Show HAVE ONLY ALLOTTED SPAN death of trout although at advanced age disproves theory which seems absurd an ancient controversy has teen been revived by the published tory story of abo th death in Dumfries shire scotland at 0 a trout which for 20 years had sur sir in a well the fish was caught in an adjoining stream the river eva a tributary of the annan near moffat and will wan placed in a well formed in a burn adjacent to a remote rr Iway box boi a few miles dorth of beattock beastock Beat tock on an the that main line the vm at the time was in charge of 0 the cabin took a lively interest int in the fish as did also various engine drivers and other railway workers on that section viv of the line intervals permitted of their visiting the aquarium with its solitary occupant the trout gradually became quite tame anil and docile and was accustomed to swim boldly to the edge of the well to receive tri tit bits from visitors in the form of worms dormi or insects suitable to its appetite it Is still argued hy by some authorities that unless some accident befalls hire him a tr trout out lives on indefinitely opponents of that theory find support in the account of the death of this the scotch trout tor for their opinion that all B fish even the members of the princely salmon or trout class have their appointed span of life |