Piscatorial exhibition in London

270 FOREST AND STREAM. ^[March

^{24, 1893.}

SALMON SPAWNING WITHOUT GOING TO SEA.

T^HE

note

by

Mr.

Atkins

in this

number

of

Forest and Stream, on

the reproduction of

migratory salmon which have never

left fresh water,is

a most

interesting one. Until a

few

years

ago

it

was

denied that

such spawning had

occurred. Dr. Giinther,in his recent"Introductiontothe

Study

of Fishes,"

makes

the followingstatement

upon

thesubject:

The question whetheranyof themigratory species canbe retainedbyartificial

means

infresh water,andfinally

accommo-

datethemselves to apermanentsojourntherein,mustbenega- tivedforthe present. Several instancesofsuccessfulexperiments

made

forthispurposehave been brought forward;butallthese accounts areopen toserious doubts,inasmuch astheydonot affordus sufficientproof that the young fish iutroduoedinto ponds werereallyyoung migratorySalmonoids, or that thefull-

grown

specimenswereidenticalwiththose introduced,andnot hybrids ornon-migratorytroutof a

somewhat

alteredappear- ancein consequence of thechangeof theirlocality.

We

have seen iheexperiment tried attwoplacesinSouthWales,andin both cases thesalmon [Salmosalar]andthepure sewin ISalmo camforicus~\died

when

not allowed toreturntothesea.

On

the other hand, hybridfishes fromthesewinand the trout ISalmo

*ario]survived the experiment,andcontinued togrowinapond perfectlyshutup from communication withthe sea. In that localityneitherthosehybridsnorthe troutspawn.

As

early_{as 1857,}

among

alotof

salmon

22

months

old

which had been kept

in

a pond

inFrance,

some

females

were found

fullofeggs

which were

artificially fertilized

and were

carried

almost

to the pointofhatching.

In

December,

1880, Sir

James Maitland

obtained

some salmon

eggs

from

the Teithriver,Scotland.

In March.

1881,the eggs

were hatched and

the fry

were

placedina large

pond atHowietoun through which

1,000,010gallons of

water flowed

daily.

On

Oct, 10,1883,a

female under

lib.in

weight was found

tocontain comparatively large eggs,of

a deep

reddishcolor.

On Nov.

29, 1883,a

male

ll^in.long

was

seentobe fullof ripe milt.

On

Oct. 4, 1884,

a female

13in.long,

which jumped

outofthe

pond,

contained eggs i^of

an inch

in diameter,

which

isthat of

mature

eggs.

On Nov.

7,1884,

a female weighing

1 Jibs,

was found almost dead

beside the pond.

From

it

were taken

100 apparentlyripe eggs,

which were

milted

from

a

Loch Leven

trout.

On

Jan.23,1885,eighteenofthese eggs

hatched and on

Feb.10the

young were remarkably

healthy

and

^vigorous. This

was

said

by

Dr.

Day

to

have been

thefirstsuccessful

attempt

in

Great

Britainto raise

young from salmon

eggs,theparents of

which had never descended

to sea,

but

passed their entire existencein fresh water.

On

Dec.l,1884.

two

females in the

pond

at

Howietoun

yielded 1500 eggs,

about

400of

which were hatched

Feb.

21, 1885,

On

Dec.9

about

4000eggs

were

obtained

and

2200 of

them hatched

Feb.27. In Nov.,1886,Dr.

Day

ex- hibitedin

London a

parr 5£in, long,

taken from a

fine shoalof

salmon

at

Howietoun, which was hatched

in1885

from

eggs

and

miltobtained

from

parents that

had never gone

to sea: the

salmon was

20

months

old

and

in excel- lent condition.

The experiment

at Craig's

Brook by

the

U.

S. Fish

Commission we think

isthe firstsuccessful

one

of the

kind

inthe

United

States,

and

the

development

of the eggs

now

in

Mr.

Atkins's

keeping

willbe

watched with unusual

interest. It

would seem

that landlocking

can

be safely

and

rapidly

accomplished with

the noblestof

game

fishes

and most

ofthe

dangers

to thespecies re-

moved by man's

watchfulness.

PISCATORIAL EXHIBITION IN LONDON.

F^ROM

Feb.18 to

March

5the

Royal Aquarium, West-

minster,

was

thescene of a

most remarkable

display ofthe appliances

and

trophies of the anglers of

Great

Britain. Itisprobable that the

world has never

seen a

more

elaborate

and

exhaustive exhibit offish

and angling

apparatus,

comprising

collectionsforthe properinstalla- tionof

which

the great building

proved

inadequate.

