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The sun., 1919-02-23
MENHADEN, SMOKED,
PRONOUNCED GOOD
Surf Anglers Bait Fish Has
Thirty Popular Names.

Dr.. Charles Minor Biackford, who has
made a study OF the merhaden with the
Idea OF its taking a proper place among
sea food products. says that when prop
erly cured and smoked II Is believed to
be the equal. II not the superior, OF
smoked halibut
The menhaden Is the first spring mi
grant to arrive from Southern waters.
appearing off the Jersey coast in April
and May According TO Dr. Blaekford.
the menhaden has about thirty popular
names. some OF which are confined
within very narrow limits.
North OF Cape Cod It is almost uni
versally known as the ''pogy." and In
southern New England II Is called the
menhaden. Both words are Of Indian
origin, the first coming from the Agnaki
name, "pookagan," and the second being
Il modification OF a Narragansett word.
but both mean shat which enriches the
earth" and alludes to the use OF the
fish as a fertilizer.
Around Cape Ann Il is known as the
hard head or the hard head shad.''
while in eastern Connecticut Il Is called
the 'bony Ash" for obvious reasons.
Western Connecticut honors II by
calling 1t "whitefish," against which
the famous whiteflsh OF the lakes would
no doubt protest, and for 200 years the
New York fishermen have preserved n
memory of the old Dutch colonlsts by
calling II the ''mossbunker." name
corrupted from "marshbunker," which
is an entirely different fish that visits
the shores OF northern Europe In enor-
nous numbers.
Delaware. Maryland and Virginia
complicate the matter by calling the
FISH "alewife." "bay alewife," pitcher
(pilchard?) and 'Greentail." It Is need
less to say that the true alewife and
pilchard are utterly different fish.
No matter what names are applied 70
Il the menhaden is one OF the surf
fsherman's favorite bats.
The sun., 1919-02-23
ICE FISHING LURES
WOMEN ANGLERS
Add a New Touch to Catching
Pickerel by Skating to
Tip-ups.

In all the States north Of New Jer-
sey pickerel fishing through ice Is now
on and anglers are enjoying this pleas
ure OF winter sport.
The curious and strange thing about
the pickerel fishing through the ice Is
that It has changed very little in the
last century.
With the interest in the outdoors by
women. however. one sees increasing
numbers OF tho gentler sex fishing for
pickerel year by year. These outdoor
women. having had their fret experience
in angling in the spring. summer and
autumn, Ceel the lure Of the outdoors
when King Winter grips the northern
streams, covering them with ice, and
decide 10 try out this kind of fishing
Men are content usually Just to fish
for fish for the sake OF fishing. but
women are more inclined to add an
other touch to the sport by taking their
ice skates with them.
The holes are cut IN the ice, the tip
ups are placed and the moment that the
fish gives the signal that It Is toying
with the bait the girl speeds of on her
skates TO haul UP the line, take on the
fish and rebait the hook IL needed for
another pickerel.
Few men, however, go in for ice skat-
ing, being more content to keep warm
by making frequent trips between the
fire and the pickerel holes. The Joy Of
having a fire is that with the simple
cooking OUTFIT that IS carried. one can
experience the pleasure OF pickerel and
bacon with bread or toast on tho side
and hot coffee or tea.
This Is a sort OF added touch the sport
has taken on recently. The old time
way of pickerel fishing was employing
all the time to FISH and then bringing
home as large an amount as the limit
permitted.
The sun., 1919-02-23
By r. r. FOSTER.

The speculative element undoubtedly
looms large in auction bridge. and the
temptation to take n chance Is con-
tinually increased by the success, real
or apparent, Of certain declarations that
are by no means according to Hoyle.
Every now .and then one runs across
what Is popularly classed as a hard luck
hand, In which the improbable or even
the apparently impossible happens, and
the declarer gets an unexpected Jolt.
II the declaration Is original and is
technically sound hard luck is the right
word; but IL 1t Is bid that Is not In
the books, or IL against sound princi-
Piles, the player who gets q Jolt has no
one but himself to blame.
Here is a very interesting. and II must
be confessed rather extraordinary, case.
The hand was played at the Knlcker-
booker Whist Club this month by four
persons who are supposed to be cracks.
1t was the player who held AS cards
that got the jolt:
The sun., 1919-02-23
QUAIL DOG POINTS"
Bullying BLACK BASS
SpoTtsman's Curiosity Results
in Strange Find.

