The Dickinson press., 1889-09-07
lneman Shows Bi,ly n.rr,ck.

hop0Aho hud A4SlIlttII oTdkluIO
were exchanging fish tales, when Heman
suggested that ho should show his friend
how to catch black bass. The offer was
accepted. well, them" said Heman,
"beforc VIC go l will let you into the
secret. We must have at least two dozen
shingles of tho ordinary length and about
four inches wide. The lines should be
about three and a half feet long, passed
through a hole in the center of the
shinglc."
"What do you bait them With" in
quired Billy.
~ was just going to tell you that.
Bait the hooks with live frogs, SO that
they can swim about in the natural way.
Attach n frog to each hook, and when
the line, shinglc, hook and frog arc all
arranged just drop them overheard and
the big bass will go for the frogs"
The.day for the fishing expedition ar
rived. The hooks were all baited and
put into the water together, and Heman
proposed that they should row away and
fish for perch awhile, and then row back
to pull in the lines. The water was a
little rough, but the instructor said that
was just what the occasion demanded,
and he anticipated great sport q little
later.
Said he: las we row down you will
see shingles bobbing up and down, and
as you reach out after one it will disap-
pear, and then you will sec it on top Of
the water again, perhaps fifty feet away,
and SO on until We get them"
They decided what to do with the bass
and then rowed back. The shingles were
coming in sight again, and as Heman
pulled the oars Billy held his breath and
gazed forward.
He thought he say q shingle dive, but
it was only his Imagination, for there,
placidly and unconcernedly on each and
every single sat a baited frog.-New
Haven News.
Dan Warmers Eruidite Saurian.
In this paper a few weeks ago mention
was made of an alligator about four feet
long that had been captured by Dan
Warner on the sidewalk in the most
thickly settled portion of u city. Dan
felt when he saw the young saurian that
it possessed unusual intelligence and set
about to teach him. 1t is perfectly Won
derful the progress "John"-he has been
christened John-has made. The bake
shop is to him a revelation. He will,
after the bread is taken from the pans,
take the utensils and pile them in the
corner as neatly as a boy could do it.
The first trick he learned was to stand
on his tail and hind feet. 1t is pathetic
to sec him as lie assumes the position
and crosses his fore feet over his breast.
awaiting the loaf which is to be given
him as a reward for his skill.
He is fond of cider, and Schmidt &
Warner have found it necessary to place
the barrel beyond his reach, as he has
half a dozen times turned tho faucet.
The boys do not mind a single glass,
but he does not seem to have learned the
art of cutting it off, and he was not dis
covered until a gallon or more had been
wasted.
The music by the band pleases him
hugely, and he will lie in front of tho
band room every practice night until
the last note is heard.
His harness will not be done for an
other week, but Dan is confident he will
drive well.
Dan has given him a huge palmleaf
fan, andhe handles this with the utmost
grace in keeping off the flies, which
noy him excessively.-Eustis Lake Re-
gion.