California Agriculturist and Live Stock Journal. 



J^° A Choice Specimen of some elegant 

 plaut or flower is often seen in the show-win- 

 dow of Jackson Lewis' Jewelry store, Auzer- 

 ais House Block. They are taken from his 

 own private garden and conservatory near the 

 Santa Clara Street Schoolhouse, San Jose. 

 We take a stroll through his grounds occa- 

 sionally, and know of no place so beautifully 

 supplied with rare and wonderful plants. Mr. 

 Lewis spends his leisure hours among his 

 pets, which he knows by name and cultivates 

 understaudiugly. Any person who wishes 

 to note what plants are suitable for any par- 

 ticular locality, wolud do well to visit Mr. 

 Lewis's garden, which is worthy of being 

 named the Botanical Garden of San Jose. 



~J^ Mr. Mitchell, the Seedsman and Florist 

 of San Jose, will displaj- a splendid array of 

 beautiful plants, and ornamental grass and 

 other boquets for Christmas gifts and decora- 

 tiiias. His selection of brackets, flower- 

 et, aids, hanging-baskets, <fec., &c., is superb, 

 aud such things make acceptable gifts for 

 Christmas, or any other day in the year. His 

 stand is near the Mercury office, opposite the 

 F.irmers' Union, on Second street. 



'.W Wilcox is a man of his word, and his 

 Buots and Shoes are just what he says they 

 are. You can depend upon fair dealing at his 

 store. His neighbors. Smith & Ryder, Jew- 

 elers, are also, fair, square, and gentlemanly 

 dealers, we vouch. 



ft^ The National Gold Hetlal was awarded to Brad- 

 ley .S: Bulofson for the best Photographs in the 

 liiitt^d States, and the Vienna medal for the best in 

 tilt' world. 



129 alautgomery street, San Francisco. 



;rF" For a fine Christmas present a Chick- 

 ering piano or Estey organ is just the thing. 

 Smith & Ryder, agents, Wilcox block. 



^p" Fine optical goods at Smith & Ryder's 

 for the grandpa and grandma, and other peo- 

 ple. 



The number of hogs in Illinois is reported 

 to be over half a million less than !ast year. 

 At present there is a prospect that the num- 

 ber will be reduced this fall to much below 

 the average. Hog cholera will carjy oft' a 

 good many, aud high prices will cause the 

 death of a much larger number. Between the 

 ravages of disease and the ravages of the 

 butcher-knife, it is feared that there will not 

 be enough left for breeding purposes. For 

 the matter of that, there were not enough 

 kept from last year, and the jaresent scarcity 

 is the result. 



Nevek, on any consideration, says the Wis- 

 consin Ilorlicullural Report, jjut imperfect or 

 small fruit with larger or better, as it reduces 

 the whole package to the grade of the poor- 

 est in it. The strength of a chain is not that 

 of the stoutest, but of the weakest link, aud 

 so the worst specimens in a package will drag 

 all the rest down to their level, and you with 

 it in the final reckoning. 



Hardeware ! 



HENI^Y B. ALVORD, 



326 First Street, 



SAN JOSE. 



Just received a New Stock of 



PLOWS, CVliTIV.iTORS, HARROWS, 



ETC., ETC. 



Have as usnal a full assortment of 

 |«BCHA]VICS' TOOLS, 



AND BUILDERS' HARDWARE, 



.. ALSO ... 

 IROK, STEEL, COAL, ETC., ETC; 



GREAT PUBLIC SALE 



OF IMPORTED 



CITY OP 



TO I!K IIKLr> IN THE 

 BLOOMIIVGTON, ILLINOIS, 



LOUIS CHOPARD, 



-T E \V E L L E R 



Aud Dealer in 



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S 1 1. ^^ E R AV ^A. E E, 



SPECTACLES AND CUTLERY, 



At Low Fiimres. 



tf3"Watche6 and Jewelry Cnrefully Repaired. 



DR. C. R, SPAW, 



Kcsident Dentist, 

 I ' riier of First aud Santa 



Clara streets, 



iu McLaughlin & Kyland's 



building, 



San Jose. Ciil. 



