DOCTRINES OF DOGMA AND DEITY
Some Specimens of What Was
breached Yesterday.
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Rev. a> S. Clark on the Practical Evi
."denccs of Christianity.
She Signs of Christ Coming as Scan in
All' Walks of Life-Services at
trinity and United Presby
-3 terlan Churches.
Key. A. S. Clark occupied the pulpit
tt the Christ Episcopal church yester
lay and delivered one of his accustomed
•bis sermons. There was an excellent
;ongre|ation present. The music of
Ihe choir was up to tbe usual excellence,
the selections rendered being of the
Highest order. Mr, Clark spoke from a
part of tbe 28th verse of the fifth chap
tber of St. John's First Epistle: We
mow tbat the Son of Ood is come.
Apologetics have a place in religious
iioouasions. Still it should never be
made the rood in religioua teachings.
Co meet men on the plane of their diffi
ralties and to work up to the truth in
Ohriot ia a part of one's bounden duty.
Affirmations, however, which carry a
ietinite teaching are apt to leave no
room ior doubt and hesitation in asser
iion or vagueneas of speech ia always a
sign of weakness, and it sure to hinder
)r errest the beat of causes. Sure of
one's own jneeaage, because believing
thoroughly in one's own heart, is the
only way to reach a distracted humanity.
The Apostle St. John, like other
preachers of tbe early faith, speaks out
with an emphasis born of the intensity
if hia convictions. Is it possible for ua
to nave the like faith, and to make the
tame definite assertions? It is. We
know the Son of God is come, because
He is the Ohrist of history. A new
Cower was Introduced at Uis birth to
elp men forward in all the aspirations
and activities. Marked by all that had
preceded it, it ia a power moat unique,
saaily acknowedged, everywhere felt,
not only in the computation of time,
but in the ushering in of an era of love.
As the moulder and fashioner of eventa
we trace the Ohrist as eurely in
Strickland's Lives oi the Queens of
England and Green's History of the
Engtieh People, aa in the sacred history
ot the chosen people of God. Whether
in the land ol bondage or in the land of
promise.
Not only by the Red aea and the Jor
dan, but by the Tiber and Thames, the
Hudson and the Mississippi, the provi
dential march of events may be traced
for the redemption work of the (Jhristof
God. ln all that concerns the progres
sion and elevation of tbe race, whether
in tbe foundation of constitutions or the
theories of political economy, tbe his
tory of human life ia in a glorious cense
the history of our glorious Lord and
Savior, Jesus Christ.
In no other way can we account for
the new, impulse to civilization, the new
impetus to human endeavora, the new
incentive to high aepirationa, whether
by the new standard of living in the
sermon on tbe mount, or the new hope
of achievement of the crown tbat cornea
by sacrifice. In all of theae varioua
ways we know that the Son of God ia
come.
We are assured of tbe advent of
Christ, because He ia the re
generator of human aociety, ■ sF6* sill •
that differentiates Christian frohi bar
barous times, the culture of manners,
tbe kindly of speech, all are the re
sultant of the better thoughts ' infused
by the gospel. The realization aa never
before of human brotherhood, the
larger hope in the solidarity Of the race
and the wider desire for human ameli
orations have their well-spring of in
spiration in the clear apprehension of
this fact.
Infusion in oharity and generous deal
ings in all onr intercourse, even cur
political economy, takes up the message
of tbe gospel in the identity of human
interests, and it must be realized that
tbe homogeneity of society's welfare is
tbe concern of Lombard and Wall
afreets, aa well as the owners of tbe
wheat fields and orange orchards. The
manners of the moat influential type of
our people are regulated by the spirit of
the goepel, and wherever men gather,
tbe aense of brotherboodlineae diminates,
the club house as well as tbe churches,
'Under this benignant sway of the
Christ we see the elevation of woman
kind, Christianity giving a new concep
tion to wifehood, and by the manger
cradle as well as the uplifted cross
motherhood in the Virgin ia surrounded
with an aureole of glory. Likewise ia
fatherhood illuminated and childhood
blessed in that firat commandment of
promise which is the fifth of the old
decologue.
