California Agriculturist and Live Stock Journal. 



The lists of mountains and rivers 



which follow fire the largest sent in, but 

 do not include all withiug United States 

 territory on the Pacific Slope. So now 

 listen to this 



PEEMIOM OFFER. 

 The one who will add to these lists the 

 most uiiiucs of rivers and mountains (to 

 be found in United States and Territo- 

 ries west of the Kocky Mountains) a fine 

 chromo of "Komeo and Juliet" or of 

 "The Meeting at the Well" willbegiven. 

 Now make this list as complete as possi- 

 ble. You have to the 10th of August to 

 try in. The premiums for best jiuzzles 

 will be continued from month to month. 

 Now Auut I'olly wants you all to do 

 your best, and you will try, woutyouV 



RIVERS (Walter's list). 

 Turtle, Colorado, Bill William, Big 

 Sandy, Canon, Kio St. Maria, Kio St. 

 Francisco, Colorado Chiquito, Bouche 

 Fork, Chevlons, Cottonwood, Salinas, 

 Puerco of the West, Mineral, William 

 Fork, San Carlos, AyisI, Pricto, Domin- 

 go, Santa Cruz, San Pedro, Vermillion, 

 Flk Heak, Yampah, White, Oconagan, 

 ( )alesteo, Kio Puerico, Virgion, Skagit, 

 ('onejos, Dd Chaco, Kio Chilo, Swa.m- 

 ish, Chekalis, Taxpam, Green White, 

 I'isqualla, Cowlity, Coweema, Touchet, 

 Calalum, Cathlapootle, Y'ahkeet, Colum- 

 bia, M'alhnvalla, Snake, Peloose, Piscoe, 

 Yakima. Athnam, Nachees, Wenas. Pis- 

 chous, Y'akmsee, Spokane, Snaqualmie, 

 Slalukahamish, Kicketat, Clarke Fork, 

 Feather, North Fork, South Fork,Tnnis, 

 Butte, Chico, Deer, Antelope, Beaver, 

 Battle, Cottonwood, San Mateo, Canoe, 

 Pitt, South Fork, Susan Pasa, Pahute, 

 Beaver, News Fork, (Ireen, Port Neuf, 

 Tullick Fork, Smith's, Godin's,Hellgate, 

 Flint, Black Foot Fork, Kio de San Jose, 

 Rio de Chaca, Zuni, Gila, Umbres, Bear, 

 Bonito, Y'uba, St. Geraldie, San Inez, 

 Santa Clara, San Gabriel, Santa Anna, 

 San Jose, St. Luis, Pahute, Mohave, 

 Ivern, Pasa, White, Tule, Owen's, San 

 Joaquin, Kings, Fresno, Chowchilla, 

 Mariposa, Merced, Piedras, Tuolumne, 

 Vierengs, Stanislaus, Calaveras, Grand, 

 Mokelumne, Casumnes, Sacramento, 

 American, North F'k, Middle F'k, South 

 F'k, Humboldt, Granite, Truckee, Black 

 Kiver, Carson, Walker, West F'k, Bees, 

 Putman, South Humboldt, North F'k, 

 Rio Vegas, Virgin, Little Humboldt, 

 White, Quns, American, lied F'k, F'ish, 

 Lake F'k, Spanish F'k, Weber, Jordan, 

 White F'k, Black's F'k, Muddy, Ham's 

 F'k, Jewett, Green's, Sevier, Canon de 

 Chelly, Clara, San Jann, Bitter Root, 

 Lo-Lo, Flathead, Rock, Salmon, West 

 F'k do., Goodins, Lemki, Big Wood, 

 McArthur's, Kootenai, Clark's F'k Col- 

 umbia, Big Snake, South F"k, Nortn F'k 

 St. Joseph, South F'k do., Clear-vater, 

 Upper Palouse, Wisser, Payette, Boice, 

 Owyhee, Catharine, Bruneau, Malade, 

 Middle Boice, South do.. Bear, Pannoc, 

