learned to recognize their enemies, and 

 became more active in caring- for them- 

 selves. 



As soon as the young fish were re- 

 moved, the old ones began to prepare 

 the nests again for a second supply. 

 There w6're eight boxes, and four de- 

 posits of eggs in each, the third install- 

 ment being lost during a cold storm. 

 There are about ten thousand eggs in 

 every deposit. As preparations had 

 not been made for such an immense 

 family, only the comparatively small 

 number of sixteen thousand infants 

 could be accommodated in the nurser- 

 ies. The remainder were kept for a 

 time in tanks, and as soon as possible 

 placed in the lake to look out for them- 

 selves, where many of them may have 

 been destroyed by their own relatives, 

 the bass family being inveterate canni- 

 bals. Even parents, at a later stage, 

 devour the children they once guarded 

 with so much care. 



After the fry are deposited in the nur- 

 sery, they still continue to be a source 

 of anxiety. During a severe storm the 

 manager watched all night in the cold 

 and wet lest the muddy water coming 

 through the screen destroy, or overflow 

 and carry away the little bass. 



Feeding the babies was another prob- 

 lem. Their foo,d consists of minute 



Crustacea, which are not supplied in 

 sufificient quantities by the running 

 water, and must be collected and sup- 

 plied to them every day. 



The young, fish thrived, and had at- 

 tained a growth, in the fall, of from 

 three to five inches. Two thousand of 

 the sixteen originally placed in the nur- 

 series were lost; this is supposed to be 

 a ''survival of the fittest" due to canni- 

 balism induced by scarcity of food. 



During the summer, the hatchery as 

 a novelty, attracted many visitors, en- 

 quiring, amused or sceptical. Thou- 

 sands of tiny bass could be seen, and 

 the manager kindly answered questions 

 and explained methods.. One large 

 bass, named "Uncle Tom" because he 

 was taken from Mt. Tom lake, was 

 identified by the manager, and became 

 a general object of interest, especially 

 to the children, who delighted to feed 

 him. 



The second summer of its existence, 

 the hatchery received financial assist- 

 ance from the state, which was also to 

 benefit to the extent of half the fish 

 raised. A number of large bass have 

 been added, and it is hoped this season 

 may be even more successful than the 

 last. 



Elizabeth Miles Derrickson. 



A SONNET. 



It is not meet to sorrow when from earth 



The mellow fruits are borne in Autumn's haze; 



They had the showers of the April days, 



The quickening glances of the month of mirth. 



E'en ere the pregnant buds had given them birth; 



They drank the glory of the summer noon. 



And when Night told her beads at the full moon 



And blessing fell, they waxed in weight and worth. 



But when the tender shoots are wrenched away 



From the dear parent stem before they know 



The gladdening sunbeams or the gracious dew. 



Or felt the stir of nestlings, or the play 



Of wings and whispering winds amid their leaves, 



O'r Hope's defeat the spirit rightly grieves. 



— Mrs. M. a, Maitland. 



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