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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-08

zine for September, and which were writ
ten at intervals since 1888 (the first of
these is a dialogue between two of the
characters in "Traasure Islaud'0; and
the novel "St Ives" practically consti-
tute Mr.. Stevenson's legacy to literature.
In addition, of course, his very volumm-
Gus aspoudence with Peep all over
the uoa3, whih will be a ed ia his bi
oay ply. will constitute a great mass Of
matsriat from Stevenson's pen.
NJ. Lloyd Osborne, Robert Louis
Stevenson's st ,pson and collaboration.
has written an account Of the daily life Of
the novelist and his family. Mr. Osborne
was a figure in Mr.. S,evenson's house
hold whose Importance was known to all
we'll acquainted with the family. From
the time when Treasure Island was dedi-
Gated to him IN his boyhood he was con
stantlg with his stepfather, to whom in
all his projects he was a most trusted
and value assistant. He worked with
him in laying out and building the bead
tiful place in Samoa which has grown
famous under the name of ''Vailima. 5"
MIR. Osborne had much to do with the
management of the household, which in
cluded a dozen or more native servants.
Macmillan Il Co., have in preparation
for publication this fall an important
historical work relating to the Colony of
Virginia, entitled The Economic History
of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century,
by Mr.. Phillip A. Bruce. The author is
well known Virginian, nephew of
the late Hon. James A. Sedden and
brother in law of Thomas Nelson Page,
the popular author of stories of South
ern life; be is a corresponding secretary
o. the Virginia Historical Society, and was
editor of the Virginia Magazine of His,
tory and Biography, and Is the author of
The Plantation Negro as a Freeman, a
work included in the "Model Library
recommended by the United States
Bureau Of E iucation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-08

There is a learned tiusmth up in
Maine who jas some novel ideas about
the dissemina ion Of knowledge. He
was brought to light recently by the dis
covery o. copy of Millions ':Paradis
Lest, sealed up in tin can, which was
fl )ating down the Ponobscot river. TIE
tinsmith lives in a small town ia the
upper part of the lake. He hes a hobby
for it may really be called hobby-that
is certainly original. He likes to incloae
all sorts of excellent books in tin cans,
tightly soldered and 50 constructed as to
fl vat easily, and to set them adrift in
the water, in the hope that they will be
picked up by residents OF the many
Islands at the mouth of the river, who
are far removed from the places Of cul
ture or by sailors Il is his idea that
books found under such circumstances
will excite the curiosity of the discovere'
and be read He may be right.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-08
sa&an q

In writing recently OF the books that
made him famous, Rider Haggard said
king Solomon's Mines was written as
Al experiment in boys books. 1t would
ne impossible for me to define where
facts end and fiction begins in the work,
as the two are very much mixed up to
geter. | may add that is success was
quite unexpected by me, as the work,
undertaken at haphazArd. was carried on
at odd hours, for the most part after q
long:day at chambers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-08

Considering Mr.. Steyenson's literary
methods, he did not leave behind him
many completed manuscripts The Vais
lima Letters, selections from which will
appear in McOlure's for October, a. d
which were written as personal CORE
spondeuce for a period of four years to
Sidney Colvin; a collection of fat es
which are to appear in McClure'5 Maya
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-08
Hoods
and
Only Hoods
Hoods Pills take, easy in eject 2SC

EDGEw0RTH BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL
u for Young ladies will reopen Thursday
Sept. 18th sd year. Mrs. IL. z. LEFEBNRE.
Principal
The herald., 1895-01-01
HISTORY OF THE OIL INDUSTRY.
A Complete Review of Its De-
velopment.
When the First Well Was Sunk and
What Has Been Produced.
try and Comparison Between
Lucal and Eastern OIL.

The history OF the development OF the
oil industry in Southern California is
not of recent origin, but dates back over
20 years. The attention OF practical oil
men was attracted to the presence Of
petroleum by large deposits OF nsphaltum
on the surface and the springs OF Naptha.
The frat surface indications, however,
led q number of old residents into the
mistaken idea that minerals, instead Of
oil, were concealed in the bowels OF the
earth.
THE FIRST WELL IN LOS ANGELES.
About the year 1868 number OF resi-.
dents OF Los Angeles, knowing that large
bodies OF asphaltnm existed in section
about seven miles north OF Anaheim in
the Puente hills, located coal claims
there, in the belief that the indications
pointed to coal deposits. In sinking
their prospect holes, however. they en-
countered petroleum and abandoned
further work, being ignorant Of the char
acter of the land. The old colony maps
new in existence mark these places as
coal claims"
Between the years 1870 and 1878. q
we'll was drilled by Charles Ducummon
The herald., 1895-01-01
WANTS TO DrsINcoRPoRArR.
Because Rsdondo Beach Taxes Arr
Claimed to Be Illegal.

