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but not far away are Mill Creek, Buck Hill, Middle 
Branch, Levis Branch, Goose Pond Run and Stony Run, 
all in good condition, and a patient fisherman is sure of 
his reward. 
Many of the fishermen bring their wives, and my pen 
!s not lithe enough to write fully of the lavish friendliness 
of nature to this county of Monroe. Here is the spot for 
the fisher to come. Pike county has to withdraw and 
pale its ineffective fires before this brightest spot in old 
Monroe. 
A very agreeable gentleman, Charles Stokes, of the 
Stock Exchange, New York, is here for a month.. He 
came in with twenty-five trout during the week, but 
amused us very much by his experience with a big red 
bull of Farmer Wagner's. He had just "bagged" a 
one-pounder when the bull gave him chase. He dropped 
his fish and gathered a pile of stones and began to fire at 
the bull. When he would hit the bull it would become 
more vociferous than ever. Stokes says it was. the most 
interesting exhibition of "Wagner's" music he had ever 
heard ! Finally one well-delivered blow with a big rock 
on the knee drove the bull oft', and Stokes had time to iiy. 
He was, so to speak, fenced in, and says he felt like the 
negro when chased by a bull, he cried as he run. "Millions 
for de fence." Jas. Matlock Scovel. 
Monroe County, Pa. 
New England Spring Fishing. 
Boston, May 13. — There is plenty of spring fishing m 
Maine waters, but somehow the catching has not yet been 
up to expectations, ii indeed it ever is. Great interest is 
felt in the Rangeley waters, and the long-time early vis- 
itors are many of them at their old haunts. At the 
Oquonoc Angling Association camps there are quartered 
Mr. F. A. Turner, president of the Association; Mr. 
John Woodbury and others. Mr. A. G. Mann and wife 
and Miss Lena Mudge are at the Birches, same lake. At 
Haines' Landing fishing parties have begun to arrive. 
Mr. Ros.se Babcock, J. N. Wells, J, E. Adams, Jr.. New 
York; Edgar R. Lewis, New Bedford; H. A. Damon and 
party. Fitchburg, Pa., are expected at once. The Acker- 
man party was the first to arrive at the Upper Dam, con- 
sisting of B. J. Ackerman, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; S. Cohen 
and G. G. Sutferen, New York. Mr. Ackerman has taken 
a trout of 5lbs., with several smaller ones. The party 
took over twenty trout in one day early last week. Mr. 
Ackerman has visited the Upper Dam some twelve sea- 
sons, missing a couple of seasons, including last yea'\ 
He fondly expects to come up to his old records, which 
are among the largest. The Brackett and Clark part.v 
was also one of the first to get to the Upper Dam, includ- 
ing W. D. Brackett, C. P. Clark, J. H. Emery and 
Rufus Brown. This is the twenty-eighth season that Mr. 
Brackett has fished at the Upper Dam, and the twent: - 
fifth season that he and Mr. Clark have fished there to- 
gether. 'J his is doubtless the oldest consecutive fishioi:: 
friendship on record. The fishing success of this party 
has not yet been up to former seasons, since the watei" 
is the highest ever known, and in both Richardson and 
Mooselucinaguntic lakes are millions of smelt; many of 
them, dead from spawning. The trout arc "just gorging" 
on these smelt, and will not take to artificial flies or other 
bait till the smelts are gone. Still a few trout are being 
•taken. 
Senator W. P. Fryc went up to his cottage on the rock, 
head of ]\looselucmaguntic. on Wednesdaj-, and out 
again on Friday, only making the trip to see that his 
place is in readiness for Mrs. Frye and guests this week. 
They hope to spend a good deal of time there this sea- 
son. The Senator was deprived of his usual fishing out- 
ing last year, by reason of the Congressional session. He 
was telegraphed to by President McKinley. when in the 
Maine woods, to come out and take a place on the Peace 
Commission. His first impression was to decline Flatly, 
but he reflected as to what the country would say if it 
was found out that he declined so important a position 
for the sake of fishing and shooting in the [Maine woods. 
That decided the matter. Mr. Frye is a fishing enthu- 
siast, and a fly-fisherman altogether, never employing any 
other method. He tells many a good fishing story. 
Among his latest may be noted: Last year he was on a 
board of some sort of Congressional investigation. A 
California judge was one of the witnesses, and made a 
good one. After he had testified he came to Air. Frye's 
seat and said: "T see you don't recognize me, Senator." 
