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FOREST AND STREAM. 
fAw. IS, 1903. 
St J Lawrence Anglers. 
The twentieth annual meeting of the Anglers' Asso- 
ciation of the St. Lawrence River, which was held at 
Hotel Lotus, St. Lawrence Park, Wednesday, August 5, 
was attended by upward of one hundred members. The 
assemblage was called to order by Second Vice-President 
■Charles R. Skinner, of , Albany, in the absence of the 
president and first vice-president. T. B. Kerr, of Engle- 
wood, N. J., was appointed temporary secretary. Vice- 
President Skinner made a brief but interesting address. 
He thought the Association, ought to congratulate itself 
upon the result of its labors in behalf of fish protection. 
He spoke of the lands provided by the State for the use 
cf campers at the Thousand Islands. They are very 
beautiful,, and ideal spots for camping purposes. It was 
the opinion of the speaker that there ought to be some 
.legislation each year to provide for clearing off the under- 
brush and caring for these camping grounds. 
Secretary W. H. Thompson, of Alexandria Bay, pre- 
sented his annual report, in which reference was made to 
the subject of duck shooting and other matters. He called 
attention to the fact that spring shooting had been pro- 
liibited throughout the State. Through the influence of 
the Anglers' Association an appropriation of $3,000 has 
been made to furnish the game commissioner with a. 
patrol boat and carbage cans for the refuse of picnic 
parties on the State lands. The Anglers' Association has 
a membership of 250. 
It was decided that efforts should be made to restrict 
duck shooting to four days in the week during the open 
season in order not to scare the birds permanently away 
from any locality. 
Treasurer R. P. Grant, of Clayton, spoke in regard to 
the licenses charged by so-called Canadian game pro- 
tectors for Americans fishing in Canadian waters. He 
spoke particularly of a guest at the Frontenac Hotel, who 
was fishing between Gananoque and Kingston, and was 
accosted by a man who wanted $5, which was promptly 
paid. W. H. Thompson, C. E. Britton, and Gen. Van 
Patten were named as the committee to look into the law 
on the subject. 
The annual report of Treasurer Grant showed a bal- 
ance on hand of $447.61. 
The following officers were elected for the ensuing 
year: President, Hon. Charles R. Skinner, Albany; First 
Vice-President, Alexander Robb, New York; Second 
Vice-President, T. B. Kerr, Englewood, N. J.; Secretary, 
W. H. Thompson. Alexandria Bay; Treasurer, R. P,, 
Grant, Clayton; Executive Committee: A. C. Cornwall, 
Alexandria Bay; F. H. Taylor, Philadelphia; A. E. Clark, 
Chicago ; C. W. Crossmon. Alexandria Bay ; G. T. 
Raft'ert}^ Pittsburg; George C. Boldt, New York; Col. O. 
G. Staples, Washington; T. A. Gillespie, Pittsburg; C. E. 
Britton, Gananoque, Ont. ; C. G. Emery, New York; W. 
H. Nichols, Walter Fox, J. D. Cole, Alexandria Bay. 
President Skinner thanked the Association for the 
honor conferred on him. He spoke of the great interest 
which he takes in the Thousand Islands and said he 
would do all in his power to promote the welfare of the 
Association. 
Treasurer Grant stated that last year ten cans of mus- 
callonge fry were received, 25,000 in a can, which were 
distributed around Clayton and Alexandria Bay. 
It was the unanimous opinion of the meeting that Mrs. 
E. H. Hubbard, of Clayton, the only lady member of 
the Association, should be made an honorary member. 
Letters were read from Governor Odell, S. T. Basted, 
F. H. Taylor and Robert B. Lawrence, President of the 
New York State Fish, Game and Forest League. 
The executive committee was empowered to make ar- 
rangements for a committee to appear before the State 
1-gislature in the event that such action should be deemed 
necessary- A resolution was adopted to the effect that 
about $1,000 of the $3,000 appropriated for the benefit of 
the river region be set aside to purchase a patrol boat, 
to be used by the protectors of the State reservation ex- 
clusively in the interests of the State and for game 
protection. 
