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anglers White perch have been caught
! in small numbers during the past two
weeks. it is stated, and some catches
of large yellow perch are reported to
| have been made.
Anglers fully realize that the perch
and rockfsh make their way to the
vicinity of Chain bridge, the head of
! tidewater, to spawn, and that they
| Rockfish and shad, however, do not
stop at the head of tidewater, finding
| it possible to get as far up the river as
Great Falls.
There are numerous points near the
city it is stated where good fishing is
to be had from time to time. During
the past week. it is reported, some sur
! prisingly large bunches of perch, pom
white and yellow. were caught near the
,, south end of Highway bridge.
"It was near the old Long bridge that
we fished as boys, said John Hurley,
"and made many big catches. At Tunes
we fished from the bridge. the second
pier from the Virginia end OF tne
bridge being the place "here 'sessst we s.
ways expected to make the largest
/ catches"
Perch, sunfish. catfish and eels were
the fish that We're caught there year
ago, said the veteran angler. and ne
was able to recall what happened to a
particular portion of his anatomy
when he went home wet and muddy
after a prolonged absence that caused
much uneasiness to his family.
Austin Savage. captain of the Nut:
the latest acquisition to the meet Oh
powerboats that will be used by rod and
line SportSmen this season, made MS hrst
trip on the river Sunday morning.
THE engine worked like CLOCK
said the captain land had the fish taken
the bait with the regularity of the strokes
bof the engine the boat would not have
held the fish.
But there was too much wind for
fishing"' he added, 'and We abandoned
the sport in short order
Capt. Savage responded to an IS. 0.
s." call and rescued a launch that was
about to be swamped on the flats.
Capt l. D. Porter and Charlie Porter
one day this week went to the vicinity OF
Fletcher's and tried their luck for perch.
I'VE had heard many conflicting
yarns about the fish, said Charlie. that
we concluded to go and convince our
selves.
"And we were convinced he added.
pointing to basket filled with white
perch of all sizes-about 200 in all
Father and son did their fishing in the
deep water, using bloodworms and the
ordinary angleworms, and, they stated.
they caught about many fish on one
kind of worms as they did the other.
IheTe mas peefl no lofIiidi Seleclioii VI
a captain for the Crawling, one of the
more attractive launches on the river, W.
d. Barry and Ward Savage. its owners,
being undecided to their respective
marine ability.
Savage. who long has been an enthu-
siastic angler, thinks his river expert
ence fits him for the position. but friends
of Barry are urging that the one who
will make the better captain is the one
who is not so apt to spend his time
looking for fishing SDOtS while the boat
is under way.
Both sportsmen last week spent most
of their spare time working the boat
and experimenting the work of others
and il is planned to take the first trip of
the season early next week. Numerous
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as II he were sure that a good dinner
would reward him for his efforts. when
all the time he didn't have the least
idea that he would find anything there
The nearer he got to the Smiling Pool
the more careful he became. He began
to creep forward. stopping every few
steps to cock his sharp ears and lis
ten. and to test the air with his keen
nose. He had almost reached the Smil-
ing Pool when he heard just the faint.
est sound. 1t was so faint that you or
I wouldn't have heard il at all No,
sir, we wouldn't have heard it IL we
had been there in Reddy's place. That
Is because our ears are not as sharp as
Reddy's.
Instantly Reddy stopped and lay fat
down, listening with all his might.
or twice he licked his lips as he lis
tened. "Ducks." he exclaimed under
his breath. LAS I live there are ducks
somewhere down the Laughing Brook,
and they are coming up toward the
Smiling Pool. l guess this is my lucky
night. I can't think of anything in
the world that would taste better than
a duck" He licked his lips again and
then swiftly but noiselessly crept for
ward to the bank OF the Smiling Pool
and peeped over.
No one was to be seen but Jerry
Muskrat swimming over to the Big
Rock. From all parts Of the Smiling
Pool rose the chorus of the sweet sing
ers. the hylas. which are. you know.
kind of little tree toad. Their voices
seemed to come right out of the water,
as indeed they did. but not one OF the
| sweet singers was to be seen.
Peep. peep. peep. peep, Now no longer may
We sleep.
| The great chorus was very loud now
| that Reddy was so near the singers.
