Show A LIVE TROUT deceptive appearance in slice of the fish at large iu the water A few days ago a party of anglers visited tho hatching house of the state fish commission at cold spring harbor long island and were estimating the weight of the larger trout which were swimming at feet says the new york sun one very large specimen attracted attention and a veteran angler said that fellow will weigh h six pounds bet you a cigar that it wont go over four said another ill split the difference with each of you and take both figures that the fish will weigh over and under six pounds said a third just then the superintendent mr fred slather came out of the building and at once they appealed to him in chorus major how much will that fish A bout eight pounds was the reply but I 1 see you look incredulous we 11 ll find his weight precisely peter said the superintendent to one of his men set all hands the deep cinc a washtub and the scales get out the biff trout and it within ten minutes the net brought ap a mess of great trout which were allowed to escape ull except the biff one the wash tub two feet in deim was sunk under it then lifted and the party saw within it a magali cant brown trout that could not extend its tail within the limits of it confinement breadth and depoli were surprising the angler who had bet on six pounds wanted to make it twelve and the four pound man became interested in the flock of wood ducks and teal near by which are one of the of the place A fish in the water said maj mather never looks as large as when out of it the depth is greatly foreshortened and even the length and breadth do not beem to show their full extent boys weigh the tub A pole over the shoulders of two men held the scales and when they straightened up and the tub with its contents cleared alie ground the scale indicated ninety two pounds the elih was then carefully lifted out and sent swimming away and the tub and water pulled the scales at eighty three pounds leaving nine pounds as alie weight of the trout that aeh said the major is tho common brook trout of europe I 1 imported the farat eggs eg g s after caking the fish with the fly in the black forest in germany and it is destined to be a favorite when better known |