Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-05-14
Fonusr AND FIsu cUIrunr.--It seems strange


that people 80 fond Of the dollar as ours
should be so reckless of economy. There 10
a perfect contrast between us and the nations
OF Europe in this respect. In France and Ger
many, especially, all things arc cconomized,
so that they shall yield their maximum Of
wealth TO their owners. The forests arc lett
to cover those portions of the country Zoo
rough and rocky for tillago, and those are too
carefully protected by legislation, SO that they
sh III yield all the timber and fuel the soil is
capable Of producing. Even the soil OF wood
lands IS treated with mineral manures, TO see /
il the return in wood and timber can be made
to pay for the outlay. The brooks, rivers, ana |
ponds are stocked with fish, and at is made to
assist nature in tho multiplication Of the more
choice varieties.
With us, every man does that which is right |
in his own eyes. Many ofthe farms along the |
soaboard are already stripped of tho forests, ana
the axe is every year making wider desolatlon'
The price of fuel and timber is every year adj
vancing, and yet nothing is done TO repair
these wastes. Thousands of acres Of wet rocky
pastures are devoted to grazing that ought to
be Immediately planted with trees.
The waters are subjected to the same
short sighted economy. Many of our rivers
where the Salmon wero once caught in greal
numbers, We're long since depOpulated, and
they are gradually disappearing from tht
rivers Of Maine. Tho shad, more prolific and
tenacious Of their old spawning grounds, ore
yielding to the rapacl and ignorLnce of 0ul
fishermen. They take all the law allows them
and no efforts are made to facilitate their pro
pagition, to Keep mp future supply. Ihe
bird that lays the golden egg is killed, and
were it not that every river from Florida to
Maine, where this fish runs, pays its tr'bnte
to our market, the City would 10 poorly sup
piled.
At tho fishing grounds along the Delaware,
| the Hudson, and the Connecticut Rivers, only
| hundreds aru now caught where thousands
were formerly taken. In many of the smaller
| rivers SEEMING has been abandoned and not
fish is now taken. Shad are now nearly al,
consumed in the fresh state, and good artl
| cle, picked, is luxury that few enjoy. Fresh
| Salmon Is very dear with us tho year round
and no housekeeper who has an eye to econo
| my, can afford to indulge more than once IL
the year. The smoked and picked are in leeh
cheaper, but these como from long dist lnce
| All this has taken place wish Ash wonderfully
prolific, and which only need a chance t,
reach their sp lwning grounds to keep up an
abundant supply.
| The artificial propagation of fish in Euror
! has been attended with complete success, AMI
is beginning to attract attention in this cOun
try. The growth OF Salmon, and their return
to the same streams in which they were bred
| has been proved in the Scotch fisheries by
months time, between the period of leaving
| their birth place for the sea, and their returli
| TO spawn, have decreased seven aud hall
pounds in weight. Tho famous English sole,
white bait, tench, carp, roach, dace, perch
and jack, ara also prOpaglted in artificial
spawning beds. Robert l.. Pell, Of this STATE,
has turned his attention to this interesting dc.
partment of rural economy, and is purposng
to introduce the hest varieties of foreign ISL
to our waters. He has succeeded, with appd'
rently little difficulty, in raising the shad IL
his spawning grounds. | recent communl
cation to the public, he thus describes the pro
cess OF formulating the spawn: " Having par
tally filed pail with water, took a female
Immediately from the river in my LETT hand
stripped her gently with my right, when tn,
ova, somo fifty thousand in number, wer,
forced into the pail. The apermatic fluid Of
the male was then in the same way caused t.
drop in the pail, and when thoroughly mixed
together, the color of the ova changed from I
glowing red to u beautiful straw col They
were then placed under fine gravel, at the inle
OF one nf my breeding ponds, and running wa
ter was permitted to pass over them. In for
ty-nine days young shad made their appear
. ance, imperfectly developed. Two weeks la
ter they attempted to cat, were very lively ant
consealed themselves when any one approach
ed"
: 1t appears then, entirely feasible, TO multi
ply thes: fish in any desirable quantity, ant
with very small expense. II only needs legis
lation to protect the young fry, and to proven
the excessive SEEMING of the rivers, to restor
shad TO our waters in their former abundance
New York Times.
The Legislature Of ONO, just adjourned
passed law which makes it a State prison oil
fence to use strychnine in tho manufacture o
/ whskey. By the use of certain quantity o
this poison mixed with tobacco juice ever
, bushe Of grain is made to produce five gallon
! of whisiey, while with an honest aistillAtio
the product is only half that amount. Tn
Black Republicans did not think il worth will
! to legslate on the subject till they found out
9 was the drainage from these strychnine distIl
. leres that killed their hogs, causing the hith
erto mysterious disease known as the hog chol
: era. Fish have also boon killed in the ScOt
: river, Chilicothc, by the drainage from distiI
Q lorles 10 which this delightful beverage is pre-
|; pared. chemist says barrel OF it contain
= enough to kill thirty men. Do Kontuckian
i. use poison in making tho 'pure BourbOnP Ii
g the name Of outraged humanity what shl
J. folks drink whose stomach requires something
beside water 2-Boston Pos.
l. General Ciss, II is sad, EXHIBITS surprising
/ vigOr, industry and enduranca in his ollai,
u labors. He rises and commences work at five
" and is continu lily engaged, with sm Ill respite
j, till eight or nine at night. His diet is hOwtve
u very sparing, and he sticks still to cold water
u Now and then he INDUCES in cup Of coffee
!, , the only exhillrating beverage which he ca
a use. -.
It Lady Franklin has determined to fit out an
: other Arctic expedition. The London Time
If suggests that she should be presented by III
English public with the Resolute, for the exc
t cuton Of the enterprise
4 HEAVY DAMAGEs.-Richdrd T.. Morgan, a con
: tractor for building fifty one miles Of the Poor
:, (Ill.) and 0lu Imla rUIl has recovered SAT
4 43O of the company for breaking his contrLc
:, and giving the work to other parties.
: PARDoSED.-The Governor of North CrrO
y lima has pardoned WIN. Fodrrll, convicted {
: the murder OF his brother-in.law, DR.. Peatros'
The iltreatment Of Mrs. PeatrOss by Der huS
Q band led to the murder.
: Hon. CALEB CusuISa.-It is stated that tn
lawsuit in which Caleb Cushtug's Mnnesot
" estate was involved, was settled a few week
. ago, and leaves him proprietor OF one OF tn
Il most promising towns of the West.
MINISTER TO ESaLASD.-lt is thought
consequence of he rejection OF the DALAI
+ Clarendon treaty, our minister, Mr.. Dallas, wi
! return home, and that ox-Secretlry Marcy WI
be S. Mt out as his successor
d EsdLrsu RoYALTY.-Queen Victoria is tn
mother of five girls and four boys, all hea'lh
= and robust children, and yet she and her hu
band arc loss than thirty-eight years old.
:, Mr.. Barnum is holding forth in Engan
y with limited pecuniary results, in favor OF til
Maine liquor law.
,r The Legislature OF Connecticut met O
,, Thursday and organized by the election orr
publican officers.
j. Ole Bull is meeting with great success durir
q his present tour in New England.
70 John B. Cough lectured in Baltimore th
past week, on temperance. He Is abont to G
! TO Europe again.
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