The Portland daily press., 1900-08-09
naa is Plenty and Of a Very
Bad Quality.

etsls Waiting for the train at the
p street station Tuesday morning,
ss.ary Ione-who did not COME
ss.s..asnt Commander Benson of the
.s.h.p Nsw York. was aoeossed by sew
81 81 sha members 81 the Llvermora
ss hana. that was also IN waiting for
IS aI trains t. pun into the station
in - Massachusetts, delegation 81 Oh
Issss Both d these trains were q few
Mra.A hle. - that che band men were
sasasa COED chances Is talk with the
naes who answered ali questions
- earseouslf.
4 Lass s ooy going On seventeen years
d ons 81 the musicians Of Liver
mn rails. lie wants t. enlist in one
dir Bands on some ol the varsnips
sI aaa'G know but what I would hate
hsr Alm lsave school lie has just
4h lis Afat year ia tne high school. -
Hghe hQy wants % Ret into THE navy
as musician. replied Lieutenant BEN
eha had bettef get ia pretty quickly.
s afa not taken to serve their APP
nip after they are seventeen
sas s. age We want hair dozen
aas1ans down ca Tire New York, anu
fAlak Ghat We could Ana d place for
In IzeTlaed he eouia pass the physical
szaalnation. They hold hack the
usla hoy for year. den 9 theyE'
80. - hold back the pay for just a
A
s8ell. besides being sorry that ing boy
ai4 laaya his studies. ! am afraid tnat
eas enlisted the first thing they
sia d with him would be - send han
s1 over to China"
"1hese wouIdn't be any danger Of thai
q - New York. said Lieutenant Ben
- .'The aagship would not 90 way
sss . that country even II some 81 tbs
ships nosg ia Portland should. Bus
4toys enlist now they VIII have q chance
Bltnln this next year 70 50 50 Paris 81
Petersburg ana London.
NelI. then again. still continued the
down easter. - am afraid II Be got on
saa Ct the ships il might e blown up"
Eyes, we are likely to he blown up any
slue, - observed Lieutenant Benson.
1he L3vermors Falls man turned away
sgisntly having maae up nls mind that
hs boy had best remain right at home for
4 while longer.
~Ny idea q 1t IS, stated Lieutenant
nsnson. q few minutes afterwards, shat
Ha bcy wants to enlist Ia the navy he
should Is allowed to do SO. There are
hs Of worse things that ne might do.
Hs rseelves fine discipline must keep
Himself clean and IS Tor his moral sur
foanalnxs I think that they are better
aboard man-of-war than the same
yaane fellows would have We're they TO
remain ashore He gets medical care II
Ii falls sick. lie Is not allowed to get
drunk. but II lie does get drunk he IS
punished Tor It. think that travelling
Aeoug TIE world is an education that is
better than al you can get in books.
At any rate We make q physical man out
q bin. ! have a boy eleven years OF age
and always take him around with me
Whenever can. think that it is a good
taing.
Asked about + Portland, Lieutenant
Benson said, I'VE have more trouble
With our men when we come to Portland
than Ns do anywhere else. They get
pocF liquor here and people from the
lowest places IN the city viii rush up TO
sha Jacks and offer them this mean
stuff
Ills travels have taken Lieutenant
Benson to nearly al parts Of the globe.
Last fan he was in South Africa. "That
Is very good country he st oted, "but
y Is hard place to fight. II viii be
developed In timo.