The members of the Association who died during the 
past year were: C. H. Eaton, New York; H. _F. Ingle- 
hart, Watertown ; J. C. Spencer, New York ; N. W. Hunt, 
Brooklyn ; E. W. Dewey, New York ; Hugh Mellon, 
Clayton; Jacob Hayes, New York; Theodore Scott,. New 
York; J. G. Baker, Pittsburg. Appropriate resolutions 
of respect were adopted. 
It was decided that the next annual meeting should be 
held at the Murray Hill Hotel. Adjourned. At the con- 
clusion of the meeting a banquet was enjoyed. Subse- 
quently the members of the Association were .received at 
the summer home of President Skinner. 
W. E. WOLCOTT. 
San Francisco Fly-Casting Clt»b. 
Medal Contests, Series 1903.— Saturday, contest No. 9, 
held at Stow Lake. August i ; wind, west ; weather, 
cloudy. 
Event Event Event 
No. l, Wo. 2, No. 4, 
Distance, Accuracy, , Event No. 3. , Lure 
Feet. Per cent. Acc. )l Del. % Net % Casting % 
C. G. Young 
T. C. KierulfF... 104 
G. H. Foulks.... 107 
C. R, Kenniff.... 115 
A. E. Mocker.... 103 
T. W. Brotherton 131 
Dr. W. E. Brooks 118 
H. Battu......... 113 
G. C. Edwards... 110 
G. W. Lane 
A. B. Carr 
Judges, Kierulff and Brooks ; clerk, Brotherton. 
Medal Contests, Series 1903.— Sunday, contest No. 9, 
held at Stow Lake, August 2; wind, west; weather, fair. 
H. Battu 108 
W. E. Brooks... 124 
C. Huyck 100 
F. M. Haight... 94 
C. R. KennifT... 123 
G. H. Foulks.... 110 
H. C. Golcher... 131 
T. W. Brotherton 126 
C. G. Young 
A. M. Blade 93 
T. C, Kierulff.... 104 
A. B, Carr 
F. R. Hooper ... 
Judges, Kierulff and Kenniff; referee, Young; clerk, 
Broth*erton. 
88.8 
88 
89.2 
87.7 
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87.8 
87 
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88.1 
85 
88 
84.4 
75 
79.8 
90.4 
83.4 
94.2 
88.9 
98 
84 
86.8 
80 
83.4 
90.4 
90.4 
91.8 
91 
91.8 
90.4 
79.8 
90.10 
85.3 
87,8 
85.4 
90 
87.8 
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89 
90.8 
85 
87.10 
88.8 
84.4 
66.8 
75.6 
90 
92 
86.8 
89.4 
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85 
93.4 
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90 
68.7 
92.8 
87 
92.6 
89.9 
90.4- 
89.4 
78.4 
83.10 
82.8 
86.4 
78.4 
82.4 
86.8 
94.4 
96.8 
95.6 
98 
88.4 
84.4. 
80 
82.2 
88.8 
85.8 
85 
85.4 
79.9 
90 
90.4 
90 
90.2 
89.8 
89.4 
87.6 
88.5 
91.2 
82 
79.8 
74.2 
76.11 
91.6 
93.8 
88.8 
91.8 
90.2 
87.8 
92.4 
96.8 
94.6 
93.3 
87 
89.4 
96,8 
93 
72.2 
Mont Pelee's [Obelisk. 
Fresh from what he terms the most wonderful spec- 
tacle nature has ever presented, Prof. Angelo Heilprin 
is back in Philadelphia after a two months' visit to 
Mont Pelee on the Island of Martinique. 
"The distinguishing feature of Mont Pelee," he says, 
"and that which makes this volcano unique among the 
volcanoes of the world, is the giant tower or. obelisk 
of rock which is being extruded from the summit of 
the newly made cone, which obelisk now rises up in 
supreme grandeur over 5,000 feet high and almost ver- 
tically 840 feet above the summit of the cone proper, 
with a thickness at the base of from 300 to 350 feet. 
