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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-05
ANSWER
K ii BROWN.

RALEIGH n. c., Nov. 23ri. 1878.
r III. BROWN,
HALISVILLE. y. G.,
DEAR SIR Your letter of the 18th,
received and contents noted.
/ am glad to hear hat any sugges-
tons that | have made have been tried
by our farmers. Ihave succeeded ad-
mirably with the new Red Potato of
which | wrote last Spring. They run
larger aud yield more than any Potato
| have eve grown. / think them
about three weeks earlier than the
Bahama. / lad large fine Potatoes
ready for market tie tenth day of July.
and that they are a much better table
variety than the Bahama but l find
Barbados or '*Batu5" potato as our
people call them. This market de-
mands a moist Potato while this Red
Potato cooks more like the "Nanse-
mond" which is grown extensively
for the northern market. am still of
the opinion that Horizontal setting is
much the bess for all sweet potatoes.
l have been experimenting farther III
this direction in the past aeason and
have grown several cuttings in pots in
my Green Houses. and now find that
all the Potatoes formed III these pots
are from the roots that put out at the
surface of the sell. | have noticed
the same thing N taa field again this
season. l have propasated quite a
number of a variagated leaved potato
that | found in the field this summer.
The foliage is quite distinct both in
shape and marking from anything |
have ever seen, and makes a very
ornamental vine for the Green House.
| have not ye5 found a farmer that
could tell what the plant vas when ne
saw it growing, and If | had nCt
taken it from a sweet Potato hill l
would never have believed it was one.
Very truly yours,
&. Il. FAIRCHILD.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-05

My dear" [ said to a five year-old
one night as she concluded her prayer
at her mammals knee, you have for
gotten to pray for your little cousins.
How did that happen: Don't you
want our Heavenly Father to take
care of them She made motion of
again bending her knees, yawned
~sieepily, and tumbled into bed. Cant
help it. mamma! Baby Is too tired !
Horace and Eddie must scufiie for
themselves just this che night"
Some one ought to invent a sewing
machine to collect rents, mend man
ners and repair family breaches.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-05
department Of agriculture
state Board of Agriculture, Immiyra-
ton and Statistics.

Il. II. VANCE, Governor and ex officio Chair
man.
". c. KERR, State Geologist and ex offcio
member of the Board
r +. BATTLE, President State Agricultural
College and eX ofiicio member Of the Board.
Il. NJ HOLT, President State Agricul:yra l
society and eX OfficiO member of the Board.
; h. ALEXANDER, Master State Grange, >.
uf H., and eX otficiO membe of the Board.
J. Ii. ~IHIGPEN, of Edgecombe county.
JONATHAN EVANS, OF Cumberland county.
LEONIDAS l.. POLK, Commissioner.
IHoS. j.. ROBINSON, Secretary and Treas
urer.
ONCE, second floor OF Briggs Building
Raleigh, y. e..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-05

where asks Puck, docs the peo-
pies money go?" Why, don't you
know 1t goes for boots. and beer,
and bread, and billiards, ana beef, and
beer, and opera. and listers. and beer.
and oysters, and tooth-picks, and
beer, and rent. and drains, and the
drama, and kid gloves, and fast horses,
and beer. and-and-weIl, ask Tai
mage where much of it goes" We
I've visit such places !-Norristotru
UeraId.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-05
atauga-A. J. Mcbride.

Watauga-A. J. Mcbride.
Wayne-J. Z. Gdisby. 7. b. 1ymaa.
Wilkes-L. Harrel. j. T. Finley.
Wilson-R. w. King. Frank ".
Barnes.
Gadkin-Dr Long. III. c. Wilson.
Gancey-J. K. L. Neil, y. u. ".
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-05
The Growth OF an Oyster.

