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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[April 2,' 1898. 
water, and who would have several thrills of triumph, 
fear and hope when he saw our catch. A hundred yards 
away we could land the scow and save the long voj'-age, 
so Ave turned its nose shoreward and took to the woods, 
and yelled across the lake to put on a yellow-sally and 
a black dropper, and that's just what that angler was 
doing when the bass were laid at his feet. He had faith 
enough in the tone, and maybe in his friend, to feel it 
was well-meant advice and likely to earn a reward if 
followed. 
This illustrates on what slender and untenable groUnds 
many of the angler's prejudices and convictions are 
founded. The battery recommended, of yellow and 
black, had been successful, therefore must be the right 
one to use. Going up the lake other flies had been tried 
and lost and replaced, and caught nothing; but it is 
possible that the other patterns had never .been fairly of- 
fered to a single fish, and that any color would have 
succeeded if placed right. But it is the old story that 
nothing succeeds like success, and a lucky fly may 
become popular, not bj' reason of its superior attract- 
iveness for the fish, but only because it got there on 
some occasion when any would have served. The young 
boatman, enthusiastic over his fii'st lively experience of 
what the fly could do, volunteered to guide him to 
the boat and manage it for him, and had done so nicely 
it seerned a pit}' to disappoint him by refusing. Of 
course that was the only reason for consenting, so one 
was content to kill the fish and finish his cigar while the 
other went on and as iijearly ag possible duplicated the 
performance. 
It is needless to say feat tWo comfortable fishermen 
left the lake that evening, promising themselves just such 
another daj'- soon; and the lake hasn't been clear since. 
There are large springs in the bed of the pool, but the 
shalloAvs are muddy. The fish are light-colored, much 
lighter than in the river even, but the flavor is good — at 
least the three friends who ate these said as much. 
Henry Talbott. 
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Sea Fishing on the Jersey Coast* 
AsBURY Park, N. J., March 25. — Flounders are taking 
the hook on our tidal streams, and are giving good sport 
to the enthusiastic. Herring are abundant, and are of 
good size and in good condition. As I mentioned two 
weeks ago, the promise for early fishing is of the best. 
I have seen some splendid specimens of kingfish the past 
week in the Philadelphia markets. Of coirrse they are 
from the Carolina coast, but the evidence is indisputable 
that the fish are on the northward move. Shad too are 
imusually fine and abundant. 
To the angler of this section there is no stronger in- 
ducement than the white perch offers at this period of 
the year. A knowledge of haunts and habits is essential 
to success. To the skeptic I would say there are sur- 
prises in store for him if he will use the tackle devoted 
to the lord of the brook, and a tithe of the patience and 
skill devoted to the capture of fontinalis. That the 
perch is nomadic in habit those familiar with him will 
readily admit, and in order that success be assured a 
careful canvass of grounds and waters is essential. Why 
it is that the Raritan should each j^ear give us the earliest 
reports of the striped bass is a mystery. On the best of 
authorities I learn that bass of large size have been 
taken in the herring nets and distributed in Newark and 
ether nearby cities during the past ten days. Where 
are the anglers of that vicinity, that they do not im- 
prove their opportunity and learn if these same bass 
are not hungry and ready to take the hook? The flounder 
and perch I have personally visited, and will pay my 
respects to the bass in the near future, and report my 
luck. Leonard Hulit. 
The New Hampshire Season* 
Newfound Lake, Bristol, N. H., March 18. — Hotel 
men_ and farmers who take summer boarders are now 
turning their attention to fishing tackle and boats, so 
as to be ready when the ice leaves the lake to try the 
landlocked salmon and lake trout, as this lake' is noted 
for its good results 1:o fishermen. In a visit to the State 
hatchery on the shore of the lake we noted 250,000 land- 
locked salmon eggs, 750,000 lake trout eggs, 100,000 
brook trout fry, 30,000 whitefish fry. The eggs were 
eye-marked and healthy in appearance. The salmo fon- 
tinahs fry were active, as brook trout usually are. Tem- 
perature of water in hatchery, 32 degrees Fahrenheit. 
There has been no fishing through the ice the past 
few winters, so the spring fishing is better every year. 
We are to have a new launch on the lake this spring fpr 
the use of fishermen — something that has long been 
needed here. Landlocked Salmon House. 
