Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23
Maine Gossip
A Poet.


Cloudy embroideries. by sunset kissed.
lie sees among the dewdrops on the ferns
The heeting prototype of children
tears
And in the music of the running burns
The pent-up laughter of thousand
years,
Along the dear, familiar paths he knows,
The sigh that marks the crossing OF
the way,
The dreams that haunt the petals of the
And all the wonders of quiet day,
So glide away the years with minstrelsy-
The magic of his boundless fantasy.
Eleanor Ester, in Westminster Gazette.
Well, that $4,005. which came with
the articles of incorporation of the
Puget Sound Traction. Light x Power
Co. just organized at Portland, ought
To he acceptable to the state.
Has any winter, anywhere, ever
beaten this one for the complete ga
nut of winter sports? Long period of
excellent skating. then sleighing and
snowshoeing-wit enough snow to
furnish. under usual conditions. real
old-fashioned "erust slidin ia the
spring. Who wants To go To Tampa
Beaeh@
More sand needed in Portland. Two
mcn rendered unconscious by falls due
to the trcaeherous footing there, sun
day morning.
Two bulletins just issued by the
Maine Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton are of great practical value - the
farmers of this State Bulletin 192'
the experiments carried
on at the Station during the last 10
years to improve egg production of
the Barred Plymouth Rocks The eff
fccts of continued artificial incubation
and brooding are described. In breed
ing. an explanation OF new plan is
taken mp. Bulletin t93' deals with
practical management An account is
given of a superior fresh-air brooder
and directions for construction are
given. Technical studies and improve
ment in managing of laying birGs in
the house during the winter are
touched upon. A copy of either of
these bulletins will be sent to any res
ident of Maine at his or her request.
Address. Director Chas. d. Woods,
Orono, Maine.
The Biddeford Journal advances the
suggestion that Warden Virgins yell
low vest is not on a par with his adj
vertised compassion for prisoners. and
that such cruel and unusual methods
of punishment for persons incarcerat-
ed for crime ought TO be dealt with
summarily.
A dairy over co years old gives in
teresting comment upon the weather
of 1855, 1856 and 1857. These figures
are said to have been made at Boil
ster's Mills.
Jan. IS, 1856. over 80 inches of
snow fell on a level. the most snow |
ever knew to fall at one time. 1t was
very moist and solid
Jan %, '55. Rained most of the
day. Settled the snow Is inches.
Feb. Z. 30 The coolest night
known here for twenty five years.
APR. :. IS. Snow generally feet
deep. Drifted over fences much deep
er.
APR. 16, 50. Snow from IL to
feet deep in most places.
May 8, 80. Snow drifts liz feet
deep in a few places.
June s. 30 Frost in many places,
not much damage done.
June Is. 80. Slight frost
June Is, '55. Frost in many places.
Aug. 80, o. Frost killed corn and
potatoes.
Mar. 9. so. 81 degrees below zero.
Jan. %, 81 Thermometer stood at
SO degrees below zero at nine O'Clock
in the evening.
Jan. "a, 81. Thermometer 40 de-
grees below, SO degrees below at nine
O'Clock A. NJ. Coolest ever known
here"
Contractors are reported as busy at