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The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-08-17

city, and B. buildngs church
 all of which have houses of worship parts of the city-Baptists, S. CongregAtonasts S. Episcopalians IT, Evangelicalo Hebrew, T. Methodist l6; Presbyte s Catholic E Sweden borgian Unitarian.
 The total value of school property the more than ~ It has six nrst class opera tour Chinese theatres and paoes of cement including Woodward Gardens has nineteen academies and places of large number of public buildings including United t has of deposit and thirteen savings hre department in the world alarm boxes So miles of wire so men, steamers carriages hook and ladder trucks miles ot carbolxed hose hydrant
 and 60 ciserns holding as 900 gAlons hAs gardens and parks eymnasums @ hotes the Palace he largest in the word) the Baldwin. Occidental Lick Grand being nrstclass @ hospitals. 8 libraries reading rooms % papers, among which the daily weekly Chron c CH ttn POst td, Erai.e Report IT religious and ss benevolent societies 7s protective assocatons smmiRa tion and 60 societies ncs ncud
 ing Ave cable roads, which The population of San according the of lsso was All6 in 1884, about oo0 and present least
 ooo The bay of San Francisco is full places
 conspicuous among which Acatraz, and Angel
 islands. Black Point. Lime Point. the most places and leading San Francisco the hotel cable roads Chinese quarters Golden Gate park. Russian Telegraph hills Presdic. Cln house. wsodward gardens Oakland ferry building safe deposit and San board build
 ngs and other buildings and the along Van Ness and the California road Hacks and cabs allowed to make the following claim for of these severely
 Hacks-One person. not than mie e5o; two or more persons not than mle ess by the honr first hour soo and each subsequent hour
 oAbs-ons person act more thAn mile. soo
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-08-17
ON THE sE A.
RY MIRIAM LESTER.

We sailing far OCT the crest of the pillow, Afar from the world and its and pain; While on thy soft breast my head now pillow And lu.l me to rest and to peace once again. Nay Love, how thy heart in It's prison Is beating It throbs meath mine a nuttertng bird: While swift to lips comes thy low song repeating The Tilt Of the waves. in a measure ban heardl For oh to be out on the Ocean, the Ocean And ohl to be far from the world, Love- with theet" It rises and falls with the waves rhythmic motion. Is filled with Nights balm as with sarbeams the Sea! With nought twiNt the sky and the bows"now singing The words keep repeating the tender refrain But the boatcomes more tn cadence clear ringing " rwtxt the sky and the billows"-l hear 1t again save thee and me"-fals the song In its passage the wide Ocean of Thought here, 10 me. And know by my hearts deep mysterious presage, Thy thought, like a bird, flies tO hsrbor with me Nay could dream that Times tracklesS Ocean Thy soul thus responsive. should answer to mlue? Or that of the chalice of silent emotion My heart drink that should blend iu thine!
 Erch .uge
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-08-17
LOS ANGELES TO FRISCO.
A Delightful Trip Over the "Suns.t Route"--Sants Barbara--Sights and Obj:c 6 of Inter est
 end Around San Francisco

The prominent and therefore the most interesting line of Southern Pacific the famous "Sunset Route from Los Angeles to San Francisco Mojav CAcnte Sumner Tulare, Goshen Fresno Berenda Merced Oakland. The distance Francisco little 4sO miles The first point of Angeles Fernando in the neigh bOrhOOd of which is single wheat field containing 5000 while few milee further s the famous San Fer
 tunnel which Is than mile length and straight that the tourist standing end of it, the daylight at the other Four miles further
 place justly celebrated as winter resort It has very pretty bathing all of time than half of the population-sa s0Oo
 formerly invAds in the had taken their permanent Barbara, and of which late Thomas Logan said "I know place in the world
 ected and bearing the relation the and unless be the Riu undercln along the north of the Mediterranean at Heres southeastern and Nice and Mentone in western Ialy There pleasant drives all Barbara many uful homes Fruits and flowers perfection month in the There splen did hotel which accommodate hundred people Four miles from monster vine the trunk of which
 inches and whose arbor of feet and which have i've of grapes in single season. It is curiosity and we'll worth seeing We give illustration of photograph Taber Six miles from Barbara springs of wonderful curative These springs I4Oo feet above the There dozen wild rocky and the four perature of 4 5 l6 and 1S degrees The nobest of all
 it's old mission grounds sketch of which also present.
 7ss main 200 feet length nearly width. with wing of i3o feet is the only mission California where Franciscan monks still remain. Mojave, Coast having been crossed at altitude of 32ll Tehachep, TO miles from Angeles, is the highest point s feet between San Francisco and Los Angeles and is the of the coming together of the mountains of the Sierra Nevada and Coast range. TehAchepi and Caliente. twenty six miles fur ther west is the famous Loop" which is pronounced
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-08-17
THE ARxANsAw TRAVELLER.

