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how too hard to show any tracks except of deer, whose 
small hoofs cut through it and often left bloody marks 
where the crust had retailiated. 
W hen I reached camp, Antoine had just finished his 
laundry work and was hanging it up. Here I want to \ 
tell the young boys that a trapper's life is a hard one 
aside from the exposure in running lines of traps. With 
two it is lighter because of a division of labor, but to run 
a line two or three days, skin , stretch and then flesh the skins 
so that particles of fat do not injure them, cook for your- 
self and partner, wash your underclothing, mend clothes, 
moccasins or shoe packs and snowshoes, besides cleaning 
guas, running bullets and doing the hundred and one 
things that must be done, keeps one busy every hour of 
daylight and often afterward. It is an independent 
sort of life, free from being bossed, but it is hard work in 
a healthy climate and full of adventure to one who 
loves it. 
Antoine looked over my skins. They comprised one 
otter, two mink, one ermine or white weasel, one fisher 
or "black-cat," which he called o-jig, and is a strange 
animal of the mink or weasel family which the natural- 
ists know as Mustela canadensis, but is also called 
"pekan" and other names. There was also a foot and 
. part of a leg, saved for Antoine's identification, which 
he called sable, an animal better known as pine marten. 
Then came the skin of the unknown beast. When he 
saw that he jumped up and yelled. Then he shook handS' 
with me and said: "You b'en done it; you killed de 
ole dev'jold Carcajou; he break all de trap you set; heknow 
all 'bout trap an' he go in on bin' end and steal bait. He 
follow all you' track to all you' trap, and w'en he fin' he 
break 'em mebbe he steal em. Oh, he spile our trap all 
a time, but you got-a heem. Shake." 
A day spent in stretching and flashing skills, and them 
Antoine started to run his line. Oar bake oven had fallen 
in and I brought better stones from the brook and built 
it anew in the fireplace, cooked my dinner and supper 
from the carcass of a deer which Antoine had killed and 
dressed, sat by the fire, smoked a while and turned in 
and slept the sleep of the just. Tired and worn out,, 
acorns might fall, rabbits might snap their legs and 
wolverines might prowl around. I had killed a wolverine, 
a stealthy night prowler that from pure deviltry destroys 
the work of the trapper, and that was glory enough for 
a first trip. I have no remembrance of any dreams that 
night. I could have said with Sancho Panza; 
"Blessings light on him who first invented sleep! it 
covers a man all over, thoughts and all, like a cloak; it isi 
meat for the hungry, drink for the thirsty, heat for the^ 
cold, and cold for the hot; in short, money that buys' 
everything; balance and weight that makes the shepherd 
equal to the monarch and the fool to the wise; there is 
only one evil in sleep, as I have heard, and it is that it 
resembles death, since between a dead and a sleeping man 
there is little dilierence." 
The sun was high when I awoke and by my side stood 
Ah-se-bun; but I'll tell you about that another time, 
Frbd Mather. 
PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION. • 
Philadelphia, Oct. 17. — ^The regular monthly meeting 
of the Pennsylvania Fish Protective Association was held 
on Tuesday evening, Oct. 13, 1896, at the rooms, 1020 
Arch street, Philadelphia. 
The report of the executive committee showed com- 
mendable progress in suppressing several infractions of 
the fishery laws reported, efforts to promptly correct 
same being retarded through the difficulty of obtaining 
direct information. The committee have under consider- 
ation several measures for more effectually dealing with 
such cases in future. 
A special committee will shortly proceed to Baltimore 
to confer with the Maryland State Game and Fish Pro- 
tective Association with a view of urging the enactment 
by the Maryland Legislature of more stringent laws for 
the protection of fish in the Susqaehainna Eiver, the 
Maryland Association being in perfect accord with this 
Association in desiring the river cleared of all obstruc- 
tions. 
Mr. Wm. P. Ogelsby was unanimously elected a mem- 
ber of the executive committee to fill the vacancy caused 
by the decease of Henry C. Ford. 
Through the aid and infiuence of the Association, 
organizations of kindred character were successfully 
formed in several counties of the State. 
The following resolution was adopted, ordered to be 
spread upon the minutes and a copy forwarded to the 
family of the late Hon. Henry 0. Ford: 
This Association with sincere regret makes this min- 
ute of the death of the Hon. Henry C. Ford, late Presi- 
dent of the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, and ex-Presi- 
dent of the American Fisheries Society, and who was 
also one of the original and charter members of this As- 
sociation. 
His continued interest and efficient co-operation in our 
work made his services invaluable, both as a member and 
as chairman of our executive committee. 
In his death this Association loses one of its most valued 
members, and the loss of his services to the fisheries in- 
terests of our State and nation wiU be deeply felt and re- 
gretted by all who have made the improvement of those 
interests their serious and earnest thoughts. 
