin’ dew! 
If they come home loaded 
Jimmie will recite 
*Bout the little fishes 
’*Fore he says good night. 
*Spect his little prayers’ll be 
Mixin’ in the brook, 
Tellin’ Jesus how he 
“Caught ’em with a hook.” 
But I think the Lord will 
Keep him ’till the morn, 
For he is the dearest 
Boy that e’er was born. 

Beginning about the 25th of each month, 
I haunt the news stands until RECREATION 
comes out. I consider it the best maga- 
zine published, and I have read all of them. 
The Gun and Ammunition department af- 
fords a great deal of information and con- 
siderable amusement. From the first to the 
last page you pound away at game hogs 
with great persistence and very plain lan- 
guage. They deserve it all and I hope it 
will do them good. 
A. C. Ludington, Marquette, Mich. 

“What was old Thornson grumbling to 
you about? His health, as usual?” 
“Ves. He complained that he was feel: 
ing somewhat better.”—Exchange. 
