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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20

H BEAUTIFUL, prosperous Pomona,
 with its 5000 population it's inn Tx mense stretches of citrus and de-
 ciduous orchards, its lovely D homes. its avenues of palms and
 its artistic flower gardens, is the
 third city in Los Angeles County Los Angeles City and Pasadena being first and second, respectively, in wealth and population. It is situated on the extreme eastern hem of Los Angeles County, and in the center of the broad and fertile Pomona Valley, which is ar eastern extension of the famous San Ga briel Valley. It is almost midway be- tween Los Angeles and San Bernardino, and is connected with the outside world by the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Iranscontinental railroads.
 Pomona was a cattle and sheep range twenty years ago-a part of the vast San Jose ranch that was a Mexican grant of 1887. When the Southern Pacific Rail- road was built from Los Angeles to New Orleans, company of grangers saw the possibilities there were for fruit grow ing in so fertile and wide a valley, where the climate was fostering and water could be had for irrigating purposes from the foothills and San Antonio Canyon. Some 5000 acres were bought from the cattle and sheep herders, capital was in- vested in developing and in conducting water to the soil, and Pomona took its start The new colony was appropriately named the Goddess of Fruits, for, per haps, nowhere else may such a great variety of fruits be grown so luXuriant- ly here. In few other spots are the rewards of the horticulturists' labor so well repaid.
 In 1880 the population of Pomona was 34S, and there was not a brick building or a home of more than i've rooms in the whole place. The newly planted orchards began to bear in 1884, and the vineyards made wonderful returns. Thereupon the little settlement began to grow like the prOverbial green bay tree In 1SSl the place doubled it's population, and in lSSS itwas incorporated as a city of the sixth class. In 1890 the national census showed a population of 3436. The school census of 1887 was taken with particular care and it showed a total population of be- tween 6090 and $500 in Pomona City. Mean while neighboring localities, that were barren areas in Pomona Valley in 1888, have grown into the highly prosperous villages of ClaremOnt Lordsburg and Chino. These are adjacent communities, having an aggregate population of $500. more. It is carefully estimated that the population of what is generally known
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as Pomona Valley has grown from about 100 in 1876 to over 5000 in 1S9S
 To-day Pomona City is one of the most attractive in the Golden State. Its as sessed valuation is g, 400 900. It is a city of homes and fruit interests. It has all the equipments of modern communities and it is as progressive as any town of its size in America. It has a superb sys- tenn of water works, Fire Department of which IL boasts, an electric light plant far better than some communities sev- eral times its size have and it's school buildings cannot be excelled by any town It's main commercial thoroughfare is finally paved with asphaltum. it's city pub lie buildings are good. and the roads lead ing from it out into the rural localities are models It has rows of up-to-date business blocks three good hotels and two very superior hotels. It has three strong banks, housed in elegantly fur nished quarters; full complement of business houses. newspapers. shops, lum- Der yards and industrial concerns Two years ago Pomona's postoffice business reached the amount that entitled this place to free postal delivery. and four
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some years to complete the plans for it. Winding roads are being cut among giant rocks and through copses of live oaks to the summit of the hills where may be viewed a landscape. which no less an authority than Charles Dudley Warner once said was the finest of pastoral scenery he had ever looked upon in America. In future years, when shady groves beds of flowers. terraces of green grass and pleasure spots amid the shade of trees shall have been created there. Pomona will have as lovely public park as anywhere in the country.
