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forward. Obviously, one does not want a distance of 
four or five feet between his hand and the place where 
th's contraction and pitching force begins. Once in a 
while you get hold of a rod, sometimes a heavy rod, 
which, none the less, seems to have that easy, continuous, 
forcible sweep, which means both power and ease. That 
is a good fishing rod. Such a rod is that which I men- 
tioned the other week as belonging to a friend of mine here 
in Chicago. It was made by an unknown maker, yet 
his theory was the correct one. There is a vast differ- 
ence between a tournament rod and a fishing rod, and 
any practical fisherman can tell you this. Of course, 
this must not be construed as a \yord in favor of the 
light, whippy rod with back kick in it, and no power 
for lifting or driving the line. I ain getting together 
a battery of fly-rods of my own, and I beg^n to remodel 
some of my earlier ideas about desirable quality in fly- 
rods. There can be such a thing as a I'ght rod, which 
is wearisome to fish with all day, and upon the other 
hand, there can be a moderately heavy rod which will 
be pleasant and sweet to handle all day long. The dif- 
ference lies in the action of the rods and the pleasure of 
use depends upon whether you have a chokebore rod 
or a cyhnder bore. 
E. Hough. 
Hastfokd Building, Chicago, III. 
; The "Waddell Foirmula fot "Weights of Fish. 
New York. — Editor Forest mid Stream: On a recent 
fishing tr.p I measured and weighed several fish just out 
of water, to see how closely the Waddell formula would 
apply to different species. According to this formula, I 
believe, the square of the girth in inches multiplied by 
the length in inches is supposed to give the weight in 
pounds. An elaboration of the formula for d fferent 
species may give pretty close results, but the one arbi- 
trary form.ula cannot be applied. My results were as 
follows : 
No. I, Lake Trout — Girth, 10.75 inches; length, 22.50 
inches ; weight. 3 pounds. By formula, 3 pounds 4 ounces. 
No. 2, Lake Trout— Girth, 12.25 inches; length, 24.75 
inches ; weight, 4 pounds 12 ounces. By formula, 4 pounds 
10% ounces. 
No. 3, Lake Trout— Girth, 13 inches; length, 25.75 
inches ; we.ght, 5 pounds 2 ounces. By formula, 5 pounds 
^2 ounce. 
No. 4, Lake Trout— Girth, 14.25 inches; length, 28.50 
inches ; weight, 6 pounds. By formula, 7 pounds 3^4 
ounces. 
No. 5. Northern Pike {E. lucius) — Girth, 9.25 inches; 
length. 26.75 inches ; weight, 3 pounds 8 ounces. By for- 
mula, 2 pounds 13^ ounces. 
No. 6, Northern Pike— Girth, 15 inches; length, 38.25 
inches; weight, 11 pounds. By formula, 8 pounds 8% 
ounces. 
No. 7, Northern Pike— Girth, 11.50 inches; length, 30.25 
inches; we.ght, 6 pounds. By formula, 5 pounds i-io 
ounce. 
No. 8, Wall-eyed Pike— Girth, 9 inches; length, 18 
inches; weight, 2 pounds.' By formula, i pound 13 1-6 
ounces. 
No. 9, Small-mouth Black Bass— Girth, 11.75 inches; 
length 16.7s inches. Weight, 2 pounds. By formula, 2 
pounds 13 9-10 ounces. 
I will not guarantee my mathematics in the above cases, 
as there is a good deal of figuring to be done, and I 
imssed up on mathematics in my junior year at college, 
tw*enty-four years ago. Robert T. Morris. 
The Deligfhts of Salmon Fishingf, 
Mr. Charles Hallock kindly permits us to print this 
extract from a letter, received by him from Mr. Ivcrs W. 
Adams, of Boston: 
"I propose leaving Quebec the 31st of May (next 
month), with two of my sons and a gentleman friend 
from New York; an old associate of mine. We shall, this 
year, have fished togeher I think twenty-one years. He 
v/as my guest last vear, and I had the pleasure, the de- 
light, of receiving from him a solid silver loving cup of 
enormous size, upcn one side of which was a reproduc- 
t on of the chateau, the Moisie, of which I sent you a 
photograph. -Another side was my own name, from 
Henry Sampson, 1901. The other side, "Walter Brackett's 
Leap.'" The whole, together, one of the finest pieces of 
work, executed by one of the best artists in New York. 
