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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

enough. with their cbon faces Gn1
wl ltc dresses in the giowirg .azhl.
rrss 81 the sunlight. the swimming gf
the palm branches 10 the AR and 90
The bodies of the people carrying las
Ects. adding % the suggestion OF pleas
aus hustle aud animation Probably
tiieie would De more animation aud
less WORK hat FOR the mulatio boss. OF
ONcfsOer. who sees that the happy
"COnch' does not give too free play
~ his gcnius Tor taking things easy.
This somewhat naughty supervising
official is niirrurrd 10 the life Ia the
picture of "'rhe Ross: Perfect zen.
ilemnn.r u viii hc seen that he has n
ncuse Of his importance aud dignity.
MS well as 81 his duties. lie rs plain
now administering rcbukc or adm0ni-
milton "a dussy hnnd.maldcns. and we
may be- sure that his language Is ~
ognato as his attire: that Ia word.
there h harmony Fl the spoken words
with the white waisicoai the gold
watch chain. the massive seals. ana
tie conscious grace with which be-
manipulaicf the stump Of q cigar lie
n" ~ NM'AMNNAMA NNMNANHAN" W NNNF NMNNANN
b. an example Of the humor which IN.
flsis on pervadlng the realm ~
and Old age ~ grave. hut in the plot-
ure Of TIM siinnrC pressing which fol
lows the work In the sponge yard and
pwcpdei the packing Tor export. We
Gee sahle youth taking lite much Zoo
ncIiOuHly. while the gentleman dubhe
the "Old obadiah IS cheenly loyo
over the lachiym0Go demeanOr OF a.
juvenile colleague The "Old Ohndi
ali" has lost The fear which Is Cypress
iug the young one that what j. called
work h hard He has long learned
that Ia work. as Quashie practiccs H.
play o. largely mingled. aud tlmt d
man IT "culiah' in ihe mnlands may
live hy "the sweat of his brow" ant
his person generally without mitlgat
Ing az nll m iolc De viyr a. Is IN,
idea Of tie tr'ir cudous burden Ut tire,
ganges which Is weighing down th,
hody and tie Imagination Of %,
Young Obadiah to such 40 extent tia
bis senior docs not quite know whcih
or 10 chat or ~ cheer him. Thus ID
men busy themselves to-day Ia th'
archipelago which first Of all thl
lands Of the New World. giaddcnc,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

iaoes a. lf q inrl dprerl had hoon
suddenly sulmcrg,i under few frpl
% crystal water With that water
telescope pompcy can distinctly SEQ
that sponge. which samlo O. about a.
hunk mp. with o. .Ofooi gad. 10 add
to tie Store in the h,at
After The small beats haNn loadcd
t,ic schooner, task ocVupying some
l,ur or i've weeks, thai craft crowds
tu an ihc Danyis, aud hasirrs honc.
NaId Co Nassau, ihc capital both of the
Ranauus aud u the sponge Industry.
the vrslwhilc haunt and headquarters
90 ihc hlCgtudrrWuncr Arrived ~
NuNau. the speugps are taken cut and
placed nlong the shore of the land.
o., kcd waters of the harhor They
rtc piled up IN 'crawls' that Is 90
cay, pens GO Enclosures OF stakes and
hurdles which are placcd hplwcon
ligh aud low water. ard sl, lully ex.
pvs q Go tine rrshunr cleansing
movement of the tides. whose ehh and
flow az least washes away the animal
matter adhcrOnt 90 the spongcS.
When the pVccss has had lts Fun
cncrt On The harvest of the SEA. % Is
carried To tie Sponge exchange. Wm0g
the sorting Is done and the spopgcs aro
sold. From here. and IN Peculiarly
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

