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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-12
Experience in Maine Hunting section

Big Woods Page Editor:
want to say I have been guiding
for fifty years. forty years of that
tine in Maine. ten years in Nova
Scotia. | will Just write of expert
ence in Maine and of the deer in
Maine In 1SS0 deer were very scarce
in Somerset county. one could travel
all day and was lucky to find one or
two Yards. that was before the game
laws were enforced to any extent, so
that the natives killed all they wanted
and more than they wanted. | know
for a fact that two men living at The
Forks killed and delivered to The
Forks Hotel Proprietor one ton of
deer meat in one winter. Then the
game warden hogan to enforce the
game laws. and since then it has been
impossible tn make such a slaughter.
About 1895 deer became very
numerous and in 1902 up to 1905 deer
were more numerous than ever be-
fore or since. We then had no wild
cats in Maine and not a great many
bobcats floupcervierl.
About 1909 wild eats began to come
into Maine. In few years they he
came quite numerous. Then our deer
began to decrease in numbers. Mr.,
Howes states in your last issue that
wildcats kin about one per cent of
our deer bear per cent. mer per
cent now. have seen three deer on
one runway at Mosquito Stream,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-12
Sources OF the kennebec

The recent discussion of storage
basin for the Kennebec Water Shed
makes an understanding OF its courses
of Somewhat greater interest.
In Sandy. Bay Plantation on the
Canadian Border. at point nearly
due west from the northern end of
Moosehead Lake a branch. of Moose
River has it's rise. South of this,
practically all of Somerset County
half of Franklin and portions of Pis-
cataquis drain their waters into the
Kennebec before it reaches Skowhe-
gan. Although unimportant, 1t is
interesting to note that small
stream, rising in Fayette Kennebec
County makes its way into the Kepne-
bee by way of Sandy River. Some
streams at the headwaters of Dead
River rise on Canadian soil so that
the waters which pass by Skowhegan
come from four 3counties and to some
extent from two countries.
In this territory are about 1000
square miles, moi far from. eighth of
the total area Of Maine. OF this
about 200 square miles is lake and
pond surface.
Considering the vastness of this
territory and the large lake and
pond area it would seem that the
water supply would be inexhaustible.
/ II would be as matter of fact. except
/ for the circumstance that at times
I much too much water comes along
while at others of course there is
much too little No drought has
ever been severe enough to dry up
these rivers and streams entirely.
Most of us can recall, however. when
i the volume of the kennebec has been
+ so small as to reduce its power posi-
! bilities to a minimum.
The great storage basin contemplate
ed in the Dead River country and
other plans which the Central Maine
I Power people have under considera-
/ ton would insure an even flow of
water the entire year around, a most
j important thing fer the residents of
/ this valley and for that matter the
entire state.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-12

The Rest Rooms in the Dodge Block
are also open 10 women and children.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-12
Big Operations IN Maine Woods thi,
Year

That. despite the continual alarm
about the rapid disappearance of the
forests numbering is yet as great an
industry in Maine rs over il WAS is
shown by the statistics Of one great
corporation operations this past
winter. The Great Northcrp Paper
Company has employed 1000 men,
beside thousands of horses and trac-
ton engines, and has cut about 800,
coo cords of pulp wood in this State.
equal to 25,000000 feet board mea-
sure, beside 100000 cords in Canada,
Just over the line, equal to $4,000, 900
feet, board measure. The cut would
have been larger but for scarcity
of labor, the crews better in the ag-
gregate 1900 men short all winter.
Although the snow has been very
deep and the cold steady and often
severe the season has been q fairly
favorable one for logging and the out
look for driving Is good, as the great
body of snow in the northern part
of the State will serve as it melts to
keep np a fair Itch of water, even
if there about April 20.
A circumstance worthy of note this
season is decidedly larger percent
age of natives employed in the log
ging camps.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-12
Violation OF Game Laws Still Prove
Unsafe

