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George E. Donald, .
$700 00
William Jordan,
200 00
G. E. Jordan .
20 00
Nelson Furbush,
25 61
George Ambrose,
13 30
Charles McDonald, .
21 00
Arthur Tierney,
23 00
Albert McDonald,
29 50
David Chisholm,
24 53
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Frank Rogers,
75 30
F. H. Coburn,
20 00
$1,152 24
HOUSEHOLD LABOR.
Mary McCourt,
$42 28
Mary English,
58 27
Margaret Hennessey,
27 99
Emma Rogers,
44 56
$173 10
MISCELLANEOUS.
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.,. $34 16
J. S. Bonney, .
14 14
C. Latimer,
10 60
D. C. Wright,
5 25
George H. Taylor, .
5 07
Foster's Drug Store, 5 90
Duparquet Hout Moneuse Co.,
8 45
Mrs. Doucette,
2 50
Thomas Hickey,
308 54
W. Kendall, .
8 00
Wanamaker & Feindel,
.
12 35
Water Department ..
40 00
American Express, .
30
J. G. Hunt,
4 00
George G. Floyd,
10 00
Solshine Mfg Co.,
2 50
Expense to Waverly,
2 50
Freight, .
32
Feindel & Harrison.
5 38
E. Caldwell, .
11 00
Newton Mfg. Co.,
1 50
.
.
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Town of Saugus,
8 70
A. & D. Bramer,
.
1 40
J. W. Heath, .
101 55
Barstow's Express, .
3 60
Morrill Atwood Ice Co.,.
25 00
N. C. Hunter,
4 30
C. S. Knowles,
75
C. W. Eaton, .
2 00
A. B. Comins,
60
A. H. Thayer,
2 60
J. S. Eisenhause,
21 00
$663 96
Total expense at Almshouse. . ·
$4,763 28
Less receipts,
1,997 38 ·
Net expense,
. $2,765 90
RECAPITULATION.
Total receipts for 1905,
$8,759 86
Total expense outside poor, . $3,996 31
Total expense at almshouse,
. 4,763 28
$8,759 59
Balance unexpended, 27
ALMSHOUSE INVENTORY.
Twenty-five tons English hay, . $450 00
Five tons salt hay, .
50 00
Grain and feed,
25 00
Straw, .
4 50
$529 50
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Twenty cords manure,
80 00
Twenty cords hard wood,
120 00
Four cords pine trash wood,
13 50
Fifty cords hard trash wood,
200 00
Twelve hundred feet pine lumber, 45 00
Four cords wood sawed and split,
32 00
$490 50
One mare,
$150 00
One horse,
50 00
Thirteen cows,
650 00
Fowls,
35 00
One bull,
.
$910 00
Vehicles and harness,
$195 00
Farm tools, etc.,
175 00
Household goods,
300 00
Coal,
186 00
Groceries and provisions,
84 89
Potatoes and vegetables, .
40 60
120 gals. pure cider vinegar,
14 40
$995 89
ALMSHOUSE INMATES, FEB. 1, 1906.
Annette Mayo,
53 years.
Walter Mayo,
44
·
Roy Thomas Mayo, left March 23, 1905
14
Thomas Sullivan,
66
66
Mrs. Thomas Sullivan,
56
.
Mary J. Skulley,
75
John Malcolm,
62
James Doyle, .
82
.
William O'Neil,
66
Herbert A. Ames,
23
John O'Cleary, left May 29, 1905,
· 20
.
25 00
.
.
.
.
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Mary O'Hare, left Sept. 9, 1905, 45
. Eliza Barry, .
50 1905, . . 45 66
James Mooney, June 10, 1905, left Nov. 30,
Nora Regan, Dec. 16, 1905, left Dec. 31, 1905, 38 66 Margaret O'Cleary, Dec. 12, 1905, . 16 ·
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Assessors' Report.
Assessed value of personal estate,
excluding resident bank stock,
$1,157,520 00
Resident bank stock,
95,584 00
-- $1,253,104 00
Assessed value of real estate :
Land,
$3,070,165 00
Buildings,
3,968,020 00
-- $7,038,185 00
Total valuation,
$8,291,289 00
Number of residents assessed on property :
Individuals,
1442
All others,
219
Total, .
