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cheek piece on the usual German style, and the gun is 
provided with a sling. Separate receptacles for cartridges 
ate provided on the under side of the stock, which con- 
tain half a dozen rounds of ammunition. The rifle bar- 
rels are .40oal. and the cartridges are loaded with a charge 
of Troisdorf smokeless that would be equivalent to about 
80grs, of black powder, and a heavy, flat-pointed bullet 
with three canelures. B. 
ifew Jersey Game Law Working. 
The fish and game laws of 1895 were undoubtedly the 
best laws for the preservation of our fa«t disappearing 
game that we ever had. Unfortunately they were only 
in force one year, but the observing sportsman can see 
the good effect they have had even in that short period, 
in increasing the supply of our non-migrating game, such 
as quail, ruffed grouse and rabbits. The laws of 1895 
opened the season in the northern game section upon all 
game, except snipe, rail, plover and wildfowl, on Oct. 25 
and closed it on Dec. lU. The season was therefore 
closed before tracking snows fell to any extent, thus sav- 
ing the game from being harassed and decimated by pot- 
hunters. The fact that the open season for all woodland 
game was of the same duration undoubtedly prevented a 
great deal of illegal shooting, as there was no excuse for 
a man's being found in the woods vpith a gun except be- 
tween Oct. 25 and Dec. 10. The law as it now stands 
makes an open season on some one or more kinds 
of game from July 1 to Jan. 1, and the lawless 
hunter can take advantage of this fact to kill game 
not in season while pretending to be in pursuit 
of such as can be legally taken. Every sportsman 
in this vicinity knows that this was done previous to 1895, 
when we had a law similar to the present one, and feels 
sure that history will repeat itself. The parties who have 
habitually violated our game laws heretofore have not 
been the farmer, mechanic or business man, who can 
only spare time to take an occasional outing with the gun, 
but market hunters and so-called "city sportsmen." 
The game laws of 1896 seem to have been expressly 
framed so as to give the class above referred to the op- 
portunity to evade the law and deprive the honest shooter 
of his fair share of this noble sport. The present law 
closes the season on that hardy rustler, the ruffed grouse, 
on Dec. 10, but poor Bob White and Molly Cottontail 
must run the gauntlet during every tracking snow until 
Jan. 1. This section of the country is capable of produc- 
ing only a limited amount of game each year, and if our 
lawmakers wish to prevent the parent stock from being 
exterminated they should re-enact the game laws of 1895. 
—The Era, Dover, N. J. 
Reed Birds. 
Eecent reports from Cape May county, N. J., show that 
the reed bird crop has been large, and great bags have 
been made on the meadows between Cape May and At- 
lantic City. Didymus sends us a report from Philadelphia 
in which it is said that "the unusual run of birds is attrib- 
uted to the prevailing high tides, which partly cover the 
meadows and force them from their nests." "It seems 
too bad," writes Didymus, "that the poor little things 
should be forced from their warm nests by cruel hunters 
just as the cold weather is coming on." 
Something of the extent of the slaughter of reed birds 
is indicated by the figures given in the same report. A 
party of Philadelphia gunners, in six days at Cape May, 
Killed 800 birds. A party of eight on a Thursday killed 
481. Two Atlantic City gunners killed 463 in two days. 
The Atlantic City Press of Sept. 10 recorded these scores 
for Pleasantville on Sept. 9: "Mr. Horton and George 
Forrest were out from Fleming's Hotel from 7 until 10 A. 
M. and bagged 250 hens. The record was equaled by 
Gene McGuire, who brought home a similar number. 
Jerry Showell caught 75, Charley Gale 96, Bert and Paul 
Wooton 103, Jesse Yates 96, Sumner Reed 66, Richard 
Smith 103, John Cunover Ho, and John Parker 103. 
Harry B. Leeds and S, H. Sbinn killed 250, Somers Wol- 
bert and S. Willets 236, Robert Warke 30, Silas Wooton 
and George Graham 115, and Lewis Glenn 71. Among 
the other gunners were Samuel Gale, Bill Gale, Harry 
Brown, Joseph Lod^r, Joseph Price, Ben Comley, Ike 
Conover, 40; Joseph Nailor, John Risley and John Algar." 
The record totals up 1,819 birds killed at this one place in 
one day. Mr. Frank M. Chapman's recent inquiry respect- 
ing the distribution of the bobolink has a partial answer 
right here, 
A Novel Arm. 
Troy, N. Y., Sept. ll.— Editor Forest and Stream: 
Oapt. J. B. Taylor, of East Albany, whose illustrated 
article on a "Maine Moose Hunt ' appeared in recent issues 
of Forest and Stream, leaves Albany this week for the 
Maine woods. He will have same guide, as last season, 
Joe Francis, and expects to get on his old stamping 
ground Oct. 1. 
