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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-21
r,an Lamon. a. GRAY uao,e,.

BUZzARDs BAY, Mass, July 21.-Secre-
tary of War Daniel S. Lamont has arrived
at Gray Gables from Washington and is
the guest of the president. Colonel
Lamont will remain several days.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-21

economy of nature. The combination was
made up Of tEe-to speak scientifically
vibrations of the atmosphere produced by
the fireworks, the cries of the college society
people, and the cheers of the Scandinavia
ans as they watched the pyrotechnics on
the lake in front of the Liberal Arts build
ing. The exhibition was special one for
TIE Swedes.
Some beautiful Designs in Fire.
And 1t was a.so a beautiful one and the
throng which watched caught its breath
frequently ana said Ah-h-h! and O-h-h-h!
The principal special pieces were as fol-
lows: Gigantic produ rtion of the Swedish
and United States flags with word "Swe-
den" produced in line of silver; an aquatic
display. called "r'rolic of the Water
Devils;'' device The Floating swans
showing flock of swans sailing on the
surface of the lake, fountains rising from
the water and throwing columns Of LIQUID
fire into the air; flight of the firefies;
beautiful aerial bouquet produced by the
simultaneous discharge of 1000 large
rockets; salvo of gigantic 60-lnch bombs.
College "Frats" Everywhere.
Sweden did not have the whole park to
whether the day was fraternity day or
Swedish day. There were not as many
''frats, male and female, as there were
Swedes. but they were very visible and apt
to be heard. The young folks, both girls
and boys, were out for a good time, and
all the important college societies were
present, There were Alpha Delts and Delta
Taus and Beta Thetes and D. K. Els, Psi
Us, Sigs, Chi Psis, Zeta Psis, Phi Delta
Thetes, Phi kaps. Chi Phis, Phil Delta
Phis and all the rest sA-s
They Took ia'' the Plaisance.
1t was tudy in greetings to see
couple of these "frats' meet The proce-
dure was thus: An embrace with the left
arm and an INTERVIEWING of the left hand
in the grip forming mysterious knot,
and the simultaneous ejaculation: "Ahl
dear boy; so glad to see you. How does it
go?" 1t wants to he noted right here that
it was dear boy every time, not dear
girl. O, dear, no, The girls were will
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-21
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS
Chicago.
CHICAGO. July 20.

