The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-24
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RATHER LAssOED BY Roy.

Probably the largest snake of the rat
tier variety ever captured in Jackson
County is now i'll the possession Oh
Robert l.. Johnston, schOOlboy, of
2515 Grove street, who captured the
reptile at Swopc Park OH Sunday.
Johnston wis taking a Sunday out
ing when lie ran across the snake
coiied up under bush. BY the dex-
trous use of rope lie got moose
around its neck and finally landed 1t In
a box. which he conveyed to his home.
The reptile measures seven feet In
length and has fifteen rdttles. Master
Johnston, who is q pupil in the manual
training school, proposes TO sell the rat
tier and purchase scl,oolbooLs with the
proceeds. City Journal.
CHECKED THE CAMP MUTISY.
II 'spose there are some pretty tough
characters who 20 into the woods now
adays," said man who had spent
the better part CT forty years lumber
ing on tine PenobScCt and its branches.
"Somehow, though, It don seem 10 me
that any Of the ere ws they g,t together
downright cussedness. About tn, worst
l ever cane across was in 4 camp up
near Cooper Erook 4 good many years
ago.
The crew went into the woods in
September and worked a'ong without
much difficulty until the early part OF
the winter. They had beer cutting;
timber OH u mount"ir and when it had
all been taken Off on one side. the crew
wanted to continue work in another
direction. The boss wouldn't listen t"
this proposition for a minute. He said
it would mean the loss of hundreds of
dollars. The men didn't care ii 1t did.
They weren't going to risk their lives
aay longer, they said working with
horses OIL the side Of 4 mountain as
steep as that particular one. Every
thing might have gone we'll il three
of the men hadn't gone out to the iron
works, and from there to Brownviile
one day.
"This tito got acl, to camp three
days laier with all the whisky they
could possibly carry, both inside aud
out. Their arrival was the signal for
the rest OF the crew 10 stop work and
that night the fun started. Big Buck
Sanderson, the bully of the camp, and
the acknowledged leader of the fac
ton that was opposed to the boss, an
nounced that the crew would either
work where they wanted to or they
wouldn't work at all. If the foreman
didn't like it, he could leave. In fact.
Sanderson limited, it would be better if
he left anyway.
1.-THE boss was man named Web
sttr, who wasn't afraid Of Dozen
camps full of drunken lumbermcn. He
formed plan for the nndong OF the
mutineers, and that night he put it into
execution. The snow was some six
feet deep all about the camps. and he
figured it out that man with his
bare feet couldn't travel through it to
any great extent. After the last of
the reveers had dropped over on his
bunk and subsided. Webster cautiously
entered the camp and began gathering
up the moccasins and rubber shoes of
the sleepcrs. He took every bit of foot
wear in sight, including leggings, and
hid the whole pile where he was GER
tain it could not lie found. Then he
went to his own camp, locked the Loor
and turned in.
"The next morning there was trou~
BILE. Webster had sort of suspected
that there might be, and was prepared
for it. From the window of his 'og
stronghold he he'd out terms. He
would agree to fight Buck Sanderson
and lick him. but ir he did the men
must agree TO abide 'hy his decision i'll
regard to working. If Sanderson didn't
wish TO fight AMI the men still persist
ed in their refusal TO follow his direc
tion, why, he would break camp. He
had the key to their supply camp and
all their footsear. He would make
tracks for the settlements OH SNOW
shoes. and they could follow as best
they might.
.'rhe men didn't take long to con-
slider Wcbster's Offer, and SandersOn
agreed to carry ont his part Of the
agr tmcnt. The fight that followed
was one of the bloodiCst ever seen in a
Maine lumber camp. 1t lasted nearly
two hours, and when it was over two
men had 10 start for the iron works
after doc:o" for Sanderson. Webster
had broken his nose, right arm and
three ribs. believe he finally pulled
through. The next morning the men
went back to work, and there was no
further trouble.
"He had a mighty persuasive way,
that Webster."-Bangor Me.) Core
spondent of the New York Sun.
FIGHT WITH COPPERHEADS.
Samuel Bush and his three sons.
Samuel. Jr., Charles and Ernest, had