" THE UNION CHRISTIAN WORKER " 



Is a XfW Puljlicatmn. issued Montblr bv 



CUBERY & COMP.ANY,:' 



{Printers and Publishers, San Francisco.) 

 Terms: — (In U. S. Currency) , SI oOYearly.in Advance. 

 Send for a Sample Copy. 



H. S. LAM KIN, 



ATTORNET-AT-LAW— ROOMS 3 AMD 4, 

 Stone's Building (opposite Auzeruis House) , 

 Santa Clara street, San Jose. 



Wednesday, January 19th, 1876. 



The f ubscriber will sell, at the time and place above- 

 mentioned, U ffrst-class horses imported from Scot- 

 land last .\ui,'ust, andpronouncedby competent judges 

 to be the finest lot of horses ever imported into the 

 United States, consisting of two two-year olds, four 

 three-year olds, weiKhinR from 1.W0 to 1700 lbs., three 

 four-year olds, weighing from 1800 to 2100 lbs., four 

 five-year olds, weighing from 1800 to 2000 lbs., one six- 

 year old. The sale will include one English Draft- 

 horse and two first-class half-bloods, weighing over 

 1700 pounds. Part of them have been shown at the 

 Western Fairs of 1875, and have been very successful 

 in the prize ring, although competing against a large 

 number of imported ht)rses. Amongst the lot are the 

 secimd-prize horse at the McLean County Fair held at 

 Eloomingten. twenty-five horses competing: also sec- 

 ond prize .it St. Louis Fair, sixteen horses competing; 

 first prize iu three-year old ring, eight horses compet- 

 ing: besides many other prizes this Fall too numerous 

 to mention. 



This is the largest and finest lot of horses ever of- 

 fered at public sale in the West, and are well worth 

 the attention of horsemen. 



SALE WILL BE POSITIVE, to commence at one 

 o'clock sharp. 



Terms, one-half cash. X credit of 15 months will 

 be given for the balance, with approved note at 10 per 

 cent interest. 6 per cent, off for full payment. Cata- 

 logue and pedigrees on application. 



The horses can be seen anv time before the sale at 

 T, G. DUNCAN'S, 



McLean, McLean County, 111. 



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FLOCK'S NUI^SERIES 



SAN JOSE, CAL, 



THE ATTENTION OF NURSERY.MEN AND 

 planters is invited to my large stuck of 



FRUIT TREES! 



Of the very best Varieties for Market, Shipping and 

 Drying. Also. 



GR.\Pi:VINES, CURR.\XT.S, GOOSEBER- 

 RIES, BLVC'KBKRRmS AND 

 RASPBERRIES. 



SHADE TREES, 



EVERGREENS, 



BLIE GUMS 



AND SHKITBS. 



GREENUOrSE PL.VNTS, BEDDING 

 PLANTS, ETC. 



Send for a Catalogue. 



JOHN ROCK, San Jose. 



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I HAVE FOUNDED SFY BrsINESS OX 

 the belief that the public are anxiuus to get their 

 seed DiREcrLY FROM THE iiRowER, and I therefore offer 

 FREE to every mau and woman in the United States 

 who cultivates a farm, tills a vegetable garden, or 

 plants a flower garden, my large. Illustrated Catalogue 

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 in addition to the choicest kinds produced in Europe, 



ONE HfNDRED AND FIETV VARIETIES OF V»GETABLE SEED 



GEGWN ON MT FOUR SEED FARMS. Customers of last 

 season need not write for it. \s the original intro- 

 ducer of the Hubbard Marblehead and Butman 

 Squashes, Phinney's Melon, the Marblehead Cabbages, 

 and a score of other new vegetables, I solicit your 

 patronage. All three soldunderthreewarrants. Ahun- 

 dred thousand catalogues \vill be issued and sent out 

 the 1st of January. ' JAMES J. H. GREGORY, 



Marblehead. Mass. 



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DR. J. BR.\DFORD, COX. 



FFICE- OVER T. W. SPRING'S STORE, OPPO- 

 site the Post Of&ce, gan Jose. 



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