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living springs of pure water, productive
soil and luscious grass make 1t an ideal
stock ranch. or admirably adapted for
subdivision into small farms. Ell Choir
70 (Falling Water) homestead tract. is
another charmingly situated 1900 acre
ranch, six miles northwest of the city
of San Luis Obispo and six milesffrom
the ocean. Its fertile soil, never-failing
creeks (trout streams) flowing through
the tract, render 1t admirably adapted
to diversified farming or fruit growing.
Mountain water is piped to each tract of
twenty acres. The San Marcos colony,
situated about seven miles northwest OF
the thriving town of Paso Robles, San
Luis Obispo county, on the Southern
Pacific Coast railroad, contains about
25O0 acres Of both plow and hill land,
HOO acres Of which is covered with al
filerilla and other luscious grasses. and
has perennial springs all over the tract,
besides the San Marcos creek. which
runs through the tract all the year
round. The Fernandez rancho, of 4400
acres, is situated four miles from the
town of .Los Alamos, Santa Barbara
county, one and one-half miles from the
Pacific Coast railway, and has both rail
and ocean transportation. The soil is
sandy loan, is well watered, and por-
tion of the rancho is heavily timbered
with live oak. This land is admirably
adapted to fruit. especially figs and wal
nuts, and the climate is mild and health
full.
The Bradley-Garey tract, situated in
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loving spirit that characterizes the Peo-
pie. The old mission, founded IN 1771s y
still In q good state Of preservation ana
is an object of great attraction to tour
lists. The press Is well represented IA.
the Daily and Weekly Tribune, the
Evening Breeze and the RestoneR
HOTEL RAMONA
To mention San Luis Obispo without
referring to this mammoth and charm-
ingly situated hotel would be, indeed. an
injustice. Built since the dawn OF .
new era" In San Luis Obispo, At a.
enormous expenditure of money, this ess
tablishment is the pride Of the inhabi-
tants of the city and county. 1t con-
tains two hundred commodious apart.
ments, each one an outside room; ito
windows commanding a magnificent
view. with roomy corridors. deep and
shady porches; its beautiful lawns,
spacious grounds and superb dining-
room, all combine to make the Hotel
Ramona. the ideal of temporary homo
for the invalid or tourist. Its managers
Capt. F. r. Lasher. is q veteran in the
business. and has a happy faculty Of
making his guests feel at home. A free
bus connects with all trains and runs 70
any part of the city at all hours of the
day for the benefit of the patrons Of the
hotel.
OTHER TOWNS
Among the many towns in the county,
too numerous to mention. 10 Paeo
Robles, thriving and attractive town,
where the famous hot mineral syringe
and baths are situated. adjoining the
magnificent Hotel de Paso Robles, which
has a frontage Of 285 feet and q depth Of
240 feet; Arroyo Grande and Los Berro&
the famous vegetable and fruit sections
Of this county, situated on the
Pacific Coast railway: Oceaneld6
and Pismo beach, popular sum.
mer resorts; Morro Bay. where . good
town has been started: Port Hartford,
the port Of San Luis Obispo, and great
fishing resort. Last but not least are
Cayucos and Comoria. which ship Sms
mense quantities Of butter and other
dairy products to San Francisco, Loo
Angeles and their surroundings.
j. MILLS DAVIES.
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tremely low prices. especially whom tho
completion Of the coast railroad will
doubtless cause rapid advance in val
ues.
EXHIBITS OF PRODUCTS.
The Pacific Land Improvement COM
pany has a superb exhibit of the pro-
ductionS of San Luis Obispo county at
their commodious headquarters in the
city Of San Luis Obispo. The efficient
and enterprising manager, Mr.. Arthur
Bray, who, by the way, was for years
the popular county recorder Of Los An
gcles county, takes a warm interest in
this exhibit, and believes that II it
could be duplicated in the exhibit hall
Of the Los Angeles chamber of COM
merce, it would be such an object les
son as to attract vast number OF new
settlers from the south end Of the state
to San Luis Obispo county.
Among many other products attract
lively exhibited are the following: Beans
in great variety, fax fiber and max
seed, beets and beet sugar, wheat, bar
ley, oats, corn, sweet, field and Egyp-
tian, pears apples. prunes, figs, ,walntts,
apricots, peaches and almonds ~'i@s
Many sections Of this county are ad-
mirably adapted to the growth of su-
gar beets, also fax. There is splendid
opening in this county for capital in
the work of preparing fax fiber for the
market and manufacturing the many
articles that can he made therefrorn.
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO.
This beautifully situated city Of 1000
inhabitants is the county seat of San
Luis Obispo county, and is 253 miles
south of San Francisco. 1t Is on the
Southern Pacific coast railroad, which
Is soon to be completed to Los Angeles,
when this charming city and its pictur-
esque surroundings will be brought
within seven hours delightful railroad
ride of Los Angeles, and closer business
relations will then be established be-
tween both cities and their surround
ings. The trade Of this city, like that Of
the county. naturally belongs to Los An
geles, and the people of this section are
anxiously waiting for the completion
OF the railroad that will bring this de-
voutlyt to be- wished for consummati ton.
Tourist and invalid travel will then seek
this delightful city and county, and thus
add another link to the chain of attrac-
tions that bring eastern people to Los
Angeles. This is the terminus of the
Pacific Coast railway marrow gauge),
which has lines running to Port Har-
ford and Los Olivos, Santa Barbara
county, traversing a fertile and pictur-
esque section of country The county
courthouse, school buildings and
churches Of San Luis Obispo are sub
stantial and handsome structures at
testing the progressive character Of its
citizens. The excellent water supply, gas
and electric light service. many we'll
paved streets, street car lines, beautiful
residences, well-kept lawns, flowers,
roses and ornamental shrubbery are also
indices Of the enterprising and home
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THE RESOURCES OE SIN LUIS 0B|SPO COUNTY
A Fertile, Well-Watered and Picturesque
Section of California

