The Portland daily press., 1869-06-19

wet their lines for the Aoiahel- uo "so 'no
word ekillng" because its almost universal use
among English anglers give it. prominent |
Mace in the fish vocabulary Of that country.
We allude to this. now because we were ac-
costed in the street few days ago by gentle
man of fine literary taste as well as legal acu-
men. and soundly berated for using such
word when writing about angling. Our liter
arv friend thinks the word more properly be-
longs to the butchers vocabulary than to the
anglers. 'Killing trout" he exclaimed. ''It
is barbarous and vulgar, and reminds one Of
butcherng hogs! Catching is the word.'
Catching trout! Well, there's no disputing
about matters of taste. If the lamented De-
blois were still with us he would at once set
our critic right in this matter, if he dared to
use the word catching in his hearing. He
could not patiently listen to the use of such
word in speaking of the glorious art of ang-
ling. He would tell him and with an smPha-
sis, too, which would not sson be forgotten
that little ragged urchins, wadng baretoo'ed
in the brooks and carrying young maple trees
ON their shoulders which they call poles, talk
about catching fish, but no reai discipie o'
Izaal vii, aver use such terms. So much for
our critic.
| stand that Col. A. B. Farnham, under the di-
| rection of G. G. Atkins State Commissioner
of Fisheries, is to stock Chino pond in Ed
dington with black bass. This is movement
in the right direction. The black bass is val
liable fish and easily cultivated, more so than
the trout. There are thousands of ponds and
streams in Maine where such fish would sin
crease and multiply. The Range Ponds in
Poland, Little Sebago and hundreds of others
that might be named, are grand places for the
breeding OF the black bass Any waters in
which pickerel and perch are found would af-
| ford good homes for the fish. Ponds and
streams originally intended for, and stocked
with, the specified trout, are not so suitable.
| And yet some uneasy souls who are never
| contented to let well enough alone, have fore
ed into such waters pickerel, and the great
wonder is they heven't taken the trouble to
put into them hornpouts and gudgeons, and
who knows that sculpins would not live in
| them? We advise these restless and tasteless
souls to try the experiment.
The black bass is not only good for the table,
but is also game fish. If they were as beau
| tful as the speckled trout they would be sought
| for with as much earnestness and enthusiasm
as the former are, for they are decidedly more
| gany than the trout No fish struggles harder
| for their lives when hooked than the black
bass. They bite sharply at the live minnow
and ravenously take the spoon. We have
"killed" them in the st. Lawrence river, in the
waters of Lake Champlan and in other places
and we know them to be fine game fish. A
sixpounder at the end of line will give an
angler all the excitement he wants. Their
leaping from the water quite into the air when
snubbed, their earnest struggles for life, and
their determination to clear themselves from
all entauglements afford excellent sport for
| the angler.
| We hope our Commissioners of Fish win
give more of their attention to this subject.
1 No State has better waters for breeding this
fish than Maine. They will live where the
speck,ed trout would de- In a few years we
might have great plumbers of them, if the prop
er means were used for their propagation. Let
these means be used and many of our lakes
| and streams may be alive with the black bass
DEATH OF HON HENRY j. RAYMoNp.-The
telegraph yesterday afternoon announced the
sudden death of Hon. Henry Jarvis Raymond
editor Of the New York Times At present
further tidings in later dispatches. Mr.. Ray
mond was one of the most notable public men
of the country, distinguished both for great
shrewdness and force as a writer, and political
worker in other fields. He was born In Lima,
New York, in 1920, and was consequently for
ty-nine years old. He was o farmers son, and
kept at home until 16 years old, when he began
teaching in small way. He graduated at the
University of Vermont, at the age of twenty,
and at once went to New York, where he soon
took position on the Tribune as managing
editor. He next became the editor of the
Courier and Enquirer, and was connected
with that paper until he established the Times,
though his relations as editor were much brok-
en- by his political life, which begun with his
membership with the State Legislature, at one
time being Speaker of the House. The Times
was begun in 1851. He was elected, subse-
quently, Lieutenant Governor of New York
and again to the General Assembly. In GA he
was elected to Congress, and was succeeded in
the 10th Congress by Hon. Thomas E. Stuart
In politics, Mr.. Raymond was Of the conserya-
tive school, fully educated in all matters, but
never in advance of his party. His great pow
err was in newspaper writing, and from the |
eiuc uc uTsO utgau TepOrtiHS no SuoWeu re-
markable skill and energy in his work. In |
many regards he had no equal as an editor |
His life has been devoted to hard work as a
public man, and his death thus, in the prime |
of manhood, will be widely mourned.
he Maine State baptist Convention.
This Convention, held at Oldtown, closed on
Wednesday evening. We make up the follow
ing summary from our exchanges:
-s TUESDAY.
After the appointmentment OF committees |
the report on obituaries was presented by Rev. |
A. X. p. Small, of Portland, in which fitting
alluslon was made to the following ministers |
who had departed this life during the year.
heys II. Hawes. N. Robinson, Samuel Fogg
and w. j. Durgin. Testimony was borne 70
the worth of the above named ministers. by
Revs. N. Butler, G. Blanchard and DIR. VIII
son.
The following officers were then nominated:
President, Rev. A. X. p. Small; Vice Pres-
dent j. G. White; Corresponding Secretary,
Rev. j. Kicker, ID. D.; Recording Secretary,
Rev. A. II. Crane; Treasurer, Prot j. B. Eos
teri Auditor, Dea. w. A. Stevens
The convention sermon was naaachad nv |
Rev. A. Il. Crane of Hallowel on Luke 1O.2.
1t was an excellent presentation on the subject
Of the duty Of the church to pray the Lord Of
the harvest for more laborers: After the SER
mon the Rev. Mr.. Plummer of the East Maine
Conference presented the fraternal greetings
of that body, in very happy speech.
In the evening addresses were delivered by +
the following brethren: ReYs G.. p. Matthews |
of Auburn, r.. j. Langridge of Mechanic Falls,
M j. Kelley, N. Butler, W. o. Holman, B. D.
Lawrence, O. M. Herring, Bro. j. G. White.
WEDNESDAY,.
Avery interesting and soul-moving prayer
meeting was held at o'clock in the morning
led by Rev. g. p. Matthews. From to 10 q
social meeting was held, largely attended, and |
presided over by Rev. T. B. Ripley OF Port
land. tf
At 10 o'clock the convention resumed its
business, after prayer by Rev. Dr. Champlin,
President of Colby University. An abstract of
the report of the state of religion in the assoc
citation was presented by the Rev. Fl. A. Hart
of Yarmouth, from which we learn that the
conversions of sinners have been numerous.
and the aggregate ad iition to the churches is
about 900 for the year. Much has been done
in remodeling old and in building new church |
edifices. The convention has received from |
the churches $1,000 during the year. and above /
$i2Oe has been contributed to the National |
theological Institute for the education of the |
freedmen for the ministry. Other ben eyolent
op]ects have been materially aided--such as
the Foreign Missionary Society," Amer;can
Baptist Home Missions and Bible. Societies-
the particulars not being at hand we are ma
Bile to give.
The number Of changes in the Passionate has
been numerous during The wear. Reys. ST..
ID. Chase Of Bangor, DE-. Kicker of Auensta
and Dr. Wilson Of WateryiIle. smoke with re- /
gard to the report, '0' 'f'Ao "Asn ~
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