I wish you could see it. 
"To salmon fishing, this royal sport, I have given a 
vast deal of thought, time and money, during my life, and 
probably to-day I have more money invested in salmon 
fishing, which I own in fee simple, as a riparian, than any 
other man in this country, and so far as I know, in any 
country. Of course I am not conversant, fully, with the 
streams the other side, but my investments in that line 
exceed $50,000. I value them at several times that, 1 pay 
no rentals ; I own my properties. On the Wacheeshoo I 
own the fly-fishing and the net fishing to the ocean. No 
nets are set, or Avill be, as long as I own this beautiful 
Ittle property. 
"The salmon there are very plentiful, but not so large 
as the Moisie. I regard the Moisie, in some respects, as 
the finest salmon river in the world. The fish are large 
and very gamy; not logy, like Ristigouche fish, and the 
interests of the Moisie are not divided. The only river 
approaching it is the Grand Cascapedia, but that, you 
know, is divided in a dozen or more interests. If I could 
own absolutely all of the Grand Cascapedia, 1 am quite 
willing to say I would prefer that to the Moisie. 
"The Moisie fishing is practically all within sight of 
our chateau, and in the season it is a marvelous sight, as 
we sit there after our dinner, and note the salmon con- 
stantly leaping, sometimes a dozen of them, in the seven 
marvelous pools within the stretch of our vision. We 
get a great many 30 to 40 pound fish, and being caught 
Tn pools so near the sea, they are fresh, strong, white, fat, 
and great fighters." 
"A trout up to my place swallowed a watch," related^ 
the proprietor of the Brook House, "and the watch is run- 
ning yet." "That is nothing," boasted the Beach House 
man; "a shark swallowed an alarm clock down to my 
place', and now he comes around and awfike^^s the guests 
^V?fy rpoffiing."— Chicago News. 
A Device for Landing Big Fish, 
A CORRESPONDENT of the Asian describes a fish-landing 
contrivance which might be used in American waters. He 
writes : 
I want to bring to the notice of Indian anglers a new 
dodge for landing big fish which will proA'e of in- 
estimable value to them. It can best be described as a 
clever and effective adaptation of the ord nary wire snare, 
and has been invented by Mr. A. G. Crawshay. The 
subjoined illustrations show its form and the means by 
which it is worked. 
A strong strand of steel pianoforte wire in a running 
slip knot is fixed by means of cHps to a semicircular steel 
hoop ; and this, when the lower part touches a fish, after 
being slipped over the tail, is instantly released and 
drawn tight round the fish. 
The inventor has scored a distinct success, and some of 
the special advantages he claims are the following: (i) 
Figr. 2. 
The fish is not damaged as with a gaff. (2) It is much 
easier to use than a gaff, which latter instrument in- 
evitably requires a certain amount of practice. (3) The 
fish once snared can be carried anywhere by the tail over 
sand or high rocks, and has no power to kick. (4) this 
lander is far superior to any net, for the man who is 
fishing can use it himself as easily as a gaif, and there is 
nothing for the taclde to get entangled in as with a net. 
(5) It can be carried like a gaff, and is also made to 
screw into any landing net handle. These are a few 
of the advantages of Crawshay's patent improved mahseer 
lander. * 
To use it slip the noose over the fish's tail behind the 
dorsal fin, not in front of it, and a sharp jerk upward 
to the full length of the wire secures the fish. 
The artist has not quite hit off the idea in Fig. 2, for the 
noose should be niuch nearer the dorsal fin, and then so 
long as an even strain is maintained it is impossible for 
the fish to escape. 
I have not yet tried the "Lander" with salmon, but 
hope to do so within a few weeks; but I know several 
men who have tried it and who are loud in its praise, and 
what succeeds with salmon ought to do for mahseer. I 
send you a lander by this mail. J. Morav Brown. 