His face was very familiar, but Mr. Frye could not place 
it. The name was given, and mention made of the Maine 
woods. Behold, the judge and one of the first guides 
Mr. Frye ever employed on Mooselucmaguntic Lake, 
over forty years ago, were one and the same man. In- 
spired to get an education, doubtless, by the character of 
the man he guided, the State of Alaine young m.an sought 
and obtained an education, studied law, went to Califor- 
nia, and hence the judgeship. Congratulations were mu- 
tual, and both agreed that fishing had been of great ad- 
vantage to them. Massachusetts Fish Commissioner Bnf- 
fington, of Worcester, has gone to Haines' Landing on 
a fishing trip. He has fished the world over, but usually 
goes to the Rangeleys for his spring trip. 
A. E. Morrison, of Rumford Falls, and Freland Hoyve, 
ct Norway, are at the Upper Dam for their usual spring 
trip. Mr." Howe has fished at that point for many sea- 
sons. Camp Prospect, Richardson Lake, is open, and the 
proprietors and guests are at hand, among whom are 
F. O. Walker and Mrs. Walker. Dr. and Mrs. C. M. 
Bisbee, Rumford Falls; J. F. Chute and lady, Portland. 
Dr. H. C. Haven is at his camps on Beaver Island. 
Richardson Lake, and Mr. Herbert Leeds, of Boston, is 
soon expected as guest. Messrs. John E. and Bayard 
Thayer are soon expected at their Birch Lodge, head of 
the lake, and doubtless they will go thence to B. Pond 
for fly-fishing. There they will inhabit the camp Gov. 
Russell so much loved, when in life. Harry Dutton, wife 
and two daughters and H. E. Russell and wife were the 
first to arrive at Bill Soule's Pleasant Island camps. Cup- 
suptic Lake. Mr. V. F. Prentice, of Worcester, w^as the 
first to arrive at the Mountain View House. Mr. R. A. 
Tuttle. of Boston, and party, are due at Lake Point Cot- 
tage. C. P. Stevens, of Boston, who had such great 
success with landlocked salmon in Rangeley Lake two 
years ago. is at his camp, "Vive Vale," Narrows, Rich- 
afdson Lake, He has, been there for a coup}^ of jnopths, 
superintending the building of additions and making his 
camps more of a summer home. His guests have begun 
to arrive, including Mrs, Stevens and maid. Mr. and Mrs. 
C. F. Thurston, Mr. W. W. Lee, Mr. Hayes and Mr. 
P'rior. They will fish the Narrows, and some big catches 
are always to be expected from this party. 
Glowing reports come from Webb Lake, in Weld. Mc. 
J. M. Holland, of Dixfield, and Edward Stanley, of 
Boston, have made a good catch there, including twenty- 
three trout and two salmon. P, R. Doble, of Beverley, 
Mass., has taken six trout and four salmon. Guests at 
Pine Point camps also include W. W. Wait, Dixfield; S. 
P. Gonga. Stanley Bisbee and D. C. Hohvay, Rumford 
Falls. This party took three trout weighing 81bs. Philip 
Andrew has taken nine trout. P. S. Ladd has taken two 
trout. With lower water, it is expected that fishing will 
greatly improve. 
Some good reports of trout fishing continue to come 
from the Cape. Grover Cleveland and A. H. Wood, of 
Boston, landed eighty trout on their early trip to their 
preserves in Sandwich and Sagamore. Mr, Cleveland is 
reported to be delighted. Wakeley Lake has given some 
fine trout this season. One weighing 4lbs. is reported 
and a Boston angler has caught several weighing from 
2 to 35''2lbs. Edward Lowell, of Boston, and friends are 
building a club house at Catuit Point. Several brook 
trout have been taken by this party of over 2lbs, At 
West Barnstable good success is reported on leased 
waters. 
At Newfound Lake, N. H., good success is being re- 
ported. Geo. H. Fowler, of Bristol, is one of the more 
successful fishermen. On Tuesday he caught a salmon of 
3lbs. and five trout of 3, 3V2, SJ-'a, 9^ .and rij^lbs. re- 
spectively. Other good catches have included: Chas. 
E. Rounds, two trout of 2^ and iii^^lbs.; A. G. Dolloflf 
and Frank Greer, four trout of 6}/^, 7, to and lalbs.; J. 