The London and

Provincial clubs entered heartily into the spiritoftheexhibition.

Upward

of forty

London

asso- ciationscontributed representativecollections,

and

fine displaysof fish

were

contributed

from

Brighton, Notting-

ham,

Leeds, Bradford,Leicester, Sheffield,

and

other cities.

Of

the

London

clubs theFriendly Anglers,

True

"Waltonians

and

the

New Albion

Piscatorials

showed

301 cases.

Many

celebrated private collections

were

also senttothe exhibition,

among them

the singular Indian fishesbelongingtothePrinceof

Wales and

the beautiful displayofMr.R. L.

Pugh.

It

has been

stated officially thatifthe exhibition cases

had been

placed

end

to

end they would have made a

line 8 or 9mileslong,

and

yet

many good

collections

were turned away

forlackof floor space.

The whole number

of stuffed fishexhibited

was

2,500,allof

which had been caught with rod and

line.

The mounted specimens were

skillfully

arranged and surrounded by

reeds

and

rushes in imitation oftheir natural

surroundings

inthe water,

and

it iscertain that

thousands

ofanglers

who

witnessed the displaylivedover

again

in

memory many happy

experiences

on mountain brook and smooth-flowing

river.

There were

pictures, too, inoil,

water

colors

and

crayon,

and

the tackle

makers showed a very

elaborateassortment of theirgoods, par- ticularly in

salmon and

troutrods, In

one

portion of the building

were

exhibited thefowls.especially bred forthe

manufacture

of^artificial flies.

Fish-hatching apparatus

was

not

shown

invariety,

but Mr. Andrews

ofGuildford exhibited

a new form

of

box

forthe transportationoftrout eggs;

he

also

had

trout in various stagesofdevelopment.

Itwillbe

somewhat

difficultfor

American

anglersto shareinthe

enthusiasm

of their English brethren over the large rudd, roach, chub, dace,

bream,

carp

and

other

members

ofthe

minnow

family,becausetheirrepresent- atives inthe

United

Statesaresogenerally small,

bony and

good-for-nothing; but they will

be

interestedinthe greatpike,trout

and

salmon.

The champion

pike, con- tributed

by

the

Duke

ofNewcastle,

weighed

42ilbs.,

and

there

were

other

specimens weighing

_38,35,33,32J, ^28-|, 26

and

25|lbs.

A Geneva Lake

trout of 40lbs.,

caught on

the

Rhone with

a

spoon

bait lastyear,

two Norway

^sal-

mon

of52lbs.,a

Tay salmon

of 40lbs.,a

Thames

trout of of 14|lbs.,

and

ayellow

perch

of 4£lbs.

were among

the

famous

fishes exhibited.

The

pike-perch of

Germany, which

isa nearrelative of

and

bears a striking resem- blancetothefishofthe

same name

in

America, was

in

one

ofthe privatecollections.

The American

black bass alsolenta familiar

charm

to thescene.

But

best ofall

was

the friendly rivalry

which made

this great exhibition possible

and

the fraternal spirit

animating

those

who

contributed to its success.

The same

rivalry

and

the

same

friendlyspiritshould enable

American

anglersto

assemble

atthe

World's

Fair

an

ex- hibit

which

shallexcelin scope

and

execution the best the

world has

seen.

THE DELMONIOO WOODCOCK CASE.

'T'HE

case of the People against

Delmonico on

the

charge

of

having

served

woodcock

in

July

of1890 isto-day precisely

where

it

was a month

ago;

and

where, according to Assistant District

Attorney Townsend,

it

may remain

for five or six

months

to

come. Meanwhile

theevil effects of the scandalousdelayinbringingthis Fifth

avenue summer woodcock purveyor

to trial are

widespread and

serious,

and growing more widespread and

seriousevery day.

Responsibilityforthedelayrestsentirely

with

District

Attorney

Nicoll.

The

People being theplaintiffs, thisis a preferredcase;

were

the District

Attorney

sodisposed,

he

could

move

fortrialatonce.

Two

explanations are possibleof thispublic prosecu- tor's masterly inactivity:

He may have

the time, but lack willingness to act; or,

he may

be eagerto try the case,but not

have

time.

If the first reason be the true one, thereis

a remedy which was found

effectual in

a

similar instance

with one

of Mr.Nicoll's predecessors,

and would

probably

prove

equallypotentagaiuifresortedto

by

the

Commissioners

of Fisheries.

If,

on

the other

hand,

Mr. Nicoll

wants

tosee this case expedited

but has no time

for itbecausehis office is

crowded with work, why

does

he

not sayas

much, and

let

somebody

else tryit?

