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4 THE HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY PUBLISHERS OF t()S ANGELES HERALD fn.tir.Y, SUNDAY AND WEEKLY. J >|in BRADBURY President ,1, li % i. HiJMNIKEYS Vice-Presiden; W >i I ACY Secretary JO.IX T. ii.U'FKY Managing Editor ii f. ~. rs >*EN Basinets Manager V. A. STtCVENi City Editor UFFICE: HERALD BDILDIN3, «2:i and ::ar> wkst skuonu btkeet. TELEPHONE 150. ■„tKMKB It AJUOOIATKQ PRKBS. Fci.L Lrusun Wikk Skrvicb, SUBSCRIPTION RATES. BY OARRISB.: iv.- Week ™ - w frrMonih K0 BY MAIL line.utling postage): liaiiv Herald, one ye-r 8 Ol) Daily Herald, six months 4 *o Unity Herald, three months - -0 Dally Herald, one mouth J?0 Weekly Herald, one ye«r 1 Weekly Herald, six inontha 1 0(> Weekly Herald, three months Illustrated Herald, per copy Entered at tho l'ostofiice at Los Angeles as M-cond-clasß ma'.ter. ANNOUNCEMENTS. Ifcr papers of aUdeilnqueat mail subscriber totfce Daily Herald will be prompt 1 ? dlseon inued hereafter. No papers wll be sent to tofcacribers by mail unless the same have been paid for in advance. J. P. Fisher, newspaper advertising agent, ?1 Merchants' Exchange, Ssn Francltro. is an anthortred agent This paper ia KeDt on flio lv his oflice. Eo'.e Eastern Advertlilng Agent, S. P. Palmer, Bhinelander Building, New York. Ihe Herald is sold at tha Occidental Hotel news stand, ttan Francisco, for 5c a copy. No contributions returned. koniiav, RtOSMBSB io. 18114. ) Any person who cannot buy The Herald at newsstands in the city or in its suburbs or onrailroad trains, or at anyplace where a Los Angeles paper should be sold, will oblige us'by reporting the fact to the Her ald office, Los Angeles. The city council will meet today and It is confids'.ttly expected thttt tbe va cancy on the police commission caused by the death of Thomas Weldon will bo filled. It is well understood that the merchants and business men of Los An geles are desirous tbat an appointment .should be made and at once, and it is believed that tbe counoil will take some heed of an opinion so pronounced, and pay some attention to interests bj im portant as those represented by these petitions. The railroad managers, at the instiga tion of the SoutbernPaci fie, have deter mined to put tbe screws on California from tbe eastern end of the transconti nental lines. They have docided to raise the rates of fares and frsigbts on west bound traffic to the end that tbe immigrant and the importer shall be charged "all the traffic will bear." Tbe Southern Pacific haß already cloied the western gate, and this advance of freight rates, of from 50 to 75 per cent, is mere ly a completion of tbe Californian rail road corral. Does anybody dispute tbe advisability of foreclosing the govern ment mortgages on railroad property? ■ Every preparation uiaal in the news paper offices for the "handling" of "features" is being made by those of San Francisco to record the death list tbat will result from tbe operation of the Southern Pacific's electric line oc croßß Market street at the intersection of Kearny and Third. The collisions with cable and horse cars, and tbe in evitable lots of human life already in imminent peril by reason of tbe traffic concentrated at this point, will be pre sented in sensational style and the steady, lengthening list ofjtbs killed and wounded will head each account in the blackest type. It is not a cheerfal out look for tbe corporation or for the peo ple of San Francisco. Representative Maui'ikk's argu ments in opposition to the Pacific rail roads funding bill are irreiutable. He shows that although the bonds are about to mature nnd although tbe gov ernment will have to meet them the nocossity is not so alarming in tbe face of the fact that the people bave been paying interest on tbe bonds for years, until the amount has reached the astounding figure of $50,000,000, while the principal only amounts to $37,000, --'.'oo. In view of this condition he thinks it will bo better if congress makes no edjuotment, in which event the Pacific roc.de will lapne into government con trol. It is the intention of Mr. Ma guire to contest the moaßtire on the floor of the house if Chairman Reilly insists on having a time fixed ior con sideration before the holidays. The so-called "Baltimore Plan of Currenoy Reform" is likely to enter very largely into the financial discus sions tbat will be incited by tbe action of the present congreßß and that which will be taken by its successor. A. H. Hepburn outlinea the proposed plan in the December Forum. The proposition Is to amend the national bank act ao as to no longer require government bonds ut Becurity for circulation, and providing tt safety fund, allowing banks to issue circulation to 50 per cent of tbeir paid np unimpaired capital, and in an emer gency, 75 per cent. All notes of failed banks are to be redeemed by the government, as under the present law. A guarantee or safety fund, equal to 5 per