The baby oyster is not much larger
than a fair-sized pins head at the end
of a fortnight, and at three months
only of the size Of a split pea. Al the
cad of four years growth he is tit + I
the market.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-05

Give the average American girl her
choice, between going to heaven and
marrying into the nobility, and see
how few charms heaven has for her.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-05
Six Substantial Reasons
Why you should Insure in the
Penn Mutual Lib Insurance s:n.aaT,
PA

~ L
lst. Because it IS one of the Oldest Com
panieS in the country, and past the day OF eX
perimentS.
I'd. Because it is a purely Mutual Company
Every i licy-iOlder is Il member If the com
pany, entitled to all is advantages and pri-
vilegeS, having a right to vote at all elections
for trustees. and thus has an influence in It's
management.
81. Because il has as large a percentage Of
assets t. liabilities as any Lie Insurance
Company in the country.
4th. Because. by economical management,
its ratio OF expenses to total income is lar
below the average of ! ife Companies. (oee
official Insurance Reports,
9TH. because. IL has declared more divi-
dendS in number, an Of a larger average
percentage, than any other Company in the
United States.
For example: Policy No. Is, for 5000, has
been paid 10 the widow of a Philadelphia
Merchant upon which twenty-three dlvi-
dendS had been declared, averaging fifty
seven per cent. Had these dividends been
used to purchase additions to this Policy,
S. As more would have been realized, making
the Policy worth 81, 046.
9Th. Because it is Ii beral in its management
prompt IN it settlements sale beyond d con
tingency, and its rates are as low aSany first
class Company in the country.
frINCIPAL tEATCRES.-Small expenses,
absolute security, large return premiums,
prompt payment OF losses, and liberal to the
Insured.
ID BROOKS, Gen1 Agent
For Western North Carolina,
StateSVille, y, c.
GEO. 2. MCNEIL, GEM Agent
For Eastern North Carolina,
Fayetteville, \.
Agents Wanted by both the above General
Agents, TO work III their respective terri
tories. Liberal contracts made.
mar T-12m
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-04

This Is the rose olored story as
the society man of the Argonaut
tells it:
They had surprise party at
Caliente last week. Fourteen gen.
tlsmen OF the Mexican persuasion
called, quite Unexpectedly, and the
people of the little faded village
were compelled to furnish them
with coin, jewelry, clothing and
saddles, guns, ammunition and
horses. The express agent at the
railroad depot noticed the Begin
ming of the revelry, and as he had
500, 900 in the safe and was unsocia-
Bile, he quietly walked off to the
shapparal, and kept cold, lonely
watch over his safe-key till morn
ing. The surprise party soon called
at his office. Some replsnished
the stove, others sought the agent,
The kind creatures said they would
warm his feet, so he could kick the
safe open. But they failed to find
him; Later in the week five of the
troupadonrs were arrested and
brought to Baker sfield. There the
citizens turned out en- naasse, and
organized necktie sociaple. The
new hempen cravats furnished to
tie Srs:ts 90 the people looked
quite killing by torchlight, and
now five members OF the Calients
surprise party are folded peacefully
to the bosom Of Vasquez.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-04

1t has been allowed to pass I'M
questioned that what occasioned
the loss of the Huron was that she
sailed on Friday, and it is hard to
doubt now so very frequent cause
Of disaster. Still it seems neces.
sary. 1t is demonstrable from
official record that in the past ten
years the country has lost the HUI
ron, Idaho, Saginaw and Saranac,
each Of which was named after an
Indian tribe. From this it is too
sadly evident that the North Amer
lean Indian is at the root of our
naval troubles, and to him the
superstitious must hereafter turn
their attention. The new theory
and the old can only be reconciled
on the superstition that the origi-
nal Friday was an American In
dian.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-04
NOTICE..

All persons are hereby cautioned and
warned not to purchase either OF the fol-
lowing described promissory notes, exc
cuted by me in favor of A. l.. Bush, to
wit:
one daied July 25.h, 1877, for $500 in U.
s. gold coin, with interest at the rate OF
one per cent. per month from the LIST day
of Septemb r, 1877, duo March LIST 1873.
one dated July 25th, 1877, for 50 900 In u.
5. gold coin, with interest at the rate of
one per cent. per month from September
list, 1877, due two years from date.
one dated August I'd, 1877, for $500 In u.
s. gold coin with interest at one per cent.
per month from the LIST day of Sc ptember,
1877; due July 25th, 1879.
TIE entire consideration for which said
notes were given having failed and said
notes having been obtained from mo by
said Bush by means of false representa-
tions, l do not intend 10 pay any part of
either of the said notes.
CORNELIUS MCCARTHY.
San Bernardino, Cal, Nov. q, 1877.
n25-3n
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-04
SU M M ONS.

