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FOREST AND STREAM. 
April 6, 1895. 
burn, caught a pickerel that tipped the scales at twenty- 
three and a half pounds, the aggregate of the day's work 
(for the landing of a pickerel of the above weight ought 
to be considered pretty hard work) being seventy-nine 
pounds. 
So far as my knowledge extends, the meek and lowly 
Auburnaa now holds the record for the biggest Cayuga 
Lake pickerel caught thro' the ice. M. Chill,. 
\mt[t mA tgish grotqction. 
Mr. Blackford's Trout Opening. 
Mr. E. G. Blackford's annual display of brook trout in 
Fulton Market on April 1, gave material evidence that 
the trout season is open in fact as well as in law. There 
were trout from Sunken meadows and New Islip and 
Pafcchogue, L. X, trout from New Hampshire and Nova 
Scotia and Massachusetts, and wild trout from Canada, 
small piles of each resting m numerous mossy hollows 
around the counters. In the tanks were many trout, all 
of good size. One tank held a giant nine-pounder rain- 
bow trout from the West. Some hybrid specimens of 
brook and salmon trout made a novel feature. 
The origin and development of trout life was suggested 
by some trout eggs and small fry. A profusion of moss 
and evergreens, artistically arranged, made a most pleas- 
ing effect in the general whole. The opening day was 
not so attractive as a day or two later will be, when 
greater quantities can be obtained. 
Santa Side Sportsmen's Club. 
The following officers have been chosen for the fiscal 
year of 1895-96: President, George P. Slade; Vice-Preti- 
dent, W. Bayard Cutting; Treasurer, A. Pennington 
Whitehead; Secretary, Francis O. de Luze; Counsel, 
George G. DeWitt. 
§mny=J$\tt «gltcheiiin$s. 
"That reminds me." 
At my early home there lived for years, almost as one 
of our family, an old Narragansett Indian, named Jim 
Wamsley, "Jim Injun," as every one around there called 
him. (I wrote an article about him that was published in 
Foresi and Stream some time ago.) 
Now Jim had a way which he said used to be practiced 
by members of his tribe, of occasionally catching a black 
snake alive, and while holding it stretched out at full 
length, he would bite along its back. The reptile had to 
be alive, mind you. A dead one wouldn't do. By so 
doing once in a while, he claimed that one's teeth, com- 
ing in contact with the hard, outer coating of the snake's 
skin, would be cleansed, whitened and preserved through 
life, no matter how long that might be. Jim would some- 
times get bitten while handling the snakes. Once in par- 
ticular, when we were fishing together, he caught a very 
large one and while biting along its spine, it managed to 
give him a severe bite on the left cheek, which looked as 
if cut by a keen knife, and bled profusely, but never 
troubled him afterwards, so far as I recollect. Whether 
there was any efficacy in the application of live black 
snake's skins to his teeth, or whether it was owing to his 
iron constitution, or to the coarse food that he often ate, 
I was unable to say, but he surely did have as splendid 
a set of teeth throughout his long life as I ever saw. 
A few persons in our section really did believe that the 
soundness of Jim Injun's chewing machinery was owing 
to his occasionally biting live snakes, and among those 
persons was an elderly spinster relative of mine, who, 
having a good set of teeth, of course wished to preserve 
them. So she kept asking Jim to get a black snake for her 
to chew on, saying all the while that she would not be in 
the least afraid to bite it as he bit them, provided he 
would hold the reptile to keep it from biting her in return. 
Well, one day he succeeded in catching a lively speci- 
men of good size and brought it, squirming and twisting 
around his arm, into the house. As soon as she saw the 
snake — she being very nervous, and about as fickle- 
minded as any person could be, moreover being mortally 
afraid of snakes anyway — her ideas in regard to biting on 
a live one suddenly changed, and as she gazed on it in 
perfect horror, she said: "Jim, do you think 1 am going 
to put my mouth to such a hideous looking thing as that? 