through . cFOWdtu mi - CO
Of Glasgow. noticed a pale-faccd iittls
hoothlack waiting for hire Touched
by the delicate look Of the child. be
though, be would give him the black
Ing Of his boots 20 do. Accordingly
he save the little fellow the signal
Thc boy a once crcpt lamely toward
tie gentleman. and. ~ be pullcd him
SELF along. was aimhly suprlnntcd ~
arothcr little hOothlack. who was ln'
mediatcy a. the gentleman's feet and
ready o. begin.
whats that fory said the gentle
man 10 the Intruder. somewhat nnrr
ny.
-Irs a. rIcht.~ said the new comet
brightly. "lamle's iist n wee while
GOT O. the hospital and the rest o. %
taiS turn ahoot % hrushln' for him.
Jamie smiled pleasantly BY way az
assuring the gentleman that his COM
Iades story was true.
The gentleman was ~ gratl1cd BY
this act ~ hrothcrly kindness that he
gave Jamlc's friend a whole shilling
Tor his work. telling him 20 give six.
pence TO Jamie aud keep the other six
pence TO himself.
"Na. M. slr." quickly replied this
little hero giving the shilling 10 jamie
and hurrying from thH spOt-''na. IA,
sir: uane o ms ever TAXI Ony q JAMES
F slller. "-Chlldrcn's Record.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

NMNN EHNNNA ~ Wv HNM
numhcr some $500 souls. have found
u ucc~yary 20 put their heads Co.
guihrr q good deal In order 10 iiud the
ure-cviilal fcr reputable living
md The sponge Industry now forms
De- nest important cf the export trade.
Before coming Go q description of the
leinl's az production. q word on two
iiout thc quality ~ Bahama sponEcs
uay ir NJ Interest They are not In
he'd. 90 De- compared 20 those which
Ne obtain from the Mediterranean. NJ
hey aw much cCarscr In texture
still. they are readily bought for Lon.
iun. louctdnul and san Francisco.
the reason of this fact II that the
ipUnre b. now fopnd useful Tor many
puWprlal purposes. inr example nrd
'lippugs being of service, for example,
steam valves and IN the mnnufar-
tire of o fslt which ~ laid under rar-
lei~.
An Engllshmau 90 quest ~ change,
may DO worfe than make voyag' In
ne az the vessels " the schonnrr fleet
ngaged Ia the sponge Industry. We
start. 81 course from Nnssauand carry
with NJ several lunte or d.ngcys The
schoorcr Ware can De doic lcd lylag
80 anchor 10 near the shcrr, while cur
two "larycsiers' are only enc q thrpa
1r fouI parties which have been sent
lut % search thc shallow waters along
DE great Bahama tank ~ usual gll
pictures II the tropics which nfe not
lofpd. We l,se mnCh which makes
he charu and sigargcmess ~ such e
sccnc fcr the dwpi,cr in the nlnh,
lluCse rc-loes 10th Tire ere with tls
.ra giafs and the ether with thc can
are swcltcing under a sun which
'azes herviy down from right over.
.cad Gus q a SKY 4 tine most Brilliant
due. owing to ihc shallowness ~ %,
/ water. there Is not The rmallcsi swell
d. urdulutiOu Of the surface The sea
Be- Gar as the eye can reach l. O
parking llrlt green. owing To- IN
snow white ~aad 90 the bottom. whicl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13


The greatest natural wonder h lava.
Y not In the entire world. Is described
10 the London Public opinion as i0l.
'ows This world wouder OF Homo %
he Hot Devils known 10 the world as
the Island Of Fire. this geological
ilngularity Is really a lake Of boiling
aud. situated at about The center OF the
plains Of crobogana. ami Is called an
island because the great emerald sea
u vegetation which surrounds h gives
thar appearance. The Island b
about two miles Ia circumference. ana
= situated az a distance Of almost "a
lcily fifty miles frun solo Near the
ienieE q this geolog cal fnak lm-
nenne columns Of soft hot mud may
Dc seen continually rising and falling
Ike great timbors thrust through the
polling subsiraium By Giant hands and
hen quickly Withdrawal. Besides the
phenomenon OF the bolllag mud col.
INNS there are scores OF gigantic hub
Dies Of hot slime that on up like huge
balloons and keep up a series Of con-
slant explosions. the inionaty OF the
iotonatlong varyipg with the size II
ne bubble. IL times past 50 the
lavanesc authoriue- say. there vas a
an. pire-llEo column u bakes mud
m the west edge OF tae lake which
constantly belched a pure stream Of
old water but this has long been Oh
liberated, and everything s now a
'ecihng mass Of bubhllng mud and
slime, a marvel 60 the visitors who
'ome from great distances 20 see it,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13
n,rlnininr u. neIn,