In the transformation of our social,
domestic and business life we know the
Bon of God has come. We know tbe
glory of God haa come, in that conscious
ness of the divine presence in our own
sonla. By reception of Him and con
formity of His precepta we have re
ceived new supplies of grace, and find in
tbe exercise in our Christian calling,
employment of our blessed religion by
no mate power. Something without has
entered into thoae several existences
and the Outcome of new hope and
strength of new ideals of duty and of
faithfulness and affection can be only
attributed to the Chriatly presence in
human souls.
It must be confessed that thia produc
tion of the new man ia in Chriet Jeaus,
for the haws of the growth and develop
ment ate aa well known and even better
than the laws of the physical world.
CHURCH OF THE NSW ERA.
At the Church of the New Era the
financial situation occupied the two
hours' morning discourse yesterday. It
was votdU that the same subject should
be continued on next Sunday.
In the evening Mr. Bowman ad
dressed an overflowing house on the
subject of Miracles—Was There Evor a
Miracle?
The miracle question has always been
• stumbling block to the skepticle mind
—that is to those who require some
scientific basis ior tbeir belief. Ortho
dozy regarde skepticism as a bad state
of mind. Bnt skepticism is the scien
tific mind, is tbe handmaid of prndence
of those who do not wish to be misled
and injured by credulity.
There has never been a miracle, as
understood by theology, which holds a
miracle)' to be something contrary to the
laws ofpatnre. There can be nothing
ontsidsof nature.
Theology holds that God, who made
•11 things, can violate the laws He has
made. Bnt does He? It does not follow
that because things are contrary
to our experieaoe, that they
are contrary to the natural forces
which are beyond our comprehension.
Science regards the universe as a Cos
mos, while theology haa placed it in a
chaoa subject to the arbitrary will of a
personal Uod. The so-called miracles of
the accounts of the Bible, if they were
contrary to the laws of nature, muat
then be classed witli myths and fables.
All oi* the occult manifestations known
as spiritualism, if proven to be contrary
to the lawß of nature, we then pronounce
to be frauds.
We Btand between the two extremes
of rigid skepticism, represented by ma
terialists who believe in nothing out ol
sight and the soft, credulous spiritual
ists who awailow everything ln sight.
The Church of the New Era denies
nothing as impossible and admits noth
ing as true until it ia proven. Truth ie
all we want, either in science, politics
or religion and the good of humanity ia
the ohlef object we have in view.
ABSUT TIIEOSOI'IIY.
The rooms at the theoeophical head
quarters were well filled laat evening,
there being an attentive audience pres
ent to listen to an address by Mr. F.
Neubauer, wbo proceeded to explain
why tbeosophy came and chow that it
is not a religion in the sense that thia
term is generally understood, but rather
that it is a spiritual science, which
makes religion scientific and spiritual
izes science by precipitating tbe dogma
tism and materialism of modern science.
"Some men say this is an age of com
merce and financiering: others s»y it is
an age of science aad invention, and
may we not also add that it is the dawn
ing of an age of independent thought
and moral and religions segregation?
"Man is preeminently a 'thinker,' and
while the hubbub of life ia hurrying on
he has nevertheless been compelled, in
the midst of life's burdens, to epin a
fine tale of philosophy that will meet
the ideal of that great class to which he
belongs."
In referring to tbat class which cornea
under tbe head oi religioua instincts,
the speaker said:
"The first thing drawing our atten
tion is 'the numberless theological plat
forms of modern Christianity alone,
which is co fruitful in being divided
againat itself, that it now numbers
some 300 sects, all differing in some es
sential points of creed, dogma or ritual,
yet each Beet firmly claims to be in pos
session of tbe truth and pretends to
offer a sure road to salvation.
' Therefore, being aware of these
anomalies—this confusion of tongues —
upon what logical basis can thia modern
Babel found it-, claims to recognition
and the possession, of a guiding truth?
"Once more the light from the east
had to shine forth and dispel the dark
neaa of the west. That light came, and
its message was: Theoaophy, the an
cient wisdom-religion.