county as soon as better facilities for in
terchange Of commodities are offered.
This will doubtless be followed by new
and important field for the retail men of
the metropolis of the south.
Commencing at the Nacemiento river
In the north and extending south to the
Santa Maria river, with the coast ranges
of mountains on the east and the Pacific
ocean on the west, this magnificent
county contains an area Of over 2,250,000
acres. This land is rolling and mountain
Gus, the most distinctive feature being
the Santa Lucia range of mountains di-
viding the county into two equal parts,
the eastern section being known as the
"Carisa plains," which are situated at
an elevation of about 1000 feet, and COM
prise about one-fourth of the county
while the section west Of the mountains
consists of many fine valleys and rolling
land, the soil Of which Is unsurpassed
by any in the world in its fertility.
San Luis Obispo county has an aver
which makes 1t naturally q "moist"
country. Springs and living streams
abound throughout the county, while
water may be obtained anywhere except
on the higher levels at depth of from
six to thirty feet. For the foregoing rea-
sons 1t can be truthfully asserted that
irrigation is absolutely unnecessary,
state.
The soil varies from adobe on the coast
to a rich sandy loan, with traces Of
adobe in the interior. Exhibits Of
grain. fruits. nuts and vegetables from
this county invariably bear the words,
raised without irrigation"
Dairying, stock, poultry raising and
general farming are the principal indus
tries as yet, but fruit growing is stead
lily increasing, the range covering every
thing except citrus fruits, that Is grown
in any county of Southern California,
Apples grow to perfection also peaches,
prunes, apricots. grapes, figs. pears and
walnuts, while the far famed and profit
able olive thrives wonderfully in this
superb climate. Bee products are also
successfully raised in this country Of
wild flowers. The vegetable products,
in size and quality. have achieved a
| national reputation, this county hav-
ing won the celebrated MauIs Phila-
delphia prizes for a number Of years.
The county abounds in minerals,
| many OF which have, as yet. not re-
ceived much attention, owing to the
lack Of transportation facilities.
Bituminous deposits have been oper-
ated on extensively near San Luis
Obispo, where the celebrated bituminous
lime rock, SO popular for street paving
purposes in Los Angeles and surround
ing cities, is obtained.
Petroleum deposits have also been
discovered in different parts Of the
county, some Of which are immense in
volume and of the best quality. Quick
silver deposits are also being worked
extensively, and valuable deposits of
gold, silver, gypsum, granite, limestone,
lead, copper, salt and chromite have
been discovered and are worked to some
extent
The following figures, furnished by
the county assessor, although not COM
plete by any means, will give an ap-
proximate idea of the fruit acreage in
this county:
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TRIBUTARY 70 Los ANGELES CITY
Rich in Agricultural and Mineral
Resources
WILL SOON BE DEVELOPED
When the Southern Pacific Coast Road
Is Completed
WILL SOON BE DEVELOPED
An Iavltlng Field for Farmers, Fruit Growers
and Dairymen
Immense Acreage Of Cheap Land Which
Il Sure to Increase in Value Rapidly
When Railroad Communication
II Established with this City.