ton of diversity crops facilities tion unexceed Already the value of ts products n proportion s population greater than that Of other district Of simAr the world its fall capacity for production but mperfectly demonsrad The south portion of this valley which b drained by the Joaquin river and it's the Tuolumne CAavea
 stanisAus. Mokelnmne Merced Kings and Kern rivers
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-08-17

ton ac uniting the two under the "Ths Cty and County of San Francisoo paced
 land area of the city aud county average breadth from bay Co being four sx and half miles ength The peninsula cty located is about thirty miles long by vide cty and county occupying western end There are % streets and alleys which appear map the
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-08-17

Of about square miles and Q contain i50 900 0OO acres of arabic land.
 At Berenda l7s miles from Angeles s the point where Yosemite or that famous valley. which s eighty mestwenty by rail and sixty At Lsthrop further rail connections be made with Stockton and Sacramento. At or Antioch. fifty Ave miles from San Francesca sight be caught Of the mento river the right and the left . Mount Diablo. ss56 feet height. and seeming much higher account of its Martinez thirty six miles from San Francisco may be ting in cluster of pretty hills the left and the rveri is Benica ambitious metrop oils of the Occident. From this point Oakland tourist through the CArquneE straits for thirty miles. aud then by ferry Francisco bay to the great metropolis of the Golden State.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-08-17

san Francisco, the ninth city Tn population in the United States, and one of the first in interest and importance. Is the metropolis of California, which is the larg- est state in the Union except Texas, and con- tains lss.ssf square miles. or lm 947, ,Sl0 acres. Ban Eraw@s@an
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-08-17

nrst entered upon its formal and legally recognized
 ence as an independent municipality in Nay s5e. the county of San Francisco having been duly organized the. month preceding. For upwards of years tho swo distinct governments poraneously main.
 ained independent admnisratons within the sane geo graphical hnits On the lat of July ss coasolida-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-05

and cosy room awaiting him at home.
As / had no anticipations of such a
Joy, but was looking forward to say
ing farewell to the familiar scenes of
my life, on the next day, my feelings
sped on and l thought how happy L
could be if Ethel Linton were not heart
less. Then 1 thought of the misery OF
being separated from the only woman
L had ever loved, and, as my mind lin
gered on the subject, l clenched my
fingers until the nails were driven deep
into the palms of my hands.
At last we reached Clifton, and
alighted. Hurrying along the plat
form, to escape the rain, L reached
cab, the only one standing there. L
engaged it, and jumped in. The long
train moved off into the darkness of
the night, and l was Just congratulate
ing myself on the fact that there were
no other passengers for Englewood,
who would disturb my gloomy thoughts
on my way there, when trim, neat
figure came along the station plat orm.
1t was female, and mentally cursed
my luck in being compelled to ride
UDOSe lOur lllleS Win WOihuh, uio
most likely being compelled to con-
verse with her, when 1 wanted to be
alone with my thoughts. The driver
waited for her, and when she came up
said, "Pm sorry, Miss, but this cab is
the only one here, and if you want to
get to Englewood you'll have to put up
with tins gentleman as a passenger"
Instantly my gallantry asserted it.
self, and jumping out of the cab l
said, Miss, you certainly will haze to
occupy the cab with me, as there are
no other conveyances here and it is
too bad night for either of us to walk "
To my great surprise the lady .aised
her veil and said, "Thank yoI, Mr..
Herriatt, l shall be happy to accept
your kind offer and will occupy the
cab with you"
Good enough" said the driver. And
he assisted her in. Then he mounted
the box and l, stunned by The thought
that | would be compelled to ride four
miles in cab with woman | was
going to run away from, got in the car
riage and sat beside her. The door
closed and the driver whipped up his
horses and away we went. l drew
myself to one side of the carriage and
looked out of the window, but l could
see nothing. Then felt an irresist-
ible desire to hear Ethel talk once
moro. In matter-offact tone l asked
her how it was she came to Clifton SO
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-05
Didn't Work That Way.

