Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-15

| finished a witty speecji So far no claim
ant has appeared, but it is safe TO SAY
that one member hasn't enioyed his nj
| her visit to Bar Harbor.
| A lady in Portland owns cat rejoicing
| IN the euphoniouS name of Fluff - which
! seems to find her only enjoyment in lif,
in eating-not mice. but out-of-the-WaN
for cats dishes She Is especially font
of asparagus, plain, creamed or on toast
and when it is put on to cook, she take.
her stand near the range, and holding VI
| one paw like a setter dog, sets up more
of yell than a cry, and refuses to be ap.
peased until a piece, half cooked is Ia
en- out and laid on her plate. when with
out waiting for it to cool she will seiz,
hold of ii and eagerly devour it, Mistress
Fluff is also fond of all kinds of soups
mutton broth, OK tail. mock turtle, etc
but draws the line at tomato Her lat
est astronomical feat occurred recently
when the cook, after putting the rolls
for breakfast to rise. found Il small piece
of the dough on the cake board. and just
for joke on the cat put 1t on her dish
Mistress Fluff took it up on one paw
examined ii critically, and Lnen proceed
ed to eat il as if raw dough We're the one
tid-bit she had been looking for in all he,
cat existence, thus turning the laugh or
the cook.
There is a garden in Auburn in
which sunhowers have been raised for
60 years. This spring the flowers came
up as usual and for time fourished.
They even blossomed at an unusually
early time A few days ago, however.
the owner of the garden noticed that
the leaves were dropping and there
seemed to be something wrong with
the plants. He cut several of the
stocks and found that they had been
penetrated by some sort Of borer or
worm. which had worked it's way al
most the whole length of the inside of
the stalk. Now there seems to be
something wrong with the cucumbers
in the same garden and the owner
thinks that the same creature is at
work on them. For the first me in 60
years the sunflower crop in That gar
den is likely to be a failure.
Billy Dows records on the wall of
the Maine Central baggage room in
Bangor have been covered with new
paint-an Improvement over which
many traveller mourns, Bnly's writ
ings included the date of the leaving of
the ice from the Penobscot river. the
time Of the arrival of the first steamer,
the first snow-storm, etc, for ten years
past and every time there was a dis
pute about these things. says the Ban
gor News, all you had To do was 10
take the person by the arm and show
them Billy BOWS writing on the wall.
That settled the dispute because the
writings were correct. Together with
the above bunch of information was
the date of the battle of Manila in biz
and artistic letters and it was in such
a position that no one entering the
baggage room could miss seeing it.
1t has cost Portland $4,000 10 fight the
fire at Peaks island last week, and in
the past three years the total cost for
putting out forest fires there has been
ever $1,000. a sum which would replace
all that has been burned and consider
ably more The island. with its sum-
mcr business is a great source Of in
come To the city and it is felt that
something should be done to prevent
the recurrence of these fires. which Of
course threaten all the property on thu
island The great trouble has been
lack of water. The fireboat has done
gallant service and in fact, has been
the means Of preventing general
contlagration. but its powers are llmi-
ted II now is proposed 10 lay guam
tity Of surface pipes to various parts
of the island and have them connected
with an 'Amoskeag pump. The island
would then have a hydrant service
which would enable the firemen on the
island to extinguish any ordinary blaze
without calling on the city for help.
AS the pipes would only be used In
summer, they need not be laid under
ground and it is said that the whole
system could be put in for $4,000 or
$4,000. The plan is the one adopted at
Atlantic City and other resorts and is
said to be satisfactory in every way.
1t is realized that something of this
sort must be done at Peaks and that
very soon.