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Evening star., 1924-05-18

Woman real estate agents in Penn
Paris horse show were barred from
riding astride.
Evening star., 1924-05-18

ternational committee of the Y. NJ
C. A, will be the speaker at vesper
services held by the University in
Rankin Memorial Chapel this after
noon at 4 o'clock.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06
Secure Hunting Licenses al Home

The Fish and Game Department bas
received so many inquiries within tn
past week from town clerks in north
ern Maine asking if they have auth
GRITTY TO issue resident hunters and
lishermen's registration certificate 10
persons who are not residents Of their
tOwn-these clerks reporting that
many people from the southern part
Of the state have arrived at gateWays
to the great north woods without a
license--that in consequence Of this
situation which has developed the de-
partment has issued the following
notice:
Under the laws Of the state resi-
dent Of Maine must procure his hunt
ers and fshermens registration Of
the clerk in the city. town or planta-
ton in which he resides From the
above it appears that a clerk in Ash
land, Aroostook County. Tor instance.
could not legally issue certificate
10 resident Of Kennebunk. Knox
County. 1t is not necessary per
haps to state that license issued
without authority OF law is oil 10 pro
lection to the liccnsee
Sportsmen who do not wish To be
delayed in securing authority to hunt
must be sure to obtain their registra-
ton certificate before they leave
their home town, and be sure To take
it with them. In this connection the
department calls their attention 10 the
law providing that no resident oil this
state shall hunt at amy time any wild
birus or wild animals or fish for,
take, catch or kill any fish Of any
kind in the inland waters of the state.
OR HAVE THE SAME " POSSES
SION without first procuring certi-
licate Of registration therefor Fur
thermore, the law provides that the
possession Of any firearms or fishing
tackle in the fields or forests or on
the waters or ice OF the state by
resident Of this state unless the per
son having such firearms or fishing
tackle in possession has in his pos
session certificate of registration as
required by law, or gives satisfactory
evidence to the officer 50 finding him
Of the issuance OF such certificate.
shall be prima facie evidence of hunt
ing or fishing in violation OF law. The
penalty in such cases is moi less than
five dollars nor more than twenty
five dollars and costs for each offense.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06
Interesting Report on Bird Migration

The Fish and Game Department re-
Gently received a report from Joseph
H. Libby, 1913 College avenue, Water
vile, Maine. that he killed black
duck bearing a band numbered 10000.
The department Immediately reported
the incident TO the Bureau of Biolo-
gical Survey, Washington, y. G., L. s.
Department of Agriculture, which is
in charge of the bird banding work,
which is being carried on for the pur-
pose of securing data regarding bird
migration. and the fish and game de-
partment has been advised this morn
ing that the duck in question was
banded al Amston, Conn. October 81.
1923, by II, X. job, who has for a
long time been cooperating with the
bureau in bird banding work
All hunters in Maine who happen
TO kill a duck bearing one of these
bands are earnestly requested to re
port the incident to this department
in order that the data regarding same
as to place where the bird was killed,
and date, may be reported TO the
Washington authorities.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06

truthfulness of my statement, very
warmly. Anyway. it was fun for me
while it lasted, lying up on that
branch. They felt around with their
feet and found the gun and took it out
of the way so | could drop to the
ground. Felker's boy went off to get
some birch bark found by feeling of
the trees,) while we stood by the tree
TO call him back to the path. 1t was
dark! Standing few feet away, a
person was invisible. When the boy
came back with the bark it was wrap
ped around the end of the clubs and
set fire to- That Felker boy took us
to camp without making a fault.
doubt that | could have followed that
trail in the daytime. That light was
about the poorest thing ever.
have never gotten over admiring that
feat of his He was d jolly soul
tanning or no tanning cheerful all
the time and mighty good company.
The Boston boy was full of fun, too
| have never seen them since.
All night long, that night and
many following, ! was awakened by
something biting me. The next
morning | investigated. There was
considerable merriment when | pull
ed ont little, stiff, white thing about
Il quarter of an inch long, they were
of different lengths, with a minute
barb on the sharp end Considerable
more merriment when / would again
disrobe and pull another one out Lots
of fun when | would get some one to
pull one out of my back. and still
more fun when | pulled them out of
my arms or breast or legs | WAS
peppered with hedgehog quilts and
didn't get them all for a long time
They can't throw their darts but |
was right under that animal and by
the time he had presented me with
all the quills he deemed | was entitled
to. they must have been mighty scarce
on his body.
When | went out from the Carry !
took the stage for The Forks alone,
except for the driver and few Incl
dental passengers. The Forks hotel
was quite an ornate building for that
place and at that time, with big, broad
pleasant piazzas-pOrches, | believe
they call them now. An immense
fireplace. if | remember correctly, and
they needed one, for the nights were
sharp. The next day, one Of the
guides took me out cunning and we
went up the Canada road, two or
three miles and then cut across the
ridge and came back by the MoXie
road About ten miles, | guess, and
never saw anything but wood-peckers
ITO be continued next week. ~
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06

