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Acolection was then taken up after which
the presents were distributed from the Christ
mas tree and created considerable amusement
The exercises closed with hymn by the con-
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OF her life in Massachusetts,. While yet
girl she completed the Boston high school
course, and then spent four years at the
Institute of Technology, supporting her
self meantime by teaching mechanical
drawing
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He also records the amount of work done
by each picker, and SO regulates the wages
paid. When Il box or compartment is
filled the contents are sacked by the tender,
the picker holding the sack. Every hand
full is carefully inspected, and woe be to
the picker who has Sighted his work and
dragged off leaves, stems and hops reck-
less1y Once sacked there is no more ham
ding of the product in the field, and wag
ons haul the yield to the great barns for
storage The setting" consisting of three
rows on each side Of the box and six poles
from the end, having been completed, the
box and attendant pckcrs are moved for
ward and another setting is begun. So,
with merry jest, good naturcd rivalries
ard sharp repartees, the work goes on, the
Lickcrs looking forward eagerly to the
monday meal.
II is one of the gala hours of the day,
the dinner time. The bracing air of the
hills, the pleasant exercise, the laughter
and the high spirits of the company are all
conducive to appetires we'll calculated to
strike terror To the hr;tr,s Of the house
wives Selecting some shady spot beneath
a grand Old tree, or in cluster of woods
near sparkling waters, the table is spread
on the sod and the pickers gather around,
chatting, gosSi ping and laughing rs they
literally aevour the feast of goodies pro-
viuel In some localities where towns OF
settlements are near the hopyartls the
pickers take their own dinner, in which
event the MONDAY meal in likely to assume
the character OF Il picnic feast to which
each contributes his or her share. In any
event it is feature of the day and the
buxom, round checked boys and girls look
forward to it with pleasure.
Not so rapt,lro,lsly do they consider it,
however, us one other period of the day
the evening. When the nmblo fingers
have completed their days task of strip.
ping the hops from the fragrant vines, anu
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iitics Of chance that brought the shy
lovers together WAS like providence to
their Innocent hearts, ard they took it rs
au interference with .leir rights that The
crow<i should applaud the cagerne,s with
Wliictl ttlc swain pressed his lips TO his
sWaetNearl's check in fall view of the autli-
cuce. %..s ."..# @#
Songs ,rouid follow, and gathered oil the
lnooulit side Of tile building, with huncies
OF Od0r0ES hop vines for eDriChes the sweet
If not trained voices made us delightful
music rs amy prima donna ever gave to a
crowded opera house. To those who heard
il It WAS The. acme o! melody. Doubtless
1t ys.ns really crude and i'll rendered, but it
came from The heart. The repertoire is
not usually Il large one. The favorlte is
likely to he Nellie Gray" or "Juniltsl"
As some sweet girl voice leads the chorus
III tic laIIcr
,Jnnii.ta .ipHain, let me linger by thy side:
Situ JunttN, IN. my own sweet bride.
many Il yOuu5 40ver is likely to look With
more ftrYOr into his sweet heart eyes and
half whisper the words after the singer.
Gospel hymns follow, and rs the moon
sinks low in the west the tenderness aud
even s;tllues7 0i the selection deepens
Iitt here il work to do on the morrow.
Clear brains it,fd quick fingers are needed,
and rs midnight the lanterns are extin-
guisbed aud the ptclirrs have retired to
slumber-sOne in tile barn, others la spa
ciUus farmhouse bedrooms, while many
wish no better resting place than Il bed af
hop vliI@@, with canvas On poles above for
protect ion from the dew. ,,aD
Iuv,tiils who for weeks have sought in
vain he presence of "urture's sweet re-
storef, sleep" are sometimes able to find It
blessed une0u.ciouSness by resting their
heads on hop pillows. But what is that to
the experience Of those whose beds are
made Of the fragrant vine itself, whose
nostri!s drink IN the potent influence OF
tho plant and upon whose tired forehe;.tis
beats the sopuritic power as Il bencGction
ness personilict, and the happy workers
who enjoy it have for naught q clelgh
that many would give small fortunes to
attain @
There are nearly 10000 ,,cres devoted to
hop culture in the United States, about
one-huf being in New York, while the
Pacific Slope comes second in acreage.
.Ihe RAPIDLY increasing market for the
product HOT alone in the manufacture of
beer and ale, but in many articles of food
and for medicinal PURPOSES continues to
make the business profitable. Those who
deal heavily in hops say that at fifteen
cents pound there is Il s.oo,! return to the
farmer. At that price he can pay the pick
ers fifty cents 4 dGy and board them; In
some cases even more.
