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Show WHY HE STOPPED FI8HINQ. Indian Had Luck In Catching Salmon, But Waa Compelltd to Quit Dr. David Hlarr Jordan of Lelsnd Stanford, Jr., university, toll a story In Hi fUladelphla Saturday Poat -. which goea to show that once a (labor-man (labor-man alwaya a fisherman, no matter how much of an Ichthyologist one mar Le boaldea. Ha aaya: "On day In California, I bad had a remarkable run of luck and that night aa we aat around the camp fire I took occasion to aay that my aurroaa was due to the superior tie of flice I bad used. "'You may flatter yourself on th atrlng yon'v brought In today,' aald tn old fisherman who had Joined oar party, "but let me tell you, doctor, that I aaw a Dlggor Indian catch mora flab. In an hour In thla stream than you r landed all day with your fine file.' "What bait did he user I asked. "Live graaahoppor,' replied th old roan, 'but he didn't Impale them. From hi head be would atolrally plurk a hair and with It bind th truggllng Inaect to the hook. Almost upon th Instant that hi bait struck lb water a fish would leap for It After landing land-ing him the Indian would calmly re- i reat the performance of snatching hair (ram hi head and affixing a fresh graaahopper to the book.' "'I became fascinated,' contlnned tk narrator. 'And after th Indian bad landed In quirk succession a mighty atrlng of aalmon trout he ud-donly ud-donly stopped. I called to him to go on wllh the exciting aport bnt he merely smiled grimly and pointed significantly sig-nificantly to hla head.' "'What waa the matter with hi head?' I asked." said Jordan. " 'He had plucked It bald,' replied Ihe old man." |