Oct. 5, 1912 
FOREST AND STREAM 
447 
For Sale. 
GAME BIRDS 
Hungarian Partridges, Quail, Ring-neck Pheasants, Wild 
Turkeys, Capercailzie, Black Game, Wild Ducks, Decoys. 
Beautiful Swans, Fancy Pheasants, Peafowl, Cranes, 
Storks, Ornamental Ducks and Geese. 
“Everything in the bird line 
from a Canary to an Ostrich. ” 
I am the oldest established and largest exclusive dealer 
in land and water birds in America, and have on hand 
the most extensive stock in the United States. 
G. D. TILLEY, Naturalist 
B ox "jr" Darien, Conn. 
RAINBOW TROUT 
are well adapted to Eastern waters. Try stock¬ 
ing with some of the nice yearlings or fry front 
our hatchery, and you will be pleased with the 
results. 
PLYMOUTH ROCK TROUT COMPANY, 
Colburn C. Wood, Supt., Plymouth, Mass. 
Small-Mouth Black Bass 
We have the only establishment dealing in young small- 
mouth black bass commercially in the United States. Vig¬ 
orous young bass in various sizes, ranging from advanced 
fry to 3 and 4 inch fingerlings for stocking purposes. 
.Waramaug Small-Mouth Black Bass Hatchery. 
Correspondence invited. Send for Circulars. Address 
HENRY W. IIEEMAN - - New Preston, Conn. 
BROOK TROUT S' J",&“ 1 
in any quantity. Warranted delivered 
condition. Correspondence solicited. 
THE PLYMOUTH ROCK TROUT CO., 
Plymouth, Mass. 
BROOK TROUT 
For stocking purposes. Raised under most favorable 
conditions, those sold being surplus from very large 
private estate hatchery. No pains or expense spared in 
their care. Extremely healthy and gamy fish. 
JAMES CRUICKSHANK 
Big Indian Ulster County, N. Y. 
FOR FALL DELIVERY 
Rest home bred stock of Pheasants and Waterfowl, raised 
here under the best conditions. Prices reasonable and 
quoted on application. 
T. C. PHILLIPS, Windyknob Farm, Wenham, Mass. 
Brook Trout For Sale 
In splendid condition. Apply 
DRUMLIN TROUT HATCHERY, Barneveld, N. Y. 
“Six lor a Quarter” 
To introduce Forest and Stream to new friends 
we are prepared to send it for six weeks’ trial 
subscription for 25 cts. If you do not know our 
magazine, or if you want to introduce us to some 
friend, send us your quarter. 
FOREST & STREAM, 127 Franklin St., New York. 
Wants and Exchanges. 
Wanted—Position as Gamekeeper 
In large Preserve or Club. Thoroughly versed in the 
raising of all sorts of Game, training of Dogs and trap¬ 
ping, etc. Married, German American. Wife excellent 
cook and housekeeper. First-class references. 
“G. A.,” care Forest and Stream Pub. Co. 
WANTED 
High-grade 20-gauge gun. “T. R.,” Room 1002, Times 
Building, New York City. 
N. Y. Camera Exchange. 
50% Saved on all makes of Cameras 
Headquarters for Buying-, Selling and 
Exchanging Cameras or Lenses. Large 
assortment always on hand. 
Dtvelcping, Printing, etc. 
Photo supplies of every description 
at lo west prices. 
Send 2c. stamp for bargain list. 
Address 
N. Y. CAMERA EXCHANGE, 109^ Fulton St.,N EW YORK 
man’s creed to appreciate his pastime in propor¬ 
tion to the difficulties it presents, the sea trout 
stands high in the angler’s estimation. This 
readiness to jump! when hooked distinguishes the 
lively spring salmon from the more sluggish run 
of autumn fish, which rarely clear the water in 
their efforts to throw out the maddening hook. 
Precisely why these October fish should be 
less nimble than those of March has never been 
satisfactorily explained, but the higher tempera¬ 
ture of our rivers in the fall of the year may 
perhaps have something to do with their con¬ 
spicuous indolence. At their best salmon can 
jump at least ten feet above the surface, a feat 
achieved by slapping the water with the power¬ 
ful tail and flexing the bod}- until the head and 
tail all but meet. 
The association of the maximum of vigor 
and activity in fish with a low temperature en¬ 
joys wide acceptance, but should be received with 
caution in view of the fact that nowhere perhaps 
in the world’s seas are jumping fish more con¬ 
tinually in evidence than in the Gulf of Mexico, 
th.e average temperature of which must be con¬ 
siderably in excess of anything known in mari¬ 
time Europe. 
The grandest of all these leapers is the tar¬ 
pon, otherwise “silver king” or “grand ecaille,” 
a monster herring which may measure six or 
seven feet and weigh a couple of hundred 
pounds. It has of late years been the fashion 
to catch this splendid sea fish with rod and line, 
and those who have enjoyed the experience of 
handling a tarpon in the air insist that it is the 
most thrilling sensation in the whole gamut of 
fishing in river, lake or sea. 
The tarpon is not, however, the only sea 
fish of that region which jumps when hooked, 
for the little ladyfish, a miniature replica though 
of very different family connections, behaves in 
precisely similar fashion, and is accordingly wel¬ 
comed on trout tackle among its quiet haunts in 
the backwaters of the Florida Keys when stormy 
weather precludes tarpon fishing in the open 
passes. As the tarpon, at any rate, is rarely 
seen to jump unless hooked, it is not unreason¬ 
able to attribute its activity to a shrewd instinct 
that it may increase at once the fisherman’s dif¬ 
ficulties and its own chance of regaining its 
liberty. 