Now you just take that dirty squirming snake right out 
of this house, and don't you ever bring another one in here ' 
as long as you live." He took it out, and it is needless to 
say that he never brought another snake around there to 
brighten up the old lady's teeth on. A L. L. 
Fall Sliver Steamboats- 
Change in Leaving Time.— Commencing Monday, April 1, 1895, 
the Steamers Puritan and Pilgrim will leave Pier 28 (old number). 
North River, foot of Murray street, at 5.30 P. M., instead of 5 P. 
M., as at present. 
Sunday trips will be resumed for the season, commencing May 5, 
1895. Steamers will leave New York from Pier 28. North River, at 
the same time (5.30 P. M.) as on week days. Prom Boston, con- 
necting trains will leave Park Square Station of the New York, 
New Haven & Hartford Railroad, at 7 P. M. (an hour later than 
on week days), connection with boat at Fall River in 80 minutes. 
Double service will be effective for the summer season of 1895 
from Monday, June 17, until Saturday, September 14, inclusive. 
During this period the Priscilla, Puritan, Plymouth and Pilgrim 
will be in commission and operated together between New York 
and Pall River, the same as last season. The Priscilla and Puri- 
tan will leave New York at 5.30 P. M., and run direct to Fall 
River, while the Plymouth and Pilgrim will leave at 6.30 P. M„ 
run to Newport, reach there at about 4 A. M., rr main there until 
6 A. M., and then proceed to Fail River, reaching there at 7 A. M. 
From Boston, trains will leave Park Square Station at 6 and 7 P. 
M.. connecting at Fall River with boats leaving there at 7.40 and 
8.30 P. M., due New Yor£ at 7 A. M.. the train leaving Boston at 
6 P. M. will connect with steamer touching at Newport at 9.15 P. 
M. There will be but one boat (5.30 P. M.) from New Y'ork on 
Sundays. From the East there will be two boats every day in the 
week, excepting on Saturday, when but one boat will be run to 
New York. 
Change in Pier Number.— Commencing June 1, 1895. Pier 2g (old 
number). North River, foot of Murray street, will be known, and 
advertised, as Pier 18, North River, foot of Murray street. 
Music— It is nothing new on the Fall River Line. Each of the 
steamers carries an orchestra at all seasons of the year. 
The Fall River Line is the greatest water transportation agency 
in the world, and connects the two greatest cities in the United 
States— New York and Boston— serves thousands of patrons an- 
nually with unsurpassed accommodations on its wonderful 
steamers, and geographically considered is of incalculable value 
as a carrier between the South, New York, and the great manu- 
facturing, commercial and resort centers and localities of the 
Eastern country.— Adv. 
Steam Launches- 
Marine Iron Works, Chicago, have just issued their 1895 cata- 
logue, mailed free.— Adv. 
New Maine Game Law, 
Chapter 194. 
The Maine Legislature adjourned March 26, after passing a 
number of game laws which we print in full below: 
An act amendatory of and additional to chapter forty of the 
Revised Statutes, relating to Fish and Fisheries. 
Sec. 1. Section thirty-three of Chapter forty of the Revised 
Statutes is hereby amended, so as to read as follows: 
Sec. 38. The governor with the advice and consent of the coun- 
cil shall appoint three persons to be commissioners of inland 
fisheries and game, one of whom shall hold said office so long as 
he shall remain land agent of the State, and shall receive in ad- 
dition to his present Balary annually, tlie sum of two hundred 
dollars; the other two members phall hold their office for three 
years, and until their successors are appointed and qualified, and 
shall each receive an annual salary of one thousand dollars. Said 
commissioners shall receive in addition to their salary, actual 
traveling expenses to be audited by the governor and council. 
The governor, with the advice and consent of council, shall also 
appoint one other commissioner who shill have general super- 
vision of the sea and shore fisheries, and shell fish, regulated by 
this chapter, and shad hold his office for three years ana until his 
successor is appointed and qualified. 
