Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-22

fikins iofs Inc Favor or Whiskey puncH.
The life Of an officer 81 the law in
Piscataquis county contains expert
ences, both agreeable and otherwise,
that do not fall to the lot Of his fellow
workers in some other counties. Sheriff
Knowles OF Foxcroft. for Instance. has
just returned from an official trip to
yChesuncook, during which he canoed It
so miles, crossing Moosehead lake in
the midst of driving snow storm,
during which the canoe shipped six
inches of water. But the next thing
that fell In his way was "a large deer
with five antlers.
Camden is rapidly coming to the
front as a summer resorhand each year
the amount Of money I'M sted by sum
merers increases. Another new road
has been laid out to the Shore on which
number Of Boston gentlemen intend
building cottages. Camden with her
mills, shipyard and summer colony is
one of the best thriving towns Of its
size in the country.
Let hunters who boast themselves on
their prowess take off their hats to
Christopher Columbus. Christopher, it
may be mentioned. is Shows Falls cat
and his mistress has kept a careful
record of his game, finding that since
April 8. he has broughtin 1871 mice. eight
bir2s, four muskrats, three squirrels.
one rabbit and one rat. The best part
of this record is the small proportion Of
birdssto rats. but it is just possible that
Christopher has kept back part of his
spells for prudential reasons.
The engineers on the Bangor &
Aroostook Railroad are making great
records as deer slayers One engineer
of a night freight has record of six.
while several others have killed two or
three. The animals are attracted to
the track by the bright rays of the
headlight, and being fascinated with
the light, remain right between the
rails.
Among the many causes for Thanks
giving we have this year don't over
look that mentioned by the Brunswick
Telegraph, which remarks: Many
mother has cause for thankfulness
Thanksgiving day. because 1t marks
the close of the foot ball season.
Phillips Photograph; The complaint
Of Boston paper that Boston markets
are being literally supplied with game
from Pine Tree woods Should be more
vigorously echoed down here. The fact
Is that Maine is invaded each fall by
hundreds of market hunters, who pose
as sportsmen. Such individuals get out
of the trip as cheaply as possible by
avoiding the expense of guides, hotels,
etc, and unfortunately they usually
succeed in securing a couple of deer.
These animals they take into Boston
and dispose of at some market for a
sum that nearly If not entirely meets
the expense of their trip.
Not for very many years have Maine,
vessels managers in general felt SO
deep an interest in the prospects for
business for a coming year. The close
of the war has brought along. for
Maine, at least, new hope that her
oldtime sea prestige is coming back. in
the new necessities set moving by our
extensive foreign acquisitions and the
general deep water trade impetus
which has been started From all in
dications the biggest revival of COM
merce by sea that the United States
ever saw is about to take place. The
acquisition of oversee possessions
Porto Rico. Hawaii and the Philip
pines and the new condition in Cuba
will necessitate a great enlargement of
the merchant fleet of the United States.
Only ships having an American register
can trade between two ports of the
United States. Therefore, the COM
merce between this country and our
new possessions will require American
ships. This means work for the ship
yards, for the present fleet is made
quate for the work and it is seldom
that foreign built ship can get an
American register.