He must know

well

enough

that thestatuteprovidesforjust

such an emergency

;

and

that

no

Fifth

avenue purveyor

of

untimely woodcock need go

untried,

even when

theDistrictAttorney'soffice

may

be too pressed

with

businesstoattendtothe matter.

IfMr.Nicoll

and

his assistantsare

overworked,

let

him

soadviseProtector

Kidd:

then the protector,as author- ized

by

the statute,

may engage

other counsel,

and go ahead with

No. 6941inthe CityCircuit.

Whichever

ofthereasons

may

be the true one, there- sponsibility fordelayrests

with Mr.

Nicoll.

PARK GRABS.

JUST

^{astherulersof}

^{New York}

^State

^and

^cityare bent

upon

seizing forthe

advantage

of themselves

and

a

few

othersthecity'spleasure

ground, which

belongsto the

whole body

^ofitscitizens,

and

in

which

the

meanest has

the

same

rights asthe

most

influential,so,at

Wash-

ington,lobbyists

and schemers

are constantlystriving to

induce

Congresstopass laws

which

shall turn over toa

few

speciallyfavored individuals the greater

park which

belongstothenation.

As

the people of

New York

are protesting against the seizureofacitypark,sothe people ofthe

country

atlarge

ought

to protest against thevari- ous

schemes

forrobbing

them

ofthe

Yellowstone

Park.

A

public

meeting

isto be held

on Friday

next,

and

everycitizen

who

isinterestedinthe preservationofthe Central Park,

whether he be

^rich or poor,

ought

to attend this

meeting and by

hispresence

and

hisvoice protestagainstthis

encroachment on

the publicrights.

H.

P.

TJFFORD.

Editor ForestandStream:

Ihavefeltnosuch sensationofsorrow, since the deathof"Ness-

mnk,"

asI experienced on openingForest

and Stream

this morning,

whfn

thefirst thing that caught

my

eyewas the an- nouncement that"H. P.U." had also"passed over the dark river." Peace bewith him. Inever

met

either

him

or"Ness- muk," butIhavelong

known

both in spirit,bythewordsfrom theirpens,andas "fellowrhymers"inahumble way, have been deeply

drawn

towardbothofthem. Therewasanesay,melodious flowto Ufford'sverse thatwasperfectly delightful,and those ''SouthernBirdNotes"(Iforget theexactname),which hesentto

Forest and

Stream,a year ortwo since,wereascharm'ngas wereever theoriginalwarblings.

Von W.

Chardestown,

ST.H.,

March

18.

Casually takingup

my

Forest

And Stream

thismorning, the firstparagraphtoattract

my

eyewasthatcontaining aSouthern paper's tributetothe late H.P.Ufford.

And

this

was

thefirst intimation thatthisbrightandentertaining contributorhadfin- ished theunequalfight towhich therecanonly beoneandthe sameinevitable conclusion.

HarryUffordwasacollege friendofthe writerinthe pleasant universitytownofDelaware,of this State,during the years that immediatelyfollowed the war.

The

sonofadistinguished Epis- copalianclergyman, he hadafineliterary taste,bothbyinherit- anceandacquirement,and someof hispoems andsketches writ- tenduringhis college dayswould have donecredit toa far

ma-

turermind. After the breakingup of collegelifeIlost,sightof

him

for

many

years, and finally discovered his whereabouts throughhisfirstletters to Forest

and

Stream, whichbore date inMinnesota.

At

thistimeIhastened to recall myselftohim, receivingaprompt andcordial reply, inwhichhe expressedhis surpriseandgratification atlearning that the"Jay Beebe"ofhis favorite paper should provehisoldcollege friend. Lateron 1

found an added enjoymentinhis entertaining studiesofoutdoor lifeinLouisiana,towhose

balmy

climatehewentinhisunavail- ing flightfromthe dread specter of pulmonary disease that lurked everin his rear. His wasanoriginalmind,keen, obser- vant, analyticandmellowed with aripened culturewhich

made

his letters

among

themost delightful contributions toyourpa- per.But hehasgoneaheaduponthetrailtojoin

"Nessmuk"

and

"HaloftheDakofas,"

who

with a hostofkindredspiritsarerest- ingin the landwhere thereisno morenight. Tohis

memory,

peace.

Jay

Beebe.

Toledo,O.,

March

19, 1892.

THE CALF ON THE LAWN.

