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THE ILLINOIS FARMER. 



little comraunication between lliera and 

 townsmen, whom they despise, and frcm 

 traders they always exact a heavy tribnte. 

 They are jealous of strangers, few venlnriu"- 

 among them. A Bedouin holds a thorough" 

 bred at many times the value of any other 

 horse which may look equally well, tliough 

 impure, and therefore pure bred animals a'l-e 

 seldom sold. Purchases are jjenerally made 

 in the towns and villages by Europeans from 

 traders who would not be hkely to pay so 

 high for pedigree when they can make out 

 one themselves to answer every purpose. I 

 will cite two instances that occurred whilst I 

 was in Syria. An English gentleman in 

 Damascus told me one day that he had pur- 

 chased two Arabs and intended to carry 

 them to England. He wished me to seo 

 them and give my opinion about them. He 

 could not understand why I was so much 

 amused at the stable. I told him he had 

 been "done." One was a little Egyptian 

 pony, the other an ordinary Syrian 'horse, 

 He sold them. The other was a horse that 

 came on the same sleamer with me, belong- 

 ing to Lord P n, and will doubtless pass 



in E'lgland luv anything bnf a very common 

 horse of Syria. Just such, lam inclined to 

 believe, have been the character of importa- 

 tions for the last fifty years; and I am sus- . 

 tained by Mr. Layard, who, at Muevah and I 

 among the Bedouin tribes, had a good op- i 

 portunity for observation. i 



This selection has been made with refer- I 

 ence to size, symmetry, and pedigree, and if } 

 our stock are not improved, it will be use- 

 less lo lalk any more of the Arab for im- ■ 

 proviug the racing stock. These hor.ses will 

 iicTer do to train, for they have been broken 

 with the severe cnrb-bit, which shortens a 

 horse's stride. Mr. Richards, whether suc- 

 cessful or not, deserves great credit for ]m 

 efforts to improve our race of noble animals. 

 I am staying here several weeks to rest 

 my animals, previous to shipping them 

 to New Orleans on the "Saltan," which 

 leaves on the 10th of August. An 

 Arab groom goes with them. Crowds 

 of people are here daily to see them. 

 Judges give a very favorable opinion of them 

 in the papers, and say that such have never 

 been brought to England. 



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The love of glory can only create a hero; the 

 contempt of it creates great men. 



The errors of great men, and the good deeds 

 ;^f reprobates, should not be reckoned in our 

 estimates of their respective characters. 



It is sometimes quite onpugh for a man to 

 feign ignorance of that which he knows, to gain 

 the reputation of knowing that of which he is 

 ignorant. 



Illinois Stock Importing Association. 



On the 9i.h of January, there was organ- 

 ized in this city an Association, the object 

 of which is briefly expressed in the caption 

 to this article. It is intended as an institu- 

 tion to embrace the whole State, and sub- 

 scriptions to its stock are invited from every 

 part of Illinois. We need not say that the 

 object is an important one. That is self- 

 evident. Illinois is fast becoming a leading. 

 stock-raising State. Our climate, our soil, 

 the excellence of our native and cultivated 

 grasses, compel us to believe, tliat IlliDois 

 may justly aspire to compete with any State 

 in the Union in the advantages of rearing 

 stock. What we want now is to secure the 

 best breeds of every variety for propagation. 

 If these are to be found in Europe, (and it 

 I is believed that they are,) we want them in 

 Illinois. To secure this great object, is the 

 des'gn of this Association; and the appea[ 

 is made to our enterprising aud progressive 

 farmers to add to the stock of this Associa- 

 tion, and by doing so the object will most 

 certainly be accomplished. ' Men have taken 

 hold of the matter in this city who do not 

 know the world "fail." 



The Constitution, he, will be found be- 

 low: 



1st. This Association shall be styled "The 

 Illinois Stock Importing Association." 



2d. The object of the Association shall be the 

 selection, purchase, and importation into this 

 State from Europe of such domestic animals, aa 

 may seem to be required by the interests of the 

 stock growers of Illinois. 



3d. The Capitol Stock of this Associotion 

 shall be Twenty-live thousand dollars— a sub- 

 scription of one hundred dollars to constitute 

 one si)are— and each stock-holder to be entitled 

 to cast one vote in all meetings of the stock- 

 holders for each share he may hold. 



4th. The officers of this Association shall be 

 one President, one Secretary and one Treasur- 

 er, whose duHes shall be those usually apper- 

 taining to their respective offices. 



5th. The first election of officers shall be pro 

 tempore — except that of Secretary whose duty 

 it shall be forthwith to open books for subscrip- 

 tion to the Capital Stock of this Association, at 

 his office in the city of Springfield. 



fith. Whenever the simi often thousand dol- 

 laxs shall be subscribed to the Capital Stock 

 of this Association, it shall be the duty of the 

 Secretary to give notice by mail or otherwise, 

 to trie stock-holders to convene at the city of 

 Springfield, at some specified day for the pnr- 

 p(.S3 of transacting such business as may be 