CHICAGO, July 20.
Produce: Butter-Fancy separator, zoo
per lb; fancy dairy, l6Gl7c; packing stock,
lj@l5Ec. Eggs-Fresh northern stock, 13c
per doz. Live pOultry-Spring chickens, 12
@l21sc per 10; hens, 1l9l119c; turkeys, 100
lie; ducks, &c; geese, S3.O03s.OO per doz.
New potatoes-Early Ohio, Sl.50lll.75 per
bb!; 6096j per bu; rose, $500 Apples-New.
fair to good, Sl.7592 50 per Dbl; choice, S2.75
G3.0o. Black raspberres, Michigan, SLIGO
l.25 per loot case; red raspberries, $1,000
1.25 per 24-qt case. Honey-White clover, lib
sections. l5G17c; broken comb, l0c; dark
comb, good condition, l09l4c; extracted G0so
per lb.
Following were the quotations on the
Board of Trade today: Wheat July, opened
625Sc, closed sc; September, opened 655sc,
closed 66$4c; December, opened 7315, closed
7314c. Corn-July. opened 39c, closed SS1gS;
August, opened SS14c, closed Ss3sc; Septembeh
opened 4O1sc, closed 39Isc. Oats-Juiy,
Der, opened 2416c, closed 2Sssc; May,
opened 2S5sc, closed 2SI4c. Pork-Ju1S,
opened, SlsSj, closed Sl9.0); September,
opened $3.50, closed Sl965. Lard-July,
opened S9.55, closed 9.65.
Live stock The prices at the Union
Stock Yards today ranged as follows:
Hogs-Estimated receipts for the day 1900;
quality rather good; left over about l4,0o0;
market moderately active and feeling weak;
prices Quotable at Wednesdays inside figures;
sales ranged at s4.75G5.s5 pigs, sa5016D
light, S52CG5;3o rough packing, S54oS5,0
mixed, and S535G5.55 heavy packing and
shipping lots.
Cattle-Estmated receipts for the day,
1850; quality onlv fair; market opened
rather active on local and shipping account:
feeling frmer; best grades 51l0c higher;
quotations ranged at S4.9o65.3J choice to eS-
TIA shipping steers, si.15G4.so good to choice
do, S3.60Gil5 fair to good, S5.30G3.s0 COM
mon to medium do, S3.2503.65 butchers
steers, S'.4003.l5 stockers, S2.s0G3.75 feed
ers, Sl.2543.l0 cows, S2'5093.40 heifers So O0N
315 bulls, S2l5G3.90 Texas steers, and S2.500
515 lambs.
sheep-Estimated receipts for the day,
5000; quality fair; market fairly active;
prices 5Gl0c higher; quotations ranged at
S3.U094.60 per 100 lbs westerns, SIS Hi.20
Texas. Sl.7595.l0 natives, and S2.5O0I.5O
lambs.
New York.
NEW YORK, July ~.
Wheat-July, 7O34c; Augus 7iG7.3sc;
September, 73 5-l6973kc; Octo Der, ,5ysGo76c;
December, s0GS0ssc. Corn-No = duh and
steady; August, 4s4c; September, as 5-I6d
4S1sc; No. ., 4SAQi914c. Oats-No. dun
and firm; September, 391sd3Ossc; state,
easy; new mess, sls.509l9 90. Lard-Quiet
and frmer.
The Local Markets.
GRAIN, ETC.
Whear-74G76e
Corn-40c.
Oats-29l31c.
Hay--Timothy. s12 90; upland, s1Oal1; slough
$500; baled, SI0.00Gl1 90.
PRODUCE.
Butter-Falr 10 choice, 20c; creamery, 2Oc
Eggs Fresh, 14G15-
Poultry-Chickens, 12hc; turkeys 1sH
ducks, 12Ic; geese. 10c.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
Apples-S4 90 perbbl.
Potatoes-S5693c.
Onions-S4 GO per Dbl.
Turnips-G0c per bu.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle-Butchers pay for corn fed steers
495c.
Hogs-717Mc.
Sheep-4L5c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-21

RUSSIA GETS HER "eAck uP.p

Her Exhibit Closed Because a Det ective
Searched 1t.
Russia's rich exhibits in Manufactures
building were closed to the public as the
result Of the action of one of the exposi-
tion secret service men in insisting upon
being allowed to search one of the booths
Decorah-posten., 1893-12-05
Sjette aapitel.

4aa ben Oitlge StOe al 9ouonOs ga6ers, l~tgsOOerfor
Bet ituauite 6%uitIunO, Iua paa osn Iio, uOrt &giteoentpr
f%orsgaar, en- tot 2uuo, Der itrotte Jig ~tuer8OUcr Ctu, ira
lioro til Spo.
Cat ueO beune guuo flammeos nu paa ben 5eieite gpnt
en- 3tO, iom bet par umuIist at opoa9e ira 6aitIanoet,
men iom berimOO uar iaa nsgs; iyuIigers fOr ,e SOfas
reu6e, liar Dem, Der tom %nOr0ira.
8eO bet forits Gym al bette ~usiteOenoe Stu, bette ialite
6gr, iom 5oUOe tofet GsOrg 6artoi o3 Ben, bleU bau5
Sin6 Oen @raO OpBibiet, at Fan, f~orslemmenSe al
6ars, oar 9e3rs6 mtO at buie frem ib.iuOe, men nogle
CebIitte par tjIfrattetigs til at O]Uerbeuiit 5am ON, at
fun bans cn9aug lattice Ptan uil0s tunnc brinls BAN
6ru9t, % iOei ban meO anireu9eiie b~:tiGmpeoe bet bul.
ien0e lln9oom5b!Oo, Iiiteoe ban zig M ShiOt iOr Striot
oUey Batter o. 9aite % ~be9paOte mart at itieIne Stii.
teller, Der bsuascoe zig irem OS tiIbdss UeO 5losn. 8
ben ri9ttge gereguing, at OBie life tunoe ie i~yuosrlis
Ian9t no QROrtet, bapbe ban M uarmet fig BenusO
tOIu StriOt5 Qiitano, Buor ban, beitpttet Al ct tai arat.
bsrts og iGa alt, 5paO Ner tilorOg Jig.
Decorah-posten., 1893-12-05