Mr. Taylor takes with him on this trip a quite unique' 
gun, the same being the barrel of a .45 90 Winchester,, 
cut down to 24in., engrafted on the stock and breech 
mechanism of a foldiog Burgess shotgun, the carrier 
block Mr. T.'s own hanoiwork. A very convenient arm 
in transit to the woods or on a carry, and a perfect work- 
ing one in every respect, as the writer, who has tried it^ 
can testify. S. 
A Connecticut Shooting: Point. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
I am not looking for free advertisement, but simpry 
the good fellowship of the ardent and true spostaman 
prompts me to let all your readers in on a good thing, I 
know a paradise for any man who loves his dog and gun,, 
and because I believe that only gentlemen uead your 
paper, I am advising any who want good shooting when, 
the season opens to write to Albert Anson, Woodville, 
Litchfield county, Conn. It is the home of the partridge, 
quail and woodcock, and as I don't believe 1 can get there- 
this year myself I write for my more fortunate brother. 
E. W. 
The Boer and his Cartridges. 
Gen. W. F. Molyneux tells, in "Campaigning in South'. 
Africa and Egypt," about going to the house of a Boer tc 
become his guest on a deer hunt. The General arrived! 
on horseback, accompanied by one servant. Dismount- 
ting, he carried into the house a bag containing what 
would measure a peck or so of cartridges. The Boer 
looked at the bag in astonishment and exclaimed: "You 
Englishmen must be very rich. Cartridges cost six- 
pence each here." Rather mystified, and declaring 
that there are poor Englishmen, Gen. Molyneux 
asked: "Where are your cartridges?" "In this," replied 
the Boer, tapping his double-barrel. "Then you don't 
intend to do much shootinj^?" "Well, two spring buck 
are as much as I can carry." "Suppose you miss?" 
"Nobody misses when a cartridge costs sixpence." The 
sequel was that the Boer got his two deer, one for each 
cartridge, while the General fired five shots and got one. 
— Evening Post. 
Currituck Duck Shooting. 
A CORRESPONDENT living in this city tells us that he is 
going to Currituck for ducks in December, and can 
arrange for a party of two, three or a half dozen who 
may wish to join. 
mid ^iviir f0BJiing^ 
THE ST. LAWRENCE SEASON. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
The true disciple of Izaak Walton does not strive to 
display his skill with line, rod and reel by capturing 
great numbers of fish which he caimot use, neither does 
he boast of making large catches. His pride Lies in tak- 
ing trout, bass, muskaUonge or other members of the 
finny tribe, as the C8.8e may be, under conditions when 
the efforts of less dextrous anglers are attended with but 
meager returns, or perhaps utter failure. He also takes 
pleasure in bringing to his creel or boat the largest and 
most wary specimens that inhabit the waters he frequents. 
He takes more deligjht in securing a fair catch every time 
he goes forth than in bringing in at any time a remark- 
ably large quantitj' solely for exhibition purposes. He is 
always judicious, adhering firmly to the rule he has 
established for himself, never to hook a fish for the mere 
fun of killing it, and the moment he has taken all he can 
advantageously use he ceases angling, no matter how 
hungrily the fish are biting or how great the temp- 
tation may be to continue the sport. 
The St. Lawrence River is a favorite resort with many 
enthusiastic ariglers from the larger cities who annually 
visit the Thousand Islands region for rest and recreation, 
and count angling not the least item vmder the latter 
head. Fort^anately most of them possess the real Wal- 
tonian spirit, and do not countenance the lamentable 
practice, so common in some localities, of fishing chiefly 
to make a record. While this is true, the fact remains 
that some remarkable catches of fish were made on the 
river during the past season, and a record of these, as 
nearly accurate as it is possible to make it, vdll doubtless 
prove of interest to anglers generally. 
During tUe early part of the season, and in fact up to 
about July 20, anglers on the St. Lawrence River expe- 
rienced a good deal of difiiculty in getting the fish to bite, 
and for some time the hotels were troubled to obtain fish 
enough to supply their tables. The oarsmen and others 
familiar with the river attributed this state of affairs to 
the very great number of small fishes, known as men- 
haden, shad or alewives, which made their appearance 
early in the summer and remained until after the middle. 
The game fishes fed on these while they were so abxin- 
dant, and becoming surfeited therewith ignored the an- 
gler's lure. After the menhaden disappeared, however, 
the fishing improved rapidly, and excellent catches of 
pickerel, bassi and muskaUonge were frequently made. 
The regulauions in regard to fishing in the State reser- 
vation of the St. ^Lawrence River, or so-called Interna- 
tional Park, provide that no black bass less than lOin. in 
length shall be taken, and that no person shall take, catch , 
kill or possess more than twelve black bass of the size 
permitted in one day; and when two or more persons are 
fishing from the same boat, the aggregate number of bass 
taken, caught, killed or possessed by the occupants of 
said boat in any one day shall not exceed twenty-four. 
