Daily national Democrat., 1859-05-10
San cfranristO advertisements.
FARMERS, BEWARE!
CALIFORNIA
REAPER AND MOWER
Santa Clara Header q Harvester
UAVENG LEARNED FROM VA
PECK'S

HAVE ING LEARNED FROM VA
II RIOuS sources that TT adwell 4 Co., Of this
city, endeavoring to produce the impression in
the farming community that am manufacturing the
Nanny Machine, am once more in the field to as
sert that al such representations are unmitigA6ed
ialsehoods
am not building the Nanny Machine, nor infring-
on the other hand, J am building a Machine Of my
own invention, far superior, called the
California Combined Reaper G Mower,
Wholly unlike the Nanny Machine, except in the use
OF the knife, on which there is not now has there
ever been, patent.
l think know what l am about I have had too
| much experience as a PRACTICAL MECHANIC, and
Hd p spent too much money in obtaining drawings
aN speclhcaons from the Patent Office Of the va
not,, L os 70 know precisely the line occupied by
ais Iieretoiore i obtained andinow in force
atso learn mat am threatened with rroqecu,;ors
and that the farmers who may INV ~ W. - I,
. eDu.eu. ms - me old "BLuFF GAME and has been
s5 wen wen payed Out. Fortwo years the Combined
| loIce nave Deen playing upon me, not oneni,, -.
MEANLY and oowARDLY behind masked batter ,s, gIs
a view TO the breaking up Of home Manufacture a..
they might the more securely and successf,l, % Has
tinue TO monopoze the agricultural trade ana S So
up prices at rates ruinous to the farmer Bnt thyp
far their assaults have been enti ely without
and Will continue harmless If am sustained nv ,ha
farmer, for whose interest am steadily at work
THB GREAT SECRET OF THEIR UNsoRUPULOus AND Ex-
/ IRAoIDlNARY WARFARE upon me at this particular
ne is that as the season for selling has commenced
they betin TO feel well as see, that nv CALIFOR
| MA COMBINED REAPER AND MOWER is a decl-
ded success and that unless they can intimdafe ,he
farmer, and force him to buy from them at a greater
| cost machines much inferior to nine they will he
Obliged to hold large stock over for next wear. an
unpleasant f~ truly, but Fate dccrees that they must
! grin and bear it.n
Persons who threaten prosecutions would he muob
better employed in actually prosecuting and estah
fishing the truth Of their assertions than hy sending
their hrelnEs and secret circulars and letters through
out the country, to poison the public mind with sto
ries KNOWN TO BIZ FALSE.
Why don't they prosecute me, and let the farmers
aloneY They know full well that they can maintain
no action. AS said above, they find the "pLuFF
GAME more successful with the farmer than with me
an consequently The of their operations this
year has been transferred from this cly to the farmer
in the country.
kkI Eat THAT AN MANUFACTURING THE CALIFORNIA
COMBINED REAPER AND MowER mot the NANNY and
have purchased the invention called "Peckis Santa
cara REAPER AND HARVESTER" when am also man
uiacturing, and shall continue to manufacture both
IN nu lbers equal to the demand. And now saw
that persons who may buy either Of the above ma.
chimes Of me, will, If required recey written guar
antee of indemnity.
Forward your orders, and they shall be filed
"i'h This am done. l am now and ever have
Deen, READY FOR THE FIGHT WHENEVER THE FIGHT OPENS
THKOS. OGG SHaW.
33 Sacramento Street
"P-'-lihis San Francisco.