, 1875-01-23
ALL ABOUT TEIeIsApINs.

baby and nursing e-1,ottle and basket aud bounced
out. 1i0 waa alono.
ALL ABOUT TEletsApINs,
where EhcJ Are Cntsuht, Flow They
are Cnu.l,s, ami Who Catch 'Ft,c1ti-
SpecIintt1ns Of n Gentleman from,
| CDnneesiCut.
IRON tie Baltimore Afntrjeun,
| during thu winter Htneun there il probably not
~ article Of foott more sought after ly Mary.
landelB thai lf,asnpni-t.Asl ter,ap1uH in every
ul! Of fare ut ths hotels and restaurants vi
BaItisnorc ~ the pseacls eenson viii DO found
ihetnded tcrTarin. coaked III various ways. Nut
"'tllsfal1'E the popularity Vi tito otslrntin. there
~ m'lcn cotcnI n; II sIos generally known, and
therefore few hHos iu Gfereneu to this cf lure
and tho marketable varieties atm the mode Of
ctptnro. will no naht b. interesting.
ii1s koason for torrnp'ns hs.das un thu LIT Of
u'tnor, ani Continues unll tuo lat or nliriuln Of
March. They nrc frequently L.ulght to mayi.ct
btfote and after Ibis perlaa, but by good julgcs
they are considered unfit Tor tic tabte. tito
known 70 nar doaIers Sro the true t'dianon,l.
haekA" tho little bul4, aud tie "raa tenders ~
Inc diamond.eacks nre considered maj kctatlo
whsn they Gecotha Rbont inches long. and it IL
nut rare thas they aro found mere tl,hn inchen
Ii! length. fhov mo gnno:ell, HboGt i inches long
shoi' ytass old. This seaBon ttrr;,pins OF this
alHo bring $15 ttr Gczen. Larger sizc, q incE,ca
los ara cas.orHl very rl,oicc, ami easily cor,-
tnsnd S2o per tlo2on. When less than inches
l1ng Their msrlcLyrlee dearea,ns ycrs materially,
and they bring only from l3 to 0tD per do1t:,.
Eheso trrf2rius ara raagnt oAfy iu ,ile hay am!
IN tho small saltwater iniet*, NJ theycsnn 1.-Two
~ fresh Watef. Ts!ey are HUincLi;nea Gallght by
tho fEhsrmeh III their nets, bn this dDea INT
o[ten OCCUR Ct t1liH keaB3u 0f ti.a yeur Us the
torrapins becoIno toll pia tho R}pr>,ncl nf Geld
"cather, ard bl,rroS Iii tho mad al tho bottoniA
OF tho small sta cams siong tho Chesapeake bay.
Wien the aoas0n {ot hunting tioin nrriyeR the
tCTfGDin hunters. who Farnrn rnfttrad tnnt
20 up theae Htaitor streams III boasH wllau tue
tHle in cut in searcll Of their rallo. Wi:o oua
man sits III tho Btesn of the boat aud paddles
slowly xDng, another will aso his station in t,.o
bow, armed with ah ironpointcI poln with which
ne will pfobe tho luud i'll search Of tic tcrrapin
Iheso nleu bccoMs 10 expait that al soo,l ~ the
pack of tcrranin ~ air1ick IN tho mud tncy
.now the fact by tho peculiar sotluu, auu drop-
ping the uoie, Lake n pair ot short oynto:-touss,
With which tile ter7spia il quichy dug ont Of tho
mud and '!ttod Into tho boat. Those men 1,ake
very good wages during the corly part Of tho aan-
SOD. ~ two men Nill sometimes cnpsurs IL high
NJ t"ontg terr1pinB lss day. bit, In tho latter
part OF the sca4op. when terrapiun nccolua scnrco
IN SHALLOW aer, Tia hunters nGe not 20 surccss-
fnl. 4 prominent deaser ia this city esti,natea
.aas 1tatn soa to 1:2oo Persons ale engaged III
seAaon THO luntara r1cstre about GO per cent
icas than Tho market value Of tha terzapius,
Which pahs tilroH4h tllrsu or four lands before
they feac. tho large cities where they are sold to
rop,uy are brsnyttt IN ti,is tt~ ana sto,, ~
point thor arc sh.nned to Ill narta nj tta co,n.
Try but mainly to Esw YORK, Doataa. 1'hltsdel-
pbls Plttsh'lrg, Chicago, vt. Louis. and Cinoin-
leant @ g, 80 that the trads must eEgrosats over
Tie male torrs1;nn nnYer sro,T ~ isr@o rs III.
feu,a1ns and arc sad to h, tnuc1, iuYcrinr an IN
art,cla Of food. Ths ma1a to,ranir,. rsralv ra,ch
tho lcnEth II inches, aud asnoug tic dealers
Their market ya,us nj ths uroncnt Tins IL ahout
SD mar 1i1l nr sont Ia sns erri, Taro; r.
another yn,ut,. of t.rra,,iu Ensun =. +Ia :. roI
feuiora Int thc;r mnat ;a c,nr~a o,,, ths ,er
is fishY Ts,sy gyuw 1nucL 1a:rer Than tho tr71a
diauona-baek. a,,d ofsrn i,,cnso s md o. sr,,ao
long, Thar t,,nrIs4 vnlaa il tnynvor ,a., u i'.
than .jIo dsn,u,,, mi ,ow ao narar NV wv
chased by porsol1a VIII, ara eoM i,l,ss of .arra.
mn. '~'A"7
Three ycars eeo All enternr,siup individual
rapIus coulu Ls cntirsted m a,aiir s, ,.;t ~
much succoss AZ fisil. au,1 foon~ ronnlrn, tI,se
II Lila t;ntrv VI. risns;yl. .i,as sr"a -, ; ss
III it he loaaod ta vail knnwn .yo,sr rasho
which olnty Into t,n Gf,saanr.ta I,,v ,,sar tl.a
uf tho ]tntou,.n Hiysr Wiro ns.,,nvs
an At lis n,n:s wt,sra i,,s n,rsinn ~ H. 'raa,
ended, IL tI,o ar1-,,, Ia snit nmt sri -, III ~
linboroen ia ll,o ysiity t1,st i,e ,,.y an~aMa ~
buy young tsrsspns. aud u woulI I nav w asa A ,,nu ~
far miles a,tulutl at Quo no: to VAL entrhu"
youug tafrapiuY. ind in Iesa thnn n tn,nih thn
specHtntor's croats oo,,ta;np3 hs.,7oo,, IN IN, m
II ,DaD terlapins OF oyrr year'a growth' IIoy
woto fed rct!7llarly, and tin ronmtrv for 1,,;,os
around visltud ,ho ponds end raza1 ylt1, woniar
on tho the,,sa,,is cf yul1nr tarrapi,a. Aftnr thn
az ptrhtfou Of d ycar. ard Tie ernonitmro NJ
pcaka resolved to send a counia Of III l,,nGnd
tfozen to a na1limnro cm,r,;us;r'n ~ .,,t,a.. 1nt