Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-06

who do not want any further punish
ment imposed.
The Toronto Mails "sure cure for tn
klondike fever" may be useful i,
Maine. Pick out morning next win
ter it says, when the mercury is be
low zero. shoulder pick. and go int,
the woods before breakfast: dig a hol,
l6 feet deep; come back to the house
at night and eat small piece of stewet
buffalo robe, and sleep in the wooC
she. Repeat the dose as often as
necessary.
Steps have been taken at Rockland
towards the revival of the Knox county
fair, an institution which became a
dead issue 10 or ~ years ago. Since
held annually in Union. and Washing
ton has held town fair regularly
Both organizations are thriving and it
is reasoned by local business men that
with such an example a county fair in
Rockland ought to prosper.
When Albert Dole and r. c. Nye of
Orrington. were shooting two weeks
ago, they left at home Herbert Mitch
ell, stout young man to care for the
place. In 10 days they returned emp
ty handed. to find Mitchell skinning the
finest buck seen in Bangor this season.
Mitchell says he shot him in the orch
ard behind the house, and, Dole ami
Nye knowing him for truthful young
ster, are engaged in that interesting
operation of kicking yourself
Mrs. Hannah Boynton. who died at
Machias lately, was native of Rogue
Bluff and direct descendant of Mrs.
Hannah Dutan, who was taken captive
by the Indians, and who planned and
helped execute the heroic night attack
on the captors, by which she and the
two other prisoners gained their liberty.
may be cheaper soon, for the Bangor
GaSlight Co. have recently erected a
new holder with a capacity of 100000
feet and a reduction is expected in the
price. At present gas costs 50 a thous-
and there, with 10 per cent. discount
for cash in 80 days.
A Bath lady who had been troubled
with rats. got steel trap, and after
catching all she supposed there were
Z.
Some time afterward to her great sur
prise. one morning she went in the
kitchen and found a monster rat drag
ging the steel trap and long chain
around on the floor. Another rat hole
had been made and he had got into the
trap and the chain on the trap not be-
ing fastened anywhere he was making
a desperate effort to escape, rat, trap,
chain and all. The lady called her
husband and had the animal dis
patched, after quite fright.
Members of the Portland Wheel Club
are agitating proposition for cinder
track in South Portland and Cape Eli
zabeth, along the shore road. 1t is pro-
posed to raise by subscription in Port
land about $500. With this they pro-
pose to go to the Cape people and offer
it towards the cinder track if they will
raise about $1,000. With $500 it is
estimated that a fine bicycle way could
be built for long distance along the
shore. The advantages of such a way
to the Cape people are urged to be the
greater number of people who will be
attracted to that place for summer
residences. 1t is said to have been
found in Massachusetts that such Gin
der paths are very beneficial in bring
ing in summer people
There was recently found in Portland
a small lot of canned corn which was
packed nearly, if not quite, quarter
of century ago. Upon opening some
of the tins the contents were found to
be in perfect condition as to sweetness
and soundness, but the corn had lost
different seed was then used, much
coarser than the improved sort of the
present day. and being cut from the
cob by a curved hand-knife, instead of
by machine, as now, it was inferior as
to style. The corn was fairly white,
not blueish white, like some Of the
modern kinds, and was all corn, no
water having been added. The cans
were little longer than those used at
present, and of heavier tin. The APP
pearance of the contents is proof that
Theoretically sealed goods properly
prepared will keep almost indefinitely.