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primitive type of mind in methods of searching 
for knowledge. Compare the horse-hair snake 
mythologist, for instance, with the naturalist who 
traces the gordius through all its immature 
stages, and we have a. valuable object lesson in 
types of mind. How easy for a frog-rail theorist 
to turn to any authoritative book and learn all 
about the rail, and yet our educators in a pound 
land have not succeeded in teaching the average 
laboring man how to teach himself in such a 
simple matter. The belief that deer do not eat 
lilypads represents the sort of mind that does not 
wish to acquire knowledge. The possessor of that 
sort of a mind need not go very far to learn 
that almost any hunter looks at cut lily stems to 
see whether they were bitten off at one nip by 
deer or by two or three nips by muskrats. He 
may argue that the deer do not hold the lily- 
pads down and that they step behind a tree 
and split them up, but almost any deer hunter 
who is quick has managed to kill the deer be¬ 
fore they could split up a whole paunchful of 
lilypads and buds. The frog-rail theorist repre¬ 
sents a man who cannot learn because his meth¬ 
ods are incomplete. The man who deprives deer 
of their reputation for good taste in diet repre¬ 
sents the type that will not have knowledge be¬ 
cause he prefers not to have it. 
MAINE AUTOMOBILE GUIDE. 
The Maine Automobile Association Road Book 
for 1914 has just been issued and without doubt 
is the finest automobile guide of the Pine Tree 
State that has ever been brought out. The book 
has been in preparation for one year, during 
which time the Association’s path-finding cars 
'have covered practically every important high¬ 
way from Houlton in Aroostook County to the 
Atlantic Ocean, and from the New Brunswick 
line on the east to New Hampshire on the west. 
In fact, the Association has done even more 
than this and has laid out routes covering practi¬ 
cally all of New Hampshire as well as the through 
trunk lines of travel from Boston to Portland 
and from the Massachusetts capital to the moun¬ 
tain resorts of the Granite State. 
The book contains over 100 routes in detail, 
giving right and left turns, intermediate mileage 
and all landmarks along the way. These cover 
many routes of travel never before charted and 
which are among the best in the state. In addi¬ 
tion the book is splendidly illustrated with scores 
of pictures along the different routes, many of 
which were specially taken for this edition. All 
the different points of interest over which, the 
tours pass are described, and in fact nothing has 
been left out in the line of information which 
the tourist might desire. 
Among the best features of the 1914 edition 
are three new maps. These include a general 
road map covering every principal automobile 
road within the State of Maine as well as the 
greater part of New Hampshire. In addition, 
there is a sportsmen’s map showing all of the 
great sporting regions of the state. This is 
geographically correct, so far as the location of 
rivers, lakes and mountains are concerned. Both 
of these maps are printed in colors. There is 
also a third map printed in three colors, of the 
Pine Tree Tour, which this year is again a fea¬ 
ture of the road book. The Pine Tree Tour is 
designed to cover all principal points of interest 
in the southern and western half of the state 
most visited by tourists, and is a definite trip out¬ 
lined from start to finish so that one may go 
over it and visit these places without the neces¬ 
sity of mapping out the trip in advance or worry¬ 
ing over details. 
This year’s book has 352 pages and in addition 
to the routes contains a specially prepared digest 
of the Maine automobile law, the Maine fish and 
game laws and the Maine forest fire require¬ 
ments. Other features are requirements for auto¬ 
mobiles entering Canada, a list of valuable facts 
about Maine, some information about the Maine 
Automobile Association, and among the most 
valuable features is a series of indexes covering 
the list of routes, towns and cities, maps, etc., 
contained in the book. 
Owing to the great cost of the book this year, 
and the fact that it is clothbound, it will be 
necessary to make a small charge, partially to 
cover the cost of preparation. The book how¬ 
ever will be sent free to members of the Maine 
Association, to all automobile associations, in¬ 
formation bureaus, newspapers, etc., upon re¬ 
quest by addressing the Touring Information 
Bureau, 12 Monument Square, Portland. 
ANGLING IN NEWFOUNDLAND. 
By W. J. Carroll. 
I wonder whether any country in the world, 
in proportion to its population, has as many an¬ 
glers as New foundland? 
It is almost a craze, affecting all kinds and 
conditions, from the portly man of large affairs 
to the errand boy in his office. 
