til:MI-TROPIC CALIFOUKIA. 
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Editor's ©able. 
VW will answer all cominQrilcAllctllt &*Mrr«n<><] to ua In 
refer* rj* t- t«i Ca)ifi>rnin tlimngti this .^l*imn Wiw-U m 
Kw.-r p-/«ilAr <iii'b*Ttli<<re b» \\fm nol loiter, wlin» Rt«tnii t» 
iu« Jr»#» *1 for i*.\<»a»;e. 
SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED. 
J. C. L., Pothhklo, III.—Every branch 
of bufliiuss is fully njprosi'ntcd bore, and 
we would not advise you to come here to 
go into liny ineicantil* purmnt. You enn 
(with your capital) lviy limil, plant a vine¬ 
yard, orange orchard, ami fruit orchard, 
ami farm “ a little,' until voui vine* will 
make you a good living, and in a few years 
your oranges will millft you in more than 
comfortable cimmiBtanaea. 
Consumption, Pirrsrnimm. Pa. — If you 
arc not too far gone—you know what we 
mean by Hint— we unhesitatingly nay come 
to Southern California. If you are not 
able to work and make n living, you will 
not liud utiy easy jot's lying around loose; 
and we will advise you to bring money to 
live on. Board oud living ns cheap Imre 
as with you. 
N. A lb, Mii wauiup, AVls.—No, sir; you 
will not find “plenty of work at big sala¬ 
ries,” nor, likewise, schools in want of a 
“Jack of all tradas.” The applicant* for 
certificates here have not only to be “well 
up," but iiicny up in their educational abil¬ 
ities to puss examinations. Besides, there, 
are more teachers now than schools. 
Teachers'wages are good; $76 to $100 per 
mouth. 
A. M. L., Cukston, I\.—Your subscrip¬ 
tion received; back numbers sent; we have 
a few numhers.loft, All your question* 
will he fully answered in our future num¬ 
bers. We have no desire to influence any 
on® to come to California, unless wo arc 
sure they will be entirely satisfied. We 
have no interest that will uuusc ijh to over¬ 
draw the benefit* to be derived from a res¬ 
idence here. We might say, in all truth, 
"hen speaking in praise, of Southern Cali¬ 
fornia, in fho language of the Queen of 
Hhobn: “ The half 1ms not been told.” 
J. M. IS., CnieAao. — “ If life without 
money is not much,' money without lifo is 
nothing at all. Your health is worth, 
more than it can cost; and, therefore, we 
Would advise you to dispose of join prop 
city, oven, as you suiy, at a sacritico, and ' 
move In Southern California, where you ' 
are almost sure of heft, r health, if not an 
cntiro cure. You can lmy property line I 
tally worth as much as yours, and for the 
same money.you receive forTOUra All lung 
affections arc benefited by a residence 
hero. 
A'i-r\, Dai.tos, (1a. Wi' have enough 
lawyers; and unless you nro very bright, ] 
an ■ .eollmit orator, and money to keep 
you lor a few years, until you could 
build up a practice, we say, by all means, 
stay where you are. Los Angeles is noted j 
f ' ■ i her eminent law \ n s, ami none other j 
could, cun prosper here. Plenty of mom . 
for fanners, and more money in it than in 
pettifogging. 
Wr. hardly expected the use of a table, 
other than to write on, but wo find not only 
the necessity of a table, blit a table with 
drawer* in it, to accommodate the numcr- 
Ioub arid various articles sent or left un. 
Hereafter, wo shall muk« the " Editor’s 
1 Table “ a feature of the Si Mi Tnorn 
CAUVOftNlA. 
Books received and for review in our 
next issue; 
P.vi'iric Law Encvci^ipkiiia, by J. F. Cow- 
dery, Revised edition, 820 pages, A. L. 
Bancroft & Co.; San Francisco, Cal, 
Manual ok Amkiuow Idkab, by CasperT. 
Hopkins, M. 1), .168 pages. A. L. Ban¬ 
croft A Co.; Sun Fnitu-isco. 
Acache Land, by Chan. D. Ponton, of 
Arizona. A. L. Bancroft ACo., 1‘ublisheis, 
San Francisco. 
Caxton -sBook, by W, It Rhode* Cloth, 
octavo, 300 pages. $3.00. A. L. Bancroft 
& Co.; San Francisco. 
Foh " Gun Bovs."—Collection of orig¬ 
inal literary offerings in prose and poetry, 
by popular writer* at homo and abroad. 
Sold for benefited “ Youth s Directory " of 
San Francisco. Handsome ootuvo, over 
•IU0 pages. $3.50. A. Jj, Bancroft & Co. r 
San Francisco, 
Catalogues. 
Alfufii Biudokman’h Dhseiuinvi- Cata¬ 
logue of Vegetable and Flower Seeds, 
Garden Tools and Horticultural Books, 
H7(! Broadway, New York City. Mr. 
Bi idgcmim’sCatalogue is replete with good 
tilings, and should be in the bunds of 
every Horticulturist. Sent free. 
Sn.ri-i List of Field, (.1 .widen, and Flow hi 
S r.ens grown by Mr. Joseph Harris, More 
ton Farm, Rochester, N. Y, Sent free to 
any address. Blr. Harris is one of tin 
foremost of l lie famous Rochester seed 
growers, and wu cum mend his seeds to the 
puli lie. 
