Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-11

lamps are generally uSeu. 1onSluei
condition like that and then think
OF the many men made irresponsible
by liquor being admitted. Don't de-
nounee Boston too harshly.'
The Portland police department
lacks Finn. 1t has the other attri-
butes of a body prepared for service
in any element but here it is notice.
ably weak For such augmented pro-
pusive powers Chief Dresser will will
ingly sacrifice many hitherto unbend-
ing requirements. With the acquisi-
ton of a good English-speaking Finn,
the organization would be a polyglot
power for the protection Of property
and the PRONUNCIATION of advice that
would be without rival in the eastern
part of the country. No stranger
need feel that he is in strange land
ie he strikes Portland, unless he halls
from Thibet, Zanzibar or some other
out-landish section of the earth's sur
face. The chances are that If any
foreigner of the usual run who can
not speak English comes to the peace
full Forest City, he will find some one
who can speak his own language and
direct him on his way. Except, of
course, if the stranger is a Finn. The
Portland police department has been
very efficient organization in the
enforcement of law and in the detec-
ton and capture of criminals. Now,
because of the linguistic propensities
OF some of the members of the force.
almost any European may find a
friend in the department who can talk
his own language and help him.
More than a half century ago, a
man by the name of Hannah was at
work haying in field near a road in
Montville, when a recruiting officer
approached him. The officer told
Hannah how sadly men were needed
to uphold the Federal policies and
Hannah, with decision characteristic
OF the man and of other men who
went with him, assented, walked to
a maple tree and hung his scythe over
limb. According to our West Lib
erty correspondent the scythe blade
now protrudes from either side of a
trunk 20 inches in diameter, rigidly
imbedded. The snath is decayed but
the blade and fittings remain-a STIR
ring memento of the noble soldiers
who went-thousands of them like
this, at a moments notice-to give
their lives if needed for their coun-
try's sake.
On a Lewiston and Augusta electric
car, Monday, three F'renchmen had a
live Whistler or American Golden
Eyed duck. The bird had been shot
that morning at Sabattus lake and
wing broken. The hunters were TAX
ing the bird home to keep for de-
coy. It's eyes shone like Furnished
gold. It's markings of black and gold
with emerald green head and black
neck with polka dot of white were
very beautiful.
Chas. w Clifford of Bath has en-
tered his full blooded saddle horse,
Lady Allen, by request in the Boston
Charity Horse Show at the Park Rid
ing school, Boston, Friday and Satur-
day of this week. Lady Allen will be
shown in three of the classes. The
mare is a combination harness and
saddle horse. 1t Is possible that Miss
Millicent Clifford, the owners daugh-
ter. will drive Lady Allen. Miss Cliff
ford is student at Bradford Academy
and a member of the hockey team at
that school.
On the new trunk line from Port
land to Bath, the Sewall mill-pond in
the western suburb of the latter city
has received a new granolithic bridge
and, Monday, the l.. A. & w. Railway
began rebuilding its bridge, which
runs parallel and close to the highway
bridge, of the same material. Just
north, on the site of the old Sewall
mill dam site. new cement dam has
been constructed.