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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-24

Among the American women who vii, be presented
M the frs, drawing room at Buckingham Palace TO-
day are Mrs Marshall Fox and her daughter. Miss
Ethel: Mrs Maynard Butler. % Boston. and Mrs
d. f.. Wentworth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-24

President Genera! OF 7. S. s: VIII you please tell
me the object of the Sunshine Society. the initia-
tion fee and the rules Of the society?
ANNE TUCHERMAN
No 40 Beacon-st.. Boston
The rules and regulations Of the club were pub
usbed in full in The Tribune OF February H. 1884,
page 5.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-24

The Brooklyn auxlllaries Of the Women's Board OF
Foreign Missions OF the Congregational Church Will
hold their annual meeting in the Lee Avenue Church
to-day The meeting viii begin at l0:t5 o'clock and
last throughout the dav The speakers will be Miss
Bradshaw OF Japan, and Mrs. Dale, OF Syria. bas-
ket luncheon at noon, and coffee. Will be served
by the women OF the church.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-24

Presidents General OF T. S. s.: was once IN
physical captivity fifteen yearsand at un'es since
have been imprisoned; but cannot feel smut III
while / have the following Understanding
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-18
REDLANDS

REDLANDS, Dec. 17.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) Some time since the city
condemned right of-way through the
premises Of A. Larbig, who persisted III
obstructing West State street. 1t was
thought that the decision condemning
the right of-way and awarding Mr.. Lar
big for the land used the price which the
city had previously rendered him would
settle the matter. But Mr.. Larbig proves
to be obstinate and has built a wall,
which projects some twelve feet into the
roadway. The city has given him week
to remove his wall. If he does not do so
the city will doubtless remove it by
force.
W.. M. Bristol of Highland Is making
a determined effort to finish the road
between Redlands and Highland, which
was partially completed last year. Some
$4,000 was expended on the road last year
and subscription list is now going the
rounds for completing the work.
Word has been received from Kramer
that an insane man was captured wan
dering in the desert. 1t is thought that
he may be Albert Robinson, who jumped
from a train near Bagdad some time
ago.
Col. ]. T. Ritchey has organized a
company of thirty young men from the
high school, who will be drilled to par
ticipate in the proposed celebration of
Washington's birthday.
T. B. Inch, a well-known citizen of
Redlands and a member of the board of
education for the grammar school, has
gone to Kasko, B. c., where lie will re-
main for some time and will engage in
mining.
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ORANGE COUNTY
SANTA ANA

SANTA ANA, Dec. 17.-(Regular Cor
respondence) Westminster is having n
real mad dog scare. About two months
ago a white bulldog belonging to w. n.
Mallet of that place showed symptoms
of being mad, and disappeared. 1t went
to a neighbours named ]. M. Cummins
and bit pug dog of his, then went on
and bit several other dogs, but at last
was killed by John Hayes. In time each
Of the dogs that were bitten began to
show symptoms Of being mad, and were
shot A calf was bitten by one of the
dogs and it went mad. A dog at Mr.. Cur
it's bit Mrs. Robbins, a daughter of Mr..
Curtis. Mrs. Robbins was brought to
town few days ago, where physicians
cauterized the wound and took all pre-
caution to prevent any trouble.
The Society for the Prevention of CRU
city to Animals was organized last night
in the city hall. The following named
directors were elected: Messrs. H. A.
Peabody, A. j. Wood, Henry Richter,
DR.. j. G.. Bailey, J. c. Joplin, p. H. Turn
er, Fred A. Stephens. A committee on
bylaws, composed of Messrs. Fl. A. Pea
body, e. 3. Julian and e. A. White,
was appointed.
Mrs. w. 8. Bartlett Of Tustin has re.
turned from a visit to her son at San
Rafael Cal.
! The regular monthly meeting Of the
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DoWNEY

