Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-21
Maine Gossip

maine Gossip
Can't Keep a Good Land Down.
Spite O. the politics raging
Ever in country an Town.
Country is moVin':
j his truth ever prOvin-
Cant keep a good land DOWN"
Prophets foreshadowin' trouble
Sky in . terrible froWn;
Rut still high endcaVOr.
An one song forever
Can't keep good land down.
Forward" The watchword that's ring
"Forward"' till the victory crown;
Still that one story
The rough road to glory
Can keep Il good land down:
Frank l.. Stanton.
IT would be very pleasant and fitting
for the 20 Maine-bor men in the Mas
sachusettS legislature to visit the
Maine Capitol.
Brlnswick's fire was the worst since
1875. but there is good insurance and
the recovery from the blow will be
speedy and complete.
The first trip of Il legislative COM
mi,tee is to the Pressure Isle Normal
school. and it is hoped they will not ne
Welcomed by Il 81 below zero tempera-
turc.
An echo of the football season comes
from Watcrvile. today, where the
Colby boys arc scheduled to elect a
captain as the leader of next falls
eleven.
The gathering of the Maine editors
and their wives i'll Augusta, next week,
will be one of tn. notable occasions
of the legislative season.
The club women will come from the
four corners of Maine next Thursday,
and gather under the gilued dome. 1t
will he an opportunity for the law
makers 20 get points on parliamentary
procedure.
1t is not to be denied that public
opinion strongly supports the decision
of the AndroscoSgin probate court in
the Dunlap case that Shiloh is not Il
proper place for Il child to be reared
and educated. even though its parents
are inmates of the institution.
Register of Deeds COburn of Frank
lin county says that they are record
ing in that Office this week Il deed that
is the longest and conveys more real
estate than any ever recorded in
Franklin county. This copy of this
deed covers IS printed pages. ana il
represents Il value of $10.000000. 1t is
given by the International Paper Com
parry.
Nobody will blame Miss Magdalcna
ing her last name. especially us she
does it through marrying nice young
man.
Tie vital statistics Of Portland for
1904 according 10 City Clerk Bigelow
show SO marriages. 1860 deaths and 1889
births. In 1903 there were 5S1 mar
riaGeS, 1904 deaths and 104G births. In
1902 there were 52S marriages, 1915
deaths and 1864 births. These figures
show q remarkable evcnness in the past
three years. with a slight falling off in
the realm of nlnapy here in the last
80,
creased trife d(ID0ery nearly equal
in figures.
The greatest 'fox hunt" on record in
Washington county. came oft last week.
and when the final roundup came, -
Of the hen yard there's we're skinned. |
stuffed and hanging up by the nose
AS this is I, little off the usual run of
fox hunting tales. perhaps a little ex
rlanation would be in order. Some
few years since. J. S. CaiEil,s OF West
Lube conceived the idea That he could
add to his income by running Il foX
farm. and acting on his inspiration he
enclosed quite :, tract Of land with wire
netting 50 deeD in the ground and so
high in the air that his foxes could no;
notice that he was prepared to nay
cash prices for live foxes. old or young.
His family kept Increasing from time
to time. and his purse kept growing
leaner by the purchase Of tile stock and
the food to feed them: but not possess
ing the good luck Of Jacob Of old. liz
the increase of his herd. he BECAME dis
satisfied and concluded to abandon the
idea of getting wealthy in this manner.
and the doom Of the foxes WAS sealed.
At the last count before killing he made
out "a ready for the sacrifice. but tn"
actual killing counted 10. 1t is IL we'll
known fact that foxes. deprived of their
liberty. no matter how we'll they are
cared for. become cannibilS and
destroy their young when 4 fen days
old.
Colbert NJ. Wheeler is from way