Flohioultiihk.- Among tin- many guides 
amt helps issued annually by our uitiuci 
ous Seedsmen and Florists, treating on 
this beautiful art, none is more dear, none 
more tastefully illustrated and gotteu up, 
limn Neiiis 1 - 'i.oiui Isstiiuctoii, which 
we have just received It. is publ islied i 
quarterly at the low price of 20 cant* pur i 
y ur, and contains a complete list of Seeds, 
Plants, Bulbs, ntc., nt greatly reduced 
prices, and niuub useful information for 
all in I erested in gardening Ho sends n 
-ample t-opy and a packet nf choice How* i 
s* i ds us n trial to liny one who send* him 
n 3 i . ut Maiii|i His ndilic-.ii n \ 
Nelli*, Canajohano, N ) 
I'll* V-IA* TIONM Ol I ML (-'aIIFOIiSU Si A Pi 
Aobik i riiiiAL Society, during 1878. ' 
Bubert Beck, Secretary, Sacramento W- 
have a number of copies of the above 
"ipoil for fu n distribution Parties in 
bue-ted can have the tamo by railing at 
Ibis office. 
Tin Cottun Wohm. Bulletin No. 3, 
from the Depnl tnielit nf 11 1 >• Inteil'T, In 
< lias. \ lliby, I’ll t>, An (‘vhiiuniiv*- 
e-say, profusely illustrated, on the treat¬ 
ment of this destructive worm. "We invite 
the attention of all concerned to this im- 
! port ant pamphlet. 
Gabdmciui’ Monthly and Hoit-mri in j-t, 
liko wirie, improves with age. The Feb-' 
ruarv number is full of good things, and 
|"n California nnbject* meets our want- 
and demand* more decidedly than some 
•*f our horticultural magazine- nearer 
| home. The regular subscription price is 
i $2 111. We will mail it nml th*- Hkmi- 
j 'fiioru Calikorm v for one year for $2 50. 
(Elimate. 
Fvb 
ruary. 
deg. 
War Iif.r.vsrw*”«T—Sn.-su, Sruv-n r If - Akmy 
Izic-sl Observations. 1/.. An--. I.. ('»!, 
iaso. 
Highunt B.w>itniter, 30.367; date, P*b I. 
D)We*t Haruineter, 211 870 S dote. Frb |ii. 
Monljily range uf Baroin'iier, 0.511. 
Itiglit-vi temperature, 70.0. 
t.israi Temperature, 33.,V 
Monthly outgo of Tempenitao . NT 0, 
(br itc«t il .ily range of Tempera! nr>, .11 
be'v-it ‘tsily range nl Tum|*ratiire, li drg 
Mcjui of Maximum Tr«>|>vr*turta, oi l rieg. 
Mcjm ut Minimum Ti»u|*«raturv«, 40.4 ile* 
-Moan daily range of Temper»tijr«-, 20.“ ,1 .g 
Total r»;.il»l|, or melted mow, i..V> .i; Ki-a 
P revailing wind, N. E 
Total movement of wind, ,1.700. 
Minimum volircity of wind and dirautinn, ‘.M mile* 
N. E. I date. Feb. 11. 
Number of cloudy days oil who (■ urn fall, t 
Number at cloudy day* on which no ram fell, 1 
Total numlar of days on winch nun „r i* fell, 
8 . 
Dates ot trust, Feb, I, 2, 3. 12. 13. is. I'd. 
J M. FRANTZ, 
Sergeant Signal Owjs U a. Army. 
Station- 1<*» Angeles, L'aL 
Pate March I, 1680. 
Many Northern and Eastern people are 
■ponding the winter in Lo* Augeh a county, 
And all speak in the hig)u-t term* of the 
benefit* they have derived from our genial 
climato. 
Mr. P Ncwhall, a prominent flour anil 
grain merchant of Ciupiunnti, who m with 
us a few months for hcolth't- sake, lella us 
hoia delighted with the olirunlr, notwith¬ 
standing vip call Hus I he .old winter. 
Hi< health is much iinpravi-1 hare, and lie 
weighs tnure than fur many yi m- H- ha* 
spent the past four yi .ir* iu Florida. 
John H Cotton came hnv last \iigusl 
(nun Htnlnlia, Mo , in a si-mouh i nrnhtu.n 
from lung trouble. Hr has gained thirty 
pnuinU ill Height, enjoys g. ml liealth, and 
intend* to stay hrre. 
Wo might enunii rale hundreds of m- 
atanees in which per nous have come seek 
ing and titiding health. It is In* lunger a 
doubtful iiu eat ion that Smith* ru California 
ib the world's Sanitarium. 
" I dull t Wlievv Hu n-i* n si . iiun of csjun- 
try under the sun wIh»« i man can make 
hituself mid family »r> comfortable happy, 
and delightful a home t,- here m S urio rn 
California, ' i». the language of n New 
York gentlonuiri in onr office this week 
Ami he tunthi tie reinurk in gn at mrne-t- 
nes». after having nnirnted his eApcnerieo 
in the mild <dimat* - td the norl d during 
lhc wild. i> of ’lie in-t w V. H ImI». 