Sec. 2. Chapter forty of the Revised Statutes is hereby further 
amended, by adding thereto the following sections: 
Sec. 75. Said commissioners of inland fisheries and game shall 
examine dams and all other obstructions existing in all rivers and 
streams, and determine the necessity of fish ways, and the loca- 
tion, form and capacity thereof; introduce and disseminate valu- 
able species of food fish into the inland waters of the State, and 
valuable food birds into the State. They shall examine into the 
workings of the inland fish and game laws, see that all violations 
thereof are duly prosecuted, and perform all other duties pre- 
scribed by law. They shall report annually to the governor, on or 
before the thirty-first day of December, who snail cause three 
thousand copies to be printed. 
Sec. 76. The commissioners of inland fisheries and game shall 
have authority, upon petition of five or more citizens ot the State, 
or whenever they shall deem it for the best interest of the State, 
after due notice and public hearing in the locality to be affected, 
to regulate the times and places in which and the circumstances 
under which game and inland fish may be taken; but they cannot 
authorize the taking of game or inland fish at a time in which so 
doing is prohibited by the laws of the State. 
Sec. 77. Whenever they deem it for the best interests of the 
State, after like notice and hearing, they may entirely prohibit 
the taking of - any kind of game or inland fish in any part of the 
State for a series of vears not exceeding four. 
Sec. 78. They may adopt, and from time to time, modify or re- 
peal such needful rules and regulations, not contrary to the laws 
of the State, as they may deem necessary or proper for the pro- 
tection and preservation of the game and inland fisn of the State, 
in conformity with the provisions of Sections 76 and 77 of this 
chapter. ' •;' 
Sec. 79. They shall file in the office of the clerks of the cities, 
towns and plantations in the territory to be affected a copy of the 
rules and regulations adopted by them, and publish the same 
three weeks successively in a newspaper printed in the county 
and post on the banks of waters to be affected as near as may be 
like notices; and whenever any such rules or regulations apply to 
any unorganized township, a like copy shall be filed wita the 
clerk of courts for that county and published three weeks succes- 
sive! v in a newspaper printed in the county: they shall also im- 
mediately upon the adoption of any rules and regulations con- 
templated by this act. file an attested copy of the same in the 
office of the Secretary of State. 
Sec. 80. Whoever fishes for, takes, catches, kills or destroys any 
inland fish, in any manner or at any time, in violation of any of 
the rules and regulations of the commissioners of inland fisheries 
and game, made and promulgated in conformity with the provis- 
ions of this chapter, shall he punished in the same manner and to 
the same extent as is provided for by the law for the illegal tak- 
ing, catching, killing or destroying any sueh inland fish. 
Sec. 81. Whoever at any time or in any manner shall hunt, 
chase, catch, kill, take, have in possession, or destroy any inland 
game in violation of any of the rules and regulations of the com- 
missioners of inland fisheries and game, made and promulgated 
in couformity with the provisions of this chapter, shall be pun- 
ished in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided 
for by law for the illegal hunting, chasing, catching, killing, tak- 
ing, having in possession, or destroying any such inland game. 
Sec. 82. Any person who willfully mutilates, defaces, or de- 
stroys any notice, rule or regulation of the commissioners of in- 
land fisheries ana 'game, posted in conformity with the provisions 
of this act, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars 
to be recovered by complaint or indictment; one-half of said fine 
shall be paid to the prosecutor. 
Sec. 9. Section forty of Chapter forty of the Revised Statutes, 
and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed. 
Sec. 4. The governor with the advice and consent of council, 
upon the recommendation of the commissioners of inland fisheries 
and game may appoint suitable persons as fish and game wardens, 
who shall hold office lor a term of three years unless sooner re- 
moved; who shall enforce all laws relating to inland game and 
fisheries, and rules and regulations relating thereto, arrest all 
violators thereof, and prosecute all offenses against the same; 
they shall have the same power to serve criminal processes 
against such offenders, and shall be allowed the same fees as 
sheriffs for like services: they shall have the same right as sheriffs 
to require aid in executing the duties of their office. They shall, 
before being qualified to discharge the duties required by this 
act. give bond with two good and sufficient sureties in the penal 
sum of two thousand dollars, approved by the commissioners of in- 
land fisheries and game, to the treasurer of the State, conditioned 
for the faithful performance of the duties of their office. 
