Been a widow a long time, heard of one woman, wife of lighthouse-keeper, he died, she too stout to be gotten out of the one room, next incumbent married her.
Montecito, as Roe described it, is a village of charming gardens and green lawns, with a softer climate even than Santa Barbara--a most desirable situation for an elegant country retreat.

I had the privilege of visiting the home of Mr.W.P.Gould, a former resident of Boston, who has one of the most perfect places I have ever seen.

He has been experimenting this year with olive oil in one room of his large house for curing lemons, and has perfected a machine which expresses the "virgin oil" without cracking a single pit or stone.

This is a great improvement, as one crushed stone will give an acrid taste to a quart of oil.

There is a fashion in fruits as much as in bonnets or sleeves.
Olive culture is just now the fad.