But he took no notice of them. In
| fact. he didn't hear them at all. At
| least. he didn't know that he heard
la aa
to catch another sound. the sound OF
voices a great deal more interesting
and to Reddy a great deal sweeter.
though you and I wouldn't have called
"Quack. quack" The voices were
very low and still some distance away;
Reddy strained his ears. Every few
minutes he would catch the sound. and
| it was coming nearer and nearer. Reddy
made himself just as fiat as he pos
sibly could behind a little bunch Of
withered grass and, with eyes shining
with hunger and hope. watched the
out of the Smiling Pool. Every time
he heard those voices a little thrill
ran over him from the root of his tall
to the tip of his nose.
He was SO eager that it was hard to
be patient. but Reddy knows that a
hunter without patience seldom gets
anything. and so he lay without NOV
ing. his eyes fixed on the Black Shad-
oWS tnat lay across the place Where
the Laughing Brook runs out of the
Smiling Pool 1t seemed to him that
he had been there hours, though. of
course, he hadn't, when he saw a little
| silvery line in the middle Of the Black
Shadows. and then another Nearer
and nearer came those silyery lines.
| and then at last out into the Smiling
Pool and into the moonlight swan two
| big birds. One was in sober brown.
| but the other was very handsome. They
4 were Mrs. Quack and Mr.. Quack. Reddy
wriggled all over with excitement
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having carefully mastered its intrica-
cies he allowed himself to drive down
into the congested business sections.
He had not been driving the car twenty
minutes before he ran into the rear
end of a Flivver car.
1mm ediately a Jealous policeman,
whose face and manner proclaimed
him Irish, ran out from the sidewalk
and took charge of the situation. He
wanted to arrest Representative Kel-
ley for colliding.
Whats your name?" he demanded
fiercely.
kelley"
"How do you spell t?'
"k-e-l-l-e-y." answered the Michigan
man.
By this time the policeman began to
feel that perhaps he had arrested a
friend and brother. Irishmen have that
feeling for one another. you know.
What's your first name?"
Patrick"
And then the policeman raised an ad-
miring face to the congressman and
said:
Patrick Kelley! And why on earth
did you let a little runt of a car like
that back right into you and spoil your
new fender"
X X
In the hall of fame there is niche
reserved for Representative Samuel H
Miller of Mercer. Pa, who has de-
clared himself satisfied with one term
of Congress and trusts that no un-
thinking constituency will dare to re-
turn him to the House again. This
statement made upon the floor of the
House, is the second remark l have
known him to make during his career.
The first was motion to strike out
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party of anglers was at the 18th
street wharf one day this week, saw
hundreds of big rockfsh landed from
a lighter and promptly caught the fish
ing fever Some of them made anxious
Inquiries as to the places where the
fish were caught, while others We're
anxious to learn of the likelihood of
such fish taking bait at this season.
Certainly they'u take bait" said one
of the colored fishermen who accom-
panied cargo from the lower river
Anybody knows that fish Will take
bait when they are running, he add
ed. "and when you get one of these
fellows on your hook you sure know
you've got something.
The colored fisherman admitted he
had done no hook and line fishing this
season, but said he was certain that
the big rockfsh would take the bait
bloodw worms, soft crabs or herring
gills.
"And you wouldn't have to go way
down the river to find the big rock
fish, he told the interested sportsmen.
'I took particular notice on the way to
the city and am sure that some of the
fish are this side of Alexandria, posi-
bly, as near as the steel plant.
Large shipments of rockfiSh from the
lower river were received Wednesday
morning. They included fish of various
sizes from one to fifteen pounds. almost
as large William Whites prize rock
fish caught in District waters last sea-
son.
Receipts of shipments of soft crabs
from the south and the catching of
few white perch in the nearby waters
of the Potomac last week were of deep
interest to the several thousand en-
thusiasts in this city who are anxious
to wet their lines
"If the crabs would only make great
er headway in the matter of growth,
remarked Hugh A. Kane, anglers
would be satisfied to pay the prices
crabs and peelers unquestionably fur
nish the most attractive bait for the
perch, though the fish will take ordi-
nary worms and bloodworms, and some
to prefer minnows."
Spiders, is what anglers term the
soft crabs that are to be had at this
season. They are brought here from
the Carolinas. it is stated, and some
dealers offered them at IS cents a
dozen this week.
Hard crabs are not to be overlooked
at this season. commented Mack Spar
rough, one of the most enthusiastic of
the local sportsmen.