Sec. 5. The governor, with the advice and consent of council, 
upon the recommendation ot the commissioner of sea and shore 
fisheries may appoint suitable persons as fish wardens, who shall 
hold office for a term of three years unless sooner removed, who 
shall enforce all laws and the rules and regulations relating to 
sea and shore fisheries, arrest all violators thereof, and prosecute 
all offenses against the same; they shall have the same power to 
serve criminal processes against such offenders, and shall be al- 
lowed the same fees as sheriffs for like services; they shall have 
the same right as sheriffs to require aid in executing the duties of 
their office, They shall, before being qualified to discharge the 
duties required by this act, give bond with two good and sufficient 
sureties in the penal sum of two thousand dollars, approved by 
the commissioner of sea and shore fisheries, to the treasurer of the 
State, conditioned for the faitliful perfoimance of the duties of 
their office. 
Sec. 6. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act, are 
hereby repealed. 
[Approved March 18.] 
Chapter 9. 
An act to amend Section fifty-one of Chapter forty of the Re- 
vised Statutes, as amended by Chapter seventy-five of the Public 
laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-one, relating to Fish and 
Fisheries. 
Section fifty-one of Chapter forty of the Revised Statutes, as 
amended by Chapter seventy-five of the public laws of eighteen 
hundred and ninety-one is hereby amended as follows: By insert- 
ing after the word "flies" in the seventh line the words' arti- 
ficial minnows, or artificial insects," so that said section as 
amended shall read as follows: 
Sec. 51. Whoever fishes for. takes, catches, kills, or destroys any 
fish, except suckers, with grapnel, spear, trawl, weir, seine, trap, 
or set lines except when fishing on the ice, and then with not more 
than fivo set lines, except in tide waters where such methods are 
not prohibited, or with any device or in any other way than by 
the ordinary mode of angling with single baited hooks and lines 
or with artificial flies, artificial minnows, or artificial insects, for- 
feits twenty-five dollars for the offense and ten dollars for each 
salmon or land-locked salmon and one dollar for eaoh and every 
other fish so taken, caught, killed, or destroyed: and when such 
prohibited implements or devices are found in use or operation 
they are forfeit and contraband, and any person finding them in 
use may destroy them. 
[Approved February 15.] 
Chapter 109. 
An act to amend Section nine of Chapter ninety-five of the Pub- 
lic. Laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-one, as amended by 
Chapter two hundred and fifty of thoPuhlic Laws of eighteen hun- 
dred and ninety- three, to prohibit the killing of cow moose and 
fixing an additional penalty for killing bull moose, caribou and 
deer in close time. 4,.!,. . . , 
Section nine of Chapter ninety- five of the Public Laws of eigh- 
teen hundred and ninety-one, as amended by Chapter two hun- 
dred and fifty of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred and ninety- 
three is hereby amended as follows: By striking out all of said 
section after the word "dog" in the second line, and inserting 
the. following words, "jack lights, so called, torches, traps, or 
snares, any bull moose, or in any manner hunts, catches, kdls. 
destroys, or has in possession any cow or calf moose, or part 
thereof, forfeits not less than one hundred nor more than three 
hundred dollars for every bull moose, or cw or calf moose s» 
hunted, caught, killed, destroyed, or had in'possession, and be im- 
prisoned not exceeding thirty days; and no person shall, between 
the first days of January and October, in any manner hunt, catch, 
kill, destroy, or have in possession any bull moose, or any part 
thereof, taken in close time, under the same penalty," so that 
said section, as amended, shall read as follows: 
Sec. 9. Whoever hunts, catches, kills, or destroys with dogs, jack 
lights, so called, snare or traps, any bull moose, or in any manner 
hunts, catches, kills, destroys, or has in possession any cow or calf 
moose, or part thereof, forfeits not less than one hundred nor 
more than three hundred dollars for every bull moose or cow or 
calf moose so hunted, caught, killed, destroyed, or had in posses- 
sion and be imprisoned thirty days; and no person shall, between 
the first days of January and October, in any manner hum, catch, 
kill, destroy, or have in possession any bull moose, or any part 
thereof, taken in close time, under the same penalty. 