II appears that it is not safe for
anyone to violate the game laws in
the Jackman district even though
they think the warden is ont of town
for day or two, as is shown by a
report recently received at the De-
partment of Inland Fisheries and
Game.
1t appears that Warden Jackson,
ono day recently, had occasion to go
10 Greenyillc on official business. and
on his return was informed that GER
tain parties were suspected Of hunt
ing deer shortly after they saw Mr..
Jackson take the train. After search
the warden found the deer buried in
the snow. The warden never left
the deer until some one came after
them with a team.
The warden watched beside the
deer carcass until 5 p. M, when the
team came after same. 1t appears
by the warden's report that when
Mr.. Doyen looked around the war
den was on the back of the sled,
much to his surprise. Warden Jack
son had Doyen take the deer to Judge
Holden.
As the result of this investigation
and action ON the part Of Warden
Jackson, Walter Doyen of Jackman
was taken before Judge Holden of
Moose River on the oath ult., and
fined 500 and costs, taxed at $16.14,
for having two deer in his possession
in close time. Doyen was given sew
eral days to obtain the money with
which To pay the fine, but being I'M
able to do 50 was brought to the
county. Jail at Skowhegan by Warden
Jackson on the Both alt
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-12

Percy Lee Bickford of Abbot and
Mercy Eldora Nutting of Brighton
were united in marriage at the home
Oh Edna c. Pease in Brighton on
Wednesday, April 4, by Lea Smith,
justice of the Peace. The bride has
always made her home with the late
howard l.. Pease and Edna c. Pease
Vi brighton, coming to that town when
. small child and since has
1een known as Mollie f. Pease. The
room Is the son of Oscar Bickford
u Abbot. All extend congratula-
tons.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-12
{. II. Oliver Stlll Wants Weekly Visit

The following breezy note from our
old friend Charles K. Oliver. nov with
the Texas Steamship "a. al Bath has
reached or Office with enclosure Of
a subscription for another year.
Dear Old Neighbor.
Here's your passport for your
regular weekly visit for the coming
year. You're regular feller' and
always welcome. as neW5 Of the folks
at home is as essential for cheer a.
three squares which we are blessed
with having. even though the ship
yard las ceased 70 ship.
Best regards to Roland r.. john l.,
and ihc former fhipmate Francis
Crgtu4u.
CHARLES r. OLIVER.
$50 Middle Street
Bath. Maine Z
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-12

would be to put bounty of $500
on the wild cat which would make II
profitable TO hunt them. many hunt
ers would hunt them for that price
and In few years they would clean
them up pretty we'll. When We had
no cats We had plenty Of deer. Now
that the cats are numerous we have
less deer Just a word in regard 10
the cat family. The Lynx is a native
OF Canada and seldom is found in
Maine. While the loupceryier Is a
native OF Maine, the wild cat origin
ally die not inhabit Maine They
have become a nuisance in recent
years | do not agree with Mr Knapp
in regard to the Lynx and bobeat be
ing crossed. / think they are three
distinct families. Now | say give a
profitable bounty on the wild cat and
bobcat and the hunter and trappcr
will do the rest
ionrs very truly.
GEO. {. ("Pop'D JONES
Caratunk Maine.
TAe Rest Rooms in the Dodge Block
are also omen 10 women and children
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-12
"A
yer Pfecedes Team Along the Road

shile the selectmen were taking
INVENTORY in West Kingheld, Tuesday
aernoon they saw a deer on the
roai he did not seem much frighten-
~ ana followed the road ahead of
sae team from Mrs. Jennie Dprrell's
,..age until he reached the bridge
Yea aea a. W. Landers when he left the
s'as and disappeared in the bushes.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-12
Card OF Appreciation

| wish to express my annreciatiOn
to all nv neighbors and friends who
were so kind to me, or assisted me in
anv way. in my recent illness. H.
will ever be remembered.
Mrs. Horace Stilson
Skowhegan. Ne. April II, 1923
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-12

Tie Observation-Disclosures. somer-
sots County's leading newspaper.
is for sale on all news stands in the
state.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-16

An old Roumanian castle, q ghost,
an echo, and a poor-but-pretty little
Princess, is the setting for the mu-
steal romance in which Henry W..
Savage offers the prima donna come
dienne Mitzi in her greatest success
Lady Billy" which comes to the
Auditorium January 90.
In series of guises and DISCUSSES,
from ghost of her ancestral aunt
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-16
PARIS STREETS WILL BE
NAMED AFTER AMERICANS

