The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-27

Rockies. So this is no heaven Tor Methodist min
listers where the chickens don't grow. We have
noticed that, plentiful as fruit Is, tic specimens
on sale are not fine as those consume in
the East The best goes to cur merchants. We
have also found that they know how to put
ON the hest appearance when exhibiting their
cNccllcncics, and strawberries We bought At Sac
ramcnto had fine top and then ran down in
size and quality until the bottom was not fit
TO put OF sale.
Travellers forget that novelty gives an i'm.
preston that go's for greatness. When the
strangcnc>S passes We find that We have had
that of about equal value The law of compon.
sation applies everywhere. \ clerk from New
York said today; "1hc uniformity OF temper.
aurc Is trcsomc. and I miss the hrLcng ~
the cold Of syracuse" So We appreciated clean
I'M" II we didn't have So Wuch cheap fruit.
We eau get their peaches and pears and plum5;
thov don't get our mine product
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We will admit the claim OF this Western Italy.
We du enjoy their parks, decorated as Nay Aue
never can DE- in that best day that We hope tor
il. with palms growing ont all year. But we do
not pine to remove 90 thi. section. We like
san Francisco. Who can help it in its thrift,
pubhc.~pIit, its charming location. fronting the
great ba! end reaching over 10 the immense
Pacific? As We ncarrd the city, at Sacramento,
capital Of the state, We were met by Reception
committees, who decorated our dust.covcrcd ger.
mpntS with sweet and beautiful flowers and gave
rs fruits to cat that refreshed us. After the long
ride over the burning desert ", were pleased
To- hc So received and oinamcntcd. II one has
never passed the arid waste in such a heated
tenn as We have had hr cannot conceive ot the rc.
lief TO ct where We saw mountain streams, or
chards and felt the tcmpctdturc lowered to a
living level The sage brush that we saw for
lrsIs of mil artn
tton as to why Yankee ingenuity did not find
4 use for II. At our eating stations the look
end flavor ~ the tea offered us indicated that
the host had discovered how il might be profit.
ably employed
~ san fnnoi,co the city was abdlc with The
welcome. strccts glowing. huiidingS flaming
everybody smiling The warmth II the greeting
hv the people Of the city was cQuallcd only by
the attention paid to the strangers hv the active
and arprrciatiyc insect We call the flea. We
knew they were here waiting for us,as the first
sign in dug store was that oi a powder TO
cNtcmnltc the pest and another bore the
pleasing inquiry IN its window-"Whv suffer
the torment when - cents will relieve you?'
~ Chicago they had soda water "cold as
rharitv;" here we had what was contrast Ia
charity, as II took and did not give Your cor.
respondent has left considerable Of himself with
these hearty friends. who gave prompt proof
of their attachment. On Market street he was soon
skipping anl sdnniug in a manner 10 suggest
that he was having a ft or tho "im Jams ="
lie had not had anything inwardy to produce
such an exhibit; it was all due to outward ap.
plicationS. The Good.looking mayor Of the city
suggested broadly in Ei' welcome address that il
was sensible to como 10 scr the city and Western
coast and il would hc sane 10 stay In fact, ,
this convention, it is hoped will increase immi.