Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-06-03
BITS OF MAINE NEWS.

Three horses have been killed in Eas
| Cortnth recently on account of broke,
| legs.
f. Nj. Shaw, Newports wide awak,
town clerk, has already collected take.
from 63 dog owners out of a total of H.
lewiston is talking of discarding tn,
Dells as means of giving fire alarms il
being proposed to substitute therefor .
Dig whistle TO be operated by compressed
air.
A Franklin man reports that during a
recent storm he picked up a dozen barn
swallows that had died from the cold
Others that sought shelter when he
opened his barn doors, We're 50 benumbe1
alaii thai ne easily picked them up. A Cherry
neld man reports a similar story regard
ing the effects Of the cold storm on birds.
Joseph A. Springer, formerly of Port
land, and for so many years vice consul
general at Havana. has now entered the
banking business in that city. His long
acquaintance with the conditions prevail
ing on the island-he having been there
over 80 years-will give him exceptional
facilities in his new business.
The popularity Of white birch rs deco
fatlve shade trees is increasing every
where in Ma ne. They make Charming
effect upon lawns ana by drives when
mixed with the dark foliage Of .ffrs and
SpruceS. An example Of this is shown
along Frye street. Lewiston, where there
are number of large white birches and
also number of evergreen trees as
shade givers. An agent for trees in Lew
iston sold thirty-six cut-leaf birches IN
one day, recently.
y West Franklin woman set two hens
that Matched out their broods about the
same time. one Matched thirteen brown
leghOrns. the other twelve Plymouth Rock
chicks and one brown legh0rn. The leg
horns mother was not fond Of the Ply
mouth Rock chicks. ana severely chas-
used them at every opportunity. but
claimed the one lone leghOrn chick of the
hock, taking il with her own brood and
not allowing it 70 20 with the others
evidently the hen had heard that thirteen
was an unlucky number
A well-known Dexter citizen found thai
ms cranberry beans were not looking es-
peclalIy promising before the last few
raln-storms, and concluded to dig them
up ana plant more Of a different variety.
lie however. left one hill by way Of aE
experiment and after the rain found the
bednstocks looking as green and vigorous
as one could ask. His neighbors wear an
amused smile as they discuss gardening
with him now.
When a fire takes place in a dwelling
mouse hereabouts. and we presume the
same experience occurs in other localities
nthere really seems to be a rivalry be-
tween the deVOuring flames and the eX-
Clttu crowd TO see which will do the most
damage. When fire drives a family out
or doors and lets in the promiscuous
crowd OF Would-be helpers the way ar
tcles Of furniture. however fragile and
perlshdble are wrenched and torn from
Lhelr accustomed places. dragged ont OF
uoofS, trampled into the ground, smashed
INTO pieces and scattered is something
Woeful to behold. In very many cases
the crowd succeeds in doing good dea
more more damage than the fire, and it got in
some pretty fine work at Tuesday eve
ninSs tire.-Presque Isle Star-Uerald
One of the most barbarous deeds tina
nave come to the attention of the citizens
tor long time, has created quite a stir
N N South Portland. Postmaster Jonn +.
nah 10 r1,.fr ,o.a1f
ana some feW weeks ago her tail was cpI
on quite short. She suffered lots bur the i
wound healed and she had apparently
gotten as well as ever when the remain
ing stub was cut off and mutilated so |
badly that she had to be killed another
cat belonging to a South Portland lady |
was served similar mutilation and |
one DAY large mastff belonging to
James II. Hartford. had his neck cut very |
deep and wide, presumably with intent to
kill
The other day one of Portlands we'll |
known architects was on an island steam |
er and noticing the many red-roofed cot |
tages on the Cape shore ana islands. said: !
70 paint ones roof red shows question |
abIe taste, TO say the least. And, then |
AGAIN II IS worse than useless being an |
INJURY rather than a benefit. for the paint |
mas tendency to form small but perma- |
nent dams or distractions between the |
shingles, or at the butts, and this holding
the water causes the shingles to decay |
They will not last half as long as when
unpainted, and We never advise the use
Of paint on roofs. Stains do very well |
for they are absorbed by the wood Rut |
the best of ALL he said lis Whitevash |
This has a real preServative properties |
ana ADDS 10 the term Of service Of the |
shingles. Of course, one need not be con-
llned to the use of a wash that is white |
for other colors may be added as desired |
An excellent compound would be white |
wash TO which lampblack has been add
ed in sufficient quantity to make the color
gray. about like old shingles