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campiui'- outfit. AW^ spent the day shopping'. One of the 

 most enjoyal)le additions to our canipini!, pai'aphernalia 

 was a piHow. It may seem a littk^ tenderfootish to take a 

 piUow into the woods, but it Avill help you to many an 

 hou]'\s aood sleep. 



\Yliile in Ean^or we saw the former home of Hannibal 

 Hamlin. AMiat recollections it brought back to us! The 

 partner, Ave might say, of ''Old Abe" in those times that 

 tried men's souls. The trials of all the other Presidents 

 before or since could not compare Avith those of Lincoln; 

 and yet, Avitli all his honesty of purpose, ''graA^e and rcA^er- 

 end'' Senators of his OAvn party considered the question of 

 his impeachment. 



The stranger Avill find on the outskirts of Ncav England 

 cities, through the enterprise of Uw trolley lines, places of 

 amusement. For little expense, simply the car fare, he can 

 take a delightful ride far into the country to some park 

 in a lovely inland dale or along some riverside. Bangor 

 is no exception. Four miles beloAv the city, on the banks 

 of the Penobscot, the traction lines have laid out Riverside 

 Park. The road Avinds along the river bank and through 

 productiA'e farms. At the park an amphitheatre greets 

 you, surrounded by beautiful shaded grounds. EA^ery af- 

 tei'noon and e\'ening one can listen to some vaudeville en- 

 tertainment. One can visit dilferent parks, but the ear- 

 marks of other days Avill be on the programmes. The same 

 old jokes Ave used to hear beating time along Coney's sandy 

 shore we heard that afternoon resounding through the 

 trees at RiAerside and echoing over the waters of the 

 Penobscot. 



While Ave were in Bangor we visited the great lumber- 

 ing plants and saAV the raw material converted into finished 

 product. Logs that had made the trip doAvn the drive in 



