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questions Of citizenship and morality
Can IL be doubted also that the earn
est Christianity OF the older man has
been without effect on the younger
rnen who have studied under his in
struction2 t. look at him from the
point OF view OF his class. IS 10 behold
him with but one sentiment-that OF
respect and an almost hliaI love.
The justice IS a firm believer IN
strong navy. In one OF his lectures
he said:
THE Congress shall have power 10
provide and maintain a navy.
How much OF a navy2 As much
as they want. II I could control that
matter. would have a navy large
enough TO tell all the world that If
you bother with the United States
you will get into trouble"
How the Judge hates snobbishness IN
general. and the British system of
peerage in particular was brought out
very strongly one afternoon IN his lee
ture- He was explaining that part OF
the Constitution which says: NO
title OF nobility shall be granted by
the United States" and in comment
ing upon II. said:
Perhaps this won't interest US. No
title OF nobility shall be granted
have no doubt there are some people
in the United States today who re-
Eret that that was ever put into the
Constitution OF the United States.
They think they have the blood OF no.
bilIty running IN their veins. and they
are entitled 20 distinction. and this
country Is full OF people who think II
a great thing 10 marry somebody over
in Europe who has a title In nine
cases out OF ten those women get
caught; IN nine cases out OF ten they
marry a fellow who never did a stroke
OF honest work in his life. \ good
many people here IN this country
they do love ana bow and scrape be-
fore the counts and viscOunts and
dukes that come here. 4 young squirt
from Europe-he can come here and
create n greater sensation than a Bis
marck would have done IN hts life
time"
I recall one afternoon. when the
cl. ss caught n glimpse OF the jurist's
r@ture that is perhaps not often re-
called He was speaking OF the ap-
p-opriations made by Congress for the
rational cemetery. and told us that
while there was perhaps no express
cause IN the Constitution authorlz-
ing such an expenditure OF the public
money. no one could question the ap-
preparation for such a cause While
he spoke OF the boys IN blue and
those in gray who slept there. and
for the beauufying OF whose graves
Congress has made the great na-
tional cemetery enc OF the most beau
tiful 10 bC found. his eyes filed with
tears and he was scarcely able 70
finish his remarks. Perhaps some ten
der memory had been awakened by
this line Of thought. for the jurist
was a gallant soldier. both as a pri-
vate and as a ranking officer; some
friend may rest there. or-it may have
ESeE-but we cannot tell.
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were distributed last year. including
5000 gss fCr Arge :tina, so thst brook
trout NAV eventually be found IN the
streams OF South America
The habitat OF the brook trout in
tbs country has been extended by the
commission also. notably in Colorado.
Its muutain streams were long thou ut
10 be especially adapted 70 the brook
trout II is now widely distributed
over the State. and II exists there in
greater numbers perhaps than in any
other State. The Colorado streams. in
fact. have become the chief source Of
supply for wild brook trout eggs
Shad and striped bass from the At
lantic seahoaTd have been introduced
upon the Pacific coast in such numbers
that mere than 1000 COO pounds Of these
two varieties of fish are now caught
annually on the western coast. The re-
turns 20 the fishermen being about
$-eO.00O. The introduction of Pacific
coast fish on the Atlantic seaboard.
however. has not been equally sue
cessful. the attempt 10 acclimaje the
Chinook salmon in eastern waters
having failed completely. This year at
tampJs are bei.g made 10 introduce
the silver salmon and the humpback
salmon. on the other hand the steel
head trout OF rhe Pacific coast streams
and lakes introduced into Lake Su-
perior have Jared as we'll in their new
home as the brook trout in Colorado.
The introduction having been made
later. however. the SteeIheads- are not
Yet an important element in the Su-
Terior catch More pike perch were
distributed last year than fish Of any
other variety. the number being only
about 10000 less than 100000 COO Next
came shad. Of which about 33l.O00.e00
OF eggs and fry were distributed
The grand total of l. .759. f75. coo fry and
fish distributed were divided among
thirty-six varieties. most OF them being
fresh water fish. though sea fish are
by no means neglected. Massachusetts
leads in the distribution. having receiv-
ed more than 37O,000.OO0; Ohio comes
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the stream one day and see a big
trout lying quietly IN the cool. clear
water between two clumps OF weeds
The fish would see me as soon as I'd
see him and be away in a twinkling-
IL would be no use 70 try for him
then-he'd had his scare. But the next
day he'd be pretty sure 20 be In his
favorite spot and I'd sneak up. get in
between the two clumps of weeds
without soaring him. and get him.
But that isn't the story Of the de
velopment Of fish culture our work
AZ the Caledonia and the other hatch
cries OF the New York Fish Commis-
sion attracted attention all over the
country. and laws establishing similar
commissions have been passed in
nearly half the States ! was invited
10 appear before various Legislatures
and 10 furnish the records of our work
to others We sent Green all over the
country TO study al sorts OF fish. and
the good work went on rapidly
IN 1872 while I was a member OF
Congress. Garfield introduced bill for
the establishment of the National Fish
Commission. and il went through with
a rush. Immediately after its pas
sake, Spencer r Baird was made the
head Of the commission. which was at
tacheG To the Smithsonian Institution
That was in 1Ss2 Baird was a true
Sportsman. 4 scientist and devoted 10
his work. He started the commission.
now OF such far-reaChfng impOrtane.
IN the right way With its wider field
and greater resources. the United
States Fish Commission has been able
10 do many things. of course. that no
State commission could do
The initial fish cultural operations OF
Roosevelt and Green were devoted
mainly 70 the brook trout. but IL oc-
cupies minor place in the operations
of the Government Fish Commission.
the lake trout. the cisco. perch. bass.
pollock. and lobster receiving the
greater amount of attention. Yet about
ten million and half brook trout fry,
-hngerlings." yearlings. and adult hsh.
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suit. but finally he succeeded. Of
course. We both had sreat scare
soon after we began 10 tNDe-;..e'.t
with the famous Rainbow trCU. &C Ca
ifornia-a real trout. b. the nay and
not Of the same species as the brook
trout. though supposed 10 be
The Rainbow trout are as hardy as
the brook trout are delica e, and as
ouarrelsome among themselves as the
brook trout are quiet. n the spawning
season they Will fight with the utmost
fury, and the first batch OF the species
we had 70 do with showcd their dis
POSITION in that direction one day in a
way that disheartened rs.
After the fight was Ov,! they were
y'ry bout in all conditions Of ex-
Ia1s-' =. ellis were torn. h.s damaged
and great patches of skin ripped off
from many Of the finest specimens we
had We thought the injured ones
and those unhurt were very few-were
all as good as dead and we We're quite
disheaTteued for the moment. But.
bless you. in a day or two they were
clearly recovered and they all got
well They are as hardy as they are
pugna ,ious-
one Of the things Green learned
early vas the necessity OF maintaining
perfect oiSarliness with the fish. Dirt
IS as bad for them as IL is for people.
ard not all the men who were employ
ed by the commission could seem 10
learn that lesson. one result of dirt
is a disorder which we called the blue
swelling for lack of a better name. /
remember the loss Of 10000 rainbow
trout from that cause. The only treat
uleut we knew of that would help blue
swelling was 20 put a little salt IN the
water they were kept IN. and IL didn't
work that time
ITS curious about the development
Of fish. AS ! have said the finest brook
trout in the world are 10 be found in
the waters OF the Caledonia creek
and its great spring source is the best
place IN the world 10 hatch them. but
they do not grow as rapidly there as
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BY REXFORD L. HOLMES
lAeniber Of the Class OF Constitutional Law
George Washington University.

