VOL. XXVII. NO. 43. PHILLIPS, MAINE, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1905. PRICE 3 CENTS. SPORTSMEN’S SUPPLIES SPORTSMEN’S SUPPLIES Fish and Game Oddities. SPORTSMEN'S SUPPLIES | SPORTSMEN’S SUPPLIES New Idea For a Nest. Wallace Grover, wrho is wrorking at Redington Camps, found a robin had WINCHESTER made a nest and laid her eggs in a two- quart pail. It has been carefully looked RIFLE AND PISTOL CARTF DGES after, the eggs have hatched and the little birds are aboqt‘ to vacate their Winchester Rifle and Pistol Cartridges of home. all calibers are loaded by machinery which U. M. C. Cartridges and Shot Shells have U. M. C. Quality behind them A rare specimen of the feathered Sizes the shells, supplies the exact quantity Behind U. M. C. Quality are the most skilled “ ammunition specialists.” family was captured the other day by | of powder, and seats the bullets properly. Shoot U. M. C. Cartridges in all of your rifles and U. M. C. Shot Shells in Allen M Creamer in the yard at his By using first-class materials and this home at Thomaston. It is a pure all of your guns. All dealers carry U. M. C. up-to-date system of loading, the reputation white robin, a perfect bird about four j of Winchester Cartridges for accuracy, wreeks old. The bird has handsome “ U. M . C. Quality” is as old as the “ best.” reliability and excellence is maintained. % pink eyes and has a full coat of pretty feathers. The robin came out of a They cost no more than inferior makes. THE UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO., nest in a near by tree, in which were , Ask for them, and insist upon getting them. Agency, 313 Broadway, New York City. tw'o other robins, but they had red Depot, 86-88 First St., San Francisco, Cal. Bridgeport, Conn. breasts and were of the ordinary kind. THEY SHOOT WHERE YOU HOLD KITE FISHING FOR SALMON. For the First Spring Fishing for Landlocked Salmon and Skowhegan Man Originates Novel Way of Square Tailed Trout, go to the Angling and Gets an 8-Pounder. The prize fish story of the season RANGELEY LAKE HOUSE, comes from Skowbegan: “ It will be remembered by those who IT’S A GUARANTEE OF QUALITY. & R ANGELE Y, MAINE. read last fall the account of an en­ Send for Illustrated Booklet, free. 2,000,000 Sold in Twelve Years.C^ counter between Abbott Nelson of EVERY REEL WARRANTED. RANGELEY LAKES HOTEL COMPANY', Rangeley, Maine, Skowhegan and a moose that was won­ John B. Marble, President. Henry M. Bnrrows, Treasurer. derful to say the least. But Mr. Nelson Over 800 Styles and.Sizes. had an experience last Monday that BOOKLETS MAILED FREE. though not wonderful, yet was of a ANNOUNCEMENT. singular nature. He is continually ex­ o n Al v G^ perimenting and this :rait led him to s t a n d a r d m e t a l g o o d s • E WISH to announce to the public that we have leased a large territory at the foot of Kennebago lake and have built there a set of camps which we will open to our pa­ try fishing in a novel way. W trons and friends the coming season. This new establishment in connection with our camps at Beaver Pond will give our guests the manifold advantages of a very large “ Last Monday he went to Lake tract in which to hunt and fish. Our guests will be able to get both lake and stream fishing George in Canaan to try the sport. Ic Bird and Animal Cages, and fish of excellent size both salmon and trout may be had. We have our own steamboat on Kennebago lake, also buckboards making two or more trips daily from Rangeley Lake House was noticed by one in particular that Gage Specialties,Fishing Reels, to connect with our steamers. Daily mail service is assured, also both telephone and tele­ graph connections. All telegrams will be immediately forwarded from Rangeley. We wish Mr. Nelson took with him a large kite Artificial Baits, Spoons, Etc. to say that either of our establishments are ideal places for women and children. The alti­ and when he arrived at the lake instead CHAIN-^Brass, Bronze, Steel’and Iron. tude is high, 2000 feet, thus making hay fever and like diseases unknown. Our terms are $2.00 per day per person; $1.25 for guides' board. We furnish reliable guides on application. of taking a boat he went to the west WIRE PICTURE CORO. Parties can leave Boston at 9 o’clock a. m., on