Artificial Minnows, 
Elizabeth City, N. C. — Editor Forest and Stream: 
The shooting season being over, the next best thing 
is fishing. I have often wondered why some 
enterprising fellow does not get a good imitation of a 
live minnow, say about i to 3in. long, flexible, bright, 
and to show scales, with only one hook, and that througli 
the back just under the back fin. As this is the way 
live minnows are hooked, in this way only will an imi- 
tation look natural. Most of our fresh-water fish, such 
as perch and black bass, will take a minnow in prefer- 
ence to any other bait. There maj' be something of this 
jno B jou ';i U33S ;ou aAHif j ;nq 'p^^jBui aqi uo pui>[ 
in anv of the catalogues. J. B. F. 
Salmon in Lake Michig-an, 
Chicago, March 26. — A Columbia River salmon jyas 
caught in Lake Michigan by a fisherman near Peshtigo 
Point, in Green Bay, on the Wisconsin shore, last week. 
The fish was marketed at Marinette, Wis. Some years 
ago a quantity of salmon fry was deposited in Green 
Bay waters, but up to this^ time nothing had ever been 
heard of them. E. Hough. 
For Sale. — Hunting and fishing preserve in Adirondacks. 12,000 
acres forest land; several fine lakes, 16 miles trout , streams. Deer 
in, plenty. ,14 miles Jrom rsilrdac^i A- Ai |^?8qard, KnickerbQcker 
jiltnleti'c Clrib, NgW Ycrk, ' " 
Curative Qualities of Canine Saliva. 
Windsor, N. C, March 20. — Editor Forest and Stream: 
While reading Mr. J. J. Meyrick's article on hydrophobia 
in your issue of the 12th inst., in which he says, "No one 
should allow a dog, although apparently healthy, to 
lick any part of his skin," I was reminded of my boyhood 
days on the old farm. My father was a slave-owner, 
and Luke, a bright boy some years my senior, was as- 
signed to me as nurse and companion. Together we 
roamed the fields and woods, and Inmted and fished. 
When warm weather came on we dispensed with shoes 
and stockings. The consequence was that we would 
get sores on our feet, which the negroes called "'dew 
poison," and which quite often w&ui4 he y-ery sor^ 
indeed. ' ' ■ ■ 
My father owned a turkey dog called You Knowi -di'S 
you ever hear this name? Now old You Know seemed to 
have a very, strong desire to lick the sores on Luke's 
feet. Luke did not object, and it did not take long to 
learn that an application of You Know's tongue was a 
sure cure for sore feet. 
Luke dubbed the dog Doctor, a name which he car- 
ried until his death ; and I might add that he was entitled 
to this distinction, as he practiced on all the boys on the 
farm and never failed to cure any case. 
None of his patients had hydrophobia. A. S. R. 
Parrish^s Frit^. 
HaA'Ing had a request for the pedigree of Parrish's 
Fritz, we wrote to Mr. C. C. Warfield, Avho replies: "I 
cannot furnish the pedigree of Fritz, and I doubt if 
any one can. He is by a pointer of old native stock, 
called Damo-n, out of a bitch which I have every reason 
to believe was a dropper. This is what I gathered wheii. 
trying to find a pedigree for Fritz at his old home in 
Herman, Minn. He was bred by a pot-hunting Dutclx- 
man, who wanted a bird dog, pedigree or no pedigree; 
anjrthing would do that would find chickens."' 
As a part of the speed3' preparation for possible war 
with Spain, the Navy Department has within the pa.st 
week purchased four steam yachts, the Watson boat 
Hermione, the Cohmibia, designed and built by the 
Cramp Co., and the Almy and Alicia, designed and built 
by the Harlan & Hollingsworth Co. In addition to these 
it has examined a large number of others oflfered for 
sale, in most cases at a good price. The Sovereign, de- 
si,gned by J. Beavor Webb, was desired, but her owner, 
M. D. C. Borden, who has owned her onl}' for a couple 
of seasons and uses her constantly, did not wish to part 
with her. It is stated that he asked $400,000 for h^er, 
which price was deemed too high. 
The four new purchases are at the" Brooklyn Navy 
Yard, where they are being altered as rapidly as pos- 
.sible and fitted with a suitable armament. With them 
are several of the largest and fastest New York and Bos- 
ton tugboats. 
The Spanish Government has purchased the fast steam 
yacht Girolda of H. C. McCalmont, the price stated be- 
ing $300,000. She has a speed of at least tweiity knots. 
