The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-01-24

a mass of dark blue, with black ciouus
habin.7 it The rays OF the MOON
strike the sea obliquely, and they pam.
a wide path of silver running 80
TIC hills Of Gadara across the waters
ia Tiberias | am LOOKING OF ~
scene from the window OF my noe
over the minarets Of a Mohdiiiliie
mosque 1t reminds me OF hahs
Cnmo and of some of the Scottish
lakes.
Fishing in GaIilee.
.c We ride. I'D the lake I watch
closely the fishermen handing our
craft. We are in skiff, about thlrty
feet long and four feet IN width. II
has white leg-of-mutton sail when
is filed by the wind from the south'
and we are speeding over the water
The sea is now quiet, and our BOAT
leaves a pathway Of diamonds PANT
ed there by the sun. l reach over
the side ofthe boat and let my hand
trail in the water 1t is cool. olp
up some in my palm and drink II. IL
has a slight taste of salt
Now the fishermen have laid their
oars across the sides OF the Doat
They are depending on the WIND 10
carry us onward. Some are asleep.
and among them one at the pro"
who lies with bare legs OutSpread, ms
bronze lace IN the Iuil Soldi e " ~
sun. He is snoring. AT the right is
a man mending net. and on the
other side of the boat two are chat
ting. The scene might have been one
Of this same lake nineteen hundred
odd years ago, when Christ called
men like those from their boats TO
be FISHERS Ut men,.
BY and by the subject of fishing
comes up, and / ask the men if there
CT
ing fthe great draught which Simon
Peter and the other apostles drew up
when they cast their nets at the com
mand Of our Lord at the time He ap-
peared to them here after His
crucifixion. They tell me that the
sea is still alive with good fish, and
| that quantities are carried to Nazareth
and other Galilean towns every week.
| some are sent to Damascus by rail-
road and some are sailed and shipped
| off to Jerusalem. About a year ago
| a party took five tons of fish in one
! day. The catch was SO great that fish
! sold in Tiberias for l cent apiece, and
| six pounds or more could be bought
| for a penny. There are fishing viii
! lagos all along the lake, and the fish
| ermen are still to be seen dragging
their nets or mending them. AS they
| float near the shore. ! am told that
| there are three ways of fishing. One
| is by hooks and two by nets. One
| kinGs>oAnet is cast. 1t is used from
| the snores or by the man wading
| breast deep into the water. The net
| is great ring or disk Of thread
| weighted with lead 1t takes the
shape of a dome as it sinks, falling
| upon the fish it incloses. After this
| the fishermen dives down and draws
the leads together and carries net ano
fish to the banks. Much fishing o.
this kind is done near the village OF
| Masdala. Another net as a dragnet
with floats at the Hop with leads al
the bottom. This is usually worked
from boats which carry the nets. sc
that they form a loop and SCOOP ir
the fish. Among the fish caught are
excellent bass, some of which we have
had at the hotel. An especially curl
Gus fish Is that known as the chromis
slmonis, the male of which carries the
eggs and young about in it's mouth.
The Lake in {; Storm.
The storms come up quickly OF
: Galilee. l have seen several since
: arrived in Tiberias and have expert
enced one or two on the sea. TIL
day l landed was hot. The sirocc,
was blowing when l left the Medi
, terranean, and at Nazareth the tray
elers who had just come from III
berias warned US that it was terribl
not on the lake. we had strong wind
all along the carriage road to Tiberias
l and our first sight of the sea showe
= waves which were rolling to and fro
not unlike those Of the ocean TIL
S clouds hung low over the waters an
. great masses Of black rested on tn
e Mills down which the swine ran. TIL
0 boats were tossing this Way and tina
q and at times it seemed thev m;gh
e SINK 1t was during such a storm i
T similar boat, that the apostles cam
e to our Lord. who was sleeping. An
4 begged him to save them. He aros
e calm Q
n AT the time Of another storm II
q was not with them, having gone II
INTO mountain apart to pray. nh
T ship was in the midst of the sea. tosse
: ny the waves, when the disciples sa,
: Him walking on the water w.
d were troubled. and thought Him
{ spirit end cried out for fear. II w.