either the Eastern or Western division of the Boston & Maine railroad for Portland, Maine Central to Farmington and the Handy River shore of the lake and attaching a long 198-Page Tackle Catalogue on Receipt of 25 Gents. and Phillips & Rangeley railroads to Rangeley, or from Portland via Maine Central to Rum- i cord to the tail of the kite, arranged a. ford Junction, Portland & Rumford Falls railroad to South Rangeley and the Rangeley T he Andrew b . H endryx Co., new haven conn., u .s .a Lakes steamboats to Rangeley. From Rangeley our buckboards convey parties direct to our the end of this cord five different lines, camps. All inquiries cheerfully answered. Write us early for any particulars; we are sure we can satisfy you. We make special rates by the month. Let us hear from you that we | which varied in length and on the end may reserve some of our best accommodations for you. Address of each was a hook. These hung about To Camp Ownrs. four feet from each other and Mr. Nel­ Ed Grant & Sons., Kennebago or Beaver Bond, Me. Many owners of camps who have son had it so arranged that he could let DON’T FORGET THE ;05 EDITION, Maine W oods regularly but who have the kite-tail line out according to the Sportsmen's Guide Book l ad no camp news in our columns for a CLOVER LEAF GANGS AND CASTING HOOKS height of the kite. “ He flew the kite over the water, “in The Maine Woods.” !long time past, if ever, would do well Are just what you have been look­ to send us a little news about their peo­ about 200 yards from the shore, held it ing for. They will make all kinds of ple and their attractions. We would there and awaited results. He had bait float upright and appear natural Bangor & Aroostook R. R. print it and it would pay the camps been holding it but a few minutes when whether the bait is alive or dead. 192 bages, over 100 half-tone ar.d color well. We like to have mail sent to us he saw the kite go to one side. He be­ Wonderfully effective in the capture illustrations. Sent for 10 cents in stamps. as early as Monday for the current gan to pull it in and when he had ex­ Address Dept. I. of salmon, lake trout, bass, pike, pick­ week, when possible. amined the hooks he found that four of C. C. BROWN, G. P. & T. A.. erel, etc. Try these rigs for salmon the five had fish on them. Bangor. Maine. J. W. B r a c k e t t Co., when the ice goes out and convince c l o v e r l e a f g a n g . “ Pleased with his success, he again Phillips, Maine. yourself of their superiority over all other tackle. Will catch fish under all baited the hooks and let the kite go out conditions. about the same distance as before and Write for booklet and prices and waited a few minutes and only a few, T H E RANGELEY LAKES. order through your dealer. when he felt the string of the kite jerk. T IIE V A CA TIO N SEA SO N is not complete without a trip to He quickly pulled it in shore but there this region. W . E. K O C H , was no fish that time, but he discovered T H E RUMFORD F A L L S L IN E reaches direct and makes that one of the hooks was badly bent. close connections with the steamers for all points on the Lakes. Y l f l i l t l ) , - - New York. He put on a new hook and re baited the THROUGH PU LLM AN PA R LO R C A R S between Portland CLOVER LEAF CASTING HOOK. others and let the kite go out where he and Oquossoc during the Tourist Season. WALTER I). HINDS, the Little River trip (by the way one of thought it had been before. He waited Booklet and time table mailed upon application to Maine's Leading Taxidermist, Portland, Me. the most beautiful in eastern Maine) for about 15 minutes, but no appear­ _________ R. C. BRA D FO RD . Traffic Manager, Portland. Maine. Under Lafayette Hotel. were rewarded by a fine string of brook ance of a bite called for his attention. 642 Congress Street. trout. We have at present twenty “ He let the kite out a little further I PAY’ EX PR ESS on Heads and Fish sent to guests. A Lynn party of seven coming and hardly had he fastened the string me for mounting. Best work, handsome carved panels. W. H. Hatch, Cornish, Me. in today who are one of the oldest that than he suddenly saw the kite go down To the fisherman, there is no music like the hum .of the reel, no toward the water and pull off into the MOCCASINS.