"Looking at this obelisk of solid lava from the rim 
of the crater as I did at the time of my latest ascent 
of the volcano on June 13, the scene that presented 
itself was of unequalled grandeur, and having fully 
in mind the- grand scenes of nature that I have already 
witnessed, the Alps, the Grand Canon of the Colorado, 
the Yosemite, and the great ice fields of the Arctic 
North, it seems to be well within the truth to say that 
this scene surpasses all others. 
"One can form no conception of its magnificence and 
terrorizing aspect. The old summit of Mont Pelee, 
which was rounded and about 4,000 feet high, is now 
overtopped by this new creation by nearly 1,000 feet, 
so that the apex of the volcano, which surpasses the 
old dome, is found at a height of_5,200 feet above the 
sea, and the cone, together with its surmounted obelisk, 
has still surrounding it a crater basin of about .300 feet 
depth, over which great puffs of steam and sulphur 
vapor are being emitted, showing that the activity of 
the volcano is not yet still. 
"The appearance of this obelisk or monument on 
the summit of the volcano, transfixing its cone and vir- 
tually blocking it, is no less remarkable than the con- 
ditions which are involved in its making. There is no 
question of doubt that the entire mass, rising to twice 
the height of the Washington Monument at Washing- 
ton, with four times its thickness, is being pushed up 
bodih', and has been pushed out in this manner to its 
full present height. 
"The volcanic stress that has lifted it is the same 
which in other volcanoes ejects flowing lava, but in 
this particular instance the molten matter within the 
volcano has hardened before it has left the lip of the 
ci"ater, and comes out as a united solid. Hence the 
lava instead of overflowing simply mounts up higher 
and higher into space. 
"To what extent this head may still be carried in 
the future it is impossible to say. The aspect that is 
now presented is one that is unique in the history of 
volcanoes, and it itself will tell in weeks or months 
to come what the possibilities of this new form of 
construction or new tj'pe of activity may be. 
"This vast obelisk, which gives the appearance as 
seen from St. Pierre of a monument erected by nature 
to the dead is slightly arched or curved in the direction 
of the destroyed city. On the opposite side it arises 
with a well-nigh vertical face and presents a perfectly 
smooth, almost polished surface, made so and grooved 
as the result of hard pressure against the casing of the 
wall of rock which borders its channel of exit. The 
surface indeed recalls to the geologist the appearance 
of horizontal rock masses that have been polished and 
curved as the result of glacial action. 
"On May* 31, when the volcano lost nearly 200 feet 
of its summit, the apex reached the 5,200 feet. At the 
present time it rises slightly above 5,000 feet. On the 
four days preceding June 17, the rise of the tower was 
21 feet, but in the early period the extrusion was nearly 
twice as rapid. On the day preceding my departure a 
faint line of steam was seen issuing from the absolute 
apex, showing the fissures and pasages that exist 
within the mass which permit the interior steam to 
travel through completely from the base to the sum- 
mit," — Philadelphia Press. 
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Books and Trees. 
Flxtorea. 
BENCH SHOWS. 
Aug. 18-20.— Bar Harbor, Me., Kennel Club, Bar Harbor, Me 
A. H. Lyman, Sec'y- 
Sept. 7-10. — Toronto Industrial Exposition's thirteenth annual 
show. Dr. A. W. Bell, Sec'y- 
Sept. 4-5. — Newport, R. I., Kennel Club, Newport, R. I., Sent, 
4 and 5. 
Sept. 1.5-17.— Ottawa, Can., Kennel Club show. Robert McAllen, 
Sec'y. ■ ' 
Oct. 6-9. — Banbury. Conn., Agricultural Society's show. 
Oct. 20-23. — Frederick County, Md., Agricultural Society show. 
J. Roger McSherry, Sec'y. 
Nov. 17-19. — Boston, Mass., Terrier Club show. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Aug. 18.^0'Neill, Neb., Field Trial Association trials. M. H. 
