Evening journal., 1900-03-06
FIsHNIP TO CATCH FISH
QUEER EXPERIENCE OF MR.. GLOI-
STEIN, OF THE GLUlsrEIN FISH
ING CLUB.

QUEER EXPERIENCE OF Mr.. GLOI- |
STEIN, OF THE GLUlsTEIN FISH !
ING CLUB.
On account of occurrences at the end /
of last week it is probably that August
j. Gloistein, president OF the Gloistein
Fishing Club. and Fred Miller, treas
urer Of the Beer Creek Association, will
not speak as they pass by for a while.
1t all came about through the intro
duction to Gloistein by Miller last Fri
day of one Mike Hennessey, of Boston,
says the New York Sun.
Il have here a scheme" said Mr..
Hennessey, who was young and glib,
by which l think you can make money.
1t is in the fish line and l have been
asked to spring it on you. A friend OF
mine told me that you would bite at a
good thing if it came along. Tom Her
bert and Pete McNelly, the expert water
dogs OF Boston, tried it with wonderful
results"
yah, I subbose dot i'd is some more
fish on der hooqs or suggers on der
line" said Gloistein.
YES" said Hennessey. You can
work it on suckers as well as anybody
else"
'Tat is dot you say?" exclaimed Gloi-
stein excitedly.
Il said" replied Hennessey, "that
suckers can be caught with it, as we'll
as eels."
Den I pc a sugger hey? Yes? No?"
said Gloistein.
you don't understand me-" replied
Hennessey. There are lots of other
fish in the sea as well as suckers. This
scheme OF mine not only catches suck
ers, but even Holsters"
Den vat am Ia sugger or a lob
ster?" asked Gloistein, reaching under
the bar for a bungstarter,
Tut, tut" interrupted Miller. you
are no sucker and nobody intends TO
accuse you Of being one. Listen to this
gentleman. 1 will vouch for him. He's
a personal friend of mine and a good
fellow"
well, if you say dot i'd is all righdt.
/ will pelieve you, bud / don't want any
monkey doodle pizness, Fred" said
Gloistein dropping the beer mallet.
We'll" said Hennessey, Il want to
say that have here a preparation that
1 discovered myself. It's properties are
something like those of catnip. 1 call
this fishnip. 1t is made out of Goldfish
eyes. You know that if you scatter
catnip around on the street you will
have a lot Of cats scrambling around
after it. The biggest cats win and the
little cats get the worst Of il.
"Yah, / heardt aboud i'd" remarked
Gloistein, becoming somewhat inter.
ested.
Nov" continued Hennessey, "thil
fishnip has the same results with fish
You Just rub it on the hook and diI
the bait in it and then drop your line
When you do so the fish for miles
around will head straight for you
hook. The funny part Of it is that thu
fish fight to get at the fishnip with thu
result that the small fish have to bacl
water and the biggest fish gets thl
hook. Then you pull him up and Their
you are"
'How pig fish will bide id?" aske,
Gloistein.
well, if there were any whales il
these waters they would get frs
chance" said Hennessey, gravely. "A
it is you can pull in sharks, swordfsh
dogiish and catfish"
"Py chimminy 1 don't want an
sharks" responded Gloistein, bud
would wish ter ged pig fish dot coul
be eatens. How much will dot fishni
cosd?"
well, 1 will sell you a pint bottle {
it for IS" replied Hennessey, as he pre-
duced a bottle of pink fluid.
Bud we're do I ged any money p
dis?" asked Gloistein.
''I'll explain that" put in Mile
Amt you and Charlie Wagner, tn
Grand street dry goods man, going fisl
ing tomorrow to the fishing banks?"
yah, dot vas so, Fred" said Clio
stein.
Now, continued Miller. "you kno
that Charlie Wagner is a dead gan
sport Just bet Wagner that you wi
catch the largest fish. Use some
this fshnip, and you are bound to wi
the money. Wagner never weakent
on a bet yet You can't help givir
him the laugh when you come bac
A friend of mine who went out in
small yawl last Summer Just off Roc
away Beach used the fishnip, and,
luck would have il, struck a school
mackerel. The fish became so excite
that they almost overturned the bos
He saturated a whole lot Of troll ba
with the fishnip, and after that all
had TO do was to scoop in the fish wi
a basket He captured the who
school"
Il go yer Mister Hennessey," sa
Gloistein. producing a greenback, al
the bottle changed hands. Late t