Elwin Robie, lolb. salmon; E. Towne, two trout, tt and 
DU. T.ARLF.TON H, DU.AN, 
I2lbs.: Clarence Merrill. 3j/ilb. trout and lolb. salmon; 
F. L. Fames, of Boston, two trout of 9^ and ioi41bs. ; 
Llarry B. Cilly, Manchester, two salmon of 9^ and 3lbs. ; 
Dr. A. 1. Ballon, trout of [5lbs. ; Levi Woodbury, Nalic. 
.salmon of 2}^ and Sj/jlbs.; Parker Hancock, Franklin, 
two salmon of / Yjlhs: each; G. G. Fellows, Franklin, sal- 
mon of 2^ and 8541bs. 
From Mashpee come reports of good trout fisJiing. 
The following Boston fishermen have been down there 
and made good catches; L. B. Morse, G. B. Balch. L. 
C. Haskell. Joseph Rtlssell. Waldron Bates, M. L. San- 
born. Howard Butler, R. C. Watson, Edward Hodges, 
S. Henry Hooper, James A. Fowle. W. G. Russell and 
J. G. Reed. Henry Cobb and William J. Follett, of New- 
ton; Geo. Warwick, of Cambridge, and Robert Harring- 
ton, of Winchester, have made some good catches in 
both lake and river at Mashpee. Special. 
Dr. T. H. Bean. 
.\s has already been announced in these columns, Hon. 
Ferdinand W. Peck, Commissioner-General, has ap- 
pointed Dr. Tarleton H. Bean director of forestry and 
fisheries to the United States Conmiission to the Paris 
Exposition of 1900. 
Dr. Bean was born in Bainbridge, Lancaster county. 
Pa., Oct. 8, 1S46. He entered the State Normal School 
at Millersville, Pa., in 1864. was graduated in 1866, and 
was then appointed acting professor of natural history. 
He was engaged in teaching nearlj'^ nine years, and in 
1874, while principal of the High School of Wilkesbarre, 
Pa., joined the United States, Fish Cotnmission and re- 
mained in the Government service until 1895, passing 
through nearly every grade of advancement up to the po- 
sition of Chief of the Division of Fish Culture. 
In addition to his other duties. Dr. Bean was the hon- 
orary curator of the department of fishes in the United 
States Museum, and for eleven years edited the publi- 
cation of that museum and of the United States Fish 
Commission. In 1876 he received the degree of doctor 
of medicine from the Columbia University, Washington, 
D. C. and in 1883 the honorary degree of master of sci- 
ence was conferred upon him by the Indiana University. 
In the same 3'ear his ichthyological publications won him 
a medal at the London Fisheries Exhibition. 
Dr. Bean w-as associated for many years with his pre- 
ceptor, Dr. J. T. Rothrock,_ Forestry Commissioner of 
Pennsylvania, and worked in his herbarium. He has 
been a close student and teacher of botany for many years 
and has made collections in Alaska, Siberia and many 
parts of the United States, 
Beginning with the Centennial Exhibition in 1876, he 
has had a varied and full exposition experience, both at 
home and abroad. He was the representative of the 
United States Fish Commission on the Government 
Board at the World's Columbian Exposition, and served 
there as a juror in the group of zoology. He represented 
the Fish Commission also at the Atlanta Exposition, He 
is best known as the author of works upon ichthyology, 
and especially reports upon deep-sea fishes, the fishes of 
Alaska, the Gulf of Mexico. New Jersey, Pennsylvania 
and New York. He has also published many papers 
upon fisheries and fish culture and the management of 
fishes in the Aquarium. From 1888 to 1893 Dr. Bean 
edited the fish and fishing columns of Forest and 
Stream. 
In 1895 he accepted the office of superintendent of the 
.Aquarium in New York City. He rebuilt and success- 
fully opened the Aquarium and remained in charge of it 
until 1898. He has now nearly completed an extensive 
work upon the fishes of New York, which will be pub- 
lished by the New York State Museum. 
The Silkworm. 