(Approved March 20.] 
Chapter 82. 
An act additional to the Public Laws of the State of Maine, re- 
lating to the illegal killing of Fish and (iame. 
That any person acting as guide for any person or party who 
shall assist or aid such person or party in killing any game or 
fish in violation of law, shall be held equally responsible for such 
violation of the law, and subject to the same penalties. 
[Approved March 12.] 
Chapter 87. 
An act to amend Section twelve of Chapter thirty of the Revised 
Statutes, as amended by Chapter ninety-five of the Public Laws 
of eighteen hundred and ninety-two, relating to the number of 
Moose, Caribou and Deer that may be lawfully killed. 
Section twelve of Chapter thirty of the Revised Statutes, is here- 
by amended so that said section as amended, shall read as follows: 
Sec. 12. No person shall take, kill, destroy, or have in possession 
between the first days of October and January more than one 
bull moose, one caribou and two deer, under a penalty of not less 
than one hundred nor more than three hundred dollars and thirty 
days' imprisonment for every bull moose or parts thereof, and 
forty dollars fine and thirty days' imprisonment for each caribou 
or deer so taken, killed, or destroyed or iu possession in excess of 
said number. Whoever has iu possession, except alive, more than 
the aforesaid number of bull moose, caribou or deer, or parts 
thereof, shall be deemed to have killed or destroyed them in vio- 
ation of law. But nothing in this section shall prevent any 
marketman or provision dealer, having an established place of 
business in this State, from purchasing and having iu possession 
at his said place of business, not exceeding one bull moose, one 
caribou and three deer lawfully killed or destroyed, or any part 
thereof, at one time, and selling the same at retail in open season 
to his local customers. 
[Approved March 14.] 
Chapter 31. 
An act to amend Section fifty-four, Chapter forty of the Re- 
vised Statutes, as amended by Chapter two hundred and seventy- 
one of the Public Laws of one thousand eight hundred and eighty- 
five, relating to the number of pounds of Trout and Salmon to be 
taken. 
Sec. 1. Section fifty-four of Chapter forty of the Revised 
Statutes, as amended by Chapter two hundred and seventy-one, 
Public Laws of one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, is 
hereby amended as follows; By striking out the word "fifty ' in 
the third line, and insert the word "twenty-five;" also, by strik- 
ing out the word "fifty" in the eighth and twelfth lines of said 
section, and inserting the word "twenty-five;" also, by adding to 
said section the following word a, "provided, however, that the 
taking of one fish, additional, when having less than twenty-five 
pounds, shall not be regarded a violation of the law;" so that 
said section, as amended, shall read as follows: 
Sec. 54. No person shall take, catch, kill, or have in possession, 
at any one time for the purpose of transportation, more than 
tweni.y-five pounds of land-locked salmon or trout, in all, nor 
shall any such be transported except in the possession of the 
owner thereof, under a penalty of fifty dollars for the offense, and 
five for every pound of land-locked salmon of trout, in all, so 
taken, caught, killed, in possession, or iransporiai ion, in excess 
of i wenty-five pounds, and all such fish transported in violation 
of this section, may be seized, on complaint, and shall be forlei led 
to the prosecutor. Whoever has in his possession more than 
twenty-five pounds in all of such fish, shall be deemed to have 
taken them in violation of this section. Provided, ho weier, that 
the taking of one fish additional, when having loss than twenty- 
five pounds sha.ll not be regarded a violation of the law.' 