It is stated that she was examined by representatives of 
this Government, but the price was considered too high. 
At a special meeting of the Lynn Y. C. on March 26 
i£ was decided to issue a challenge to the Quincy Y. C. 
for. its new cup, the challenger being C. D. MoAver, 
whose very successful Vitesse, of his own design, Avill 
be replaced by a new boat this year. 
The official publication of the declaration of trust of 
the Quincy Y. C. has proved true what we supposed 
from the first was the case, that the Boston Herald, for 
ends of its own, has deliberately misstated the facts con- 
cerning the 'origin and aim of this cxip. Contrary to 
the Herald's direct statements at various times through 
the winter, it is not an international cup, and in estab- 
lishing it' the Quincy Y. C. had no intention of supersed- 
ing the Seawanhaka cup. In its efforts to discredit the 
latter club, the Herald has placed the former in a very 
false position. 
At the present time the Herald, through motives of 
mere spite, is engaged in the congenial task of trying to 
disrupt the Massachusetts Y. R. A., fortunately without 
the slightest prospect of success. 
Memories of Boating Days. 
{Cottttnued /rmn fage 25i.) 
In looking over my diary I find that Ave went codfish- 
ing several times during the fall of 1887. Of late years 
these fish have become very numerous on the south side 
of Long Island, and can be caught verj' close in shore. 
Last fall they swarmed in through Rockawaj' Inlet and 
up the steamer channel almost to the beach. It used to 
be a rather risky venture for a small boat to go out 
codfishing at this time of the year, as she was compelled 
to go well oft' shore and quite a distance down the coast 
toward Long Beach or Fire Island; a storm was liable to 
arise very suddenly, and in a snowstonn or a freezing 
gale from the northwest the bold fishermen sometimes 
experienced trying times beating home, especially against 
an ebb tide. 'The current runs like a mill race in Rock- 
away Inlet, and it is hard enough to sail against it Avith 
a fair wind. In thick weather and a head wind it is a 
long and tedious tussle and not unmixed Avith danger. 
Many a craft has found her last resting place on the 
sands of the Rockaway Shoals. 
Well, as I started to say, Ave went codfishing. Our first 
trip came near being our last, inasmuch as our experience 
on this trip Avas so severe that we very nearly made up 
pur nimds never to go out again ip tlie winter months. 
I remember it well. My diary says it was on Election 
day, Nov. 8, 1887. We had made extensive preparations 
for this event. In addition to the drop lines, a trawl with 
about 150 hooks on it had beea prepared, and we set sail 
with great expectations of how the ocean was about to 
be depopulated. 
To set the trawl we had to have a row boat, and our 
tender not being large enough we hired a skiff, the big- 
gest one we could find, for we were aware that the 
wateiv might be rough outside, and a stiff boat would be 
desirable. On the way out the skimmers, which are used 
for bait, were opened and the trawl was baited up and 
coiled in a tub all ready to set. 
It was a gray morning, a fresh northwest breeze blow- 
ing and no indications apparent of dirty weather. We 
Avent out on the last of the flood, and reached the grounds 
in about an hour. Monaitipee was anchored, and then 
the captain and I got into the skiff and rowed away a 
short distance and put down the trawl. This proceeding 
occupied nearly a half hour; not being old hands at the 
business considerable time was lost on account of the 
hooks becoming tangled. At last the job was finished, 
and we started to roAV back to the yacht. 
As we did so a few flakes of snow were observed float- 
irig through the air, and on glancing shoreward we were 
surprised to see how hazy it looked toward the north. 
"I guess we're in for some fun, boys!" said the captain, 
as he climbed aboard. "I have been watching that for 
some time," said the cook, "and I think the sooner you 
run that traAvl and get it alongside the better." We all 
agreed that the Aveather was beginning to look nasty. 
The flakes became more numerous and gusts of wind be- 
gan to make long black patches of ripples on the surface 
of the water, We lost no time in raising the trawl, haul- 
ing it hand OA'er hand into the boat, and throwing it 
into the bottom with what few fish there Avere still on 
the hooks, and then returned to Monaitipee. 
The snoAV was noAv flying thick and the increasing wind', 
was bloAving it rapidly along, almost parallel with the 
surface ©f the ofcean. 