gi iOr iOrbi grsipro; Der Ter meoet
Iorinloent no, baaoe mso gus ca Soro
li9eoan er bet paa Aultijoro "a Bit;
Glnp bar ina me9ei at Itaa / meo fine
ire @aaroe, at ban life rGitcr at oronc
nO9et. "g9sjOro, anitjUro o. @it,
ou" flyer Olap, % iaa laoer ban bet
lture Tom bet oil.
Yaa EDan itulte pi bnue COB Snfie
% "Snippeiafer" al eierib oo blep pi
'prEte, Tan bu tro. ga, BET er uiit
mango al mine 99iere | Qmerita, iom
bar imast Sierio gpans Sniie; ben
er orogleten for i'm Stgrte % 8etimn9
ooer belle 9clemarten, ia enba nteget
pIoere. Oct bar melt Soeloen, oa ri
Tom biem i9jem.
Nu ON 3aoens terrier 3urjei eur.
aas ter; ban bar III bapt "Staen"
(aornlaoen) Der / fire Nor, % c, 9po
39rlfemnno er bet. @t bar life Mas
finer Der 2ie.@rano, meu bruger Ben
samle "5lp8el" (Yleiel). Z Dag ia
tier ban, o9 b9rer at Qaaoen; oa maa
ban BABE en- iGrbeles aoiie, tiger ban:
ire 'orltjellise S~eitanoSele bar ban i
ben os tO9er iammen, men ie9 buffer
life Naunet paa be mRrteliae 9uores
oientIer.
9nriei er GOD til at fOrta0e; margen
"Sfrgne" iortHler ban Der; ban par
bleoen en- tor 9igter, oeriom ban ba
bapt mel llooannelie.
@oot, tun9t aorn er ber 9lar; 9o6n
ueicoe for Moro en- 9gnoe, % oen 6plot
fine BRUCE II glsmerpuno (lO2 &ilo. }
siteiiIteriet Hog life 9Oot til / SPIT;
Der bar nHIten life "Sit" at iaa fiCbt.
gi fit euoelia 100 StDtfer, % maottc
betnle Ser. 7.4O for SuRoreoet. Gen
9nn9bare Yri5 bar altio iGr Orrt ar.
800 pr. Sunoreoe.
- Site ii9 itul:
3orje, Olapion Ser0e (ira 6nu3s
9r9nO) meo Naie Nasmmo8oatter QiSs
lamb.
Nosbilo 9anielsbntter Goalenucu mco
en- @lt ira Namlio EreiteQielb, je9 bar
life fact iunoipurgt, buao bans
gtaun er.
Decorah-posten., 1893-12-05
.slleOOerel1 paa SDbannesifjGret.
ojeroe 9el.-Sppenoe Ieriooe.
GiDira Gprneiia.
Spltroman al Gmilie en-.

