A California Incident

Sucli incidents as tho foilowing are still common m coach traveling in California : ' ' The coach contained eight men and ioiir women, all unarnied. When the coach reached a part of the road lined by a thick growth of brush, in which it ia impossible to turn a loaded wagon or even a iight one, two men sprang up and comtnanded the driver to stop and throw out the exprese boxes. Both of tho men wore white cloths nnder their hats, one end being thrown up over the front of tho hat and the other, with eye-holes, covering the face. One man,. held u doublé -barreled j shot gun, aimed at the driver, and tne other at the body of the coach whore tho passengers mostly were. After a short parley two boxes of treasure v,ere thrown out, and the driver wis compelled to drive on, tho shot gun covering him until ho was hidden by a turn in the road." A venerable Turkish i'rophft at Beyrout ñxes the duration of the Suitaa's rule ia Euroie at four years.