SANFORD. n. c., Feb. 22.-Can a big
mouth black bass swallow a quail7 II
II can then this story IN worth printing.
Anglers and gunners should bear in mind
that tho big mouth black bass of the
Southern waters grows to enormous size
After this brief introduction. here's the
yarn.
A gunner shot and winged n quail,
known as partridge throughout the
South. The dog followed to retrieve the
bird going down the bank OF a stream.
Suddenly at the edge OF the water the
dog came to a point.
The sportsman. wondering what the
dog was standing at point for noticed
a large black bass summing itself on top
of the water. He Immediately shot the
bass. The dog plunged In and got the
Ash. Noticing a bulge In the bass the
anglers curiosity prompted him to dress
the fish Immediately. He found in the
bass the quail he had winged.
The sun., 1919-02-23
FREEING COON AND
'P0SSUM FINE SPORT
Popular Now With Northern
Tourists South Of Mason
and Dixon Line.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. 22.-There u .
great abundance Of 'possurns and 'coons
south of the Mason and Dixon line and In
Alabama, where the animals are partic-
ularly abundant, northern tourists. hear
ing so much OF this pasttme, 60 out fire.
quently with the hunters.
What 'possum and coon hunting Is
like is well told by John H Wallace. Jr.,
State Game and Fish Commissioner, n
fox hunter Of note, keen sportsman
for deer, quail and wild turkey and at
homo anywhere IN the hunting field.
"'Possum and coon hunting has long
been favorite sport in Alabama" says
Mr.. Wallace. About dusk, In nearly
every rural community can be heard the
musical tones of the night hunters horn I;
a party of men and boys, accompanied
by two or three 'possum and coon dogs,
Is repairing to the woods or forests. The
'possum and coon dogs are usually half
hounds: however. mongrcls and shep-
herds are easily trained TO tree these
animals.
THE 'possum IS extremely fond OF
grapes and persimmons: soon after night
fall It wends Its way to localities where
these fruits grow.
when the dogs tree one OF the party
climbs UP after the 'possum and pro-
ceeds to shake It out; when II strikes
the ground the dogs rush at II. where
upon It feins being dead: upon being
captured the 'possum is placed in r
sack and the delighted hunters proceed
in quest OF moro game.
Among the colored population the
'possum is regarded as being a delicacy
OF unsurpassed excellence. especially
when baked and garnished with sweet
potatoes
when a coon Is freed some real
sport can be expected. After Il has been
shaken out of the branches OF the trio
In which II has taken refuge the coon
proceeds to slash at the dogs with It's
teeth and sharp claws. often causing them
to bawl with pain. 1t is not an infre-
quent occurrence for 'coons to put the
dogs 10 rout In which event they follow
1t until II is again freed
while not as popular as the 'possum
as an article Of edible game. yet coon
meat is highly priced by a great many
hunters"
The sun., 1919-02-23
@RTLE 1900 YEARS
CAUGHT AND FREED
Cinnamon Releases Reptile
That Blessings Mdy FolloW.

roKoHAMA, Feb. IA turtle meas
et'hg six feet from head TO tail and
I'VE teet across its shell. the head be-
's nfteen inches in circumference. was
'Alght recently by Japanese hshermen
eaa released by All Long. Chinaman.
VOC paid SIS for the privilege of CIV
rs The turtle its freedom. Incidentally
lne turtle weighed 900 pounds and its
'ts was estimated at 1000 years.
PROBABLY the reason for tho purchase
.au the freedom given to tho turtle IL
wat the reptile is a sort Of sacred en-
VEN and the Chinaman who can set
sos tree In the ocean considers himself
especially blessed.
An Interesting ceremony followed tho
.lAncial transaction. All Long fed tho
rus with several bowls of sake. the
IHvorte alcoholic drink OF tho japanese
prohibition having made little inroads
,srt), and accompanied by as many
.reads as could be accommodated in
TWO saHpans sailed out to sea and after
teleased 49,
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BASS STRIKES AT
PLUG AS INTERLOPER
Noted Angler Says Anything
Good Enough for Lure.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Feb. 22.-Joe
Mellen OF the West Philadelphia Rod
and Gun Club has the reputation OF
catching more black bass every year
with plug and flies. than any other
Philadelphia. and in the words OF Mark
Mills, president OF the CLUB. returns I'M
harmed TO the water more fish than any
other bass angler catches.
Mellon says that bass do not strike
at plug or an artificial fly as something
TO eat, but as some interloper In the
water to be driven away. As evidence.
he says he has never yet caught a bass
that had either wholly or partially swal-
lowed a plug. but II was always hooked
near the front lips.
Big bass. he declares are most often
caught at night Anything, he believes,
is good enough for a plug. He once
made one by saving off about three
inches from the top of broomstick
and fastening a swivel In one end and
hooN in the other.
The sun., 1919-02-23
Who's Who in Casting
Winfield Scott
NJ James Robert o'Neill.
Sketch No. So


