California Agriculturist Axn Live Stock Journal. 



TREADWELL SINGLE-GEAR 

 CALIFORNIA HEADER. 



We give an illustration of this header, 

 believina it to be a superior machine. It 

 is manufactured expressly for California 

 gi-ain fields, by J. I. Case & Co., of 

 Wisconsin, the largest agricultural ma- 

 chine manufacturers in the country. 

 Besides retaining all the improvements 

 of value used in the Haines headers, it 

 has the patent adjustable reel, improved 

 iron wheels, new flange guide wheels, 

 improved pitman and boxes, improved 

 elevator, improved bevel gearing to drive 

 the reel, and pipe-shaft for reel. The 

 strain is equalized with truss braces. No 

 unnecessary friction; easy to turn; 

 thrown in or out of gear while in motion; 

 was gotten up in California by practical 

 mechanics and farmers, for California, 

 and is manufactured out of the very best 

 materials for good and lasting service. 



The proprietors of Elevator A, at Indi- 

 anapolis, offer to transfer grain, and store 

 the same for 20 days at '-'^c per bushel, 

 and no charge for shoveling or switching. 

 The charges in Chicago are nearly 3c on 

 wheat and corn. 



Good Black Ink.— A gentlemn away 

 out in Idaho says: "Good black ink is 

 not easily attainable here, and the trash 

 that passes for the genuine article is sold 

 at fabulous prices." For his benefit 

 and that of others similarly situated we 

 repeat a recipe taken from the New York 

 Tribune: To one quart of strong decoc- 

 tion of logwood, well strained, add three 

 ounces of blue galls in coarse powder, 

 twelve drams sulphate of iron, one and 

 one quarter drams acetate of copper, 

 twelve drams of well ground sugar, one 

 and one-half ounces of gum arable. Set 

 it over the fire till it begins to boil, then 

 set it away uncorked till it has turned 

 black enough : add a few cloves to keep 

 out the mold. It is a real pleasure to 

 open a letter and find a clear, legible 

 chirography, in ink of a decided color, 

 as well as less of a task to write one 

 with smoothly flowing ink. 



SxK.iw AND Hat. — Good clean straw, 

 carefully stacked, is supposed to repre- 

 sent a value in comparison with the best 

 meadow hay, of three to one. That is, 

 an animal must eat three pounds of straw 

 to get the same subsistence as would be 

 aftbrded by one pound of hay. 



One of our exchanges mentions the 

 fact that a person had trouble with the 

 drawing out of staples from barn-doors, 

 and screws from hinges. He drove pegs 

 into the holes, and put the irons in again; 

 but they would soon come out, wooden 

 pegs and all. Then he used leather, 

 which was better than wooden pegs, but 

 in time the latter got used to the pressure, 

 ancl let the staple out. Then he filled j 

 the holes tightly with cork, and put in 

 the screws and irons, and they have re- 

 mained in perfect condition to this day. 



To Preserve Fence Posts. — Accord- 

 ing to excellent authority, fence posts 

 can be made as imjjcrishable as iron for 

 less than two cents apiece. Pulverized 

 charcoal is to be stirred into boiled lin- 

 seed oil to the consistency of paint, and 

 a coat of this is to be brushed over the 

 part of the post to be placed in the 

 ground. — Boston Journal of Chcmistri/. 



Vinsonhaler's 



Business College! 



SAN JOSE, C-AL. 



Be fnigal, but not mean; prudent, not 

 subtle: complaisant, not servile; active in 

 business, but not its slave. There are 

 also four other habits which are essen- 

 tially necessaiy to the happy manage- 

 ment of temporal concerns: punctuality, 

 accuracy, steadiness and dispatch. 



Thorough instruction in all branched 

 pertaining to a business education. 



No scholar graduated who falls below 

 98 per cent, in Studies and Deportment. 



School in session during the entire 

 }-ear. 



Pupils can enter at any time. 



Those desiring Board can find a com- 

 fortable Home in the Institute. 



All Graduates will be awarded a hand- 

 some Diploma. 