"Its mission is to regenerate the
spiritual nature of man and to bridge
tbe heretofore widening chasm between
science and religion, by re-establishing
ancient and hoary truths which have
withstood the crucial test of ages, and
which now in the face of our much
lauded civilization, offers tbe moat
rational and satisfying theories respect
ing man's origin, his relation to hia
fellow-heinga and cosmos, and his possi
ble goal."
TRINITY METHODIST.
In the absence of tbe pastor, Rev.
Mr. Stradley, at Catalina, the pulpit of
this church was occupied by Rev. Selah
Brown, a well-known Methodist divine
and lecturer.
Mr. Brown spoke npon the glorious
religion of Christ as set forth by St.
Paul in his epistle to the Epheaians.
An eloquent address was delivered and
was listened to by a large congregation.
UNITS!) J'Hn'»HY-fjytU!J. .
Rev. H. W.gr.ttbfc OcypkCjtks pul
pit yesterday morning. . lie sppke from
the sixteenth chapter pf St. John, In
My Father's House are Many Mansions.
up mt. torn. '
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People or Mote Who Made the Trip
Yesterday.
H. Friend, the artist, has been mak
ing numerous sketches of the wild and
romantic scenery above and beyond
Echo mountain on the line of the exten
sion of the Mt. Lowe railway. He has
been particularly impressed with the
views of a succession of majestic moun
tain chains visible from tbe lofty sum
mit of Observatory peak.
Frank D. Goodhue, a prominent attor
ney irom Cincinnati, and his friend
Wm. Trumbower of Los Angeles, stayed
at tbe Chalet on Echo mountain Satur
day night. Mr. Goodhne, who has
traveled extensively and been over sev
eral mountain railroads, never saw any
thing comparable to this one which
scales tbe Sierra Madre mountains.
Dr. J. C. Kirkpatrick and friends
visited the Mt. Lowe railway for the
first time yesterday, and although he
had read glowing accounts of the enter
prise, expressed himself greatly sur
prised at the beauty and grandeur of
tbe views and excellence of the hotels
and all the appointments of the road.
Tbe number of visitors at Rubio cafion
and Echo mountain exceed those of any
other two days since the opening of the
Mt. Lowe railway, and taxed the ca
pacity of the road to its utmost, and
every one remarked on the fine, cultured
and distinguished looking people who
thronged the verandas.
Amateur Baseball.
A very exciting baseball game was
played at tbe Fourth and Alameda
street ground yesterday afternoon be
tween the Boyle Heights Clippers and
the Grays, the latter coming out win
ners by the close score of 30 to 0.
Following were tbe players and posi
tions :
CLIPPERS. POSITION. DRAYS.
Ren First baso Querela
Leity Bight Held Mooro
Williams shortstop Frank
Courtney Third base <). Frank
O'Brien Second base Allen
Neath Pitcher Mooro
Manning Catcher Whaling
Herrwood Center field Eupelveda
Thomas Left field King
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says: "My wile has been taking your New
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has not been troubleed with pain or smother
ing spells since using it." Jno. 1.. Roberts,
SlatltiQtou, Pa., says he is 75 years old and has
mi flared Irom heart disease ior over 40 years.
Was treated without avail by prominent Now
York physicians; grew constantly worse; took
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LOS ANGELES HERALD* MONDAY MORNING, ATjCKJST **, 169H,
POOR MAMIE SMITH BETRAYED.
She Loft Here to Go Home
aud Die.
The Hissing- Girl Fonnd in a Hospi-
tal in Dakota.
Her Last Fond Farewell Written to Ber
Sweetheart Kafore She Went Ont
to Find Death, but Waa Not
Brave Enough.
Mamie Smith, the pretty little Da
kota girl wbo disappeared from a private
school in thia city on May 18th, has
been found by her father. Deserted by
a betrayer and almost dead, she turned
toward her home. She crawled on
until her strength gave out, and then
she lay down to die. The wretched girt
managed to reach Edgemont, Dakota,
says the San Francieco Examiner, a few
miles from Alpena, where her heart
broken parents were waiting for word of
their missing daughter. When taken
into the hospital there she smiled in
the nurse's face and said:
"I can die happy now because I'm ao
near home; let me turn my face tbat
way."