IN the District Court OF the Seventeenth
L Judicial District, of the State of CAL
iiornia, in and for the County of Los An
| geles.
Harriet lewiston, Plaintiff, against
Chas. j. shepherd. Administrator, ct al.
Defen~antS.
Action brought in the District Court OF
the Seventeenth judicial District OF the
State of California, in and for the County
of Los Angeles, and the Complaint filed
In said County Of Los Angeles, in the
office of the Clerk of said District Court.
The People of the State OF California
again send greeting to Chas. j. shop
nerd, Administrator OF ire estate of
Henry TALBOT. deceased, Elizabeth Mil
Ter, Henry A. Miller, Samuel Jones Tai
Talbot, Charles Talbot, kowena talbot,
Carroll talbot, Rachel Clark, John
Clark, Maria Sanders. Joseph Sanders,
MARY Morgan. p. Mo gan, Ann eliza
Wadkin, A. Wadkin and Dora Talbot,
defendants.
You are hereby required to appear in
an action brought against you by the
above named plaintiff in the District
Court of the Seventeenth Judicial District
of the State of California, in and for tho
county of Los Angeles, and to answer the
complaint filed therein, within ten days
exclusive Of the day OF service) after the
within TINS county; or, II served out OF
this county, but In this District, within
twenty days, otherwise, within forty
udys = OF JuusIueut ny utlhulL Will Dc
taken against you, according to the prayer
OF said complaint.
The said action is brought to obtain
a decree oft lis court for the foreclosure
a certain mortgage described in the said
complaint, and executed by the said
Henry talbot on the third day of July,
a. ID. 1876, to ecure the payment OF a
certain promisisory note of even date
made by Henry Talbot TO Harriet Lee
vision, for $500 90 dollars, U. s. gold coin,
with interest at, The rate of ~ per cent.
per month, com pounded monthly frsm
the 4th day OF July. 1870; that the prem
ises conveyed by said mortgage may be
sold, and Che proce, eds applied to the pay
ment OF the SAID note OF $500 % dollars,
gold coin, with interes. ~ mentioned in
complaint, and $50 attorneys
fees; costs of suit; ar also
that the said defendants and all porto IS
claiming by, through or under
them or either OF them, MAJ
be barred and foreclosed OF all right, IL
tie. claim, lien, equity ofreGemption and
interest a and TO said Gortsaged prep
ises and for other and furthsr relief
ulars.
And you are hereby notified tbati
fail to'appear and answAr the saisi
plaintas abcv-
VIII
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-04
How Pacific Coasters In washing-
ton Spent New Years.

WASHINGTON, January 3.-New
Year was very generally observed
here. Senator Jones, of Nevada,
and Conkling made calls together,
but were not among the visitors
at the White House. Representa-
tive Davis, Page and Pachsco call
cd on the President. Justice Field
was also among the callers at the
Executive Mansion, in company
with most of his colleagues. Sena-
tor Sargent and Secretary of the
Senate Gorharn were out of town
on a weeks cunning excursion
to the lower Potomac and
James rivers. Mrs. Sargent and
daughter held a reception. Mrs.
Senator Jones and Mrs. Justice
Field also kept open houses. The
receptions of the Cabinet Ministers
and other high officials were brill
liant and crowded as usual, the
only noticeable point of difference
being that Senators and Members
of Congress making calls were few
er in number than heretofore. This
is accounted for by the fact that,
on account Of the unprecedented
length of the recess, most of the
members have gone home for the
holidays.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-04
MISCELLAN EOUS.
SUMMONS.

