The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-17
PICTURESQUE MAINE.
Mr. SWett's Delightful Lecture at
City Hall.

Eioquence. Poetry, Story and Legend and
Over One Hundred Fine Views
A revelation of Names Beauty and
Z Interest and Attractiveness.
AT City Hall, last evening, under the
auspices of Bosworth Post, Mr.. e. c.
SWEET, delivered his illustrated lecture
entitled Picturesque Maine" The hall
was fairly well filed, but it should have
been crowded. 1t is not too much to say
that no true son or daughter of Maine
can afford to miss this lecture.
Even to one who has travelled extern
sively among Names chief attractions,
and taken particular note of them, this
lecture is revelation. When seen in the
real thing seldom indeed does the trayell-
statistics, stories, legends and historical
facts that reveal the whole significance
and interest
The lecturer does all this and if he does
it we'll and his illustrations are good.
his lecture is revelation to any trayeu-
or of the real merit of what he has seen.
Mr.. SWEET does it more than we'll He
"oOo ~ nuiliTuplyI ut ColuDln just
enough of history and annecdote and
fact, whether dealing with A roostook or
Bar Harbor, and the illustrations do
their part to perfection.
A charming feature of the lecture is
the practical coloring that produces it
throughout. MIR. SWEET, s own descrip-
lions are aglow with delicate fancy and
vivid figures of speech. and his frequent
poetieal quotations are SO aptly selected.
~ mi ncr1x ALL
Illustrated, that they may we'll be called
the distinguishing features of his lecture
in comparison with others.
The 'Lumbermen of Maine, twas recited
by him and illustrated by the views
from the heart of the winter forest to
the battlefeld's fierce charge. is enough
to thrill the nerves of even New York
ward politician with patriotic enthusi-
asm and pleasure.
Following is summary of the illustra-
lions, total of lis:
Tho Union station at Boston, the Union
station at Portland, beautiful colored
portrait of Payson Tucker, the steamer
Portland, Portland Head Light from the
ocean, Portland harbor, from Peaks Is
land, Longfeilow mansion, portrait or
Longfellow, birth place of Longfellow
ana Reed, and portrait of Reed views
from Western Promenade and Fort Allen
- ~ 10 VI piiO CetpCfslAS VI bll6 EIub6f-
prise and Boxer Cushing's Island from
the city, shore of Cape Elizabeth, oppo-
site Cushing's Island, Portland Head
light and four views in that vicinity,
showing breakers, nine views of Cush-
lng's Island, including White Head and
the OTTAWA House, seven views of Harp
swell and vicinity, three scenes at Old
Orchard, IL views OF the Poland Springs
hotel and vicinity. seven views of Rum
ford Falls, including portrait of Artemus
Ward, who, as he himself said, .'was
born in Waterford, but so near Rumford
that he had been mixing the two ever
since" yestibule train en- route to Ban
gor, salmon pool at Bangor. four views
along the Bangor & Aroostook in the
wilderness, big Aroostook potato fields in
blossom and harvest times, Aroostook
schoolhouse scene, hunting camp and
angling scene at Rangeley. trout pool
where Senator Frye took the famous
10 3-4 pound front, largest ever taken on
a fly in Maine, snap shot of salmon try
ing to leap the dam at Caribou, eight
hunting scenes, showing moose and carl
bon heads, six scenes illustrating the
poem the "Lumbermen of Name"
eight views Of Camden and vicinity,
views of Maine fishing schooner and the
Defender, as illustrating Maine's prowess
on the ocean, IS views of Bar Harbor and
vicinity, including portrait of Blaine.
Mr.. Swett's delivery, as most Portland
people are well aware, is unusually
natural and expressive and satisfactory
to listeners. His delivery is better than
John l.. Stoddard's ever was, or ever
could be, because it is more natural