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round, I went to the rescue and all ended 
happily. Just a case of “fowl hooked!” 
But perhaps the funniest episode took place 
in connection with a little roach I once caught, 
which had two mouths. This I sent to Mr. 
Aflalo, the well-known naturalist, and I waited 
some weeks for his report in a London paper on 
my little “freak.” When at last it appeared it 
was very unsatisfactory, for it transpired that 
Mr. Aflalo had been away on holiday, and my 
“catch” had followed him about half over Eng¬ 
land, and at last landed up at his London club, 
where he claimed it, much to the other mem¬ 
bers’ great relief. Mr. Aflalo explained that 
although the little roach may have had two 
mouths, he, fortunately, had only one nose, and 
so the specimen had to be deposited in the dust¬ 
bin—unexamined. Now this fish, you see, was 
the cause of a certain amount of what one 
might term “decayed” humor. 
Bulls, also, enter into the humorous side of 
fishing. It is extremely diverting—to the on¬ 
looker, of course — to see an unwary Waltonian 
being chased across a field by a male species 
of the bovine tribe. I have heard of one poor 
victim, out for a merry day’s angling, who was 
kept up to his neck in water for nearly an 
hour by a bull, and was not relieved until the 
keeper arrived in a boat. Very funny, indeed, 
for the bull. Cows are not so troublesome. 
But they are very inquisitive creatures; indeed, 
“as inquisitive as a cow” would be a good ex¬ 
pression. I have found them licking the butt 
end of my rod sometimes, when standing fish¬ 
ing. Possibly they were only testing the qual¬ 
ity of the varnish. 
There are many yarns concerning fishermen, 
from Phil May’s “Come inside” downward. 
When little Jimmie was found by the parson 
fishing on Sunday he explained that he was 
only “teaching a worm to swim.” And on 
Brown’s arrival home with a creel full of pur¬ 
chased fish heads — being cheap. — his wife for¬ 
gave the prevarication for the sake of the humor 
in his explanation, “Eh, Sarah, them fish were 
beggars; they let me pull their blooming heads 
off, and then they wouldn’t come out.” Some 
excuse may also be found for the conscientious 
angler of the empty creel, who, making his 
purchase from the fishmonger, expressed the 
desire that that good man might throw him the 
fish so that he could “honestly say that he’d 
caught them.” Then there was the village idiot 
who was seen with his mouth full of worms; he 
said he was told to fish with “baited breath.” 
Some folks can see humor in the wriggle of 
a worm, and even the harmless maggot can 
prove mirth-provoking at times, for if a few 
of these manage to escape from their confine¬ 
ment when in a crowded railway compartment 
there is at once a hurried examination of the 
bait bag by the owner, and assured declarations 
made to the ladies (who are looking askance at 
the strange creatures, and indignantly at their 
proprietor) of their harmlessness. 
And the subject of trains reminds me that 
once, when en route to a big fishing match, I 
heard a tremendous scuffling going on in the 
next compartment, accompanied by threats to 
throw someone through the window. To my 
query as to the cause I was told, “Oh, it’s all 
right! It’s nobbut our vice-president ’aving a 
lark!” — Angler’s News. 
GOLDFISH INDUSTRY OF CHINA. 
Tiie rearing of goldfish of many varieties has 
been carried on in China from time immemorial, 
and still constitutes one of the minor industries 
of Canton. The fish are grown, as a rule, by 
native gardeners or florists in small ponds or 
in earthen jars in which rocks covered with 
moss and ferns have been placed to afford a re¬ 
treat from the light. 
No little care has to be taken with the fish, 
says Consul-General Leo A. Bergholz, of 
Canton, especially during the spawning period. 
The eggs have to be removed from the reach 
of the males and placed in shallow dishes, 
where the heat of the sun hatches them. Plenty 
of sunshine is necessary to the health of the 
goldfish in all stages of its growth. 
By years of domestication remarkable 
changes in the natural form of the fish have 
been effected. Specimens may be seen without 
any dorsal fin, with the tail and other fins lobed 
and tufted, and the eyes projecting from their 
sockets like goggles. Fish over two feet long 
have been seen in this district, but are un¬ 
common. 
A thorough study of the color of the local 
goldfish, based upon observation, dissipates the 
overdrawn pictures of many travelers regarding 
their colors. Both sexes of the goldfish are of 
the same color, and the same fish at different 
stages of its development is of a rtd, a golden 
hue, and a silvery tint. Varieties are also found 
of a dark brown verging to a black, and one 
variety, called the silverfish, retains the silvery 
tint throughout life. 
At present goldfish are reared in this locality 
principally for sale as ornaments to gardens and 
houses. While a large number of varieties may 
be discovered in the grounds of specialists, 
three principal varieties are seen on the market 
—the topeye, having its eyes on the top of its 
head, the pearl scale, so named because of the 
resemblance of its scales to a pearl, and the 
more common herring sail, so-called because 
of the upright position of its main fin. 
The females of the several varieties lay their 
eggs from the time they are one year old, be¬ 
ginning, as a rule, in the first part of February. 
The process is continued for a period of some 
forty days. One male will mate with four 
females. During the warm weather the eggs 
will hatch in from 15 to 20 days, but during the 
cold weather they require somewhat longer. 
When the fish are grown in jars or other vessels 
the water has to be changed twice a day during 
the summer and once in two days during the 
colder months. The following wholesale prices 
are current at the present time (Feb. 6) on the 
Canton market, per 100 fish: Fish, 40 days old: 
Mixed, 3 cents; selected, 10 cents; specially se¬ 
lected, 25 cents. Fish, according to length, 
34-inch, 30 cents; i r 4 inches, $2.50: 2(4 inches, 
$15; 3 inches, $25; 4 inches, $100. These prices 
are for mixed fish and herring sails, and are 
about one-half what selected topeyes and pearl 
scales bring. For fish 5, 6 or more inches long, 
special prices would be asked. Single fish must 
be bargained for like every other commodity in 
China, the price depending upon the size, 
beauty, and condition of the fish desired. 
The life of the local goldfish is not over five 
years. When they are first hatched they are 
fed on water insects, ephemera, etc., and later 
on duck’s blood and well-washed rice. The best 
food for them is said to be minced shrimps, but 
few people will go to the expense to supply 
them with this delicacy. 
Goldfish are used to some extent as presents 
between members of wealthy families, but 
seldom among the less well-to-do classes. As 
a rule, any one who wishes a bowl of fish for 
his garden or house purchases fish and bow! 
together from an itinerant peddler or orders 
them from his gardener. 
While the breeding of goldfish constitutes one 
of the lesser industries of Canton, it must not 
be thought that it is carried on with any great 
knowledge of the science of ichthyology. The 
Chinese are principally guided in the rearing 
of fishes by practical and. possibly to some ex¬ 
tent, by scientific observation, but they appear 
to know little or nothing about crossing and 
selection of species, etc. 
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