yoo'' ''t 1T liole Nnife opfplOt: at DO paa Sauet.
r5''"' loooe altloa lite 6eOroget baut: pGu i'm SrpIs
1.yU5 V"r gall bIcpcn 9ienforenet neO lin iaa ppbt, iad
"Oy'"@i 'opncoc Jtc6ettd.
~ n"n Smcrtc ltoO Geor9 beict oucr Oen 9anIe 6Iags
.'' S9. Sur oa oenne Stemme pirteltg FORTUNE
." Deole. oerne Stemme, bui6 uerleuOe Goner iaa
iis." 8IortGiltng buuoe moret BAN baaoe iom YugIiug
Ne '| 0'onO? Bar De Tor euig ~lutfcoe, Oisie Cme, ter
g1OVe illmtlet BAN iuu purmt? So - DC par
\" "' %!, o'S'e Weber; be par Iufteoe, oi5ic Siue. % If
Al # ~s oct %tIO9enoe Minoe al bans anoen 6aOer,
a, ~~,,oo.ost al 6ortuileIie 9iorOc @jeOr9 mOnu en9an9
krroS". 't y 0orl09 poa at OpOoge, on Der life par ben
nTr,' tO99nllt tlIboge, men ol8ic 6orioa funoe life
4 mn nv ; yum ct Setunos Soab. 0a bleu ben opbe Sorg
m ,YI moG9t.t9; fore Carer, Iielouc paa ben ra1te
navy S'no, iaIot poo Gtormboms bleae BanOe;
Easn U8f' 0lsie NerIcr, o8 uorme iom bet isnlige
4 1 r,u S5non0en5 noStpunouc Sane, r~uitIpt at Iabe
k%ys,Iii.,n, ne ia gicultouO til @ienitono, tilaocr life
tos b5.,n I'll sore l9 9~iGIOenOc, itiont ben maaifc netop
j aio,r' !; g'eoer parnere emo hos ANDRE. @eorg tom
\ TENN, : .TSi III Seltnoeie 90 8eutotbeo ON lin nupGs
kroo lung buortlI ucI Ogiaa bet leuenoe 0nite biz
Ball., ,'tn8e be iaIife 6yrtGnoere, iamt ben SmitGu.
8cccrr,1m a. gan I en- toIo O9 i~tormfuIb Nopembernat par
NoS 4,''p % be9pnote at rpte al 6uloe.
''S' men oar'Omt, Tom ON ben liplsic Gen euonu
Decorah-posten., 1893-12-05

8 en- tioen 6ovOgbnin9 6ojen, lem tog fig euom os
bsre no paa GruRo al no9le Steue, Der par o]pitatIe;e
paa be ire Cher, par 3IOen tanot o3 f~lammsoe bot iOes
rel; men iOran ZEN aabne Sibe moo NOrO bauoe man
on5ro9t en- Lap Nitr, iOrat ben, 0er tom ira osnus Rant
o8 DtIoe betra9ie Jgrst g.eunsm Nattttert, life itulee
Opoage NtateriaIet, buOrui 6Iammsn optom.
6orau 3IOen beiunOt fire Saris fla. IRE la pa
3oroen, bier me0 i'm N2aopos Og msO en- granOtuin5:
faite og ct Gar GI9Ias imeasm fg. Nj oisie TIE Der,
toner's Anlgier tunoe @eorg life opoage mere suO B,
moyte 6ontourer, Der aimaleoe Jig moo 5.oen Tia Bill:
Oerne ct Sfg8seip.t. Dien ligeOuerfor Bam, vaa Gen
mooiate 1loe, itoo, meO JIgg8eu moo DIursu, en-
Utano, buS Aaigt blcO Hart opIpit al 3loeu.
9oUeoct yaG tenue Eeriou, en- iuRy o. frltaarsn Stts
'slie % ctenignLigen BEN, Der bauoe Dem i0yts RoQe iost
natlige Drama, par bsOGttst at cit ROB uloeu 0ue, ipjo5
oyao % mso en- Guit Omen. 1euuc sue 6leu ltJot
Og itubbei ira BEN enc Sioe til Sen auoeu, ne6en5 6an
MI % Oa ityoJ fig msO Sc barteo. 6RuOer over ct 2n.
F5t. luis o?ioulmece 9ore bGuoe uo1e, poerit mob.
6goeIigt Ueo i9. Men ben 60Islie al u%5si.riuelig aFs
fly, iOm cans 6giiOgnOmi uatte, ~ioyogeoe5 eaouu mere.
uaor man iateoe Ell 9Gt inc be imaa. IurenSe Cine,
Der u~Op5OrIigt 6liuteOs % b~luteOs, iom ON Be tie tuIOe
u66oIOs at msbe andres.
9eo Sioei al oenue Oiano Iaa, tgsiom pso 2 ou
De andre, en- 6aaucsrs, Der iorEtooertItg oioeng.tsOs5
til at ai5ugge bet nooUenojge grGnosl.
8 Oct GjebIit @toyg lit Gruppn iTgtc, par Be ate
Decorah-posten., 1893-12-05