Henry"
"les, your pNcclleRcyW
"Dopsnt somr poet or other literary
person spcak In high terms Of unklsscl
kissVsy"
"Thc phrase is familiar 10 me, sire.
hut I cannot recall LIS authors namc. %
"Nclthcr can |. but as ! remember
u. the idea Is that there Is more yum.
yum. 80 To- speak, Ia unkissed kissvs
than Ia the regular variety"
Your eXcellcncy has WY idca OF the
authors views
vlt has occurred 10 me, Henry that
on thc samc prinvlplc unwrltien bet.
icrs may be- more cnectlvc than the
sort Wi down Ia black aud white
plttsburg Chronicle Telegraph
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

IN 81 Ives, Cornwall. Eug. three
years age, Richard Rowe kissed his
youns bride Of a few months eooi-by.
and started Tor Ameri.s 10 win fame
and fortune Richard thought be
could make money IN a few months 10
scnd FOR bis wife. but he found that
times were harl here. and With the
small pay be- received. % vas next 10
impossible 10 save enough TO cover the
expenses OF the trip. Bot this year
times we're somewhat better. and be
had great hopes Of spending the long
winter evenings by his own hreslde.
With his Vito and a little child that he
bad never seen. for the little one hal
come into this world n few months
after the father had left Tor America.
Hut Richards hopes viii never be
realized. for about two weeks ago
there came 10 him az Iron Mountain.
Mich, from across the ocean q black
bordercd letter that told ham that his
little ore was no more About mid
night a week ago "Wednesday. while
Rove was working down Ia the bot
tom level Of the Duln mire. be- com
plalnod Of not feeling well. and grew
worse 50 rapidly that the skip was
lowered and the sick maa cent up %
the surface Before morning BIZ com
plant had developed into most
alarming ease Of pneumonia. and biz
suffering was intense He continued
In The same condition until Sunday
niehi when his suferlHg5 were re-
loycd 10 death Exchange
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

nN4aANAo nANaAAN AtaNAa HHttW"
The tolls are closing around The
burglar. The dcctric light raye him a
fatal blow when Il took away his cloak
81 darkness. and electricity has been
Following him reientlcssly with evea
m'rc clicic1t safety and alarm d.
viccr. uatu bis chances Of "doias
e.oan lob ngc hardly T1rih takinF.
be. THO lax, cla1a o. females wno.
especially IN suburbs and counfry
place.. arc subject % the timc-holorcu
warzaly conviction that there p a
'saaa vrdrr tho bed a godscad has
icoa provided ia the shape Of butiol
IN the tcdslca1 hcadhcard. This uu.'
tca haH q wirc connection % & near
rsi prlicc ftalicl. Ia can be pressed by
r,ipp.rg no hand CD under the pillow.
+ TIA can be doac - quietly AID uaoh'
/ rc.velly ,Les K fccms almost Ike tax.
lug moan advantage q he bargain
Win nay bc incTiag stc1lthiiy about
tao room IN he Discharge q hi1 pro-
fcgrioaai du,irc Tho bcds,ead buxton
alaim rCycsgca ilc usual crlicf e
,h,rgs. Fcllcsiy every moment 81
Whiting cccmcd an 40 % the avaken
al ard ahli-htcd occupant CT ihl
blrgllT Invaded apartment; nOw th'
mcmrn.a "a ersreusc 1sc aol ailcEe.1
.l....- y su.....a.s,s Ln1 La knew.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

From the Chicago Tribune: A new
kind ofrlIc, which ls said to be swee,er
and In many ways superior TO the corn
cob or any other inexpensive pipe Dw
on the market, Is 10 be made IN Nevada
county, Cal. from hurrs which grow
on the pine trees IN that reglon. The
plnc-bprr pipes arc said TO remain irccr
from nicotine than any other. aud thoy
have been long used locally A FAC
tory hRS been started tO manufacture
the pipes for tho general market. some
one having taken out a patent on the
flpA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