We desire therefore to testify our deep feeling upon 
the decease of our friend and associate, and make this 
minute in accordance therewith. 
M. G. Sellers, Sec'y. 
Bass in Central New Tork. 
Ithaca, N. Y.— Anglers are having a splendid turn of 
sport with the elusive black bass at present, some very 
handsome scores coming almost daUy to hand. The 
favorite local bass grounds until cold weather sets in vsdth 
a lasting icy grip will be along the east shore of Cayuga 
Lake, extending northward as far as Esty's Lookout. 
Minnows are the most effective bait, although Mr. Arthur 
Miller, of this city, a real, Simon pure descendent of dear 
old Unele Walton, tells me that he has lately taken black 
bass with the plebeian worm as lure. And as Miller speaks 
the truth of Anglers' Alley, both worms and minnows 
may be recommended-as bass bait from now until the 
season closes. Some big carp have lately been taken, but 
88 a whole the autumn carp angling has not been A No. 1. 
M. Chiuc, 
Salmon Rivers and •''AIuckia''mucks«" 
Mditor Forest and Stream: 
IN your issue of Aug. 29 a Mr. Woodle, of Boston, gives 
a glowing description of the angling on the St. Marguer- 
ite, a branch of the Saguenay, by Mr.Blanchard, the owner 
of some high pools, I wish to call your attention to one 
paragraph of Mr. Woodle's. He declares the St. Marguer- 
ite equal and quite as productive of good sport as the Res- 
tigouche and its tributaries, "where the nobles of England 
and the high muck a-mucks of Canada wet their lines.'* 
Times were when such Canadians owned or leased th6 
river as Sir H. Allen, Sandford Fleming, C. T. BrydgeS 
and Lord Mount Stephen. We had Lome and Louisej 
Argyle, Elcho, Beaufort, St. T. McNiel wet their lines ih 
the famed old river. But times are changed. Riparian 
rights enabled the American millionaires of New York 
and Boston to buy and lease nearly all available spotd 
upon it, and the only poor muck-a-muck Canadians who 
have a foot upon it are Dr. Campbell, W. McPherson, I. H. 
Starnes and Mr. Ives. But I am proud to say the gentle^ 
men forming those clubs are very generous to a stranger, 
either of noble or plebeian blood, with a day's fishing. 
This Billingsgate slang to us Canadians shows his breed- 
ing and animus, and could only emanate from some dis- 
appointed tail- twisting Fenian. No American gentleman 
would use it. I am, sir, yours, etc., etc., a Scot and Can- 
adian, John Mowat. 
[We regret extremely that Mr. Mowat should have 
taken what appears needless offense at the expression 
"high muck-a-muck," which, by the way, is not in Mr. 
Woodle's note, but in the account he sent us taken from 
the Boston Globe, We do not find "muck-a-muck" in 
the dictionaries, but confess to having heard the expres- 
sion used, not as a term of derision, contumely or re- 
proach, but as a slangy (and perhaps — but not necessarily 
— irreverent) appellation for one high in position or 
authority. It may be Billingsgate in origin, but we are 
rather inclined to account for it as pure Bostonese; and it 
is likely enough a corruption of the Algonquin mogquomp, 
chief, which we have in English also as mugwump.] 
'he Menml 
Who Owned this Fish? 
Michigan CiTr, Ind., Oct. 11. — Editor Forest and 
Stream: It is a common occurrence for two gunners to 
bring down a bird whose ownership it is difficult to de- 
cide because they fired at the same instant, but never 
untQ a recent experience of my own have I known of two 
anglers catching the same fish. 
I was recently at Star Lake, Wis., having a taste of 
about the last bass fishing of the season in that locality. 
My friend, Mr. A. F. Merrill, of Chicago, accompanied 
me, and we were both fishing from one boat, casting with 
minnows in toward an old tree top near the shore, letting 
our bait sink for a few moments after each cast. I had a 
bite and after waiting a few seconds struck, hooking my 
fish, as I could plainly feel. The boatman immediately 
began backing the boat out into deeper water to clear the 
submerged tree top, while I worked my prize in the same 
direction. Mr. Merrill, fearing his line might foul mine, 
concluded to reel in. While doing ao he felt a fish take 
his bait, and I heard him exclaim: "Hallool I have one 
also." 
We each worked our respective fish toward the boat, 
but when they came witbin reach of the landing net, be- 
hold, it was one and the same black bass. I had him se- 
curely hooked on one side of his jaw, and my friend's 
hook was just as firmly fastened in the other side. 
It is plain that while I had him hooked he saw Mr. M,'s 
minnow drawn by as it was being reeled in, and could 
not resist the temptation to seize it, even if he had an an- 
noying little piece of steel in his jaw at the time. He 
weighed a little over 2 lbs. 
