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Show ll.s Carpon, Tht tarpon It tbo Jlcgnlopt atlantlrui tit uttiirallits, niuenibir of tho family I jop'dio, and may bo contldcrcd u gl-gantb gl-gantb hcrrhig. 'I hoy hat o a w Ido geographical geo-graphical rango from tho extnuilly cf tho I'lorida retf foCai Cod, two sjrin.1-liiimi sjrin.1-liiimi having been captured In tho latter lat-ter locality hi lfa7t. from May tu rleii-tembcr rleii-tembcr they are eitnmuly coiniuon In tlieiiortlieni ttreaiut uf llorlda, seek- , Ing tht warmer wutort uf tlit reef an I the mora southern Inlets during Hit winter, forgo ones aro tho rule, nvrr-aging nvrr-aging ISO und In nei.ht and from lite to soten nnda half feat hi length, while tliclr iimtlinuin length Is said to bo Mil el.'bt fett,' and thdr vilght S00 iinunds. Tlio tmallett tiH-elmen ctxcrvcil In tho hi John's river, aorcrdlng to n careful olxrvtr, wolghwl silly eight tiuunds, and Its capture wut effet-ted In it manner that Illustrates tho agility cf tho tpccloi. It leaped aboard tlio sti ami r Water IJIy, clearing tbo guards, and landing fairly In Hit captain's lap, who sat silling hi n chair In tho middle I of the forward deck. U, 1', Holder lu 1 Century |