The Washington times., 1914-06-12

1t is indeed great to influence publlt
opinion The Fishin' Editor feels ex
ceedinaly chesty th.s morning. due L
tho aforementioned cause. Yesterday
| afternoon when the frens.ed hoNls IRON
various editors and the copy desk had
! ceased. o. mitig1ted. three members o
The Times staf advanced in body
UPON the writer. proclaicltnS mat theH
wcrC gong to show him up They tur
/ ther stated that they had been resdinS
this column with growing scepticism foI
an utter fake. and Furthermore. wer,
going out then and there &c fish at som'
| OF the places mentioned. to prove tht
utter fallacy OF the dope.
Hide the Highhroow. Bill the Boomer
and the Fig Choose waved naughty
farewell and lett, closely scanning th'
table of hcallt,As at the end OF ths
fisherman's Guide. They said thai
tackle would b. procured up the
street."
Tue F!shin' Editor. a ;rihe appreher
sive. followed at 4 discreet distance.
Near the AquedEct Bridge the fisher
men three lickcred for boat, borrowed
some hand lines. embarked, and set out
a man az each OF tho two oars and tht
Big t~heese reclining in the stern, tell'
ing about what an oarsman he USED Il
De Why" said he, the paddles we
used to use were twice as long as these
and we used to have little cna!r-carts
on the flool. Of the hcat, to roll alcng In
as we Dared"
Having established his thorough
knowledge of nautical terms, the line:
we're risged. After the cork was placed
on the end of the line, the hook above
il, and then about four pounds oi
sinker. the Barge Of State was brought
to anchor. the ceremony being q trtfle
summed by the bow anchor line be
coming tangled in Hides feet, while
Bill, amidship, received the full 5enetil
of both MAGNIFICENT splashes from The
anchor rocks as they were heaved over
About this time two boatloads OF
fishermen in the vicinity, gazed upor
the gathering, whispered briefly, upped
anchor. and moved on.
The fshins was a huge success. Bjll
landed a perch and Hides line: the
Big Cheese. his voice trembling with
pride and excitement as he. mutterec
Hes a monster landed the bow anchor
twice. and Hide caught himself ms IL. IN tine .ne
The thumb and the ear were more OF
less In conjunction ct the time. en-.
tirely due to the presence OF the matt
An oar, carefully left in rowlock,
slipped over the side and foated away.
A wild IunEe from the bow succeeded ir
finDino the boat to a reckless angle,
and When the Fishin' Editor arrived
nnon the scene in another boat he had
Considerable trouble in auieting the
recrimfnations and civil strife in prog
ress.
About this time the two boats OF
fishermen who had left the scene drlfted
mast. displayed each a good string OF
Ash. took the editorial craft in tow,
and landed at the bridge.
You 90 on and fish, said they; well
back YOUR column against all comers,
but drv land for ours"
Boats MAJ be obtained from Tram
NEIL Great Falls; Fletcher. Lock Cove
two lighthouses. Three Sisters; Reyn,
oIds or Barker, foot Of Thirty-fourth
street: Cumberland, foot of TWENTY.
sixth stre.s; Bailey. under Anacostis
bridge. Miller. District end OF Bennins
briGge and Bauer, east end OF Hennins
bridge
Bait always to be purchased at fol.
lowing lighthouses: Reynolds Bailey's
and Miller's Also at certain fishing
tackle stores.
The following places bear the repu.
tation Of being good fishing grounds:
Q"The Parlor," a pool above Boiling
Rock. straight out from Fletchers g.
The water is deep and swift. and the
pool bears its name because the fish are
known TO congregate there. (O Middle
Rock above Chain bridge.