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THE ILLINOIS FARMER. 



No Gloom at Home. — Above all things 

 there should be no gloom la the home. Tbe 

 shadows of dark disconteut aud wastefulness 

 sbould never cross the threshhold, throwing 

 their large, black shades, like funerf^l palls 

 over the happv young spirits gathered there 

 If you will, your home shall be heaven, and 

 every inmate an angel there. If you will, 

 you sball sit on a throne, and be tiie presid- 

 ing hoaseliold deity. 01 faitnful wife. Wiiat 

 privileges, what treasures greater or purer 

 tiian thine? 



And let the husband strive to forget his 

 cares, as he winds around the long narrow 

 street, and beholds the soft light illuming 

 his little parlor, spreading its precious beams 

 on the red pave before it. He has been 

 harrassed, perplexed, persecuted. He has 

 borne with many a cr«el word, and nerved 

 himself up to an energy so desperate, that 

 his frame and spirits are weakened and de- 

 pressed. And now his limbs ache with 

 weariness, hiii temples throb with the pain- 

 heat, caused by too constant application. 

 He scarcely knows how to meet his wife 

 with a pleasant smile, or sit down cheerfully 

 to their little meal, which she has provided 

 with so much care. 



But the door is opened — the overcoat 

 thrown hastily off. A sweet, singing voice 

 falls upon his ear, and the tones so soft and 

 glad that Hope like a winged angel, flies 

 right into his bosom and nestles agaiasc. his 

 heart. 



A home where gloom is banished — pre 

 sided over by one who has learned to rule 

 her household. Oh! he is thrice cuiisoled tor 

 all his trials. He cannot be unhajipy. 



Tuat sweetest, best, dearest soiuce is his 

 — a clieerful home. Do you wonder tliut 

 the mau is strengthened anew for to-mor- 



row 'cj care^ 



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Carrots are very iro">a to jjro.iuce yellow but- 

 ter, but ibey should b;' fed lo ilie cows. We 

 hope this artificial coloring of butttrwili never 

 be countenanced by the cousuiiRr. ThTe i? no 

 d fficulty in making butter of a good color in 

 wiiitcr, provided the cows arc properly led and 

 the cream kept and churned at the proper lem- 

 per.iiure. — Louisville Journal. 



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The spring of a watch weighs 015 of a grain; 

 a pound of iron makes 50,000. The pound of 

 steel costs 2d, a single spring 2d; so that 50,000 

 produces £416. 



With a view to collect their webs for silk, 

 4,000 spiders were once obtained, but they soon 

 killed each other. Manufactures and war never 

 thrive together. , 



Orollers. — One cup of butter, tffo of sugar, 

 one ot niilK, one teaspootiful of soda, three eggs, 

 aud flour suffieieat to roll with ease. Fry in 

 plenty ot eo<»d lard. 



Jacksonville, Alton and St. Louis Rail- 

 boas. — By reference to our advertising columns 

 it will be seen that the company are aboutready 

 to receive contracts for the grading, &c,, of this 

 road between JacltBonville and Monticello. 

 They are now procuring the right of way, and 

 expect to have the plans, profiles and specifica- 

 tions ready for examination by the 10th of 

 next month. We are pleased to see that the 

 managers of this road are determined to lose no 

 time in its construction. Everything has been 

 said and done necessary to give the enterprise 

 a fair start, and ve hope that the proper energy 

 will not be wanting to push it through in the 

 shortest possible space of time. — Morgan Jour- 

 nal. 



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PcBLisHiNG Newspapers. — Thurlow Weed, 

 the veteran editor of the Albany Journal, re- 

 cently said t ) a person who applied to him for 

 advice with regard to starting a newspaper : 

 "With all my experience, I should shudder at 

 undertaking a hew paper. It is as difficult of 

 creation as a State." Who that has ever under- 

 taken the work, has not realized the full truth 

 of this remark ? 



COMMERCIAL. 



Springfield Market. 



OtiiuE OP luE Illinois Fakmrk,,> 

 February 1, 1857. j 



There is a demand for Wheat. Corn finds sales. Most pro- 

 duce articles are in good bemand. 



lIuGS have hardly been sold at 6@6}4 cts. Packers have 

 closed their killing uusiiiL-ss for the season. 



J-'LOUK — txtia wince, Sb.&u; superffut $'J; common $5. 



WUii AT— Sales at from 90 cts. to $1,00 ^ bu. 



CUilN — Sales 25fe:ao cts. %i bush 



OATS— Salfs at 3u@35 cts. %i bush. 



HinJiS— Dry flint. l-Ji^cta. %i it). 



BKAA — 2 cts. %4 bush. 



SUORTS— 121^ cts. %i bush. 



CHlOKiiNS— j,l,5o %( doz. 



TU RK K Y e— Scg^i* cts. ^ a. 



O.NiuXS— $2,5u fi busn. 



Pjr.iTJd3— il,oj wr buJh. 



Af PLES— $l,26(g$ii ¥• huoh. 



BUTTKK— •20@:;5 cts. '^ ft). 



Cllr^Jirii;— lo cts ^ ft). 



tUUs — 20 cts. ^doz. 



Mox;:.T Matters— iL!.iN-oi? P.\xk Paper. — Tlie brokers in ?t. 

 Louis aud Chicago are taKiug the ji.iper of all B.uii>ii iu this 

 State at jiar, except that of (ijv, isauko of Uushville, btock ce- 

 curity at bauviile and I'eople's Hank at Laiini. lln paper of 

 tha three last named IJanko Las been sold in market at 10 

 per cent discount. At the time of writing this paragraph we 

 have not letrned that the discr^'dited Banks are to be wound 

 up. Umii-r any oircumstnnces we trust tliat they will be able 

 to pay wiihin live per cent, of their notes The Hani's which 

 have before closed in this State have paid for their pnper dol- 

 lar for dollar. 



St. I.'tnis Market, Feb. 2. 



Wheat — Sale of 90 bagsai $l.^■0; sackt- returned. 

 Corn — Sales to-day, 14B bags white at 67c ^ bushel. 

 Oats — The ^"yply is small. Sale today, 163 bags at 38c, In 

 bags, and 70 bags at a7c, without bags. 



C;lover Seed — Sale of 39 bags at $7 ^ bushel. 

 Whi^ky— Sale of 45 bbls at 28c ^ gaUon. 

 Dried i ruit— Sale of 241 bags peaches at $2.90 f^ busbeL 

 Sugar — Sale of 50 hhds Muscovada at lOc %i lb. ^ 

 Provisions — No oiTeriuiite aud nothing doing at all. 

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Chicago Market. Feb. 3. 



Flour — Superfine City, $e.76. 



AVhcat — Kules dull. 90c for common spring; $1.15 for 

 white winter. 



Corn — 41@43c. 



Oats — 360. 



Hogs— Dressed 734@7c ^ lb. 



Beef— Dressed, 5@5J-^c. 



Jbeans — From New York, $2.25@$2.50 per bushel. 



Great preparationg are said to be making for th» spring 

 trade. 