ceut of the outstand ing circulation, is to be accumulated and maintained by gradual taxation upon sucb circulation. From this fund the government is to redeem notes of failed banks. The government also retains • prior lien upon tbe assets of failed banks, including stockholders' liability, as now provided by law, ia order to replenish this safety fund and protect itself against possible loss. Practically, ths only change is to Babstilute a guarantee fund for government bonds as security, the other changes bsing incidental. Just such a law as tbe one proposed by toe Baltimore bankers is now in successful operation in the Dominion of Canada, except that the Canadian law allows circulation to the par of unimpaired capital, and the government assumes no responsibility for the redemption of failed banks' notes beyond tbe applica tion of the 5 per cent fund. The law haa proved eminently snocssaful and satis factory in Canada. A STATE RAILROAD. Senator J. R. Mathews of this conn ty has consented to bring the question ol a state railroad before the legislature in the form of an amendment to the con stitution. This will obviate tbe objec tion recently urged that if snob a propo sition is presented to tbe legislature at tbis time for decisive action by direct enactment it would be controlled by the Southern Pacific Railroad company. The people will first vote on the amendment, and then elect a legislature to carry out its provisions. If, under these circum stances, playing for a stake as important as this will be, the citizsns are false to themselves, as they have been in the past, tfcey will have only themselves to blame if they are delivered into the hands of the Southorn Pacific corpora tion. The amendment to be offered by Sen ator Mathews will provide for building s trunk line from the Oregon border to the Mexican boundary. It will fix the amount ol bonds to bs issued for tbe construction of the road and tbe rate which those bonds will carry, as well as the time they will run and tbe method of their redemption. Kvery advooate of government ownership of railroads will approve of the measure, and only those who oppose the issuance of bonds in any form or for any pnrrfttse will oiler objec'ion. This objection may be overcome, however, by argument show ing that a road to be built as proposed in this instance will bs loss burdensome us a debt upon ths state than direct tax ation and tbe exorbitant rates charged by a monopoly or a pool, or even the less onerous tax imposed on individuals by roads in competition. The proposed amendment will also provide for the bonding of counties for building lateral lines wherever such may bo deemed necessary or advisable, thus making possible increased profit in tbe operation of the trim it line, by means of an aggregated business contributed by those "feeders." This is an important consideration and one that is never over looked by railroad corporations, who understand that without "feeders" or branch lines a trunk line cannot main tain iteelf unless it operates through densely populated sections. The proposed ■let* railroad will ss= care an outlet over three competing rail roads in the north—the Northern Pacifls, tbo Great Northern end the Canadian Pacific; and in the south over ths Santa I n and the Southern Pacific. All of these lines will be compelled to bid for the traffic of tbe state roed, which will virtually dictato its own terms, opera ting as it will on a basin of actual cost end giving tbe shipper the benefit of rates on this basis. When the Central Pacific becomes government property transcontinental traffic will bs nssured at a minimum of coat, defying every comnetition of the established roads. Every argument that can be urged on bebelf oi government ownership of rail roads will hold as valid to tbe state rail road sb proposed by tbe Mathews amendment. One of tbe best examples of such ownership is presented in the practical results obtained in New Zealand, where the railroads are abso lutely tinder control of the government. The New Zealand Official Year Book, for 1894, contains many Important facts upon which to base an estimate of tbe advantages tbat would accrue from the operation of railroads nnder similar con ditions in tbis country. Up to 1870 there were in operation 46 mi'.mb only of railway in New Zealand. Iv that year, when the colony was feel ing the disheartening effects of the native war then just ended, the colonial treasurer. Sir Julius Vogel, promulgated his publio works policy, nnder which some £10,000,000 were borrowed from the British capitalists and ex pended in tbe encouragement of immi gration, tbe construction of railways and roado in all parts of the colony, the extension cf telegraphic communica tion, tbe supply of water to tbe gold fields nnd tbe purchase of native lands. In 1878 the abolition of tbe provinces plated the earlier constrncted railways in the hands of the general govern ment. ■ ','Jhere are