Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-09

The little group OF Maine woodsmen
seated in u semi-circlc about the warm
ing stove Of the village grocery store
had been discussing thu wonders Of aSia-
ton.
Ne" drawled Auanias Kinks, Il ain
meyer SEN an arship lut T was recent
", the MitnCsscr of some Tim in the arts
Of huntin' and iishin which was fully rs
astuundin to the SENSES The old trap
per hooked his thumbs III the almholes
of his vest hay back in his chair and
waited for the inevitable invitation 10 en-
tighten his companions on the wonders
of modern sportsmafship.
"Whatd you sec-one of them new
noiselcss guns" inquired TIA" sociable
merchant, squirting hunoronSIy at the
other eXpcctant auditors,
WHY, that article amt no mnrc'n
Yesterdays babe in the evolution Of fire
arms and sch like compared to the
thing ] seen over at Pine Crest IL othes
day" began the rugged old woodsman
lortilv. This here invention marks the
dawn of a new erie in both huntin' and
fishin' methods. 1t throws guns and fish
hooks 50 fer back into the dust of obliv-
ion that the new eric sportsman is al
ready beginnin' to, relate his past eX-
periences with the Introduction. Back in
the days when we used rods and guns
&c.
Tile fellow that invented the idea took
me out with hin. and showed me hisself
the modus opcrandi. clsewise I never
would have believed all he claimed for
the thing. When We started out in the
mornin' he apparently didn't lave moth
in at all with him, hut on arririn' at
small trout pond, which he had asked
me 10 guide him to. he fshcd ont from
his vest pocket a small packasc wrapped
in fine tissue paper. This He Guickly
tossed into the center Of the pool aud sat
down to wait.
Dynamite" says J, disgustediy. cX-
pectm every minute to hear the rnuflled
explosion.
dead wrong says he, .D!namitcin'S
illegal. | amt 10 lawbreaker.' And Just
then | seen a trout shinin' white-beillcd
! against the surface of tie water. 1t
wrigglcd n minute weakly and then lay
stil. Finally, after another few SECONDS,
IA second white belly showed against the
surface then another and another. 7lutil
| 10 or Is fish lay noatin upside down III
| the water
Hurry now, and wade oni 10 get
them before they get rcsuscitated' says
the fellow eagerly. and | done rs lie ad-
monishcd. But not until had gathered
| in the whole catch did he start I Git eN-
planatory. This here stuff ne says
touching u second package similar to the
ono he had throwcd int" Tie pond is
what our company calls Cachoo, It's
species of snecze powder similar 70
snuff. When that little parcel | dropped
into the pool there busted, The powder
Immediately began floatn' about near the
bottom. As soon rs Il trout got Sranuie
i'm his giils he began sncczin, StrcnuouSly.
With each snrcze he took III inouthful
Of water. Finally. after soIhe several of
these watcry limitations he commits
drownin suicide and rises TO the top o
the pond. This 10y is evidently all there
is in this here particular body o water
And with that he calmly shoulders the
string o fish and marches off in search
of bigger game. says he
"'Know vlar there's a natural or ar
titicial ..cei-lick in the near wharg bouts?'
he inquiries crcouragirgly. Bein' IA hunt
er. naturally do says l, still somewhat
remorseful over them sclf-destroyed fish.
But showed him TO Il nice popular salt
lick, and set down TO watch carefully the
workin out of miracle No. ..
"Springlin, the contents of another
powder into the salt-iillcd ground of the
lick. he then withdrew with me behind
neishborin' tree. We had to wait some
little time. and | begins to git obviously
| restless. when as fate would have it.
, along comes a fine big buck deer prancin'
out into the little clearin. Down goes
his nose and tongue into the mud to sup
ply his system with a little much-needed
salt.
1.-The first evidence he gives of the
presence of tibet thar sneeze dope was a
Whit. followed by throat.clearin' snort.