They are much larger than. the soft
crabs and furnish just as good bait"
he added The great trouble is that
anglers do not seem to understand the
knack of preparing such bait, but once
they learn they will never forget
Several small shipments of hard
crabs have been received from Old
Point, Va, this season. 1t is said that
they were in fairly good condition.
Dealers sold them at the rate of so
cents dozen. Bloodworms are plenti-
full.
The question to the place that
fish are most likely to be found at this
season is the all important one to
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lI1IILES10RlE!S l1IILE
%rBEDTImE
By THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright. 1915. BY T. W. Burgess.)
What Reddy Fox Saw.

1t was night Sweet Mistress Moon
was pouring her silvery light over the
Green Meadows. the Green Forest and
the Smiling Pool. And because 1t was
the beautiful springtime the sweet
singers, Of the Smiling Pool were do
ing their very best to tell all the Great
World how happy they were. Trot-
ting across the Green Meadows came
Reddy Fox. He heard the great chorus
from the Smiling Pool. OF course. He
couldn't help but hear 1t. At first he
gave 1t no heed. But presently he stop
ped to listen. He just had to.
Peep, peep. peep. peep! Now no longer may
sleep.
Sing, sing. sing. sing Welcome, lovely Mis-
tress Spring.
Reddy smiled. Il believe" said he.
I'll run over there. I haven't been
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where this river is slurringly referred
to as the Tom Beckby. Now I want
to know whether the gentleman calls
this the Tombigbee river or the Tom
Beckby, two names?"
Even the Senate of the United
States" replied zeke with great dig
nifty. 'if 1t were an august body of
idiots, would not undertake to change
the name Of the Tombigbee. because if
they did 1t would change the history
of the United States of America; his
tory made by the Tombigbee is identi-
cal with the records made by this great
republic.
"It is this river that adds glory to
this republic. If you were to take 1t
out of the bill there would be no glory
left"
So what on earth are you going to do
with fellow who worships a river
like that? The next thing you know.
Zeke will be referring to this little
country of ours as the United States of
Tombigbee. And. believe me, he will
be perfectly serious.
X X
Representative Kelley of Michigan
bought an automobile once. and after
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the word 'hyacinth" from the rivers
and harbors appropriation bill. This
remarkable motion was made when the
House had squabbled its way to the
item Of $4,000 for removing the water
hyacinth from certain rivers of Missis-
sippi. Alabama, Louisiana and Texas.
If you remove the word "hyacinth"
the appropriation of $4,000 would have
been left to remove the water" from
the streams of that quartet of southern
states.
Representative Miller explained his
amendment by saying that it was high
time the government saved a little
money. and that by removing the water
from these southern states it would not
not be necessary to spend a barrel OF
money on tho streams every year.
Evening star., 1916-04-15
Refuse in the Streets.
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
If a man should build windmill in
the middle of the street, where every
one could see it and where every horse
that passed it would be likely to start
a runaway, on the looks of the thing,
in less than an hours time there would
be a hundred complaints registered at
the District building against that mill
as a nuisance to the travelling public.
Great as a nuisance of this kind would
be it is not one-tenth as bad as that
which does exist in the streets in this
city. in the shape of pieces of wire. bits
of old iron. barrel hoops and, worst Of
all. pieces of glass, broken bottles. scat
tered on the streets, a menace to every
horse and likely to make it a cripple
for life A. NJ. BROWN.
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however, that all the tag days Europe
could conduct would furnish very little
relief for the average American ap-
petite.
AS an example, let me tell you what
happened last Saturday. when Harry
and Denny-nine and eight, respec-
tively-were selling Belgian relief COM
mittee tags as part of their attempt
to feed hungry little Belgian refugees.
They were very anxious to go right
into the heart of the town and sell
they had a. hundred flags that some one
had wished on their mother, and these
were to be sold at Z cents apiece or
more.
at 18th and F streets. being most of
the time in a candy store, holding up
men who took young women in for
soda. They were highly successful.
After three hours work of this sort
a man asked Harry what the flags were
for. and why.
1--WE are selling them for the Belgian
relief work." said Harry. They say
it only takes Z cents day to feed
Belgian, but I don't see how that can
be, because I could eat a dollars worth
right now and then be hungry"
And shortly after that his mother
came to the rescue, took both boys to
that place downtown where all the
sandwich, a chicken sandwich and
chicken salad sandwich, two pieces Of
pie. all of Denny's milk and then turned
in and ate some Of his mothers lunch
and half of Denny's dessert. The bill
for the three was a dollar seventy-five.