Winfield Scott. Called "Scotty" by
s!s friends- Caster and well known surf
fisherman. Active member Asbury Park
tournament committee. Dlslikes 90 go
INTO a tournament Hates to beat his
friends. Man Of very steady habits.
Has fished everywhere. Never brags
how big the fish was that got away.
Is very fond OF a joke. Especially one
with a moral. Tells a story of how he
landed two herring. Smoked herring.
Soaked with water. He calls them water
bgyed Ask him about ~ The kind Of
stuff that makes Fishermen known as
men Of veracity. Is q strict church
mernber. Young comegys makes him
bl1h with his greetings.
Loves everything Scotch. Drinks hot
scotch when cold Also owns q razor
Used by Ivanhoe. Spoken OF by Walter
scott It's hoe. alright. Smokes
cigars made by scotchman for Scotty's
Os. Born in United States. Long ago.
He says fifty-two years ago. Can trace
IA family lineage way back. Proud
man Fine fellow. Am very fond of
hin. Is short and to the point. In con-
wrsation.
Has caught many channel bass at
Rarusgat Sports q mustache. Is 8 feet
VI inches short Weighs 149 pounds.
loves griddle cakes Also Likes to get
ttewed--apples Has used the same line
four yeara Uses a swivel sinker. A six
FOOT Seger rod Won II from John BY
casting further. So he Gays. John tells
different story.
scotty is one Of tho landmarks Of
Noury. He is high water mark as
we'll Never drinks fancy brews."
l4kes his straight, Cup to four fingers"
10 a great checker player. Believes in
The value OF open air. Has a sleeping
porch under construction So / have
been told by John Vogler.
Fishes In a handsome suit of Khaki.
Also a special headgear. Never without
his special sand spike. Has always been
booster in tho surf game. Happy
GayA Scotty,
The sun., 1919-02-23

Clubs are trumps and q leads. Y and
z want seven tricks
The Srst solution Ia for Q to lead the
spade, y winning the first and second
tricks. Y then leads the Jack and four
OF trumps. q winning the second round.
This brings AS hand down to nothing
but hearts. and z leads the six OF hearts,
putting A In.
When A returns the heart, which z
wins with the ace. B has had two dis
cards. II he has guarded the diamonds,
rs small spade Is good. II 3 has
guarded the spades instead of the dia-
monds, Y makes two diamond tricks
The second solution Is for 2 to start
with the small heart, which Y trumps,
Y leads the ace OF spades. II A keeps
the king Y shifts to the Jack OF trumps,
and then puts 4 in with the losing spade.
heart and a trump, bringing r down TO
q discard. as in the first solution.
II a gives up the king OF spades when
Y leads the ace Y makes the spade trick
before leading the trump. In this varia-
ton z must overtake the jack of trumps
with the king. and throw A into the lead
with tho losing trump. Now A must
lead. tho hearts and b IL IN the same
difficulty as before.
Th5 third solut.oa Il !o- 2 20 start
with the ace OF hearts and follow with
the six, discardinE two diamonds. AS
best defence IL the small trump, which
Y covers and Y wins with tho Eve. Y
then makes two SPADE and leads the
trump jael;., which z wins. What he's
ID left? II A leads the club ten. COW
ers and z wins Just the game.
II A leads tho spade, Y makes two
The sun., 1919-02-23
Rabbit Season Ends Upstate and Nw Hampshire Vermont and Massachusetts
MAR. 10 DUCK TIME
ASKED BY MIDWEST
Supplemental Season Urged
Because Wildfowl Kept in
Continuous Flight
MILD WEATHER Is CAUSE