C!.ARLEs MOEEAU I{AHGEE
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then notoriollsly unruly, but he was six
feet high, uncommouly well muscel and
II man i'll mind, and SO the downing" was
a sad failure
lie "boardcl round" !; week in each fam
lily among his patrons until times got 50
prosperous in 1905 that he received
twenty-five dollars q month salary and
conld choose his own boarding house One
term he had seveIltyeisht girls and eighty
one boys, and taught all Of them With fair
success. Finally he established t; private
school in Salem, Mass, and kept it up
twenty:one years. In 1857 he spent Il win
ter in Cub;t for his health, but resumed
teaching on his return. After filling vari-
Gus positions elsewhere he began teaching
in Manchester i'll 1867 and continued till
1852, when he retired from work.
His LOO pupils are Of course scattered
all over America, but the oldest one, Cap
tain John Carter, lives in Manchester ut
the age of eightytwo. Price has kept Il
record of them as far rs possible, and 491
are known to have died. He has been Il
member Of tho Congregational church for
sixty.two years and u deacon since 1912,
and has been active in all good work rs
we'll as teaching. - 4. ""
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WHOLE NO. 1850.

supper, made healthful and pleasing by
the abundance of great bowls of bread and
milk. has been eaten, the young people
prepare for the real enjoyment of the year.
For weeks and months they have locked
forward to the picking season, and an club-
orate programme of sport is prepared in
advance, to be partakcn of alike by the
workers on two or three farms if near
enough for the purpose Each night is q
festival by itself
On many Of the hop farms are great
barns, with luxurious lofts and wide, far
reaching beams and bins. lanterns are
hung here and there to the timbers, and
upon an inverted hop box II fiddler takes
his seat The boys and girls, young men
and women, III homcly clothes, bat with
light hearts and graceful, if robust bodies,
troop into the building, prepared for the
dance. There are no fancy figures or elah-
crate marches. Such good old fashioned
melodies as Money Musk '"Jerscy Boys
and Down the Mid,llcn are the iidders
delight. His resonant voice wakes the
echoes among the raftcrs and startlcs the
swallows from their pcrchcs in the gables
as he sings ont, "For'ard four" ''l'alance
to the right" or, most delightful of all,
Swing yer partners an promenade all. /"
The society youths of the metropolis might
find much to criticise in bearing and ges-
ture, but no swell ball on the avenue ever
awakened happier hearts AS the hours
20 BY the older persons who have been sit
ting around the edges of the wliirling cir
Gle commence one by one to take a hand in
the fun, and at last there is scarcely u foot
that is not keeping step to the music nor y
hand that is not bobbing rythmically in
time With the tune
But dancing is not the only method Of
passing the hours. Sometimes there is no
fiddler obtainabie and games are resortcd
to, With Innocent abandon the boys and
girls take naturally TO the kissing games,
and never tire of their amusement. Post
Office. Snap and catch lem" "Eorieits"
who that WIS brought up in an eastern
country neighborhood can forget them?
The delicious feints of skill or the posi-
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The plot is surrounded by Il white picket
fence, and is covered with rosebushes and
other shrubbery MAHCELLUs FOSTER
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residents in certain localities, and falls na.
delightful season of the year From the mid
die Of August until the last Of Scnteuber.
among the Cnt.kiIl mountain regions of
New York, through central Ohio and other
middle western, states and ulonsy tile vest
ern sloDcs of Oregon and WASHINGTON the
graceful hon vines are Welding m their
riches. The Dale green worn all through
the heat Of simmer has changed to n tlecn
brown. and thousands of busy figures are
stripDino the Iiobt roncs from the ,elicate
wayirr stems
The west is rarjtly Incoming the leader
In the production of this jIun0rtuut cro1.
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,iin,s4rrfytes tEIsr,.' ,,f,fnilvryo,Ins IL f7a
fragrant fields Fnthnr mother and cbj].
drerI work together, ana even the white
tfait,.tl grandmother can sometimes F,o
seen sitting in her cusy chair between the
rows, her head shaded bv overh1uging
teStoons of vines. Soothing is the fragrance
Of the waving tcn,lr!!s, iInIartiug healthfuI
tints 10 tired cheeks, and Inducing a pleas
ant tro,ssincss and Il grateful sleep that
puts new life into The workers, and makes
them dream for months after Of tile sweet
scenes among which tiuir lot for a time
was cast.
