The morning call., 1891-03-15
LITERATURE.

- HE FISHES OF NORTH AMERICA THAT
| EEl4ARE TAKEN BY HOOK AND LINE BY
| 9EJN William G. Harris editor OF The American
| cTkHGAngler." New York; The Harris Publish
ing ComranyD This book, from the promises Of
the author, and which seem TO be borne out by NE
| first number issued, Will, when completed, De
| one of the most interesting and valuable contri-
| buttons for the students OF ichthyology. Tie
work is TO be issued in forty monthly parts on
| heavy paper, large type and with each number
| VIII be presented two fish portraits on heavy
| plate paper, 17X10 inches The price for this
| wolk, which has been that OF the lifetime OF Mr..
| Harris than whom there Is no better authority
| In the United States on fishes and angling, mas
| been fixed al 81 90 per number. The idea OF the
| author is 10 furnish popular textbook and
| kindergarten study for The angler. The text
| will consist OF full biological notes on all fishes
| that are the obi CT of pursuit by the angler in
| American waters; the habits. habitat and modes
| of capture Will be described and Illustrated.
| Tie first NUMBERS will be devoted to Tie study
| OF ichthyolOEy, with drawings and diagrams
| Illustrative Of The anatomy ana physiology or
tsnes. The pictures that are presented WIN the
| first number just issued are REPRODUCTIONS in
| cOlors OF the portraits Of the fishes painted In
! oil by some OF the best known artists. The
| fishes are presented In The act oil SWIM
| ming, and extreme care has been taken 10
| give the celebration in life, and al the same time
! the distlnetiveness of specific markl ngs, lncud-
| ing the exact number OF SpiueS or rays III Tue III
| construction. Each fish represented was caught
| by the author, in true srortSnanlike fashion,
| wiki rod and line, and the beauties OF each klnu
OF fish were at once transferred. by an artist WHO
| accompanied him, 10 canvas befOte the sheen oil
| their color tinIs had faded. Tie TWO examples
| presented with the first number show accuracy
OF cuIorug aud anatomical detail 1t Is estimated
| that the cost Of tie publication OF this work VIII
moi be less than $4,000. In his introductory
| the author SAYS:
81 have found three distinct forms and
| standards OF coloratior 10 the same species Of
| Rocky Mountain tIOut-Sano mykiss QuIputa-
luS( Those Of lue Yellowstone River have
stout bodies Gn1 don yellow oyercOdts OF rather
| dense Lue; those OF the Gallalin River are not
| que so stout at the shoulders and have bright
Willie Xix Creek fish
clipper puit, has cleaner run Than his congenei
| of the Yellowstone and GAatin, With Il more
brilliant silYeTy sheen. barred with brown. Age
| does not seem 10 alter these conditions, Tor a
halfpOund fish caught IN either water is as CHAR
actrristicaily maiked as one weighing pound
ana these are not distant more than 500
| miles, AS the crow flies. C0loratiOn is not
| factor In lie classification OF fishes, but II Is
matter Of g,eat interest and eicilS much discus
| sion among anglers, hence the space that has
| been given TO II subject which possesses no
| scientific valae IN determining species"
On the subject oil fishes In American wat rs
| Mr. Hairs says:
:" n carly COCO varietal forms of fishes are
either natiycs or transient visitors 10 Amel lean
waters. OF these estimate that at least 200
are caught with angling devices. The relative
| rank Of The latter ass as game fish seems TO
| be determined solely by the individual opinions
OF anglers, who pass judgment ON tie question
according 10 their experience and the pleasure
derived flUm The capture OF particular species.
| few OF these hsltS, especially Inc saimonuluS,
hold iileh ana undispued aux. They excel in
eamesUmeness vile II hooked; but wegilud here
and there an angler Who places the black bass
above The Trout IN veoT Of fighting qualities and
| fertility OF resources to escape capture a
standard definition of the expression game
| FISH is undetermint d, and will continue 10 be
| unless We diScald The use OF tackle whereby
| trout OF ii quarter OF pound on a four ounce
rod cannot be killed more quickly han twenty
round pike on twenty ounce lod. Light lsD
| nggeal IS an important factor III dete mlulng
| the significance OF Tie phrase game hSl.' In
This WOIk We VIII ueat OF every hsh taken on
| hook ana line in American waters, and leave
o a iH n In aNll
| who loves TO 60 a-1Shing."
In addition to drawings The work Will contain
eighty beautifully eolUttd plates III exact lmi "a
| lion of oil paintings, so exact that al distance
OF ten feet 1t is Impossible TO Distinguish one
from The other, ana among lie number i'll be
| portraits OF fishes Of tie Pacific Coast.
JEFFERSON DAVIS, EX PRESIDENT OF THE
| CoNFEDkRATE STATEs-A memoir 10y his
| widow. New York: The BeloId Company
| Two volumes. clOhl The above IS tie tile OF
| new book published 10y The Bcliord Company IN
| TWO porty yOum,s OF some 500 pages each
While 1t appears from the title page that the work
Is biOgI Apply of the late Jefferson Davis by his
| widow, on peru>aI Of tile first chapter II Is
learned that ii is really ro.thumOus auto
biography by the late eX-P3esiaeni himself, The
completion If task he lett unfinished. The first
volume Iieals Of his boyhocd and eaily educa-
tonal experiences al West Point, and his buSI-
ness and political career, closing with his with
drawAl fIou The Senate, and Mr.. Davis last
speech before that august assembly.
The second volume opens with Ills appoint
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OF the convention OF The seeding Sites, his
election to lie Presidency preparations for war,
The bombardment of Sumter, descriptions of
the battles OF The Civil War. clnsIue with remnis
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tai and moral character.
Tie book adds nothing to literature. and 1.-THE
lost cause'' gains nothing By This 'Yindealion Of
bis political GciiOn." Bolh "tne cause" and lis
exponent have passed INTO history, and were IL
not tuat the book Is written by Mrs. Davis il
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THE WORLDS LI1ERATURE-By Mary f,
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