Because Rsdondo Beach Taxes Are
Claimed to Be Illegal.
The Redondo Beach company, incor-
porated yesterday, filed suit in the su-
perior court against the county OF Los
Angeles, the city of Redondo Beach and
o number OF county and Redondo City
officials. The allegations Of the COM
plans are that on the 10Th OF February,
1894, f. D. English, H. H. Venabls.
Isaac Cohen, w. ]. Hess and P. J. Boz
Ian, pretending to act az trustees OF sthe
city OF Re6ond Beach, adopted an ordi-
nance by which said city elected to
avail itself Of the provisions of the act
providing for the levy and collection OF
taxes by and for the use of certain nun,
icipal corporations and cities incorpor-
ated under the laws OF the state.
Through some omission no certified
copy OF the ordinance was filed at the
proper time with the county auditor.
On the 28th OF September the trustees
declared the amount Of money necsssa-
~ to be raised by taxation. % a revenue
to carry on the various departments for
the current year 1894-95 to be 1883. AZ.
The Redondo Beach company now
prsys that the order OF the board Of SUI
pervisors incorporating Redondo be de-
clared null and void that il be decreed
that there is no municipal corporation
under the name of the CITY OF Redondo
Beach. and that the so-called city tax
for 1S93.95 be declared illegal.
The herald., 1895-01-01

kept open every day, winter and sum-
mer, spring and fall has made bathing
ideal whether during summer days or
winter once.
VIVA 7 NINETY FIVE FINDS DONE.
of what has been accomplished at the
city by the sea, will find several miles oil
graded streets, and broad and well laid
cement sidewalks. A matchless bath
house with all the accompanying feat
ures OF an ideal ocean natatorium.
Supberb hotels, we'll kept an ideal water
system with an abundance of pure
water; coy homes in every direction,
and palaces OF the well-to-do at every
side; q street car line connecting us
with the soldiers' home, and two banks,
secret societies innumerable. churches
plenty, q good fire department, hand.
some business blocks, in which our
merchants carry large stocks and which
they sell at reasonable figures.
Drives in every direction, and life q
pleasure every day in livelong year. He
also will find live local paper, The
Outlook, which Mr.. E. B. Woodwork,
it's energetic proprietor. keeps abreast of
the times in every respect.
Wnat more can tno nome seeker want
What would he have added to the galaxy
already enumerated? Good schools ?
We have them we'll manned with eff
cient teachers. Good society? We
have that too in abundance. Rose en-
powered homes everywhere. And thus
we might enumerate the people Of the
city by the sea. extending to all her sis-
ters a Happy New Year and an invita-
ton to all to abide with US, if only for q
dav
The herald., 1895-01-01