Scattered among the long rows of sleu-
der poi,ss upon which the hop vines arc
trits.d, the pickers wait for the "puilers'i
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his most intimate MAJOR j. NJ. uuSDY.
companion, and the friendship formed
there continued during Mr.. Carpenters
life
a course 1T the Harvard law school COM
pleted Bundy's mental equipment, and he
WIS entering upon active life when the
civil war began. He entered the army
and saw much active service, most Of the
time on the staff OF General John Pope
He had done some newspaper work on the
Milwaukee Wisconsin before the war, and
after leaving the army became musical
and dramatic critic, rs well rs editorial
writer, on the New York Evening Post.
In that place he was closely associated
with William Cullen Bryant. "u..
III 1SGS lie was made editor in chief Of The
Evening Mail ana after thirteen years serv-
ice With IL was retained III the same
capacity when it was joined with The EN-
press iii 1851, the new journal being The
Mail and Express, Colonel Shepard, pres
ens proprietor, recently provided for a brief
foreign tour for several Of his writer's, aud
it wa, while OF. his vacation that Major
Bundy died i'll Paris. O.,
To the general public lie was well known
rs the author Of the campaign life of Gar
field i'll 1850 General Garfield himself
chose Mayor Bunly for that task, and most
Of the writing was done at Mentors the
work Was done i'll six weeks, and is gcncr-
ally considered the best OF its kind ever
produced. g-.a..,' .5. H. @@|. o
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Daigns for senator from the district com
prising Ci1enlug Stcuben and Allegany
counties were regular battles from the
start.
In his last term he was head of the in
vestigating committee for examining the
method, Of city governments. That his
domestic life is very pleasant was shown at
the time of his nomination Turning aside
from the politicians who crowded about
him, he hastened to his wife and mother
and kissed them. In person Mr.. Fassett is
very vigorous and his address ia pleasant
and attractive. -
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called him faint of heart, in spirit poor;
said: 20 brother. for all such as thee
The world is full of SHARES and subtlcty!
How little ar, thor, fitted 10 endure
Tho ills thy weakness brings! Let my
strength be
Thy constant Shield. My vision swift and sure
Shnll pierce the darkest depths OF every lure
About our paths I'd lead thee; lean on mel"
But when with snbtlcst art temptation wove
Round our nnwnry souls her faircst spell;
When lust of power and wealth, and love as
we'll, #"@ ".@
Their kecncst shafts against dear Honor
drove
When in her cause and my brother strovc--
Behold! he conquered grundly-but fell.
Susan NJ Spalding.
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The noise that came from the nursery
was terrific High above the stamping of
feet, the clapping of hands. the yclls and
catcalls of ali the neighb:rhood boys in
general convention assembled, and the
agonized bowling of II terrified dog that
wanted to get out and couldn't. the father
could hear the voice Of his 1irstborn son,
William, the pride of his household and
the joy of his heart:
may, more than this, my friends! The
time is coming lloud applause when this
country of ours, the land of the free fran
tic howl from the dogl, the home OF the
brave tremendous cheeringl, shall rise in
its majesty, my friends tdeafening uproarl.
and then, my friends lyells, whistles and
general pandemonuml, we shall''-
..Heayen help mcl' grouned the stricken
father alone in his library, that boy of
mine is going to be }scturerp'-Chicago
Tribune.
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DEER LoD cG.

Located in beautiful valley surroundcd.by pro-
tectng mountain peaks, is this city Of homes,
churches and schools. The College OF Montana.
with its School Of Minea; st. Mary's Academy for
young ladies' beside; magnificent Public Schools,
make 1t the educational center Of he State. This
Is the judicial. seat ct Eaer Lodge county. 1t Is
half way between Butte and II Aena. and Is reached
from all parts Of the State by convenient trains.
The Oro Fino the Xosel and Leadyilie mining dis
tricts all are supplied from stores. Water
power awaits development but business In all other
lines is well established. The population is l.t0,
the streets are wide, the air is pure and scenery
unsurpassed, and In for years at most thiswill be
Montanas Capital city. Fire protection and an
inexllaustible supply Of water absolutely pure, Is
given by water works operated BY pressure from
mountain streams, which are conveyed to cemented
stone reservoirs In the foothills not far distant
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III !, ri,cater.

cAruA, = II. c.
We were friends and comrades loyal though
was of alien race, .a."