The silkworm, everyone knows, is a caterpillar, which 
produces silk. Its natural food is the leaves of the mul- 
berry tree ; it is produced, or born, from a small egg about 
the size of a pin's head, and when full grown is from 2 
to 4in. long, according to the breed. The small breeds are 
shorter lived than the larger, therefore. I will speak in 
such a manner that the treatment is to be understood as 
suitable for any varieties. It is necessary to procure good 
eggs, and those imported from the south of Europe have 
the preference. Silkworm's eggs in this countrv should 
not be hatched before the middle of May, or even later, 
and they should be kept cool until then or they are liable 
to hatch before; even before there be leaves to feed the 
interesting little insect. The later the hatching the more 
plentiful and good have the leaves become. 
Artificial heat is necessary to hatch the eggs advan- 
tageously, but that heat must be administered gradually 
day by day. A small room with a stove in it or a fire- 
place, so as to have a regular command of it, is the 
best system. 
The eggs should be placed in gutters formed by doubling 
papers several times, an inch wide and placed on a table, in 
perhaps a sieve or tray as the most convenient thing. The 
natural heat of the room is to be gradually increased five 
degrees of Fahrenheit daily until seventy degrees is 
reached, at which heat the worms will in a few days begin 
to show themselves, running up the paper gutter, which 
are extended and fixed sufficiently open. 
On the top of the gtttters the youngest mulberry leaves, 
because the most tender, are to be laid, and when the 
worms have got thereon, they are to be removed to a 
sheet of common paper, without size. A whitish-brown 
paper. 1 think best. Silkworm's eggs will hatch naturally, 
hut the artificial heat is used in order to produce a rnore 
regular development of all the worms together. 
.All the little black insects generally issue from the eggs 
two or three consecutive mornings. They are very active 
and soon find their w-ay to the leaves. During the whole 
course of rearing, the temperature should be maintained 
(.a little over or under) seventy degrees, night and day 
The night temperature, however, may be the lowest, rather 
than that of the day. No particular harm will arise by its 
fall below even sixty degrees, other than retarding the 
growth and appetite of the worms. Sudden changes from 
heat to cold produced by incautiously admitting sudden 
drafts or damp are harmful. Continued damp is peculiarly 
injurious. 
It is important to keep the room supplied with pure 
air by regular ventilation admitted gently; by means of 
ventilators would be the best system, but in default of them 
the door of the room can be left more or less open. The 
air is best admitted through other apartments, and not 
directly from the outside, excepting in occasional circum- 
stances, when the external air is sufficiently warm and 
quiet. The worms hatched each day are best kept 
separate. The first may be placed in the coolest part of 
the room, to retard their development, and the last by 
being placed in a rather warm corner, will eat more, and 
develop themselves quicker, and thus by spinning time, all 
will arrive at perfection more nearly at the same time. 
Young silkworms reqtiire feeding at least every five 
hours daily, and from the last meal at night to the first 
next morning it is desirable to let not more than six or 
seven hours intervene ; not that the insect would ma- 
terially suft'er. but their progress is impeded. _ Silkworms 
will not die. even if three or four days without food, 
though this would be a piece of cruelty. 
On the mulberry tree in its native climate the insect 
has always leaves to eat, and is surrounded by pure air. 
Let us imitate nature then in rearing these useful little 
creatures. 
- find it very useful during the young state of silkworms 
to cut the leaves tolerably fine and drop the same gently 
over, most covering them. The insects then, all alike, can 
immediately begin to feast thereon by reason of so many 
fresh edges being presented to them to attack. It is im- 
portant that none of your stock lose titne in this respect, 
or they cannot grow equally alike. 
The' worms properly attended, viz., fed regularly and 
kept in 'the temperature named, will soon show signs of 
their first sleep or change of skin coming on. toward the 
end of the sixth or seventh day. 
During this torpid state, the insects eat nothing, and 
only those behindhand in going to sleep require feeding in 
frequent small sprinklings in order to push them along 
and get them into that state as early as possible with the 
foremost. When this state is approaching, the insects fall 
of? their appetite, and a smaller quantity of leaves is ad- 
ministered in proportion, as it is seen to be unconsumed. 
The worms when asleep will be observed to be stationary 
and motionless, with heads erect. Previously to this state 
they have fixed themselves in position, having spun over 
the leaves, etc., below them, some fine silken webs, to 
which they secure their feet. _ These webs are not per- 
ceptible to the naked eye. but it is now important not to 
disturb or touch the insect, for it is absolutely necessary 
that this position be preserved until they have shot off 
their skins, which will be in a couple of days, when feed- 
ing again commences. 
