The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1888-03-15

head Of the Golden Gate. The
main attraction here is the seals, which
inhabit the ocean, and come out on
the three separate rocks and bask in
the sun by the hundred Tin the ocean
from the Cliff House). No place on
the coast can equal this in marine at
fractions and views. The seals seem
very tame; some of them venture
within few feet of the cliff. How
they bark when breaker unusually
large land here they are all large)
breaks over them and washes them
back into the water | could sit for a
whole day and watch their movements
with interest. Monday, visited the
University grounds near here. Sat
out on the campus under tree to rest
and keep cool. That surpasses your ex-
perience at this date, does it not? |
can say that one winter I carried red
parasol during January and February.
Tuesday (Washington's Birthday we
spent at the barracks and Military
Reservation Of $4,000 acres. The
Governor received the troops-a
thousand soldiers moving like clock
work to the time and music Of half
dozen bands, and drum corps. 10000
people witnessed the drill and parade
This occurs to me as the most appro-
pirate method of observing the day.
they made grand display with their
bright uniforms-the cavalry gallop-
ing by-some said it reminded them
Of war times. Wednesday I visited
the White Sulphur Springs, by street
car, some five miles out, through some
very pretty country. I look in vain
for orange groves. On my return l
stopped at the cemetery. 1t is gotten
up in splendid style, the walks paved
with cement, the lots walled and di-
vided by beautiful granite fence. 1t
seems to have been laid out with the
view of standing the ravages Of time.
: 1 don't know how so much ground is
so carefully cared for, but | know that
I walked until my toes were blistered.
One gentleman, Mr.. Cogswell, pur-
chased the highest point of ground,
quite a large lot, and erected a hun
dred thousand dollar monument. It
has very imposing appearance not,
only on account Of its great height,
but for its beauty. On one side is his
likeness cut in stone, and quite a fiat
tering epitaph surrounding it. And
now he is patiently waiting to die
but unlike most people, he could not
wait to have his praises sung, so is
now enjoying what most people would
enjoy-to read their own epitaphs and
know how the world appreciates them.
You can imagine the wealth Of flow
ers, tropical plants and shrubbery,
when you know the care that is taken
Of city burial ground. The follow
ing day went over to the city and
and went through the fine residence
portion. That morning it was quite
foggy-in fact it was so dense you
could not see six feet ahead of you on
the bay. The boat made but one trip
an hour on this account. The fog
horn blew every two minutes, which
was answered by the Government and
a number of other boats on the bay.
1t sounded little dismal, and | was
not sorry when we landed and I took
the car for Hob Hill"-louely resi-
dences! [ should say so, indeed
brown stone fronts, Conservatives,
carved lions guarding the entrance to
gate, step and doorway, handsome
marble and cut stone pedestals sup
porting chandeliers, each surmounted
by golden dragon, to light the en-
trance, the lawn dotted with statuary.
l can't begin to describe them-npog-
nifcent places they were-perfect pal
aces on this hill. l took a number of
other car lines and found some fine
streets. San Francisco is a large
place. Mr.. and Mrs. Echenberger
and myself went over to the theater
one evening, and having little time
to spare, we visited the Palace Hotel,
which is eight stories high, occupying
a whole square. There is but one en-
trance for carriages, and that is
drive into court in the form Of a
square, right in the center Of the i'm
mense building. Verandas extend on
three sides of the court, the columns
of which are white marble. Imagine,
not a double veranda, but an eight
story one, with pure white columns,
zach of which bore brace Of electric
lights. The effect is heauenly-that
alone expresses it.
To-day I went to see the panorama
# the Battle of Vieksburg. It is
most lifelike and the longer you study
t the more realistic it becomes. I
Generals Logan, Sherman
md Grant, as they seemed consulting.
know Pa would have enjoyed it. 1t
.eally is fine and quite a wonderful
Oh, I must not
Burdette last night lee
ured on "Advice to a Young Man,
,r the Rise and Fall of a Mustache."
could not afford to miss the oppor-
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