And he n frccboru Samnitc that followed the
man from Thracc. 3#@ 5
And there, in the midarcnt, he and stood face
to face.
| WIS !. branded sworlsman. and he was sup
Pile and strong,
They saved alive from the battle, TO do us
this crllcicst wrong,
That each should slay the other there before
the staring throns.
Faces facc5-anl faces! how it made my brain
to spin.
Beautiful faces of women and tiger souls
therein. .
And merry voices Of girls that laughed dcbat-
ing Of who should win. '" ..'
Over us, burning and eloudless. duzzled the
blue sky's dome; %o.&.o".
Far away to the eastward the white snowpcaks
of his home; "5& H,.,
And in front the Prcfec,, purple clad. in the
deadly might Of Rome,
And so in the midarcn;. we stool there face to
And he looked me rish, in the eyes and said.
i ask thee one last grace
Slay me, for thee cannot" Then held his
hand Il space,
But knew not what | answered. the heavens
round and wide
Surged up and down-a flash of stecl-nly
sword was through his side,
And was down upon my knees. and held him
as he died,
His blood was warm on my fingers his eyes
were scarcely still,
When they tore him from me, and the blade
that else had healed all i'll.
And it is one more day am theirs, to work
their will. - ~>%
No matter! tile sand and tho sun, and tho
faces hateful to sec,
They will be nothing-nothingl but ! wonder
who may be
The other man | have to tight-thc man that
shall kill me!
Alice Werner.
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WHERE HOUSTON SLEEPS
THE GRAVE OF THE TEXAS llBER-
ATOR AT HUNTSVILLE.

Only Plain Stone MARKS the Great
FrontirrSman'S Last KeStin. Place, but
His Memory Is Held in High Honor
by His Fellow Townsmen. 49,.
Few Texas towns are fraught with more
historic interest than huntsville, where
General Sam Houston is buried, where he
spent many years Of his life and where
his homestead still stands .
With what pride does the old settler
point out some spot and connect lloslston's
name with it! How importantly does some
gray headed fellow who used to discuss
politics, horses and agriculture with Hons
ton, relate the fact to an open m0uthed
group of boys and girls, who cannot com
prchend that the hero of San Jacinto for
!ncriy talked With the same man they are
listening to, and walked over the same
ground they are now standing on
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VOL. 90, NO. 13.

a Hundred Years to Come.
Where, where will be the birds that sing.
A hundred years to come:
The flowers that now in beauty spring.
a hundred years to come.
The rosy check,
The lofty brow,
The heart that beats -----
-=-.---- So quickly now?
Where, where will be our hopes and fears,
joys pleasant smiles. and Sorrows tears.
4 hundred years to Gomez
Who'll press for gold this crowded street,
4 hundred years to come? G v-.
Who'll tread yon aisle with willing feet,
hundred years to Gomez
Pale trembling nge
And fiery youth.
And childhood with *,
Its brow of truth: ""..5 w.
The rich, the poor, on land and sea
Where will the mighty millions be,
a hundred years TO come?
We;ll within our graves will sleep.
y hundred years to come;
No living soul for us will weep.
hundred Years TO come;
And others then
Our lands will till.
And other men
Our homes will ill,
And other birds will SIM; as gay,
And bright the sun shine rs today.
A hundred years to come.
Hiram l4add Spencer
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SERIOUS Condition Of Chinese Affairs

SERIOUS tbntllLiOn OIL AHlhGSe +AuiIFS.
The Chinese are having lots Of trouble.
Their attempts I'd eXtcrmnate the mission
aries havc brought to their ports numerous
foreign war vessels, and it y among tile
possibilities that the great seacoast cities
ot tile empire may be bombardcd. Be
sides tile land from end to end is afflicted
Will drought, which causes much alarm
and distress IN many provinces little i'm
ages Of the god of war are put out in the
sun to scorch, SO that the deity may appre-
ciate the dry and parching condition Of his
subjects. At one famous monastery in
Hautanslien numbers of iron tablets are
kept in Il sacred well, and when rain is
wanted in any particular district a tablet
is taken ont of the well ,olcmnly by the
priest and sent to the distressed region.
The bearer is obliged to travel night and
day, for the inhabitants of other districts
are on the lookout to intercept the tablet
and secure its virtues for their neighbor-
hood. On its arrival the tablet is wor-
SHIPPED Hi!til the rain appears, when it is
sent back isgain with similar tablet bear
iuG tle date aud record Of the event.