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��and the after end laid across a thwart out of one's way. The dandy, having a lazy jack, will take care of itself and give no trouble.

It is well to have a rod long enough to allow the line being passed from side to side of the canoe at will, by passing the rod tip over the main mast head and carrying the line across the bow. This is easily accomplished as the canoe is anchored by the stern. If the fish run to any size, a landing net will prove a great convenience and save many fish.

Fishing in a small river, such as the Delaware, the stern anchor is a necessity as it allows one to drift with the current and drop anchor and raise it without changing the downstream direction of the bow.

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���Wing Attachments on Shoes to Aid the Swimmer

BEING denied the privilege of entering into a swimming contest because he was too young, a boy determined to beat the winner at least and this is the way he did it: To an old pair of tennis shoes he attached the wings as shown in the illus- tration. A sole of wood, A, was attached

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��Wings fastened to a wood sole on a tennis shoe to make an aid for fast swimming. They won a race for the wearer

��to each shoe and in its center a vertical piece, B, was securely fastened. These pieces were cut slightly tapering toward the top. Wings C were attached to the wood soles with hinges so that they would lay against the vertical pieces. A chain was attached to the lower end of the vertical piece and to the wings so that they would come to a stoj) at almost full spread. It is obvious how these wings

���worked as the swimmer made his strokes. On the day of the race the boy hid the prepared shoes in some long grass near the shore and when the contestants started he quickly undressed, slipped on the shoes and easily beat the winner over the course. — Wm. R. Hunn.

A Fishline Float Made of an Ordinary Thread Spool

WITH a float of this type I find the operation of taking on and off a line, as well as of setting for depth, is

���A thread spool shaped and fitted with a tapering pin to make a fishline float

accomplished much more quickly than with other floats I have used. A small or large spool. Fig. 1, is trimmed out as shown by the dotted lines, into the shape of Fig. 2. A fine saw cut is made until it connects with the hole in the spool. Through this cut the line is inserted and fastened with a taper hardwood plug. The float can be painted or not, but both float and plug must be given a coat of hot paraffin inside and out.

��Convenient Material for a Bait- Catching Net

THE fisherman who angles only oc- casionally usually neglects to supply himself with a bait catching net, and so at the last minute has to seize on the nearest fabric that will not hold water.

If, however, he visits the nearest produce market or grocery store and for a few cents buys one of the ventilated sacks in which onions are shipped, he will have material for either a bait catching net or landing net. These bags are strongly woven in \^ in. mesh and will furnish a square of material about 3 \2 ft. by 3 ' ^ ft., which can be conveniently attached to any net frame. Evidently any material strong enough to hold onions will prevent a fish from breaking it. — James M. Kane.

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