Star Lake is a pretty sheet of water at the terminus of 
one branch of the C, M. & St. P. Ry. in Vilas county, 
Wis. There is a good log hotel and in the season the 
fishing is excellent. Greenhuest. 
San Francisco Fly- Casting Club. 
San Francisco, Cal., Oct. IQ,— Editor Forest and 
Stream: A series of ten fly-casting contests is about 
drawing to a close, and when completed I will see that a 
synopsis of the work done during the series is forwarded 
to you. 
In each contest there are three events: 1. Distance; 2. 
Distance and accuracy; 3. Accuracy and delicacy. The 
rules governing the contests will soon be printed and I 
will take pleasure in forwarding to you a copy of the 
same. 
On Nov. 7 the San Francisco Fly-Casting Club will hold 
•an annual tournament, open for all, which tournament 
'will consist of the three events above mentioned. A 
'Championship medal of gold in each event will constitute 
the first prize. A I/eonard, a Kosmic and a Malleson, 
each donated by the miakers, will constitute the second 
prizes in the events. '^Jae third and fourth prizes to be 
made up of donated newspaper subscriptions and mer- 
chandise donations. W. D. Mansfield, Pres. 
Did not Buy Him a Ticket. 
■OASS.ASkS&TS,Ti:, M.B,— Editor Forest and Stream: Allow 
me to make a correction of the sketch "They Bought Him 
a Ticket to Get Out," in your issue of Sept. 12, The party 
represented as "trout butchers" numbered four. There 
was no ticket bought, nor talk of buying one, nor had it 
been mentioned in any way till it came out in your 
paper. The story probably originated in the fertile brain 
of the man who told Dr. Criado that two years ago he 
had shot twelve deer, and the truth of the matter is that 
he has never been known to fixe at one. It seems a pity 
that such stories are told to people who know nothing of 
the truth of them, as it tends to drive people away from 
places where there is really good fishing and hunting. 
Mrs. J. P. Prkscott. 
Striped Bass in the Sound. 
Last Friday Mr. P. E. Sanford, of the Winchester Re- 
peating Arms Company, received at the store, at 312 
Broadway, New York, a striped bass weighing 221bs. and 
measuring 36in. in length. 
This fish was caught by his son, Mr. A. D. Sanford, 
trolling with white worms off Saugatuck, Conn. Mi-. A. 
S. Wheeler, who was in the same boat with Mr. Sanford, 
caught another bass weighing 24^1bs. ; and the total catch 
for the boat weighed 58lb3. J. B, B. 
P" IXTU RES* 
BENCH SHOWS. 
Dee. 1 to 4.— City of the Straits Kennel Club's local show, Detriot, 
Mich. R. H. Roberts, SecV. 
Dec. 8 to 11.— Augusta, Ga.— Georgia Poultry and Pet Stock Associ- 
ation. .L W. Kiliingsworth, Sec'y. 
. Dec. 15 to 18.— Central Michigan Poultry and Pet Stock Associa- 
tion's show, Lansing, Mich. C. H. Grane, Sec'y. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
. t)ct. 26.— Hempstead, L. I.— National Beagle Club's trials. Geo. 
W. Rogers, Sec'y, 350 W. Twenty-second street, New York. 
Oct. 28.— Greene county, Pa.— The Monongahela Valley Game and 
Msh Protective Association's second annual trials. S. B. Oummiaga 
Sec'y, Pittsburg. 
Nov. 3.— Oxford, Mass.— New England Beagle Club's trials. W. S. 
Clark, Sec'y, Linden, Mass. 
Nov. a.— Carlisle, Ind.— Union Field Trial Club's inaugural trials. 
P. T. Madison, Sec'y, Indianapolis, Ind, 
Nov. 10 — Columbus, Wis.— Northwestern Beagle Club's trials. Louis 
StefiEen, Sec'y, Milwaukee. 
Nov. 10.— Leanolngton, Ont.— Peninsular Field Tria Club, Leaming- 
ton, Ont. 
Nov. 10,— Waynesburg, Greene County, Pa.— Central Beagle Club's 
trials. L. O. Seidle, Sec'y. 
Nov. 16,— National Fox Hunting Association's third annual trials, 
Bardstown, Ky. F. J. Hagan, Sec'y. 
Nov. 16.-Newton, N. 0.— E. F. T. Club's trials. 8. C. Bradley, Sec'y, 
Greenfield Hill, Conn. 
Nov. 17.— Chatham, Ont.— International Field Trial Club's trials. 
W. B. Wells, Sec'y, Chatham, Ont. 
Nov. 20.— Thomasville, N. C— Philadelphia Kennel Club's trials, 
Dr. Alexander Glass, Sec'y, 2125 Sansom screet, Philadelphia. 