DOWNEY, Dec. 17.-(Regular Core
spondence.) Alonzo T. Strine and Miss
Nellie Hunter, eldest daughter of T. G..
Hunter, were married last evening at
the residence of the brides parents, the
Rev. Mr.. kirkpatrick officiating. Mr..
Strine is the junior member of the firm
chants, and is we'll and favora bly, known
to the community. The newly married
couple will reside on Depot street in the
Ball cottage, where they will shortly be
at home to their many friends.
Will Price and Walter Christian were
over from Norwalk today
Jas. S. Taylor and family have moved
to Pasadena.
Orange packing has stopped tempo
rarily on account of the dullness Of the
eastern market.
]. H. Strine made flying trip down
from Monrovia last evening to attend
the wedding of his brother A. T. Strine.
A lodge of the Fraternal Brotherhood
order was instituted here Wednesday
evening in Workman hall.
John D. Ardis is at home from Port
Los Angeles for a short visit.
Ben F. Arnett left on Wednesday for
his home in Arnett, Ark.
The Masons have put up neat square
and compass emblem In front of their
hall on Crawford street.
Uncle Toms Cabin was played to a
good house on Tuesday evening in
Frankel hall.
VIM. Atwell, formerly of this place,
was down from Riverside on short
visit this week.
Although the frosts have been quite
severe no damage is as yet reported to
citrus fruits.
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years of age Before her husband could
be summoned life was extinct. Mrs.
Gore had been a resident OF the city for
many years and was highly esteemed
by large circle Of friends. About a
year ago she was married to Thomas W..
Gore, a member of the firm Of John
Flagg & Co. She leaves three children,
Mabel, Wallace and Tottie Drummond,
to mourn their loss. The remains will
be taken to Port Townsend, WASH. her
former home, where her mother still re-
sides, for interment.
The mercury went down to "a in the
thermometers Friday morning, but did
not remain there long enough to do any
damage. There was quite heavy fall
of snow on the range this week that
adds a little to the GOODNESS of the at
mosphere.
Byron Waters is home from San Fran
cisco for few days to look after some
law matters, and perhaps to pick bit
Of Christmas goose with the family.
Messrs. Poole & Ward have taken the
Cole race track and propose tol fit 1t up
and revive the glories of former years.
The half-hundred or more dilapidated
stalls will be put in good shape, together
with all the other accessories. The re-
opening Of the place is set for New
Years day.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-18
POMONA

POMONA, Dec. 17.-(Regular Corre-
spondence) The meeting of deciduous
fruit growers to be held in Pomona on
Saturday will be addressed by A. f..
Sprague. the recently appointed organ
izer of the Deciduous Fruit Growers
association.
The two Los Angeles imported dog
catchers. it seems, grew tired of their
job. threw 1t up yesterday and HE'D
themselves home. City Marshal Cald-
well, however, not in the least discon!-
fitted by their hasty action. engaged two
Neutrality-suspicious. in Pomona-today
to succeed them in the job.
A Los Angeles firm is picking 500 bar
rels of olives in Pomona for shipment
east to be bottled there for market. Their
headquarters is on the ranch of d. H.
McEwen. They have already forwarded
one carload to Chicago.
The attractions now booked by Man
ager Redley for the Armory hall opera
house in Pomona are Johnson's Uncle
Toms Cabin abba Haywood" Isl
Perkins," Chase & Daniels" and 1.-THE
Ellefords." He is also trying to arrange
for "Finnegan's Ball.
The Rev. H. NJ. Loud and two sons
have arrived in Pomona from Sable,
Mich.
Miss Clara Moore of Kansas City is
expected here on Monday as guest of
E. A. Padgham and family.
Miss Edith Rachman Of waterproof.
N. Y, is recent arrival in Pomona and
is the guest of Miss Leola Whitfield at
her fathers home on Holt avenue.
Chas. L. GRADER went to Denver. Colo,
recently and writes back that he has
improved wonderfully.
Geo. w. Merrill is suffering from a
severe attack Of rheumatism.
Miss Inez Henderson and brother,
Dwight. recently visiting the family of
their uncle, DR. E. Henderson of this city,
started this week for their Iowa home.
E. T. Hunter has exchanged his Po-
mona house and lot for Los Angeles
property and will remove there for resi-
dence.
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SS<1a5RE6iAEs

Philomathean club was held today at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Barton.
VIM. Griffin and two sisters have ar
rived from Tustln to visit Mrs. N. Cart
NETT and family at Tustin.
The Uncle Toms Cabin company gave
a very creditable performance last night
at the Grand.
A daughter was born Wednesday to
Mr.. and Mrs. August Reuter- Of this city.
Work will be begun in few days at
the sugar factory at Alamitos to enlarge
the warehouse and several other build
ings. to make room for more machinery.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Wallace and son OF
San Diego are visiting friends In santa
Ana.
Miss Mamie Patton is home from Los
Angeles to spend her vacation.
George A. Morris of Bakersfield is the
guest Of his father-in-law, w. S. Whit
ney.
Mrs. e. German has returned from
visit with her daughter in Riverside.
VIM. Wilson and wife Of Vallejo are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Brown
at Tustin.
Miss Clara Wright has returned from
Riverside, where she has been studying
art.
]. E. Taylor has returned from an ex-
tended business tour in the eastern
states.
Miss Nellie Buell. is at home after
visit with her sister in Redlands.
officer Mosbaugh captured an escape
from the lone reform school last night,
named Harry Carter.
The murder trial of Vincente Reyes
is drawing to close.
The board Of supervisors yesterday
made an inspection of the location for
a new road through Placentia, which
the taxpayers in that vicinity petitioned
for
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AzUSA