A few hours later ehe was in delirium,
raving for the man who had ruined her
young life. One of the nurses, picking
up a copy of tbe paper that contained
an account of tbe girl's disappearance
and her portrait, suepeoted the secret
that the poor child had attempted to
conceal under an assumed name and
telegraphed for the patient's father. He
hurried to his daughter's bedside, and
at the hospital he learned all of the
pitiful story.
Even at tbe point of death the girl
will not reveal the name of her betrayer,
but all the facts point toward Clarence
W. Dunn, her cousin, as the guilty man.
Dnnn is at present in Portland, Or.
TOLD TO It lilt FATUEB.
Since May laat, according to the story
whispered to her father, the girl has
Buffered intensely. Her ruin was ac
complished in a hotel in Los Angeles,
she saya, and when tbe fact could no
longer be concealed from her school
mates and teachers, the child fled to
San Franciaco to meet Dnnn. She says
that she confided in him and he offered
tb help her. He first secured her a
room on Montgomery atreet, but coon
removed her to tbe lodging house at 123
Powell street. Tbe services of Mra. F.
W. Gwyer of .ill 1 a Hyde street were so
licited by Dunn, but the girl declined
to visit that woman, saying that ehe
would die by suicide rather than submit
to the treatment.
Young Dunn left her one midnight.
Next morning when he returned to find
her she was gone. The wretched girl
had started out to find death, and she
left a letter bidding tier lover farewell.
"I went to the wharf," she said to her
father, "but I didn't have the courage
to jump into the bay. So I walked
about the streets all day and night, and
when morning came 1 had learned tbat
I was not brave enough to die. Then I
bought a ticket to Sacramento."
HER LIFE AT SACRAMENTO.
In the capital city the tender, well
bred girl, gifted with many accomplish
ments, hired out as a nurse girl with a
family on I atreet.
"I didn't write to my lover because I
wanted him to think tbat I
waa dead," ahe aaid. "I stayed
in Sacramento until July 20th, and
then, papa, I wanted to come
home. I bad saved $50 with what had
been given" to me, and I bought a ticket
ior this place. I wanted to be near
home, and in thia hospital I found
shelter."
The condition of the girl is pitiful,
and the physicians predict that death
will be the result. The little wanderer
will have one comfort. She will die in
ber mother's arms.
"It will break my wife's heart,"
writes the father, "bnt I thank you for
helping me to find my unfortunate
child again."
The story told by Mamie Smith in the
hospital at Edgemont is confirmed by
investigations made in thia city. Mrs.
Fiaher, the landlady of the resort on
the aouthweat corner of O'Farrell and
Powell atreete, distinctly recalls tbe visit
of young Dunn and Miss Smith to her
house.
"He came here," she said, "and en
gaged the room and then brought her
around. He waa with her aome time
that night and I could hear them talk
ing together. She Seemed to be plead
ing with him about something: and he
replied ln a quick, sharp way. He
went out about midnight and when I
went to the room next day I knocked
and received no reply. Then I went in
and on the top of the bureau I fonnd a
nnmber of letters. One in tbe girl's
handwriting waa addressed to him and
it was enough to bring the tears to your
eyes. I've the letters yet " Mra. Fiah
er produced the letter. It was a pa
thetic note, in which the girl bade her
aweetbeart farewell, telling him ahe was
about to end all her troubles by going to
sleep beneath the waters of the bay.
HBR PLAINTIVB LETT"B.
"My own dear beloved," ebe began,
"I am abont to address you for the last
time. When this comes to yon, my
darling, I wilt have gone home, home to
Him who will forgive all that I have
done. I have imposed npon yon with
my trouble, and you have been too kind
to complain, bnt I have understood all
along. I did not come to the city, dear,
to see the doctor. I came only to be
near yon, whom I love better than all
else in the world. I would willingly die
to win yonr love, but I know that it can
never be. Why should I not die? There
is nothing for me to live tor without you
by my side. I could bear that the
finger of scorn should be pointed at me
if I could have your support, bnt I can
not face it without. 1 love yon so
fondly, darling, that to breathe the
same air with yon is happiness. You
did not suspect when I asked for a pen
cil last night that I wanted it to write
my farewell to life. lam using it now.