Paris, Jan. 16.-The participation
of the American Expeditionary Force
in the European war will be duly
commemorated in the nomenclature
of the streets of Paris.
The municipal council soon will
resume the task of remaining some
200 of the city's thoroughfares and,
according to French custom, the
leading figures Of the war will be
freely honored.
Thus far only General Gallieni, the
defender of Paris, Guynemer, the
"Ace Of Aces" in aviation, and Colo
mel Bonnet, who distinguished him
self,Iat Scissors, have been the hon
ored. General Pershing was on the
list that was under consideration
when the work was suspended ON
account Of objections to the abofi-
ton OF old names because Of senti-
mental or historical reasons. Perish
ing,s Clemenceau, Foch and other
leaders are on the new list. however.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-16
OWNER HELD
BLAMELESSF0R
SHIPS LOSS

Mexicali, Lower California, Jan. 16
Enrique Librau, owner, and Jose
Gomez, captain, of the steamer Topo-
lobampo, wrecked in the Gulf of
California, November 10, last, with
the loss of more than eighty lives,
have been held blameless for the
disaster and released from detention
= at the Mexican barracks here by
federal authorities. The ship was
broken in two by huge wave. Had
the cargo been livestock, recovery
could have been made for the value
of the cattle lost, the authorities
ruled, but there is provision in the
Mexican laws covering loss Of hui
man life.
The responsibility of the Ameri-
can interests, for whom the victims
of the >Topol obampo were coming to
work at cotton picking in Lower
California under contract, has been
set aside by the labor commissioner
here and other officials of the gov
eminent.
The Topolobampo disaster, which
took the heaviest toll of human life
in the history of Gtlf- of California
navigation, left in its wake one Of
the most pitiful conditions in SOUTH
ern waters
More than 100 persons were
drowned, according to Captain Co
mez, whose evidence at the hearings
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-16
There still remains a score

There still remains a score of
streets in Paris with German and
Austrian names that may never be
changed. Included are the rues Beet
hoven, Gluck, Meyerbeer, Richard
Wagner, Mozart, !, and Palatine, the
rue de Vienne and the Place Buda-
pest. Streets that recall great Ger
man musicians and poets probably
will be left unchanged.
1t has been decided to rechristen
all streets that were named after
the owners of the property through
which they were originally sut. In
addition there win be hundred and
fifty new streets opened in conse-
quence of the demolition of the city
Notifications, which will furnish
ample opportunity to honor the
greatest heroes Of the war.
Paris streets and squares with AM
erican names at present are Avenue
President Wilson, rues Lincoln,
Franklin, Louisiana and Washington,
and the Place des Etats Unis.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-16

Mr.. Mosby's Little Journeys ia
Parnassus" contains short essay
on the life and works Of seventy
of the greatest literary geniuses of
ancient and modern times. The an
thor begins with sketches of the
Greek and Roman men of letters
and continues with sketches of writ
ers in the most popular modern lam
guages: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
French, German and English.
While the book was primarily
written for use by teachers, it is a
treasure volume to students or liter
airy workers. A true portrayal of
each character is given, however,
brief the sketch. All the essential
points necessary TO give correct
insight into the life and writings OF
this group of literary men Of the
past are contained in the single vol
ume.
Mr.. Mosby has written as only a
lover of great men and good literature
can write. His language is classic
and scholarly. He gives his reader
glimpses of the worlds finest liter
ature and introduces him to the old
and the new authors.
All the romance, all the glamour,
the power, the beauty, and the trag-
edy of the pagan and Christian lit
erature seems to have been caught
by Mr.. Mosby and carefully packed
into this series of condensed essays.
Something Of the authors pleasing
style can be seen in his following
introduction of Homer:
"The preponderance of legendary
history, . however, indicates that
Smyrna was the birthplace of Ho-
mcr. There are tales, ALSO, tbat he
was blind; and that he was a row.
ing minstrel, singing ballads and
begging as he wandered from place
to place. There are positive bio
graphical facts. Even his very exist
encc has been doubted by formid-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-16
LITTLE JOURNEYS TOPAMASSUS"
FINE TEXT BOOK FOR STUDY
OF GREAT LITERARY MASTERS

