June, 1920 
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not send it by express, and, in fact, you 
have to sit up all night with it and 
mourn over it all day. Nonetheless, do 
not despair. My friend is somewhat cur- 
ious in tackle learning, and counseled 
me to take heart in regard to the sit- 
uation. “We’ll get it apart somehow,” 
said he. Mrs. Cone suggested kerosene, 
and, although this seemed unwisdom, we 
grasped at it as the last chance. A little 
of this universal liquid was carefully 
placed in around the top of the recalcit- 
rant lower ferrule. Then we set the rod 
up in the corner of the room to dry 
out over night. In the morning of the 
next day, when we had to go home, the 
Diagram showing how to cross a stream 
rod Was apparently tight as ever, yet 
with one good straight, determined pull, 
pop! it came apart, and all was saved. 
If you meet with similar accident, take 
your time, do not twist the rod, and if 
you cannot get it apart by heating the 
lower ferrule, as we did, or a strong 
pull, then try kerosene and a night in 
the dry air, and then a straight, strong 
pull in the morning. Cone. 
HOW TO CROSS A STREAM 
ON A RAFT 
W HEN using a raft to cross a swift 
river first choose a place that is 
free from rocks. Then lead the raft up- 
stream at an angle of 45°. 
By paddling on the downstream side 
of the raft the force of the current, act- 
ing against your efforts, will serve to 
carry the raft nearly straight across. 
The arrow shows the direction of the 
current. A is the starting point and B 
the new-cut white portions sharply dis- 
tinct against its natural bronze-green. 
Cut around one end and tie on a line or 
swivelled leader. A triple hook attached 
to a screw eye should be screwed in place 
represents the place you want to land at. 
You must stand on the raft at the point 
marked X. By keeping the raft in this 
position the force of the current will 
help • to carry it across. I have used this 
method on some of our Western rivers 
and it works out all right. If you head 
the raft directly across, the current 
would carry you too far down on the 
other side. 
An Oldtimer. 
as shown in the illustration, and the lure 
is ready. 
CAMP COFFEE POT PERCOLATOR 
T O make an ordinary coffee pot into a 
percolator, use two tin cans, a cover 
for the bottom part and a half section of 
a regular tomato can for the top, joined 
together by a %" copper tube. Solder 
top and bottom at both ends. The holes 
drilled in sides are made with regulation 
AN INEXPENSIVE LURE 
I N spite of the expensive tackle which 
every fisherman loves to accumulate, 
fish sometimes delight in going “back to 
Nature.” Then this lure will catch them. 
It is simply a section of young alder wood, 
hand drill and bit of size as called for. 
Bottom the same, with 40 holes. The 
finest coffee ever drunk around a camp 
fire is made with this simple coffee pot, 
insert designed and made as shown. 
P. P. Avery. N. J. 