"Most gamblers have their supersti-
tions, and l used to have mine" re-
marked an old sporting man to the re-
porter. "But l was once cured. 1t
happened this way. You know it is
supposed to bring man luck if he
gives anything to beggar. About
five years ago | was playing in about
the hardest luck man ever had. /
had the clothes on my back-a new
suit, fortunately-an0 new hat. That
was about all. The day before l had
my last bill broken ana was living on
the loose change.
81 was walking down 4th ave. from
23d street in the evening with my
hands in my pockets and large round
vacancy in my stomach, where lAy
dinner ought to have been, when saw
a woman leaning against the railing of
a church, 1t was nearly 8 o'clock aud
she was alone. She was well dressed.
and looked like a working-woman. i
made up my mind in less than a second
that she was in distress, and the idea
occurred to me that if gave her some
money it might change my luck. So
walked up to her and said politely:
is there anything l can do for you.
my good woman?'
"She started as if she didn't under.
stand me, and continued kindly:
Can l be of any use to you. 20
you want any money!
"She slowly came out from the
shadow and stood under the gaslight.
She was as tall as l am and looked
twice as strong.
Dye intend to insult me p she be-
gan, growing louder and more excited
at every word, What dye take me
for? If ye speak another word to me
I'll call my husband what works in the
church, and he'll kick lung out of We.
Go on and let respectable women alone,
ye villainp
II was on Union square in less than
four minutes. / went and played faro
bank for about fifteen minutes later on
in the night, and borrowed money to
get out of town on. That cured me-"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-05

late and why it was that no one was
there to meet her. In cool, deliber-
ate manner she informed me that she
had been on visit to her aunt in New
York, and had missed an earlier train
Thinking that there would be plenty
of conveyances at Clifton, she had not
telegraphed to her father. Then we
were both silent and wo heard moth.
ing but the patter of the rain and the
steady tramp of the horses feet. The
silence was terrible to me. Ny anguish
increased as the thought flashed across
my mind that this would be the last
time l should ever be in Ethel Lin
tons company. With each successive
flash of lightning 1 looked at Ethel
but there was no encouragement there.
She sat with her beautiful face close
up to the window peering out into the
darkness.
At last brilliant inspiration came
into my head. Here had been trying
for months to sectre a favorable op.
portunity to tell Ethel Linton of my
love, and now that chance had coma
and l was neglecting it. She could
not put me off with any trivial excuse
now but would be compelled toaisten
to me. What would it matter if she
did say no? | was going away anyway
and | would have the satisfaction oil
knowing that my love was not returned
and possibly this would enable me to
forget her. My mind was fully made
up and the very thought gave me
courage. Just then we reached a bad
portion of the road and the cab gave
lurch. Ethel gave little scream and
as the side of the carriage she was on
went up in the air she nestled close tc
me. instantly placed my arm around
her waist and held her there. The
danger of upsetting was over in a mo.
ment, for We struck level piece oi
road just then, but L still held on to
Ethel Then in impassioned tones ]
poured forth the story of my love. !
told her how had loved her for years,
how on account of that love I was
gong far away on the morrow and
pleaded with her for an answer. To my
delight there was murmurcd sweet
little yes" which, though not a very
9ntelllgent answer to the last question,
convinced me that Ethel loved me.
instantly my gloomy feelings were
driven away by the sun of Joy and |
blessed the weather, the cabmen who
mad stayed at home and in fact every
thing that had helped me to thus Sc
cure definite answer to my proposal
When L had formerly Travelled be-
tween Clifton and Englewood |
thought that those four miles were the
longest ever heard Of but that night
at seemed as if we fairly flew along the
road, for we reached Englewood in
what seemed very short time. left
Ethel at her fathers door, and as |
kissed her good night / said, Darling,
/ won't go to California for several
months and then it will be on my
trip"
The next dayII changed all my plans
and settled down in Englewood, and in
a few months Ethel and L were mar
RED and took wedding trip to Ceh-
iornia We often talk about orr past
I'VE and | tell her how near she came
TO 10 wrecking mine by her coquetry.
She always tells me how sorry she is,
but declares that she always loved me
and only teased me SO in the hope
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-05