On July 84 G. Hopkins, president of the Cotton Ex- 
change, New York city, who was sojourning in Clayton, 
brought in twenty-one black bass, the aggregate weight 
of which was 481b8. , as the result of half a day's fishing. 
Among the most successful bass fishermen on the St, 
Lawrence River during the summer were Theodore Smith 
and Lody Smith, of Brooklyn, who made their headquar- 
ters in Clayton. On July 28 they captured twenty-four 
bass, the full number allowed by law, and one waU-eyed 
pike, a fish which is comparatively rare in that locality. 
Threeof the bass taken weighed 3lbs. apiece and six of them 
S^lbs. each. Another day Lody Smith, accompanied by a 
friend from Brooklyn and a guide, brought in twenty-four 
bass ranging in weight from 1 to 31bs. On Aug. 19 Lody 
Smith and Mrs. Smith caught twenty-one handsome bass, 
two of which weighed 51b3. each. Theodore Smith on 
Aug. 9 caught a 4iib. bass, and on Aug. 19, accompanied 
by his son Theodore Smith, Jr., brought in twenty-four 
splendid bass, the three largest of which weighed 3^, 3 and 
2ilbs. respectively. 
Capt. M. Sohmidten, of Hoboken, N. J., who was stop- 
ping in Clayton, made a fine catch of bass in the forenoon 
of July 38, taking the full number permitted, and in the 
afternoon Mrs. Schmidten met with the same success. 
The bass all weighed at least lib. apiece. 
On July 29 G. C. Hopkins, of New York, had twenty- 
four black bass in his boat on returning to Clayton after 
a day's fishing, and A. Rainey had the same number. On 
the day following R. P. Lee and Messrs. Rainey and Hop- 
kins each caught the number of bass allowable, the first 
two gentlemen having 401b8. apiece. The three were 
guests at the Hubbard House. 
Miss Clara Ludrick, of New York, captured a black 
bass weighing 51bs. while fishing near Round Island Aug. 
13. 
About the middle of August E. E, Kirkland and party, 
from Utica, who were guests at the Pullman House, 
Grenell Island, caught 155 black bass in two days' fish- 
ing near St. John's Island. 
W. B. Pierson, of Brooklyn, and Judge Charles Kense, 
of Cincinnati, on Aug. 15 captured twenty-two baas 
weighing 34lbs. in the aggregate, the largest weighing 
4ilbs. 
Morris Hahn, qf New York city, and Judge George D. 
Archer, of Greenwich, Conn., guests at the Hubbard 
House, Clayton, each made a splendid catch of black bass 
Aug. 9, the former taking the full legal number. 
The first muskaUonge captured on the St. Lawrenc 
River this season was taken near Central Park on July 8 
by John Mcllrath, of New York city. It weighed lO^lbs. 
On the day following, or Independence Dhiy, Mr. and 
Mrs. C. F. Marquis, of Oneida, guests at Westminster • 
Park Hotel, caught a muskaUonge which weighed SS^lbs. 
A party consisting of John W. Lotten, Brooklyn; Mr. 
and Mrs. W. P. Hawes, of the New Windsor Hotel, Clay- 
ton; Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Howe, Mr. and Mrs. Gsorge Theo. 
Tallmadge, Watertown, and some others, chartered the 
steamer Otsego and went to Oak Point for a day's fishing 
on July 31. They returned carrying three muskaUonge 
flags, having made the first catch of these fish by a party 
from Clayton. The muskaUonge weighed 37, 18 and 
ISlbs. respectively. Good catches of bass were also made 
by members of the party. 
Prof. Oscar Kapps, of Round Island, captured a O^lb. 
muskaUonge on July 28, and on the same day a 151b. spec- 
imen was caught near Murray Hill Park. 
Ex-Mayor W. B. Kirk, of Syracuse, who was sojourn- 
ing at Round Island, took a muskaUonge which tij)ped 
the scales at 17ilbs. on Aug. 9. On the same day Robert 
Levy and J. N. Gans, of New York, guests at the Hub- 
bard House, Clayton, caught a 231b. muskaUonge. 
Dr. J. Livingston Reese, of New York city, who was 
stopping at the Hubbard House, Clayton, brought in a 
fiue muskaUonge on July 28 and the day following two 
more, one of which weighed 18lbs. and the other 26lbs. 
On Aug. 13 he bettered his own record by taking a 
muskaUonge weighing Sl^lbs. 
Judge George D. Archer, of Greenwich, Conn., cap- 
tured three beautiful muskaUonge within a few days of 
Aug. 11, the fish weighing; 16, 28 and 32lb8. respectively. 