 The population of Pomona is made up of the best class of people, who have come from Eastern States to live in the genial climate of Southern California and to make their livelhoods by the most charming of all human occupations under favorable conditions-that of horticulture. The domestic and cultured tone of the Pomona people is evidenced in the attrac- tive home surroundings. the steady at tendance upon literary and musical en- tertainments, the number of clubs-ooth for men and women-for self-cuture in science literature music and philosophy.
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Florentine villas, the colonial residences and the many composites with their environment of lawn and arrange ment of shrubbery all combine to make a scene very pleasing to the eye. Here the skill of the fioriculturist is everywhere in evidence The soil and climate seem admirably adapted for the growing of the most beautiful and the rarest flowers. Even the commonest home is rendered pretty amid a setting of Towering vines and beds of all manner of blooming plants. The people vie with one another to produce the most artistic ef- fects In flowers and shrubbery. and many a visitor has gone away from Pomona singing praises for the wondrous floral beauty of the place. The remarkable fertility of the soil. also. makes flori- culture the more attractive in these cli- matic conditions, and one may almost have the most colorful, beautiful and lux uriant flower garden in Pomona Valley while he waits.
 The parks of Pomona are beconlingv very attractive. The smaller one on First street at the Southern Pacific depot, has for half dozen years been one of the
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for orchard planting have been shipped mona olive nurseries have supplied trees for planting over 350OO acres to olive groves The largest and most improved n F McEwen-is located at Pomona, and at this writing it is running night and day to fill orders for olive oil. Rev. .. F. Loop. one of the pioneers in Pomona in California to engage in olive growing as an industry. and he it was who brought this locality into prominence TOT its olive products. He made trip to Europe in 1888. and spent months in studying the olive industry in Italy and the south of France. His importations of olive trees have been Of incalculable ald to horticulture in California.
 HENRY G. TINSLEY-
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mail carriers have been employed here. There are fruit-packing houses galore m Pomona, a fruit cannery and several olive pfckIing establishments, besides the largest olive oil factory in the State.
 While Pomona does not contain so many large and costly residences as her sister cities of Pasadena and Redlands; still she has some of the most beautiful residence streets in the State. There has been an awakening here in the matter o1 and now many specimens of as artistic and inviting residences as may be seen anywhere have been built in Pomona. A citrv shows the culture and taste of the pebble. The Queen Anne cottages, the
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their lodge hall Is one of the handsomest of the order in California
 Pomona has been known as one of the strictest anti-saloon towns in the country for a decade. During six years of this period it has been on a prohibitory liquor basis, and during the rest of the time it has had but two saloons on the most stringent high-license regulations ever de- vised in California-if not in the Union The drastic Pomona saloon law is known far and wide among temperance people The coming of New Englanders and Iowa people has reyolutionized ideas in this land of the vineyard and wine press con- corning the looking upon the wine when 1t is red; so that Pomona Is commonly
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The French philosopher, who said that the character and aspirations of a people was best shown by their hands, certainly hit the mark of truth. so far as Pomona Is concerned. New England has contrib .uted largest to the population of this little city. Maine and Massachusetts
 neople are in evidence in every pursuit
 and social circle here: Ohio. however. State, and New York comes nextg Iowa
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beauty spots for which travellers on the cars watch on their way through South ern California. With it's winding. gravelly paths, its sweep of verdant lawns. it's uniquely shaped shrubbery its curious forms of palms ana it's variegated flower beds, it is a little gem. Out at the San Jose hills that project into the city limits, one of the finest natural parks in this re- zion Is being formed. It Is big under taking, and it will take large capital and
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20

