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"We had almost forgotten in the few days away that 
there were such things as trolley cars, offices and elec- 
tric lights. 
The harshest note that broke the stillness there was 
the bass solo of the frog and the evening song of the 
whippoorwill. 
June 5. A raing morning. Got up late, late break- 
fast and late dinner. The' day was spent in lounging 
about the camp until late in the afternoon, when it 
cleared off, and we went, taking pictures above the 
furnace. 
On the 6th we broke camp at Mary Ann, and were 
en route for a new camp on the bank of the Waka- 
tomaka by 7 o'clock. The camp at Mary Ann might 
liave been more pleasant had the fishermen had better 
luck. The weather prophet had some sort of a spite 
at us, too, having a too plentihtl supply of rainy 
weather on hand to suit camp life. At starting all 
were jubilant and continued to be so, singing and en- 
.^oying the beautiful scenery until the continued rain 
dampened our ardor, and when we were compelled to 
sit in puddles of water which had collected in the can- 
vas that covered the load, and on top of which we sat, 
we were a blue looking crowd. We arrived at Framp- 
ton and soon had the tents pitched and dinner ready. 
The hospitality of the people soon made us forget our 
long rainy journey. The greatest catch so far, a two- 
hours' fish, resulted in bringing in about 20 pounds of 
bass. 
June 7. Sunday morning showery. Spent very dif- 
ferent from most Sundays. Nearly all the clothing 
and bedding belonging to the camp was wet. Every 
time the sun came out it was all hung on the line, and 
every time a sprinkle of rain was felt the alarm was 
sounded and all hands joined in bringing the things in. 
Dinner was at 2:30, and scarcely over when com- 
pany arrived, friends we had made when on a hunting 
trip. The faithful dogs, who did the fielding for us at 
that time, we had with us on our fishing trip, but they 
amused themselves by swimming in the stream, or 
running at will, sometimes making points on quail, but 
all in vain, for there was no report from a gun, only 
as we amused ourselves shooting at a mark. 
June 8. The creek was muddy. A rain at the head- 
waters had raised it and spoiled the fishing. The men 
■divided, one going down stream frogging having 
•splendid luck; while the rest fished with the ladies near 
the camp. As the labor of fishing was very light, when 
evening came all seemed to have an unusual amount 
of energy on hand. 
When the campfire had burned low and we were get- 
ting drowsy and began to think of retiring, one of the 
number, whom we had nicknamed Happy Bob, and 
who was always a little more hilarious than the rest, 
decided to entertain us in front of the big tent. 
This was the second performance ot the kind given 
by him, and was pronounced a grand success. The 
music was furnished by his assistant, Doc, on their 
bass drum, a store box and a big stick. Happy Bob 
performed in cream-colored tights to the music of the 
drum, and you may know did some graceful feats. The 
man who lived next to our camp, declared to us the 
next morning that he had seen a ghost, and no one 
doubted his word. 
June 9. Creek still muddy and no fishing in the 
forenoon. About noon "Dad," who had been deprived 
of any part in the performance of the previous even- 
ing, ushered into camp a large turtle that had been 
captured along the creek. He had fastened to it eight 
or ten feet of rope and would start after us, one at 
a time, throwing the turtle to the end of the string. 
A stampede followed, and was ended when the turtle 
had been nailed to a tree and beheaded. 
The evening of the pth, Tuesday of the second week, 
the spirits of the fishermen were raised by another 
large catch of about a dozen fine bass. 
June 10. Nine bass were brought in. 
June II. When camping, after you have cooked 
what you want and have eaten, you consider your work 
done. So this morning, just as we had finished break- 
fast, one of our neighbors drove down across the field 
toward our tents with the mule team and big wagon, 
expecting to take the men about four miles down 
stream to the old Gault mill, where they intended to 
fish in the dam. At sight of the team and the wagon 
we all wanted to go. No objections were made, and 
we soon donned our big straw hats, taking some light 
wraps and an umbrella, as it M'as cloudy and looked 
like rain. Thoughts of the breakfast table and prepara- 
tion for another meal were thrown to the winds, and we 
all started for a merry ride behind the mules. The 
road to the mill was new to us and we enjoyed the ride. 
Crossing the Licking county line, the road led us 
into Coshocton and on down to the mill. The old mill 
and the dam furnished good material for pictures, and 
we took several. The hooks were scarcely cast in the 
stream when it began to rain, a cold rain, too, for 
June; and the day's fishing was practically at an end. 
Later in the afternoon bank fishing was tried, but 
with no success worthy of mention, save that we had 
fish for breakfast the next morning, our last breakfast 
in camp. 
