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the worlds fishermen live.

The models of fishing boats will be
specially instructive. 1t is curious fact
that in both Norway and Greece, the
most northerly and southerly fishing
grounds in Europe, the fishing boats of
to-day are almost exact reproductions Of
the war vessels of ancient times. Thus
the modern fishing boat, manned by
Greek fishermen, has a prov exactly
similar to the trireme of the ancients. 1t
also has the banks of oars that were in
use when the deeds of Grecian warriors
went hand in hand with poetry and song.
Similarly the fishing boats used by Nor
weigan fishermen to-day have both the
Prov and stern of the old war ships of
the vikings. Models of ishing boats
from other countries will show how we'll
the ancients understood the science of
navigation as we'll as the art of catching
fish. From the canoe of the North Amer.
lean Indian and his fish spear to the
highly equipped vessel of the coast fish
cries the change in method is not OF kind
but of degree.
The buildings on the Worlds Fair
grounds where this comprehensive ex-
hibit will be shown constitute much
greater area than was ever before devoted
to similar purpose. The main exhibit
of the United States Fish Commission will
be in Government building. The fish
and fisheries building proper is across
the north lagoon from the Government
building and is 365 by 165 feet in area.
The two annexes for live fish exhibits are
connected with the main building by
srcades. Each annex is circular in form,
and 135 feet in diameter. There is a
total floor area in building and annexes
of three acres and fraction. The main
building will contain the general fisher
les exhibit. The east annex will contain
the live fish exhibit of the United States
Fish Commission and the west annex the
angling exhibit, besides the exhibits OF
several States and one foreign country,
Brazil. The glass fronts of the aquarls
in the east annex are SIS feet long and
have 5000 square feet of surface. The
water capacity of the aquaria is LAO, 600
gallons, of which 40, 600 gallons will be
sea water for marine fish.
In the division of fisheries exhibits at
the Worlds Fair eleven foreign coun-
tries will be represented as follows.
Great Britain, France, Australia, Canada,
Greece, Norway, Russia, Mexico, Japan,
the Netherlands and Brazil. OF these
the largest diplays will be made by Nor
way, Russia, Canada, Australia, Japan
and Brazil. There will be important
exhibits from eleven States in the Union,
as follows. Maine, Rhode Island, North
Carolina, Oregon, Washington, Mime
sofa, Louisiana. Wisconsin, Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Missouri. Of these the
largest exhibitor will be Rhode
Island, which has nearly 24O0 square
feet of space; North Carolina, Wisconsin,
Pennsylvania and Oregon. The most
complete and elaborate exhibit of all
will be that of the United States Fish
Commission, whose officers have the
benefit OF forty years experience IN pis-
catorial explorations and culture.
The main floor and galleries of the
fisheries building will be chiefly devoted
to commercial fisheries. In this part OF
the building are the exhibits OF ten of
the foreign countries, Brazil, as the lass