William Stevenson, of New York city, who was a guest 
at the New Windsor Hotel, Clayton, made the most re- 
markable record of the season as far as the number of 
muskaUonge caught in one day is concerned. On or 
about July 20 he captured three splendid specimens, 
which weighed 13, 15 and 261bs, respectively. On July 
29 Mr. Stevenson took two more muskaUonge, one of 
which weighed 10 and the other 161bs. 
The nine-year-old son of Randall Morgan, of Phila- 
delphia, Pa,, a guest at the Walton House, Clayton,, 
brought in an 18lb. muskaUonge on Aug. 6. This fisb 
was taken in Joy's Bay, four mUes above Clayton. 
Dr. Nellis, of Albany, who was stopping at the camp of 
the American Canoe Association at the foot of Grindstone 
Island, captured a muskaUonge weighing 361b8. while 
trolling on the north side of the island Aug. 24. 
The largest muskaUonge taken on the St. Lawrence 
River during the season was caught by Mrs. F. Has- 
brouck, of New York city, a guest at the new Gananoque 
Inn, Gananoque, on the Canadian side. The fish weighed 
39ilbs., and was 4ft. lin. in length. Frank D. Hasbrouck 
and a guide were in the boat at the time, but Mrs. Has- 
brouck asked no assistance of the gentlemen until she had 
played the fi^h tired and had it at the boat's side ready for 
the gaff hook. 
One of the most fortunate of those who angled for pick- 
erel was W. H. Crane, of Binghamton, a guest at the New 
Windsor Hotel, Clayton. On Aug. 9 he brought in 
eighteen pickerel and the next day twelve. The largest 
weighed iS^^lbs. . 
Miss Katherine Bowen, of Utica, who was spending her 
vacation at Thousand Island Park, caught a pickerel which 
tipped the scales at 201bs. This was late in August. 
During the last week in July W. H. Hayes, of Utica, a 
guest at the Pullman House, caught 341bs. of pickerel and 
bass in one day. 
On July 30 M. A. Deimel and B. G. Loomis, of Her- 
kimer, who were guests at the same hotel, caught 42lbs. 
of pickerel and bass. 
Dr. W. A. Rowlands, of Utica, a guest at the New 
Windsor Hotel, on Aug. 17 brought in 911bs. of pickerel 
taken in four hours' fishing. Three of the fish weighed 
lOlbs. apiece. 
L. P. Peirier, of New York city, who was stopping at 
the same hotel, made an excellent catch of picktrel on 
Aug. 19, the largest specimen weighing 13Ib8. 
The largest catfish reported to have been caught during 
the season was taken Aug. 9 by A, O. MUler, of New 
York city, a guest at the Central Park Hotel. Its weight 
was given as 181bs, 
On Aug. 13 a sturgeon weighing 771bs. was captured off 
GreneU Island. 
The largest sturgeon taken in the St. Lawrence River 
this year, and of course the largest fish, was caught about 
Aug, 10 by James Wheeler, of Gananoque. It measured 
6ft. 6m. in length and weighed 153ilbs. Mr. Wheeler 
also caught two other sturgeon of smaller size on the; 
same day. Portsa. 
Vtiga, N. Y., Sept, 17. 
Michigan Whitefish and Muscallonge. 
Centrai, Lake, Mich., Sept. 14. — Two whitefish were 
sent from Beaver Lake to Charlevoix last week, the two 
weighing about 351b8, One of them (sent to W. A. Smith, 
editor of the Sentinel) weighed 171bs. dressed. It was 
seen by a friend, of whom I asked if these weights had 
been verified. He did not know, but stated that the one 
he saw was an enormous fish, with a comparatively small 
head and a "roll of fat at the shoulder like that of a buck 
sheep." The largest whitefish I have previously heard of 
was taken in Torch Lake, and weighed between 14 and 
151bs. 
One day last week a maskinonge, said to have weighed 
331bs. was taken in Central Lake. Such fish are scarce^ 
nowadays. " 
I have caught this season three bass and about as many 
dozens of trout. Do you know any one who wants tc 
buy a trout horse? I have decided to sell mine and take; 
a "stramble." Wben I get somewhere you will probably 
hear from me. Kelpie. 
A Minnetouka Bass. 
The biggest bass landed in Lake Minnetonka within 
ten years was brought to boat in Stubbs Bay in August of 
this year by a party consisting of Dr. Hedderly, Charles 
HamUton and Mr. Schunemoon, and its members were 
casting toward shore with spoons, when one of them got 
a tremendous strike. The bass was skillfully played, and 
in fifteen minutes was sufficiently drowned to be landed 
witb safety. The monster weighed 7ilb8., which is pretty 
near a record breaker for bass. 