dsnce today of tbs developmens OF '9i,
the aggregate being over 5000 600 in new
buidings. and 500 600 in improvements
to those existing January l, 1894.
The municipality has also not been
idle for there have been new streets
graded, the matchless miles of cement
sidewalks have been added to. the parks
improved, new bridge over Seventh
street costing $500, and the old ones
made as good as new. One brick and
one cement block have been added to
business buildings with dwellings in
Vulnerable from those costing five and
six thousand dollars to tho most hum
BILE cottages. but where dwells content.
ment beside the blessed sea.
To these figures should be added So. 900
at the Old cailon and $50. 900 at the SOL
diers' home, swelling the aggregate of
all kinds of improvements in this section
to over $500 900. and only $4,000 of this
amount expended by outsiders, namely
the government at the soldiers home.
OF this amount the Jones interest has
expended $l14,000 in a princsly bath
house. extending and improving the
water plant. handsome private reai-
dences and number Of homes for our
people, who have purchased them on
the easy installment plan. inaugurating
the improvement OF our local country,
tree planting. ETC., the present manage
ment pushing development in every
direction and leading in every move-
ment towards the town and sections
upbuilding and development and today
by their progressive spirit we have the
finest bathing establishment on the Pa
cific coast south of the Golden Gate, an
unexcelled water system, a warehouse
for the golden grain OF the farmer and q
solid bank for the safe keeping of his
sheke!s. They have improved our local
cemetery. which. if continued and aided
by our citizens, will place the last hab-
itation Of our people in keeping
with their earthly paradise. The
south side has awakened and
number OF new dwellings
erected. the Santa Monica tract greatly
improved with several streets opened
and graded and the bath houses of the
Y. M. @. A. opened to the public.
The can on has also felt the impulse OF
the age, and several new buildings have
been erected. including new and cosy
school house for the training OF the chill
dren. The work at the Forestry station
is being vigorously pushed under its
present management.
The work at the wharf is in keeping
with it's mammoth proportions.
The electric light plant has been
greatly improved and extended, with
tree planting and Improvements OF every
character visible in all directions, Tins
The herald., 1895-01-01
THE CITY BY THE SEA-,
Santa MOnica's Report for the
Past Year.
Resume of Improvements to Streets
and Buildings.
The Favorite Seaside Resort Intends to
Retain Her Supremacy in tho
Years That Arc to Come.

Some one has said: TELL me truly
what the people of any community are
doing themselves, and 1 can tell you
with accuracy what the future will be-"
Bearing this fact in mind your CORE.
spondent will endsavor to portray the
record OF a years progress and enter
prize at Santa Monica. giving totals
which are under the actual amount ag-
gregating the years investment, for not
a single item has been inserted in the
list but can be proven to be &C.
curate.
There is one especially pleasing fact
in connection with the years work here,
namely, that it has all been done by our
people, unsided by outside capital OF
any character, with no large amount OF
funda OF any corporation to swell the
list. Truly, any town or community
which displays such enterprise and
pluck will have golden future as a
result of their sowing the golden seeds
of faith in their own town, and the
planting freely Of the trees OF public
spirit.
Every section OF the town bears evil
The herald., 1895-01-01
THE coNsE RvAToIRE.

Lawson's Popular and Palatiai Resort
on West Third strest.
Although Los Angeles can boast Of
many famous pleasure resorts. none are
more handsome and present such an in
viting appearance as the Conservatoire.
the palatial establishment OF James
Lawson. III West Third street. No
article but the very best brands ara
kept in stock, and it is now common
street saying that james keeps the best
goods in town. Mr. Lawson. the genial
proprietor, ia one OF the most courteous
gentlemen in the business. and his fame
as a mixologist is widespread. extending
from the Pacific to the Atlantic aea-
board. Jim, as he is commonly called,
has treat in store for the boys today,
and it is cafe to predict that all the
melnb ers OF both the old and new guard
will be on hand to enjoy the lavish hoa-
pitality so good naturally and 1inceroly
bestowed By big hearted Jamss LeHe
n l.~,.~ a.uf{st I 1Ql< " ae< n 81 ~ l's & +, {.
The herald., 1895-01-01