o much has been written
about Justice Harlan. the
jurist, the churchman. and
citizen, that II would seem
that nearly everyone, not
only IN Washington. but
throughout the United States.
must know Of him and his work II
vet remains, however, for that portion
OF the long and eyentful life OF the
great turist that has been spent as an
instructor In one Of our noted uniVer-
sites to be described; and II Is hitting
that such a sketch as this, concerning
the educational part Of the judges
career. should be obtained from the
point Of view of his class in const-
tutlonaI law at the George Washington
University Under his instruction
hundreds Of young men have studied.
many of whom have since become Ia
nous IN the profession Of law, while
few still have that important job un-
completed.
II IS not easy TO understand why the
venerable gentleman IS willing TO ce-
vote so much OF the time that is his
own. when his presence Is not required
in the Supreme Court room. 70 ardu-
GUS leCturinB IN Ine uuANtl5lNH- NA
hans II IS because the grand old man,
still youthful at seventy-two. refuses
to give up the educational work In
which he has so long engaged, fearing
10 do so would be TO acknowledge the
encroachment Of time, or again 1t may
be that-and this is more probably the
true reason-Justice Harlan loves 10
study and teach the law; loves the uni
versity; loves his boys"
Have you ever attended one or the
lectures upon constitutional law which
usually form the greater part Of Judge
Harlan's legal instruction during the
second semester of the first year
work? If YOU have not, then you
have not availed yourself Of an oppor-
tunity that has been eagerly grasped
by many who, though non-students.
vet enjoy TO spend an hour learning
more about the Constitution OF their
country, under such profitable instruc-
ton as is there afforded. Many ladies,
teachers. some Of them. in the Wash
ington schools. have. during the past
year. enrolled as students Of const-
tutional law. although they are ex-
cused from the quiz or conference.
The benefit TO them IS incalCulable and
can not but be Immediately reflected
on their pupils in their own class
rooms.
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4 Character Sketch Of the Eminent
JuriSt Written BY a Member Of His
Class in Constitutional Law Which
Brings Out q Phase OF His ChdrdC,
ter Differing Materially From That
Presented TO the World Dy The
T Famous Associate Justice Of The
United STATES Supreme Court