1661
Number of non-residents assessed on property :
Individuals,
539
All others,
83
Total, .
622
Total number of taxpayers :
On property,
2283
Poll tax only,
2098
Total, .
4381
Total number of poll taxpayers, Number of dwellings assessed, .
2910
1880
" acres of land assessed,
3987
.
" horses assessed,
449
.
250
Number of cows assessed,
311
Rate of taxation per thousand, .
$19.60
Tax for state, county and town purposes, includ- ing overlayings : On personal estate, . . $24,650 83
On real estate,
. 137,948 42
On polls,
5,820 00
$168,419 25
Value of property owned by Massachusetts cor- porations :
Real estate,
$409,900 00
Machinery,
·
. 84,500 00
$494,400 00
Value of property exempt from taxation ;
Church property,
$202,200 00
Charitable associations, .
· 4,700 00
Metropolitan Park reservation, . ·
. 15,000 00
Lakeside cemetery corporation, . . 15,000 00
$236,900 00
Total tax levy for the year 1905 :
TIME LOANS.
New cemetery, due June 1, 1905, $500 00
Almshouse, due Sept. 1, 1905, ·
500 00
Greenwood gas extension, due July 1, 1905, 1,000 00 Municipal light, due Oct. 1, 1905, 6,000 00
Warren school house, due Oct. 1, 1905, 2,000 00
Water due Oct. 1, 1905, . 4,000 00
Greenwood school house, due Oct. 1, 1905, 1,000 00 ·
Junction school house, due Oct. 1, 1905, . · 1,500 00
Sewerage, 2nd issue, due Oct. 1, 1905, · 1,000 00
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Sewerage, 1st issue, Nov. 1, 1905, . 1,000 00
North school house, due Nov. 1, 1905, 500 00
Greenwood school house addition, due Nov. 1, 1905, 1,000 00
Cooper street bridge, due Nov. 1, 1905, 500 00
Metropolitan parks, due Nov. 1, 1905,
500 00 Junction school house, due Nov. 1, 1905,
500 00
Fire station, due Nov. 1, 1905, 1,000 00
High school repairs, due Dec. 1, 1905,
1,000 00
Park (local), due Dec. 1, 1905, 500 00
Gas bench renewal, due Dec. 1, 1905,
5 50 00
$24,550 .00
APPROPRIATIONS.
November meeting :
Highway department, . $3,000 00
Poor department,
. 1,000 00
Town Hall,
450 00 ·
Fire department, 1,000 00
Acquiring park land, 10 00
Repairs H. M. Warren school, ·
450 00
Gas and electric extensions,
1,500 00 .
Municipal Light Plant,
. 3,700 00
Traverse street, 100 00
Fire alarm box, Richardson street, 55 00
Valley street, . 50 00
Forest street, .
50 00
Brown tail moth,
1,000 00
Special police,
131 00
$12,496 00
March meeting :
Highways, · · . $4,275 00
Street sprinkling,
.
.
1,200 00
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Municipal Light Plant, . 30,000 00 66 extensions, 3,000 00
New fire alarm boxes, ·
201 00
Water department, operation and
maintenance,
. 12,500 00
Water department, extensions,
. 5,000 00
Sewer department, operation maintenance,
and
960 00
Sewer department, construction,
400 00
Forest Fire Words, .
300 00 .
Fire department,
. 7,500 00
Poor department,
. 5,000 00
Schools, .
. 52,666 25
Night watch, .
. 1,800 00
Police, .
. 1,700 00
Town Hall expenses,
2,400 00
Salaries town officers,
. 6,785 00
Miscellaneous, 6,384 90
Common and park .
500 00
Richardson Light Guard,
600 00
Soldiers' relief, 3,600 00
Military aid,
600 00
State aid,
. 4,100 00
Hydrant rental,
3,900 00
Fish Committee,
25 00
Memorial Day,
250 00
Beebe Town Library,
350 00
Reading room,
250 00
Library card catalogue,
100 00
Interest account,
. 15,500 00
Insurance,
. 1,200 00
--- $173,047 15
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State tax, . 10,160 00
County tax,
8,342 44
Metropolitan sewer tax,
. 7,866 30
Metropolitan park tax,
2,792 05
.