comparison. 1t comes high, but White
law is bound to have it, He pays, as
every one knows, $2,5G0 per year more
rent than his salary amounts to- and
that shows shis desire to do hte thing
right. The entrance is very maonifi-
cent indeed, and the residence itself
is not only very grand, but richly fur
nished. Whitelaw is great social sue
cess, and for that We should honor him
at the start | have had no diplomatic
relations with him, but socially We I'M
derstand each other first rate. He likes
society and so do l. Frequently put on
my other clothes and go into society,
speak of the average rainfall, the mean
temperature, and the open winter, thus
endearing myself to one and ALL l then
go away.
| saw Senator Sherman and wife, also
Buffalo Bill; also many other Americans.
Miss Eames was on the programme and
sung charmin2ly. Mr.. and Mrs. Hill and
daughter were here. Mr.. Hill is the
President of the st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Manitoba Railway. The two Misses
Hill are noted for their agreeable man
ners and exceedingly graceful manner of
conversing on all subjects. / might also
add that, by way of relief, they are
something interesting to meet One
never hears either of the Misses Hill
refer to the cost of their dresses, nor
tell how much money pa has spent on
cabs and tips since they came abroad.
Among others were Mrs. Helen
Dauvray Ward and Charles Rheinhart,
John Hay and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
E. Abbey, and Theodore Tilton. The
band, after three weeks rehearsal, played
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-05

was laid out beneath my eye, l ate the
loftiest dinner l have ever become the
proprietor of. / would not I've always
il / had to board in the Eitfel Tower.
You see the restaurants have to pa 25 per
cent of their receipts for the privilege of
being there, and then they have to haul
the provender up so far and there is no
competition, that altogether am glad
do not have to take my meals there. But
the sight as one sits at the table, peering
down over the parapet or up toward the
top of the hill, and eats his choice JUICY
garcon or tells the pecon to bring in an
other picked bete noire is one never to be
forgotten. Below you the Seine winds
itself in and out among little farms and
rich vineyards, and far away You see the
ocean. You know the mighty hippodrome
looks like pigs in clover. Think of get
ting up over n show 900 feet and thus
saving your admission fee. Already the
tower is one big autograph album. If
you want Ct ance to write your name on
the tower, you will have to be here inside
of two weeks. There will be no room af-
ter that, unless you Telegraph. Such
great names as those of Peleg Hitchcock
of Lower Sandusky, and Lulu Merkins of
Dead Horse, are here, also Miss Vivian
Bull of Shake Rag, III.
Christine Nilsson, the sweet singer,
now the Countess Meranda, lives ut
our house. She has just purchased
small home on the Champs Elysees for
10000 francs, OF say $50, 900. She is
naughty and weighs about 240 pounds.
In the language of an eminent journalist,
she is a good woman weighing 240 pounds.
l hear her warble once in while as l
wake in the morning, but do not have
to pay 81 per orchestra chair. She sings
quite we'll. With proper cultivation her
voice has future for it, think. By the
way, there is another Christine Nilsson
who sings like lark and is pretty be-
sides. She is from America, aud is now
in Europe to improve her voice. She is
very liable to be extensively heard from.
She came across on the same steamer
that nartially occupied and on. which
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-05