The morning of the 12th found the ladies busying 
themselves early with getting breakfast and packing a 
lunch, to be eaten on the way, while the men packed 
the sleeping tents and contents. The kitchen and din- 
ing tents were then torn down, and by 9 o'clock we 
were bidding our kind friends on the Wakatomaka 
good-by. I. M. 
Brown Troot in Vermont* 
Manchester^ Vt., Aug. 23. — Editor Forest and Stream: 
A few days ago a brown trout was taken in our river 
(the Battenkill) that weighed 7}i pounds. It was 26j4 
inches long, and a finely proportioned fish. 
Some years ago I hatched out a lot of brown trout 
and of our native trout, and planted the fry in our 
streams about here ; and many fine brown trout have 
been taken. Evidently the brown trout have thrived, and 
they are very fine fish in these waters ; very gamy and rise 
to a fly quite as freely as our native trout, and as they 
grow inuph faster I consider them very desirable. 
C, F, Qrvis. 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
The Asbury Park Tournament* 
AsBURY Park, N. J., Aug. 22.— Editor Forest and 
stream.— The Asbury Park Fishing Club held its second 
annual castmg tournament on the Athletic Grounds 
Wednesday, August 19. from 9 A. M. until noon, and 
from 2 P. M. to 5 P. M. It is one of the events of the 
season here, and attracts a vast throng of people. 
Owmg to the fact that the busy season is on> man.y 
of the most enthusiastic fishermen were unable to be 
present, and so were barred from a chance at the really 
handsome and valuable prizes offered by the elub. 
A heavy southeast wind prevailed all day, and severely 
handicapped the performers, as the casting lane lay qi\af- 
tering to the direction of the wind, making aeeiifacy 
almost impossible. The appended rules and fegiilations 
governing the contest thoroughly eXplaift the matter: 
1. Contestants may use any hiake, sizte or weight of rod, reel 
or ime, but rto throw-off attachhieHts oft a reel will be allowed 
2. A dry or wet line may be Vis'ed. 
8. The regulation thm: W ounce bank lead with swivel attach- 
ment must be used, said leads to be furnished by the Contest 
Committee^ 
4. The average of five casts to be counted. 
Tt\ ^fter the lead passes the starting line it constitutes a cast. 
It lead strikes msiie of lane and bounds out. said cast shall be 
counted from place at which it struck within bounds. 
6. Snarls, fouls or breakage behind the line will give the con- 
testant another trial. 
_ 7. If the lead sttikes out of bounds, it constitutes a cast and 
is scored as nothing. 
8. The width of the lane shall be 25 feet. 
9. In the event of a tie, the contestants who are in the tie will 
cast over again. Best average of three casts winning. 
10. The longest individual caster will be awarded a prize, if not 
a winner of any other prize. 
11. The largest average of five casts shall be awarded a 2-0 
Vom Hofe reel. 
12. The second best average of five casts shall be awarded a 
Seger rod. 
13. The third best average of five casts shall be awarded a belt 
rod holder. 
14. The largest individual cast, who is not a winner of aay 
other prize shall be awarded a tackle book containing one dozen 
leaders, two dozen hooks and one dozen swivels. 
15. Each contestant will be given a number when he arrives ort 
the casting grounds. Any contestant not answering to his num- 
ber when called to cast shall lose his cast. 
IB. No practicing of casting will be allowed on the grounds oS 
the day of the contest. 
17. Prizes to be awarded at end of contest. 
The club also gives for the largest striped bass caught with rod 
and reel between north side of Manasquan Inlet and south side 
of Broadway, Long Branch, from May 1 to Nov. 1, 1903, a first 
quality Vom Hofe reel, 3-0. 
To the inexperienced it would seem quite an easy mat- 
ter to cast within the boundaries of a twenty-five foot 
lane at each and ever.v cast; but when it is known that 
no more expert rod and reel men are to found in the 
world than those belonging to our club, and the fact that 
many casts went badly astray, establishes conclusively 
that it is not a simple matter, but one requiring the ut- 
most care and skill. 
The prize winners were as follows : 
First— J. F. Marshall, New York, average of five 
casts, 174 feet 5 2-5 inches. 
Second — Winfield Scott, Asbury Park, average of five 
casts, 170 feet 8 4-5 inches. 
Third— R. L. Fleming, Jersey City, average of five 
casts, 157 feet 4 3-5 inches. 
Fourth — Longest single cast, Lloyd Marshall, Brook- 
lyn, N. Y., 204 feet. 
