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Show Woman Long Mariners' Friend. Tho Santa Barbara llghthnuso on tho Pacific coaat has been kopt by n woman for thirty-eight years. In 185C a llghthouso wns erected two miles south of Santa Barbara, and Prosldont Franklin Pierco appointed Albert J. Williams to bo tho keopor. In 18C5. nenr tho closo of tho civil wnr, Mrs. Julia F. Williams was appointed keeper, keep-er, to succeed her husband, who had died. Sho has had tho longost servlco serv-lco ot any keeper on tho coast. Sho has been nwny from hor post only two nights In twenty-soven yoars, nnd rarely leaves tho llghthouso except on Sundays, when sho drives to Snntn Bnrbnra to attend church. Tho towor rises 178 feot nbovo tho sea levol and tho solid whlto light can bo scon seventeen sev-enteen miles nt sea. |