The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-05-31

globe that have no other mode Of sub
sistence. There are models Of al the
boats. tackle, nets. hatcheries and
models of whole villages that are
famed the world over for their fishing
industry Norway aud faraway New
South Wales send all manner Of Gu
rious articles that enter into the daily
avocation of their fishing folk. while
Russia and Japan contribute t. the c.-
hibit rare specimens of the forms 81
fish life that live and furnish subsi4.-
ence TO the hundreds of thousands a.
fishermen in these countries. Tbs
methods OF commercial fishermen are
shown in models Of packing houses,
wharves and appliances. Washington
and Oregon illustrate their salmon in
dustries; New England exhibits models
OF her cod and mae1erel villages.
Gloucester. famed in poetry, history
and IN commercial publications as the
greatest and richest fish community in
the world. is represented by a minia-
ture model The models of fishing
boats are especially instructive. Il Is
a curious fact that in both Norway and
Greece. the most northerly and south
erly fishing grounds in Europe, tho
fishing boats OF to-day are almost the
exact reproductions Of the war boats OF
ancient times. The modern fishing
boat manned by the Greeks has PROV
exactly similar to the trireme OF the
ancients Similarly, the fishing boats
manned by Norwegian fishermen To-
day have both the PROV and stern OF
the old warships Of the vikings. Mod
els Of fishing boats from other coua-
tries show the ancicnts understood the
science Of navigating as wen as the art
Of catching fish. F-on the canoe Of
the American Indian and his fish spear
to the highly equipped vessel of the
coast fisheries the change in method Is
not in kind but in degree.
Another division relates to food
fishes and their culture. Steadily.
year By year, the use of fish as IN
article Of human food has kept pace
with increasing knowledge of its
value. There is not a quarter of the
globe where fish do not form a portion
OF the dietary habit. This demand for
certain species of food fishes has led to
the modern science Of fish culture
Where commerce IL its greed is dc
populating the waters of the ocean,
lake or stream. science steps IN and re-
stocks the waters with every variety
of the finny tribe that is desired The
breeding OF fish has. its economic -
OF the earth early recognized the
necessity Of perpetuating this fool
supply and established fish commits
sious, which make specially OF fish
farming. II the exhibits of this coua-
Try alone the whole theory and science
OF artificial propag CATION of fisl is mag
nificently illustrated III the display
made by the United States fish com.
mission. ASIDE from the government
display, which includes preparation IL
both marine and inland waters. several
sts.es show their methods Of fish cul-
ture. Curiousiy enough Rhode Island,
which has the smallest fishing indCstl-----
OF any Of the eastern states, makes
the largest and finest display. while
Massachusetts. New Jersey. Virgins.
Maryland. California and other great
fishing states are represented only r.
private displays The oyster industry
OF the Atlantic states Is not fully repre-
sented. much to the disappointment of
Capt. Collins. chief Of the department Of
fisheries. Eleven foreign countries
are represented in the various DEPART
inents Of the Fisheries building. ard
many and curious are the appliances
that are displayed
The buildings where this coIaprchen-
sive exhibit Is shown constitute a much
greater area than was ever before de-
voted 70 simils.r purpose. The main
exhibit of the United States fsh com
mission Is 50 large that il was found
necessary TO place il in the Govern
ment building. The Fish and Fisher
les building proper Is across the north
lagoon from the Government building
rad Is 5G5 by le5 feet in area. The
annexes, one Of which is devoted tothe
live ash exhibit. and the other TO the /
display Of anglers supplies. are CON
nccted with tbs r2ain building br ar-
cades- Each annex Is circular N form
and 80 feet in diameter. There Is a
total loor area IN main building and
2anczes of three acres and fraction.
In the cast annex Is the live fish ex-
nhit from both marine and inland
waters, and il IS in this section thatth,
greatest crowd Of visitors rlav be
found at al hours Of the dar. The
glass fronts os the aquaria in this
annex are So feet long and have 5000
square feet Of sarfuce. The water CO.
pacity Of the aquaria is 80. 600 gallons.
Of which $1,000 Is sea water for marine
specimens Here IS the greatest ex.
hihit Of live fish ever attempted. The
aquaria are arranged IN a coucentric
circle IN the center Is a highly orna-
mental aquarium containing the rarest
specincns Of rock. marine vegetation
and ornamental fish. Outside Of this
center piece Is an inner circle of tanks
II which ere placed most Of the Gnnv