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of the State of Massachusetts and continues therein until Boston
 is reached. This is the territory known as New England,
and almost every town in it is a beehive of artisans. Spring
field and Worcester are the principal cities on this route, one
having 62,050 and the other 118,421 inhabitants. Springfield is
distinguished for the variety of its manufactured products, of
which the rifle of the same name is prominent. Boots and
shoes are the specialties of Worcester's mills.
Boston, the Capital of the State of Massachusetts, has 560,-892
 inhabitants. It has a magnificent harbor, and the exports
and imports of the port are very large. Numerous manufactories
 contribute to the trade of the city, and its importance as
a financial centre for railroad and mining operations and insurance
 is universally recognized. The city contains many historic
 buildings connected with the first settlement of the country,
and the modern city reflects, in the wide avenues flanked by
palatial residences and the architecture of its public institutions,
the solid worth and refined taste of its people. The encouragement
 of art, music, and literature is the predominating feature
of its social life. Harvard University, one of the leading institutions
 of higher education, is a suburban adjunct. Within the
city limits a granite shaft two hundred and twenty-one feet high
marks the spot where the first fierce battle of the American
Revolution was fought—Bunker Hill. The South Terminal is
one of the largest and the most commodious railroad stations
in America.

THE RHINE OF AMERICA.

The Hudson River runs directly south from Albany to New
York Bay, and along the west bank the route lies. The Hudson
 is the handsomest river in this country, and it is often
described, on account of its fine environment, as the “Rhine
of America.” The route passes directly through the eastern
slopes of the Catskill Mountains, as famous for their picturesque
 beauty as the legendary lore that attaches to their history.
 Attractive towns are seen on both banks of the river.
and on the western side are Catskill, Kingston, Newburgh.
and Cornwall—all pleasing to look upon and pleasant to concemplate
 in their historic relations.