This superbly situated county Of mag
nificent agricultural and mineral re-
sources, as yet only in tie first stage Of
development, is situated midway be-
tween the two largest cities OF the Pa
cifio coast-San Francisco and Los An
geles. It occupies the northwestern sec
ton Of the group of counties geographi-
cally comprising what is known as
Southern California, and which will un-
Questionably. ere many years have
passed. become a separate state.
Although comparatively unknown, as
yet, to tho people of Los Angeles and
surrounding counties, San Luis Obispo
county belongs by natural laws and
commercial ties to Southern California.
The prospective speedy completion of
the new overland route from San Fran
CISCO to Los Angeles and the east-the
scenic coast railroad-will accomplish
this devoutly to be wished union Of in
terests. Even with the present made
Quate facilities for transportation, q
vast amount Of wheat, cattle, hogs, but
ter. eggs. cheese. poultry, potatoes and
other vegetables, finds profitable mar
ket in San Francisco. Los Angeles and
surrounding towns and cities. In con-
versation with farmers, fruit growers
and business men in different sections of
this county. the writer was agreeably
surprised to learn that they manifest an
intense interest in the general growth
and commercial development of the city
of Los Angeles and desire to cultivate
closer relations with the Chicago Of the
Pacific coast" believing that it is geo
graphically their natural market and
unquestionably the most profitable one.
Representatives of the wholesale houses
of Los Angeles will be received with
'open arms" by the business men of this
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ern boundary Of the county is reached,
while eastward from the coast lover
successive ranges Of hills) winds and
fogs are intercepted more and more until
in the interior the ocean breeze never
penetrates. making the summers warm
er and the winters colder. Heavy frosts,
however, are very rare in this county,
and oppressively hot weather is almost
equally unknown. Nowhere in the CEN
trail coast region Of the state can be had
more bright and beautiful days than in
this county, and the robust appearance
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the beautiful Santa Maria valley, six
miles from the growing town of Santa
Maria, contains about 2400 acres Of
choice fruit land, especially adapted to
apples, prunes. apricots, walnuts and
small fruits, and is for sale in 20 and 40
acre tracts.
When the fact is considered that the
above described lands are offered for
sale at from $40 to $50 per acre, and on
easy terms, it is amazing that farmers
and fruit growers of the southern coun-
ties do not take advantage of these ex-
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scription Of some of the many ranches
for sale in small or large tracts, on easy
terms and at prices which appear in the
company's advertisement on this page.
The Burnett rancho, fine stock farm of
1900 acres, situated three miles from
Cayucos wharf. in the center of the great
butter region of San Luis Obispo county;
the rancho Las Chimineas, a fine prop
erty of $4,000 acres. situated in the south
eastern portion Of San Luis Obispo
county, twenty-five miles from the
Southern Pacific (coast) railroad. It's
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Grape vines-acres bearing. 1854; acres
Number o} fruit trees growing in 1896:
CLIMATE

The climate of San Luis Obispo county
naturally varies in so great an expanse.
and where the typographical conditions
are so diversified. Along the northern
coast, the summer trade winds blow
with more or less regularity and drift
in heavy fogs, the delight of the dairy
men and farmers, who inhabit that Sec
ton and who depend thereon for their
luscious grasses and crops Of corn, beans,
etc. This feature decreases as the south
The herald., 1896-09-27
THE TARIFF sHoUTER ToRcurs

While the Republicans are saying -
much about the superior revenue rais4
ing qualities of the Mckinley bin. -
compared with the existing tariff law, Il
is interesting to recall the fact that the
official title Of the Mckinley law was,
IAN act to reduce the revenue" and
for other purposes.-Kansas City Star.
The herald., 1896-09-27
POOR SPORT

Hanna and his syndicates drive up the
game to Canton for Mckinley to shoot
at, but as most of them are already do
mesticated Republican goats, there il
very little honor or profit to the hunts
men.-ChattanoogaN News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-12-23
THE GLOBE HOTEL.
"Reminiscences of Famous Hostelry OF
the Philadelphia Centennial.

