The record-union., 1896-03-10

small articles which is certainly a rec
ommendation to those who have them
in charge.
There is a variety of dried fruit, also
ripe fruit, which the growers take there
for exhibition. A gentleman waits on
visitors, and they are invited to every
part of the hall, which contains many
| things of interest which l am unable to
mention.
They are surely church-going people,
for they have fifty churches, which GER
tainly speaks we'll as to the kind of in
habitants which have sought home
IN that infant city (Which is indeed in its
infancy, although it contains 10000 in
habitants. Many are there in search OF
health 1t was my priyileg to spend an
hour with lady and her daughter from
Vermont She did not need to tell me
what was the trouble with the dear
girl, it was plain to be seen that con-
sumption held her with sure and GER
tain grasp. She is IL years old, of rare
beauty and every accomplishment a
woman could wish.
1t is said that the flowers that earliest
bloom soonest fade. How striking an
emblem of the most loved and bright
and beautiful of earth; such scarce be-
gin to live until they are doomed to die.
The rough winds of earth may not too
rudely visit the delicate and sensitive
flower that lifts it's modest head and
throws fragance over our pathway, and
yet in this transient world we would
not have them removed to a kindlier
cline. Their beauty and grace serve
- an YlU HQRQU a l.
monishes us that everything of an
earthly nature must pass away
1 went to Echo Mountain Tuesday.
1t is $500 feet high. The electric-cable
car carried us up 400 feet, at an aver
age grade of SO per cent. We rode in
an open car; we passed over terraced
mountains and deep ravines to look
upon the grandest works of nature.
Part of the way on trestle work we
could look down and across Rubie Can
yon, hundreds of feet below. 1t made
me feel as if l was suspended in the air,
with nothing but a few slender wires to
carry me to a place of safety.
/ stayed all night to see the great
search light of 5000, ,000-candle power,
which throws its light thirty miles.
Think of the ability Of man to accom-
plish wonders, when his energies are
concentrated on the noble power his
Maker has given him.
All visitors are invited, free of charge,
to visit the Lowe Observatory and look
through the great telescope at 8 p. M,
and see the heavenly bodies and realize
how beautiful they are as they appear
to be drawn nearer to us by it's great
magnifying power And the lecture by
Professor Swift in his explanation is
very interesting. After spending an
hour there, 1 was willing to retire for
the night.
AS soon as the morning dawned I
went out on the veranda to see the
great King of Day mount the skies.
Sunrise is a beautiful sight at any time,
but when you view it climbing over the
hills the finest pencilings may be seen.
The sky at times glitters with far
extending clouds all aglow with Grim
son bushes of morning, present an arch
where angels may circle, and on those
paths of light they may look down with
interest on our morning world The
ocean, skirted by the horizon, lifts it's
mirrored face to catch kiss from the
rising sun, while the verdant forest
waves ever leap gracefully to receive
his welcome smile.
They spread a delightful breakfast
for us in the hotel in their elegant din
ing-room, and the beauty of the place
was the topic of conversation with the
guests.
At o'clock I was again on the cars.
/ enjoyed the ride even better than I
did when / was going up 1t did not
make me dizzy. / was back at Los An
geles at noon.
That day I went to see Lake Park,
which contains nice, clear water twen-
ty-five feet deep. There were twelve
or fifteen small boats on the water,
which were well filled with those that
were learning to paddle their own
canoe. The grounds around the lake
are well improved. In the evening |
started for home, we'll pleased with what
had seen and with thanks to those
that had given me such a kind recep-
tion. MRS. S. e. CLA4TON.