now open for traffic 1948 miles of railway, the construction of which has cost about £7770 ($37,606.80) per anile. This includes the expendi tures on tbe provincial government lines and the purchase money paid for district railways built by local syndi cates and taken over by the government; •lan the cost of rolling stock and equip ments. The large mileage ot railways in pro portion to tbe „■ pulation, tbe location of tbe latter along ths coast mainly, the active competition of water carriage, tbe very short distances over which traffic can be carried, the importation by sea o! ihe great proportion of mercantile products which are used by the inhabi tants, the extension of the railways in land to mountains and pastoral districts almost devoid of settlement, together form a combination ot clrcnmstances adverse to tbe railway system as proba bly bas no parallel in any other coun try. Tbe imposition of rates for car riage bas also to be largely guided by tbe peculiar circumstances attending tbe colonial settlement. These 1948 miles ot railway produced a groBS annual revenue of £1,172,793 ($5,076,318.12), tbe net revenue being £137,434 ($2,117,180.50). "equal to a div idend of £2 17s 9d per ont on the total cost oi all opened lines to that date." LOS TTERALr>t MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1894. ||The wo-king expenses nf the Units for the year ending March 31, 18114, amounted to £735,35!), absorbing 62.70 per cent of tbe receipts; but as tbe cost of improvements la renewing rails and in reconstructing rolling stock and more permanent structure is borne by work ing expenses, tbsy ere thus made to appear heavier than tbey otherwise wonld do. For tbe past year the tonnage of tbe principal product? was : Wool, 101,640 tons; timber and firewood, 267,850 tons; grain, 411,191 tons; minerals, 864,538 tons. The receipts from passenger traf fic were £402,010, including season tickets, £23,540. The average revenue per mile of rail way was £613 3i 2d, and tbe average expenditure £384 9s 3d per train mile respectively. The cost of maintenance per mile for last year was £140 3s 81. The passenger fares are generally at tbe rate of 2'.,d (5 cents) per mile first-class, and 1-jd (BJi oents) per mile second-class; tbe return fare being calculated at one-tbird increase on these rates. For suburban and local traffio, however, the rates are much lower; in some cases of commutation tickets being as low as %A llSf cents) first-class and %& (1 cent) second-class per mile. Tbe estimated popnlation of New Zea land is C 76.749, only about twice as many people as there are In the city of San Francisco alone. There are 2.'88 miles of railway in New Zealand open to each 1000 of population. Of tho popnlation of New Zealand, 41,963 are Maoris and 4044 Chinese. The rates of wages are as follows: Farm laborers, 4 shillings 6 pence to 8 shillings per day, without board ; plow men, from 7 to 10 shillings, ditto ; reap ers, from 6 to 10; shepherds, with board perannnm, £40 to £85; eheepehearera, with board, per 100 sheep, from 15 to 20 shillings; bricklayers from 7 to 10 shill ings per day, without board; carpenters, painters, plombore. wheelwrights, plas terers, masons, from 3 to 10 shillings; general laborers, 3 tn 8 shillings. From $2 to $2.50 a day is not bad wages for the artisans named, and 5 to 8 shillings, ($1.25 to $2; per day for common laborers is as high a rate ol wages as is paid in California. The estimated annua! cast of living' per head in New Zealand is £35 6s Id. as compared with £ 1:5 10s 2d. iv the United States. Tho daily wages cf railway employees in New South Wales are 13 shilliogs 11'o pence ($3 35) for locomotive drivers; 9 shillings Iftjj pence ($2 45) for lire men; 10 shillings' 2 pence ($2.54) for guards; £219 4 shillings 8 pence ($1061. --10) per annum for station masters ; £106, 3 shillings 3 pence ($513.31) for opera tors. Twelve holidays a year are given on full pay to all railroad employees, and an equivalent in money is given il the holiday cannot bs taken. In addition to this, engine drivers, firemen, guards, signal men nnd gangers are allowed six good-conduct holidays. Expensss av eraging Ibree shillings per day are al lowed drivers, firemen and guards, and all others when away from home sta tion?. Lodging houses with attendants are provided at nil principal stations ,'or the engineer, firemen and guards free of charge. Station masters and oificers in charge are allowed frss houses, and free passes are issued to members of tbe railway BtefT, when on leave of absence, including wife and family not exceeding three. In New Sjuth Wales the charge for trucks of six tons, for any agricultural product except hay, straw and chaff, ie £4 17 shillings and 6 pence ($23.48) for a 500-mile run. This is at the rate of 78 --100 of a cent per ton per mile. A comparison of tbe freight rates of the Southern Pacific from this oity to San Francisco, or from any of the valley