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
Il Seventeenth Judicial District Of the
STATE Of California. i'll and for the
county OF Los Angeles.
samuel Meyer, plaintln, against j.
Cohn, defendant.
Action brought In the District Court OF
the seventeenth judicial District of the
state OF California, in and for the county
OF Los Angeles, and the compiaint filed IN
said county of Los Angeles, in the Office
or the Clerk of said District Court.
The people OF the state OF California
send greeting to j. Cohn, defendant.
You are hereby required to appear in an
action brought against you by the above
named Plaintiff in the District Court of
the Seventeenth Judicial District of the
state OF California. In and for the County
OF Los Angeles, and to answer the COM
plant filed therein, within ten days lex
elusive of the day of servce) after the
service on you of this summona-if served
wlthln TINS County; or, II served out
of this County, but In this District, within
twenty days; otherwise, within forty days
or Judgment by default will be taken
against you, according to the prayer of
said Complaint.
The said action is brought 10 recover
Judgment for the sum of S4SS %, gold
coin, alleged to he due for goods, wares
and merchandise, su pplied to defen dant
by plaintiff, with interest thereon from
10Th January, 1875, at the rate Of ten per
cent. per annum, and for costs of SUIT.
Reference is had to complaint foi par
ticulars.
And you are hereby notified that IL you
fail to appear and answer the said COM
plant as above required, the said plaintiff
Will demand Judgment against you for
said sum OF Sis8 70, gold coin, with inter-
est as above mentioned. and costs of
suit.
Given under my hand and the seal OF
the District Court OF the Seventeenth
Judicial District of the State OF California,
in and for the county OF Los Angeles,
this Eth day OF Deeem Der, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-seven.
[soai 18th District Court
A. W. FUTTS, CLERK.
BY w. II. 4. KIDD, Deputy Clerk.
dlj-2m-w
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-04
4os Auaslss Nerald.
History Repeating ITSELF

Tiberius and Caius Gracious
were sons of the Tribune Tiberius,
and Cornelia, daughter of Scipio
Africanus. The "Gracchin under
took to relieve the Roman people
from the grievous hardships
they endured from the ssna-
torial party. Tiberius Gracious
sought to improve the condit ion of
the poor, but he was so artfully
misrepressnted that the ignorant
rabble began to clamor against him
till finally the mob, under the lead
ership of Scipio Nasclo, set upon
him with sticks and stones and
murdered him. Caius Sempronius
Gracious, . younger brother, who
undertook to renew the agrarian
law in behalf of the landless
poor, was murdered by his
own slave. The fate of these no.
blest Of all Romans might serve as
q warning to prevent any one from
endeavoring to aid the cause Of labor
in its struggle with capital. The
San Frhncilco mob 10 not unlike
the Roman rabble. Those men
who years ago began the agitation
against the Chinese invasion, who
in official and private life, in public
spesch and journalistic writing,
have been most earnest, most con-
slant, and most influential in edu-
eating popular opinion to the point
OF limiting Chinese immigration,
are now denounced by the labor
agitators and their unthinking fol-
lowers as the enemies of the labor
cause. Kearney has become the
6cipio Nascio that stirs the
mob to insult its earlier friends,
and Wellock. the alien Eng
lishnan, would persuade the work
ing class that he Is their better
friend than the noble Tribunes who
have served them. These are men
who would not let Frank Soule
speak to them-who drowned his
voice in noisy clamor. This man,
who had served them in council
and debate, whose pen was ever at
their command, whose eloquent
voice was only raised In their be-
half, whose poetry was theirs; who
is . toiler like themselves, poor
like themselves, was insulted, de-
nounced, silenced; and Mr.. We'll
lock, five months from England,
took the rostrum away from Frank
Soule, the native born.-Argonaut.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-04
Annual Meeting-NOtice.

The annual meeting of the stock hold
ers of the Los Angeles OIL Company Will
be held at the office of the Com pany, In
the Commercial Bank Building, in Los
Angeles, on MONDAY, the 7th day OF
january, 1878, at O'Clock p. NJ. , Tor the
election of President and Board OF d.
rectors for the ensuing year, and the
transaction of such other business as
may be brought before it.
Transfer books will be closed on Satur-
day, the Goth of December, 1877, at Jour
o'clock p. NJ.
dl7-2w WIN. J. NEELY, Secretary.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-04
LEGAL.
In the Probate Court,
or the County OF Los Angeles, State Of
California.