bapOe tunnet iOle nogen Smerte, bar ban bom ben til ct
lioet guitaoS, trpfteoe bans Sine til, Ioloe Meooiuerne
tilrette ouer bet 6ierte, Der aItio bauoe bantet iua uarmt
for 9Gren os 8enifabet, og ~beoGtfeoe Scgemet meo no8Ie
Srefuifc. 0erpaa ueuOte ban tiIba9e til Stranben os
9ieutog GO eiter anoeu Oct aitaIte SignaI benao gGiOen
til, bpor gaaOeu efter al Seregnin9 MATTE IanOe.
0on irpgteOe BOG ior, at Oisie StgnaIer life uiIoe
bliue bort. N}en Stormeu par M lite laa itRrf; ben
bauoe ralct no, on upiten utdllOret ioo 0ioaucu paa
Simlen8 6uGluing. Isl bet 0uo8 Billie, iaa lptfeS
oct, a tGntte ban, men bGusOe peO ben fOrfGroeIiae 3ante,
at belle bans raifs geiGtnun9 tuuoe pare uunOret til bet
Qano, buor 0amle Stormbom uar gauet iiorueien.
Yaa Ell Sang Hog bog bans 6ierte meO OobbsIte
S(ao. Sc par tun Ell Senluuos oueoe Ore, Der tunoe
bore uooet, % buaO Georg borte, opipIOtc BAN niOt uns
Der SorQen meo en- 6OIelie al opb 9IGoe. j0ans
WtouOitub par reOOet, Og mart fit ban pesuocu SsiIi9beO
til at ~Ouerbeuiie fla ON, at bans 0rOre par bIeuen fuI9t
iaa mole, at, buis ban life bauoe unitrengt line 6cres
proauer til bet gOerite, piIoe ban life baue mGrtet, at
goaoen lanOeoe bans NlGrbeo.
"Savteiuen - @uo pare loust!" lOO en- Stenme ass
ter 9aabeu. Get par 6onitabeIeu, iom uGiten bauoe
ioa ooot iom iuoret paa, at be aIori9 mere piloe iaa nos
net Sionol at bore ira pere5 eliteoe G9eis 9Gber.
"sapteinen, 6apteiuen! A." LOB bet lagte ira Dluno til
Muuo. GA be alporIi9e SemGucs gnitster %ltraa!eoe
ben met ~uforitiIte glaoe.
"Sat, mine gutter! 8 er peI ale %iamIe0s?"
llprss TIl
Decorah-posten., 1893-12-05

"9Qe Wiano, 6npteir."
"goOt! Gu itiue iom Mture! Sn9en lo at ipilbe. "
"9or Styrntano, 9amle Stormbom?"
"Sau, iu9Oe @eorg meO itRrt 8euGgsIie og pessoe
op til 8uitcne, "er gaast til ben LANCE {buils. Seq iors
maaebe fun at re6Oe bans zig; men CUB siUe, at vi
aaeiamnen, naar ben Gime engau3 ilanr ior Os, maa
funne mooe til Monitrin9 meo en- iau goo Samuittigteo
iom ban!"
Ger off ligeiom ct Gut oper ftle Man6fabet8 gabsr;
ben gamIe 6Iagifipper bapOe 10 uGret Ell 6a6er ior BEN
uae. aQes lousoer blottebes ciebIitteIig, og ct bOtis
6eIist @ifebsnit titaieoes ben 9lei, iom 6aptsinen
bauoe paapeset.
so MI, q iasOe GeOrg, Oo ban iolte, at bans Gent
lner 9ienuanot lin garmc os Gtaiticitet be torre atas
Der, iom 6abptSgutteu baooe uRret iornuiti9 NOT til at
tage meO, "nu raft til gambling bet er paatiOe, at ri
~bsgpnosr at ipiQe meo oeure natlise 6iitorts. (ui5
GuO ul, % min 9Ian lptte8, itaI ri fun9s Sturtene /
bsrss e9ne @arn. gi iaar %imiOtertiO ct so6t Stgtte
2lrbeioe. Sag M Marte til mine OrOre!...9 rOr Ipt
mere ~peterefter, men life lan8er. en0 al 8 fan bore mine
Si9naIer. Naar ies bar giuet bet ipritc Ge9n, iUarer
Ell al Ser % s~ientasr rmtreut bDer iemte 9linut BEN
iamme 2pO, iuotiI is9 tOmmer til Ser"
~Goot, 6aptein!"
"SauOsn Os Ser ieIu ioler 3 at itiuIe, ioO goOt, 5
fan! I0olO uae .ier gtarsr gereOifub. 3ioret fart %
gOaSs5agen ioruo! 6rcmior olt. OIOms. (au8be0 %
6oT igtigbsO - Vi oco lite. Feormarae : oU.e Vi bar
Decorah-posten., 1893-12-05