and others to depth of about 800 feet,
on Temple street, near the city limits,
where it yet remains. They obtained
oil in that we'll and realized few bar
rels of oil per day. building also a small
refinery. but, unfortunately, the we'll
took fire and was abandoned. From
that time unit! today oil has been oozing
out of the hole.
THE NEXT WELL IN THIS COUNTY.
The next we'll in Los Angeles county
was discovered in 1873 in Pico caii on.
six or seven miea from NewhalI, by
Sanford Lyon, who drilled the we'll with
"springhole" to depth of about 300
feet, and he obtained about seven bar
rels day. Shortly afterwards Mr.. SEQ
field and Captain Taylor, OF San Fran
cisco, bought the Pico oil claim OF Mr..
Lyon and they put down other wells to
q depth of from 500 to 700 feet, that pro-
duced from 10 to 40 barrels per day.
With the assistance of Charles n.
FELTON,, ex-United States senator, and
Lloyd Tevis, they were enabled to i'm
vest $135, 900 in Improvements; they in.
creased the daily output to from 1900 to
1900 barrels. Since shat time this sec
ton has produced oil to the enormous
value of $5O0.000, and one we'll has
Welded over 800, 900 barrels of oil since
it was first opened, and is still produc.
ing at depth of 1000 feet. Subsequent.
iy refinery was constructed at Alameda
at an expense of $500. 900, and as con-
sequence every barrel of oil taken out
from this district has been shipped to
and marketed in San Francisco.
OPERATIONS IN VENTURA COUNTY.
In 1875 the first operations were COM
menced in Ventura county. at Santa
Paula, by Messrs. Edwards, Adams and
Taylor, then inexperienced in regard to
oil, who obtained an oil lease for five
wears of the ex-Miseion ranch, con tain.
irg 48, 900 acres. They sank four or five
wells, the deepest of which was 700 feet,
and from which they obtained from .25
to 30 barrels daily. At the time their
lease expired, two oil men from Penn
sylvania, Messrs. Stewart and Harrison.
arrived upon the scene and brought
with them 40 practical workmen and
their families and large quantities OF
machinery. They, in connection with
Thomas Bard of Hueneme and others
took possession of the ex-Mission ranch
and the Union OIL company was organ
izsd.
Under the management OF this CON-
pany the business has increased to large
proportions. The wells are estimated
to produce from 1900 to 1000 barrels per
day. The entire plant, including i'm
mense storage tanks, is valued at from
The herald., 1895-01-01
SEAMANS' DEMANDS.

They Will Not Be Entertained by the
Board Of Supervisors.
1t is now almost settled that the
claims of W. W. Sesmans, coonty super.
intendent of schools, for services rem
dered since 1891 az secretary of
the county board Of education, and
amounting to $3.50, will be disallowed by
the board of supervisors. After this
action ehall have been taken by the
supervisors. Mr.. Seamans will be at lib
efty to bring suit against the county, a
privilege of which he will probably avail
himself. Under one OF the statutes.
which outlaws demands against the
county in one year, the board has no
alternative but to refuse pay ment Of all
claims set up BY the secretary. except
those forhi80i
The herald., 1895-01-01
GRANT BROTH ERS.
One of the Largesr Contracting Firms
in Southern California.

One of the Largest Contracting Firms
in Southern California.
Conspicuous among the large con-
tracing firms of this city is that of
Grant Brothers. with offices in the Will
son block. These gentlemen have un-
dertsken and pushed to rapid and sue
cessful completion some of the largest
contracts ever awarded in this state,
notable among the number being the
Santa Fe and Southern Pacific work.
The individual mem bers of the firm are
A. A. Grant, L. A. Grant and John r.
Grant. IL is needless to add that Is
years of experience has made them pro-
tcient in their business, and as they are
thoroughly equipped for doing heavy
jobs, all business Entrusted TO them will
be promptly and satisfactorily executed.
The herald., 1895-01-01
expended over $4,000 in the past year.
and the good work continues. But lit

expended over $4,000 in the past year.
and the good work continues. But lit
tie over year ago the city had not
pavement within her boundaries. Now
all the principal business portion OF the
city is paved with asphaltum.
The greatest improvements, however.
are in the residence districts, where
mile upon mile of grading, curbing,
guttering and sidewalks have been laid,
giving the city some OF the best lm>
proved streets in the country.
Under contracts let by the city coun-
Gil, $7l .60S.75 have been expended on
this work, not including numerous pri-
vate contracts which will bring the total
up to $4,000. Including the work yet
incomplete on streets. the grand total
will amount to 500. 900.
REAL ESTATE MOVEMENTS.
While Pasadena is laying no claim to
boom, the movements in the real
eatste market have. during the last year,
surpassed any previous twelve months
for the past seven years.
The following table shows the official
record Of transactions in each month:
The herald., 1895-01-01

