CHENEY, JOHN VANCE, _b._ Groveland. N.Y., Dec. 29, 1848. _Grad._ Temple Hill Acad., Geneseo, N.Y., at 17. Practiced law, 1875. Came to California in 1876. Librarian Pub. Library, San Francisco, 1887-94. Newberry Lib., Chicago, 1894-1909. _Author:_ The Old Doctor, 1881. Thistle Drift (poems) 1887. Wood Blooms, 1888. The Golden Guess, 1872. That Dome in Air, 1895. Queen Helen, 1895. Out of the Silence, 1897. Lyrics, 1901. Poems, 1905. Editor 3 Caxton Club pubs. _Address:_ 3390 Third St., San Diego, Calif. CLARK, GALEN, 96 years old. Went to Yosemite in 1853. Known as Father of Yosemite. _Author:_ Big Trees of California: Their History and Characteristics. The Indians of Yosemite: Their History, Customs and Traditions. $1.00. Paper 50c. _Address:_ 216 11th St. Oakland, Calif. CONNOLLY. JAMES, _b._ County Cavan, Ireland July 12, 1842. In 1852 came to Dennis, Mass. _Ed._ public schools. At 13 went to sea, at 18 second mate, at 21 first mate. Later master. For 18 years has resided at Coronado. Writer of poems and short stories for magazines. _Author:_ The Jewels of King Art. _Address:_ Coronado, Calif. COX, PALMER, _b._ Granby, Quebec, Can., April 28, 1840. _Grad._ Granby Academy. In 1862 came to San Francisco _via._ Panama. Contributed to Golden Era, Alta California, and Examiner, etc. _Author:_ Squibs of California, 1874. (Later republished as Comic Yarns.) Hans Von Petter's Trip to Gotham. How Columbus Found America. That Stanley. Queer People. All now o.p. Then he invented the Brownies and in quick succession were published The Brownies, Their Book; Another Book; The B.'s at Home; The B.'s Around the World; The B.'s Through the Union; The B.'s Abroad; The B.'s in the Philippines. $1.50 each. The B. Clown in B. Town. $1.00. The B. Primer. 40c. All by Century Co. The B. Calendar, McLoughlin Bros., N.Y. $1.00. Palmer Cox's Brownies. Spectacular play. The B.'s in Fairyland (Children's Cantata.) Also articles in leading magazines. _Address:_ Pine View House, East Quogue, L.I. DAGGETT, MARY STEWART, _b._ Morristown. O., May 30, 1856. _Ed._ Steubenville, O., Seminary, 1873. Writer for newspapers and magazines. _Author:_ Mariposilla, 1895. The Broad Isle, 1899. _Address:_ Columbia Hill, Pasadena, Calif. DAVIS, SAM P., _b._ Branford, Conn., April 4, 1850. Newspaper and magazine writer for 40 years. Lecturer and public speaker--also politician. _Author:_ One book Short Stories and Poems, and The First Piano in Camp. _Address:_ Public Industrial Commission, Carson City, Nevada. DILLON, HENRY CLAY, _b._ Lancaster, Wis., Nov. 6, 1846. _Ed._ public schools and Lancaster Academy. _Grad._ Racine College, 1872 (Gold Medalist, 1870.) Came to California in 1888. Writer of clever short stories and law. Lecturer on Common Law Pleading, etc., University of Southern Calif. _Address:_ Colorado Orchards, Long Beach, Calif., and Los Angeles, Calif.