Lug. 28, 1909. 
FOREST AND STREAM 
THINGS ANGLERS CATCH. 
^ curious catch made by an angler when 
. ing not far from the famous town of Koper- 
ik is recorded in the Deutsche Angler 
lung. On drawing in his line he felt a 
vy weight at the end of it. and at first 
gmed lie had hooked a specimen fish. It 
•led out, however, to be not a fish but a 
idbag containing two loaded revolvers and 
lumber of housebreaking implements. He 
. ded this strange catch over to the police, 
p identified it as having been part of the 
■fit of a gang of burglars who are now serv- 
• a long term of imprisonment. 
. more amusing catch is related by the 
uterreichische Fischerei-Zeitung. A Brussels 
t ier was fishing for sticklebacks one fine 
iday morning when a violent tug on the 
nearly pulled him into the water, and after 
lough fight he landed a healthy and some- 
it aggressive crocodile. Nothing daunted 
1 man went on fishing and presently caueht 
!?cond crocodile. This struck him as being 
> remarkable that he reported the matter 
• the police, and found that the saurians 
[ believe this to be the correct term) 
: escaped from a local menagerie. They 
e joyfully welcomed back by the owner. 
• size of the crocodiles is not stated, nor are 
told what the angler out them in when 
■ght. but what a splendid advertisement it 
list have been for* the tacklemaker who sup- 
'd the hooks and gut!—Fishing Gazette. 
BOY WISDOM. 
f remember strolling out one afternoon, gun 
1 land, to a small patch of moor lying close 
jhe lodge. The keeper’s two sons of ten and 
:;n years of age accompanied me, in their 
te ragged kilts, with bare legs and feet shy, 
Lit, and reserved, but keen as mustard, 
lown among a patch of juniper and rushes I 
lie upon a brood of black game, out of which 
i:e were brought down. A little further on. 
vr the ridge of the hill, a brace of grouse 
>e secured, and later on, an old blackcock, 
he afternoon was hot, and I could hear the 
ns panting alongside, changing the heavy 
ne they carried from one small hand to an- 
t;r. I sat down to enjoy the scenery and a 
if, and the wee laddies ’ shyly squatted in 
1 heather, and began to chatter in half 
spers to each other. 
Vve got three big vens and a wee yen,” said 
1 elder boy. 
A’ve got a ggy big yen and a groose,” re- 
) ed the youngster; and after a pause, and 
dently to relieve the sense of inferiority 
1 lied bv the brother as to his carrying 
d/ers, “Ef A’d a steck, A could carry mair 
( you.” 
he bigger bov senfentiouslv replied, 
here’s mony a thing ve’ll want that ve’ll no 
f and there’s monv a thing v-’ll get that ye’ll 
nbe no want.”—Scottish Field. 
FELL ON THE BEAR. 
. L. Parks, a publisher of Twenty-fifth 
: et and Fourth avenue, New York city, is 
upying a bungalow on top of the World 
lintain, the highest in Pike county, Pennsyl- 
Jia, says a correspondent of the Times. Last 
iit he was awakened by a noise in the rear 
file building, and from the window he saw a 
e bear. 
r. Parks leaned out of the window with a 
: caliber revolver, lost his balance, and fell 
rn the bear. His revolver went off, and it 
1 a question which was the more frightened, 
or man. 
be bear uttered a roar of fright and ran to¬ 
rn the woods. H. Herman, son of ex- 
Iriff Herman, of Orange county, and a fel- 
1 -camper of Parks, was awakened by the 
", e and ran out with a shotgun. The bear 
id be seen lumbering away toward the 
f'ds. and, though Herman fired a shot after 
, e f-filed to make a hit. 
r. Parks was uninjured. So was the bear. 
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