(Approved February 21.) 
Chapter 125. 
An act to amend section twenty-one of chanter thirty of the 
Revised Statutes, as amended by charter three huudred and three 
of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred and eighty five, as 
amended by chapter ninety-two of the Public Laws of eighteen 
hundred and eighty seven, as amended by chapter two hundred 
and forty eight of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred and eight, v 
nine, as amended by chapter two hundred and eighty eight of the 
FuMie Laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-three, relating to 
close time on Partridges. 
Section twenty-one of liapter thirty of the revised statutes, as 
amended by chapter three hundred and three of the public laws 
of eighteen hundred and eighty-live, as amended by chapter 
ninety-two of the public laws of eighteen hundred and eighty- 
seven, as amended by chapter two hundred and forty-eight of the 
public laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, as amended by 
chapter two hundred and eighty-eight of the public laws of eigh- 
teen hundred and ninety-three, is hereby amended bv inserting 
after the word "partridge" in the fifth line, the words "between 
the first days of December and September twentieth," so that 
section as amended, shall read as follows: 
Sec. 21. Whoever kills or has in his possession, except alive, or 
exposes for sale, any Wood duck, dusky duck, commonly called 
black d uck, teal or grey duck, between the first days of May and 
September, or kills, sells, or has in his possession, except alive, 
any ruffed grouse, commonly called partridge between the first 
days of December and September twentieth, or woodcock, be- 
tween the first days of December and September following; or 
■ kills, sells, or has in his possession, except alive, any quail be- 
tween the first day of December and the first day of October fol- 
lowing, or pinnated grouse, commonly called prairie chicken, be- 
tween the first days of January and September, or plover between 
the first days of May and August, forfeits not less than five nor 
more than ten dollars, for each bird so killed, had in possession, 
or exposed for sale. And no person shall at any one time, kilh 
expose for sale, or have in possession, except alive, more than 
thirty of each variety of birds above named, during the respect- 
ive open seasons, nor shall any person at any time kill, expose for 
sale, or have in possession, except alive, anv of the above named 
varieties of birds except for consumption within this State, under 
a penalty of five dollars for each bird so unlawfully killed, ex- 
posed for sale or in possession; nor 6hall any person or corpora- 
tion carry or transport from place to place in open season any of 
the above mentioned birds unless open to view, tagged and plainly 
labeled with the owner's name, and accompanied by him, under 
the same penalty; any person, not the actual owner of such birds, 
who, to aid another in such transportation falsely represents him- 
self to be the owner thereof, shall be liable to the same penalty; 
nor shall any person or corporation carry or transport at any one 
time more than fifteen of any one variety.of birds above named, 
as the property of one man under the same penalty; nothing in 
this section shall prevent any market man or provision dealer 
having an established place of business in this State, from pur- 
chasing at his place of business, any bird lawfully caught, killed, 
or destroyed, or any part thereof, and selling the same in open 
season at retail to his local customers. 
[Approved March 21.] 
Chapter 36. 
An act to amend Chapter thirty of the Revised Statutes, rela- 
ting to the protection of Game. 
Section ten of Chapter thirty of the Revised Statutes as amend- 
ed by Section two of Chapter ninety-five of the Public Laws of 
one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, is hereby amended 
by striking out all of said section after the word "dogs" in the 
second line and inserting the following words, "jack lights, so 
called, torches, snares, or traps, any deer or caribou, forfeits forty 
dollars for every deer or caribou so hunted, caught, killed, or 
destroyed, and be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days; and no 
person shall, between the first days of January and October, in 
any manner, hunt, catch, kill, destroy, or have in possession any 
deer or , caribou, or part thereof, taken in; close time, under the 
same penalty," so that said section as amended, shall read as fol- 
lows: 
Sec. 10. Whoever hunts, catches, kills, or destroys, with dogs, 
jack lights, so called, snares, or traps, any deer or caribou, forfeits 
