Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-04-13
New Potatoes and Green Peas,
This Years Crop, Shown.
None OF Militia Fund Has Reverted 10
the State Treasury.
Many New Corporations Have Filed
Certificates-A Fish Story.

| the year, so that a box containing
generous samples of these always well
come vegetables, which WAS displayed
up in the bank examiners Office on
Tuesday attracted Il good deal of atten-
ton and caused much speculation
among those who were not into the
| secret. Not many were fooled into
| thinking that the potatoes and peas
| were products of Maine gardens,
though some might have supposed that
they grew in hot house beds. The
I truth of the matter was that they were
| grown good many miles from Maine,
| having been sent to Bank Examiner
Timberlake from Edna, Texas, where
| they were grown Oh ranch in which
he is Interested.
a letter which accompanied the box
informs Mr.. Timberlake that the
potatoes were planted on January Goth,
and were dug on April 4th., having
| grown to a marketable size in Il period
| Of about nine weeks. The letter also
states that the crop Of cabbages on the
same land is in excellent condition.
while they will ,havc tomatoes grown
| between the rows of potatoes ready for
the market the first of May. This will
/ make three crops off the same piece of
land this year, and if it is planted to
| rice they will secure four CROPS from
the land.
Last year, by planting rice i'll the
| spring ana cutting it i'll the fall, they
secured three crops off from the same
| land and thought that they had done
splendidly. so that when he received the
box and letter on Tuesday morning and
| learned that there was strong
possibilities Of securing four crops this
year Mr.. Undertake was very much
pleased.
A sample Of the rice grass, as grown
on this ranch, is to be seen at the bank
examiners office. as it hangs from the
antlcrS of the decr's head, which forms
one of the decorations Of the apart
mcnt. This sample, by-the-way was
taken from the crop of last year.
A report, which has gained much
Cred"nce throughout the State is to
the effect that by his management of
affairs in his department last year
Adj. Gen. Farnham saved the sum of
$4,000 from the militia fund which has
since reverted to the general fund in
tn" state treasury is entirely wrong in
so far as it relates to the money revert
ing to the treasury. 1t is true that
about the sum mentioned was saved by
reason of the National Guard of Maine
taking part in the war mancuvcrS in
the vicinity of Portland last year and
the National government bearing the
greater part of the expenses thereof.
fut so far as the money reVerting to
the State treasury nothing of the kind
has occurred. as Adj. Gen. Farnham
has been using it in the settlement of
expenses of the guard. as the fund is
intended to be used, since then.
Commissioner Carleton tells the fol-
lowing story of how the discovery was
made, at lake Auburn, that spoons of
large size We're the most desirable for
fishing at that resort.
ON Memorial Day, n few years ago, Il
couple of Lewiston men conceived the
idea of going out to lake Auburn on a
fishing trip. At that tim" but fnw. in
fact almost none DIT all. fish had been
taken at the lake. These men having
had a very busy morning chasing up
high balls" and Mamie Taylors' We're
IN that delightful fishing condition in
which they didn't care what the rcpu-
tltion of the place to which they were
going SO long as they went fishing.
|
the trip they proceeded to secure tackle
| necessary for the proper taking of fish.
One of them visited Il store where
tackle was kept He didn't know any
thing about fishing 50 promptly in
formed the dealer when asked what
kind of hooks he wanted, that he
wanted some that were warranted not
to catch fish.
! 1t so happened that this particular
| dealer had a number of spinncrs fitted
| with large spoons. which had been
made more for advertising purposes
than for actual use. He proceeded to
sell tie intoxicated man liberal
supply Of said spinncrs and the buyer
and his friend went to the lake.
They didn't expect to catch any fish.
but it was the old story of plans which
go amiss. They had the greatest
streak of luck ever known at the lake
| getting a boat load of salmon, so to
speak, with the big spoons. Others
heard of the success of the big spoon,
tried it and found that it worked finely.
Since then the size of the spoon has
been increased until now one II inches
in length is not uncommon.
There will be an examination of
candidates for the Cecil Rhodes
scholarship today in the educational
department.
New corporations which have recent
ly filed certificates of Incorporation at
the Secretary of States office are:
Burnham Ice Company, organized at
Portland for the purpose of doing a
wholesale and retail ice business with
$50 600 capital stock of which $500 is
paid in. The officers are: President.
Sarah C. Bcechwood of Portland; treas
urer. Edward c. Beechwood of Port
land.
Uniform Iron and Steel Company.
organized at I>ittery for the purpose Of
doing a general iron and steel business,
!, with $500. 0O0 capital stock OF which
; nothing is paid in. The officers arc:
President Horace Mitchell of kittery:
treasurer, A. NJ. Meloon of Newcastle