Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-13

shelled egg of the ordinary size. The
shell of the inner egg protruded
through the other slightly at one end.
One of Belfasts progressive amateur
gardeners came to grief this spring in
trying to raise early vegetables. He
put the outside windows from the
house over a lettuce bed, and the rain
descended and the snow came and
broke out several of the large panes
of glass and likewise let in the cold and
/ the lettuce froZe. The value of the
glass was more than the lettuce would
have been worth had it all come to ma
, turity early.
One of the occurrences which VIII
have a great influence in effecting the
growth of Millinocket, is the granting
of an eight hour day by the Great
Northern Paper Co. to all the en-
ployes OF this mammoth plant. This
will mean three instead of two crews
and will probably add 200 or more men
to the earning force of Milinocket.
Il only wanted to see if l could stop
the car said a little ten year Old
Sabattus maid to Motorman Marshall
the other day when he had come with
in two feet of running over her. Ihe
car was returning to Lewiston and nad
just crossed the street below the Sa-
battus river, when suddenly a little girl
| ran directly out upon the track and
remained there motionless. The mo-
torman put on the brakes and shut OIL
the power but even then the car when
stopped was within two feet of the lit
| tie one who stood regarding it without
moving a muscle. Even then she dld
| not move until ordered to by the mo-
| torman.
Lewiston business men who nave
| been compelled to close their stores on
Sunday now threa ten to compel the en-
forcement of all the Sunday laws on
the statute book They claim that
what is sauce for the goose is sauce
for the gander, and that if they are
| compelled to stop business there is 10
reason why the selling of newspa pers,
| the running of street cars, the opera
ton of livery stables, or any line of
gainful business should be allowed on
| the Lords day.
If the pOrcupine slayers keep up
their war of DISCRIMINATING as was be-
gun this week, Town Treasurer
! Nickels says he will be obliged to
build a crematory to dispose of the legs
and noses of the slain that are brought
to his office by the bounty collectors.
Since Monday ne has charged the
State with having settled the claims
for the Strengthening of 1913 of the quill
drivers, and the returns We're not all in
| Wednesday night. The hunters MAX
| ing the greatest havoc among the pests
are Joe Goliath and Perl Hutchins,
| who annihilated q Whole colony, the
| dead numbering 81. The damage which
| this quadruped is causing the forests on
this river is said by the woodsmen to
| be surprising, as much valuable growth
| is being ruined. In some instances
they have taken possession of vacant
| camps and turned them into breeding
dens. An old hunter and trapper who
passes the winter season. in the up river
| townships say the porcurines in that
section are so numerous that a Gatlin
| gun would be the speediest means of
| their mination-Cherryfield cor
lespondence Of Bangor News, April s.
They should read the new law down
N Washington county. 1t was APP
proved March 2S, and consequently
does not go into effect until April 20,
| and it provides that the bounty shall be
| paid only on the noses and feet of
| porcupines killed within 10 days. This
| means that only those killed after
| April Is get the bounty of % cents each.
| If town treasurers pay the bounty on
| those killed before that date they will
not be reimbursed by the State
| treasurer.
The big 12-paddle war-canoe now
being completed to the order of the
| Island City Canoe club of Old Town is
| rapidly nearing completion and will be
turned over to Billnaupe Paul, the well
known Indian Artist, who will put on
the finishing touches in the way of war
paint and battle emblems, taking as a
copy the famous war-canoe of the Pum-
punkamunks which was exhibited at
the Centennial exposition in 1876 and
said to be the last of the kind in exist
ence. The bow will be ornamented with
porcupine quilts and feathers forming
an etflgy said to be the war god of the |
tribe. while along the sides will be |
signs and figures concentrating bat
ties and wars, while at the stern will !
be large representation of the Am |
blikjejik or Indian Mascot. On the |
paddles deeply burned are Indian works |
signifying. speed" strength" vic
tory, and the'like. 1t is expected that
the war-canoe will be very popular
with the members and trips have al
ready been planned up river. The ma
tives will be astonshed when they see
it coming
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