Fifth— Consolation prize, bamboo rod, W. W. Scheffler, 
New York, 12 feet 6 4-5 inches. The last named, usually 
a long caster, went so persistently out of bound that the 
summary was most remarkable. 
The prize bass so far stands to the credit of Wm. 
Bumaker, of Trenton, 3i>4 pounds; a close second, how- 
ever, is to the credit of Wm. Harris, of newspaper fame, 
of our city, an even 30-pounder, taken Thursday night 
last. I had the pleasure of seeing the beauty landed, 
and it was as fine a specimen as I ever saw as regards 
symmetry and coloring. 
Bass are, however, remarkably scarce, and the attention 
of thousands is directed toward the weakfish, which are 
fairly plentiful along the beach Avhen the weather is 
favorable and westerly winds prevail. Barnagat is now at 
its best, and the fish, while not large in size, are very 
abundant, and good catches are to be had at all times. 
Bluefish are beginning to take the hook along shore, and 
are eagerly sought for at the favorite points, which are 
principally at Deal Beach to the north and Manasquan 
Inlet to the south, Leonard Hulit. 
— * — 
Some Knowing Dogs. 
II. 
I SUPPOSE the subject of animal intelligence has been 
exhaustively treated, and it has been proven that ani- 
mals possess both instinct and the power to think; but 
as nobody doubts their possession of the former, and 
only a few believe animals txe.'c exhibit evidences of 
actual manlike thoughfulness, I earnestly desire to add 
a few of my own observations as to the latter. 
In the first place I shall not attempt to prove that 
any beast possesses a language as complete as that of 
even a savage tribe of mankind; uor will I deny that 
certain words or calls are inherited — for certain calls or 
utterances are purely instinctive with human kind, too. 
But I do assert and shall maintain, that some animals 
not only learn words, or calls, of other creatures, but 
of many other creatures, even of species verj' different 
from themselves. Not exactly to imitate the sound 
(though the parrot and several sorts of birds even do 
that), but to perfectly comprehend its import, do they 
acquire the power, and that by observation, just as man 
does. 
Secondly, when they find themselves in situations new 
and unnattiral to them, and probably never experienced 
by any of their ancestors, they sometimes show unmis- 
takable evidences of thinking, of contriving, and of try- 
ing to adapt themselves to the conditions; not always 
successfully, of course — nor does man always succeed 
in new situations. 
But just here, allow me to observe that, even if we 
jieyer saw any evidences of animal intelligence, wc; 
[Aug. 29, 1903. 
could not be sure they lacked it, as . we canflot always 
know their motives for doing or not doing what to 
us appears the proper thing; nor can we see or undef- 
stand, to a certainty, their viewpoint of every situation. 
Pj ' "^'^^y could speak our language, they 
would often express surprise at what seeitted our kek 
of reason and judgmeHt. 
Pt-obably the niajbrity df close iiivestigatyfS WiH 
agree that the dog niore liearly appreackSs ihaii iri thg 
sQrt Of ihtelligehce under consideratipn tliarl atiy dth8t- 
ahimal— but I do .hot. ihcludfe hQurids, as, in theni— I 
suppose llistmct is the most distinguishing quality. 
Wh^t I dall intelligent dogs, are Newfoundlands, collies, 
terrier's, Spaniels and house and pet dogs of several 
varieties. And not all of these are remarkably intelli- 
gent, either, but mainly those who have kind, sensible, 
careful masters— which all the more proves their ability 
to learn, to think. If only instinct controlled them 
they would be alike-— lacking in individuality; whereas, 
dogs of the same species, or even the same litter, differ 
almost as much as boys in character and ability. One 
is. brave, gentle, obliging, fastidious, modest— another 
is timid, yet cross; resentful, selfish, dirty, without love 
of applause or sense of shame. Still another possesses 
some of the good propensities and some of the bad. 