McCarthy, Sec'y. 
Aug. 25. — South Dakota Field Trial Association trials. L. C. 
Hawley, Sec'y, Sioux Falls, S. D. 
Aug. 31. — La Salle, Man. — Western Canada Kennel Club trials. 
H. S. Rolston, Sec'y, Winnipeg, Man. 
Sept. 1.— Huron, S. D.— Minnesota-North Dakota Field Trial 
Association trials. Frank Richards, Sec'y, Peever, S. D. 
Sept. 1. — Brandon, Man., Kennel Club trials. J. P. Brisbin, 
Sec'y. 
Sept. 8. — Carman, Man. — Manitoba Field Trial Club trials. Eric 
Hamber, Sec'y, Winnipeg, Man. 
Oct. 26. — Clare, Mich. — Sportsman's Field Trial Association 
trials. E. C. Smith, Sec'y, Midland, Mich. 
Oct. 26. — Washington Court House, O. — Monongahela Field 
Trial Association trials. A. C. Peterson, Sec'y, Homestead, Pa. 
Oct. 27. — Paradise Valley, Nev. — Nevada Field Trial Association 
trials. Dr. C. E. Wilson, Sec'y. Elko, Nev. 
Nov. 2.— Washington Court House, O.' — Ohio Field Trial Asso- 
ciation trials. G. R. Haswell, Sec'y, Circleville, O. 
Nov. 3-6. — New York. — Annual show of Ladies' Kennel Associa- 
tion of America. 
Nov. 9. — Fourteenth annual beagle trials of the National Beagle 
Club of America. Charles R. Stevenson, Sec'y. 
Nov. 9. — Missouri Field Trial Association trials. L. S. Eddins, 
Sec'y, Sedalia, Mo. 
Nov. 9. — St. Joachim, Ont. — International Field Trial Assoc!?i- 
tion trials. W. B. Wells, Hon. Sec'y, Chatham, Ont. 
Nov. 9. — Hutsonville, 111. — Independent Field Trial Club trials. 
H. S. Humphrey, Sec'y, Indianapolis, Ind. 
Nov. 9.— Western Irish Setter Club trials. Dr. T. L. Fenn, 
Sec'y, Chicago, 111. 
Nov. 10. — Hampton, Conn. — Connecticut Field Trial Club trials. 
F. W. Smith, Sec'y, New Haven, Conn. 
Nov. 16. — Robinson, 111. — Illinois Field Trial Association trials. 
W. R. Green. Sec'y, Marshall, 111. 
Nov. 23. — Robinson, 111. — American Championship Field Trial 
Association trials. H. S. Humphrey, Sec'y, Indianapolis. Ind. 
Dec. 1. — Clay City, Ind. — Indiana Field Trial Club trials. C. F. 
Young, Sec'y. 
Dec. 5. — Tbomasville, Ga. — Continental Field Trial Club trials. 
John White, Sec'y, Hempstead, N, Y. 
Nov. 16. — Holmde], N. J. — Pointer Club of America's trials. 
C. F. Lewis, Sec'y, New York city. 
Nov. 30. — Chase, City, Va. — Virginia Field Trial Association 
trials. Charles B. Cooke, Sec'y, Richmond, Va. 
Canine Elej^ies and Epitaphs, 
XXXVI -Pop. 
The following "Tribute to Pup" was sent to Forest and 
Stream by the late Senator Kenna, of West Virginia, who was 
an enthusiastic sportsman, an angler, shooter and fox hunter. 
The newspaper tales of the enormous editions of his- 
torical novels are by no means as fantastic as they may 
read. A list, carefully compiled from publishers' returns 
which are absolutely without reproach, shows that the 
sales of nine recently-published novels have reached as- 
tounding proportions. Of one book, over 400,000 copies 
have been sold. Another is in its 325th thousand. Less 
successful books have attained only a paltry sale of 
100,000, while a few minor ones hardly exceed a disap- 
pointing 80,000. 
