From Picturesque California.
The Beauty and Grandeur of the Elks Parade, the
Flower Parade and of Mountain and Valley, as Seen
and Written of by a Falls City Boy.
Los Angeles, Cal.,—My Dear
Mother:—1 am still enjoying myself
immensely. Am busy from daylight un
til dark; 1 git rather tired sometimes
hut 1 am feeling fine--never felt bet
ter in my life and eat to ‘ beat the
band"—some davs l have only two
meals aiul some days four, according
to the amount of tramping we do and
the time we have.
Wednesday we spent the day at
Ia>ng Beach ami to me, the sight was
wonderful the long extent of coast
line with the rolling atm dashing ot
the foam capped waves was a delight
to one from so far in the interior
where a freshet on the Nemaha bot
toms furnishes the largest body of
water near us. It wasn't long before
1 joined the hundreds of surf bathers
and had the time of my life. But you
should have seen me the morning
after—sun-burned to a finish, and It
was painful .too, 1 don’t enjoy that
part, though a coat of tan is the
proper thing here,
The city is beautifully decorated
for the Elks conv>ntioii all In purpb
and white, one large store has n frieze
of mission clocks, pointing the hour
of eleven. The clocks are white trim
med in gilt ami purple, and at night
they are so brilliant it is dazzling.
One store has in its window
an old stray elk, lost in a snow storm
The artlfieial flakes of snow are
blown by electric fans under logs, and
makes a very realistic storm. An
other store has an old mission built
out Into the street, with old hells
that toll every hour. In the window
of one hotel are three live elks and
there are elk heads in very nook and
corner available.
Thursday morning was their tirst
parade, they called It a massed par
ade. The Los Angeles lodge led,
then came New York lodge No. 1
then Boston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati,
Chicago, Denver, Sun Francisco and
sc on. Fverv <• ity t hat had a deleg*
tion present was represented—each
in some characteristic uniform. Cin
cinnati delegates wore golf suits—
Boston wore Pilgrims attire Spokane
•colonial suits, and so on, tint 1 think
Santa Barbara was the best, they
wore brown monk gowns and had an
old mission made of flowers it cer
tainly was splendid.
Tiicn in the evening was an elec
tric parade, consisting of fifteen
floats each one seemed better than
the one before they called it a cir
cus parade as each float was an ani
mal. fearfully and wond< rfully made.
To me It was a great pleasure for it
was different from anything I ever
saw.
On Friday came the regular Califor
nia flower parade, that was beautiful
beyond nty pow< r of describing and
1 wouldn't have acted as judge either,
as the one that .appeared to me the
most beautiful of anything I ever
thought of, didn't get first prii-i -it
was a touring ear decorated with pink
sweet pens, not one spot of the auto
but was covered with the flowers and
the ladies in it wore pink—it certain
ly was dainty and pretty as one can
imagine. Another was trimmed in
bamboo sticks ami Japanese flowers,
the color scheme was rather elabor
ate and the la.lii s wore kimonos.
1 a ‘t-< were a great many very pretty
ones as you will know when 1 tell
.'on the paradi was three hours in
1 a ring--the length of it was the on
ly marring feature as >ou would for
get the ones pa -sing before- and be
sides one tires of standing so long.
This is surely a land of flowers as
was Illustrated by the number used
in the decorations for Urn parade, yet
you couldn't miss them from the
numbers on the lawns and about the
beautiful homes of tills most beauti
ful city.
Sunday Uncle Frank's folks. Uncle
John and I wont up Mt. Lowe, this
is a delightful trip to take. The
mountain is 1325 feet high, the first
half of the trip up is made in a car
that climbs an incline of sixty-two
degrees, it seems like it is straight
mp when you are in the car. It is
not n cog road but is operated with
a cable, when you reach the top of
this road you take a trolly car and go
a long way further up—in the as
cent they go through places so nar
inow that there seemed hardly room
Eftw the car. There is a circular
'nridge way up in mid-air, that makes
a oam&lete circle, it is the only one
I of tht kind in the world. The engi
i jneering on that road is wonderful,
anyone interested in that line of work
should see it, for it is marvelous to
anyone, whether interested or not.