"Reminiscences of Famous Hostelry OF
the Philadelphia Centennial.
The Philadelphia Times publishes u
long article reviewing the history Of the
famous Globe hotel, just outside the
grounds, which will be remembered by
visitors to the Centennial exhibition IN
1876. It was built BY a company com
posed Of some Of the wealthiest and most
prominent citizens of Philadelphia, IL
Guiding General Harry H. Bingham,
who was president; Hamilton Disston,
P. A. B. Widener, ". L. Elkins, Sam
uel Josephs, Charles H. Gross and 9TH
ers. Most of these gentlemen subscribed
from $40, 900 to $50, 900 each. The ideas
these capitalists had of the remunerative
character Of the enterprise they had en-
gagged in may be judged from the fact
that one Of them, at meetings OF the ol-
rectors, could show most conclusively on
paper that the net profits could not pos
sibly be less than 81, 900, 600. The hotel
cost $3.50, 900, and was most imposing
structure, as many will recollect. A big
mineral fountain was erected at one end,
and the company received $40, 600 or
s25, 900 for the lease of it. A manager
Of the hotel was engaged at $1,000 a
month for a year.
The hotel had accommodations for
5000 guests. But somehow people
would not patronizeit. Samuel Josephs,
later the originator Of "Grove-, Grover,
four years more of Grover and his
partner paid $4,000 for the bar privi-
lege. Afterward the company remitted
SIS, 900, but even then the two lost
$50, 900 on their venture. 1t was not a
liquor drinking crowd that went to the
Centennial. Connected with the Globe
hotel, couple of squares away, was
vast collection of sheds, beneath which
teams could be sheltered and where
they could be watered and fed. They
calculated that the manure alone would
pay all the expenses Of the enterprise.
During the six months of the exposition
how many teams do you suppose were
driven beneath the sheds? Exactly one.
During July, August and September the
hotel cleared all aggregate over expenses
of $103, 1000, but the upshot Of the whole
business was that when the exhibition
closed the concern was sold out at pub
lie auction, and the mammoth hotel
that had cost $3.50, 600 before piece Of
furniture was placed in it was knocked
down under the hammer for So, 500.
The stockholders in the enterprise re-
ceived 81 cents for every dollar they had
invested loss Of 33 per cent. The
Globe hotel enterprise was one CT the
brightest bubbles and most costly fail
ures that ever marked a worlds fair.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-12-23
DOLLY MADlSON'S TACT.
Eow She Placed at Ease n Ratified Visitor
at the White House.

How She Placed at Ease Ratified Visitor
at the White House.
It was the tact and genuine kindli-
ness of Dolly Madison that made her
one Of the most prominent American
women. Several episodes mentioned in
Mrs. Almon Goodwin's Life of Dolly
Madison are significant Of this. At
one of her levees her attention was
drawn to q aEstic visitor, a youth who
was evidently suffering al the torments
of embarrassment. He had at last ven
tured to help himself TO cup Of coffee,
when Mrs. Madison walked up and ad-
dressed him. In the surprise of the mo-
ment the lad dropped the scucer and
stroye to crowd the cup into his pocket.
His tactful hostess took no notice Of the
accident, except to observe that in such
q crowd no one could avoid being jostled,
and -straightway turned the conversa-
tion to the boys family and ended by
sending her regards to his excellent
mother and bidding the servant to bring
another cup of coffee.
On another occasion TWO OI0 !aQleS
from the country arrived at the White
House while the family were still at
breakfast. To the surprise of the rural
visitors, the woman they came to see ap-
peare6 in a stuff dress Of dark gray
protected by large housewifely white
apron and with linen kerchief pinned
about her neck. Her simplicity of man
ner and attire completely swept away
their awe, and before parting one of
them found courage to ask, Perhaps
you wouldn't mind if I kissed you
Just to tell the folks about!"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-12-23
Moon Heat.