Books are made of paper. Paper in turn is made of 
cellulose, of which the chief source of supply is timber. 
In order to describe the romantic career of a seven- 
teenth century gentleman of the rapier, it is necessary to 
fell a few hundred trees; the publication of many narra- 
tives in which the exploits of other cavaliers are dwelt 
on, may therefore entail the destruction of a forest. 
The nine novels to which we have referred had a total 
sale of over 1,600,000 copies. Since the average weight of 
each book sold was probably twe.nty ounces, a little cal- 
culation will prove that these 1,600,000 books contained 
approximately 2,000,000 pounds of paper. We are assured 
by a manufacturer of paper that the average spruce tree 
yields a little less than half a cord of wood, which is 
equivalent to about 500 pounds of paper. In other words, 
these nine novels swept away 4,000 trees, and they form 
but a small part of the fiction so eagerly read by the 
American public. Some books are worth more than 
4,000 trees. What may be the tree-value of the modern 
historical novel it is not within our province to decide. — 
Scientific American^ 
Mr. Howard P. Frothingham writes to correct a state- 
ment "made to the effect that a six-pound bass taken at 
Lake Hopatcong excels the record formerly held by him. 
"On September 16, 1888," he states, "I caught two black 
bass one weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces and the other 6 
pounds 714 ounces" These two fish are mounted, and can 
be seen at' any time at my residence." 
AH communications intended for Forest and Stream should 
always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., 
New York, and not to any individual cionnected with tjic paper, 
House of Representatives, 
Washington, D. C. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
The following tribute to a faithful hound may not be deemed 
unworthy of a place in your columns. The soubriquet, "Tup," 
began with him, and ended with him. I never knew a better 
dog. His achievements were among the hills and in the wood- 
land range along the valley of the beautiful Kanawha. Many 
were the foxes that surrendered to the fleetness of his foot and 
the unerring certainty of his nose. We have some good dogs- 
he was the greatest Roman of them all. A pair of his youngsters 
promises the early adornment of my small pack, and a strain of 
his blood is prized above anything our section can boast : 
Hear! all ye lovers of the chase. 
Who follow black, tan, pied, or red. 
The best and noblest of his race. 
The Prince of dogs, old "Pup," is dead I 
No more will Joppling's echoes ring 
His accents clear at early morn; 
No more his eyes will brightness bring, 
Responsive to Lan Oakes' horn; 
Van Buren's voice on the hilltop high, 
May greet the Nimrod in the chase, 
Delaney's yell from mountain nigh. 
Give cheer and relish to the race; 
From Mathew's Branch to old Stittfield, 
Red fox or gray may frequent go. 
With foot or ken that ne'er did yield 
To man or dog, nor fast nor slow. 
The old peach orchard on the hill. 
May, listening, hear the opening pack'; 
The laurel hollow o'er the rill. 
Resounding, give the echoes back; 
Jeff, Plunder, Crowder, and the rest. 
With Steptoe's shout, may mingle sounds. 
While Fleet and Watkins, with a zest, 
Make rapid pace with fox and hounds. 
Like hurricane or cyclone driven. 
By measureless, eternal wrath, 
With lightning's flash, in bounty given, 
To 'luminate the reckless path. 
The eager pack may sweep the plains, 
As swift as wings of love or light. 
The fearless horseman loose the reins. 
And lash his charger on to "sight.'' 
But never over log or rail, 
Will fox evade, or dog pursue, 
A quicker or a colder trail. 
Than, wind or storm, old "Pup" would do. 
No pointer he, nor setter sly. 
To steal on unsuspecting prey — 
But loud he raised his battle cry, 
A warning, as he sought the fray. 
Descended from an ancient brood, 
Unflinching, bold, he stood the test; 
He vindicated royal blood. 
Nor found his peer among the best. 
His voice was music on the air. 
As he through mazes fast did wind; 
His nose wrought out the hidden lair. 
His foot left hills and rocks behind; 
His "bottom" never knew a flag. 
In mountain, thicket, heath pf vale, 