Washington -uJrsts his glasses and
the manuscript or his lecture. and an
noun-es in tones distinctly judicial that
the gentlemen OF the law class will
please come TO order"
Put whateye- Of judicial dignity may
be noticeable at the outset soon wears
away. and il is not many minutes un-
III tbs justice has forgotten his manu-
script and carefully prepared notes.
and IS laundering out 20 us the prin-
ciples on which our Government is
based, while the fellows listen and
laugh and cheer as the judge rams
homo his points Of law. We never
re 4lized what a great country we live
in, what a glorious Constitution We
have-we suspected. but never really
knew-uHu Judge Harlan. in his own
way. told us. Now II is that one
should know and see the jurist Away
fer the time from the cares Of the
court room, out Of the glitter Of the
social life that he is oftentimes COM
PEELED TO endure, forgetful Of time anG
place. he gives TO his students Atty
minutes of such enObling and uplift-
ing and patriotic talk as will remain
with them always. He is no longer
the jUrist, but the citizen. he has left
off the garb of the statesman and be-
come the commoner; he has, without
dropping an inch, become one Of the
boys
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Uncle, of American CutureBy Dexter Marshall

they do in the waters Of Long Island.
In the same time after they are hatch
ed the fish viii gain in weight al
least a quarter more rapidly there
The water at Caledonia IS hard-full
OF lime-whiIe there is no lime in the
Long Island waters. that Is the only
reason for the difference that l can
think Of. but I don't know that il has
eHything 10 do with it,
The brook trout OF the Long Island
streams used 10 Je the biggest I ever
saw. when I was only small boy
and that's a long time ago. now-I
used 20 go fishing at Smithtown, TO
the north of our home. The best fish
ing ground was Il big millpond owned
by Aaron s Vail lie used TO charge
well for the privilege. but IL was worth
il. In those days we never kept
brook trout that weighed less than
pound. and if you have ever cast
fly for trout you know from that that
the fishing was good
1T isn't so good any more. even in
Wallis old pond. That pond. by the
way. is near the property OF the
Wvandanch Fishing Club. famous to-
day as a millionaire fishing resort. 1
don't fish any more. Of course. but I
go there sometimes in the auto 10
recall the old times. Daniel Webster
used to fish In that pond nearly every
spring. and he used TO stay at the Vail
house Pretty nearly everybody who
can remember those old days is gone
now. but the fact that Webster used
10 fish there is kent in mind by sign
on :he house.
Now, Vail is dead, and so are all
the members Of his family The last
time l was there / was grieved 10 see
that the house is falling to pieces from
sheer neglect. There's a hole In the
roof just over the room where 1 saw
Webster after a days fishing many
times when a boy. Under the hole IN
the roof there's a hole IN the floor
the whole place is going down.
NO. I never ished with webster-I
was toe small. Vail used TO take him
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next with more than So. .o53. COO Della
ware with 2S5o stands last on the list.
but every State and Territory except
ALASKA was included In the distribu-
tiOn last year and this year Alaska
also is being included.
Besides the brook tIout eggs sent 20
Argentina nearly half a million eggs
of other varieties were sent 70 that
country. more than 10000 u New
Zealand and smaller quantities 20 in
dividual applicants in France and Ger
many.
In 1876 the bureaus distribution cars
were hauled s2.7i9 miles. while de-
tached distribution messengers trav-
eled nearly 10000 miles. an increase Of
% per cent in car mileage and lSS in
messenger mileage. The bureaus de-
partment OF biological Investigations
and experiments is among its most
important activities and the cordial
cooperation Of the Canadian Fish
Commission with that Of the United
States is OF great value 10 all con-
cerned. II has led L an enormous in
crease OF value in the fisheries OF the
Great Lakes. which is only one Of the
highly important results coming from
the acquaintance between Robert B.
Roosevelt and Seth Green. casually
begun at a meeting Of the New York
State Sportsman's Association in the
middle sixties.
CCopyright. 1895 by Dexter MarshauD
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out in the boat. and used 10 tell Us