imOO oS. @arsr life an9ielige for mig, bUis ieg Ouas
Ter. .got 9anben meO 9er!"
st ia8te: "GOOt, &aptein!" bleu after Suuret.
Sitter at baue uerIet ct Bar Orb ON gri8gets Stits
ling neo aOnitabeen, iuu Gsorg gaaOen iierne fig,
buOrpua Dor 8apteir began Jig Op ao Zen mso iaa tgos
lsie Strict iom tn ,Snoianer.
Decorah-posten., 1893-12-05
VaS oette,
bois gu oil iparc Ernsc.
NDe Varer mootages oa9lia.

Dor fore SmiGtnting al Gloaf5 peo port
"6lpaf.S Sale" ben lSDe NOuennber, reOlcereOe
port Splag iaa betpoeligt, at ri fanOt os befuiet
til at gjure ct MT SnoiiDb. gi bar netOp
~loOtaget cit M SOrlDlitg al ale nDelte Srit.
Sort bele Nplag maa iGlges inbell Nptaar, Og
oil bliue i~renlbuOt til ian laoe 9riier, at bet pl
udre til Grbuers SOrOel at beiuge Os inOen SnOs
fipb ainrfs,
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-10
DEERING.
The Electric Fighting.
49,
as--t 49, -.

q
The Deering city government held a
special meeting last evening to decide
upon the contract for electric lighting.
The two bids opened at the last meeting,
were before them, one of the Westbrook
company and the other of the Deering
Electric Lighting company, which is
managed by tine Marsh Bros. The
Deering company was represented by
Levi Turner,5 Jr.
The Deering company offer eight arcs
and 1876 incandescents to be run on the
moonlight schedule, for three thousand
dollars, yearly
lighting Deering, bid 500 each for arc
lights and $25 each for incandescents,
yearly. The lighting committee of the
CITY government have been at Yarmouth
and other places investigating municipal
lighting; and find that the incandescents
used frequently are much more salts
factory than infrequent arc lights So it
is planned to abolish many of the arcs in
Deering and substitute incandescents. 4
Alderman True, reporting for the COM
mitteee, recommends the use of nine arc
lights in the section from Portland to
Pleasant street, where there are now
eight. From Ocean street at it's junction
with Forest avenue 60 East Deer1ng Lnefe
are now five arc lights. 1t is proposed to
substitute twenty-nine incandescents,
at an average distance of $50 feet apart.
From the loot Sof Pleasant street to
Morrills Corner, where there are now six
arc lights, tits proposed to place twenty
inoandescents, ata average distance OF
$50 feet each. From the head of Pleasant
street to Morrills Corner along Stevens
Plains avenue where there are now three
arc lights, there will be eighteen incan-
at Deering street and Deering Point five
incandescents, 400 feet apart, instead of
one arc. There will be seven incandescents
on Pleasant street, 300 feet apart; ten
incandescents from Morrills to Aliens
Corner, $50 feet:apart, instead of two arc
lights. Spring street will have eight in
candescents at an average distance OF 800
feet, where there are now two arcs. There
will be four incandescents ON Deerlng
street near Woodfords at an average dis
lance of 300 feet, insead of one arc;
twenty-one incandescents in the Stroud
water section at distance of $50 feet
apart, instead of three arc lights This
makes total of nine arc lights and 121
1ncandescents, with nine incandescen
to be distributed in sections where they
are most needed.
This contract with the Deering COM
pany was ratified for five years. Marsh
Bros. will estab plant at their coal
yard at Woodfords ss1
The council also passed an order that
the new company have authority to erect
poles on the Streets, and that all other
electric light poles be removed within
sixty days. ~
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-10