A Fish in the Org:an Pipes* 
This is a story of a fish, a water motor, an organ, and 
a wedding. The fish in some fashion found its way into 
the water motor of the organ at Emmanuel Church, and 
was unable to find its way out aga.n. Apparently, in 
trying to do so, however, it succeeded in getting into the 
wind pipe, or rather wind pipes, of the organ, so that the 
instrument wheezed and choked at times as if it had an 
extremely bad attack of asthma. The discovery of the 
presence of some obstruction was made on Tuesday, when 
the church was used several times by societies who were 
holding meetings on that &<iy. The organ was being 
played by Rev. Mr. Searings, the pastor of the Boston 
deaf mutes, who had volunteered his services, when sud- 
denly one of the two water motors of the organ stopped 
working. It was not known whether the obstruction was 
a fish or an eel, and the only way to find out and remove 
it was by opening the motor and examining it. But there 
was a wedding — the Williams-Snelhng wedding — to be 
held at the church on Wednesday, and the regular organ- 
ist was in a state of mind. There was not time to have 
the organ repaired and yet he did not care to endanger 
his reputation by playing on an organ with a fish in its 
water motor. 
Such uncertainty was felt about the course that the 
fish might take and its conseqfuent effect upon the organ 
that finally an orchestra was hired to be on call and fill 
tip any gap that might occur in the organ music. The 
orchestra was placed in an anteroom, but its services 
were, fortunately, not required. The fish had evidently 
become wearied by its eft'orts to escape and kept quiet, 
and the organist went triumphantly through tire musical 
programme. This morning workmen from an organ fac- 
tory took out the plug of the Avater motor and removed 
the fish.— Boston Transcript. 
The affections of a horse are not inferior to his in- 
tellectual qualities; and, especially if made a pet._ he 
becomes very fond of his master. In case of separation, 
he remembers him for years. B-ut his affection is dif- 
ferent from that of a dog, which continues to love his 
master even though the latter abuses him greatly. 
Rough, unkind treatment will quickly estrange the affec- 
tion of a horse. Good horse sense discovers no particu- 
lar reason why a horse should be devoted to a master 
who habitually maltreats him. 
The intellect and affections of a horse point out two 
things so important to a trainer that he must bear them 
in rnind until they bee -me fixed habits of thought: i. 
Never under any circumstances, allow a horse to suc- 
cessfully oppose- his will to yours. If you do, he will 
remember it and (reasoning by experience), try it again. 
2. Always keep his affection. If he dislikes you, he has 
no wish to please you; and, if his obedience is always 
perfunctory, you will make but little headway in train- 
ing him. These two points assured, he will almost in- 
variably try to do whatever you require of him-rif ^e 
only knovifi what it is— Success, _ 
^mnel 
Fixtures! 
BENCH SHOWS. 
Oct. 21-24. — New York. — Ladies' Kennel Association of America'* 
show. Miss M. K. Bird, Westbury, L. I., Hon. Sec'y. 
Nov. 26-29.— Philadelphia. — Philadelphia Dog Show Association's 
show. M. A. Viti, Sec'y. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Oct. 27. — Paris, Mo. — Missouri Field Trial Association's (member 
of the American Championship Club), sixth annual trials. L. S. 
Eddins, Sec'y, Sedalia, Mo. 
Oct. 27.— Washington C. O., Ohio.— Monongahela Field Trial 
Club's field trials. A. C. Peterson, Sec'y. 
Oct. 28.— Whitbv Island, Wash.— Pacific Northwest Field Trials 
F. R. Atkins, Sec'y. Seattle, Wash. 
Oct. 28. , Wis. — Northwestern Beagle Club's second 
annual trials. Louis Steffen, Sec'y. 
Nov. 3. — Robinson, 111. — Illinois Field Trial Association's (mem- 
ber of the American Championship Club) fourth annual trials. W. 
R. Green, Sec'y, Marshall, 111. 
Nov. 3. — Thirteenth annual field trials of the National Beagle 
Club of America. Charles R. Stevenson, Sec'y, 106 Market street, 
Camden. N. J. 