 Lewis F'k, Cedar Springs F'k, Goose 

 F'k, Salt, John Gray's, Henry's Fork, 

 Nehalem, Alseva, Yaqunua, Siuslan, 

 Hood River, Willow, McCready, Rogue, 

 North Umpqua, South do., Willamette, 

 Coquill, Nolallc, Clackmas, Calapooya, 

 North Sautiam, South do., Lonk Tom 

 F'k, McKenzie's, Sandy, John Davs, 

 Butter, McCready, Owyhee, Malkuer, 

 Burnt, Powder, Fall, Cherry, Crooked, 

 Sylvees, Grande Ronde, Umtatilla, Elk, 

 Lost, Jordan, Granite, Guamas, Salinas, 

 Smiths, Klk, Pelican, Klamath, Shasta^ 

 Redwood, Scott Mountain, Salmon, Eel, 

 North F'k do.. South F'k do., Trcnitz, 

 South F'k, Johns, New, North F'k, Big. 

 I Youga, Vandusens, Bear, Mad, Napa, 

 ; Marion's, Bootdam, Gassier, Wohalla, 

 I Russian, West F'k, Pajaro, San Benito, 

 Nacismento, Rio Secco, St. Maria. 



MOtrUTAINS (SAEAH's LIST). 



Pinos, Arrington, Bakoit, Olympus, 

 Constance, Cascade Range, Runier. St. 

 Helena, Adams, Coast Range, Gavilan, 

 Blue, Sierra Nevada, Siskiyou, White, 

 Pitt River, Humboldt, Hamilton, Lewis, 

 Brewer, Day, Whitney, Tamalpais, Oso, 

 Pierce, Baker, Shuksan, Granite, Dana, 

 Cedar, Diablo, Mayacans, Balldy, Lycl, 

 Tyndal, Toyabl, Granite, Kawlah, Santa 

 Cruz, St. Luisa, San Bernardino, Rogue 

 River, Bishop, Hornet, Sweetwater, Elk, 

 Uintah, Wasatch, JefTersou, Y'allo Balla, 

 Hood, Spring Range, Callapooya, White 

 Pine, Salmon River, Graham, Northside, 

 Dome Rock, Davis, Spring, Glacier, 

 Soledad, Sierra Lasal, Sierra Abajo, 

 Wind River, Hornet, Hope, Pelon, Caso, 

 Uarezo, Monument, Santa Inez, Eden, 

 MongoUon, Coeur de Areme, St. Helena, 

 Cedar, St. Johns, Saddle, Scott, Lynn, 

 Umpqua, Ripley, Shasta, Inner Coast 

 Range, Half-way, White, Zaremba, Iron, 

 Piztos, Sierra De Platta, Diablo, Black, 

 Campbell, Sierra Madre, Bielawski, St. 

 Elias, Carczo, Uminham, Mary's Peak, 

 Castle P'k, Jeff. Davis P'k, Cannon P'k, 

 Carrey's P'k, , Spanish P'k, HumbukP',k 

 Seven P'ks, Conie P'k, Pilot P'k, Las- 

 sen P'k, Pj'ramid P'k, Diamond P'k, 

 Bartram's P'k, Mud Lake P"k, Nova- 

 cam P'k, Pilot P'k, Umunhom, Snow. 



Now, geography class, how many mis- 

 takes do you find in these lists? 



PUZZLES. 



A kiss for Daisy! for she is our young- 

 est contributor. See what a nice letter 

 and puzzle written by her own tiny fin- 

 gers : 



St. Helena- June, 1870. 



Dear Aunt Polly: My papa takes the 

 Agkiculturist and I like it very much. 

 I love to make out the puzzles. I hope 

 you will have one every month. I am 

 eight years and a half old. I have no 

 brothers or sisters. I send a puzzle. 

 My first is in wall, but not in floor; 

 My second is in bonnet, but not in hat; 

 My third is in girl, but not in boy; 

 Mp fourth is in lamp, but not in light; 

 My fifth is In orange, but not in lime; 

 My sixth is in leaf, but not in tree; 

 My whole is the kingdom we belong to. 