a LOUIS, Mo-. Feb. 23.--Midwsst
,ildfovl regulations because the season
gently closed resulted because OF the
mia weather In having practically no
shooting at all The reason was OBJ
do,p: the ducks did not stop on their
southern light.
THESE conditions. prevailed in Illinois,
Iowa, Kansas. Nebraska, Indiana, Ohio,
northwestern Tennessee, northeaster
Arkansas and southeastern Missouri.
me midwest. particularly Missouri
sportsmen. opposed Federal regulations
and went down to defeat with the slogan
March 81 or nothing"
I'VE are getting sick OF the nothing"
/, the consensus OF opinion Of these duck
hunters.
Tns migratory bird law was put into
effect 10 give equal opportunity to all
gunners, regardless OF what State they
lived IN. Tho regulations give three
months shooting to all. They were in
tended 70 remove existing Inequalities
Of the State laws,
Members Of the Missouri Fish and
Game League and other duck sunners
not affiliated with this organization are
urging Clark McAdams OF this city. who
IL a member OF the advisory board. to
appeal to the board for a supplemental
season for this section up to and in
Guiding March 10.
At the present time January 81 closes
The season everywhere In the United
states Having had no shooting OF any
account, Missouri sportsmen and gun
ners In the neighboring States asks for
= supplementary season that would give
them O chance when the ducks come
North.
Tho present wildfowl laws mako tho
open seasons as follows:
Massachusetts,, New York Except Long
Islsnd). Pennsylvania, Ohio. West vir-
gnia, Kentucky. Indiana. MioS igan.
Wisconsin. Illinois, Minnesota, owa.
Missouri North Dakota, South Dakota,
Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado. Wyoming.
Montana, Idaho. Nevada and that por-
ton Of Oregon and Washington lying
east Of the summit of the Cascade
Mountains. September 16 to Decem-
Der 81.
Rhode Island. Connecticut. Utah and
that portion Of Oregon and Washington
lying west Of the summit OF the Cascade
Mountains. October l to January Is.
Long Island. New Jersey. Delaware,
Oklahoma, Texas. New Mexico. Arizona
and California, October 16 to jan
aary 81.
Maryland. tho District OF Columbia.
Virginia. North Carolina. South Caro-
Ina, Georgia, Florida. Alabama. Missis-
slppi. Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisi-
ana November to January 81.
Alaska, September to December Is.
The sun., 1919-02-23
What Is Hard Luck
at Auction Bridge?

tricks at once and leads the clubs. jack
first. II A leads third round " hearts.
Y sheds a third diamond, q trumps.
leads king of trumps and then a spade.
The leaders making only two points
each on this. they having each missed
one or other of the solutions, d. II.
Blair. Candidate and w. y. W. have IS:
Charles NJ. Root, D. A. W., 81; Henry
Andersen. sc: Alene, "a; Roscoe c. Har-
rls and c. T. johnson, SO; ]. w. wortz,
BE-: E. w, White. IS: Charles Andrews.
Fred Bergen, Martin Dibble. +. T. Green
wood. 46; G. p. Bowen. ]. c. Curtis, w.
n. Hill, S. S. milford. n. c. O'Brien,
Winsor Palmer and II. D. Sinclair, a.;
John H. whiting, ~.
Here IL a rather interesting end game
study by one whose name has long been
familiar In THE SUNS honor lists:
BRIDGE PROBLEM NO 522.
BY t. Converse Pierce,
The sun., 1919-02-23
CaIifornia's Bis weaixnsh.

SAN Francisco. Cal. Feb ee.--East-
ern anglers may be interested in the
fact that weakfish In the Gulf OF Cali
fornia grow to an enormous size. One
Of these. locally known as sea bass
and 'totuava." reached. a *eisht of ITS
pounds.
The sun., 1919-02-23
Convict Game Farm n Success,

WALLA WALLA. Wash. Feb. 22I-The
will be asked as a result of
the experiment of using conviots with
success at the experimental game farm
to make an appropriation that will per-
init of the permanent establishment or a
State game farm in connection With the
State penitenttarN
The sun., 1919-02-23
PROBLEMS FOR SUN READERS.