der rungs while used both hands to
gather apples, I took extra pains to al
low none but firm, sound apples to get
into my basket.
Sometimes the farmers wife or his
pretty grown up daughters attended to
the barreling Of the apples, and then
there was chance for a comparison be-
tween the red of the apples and the rosy
cheeks of the girls. After the picking
and sorting and barreling was finished
came the hauling away to market, and
then seemingly endless professions Of
farm wagons laden with barrels Of ap-
pies became feature of the country
roads. It was all of intense interest tc
me the first year,I lived in the apple
country, and wish ! could get time to
put in couple Of weeks there this year
have used the past tense in what J
have had to say about apples and apple
picking, but the orchards are still there,
and SO are the apples and the barrels,
and doubtless plenty of pretty girls helr
in barreling the apples these later years,
the same as they used to. But tbs
big prices and large profits of the bust
ness of apple raising are no more, and
unfortunately for the farmers this hard
year the crop is q light one in many
sections.
There is only one thing for . boy in
the apple region Of western New York
to regret, and that is that apples are too
plenty to make it worth while or even
possible to "hook" them, and this fact
quite does away with one of the chief
pleasures of boyhood in many localities.
I. D. MARSHALL.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-10

the crop, and where coopers' choruses
more genuine than that in the opera
"Bocaccio" were to be heard every day.
The apple buyer was a factor, and a
most important one, in every commu-
nifty, and his trips of investigation
among the orchards at various periods
Of the season were subjects of animated
discussion at the informal and incl
dental evening meetings of the farmers
at the stores and postofice.
In September and October the harvest
ing Of the apples went forward, and the
weeks given up thereto made up aperiod
of strenuous exertion, which is another
way of repeating my farmer friends as
servation that apple picking is the "driv-
INCEST time in the hull year"
The wiaelike air Of midautumn invig
GRATED every worker, and no doubt the
influence of the ever present fresh,
wholesome fruit contributed to this
Added to these incentives were the con.
seriousness ON the part of the farmer
that the work must be finished before
the coming of the heavy frosts if crops
were to be secured in good condition
and what was considered big wages
On the part of the laporer.
To be good apple picker man had
to know just how to put up long ladders
quickly and. securely. He had to know
just how and where to place his ladder
SO that he could clear a tree without
having to take time to move oftener than
was absolutely necessary. II he could
tell almost instinctively what apples
were marketable and what were not, SO
Us to leave the latter to be shaken off fol
cider making later, he was just SO much
more valuable to his employer, for the
time Of the packer was valuable, and the
fewer apples he had to throw out in put.
ting them into the barrel the more he
could put up in day.
None but the most skillful was in
trusted with this work of packing. Usu-
ally the farmer himself attended to this,
for if his fruit were this year found tc
contain wormy or bruised apples next
year the prices he could command would
be below the highest figures. Each
grower had to stencil his barrels with
his name, and complaints made in the
cities by the consumers would surely re-
act on the packer along a chain of which
the retail grocer, the commission mer-
chant and the country apple buyer were
the links. 81
Before I was big enough to earn
money at the end of q ladder myself ]
used to watch Farmer Judson by the
hour at his work of slowing the clean,
sweet smelling fruit away in the equally
clean, sweet smelling barrels. And
when two or three years later it was de-
cided that might be intrusted with a
three peck handbasket and a double iron
hook with which to hang it the lad.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-10
WESTBROOK.

Valentine Hose company entertained
the members of the department at their
headquarters on Mechanic street last
evening.
Cloudman Relief Corps will entertain
Larry Corps of Little Falls, at the next
regular meeting.
The Grand Division, Sons Of Temper
ance, will meet in semi-annual session
with Rechab Division of this city, on
Wednesday and Thursday, October rs and
&c.
The Saccarappa Hosiery company
started up yesterday morning. The en-
ployes will work eight hours five days in
each week until the business outlook is
brighter.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-10
THE APPLE HARVEST.
How the Luscious Fruit Is Grown
and Gathered.

Tho Raising Of Apples Does Not Reward
the Grower as 1t Once Did-Barrels In
Great Piles-rhe Apple Picker and His
Work. 60 ~.
Barrels and barrels and barrels and
barrels. Barrels piled on barrels. Bar
rels In big loads and barrels in little
loads-not great clumsy painted barrels
for the reception of oil or whisky or
pork or lard, but light, graceful barrels
shortly to be filed with what is, all
things considered the most delicious
fruit in the world.
The passage Of loads of apple barrels
along the highways and byways of an
apple producing region indicates that