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RECREATION, 



of nuts, carrots, a piece of apple now and 

 then, hard bread, etc. Above all, do not 

 keep squirrels on one kind of food. — 

 Editor. 



It is not safe to train your dog too well. A man living 

 near Logansport realized this one day last week when he 

 was fishing. He was accompanied by a water spaniel, 

 which had been trained to retrieve. The owner of the dog 

 was fishing; whether with a net, a hook and line, or by 

 what method is not known, but he was fishing Failing to 

 secure any fish by the means he was employing, he got 

 mad. He had with him a quantity of dynamite, and pro- 

 ceeded to tie a piece of this explosive on a stick. He 

 lighted the fuse and threw it into the water, right over the 

 spot where he supposed the fish were. The dog started 

 for the stick, He got it and turned for the shore. His 

 master was unable to stop him. The dog paid no attention 

 to any commands, considering it his duty to bring that 

 stick to his master's feet. The fuse was burning. The 

 man started to run. The dog reached the shore, the fuse 

 still burning, and started after his master, thinking it was 

 all pl=<y. The man prayed for wings. He could not climb 

 a tree and could only run. He had no gun to shoot the 

 dog, and when the faithful animal came within 20 feet of 

 him the dynamite exploded. The dog vanished like a mist. 

 Hereafter that fisherman will confine his sport to the law- 

 ful season and will use nothing more dangerous than a 

 seine or hook and line. 



The above appeared in a Clinton county 

 (Ind.) paper. I cannot vouch for its truth; 

 but I know that lots of that sort of fishing 

 is done in this State. 



J. C. Scott, Colfax, Ind. 



AN OHIO GAME HOG. 



On April 10, the record of duck hunting on Buckeye 

 Lake was broken by B. I. Jones who shot 63 ducks that 

 day. The previous record had been 52 so that Mr. 

 Jones beat the record by 1 1 ducks. 



The ducks were principally blue bills and butter 

 balls, but some canvasbacks and woodducks were 

 shot. 



Mr. Jones now wears the championship belt of the 

 duck hunters. — Granville Ohio Times. 



I wrote Mr. Jones inquiring if this report 

 is true, and he replies : 



In answer to your inquiry, I can verify 

 the statement as being true. Should you 

 copy, please send me a sample copy of your 

 paper. Thanking you for the interest you 

 have taken in the matter, I am, Yours truly, 



B. I. Jones. 



Well, Jones, you have shown your bristles 

 and are now on record as a member of the 

 herd. A marked copy goes to you as re- 

 quested, and unmarked copies go to the 

 thousands of other men who will hereafter 

 always point the finger of shame at you 

 when they see you.— Editor. 



A friend of mine went to the Buffalo 

 Hump country last year, and, on his re- 

 turn, said he did not suppose there was as 

 much game in the State of Idaho as he 

 saw on his trip. He took only his shot 

 gun, as he did not expect to see much big 

 game, but he managed to kill several deer 

 with that. 



Reports from Henry's lake say a lot of 

 illegal fishing is being done there. The 

 trout are caught in nets and shipped to 



Butte and other places, where they are 

 offered for sale. I hope this will be stopped 

 and that the lawbreakers may be captured 

 before this reaches you. I have sent my 

 name in as a member of the L. A. S., and 

 trust I may be able to help the grand old 

 cause along. 



I wish Recreation 100,000 new sub- 

 scribers, and the L. A. S. 70,000,000 new 

 members during the coming year, for 

 that's the number they ought to gain. 

 J. H. Gipson, Caldwell, Idaho. 



S. E. Thurston, Fred and John Herro- 

 der, John Bauer, and Thomas Oakley, of 

 Mt. Vernon, N. Y., who were arrested by 

 County Detective Johnson, at the instance 

 of the State Game Commission and the 

 Luzerne County Sportsmen's Club, for vio- 

 lating the game laws, were brought to this 

 city last evening. They were taken before 

 Alderman Gaughan and after pleading 

 guilty paid fines of $50 and costs each, 

 amounting to $61.33 or a total of $306.16. 

 After paying the fines the New York gun- 

 ners were allowed to go. Their trip to 

 Bradford county, where the violation was 

 detected, cost them nearly $500, including 

 the fines, railroad fare, hotel bills and law- 

 yers fees. All are prominent business and 

 professional men of Mt. Vernon. — Wilkes- 

 barre, Pa., Record. 



Hard lines for the Mount Vernon crowd, 

 but it served them right, and I wish every 

 man or party of men who attempts to vio- 

 late the game laws of any State might meet 

 a similar fate. — Editor. 



Bob, Bill and Dick left home the 13th 

 of July, 1899, about 10.30 a. m., for a camp- 

 ing trip to Lake Medad. They reached 

 their destination about 3 o'clock p. m., 

 having had only 7 breakdowns on the 

 way. The chief occupations of their stay 

 were swimming and eating apples, which 

 they "bought" at a place about a mile and 

 a half from their camp. Of course, apples 

 were cheap there. Whenever picnic 

 parties came to the lake the boys had 

 a good, square meal given them, as a sort 

 of payment for a swimming exhibition 

 they were called on to give. Their cos- 

 tumes on those occasions consisted of 

 large, red-spotted handkerchiefs and roller 

 towels, fantastically arranged around their 

 bodies. 



The boys did no hunting nor fishing, but 

 they thoroughly enjoyed the days by the 

 lake, and were sorry when the time came 

 for them to return home. 



G. T. Tower, Dundas, Ont. 



Congressman Lacey has scored another 

 success in the interest of game nrotection. 

 He has secured the insertion in the Alas- 

 kan code of a section prohibiting the deal- 



