Evening star., 1911-08-22

head. In colonial times the nrst postage
stamps bore pictures of handsome COO
fish, and it ought to be upon the coat-o1-
arms of the commonwealth.
what he does for q living ne is likely
to answer, "Farmin', sailin', fishin, moss
in. lumberin', crabbin' an lobster1n, all
Rainful occupations, which may be. ana
often must be, combined to produce an
income sufficient to make both ends meet.
and. In addition to those named. wdtin
on summer boarders'' may sometimes De
included. This means farming In the
spring and summer. fishing In the iali.
scraping Irish moss from the ieoges tnat
are uncovered along the coast when the
tide goes out. working in a sawmih IN
winter, and "'tendn' a set Of lobster
pots at all times. LObsterin'. at the pres
ent prices, Is the most prontaoie, put one
OF the most laborious. and Involves mucn
hardship and exposure. and many periis
from the sea. Lobsters are caught on rocky
bottoms In traps or pots maoe o.
hickory saplings after the fashion OF q
crockery crate. At the two small ends
holes are arranged WIN SPIKES es ~ th.t NE
lobster. tempted to enter by a bait huns
from the center. finds 1t Impossible to
get out The most common paitS are
Goldfish heads and other fish wnicn are
too plentiful and unpopular Saa 10 pe salaple in
two or three fathoms Of water with stone
sinkers. and their location marked by
short logs OF wood fastened 70 them py
ropes and allowed to float on the SURFACE
Visited Twice Daily.
Twice a day, at sunrise and sunset, the
no+s are visited and. the Holsters are
taken out and thrown into q chest filled
uath seaweed to keep them fresh ana
give them something to chaw on" After
the pots have all been emptied the lop-
sters are taken to float at some con-
ven,ent SPOT, where they are transferred
to a tank and kept until called for.
Iobsterers who are convenient TO towns
sell most Of their catch In the ioca! mar
ket. Those who are working ~ distaht
and isolated spots along the coast are
visited every week or ten days Dy tuss
fitted up with large tanks. capaole oI
holding from 10000 and 16OOO iopsteIs:
These vessels patrol regularly UP ana
down the coast, and when their tanks are
Su,I dron in at Boston or New York and
unload This year Holsters are. worm
from 30 to 35 cents each. accorolns ~
size. and the catchers arc paid casn az
they are delivered. In Boston ana H rev
| and by the time they get to the retailers
| they have doubled in value
+ The life OF the lobsterer Is lonely as
well as dangerous. He generally lives
alone In q caDln on n ToChy ioioAios Soo1s
| his own meals of fish sand bacon ana
spends his days catching bait for mis-
trans. Nearly all Of them have lobster
| farms" where the undersfzed lobsters
and those with spawn are imprisoned In
salt water ponds TO grow and oreed. Inc
law protects the traffic by imposing q
heavy fine upon the sale OF small ones.
| This Stone Grows.
most surprising story 10 told q
| Smiths cove Of bowider that has been
increasing In size gradually for many
wears. and IL now. by the testimony Of
reputable witnesses. several times az
large and as heavy as It was when u
| wa. first brought in from the shore. II
,s egg-shaped and Of perfect symmetry
| With the exception that 1t is somewhat
nattened upon tho side which rested upon
| the ground.
| mond. q brother Of II. II. Hammond.
| who now lives In San FrAncasoo. picked
IN this remarkable stone upon the edge
i az the cove. He was then q boy ter
years old, and was attracted by its regu.
lar shape and smooth surface. which con.
| tains q good deal of mica schfst ant
sparkles in the sun as II It had beer
| sprinkled with diamond dust. The boy
took tho stone home In his pocket. for Il
was very small in comparison with III
present size, and could have bean eAetl,