Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-24

during close time. The fine, on account
of extenuating circumstances, was but
81 and costs.
Museum Notes
! Sunday hunting was mentioned and
one Of the party spoke Of the hardship
the Sunday hunting law imposed on
the poor man, who had but that one
day in which to hunt. YES" said an
other, that is SO, but the laws are not
made for one man, they are made for
all Of Us and that is the reason why the
poor man should observe the Sunday
hunting law and not jeopordize mis-
scanty earnings"
Tank No. of the aquarium in the
State museum has just been embel-
ished with such natural reproductions
OF nature by Curator James that it is
said that the fish in the other tanks
are fighting among themselves to see
who shall have No. 6 for a home. It
has a lower background of rocks,
| which are so we'll done that 1t is diff
cult to tell where the real and the i'm
itation begin and leave off, The tops
of the walls are in tint of Toms own
blending, and the whole appearance
through the water is very pleasing.
Speaking Of the fish fighting among
themselves, the scraps that have been
going on for the past few days in Tanks
Nos and 4 have been we'll worth see
inS-something. 30 curator James says
that you are seldom privileged to wit
ness. Tank No. / has q splendid lot
OF 2-year-old trout, with couple OF
the largest albino salmon In the col
lection. Part OF the female trout last
week began spawning and the usual
fights took place among the males to
see who should pair OF with the fair
members OF the company. That worked
out all right and peace was apparently
restored and the household as quiet as
any boarding house generally is. But,
few days ago, the very Old Nick HIM
SELF seemed to possess the entire pop
ulace at No. l and it was nothing but
fight, fight, fight, from morning to
night. and as long as anyone cared to
watch. The fighting was Of the rough
! and tumble variety, and while the cas-
uaities were all Of the minor kind, some
OF the fishes sides must have acned
Tor hours, under the tremendous bat
tering and biting they received
rank No. 4, however, took the prize
| for putting up a real scientific exhibit
| tlon OF the pugilistic art according to
the piscatorial idea. We told the other
day OF the little miXup between two Of
the male trout, in which the smaller
one got the better of the larger and
mated with the female. That excite.
ment was soon over and peace was re-.
stored Wednesday seemed to he
charged with a trouble feeling all
through the trout family and two of
the fellows in this tank began a scrap
tnat lasted all day and into the night
ne Hent was to a finish and late in
.he AFTERNOON the biggest fellow was
easp'ng for breath" rolling on his
.ioe ana very evidently in distress.
Inc winner was tired, but full Of
! spunk and all the confidence insured
through being victor His stabs and
)abs at the big chap were full of punch
ana scars will surely follow. The b;,
Fellow would arouse at times and make
a stab at his tormentor thai e s,,o
cessful. would have cut him in two h,t
| .ney glanced harmlessly off his sides
through lack OF power.
The size Of a trout's moth ,,,.
'ehoeo' especially in anger, is some
nouth-one that would make a small
ooy happy when he was facing that hie
ihince pie at Thanksgiving and Christ,
mas. II Is something enormous and
handsomely lined with the finest kind
VI teetn, sharp as razors and keen q.
needles. They leave their marx u,ha,,
they connect. "heh
'ee"ns Is strong among some of
the hunters of Auburn against +ha
law ID" preventing hunting on SUNDAY
1hey claim this law is unfair n 80
WORKING man and that It seems -
must have been put on the st,tntas
LOT the sake of persons who could
aHord to go hunting any day in tho
week. one man said that he w.,
oohsed TO work six days during tho
week and that when Sunday came
ne would like to have the privilege
VI shouldering his gun and getting
next to Internationally renlen,
,shins MS larder. A movement has
peen started, 1t is understood. TO cir-
cuiate petition and forward tho
names of the signers to the State
department., such petition to reouest
.hat the law against Sunday hunt
ing be taken from the statutes Of
Maine.-Lewiston Journal.
Curator James of the State museum
Thursday received a fine specimen of
wild turkey from the game farm of
w. J. Mackensen at Yardley, Pa. Mr.
Mackensen was recently in Augusta
on business trip and visited the
State museum. He was so much i'm
pressed with what he saw that on his
return home he decided to send .
specimen to the museum and shipped
handsome male bird to the museum
for mounting.
Two With One Shot,
Two deer killed with one shot Ia