Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-03

towards me with evident unfriendIy
intentions, / dropped everything and
began to take an interest in lively
travel, myself. / didn't attempt any
lacking to shorten the distance for the
moose, but made it bee line stern
chase. He gained on me go fast il
dldnt seem Of much use to run, but
kept at It just the same. | came to
shelf OF ledge where it dropped down
pretty straight for dozen feet I slid
over that and thought ! had got one
the better ofmy pursuer; but, gracious
ne got down there easier than | did q
GOOD zeal. and kept his eye on me all
the tlmc. The space between us was
no" tremendously short A friendly
growth Of low spruccs with limbs not
more than three feet from the ground
happened to be in my road and drop
ping on my hands and knees I crawled
for life. | had read that moose would
stop for such thick growth. wouldn't
go through 1t. But that notions a
mistake. After | had crawled under
there rod or two / changed my
course off to one side. This saved my
bacon The moose struck that spruce
thicket like a cyclone and crashed
straight through it, going off proba-
bly, in pursuit Of me, on the other side
! did not follow him, neither did stop
for any more blueberrics. Next time
| 80 | shall take a rifle along"
Biddeford Journal: If all the savings
banks in the country should suspend
tomorrow and give notice that they
scre able to pay only 80 cents on the
-. 1
a great calamity: and yet that is what
would practically happen so far as
the interests Of their depositors were
concerned. in the event of the adop-
ton of the free silver coinage policy.
The sound Of hammer and saw
drives away the blues" in Sanger
Vile this summer.
Bath Times: Scion Chase may be
well in his way; Ex-Governor Garcelon
may be honest; Cyclone Davis may
mean wei but for sound advice the
average man of intelligence would go
to President Hyde rather than to
either Of them.
A man who makes his home at
farmhouse in Dover has built up
quite an industry in spruce gum.
Sinces he started in business he
has disposed of about 1000 boxes. As
each box contains 80 pieces the whole
number would foot up to 1,00i0oo
chews. which calls for a vast amount
Of -wagging. His product has an
increasing sale and although larger
irons it has been introduced and is
meeting with much favor in other New
England states and the far West
where much of it has been sent He
buys his gum during the winter and
spring months from parties who make
a business of harvesting it from our
northern spruce forests, and last year
used h ton in its crude state. This
is all cleaned. melted and moulded in
to strips which. after cooling. are cut
into pieces and carefully wrapped in
tissue paper.
Portland Advertiser: For our part,
we propose to bolt him." says the
Rockland opinion. referring to c. Vey
Holman, who was nominated for sen
at0r on the Knox county ticket.
What Bolt regularly nominated
candidate? Let no time be lost in
reading the Opinion out of the Demo-
cratic party.
Excellent position that TO form
sound money campaign clubs Famil-
iarize the members with the truth of
the controversy and let them dissem-
mate the information. Truth is
mighty and must prevail but it is well
to see that it isn't too long about get
ting on its running boots.
There's land in Watervlle that has
increased a hundred fold in value in
the past 10 years. Not bad.
A Bangor man has invented an ap
paratus for easily raising barrel of
flour up stairs. This may deprive the
athletic groceryman of the pleasure of
showing off, and mayhap winning
the admiration of the cook.
We notice that resident of So.
Sebec is cutting his hay with the help
OF his little year-old son. A child
Of that age ought to do no more than
inspire its parents to work. The next
declaration of independence should
declare that every child has an in
alicuablc right to his childhood.
The land of Canaan. (Me.,) didn't
hold out many attractions for two
weary travellers who were overtaken
by night while passing through the
town and campcd in a schoolhouse
yard. A local correspondent tells what
occurred: About midnight they were
aroused by the believing of an animal
belonging toa neiShbor, which had got
ten loose and came meanderinS along
the road. Much frightened. they
sought shelter in the schoolhouSe shed.
The suspicious of two lone women,
who live near by, We're aroused and
thought that tramps or gypSeS were
lurking around. After shivering with
fright at the dreadful thought for a
long time, they managed to arouse
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