stood on the Boston boys back. 1t
was getting so dark, then. that. when
stood up on the limb, | could just
distinguish their forms on the ground.
Light enough. looking up, though. Not
RAJ cloud but NO moon.
| went up the tree, searching every
llmb-not from above, from below
ana squirting up the trunk to see that
dldnt run into him. head first. II
iook quite while and | didn't find
him. | told the boys. several times,
that | believed they were lying, that
there was no hedgehog in the tree.
They informed ME that | had passed
nm, which drew from me the opinion
that their saying that confirmed my
first opinion-or words to that effect
found that hedgehog Right at the
up-top OF the tree, the tippest-top top;
bending over the tip and lying on it
was that poor, scared animal. No
mercy in boy. is there?
The muzzie of my gun was within Il
few feet Of HIM when | fired. My left
hand was around the tree, all away
around 1t, too II was. there. about
the size of the handle OF a baseball
bat and the limbs | stood on seemed
mighty slmp. My right hand held
the gun to my shoulder and pulled the
trigger. He was directly over me
and l found plentiful sprinkles of
blood on my clothing the next morn
ing, but instead OF dropping on me,
he commenced to come down. There
was no room for two to pass. so |
politely preceded him and you can
imagine me making haste, slowly.
Looking down, I couldn't see my
waist line, let alone the branches !
wanted to step ON. in my leisurely-
hasty retreat, so, with my gun in my
left hand. my right hand and one foot
on branches. the other foot went
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06

searching for support in This crisis.
Maybe | wasn't glad when ] came to
limb that could walk out on,
grabbing one above
There | waited. Soon | made out
a bunch moving down the trunk, on
the opposite side, and. with my left
hand clutching the limb above me, |
tried TO knock or push the animal off
the tree. Nothing doing Down he
went, slow as cold molasses. but sure.
The minute he got below skyline of
/ the tops OF the trees. didn't have
the least idea Of where he was. Not
knowing anything about hedgehogs |
had an idea that he might crawl out
on my standing room and take taste
of my legs. However. as he didn't
and | could hear him going down the
trunk, | followed, cautiously.
All the time | was going up. those
boys below, when they weren't yell
ing to me, were talking but now they
fell silent as ! told them that the
wild beast was on its way in their
direction. II seems, that as soon as
| had gone up the tree. they had cut
clubs and were waiting,
all eNpectHnf, to use them. Just as
4 WAS reaching the lower branches
a fresh veil came from the Stygian
darkness. below, informing me that
our animal had erawled out on one
of the lower branches. about twenty
feet up and was clineing there. They
demanded | go out and shake him off.
went down to the original branch
that | had started on and. holding the
gun by the tin of the muzzle LET il
20 Climbing back to the hedgehog
infested limb I crawjcd out for sever
al rods more or less. and informed
them that their yeracity hadn't i'm
proved any couldn.t SEQ any hog
FINALLY. when had made up my
mind that If he was there we would
go down together. on a broken limb.
I saw him. or a bunch of something.
within n very few feet Of the end Of
NV nose sbooll the branch. and
Ren shook and fben shook some
more expectinp every instant 10 hear
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06
Whose Deer Was 1t!