Bridge problem No. $50, by D. A w.
presented another OF those interesting
intentional duals. which are designed to
test the analytical powers OF the solver.
No one solved the problem. the three
leaders missing a great chance for the
prize. Henry Andersen and Charles NJ.
Root losing a glorious opportunity TO get
level with them. Here is the dlstribu-
ton:
The sun., 1919-02-23

White.
White 10 play and win
MAEESr FEoBLYN
A man went 10 market on Tuesday
and sold ten heirers at n certain rate
apiece. On Wednesday no solo twenty
five more at the same rate. on Thurs
day he sold thirty more, also at tho
same rate In spite of the difference
in the number OF cattle sold, tho
amount OF cash taken in each day was
the same. How was this possible?
The sun., 1919-02-23
Poultry show on, Fox Hunt On.

LISBON. n. T.. Feb. 22.-The annual
poultry show, an institution for thirty
years. will be abandoned this year and a
fox hunt substituted. Fox pelts are
bringing a good price. and farmers want
to get back some OF their lost revenue
due to the depredations by foxes during
the summel -
The sun., 1919-02-23
COUGAR, CORNERED)
DANGEROUS ANIMAL
Mountain Lion Often Will
Trail q Man at Night
in Woods.
HUNTING A MANS SPORT
BY DAN CLOUD,

There are few places loft I'm the United
states where big game hunting is as
good as In the wynooche and Satsop
valleys, tho rivers OF which join the
Chehals at Montesano, and along the
wooded ridges that are really tho lower
foothills of the Olympic range OF noun
tains.
Deer. bear. cougars, wildcats. all are
to be found within only a few miles Of
Montesano. especially in the winter tine.
Even herds OF elk (though there Is a
perpetual closed season for them) are
plentiful-so plentiful that ranchers in
the valley lands complain that they do
great damage to hay and straw stacks.
II 1t 10 a true mans sport that the
hunter wants. however, It Is the cougar,
or mountain lion, and the black bear
that will interest him.
And especially 30 far as the cougar
Is concerned, the hunter will always
find woodsmen, yes. and even the game
warden, Jack Winslow, ready to help
them as guides and as instructors. for
every true lover OF the mountains knows
that the cougar does more than all the
hunters to keep down the herds OF elk,
deer and other game animals.
They follow the does and go after
the young soon after the'latter are born.
Indeed they do not hesitate to 20 after
the old animals at times when food ID
scarce. Many an old bull elk. than
which there 81 no Drawer animal, has.
after he has been turned out from tile
herd, been pulled down to an ignoble
death by the mountain lion.
The Cougars Ferocify.
While many OF the stories OF the cou-
gar's ferocity have been overdrawn, he
Is q dangerous animal when cornered
and at times has even attacked man
in the open. In the early days It is told
that children were sometimes attacked
by the brutes, though of late years even
when food was scarce he seems TO shun
the neishborhood OF man.
At night In the deep woods. however.
he will often trail a man. sometimes FOR
miles and It 10 said sometimes has been
known to make an attack without provo.
cation.
The black bears of this country are
generally small Warden Winslow, who
has killed hundreds of them, says that
only rarely will one be found that will
weigh 400 pounds. HIS largest did not
weigh much more than that, though Il
measured feet 1 inches from tip to tip
Dogs are not allowed for hunting deer
but dogs arc really essential in hunt
ing either the cougar, bear or wildcat
When Mr.. Cougar has been freed by
the dogs IL behooves the hunter to have
a sure aim and steady hand II he
wishes to save himself and dogs from
the savage claws and teeth.
The sun., 1919-02-23
Want Park Renamed for T. n.

he Newark Bait and Fly Casting
:. .'uo has passed q resolution indorsing
se suggestion that tho Scquoia National
ratH IN California should be renamed
,"ferelt National Park as a memorial
70 Col. Roosevelt
The sun., 1919-02-23