California.
In the matter of the estate and Ruardi-
anship OF william W Boswell, IoreLa
Boswell and Albert Il. boswell, minors.
ORDER To SHOW C'UsE ON APPLI-
CATION OF GUAR Ian FORO RDEi,
OF SALE OF REA ESTATE.
1t appearing TO this curt from the Pc
tition this day prese ted and filed by
John W. Casey, the TLa dian of the per-
sons and estates OF " liam w. Boswell,
Lorena Boswell and Albert b. Boswell,
minors, praying Tor an order OF sale OF
certain real estate belonging to his said
wards, that 10 is necessary and would be
beneficial to 81 wards that such real es-
tate should be sold:
1t Is hereby ordered that the next OF
kin OF the said wards and all persons in
terested In th said estate, appear before
this Court o. tuesday the Sth dsy OF jan
uary, A ID. 1918. at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, at the
Court Room u this Court, at the Court
House, in the city and county of Los
Angeles, Sit Aforesaid, then and there
to show cause why an order should not
be granted fer the sale of such estate.
And IL Is I, rther ordered that copy of
this order b. published at least three sue
cessive wee ~ before the said day OF
hearing In c Daily Los Angeles Herald,
newspaper printed and published in
said county IT Los Angeles.
Dated Dec. 81, 1877.
H.K. s. O'MELVENY,
Probate Judge.
d5td BY K. H. OWEN, Deputy.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-04
Notice to Creditors.
of JACOB d. WEISER,
Deceased.

Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, administrator with the will an
nexed OF the estate of Jacob
ID. Weiser, deceased, to the cred
itors of and all persons Iaving claims
against the said deceased to xhibit them,
with the necessary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication of this
notice, to the said administrator at his
office, Room No. 81, Temple Block, Ia the
city and county or os Angeles.
Dated Dec. 18Th, 1877.
J. e. GRIFFIN,
Administrator with the will annexed of
the Estate OF Jacob ID. Weiser, de-
ceased. dl9-4w
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-04
Con stables Sale,

BY virtue of an execution issued out OF
the Justices Court, of Ell Monte Town
ship, county of Los Angeles, state of
California, dated the ODD day of Eecem-
Der, 1877, IN certain action wherein ST.
las Bennett as plaintiff recovered judg-
men against A. j. Phelps, defendant ON
the 22d day of Deem Der, 1877, have lev
led upon the following described proper
ty, to-wit:
The NV quarter of Section 18, In Town
/, south of Range IL West, San Bernardino
Meridian and Base Line, in the County Of
Los Angeles, State of California.
Notice is hereby given, that on
TUESDAY. THE 18TH DAY OF
JANUARY, 1878,
At 10 o'clock A. NJ. of that day, at Ben
nett's Tavern, I'll Monte township, coun-
ty of Los Angeles, l will sell all the right,
title aud interest of said A. j. Phelps in
ard to the above described properly, at
Public Auction, for cash in gold CON, to
the highest ard best bidder, to satisfy
said execution and all COSTS.
Dated at El Monte, the 9th day OF De-
Gem Der, 1877. b. $. BRYANT.
d25-wtd Constable.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-04
Notice to Creditors.
ESTATE OF DANIEL WILL Ne
DECEASED.

NJ Office Is hereby given by the under
IN sign ed, administrator of The estate OF
Daniel Williams, deceased, to the creditors
OF and all persons having claims against
the said deceasedto exhibit them with tho
necessary vouchers, within four months
after the first publication OF this notice, TO
the said admin istrator, at his office, No.
81 Temple Block, in The city OF Los Ange-
les, in the county of Los Angeles.
Dated at Los Angeles, Dec. 9th. 1877.
j. Z. GRIFFIN,
Administrator Of the estate OF Daniel
Williams, deceased. div
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-04
Notice to Creditors.
ESTATE OF ANNA WHITE, Decease

ESTATE OF ANNA WHITE, Deceased.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN BY
IN the undersigned, Administrator OF
the estate of Am ma White, deceased, to
the creditors OF, and all persons having
claims against the said deceased to exhib-
II the m with the II ocessary vouchers with
in ten months after the first publication
of this notice, to the said Administrator,
at his office. Room No. 81 Temple Block
in the city and county OF Los Angeles.
Dated Dec. 18th, 1877.
j. F.. GRIFFIN,
Administrator Of the Estate OF ANNA
White, deceased. del9 4w