was '94 enabled to place a good record of
his stewardahip 10 the archives Of time,
as fer as Santa Monica is concerned
when he turned over the implements of
his Office to the new monach Of our des.
tiny, '95. this morning at the witching
hour.
THE PROSPECTS FOR TWENTY-FIVE.
The above being the running account
ofthe year that has closed there ia no dsn-
ger in predicting golden future for the
city by the sea, and the year will un-
doubleday be busy one in every direc-
ton OF development. Before its close
we will undoub tedly have a sewer sys.
tenn, electrical connection with Los An
geles. and goodly array of business
blocks and residences added to those in
existence. The water system will re-
ceive the same progressive push in '95
as in the past two years. while our parks
will undoubtedly be improved in an in
telligent manner and made things OF
beauty and joys forever.
The extension OF Ocean avenue to the
canon, and thence by an easy grade down
to it's bed, will also add greatly to the re.
sort features OF the place, while it is
most devoutly to be hoped that the board
OF supervisors will give US a boulevard
from Los Angeles to the sea in keeping
with the metropolis of South California
and her favorite seaside resort.
AT THE BEACH.
The beach. the great attraction for
nine-tenths oft hose who come to our
shores, either in summer or winter, has
been made doubly attractive by the
erection Of the princely North Beach
bath house, which cost its liberal man
agement $780, 900, and the smaller one OF
the Y. M. G. A. on South Beach. and
today we have bathing facilities for all
OF south land with Arizona and New
Mexico thrown in.
The beach is kept scrupulously clean
and the fact the North Beach bath
house with its mammoth plunge, etc. +, lie
The herald., 1895-01-01

Wiley & Greedy. the we'll known livery
men of Pasadena. who were the first to
establish q stable in that thriving city,
are today reckoned among the most re.
liable establishments Of such characte r
in Southern California. Their turnouts
are as good as can be found anywhere,
and in their long years OF experience
not single accident has ever occurred
to mar the reputation OF this prosperous
firm. They cater to transient as we'll as
permanent trade, making q specially Of
conveying tourists or pleasure seekers to
Wilson's peak and other famous resorts.
1t is but just to add that the prices
charged are Of such o reasonable char
acter that the patron, whether bent on
pleasure or business, cannot fail to re.
peat the visit once paid this substantial
and squasa-d0hling concern.
Kregelo 81 Bresee, funeral directors,
The herald., 1895-01-01

r W ma
California take plunge the tank visit the Ca gardens which
the landings
endo Railway hotel
o and
The herald., 1895-01-01

Kregelo - Bresee, funeral directors,
Broadway sEd Sixth street. Tel 24S.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-04-04
ORIGINAL LOVEMAkiNG.
How Harry wack, q Newspaper Man. Won
Mas Yaw, the Singer.

How Harry wack, q Newspapers Man, Won
Miss Yaw, the Singer.
The story of how Harry Wack, the
newspaper man, won Miss Yaw, the
singer, is delightfully."- new. Mr.. Wack
tells it himself. Mr.. Wack did not fol-
low the conventional paths in his love-
making He struck out after an origi-
nal method of his own. Mr.. Wack met
Miss Yaw He liked her voice, her per-
sonality, her splendid mind She asked
him to write some articles on psychol-
ogy and similar subjects. He wrote
them. She liked them SO well that she
proposed that they exchange 100 essays
on interesting topics They did it
About the time the essays were finished
-or before-they were. engaged. J
should like to read those essays seria-
tim. They would tell the story. ! opine
that the first ones dealt with the SUBJ
jects in hand in a strictly scientific
fashion. Later on they commenced to
take on the bright tinge of love. ! far
cy can see Wack writing essay No. 53
with tender light in bis eye There
was a message in every line. Wack
didn't care about the prosy subject he
was treating. He was thinking Of the
bright eyes for which the essay was in
tended Essays 90, 90 and 100 must
have Seen complete love stories in them
selves.
Here's to Wack and his essays. He IL
one of the brightest young men in htera-
ture, and it can be said of him that ne
has written the most powerful essays
of the age. Atlanta Constitution,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-04-04
A SILVER ADVOCATE.

Senator Joe Blackburn Of Kentucky Gives
His Views ON Bimetallism.
have always been and am now and
always intend to be in favor Of the un-
limited coinage of silver. I have been
making this fight as earnestly and per-
.sistently as it was possible to do ever
since it was demonetized in 1878 by
what is known as the Sherman act.
believe that the single gold standard
means inevitable bankruptcy and ruin
to this country. insist upon both gold
and silver being retained as the money
of the people, according to the provi-
sions of the constitution. I have always
opposed and always will oppose the
single standard policy that England
and Wall street have fastened upon this
country for the sole purpose Of robbing
the masses of the American people to
enrich tho holders and hoarders Of gold.
My record is unbroken as an earnest,
incorporating advocate Of the silver
metal, and in the coming canvass in
Kentucky intend to force the fight on
this line, and upon the record that ]
have made I am willing to stand OF
fall -