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\yiti:re the .'^roRTSMAx loves to linger. 



^'XortU Star" is a splendid boat in ev(a\v respect, and espe- 

 cially did we enjoy the location of the dinini;-rooni. The 

 diniim-rooiii of a steamer is o-enerally down below, but that 

 of the ''Xoi-tli Slai-" reminded us of tlie location of that 

 verv innxtrtant auisex in our downtown clubs. Tlic diniu'^i- 



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room of tlic ]>onls of the .Maine Steamship ComiKiny is on 

 the n])per deck, and runs the whoh' width of the boat, af- 

 fording plenty of fresh air and, no matter whi<h way you 

 look, a magnificent view of the water. 



As one enters New En.uland after leavinij,' the metropolis 

 it seems as if he were a Columbus and had aiiain discov- 

 ered America. The si^ius of the l)usiness houses along the 

 streets of bright and l)eautiful Portland contain the good 

 old Vaidcee names, and the street car employees and hack- 