"Turn in a reef!" said the captain quietly, as he made 
the painter of the skiff fast to the cleat on deck. It Avas 
quickly done, the mainsail run up and the anchor brought 
under the boAvsprit and catted. "GIa'C here the jib!" In 
a moment the sail was set, and hauled to AvincLward "to 
pay her off. She heeled to the Avind and dashed away\ 
so suddenly that the tOAV fine of the skiff came taut with 
such a jerk that it sent a thrill through the yacht. We 
heade.d toward the beach on the first tack in hopes of. 
bringing the land in sight again, for it was now entirely 
lost. Should the wind change while Ave are thus shut 
off from a view of the shore M^e might unconsciously 
alter om- course and sail in a direction contrary to the 
one which should be pnrsued. Even if the beach could 
not be seen the sound of the surf Avould be a guide in 
beating up to the Inlet. 
The gale increased rapidly; gust after gust, each an- 
grier than the preceding, charged doAvn on our yacht, 
and sent the lee deck beneath the frothing seas that swept 
by. us. . The helmsman had his hands fidl as he skill- 
fully nursed the boat throu.gh each blast. As he slightly 
hiffed at such times the noise of the slatting cauA^as was 
almost deafening, and it seemed as thortgh'the sails Avould 
tear tliemseh^es loose from their lacings. 
Although we were all piled up to the wiadward side it 
was not long before we became convinced that an- 
other reef Avould have to be tied in. A .strong puff laid 
her down to the cabiti lights. The captain put down the 
tiller and threw her into the wind. She raised her nose 
into the air defiantly and dropped it into the next on- 
coming wave, Avhich foamed OA'er the bow on to the -. 
forwarcl deck and splashed viciously against the front of 
the cabin. I scrambled forward and let go the jib, and 
realized that I Avas in for a di.sagreeable job Avhen the 
captain sang out that I should "bob" it. As I sat astride 
of the bowsprit struggling to keep my balance and at 
the . same time reduce the jib to the size of a pocket 
handkerchief I Avas plunged repeatedly to my Avaist in 
the cold AA-ater, as the boat pitched into the hissing bil- 
lows. But my Ii-ish Avas up, and I mentally reso'ved 
that I would bob the rag if it took an hour to do so. Suc- 
cess croAvned my efforts eventually, and I pulled myself 
on deck again, feeling very chilly. 
The mainsail had already been double-reefed, and I 
ran up the jib and we started off once more, plunging 
and rolling at a great rate. All hands looked like snoAV 
men, as they sat perched upon the Avindward rail. The 
captain had his oilers on, the coat collar turned up aroiind 
his ears, and a sou'wester mflled down on his head until 
all that could be seen of his' face were his eyes and nose. 
Intent on sailing the boat, he appeared to notice no one, 
but kept his eyes fixed steadfastly ahead, while the tears 
trickled doAvn his cheeks and dropped off the end of his 
"horn," brought forth by the piercing Avind. 
Our passenger, Mr. C, appeared A'ery nerA'ous, and 
Avas continually inauiring of the captain if there was any 
danger, and how long would it take us to get in, etc. 
He replied that he could tell him better when we got 
there. This did not reassure him, and he gazed wist- 
fully ahead and remarked that if he ever did get on 
land again he would ncA-er leave it. 
For three solid hours Ave banged away, and then sud- 
denly the cook, Avho had been stationed forward, yelled: 
"Breakers ahead! Go about, quick!" 
We knew we Avere approaching the Inlet on account 
of the enormous seas, and Avere feeling our way along in 
hopes of sighting the channel buoy. The tide, helped 
along by the northAvest Avind, Avas pourin.g out so fast that 
it appeared sometimes that Ave A\fere going astern in- 
stead of ahead. The big boat we were towing AA^as a ter- 
rible dra,g; when Monaitipee AA'OuId dash into a big 
A«ave her speed would diminish and the skif?, shooting 
down the receding one, Avould sometimes bang her 
nose into the counter, and then, as our yacht burst 
through the suro-e and sprang forward again, the painter 
Avould snap taut Avith such a jerk that Ave AA'ould be 
brought aliTiost to a standstill. Thinking to relieve the 
yacht, I ca"*st off the painter, and taking a firm hold 
sat doAvn on the cockpit floor, but the next moment I • 
was yanked bodilv along and brought up against the 
rail vs'-ith a thud. The rope was twisted around the Avrist, 
and I thought my arms Avould be pulled from their 
sockets. As soon a's it sla'ckecj ^gain I f^§t OpS^S 
tnore to the cle^t- 
