Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-28

is now engaged In his quadrcunial feat
~ carrying Vermont lur Bryan. hut H.
twin take a day of fur the purpose ~
rolling up a big anti-imperialist major
ity in Maine. by that time H. win be-
in fine fettle to tackl, the Mase4chu-
sets joh again.
New England Farmer: Too much
money Is given for speed purposes ana
too little Tor the exhibition Of live stock
az many fairs In premium list Of 81
/ Maine fair the speed purses are Sluu
each of which $50 so-s To the winning
/ horse. For tho strongest ana best pair
/ Of pulling oxen the prize Is s.. Tn,
/ best buck gets -. boar 81. bum 50. stall
lion $50, dairy herd s.. and hGuGenmest
/ baby s.. Is it any wonder THAI fair
( managers age criticized ami farmers
| Will not bring out their stock when the
! winning trutting horse receives 10 times
us much as NE best pair If uxcu2 This
\ fair reports among thc expenditures III
PAST year Tor trotting purses SlG".15. neat
| stock $2llo5. sheep. swine ana poultry
Z $S V5. horses ana colts S.+4O agricultural
/ products $4li ladies d-rt $,U. ANA cor
| officers and employees Nlil.5G There i~
4 good deal of hard work required tu
| get together ana place IN position Il col
| lection uf vegetables MI fruit, ur tu take
\ lot of stock Up the fair. TruttIng
horsemen ~ in for the money they can
make ana farmers should receive as
liberal cnmrcs tor their time
| labor ana exhibits.
Gardiner can boast of i blacksmith
who has not LOST a days work from
sickness from the day h- went into the
shop to learn his trade. 80 years ago.
T." the present. How is that for rec
ord:
y new section of sidewalk has been
laid in front of the new store to be &C
cupied Icy Mason. the cIothicr. The
new section is Of an entirely different
pattern from that used in most parts
of the city being Of a composition which
| in appearance greatly resembles Port
| land cement
| 1t is too bad th1t most If Maine
summer visitors are obliged through
| the early commencement of the fail
schools. to leave the State when it is
At its pleasantest. The latter days of
| August ana the month Of September
is the king period of this climate.
The Wateryille Mail suggests as
part of the equipment If fishing par
ties to the Belgrade lakes just at pres
ent shotgun, the repeating variety
preferred. The suggestion il q cool
| "ne. for the tales uf hold-ups nave been
sn frequent NJ late that IT would real
~ seem rs if any party returning "a
any good dark night stood gboi
chance Of being challenged. ANA i'll
such q case revolver is ~ little ac-
count. The ordinary person couldn't
hit with revolver Il mark the size Of
z man at half dozen PAGES. if he
We're allowed To make the trial in the
daytime ana under favorable circum-
stances. Asked to do it during the
excitement of a hOd-up. his chances
would be small indeed. But almost
everybody is more or less at home
! with shotgun. which need not he
| held half So accurately as revolver
| and will do twice az much execution.
| An ounce of small shot let 1ly in the
! immediate vicinity of a would-be rob
| her might not kill him. but would very
! likely spoil his interest in his game.
| If the highWaymen are going to be as
plentiful in the future as they have
! been of late, the stablemen might ar
/ range hooks in the tops of theeir car
| Tiages where the guns could be carried
| within handy reach. After the auto
| mobile get into more general use, ii
Will be in order to build up their sides
! with sheet iron after the manner of
! protected cruisers. or the armOred
/ trains Cf the British in South Africa
| with loopholeS through which the de-
| fenders may fire upon assailants.
| There are any number of possibilities
! opened up by the prospect Of plenty Of
| hiShWaymen about the city. Travel
/ by carriage is bound to be 10 times az
! The only danger is that the supply
/ OF robbers Will give out. or that they
may get frightened away prenaturtly
| There are only two or three localities
in the State or in New England 50 We'll
supplied with foOtpads as this section
appears to have been for the last FAM
weeks and ii would be too bad to lose
such 4 source uf excitement before 4
lot more people have had an expert
ence.
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