cities of California, with this data will convince the most skeptical that the plan proposed undsr the Mathews amendment is not only practical and eminently profitable, but that it only needs a certain amount of energy, pub lic spirit and personal enterprise to ac complish by this means what we have been endeavoring to accomplish during the past 25 years. Another important consideration in connection with the Mathews amend ment will be the polling of the present legislature on tbis question. Every member will have to go on record and it will be satisfactory to ascertain by this test who are the friends of tbe peo ple aud who are not. THE BLOOD SERUM REMEDY. The experiment* in progress in San Francisco with the anti-toxine care for croup and diphtheria will be watched with intense interest by every mother in the state. These diseases are tbe deadliest scourges tbat affiict childhood. Tbe number of deaths from diphtheria last year in New York was 1970. In the last three years the number was nearly 4800. In tbe census year 1880 tbe number of victims in the whole country was 38,143, and there were also nearly 18,000 deaths ascribed to croap. An epidemic of cholera that should sweep away 38,000 lives in 12 months would bs regarded as a terrible calamity, bat this is a disease which is more highly infectious tban Asiatic cholera and marked by as high a mortality, while it is much more difficult to take effective measures for defense against it. The annual mortality is 30,000 in France and 20,000 in Austria. This season the number of cases is larger than usual in American cities. Un asaal mortality has been reported from Boston and other Massachusetts cities, from Ij'hiladslphia, Detroit, St. Louis, and several towns on the Hudson river. The discovery of a remedy that will pro vent a fatal termination when adminis tered at the right time, tbat will give immunity to exposed persons, and that reduces the mortality in hospital caaes one-half, is one of very great importance and value. Tbe theory of tbe uso of nati-toxine is diametrically opposed to tbe theory aa to the application of Koch's tuberculin-' and there is as great a difference in the natures of the two substances. Tuber culin was a preparation of the disease poison itself, and it was thought that by tbe introduction of it tbe progress of the tuberculous disease could be stimu lated with a beneficial result. This was an error, so far aa tuberculosis id con fined parts of the body is concerned, and in such cases 'ha inoculations did more harm than good. They added fuel to tbe fire, with injurious effect. Bat an ti-toxine is not a preparation of the poi son secreted or produced by tbe germ of diphtheria; it ia a substance hostile to tbat poiaon and in itself harmless, ac cording to the uniform testimony of those who have used it in more than 1000 cases. It is a resisting substance developed in tbe blood of ani mala which have been tested repeat edly with inoculations of the poison, and tested until tbey have become thor oughly proof against that poison—proof, because of tbe gradual development of thia hostile and protective material. When introdnced into the system of a human patient this substance continues the work which it has been doing in the horse; it attacks or operates against tbe diphtheritic poison, and if tbat poison has not become too deeply seated and too plentiful, it neutralizes or overcomes it. For this reason, as well as on account of the ircord of experience in Europe and in New York, tbe person inquiring as to the value of anti-toxine should not permit himself to be biased ur prejudiced by what is now known concerning tuber culin. The best record of results has been obtained in Paris, where It was practic able to compare tbe experiences of two hospitals. In tbe children's hospital where, in the four years immediately preceding, 3971 oases of diphtheria had been treated, with a mortality of nearly 52 per cent, tbere were treated with serum between February Ist nnd July 24tb, under the direction oi Dr. Koux (whose memorable report at the Inter national Congress of Hygiene, in Buda- Pesth, last September, excited ho much interest) 448 patients, with a mortality of only 24., per cent. On the other hand, in the neighboring Trousseau hospital, during thesame period, 520 patient! were treated in the ordinary way, with a mor tality of 60 per cent. After the cases in each hospital are analyzed and classi fied, tbo advantage is shown as clearly with respect to the subdivisions as it is in tbe totals. Since this record was made, tbe use of serum in the Trous seau hospital bas reduced the mortality there from 50 to 24 per cent. In Berlin the results were even more encouraging. In one hospital where the mortality — in three years, with 1081 case? —had been about 40 per cent, in five months 19-cases were treated with serum, with » morality of only 14 per cent. As death was inevitable in 23 of those cases when they were