Forest and stream . The Scotch snuff I brought up to giveUncle Ben to kill fleas on his dog! The pink rays of the dying sun set the kingfisher out inbold relief as he chattered furiously, and a loon on the op-posite shore laughed a scornful, jeering laugh. An audiblesilence hung like a pall over the camp for half a there was a gun in camp Id kill that loon in the morn-ing, remarked the Doctor, and each sat awhile wrapt inthought, contemplating the beauties of nature., Fred Mather. HARPOON FQR BIG FISH. THE diagrams showo below are drawa from a patterafrom which a number of steel head
Forest and stream . The Scotch snuff I brought up to giveUncle Ben to kill fleas on his dog! The pink rays of the dying sun set the kingfisher out inbold relief as he chattered furiously, and a loon on the op-posite shore laughed a scornful, jeering laugh. An audiblesilence hung like a pall over the camp for half a there was a gun in camp Id kill that loon in the morn-ing, remarked the Doctor, and each sat awhile wrapt inthought, contemplating the beauties of nature., Fred Mather. HARPOON FQR BIG FISH. THE diagrams showo below are drawa from a patterafrom which a number of steel heads have been manufactured for use in Florida. This harpoon with movableears was invented, we believe, by a Massachusetts gentle-man, Mr. W. R. Tompkins, who spends a considerable part ofeach winter in Southern waters. His account of the captureof a devil fish with one of these weapons appeared a short timeago in Forest and Stream. With the same weapon he hastaken numbers of tarpon, as well as some very large The harpoon head requires little explanation, for the draw-ing tells the whole story. Into the socket the staff fits, butit is not attached to it. The line is looped about the slenderpart of the shaft of the head and the swell of the socket keepsit from slipping off. The ears are, as can be seen, the harpoon is thrown they lie close to the it has entered the fish, and as the pull comes on it, theears are thrown out and it is impossible for the head to drawout. The cutting edge is very keen and should b3 kept so,and the weapon kept free from rust. One of those shown usby Mr. Tompkins was nickel-plated. Off for Florida.—On Saturday last a veryjolly fishingparty from Syracuse, N. Y., left by steamer Saratoga forHavana and from there to Key West and Florida. They areall sportsmen and trout fishers who find that the Adirondackwinter is too long and does not promise them any sportbefore the middle of May. The party consisted of the Ged
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