PERMurArJoNs AT cEIs8.
SO far the only attempts to solve this
problem evidently overlook one hnpor-
tant factor in tho result. which IL that Il
certain piece has been moved IN q
square that square is not available for
another piecA For example: Black
moxes first. P--Ki, and white movea
other P-QR2, P-oKts or QKt--R3
There are now no longer i've different
moves open to the black bishop, the
limit being four or three. II II cons.d-
sratons OF this nature that make the
puzzle so difficult.
PROBLEM NO. 6e2, CHnoKsnA
(Author Unknown) ,.
Black !
The sun., 1919-02-23
Florida Sports.

rCNaA uoEpA, Fla. Feb. 22.-LThs
ses' rattlsr taken here recently was
Y tset inches long and the largest
'40oodnS 10 feet . inohsA
The sun., 1919-02-23

This problem eliminated a great many
ties. The leaders now are: A. ]. b..
Herbert Brown, George Bauer. D. r..
Clayton, c. L. Corless w. f. Davis,
G. W. Elder. Joseph Elliott. w. Flem-
Ing. Albert J. Ford. Owen Fox, Samuel
Gonotsky. J. p. Goss, James Hyland. p.
Msisner. Edward Mulrooney. John Mulch.
E. Mertens. Julius c. Rauch and Fl. X.
Wrinkle. IL points each. Those with
are: Francis Beach. F. IT. Bradley, n.
s. Rockwell. Thomas ]. Cox, Benz
jamin Cutler. S. T. Corbett. Samuel
Cumnins. w. r. Draper. James Dolan.
c. E. Dawson. G. r. Fraser. w. II.
Fuller. D. NJ. Gildersleeve. Charles Gra-
ham. B. B. Gunther. Walter Hope. Sam
uel Jenkins. Louis Jaeger. William n
Mulch. Thomas Matthews. Frederick
Rathbone, T. stapleton. C. T. Smedley.
William Thompson, C. c. Wellman and
Smith Ransom. Those with six are
c. r. Hartmayer and J. w. Tisdale.
With 3, John Breen, Andrew Sheppard,
Thomas Cummings, John Wehnau, l..
S. Hart. Jr., NJ a. Smith. A. Q. Butler,
y. Y. T.. c, II. Whitehead and James
Breen. Problem No. 521 was crowded
out for want of space. Two solutions
unsigned, one dated New Brunswick
YRoprnN No Ko1-rurr-vrp,
The sun., 1919-02-23
wild Life Medal for Phillips.

PrTTsBuRo, Pa. Feb. 29.-The Perma.
nent Wild Life Protection fund has
awarded to John N. Phillips a medal
for notable services in behalf OF wild
life.
The sun., 1919-02-23

PROBLEM No. 521-cHEcKERs.
Black.
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AUTOMOBILE EXCHANGE.
The sun., 1919-02-23

There are no trunps and z leads. z
and want Ave tricks
CHECKER BINDINGS
Problem No. $40. by Miss Neva A.
Campbell. was pretty example Of the
combination OF n sweep with a first po-
sition win. The distribution Is: Black
men on /, 8, 4. IL, 25 and &c kings on
Is. 28 and 81. White men on 8, 10,
II. 20, 22, 23 and "a: kings on 0 and
10. White to play and win. Here are
The sun., 1919-02-23

II Faihons, Farms or Cholera Dauss.
Plenty Cod, BlAckfsh, Cunners, Hake q Hing
pIuifnV lvs- Hammers Dock. shsepshead Ray,
HUitss A. n. srszy day. Frank HammSr.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1919-05-01

Stop using calomell 1t makes you
sick. Don't lose a days work. If you
feel lazy. sluggish, bilious or consti-
pated, listen to me!
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver,
which causes. necrosis of the bones.
Calomel. when it comes into contact
with sour bile, crashes into it, break
Ing it up. This is when you feel that
awful nausea and eramping. If You
are call knocked out" If your liver IS
torpid and bowels constipated or you
have headache. dizziness, coated ton
que, if breath is bad or stomach sour,
just try a spoonful Of harmless bod
sons Liver Tone.
Here's my guarantee-Go to any
drug store and get a bottle Of Dodson's
Liver Tone for few cents. Take
spoonful tonight. and If 1t doesn't