Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-08-18
LErrrn rRoH wAooS NOUN.

Interesting notes Cuiied from Letter
from Hsv. Harwood.
Dr HARDWOOD writes from Waron
Mound 10 learn whether the spots are
yet on the sun az Albuquerque. and
therefore. whether the drought Ia brok
en- and the abr cooled ONT lie says he
hasn't seen the sun very much since be
went up north and judging from tho
showers by day AMI the dronching ruins
By night and the ccol and almost chilly
days and cold nigiits thinks the sun
apota must be gone. lie returned yes
tordny fr1m a sixty mile DRIVE up In the
Ocate region and says he has never
seen, ia the safne country before. ~
many beautiful herds OF Mckinley
sheep hurBca and oattle and all seemed
rolling rat. lie says he has never seen
the grass. wheat corn and oats look
any better az this season OF tho year.
except nov and thon where the hal hns
battered them down or the rlns have
washed them out lie only saw Que
place where the whcat o. yet ripe ANA
there several Ciadoiera we're cuttlng it
down in the old fashioned American
style, with sCytho and cradle The
owner az this place thought he would
have hfty bushels 30 the acre, but Mr.
HARDWOOD thinks thirty will be about the
average IN TINT feed ana that without
irrigation. lie thinks the native people
In many places are rapidly owning o.
The front IN farming and stock raising
Also that the women are making com-
mendablo improvements IN their culin-
airy abilities and their husbands Ia sup
plying them with the whercwlth 70 set
a Eyod table. 10 illustrate, he says. that
he and the other preachor. arrived at
the house OF the farmer. who was cut
ting uhe nice hcid Of wheat. just as they
were ready To cit down 20 dinner. The
good lady 81 the house didn't seem al
an confused. The blcEsing was asked
and a modest voice was heard, sir
vcnpc," that Is. help yourselves. THE
preacher had rode twenty miles and
says unless sis appetite enlarged his
vision the l0aves ana dishes were mul-
t!piied In number and quality almost
equal 10 any American tabie ne has
seen for "a long time. After dinner the
elder sugEssslcd that they have a little
religious service, and ne prcachci a
shor, sermon from the text. "rt D. good
FOR ua 20 be- here" Mat. ia. There
we're about twenty-five present, includ-
ing "A wagon load OF people who were
passing, and were invited 20 come In.
and Including aleO the hired men who
were helping % cut the grain.
They then went on 20 Wagon Mound
where they had preaching IN the church
building at night. About nifty had gath
cred. The sermon in Spanish had been
ended and that In English nearly con-
plctcd. when terrific thunder storm
broke upon them. followed hy the hcav-
lest rain Of the season. Sir. Harwood
spent iast Sunday In Las Vegas and
was with Or, Morrison IA his quarterly
meeting az that place, preached on ed
ucaticn and aided the pastor In taking
his educational collection, which
amounted 10 S2f. an q which goes 10
the Boys Biblical ana Industrial school
gt Albuquerque Mr.. HARDWOOD will now
gJ on % Ration and viii speak on edu-
cation az that place. and then 70 over
land out into Union county. where the
Mexican preacher ~ the district viii
hoid a camp meeting under the dircc-
tiOn OF Rev. Juan sand0val. the presld-
ing elder Of the district.