AZUSA, Dec. 17.-Regular Core
spondence.) The Valley Rife club will
give a turkey shoot next Wednesday at
its club grounds south of Covina.
The Rev. ". II. Whelan will deliver
a lecture on "Klondike and Alaska" at
Slauson's hall, Dec. Goth.
Charles Knight and Seth Cook have
secured the contract for carrying coal
up the mountain side for the electric
company.
Invitations have been issued for the
1. o. o. F.'s grand ball for the oath inst.
c. H. Judd has sold his five-acre
orange ranch for $4,000 and will erect a
two-story house on Azusa avenue.
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SAN BERNARDlNO COUNTY
CHINO'S POSTOFFlCE
RIFLED BY EXPERT SAFE CRACK
Frs THURSDAY NIGHT
They Worked the Combination and
Collared $1,000 Worth of Cash
and Securities

CHINO, Dec. 17.-(Regular Core
spondence.) The Chino postoffice was
robbed last night by expert safe crack
ers. The front door Of the postofiice was
opened with a skeleton key and the
safe opened by working the combina-
ton. Entrance was evidently gained
through the back window. The robbers
rifled the contents of the safe, taking
$500 worth of stamps and $500 in cash,
besides over 5000 in money belonging to
Postmaster Sloppy and the Bowling
club. A number of valuable papers be-
longing to Mr.. Sloppy and other parties
were also taken, making the loss a
heavy one. No clue of the robbers mas
vet been obtained.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-18

December 2Sd. Seats are on sale at l..
]. Huff's drug store.
Miss Robertson of North Lake avenue
is i'll with pneumonia.
Charles Wright and family of Mfnne-
apolis have taken a house in North Pas
adena.
Miss Hattie Smith has taken a position
in the Boston dry goods store.
r. Williams OF San Francisco is the
guest of Mrs. G. c. Crowell.
Mrs. H. NJ Gabriel will entertain the
Monday Afternoon club at her home on
North Raymond avenue next week.
G. N. Moore left this morning for st.
Louis.
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PASADENA

PASADENA, Dec. 17-(Regular Cor
respondence.) At meeting last night
of the Pasadena Mining and Trad
ing company the following seven
gentlemen were chosen to go to Klon-
dixie in the spring: Calvin Hartwell,
John S. Mills. P. Brown, w. w. Ford, r.
Z. Montgomery, w. B. Van Kirk Frank
5. Gordon. Eighteen other members will
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-18
FOR GIFT BUYERS
Owing to the Busy Times the Mes-
chants are Obliged to Keep
Open Evenings
MANY BRIGHT DISPLAYS

The holiday rush is on, and many Of the
stores are now open every evening for the &C.
commodaton Of belated buyers and nocturnal
sightseers Spring street stores are in blaze
OF electric glory. Notable among the shoe
displays is that of the Mammoth Shoe House,
OF Sl7 South Spring street. The show Of this
store is intensely interesting and forms the
centre of attraction for Christmas shoe buy
ers. Not only is the display attractive. but the
bargain prices are mighty magnets. The sale
of the Boston Shoe Store stock OF San Bernar-
dino with its supreme values, holds the crowd
in a spell. Think of buying ladies' good
shoes for so cents, and misses good Oxfoid
Ties at the same price. Think of buying
ladies' shoes made by Laird, Schober 4 Mitch
ell and K. P. Reed for $l.45. And mems good
shoes for s1.25; better ones for N.9S. Think Of
buying holiday slippers at proportionate
prices. 1t sounds absurd, but it is fact.
Whether you shop in daylight or shop at
night, you should not miss the great shoe
sale at
the MAMMOTH SHOE HOUSE
317 south Spring Street
The Van Buren press., 1897-12-25
IhE AEIERGLoW.