/ believe, and Harry was responsible
for $3.50 of this.
Which is why 1 do not believe any
number of tag days would be able to
stifle the hunger of a nation of Amer
a l.
gium is having should ever befall us.
At least not as long as this young
Harry maintains his appetite.
x x
If it were not for the Tombigbee riv-
er doubt that there would be any light.
any SUM- any earth. moon or stars: I
doubt there would be life itself-were
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Many large perch were caught this
week Last year. anglers say, the run
Of such fish was exceptionally small,
and the early appearance of the big fish
is taken to indicate that the sport this
year will be much better than 1t was
last season.
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friends have accepted invitations to par
ticipate in the outing.
''And then for the fishing" remarked
Barry.
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ESTABLISHES LAND OFFICE.
Alaskan Railroad Engineers Will

Secretary Lane has announced the
esta ablishment of land and industrial
department under the Alaskan en-
gineering commission. Andrew Chris
tensen, formerly chief of the Alaskan
field dicision of the general land Of
fee, has been made manager with
headquarters a Seward. The new de-
partment will have charge of questions
relating to public lands along the gov
ernment railroad.
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MR.. QUACK.
over for some time, and it won't do to
let people over there think I have for
gotten them. Reddy smiled again,
crafty smile. Then he once more began
to trot across the Green Meadows, but
this time he was headed straight for
the Smiling Pool.
Now, Reddy learned when he was
very young that it always pays to be
prepared even when you don't expect
anything. This is one reason it is SO
hard to surprise him. So now as he
drew near the Smiling Pool he took
just as much care not to make sound
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friends have accepted Invitations to par
ticipate in the outing.
"And then for the fishing" remarked
Barry.
George W. Wise last week heard re-
ports of white perch being caught in
the river between the city and Chain
bridge, and one afternoon he took a
couple of hours off and tried his luck.
There were others on the river that
were fishing in the swift water in the
channel and some were trying their
luck in the shallow water near the
shore.
currents" he added, "and caught nine
| teen big perch"
News of the big catch made by Capt.
Porter and his son had the effect of
attra citing scores of anglers to the
thite's Thursday Frank Davis and
Mack Sparrough were on the river long
before breakfast and a catch Of 17S
perch before noon satisfied them.
In the afternoon DR.. William F..
Whitson and John w. Hurley were
among those who were on the river for
the first time this season. They anchor
ed opposite the sycamore tree. remained
three hours and returned with a split
basket filled with large perch.
William wynkoop was on the river
the greater part of Thursday. He
moved several times, trying his luck on
sandy and rocky bottom, and when he
left the river he had about sixty pounds
of perch.
N. l.. Pulliam was another angler who
tried the sport gle-handed. He
landed a string of perch and several
Mississippi catfish.
Many large perch were caught this
week Last year. anglers say, the run
of such fish was exceptionally small,
and the early appearance of the big fish
is taken to indicate that the sport this
year will be much better than 1t was
last season.
Members of the Shamrock Club have
completed arrangements. for their an
nual planked shad dinner on the
grounds of the Riverside Rod and Gun
Club tomorrow. The home of the club
is on Little Hunting creek between
Alexandria and Mount Vernon, where.
it is stated, splendid fishing has at
tracted numerous anglers this season.
Many of those who will participate in
the outing will take their fishing para
phernalia with them.
f. c. Coleman, secretary II Columbia
Fishing Club. has sent out notices ad-
vising members of the oldest club of
its kind in this section that the annual
shad bake of the club will take place
on the Virginia shore of the Potomac
Sunday. April 80.
"All that goes to make up a shad
bake will be spread before you," the
secretary advised the club members,
Including rows and rows, of roe with a
little bacon on the side and we will
have those tantaliZingly appetizing
buck sausage that have been such an
appreciated feature of our outings"
1t is probable that this years outing
will be the last one held on the Vir-
ginia shore.
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HEARD AND SEEN HERE AND THERE.
By Earl Goodwin.

If this country should ever be over
whelmed-like Belgium don't be-
lieve that sympathetic ladies in other
lands would conduct tag days and knit
socks and do all the things for us that
we are doing for the relief of the Bel
gians. There is no doubt they would
want to show their good dispositions
and help us all they could. 1 believe,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-03-23
CHARACTER FROM THE EYE
Those Who Will Take the Trouble to
Observe May Tell Much About
Their Associates.

