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ger, Mrs. James Smith, Mrs. O. S. Barber, Mrs. O. R. Dougherty, Mrs. Dr. 

 Lord, Mrs. James Cambell, and perhaps others. Most of these women had 

 young children to look after ; and lived far from the church ; and after 

 attending Sunday school and morning services, did not feel like going again 

 in the afternoon. But Mrs. Dr. Conger went, and had a delightful rest, all 

 free from family cares, and all by herself, in Mrs. Gen. Stoueman's nicely 

 cushioned pew. At the proper time she moved herself adjourned, sifie die ; 

 and thus ended Miss Willard's projected W. C. T. U. 



On page 499 : " Y. M. C. A." — Oct. i, 1895, new officers were elected 

 as follows : C. C. Reynolds, president ; Dr. J. R. Townsend, vice-president ; 

 Robert H. Fulton, secretary. 



On page 519 : " Fortnightly Club." — This society provided free public 

 lectures, mostly by a high order of talent. The most eminent person who 

 has lectured under its auspices was Prof. Joseph LeConte, the world-famed 

 Professor of Geology in our State University, who spoke here in the spring 

 of 1893. Its successive presidents have been, Prof. C. H, Keyes, Theodore 

 Coleman, Geo. H. Coffin. But Prof. George Conant has been the execu- 

 tive secretary, and chief manager of its affairs. 



On page 543 : " Micaceous talc." — This is the same kind of rock from 

 which the Indians of the Santa Barbara Islands carved out pots, and other 

 dish and cup utensils, many fine specimens of which may be seen in Dr. 

 Palmer's very complete collection, on free exhibition at the L,os Angeles 

 Chamber of Commerce rooms. The material is commonly called "soap- 

 stone," although it is quite different from the soapstone of the eastern states. 



On page 600 : "Rattlesnakes." — On July 30, 1893, old Jason Brown 

 went as guide for a lone tourist lady from the east who wished to make the 

 bridle trip from Echo Mountain to Mt. Lowe. When they reached Crystal 

 Springs cabin, on their return route, the lady sat down at the workmen's 

 camp mess-table to eat her lunch. A rattlesnake crawled out of a hole in 

 the mountain side only six or eight feet from where she sat. As soon as 

 she saw the reptile she jumped and screamed, which scared it, and it com- 

 menced turning to get back into its hole. Jason called to another man who 

 was near to stop the hole quick and not let it get back ; meanwhile he 

 grasped a long-handled shovel, pushed it under the snake and commenced 

 tossing him gently so he could neither coil himself to strike nor crawl to his 

 hole. Jason then called to another man to bring an empty cracker box. 

 This was brought, and he shoveled the snake into it, clapped on the cover, 

 took the box under his arm and marched on down to Echo Mountain. I 

 reached Crystal Springs from an exploring trip with Mr. Cameron just in 

 time to see Jason start off with his rattlesnake under his arm. The lady 

 was delighted with the adventure, and related with much enthusiasm how 