admitted to the hos pital, the subtraction of these leaves 169, which showed a mortality ol per cont. Cases in other Berlin hospit als added to tbe 192 made a total of 274 co treated, which show a mortality of lo 1 -j per cent. Tho serum was also administered to 130 children who bad been exposed, but in whom the diseaso had not appeared, and in only two of these the disease aftorward eppotirod, and then in a mild iorm.. Prof. Ebrlich has published a table showing the results in 163 cases, with especial reference to the element of time. Of six cases treated on the first day, none was fatal; of 63 treated on tbe second day, 64, or 97 per cent, were cured ; ol 29 treated on tbe third day, 25, or 86 per cent, were saved ; of 39 treated on tbe fourth day, 30, or 77 per cent, were cured, but the mortality in 23 cases treated on the fifth day was nearly one-half. Some of the members of the Republi can state executive committee express astonishment tbat there conld have been gross frauds in the count for gov ernor in San Francisco if all the election officials, as they were led to believe, were appointed by Registrar Evans, Dan Burns' brother-in-law. This sur prise, of course, only included Demo cratic frauds. The rural members of the committee are surely not so obtuse in tbeir partisanship as to believe that Registrar F.vans would Book to prevent frauds on behalf of Republican candi dates. The fact tbat Dan Burns worked the wires of the Evans marionette would preclude any such foolish notion and the revelations already in evidence in tbe senatorial district which J. H. Maboney in ondeavoring to represent ought to prove beyond all cavil that Registrar Evans, instead of trying to prevent fraud actually encouraged its perpetration. Tbe only reason, as ex plained to tbe country members of the committee, that frauds were not more prevalent, was because Dsn Barns' brother-in-law did not have tbe ap pointment of all the election officers. AMUSEMENTS. The Imperial.—The large audience that invariably attends this house on Sunday evenings was in evidence last evening, and was unmistakably pleased with tbe varied bill presented. George Harrison, the cbaracter comedian. Prince To To, the fine juggler, and the Quigley brothers were well received. Then came May Develliou, wbo can not sing a little bit, but whose dancing is as distinctly oriental as was that ol La Belle Baya at the midwinter. Miss Develliou docs not go to tho extremes of wriggles and physical tremolos as did Mdlle. Baya, bnt it is evident that she could if she felt so inclined. Wood and Martin gave a charming banjo duet, and Russell and Ryder gained the approval of tbe audience in tbeir acrobatic skit. Goner and Grobel aud Sanford nnd Rice give much amuse ment while the sisters Sansoni give a remarkable display of muscular develop ment. Miss Annie Hughes and Mies Ethel Rees, daughter and granddaughter of Rev. D. Hugbos, 813 Hemlock street, returned Fridnv from an uxtaude.l visit to relatives and friend j in S tv Francisco and Brentwood, Contra Cojto county. Dr. Baking Powder •.warded Gold Medal Midwinter Fair. San Funciscp. BILL GAY CAPTURED. A Notorious Outlaw Arrested Near N««dl«e. Col. Needles, Col., Dee. o.—Bill Oay, alius George Lsroy, a notorious outlaw and tbe man wantod by Sheriff Jamea O. Marr of Meagher county, Montana, for murder on two counts—one for the murder of William Radar on May 0, ISO 4, and the other for the murder of James Mackey on May 12, 1893, waa safely landed in j»il this morning by Sheriff Ueabomngh of Mojave county, Arizona, i*nd Deputy Sheriff Keya ot thin county. Keys was in a blacksmith shop having his horses shod, in Provi dence, a email plaoe west of here, and waa engaged In conversation on ordinary matters by the officers, before the arrest was made. Considerable trouble waa made by him and he vigorously re sisted until the irons were placed upon him. A reward of 1600 is offered by the state ot Montana and $250 by Meagher county for hja arrest. Aged bat Crooked. George Anderson, though 60 or 60 veers ot age, is still young enough to make a business of thieving. Leet week the old man was apprehended by Officer Steele in the act of getting away with some bundles carelessly laid upon a counter. Ue waa riven a trial, but got free. About an hour afterward he atole several articlea from a physician at Fifth and Broadway. Seeing the exclusive item of the robbery in the Herald yes terday, Officer Stoele started out again to catch his man, and aoon had him locked up. Anderson will today answer iv the police court. May It* Ho's a Uarglar. Late Saturday afternoon a burglar was seen looting the residence ot Mr. Doheny, of the Doheny Oil company, at 1537 West First street. Mrs. Doheny caught the fellow in a closet helping himself to various articles of value, but before assistance answered her cries he tied, leaving everything behind. Officers MeGuireaud Huston shortly afterward arrested a young man named