Good by. From Daisy Glock. 



Livermoee, June, 1876. 

 Dear Aunt Polly: I received my pic- 

 tures. I think they are little beauties. 

 Mother said for me not to make up a puz- 

 zle, but I have made up a small one, 

 which I will send you. I think it splen- 

 did fun making up puzzles, and hope 

 you will send us something that way 

 every month. Here is my puzzle: 



I am composed of 51 letters. 

 My 1, 3, 4 is a small insect. 

 My 1, li, 20, 30, 2.5, 3, 46 is one of the 



Territories of the United States. 

 My 28, 46, 26, 29 is a small animal. 

 My 30, 38, 44, 31 is a color. 

 My 28, 6, 50, 40, 39 is a domestic ani- 

 mal. 

 My 5, 6, 21, 23 is what some children do 



when they get angry. 

 My 10, 3, 20, 2i5, 3 is a vegetable. 

 My 34, 35, 14, 16, 8, 13 is a color. 

 My 19, 20, 32, 15, 20, 45, 23, 20, 16, 34, 



20 is one of the United States. 

 My 11, 47, 6, 35, 17 is something veiy 



necessary to life. 

 My 22, 20, 48, 49, 25, 3 is a poet. 

 My 5, 10, 27, 40, 49, 6 is a vegetable. 

 My 18, 24, 12, 20, 13 is a girl's name. 

 My 22, 1, 3, 51 is a pronominal adjec- 

 tive. 

 My 34, 28, 20, 7, 6, 15, 10, 5, 28, 9 is a 



branch of study. 

 My 41, 20, 37, 30, 20, 13 is a name. 

 My 13, 18, 29, 31, 39, 42 end time and 



commence eternity. 

 My whole is a puzzle for the cousins. 

 Y'our niece, Jennie D. 



This is a pretty hard puzzle of the 

 kind. Who can unravel it for Jennie? 



MiLPiTAS, June, 1876. 



Aunt Polly: I felt very much flattered 

 to see my letter published in the Agei- 

 CULTHRIST, and thought I would try to 

 merit a premium this time. Here are 

 my puzzles: 



1. — My first denotes a female; my sec- 

 ond, what she wears; my whole, what 

 she eats. 



2. — I am composed of nine letters. 

 My 4, 6, 3 is a weight. 

 My 3, 2, 4 is good to eat. 

 My 5, 2, 4 is to place. 

 My 9, 6, 2 is who I am writing this for. 

 My whole is one who is much loved by 

 many little childi-en. 



3. — I am composed of 16 letters. 

 My 7, 8, 9, 10 is something I don't like 



to do. 

 My 14, 3, 12 is a weight. 

 My 8, 9, 10 is a tree. 

 My 9, 10, 11, 12 is a bart of the body. 

 My 13, 6, 15, 5, 2 is a boy's name. 

 My 10, 6, 10 is a fowl. 

 My whole is the name of a great man 



whom this year brings forcibly to our 



minds. 



4. — I am composed of 15 letters. 

 My 1, 13, 14, 4, 5, 2 is a girl's name. 

 My 12, 2, 14, 15 is an enclosure. 

 My 1, 13, 14 is to spoil. 

 My 1, 9, 10, 11 is whore minerals are 



found. 

 My 14, 0, 3, 11 is uncommon. 

 My whole was the home of an illustrious 



person. 



Yours, TiLLiE. 



A pretty long list Tillie. The Editor 

 thinks the first one very good. Who 

 can guess? 



Liveemoke, June, 1876. 

 Dear Aunt Polly: I did make out 334 

 different words from the word "carpets." 

 I tried to see if I could make a puzzle. 

 I have no idea of getting the chromos at 

 all, but I thought it best to try. If you 

 like it, I will send you another. Did I 

 not send the greatest number of words of 

 any of the girls? I will think it splen- 

 did if you send me the chromos. I had 

 given up all hope of getting them until 

 the other day my papa said, "May, Aunt 

 Polly writes to you," then I read it. 

 Well, Auntie, I must close. 



