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OFFIOIaL PAPER 
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OFFICE, ROOM No. 8, HA K Kit BLOCK. 
OHA8. COLEMAN, Jn, SitMury, 
the inquirer not yet arrived; and as mi ml- 
! vertislng medium this much can lie truth¬ 
fully said in its favor: It reaches more 
! homes in Los Angeles and San Bernardino 
counties than any other publication. So 
much lor home trade. Further, 5lXl copies 
! are already engaged bv three of our leading 
firms, to be Scut to the different business 
I linns throughout the Territories, and he 
; who seeks trade in that direction tvould do 
j well to advertise, and send his share of 
copies a way, Many will work on this prin¬ 
ciple, and the result is certainly apparent 
to ail. 
Tills number completes volume four of 
this journal, and to us it will ever lie aa a 
closed book, beyond our power to add a 
single correction. However, we will ehcr- 
i*h it as one would an old friend with w hom 
many n happy, toilsome hour has been 
passed; and ns we take up the task of 
volume five, We will endeavor to profit by 
our experience with the volume which we 
now close. 
Tiik two very interesting addresses by 
F. .1, Barretto, K*q., and Governor Downey, 
to be found on another page, will furnish 
food for reflection, Mr. Barrel to justly 
complains because of the lack of patronage 
accorded our recent Agricultural Fair, 
which was truly worthy of a larger and an 
appreciative attendance. Governor Dow¬ 
ney speaks in glowing terms of our noun- 
try, our Suite, and our County, and gives 
reliable Htalislics whioli make n very flat¬ 
tering showing as regards the success of 
our various industries, and the rapidly ac¬ 
cumulating wealth of Southern Ouiiforniu. 
IK. asio.va1.lv we learn that a subscriber 
has failed to receive somti number of this 
paper, and the queniion, “ Why not ? " is 
Bout in to us. Our phra will be found in 
the fuel thnt we. mail ihe paper with the 
utmost care, ami wc arc free to say that the 
troui.lp must be with the poatnftic- depurt 
m-nt. Does it look reasonable that we 
Would neglect a subscriber, when wc well 
Know that if he cannot receive his paper 
that ho will not continue his subs, ription 't 
As litr ns it is within nnr power we will cor. 
reel the irregularity, and if anybody who 
fails to receive his p a| „. r will drop us .. 
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I be edition t. jru.r.nleed to hr ,-*k >0 'inti 
it m.y re.t-lt tlnttbl, tl..t numlirr. It’ „il| 
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““** for *“ o.„ citieen. »„J 
Kdwiu Baxter, the Attorney who has 
recently settled in Los Angeles, and opened 
an office in Buker Block, is not from Wash 
iiigton, IM‘„ as, by misiako, wc stated ii 
our Inst issue. Ha canto from Gram! 
Haven, the center of the famous fruit, boll 
of Western Michigan, hence his location 
here. He has, however, for many years, 
prosecuted claims before the Pension, 
Auditors' and General Lund ulhceH, and 
other departments at Washington. He has 
also fur some yeitre held the office of .fudge 
uf the Probate Court, and is therefore well 
posted in the matter of wills, settlement of 
estates, Ac. 
TO THE LITE MEMBERS. 
\ nu have now received this journal free 
for four years owing to the following cir- 
cumslnncos: It was first started and owned 
by the Horticultural Society, ami by a pro¬ 
vision of the constitution of said Society it 
was furnished to the membership free. At 
tin? time L. M, II.ill severed his connection 
with the Society, the ownership passed 
into ilie hand', of Garter \ Kico, who fur¬ 
nished to the membership under contract, 
lor three hundred dollars a year—them 
being about that number of life and con¬ 
tributing members. Last year Mr. Bil-i* 
continued to furnish tin- paper on the same 
terms, and with this issue, the December 
number,' that contract cease*. The journal 
passed into my hands aoinn months ago, 
bat 1 continued tu carry out Mr. Bice's 
contract. Now, then, the ptwilioii in which 
I ‘land might nnt be considered a pleasant 
one, tinea I am proprietor uf the journal 
and also a member of the Hoard of Direct 
ort, and further am Secretary of the So¬ 
ciety. However, 1 would not in any wav 
use my position to force a tux ot three 
hundred dollars per year upon the Society, 
ami if the subject should c-oiuo before the 
bonril in ihu form of a motion I would cer¬ 
tainly vote no or not vote at all. Jt was 
my inUrption to bum the subject tliueuuu-d 
ar tie- board meeting last Saturday, because 
►oiiip contend that the conaiiIut!• ttiMI pro 
vuMon etui the pri-cedent* act by the two 
former; contracts should Imve tome weight 
in deciding the matter, however, other bin.- 
iiit's* for Or d it from my mind, and this 
number will go tlJ prosi before another 
meeting will be held. After thu meeting 
two of the director* agreed with me that ii 
was a burden which they did not think tin. 