Here Is singular Illustration Of
the optical delusion which a change
Of position viii sometimes effect Take
row 81 ordinary capital letters and
figures;
SSSSSSNNNNN NsllrilSSSSSs
They arr such as are made up % two
parts ol equal shapes. Look carefully
at shcsc and Won win perceive that
the upper halves 10 the characters are
very little smaller than the lower
halves of She characters are very little
smaller than the lower halVesLso ilt.
he that an ordinary eye declares them
10 be 81 equal size Now turn the
paper upside down. and. without any
careful hooking. you viii see that TIL.
difference in size Is ycry much oxag
gCtaicd: that the real top half % ne
lciler Is very smaller than the bottom
half.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

seven young rouse children. Who hli
maic their best in The partially de-
c.ycd ashframe OF the window in her
lrat Floor nedriam. which lad IN ,ncn.
ing onto the slll 1utslle. She further
stated that she couli identify each %
ihn i,en,i'crs 0f this family and could
l"duee them g. come % her call AID
feed ON ~ her hand. These siafrmcnta
am ennd ~u Incredible timt felt cow
pslisl Ia express my disbelief In tleM
in tlie absence ~ p"rsuull proofs %
their raHciiy nnd she therefore &C..
urrifrd me- 60 ucromrnuy her 10 her
rn0u. there 90 n'Crivr such ryid 'iirr
o. would satisfy ny drubi- went
and .iotd with her clo.c 10 the open
window and she cnllel fhe mice hy
r1Hc' "Ihu.' "1pug "lnch" and ~
On. a. Nhi'h she asserted that sin bad
accustomed them. nnd saw the "a
come. Gre hv ore. un a. fllr window
le'lge. WHARF they ate bread uuf pf her
hand. nnd subsequently out 4 my
own. bot mildly. bat a. n IN FUN as
sransp' Of safety.
Ou the afternoon ~ the same day
iad q ftlail TENNIS party IN the garden
Oh o. whirh this bedroom looked Ny
cutaln. whose Christian name Is Jim
Waa having tennis. and several OF the
party mrludiug myself. were atiing
la ihe lnulnn bCucalh the mouse win
d0W Nhcn afternoon tea was brought
oul 10 as. and | called loudly "lim. %
Jim several times 80 communicate
that fact e. ny cousin At the third
OF fourth call something cnn across the
path. and one of the party impulsively
thrw bis low lat ~ a. and Killed
what we found Ia le a mouse.
The mouse-tamer was not OF the
lmuy, aud knew nothing Of ihc occur.
rrr'e werc than passing impor.
/ anrc The next morning however.
stlll Ne isnnmncc of the incident. she
I disiirssrdly Informed ns that her little
"ilm" had di.uri cared from hcr FAM
/ ily, and that although The others NO.
! pourrd as usual az her call. Doe b..
malucd absent; and know that be-
never ~ algcarcd.-I.ondon Spectator.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13
BAHAMA SpOaCES.
An Important Industry 81 the Norih-
era sroup 90 the West indies

An Important Industry of the North
crn Group 81 the West iudica
Let mo- Que rashly Imagine thai
"Copch" IN this paper stands for q
marine shell. though Il may signify
something equally amphiblous. A
"Ccuch we nave classic authority
for tho statement Is that variety OF
Creole which Is native moi merely To-
the wcst indies Ia Z neral. but 20 the
Hahmas In particular. Though the
homes Of the "Conches" are dotted
over the Islands with an area Of some
5000 square miles odd their wealth Is
by no means commensurate with the
extent Of their archipelago father
nnd. Indeed lhc "CoLches." who
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

Mr ilakcr You told ne you wanted
10 get o0 yesterday afternoon TO 80
10 funeral
Clerk Yes. STR
We'll yen lied % me- Ynn ueal
20 sec a baseball samrr
"NCs. slf; tui e Yves funeral all flc
same. The NJ las team was EnlIsd
ont OF slchl.- Enakrts Statesman
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

SAY" snapped the busy man, rmy
time is worth dollar a minute, A dot
lar nipuiol 30 you heary"
THAT fist shows the difference IN
folks" said the old gentleman with
shoe laccs 10 sell. "unce done a
whole years time for only S3.i5."-ln.
dlanapols Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

