Ellsworth American., 1874-06-11

at or near the spawning season, as ha,
oeeh commonly done in previous on
perations. and the Commissioners n
Maine, Massachusetts, and Connection
united In its execution. The first exper
iment was tried in Orland: and tbonol
the conditions under which the salmon
was confined We're singularly unfor.u
nate Us 10 cause the loss of more than
elghty per cent. of the salmon bougbt.
yet seventy thousand eggs were obtain.
ed at cost less than half the price asked
In Canads. The result was so eucour.
aging that in the following year the
same parties, joined by the United States
commissioners of Fish and Fisheries
ana the Commissioners of Rhode Island
founded the establishment at Buek..
port.
The majority of travellers obtain their
hrst view OF Blu cksport from the deck of
one OF the Portland or Boston steamers.
ana there Is not another village of its
SIZE on the Penobsc OF River that makes
snow SO imposing. Four or five miles
oe'ow the town the voyager leaves the
broad Penobscct Bay, on which he has
been sailing for 8 or hours, and enters
ne river. Ii of an observant, turn particu-
'ariy II 1t be near low water, he discerns
along the shore numerous fish we;rs
quit OF stakes, brush, and netting. run.
hing from high-water mark straight put
INTO deep water. The part near shore
Always consists OF straight hedge, call.
ed the leader" which, as its name in.
dicates, serves to lead the fish into n
large Enclosure or ''pound" at its outer
end. This inclosure opens into n small
er one, and this into third, all these
oeihg so ingen iously constructed that
the hsh readily pass forward into tho
iaSt pound, but rarely find their wav on,
INTO freedom. In the third pound the
captured fish are left by the retreatipp
tide on floor, from which they are
gathered By the fishermen at low water
salmon are the principal fish caught in
the iehobscot; but many other kinds
such as shad, alewives, herring, mena''
den' etc, are caught with them.
The average yield OF the titty-poupd
nets IN the immediate vicinity of Bucks
port Is not less than four thousand sal.
mon per annum. Quite two-tbirds of
'i'' NUMBER could be secured BY pur-
ehase Tor the Matching works, if sncb
vast number could be banded. AT pres-
eht tht catch of salmon from a few not.
: qul'e sufficient to furnish all the eggs ::
winch can be conveniently handled
I ort"hateiy, too, the salmon delivered
~ 'he Matching house, and the AVERAGE
eaten OF The nets, will not vary much
rom three females 10 the single male
Va" win tins run the eggs NAV be Der,
MR. CCoSocIfEs2ffs HtGfF..WTfSehf At
Cooley came into church last Sunday,
he placed his new high hat just outside "
The pew in the aisle. Prcse ntlv Mrs.
Piiman entered, ard as she proceeded
up the aisle her abound:ng skirts scoop !,
ed Cooley's hat and rolled it up nearly :,
to the tulpit. Cooley pursued his hat
with feelings of indignation, and when
Mrs. Pitman took her seat, he walked !,
oack brushing the hat with his sleeve.
a lew moments later, Ms. Hopkins ,
came into church, and as Cooley had
again placed his hat in the aisle. Mrs.
Hopkins skirts struck it and swept il :
along about twenty feet, and left it ly.
ing on the carpet in demoralized con- :
dition. Cooley was singing a hymn at =
the time, and he didn't miss it. But c
moment later, when he looked over the
end of the pew to see if was safe, he t
was iurlous to perceive that it was ;
gone lie skirmished up the aisle after |
1t again, red in the face, and uttering {
sentences which were horrible out of :
place i'll the sanctuary. However, Ac
put the hat down again and determined
to keep his eye on it, but just as lie had
turned his head away for moment, Mrs.
Smiley came in, and Cooley looked
around only in time to watch the hat
being gathered in under Mrs. Smley's
skirts and carried away in them. He
started In pursuit and just as he did so
the hat must have rolled against Mrs.
Smiley's ankles, for she gave jump
and screamed right out in church.
When her husband asked her what was
the matter, she said there must be dog
under her dress, and she gave her skirts
a twist, out rolled Cooley's hat, and
MIR. Smiley. being very near sighted,
thought it was dog, aud Immediately
kicked it so savagely that it flew up
into the gallery and lodged upon the top
of the organ. Cooley, perfectly frantic
with rage, forgot where be was, and.
holding his clenched fist under Smiley's
nose, he shrieked: ''Fve half mind to
bust you over the snoot!" then he flung
down his hymn-book and rushed from
the church. He went home barebeaded,
and the sexton brought his humiliating
hat round after dinner. After this,
Cooley intends to 60 to Quaker meetings
where he can say his prayers with his
hat on his head.-Na1 Adeler.
Nrrpn Mr. nDvrs tlt ;s s.oto.3 h., n |