Coffee is intoxicating if taken in suf- ficient quantities, though differing in it's effects from alcoholic stimulants The nerves may be disturbed in de- gree approaching delirium tremens.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-01
Some Ancient Easter Customs.

Years ago the celebration of Easter
was invariably accompanied by many
very quaint and interesting observ-
ances; but few Of these customs have
been brought down unimpaired to the
close OF the essentially practical nine
teenth century, and are, therefore, lit
tie known to the present generation.
The sending of Easter eggs still re-
mains in vogue, but this custom, too
is slowly but surely dying, being prob
ably killed by the more popular and
less expensive Easter card.
The exchange of eggs at Easter was
formerly a religious observance, the
custom dating back to the very earli-
est days Of the Christian Church. In
many European countries, notably
France and Russia, it is still religious
Iy observed. Among the Russian peas
antry the exchange Of visits and eggs
on Easter Day Is very common, being
accompanied by the salutation Christ
is risen" the usual response being
HE is, indeed"' In France, begging
for eggs on the part Of the village chill
dren is very popular, while in Italy
hundreds and thousands of eggs are
blessed by the clergy, previously to be-
ing distributed among the people as
charms against many spiritual and
bodily ills.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-01
Free Cuba,

Crusaders Castle. knights of the Gold
en- Eagle, have formed commandry of
brave men who have volunteered to fight
for Cuba. The commandry has quite a
large company and many of them arc the
leading business men in the city.
The commandry is in charge of Cap
tain Charles Bamberger. Most of tho
company are married mon and they arc
willing to sacrifice their home and family
for Cuba's Independence, while the single
men are willing to leave their swect-
hearts.
The company is very eager to fight and
are waiting very patiently for Mckinley
to call for arms. Greenwall is one of the
most skilled swOrdsmon in the State, and
no doubt II he is called to the field his
sword will b deadly weapon to the
Spanish ranks.
The company is drilling weekly and
have membership Of 7S mon.
=, Captain BamberRcl's horse Became un-
manageable last Friday night but no
serious damage was done.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-01
London In shaksspe.re's Time.

A man could walk westward along
Holborn, and by the time he reached
st. Giles church, where now IS Skates.
bury avenue, 1t would be fields. II he
went from Holborn up Gray's Inn lane,
by the time he reached Kings Cross be
would have left London behind him.
st. Pancras was rural village. On the
north, II no passed through Cripplegate,
few minutes walk would take him
through the suburbs, or if he took the
road through Moorgate by the time he
had passed the Moorfelds aud left Fins.
bury behind him he would very soon
encounter one Of the farm homesteads
which supplied the city with agrioul.
tural produce. 1t follows that life in
Shakespeare's London was not tho dis.
tinctive town life which we associate
with the London of today.
A young man from provincial town
and used to rural sights and sounds, en-.
dowed with the love of nature, would
not pine for the green fields at home;
he would take walk into the country.
He would find forest of Arden on the
heights of Hampstead and Highgate.
He could take part in sheep shearing
celebration at even less distance. As
he walked through the city on business
bent flock Of wild ducks or teal might
wing over his head with outstretched
neoks, taking fight from the marshes
on the south between Paris Garden and
Lambeth. One of the most delightful
features Of the city itself, the city with.
in the walls, was the spacious garden
attached to most of the ancient houses.
These gardens were we'll stocked with
fruit trees and with flower beds, Quilt.
waited for "garnishing the chambers" of
the citizens dwellings.-T. Fairman
Ordish.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-01

A custom that has existed for sew.
eral centuries is still maintained In
some towns on the Lower Rhine. On
Easter Monday the Town Crier calls
all the young people together, and to
the highest bidder sells the privilege
Of dancing with a chosen girl, and hen
only, during the entire year that fol-
lows. The fees flow into the public
poor-box. In many country districts
of England the second day after Eas-
ter is known as Hoke Day, and is no!
ticeable for curious custom which
existed In some villages until compar-
atiYely recently, and was certainly
practiced as far back as the thirteenth
century. This practice, known as
hoklng or hooking, consisted in lift
ing a person off the ground. 1t was
usual for the men to lift the women
on the Monday, and the women to re-
turn the compliment on the following
day
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-01