how Webster would study his speeches
while on the water. Later Vail used u
take me out in the boat He was a
good fisherman. He taught me 70 fish.
and he was the most enthusiastic ad-
mirer l ever had He used 10 tell me
how Webster fiShed
Webster was a gross fisherman
he used a big fly. The biggest part
o. his fishing was done in fifteen to
thirty feet of water. and, curiousIy
enough. the days of his fishing were
about the last of the big trout at
Smithtown.
Vail has told me often how Web
ster liked TO study his speeches while
fishing. He used TO do what Bourke
Cochran does now. 1 believe-think up
some strong sounding sentence. with
out any special reference to its appli-
cation 10 any subject. and then polish
II mp. add word here and substitute
another there till II was just right
When he was out on the Vail pond
fishing he would rehearse such SEN
tences-try them out and see how they
sounded. and hts big voice would roll
over the water as he deClaimed.
After he had tried out such a sen
tence lie would pack IL away in the
back of his head ready for use in
whatever speech II would fit into as
sort of climax Sometimes a trout
would take his fly just when lie was
in the midst OF rehearsing a long
speech on some great question-tOr lie
used 10 practice on complete addresses
as well as specially constructed sen
tences-and then there would be fun.
Il often fshed with grasshoppers
WHEN l was a boy-yes. and l used
sometimes 20 use the old-fashioned
short horsehair lines. made by twisting
the hcrsehairs together with two
QUiils. Sometimes / fished in clear.
shallow. narrow brooks. where l had
10 sneak up crawling. for fear that
the fish would see me. and drop the
wiggling grasshopper in jast the right
spot Maybe I'd take walk along
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Il Must Haze Been Misinformed,.

In a numbo, OF the leading cases de
cided during the thirty-four years
,Hat Justice Harlan has been an as
Sociate justice OF the Supreme Court
OF the United States. he has found IT
= cecessary TO differ IN his opinion from
his brethren on the bench. and in
so=vr1I Of the most important OF these
->ses a strong dissenting opinion was
.-s.-, by Justice Harlan, IN which he
rat;s st vigorously for those basic
pg'lciplcs % human rights which
Vccr fought for and won in the early
da ~ OF Magma Charta. and which
werS per?ctuated by the Constitution
Of tie United States. one might al
most be convinced by 4 reading Of the
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The Nan Behind the JlRist

Then there is the little "af.er-meet-
ing that takes place at the close Of
the lecture, when the fellows gather
around him on the platform and ply
him with veXed questions on the Con-
stitution. and while learning the point
of law involved. find also at close
range something which IS greater, the
elements that go 10 make up the citi-
zen and the Christian gentleman. and
unconsciousIy appropriate the knowl-
edge gained into their own lives
A third-year man. I think ii was.
who, at the first Of the year. referred
to the jurist in a manner that could
not be better expressed. He said. Il
consider Justice Harlan the highest
type Of an American citizen" What
mere words could say more? and they
represent the opinion Of all the men
in the law school and in the entire
university.
Justice Harlan's activity as a Pres
byterian IS well known. In fact, il
was rumored in the press during the
past winter that he might give up his
work on the bench in order 10 further
a proposed plan for building on the
site Of the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church. Of which he is one Of
the board Of elders. a great PreFby-
terian cathedral after { n amalgalra-
tion Of his own church with the AS
sembly 5 Presbyterian Church had been
effected. While IT is not probable Tha-
the iurist wiz resiEn s5r this work OF
building a church, yet n is known
that he has the sche.le much at
%
two churches mentioned Sal g "a. o.
II is expected that avsti e s.f-.
lan's will be no small Tart -
work done in erecting ne pr355-,".
cathedral on the historic s-ounds nON
occupied by his own church. 'Che-e
was another rumOr-just d mere sus-
picion-current about the nirersity
recently. which l Will H.ent OF n
strict confidence. but which must re
main between yoy and me-an6 the
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AiLUdUS on Time