able school Of German critics, headed
by Professor Frederick Wolf, of
Halle. But the Illiad exists. So does
the Odyssey. They constitute Homer,
and are all that we really know Of
Homer, at this hour. The work l,
there. 1t speaks for itself. Whether
it is but skillful compilation = Of
still older ballads, it boots US. not
to inquire. Homer today is just ~as
we found him at the dawn of Gree
ian civilization. If we except the BIZ
bic and the Veddas, he is the most
ancient book in the world. He has
supplied for all ages the one grand
model of the epic poem, and his
work is the common heritage of the
human race"
Among the ten Greek authors por-
trayed are Aeschylus, Aristotle, Eur
ipides, Plato and Plutarch; among
the Romans Livy, Horace, Virgil
Lucan and Ovid; among the Italians
are Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Tas-
so, and Ariosto; among the Spanish
and Portuguese are Lope de Vega
Cervantes, Comoens, Quevedo, and
Argensolas; among the French Mon
taigne, Radicals, Fenelon, Monies
quieu and Corneille; among the Ger
mans Goethe, Schiller, Leasing,
Kant and Richter; among the Brit
ish Shakespeare, Spencer, Milton,
Addison and Pope.
While the book contains but 285
pages, the compact style adopted by
the author in writing, his mastery
use of the English language, and the
care which he has exercised in the
selection of the material which he
has chosen to present is such that
the book appears very complete, fill
ed, in fact, with entertaining read
ing as well as instructive material.
The book is well indexed and easy
to use.
Little Journeys to P9fnassus,"
Thomas Speed Mosby = The Hugh
Stephens Press, Jefferson City, Mo.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-16

work need not have cent in the
world; all he must have is charac-
ter, and John Bull will see to it
that~he gets to Australia, and finds
job.
The Australian and British govern
ments will pay most of the passage,
and the Commonwealth will lend the
immigrant enough ito make up the
difference and also sufficient change
to provide food and shelter until the
intended farmland gets his feet in
the furrow and his hands in the
plough.
The Comm onwealth spends thous-
ands Of pounds every year seeing to
it that the type of emigrant who
goes to Australia to live is vigorous
and of good character. The wedding
out process begins in London where
many hear the call to new home
over the seas with passae paid, but
where few are chosen.
The greatest need is for farm
hands and prospective farm owners.
Almost as loud is the call for do
mstics, but it is not being answered,
as servants are hard to get in Eng
land, and there are not enough of
them to supply, even the home de-
mands. All of the Australian states
are also DESTROYS of having young
boys, from Is to 20, 60 there and
grow up with the country.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-16

was at variance with the estimate Of
eighty lives lost, made by the gov
eminent officialsNa at La Bomba,
The victims and survivors, it was
stated at the government hearings,
were from the ranks of the poorest
classes in the Mexican states Of So
nora and Sinaloa.
Of the thirty known survivors,
some are demented by reason of
suffering in the desert country at
ter escaping from the water, as
shown by the testimony in the gov
ernment's hearing. Only sixty of the
bodies have been taken from tae
water.
The Topolobampo was broken in
half by a "bore wave" The incom-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-16

ing tides of the Gulf force the wa
ters of the Colorado rives back a
distance of forty miles. When the
:ligh tides fall abruptly in the Gulf,
the waters of the Colorado, River
are turned loose into the Gulf with
terrific force, creating a huge swell,
or "bore wave," forming a wall of
water from nine to thirty feet high
when it reaches the Gulf.
Vessels caught in the upper rea-
ches of the Gulf Of California, are
doomed to disaster. shipping experts
state, when swept by "bors wave.
Engineering plans in connection
with the extension OF, the Southern
Pacific Compay's line from. Mexicali
to La Bomba ad for the creation of
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-16

and gardeners son to boy soprano,
Mitzi as Lady Billy" moves from
this old world scene to a new world
salon, in New York's famous Bohe-
mian quarter, Greenwich Village.
The production of LADY Billy" is
one of the most pretentious sponsor
eddy Henry w. Savage in many sea-
sons, and the material provided the
little star is the best she has had
since she captivated American audi
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-16
1o1, NO WRINKLES.

London, Jan. 16, Mrs. Fanny
Hayes face doesn't show. a single
wrinkle, though she's just celebrated
her 1Olst birthday here. She is
mother of eight. -
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-16

ence in "Sari," "Pom Pom" and
"Head Over Heels"
There is no chorus in Lady Billy"
but an octette Of talented young
beauties who can sing, dance and
act; quintette of special dancers
and a stirring male quartette. And
sparkling through every scene and
setting of Lady Billy" is Mitzi.
A special opera orchestra is in
cluded in the big company.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-16

adequate and safe harbor facilities
at Port La Bomba, will, BY utilizing
connecting deep water bays, over
come the danger Of the "bore wave"
engineers state.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-12-19
Died.

