Forest and Stream 
A Weekly Journal of the Rod and Gun. 
•[ NEW YORK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1897. 
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J VOL. XLVIX.— No. ife. 
i No. 346 BboAd-wat, New York. 
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There is the Yussy Ang:Ief a g:feat bore; of 
course you will shun him. The ^* Snob Angler, 
who speaks confidently and knowingly on a slight 
capital of skill or experience. The Greedy, Push- 
ing Angler, who rushes ahead and half fishes the 
water, leaving those who follow in doubt as to 
whethef he has fished a pool or rift carefully, or 
slurred it over in his haste to reach some well- 
known place down the stream before his compan- 
ions. The company of these, the quiet, careful 
angler will avoid. 
Thad Norris. 
TEE ONE-MAN POWER. 
The management of the business affairs of a field trial or 
kennel club is distinctly different from the management of 
the affairs of concerns founded on a strictly business considera- 
, tion. The former, for management, is almost entirely de- 
pendent on the voluntary efforts of its members; the latter 
has its different interests in charge of paid men, whose 
' special duty it is to devote their time, skill and energy to the 
furtherance of the concern's welfare. Each man has his 
duty and authority well defined. 
The club depends largely on volunteer service. Of the 
members of a club, generally a few will be enthusiastic 
enough to work actively for the club's interest a part of the 
time, while there are but few cases in which more than one 
man will attend to club labors all the time. 
Aside from paying their dues, the majority of the members 
do nothing in the club's interest. One would imagine that 
the man who so freely and gratuitously did the work for 
the club's good would be praised by his fellows for his 
enthusiasm, and esteemed by them for his services. But 
herein comes a curious phase of human nature. Few of the 
■ grievances, real or imaginary, which disturb the harmony of 
kennel or field trial clubs, are made up of such jealousies, 
heartburnings and unkind feeling as is the grievance which 
. has its source in the necessity of the case, the one-man power. 
I The members who do nothing, are often disposed to view 
' the acts of the one active man as a usurpation of authority ; 
the ones who assist part of the time, view them as coming 
, from asuperofficious meddler who should first consult others 
of equal authority before he acted; while the outside world, 
finding that there is but one really active member who 
attends to its business and gives vitality to the club, looks 
upon it as a club dominated by one-man power. 
And yet the history of all successful and well managed 
bench show and field trial clubs, Indicate that the clubs' 
affairs were conducted by one man mostly, sometimes two 
or three, rarely more. Too often they have been the object 
of petty jealousies and peevish backbitings from fellow 
members, who envied them their honors yet who shirked the 
labors by which the honors were won. 
The impracticable, who had a theory evolved from obser- 
vation at a distance, was disgruntled if opposed in its exer- 
cise by the one-man power whose experience had taught him 
what was useful and what was not, The man, member or 
otherwise, who had an axe to grind was unfriendly to a cer- 
tainty if he was opposed in his purpose. Droues, who 
sought office for the sake of prestige and position, were not 
in favor with, the one-man power, who had his club's interests 
really at heart, and by opposing such he might evoke un- 
friendliness, 
While making many friends, the one-man power was cer- 
tain in time to have its enemies. 
The true value of the one man power, the sterling article 
which has for its object the common good of the club, is 
never fully learned nor fully appreciated till the one-man 
power retires and ceases to act, Things which before seemed 
very easily done because they were done by another, now 
assume an importance which they never before possessed. 
There is a certain amount of grinding drudgery connected 
with every institution, be it great or small, and yet it all 
seems to be a light affair when some one else does the drudg- 
ing. Sometimes when the one-man power stops, all stops. 
Every organization which has any part in the world's 
activities must be operative. If it is apathetic or inoperative, 
it is civilly dead and inconsequential. The one-man power 
is often the only power which keeps his organization in touch 
with the rest of the world. It may be that in some few in- 
stances the power has been abused, but if so they are few in- 
deed. Let the one-man power have more consideration. If 
he makes a mistake do not let it overwhelm the thousand 
good deeds he has done. Instead of jealousy and silent dis- 
approval, give him just praise and encouragement. Lend 
him a helping hand and share his labors, and if any one ob- 
jects to the one-man power, he can make it a two-man power 
by turning to and dividing the labor and the responsibility 
of effort. 
TEE WAY TO DO IT 18 TO DO IT 
In the days immediately after the protracted unpleas^ 
antness between the States there were many grave prob- 
lems confronting the people, not the least of which was 
the resumption of specie payihent. There were theories 
innumerable as to the best way to compass it, nearly all of 
which were based on some makeshift expedient which 
was juggled into the appearance of the genuine article of 
resumption. Horace Greeley, with that breadth of grasp 
and directness of speech peculiar to him, solved the prob- 
lem and struck a responsive chord in the hearts of the 
people when he raised the cry that "the way to resume is 
to resume." Resumption could only be accomplished by 
direct, material effort; wordy speculations and visionary 
schemings accomplished nothing. When specie payment, 
the indication of a sound currency, was established, it was 
done in the way indicated by Horace Greeley, and in no 
other way than that could it have been done. 
In a similar way there are theories of game protec- 
tion, whereby the game birds and animals are to be pre- 
served in some vague manner which involves no material 
outlay or effort by the theorists or others directly inter- 
ested, and of these fallacious theories, this talking without 
action, none is more in favor with the theorists than the 
one of shifting the burden of game protection from the 
States — to which it properly belongs — to the nation at 
large, which has no direct concern in it, inasmuch as the 
game is the property of the State, and the State, therefore, 
has ample power to protect it if it is so disposed. 