am asked by girl friend to give
MY opinion about a pretty foot is
Il short or a hong foot a broad or a
rarow one and do recommend
particular shoc. How Is Que 10 avoid
lnguwiug nails. corns. and bunionsf
Ny dear child. these painful deform-
lilies are caused. a. rule. by ~
fitting shoes 4 shoe too short FOR the
foot Of a very high heel win cause an
iugroNing toe-nai. source OF end.
less trouble and suffering. Wear low
heels. and have your shoes little
LONGER than your feet. anl you viii
not h. troubled By hunlons which are
swcllingf OF the joints. Change your
riokings very often. and hattie ,he
feet twice DAY 10 prevent corns. A
pretty foot is fooi In the right pro-
portion to the rest Of the figure. II
IS net always q small foot. Indeed a
tail. large rirl should not care for a
foot fit only Tor a wee midget who
needs tiny boot and an elm slipper
Never be nshH med Of the SIR of your
foot hut Keep your shoes and boots
In IA incest possible order.
Be very careful about buttons. A
Shot with one or two yawnlng space,
where all should be ucatness aud trim
rcss gives a dlsaEucablc impression
Of iis wrarcr Whenever you cal
y. manage q. have several pairs OF shoe
az n time. They last much longer
rclic,tcNly another; aud when not ]
Use keen yrffN shoes la a box or Ia
away lrom dtirh. ara with tissu,
paicr stuffed inside Tlaelr toes % pr'
serve their shape. Wcah the nicc'
workings you can prDcurc. NJ IN
economy "a purchase the hcst fSo
lcar one can anorl, Harr,rs Eous'
Tah,r.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

80 HAhN - AANAH 1919
Dreyfus is undergoing his sentence
on the lle du Dlable. an arid. desolale
rock. cue OF q group Of three small
islands situated fifteen miles north
cast Of Cayenne. In French Guiana
Tho island ~ about halt q mile long
by about 400 yards vide. the last exile
there having been Delesciuze, the
French communist. AN told hat
Dreyfus. who Is the only prisoner on
the Island. wiz not long survive the
Raid discipline ami terrible monotony
ofhla captivity. lie Is permitted to see
no one but a prison Doctor from the
mainland. and while he Is never for
> moment Out OF sight. By night OF
day. Of one al least OF his warders, all
are expressly forbidden. under pain
~ imprisonr 90 converse with
him. Escape d ~ possible. for DFey-
fus is kept under lock and key when
not at exercise. pacing up aud down
q measured 100 yards by word Of COM
mand Supplies are brought daily from
tae adjacent Ne Royal. where there
b. a large convict establishment but
It % only In very me Weather that a
laRAing on the lie du Diabie can be
effected 10 further guard against bis
escape. any boat not flying the cipher
Gag Is ut once fired upon. while a
telephone nov connects Dreyfus' place
oi exile with the nelghboring islands
q swimmer would stand no earthly
chance for the sea swarms with
Fharka Dfeyfaa Is much charged IN
appearance and has grown old and
carcworn almost beyond recognition
Mme Dreyfas slili nrinly believes In
her husbands Innocence ana ,he report
that she has taken another name Is
absolutely unfonndcd. Pail Mall Ga
zeite.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

A lady living Ia my house In the
oonnirg announced TO me ore day that
she had tanned family u mice Gun
sissIng Of a father and mothSf aud
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

legs cover an expense Of seven inches
Il has terrible fangs folded under itS
head and when In pursuit Of prey. o.
angered It will leap great distances.
ami sink these fangs IN the object Of
its attack.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

chapel sponge carts. the Spongcs nrc
conveyed TO the sponge yard. The plct-
urc. Iiossips " lhe Sponge Yard,
show Mephishah, Caesarlna. apd ihe
irsi. having an ENJOYABLE time Of II In
lcisurcly aud loQUaclous labor, as they
trim and clip the spcnges into shape,
1lry mnkv y picturesque group
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

God made some laws 10 show how
much be hates idleness.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

Roses their oid sweet SIN hold
Glove pinks yet shed. theil fragrance
rare.
'Ladiel delights" their heads Of goli
upliit Cd u 10 silent prayer
The red peonlo8 glow and burn.
Close rivals ol TIE sunset skies
And "ton o'clochsr do nunward turn
Ever their blue aud wond'rlng eyes,
Sweet winhms ana the blue monk'a-
hood.
"Dahles" and oolumhInos grow fair;
Sweet rosemary leaves. aud souihcrn-
wood. .
Rcd hahn and camomilo are there.
Out best OF an that memory brlngl
Is mothers tender. loving face;
Ny heart a happy ohild-uoio sings
As her dear llneaments trace.
lh, MomoDl Thou ART next OF Kin
To Faith. which brings the next
Forld near
And thus. the flowers Of what hath
been
Are twinod With buda Of may appear
The herald., 1896-11-15
WORN OUT BILLIARD BALLS
Uses to Which the Spheres Are Tut WheI
Their Original Mission Is over.