mand his hearts blood Let me think.
He's purity solid, isn't hep"
SYes."
"Would probably fight?
81 think So"
"Don't look as if he would let go for
1922"
"No."
"Well, I must plan for q deep and
lasting vengeance. Let me collect my
thoughts"
At that moment the women turned
and saw him, and she at once arose and
came back to the seat. He looked at
her with open mouth, and she pointed
her finger at him and said:
"Thomas Jefferson Baily, you open
your yawp on this kyar and I'll make
you wish you'd never been born At the
next stop you git off, or my feller will
make your heels break your neck I've
gone and left you, and that's all there
is to it, and taint no use to bother us.
Mind, now, or you'll hear from me"
And she went back to her seat, and
Thomas jefferson rode nine miles with
out another word, and as stop was
reached he dropped off as humbly as
you please. He stood beside the open
window until the train moved, and then
whispered to me:
81 got off to collect my thoughts.
Look out for me when turn loose for
vengeance. ."-NelO York sam.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-05

had been riding in the same seat
with very plain sort of man for the
last twenty miles, when couple
boarded our car at junction, and he
suddenly uttered q cuss word as long
as my arm. | saw that he was excited
by their advent, and naturally inquired
if he knew them.
, "Know 'em? Why, that woman is
my wife" he hissed.
"And who's the man?"
"It's feller she is eloping with"
"TheY haven't seen you yet, and they
are nicely caught. How long ago did
SIZE leave?"
"Three days. I'll have a terrible re-
venge."
Are you armed?"
"No, I'm too dangerous when I'm
al ned, and l left my revolver home" :"
"Then you'll swoop down ON the man
and break him in two?"
L orter, l suppose, but when begin
to swoop don't know where to stop. 1
might damage dozen others. My
revenge must be swift and terrible,
however"
"How do you propose to do?"
Il dunno. How would you do?"
Il should go for the man without
delav."
"Yes, that is the proper way, I sup
pose, but if l get wild who's to hold
me? / once started in to lick man
broke loose, and finally cleaned out
whole town meeting. 1 must take
blood, vengeance, however"
perhaps if you would show yourself
the man would stink off, and the wife
return to your BOSOM" L suggested.
Il dunno. If he would it would
be all right, but suppose he tried
to bluff me? That would make fiend
of me in moment, and l should prob
ably kill everybody in this car. mus
have blood, however"
perhaps you could buy him off,"
said. meaning it for stab.
"Yes, L might, but / guess he'd want
more'n I've got"
"Well, do you propose to sit here and
let another man walk off with you.
wife,"
MOI By the canopy of heavenl [ de
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-05

Yankee Doodle" and Hail Columbia. !"
The fountains squirted and the pink
spinal columns of the American contin-
gent cleaned in the soft, voluptuous
light along with the bald heads Of emil
nent men.
By the way, the American Minister
cannot poke fun at me much longer on
the dome business, for he has good
sized skating rink on the back of his
head which the cartoonists ought to util-
ize. We compared think tanks last even-
ing, and although | do not claim any
thing in that line he is getting, as say,
quite arid on top. However, MIR. and
Mrs. Reid are ably and luxuriously rep
resenting the United States and hold up
the national fabric in good shape, thing
which in former years we have not had
too much of in our foreign ministers Our
ministers have been, in many instances,
disgrace TO the pulpit.
Frenchmen, old ones, 1 mean, have
way of brushing their hair forward when
they get bald, which 1 am going to adopt.
They part the hair in the peighborhood
of the shoulder blades and work it all
forward. 1t looks real cute.
/ dined in the tall tower the other day,
md, while the green grass lay far below
in little squares and the plan of Paris