Beware of the shifting. falterine
eyes that always look away from you
Small eyes usually mean an alert
mind.
If they look straight at you. steady
and bright, like a squirrels, you may
expect the right sort of cleverness, a
quick tongue and a gift for repartee.
But if the small eyes are more dim
and do not look straight into yours
you may look for the wrong kind OF
cleverness, for little dishonesties and
equivocations, and for a business
sharpness that is willing to sacrifice
too much for little money.
Large, Tranquil" "cowlike" eyes, on
the ether hand, are less responsive
than the alert, bright little beady eyes
but, once stir them to their depths, and
they will look infinitely more intense
and meaningful than the more i'm
pulsive eyes.
Round, protruding eyes show an am
bilious nature and love of action.
The longer eyes show more the TEN
permanent of the dreamer.
The most beautiful eyes in the world
are very clear (that indicates good
health, and are set widely apart and
rather deep. That width of setting al
ways gives a certain expression OF
sweet spirituality.
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CONTINUED next week.)
Parana, Brazil, Real Estate Prospectus


FROM the WOrld OUTLOOK.
In the city, Curityba, badly perceived
is the want Of good water, paved
streets and Of culverts. by which some
times appear typhus fevers which,
however. fortunately never take larger
dimensions. In the last five years the
town rose extraordinary; 1t is illum-
mated by electric light, got a tram
railway which cars brings the city in
connection with the external suburbs,
and it got also q public garden through
which flows several times the rivulet
Belem.
The River Parana, Is the most wa
terry in the state, and one Of the most
extended in the world. 1t is navi-
gable until to this state for ships OF
great prCfoundness; it is also suf-
flciently fishful.
Everybody who passes through this
state gets in ectasy at the contempla-
ton Of it's green and peopled plains.
in their undulation, of its dense woods
Of pine trees, Of its abundant forest Of
wood and precious plants, and finally,
it's riches in the mineral and animal
regions The vegetable reign is ex-
cessively represented in resinous, oily
and gummous plants, and the animal
reign Is richly represented by all kinds
Of quadrupeds, birds, insects, snakes,
reptiles and fishes.
We can affirm Of Parana that 1t steps
forward in such a remarkable way that
it can be calculated for the most i'm
portant state Of this republic.
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CHAPTER XXI.
THE SUMMONS.

l vas confused and shaken; J had
no idea Of the hour; l did not know
whether that vision had lasted a min
ute or 1000 years. But. when I blum
dered UP the path to Godfrey's house
l found him and Simmonds sitting on
the porch together.
IT had Godfrey bring me out" said
Simmonds. as he shook hands, be
cause I wanted another look at those
midnight fire works. Did you come uI
Oh the elevated"
Yes" I answered; and I felt God
frey turn suddenly in his chair. at the
sound Of my voice, and scrutinize my
face. Il had dinner in town and came
up afterwards"
What time was that" asked God
frey, quietly.
Il got UP here about o'clock. had
an engagement with Miss Vaughan"
You have been with her since?"
with her and Silva" and l dropped
into a chair and mopped my face with
almost too much for me-" I added and
told them all that had occurred.
They listened, Godfrey motionless
and intent, and Simmonds with a muir
muir Of establishment now and then.
I'm bound to confess" l concluded
that my respect for Silva has in
creased immensely. He's impressive:
ne CONSISTENT aIhhoSt peie'e lie
sincere"
Have you considered what that be-
lief implies?" asked Godfrey.
What does 1t imply
IF Silva is sincere" said Godfrey
slowly; IF he is really what he pre-
tends to be-a mystic, "a priest Of silva.
intent only on making converts to what
he believes to be the true religion
then our whole theory falls to the
ground, and Swain is guilty Of muir
der"
/ shivered a little, but 7 saw that
Godfrey was right.
I'VE are in this dilemma" Godfrey
continued, "either Silva is a fakir and
charlatan. or Swain is a murderer"
II wish you could have witnessed
that horrible scene as I did," broke
in; 1T would have shaken your con-
fidence, too! I wish you could have
seen his face as he glanced back over
his shoulder! 1t was fiendish, God
frev: positively fiendish! 1t made my