The number of dogs registered for the
three months ending Murh 81 was 2, 500 as
compared wi h l,6.O for the same period
last year.
Father Birmingham preached in st.
NJ rvs Church last night on 1T is Con
sunnted'.
The selni-annral meeting Of The Teach
sgs Mutual Beneficial Association Will be
held In school No. 9, on next Monday at-
ternoGn at ! O'Clock. The returns f.cln tho
dollar lean are requested.
The Rev. j. Manton Smith, the Inndon
evangelist, will conduct his cl using meet
ing, at West Presbyterian Church this af-
tctnoon at ) O clock and this evening ut
745 o clock.
The Christian Eadeavor Society cf st.
Pauls M, f. CLurcn Will hUl Il good clti-
son-hip meeting This eveaing. Superinten.
dsnt OF STATE Work the Rev. T. p. ReyIllc,
chaplain Of the Senate. will make an I'D.
dress
Andrew Garkins has sold out Il is saloon
o. Fifth and hhipicy streets,
James W. pondcrjs expected home this
afternoon,
Sheriff Finn will sell five properties TIT.
RfterhoOn.
ho 0anv friends of Henry Chapman
viii be pleased to learn that he IS ra;iilv
recovering from his recent attack Of rural.
ysis.
President Meredith Of the Young Mems
Single Tax CLUB viii address the Philatlul
phia Reform Club Sunday night
Colonel a. j. Woodman, Is ablo to leave
MS home to-day after having been conf u-
ed from indiFpositiOn for the past two
weeks.
Motto" Is hereby given that tho meeting
Of he sons Of Nttsrahs for tho purpose Of
organizing new camp to be held on
OF Marcn -, ls9S has been postponed until
Friday 1--we, April 1st, 1925 All sons Of
Veterans are iGv!tcl
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-01
PHARMACIES.

REESE-SPEER-At the Union NJ. e.
Parsonage, 5J5 Washington street, on
March 80, 1898, by the Row. John d. G.
Hanna, John H. Reese ard Miss Sarah
f. Speer, both Of Wilmington,
WHITESIDE-FARLEY-At the Union
Parsonage, 5o5 Washington street. on
Tuesday evening, March 30, 1888. by tho
Rev. John ID. c. Hanna. Charles >
Whiteslde ard Miss snrah Farley both
of Whining on
BAKER --PILBEAM-On March %, 1898,
by the Rev. DR.. e. l. Wolfe, Frank l..
Baker and Miss Gertrudo Pilbeam, all
of this city,
NORTHUMBERLAND March 30,
1898, by the Rov Il. f. White, William
NJ. lmhun and Miss Emma Whitcman,
both Of New Castle county, Del.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-01
Sun Dance on Easter Morn,

There were formerly numerous rites
and ceremonies connected with Easter,
eve, which was sometimes called Holy
Saturday, but these have nearly all
passed away. In some parts of Ire
land. however, the finishing of Lent Is
still celebrated by u huge feast. At
midnight the air is filled with the cry
"Out with the Lent. Then there are
feastlng and n1errymaling for a cou-
pie Of hours, and the people retire to
bed In order to rise early and see the
sun dance on Easter morning, this be-
ing common superstition among the
Irish peasantry. This is very an
cient belief, poet of the E!izabothan
period writing:
"And, oh! she dances such q way
No sun upon an Easter Day
Is half SO fine sight" r
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-01
DE Tbs.

BARRIE this city, on March ~ 1893,
Walter Edgar Barr, in his 9th year.
Relatives and friends arc invited to at
tend the funeral services at his lnte resi-.
deuce No 2DlO Mnrkot street, on sunday
morning. April 3 1898, at ala O'Clock, H.
torment private, al Concord, Pa.
COLE--On March 81, 1898, Annie, beloved
wife of Amos Il Cole, in her cath year
Relatives Hnd friends arc invited to at
tend the funeral from hUr late residence,
No zoos West second street, on Sunday
afternoon, April 8, lSt>, at Q 0 clock, SER
vices ut st. Peters Ghutch. luEerment at
st. Peters Cemetery.
LATINER-O March 81, 1898, George
". Lat'mer son Of the late William
and Margaret Simms, IN his 2ad year.
Heintlvos and friends are respectfully
invited tN attend the funeral on Sunday
mt : O'clock, from hib grand nOthcrs resi-
dcutc Mrs Matilda Smith, NJ. iS!2 Wuwa-
set street. Services ut this house. Inter-
ment at Mt. Salem Cemetery
Gone but not Forgotten.
RAlKES-On March 49, 1898, Alfred j.
Raikce in the s. h year Of his age.
Relatives and friends are Invited to at
tend the funeral from his late residence
No, ~ Wilson street, on Friday af ernoon
Services az Iiethe' A. NJ. +. Church at g
o'clock. lnterment 1T st. Peters Come
tory.
UILL-In this city, on March g. 1853
Hannah II. Hill, widow Of W!l.ia:A Hill,
Aptd u years
Relatives md friends are invited to at.
tend the funeral from the residence Of ".
Herman Riley, No s@S Van Buren street
on Friday afternoon AT o'clock. Inter
ment at Wilmington and Brundywine
Cemetery.
GOODING--OnM March 30, 1858, at st.
GeorRJ5, Martha f., wife Of John b.
GUOding, aged II years
SHIT Hon the 3lst inst Christina NJ,
vile Of Warner smith and daughter OF
Frederick WeIl in tho yJrN year Of her
age.
Relatives and friends Of the family ars
respectfully invited . attend the funeral
from Nc residence If her husband. No. a.
East tHth street. on Saturday af:ornoou
April 2, at z O'Clock. inturmeut As III Vsr
vie" CuinOteTy.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-01