Justice Harlan Is always on time 70
begin his lecture, and frequently comes
early enough to listen for a while 10
Prof Blair's quiz on sales OF TO Judge
Peele's lecture on bailments- When he
appears upon the platform to begin
his lecture he IS always greeted with
a round OF applause-and such ap-
plause It is,-there. can be no question
as TO its sincerity Hands are claPped.
200 heels and more are stamped upon
the floor. while an occasional ''yeep-
weep" from the back row assures the
iudge that the fellows are glad to
see him again. And the judge smiles
never a word" but one imagineShe Is
pleased just the same, as he brings
out his great vari-colored handker-
chief-the best known handkerchief IN
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Continued from First Page)

(COnt1nueu from II ~ dHN-J
ash we Matched out we're not All
the experiments we made were i'm
portant. for they all taught us
something.
'I remember very well, too, that
I was then especially impressed with
Green's unquenchable cur'Oc.iy about
everything pertaining 10 fishes. and
his everlasting patience. ! tried rs
many experiments as ne did, but !
didn't get results
II told him one day that he kept me
wondering how he did It l was so in
fernaIly unlucky all the time that l
Rometimcs felt almost discouraged.
while all he had to do was TO try. AM
the result he looked for followed
That's all very we'll growled
Green in his deep gruff voice when l
spoke about It; its forty failures to
one success with me-
Then I understood his methods bet
>er He would try over and over and
over and over. II one way didn't work
he'd take UP another and keep ever
lastlngly at 1t TIL he won success.
Green had to exercise his patience
10 the full when 1t came TO feeding the
trout They find their natural food in
the streams IN which they live but. Of
course, 1t wouldn't be possible TO fur
nish the thousands of Young fish in a
hatchery with the insects and other
things they subsist on IN the wild
state For some time after Matching
they draw their sustenance from the
egg sacks, but when these are exhaust
ed the FISH must be fed. and well fed.
too. in every sense Of the word. For.
while trout are very vOracious they
are also the most delicate fish. with
possibly one exception, that / know
anything about
We'll. Green tried food after food.
with ailirE and dead trout as The re-
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Almost at The Top

Perhaps nothing is more representa-
tive OF his talks in the classroom
than the closing portion OF his last
lecture 10 the boys on constitutional
law in the term just closed
II want TO say TO you gentlemen
that : have enjoyed these lectures. (.
that I have enjoyed being here. dur
ing this term. that might talk TO you
upon questions OF constitutional law.
] esteem IL a great privilege to have
been here. ! have had the purpose
Sf arousing in you. as far as I could
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PHOTO BY HARRIS-EWING.

opinion OF the majority that they haG
laid down good law. If he did not fol-
low up such reading by an examina-
tiOn OF Justice Harlan's grounds for
dissent These are conclusive. But
then. as the judge himself would say.
II must have been misinformed. for
the majority decided against me-
While the class who know the Jus
tice so Wei do not undervaIue the
great Importance Of his judicial work.
but recognize the great and lasting
Imprint which his just decisions have
left on the law OF the land, still the
fellows appreciate to the fullest degree
the great work he has done and the
great influence ne has exercised in the
university. Each man has apprOpri-
ated unto himself at least a part ct
the truths he has tried TO teach-ani
I am not speaking 50 much OF lessons
Of law. but ~ather OF those greater
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AwsGeS AeEiam As HC IS KNOWN tSS@>NsNws
BELIEVES IN THE BIG STICK

The justice firm believer strong navy In one of his
lectures he said:
@The Congress shall have power to provide and maintain
navy.
How much of navy? As much they want If could con-
troll that matter would have navy large enough all the
world that you bother with the United States you VIII get
trouble"
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READY FOR OMELET USE.

It is reported that hen in Delaware.
Ohio. is laying eggs turned inside out
The ouside covering of the product Of
the extraordinary hen is-said 20 be the
thin white skin usually found Just un-
der the shell The white OF the egg
comes next. then comes the regulation
shell surrounding the yolk. This shell
IS Of exactly the same formation as
the exterior covering Of the ordinary
egg
30 affidavits.-Detroit News.
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feuows-and that is that the Judge
sleeps with the Bible under his pillow.
and with a copy Of the Constitution
beneath his feet.