The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-10

sfnguish it from a worm, except a white
line of cartilage through the middle OF its
body that looked Ike the burlesque of a
backbone. There were two varieties of
crabs and one of crawfish, an assortment
of anglcworms, limpcts, whelks, terebras
and minute conches.
Other creatures were there which did
not belong to the mud, but had been left
there by tide or driven there. There We're
the small fry of a score of kinds Of fishes
and among them baby shark. 4 fish five
inches long was dying or disabled from
savage bite which had cut away part of
the lower portion of the body. There was
n savage little fellow in whose mouth was
still :ne leg of - young dcyilfish. There
were spincfsh, sea hedcehogs and a star
fish no broader than an inch. 1t was
rompIete chapter of the baby fish life of
Annoy.
OF the hundreds of forms scarcely ten
would be eaten at home In tho far east,
where the unendinG problem is TO keep to-
gether the soul and body of millions, every
living shape in the sea is utilized as food.
System of bikes.
Beyond the main city in the harbor Of
Annoy and the bay of Tong are large la
goons twothirds bare at low tide but
which at the top of the flood are handsome
bodies of water The tide in that district
IS often as high as - feet. Both food
md ebb run like mill races and carry with
them fish of all kinds and sizes
The thrifty farmers and fishermen Gi-
vide the shallower parts OF the lacoonS in
10 blocks and lots. separated hv bikes Of
rlay, rock and sod built upJ n foot above
spring high water mark The division re
seInh,cs that pursued by oyster planters.
excepting that every lot connects by two
gates with either central channel or with
broad bitches embouchinC into tine central
rhanncl One gate allows the water 10
rome in ut half high tide, but not TO &C
Dut The second allows il 10 90 out until
merely n small pool j. left in The lot. \
grating and fine meshinC prevent the
Escape of any fish that may he in 4 lot.
The system works to a charm. The lots
are nearly empty, surrounded by their
iikAs- while the wafer in the channels and
bitches is comparatively deep. The tide !
on the food and raises the water il jhc
channels and bitches, but without produc-
Ing any current in them.
As the tide rises the rush begins. ard
thc water in the channels and bitches he
comes a mad torrent. ANY fish There i
pretty sure 10 be carried along aud into
some inclosurr- At dead high tide rhe lots
are level with the lagoon. Then. rs the
shh begins. the CErCsS gates open. the wa
ter flows out and the iuCreS> gates close
At three-Quartors low tide there i a small
pool IN each lot and in each pool a gocGly
numbcr Of various sorts Of fish.
The owner now takes out with a scoon
net what he may need He examines his
gates and dikoS and repairs whatever wear
and tear he finds and then goes away.
leaving tu the sta and tide the gathering
tf fresh catches of fish
An Effective Mechanism.
The Monaghan net consists Of a Souare
frame made of four thin bambooS any
where from l. 10 - feet in length The
hsmboos are loaded - a. To be slightly
heavier than water ana are firmly fasten-
ri together at tie ends The SQUARE :
hIled with q uouJ hemp netting with
meshes from a Aaf inch tua0 inch IN ti,.
meter II Is fitted loosely. ~ a. 10 form a
shallow bag when raised ouT - the water
From each corner Of the square long light
b2mboos or raJtans run up and meet At a
common point This IS fastened il turn
to IA long. stout pole. whose emu can be AZ
tached or fastened 10 an axle ashore or ~
boat. When the pole i raised. the frame
Is high and dr. above the wafer. VI hen
raised 10 the vertical, the frame strikes II,
Is tilted tow,.rd il AND discharges what
ever il may contain. IhC Chinese Leak