Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1905 — A Young Sportsman. [ARTICLE]

A Young Sportsman.

From Cyrus Townsend Brady’s fisb-ifiS-sory in the July Lippeneott’s Magazine we quote# the following incident: “The baby was an apt pupil. In about ten seconds be got a fierce bite. He pulled frantically, and out of the wa! /r eame a big sucker about a foot long! I don’t know which was the more surprised, the sucker or the baby. The infant yelled like .nad and dropped the red. We did not know just why lie yelled —fear or excitement, perhaps both. Anyway, J.m grabbed the pole and I grabbed Jim with my free hand, so we did not all slide into the brn./k again. We gave the ’ll- pole again and he finally landed tne iii a high a”d dry on the bank. As it lay flappi. g ftftd wf*lggling in the grass he eyed it gleefully and shouted and screamed and clapped his hanus with triumphr it joy. We did too. It was as much 1 in as golng-to-tbe-circus-witn-the-ch. - dren used to be. “We all made so much noise over this first capture at t-.at place that tlieie

dersigned, draiaage commissioner, to whom has been assigned the construction of the ditch, described in the report of the drainage commissioners in said matter, will receive bids for the construction of said ditch at the Bank of Francesville, Francesville, Ind., on WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY Ist 1905. Sealed bids may be left at the Bank of Francesville, Francesville Indiana, at any time before said-date. Said work has been divided into stations of one hundred feet in length, and bids for constructing said ditch, or any portion of it, must be made by stations A computation of the number of cubic yards in each of said stations has been made, and will be furnished to any person interested or bidding on said work. Said contract will be let to the lowest and best bidder by stations. Any person to whom a contract is let will be required to enter into a written contract and give bond, with surety for the performance of the work, and that he will pay all damages occasioned by the non-fufill-ment of his coutreCt. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. Dated, Francesville.lnd.,Jan7th, l')Qs* > JOSEPH RIGGS Construction commissioner. C. W. Barker, Attorney for Drainage commissioner. Jan. 14-20-27

was no use in try ig it there any''long-~ er, so we unhook d the fish, put it :n the fishing-bag s ;ng over the baby’s shoulder, and stated off^again. “This time we tound a likely trouthole. We were most anxious to have the baby catch a troui if possible. f,« we fixed things as before and cautioned him to be very quiet, as trout do not like noise. He was as still as a mouse after we got him planted in his barrel again, rod in hand It was a bad day for trout, but we almost had one, at least we thought so, when the baby suddenly broke the exciting silence ’>y a frightened howl! ‘Sh-sh-sh!” I said, but the howling only increased in volume. ‘What’s the matter?” asked Jim. ’Dis fish is bitin’ me in de stummickl’ wailed the baby, pointing to the bag, which had slipped around so that it hung before his /waist-band. The flab he had caught and placed in the bag had suddenly commenced wriggling, which had scared -he young angler out of his wits. Of course, we lost that trout.”

That Toothpick Fiend. The man who will use a toothpick in street cars doesn’t “belong.” We witnessed an incident on a car the other day, in which one of these nuisances recevied the proper squelching. He was hanging by a strap and w’ts absently, even peacefully, picking his teeth. Presently the woman who was seated in front of him touched him. “Sir,” she said pleasantly, “would you mind going out on the platform to pick your teeth? I’m not at all curious to know what you had for dinner.” The fellow left the car immediately, while the conductor rang up two faros by mistake.—Rochester Herald.