had bethought me that the day was done.
For with dense ashes Of November cloud
Nature, most provident. had banked her
fires
That late had glowed upon the sunset
hearth
My page unfinished I must needs lay by,
So sudden had the dark from ambush
leapt.
Thus will 1t be. mused, when Life is o'er:
Sadly / mused the too-swift falling night
Shall overtake the traveller unaware,
Shall blur and blot the uncompleted page
And dissolution and disaster blend.
When 10! The prisoned glory In the west
Sudden burst forth, a passionate, living
fame,
As If it heard again: Let there be
light"
Then the earth reused. as by torch's
A sleeper wakes, and all the hills stood
forth,
To see the prairie lands of Heaven on firei
I clasped my hands, cried: 1.-THE After
glowl
The bright Day Ger the shoulder looking
back!"
Then was my page illumined to the end;
And there | read: "The man that walks
with God,
Death never overtakes." o blessed words! !!
Thus was Faith strengthened in the After
glow.
Emma Herrick Weed. in N. Y. Independ-
ent.
The Van Buren press., 1897-12-25
RELIC OF THE FLOOD.
Petrified Giant Tree of Supposed An
tediIuvian Antiquity.

Camden county, N. j., boasts genu-
inc relic of the food, petrified giant
tree, dug up on Farmer Charles Nor
cross land, in Underwood. The theory
of scientific man who has examined
the relic is that the tree was tossed up
on the waters of the great deluge and
finally struck dry land, when the flood
reeeded, at the point where it has since
been buried, ages and ages ago.
Its gigantic proportions certainly
prove it to have been a stranger to this
part of the United States, says the New
York Journal. It's size warrants the
assumption that it belongs to the fam
lily of big trees that are so remarkable
a feature of forest growth on the Pa
cific coast 1t resembles a pine tree in
fiber and a California redwood in size.
The pstrified remains are those of a
tree eight feet in diameter, consequent
ly about "a feet in circumference, and
scintists say its age in life was about
600 years. For 30 years Farmer Nor
cross has titled the soil of his farm, and
has plowed hundreds of times over the
spot where the tree was found.
The farm has always had on one spot
a number of curious stone slabs and
loose chips. The scientific man whose
attention was called to them deter
mined to make an excavation there. His
spade soon struck buried tree. He
dug Il trench across its base, and at the
end of an hour laid bare a section two
feet wide and five feet across.
Convinced that he had struck really
wonderful relic, he called upon the
state geologist at Trenton, who sent
down staff of assistants. They began
to dig toward the top of the trunk.
At distance Of several feet above
the butt the diameter had fallen off to
about seven feet. At 12 feet it was re-
dueed to five feet across its girth. At
"a feet the diameter of the tree had
shrunk to two feet. Two feet further
along the diggers found the snapped-off
top. The rest of the relic had evidently
disappeared from sight and knowledge
The age of the tree, when it was
swept away in the flood, according to
the rings in it, is computed at 600 years.
The rings and even the tissues are Wis
ible to the naked eye. Sections have
been highly polished and subjected to
mieroscopical examination. There
are about 60 rings, having an average
diameter of two inches, 25 rings with
an average thickness of one inch and
| Oh cU1nllnr rim with I'll III tarc
In color the tree has dull salmon hue,
which is probably due to its long burial
In the earth. The surrounding soil is
of coarse sand, mixed clay and gravel
lower down-St Iouis Renuhlir
The Van Buren press., 1897-12-25
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Among the recent designations Ii
that of G. w. Cable from the editorship
of Current Literature.
H. C. Chatfield-Taylor's next novel
IL to be called 1.-THE Vice of Fools" It is
story of Washington society life.
Frank r. Stockton recently made
visit to New Orleans, and the first fruit
of the trip is characteristic story,
'sThe Romance of Mule Car in the
Century.
Henry Seton Merriman is the nom
de guerre of Hugh S. Scott, who is
known in the business world of London
in very different capacity from that
OF novelist.
Chester Bailey Fernald, author of
'The Cat and the Cherub," has written
companion story, introducing some OF
the same characters. 1t is called "The
Cherub Among the Gods"
1t has been arranged that an Eng
lish translation of ]. X. Huysman's
forthcoming novel, LA Cathedral"
shall be published in English stimuli
taneously with the issue of the volume
in French.
The poems of Paul Lawrence Dun
bar, the negro poet, have gone into the
fourth thousand-a pretty fair circula-
tion for any book of poems nowadays.
But now Mr.. Dunbar is about to tempt
Providence by publishing a novel. 1t is
described as a realistic picture of small
Ohio town.
-"The Shippers Wooing,' is the
longest story that W. w. Jacobs has yet
written, but the success of that book
has emboldened him to try his hand
at full-length novel. He has been
more or less engaged on it during his
holidays, but he is so slow a worker
that it is not likely to be finished until
next year.
"A German monograph on Thomp-
son, the author of "The Seasons de-
scribes him in the title as "a forgotten
poet of the eighteenth century;" but
an English exchange points out that
during the present century there have
been no less than 20 editions of his poems,
to say nothing of separate editions OF
The Seasons while his works, or por-
tions of them, have been translated into
German, Italian, modern Greek and Rus
ciop
The Van Buren press., 1897-12-25
ITEMS OF DRESS.
Notes on New Things in Ladies' Cos
tunes.