Your good-night kiss is still warm on
my lips, dear, and I can die in peace."
"Tbe other letters I have," said Mrs.
Fisher, "are several written by Dnnn to
ber. They are sufficient to send bim to
state prison. In then he confesses
everything, from the time he won her
young love in tbe school at Los Angeles.
He wants to get them very much, and
haß threatened to send me to prison if I
don't give them np."
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WANTED TO KNOW, YOU KNOW.
A Distinguished Angnlsno Explains
Cause and Effect.
The only Nick Oorarrubias was seated
in the center of an admiring lot of
friends, the other night at San Marco's,
in Santa Barbara. The races of the
day were over, and there were a few
(those who bought the "field"), who had
found his poola aa attractive as were the
pools of Silvam to the thiraty Hebrew
pilgrims of old.
The conversation finally drifted away
from turf topica and turned upon the
relative merits of tbe two cities. One
gentleman whose faith in "the American
Mentone" haa never faltered, saitt:
"The worst about you Los Angelea
people is that there is no unity about
you. Each goes his own way to pleaee
himself."
"I don't know that," replied Mr. Co
varrubias; "they are generally unani
mous on any proposition that affects the
good of the public."
"Yes, but they don't turn out aa we
do. Now you never see more than ten
or a dozen people down at your big Ar
cade depot to meet an incoming train.
Here, when a train cornea in from Los
Angelea, you ace from 200 to 250 people
awaiting ita arrival at tbe station."
"Of course," said Nick, "they are all
waiting to get the Eoa Angelas news
papers so as to find ont what is going on
in this world of ours."
USE A CHINESE PUMP.
RETURNING TO AN OI.D-STYI.I: DE
VICE FOR LIFTING WATER.
Tbe Primitive Bnt Highly Effective
Machine I* to Be Used In Drain
ing; Overflowed J 'and
Laud.>-^e
Stockton Mail: A Chinese pump haß
been manufactured at the Stockton
Iron worka for tbe Woods brothera, and
ia to be put to work immediately at
pnmping ont tbe Middle divieion of
Roberts island.
It's a little singular that with all tbe
improvements made in machinery by
the moderns, nobody haa yet been able
to beat, for a small lift, the device in
vented by a pig-tailed heathen away
back in the distant past when Asia waa
the world and the weetern nations were
never dreamed of.
The Chineae pump consists of two
drum-like wheels connected by an end
less draper, to which are fastened
bucket-paddles extending the full width
of the draper. These paddles fit snugly
but easily into an inclined trough, one
of the wheels being set high enough to
allow the paddles in passing along to
push the water up through the trough
aa they go. Tbe wheels are revolved by
either ateam or horse power as desired—
tbe former being preferable.
In pumping water from off reclaimed
land the upper end Of the inclined
trongh reats on the top of the levee, and
the lower end into an excavation into
which ditches drain the water when it
baa been so much lowered by the pump
that auch drainage is necessary.
"The Chinese pump," eaid Mr. Treth
eway of the foundry, to a Mail reporter
today, "is without doubt the most eco
nomical and the moat effective where the
lift is ru|t more than eight feet. The
saving ro power is estimated to be about
20 per cent, and the pump costs much
less than other plants used for tbe aame
purpoae."
"Are tbere many of them in use here ?"
waa aaked.
"No; very few."
"Why ia that?"
"Oh, well," with a ehrng, "people
have not fallen into the custom of using
them—that'a all."
"Ia this the first one that will be em
ployed in thia region ?"
"No, Voorman had a Chineae pump
running in 1881 on Bonldin island, and
he demonstrated its economical proper
ties very thoroughly. He had, at the
time, a pumping plant which cost him
$40,000. Being satisfied that a $500
Chinese pump could do more work, and
do it cheaper than a $40,000 centrifugal
outfit, he had one made. The buckets
were six feet wide and aix inchea deep,
and he ran it with a threshing engine
they had on the farm. When the pump
waa set to work it was found that it
pumped more water than tbe $40,000
machinery had been doing. It cleared
his 1500 acres of the 13 feet of water that
had been left on it by the freshet of
1880-81, and he was able to put in a
crop of potatoes that same year by run
ning both tbe plants. A Chinese pump
waa also used at about that time in Sac
ramento to lift the water over the R
etreet levee."
