The Washington times., 1924-09-06

Muse, Washington Battery Co., and
Mr.. Robinson, Raleigh HaberdaSher.
The following suggestion will
be of value, says the SpOrtsnlan's
Digest, to any one owning q
young dog that shows tendency
to gunshyness:
Take him out a few times with.
out the gun, let him hunt and be.
come interested and after the dog
again becomes intensely absorbed
in his work take a pistol with
light load and shoot when the dog
is some distance from you and at
work hunting. Put the pistol in
your pocket and go on.
If he comes in, do not pay any
attention to him, but continue on
until he goes out again. Rope IT
this several times. but when firing.
always try to be In a place where
the dog does not see you. Grad.
ually he will become used to the
sound of firearms and eventually
you may introduce the shotgun, but
you must be careful not to fire
when he is close at hand.
once he takes to pointing, do not
be too hasty to use the gun, but
allow him to work on birds for sew
eral weeks before you attempt to
kill birds over him. You probably
frightened him the very first time
you had him out, by firing to close
to him. A puppy may be spoiled
In half q minute, but 1t will take
weeks to correct it.
Tree climbing fish, according
to big" Bill Thompson, former
mayor of Chicago, really exist
and he is out to wager any
amount of cash that he can get
moving pictures of these finny
fellows performing their stunts.
The island where these fish are
commonest is known as Daat Is.
land-so named by big BilIs"
skipper, Albert J. Duken just four
miles off the Borneo coast.
1t appears these fish come out
of the water in schools of fifty
or sixty at a time and go scut.
ting over the ground. They are
remarkably fast.
The skipper only knows them by
their Malay name of "Pari." Theil
average length is about eight
inches, although he asserts that he
mas seen them as long as four.
teen Inches They appear to be
equally at home in fresh water
or salt.
Each Of the two under fins
AnnhnNAAM,
or hook, which sinks into the
rough bark of the trees when
they do their climbing. When
running on level ground thew
perform much as a seal does,
using the hooked fin as fIippers
and helping out with the tail.
According to the skipper they
can leap three feet and a grass.
hopper at the other end of the
piscatorial parabola hasn't much
time to saw his soul before he
assumes the status Of a devoured
morsel
Thes~ fish have a no-+Iv deveI.
oped lung, which neables them to
stay out of water for more than
an hour at a time. The water
drips from their gills when climb
ing.
Not only are these climbing fish
on Daat Island, but, according to
the skipper, there is a species of
fish that shoots it's meals.
It is Of these children of ma.
ture that water and points its
nose at q fly sitting on an over.
hanging blade of grass. Taking
careful aim It ~~''irts q thin
stream of water at its victim.
The water catches the insect
right i'm the midriff and knocks
It for a goal. The fish then
swims leiSurely over TO where
its prey is lying unconscious on
the surface and devOurs 1t.
Although not a pleasant matter
to discuss, it is an undisputed fact
among game conservators that if
our hunting and fishing is to con-
tinue for many more years a higher
code Of ethics among sportsmen
will be necessary. We refer espec-
tally to automatic and pump guns
which enable hunters to cripple and
lose birds long after they have
passed beyond actul killing range.
With more than one or two shots
at his disposal. a. hunter is prone
to continue firing into a flock or
bevy not so much out of greed as
from excitement. This wild shoot
ing frequently results in manned
birds. There are numerous other
arguments against the use of this
type Of gun but the above should
suffice.
Our native game birds are fast
disappearing and each new year
sees the need of shorter seasons
and bag limits. To conserve the
remaining supply as long as pos
sible 1t will be necessary for sports
men to play their own part as we'll
Hunting and fishing are no longer
necessities of life. We roam the
fields and wade the streams more
for the pleasure derived than from
any need for food. II every sports
man will keep this thought in
mind and give our game a better
run for their money 1t Is bound
to nrolong the fun.
William Stanley, of Chicago.
successfully defended his title TO
the all-arOund casting champion.
ship at the sixteenth annual cast
ing tournament of the Scientific
Angling Clubs held last month.
Stanley's average for the eleven
contests was 91,39 per cent. In
the contests Stanley scored 99.7