tered upon the same in an office at Warrensburg, N. Y., coming thence to the office of the late Gen. Aaron F. Stevens of Nashua in 1871, where he continued his studies until his admission to the bar at the August term of court at Amherst in 1873. Immediately after admission he became a partner with General Stevens, in legal practice continuing until his appointment as Judge of Probate, in June, 1879, meanwhile serving as city solicitor in 1876-77.

During his term of service, covering nearly a third of a century, Judge Parker necessarily transacted a greater volume of business than any other probate judge in the history of the state, his being the longest term in the largest and most populous county. Moreover, his administration was universally satisfactory, being characterized by thorough knowledge of the law, a fine sense of justice and absolute independence, so that there was general regret throughout the county when he was obliged by constitutional limitation to separate himself from the work for which he was so well equipped and in which he had performed such admirable service.

While faithfully attending to the important duties of his office Judge Parker has rendered valuable service in other directions. He has taken a deep interest in the cause of education and served three terms as a member of the Nashua school board. He has also been for many years, and still is, a member of the board of trustees of the Nashua Public Library. Since 1900 he has been a member of the board of directors of

the Indian Head National Bank. He is a Free Mason, a member of Rising Sun Lodge of Nashua, but was initiated in Benevolent Lodge of Milford, in 1868. He is also a Knight of Pythias, but has been more active and prominent in the Grand Army of the Republic than in any other fraternal organization. He is a past commander of John G. Foster Post of Nashua, also of the New Hampshire Department, holding the latter position in 1903, and has twice served as judge advocate general on the staff of the commander-in-chief.

Judge Parker married, December 20, 1877, Miss Alice Prince Hammond, daughter of the late Evan B. and Sarah Ann (Adams) Hammond. of Nashua. They have two daughters-Rena Deverd, born November 23, 1878, and Edna Alice, December 13, 1880. The former who graduated from Wellesley College in 1901, and Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, in 1907, is a teacher in the Boston High School of Practical Arts, and the latter a graduate of Mt. Holyoke College, class of 1903, in the Manchester (Mass.) high school.

Judge Parker is a man of fine literary tastes, and is endowed with poetical talent of no mean order. He has written many occasional poems of merit, and the productions of his pen frequently appearing in the public press, have always been read with interest. His most important literary work, however, was performed as editor of the large and comprehensive history of the city of Nashua, issued a few years since, to which he gave much time and labor.

States Senator Crane, I had my luncheon in the dining car and did not get another meal until Niagara Falls was reached, at midnight, as the dining car was taken off our train at Syracuse, N, Y.

On arriving at Niagara Falls I was very much surprised to find the main street in the city all lighted up with electric lights strung across the street in a series of arches. On inquiring of a citizen about this well lighted street, I was informed that power was so cheap in their city that they kept this street lighted up all

our little steamer got under the Falls, and I looked up at that deluge, I did not doubt that 58,000 barrels of water pass over the Falls every second and 100,000,000 tons every hour. Geologists claim that the Falls were originally at Lewiston Mountain, seven miles below their present location, and have been about 35,000 years wearing to their present site. These remarkable Falls are visited by over 1,000,000 people every year.

While we were on the little steamer we could see a number of people making their way across the bridge to

visit the "Cave of the Winds" under Niagara Falls. In the afternoon an electric car was taken for the famous trip on "The Great Gorge Route." Many travelers claim this trip is the finest of its kind in the world. The trip is from Niagara Falls, N. Y., across a steel arch bridge to the Canadian side, Horseshoe Fall, Brock's Monument, Queenston, across Suspension Bridge to Lewiston, N. Y., thence through the gorge, passing Whirlpool Rapids, where Captain Webb lost his life, and then back to the starting point.

At 6.45 p. m. I took a ride to Buffalo and spent the evening at

Between Niagara Falls and Lewiston

the leading vaudeville theatre in that city. One of the women on the stage would ask the audience to write a question on a piece of paper, sign their name to it, and she would give the correct answer. While I was writing my question on a slip of paper, a young lady seated next to my seat, asked me if this woman would call one's name out before the audience. I immediately told her that I didn't care whether she called my name out or not, as I was a stranger in Buffalo. Before leaving this beautiful city I had an opportunity to see the McKinley Monument and the Temple of Music.

At 10.45 p. m. I left Buffalo, on an electric car, and arrived at my

hotel in Niagara Falls at midnight. This car makes the 24 miles between the cities in one hour and fifteen minutes. On inquiring of a citizen about the fast time that car makes, I was informed that one time it left the rails and went through a butcher shop.

Tuesday morning I left Niagara Falls and went to Lewiston, N. Y., on "The Great Gorge Route," and boarded the steamer "Chippewa" bound for Toronto. On my way down to Lewiston I saw a large beer sign that was evidently meant for a "take off" on a certain Milwaukee concern. This enormous sign read "The beer that made Milwaukee jealous." Our steamer headed down the Niagara River and passed Fort George, Fort Missassauga, and Fort Niagara on its way out into Lake Ontario. After a beautiful thirtyseven mile sail from Lewiston we arrived in the harbor of Toronto, and passed through the "Eastern Gap" entrance. The strip of land lying between the two gaps is called "Hiawatha Island" and is a popular pleasure ground. A large number of boys were in swimming, and, on inquiring about them I was informed that the city sent the newsboys out there on a little trip once a week during the

summer.

On arriving at the wharf in Toronto we did not have to have our baggage examined, as this important duty had been performed by the Canadian officials at the wharf in Lewiston, N. Y.

On leaving the "Chippewa" I left my luggage at a checking room on another wharf. This slight delay caused me to lose the "seeing Toronto car"; but the company's agent told me to jump into one of their carriages and they would try to catch the car up town. They transferred me from the carriage to an automobile and this machine caught the big car about a mile from the wharf. Some of the passengers looked amused and others disgusted, on account of our "hold up" of their car. On this trip one can see the Toronto Club, Board of