-$ 29,160 79
Total, .
$239,253 94
ALSTEAD W. BROWNELL, CHARLES A. DEAN, FREDERIC S. HARTSHORNE,
Assessors of Wakefield.
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Report of the Park Commissioners.
To the Citizens of the Town of Wakefield :
In presenting this report the Commissioners have been actuated by the belief that a more detailed statement of the operations of the Department for the past year, together with such recommendations which they might offer, would be appreciated more than the usual statement of receipts and expenditures heretofore appearing in the Town reports. The recent addition to our Park, and the generous action of for- mer owners of this land, seemed of sufficient importance to be made a matter of public record.
ACQUIREMENT OF LAND.
By vote of the Town, February 16, 1905, the Commis- sioners were empowered to take for Park purposes all the land between Main street and Lake Quannapowitt, beginning at the northerly end of the then Park limits, and extending to the middle of the outlet of the lake. This has been ac- complished, and the Town now own and control all the land on the easterly shore of the lake, and is a part of the Park. The taking has been recorded at the Registry of Deeds in Cambridge. As noted in the report of the Commissioners to the town in regard to this land, the only persons holding valid titles to any portion of it were Messrs. Thomas Mar- tin and Junius Beebe. Releases have been obtained from the above mentioned people, and we recommend a public recognition of the appreciation of the generosity and public spirit of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Martin and Mr. and Mrs. Junius Beebe.
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No effort was made to improve this land owing to the limited appropriation for the Department. With the pro- posed improvement of the roadway at Lakeside we trust that a sufficient amount may be granted the Department in order to put this addition in condition to correspond with other parts of the Park.
COMMON AND PARK.
The usual care and attention has been paid to the most at- tractive Park which the town possesses. Alterations were made in the drinking fountain, discarding the old unsanitary dippers, and allowing a constant flow of filtered water. This arrangemeut has proved quite satisfactory. Some annoy- ance was experienced from the attempts of some of the younger element to gratify their curiosity regarding the mechanism of the fountain, but we trust there may be no repetition of this the coming summer. The flag staff was painted, and the roof of the pagoda varnished. The usual amount of plants, shrubs and bulbs were set out, which proved quite attractive, and evidently appreciated by the public. The shrubbery bed between the Common and Rockery is well started, and is a decidedly ornamental ad- dition to that locality. We call attention to this bed as an object lesson of what may be accomplished in the way of improvement of many vacant plots at the intersection of streets. The entire cost of this bed was less than thirty- five ($35.00) dollars. The old zinc covered benches on the Common, many of which are in poor condition, and all of them decidedly antiquated and uncomfortable, should be re- placed by modern Park settees. Owing to the large ex- pense for a sufficiency of new ones, the Commissioners have requested of the Selectmen an allotment of a few of the set- tees now in the Town Hall. These can be secured to posts driven in the ground, and while not adapted to the hard
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usage of a Park, would be an improvement for a time at least over the seats now on the Common.
Good servicable Park settees should be provided for use on the Park near the lake and under the shade of the elm and maple trees. In our visits to other localities we have been impressed with the number of seats in their Parks. Wakefield with its excellent Common and Park should not be behind other less favored localities. The trees on both the Common and Park have suffered from the ravages of the gypsy and brown tail moths. Efforts were made in the early spring to remove the nests, and one hundred ($100.) dollars was expended for that purpose. Later in the season this work was continued under the direction of Mr. W. W. Whittredge, who caused the trees to be sprayed, and during the past winter many nests were removed, and it is hoped that these noble trees may be saved. Arrangements were made last fall with Mr. Peckham, Supt. of Streets, for clear- ing the snow from the malls on the Common, which proved a convenience to persons who were accustomed to using them. No expense was incurred for this.
SOLDIER'S MONUMENT.