Pupils attending this College can also 

 have access to any of the English bran- 

 ches taught in the SAN JOSE IN8TI- 

 TVT'Efreeofcharqe. 



JAMES VINSONHALER, 



San Jose, Cal. 



I\OCK'S NUI\SERIES, ' 



SAN JOSE, CAL. ■ 



THE ATTENTION OF NUKSERYMEN AXI) ! 

 plautiTK is iiivit*'d tu my large stuck uf 



FRUIT TREES! 



Of Die very best Varieties for Jlarki t. Shipping i 



and Drying; Who, 

 GRAPKVIXES, CURRANTS, GOOSK- ! 

 UI^RRIKS, BI..ACKBBRRIES 

 AND R.VSPBERRIES. 

 SUADE TREES, 



KVRRGREENS, 



HI.UE GUMS 



AND SHRUBS. 

 GREKXHOUSE PLANTS, BEDDING 

 PLANTS, ETC. 

 Srnrl f(,r a C'ataloKiir. 



JOHN ROCK, San Joso. 



TMinLARil TANNER?, 



J AC or, Ei',h:iaiAi;Dr ^ - Prop,-. 



A I-r. KINDS OP LKATIIEK, 8HEEP. 



iVBkliis and wncil. IIii;lioBt price paid lor 

 Slicop SliinB, Tnllo^v. Wool, etc. 



EMPEY & LENITAIID, 



IManufacturcrK and I'tiil'rs'in 



HAR-/C|^^ COL- 

 NESS.g^^L ARS, 



SADDLERY. 



Carriage Trimmings. Etc. 



'So. '2C,2 ,SV/,i^( Chira Sired. 



SA.N JOSXS. 



mmmm mu m\m 



FOR SALE. 



O IXTY ONE AND TWO YEARS OLD 



O — ThoroURhbred Spanish Merino Ilams, Call 

 fornia bred, Irom Ewcb imported from Vermont, [ 

 and sired tty Severance & Peet's celebrated ram 

 I'REMONT. and by their ram GKEEN llOrX- 

 TAIN, which took the first premiunifi at the liay 

 district and State l-'aii-s. Last shearing. 35!<. 

 lbs. year's grfiwth. Also, about 100 Ewes and 

 I I.ambs, all of (JKEEN MOUNTAIN stock, bred 

 lust year. 



' B. F. WATKINS, S'mta Claru. Cal. 



T3a.© Goodeaoue-b. 



COMMON-SENSE SYSTEM 



HORSESHOEIITG SHOP! 



Col'. Santa Clam niitl San Pectro 

 Streets (opposite Post Oilic*-) . 



The only Natuial Method of SliiicinK the Horse 

 to prevent 



Corns, Quarters Cracks, Contrac- 

 tion of the Hoof, and all 

 Lameness Eosr.ltin.^ 

 from Unsound 

 Feet. 



vs. K. IiAKCOXta, 



Proprietor. 



IF YOU VVAXT A PATKXT, SEND 

 US a moapl or tketrli and ;i lull deKcriptioii of 

 yoTir jnvputlon. Wo '.vill iniiko nji oxaniiiintion 

 lit the Patont Ollloo. and if wo thiuk it patent- 

 able, will sonrt yon papers and athlco and proRc- 

 outo your case. Our feo will bo. in ordinary 

 CHBOR, flias. Advice fhfe. Address LOUIS 

 I BAGGKU k CO.. Wanbiugton, It. C. BE^ Scud 

 j Postal Card for our " Guujk roii Obtainino 

 Patents"— n book of fiO pages. 



Closing Out Stock 



THE SUUSCKIBERS, INTENDING TOCLOoE 

 up their business with as littlo delay as pos- 

 sible, now ofler their sloct of 



Jackson Wagons ! 



As a WHOLE, or at RETAIL, on the most favor- 

 able terms and at very low prices, 



.T. D. ARTHITR & SON. 



nih Cor. California and Davis St., S.F. 



ZiOcke <& Montague, 



IMPOHTERS AXr> DEALERS IN 



Stoves, 



Pumps, 



Iron Pipe, 



Tinware S:c. 



':112 and 114 Battery St., 



] KAN FRANCISCO. 



