The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-07-17
LIGHTS AND SHADES.

The old-time fishermen about Gull
ver's Lake in Sussex county are still
talking about the wonderful catches
of black bass made by Mr. Fred Much
more of this city on one Of his recent
visits to the lake, where his brother
has handsome summer cottage. Be
cause of the highwater and perhaps
for other reasons the catches made by
the natives this year have not been
worth recording. When Mr. Much
more put in an appearance on the
Fourth of July the residents of that
neighborhoOd had no idea as to
what was to follow. He returned
to Morristown with more gamey
fish than had been taken by any
three men in several years. When
asked chow he got 'em," Mr..
Muchmore took his quizzer into his
confidence. Fishing, = he said, lis as
much of a science as anything else.
There are times when fish will not
bite in the ordinary way and then it
is necessary to adopt methods more
scientific than those in common use.
have noticed that fish are very fond
OF small mice. In fact they are as
bitter in their pursuit of a mouse as is
a cat. That is the secret Of catching
fish when all other methods fail /
had thought this matter out for some
time and had determined to put the
scheme which had evolved, to the test
in Culver's. 1t worked with success,
but am too good asportsman to wish
to keep it to myself. Here it is and
you may use it for the benefit of the
public"
"Get in boat with as many mice
as you can handle in your bait box.
You must also have cat. Any old
cat will do. When you get in good
fishing ground throw one of the mice
overheard and then hold on to the
cat. Soon you will notice a half
dozen or more bass fighting for the
mouse. The largest fish will always
get it, because he is the strongest.
When he has swallowed it, release the
cat and grab your landing net The
cat cannot do business under water
and it will always return to the boat.
Then you land the fish and the cat and
the mouse and prepare for another.
This is what | call scat fishing. |
have never tried it on pickerel, but
presume that it will work fully as well
as with the bass"
Experiments now in progress under
the direction of Professor Myhem at
Brookline, Mass, have served to de-
monstrate that certain number of
musical vibrations will cause mosqui-
toes to experience sudden and COM
plete paralysis. Not only does this
intensified note arrest the insect in
fight, but it will hurl it from cell
ings and walls. Also, because of a
strange construction of the mosqui-
to's auditory system it causes the
insect to plunge undeviatingly to-
ward the spot whence the music
starts. This last is the regrettable
feature of the discovery If the mos
quito were to dart in an opposite di-
rection there would be some encour-
agement for those of us who think we
can sing to attempt this intensified
note" but maybe it's blessing,
after all, for the note might be
worse than the mosquito.
The lawyers of this State have long
felt dissatisfied at the discrimination
made against them at the New York
bar. The Court of Appeals of New
York State has made an important
amendment to the rules governing
the right to practice law in that
State. In times gone by New Jersey
lawyers having cases before New York
courts were only permitted to be
heard by the courtesy of the Court,
which was not always extended. BY
the new rule any New Jersey lawyer
may, without change of residence, be
admitted to practice across the river,
sufficient proof being furnished than
he intends to open and permanently
maintain an office in New York State.
We have just had an invitation to
become a member of 1.-THE American
Mothers Association. The invita-
ton came from Boston and was ac-
companied by an application blank
and the request to remit one dollar
Circumstances over which we have
no control enable us to save the
dollar.