This week ,bohn J. Buzaell en-
ployed by the Skowhegan Jersey
Creamery, and his brother, George r.
Buzzell went deer hunting in Athens.
They separated with the understand
ing that one was to circle to the
right and the other to the left both
to meet vat an agreed point some half
an hour later. John had only gone
"a short distance when he heard a
rifle shot He knew his brother to
be good marksman and he made
up his mind that they would have deer
steak for dinner. a few minutes
alter this a deer came bounding into
sight. Up went Johns rifle and at
the report the deer fell. Still furth-
cr elated at the thought that he would
take home couple Of deer, he went
along to examine his capture. About
this time his brother came up. 1t
developed that they had both hit the
same deer. The brothers shot had
evidently inflicted a mortal wound
but the deer had kept on for a time,
being finally brought down by the
bullet from Johns rife. II being all
in the family it is to be presumed
mat there was no dispute about it,
Had they been two strangers to each
other rival claims would likely have
been presented.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06
WING SAYS WILD CATS
Do KILL DEER
IN Incident OF the Dead River Section
Which Happened Dnring Pres
emf Open Season

1t is no longer question whether
wild cats do kill deer, but rather a
fact that We must destroy the cats or
they will drive To other sections or
eXterminate the deer in our Maine
woods
Here is an incident which happened
during the present open season in the
Dead River section. which is not an
uncommon example OF wild cat work
Three of the local boys Taylor. Wing
and Stafford were deer hunting along
the side of Mt BigeloW. Taylor had
Just shot fine buck and he and Wing
were dragging il out to the open when
they came across the freshly killed
carcass of a smaller buck. its throat
WAS cheWcd on both sides besides
many long claw marks along it's back
and sides; that the deer put up good
fight the SCARED trees and trampl-
ed gr0Ind amply testified. Only q
small part OF the meat had been eaten
from the hind quarters and this part
WAS carefully covered with leaves
When Stafford who is somewhat verScd
in trapping was called to the scene
he hiked for home, got trap and set
it that same night. and thought it
WAS really the work of two or more
cats. although he had time to set only
one trap as it WAS getting dark
He Was agreeably surprised the fol-
lowing morning when visiting his trap
10 find one of the largest wild cats
seen in this section. trying his best To
get free from the small trap which
MS holding him by fore foot. Auoth-
or cat ran away into nearby dense
thickct rs Stafford approached. this
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06
PHANTOM DEER SEEN At
BAKERS SIDING

Excitement has been aroused here
by the report that Old Dermiek the
Phantom Deer has been seen and n
not dead as ha, been reported by Mr.
Fullerton OF Portland last fall
Robert Carter and his brother Percy
of Portland. Ne. are a. Bakers Sid
ing for the hunting
r. E. CLANCY and G Il F'urber OF
Fairfield are guests al Winkumpauch
Lodge for the hunting
The first deer shot this season Al
Baker Siding goes with all honors
10 Mrs. D. G. kimball of Ninkum-
paugh Lodge She uses - high
power Savage rifle
Hunters have reported sering three
moose around MoXie bog.
W. l. Terry OF Seigler. Oklahoma
and Miss Helen Tyler of Portland
Mrs. Ruby Jegerds OF Iiallowen arr
guests of Mr. and Mrs D. G kimbaIl
at Winkumpaugh Lodge
Bird hunting is very good al Buk-
ers Siding
Emerson +. Pillsbury of Portland
who is hunting al Bakers shot bear
somewhere between MoNie Bog and
Domick Nj and not being famil-
lar with the woods and as II MS near
w dark he came 10 camp. The mex
morning he Was unable 10 find his
bear.
Mr. Adams OF Camp George /, build
ing am addition 10 his cottage
several bear and bobcats have ben
seen by hunting parties
Rain is needed 10 improve hunting
owing 10 the Leaves falling and beIne
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06
|PER|ENCES OF FORM.
|[R sK0WHEGAN MAN
vacation in the kennebec Valley
Many Years Ago
,gred N. Eaton of California;

