FISH AND FISHING. 



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A NEW USE FOR THE SHIRT WAIST. 



It has long been supposed that the only 

 object of the shirt waist was to make wom- 

 en feel comfortable and look pretty, but a 

 Pennsylvania woman has discovered an- 

 other. The story runs thus : 



Mrs. John Lebo and her son, William, 

 recently went trouting on Potato creek, in 

 Cameron county. A warden called on them 

 during the day to see how they were mak- 

 ing out. On examining the young man's 

 fish basket he found 30 trout under the 

 legal length, but the mother's creel was 

 empty. The warden could not believe the 

 lady had failed to catch a trout so he made 

 a further investigation and found 35 trout, 

 less than 6 inches in length, in her shirt 

 waist. The ingenious mother and her 

 blooming son were taken into court and 

 fined $10 for each undersized fish, aggre- 

 gating $650. This precious pair went to 

 jail at first, but later paid their good money 

 into court and went out into the cold, cruel 

 world where they are now busy hating the 

 game warden. 



If other women should decide to adopt 

 this combination shirt waist and trout 

 basket it would be well for them to have 

 the garment made of chilled steel and pro- 

 vided with time locks, so that inquisitive 

 wardens might not break in and confis- 

 cate. — Editor. 



NIBBLES. 



Deputy Game and Fish Warden H. E. 

 Caldwell, of Nashua, N. H., recently ar- 

 rested Denis Sweeney and Patrick Igo, of 

 Auburn, Sonnie Grover, Frank Burton, 

 Oner Vigneault, Frank Boudreau and Fred 

 St. Cyr, of Manchester, on a charge of fish- 

 ing in a brook that had been closed in ac- 

 cordance with a law of that State. The 

 men were taken before Justice Emery, where 

 they were fined $18.37 each. The stream in 

 question had been closed several years 

 past and numerous signs along the banks 

 announced that fact to the public. These 

 men deliberately violated the law and it is a 

 great satisfaction to know that they were 

 required to pay good prices for their fun. — 

 Editor. 



Frank Petray and R. D. Newland, of 

 Petaluma, Cal., went fishing with dynamite. 

 Deputy fish commissioners Ingalls and Lea 

 overhauled the men and took them before 

 a justice of the peace where Newland was 

 fined $20 and Petray was held to the Su- 

 perior Court. When the' trial came up in 

 that tribunal Judge A. B. Burnett took a 

 hand in the game and assessed Petray $250. 

 Judge Burnett is another hero in the cause 

 of game and fish protection. — Editor. 



fish in the White river. He attached fuses 

 to several sticks of dynamite, lighted them 

 and threw them into the river but held 

 on to one of them a little too long and it 

 exploded in his hands. His arms and legs 

 were blown off, his body horribly mutilated 

 and he died before his companions could 

 reach him. — Editor. 



Martin Kennedy, Jr., and Walter Wells, 

 of Ogdensburg, N. Y., went fishing with 

 dynamite in the St. Lawrence river. A 

 game warden interrupted them in their 

 butchery, took them into court and Ken- 

 nedy was fined $60 and sentenced to 3 

 months in jail. Wells was also given 3 

 months in jail, so the 2 will have an equal 

 chance to repent of their cussedness. — 

 Editor. 



Will some reader of Recreation please 

 tell me which one of the Rangely lakes, 

 Maine, affords the best fishing? Also name 

 a good hotel or camp to stop at, not more 

 than 25 miles from the railroad station. 

 High elevation preferred. Also state if 

 same place is a good hunting locality for 

 both deer and ruffed grouse. » 



H. L. F., Monticello, N. Y. 



Can bullheads or perch be legally netted 

 in any lake in New York State? 



H. M. G., Syracuse, N. Y. 



As I understand the laws of this State 

 there is no close season on perch or bull- 

 heads. — Editor. 



Fishing here is poor, there being but few 

 bass, pike or pickerel, and everybody is 

 allowed to fish as he pleases, chiefly be- 

 cause we have no game warden. 



C. Holdfer, Perry, Iowa. 



Scott Gregory, of Martinsville, Ind., got 

 what he deserved while dynamiting for 



A LIBERAL TRANSLATION. 



La vie est vaine; 



Un peu d'amour, 

 Un peu de haine, 



Et puis, bonjour. 



This life is — nit ! 

 Love spieles one song, 

 Hate throws one fit; 

 And then, so long ! 



La vie est breve ; 



Un peu d'espoir, 

 Un peu de reve, 



Et puis, bonsoir. 



This life ist kurz ! 



Some hopes — but schlimm 

 Some dreams — by spurts ; 



Then — douse the glim ! 



— The Sphinx. 



