The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30

NJ LOT Il HuIuDeT OF wears.
We were mistaken last week about
III Laughlin having a horse die.
ne of our clever G? people seem to
oke deligh in raising false rumOsr,
I'd then after they are published
| aaey can laugh at how they gulled
and So" and of course 80 and
oHgets all the blame for writing up
Fiat isn't true. Don't you think it
Nkbput time you were trying to find
lhe other employment? Ma.
Faithful Officer.
Hr George Dobbin Penniman,
Hsident of the Maryland Game and
FEh Protective Association, in dis
tssing the Maryland Fish Commits
land its work during the past
" under the efficient manage
Hon. A. F. George, said:
80 .brtant work the as
\ 1ciation Will have before it this win
TER will be to obtain an appropriation
for constructing ponds in Druid Hill
Park for the propagation of black
bass by the Maryland Fish Commits
sion. The Fish Commission has had
for many years in the park a build
ing and several small ponds suitable
for the propagation of trout, but up
to last summer no work had been
done in propagating black bass.
The streams in Maryland, and
especially in the western part of the
State, are well adapted for trout, and
under the excellent management of
Mr.. a. f. George, the present Fish
Commissioner, the number of fish
yearly distribused among the trout
streams of the State has been in
creased greatly. Next spring Mr..
George estimates that he will have
for distribution about 600, 900 brook
trout. The larger fresh waters of
Maryland. however, are too warm for
trout, and black bass is the real game
fish of the State. Through lack of
protection and the pollution Of many
of the larger rivers, there is very
little good black bass fishing i'll Mary.
land, except at some places on the
Potomac and Monocacy rivers.
LAS soon as the Fish Commission is
ready to distribute young bass in
these rivers the game association,
| through the game warden, will begin
an active crusade against all sources
of pollution. There is no reason
why the Fish Commission, with the
assistance of the game association,
acting through the deputy game
waMens, should not, within few
years, furnish good black bass fishing
the PatapSco, Gunpowder and
aer large streams of the State, and
at Lake Roland.
The game association has a plan
10th rearing of pheasants during
sum'L!q 9t3y the employees OF the
Com pue n at the various fish
fttrnsd; zas se u %4rk sdss f ar& be pc;
u ~ afraid of.nished by early sum
nA/ fs-eana and other Western
GTn, Fish Commissions have
" earring English or Mongolian
ng y i,ants and stocking various sec
IS of the States with the young
ice IDS. In Michigan and Oregon espe-
lly this work has been extremely
a. Acessful, and the Monaghan pleas
is now one of the recognized
a. fae birds of those states.
sMaryland, with its well-wooded
d1ntry and mild climate, is excel
NIFTY suited for pheasants, and II the
n-irds are judiciously distributed over
e he State for several years ana pro
ected by stringent laws, | nave no
doubt they would soon thrive IN
Wild state, as in Oregon and Mlcm-
Ian, where the climate is much harder
dbn all animal life.
81 have already heard from mum
krous gentlemen owning large tracts
bf land in various portions OF the
estate, who have promised that II tne
yubirds are turned out on their property
Ehey will protect them absolutely 1ol
IA series of years. 1t must be evlden
no everyone that to maintain our 1lsi
tNhnd game birds in this State SOM
sort of artificial propagation or pro
utection is necessary. The State al
ready does a good deal in the way o
fish propagation. -, -,
1--WE cannot propagate the Wi
i |duck, woodcock or snipe, ana tne
will probably steadily diminish i
Numbers. We can only protect III
|partridges by feeding them durln
the winter and by turning out stoc
birds from time to time. 1T is poss
8ble. however, at very small eXpens
Ito nroyide new and beautiful gan
(which will surly thrive here, and WI
II take the place, to a certain extent,
yhe game birds which cannot be !
creased by artificial means and mus
therefore, decrease in numbers una
the constant strain of excessive shoo
IN ae Basutos, SO the iafI.,. = 1.
i preparing to maksscientious. ha
a \ an 51iu1sluo5 lI1t ointed to fill Il
IL peIIubeI eql qSnoI lmlssloners' al
~ g dus pes!eI go oy the excelle
Mor.s,ous Sc Dol uoLI- should not
" continued in the future.
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