This imposing and beautiful memorial to the citizen sold- iery of Wakefield, placed under the care of the Park De- partment has received the best of care, the approaches kept in good condition, and the grass plot in its immediate vicin- ity well trimmed. Several suggestions have been received as to its adornment by setting out plants and shrubs, but we are of the opinion that its present surroundings are in good taste, and will not be improved by shrubs, plants or bulbs. Some trouble has been caused by boys climbing upon it, and in some instances decorating the figures with clothing. No mutilation is yet in evidence, but we think it would be ad- visable to erect a bronze railing or something of similar
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character around its base to prevent too easy access for mis- chievious persons. As this is a subject in which all our people have an interest, we trust it will receive the consid- eration which its merits demand.
Most of the tools are in good condition, but facilities should be afforded for watering the plants usually set out around the pagoda. The new horse lawn mower purchased early in the season proves satisfactory. The town voted at its annual meeting to place the bath house in care of this Department, but failed to provide funds for its maintainance, consequently it was not opened. The building is being de- stroyed, windows and shutters broken off, and it would be the part of wisdom for the town to provide means for its preservation if not for its use.
We beg to call attention to the need of better police pro- tection on the Park, especially evenings during the summer. Much complaint has been received regarding the disgraceful and disorderly conduct occurring there. A Park officer, directly under the control of the Commissioners, should be on duty there evenings from 7 to 10.30 or 11 o'clock. Peo- ple living in the immediate vicinity of the Park, or those who wish to visit it should not be subjected to the insults and annoyances of the hoodlum element.
HART'S HILL RESERVATION.
This picturesque and interesting Reservation, containing 23.09 acres, largely of wooded land, which was acquired by the town in co-operation with the Metropolitan Park Com- mission, is visited by large numbers during the summer and autumn. The aim has been to preserve its natural condi- tions as far as possible, while studying the best methods of development whenever the town should decide to enter upon the work of improvement. The gypsy and brown tail moths had infested it in large numbers, and in the fall work was
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begun by the local superintendent of moth extermination, Mr. W. W. Whittredge, in clearing the reservation of these pests. Much cutting of trees and underbrush was made, and a general cleaning up of dead and decaying trees, re- moval of debris, etc., a great amount of which would not probably have been done under different conditions. This work will continue during the spring, the leaves will be burned early in May, after which the trees will be sprayed.
When these pests are driven from the reservation, or at least gotten under control, there is no more delightful place for an outing by picnic parties, or for those who wish to roam among its shaded trees. or climb the summit of the rock and enjoy the view. A slight outlay in providing ad- ditional paths would be a decided convenience, not only to the public, but would aid in preserving attractive vegeta- tion. We recommend that a wire fence be built on the easterly side of the reservation, and as nearly two hundred cedar posts have been retained from the clearing done dur- ing the last winter, the expense would not be large. Nearly seventy-five cords of wood were turned over to the Poor Department.
That our citizens are justly proud of their Parks, and ex- pect them to be maintained at a high standard of excellence is very evident, but that all are fully alive to the require- ments of the Department in a financial way is not as appar- ent. We have no doubt of the willingness of a large num- ber of the citizens to furnish the necessary funds when the matter is placed before them in an intelligent manner. Evi- dence of this was manifested during the early summer when in response to an appeal of the Daily Item for subscriptions to clean the beach at the lower end of the lake so that the children might enjoy the privileges of bathing, a generous and prompt amount was given ; nevertheless the opinion was expressed by many who subscribed that it was the duty of the town to do this work, and not call for a public subscrip-
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tion. The addition to the Park and the expense of putting it in order, with the repairs needed on the pagoda and rock- ery basin, will require a larger appropriation than was made last year. The amount recommended should be voted at the annual meeting, as all the expenses of the Department occur previous to the November meeting.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Balance available from 1904, $117 08
Appropriation, March 20,
500 00
Appropriation, Nov. 13, . . 100 00
Income from Nancy White bequest, . 40 00
$757 08
EXPENDITURES.