BARRON-At Berlin. N. H., Dec H.,
Emma F. Barron, formerly of Ellis
worth aged II years, Z months.
BLODGETT - At West BrootsYille
Dec. 49, Margaretta, widow of Capt,
George Blodgett, aged 70 years, IL
months, IA days.
BRAY-At Bucksport Dec. -, Joseph
Bray aged 70 years
GRAY-At Orland, Dec. 13, Mrs, Jennie
e. Gray aged 81 years, months,
ROBERTsON-At Sullivan, Dec 9, Mrs.
Agnes Robertson, aged 70 years,
.JORDAN-At Bar Harbor, Dec. &c.
Elliot Frank Jordan, aged 10 years
LORD-At Bucksport Dec. II, John
Lord,
SMITH-At Boston, Dec 16, Miss Helen
NJ. Smith of Sullivan.
SNOWMAN-At Bar Harbor, Dec. IA,
Mrs. Alice Anterior Snowman, aged
IA years. 8 months, &c days
SADLER-At Swans Island, Dec. 8,
Mrs. Anne Sadler aged 70 years.
WHITE-At Orland, Dec, 10, Herbert
w. White, aged 81 years, month IS
DAVIS
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-12-19
No Tbunderstorms at Poles.

The world has its blind spots" for
thunder and lightning, says bulle-
tin of the National Geographic soci-
ETY.. The brilliant flash of lightning
and the crackle and thunder would
be as impossible of conception by
many Eskimos as would "solid
water" by equatorial savages.
In general the frequency of thun-
derstorms decreases as one goes
north, until within the Arctic and
Antarctic circles they seldom occur.
When Katmai volcano, on the
Alaskan peninsula, erupted in 1912,
some of the adult natives of the vi
entity were more terrified at the
lightning and thunder that accom-
panied the dust clouds than at the
possibility of being buried by ash, be-
cause they had nothing in their life
long experience by which to judge
the binding and deafening noise
from the skies.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-12-19
PEOPLE

Cannot seem to. understand why Shapiro
took the WEATHER MANS" advice and
marked every article in his store at Janu-
airy prices right before Christmas. How
ever, sales slips for the past week show they
certainly appreciate efforts.
Now there are only Four Buying Days be-
fore Christmas, and we have made even greater
inducements for you to make SHAPIROS your
headquarters, for your Christmas shopping. Look
over the following and you will see quotations that
you never saw before for merchandise of this char
acter.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-12-19
CHRISTMAS OBSERVANCE.
Special Church Services and Sunday
School Festivals.

SCHOOL FcStlVaIS.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
At the Congregational church Sun
day morning the pastor will deliver a
Christmas sermon. There will be
special music. In the evening, there
will be a special Christmas service of
song and recitations, "The Cradle of
Bethlehem" by the children of the
Sunday school and a large choir.
The Sunday school will have it's
Christmas tree festival Tuesday eve
ming.
UNITARIAN CHURCH
AT the Unitarian church Sunday
morning, there will be special Christ
mas music The subject of sermon
the Episcopal church; or, On the
Threshold of Unitarianism
The Sunday school will observe it's
Christmas festival Monday evening.
There will be an entertainment by
the children, a tree, and refresh
ments
METHODIST CHURCH.
At the Methodist church there will
| be special Christmas music at both
the morning and evening services
Sunday. The pastor will deliver
Christmas sermons.
The Sunday school will have it's
concert and Christmas tree Monday
evening.
BAPTIST CHURCH..
Christmas exercises at the Baptist
church Sunday will consist of special
musical numbers by the choir for
both Sunday morning and evening
services. These numbers will include
several solos by different members.
The pastor will speak in the morn
ing on "Gifts to Our King" and in
the evening on christmas JOY" A
short exercise, by the boys class in
Sunday school entitled, shepherds
of Bethlehem will be included in the
evening program.
A Christmas tree and concert will
be held at the vestry Monday eve
ming. The program will include reel
tations and singing by the children,
with playlet, THE Power of
Memory" under the direction of Mrs.
Wheelden Santa Claus has prom
Used to be present.
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
1nefe Will De Two SERVICES dI Iue
Catholic church Christmas day-low
mass at Sand high mass at 1880, at
which there will be a special musical
program by the choir, followed by
benediction. The Sunday school will
have it's Christmas tree, with enter
tainment and refreshments, at FIR.
Germans residence at 2 o'clock
Christmas day. Santa Claus will be
present.