Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-22
STATE HOUSE.
An Innovation Made in STATE
Muster Arrangements.
Splendid Outlook for Both Fish and
Big Game.
Old Htme Week Prospect-Another Pardon
Wan'ed-A Delayed Fountain.

The date of the annual muster of the
Maine National Guard has been set to be
gin August nth. An innovation is made
in that the muster will be held two weeks
instead of one as formerly. The first
week the list Regiment. Col. l.. II. Ken
dan, commander, will be in camp and the
second week the "a Regiment, Col +. c.
Ncwcomb. commander, will be in camp
the LIST Regiment returning home. TINS
arrangement has been decided upon on
account of the muster grounds being 50
small that with all the troops i'll CAMP
at the same time the sanitary condition
is very unhealthful. The muster this
year will be made more of an event than
ever before III this State. Last year on
account of there being no appropriation
for the purpose no muster was held. It
has been decided not To hold a COVER
nor's day this year. GOV. Powers. how
ever, will be in camp part Of the time.
There. ! think l now have things
where | want them said Hon. l.. T.
Carleton. as he pushed back i pile OF
papers from his desk in the fish and
game department l have been working
five years to get things 50 that theE
would run themselves. | have accom-
plished my purpose and am satisfied
Any one who knows the energetic indie
fati=ahlr chairman Of the fish ana game
commission understands that Mr.. Carle-
ton is not simply sitting back and let
ting things run themselves, but rather
that he is not on the endless Jump as
during the past five years. He has final
Is succeeded in getting the machine or
ganized and it is now running with no
more friction than a ball bearing.
The outlook for large game WIS never
better. Everything seems to indicate
that there will be more deer than usual.
do not think there has been a year for
the past five years when the number Of
deer lawfully killed in any one year has
exceeded the natural production. So
much for the deer. Every one knows
that more fish are being taken now than
were taken five years ago" Mr.. Garlic
ton has received word from Game War
den Nichols that more salmon have been
taken this year from Moosehead lake,
than ever before. The commissioners
have been making a special effort to have
these waters stocked ana their efforts are
now rewarded.
The commissioners have recently TAX
en- 10000 salmon fry from the hatcheries
at Enfield and carried them to Mon
mouth. The salmon were Matched at thu
former place but as there is not such 4
good opportunity for feeding there the
fry were taken to Monmouth. They Will
be retained at the feeding grounds until
fail. by that time they Will be able to
take care of themselves. And will show
better results if released then. Ii is well
known that one fry released in the fall
is worth ten released i'll the spring.
If old Home Week is not thoroughly
advertised from one cnd Of the country TO
the other it will not b. through any lack
of stamps. Each letter sent from the State
House to other states bears two stamps.
one is the regular ticket Of passage re
quired by The government and the other
is the Old Home Week stamp required Of
an who wish to see the Ola Home Week
a success The heads Of nearly all tn"
departments have given orders for the
stamps ana the advertisement il being
used very extensively.
y mail never comes t. the State House
now that does not bring with it some in
Of the Inquiries are for invitations. 9th
crs are for the proper method Of going
Ut work to form the ORGANIZATIONS An
idea of the extent into which Bath will
enter the scheme is shown by the re-
quest for $40 invitations. Rockland will
20 into it still deeper ANA has asked for
1000 invitations. These nave all been sent
hv express
1t Was thought 4 month ago that but
little interest was shown in certain sec
tions. Now there Is an awakening in all
parts IF the state ana it VIII be but 2
short time before every town of any SiZ"
will have an organization. There is more
,r less sloth in the I[e1nehec county fer
lis vet but little or no attempt mas been
made to form organizations. 1t is be
lieved that in Il short time som" move
will H. made to form an organization IN
this city 50 that Augusta may not be
behind the other places.