Good looks are really moe tIan skin
deep, depending entirely on haa!.hy con.
dtion of ali tho vital organs. Ii the liver
IL inactive, you have bilious look, II yoir
stomach Is llsordcrol, you have dySpcp-
tic look; If your kidneys arc affected, you
have plnchc1 look. Secure g god health,
and you will surely have good looks;
Tonic, Acts directly Oh the stomach, livsc
and kidneys, purllles the blood, cures
bin plos, blotchcs and bolts, and gives q
coed Cd npexion. Evory bott(e suaran.
tsed, Sold at n. D. Dan!orth's Drug
store. 90 cents per bottle.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-01

Rev. w. w. Sharp of Wesley NJ L.
G lurch is having spiritual revival tho
present week. He has the assistance of
2ev W. f. Galloway, the evangelist, and
Che meetings have been largely attended
Two ladies and slwo gentlemen have plo.
rpssed conversion and great interest IL he'
iHg manifested by various parties. The
meetings will be continued Tonight on
Sunday and every evening next week.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-01
AEraternai Visit

Active Conolaye, No. ~, Ancient
Order Adhcsive Mogullians, Of Newport,
Del, visited tho bungle Of Wilmington
Conclave, n 0. ~ last night. The program
OF tho evening was the initiation OF five
candidates. Several musical selections
we're rendered by the harmonious : Isle
Gilmore Orchestra. A banquet was AFTER
ward held at Ainsoows Cafe.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-01
Sudden Death.

Mrs Clifton, nee Measick Of L,wes. call
ed at The house of Mrs. Conwell of that
place to bid Capt, g. W. Joseph and wife
good bye as they were about to return to
our city, on Wednesday, evening" when she
fell on the porch in dazed condition. She
was Immediately sfterward taken to her
home, where she died ID about eight min.
utes causing a great shock to her family
and many friends.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-01

j. Frank Curry has invented and pat.
tented stop for kegs and barrels which
does away with bungs and hammers. The
invention j. particularly valuable to brew
ers for kegs and a NowYork brewing firm
has offered him S25. 600 for it, Mr.. Curry
has refused to self, however and will rent
the apparatus which consists Of II tubing
and bail in tho kcg. The ball works aut-
Omal iCaily,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-01
Ran Away From Home.

J. NJ. Burris, u young man, living at
Ted Lion, ran away from his home some
time last night His distressed father
came to this city this morning In search of
him
The young man is IS years Of age, light
Completed, dark hair. weighs about no
pounds, and is 81 feet high. He was last
seen at Bear 5 alton, and is thought that
he came to this city.
Tho police have boon notified and will
look out for him. Any Information of his
whereabouts will bo thankfully received
by his father, j. w. Burris.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-01

Martha E., wife of John b. Gooding, died
at the residence In st. Georges, on We'd
ncsday evening from a dropsical affection
from which she has been suffering for tho
past year. She leaves husband and
son. Charles ". Gooding, Eighth and JET
frrson street,, aud two daughters, to Ia
lnpnt hcrdeccnSe.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-01

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy, liver ard driving all i'm.
purties from the body; B;esin, today to
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
rets,-bsauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, Toe, 25c, Soc.