The arrangement which ia to be used
in draining Middle Division has bucket
paddlea of 10 feet wide and eight inches
deep. The wheela will be 30 feet apart,
and funning at ordinary speed the
pump will lift 30,000 gallons eight feet
every minute. It will be operated by a
05 horse-power engine. The cost of the
pump itself was $800. The cost of the
engine, which haa been ordered in San
Francisco, ia not definitely known here,
but the plant all told will not cost much
more than $2000.
A FUMIGATION WAR.
tt Spreads from Orange Into Riverside
Connty.
A "fumigation war" is evidently on
in Southern California. Tbe "war"
waa started in Orange county, and ia
now being taken up by Riverside county.
The orange growers of the first named
county, says the Riverside Enterprise,
are preparing to contest tbe claima for
royalty made by tbe owners of the
patent for the fumigating process now
generally in use in those countiee. Two
or three growers in Orange have recently
yielded to tbe demand for royalty and
paid it. The patentees have now pre
pared to press their claims against other
growers, and declare their intention to
test the question of their rights before
the courts.
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IN THE CENTER OF WICKEDNESS.
The Salvation Army's Latest
Sphere of Work.
In Spite of Rotten Eg-gs They Labor
Among Alameda Street Dens.
The Army Attack! Local Wickedness In
Ita Stronghold—Over Ripe Melons
and Pasaee Kggs Used Bnt
the Work Goes On.
Tbere is probably no class of Christian
workers in the world today who have
stood as much abuse and have accom
plished aa much good in their own
humble way as the Salvation Army has
during ita ten years existence in this
country.
Tbe history of tbe struggles of the
army for an existence even in the city
of Los Angelea alone would make an in
teresting volume.
Its firat introduction here as in other
citiee waa the signal for a vigorous cru
sade againat it by the police, the army
being an almost nightly visitor at the
station during the first year of ita work.
It waa found, however, to be an impos
sibility to secure a conviction, a fact
that speaka volumes for the claim of re
ligious freedom, which haß always been
the pride of this republic. But during
tbe past few years tbere has been a de
cided revolution in public opinion so far
as tbe army is concerned. "
From the patient, persißtent manner
in which tbe red-shirted aoldierß have
gone ahead with the struggle, appar
ently never dieconraged. at their posts
every night, tbe general public, which
was at firat shocked at what was consid
ered the unreligtoua methods of the
army, has at last come to the conclusion
that there may be some good in it and
that at least no harm is being done.
It is a fact which admits of no dispute
that the Salvation Army ia reaching a
class of people which are utterly be
yond tbe reach of the churches, a clbbb
which is most of all in need of tbe en
lightenment of Christian influence. No
depth of sin ia too deep for the army to
tackle, aa is illustrated by the latest de
parture of the Salvationists in this city.
About three weeks ago the army de
cided that its two barracks on Firat and
Soring streets streets were in entirely
too respectable a part of town to capture
tbe lowest and most sinful element, and
hence, acting upon tbe principle that
"If the mountain would not go to Mo
hammed, Mohammed muat go to tbe
mountain," it waa decided to locate a
hall among the people they were after.
The place selected was on the corner of
Commercial street, with a saloon on one
side and a crib house on the other, in
tbe very hotbed of the crime and degra
dation of the city.
From this fort a vigorous crusade has
been commenced againat <tbeir standing
enemy, the devil, although with results
which to the ordinary mortal would not
be especially encouraging. Little
friendly missives in the ahape of rotten
eggs, half-spoiled watermelons and cob
ble stones are frequently disturbing ele
ments in the street meetings; but de
spite these inconveniences, the work
goea bravely on.
Since opening the new barracke mid
night meetings on Saturday night have
been instituted at that time of night,
this section of town being in full blast,
affording an opportunity for work which
the army waa not slow to take advantage
of.