Nov. 28.— Newton, N. C— U. 8. P. T. Club's faU trials. W. B. Staf- 
ford, Sec'y. 
Dec. 14. — Athens, Ala.— Dixie Red Fox Club's second annual trials 
J. H. Wallace, Sec'y, HuntsvUle, Ala. 
COURSING. 
Oct. 28.— Kenmore Coursing Club's annual meeting, Herrington. 
Kan. C. A. Robinson, Sec'y. 
Oct. 13.— American Coursing Club's annual meeting, Huron, 8. D 
F. B. Coyne, Sec'y. 
1897. 
Jan. — .— Tupels, Miss.— Continental Field Trial Club's quail trials. 
P. T. Madison, Sec'y. 
Jan. 18.— West Point, Miss.— U. S. F. T. O. winter trials. W. B. 
Stafford, Sec'y, Trenton, Tenn. 
The Dog and the Picture Again. 
Allow me to succinctly recapitulate the contents of the 
letter from the Rsv. Peter Claude Creveling, upon which 
I based the claim that a dog can cogniz 3 a portrait — the 
publication of which letter, with comments from me, in 
Forest and Stream some months ago, brought on, the 
reader will remember, quite a controversy, which was 
very pleasant to me. 
Mr. Creveling took Tiger (Mr. Creveling's dog) into Mrs. 
Creveling's studio, where she had placed upon an easel a 
just finished crayon portrait of her husband. The dog 
cognized it at once, and attempted to lick its face, in 
which attempt he failed, because the portrait was covered 
with glass. The failure surprised him. He tried again. 
Again he failed. Then he lay down upon the floor, 
placed his head between his paws, and whined piteously. 
This was his first experience with a portrait, and he evi- 
dently mistook it for his master. But the mistake was 
corrected by his master's speaking. Turning to his 
master, he recognizad him, and though he (Tiger) weighs 
105lbs., he leaped upon his master's lap and almost 
smothered him with kisses. 
It is evident that Tiger cognized the portrait; it is also 
evident that he recognized his master; and it is just as 
evident that he cognized the difference between the 
portrait of his master and that master himself. But I did 
not take up my pen to call attention to these facts of 
cognition and recognition; I did so to say that, on the 
30th of September and the 1st of this cm-rent month, I 
was with Mr. Creveling at the Diocesan Convention. As 
soon as I saw him I asked him about Tiger. His reply 
was: "My wife says that I am in great danger of becom- 
ing as much of a crank about dogs as Adams!" This was 
said more to the surrounding clergy than to me, of 
course. They laughed, I joined in the laugh. I am will- 
ing to be the butt of any sort of a joke, the tendency of 
which is to give me a chance to teach biophilism. The 
laugh over, I recapitulated Mr. Creveling's letter to me, 
as I have done in this paper, and asked him if that letter 
was not simply a statement of facts. He replied that it 
was, and then went on to say that Tiger has since cog- 
nized portraits over and over again. He instanced as ob- 
jects of Tiger's cognition the portraits of a couple of little 
children — whom he sees frequently — the children of 
the janitor of the church of which Mr. Creveling is rec- 
tor. Why Mrs. Creveling crayoned these children, unless 
it is because she is fond of them, as Tiger is, I do not 
know; but they are good subjects, and she succeeded in 
making speaking portraits of them. When Tiger saw 
these portraits he wagged his tail, snapped his chops, 
looked at them lovingly, then at Mr. Creveling, then back 
at them, and did so over and over — giving every evidence 
that he kne w them. There was glass over these portraits, 
as glass was over the portrait of Mr. Creveling. But 
Tiger had learned from experience. He did not lick this 
glass. So again Tiger has cognized not only one portrait, 
but two portraits. And that is not all. 
It will be remembered that up to this I have never 
claimed that a dog can recognize a portrait, though I be- 
lieve that I have said that I thought that he could. Now 
I know that he can, for I asked Mr. Creveling whether 
when Tiger saw the portraits of the children again he 
knew them, and he answered, "Yes, time and again." 
So Tiger has not only cognized a portrait; he has recog- 
nized two portraits — and has done so "time and again." 
A wonderful dog, that Tiger! It is no wonder that when 
Mr. Creveling leaves home with his family he does not 
leave Tiger behind. The death of such a dog would be a 
calamity, not only to his master, and to those who know 
him, but to other dogs and to humanity; for he has illus- 
trated many things held to be true by biophilism. 
I do not say that other dogs have the power of cogniz- 
ing and recognizing a portrait, I only say that Tiger has 
that power; and if one dog has it other dogs may have it. 
Which is equal to saying that it is essential to the dog 
mind. Which is saying much for the dog as to both time 
and eternity. Charles Josiah Adams. 
RossviLLB, Staten Island. 
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