Ibid you ever know what becomes OF
old billiard balls?" asked a well-known
expert, who keeps billiard parlor ON
Chestnut street. well, it's rather in.
tresting. Billiard balls, of course, you
know, are made Of ivoryTthat is, the
best of them are. They don't last more
than a year or SO with constant use;
after that they get cracked or knocked
out of shape Bit 1t has to be turned
over again, and after undergoing that
process couple Of times 1t gets to be too
small for regulation game. Its days
as billiard ball being over, 1t is now
colored, and for several years more does
duty as a pool ball, Naturally, in the
course of time it gets badly Clipped OF
cracked and is then usually sold to an
ivory worker.
AN ivory ball can be cut up into but
tons, electric bell pushes, tips for con-
ductors' batons, and numerous other
little things of the kind. Even the tin
lest chips aren't wasted, for they can be
used In fancy inlaid work. l can assure
YOU that small firms Of ivory workers
are only too glad to purchase seasoned
material second hand; and, as matter
of fact, there Is hardly more salable
article in this world than worn-out
billiard ball.-Philadelphia Record.
The sultan of Turkey is constantly IT:
tended by a eunuch, who will be beheaoed
il the sultan should die OF poison
The herald., 1896-11-15

possession Of their land can make goo
living from the start by raising alfalfl
vegetables, poultry, hogs and keepingt
few COWS. Even q few acres set out
fruit trees or nuts can be made tempe
rarily profitable by raising vegetable
between the trees-a common custom
Southern California. The Pacific Lam
company, owners OF the rancho. offe
the entire tract to Welsh colony,
reliable representatives, for $12.50 pd
acre, the offer to hold good for thre
months only from Nov. Sth. This is
magnificent opportunity of securing
superb tract of land for one-third tn
price Of sub-6ivided lands surroundin
the rancho. The terms are one-fourt
cash, balance annual payments drawing
per cent interest. For further partic
ulars address Pacific Land COMPANY
San Luis Obispo, Cal.
HOTEL RAMONA.
To mention San Luis Obispo county
without referring to this mammoth and
oharmingly situated hotel would be, in.
deed, an injustice. Built since tht
dawn OF a new era" In San Luis Obispd
at an enormous expenditure of money
this establishment Is the pride of the in
habitants of the city and county. II
contains two hundred commodiout
apartments, each one an outside room,
its windows commanding a magnificent
shady porches; its beautiful lawns
spacious grounds and superb dinind
ROOM all combine to make the Hotel Ra,
mona the ideal of temporary home fot
the invalid or tourist. It's manager
Capt. f. r. Lasher, Is veteran in thi
business, and has a happy faculty a
making his guests feel at home.
HOTEL ARTHUR-LOMPOC
This is one Of the best appointed ant
most "hcme-like" hotels In Santa Rar
bara county. 1t contains forty room
and to accommodate the rapidly crow
ing business large addition has Jus
been built, which will materially lesser
the pressure for room. Mr.. and Mrs
Orstad, the genial host and hostess
make friends Of their guests by giving
close attention to their comfort and pro-
viding we'll for the "inner man."
FOSTER HOUSE-LOMPOC.
e. e. Foster, formerly.a well-knUw1
San Francisco newspaper man, is q ty,
pical Boniface, The writer promised
him a good send off," but II Is unavoid
ably cut down. His hotel IL on the mail
street-Ooean avenue-is we'll appoint
ed. commodious and admirably man
aged.
The herald., 1896-11-15
TO AMUsE NEW WORKERS.

AT one Of the cheap places Of amuse-
n1ent on the Bowery. which has its at
fractions pictured before the door In
brilliant colors, there is announced this
week. in the usual manner, "Divorced
Woman Contest" 1t Is something of a
commentary upon the tendency Of the
times that the .Bowery feels that 1t must
keep itself up to date in this way-New
York Times.