Henry Davenport on snepicion of being the burglar. He was picked up in the vicin ity ot tbe honoe nnd failed to make a satisfactory explanation. Srabbi'd thn W»toh. When itoomes to operating en electric car motor, Sim Collier knows about as much as the next one, but ho hai not yet learned how to look out for his watch. Ha got into a crowd at First and Los Angeles streets early Sunday morning, when a man named James Cullen grabbed his watch and attempted to escape. He ran into Officer Walker's arms, wbo booked him at tbe police station for robbery. He will be given a bearing in tbe police court today. llnrs* ittul l*"ffl£7 Stolon. Yjstorilay morning Mrs. Dr. Wheeler of South Main streot drove to the Con gregational church, leaving the horse and buggy tied directly in front ol the bnilding. After listening to an eloquent sermon she started home, only to find that ber horse and buggy had been taken by some unknown person. It is thought the rig was stolen. Tho horse was of brown color and ths buagy was of piano-box ntyle. The police are hunting for tho "opposed thieves. The demand for small homes in the city by routing parties, is on the in crease. GOLDEN—»► •^riEDICAL^ DISCOVERY. The invention of Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief consulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, N. V., has, during the past thirty years, made a record in the cure of bronchial, throat and lung diseases that fairly entitle? it to out rank all other advertised remedies for these affections. Especially has it manifested its potency in curing consumption of the lungs. Not every case, but we believe Pllliy OS Per Cent. of all cases of consumption, in all its earlier stages, arc cured by Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery, even after the disease has progressed so far as to induce repeated bleedings from the lungs, severe lingering cough with copious expectoration (includ ing tubercular matter), great loss of flesh and extreme emaciation and weakness. Do you doubt that hundreds of such cases reported to us as cured by "Golden Med ical Discovery " were genuine cases of that dread and fatal disease ? You need not take our word for it. They have, in nearly every instance, been so pronounced by the best and most experienced home physicians, who have no interest whatever in mis representing them, and who were often strongly prejudiced and advised against a trial of "Golden Medical Discovery," but who have been forced to confess that it surpasses, in curative power over this fatal malady, all other medicines with which they are acquainted. Nasty cod liver oil and it? filthy "emulsions" and mixtures, had been tried in nearly all these cases and had either utterlj' failed to bene fit, or had only seemed to benefit a little for a short time. Extract of malt, whiskey, and various preparations of the hypophos phiteshad also been faithfully tried in vain. 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As a place for residence there la no healthier or more sightly position than this, nnd with out doubt these iota are far ahead of tiny in tho Center Of the city where tiu re ia no view and only FOCI. Ail; AM) CRAMPED HOMES - to which a larger lot can now bt bougtit for one fourth ihe price, with the certainty of it.s doubling in value wttliiu a ye». und ffltii (he advantage of FRKPH TIKKKZU ■, FINE bCEInERY AND PURE WATEIt. OIL EXPERTS claim that the Diamond .St Tract is right iv Ihe oil bjlt, »ud ttioweliKou either aloe prove ml* to he a fact. There Is a FORTUNE IN SIGHT in the oil Industry. Dou'i lone this opportnniiy of a lifetime to lie rolling in wealth 0,1 a small outlay. The-e iota are to be snid lo ihe highest hinder ti«f KAsY IERvS. For further partleulnrs apply to C. I. SUMNER <S CO, Real Estate and Insorsncc Acents and Auotioneirs, 134) >S. Broadway, Los Antreles, Gal, . 1 — Stockholders' Meeting Notice. TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF TIIE A LOST A Wa'erand Development Company: Notice is lierebv given that the deferred annual meeting of the stockholdri-i of the All ostu Waier una Development Company, a oor porat.on for the el«c ion of officers and di rectors uf said corporation, ami for the trans action of such o her bus!ues- es may properly come before the meeting, will beheld at It o'clock a. 111 , on Saturday, December lath. 18!)4 at tbe office ol ih . company in ,h,e town of Alosta, county ol Los Angeles, state of cali iornia. 11 O.K. U ' -.l i'leeidciif I WILL BEACH, Secretary. books mm NEW OFFER. One Coupon Only, 'jflMch will be found botow. For one coupon and 10 cents you can get any of the books on this list. ta?~ Present th* coupons at the Hia.iiD office. Or any one of these boots will be mailed to any address, postpaid lor 1 coupon and 10 cents. BEYOND THE CITY A.Oonan Doyle AKOUNDTHE WORLD IN EIOHTY DAYS.... Jules Verne. THE MAN IN BLACK Stanley J. Weyman. 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