Feathers of all sorts are used and
made up into plumage, and birds are
in all sizes, some of them extremely
large; indeed, there are those that APP
pear to be almost the size Of an ordinary
barnyard fowl
Heliotrope in all shades is popular for
autumn and early winter dresses. 1t is
combined with many shades and colors,
most of which are anything but artistic.
Heliotrope is at its best with black,
white, a peculiar shade of green very
like that of the elm leaf, and various
tints of yellow.
A delicate bit of millinery is hat OF
silver gray felt trimmed with white
plumes and a roll of gray and white
velvet mixed. A handsome buckle is in
iridescent colors and relieves the some
what tame effect of the hat.
Color combinations in millinery are
somewhat quaint, but very pleasing. A
dark blue velvet hat has plumes of silver
gray, with fans of velvet in blue, and an
aigrette in gray ard white.
In novelty hosiery, plaids are con-
spicuous. The quality is exceedingly
fine, and according to hosiery importers
the demand for high-grade goods was
never greater
Uncut velvet will be used for millinery
trimmings and other purposes, and
jeweled ornaments, buckles, lace,
aigrettes and fur are among the ap'
proved textiles.-N. Y. Ledger.
The Van Buren press., 1897-12-25
WIT AND WISDOM.

II asked our doctor his motto the
other night" "What did he say ?. nPa.
tienee and long suffering Pick y
Up.
--Parson Tohnson-"So dis little cha
am gal. Do de udder one belong to
de contrary sex?" Mrs. Jackson.
"Yais, pahsou; dat's a gal, too."--
Judge. ~h
That man singing Only One Girl
in the World for Me- has been married
three times" WELL that's all right:
he means only one girl al time"-4
Chicago Record.
II see," said the shoe clerk bearder.
"that there is "a l.ing in Africa who has
been drunk for Is years" THAT" said
the Cheerful Idiot, sis what might be
called soaking reign" n."-Indianapolis
Journal.
Michael, what kind of tree is
that?' "The one beyant the binch,
mum?' eyes, that large tree" "Wid
the little green one to the lift?" Yes;
what is it?" "They do be calling thata
shade tree, num- m.'-Brooklyn Life.
She Heard 1t First.--Bob Borrower
-"What! You say you can't lend me
ten dollars to-day because you haven't
got it-why, l heard you made $500
yesterday, on wheat" Tom Tooler (de-
spairingly)-"Well, so did my wifel"-
Puck
-"How old would you guess her to
be?" "Oh, about 25 would be safe
guess" "She's surely older than that?"
81 said 25 would be safe guess. 1t is
always safer to underguess woman's
age. She may hear Of it t."-IndianapoEs
Journal.
-"And in spite of all the light that
has been brought into your lives, you
still burn missionaries" The savage
was palpably confused. Yes he an
swered, sadly; 81 must confess that civ
ilization doesn't seem to have made onr
cooks appreciably better."-Puek.
The Van Buren press., 1897-12-25
SmnII Courfesies

We are all born but once, Most of us
marry but once. We certainly can die
but once. And if we look at life "as a
small bundle of great things" we shall
certainly not think it worth while TO
practice small courtesies. But if we re-
gard it, far more truly, as "a big bundle
of small things" we shall as certainly
feel that few things in life are better
worth doing. 1t may never be in our
power to save anybody's life, make for
anybody fortune, shed luster upon the
family name, die for our country, or
set the smallest river on fire in any way
whatever. But if we conscientiously
and sweetly give ourselves to the prac-
ticing of small courtesies, only the re-
eording angel can ever set down the
good we shall do in our day and genera
ton TO hundreds and thousands of our
fellow-ereatures in the course Of a life
time.-Lippincott's