Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
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a Delightful Summer Outing.


Rocky Mountains. This company
controls the Portland, Mt. Desert Il
Machias Steamboat Company, which
operates the new and handsome steam.
er Frank Jones between Portland, Me.
and Machiasport. Several trains a day
leave Boston for Portland, and the
Pullman train leaving Boston Tues
days and Fridays at p. m. has di-
rect transfer train service around
Portland to the pier, at which the
Jones is in waiting to receive her COM
PIGMENT of passengers. People arriv.
ing on this train go on board the Frank
Jones at once to sleep in one of it's com
Portable staterooms, as it sails at IL p. IN.
The Maine coast is extremely beauti-
full, consisting of high rocky eleva-
tons, bays, islands, estuaries and
sheltered reaches, which make up
most charming scene. The steamer
touches at many interesting and out
of.the way places, the first being
Rockland, then Isleboro, then the
ancient town OF Castine is reached
one of the prettiest places on the
whole American coast. 1t is also one
of the oldest towns and has in
the long age been fought for
many times. First the French
contended for it with the Indians;
then the English with the French, and
in revolutionary days the Americans
with the English. No less than six
teen different forts and earthworks
have been erected within the limits of
this town, the remains of many being
still visible. Settlements were here
over $50 years ago and to the historian
it is delightful lace. The Jones,
proceeding, touches at several small
towns and then makes Southwest,
Northeast and Bar Harbors on Mt.
Desert Island. The beautiful scenery
of this region, where the mountains
come down to the sea, is too we'll
known to need description and bet
ter view OF it is obtained from the
boat than from any other point of
vantage. Leaving Bar Harbor, the
boat runs out to sea rs miles and
then makes Millbridge, where the
sardine canning industry is fl st en-.
countered. Next comes Jonesport,
and from there the run to Machias
port is made, where the trip ends and
the boat lays overnight. Many stay
on board the boat and return with it,
thus getting a second view of this pic
turesque coast. The rooms on the
boat are comfortable and the meals
are excellent. The whole trip is
most enjoyable to the eye and
so much of it is made inside OF
islands that little or no heavy sea is
encountered. The officers of the
Frank Jones are most agreeable set
of men and do everything that is pos
sible for the comfort of travellers. The
scenery of the whole state OF Maine
is magnificent, and that of its ragged
and rockbound coast is surpassed by
none on the eastern shore Of the
United States. The climate of this
region is delightfully."- cool all summer,
and rs there is neither heat nor dust
n trip of this description is very nearly
perfect. 1t will be interesting news
to our readers that the Frank Jones
will go into commission April Goth
for the summer season.
The investigation at the state house
of gas matters still continues an alb.
absorbing--topic of con-
versation. Mr.. Thomas f. Lawson,
whose name you all see in connection
with stock jobbing, is at this writing
still on the stand. There was an at
tempt to secure from Mr.. Lawson the
through whose hands and into
the pockets of members of the Legis-
lature of 1896 the hundreds of thou
sands of dollars alleged to have been
spent to secure the pipe line char
ter passed. 1t must have been great
relief to several who attended the
hearing when the broker declared that
lie was not the detective in the case,
and refused to give information that
would hurt any one. Mr.. Law
son was an intensely interest
ing witness, principally because no one
knew exactly what he might next say.
This Lawson is remarkable man in q
way; making his money through the
losses Of others, spending it royalty
on himself and family and on a
princely mansion he is building here.
but also on the poor, for he is a veri.
table Santa Claus, when the fit
strikes him, and it must be said the
1T strikes him often. 1t is a nice
question of ethics whether "robbing
he rich and feeding the poor" is justi- ,
liable or not. Meautimea great many |
Door people think great deal OF
Thomas +. Lawson.
Another of the old time merchants
Who respected their calling and made
money steadily if slowly. without spec
llation or dash but by Legitimate bust
less methods, has just passed away
n the person of John s. Hooper, the
amous stationer. 1t is not long since
Briggs, tue dealer in glass
md chinaware, and Theodore Met
alf, the famous ..old druggist, died.
They three were noted trio, much
like in their methods--as polite to
he humble woman buying five cent
'ellow mug, as to the wife Of the mil
ionaire buying an almost priceless
ct OF china. Mr.. Hooper was Bos-
OH born and bred, and had passed his
ntire long life here. These old-time
Gentlemen merchants are getting very
ew now.
Clarice Vance, one OF the greatest
myers of "coon" songs who has ever
ppeared in vaudeville, is at Keith's
ext week, aud the Fraser troupe of
International dancers are also an un.
erlined attraction.
OBSERVER.
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
Cecil Rhodes Is suffering from catarru OF