Of late years this has been officially recog¬ 
nized, as the Reid Newfoundland R. Co. runs a 
special trouters’ train on every public holiday. 
May the 24th, the birthday of Victoria the 
Good, is now observed as a public holiday, in 
honor of our late Queen, but known as Empire 
Day. 
On that day a special trouters’ train ran out 
from St. John’s, and hundreds of anglers took 
advantage of special fares and went to the ponds 
along the various branches of the railway. These 
ponds and lakes number many hundreds, and they 
all contain trout. An angler can pick his choice 
of a place to spend the day, almost from the sta¬ 
tion to the end of the various branches. 
Between seven and eight hundred anglers went 
out that day and the total catch reported was so 
fabulous that I am afraid to repeat it. How¬ 
ever, some claimed to have caught over ten dozen 
trout, while others did not fare so well. 
On the King’s Birthday, June 3rd, special rates 
were also offered, but as there were several pri¬ 
vate parties and excursions, which included a 
great many, who otherwise would have beer, 
trouting, the number of anglers was small. 
At my request for some definite information 
as to the total catch for the information of Forest 
and Stream, the passenger department of the rail¬ 
way company issued instructions to all their con¬ 
ductors that day to make a note of the number 
of anglers and their catches that would return by 
train. 
I inclose copy of letter received by me from 
Mr. J. W. N. Johnstone, who never thinks it any 
trouble to secure or collect any kind of informa¬ 
tion for the benefit or entertainment of readers 
of Forest and Stream. I append the letter which 
speaks for itself. It will be seen that the number 
of anglers was few, and the catches, owing to 
unfavorable weather, small, but they all enjoyed 
their day’s outing. 
J. W. N. Johnstone, June 5th, 1914. 
G. P. A„ R. N. Co. 
Dear Sir: 
Re your letter of June 5th. 
What trouters returned on Carbonear train and 
how many dozen trout caught by them as fol¬ 
lows: Party of five returned from Bay Roberts 
having 15 dozen between them, having a fair 
run of trout. Seven from Nine Island Pond, 
which is three miles down on Brigus Branch, 
hailed for twenty dozen, several fish weighed 
from half to one pound. Conecting with Pla¬ 
centia train at Brigus Junction, about sixty trout¬ 
ers were on that train, having about 80 dozen 
trout between them. Mr. Angel and Mr. Pippy 
from Nine Mile Post on Placentia Branch caught 
between them 11 dozen, several trout weighing 
from 1 to 2 pounds; they were only fishing about 
four hours. About 10 trouters got on at Brien’s 
Stand hailing for 35 dozen. 
Weather conditions were not favorable for 
good fishing, was the report of all the trouters. 
Yours truly, 
(Sgd) A. BLACKLER. 
From Trepassey Branch. 
Condr. Gillis advised me that there were 88 
trouters on the excursion to Trepassey Branch. 
Several took catches as high as 15 dozen, but the 
general catch was from 6 to 10 dozen. The 
weight of trout weighed up to 2 pounds. 
WASHINGTON PARK AMATEUR CASTING 
CLUB. 
Chicago, July 13, I9M- 
The following scores were cast at the contest 
of the Washington Park Amateur Casting Club 
July 11 and the day following: 
Wind N. W., changing to S. W. Velocity, 8 to 
10 miles. Generally clear. 
y 2 OZ. ACCURACY BAIT—RE-ENTRY. 
*Dr. C. J. Spruce. 98.3 
*H. W. Perce . 98.4 
Doyle ... 96. 
Moffett . 98.5 
*Harry A. Dever—Unfinished. 
Sutton . 97- 2 —95-2 
DeGarmo . 98.7—99- 2 
*Lucke—Unfinished. 
Rose ... 964—95-3 
*Dr. Brown . 97- 
Linder . 98.2—99.1 
Wehle . 97-7 
Grant, W. T..98- —93- 2 
McDonell . 93- —95- 2 
Nicholson . 99- 2 
Sammons . 944—95-3 
*Core . 94- 2 
Amman . 98.9—994 
*Whitby . 98-6 
McLane . 97- 2 
*Hornstein . 97-3 
*Haselwood ... 97-5 
H Ranney .... 98.6 
Tobin . 95-3 
*Mrs. Linder . 934 
*Mrs. Oldham . 96.8 
*Mrs. Doyle .. 94- 
Mr. Hillis—Unfinished. 
*Stromer . 97- 1 
