Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-21

carried away many views of the pace.
Down In Biddeford they make the
band earn it's money on concert nights
Instead of playing at a stand the band
marches about the city thus favorng
different localities.
"The summer the soldiers were here"
will be reckoning point in Bucks
ports time for a good many years.
One engagement has been announced
as the result Of the stay of the Con-
necticut volunteers in South Portland.
and there are others.
About 20 feet Of a Belfast bridge
disappeared, the other night without
warning. 1t left no sign behind and
probably went out with the tide.
Deep sea fishing is great sport at
Old Orchard, and big fish are always
brought in as trophies. Here Is a story
of a big fish that was not brought in.
Two summer visitors were out in the
bay when one of them called the az
tention of the other to the appearance
of big bubble close to the boat.
There are fish there. likely" was the
reply. Just then the gentleman saw
another bubble and had his arm raised
to throw his baited hook at it when
whale came to the surface to occupy
the spot vacated by the bubble, r He
stayed his arm. for the whale was DIT
least 20 feet Icing and the fishermen
were not equipped for handling
catch of that size. on seeing the boat
the whale dove but soon came to the
surface again only a little farther
away. They will carry a harpoon
along next time they venture in that
vicinity.
A Waterville physician thinks he Is
entitled to the prize for the champion
absent minded man. Some weeks ago
a woman who lives some miles out o:
the city called at his office aud paid a
hin Of so for professional services.
Monday she came into his office again
and asked him II he was always Will
ing tn rectify mistakes. OF course h.
replied that he was and she thereupon
Produced the doctors check for $40
drawn 10 her order. all in due form.
After thinking hard for a moment it
daWned on the physician that when thu
woman had paid him on her previous
visit he had seized his check book in
stead Of his receipt book. The filling
out Of the check embraced about the
same process as the making out Of
receipt and neither noted tn" mistake
until the woman CHANGED 10 examine
tha paper AZ her home.
\ very pretty mink story comes from
out 81 the cottagers on the shores Of
Lake Auburn. For several years tw1
minks made their home under a shelly
ing rock. close 10y tine cottage. There
they lived after the manner Of all
minks. raising each little brood ot
vigorous young which in due time
struck out for themselves The people
At the cottage liked to see them round
and We're careful not to disturb their
domestic happiness But two years
ago they suddenly disappeared and
nave been mourned as dead ever since
| few days ago. however. they re-
turned. The first sign Of their presence
was the discovery Df the mink in the
pasture back Of the cottage. gathering
ferns ana carrying them TO the old
home under the shelving rock. The
ferns We're for the construction of =
nest. The work was prosecuted indus
tiiouSly and in due time a member of
the household, seated on the piazza u
the cottage. saw the mink swimming
along shore with three little mnks N
their mouths. disappearing when OPP
rpsite their old home under the shelly
ing rock. For some reason or Other
the new home had been fnrsaken for
the old one. The cottaGers learned
that while the nest of the mink is gu;
Of the water it is necessary that thu
entrance must he effected under water.
the id a beng to disguise their abiding
place. Il was found that the water
had fallen away from the entrance Ia
the new home in 4 stump ana this $
supposed to he the reason of the re-
turn to the odd homestead. The family
IF minks don't know it but ii is NOR
than welcome.