Society should bear. An far as I urn con¬ 
cerned I shall remain passive, and should 
thr balance of the board decide at the next 
meeting to continue the journal to the 
membership I will supply it at lowest 
rates. But should they take the opposite 
view, which f in justice to the Society 
would advocate, I will send a canvasser 
among you, and I trust you will receive 
him kindly and will subscribe fora journal 
which a»ks for tio subsidies and is a power 
in the land fur good in many ways. 
Bui'.in', of the Famous Cheap Store, 
desires tiH to tell the people that lie is now 
marking dow n his entire stock of good*, to 
reduce them by I si January, 1B8'2. Any 
one wishing to get bargains can hove them 
by only calling at thu Famous Che-up Store. 
See his bargains in IIiuiiikIk, cashmeres, 
dress goods, dress trimming-,, shirtings, 
enrsutu, handkerchiefs, buttons, suspenders, 
ladies’, men's and misses’ bone, ladies’, 
misses’ and children's Imuils, shawls, blank¬ 
ets, table covers, table linens, towels, nap¬ 
kins, ladies’ belts, cords and tassels, rucking 
and collars, ribbon*, silk handkerchiefs, 
Indies’ skirls, linen crash, luce curtains, 
white bed blankets, while quilts, ludics 
underwear, men’s tinder wear, u large stock 
of nien’a and ladies’ hats, Indies dress 
goods, a very large stock of cashmere* and 
all other kinds of dress goods, gloves, ties, 
scarfs, bows, satchels, ami a large stock of 
men’s, ladies’ and children’s boots and 
shoes Large line* of all goods kept in bis 
line, and an examination of the goods and 
prio-s will be conclusive evidence of the 
above fact. This is r.o humbug, as the 
entire, force of clerks, ten in number, have 
been busy for several days marking goods 
down In almost cost. Ffemcmber, our 
motto is, “ No trouble to show goods, and 
gloat pleasure to sell.” 
Mil- La< v Jihb adde.d the Hartford, of 
Connecticut, to bis list of insurance com¬ 
panies. Thin is the oldest and most reli¬ 
able company in the United States. 
.1. S. Mn.tJt, of Pasadena, stands ready 
tu contract tu set vineyards at the lowest 
living rates. Ilia experience in this line 
Ini' been broad, ami nil hi* old customers 
will recommend him in thu higtuuf terms. 
Mn. -In i.Mix won first premium nu every * 
tiling lie hud in competition at the recent 
AgriculturalFair—Plymouth lb cU, Brown 
Leghorn* and W. F. Black Spanish. His 
funmlatian stuck of I’. Hockn were inmmi- 
eil from the yards of Mr. C. A. Keel* r, 
•Sterling, Illinois; also the beautiful pair of 
Brown Leghorn* lie had oh exhibition, 
Mi. .iilUon ways no breeder in America 
could send him finer stock than In- lies 
rereimd from Air. Keefer. // hj,mA-h fur 
If. Parties ordering eggs from Mr. 
.lilNnn the coming season will get hr line 
as tlum. is m ihe State. .See advertisement 
on front cover. 
I in square-dealing reliable firm of Hatch 
A Barclay of San Franc-boo, huvo removed 
"n ' 0 - '^'Frida street, where they 
will continue to moot their customers anil 
guarantee satisfaction. 