Nor is there any difficulty in assigning a 
motive to the extraordinary aerial feats per¬ 
formed by a neighbor of the tarpon, the gigantic 
whip ray, which, though it has never been known 
to take a hook, and is captured only with the 
aid of a harpoon, daily flings itself high in the 
air, the suddenness of the apparition frequently 
causing alarm among strangers unaccustomed to 
such visitations, which are particularly terrifying 
at night, since the thud of a whipray falling 
back on the surface is like the crack of a pistol. 
There is, however, no mystery in its fre¬ 
quent flight out of its native element, for any 
one who takes the trouble to watch one closely 
in bright sunshine will plainly see it throw off 
several small objects in mid air, and these are, 
in fact, the sucking fish or remoras, which attach 
themselves to its body, as they do to that of its 
cousin, the shark, doubtless causing intolerable 
irritation. 
These uninvited guests seek the hospitality 
of other fishes, no doiffit, besides the whiprays, 
chiefly for the benefit afforded of free travel and 
protection from their enemies, but only the rays, 
which, owing to their depressed shape cannot 
rush through the water fast enough to rid them¬ 
selves of these encumbrances, are forced to 
jump in the air so as to throw them off when 
their sucking disks are temporarily ineffectual. 
PRTZE DELAWARE SUNFLOWER. 
Ezekiel Boulden. of Kirkwood street, has 
grown a sunflower, the stalk of which is in a 
fair way to eclipse the beanstalk upon which 
Jack performed some famous stunts. The stalk 
is 13 feet 6 inches in height. The bloom is over 
16 inches in diameter and 51 inches in circum¬ 
ference. It contains 2.175 seeds. It is esti¬ 
mated that the seeds in the flower will plant 
five rows 200 feet long with the seed placed six 
inches apart. It is also estimated that twelve 
such plants would furnish enough seed to plant 
an acre.—From the Wilmington News. 
Taxidermists. 
J. KANNOFSKY. 
PRACTICAL GLASS BLOWER 
and manufacturer of artificial eyes for birds, animals and manu. 
facturing purposes a specialty. Send for prices. All kinds of 
heads and skulls for furriers and taxidermists 3b9 Canal 
Street, New York. 
Please mention “Forest and Stream.’’ 
SAVE YOUR TROPHIES 
Write for Illustrated Catalogue 
‘Heads and Horns’* 
It gives directions for preparing and preserving Skins, Antlers, 
etc. Also prices tor Heads and Rugs, Birds and Fish, and all 
kinds of work in Taxidermy. 
Ward’s Natural Science Establishment 
ROCHESTER. N. Y. 
ROWLAND, 
TAXIDERMIST, 
A specialty in mounting Moose, Elk. Caribou and Deer 
heads. Call and examine work. 
No. 182 SIXTH AVENUE, 
Tel. 4205 Chelsea. Near 13th St. NEW YORK 
Property For Sale. 
A RARE INVESTMENT 
Safer than Bonds and Mortgages 
Four hundred and eighty acres of beautiful level land 
in Keith County, Nebraska. Rich black loam, six feet 
deep, which produces all kinds of big agricultural crops. 
Forty bushels of wheat to the acre, and all other crops 
in proportion. These lands are located eight miles from 
the county seat, and six miles from the thriving, bustling 
town of Brule, on the main line of the Union Pacific 
Railroad. The town has church, high school, hotels, 
all kinds of stores, grain elevator, etc., etc. I will also 
sell 160 acres adjoining Brule, fronting on the Union 
Pacific Railroad, under cultivation, with all improvements. 
The climate is unsurpassed for all lung or throat dif¬ 
ficulties. Elevation, 3,200 feet. 
For terms and particulars address 
E. H. BARTON, 32 Bank St., Batavia, N. Y. 
FOR SALE OR RENT 
(Owner having built larger house) 
Gentleman’s Country Home or Farm 
Fully furnished and ready for immediate occupancy. 
House and shade trees over 100 years old. About 100 
acres in Litchfield County hills, between Waterbury 
and Litchfield, Conn., % tillable. % pasture and V 3 
woods. Three hours from New York, iy 2 miles from- 
railroad and trolley. Parlor, library, dining-room, 
6 master’s bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, kitchen, laundry, 
butler’s pantry, kitchen pantry, 3 piazzas, 5 servants’* 
bedrooms, 6 open fire places, hanging cranes, brick 
oven, etc., two hot air furnaces; never-failing, gravity, 
spring-fed water supply, genuine antique furniture, tele¬ 
phone, etc. Large concrete floored stable-garage; barn- 
and outbuildings, carriages, etc.; extensive piazza view; 
delightful location; house thoroughly rebuilt and repair¬ 
ed; every modern improvement. For price and terms, 
address owner 
F. K. CURTIS, 30 Broad Street, New York. 
FOR SALE—Membership share in Adirondack League 
Club, of New York. Preserve of about 90,000 acres timber 
land in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. Fine fish¬ 
ing, hunting, boating and mountain sports. Three club 
bouses, with all conveniences for members. Each member¬ 
ship entitles member to five acres of land fronting lake, 
suitable for building cottage. Par value of membership, 
*1,000. Tf sold at once, will sacrifice for $700. For par¬ 
ticulars apply owner, T. H. CLARKE, care LI. K. Wick 
& Co., Youngstown, Ohio. 
FOR, RENT 
During the hunting' season, home and hunting privileges, 
on 4,500 acres of land. Game plentiful. For particulars 
address B. P. THORP, JR., Oxford, N. C. Route 4. 
r stocking brooks 
Brook trout eggs 
anywhere in fine 