Paraphrasing Horace Greeley's words, the way to pro- 
tect the game is to protect it. The forming of clubs which 
pass vigorous and lengthy resolutions; the resolutions 
themselves which recite in stereotyped phrases year by 
year that violations of the game laws are increasing and 
that the total destruction of the game is imminent; that 
the song birds are being rapidly exterminated; and that, 
therefore, it be recommended that somebody or other do 
the material work of protection, and that then be it moved 
that we adjourn, do not protect. 
While the theorists have been making their annual or 
semi-annual set orations on the theme that some one 
should do something, some States have demonstrated that 
the way to protect then- ' game is to protect it, and this 
without blare of trumpet or strident "be-it-resolveds." 
The States of North Dakota and Minnesota are con- 
spicuous as examples of what can be done to protect the 
game by doing something material to protect it. First the 
people of those States in their wisdom passed proper game 
laws which are not a dead letter, but such as are made 
vigorously operative by establishing the needed legal 
machinery for their enforcement. And how did these 
States accomplish so much to conserve their own game 
interests? The taking of game beyond their boundaries 
was made an unlawful act, thus stopping that ruinous 
drain on the supply, the shipments to the markets of 
the great cities. Game wardens in suflicient numbers 
and with proper legal powers, were appointed to see that 
the law should be everywhere enforced. So watchful and 
zealous are they that it is extremely difJicult for any one to 
take birds out of those States, be they ever so cunningly 
concealed in trunk, or package falsely marked, or in fear- 
less openness, as many can sorrowfully testify who have 
tried it. Every man who shoots is restricted to the killing 
of a certain reasonable number, and anything over that 
number is illegal. North Dakota requires that non-resi- 
dent shooters shall take out a license, for which a fee of 
$25 is exacted, while Minnesota throws open her doors 
freely to all law-abiding shooters who come from States 
which exact no license fee. 
The local wardens in Minnesota are under the super- 
vision of State Warden Fullerton, while those in North 
Dakota are under the supervision of State Warden Bowers, 
Both are energetic and efficient. The under wardens ate 
required to be active and zealous in the performance of 
their duty. The chief wardens of the two States coop- 
erate with each other in suppressing violators or bringing 
them to justice. All praise is due them for their success. 
Thus by directly watching and preventing the shipment 
of game; by arresting and punishing offenders- and by Co- 
operating with each other, the States of North Dakota and 
Minnesota protect their game by protecting it. The peo- 
ple of other States can protect theirs in precisely the same 
manner, ahd in no other manner. 
The people of a State must make their own laws to pro- 
tect their game, and then provide ways and means for 
their enforcement. Proper laws and good wardens will 
protect to a certainty; theories will not protect in the 
least. There is a distinction between talking about what ' 
should be done and doing it. 
SNAP SHOTS. 
Governor Bloxham, of Florida, has issued a call for an 
international fishery congress, to assemble at Tampa on 
Jan. 19, for the purpose of "devising means and formula- 
ting methods to save from total extinction many varieties 
of valuable food fish." In his invitation. Governor Blox- 
ham commends the words of the Hon. T. T. Wright, who 
says: 
The water farms of the United States, oceans, lakes and rivers, are 
neglected, and but half developed. Let us turn on them the search- 
light of science to reveal their treasures and possibilities, and thereby 
increase openings for new fields of labor and a larger supply of food 
for mankind. 
And the expressed hope of the promoters of the congress 
is that its proceedings may stimulate anew the interest in 
fishculture and wise fishery methods. Governor Bloxham 
has sent invitations to the Governors of other States, and 
all fish commissioners in this country and abroad. It is 
understood that the United States Fish Commission will 
cooperate. Through Secretary ShermaUj invitations have 
been extended to Great Britain, Germany, France, Russia j 
Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austro-Hungary, Greece, Sweden 
and Norway, Belgium, Holland, China, Japan, Mexico 
and the South American governments, to be represented 
by their fishery reports. It is manifest that the promoters 
of the Tampa Congress are making their plans on a gener 
ous scale. 
William A. Stiles, editor of Garden and Forest, and one 
of the Park Commissioners of New York city, died on 
Tuesday of last week, Oct. 5, in his sixty-first year. By his 
lamented death the community has lost a citizen and pub- 
lic officer of the highest type. Possessed of a keen appre^- 
elation of the beautiful in nature, and ever zealous for its 
preservation from the assaults of vandalism, Mr. Stiles de- 
voted himself to the championship of the public parks 
with an enthusiasm which never flagged. In his alert- 
ness, thorough understanding of the situation, and un- 
wearied opposition, one set of schemers after another, who 
have sought to convert the parks of this city to their own 
selfish purposes, found an obstacle they could not over- 
come. The people of New York will hold in grateful 
memory the public services of William A. Stiles. 
A Virginia correspondent tells us in a note, given in 
another column, that the recent decision by a county judge 
declaring unconstitutional the two^years, close time 
quail law will have application only in the county of 
Mecklenburg, and will not affect the Commonwealth at 
-large. The Attorney- General has given a counter opinion 
upholding the law. For Virginia then there will be no 
quail shooting in 1897, except in Mecklenburg county, and 
so the curious condition will prevail that the citizens of 
this one county will enjoy "constitutional" immunities and 
privileges denied elsewhere. Reports of the bird supply 
show that the actual result of the two-years close time has 
been to restore the stock most generously. Quail are 
found in their former abundance. With another favorable 
■winter the stock will be a generous one in 1898. 