Many people suppose that moonlight
possesses great potency and has Won
derful influence on or over animate and
inanimate things on our planet. Such
persons should remember that moon
light is only reflected sunlight, and that
the quality and quantity Of the light
thus reflected is not what is generally
imagined. In fact, it is truth which
has often been demonstrated by the
speculative astronomers that'it would
take 6IS,000 full moons to afford an
amount Of light equal to that emitted
by the sun, and, furthermore, there ls
only sky space for $4,000 such disks.
O. Some heat comes from moonlight.
However, it is-jn quantities SO small
that it cannot be measured by ordinary
instruments. Flammarion says that the
amount of heat emitted by a full moon
while at the zenith cannot be more
than one-eighty-thousandth of the
amount that the sun supplies when
standing on the meridian on favorable
day in July. Such being the case, it is
really surprising that intelligent people
should consider that the moon has such
a wonderful influence" over terrestrial
affairs. st. Louis Republic.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-12-23
Has Cancer Its Special Microbe9

A highly interesting discovery, which
will perhaps afford clew to the cause
of cancer, has been made in Professor
von Leyden's university hospital here.
a young woman of % and a man Of 63,
both suffering from dropsy aud cancer
of the stomach, were brought to the
hospital last spring. In order to remove
the accumulated fluid, tapping was re-
sorted to in both cases The fluid was
examined under the microscope, and
hitherto unknown living organisms, be-
longing probably 10 the protozoa, were
discovered.
Professor Waldeyer, to whom the
preparations were submitted, advised
that they should be sent to DR.. Schau-
dim, assistant at the Geological insti-
tute of the Berlin university, who has
been investigating the protozca for years
past He began his examination on July
19, and ascertaired that IL both cases
the fluid contained a rhiZorod, which
he named LeyGenia gemplpara schau-
dim. He inferred that is a pathogenic
organism, but both b and Professor
Won Leyden stilI abstain from deciding
as to the connection between il and can
Ger, though they admit tho possibility
of such a connection. They have made
G preliminary communication on the
subject to the Berlin Academy of Sci
ences.-Berlin Letter III London Stand
orI
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-12-23
HE SAVED THE BABIES.
But the Story Was Told In Two Widely
Different Ways.

Heroism and mo6esty proverbially go
hand in hand, but there are few more
striking examples CT the combination
than that afforded BY the captain OF a
wrecking tug in New York harbor. HIS
own account Of the affair was thus set
down in the tugs log: Jan. 30-Left
Jersey City q. IL. Ice running heavy.
Captain Joe stopped leak in ferry boat. "
Mr.. T. Hopkinson Smith, III his Day at
Laguerre's, tells the story more fully.
The Hoboken ferryboat was stopped,
midway Of its early passage, by the ice
pack. At this juncture an ocean tag
boat crashed into her side, cutting '
shaped cash below the water line. A
panic ensued among passengers and
crew. Just then the wrecking tug Rell-
ance ran alongside, and Captain Joe
Smith jumped on board.
He dropped into the engine room,
met the engineer half way up the lad
der, compelled him to return, dragged
the mattresses from the crews hunks,
stripped off blankets, racks Of clothes,
overalls, cotton waste and rags OF car
pet, examining them into the great rent
left by the tugs cutwater until the
space of each broken plank was replaced
except one. Through and over this
space the water still combed, deluging
the floors and swashing down between
the gratings into the hold below.
"Another mattress, quick! All gone?
A blanket, then = carpet-anythlng!
Quick, for Gods saken'
1t was useless. Everything, even to
the oil rags, had been used. Little by
little the water gained, bursting out
below; then on one side, only to be re-
calked and only to rush il again.
Captain Joe stood a moment as If un-
decided, then deliberately tore down
the top wall of calking he had so care
fully built up, and before the engineer
could protest had forced his own body
into the gap, with his arm outside,
level with the drifting ice.
An hour later the disabled ferrybcat
was towed into the Hoboken slip with
every soul on board. When they lifted
Captain joe from the wreck, he was un-
conscious and barely alive. The water
had frozen his blood. and the floating
ice had torn the flesh from his protrud-
ing arm from shoulder to wrist. When
the color began to creep back to his
cheeks, he opened his eyes and said to
the doctor who was winding the band
ages:
t'Was any Of them babies hurt?"