The Portland daily press., 1890-08-27
STATE TOPICS oFINTEREsr.

Sac0 lady understands the use that fash.
ionaole young ladies' sometimes make OF
bella donna although she found 1t out by ac-
cident. She was pouring the drug from one
bottle to another when drop flew In her
eye. Immediately the pupil enlarged itself
and for three days had one large eye and one
small one. AT the end of that time the influ-
ence Of the drug passed away and the eye re-
sumed its natural condition.
The Ice business alonR the Penobscot river
has been much larger this year than It has
b. en- for the past 10 years and the ice mer-
chants have been making good harvest.
About three times as much ice has already
been shipped this year than has been the
case for many years, yet the ice merchants
say there has been little more harvested. As
general thing large amount Is carried
over every fall but from the present outlook
every house will be emptied this year by the
end OF November.
The Kennebunk Star gives this account Of
one mans experience with the popular loan
and building associations. A citizen Of a
neighboring town told It as follows:
Three years ago was driving an engine on the
Boston 4 Maine road. had large family and
y Twas was struggle 10 get along pay rent and live
started was asked TO join and did so. saw the
Soan but Tn missed i TOOK te eh heen en ne first
and built neat cottage. Then found that man
agement and determination TO save Is very much
q
lots next to me. have built two more houses;
the rent pays my dues In the association; sold
one OF the lots at au advance Sufcient 10 pay the
mortgage on the first one. Now that is what the
Loan Association did for me and my family. and it
Is what any ssmily can do II they only start to do
The train boy on Conductor .Baneroft's
train on the Western division Of the Boston
u Maine found man the other day near
North Berwick who was not awed by the
bows buttons into acquiesence with his
cheek" The boy was distributing paper
covered novels through the car as usual and
| dropped two in this mans lap. The man
| calmly picked them up and dropped them
| into the lap Of Mother Earth through the
| open window. The boy objected to this
| treatment OF his merchandise and demanded
| 70 cents in payment therefor. The man pro-
duced the cash without moments pause
| and settled, saying. II have my son with
me-" pointing to small boy by his side,
"and did not wish him to see the books, as
| l do not approve Of them" The train boy
made no attempt 70 defend the character Of
his wares but poeketed his money and went
/ OFF with smile that was reflected In the
faces of the passengers, remarking as he
went "The section menll have something to
| read now"
/ An Augusta despatch says: "The finest
home in all this section Is that OF Hon. j.
/ Manchester Haynes, the ice and lumber
king, located on Western avenue, half a
mile from Water street. Its surroundings
| are of the most attractive character. 1t sits
on gentle elevation, mid clump OF hard
| wood shade trees, some OF which are mere
| saplings of foreign varieties imported by
Mr.. Haynes. From the front OF the resi-
dence the ground slopes gradually towards
the east to pretty little artificial pond Of
| one acre, in which swim an abundance OF
tiout and white perch. Directly In the line
| Of the driveway from the house to the street
is gully some 10 feet deep aud this Is to be
bridged at once by tasty structure OF iron
or wood. The grounds are over five acres
in extent and the combination OF trees, field.
lake and residence Is charming. The man
| sion Is designed after the old colonial style,
the material being wood, numerous bays
dormer windows and verandas on the east
and south sides breaking up the monotomy
which might exist"