A Herald reporter called at tbe bar
racks yesterday to learn how things
were progressing. Baotber Pierce, who
conducts these meetings, was not in,
but a deputy supplied tbe desired in
formation. "Yeß," he eaid, in reply to
a query, "we do have some pretty lively
times down bere, but tbe fellows are not
as bad as tbey were when we first
started in. Most every night at first a
crowd of five or six toughs tried to break
tbe meeting up, but we have got along
with them without calling on the po
lice. Our midnight meetings begin out
on Alameda street in front of the sa
loons and cribs, and most every night
we get something thrown at us, but
tbey haven't thrown eggs since the first
night or two. The work," continued
the soldier, "is going slow at first, but
we are gaining, and our meetings are
better attended than at first.
"Besides the meeting every evening
and the midnight meeting we have Sun
day school every Sunday afternoon for
the little folke. Our class now numbers
35, and ia growing rapidly. Some of
the people object to tbeir children com
ing, but moat of tbem are willing
enough to let them attend."
Besides tbe work which is done in the
regular way, a canvass is being made of
the district and much good accom
plished.
Tbe women do most of this work, go
ing from bouse to house, and endeavor
ing to interest people in the work, and
sometimes they receive pretty harsh
treatment.
Yesterday two of them were rotton
egged by a crowd of toughs, and they
frequently have old cabbage and melons
thrown at them, but said one of tbem
yesterday, "we are on the right side and
can etuiid it."
The army now numbers in actual,
active member?, about 200; of these
150 belong to the Spring-Btreet corps
and the rest aro scattered around in the
branch barracks.
THE ORANGE GROWERS.
A Very Important Meeting to Be Held
. Tomorrow Morning.
Tomorrow at 10:30 a. m. tbe adjourn
ed meeting of orange growers will con
vene at tbe chamber of commerce rooms.
Each local association ia urgently re
quested to send a duly accredited repre
sentative to consider the report of the
committee on the essential point of har
monizing the work b 'tween tbe several
local associations. Tbe meeting will
not be confined to delegates, all orange
growers are invited.
Already there are murmuringe of fail
ure in the air. If orange growers will
on{y trust tbeir neighbors and them
selves to the aame extent they have in
tbe past trusted tbe dealers, wbo too
often been strangers to them, viz: by
placing their crops in the hands of this
association for disposition, they will not
know what failure in this thine ia.
They certainly cannot be any worFe
off, and it would seem to be wise to try
it. A solid phalanx will win the day,
and not only will ttiey realize better
prices, but the eaatern dealer will make
a euro profit, and the price, withal, not
enhanced to the consumer.
Every orange grower who studies his
own interest must identify himself with
this movement, and those, if any, wbo
do not, should study this plan of orv-an
inzation in order that be may see where
his interest lies.
THE COONS CAME DOWN.
Mrs. H*asklns of Klslnore a Successful
Huntress.
Elsinore Frees : Mrs. George Haskinr,
who lives on Grand avenue, just acrofs
the lake from the town of Eisinore, ia
tbe heroine of a novel coon hunt,
Mr. Haskins was absent from home
last week on business, which detained
him over night, and Mrs. Haskins was
left with the children at the ranch.
Near morning the lady was awakened
by the furious barking of the house doz,
which was kept up so incessantly that
Mrs. Haskins at length arose from lei
to ascertain the cause oi the com
motion, when, on going out into the
yard she discovered the dog at
the foot of a tree guarding several
coons which had taken refuge in its
branches. Leaving the dog to take
care of bia charges, tho pmcky lady
instituted a search for a weapon with
which to wreak vengeance on the
chicken thieves, and finding an old
wheel spoke not far o(T she at once
started in to the assistance of the dog.
By dint of shaking the tree the animals
were forced to descend from their perch,
and as they came down one by one the
dog closed with them and the lady with
the club, a few blows of which soon set
tled the accounts of the first three, but
the fourth, an old one, fought valiantly
and succeeded in getting away—slightly
disfigured but still in tbe ring. The
fifth, however, fell a victim to tho
plucky wielder of the wagon Bpoke, but
in the confusion which followed the bal
ance of the animals got safely away.
Mrs. Haskins is fairly satisfied, how
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