Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-30

nos deceased could distinctly remember
family By the name Of S&saris Who lived
lacress the river He had son BY the
| uAa4s Of John whose muscular posera weYs
well deTeiooe3. Young Emery With his
stout osiid, bis fail rounded ehes, vas quite
az atsliste. IL vas always the delight O.
the old indiza 10 get these two boys to
sFesflins they being equally matched and
Of sbs sane age John ofIen xsa the vic
| TRY BY isis quick railye instinct. xhits
James a. Often ~on By his esisn aeiermina-
tion.
| E3sa,d Stgrse.. who sxnei a
large dog, one day went 20 their en-
ezmpuasnt. "A Italian stepped up To
I him AMI sai. Me srsssle siih you"
| 'fAB right" replied Stgrzes. They caught
/ boil off each other. bat M sooner nal the
| indian caagar hold Of stsrgis, than The
| doy caught held Of tue Indian sho
I kicked sGl bowed With pain aad rage
! Starges called his dog 81 ami started for
boins. He hsi been az heinz bar short
/ time ehen he "a ave or SIX Iaii2as com
| ing toeaf,is he noase with t'Ieir z8ns.
I Knowing what this ai=aat he qaiczly barred
the ao9r and windows TAey soon COM
gisnesd isampihg aaI cling. s.nrg.s r.
! sgOnd.sG b; going 40 siairs 10 small Wiz
dor ia the Esd OF 1h- house through which
he Ehrast large ia horn the blasts he
| blee from the haFa we're laag saf pow
erfai the iusisas became frightened ADD
qaiesiy He'd
| have said no traces Of this powerful
! people csa now b. found. save by some
ray'e impie NJ OF husbandfy Hox and then
! picked up on the .nrfse- Of the gFoand, or
ia the tgrr9w- have collected many
forms Of these implements. shieh have
been found % M farm and those adj icen;
Frleofs and neighbour. having kindly
adj me ia making this collection.
| following tie w,nilnzs of the Seven
! Nile Brook frsm p1Dd 10 pond ani to 10
town, I have found these implements of
stoae " all kinds and -hape- aHi sizes,
some pilh holes drilled through them
others Nsth kaDhs, sus posed To be net
| xeig4 $. .Olnr are of f,at, others Of granite,
wh.ie some are Of very fine stone not
/ fougd IN this locality. some are very
/ sharp and perfect 10 shape lille others are
very rude auA show MARKS of hard usage /;
1 bus all, 10 my kaowlsdge. hsy, been found
\ upon low ground ani near the surface
/ Some writers rhink II wss i custom ~ the
| " JrIh Americas Inf ans to p &C ta,s- M
| pie N CTS in the grave " tn the 10 y. bat
have rxt miGed quite number VI these
graves aud - vet found none pf thrs.
stone implements of hg hapdry therein
/ Their ornaments ard lppa- Jnly seem 10
have been Inferred II thrm Some Of
these Implements are to oxact facsimile Of
| the Tgdsst form, said so be found in what
4Tct q 3iogi,ts term ia p,le Jiithic period
others are polished sp IN ms Of the SAM
size and shape as Tho All TO Jviong to
the 'eolithic prrol. Bat what seem 10
IN to be Wy strange Is that the ruies; OF
these AID th1se hlghlf polished and perfect
il sAape are found side h. SIDE, comm My
speaking, which seem To- iad cate INA TIL
pal-oiiinic and neon hc p, RODS IN this
T. sion ~rFr without hat gap Of ages on
ags as some think pne remarkable
stone have 10 the collect On. tionxh by
some 10 be war club, by others an IDOL, IS
about three fttt'i long, a." AMI one-haif
inches through, round aud -noo II seen'
g's made of common rough s'oa- ronni
Ell on or" ei'i On the othrf enu - soup
tarrd human head, which ~ very evident
must IN SONY respects nave TVsemb'sd tue
then rxlsnnR race am not an e1pft IN
phrenale'y hnt VIII give roush deh'es-
ton OF ihls primitive man. LooAtns At the
SHE mead, me ear Gems To ne III 'or cen'er'
ltr forehead ana upper rack mead are al
about equal distances from the center OF
the eur whie Tue distance 10 the Top mead
Is somewhat longer ne Jaw Is very
strong. The race view 'ls broad 10 the
region OF the ears gradually narrowing TO
the top head. People OF the present DAY
are IN suali minority VINO can take =
hard rough heid stone out OF ~hich this
ems to have been moleied' ana make
better representation Of human heau-
Rnt t'is art. AS ~ These days, seems 10 nave
tn n had It's sklItful WOrkm n.