Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-18

When Frank H. Stone Of Jay, goes
out hunting he always brings back
something. He has shot II foxes
ahead of his hound the past fall and
winter, and besides this he has shot "a
coons. Come on with your records, we
| mighty nimrOds. Mr.. Stone thinks
| trapping foxes and then clubbing or
shooting them not much spOrtsmanlike,
but to shoot them ahead of your hound
| is where the real sport comes in.
| Roland Potter of Strattcn, has a
,Eovel team. A lamb, eight months
old. has been broken to harness and
| has become quite factor in the work
about the place. Since Christmas Ro-
land has hauled with his team three
cords of wood from the wood pile to the
house, distance of eight rods.
Unfortunately st. George does not al
WAYS triumph over the dragon, and
case in point is reported by the Calais
Times an instance in which the banner
of Justice was rolled in the dust along
with its supporters, and victory perched
mon the standard of the tranSgresSOr
Here is the sad tale of which the moral
| is hardly obvious: A young man called
on a young lady, and while engaged in
conversation observed a man peeping
in the window. The sneak, finding him
self observed, invited the lover to step
outside He did so and was promptly
knocked down. A brother of the girl
OF
the same fate, and Peeping Tom retired
from the field of battle unframed,
while the vanquished retreated to the
house. where consolation was admin
| istered to their lacerated feelings.
The present criminal term Of the
supreme judicial court for Penobscot
county has been a remarkable one.
Remarkable in that in no case where
an Indictment was found and the case
came to trial has the State failed to
make out its case and secure convic-
ton. 1t reflects much credit upon the
ability of County Attorney Smith and
his thorough preparation of his cases.
The optimistic Bangor papers are
tickling their readers with the idea
that spring is near at hand. The Com
mercial laments that with the disap-
pearance Of the last snow the coasting
is gone. and Editor Eaton in the News
has half column prose poem on 1.-THE
Couriers of Spring"
Editor Eaton's summary Of the signs
and symptoms of spring as seen from
his Bangor sanctum is so good that we
cannot refrain from clipping part of
| IL. 1.-The couriers Of springtime are
swinging toward us at rapid pace "A
few crows, weary Of dead CLAIMS and
stale shrimps along the shores or
islands in Penobscot bay, have come up
to see us and are making great noise
over the tidbits which they find in
heaps of dressing, which the farmers
have hauled out. The beautiful blue
| lays-own cousins to the crows-have
come forth from the black spruces,
where they have wintered, and are
calling thief! thief" to decent people.
The glad chicadees are retiring to the
bushes, painting and distressed by so
/ much heat, and the English sparrows
and doves are strutting around and
making protestations of great love to
the females, who are busy putting fin
ishing touches on their early nests.
The mice and squirrels, which have
lived in the woods all through the dark
months, are abroad for food, and their
tracks make pleasant writing on the
soft snow. On the south sides Of
slanting roofs and among the sheltered
banks in the fields, the snow thaws at
midday. and the icicles grow longer and
more beautiful as new coats are added
to their crystal surfaces. The snow
,buntings are finding the weather too
sultry for their comfort and are making
! ready TO emigrate to Labrador, where
| the climate is more healthy. Foxes
walk across the fields during the night,
leaving their tracks by fencesides as
1 invitations for the hunters to come out
and have some fun. On warm western
slopes the tips of the white maple
twigs and the buds of thrifty alders
are blushing pink. reminding one of the
face of sweet girl whom he always
i.eeps in mind. The hens are laying
With some regularity, and the old
ROSTERS are doing an unusual amount
Ct cackling. The cattle, turned out to
task in the sun, are rubbing them
selves and taking off their overcoats Of
, surplus hair. At night the stars wink
] l,ss fiercely than they did in December,
and the moon has warmer aspect, and
seems to have drawn nearer to us, as il
she wanted to resume her acquaintance
with mankind and get ready for the
camp meetings and agricultural fairs
1 Smelts are cheaper on the market