This is the most picturesque place 1
have seen, it is so cool and shady
and so far away from the busy world
that it seemed like dreamland. If
there had been a fishing stream
there, no more ideal spot for abso
lute rest could be found. I’m sure.
We ate our lunch on an artistic
rustic porch and I wish I could des
' t ribo tbe scene to you, but I can't so
| wont try. Those things must lie lived
j to be understood. It was getting to
! wards ewning when we started back
to the city, allot us 1'lUetant to leave
that delightful spot.
The next day we, the whole bunch
of us, went to San Gabrial mission -a
wonderland to me it made me think
of Ramona, it seemed to me I could
see the little fugitive Indian girl and
her lo\er hurrying to just sueh a
mission, maybe this one- anyway it
seemed to tue it might lie tlilts one.
It is a long adobe building erected
in 1771. It is still white in places,
hut lit others it is worn by the weath
er and curious tourist. The walls In
most places are five feet thick but at
the buttress they urd nine* feet. You
know it was built for u fort as well
as a church. When it was erected
they had a million acres of land, that
one mission alone, but the King of
Spain, in Ids greed took it all but
200. This 1ms been sold at various
times for charity and aids of differ
ent kinds until they now have but
six acres left. At the far end is an
old stone stair way, covered with a
grape vine, the steps are so worn that
it is really difficult to step upon them
They lead to the choir loft at the
back and are used only by the sing
ers think of the many, many sing
ers it took to wear away those stones
ll seemed to me w»> ought to hear
the chanting of their voices as they
have sung there for two centuries.
In the rear are some of the origi
nal doors, some of thorn are new, but
me out ones arc1 on display. rimy
were left hanging until tourists m ar
ly ruined them taking pieces for
souvenirs. We entered a low, damp
apartment, formerly the home of the
priests but now just a display part, in
here are many old relics, among which
is a case of books published many
years ago. One was published in
I4XP and is In fairly good condition,
it was one of the first hooks brought
to America. There is also a collec
tion of robes in tilts room that are
hundreds of years old, but everything
Is locked up. It Is only a recent
tiling that these relics were put
under lock and key, visitors were
allowed to handle them until they
got so destructive that it was neces
sary to protect them. One tourist
actually cut a piece from an old robe
and tore an altar cloth just to add to
a collection of souvenirs. Tile orig
inal floor still remains in part of the
mission, it is made of a dull tiling
and is hi good condition. In the
church proper the original altar, pul
pit and pictures and images, which
were brought to America before the
days of ci\ ilizatlon. They are the
worse for the wear and are very high
ly colored, as Indians were the first
members of this church in the early
lav, i suppose Hint accounts for the
brilliant coloring. The walls are lin
’d with pictures of the apostles, some
ire good and sonic are not. In a Ut
ile ante-room is the baptismal fount,
where 15,403 people have received the
ordinance of baptism. l!y the side
if this in some cement is the print
jf a little foot, possibly a little In
dian's, but it is so old no one knows
;i thing about it. I don’t believe any
one could enter this mission with
out a feeling of reverence, it fairly
look my breath as I went in and a
flood of thoughts came over me, of
the many pilgrims to this shrine and
the faithful priests that lived and
died, though five of whom are sleep
ing under the altar. Quo priest lived
there for thirty-five years and never
during that lime did ho miss a day
in ringing the old mission bells, five
of them. They have become a little
discordant In sound but every day
since 1771 they have chimed their
message to the children of men.
An old cemetery is back of the
church, there is no system observed
here whatever, In some places the
graves are five deep; us soon as
the mission is able the cemetery is
to be redeemed.
There Is a new mission house or
rather a home for the priests that
is the exact reproduction of the mis
sion in Spain, where Columbus, Queet
Isabelle and Ferdinand said their
prayers for a safe journey to Amer
ica. We did not go through there
as that is a private home of the
priests but we looked at it carefully.
As I said before Ramona was with me
constantly as I visited these places.
