The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-09-12


planned the equipment. Passing through
the mess room we descended flight of
stairs to a room in which was surf
boat on wheels ready to be run out, and
the cart for carrying the gun used to
send line out to a wreck when it could
not be reached by boat. There was
much other gear loaded into this cart
and we were told that it required six men
to haul it. At right angles to and open
ing from this room was much larger
one, from which slip led to the water,
and here were two surf boats and two
dories ready for service, and suspended
overhead was a little boat shaped like
half an egg split lengthwise, and with
canvas top, that takes the place of the
breeches buoy in landing people from
wreck. 1t holds quite number OF peo-
pie, who enter through the top and can
then close hatch so that they are pro-
! tected from the water and pass safely
through the seas. On the hill above the
station is a lookout, and on the high
ground on the opposite side of the Cove
another, stone tower, in which con-
slant watch is kept for marine disasters.
Two of the party had an interesting
experience Saturday in quest of shave.
They found that a barber was at Christ
mas Cove only every other day, and that
Saturday was his day at South Bristol,
mile or more away. So, after getting
sailing directions, the two cold shavers'
set forth. 1t was pleasant walk, part
ly through woods, with occasional views
of the water, and on the right we passed
the large estate of a New Yorker, who
is said to have spent $50, 600 on his build
ings and grounds, the latter still In an
unfinished state There is a stone tower
on the highest point of the estate, visit
ed by some of the party that afternoon,
from which there are fine views of the
adjacent waters and islands; stone posts
at the entrances, on which are vases
filled with flowers, and a rock crusher at
hand to furnish rock for the driveways.
We over-ran our course and were near
the bridge which connects Rutherford's
island with the main land, when we were
dire cted to retrace our steps and found
the barber shop in basement-a low
ceilinged room, the walls decorated with
chromos, with two chairs for customers
and the usual tonsorial outfit. The bar
~, b,,k
peared and before he had finished the
work in hand three more customers ar
rived and began conversation in which
the barber occasionally joined. One of
the trio, who had seated himself on the
floor with his back against the wall, said
he had got up at O'Clock that morning
and gone out to the fishing grounds in
his motor boat, and when asked as to
his catch said he got 212 pounds of pol
lock. Then the conversation turned on
squid, and whether they were eatable or
not. Baked they were said to be good,
and one man was quoted as saying that
he should have relished them if he had
not known what they were. We have
only heard of them as fish bait, but the
cyclopedia says that Gin many countries
they are much used as food and that of
late the eating of squid has been intro
duced into the United States. Properly
cooked squid is considered a delicacy of
the first order" The barber, who SEEM
ed to be we'll informed on this as on
other subjects introduced, spoke of dry
ing squid for export to Spain, by string
ing them and hanging them up. Other
fish, he said, could be, and were, dried in
this way, and one advantage was that as
they were in constant motion when hung
up the flies did not get at them. This
method of drying fish was discussed pro
and con, one man suggesting that if the
fish could be put through a wringer be-
fore they were hung up it would facili-
tate matters. While this talk was going
on a head was thrust in at the door and
the man on the floor was asked if he
could set two passengers over to the
beach. He rose slowly, remarking that
if they could put up with an old fish boat
he might, and departed. He soon re-
turned, wearing a Disguised expression,
and flung himself down in his former
position on the floor. "Natives?" en-
quired one. EYES," was the reply, and
the fisherman then declared that after
getting up at three o'clock in the morn
ing and burning so many gallons of gas
olene he wasn't going to carry passen-
gers for nothing. "Why didn't they go
over on the boat?'' he exclaimed. At
this stage of the conversation the tour
lists took their departure.
On the return walk to Holly Inn some
of the party were met, who reported
that Gov. Plaisted was to arrive there
and hold reception. This proved to
be a false alarm; but just before sup
per Congressman McGillicuddy and reti-
nue. arrived in an automobile and after
supper left for South Bristol, where a
Democratic rally was held that evening.
1t was not attended by any of the party
at the hotel.