,rred n. Eaton of California;
,fonijnued from last week.
|op dag they took me over to the
t., nj the middle pond and down
|,be snawning bed. The woods road
travelled down, along the outlet,
|. ca nnnched full of holes by the
r. nj deer. that the holes occupied
[ost as much space as the unbrok-
sroapd. in the soft places. Arriv-
Il the spawning bed, we started to
never saw such a mob of fish,
E,-o or since, even in mackerel
Enr When we got there. the
n lay as smooth as glass. Not a
IN, Water black and perfectly
Eaaq from the mucky bottom. We
cedar poles, ordinary lines, hooks
si9kers. When the hooks went
the water fairly boiled with trout
Inv to get them. Fully one half
front we're hooked when the hook
,prg water. Many leaped and got
hook before it reached the water.
,opd hold the hook about six or
NJ inches above the water and if
frst one to leap didn't get it, there
: no chance afterward There
\ 50 many trying to reach it that
y made living mound, changing
W instant of slipping, slithering,
re trout. several inches high.
rs no door-knob story, either.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06

eso two men, although about forty
Er OF age. were always spoken of
The Spaulding boys. / forget their
pes After we had caught six or
fish one of the Spauldings drop
bis pole and attempted to keep
hooks clear and string the fish.
couldn't do 1t, so he just kept the
hiS clear. Threw the fish on the
blnf We caught about forty.
h was all Over in no time, so
seemed They stopped biting just
unto the way they began-sud-
ply All at once, not a ripple,
ief like glass, only disturbance our
P@ going in and coming out. The
faln was down and they responded
10 the encore. though we tried
ly detice to start another riot.
Spaulding boys told me that the
lle near there used to come to
Il spawning bed, with kegs and
pres and salt and get enough trout
Keep them in fish flesh all winter.
lhe two Boston men had been fish
| N the boat. on the middle pond,
l felker's boy. and as we came up
pa the outlet they We're coming in.
Vas getting dusky, SO we all START
Tor camp the Spaulding boys lead
mat trail was a caution. I
see how they followed it in day
H. and ! wasn't such a bad woods
r. at that. | knew all the woods
|lha SkoWhegan, think. North
4 anyway About half way in,
En- oae OF the Spaulding boys say,
[lefe goes a hedgehog" You will
IlFmoer ! said that | took a gun in.
vas a good, single barreled muz-
L1oaqer | carried it everywhere
Itn' hoping to get a shot at a part
r. oUl didn't see partridge while
ae carry. Anyway, when ! heard
! dropped pole and fish and ran
'afa to get shot. l wanted to
something.
mere he is. going up that tree
h laei pointed, but I could see
Ealg II was getting quite dark,
le woods. and my eyes hadn't fol
F@ nm up that tree the way theirs
He six of us were clustered
n Tie foot of the tree. looking up.
'a9 big pine, probably a hundred
~ The top and too large for me
- my arms around to shin up.
aaalllted my intention, of going
MN and the Boston boy and
t. felker were enthusiastically
r. lie hal is, with my going, |
The older men did their best
PERSUADE us to go along. We
49, Dut the three older ones took
goles and fish and went on. Then
- up that tree. Just below the
\ hhl9 silver from a branch that
@th broken off, stuck out just
~ 49, 10 give hand hold. /
IFpeu from the back of the Felker
- me shoulders of the Boston
1e was tall-and | could just
|, 'he Silver with my hand. Draw
h W my body with that, ] got a
N n win both hands and progressed
N ,ufther. Holding myself there
NY right hand l could reach the
Il Il "''l my left and everything was
i Hanging from the limb with
! ~ anu arm. | took the gun that
'siAef boy haAded me while he
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06

or high socks, wool or golf stockings.
hat or cap, soft material, eelt or
cloth; footwear moccasin boots, one
pair Of rubber boots. sweater. wool
or sweater vest or mackinaW; hand
kerchiefs, rain coat. necktie, etc.
gloves, buckskin or canvas.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06
Highland Fire Controlled

a fire was started Tuesday about
noon in Highland on the main road
leading to Dead River thought to have
been caused by careless cigarette
smoker Our stage driver, J. Abbott.
reported the fire to Deputy Forest
Fire Warden A. j Dunphy and they
FASTENED to the scene Help was
summoned from all direction and aft
er a hard battle the fire was under
control IT would have been a ter
rible fire. as the leaves are nothing
but finder 1t was on the timber
land of Blaine S. Viles of Augusta.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06
Forest Fire Controlled nj May field

The fire on the timberland Of the
Coburn Heirs in the plantation Of
Mayfield was controlled Thursday
night after sweeping an area OF about
five acres. This fire wis set by
hunters, it is reported. hut WIS dis
covered before it had gained much
headway The burned area is four
miles from DCadW&tcr
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06

