Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06

1ng especially when he
was the fisherman. Large cod used constantly
to come to the shore of the loch, attracted by
the offal there thrown into the water.
Early in the evening the terrier would take
his stand on one of the rocks used as stepping
stones for the purpose OF embarkation, on the
lookout for the cod. Although he generally
saw them when they were some little distance
from the shore, yet, if they seemed to be coming
pretty straight toward him, he rarely made
any demonstration until they were well within
reach and he had fair chance at them Then
in he went with rush. There would be a
tussle, a diving, gripping, and blowing, and
then gradually he would emerge, struggling
with and dragging after him the unwieldy and
reluctant fish. Sometimes the fish were rescued
and thrown back into the water, to the APP
parent great disgust of the terrier
Smelling Out Eels
A LONG the coast of Normandy, in France.
n dogs are sometimes employed in fishing by
few of the elder fisherwomen. One of the
latter, armed with a basket on her left shoulder
and on the other a pickax with very long
handle, closely followed by her dog, wanders
along the shore until she comes to place where
the sand runs for a considerable distance into
the body of the rocks. Here the surface is
usually broken by number of little mounds
at low water. On seeing these the dog becomes
excited and runs back and forth, smelling of
the little hillocks. In moment he will begin
to scratch and whine like terrier on watch at
a rathole
On hearing this the woman rushes toward
the animal. brandishing her pickax. On reach
ing the spot she looks which way the hole
runs and then begins tearing up the sand with
her implement. After half dozen vigorous
strokes out tumbles conger eel, which is
quickly picked up and flung with great force
on the hard sand, stunning the creature, after
which it is put into the basket and the fishing
resumed.
A curious mode of fishing was formerly Drac-
tised on the southern coast of Wales, in which
dogs were used to drive fish into the hands
of the fishermen. The fishermen would begin
their operations at the ebbing of the tide by
stretching seine across the river several hun
dred PAGES from the mouth, and while drawing
it downward toward the sea they necessarily
disturbed the water by beating the surface
make at once for the sea, which, however, they
could not reach except by passing over the in
tervening shadows of the river bar. Here they
were pursued by dogs trained for the purpose,
and dubbed or speared by the men. o or
two hundred fine salmon, weighing from ten to
time in this extraordinary manner.
Catch Their Own Meals
THE writer has occasionally run across
Alaskan dogs which INDUCED in the pastime
of fishing, on their own account During the
summer months salmon run up the streams in
countless numbers, and it is then that the
fishing dogs have their sport and feast to their
hearts content Stationing himself on the
river bank, the dog watches until salmon
swims along into favorable position, when
like a flash he plunges in, soon reappearing
with struggling fish in his jaws. Reaching
the shallow water, the dog gives his prey a
vigorous shake which kills it, and then lying
down on the bank proceeds to devour his prize