Nov. 3. — Lake View. Mich. — Michiga.n Field Trial Association's 
(member of the American Championship Club) fifth annual trials. 
C. D. Stuart, Sec'y, Benton Harbor, Mich. 
_ Nov. 4.— Washington C. H., Ohio. — Ohio Field Trial Associa- 
tion's (member of the American Championship Club) fifth annual 
trials. C. E. Baughn, Sec'y. 
Nov. 6. — Eastport, L. I. — Pointer Club of America's (member of 
the American Championship Club) second annual trials. K. E. 
Westlake, Sec'y, Scranton, Pa. 
Nov. 7-8. — Robinson, III. — Western Irish Setter Club's inaugural 
trials. T. L. Fenn. Secy. 
Nov. 10. — Bicknell, Ind. — Independent Field Trial Club's (mem- 
ber of the American Championship Club) fourth annual trials. 
H. S. Humphrey, Sec'y, Indianapolis, Ind. 
Nov. 11,— Hampton, Conn. — Connecticut Field Trial Club's trials, 
F. W. Smith, Sec'y, New Haven. 
Nov. 10. — Ruthven, Ont. — North American Field Trial Associa- 
tion's (member of the American Championship Club) fourth 
annual trials. Richard Bangham, Sec'y, Windsor, Ont. 
Nov. 11.— St. Joachim, Ont.— International Field Trial Club's 
fourteenth annual trials. W. B. Wells, Hon. Sec'y. 
Nov. 17,— Glasgow, Ky. — Third annual trials of the Kentucky 
Field Trial Club. S. B. Hays, Sec'y. 
Nov. 18. — Branchton, Pa. — Central Beagle Club's seventh annual 
trials. A. C. Peterson, Sec'y. 
Nov. 18. — Ruthven. Ont.— Fourth annual trials of the North 
American Field Trial Club. Alfred Wigle, Sec'y, Windsor, Ont. 
Nov. 24. — Glasgow, Ky. — American Championship Field Trial 
Association's second annual trials. C. B. Cooke, Sec'v. 
Nov. 29.— Thomasville, N. C— Continental Field Trial Club's 
eighth annual trials. 
Dec. 1. — Washington C. H., Ohio. — ^American Championship 
Field Trial Club's second annual trials. Chas. B. Cooke, Sec'y, 
Richmond, Va. 
Dec. 15. — Huntsville, Ala. — ^Alabama Field Trial Club's (member 
of the American Championship Club) third annual trials. John 
F. Fletcher, Sec'y, Birmingham, Ala. 
"Bum." 
Away down in Arizona where the Spanish bayonet 
blooms amid alkali and sage brush and the ochreous earth 
glows Uke a baker's oven, lies the little city of Jerome, 
and near it on the mountain slope, for four years past, 
the Black Hills Copper Company has been engaged in 
mining operations. 
Almost since the first pick was driven intd the crum- 
bling rock, the first spadeful of earth upturned, the com- 
pany's monthly pay roll has borne an entry, last in the 
long string of names, "Bum — ^$4.00." During the whole 
of this period Bum has never been docked, fined, sus- 
BUM, 
pended, laid off or discharged, and never for a -ingle 
fraction of a day has he absented himself from his post of 
duty. 
Bum is a dog — part English shepherd, part conundrum. 
Bum is not the sort of dog that would win cups or blue 
ribbons at a kennel show, but just the same it would be 
a mighty strenuous day in the lifetime of any tenderfoot 
who wandered out to the company's works and offered 
$1,000 for Bum. Bum was a member of the first work 
crew to go upon the ground. He was there when the 
first blast was fired and he barked. Night shift and day 
shift, ever since, Bum has sounded a vociferous warning 
whenever a fuse was lighted. As the superintendent 
phrases it, "First he barked because he was afraid; then 
he barked for fnn and now he barks as a matter of 
duty." Before a blast is fired, it is the miner's invariable 
custom to ignite a small p'ece of f^se as a test. Just 
before the first blast was fired in the mine. Bum, who 
had been an attentive observer of the preparation of the 
^es^ fuse, seized the hissing, spluttering thing in his mouth 
