Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-09


 tineuish it from n worm. except white line of cartilage through th" middle of it's body that looked like the hurlcsquc of backbone. There wcrc two varieties uf crabs and one of crawtish, an assortment of anglcwnrms, limpCts, whclks, tcrchras and minute COnch: ..
 Other Crcatur,s were thCrc which did not belong to the mud, but had been left there by tide or driven there. Thcrc were the small fry of n sCurc of kinds of fishes and among them n hahy shark. X fish five inches long was dying or disabled from a savage bite which had cut away n part of the lower portion of the body. There was n savage little fellow in whose mouth was still the leg of n young dcvilfish Thcro were spinCfish, sea hctgchOgs and n star fish no broader than an inch. It was n complete chapter of the baby fish lifc of Annoy.
 Of the hundreds of forms scarcely ten would bc eaten at home. In the far east, where the amending problem is to keep to. gethcr the soul and body of millions, every living shape in the sea is utilized as food.
 system of DIkes.
 Beyond the main city in the harbor of Annoy and the hay of Tong arc large la goons, two thirds barc at low tide, but which at tho top of the flood arc handsome bodies of water. The tide in that district is often as high as 21 feet. Both flood and ebb run like mill races and carry with them fish of all kinds and sizes
 The thrifty farmers and fishermen di- vide tho shallOwCr parts of the lagouns i'm to blocks and lots. separated by dikes of clay, rock and sod built up to n foot above spring high water mark. The division re I semblcs that pursued by oyster planters excepting that every lot connects by two gates with either q central channel or with broad ditChCs embOuChing into the central channel. One gate allows the water to come in at half high tide, but not to go out. The second allows it tn go out until merely n small pool Is left in the lot. A grating and fine mcshing prevent the escape of any fish that may be in n lot. The system works to a charm. The lots | are nearly empty, surrounded by their dikeS, while the water in the channels and | ditchcs is comparatively deep. Tho tide is on the flood and raises the water in tho | channels and ditchCs, but without produc- i ing any current in them.
 As the tide rises the rush begins and ! The water in the channels and ditchcs be- | comes n mad torrent. Any fish there is pretty sure to be carried nlong and into | some inclusurc At dead high tide the lots | are level with the lagoon. Then, as the ebb begins, the cgrcss gates open, the wa ter flows out, and the ingrcss gates close. At thrce-quarters low tide there is a small pool in each lot and in each pool a goodly | number of various sorts of fish.
 The owner now takes out with n scoop i net what he may need. He examines his | gates and dikes and repairs whatever wear I and tear hc finds and then goes away, leaving to the sea and tido the gathering ! of fresh catches of fish.
 An Effective Mechanism. The Mongulian net consists of a square | frame made of four thin bamboos any i where from 12 to 2i feet in length. The 1 bambOos are loaded so as to be slightly heavier than water and are firmly fasten. | ed together at the ends. The square fl | filled with a stout hemp netting witt
 meshes from n half inch to an inch in dia | meter. It is fitted loosely, so as to form | shallow bag when raised out of the water
 From each corner of the square long ligh
 bamboOs or rattans run up and meet at | common point. This is fastened in turI
 to long, stout pole, whose end can Do at
 tachcd UT fastened to an axle ashore or oi