I have been the fortunate owner and companion of at 
least two dogs— yes, three— each With all of the good 
qualities enumerated, and pOsSeSsii\g fflarly accOriipIisli- 
ments impossible Of acquirement by aiiy animal ihcap- 
able of thinking. Oiie of th^.ni~-a little siate-eolofed 
terrier— understood about ^ob Words iri Etlglish, besides 
a doEen or so in other languages. She knew, by iiahie, 
our tt^ost frequent yisitOirs; th'e iianies of all the housg 
pets and fatrt animals-, and the household fiifhittife 
most importaht; what was meant by *'th6 ygllbw tat;" 
'"the black cat," "the pifte ti-ee," "the oak ti^ee/' "thfe 
hollow tree," aiM mailv Other things which required ah 
understanding arid mfeftVOr-y Of words. I prOved all this 
many times, by speaking to h'er iri every sort of tohe 
possible, with m.y back to her, or Out of her Si^htj aiid 
in the presence Of niany witnesses.. A hist(3ry of her 
accomplishments and remarkable adventures would fill 
a i2ino. volume O.f i&& pages, in fine type. I did not, 
usually, "Gomrriand" her, but made known my requests 
irt the most polite and gentle manner— which is the 
correct way with any really good dog, as such are al- 
ways proud, and once you humble him by unncces.sar,y 
harshness you lessen his respect for yoU; aitd dcefgasg 
your power over him. When I am tod Hasty, or make 
a mistake calculated. to humiliate a wise dog (no matter 
whose dog) J I stfaighhvav apologize, as sincerely as 
to a man=-artd no dog ever failed to forgive me. If 
you never apologized to a dog, just try it once and 
observe his unmistakable pleasure. If he is "first- 
tlasi;," he will show a variety of expressions — ^pleasure 
at your justice, pride that he is thought worthy> and 
sorrow for the self-humbling of so august a beint as a 
man — for to a fine dog a matt is a god. 
The thoughtful memory of a dog ma.y be illustraii^d 
by many stories. I will take space here jor tiiily OiiS 
little incident: I had an ugl.y red dog. Of iiO pedi^reej 
who, in early puppyhood lye.gan to eviiice a fOiVcfil^isS 
for playthings and curios— alter the manrieli- Oi a lmmai\ 
child. Now, the odd thing about St was that he kept 
collecting" "toys*' until he soon owned a great vari'ety-, 
and, though he scattered thehl and seldom had th^ii\ 
together in one ^lace, he lost very few Of th'^m. OiVe 
of these euriosities was a wei'l-pfes&¥ved dried frog 
which he had found flattened under some old shingles 
where it had been crushed to death. When we first 
saw him with it he was only a few months old. 
tossed it ups Caught it, ran away with it) ahd showed 
his dehght with it in various wa.y8-, but did not chew 
nor tear it. He carried it to the house and returned 
to the shingle-mill with It, and carried it about, and 
concealed it in many places, and did sO day after day, 
till near the time of his death (he lived only 3 Of "4 
years). He could catch any rabbit "on the fly." ivM 
in a jungle other dogs can scarcely penetrate ta tiny 
game preserve I value highly)> arid Often amused him- 
self—and us — by running them down. -If he had his 
dear frog with him when the rabbit "up jumped," I 
thought, "Now he'll lose his pet sure!" But he always 
found it again and brought it home, 
i desire to relate one instance of thinking in a cat. 
We had a. large yellow cat who could not bo 'trusted 
in tte house — unless the little terrier was present tO 
Wat«th him and keep him out of mischief. One day 
Mrs. M. gave him a few beans in a sharp-edged lard 
can lid. He seemed to like them first-rate, and kept 
his nose down in the tin, eating in the usual cat fashion 
until only about a dozen remained, and these stuck 
so closely all around the low> sharp rim that he could 
neither get his mouth on them nor lick them out with 
his rough tongue. He was now evidently very hungry 
and tilted his head this way and that, and moved the 
tin about, and made many interesting attacks. We 
watched him, laughing at his comical antics. He seemed 
on the verge of despair several times, but would only 
pause a few seconds between his efforts. At times he 
would look up into our faces with an appealing, human 
expression. I kept talking to him, telling him to 
"try it again," but offering no assistance, though I 
meant to at last. 
After a long while he held up his head and sat 
still, with a sorrowful expression. Suddenly he 
smiled — as truly as ever a man did — at a happy thought. 
Down darted his hand (I call a paw a hand when it is 
used like one), felt carefully under the rim, then re- 
turned with a bean clutched in it, which he put in his 
mouth with a dignity and confidence possibly equal to 
the bearing of our pre-historic ancestors. Sitting 
proudly erect, smiling with a look that seemed to say, 
"Ain't I dandy?" he continued feeding with his hand 
until the last bean disappeared! — while we stood and 
laughed until the remainder of the family and the chick- 
ens came to view the performance! 
If circumstances permit I will at another time relate 
a string of original anecdotes upon the wisdom and 
eccentricities of dogs, cats, horses, birds, hogs and 
wild creatures I have known, and experiments I have 
made with some of them. I shall always be careful 
||0^ t9 ^xag^erate, but to be "true to nature." 
^ IJ " ' L. R. MORPHEW, 