From the mission we went to the
ostrich farm. 1 wish you could see
some of the beautiful plumes oti these
homely birds. They are positively
ugly in appearance but the value
grows on one as you know something
of them. It takes forty days for an
egg to hatch, the male bird makes
the nest while the eggs are accumu
lating, usually fifteen are used for a
setting. The female sets by day and
the male by night. After the egg is
hatched the young is abandoned by
the parent birds. The diet for the
first two weeks is pebbles, after that
for four weeks it is aifait'a, they grow
a foot a month and at eight months
are plucked, the feathers are cut off
three inches froom the body and after
two months more the stubs are pulled
out, tiiis causes the bird no pain at
all. Every six months the plucking
is done, after the first the birds are
put in the mating pen where they re
main until they are four years old.
By that time they have pair' d off and
then they are put in seperate pens,
i here they remain togethr until death,
il is Impossible to separate them
while both are living but if one dies
the other will mate again. They dts-.
tinguish them by their color, the
male is lilack and has the best white
plumes on the tips of ills wing, the
female is gray with a dirty white
feather, hut it can be bleached—per
haps this isn’t news to you but it
was to me and interesting to.
I met Mrs. John Oswald on the
street the other day. She is delighted
with this country and would like to
stay in Los Angeles. Next to Falls
City I guess it is the 1J. P. O. E.
Cnele Frank's folks will soon leave
for San Francisco. 1 don’t know
when I will go, I am happy right here
I've seen Mr. Hurst a number of times
and went over to Venice and Long
Beach with him.
1 suppose tlie division is ail the
talk t.i home. I’m mighty glad we
landed il this time.
ItBAVIS GIST.
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Teething children have more or
less diarrhoea, which can be con
trolled by giving Chamberlain’s Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. All
that is necessary is to give the pre
scribed dose after each operation of
the bowels more than natural and the
castor oil to cleanse the system. It
is safe and sure. Sold by all drug
FHBr
She Knew.
"Miss Sharpe—er—Vera,” he stam
mered, "you must know why I’ve been
calling here so much; why I sit here
In the parlor with you night after
night—" “I suppose, Mr. Kloseman,”
the girl Interrupted, “It's cheaper to do
that than take mo out anywhere.”—
Catholic Standard and Times.
Good Work Has Slow Growth.
Bancroft spent 26 years on his his
tory and Webster 36 on his dictionary.
’Tls the same with the great Inven
tions. It took years of study and ex
periment to perfect them. Everything
must have a foundation, otherwise It
cannot stand, and the more solid the
foundation the safer Is the structure.
A Labor-Saving Scheme.
"John,” said the newly married busi
ness man. “Yesslr,” responded the of
fice boy. "Call up my wife every 16 min
utes, and mumble lovey-dovey, tootsey
wootsey, about seven or eight times.”
—Exchange.
Slightly Different.
The request was made in a public
library for the rather remarkable
little ‘ Wait a Minute.” After some
detective work on tl\e part of the
librarian it was found the book want
ed was "Tarry Thou Till 1 Come.”
Only Two Kinds.
There are, after all, only two kinds
of people In the world—those who are
trying to keep their names out of the
newspapers and those who are trying
to get theirs In.
What Piety Is.
In the course of a discussion on
hygiene In one of the local medical
societies a speaker, in illustrating his
remarks, said: “Many a man thinks
he is pious when he is only bilious.'*
Rheumatism
Do you want to get rid
of it'( If so, take Dr. Miles
Nervine modified as di
rected in pamphlet around
bottle. In addition to the
direct curative properties
it lias a soothing effect up
on the nervous system by
which the rheumatic
pains are controlled, and
rest and sleep assured.
It lias made many cures
of this painful disease,
some of them after years
of suffering. If it will
cure others why not you.
If your case is compli
cated, write us for advice,
it costs you nothing and
may save you prolonged
suffering.
"I was so crippled that I could
scarcely walk. After having my shoes
on for an hour or two I could manage
to walk by suffering the pain. Then
I began to have pains all through
my system. My doctor told me I had
an acute attack of Inflammatory
rheumatism. I read about Dr. Miles'
Nervine, bought a bottle and I com
menced to get better from the start
and for the past six months have
scarcely any pain, and am able to
walk as well as ever."