Commmon and Park maintainance, $355 00
Hart's Hill,
1 50
Horse lawn mower,
78 75
Moth extermination (contract),
100 00
Shrubs, plants and bulbs,
55 14
Uniform for park officer, .
20 50
Painting flag staff, .
20 00
Material and labor on pagoda, . 16 48
Concreting walks,
5 12
Printing, advertising and office sup- plies, . 21 95
Loam and manure, .
6 00
Alteration of drinking fountain and supplies for park, . 47 51
Repairing hydrant at rockery, . .
3 60
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Electric lights for pagoda,
11 86
Police service, July 3rd, 4th, . 5 00
$748 41
Balance unexpended, 8 67
We recommend that the town raise and appropriate nine hundred and fifty ($950.00) for the Park Department for the year 1906.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE H. MADDOCK, Chairman, EUGENE S. HINCKLEY, Secretary, HARRY HASKELL, 2ND.
Park Commissioners.
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31st. Annual Report of the Fish Committee.
SAMUEL PARKER, Chairman ; WILL H. WILEY,
J. C. HARTSHORNE, Secretary,
WHAT IS A FISH ?
In common parlance a fish is a cold blooded animal having a bony frame, gills, fins and scales, and from the beginning was one of the earliest actors in the grand drama of creation. All fishes, except a few of them, live permanently in the water. Certain species in the East Indies hop about for brief periods on the land, or even climb upon the rocks and bushes.
CAN FISHES HEAR ?
Zoologists differ as to this much mooted question, but the general consensus of opinion is that they do not. They certainly have but little if any need of ears or audi- tory organs, inasmuch as they cannot live in the outer world. Every school boy knows that their senses of sight and touch are acutely developed, and that good digestion waits on appetite, and health on both.
HAVE FISHES NERVES ?
The wriggling worm or bug which we string on our hooks shows signs of evident pain, but it is extremely doubtful if fishes suffer at all when pricked by ahook. Some over sensi- tive persons are deterred from fishing by their sense of
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cruelty to both fish and bait, but " who that holds the plun- der heeds the pain?" It is evident that the all wise Creator prepared the mouth of a fish for just such a mode of cap- ture, and gave man dominion over them. Therefore, let no man withhold his hand nor spare the rod. " Do not resist nature's call when your soul longs for the open, and your nostrils for the smell of smoke from a smouldering camp fire," or the steam from a pot of red hot Boston beans and Boston baked brown bread.
A BETTER WAY.
If the spear and the hook seem cruel and inhuman, there is a way to catch fish which is practiced on the upper reaches of some of our large rivers. Go out in the night, take a flat bottomed boat and row slowly over the shallow places where the fish go for food. The fish, affrighted, will jump out of the water and into the boat. Scores of fine black bass have been caught in this way in a single trip. Fish, when hooked have been known to jump in the same wild way.
ARE FISHES OUR BROTHERS ?
Some ancient observers of nature believed and taught that man was evolved from a fish. Certain it is that a fish has a skull, a brain, a spinal cord, heart, lungs, kidneys, liver rich with oil, rudimentary arms and legs, outlined in the fins, ova, etc., muscles, and a nervous system, tho' very feeble and of a low order.
It is not strange, therefore, that these old savants should hold such views, for all the organs and fuuctions of the most highly endowed of the vertebrata-man-are found plainly outlined or suggested at least in the first and oldest of the vertebrate family-fish.
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BEAUTIFUL AND BEST.
Probably no part of the world shows a greater variety of ex- cellent food fish, adorned with brilliant colors, than the waters of Bermuda and the adjacent shoals. Already one hundred and sixty-eight varieties have been catalogued, the most famous of which is the exquisite angel fish. Its image adorns much of the jewelry and most of the souvenirs, and many of the illustrated postcards of the island. A large number of the most beautiful Bermuda fishes may be seen in the New York Aquarium in Battery Park. This is one of the largest and best organized aquariums in the world, and is open free to the public every day in the year. This ex- hibit is increasingly interesting and valuable.
FRESH FISH.
