The sun., 1916-12-22
Rod and Gun Ne,us
HIGH WATER FOR LOCAL ANGLERS FOR THE WEEKEND.

AM. PM. AM. F.ms A.n
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Decemucr "a. SAS 52i o;N 40 IA
-Four Species Takes.
Arthur Lesser Of Maspcth says he caught
day. According to this correspondent more
man zoo cod were hauled aboard the boat
S Sso this trip and some Of the Pas;sns:r:
cod In the lot weighed ~thirty-twe pounds.
Big messes Of blscknsh. ling and whiting
were also caught.
Another Cholera ced Catch.
PASSENGERS Of the Giraida had good nsh-
ing on Wednesday at the Cholera grounds.
| W. Beekmann was high hook with ten cod.
"; !. plnesn had seven. Six each were
iaken by H.. .sauer, d.. Shea and John
Zahradnicts. II. Saul had ave.
Challenge to George England.
70 George England: You deserve great
credit. You have succeeded In keeping
your Identity a dark secret. All efforts Of
members OF the United Anglers League to
Rod and Gun column whose nom de plume
Is George ENGLAND have failed.
attracted much attention and In my opin-
ion your criticisms Of the habits OF q GER
iain Glass Of anglers have generally. been
My suggestion is this: viii you attend
the l nsi..d r.osg.lon and :n!,rtsInmsn, Of
Opera House. west Forty fourth street.
s saS January g! wiii you n you a.:
back and addressed a. George England +?
IL you will agree to this proposition I am
sure that the United Angler: League VIII
the elusive George England.
You will not be slapped a. you hand in
a chance to minsie with the dancers. Sc,
riously and sincerely I would personally
like to become acquainted with you. George
others: that you viii decide Hien You MS" hav. % Sssn
n hiding long enough. Come. old boy
trSs spor England be a r TifnleT 5,!lsS sPd a
New York. Dec. -.
Cod ut ChoIers Banks.
Was gu, to-day and nshed the Middle
Banks. catching ia cod. Most Of the nsh
Teished from Is pound. to 80 pounds each.
' 's"s tex s.n COD L. ISSn s s's.e' ISIS S'T AZ;
aysnne; nine cod, also the frst prize cod
W.lshiss y po.nd.; scngarz, 'oi
After the gales and snowstorms Of the
past week there seems to be jus. as many
''' ne ."' cAfr D" JkcoB MARTIN.
sheepshead BAY. Dec. ~.
Reward for Finder.
While nshins from the steamer Evelyn
rhursdsy' pseemStr J.. at the middle
Reel marked D.. l.. Reward for Under.
W. z rorlN-rourtn street, Dec. 10.
Explanation and Apology.
n December I wrote "Graynsh w.
White Hat and knowing that It could
not reach THE IT, before the next day.
dated 1t DECEMBER and mailed II. Il
! accused white Hat and / referred 10
he columns for personal ends. After his
letter was mailed. the next morning In
fact. appeared Mr., Pratt. appeal 10 mem.
tend the annual election meeting. II was
q proper reminder and there IL not a
pnrsse IN IT to Which s1S.p,,oG may be
pearsd the n saq dsy. rini'i hi. 'f S.ii:i , sni
appeal his demand for instant refutation
was Jusiirable and " his language was a
liiile strong Il makes honors easy between
the bounds OF decorum in becoming per.
Pratt and cheerfuliy bear witness 10 his
interest and efforts In behalf of the league.
HIS enthusiasm. mental equipment, and
lions. and &. counted on Tor ii. future.
printed. but n It should be. and have
said anything tina, appear: 70 him no,
The blue pencil unsparingiy. The privilege
hat We have in Rod ana Gun News for
the u.sStfnlnHt1o OF our opinions Is TOO
F. I. SHERMAN.
New York. Dec. is.
Aquarium Furnished Amusement.
Some time ago I had occasion to call on
|, friend who was I'll. when learned that
he had an aquarium FUN OF tropical f-h.
Now this sort of thing always appealed
the only kind with which had a distant
knowledge and to know that there were
hsh that never needed 10 have their water
changed or rather once In eight months.
was a revelation 20 me.
This Is how /; Is done You secure a
globe: tank or ,esep,ac,s thai ~,li mold
on the bottom. then place water plants
called sataterie. Cabumba. Anscharious "r
h grave, 90 tha, the Upper part. OF the
roots show above the gravel.
Then MI with city. water and allow the
contents to assume the temperature OF the
room--so deg ees Fahrenheit 10 the proper
temperature
0s TSH rrSs4r: your .m n'h ana II: .h...
Eoupea ana rubels 'blsck or red) and by
placing your anser In the water in which
they are swimming and then testing for
temperature the water In your tank tpro-
vided there IL no appreciable difference In
their temperaiure) YOU place the FISH In
Food-.You GO TO any nsh .tor. and get
ground shrimp and Is cents worth will last
and other varieties Of feed.
po nesn Be as .ut the. Sn ar. set .Hav s"m: :n ana k ..S
your tank free from decayed matter.
Beautiful pink snails from Japan can he
procured as well as the black ones and n
lettuce lNn' occasionally Is their main
supply Of food.
IS the water In the tank eva porat-s YOU
add moro, being careful no, TO add enough
To chill the rest.
The ash Themselves. ar. beautiful. The
h~s'erles attain, = length In the mae ..
They ar. silver bsllisd. lisht, g.sy back
lower hair of their tail. which consists Of q
long ,c nn, .SS p, IN fern o, ;ilv.T Win
male has an ordinary nsh tall With color
Ing more or less similar to the male.
yo Tnsy . AZ. u%'Sut a.. II , nSii s ,s:y t s;:t .s:,r
young At a time-hut these must bs re-
moved from the tank at once or the father
will ca, them sp'--,-.
h~eileries and are built. on the same rnss
a. a blacknsh but their c%oloring 10 beau
tiful. being spctted and colorsd like a rain
rubels ,bisck. and Ired,. Xlso live bsarins.
I'm told they all come from Mexico and
South AmeriS. ana ;f'er vl.S!ns The col,
Hardness Of Brooklyn I simply got the
fever and, now have my own and can
recommend them to any one who desires
No doubt some of your readers have gone
desp,v int. mi. matter and can give US
are Of unusual interest to children as we'll
as <rownup' and more light on the sub.
e ar' tr. missna' ,G nrG N. . . a;.,rns,. r MD. dish
BROOKLYN. Dec. -.
MsIne's Black Fly Pest.
The land OF the unknown has always held
attractions. 1t gives a chance for IN.
7 am a fisherman 40 old in years TIM,