Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-02
Camp KennebeC and Good
viii Play Tie Game.
Ernest Thompson Seton Gives
Address on Woods Friends.
Or. Wilbur r. Crafts Gives Address
On True ManIiness.

Hinckley, Me-, Aug. l--tSpeciaD.-
The ball game. Wednesday afternoon,
between Camp Kennebec and Good
VIII. was a very close contest and a
splendid exhibition of the national
game. The afternoon was perfect for
such a contest and the grandstand
was well filled when the two teams
warmed up. They played nip and
field with tie score on the board
to B.
At 7.30 in the evening Ernest
Thompson Seton gave his last address,
the subject being his animal friends.
Probably the most interesting part of
his address was his explanation of his
occasional methods of procuring facts
concerning unseen occurrences in the
woods Mr.. Seton might well be call
ed the Forest Detective" for he gave
several cases worthy of Sherlock
Holmes or w. J. Burns, though diff
fcring in this, that Holmes or Burns
would never have been able to supply
the Information about wood folks nec-
essary to the Investigations conduct
ed-that IL. unless they first passed a
score of years in nature study. Mr..
Seton also told how his dog. Rang
6r,v took a census of the woods for
him, how he could tell by the dogs
different howls and actions. his speed
OF travel and direction, what animal
he pursued whether it be fox, "a
racoon, rabbit, or Rangers" eter-
nal enemy, the common house cat, al
ways taking refuge in a tree. Rang
err is bashful in the presence of
skunks, but Mr.. Seton himself is not
He declares the skunk to be a very
good friend of his. and in fact has at
present 80 on his experimental fur
farm in Cos Cob, Conn. He makes
pets of some of the skunks and says
they are as pleasant to handle as any
pet.
Last of all, Mr.. Seton gave the story
of moose hunt, giving the calls
sent through the woods by the hunt
ers as well as the answering calls
from various animals about At last.
the moose was called within gun shot
and MIR. Seton fired a pistol. The
' next view on the screen showed the
lonely unoccupied stream side again,
hut continuing the tale he told how
next morning the party returned and
found the fallen forest king, where
he mad dropped, 400 yards distant.
after his frenzied crash through the
woods, Then he stated that as he
stood beside that splendid brute and
considered how harmless he was and
how useless in the killing for the
good OF man, he was regretful, and
then made vow that so long as the
big game of America was threatened
with early determination he himself
would never again bring one down
With powder and lead This vow lie
has not broken 10 this day.
After the lecture of the evening.
the boys and many of their friends,
made their way to a small ampi-
theater near at hand, where during
the afternoon Mr. Seton and some of
the scouts and Others had prepared
camp fire. Here occurred a BUT
falo Dance the like of which the
Kennebec valley has never before
seen. A camp fire with Mr. Seton
turned out 10 be a most enjoyable
occasion. for if ever a man knew the
science OF enjoying fire in the open
Mr. Seton IS that rnsn and he under
stands just how 10 impart to others
the pleasure he himself feels.
AT 1880 A NJ. Thursday, DR.. Will
bur F. Crafts OF Washington, d. G.,
gave an address in Moody hall. Good
VIII Farm, on ''The Five Essentials
to True Manliness" On account of
the neayy downfall of rain the audi
ence was not as large as it otherwise
would have been. yet there were a
goodiy number present and the adj
dress Eas not only fine guide to
young men and boys but q help "a
The leaders of the boys present.
THURSDAY afternoon saw no athlet-
les on account of the rain. Thurs
day evening, Don Morrison Of Skow-
hogan gave concert in Moody hall
with assistants. consisting of yiolir
and piano and vocal solos. This was
mach enjoyed by all
Z Br Crafts stopped in Waterville
over Wednesday night and tilers