From time memorial men have known the evil conse- quences of eating fish of uncertain post mortem age, and for this reason, in England (1638), a law was passed legalizing the transportation and sale of fish on the Sabbath, except during church services. This law has never been repealed. The application of steam and other engines to fishing vessels, and the use of ice and refrigerator cars, have enabled the fishermen to make quick market for his fare, and to place it in the hands of the consumer in first class condition, in any part of the country. When you open a can of fish, eat what you can and throw the rest away. Canned fishes when ex- posed to the air develope microbes rapidly.
" EVERY FISH HAS ANOTHER FOR PREY."
Human beings live in an ocean of air and on the top of the earth, and draw all their sustenance therefrom. The things which pass thro the paths of the sea, at all levels, apparent- ly, are as numerous as the sands, and must be fed. They
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seem to spend their energies in mutilating and devouring one another. To the end that God's providence may become known, and humanity comforted and blessed. It is no won- der, therefore, that a single cod fish spawns at birth more than nine million eggs ; or that a blue fish will destroy ten times as many fish as it can eat, and mark its bloody wake with the mangled remains of its victims. But then, it is a sweet reflection that a million blue fish are caught and con- sumed each year.
" FISHERMAN'S LUCK."
A brief summary of the data collected by the United States Fish Commission will not be thought out of place in this report, we trust. It appears that about 1,700,000,000 lbs. of all sorts, including clams, oysters, lobsters, crabs and shrimps, are caught by the fishermen of this country in a year, or about 20 lbs. for every man woman and child in the land. About one-third of this vast amount is taken off the New England coast, and an equal amount from the Middle Atlantic States. The total catch, as it comes from the water, has a value of $47,000,000 as stated by the Saturday Evening Post.
UNCLE SAM'S SEA FARMERS.
The U. S. Bureau of Fisheries performs a great and noble work each year, at a total expense of only about $550,000, in stocking the lakes and rivers with valuable food fish. Their efforts with the shad have been remarkably successful, and probably have saved the shad fishing from practical ex- tinction. Last year they put 250 million young white fish into the Great Lakes. They have also built up the cod fishery by planting in the sea hundreds of millions of arti- ficially hatched " fry." On the New England coast they propogate lobsters ; in Florida, sponges ; on the Potomac they are fattening oysters by their own new process.
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THE MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION.
This report would not be complete without some recogni- tion of the valuable and intelligent work of our own Com- missioners of Fisheries and Game. In the death of the late chairman Capt. Joseph W. Collins, the nation as well as the state of Massachusetts suffered a great loss, but under the guidance of the new chairman, Dr. Geo. W. Field, the work is being carried forward with eminent ability and success. Their annual report as Mark Twain would say, " makes mighty interestin readin," and is presented in a clear and compact manner. It may be obtained at the State House in Boston without charge.
SAUGUS RIVER FISHWAYS.
In answer to our recent enquiry the Commissioners reply that thay " have had this matter in mind for some time, and have been intending to run up there and look the ground over, but have not been able to do so. However, we will avail ourselves of the first opportunity, and give the matter our personal inspection." This is a very important matter as bearing upon the continued productiveness of old Quanna- powitt, which is a much frequented fish pond. Furthermore, the fish have the right of way, and no one should be allowed to prevent their free passage at any time to and from the sea.
SOME FISH LINES.
"And I think as I angle for fish, In the hope that my hook will attach 'em It's delightfully easy to fish, But harder than blazes to catch 'em."
The U. S. S. Nero, in sounding for the Pacific cable in 1905, brought up a pelican fish from a depth of more than
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15,000 feet. A Mr. Layard of Vancouver Island, claims that he holds the world's record for one day's catch with rod and reel. He says : "I took 688 salmon, weighing 5,734 pounds. In the lot I had 12 of 50 pounds, and during the year I caught 2 of 60 pounds each." This will do to lay alongside of Gesner's pike, 19 feet long and 267 years old, or the Wels, a European fish, in some of the rivers of Hun- gary, reputed to have swallowed a baby.
THE TUG OF WAR.
"A three-pound pull and a five-pound bite, An eight-pound jump, and a ten-pound fight, A twelve-pound bend to your rod, but alas ! When you get him aboard he's a half-pound bass."
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