Y'our niece, Mary D. Clark. 



Well, Mary, Auntie thought you de- 

 served them, and so sent them. Here is 

 Mary's funny rebus, a little changed 

 from the original : 



W-1 &-V 



iir.i 7'///.V'; 



Ma^^Kli U yy. 



A friend sends this to "Our Corner": 

 My first is in bad, but not in good; 

 My second is in wood, also in could ; 

 My third is in yours, but not in mine; 

 My whole is loved by sister mine. 



L. W. 

 Cakpenteria, May, 1870. 



Bear Aunt Polly: I saw in the May 

 number of the Agricultueist that you 

 oft'erod chromos to those who would get 

 over 359 word from "cai-pets." I got 

 377 words, and I send them to you. If 

 you think they are able to get the chro- 

 mos, my name and address is Linnio B. 



Caldwell, Carpenteria, Santa 

 county, Cal. 



P. S. — I am 13 years old. My sister 

 wants to know if she can come in. She 

 is 15 years old. L. 



Y'es, Linnie, and as you have beat 

 them all, although late in the day, you 

 shall have them. Tell your sister to 

 consider herself a niece, and Pollj- her 

 aunt, and that Aunt Polly hopes to get 

 something good from her. 



SOMETHING ABOUT THE CEN- 

 TENNIAL. 



BY AUNT POLLY. 



"Auntie, where is the Centennial, and 

 what makes folks talk so much about it? 

 What is it for?" asked our little Willie 

 the other day, and Aunt Polly had to ex- 

 plain how one hundred years ago (one 

 hundred years is a century, you know) 

 the English settlements in America — our 

 eountrj' — belonged to England; that is, 

 the English King claimed the right of 

 governing the people in this country, as 

 he had done for many years. Then she 

 had to tell Willie how dissatisfied our 

 people became with the English King 

 through his bad ruling; how selfish and 

 mean the King was; and how at last, just 

 one hundred years ago this fourth day 

 of July, 1870, (which was the fourth of 

 July, 1776, ) a meeting was held at Phil- 

 adelphia composed of fifty-six men, 

 chosen by the people of the different 

 colonies, to get together and talk about 

 laws and try to make things better; how 

 these fifty-six men finally resolved, in 

 the name of all the people of the thirteen 

 States then United, that they would be 

 free from King George, the bad English 

 King, and that they would make a better 

 government of their own, a government 

 of the people of all the States of Ameri- 

 ca. And these fifty-six good and wise 

 men, called Representatives because they 

 represented the sentiments and wishes 

 of the people, all signed a paper called 

 the Declaration of Independence. This 

 paper was so called because it contained 

 words declaring that the people would 

 no longer be ruled by King George, and 

 that they would have a government sep- 

 arate from, and independent of the 

 King. Then the people all rejoiced, al- 

 though they knew that King George 

 would send great armies of soldiers ac- 

 cross the ocean in ships of war to fight 

 them and murder the people and de- 

 stroy their projierty and try to make 

 them no better than slaves. But the 

 people had been so abused already that 

 they woidd sooner have war, with the 

 hope of freedom, than to be the willing 

 servants of so bad a king. 



Now Aunt Polly will not make this 

 article any longer; but you can ask your 

 papas or mammas, or some friends, to 

 tell you all about the terrible war that 

 King George made upon our forefathers, 

 and how at last he was beaten and 

 obliged to call his soldiers and his war 

 ships home, and leave this country free 

 and independent .' Perhaps your folks 

 would get you a child's history of the 

 United States— our loved country — if you 

 will promise to read it, and then you can 

 know all about it for yourself. This 

 year is the Centennial, because it is the 

 hundredth birthday of our Nation, and 

 the great Exhibition at Philadelphia is 

 made in honor of our great birthday, 

 and is really a national birthday party. 



Dear children, Aunt Polly intended 

 this month to tell you all about a child- ■O 

 ren's school in San Jose, which is kept ,1 

 by a very benevolent and kind lady, wbn ill 

 acts at once as mother and teacher to a 

 her pupils. This good lady is herself 