JAS. H. SANDERS,
P. O. Box 6, Rockaway, N. J.
Your druggist sells Dr. Miles’ Nerv
ine, and we authorize him to return
price of first bottle (only) If It falls
to benefit you.
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Jennie H. Pyle, Plaintiff,
v.
Edward S. Pyle, Defendant.
To Edward S. Pyle, non-resident de
fendant:
You are hereby notified that the
plaintiff, Jennie it. Pyle, did on the
19th day of July, 1909, file her peti
tion in the district court of Richardson
County, state of Nebraska, the ob
ject. and prayer of which is to obtain
a decree of divorce from the bonds
of matrimony now existing between
her and you upon the grounds of de
sertion for more than two years con
tinuously and for non-support during
said time, and praying for a further
decree giving her the custody of the
two children named in her petition
as the fruit or said marriage who are
botli minors and of tender age.
You are further notified that said
plaintiff lias asked in her said peti
tion that the court grant an order of
sequestration of certain real estate
owned by you in Richardson County,
Nebraska, towit: part of the north
east quarter of t lie northeast quarter
of Section 20, Town I, Range 17, con
taining about twelve acres, and a fin
al decree assigning said real estate
to her for her support and t hat of
her children and that the decree mak
ing such assignment shall stand as a
conveyance of your title therein to
the plaintiff, Jennie R. Pyle, and a
further prayer for such other and
further relief as plaintiff may be
entitled to, agreeable to the equities
of her case.
You are further notified that unless
vou plead, answer or demur to the
petition of plaintiff filed in said cause
on or before the titli day of Septem
ber, 1909, the same will be taken as
confessed and a decree entered in
favor of plaintiff accordingly.
REAVIS & REAVIS.
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
First publication July 23—4 times.
Sheriff's Sale
Peter Frederick, Sr.. Plaintiff, j
vs
Jacob Gebhart. The Uncle
Sam Oil Co.. Peter U. Goebel. I
Trustee In Bankruptcy of the
Uncle Sam Oil Co., Samuel I
Ulclity. Fred Parchen, and I
Martha C. Gray, Defendants, J
Notice is hereby given that on Saturday the
3lst day of July, l'KYi, I will offer for sale at the
west door of the court house, in Falls City,
Richardson County. Slate of Nebraska, at the
hour of one o’clock on said day, the following
described real estate:
Commencing at the southeast corner of the
land deeded by Towle and Crook toJ. H, Rantel
in the southeast quarter of the northwest
quarter of section 15, township 1, range 16, re
corded in book 7, page 28H, Richardson County,
Nebraska Deed Records. Thence running
south *5 feet, thence west 125 feet, thence north
75 feet, thence least 125 feet to the place of be
ginning. except that part heretofore sold to the
Uncle Sant Oil Company, also lots 20-21-22-23
and 24. in block 231, in the City of Falls City.
Also a tract of land situated In Falls City, Ne
braska, commencing at a point 75 feet south of
the southeast corner of the land deeded by
Crook and Towle to J. W. Hamel, in the south
east quarter of the northwest quarter of section
15, townsnip 1, north of range 16 east, thence
running south from that point 37 feet, thence
running due west to Ben Poteet’s corner, thence
north 112 feet to J. W. Hamel's corner, thence
due east about 145 feet, thence south 75 feet,
Gience east 120 feet to place of beginning, be
longing to defendant, Jacob Gebhart. and seized
by me as sheriff of Richardson County on an
order of sale issued out of the district court of
Richardson County, State of Nebraska, and un
der the seal thereof, and which will be sold in
pursuance of said order to satisfy a decree of
foreclosure entered in said cause in favor of the
Plaintiff. Peter Frederick, Sr., and other claim
ants named as defendants therein. Terms of
sale cash. W. T. Fknton. Sheriff.
Rkavis A Rkavis. Attorneys for Plaintiff.
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