Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08

print, THE Speakers Room, House OF
| Representatives" The letter explain
ed that these pipes are all made in
the Speakers district, an exceedingly
rich district, especially in corn. One
factory there employs 500 hands en-
gagged in making these fancy corncob
pipes and large fortunes have been
made in this industry. Mr.. Clark al
SO referred to James G. Blaine as one
| of the best men he had ever known
Letter and gift were the outcome OF
an interview held with the Speaker by
the newspaperman during his recent
! lecture tour of Maine. Missouri
Meerehaums" had been mentioned and
| the Speaker had promised the Maine
man one.
Game Warden Fred A. Willis, who
was here from Sagadahoc county to
attend the meeting Tuesday of the
Fish and Game Association, informed
| the Journal Gossiper that, on re-
cent trip to Small Point he saw -four
acres of black ducks wintering off
Bald Head.
Monday evening to meet Miss Made
line Lord, among the groves of pinks,
roses and ferns used to decorate tables,
window recesses, maritels and piano,
was one very large cluster of violets
that was frightened by the addition
of a large gold, crimson and white
orchid that produced a beautiful eff
Of he viz
Another interesting feature of the
function was the cutting out the in
candescent lights and Illuminating the
dining hall with capped candles in tall
silver candelabra on the entrance of
the guests to the supper, which was
served from a central buffet.
A plea for improved potato raising
methods is made by the Aroostook
Times in a recent issue. The Times
compares foreign practices with those
accepted in Maine today, saying:
The potato has played the greatest
role in the agricultural development OF
light and fertile soils of this region as
the sugar beet has done in heavier soils.
According to German specialists, these
hoed root crops are oeneneial to any sou,
that is given them, with its resultant
improvement in the physical condition
and aeration. The profits from the crop
justify the liberal use OF oommereial
tant residual effects on other crops IN
the rotation. The clean culture prac-
ticed also brings all weeds into thorough
subsection. The yields per acre OF al
since the extension of potato growing.
Potato tops are now dried and used Tor
stock food on many estates. The by
product mash, resulting from the dis
tilltaion of potatoes into alcohol, is also
an important economical factor.
The Richmond Bee tells as follows
of two children whose faith in Santa
Claus is not disrupted:
Little Miss Margaret Daley and
master James Deehan who wrote
unique messages to Santa Claus, had
their requests fulfilled by receiving
just what they wished for in the way
of presents doll carriage and pair
of rubber boots respectively. Ex-
pressman Harlow, in whose care the
little tots entrusted their letters, saw
to it that they fell into the right
hands"
Bridgton News: Not many in this
region recall him, but the senior OF
The News surely does-Adjutant E. H.
Wilson, of the Maine Thirteenth, one
of the most efficient of regimental adj
jutants in the Gulf Department. The
Maine Thirteenth and Fifteenth were
much together, going with Butler in
1862 and tarrying until the middle of
1864, when together they came to the
Potomac, and both having re-enlisted,
slipped down to Maine together upon
their veteran furlough. Since the
war Adjutant Wilson has resided at
Yarmouthville. OF Thirteenth officers
there are now very few survivors. OF
the field, Coils Dow and Harry Rust
long since passed away; Lieut.. Colonel
Hesseltine, at near eighty, survives,
likewise DR.. Gordon, for short time
assistant surgeon. But the volunteer
officers are very rapidly disappearing
from this mundane sphere. Are they
concentrating upon the camp ground
over yonder-'just beyond the veil,
separating mortals from the immor
tal?"
Thomas +. Ingraham of Belgrade,
seeing the story of the boy who slid
down Rines hilr and under a team, is
reminded Of an even more thrilling
escape which threatened death to the
coasters on Dam hill, Pettingill Cor
ner, in the winter of 1859. With
another lad. Frank Frye, Ingraham
was sliding knee bunt," steering with
one foot. and making what he believes
to have been mile minute across
the railroad track, along the canal
bank until the sleds stopped near the
river. They forgot the time, and,
with Frye ahead. shot down the hill.
The o'clock train from Augusta sud
denly appeared in their path! Ingra-
ham threw all his strength into one eff
fort, whirled his sled sidewise and
shot into space. He yet bears the
scars sustained from his terrific fall.
Frye was unable to do anything to
save himself but fiatten himself upon
the flying sled and wait for the crash.
II didn't come. He shot miraculously
under car and out upon the canal