I'mgointohitchthis 'ereyoungcaff out herein

my

frontlawn, He'llstay right herean'

chaw

the grasstillthe hull thingit is

chawn,

He'llchewthecorneroffto-dayuntil he'seatitbare.

To-morrowIwill

move

hisstakeandhe'll

chaw

overthere.

Looksbad, yersay, toseeacaffout in aman'sfrontyard An'blattinglikeabarnyardonthis stylishboolevard, Butthatair caff shalleat that grass untilIget

him

fat

And

ifhefeelslikeblattingw'yIreckon hewill blat.

Wen

^{I fusttook}

my

farmoutherethis

wuz

a countrj road, Across the

way wuz

parstchurelan'ware huckleberries grower!.

My

caff

wuz

then hitchedin

my

yardforthe hull town's inspection An' nodarn enterprisingdood

cum

roun'to

make

objection.

W'en

thisroadgrowedavillage street

my

^caff

wuz

inl.theyard A'u

now

thestreetitswells'ithstyle—acityboolevard—

ButIwillhitchthis 'ereyoungcaffouthere in

my

frontlawn;

He'llstay right here an' chewthe grass till the hull thing is

chawn.

You

say the

way

^Icarryon

makes

thewholecity laff

.

Wall,let'emlaff;this'ore's

my

lawnan'this 'ereis

my

caff.

An'thingshezreachedthe purtiest pass the worl'hez ever

sawn

Ef anol'duff can'tlethis caff

chaw

grassonhis

own

lawn.

Wall,let'emlaff;this 'ereyoungcaff shallstayhereanyhow, An'ifIhear'emlafftoohardI'lltrotout the old cow.

I'llhitch'embothtothesamestake right herein

my

frontlawn An'let'em stay an'

chew

the grasstillthe hull thingischawn!

—

S.W.Floss inYankee- Blade.

Let

him chaw

the grasstillall ischawn.

And

blart hisblartandsoilthelawn,

Grow

heavyinbeefandlong in born.

He'sbuilttuduit;

we

'knowledgethe corn.

Boston. Reignolds.

'Twon't hurt nob'dy'ftheydusomefolkslaugh T' seea nat'ral

mower

ⁱⁿshapeofacalf.

'Fhe'sa fawn-colored Jerseyjestcutoffhistail

And

callhima deer or a hare.

'F he'sblack the plan needn'tfail Forthenyouc'nswearhe'sabear.

Sotonyacritter 'u'dsheiuptheblower An' though^{lessof calf}there'dstillbe themower.

An'ifsomefolks objsc'stu his voiceyou cansay Tourdeer,hareorbearaliushollus thatway.

Ferbisburgh,Vt.

Aw

ahsoose.

He'll

mek me

laugh, me,'Sene Le Blanc, to tink dose Yankee peop's

She'llpicquet out dose boeufp'ti,heeshousebiffore,lak sheeps!

Prob'blyhe'll don'tsome patatoes got? Sodass was mos' so worse!

He mek

dose bceufp'tigabnstarf,while hewashwrite doseverse!

Lake

Charles,La. H.P.U.

The farmertalksabouthislawn.

Alsoabouthiscaff.

Theijeeofafarmer'slawn 'Senoughtofetcha laugh.

A

littleblitheFome silvery laugh,

A

ha! ha!ho!hoho!

A

farmer'slawn!

Where

timothy

And

dockandplantaingrow

And

fillthewalkandgotoseed

Till allthecountryround Isfilledwithailthesortsofweeds

Thatever crossed theground.

The

ideaofa farmer'slawn Feedin'a farmer'scaff Iscalcilatedtoprojooce

A

reverberatin'laff.

Newtown,

Pa. O.O. S.

Now

ifthegrassuponthatlawnisallhegetsforrations, Thatcalf willstanda rightsmart chanceofdyingofstarvation.

And

^if,aslikely,he^willhebe a verylivelybull It's

more

thanprobable thathehispicket pinwill pull

And

open-mouthed, withears erectandmeteorictail, He'llgo careeringroundthetown, inspite offence orrail He'llramble throughthe flower bedsandbust the earlypeas, Tread

down

thevines,upsetthe hivesandliberatethebees.

Who'lljoin

him

inhis pilgrimageand hurry uphisflight,

And make

thatbumptious"bullyvard""thedevilsowndelight."

Tillthe

man who

thinkshe owns

him

willa tendersorrowfeel Tothinkhehadn't "slartered"

him

andsoldhishideandveal!

"You

betyourlife,"as certainly as everyou wereborn, Thatcalfisboundtobe "the boss"^ifstakeduponthelawn.

Charlestown,

N. H,

Von

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