The Maine Central Railroad has
been blasting rock along their track
between Moxie and Bakers Siding to
be used as a wall on account Of the
high water line brought about by the
new dam at the foot of Moxie Lake.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06

For some unaccountahle reason the
information is in circulation in sever
al parts OF the State To the effect that
there will he a short open season on
moose in Maine this year Such is
not the case Moose are absolutely
protected under the present law until
July 9th. 1925. and before that time
the Legislature will have taken action
on the proposition to extend the close
time The Department. Wishes as
wade publicity as possible given this
matter SO as 10 correct the misunder-
standing that seems TO prevail in
some localities.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06

The guests OF Troutdalc Cabins arr
meeting with good success in deer
hunting \ number al The hunters
made the trip to the top Of Bald
Mountain last Wednesday, Some of
The hunters have become discouraged
and gone home on account OF poor
hunting conditions No rain has
fallen since the week OF Sept 10th.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06

George Ware has returned from a
hunting trip, with handsome large
buck deer
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06

The ads in Everybodys Column
bring big results Try one.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06

Observation-Disclosures s. Il year.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06
w WANTED
BY
American Forestry Company
birmingham Centre, Mass.
Northern DeciduOus Tree Seeds
Crop of Fall, 1924

Quote your best prices b. for weceaned seed of best
terminating quality and give of state
in which seed was collected
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25
Science Poor Second
in Light Production

What Is the most eHacient light Ii
the worldr
Some people might vote at once fol
the 'last word" of science in artificial
illumination, but they would be wrong
The most efficient light known to US
was known In the days Of pine torches
and rush-lights. It is that with which
nature has endowed the glow-worn
and the freely.
Science has SO far failed to solvs
the problem Of the production Of light
without heat--a problem which Seems
to have given Dame Nature no diff
Guilty. In all artificial light production
an enormous amount Of energy is lost
In the form Of heat rays and chemical
rays
Thus a four-watt carbon glow lamp
has luminous efficiency of less than
half per cent, and the most perfect
artificial illuminant has an efficiency
Of only per cent.
Science here compares badly with
nature, for the luminous efficiency Of
the freely 10 no less than 99.6 per cent,
while the giow-worm's light 10 80 times
more eficient than tungsten lamp.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25
English Bird Sanctuary

On the outskirts Of London. and
within half an hours journey from the
city, Ia one of the most beautiful bits
Of woodland In England. Few Amer
leans, or Lcndeners either, have ever
visited this place. or even know Of Its
existence. II Ia q bird sanctuary,
veritable land OF song, which Is care
fully fenced and guarded by keepers
night and day. and where every kind
OF British bird lives and nests I'M
harmed. The wood lies In the Brent
valley and was bought for London two
years ago and established as perma-
nent memorial to Gilbert White, the
author Of the History Of Shelbcrne,
By the Shelborne society. The sane
tuary, however. has been In existence
Just n years. and In its 10 acres, In
the boughs Of its many oak trees and
the copplces OF hazsl. owls. willow
arblers. bluetits. goldanches, night
felez black caps and meny ethef
y may b. aees.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25
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Fortress Buried Under
Gigantic Sand Dunes

Barricaded by huge sand dunes,
some exceeding 20 feet in height, the
personnel OF Fort Tilden at Rockaway
Point, L. l., have been presented with
most perplexing problem. Sand
dunes on the government reservation
are not new, but during the last win
ter they formed more numerous than
ever before, virtually showing I'M
der" most of the buildings and max
ing the roads about the fort practical
'ly impossible.
The power plant has been buried TO
such an extent that 1t is necessary for
the men. toF-enter window in order
to make repairs, says. the. New York
Times. The officers quarters have
the appearance of wartime dugout;
the entrance is only partly visible,
Lieut. Frank M. Mcconnell, COM
mander of the station, has detailed
soldiers to keep the sand away from
the big guns, but despite the fact that
the men clear away the hills from
about the base Of the huge cannons
just as soon as they appear, new
one usually forms within few hours.
Some of the soldiers quarters are
frequently buried to such an extent
that 1t is necessary to clear the sand
away from the windows In order to
let the light in. Several years ago a
$1,000 appropriation was secured, but
this aided very little In checking the
development of the dunes. A plan Is
now being considered to cover the en-
tire reservation with grass that
grows in sand, which 1t Is thought
might prevent the dunes forming.