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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Dec. 19, 1908. 
THE ANGLER’S WORKSHOP 
Rodmaking for Beginners 
By PERRY D. FRAZER 
A UNIQUE work, bringing the science of rodmaking up to the very moment and 
epitomizing the knowledge and experience of experts for the guidance of the 
average man. The evolution of bait-casting principles has made Mr. Frazer’s book 
supersede all previous publications on the subject. 
Every angler—young or old—who is fond of adapting his rods and tackle to his own 
ideas of what they should be, will find in this book a large fund of information gathered 
by the author in years of study, experiment and practical experience in fishing, tournament 
casting and at the work bench. He theorizes jjnd speculates not at all. He tells “the 
how” of everything connected with rodmaking in a way that makes results certain. All 
explanations are simple and easily followed. Q 
Separate chapters are devoted to each of a half dozen types of bait-casting rods; to | 
tarpon, surf and light salt water rods; bass and trout, salmon and tournament fly-rods, f 
Complete specifications of well known types are given, and the chapter on split bamboo g 
rodmaking is the most comprehensive treatise on the subject ever published. Indispen- / 
sable in the angler’s library. v 
Cloth, 180 pages, four full-page illustrations, 60 working drawings, making plain every V 
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A TRAVELING DOG. 
Patrick Rossiter, of Dover, N. H., tells an 
interesting story which, in substance, is as fol¬ 
lows : One year ago a business man of Philadel¬ 
phia, named Hermann Stedpecker, came along 
here, and, learning that Mr. Rossiter owned an 
unusually cunning and well-trained black-and-tan 
named Prinny, induced him to surrender owner¬ 
ship for $ 25 . Mr. Stedpecker started for his 
home in the Quaker City that same afternoon 
with the dog. So much was Mr. Rossiter at¬ 
tached to the canine that he was very sorry for 
parting with his pet, but what could be done 
now that he had the price of the dog in his 
pocket and the animal was en route for his new 
home? It was Tuesday, at 2:40 P. M., when 
the train bore away the dog to Philadelphia. Ac¬ 
cording to Mr. Rossiter’s story it was just 12:15 
o’clock the next Friday, when he reached his 
home for dinner, that he saw Prinny at the gate 
leading to his home. The poor animal was wild 
with pleasure at again being with its master. 
Mr. Rossiter was astonished at the dog’s re¬ 
appearance. He at once wrote to Mr. Sted¬ 
pecker about the matter, and a reply came the 
following Tuesday. The letter said that the 
writer and dog arrived in New York city on 
the morning following the departure from 
Dover. The passage was hy the Old Colony 
Railroad and Fall River line. Owner and dog 
went to the Hotel St. Denis, West Eleventh 
street, and an hour afterward the dog was miss¬ 
ing. Now, Mr. Rossiter declares that the dog, 
after “doing” Broadway, proceeded to the pier 
of the Fall River line, went aboard, and on ar¬ 
rival next morning in Fall River, followed the 
crowd of Boston-bound passengers to the train 
that left them in Boston. Of course, being saga¬ 
cious enough to reach the Hub, it had no trouble 
in making its way to Haymarket Square, into 
the Boston and Maine depot, and boarding an 
express train for Dover. Mr. Rossiter remitted 
to Mr. Stedpecker the amount he received for 
the dog.—Boston Globe. 
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