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THE ILLIIS^OIS E^IIM:ER. 



horse's neck inside of the collar. If 

 your colt is large and strong, tie the 

 halter to the gentle beast, let one man 

 take the reins and guide the colt. While 

 you hold the lines do not strike him, or 

 flourish a whip about. At the start, the 

 first thing to learn him is to keep an 

 even single-tree. Keep his neck washed 

 clean. If you see signs of his neck get- 

 ting sore, rub it with tallow, bathe it in 

 with a hot iron ; this hardens and tough- 

 ens the skin, while liniment has a ten- 

 dency to soften the skin. If you once 

 get your colt learned to pull, he will 

 always pull if yoii do not overload him, 

 or suffer the harness to gall him. 



In conclusion, I would say, always 

 reifiember old Gray's advice : " Up hill 

 trot RiB not ; down hill shove me not ; 

 level ground spare me not ; to the hos- 

 tler, trust me not." 



Ihc gHinai$i ^avw^v. 



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SPRINt:i:''IEI.D, APRIt 1, 8 8. 



STATE FAIR. 



At the meeting of tlie Executive Cuiumit- 

 tee on the 0th of March, Centralia, in South- 

 ern Illinois, was selected as the point at 

 which the Fair of the Illinois State Agricul- 

 tural Society, for 1858, should be hold. 

 There were applications for the fair from 

 Jacksonville, Peoria, Freeport, and Centra- 

 lia. We believe it has been generally un- 

 derstood that the fair would be held in South- 

 ern Illinois so boon as a point could be gener- 

 ally agreed upon in that section of the State, 

 and where the conveniences to make it effec- 

 tive could be obtained. A general dc^iire 

 was manifested in the South that the fair 

 should be held at Centralia, aud the people 

 there and through that section of Illinoi.?, by 

 their committee, satisfied the Executive 

 Committee that suitable srounds would bo 

 furnished, together with all the fixtures ne- 

 cessary for the fiiir, and also other pruvi.sions 

 made by ■which the multitude expected to lie 

 present would be fed aud lodged, If not 

 sumptuously, at least comfortably. 



To be a little more particular, we would say 

 that the houses at Centralia, Southern Cen- 

 tralia, Central (!ity, tnid the country adja- 

 cent, will be open for the reception of visi- 

 tors; the upper stories of the immense build- 

 ings belonging to the I. C. R. R. Company 

 will also be prepared for lodgings, together 

 with the churches of that town; a great camp 

 ground will also be formed near the fair 

 grounds, where temporary dwellings, slum- I 

 ties and tents will be erected for lodging and ! 

 feeding the people; the railroad company, i 

 through its officers, will run box cars, numer- 

 ous as desired, upon the side tracks, which 

 can be used for lodging rooms; extra cars 



will run up and down the road so as to take 

 passengers who desire to spend the nights at 

 Sandoval, Tamarora, Richview, &c.; and be- 

 sides many of the visitors, coming from 

 Southern Illinois, will come in their wagons, 

 prepared to camp out during the campaign 

 of the fair. It seems to us that ample pro- 

 vision will be made for visitors. 



We anticipate a great State Fair at Cen- 

 tralia. It will possess many novel features 

 that will give it unusual interest and draw 

 people from eveiy quarter of our State and 

 other States to that point. From causes not 

 now nece-'sary to recapitulate. Southern Illi- 

 nois has not taken that po.sition in this day 

 of progres> which she ought to have done. 

 The circumstancea of her early settlement 

 and early privations, — the eftects of which 

 she even n(»w feel.'^, — have prevented this. 

 But Southern Illinois has advantages for set- 

 tlement, which, when once known and appre- 

 ciated, will turn a turn a tide of industrious, 

 rich aud intelliiii-nt population to her fine 

 lands, pleasant and sulubrious climate, which 

 will tell on her rapid prosperity. The State 

 Fair will do much towards dispelling the un- 

 just prejudices entertained against this 

 naturally favored portion of our State. — 

 Though Southern Illinois is now rapidly ad- 

 vancing in population, wealth and improve- 

 ments, — we venture to say that the State 

 Fair at Centralia, which will bring people 

 from other States and from this State, through 

 every portion ut' that region, will form an 

 epoch, from whicii she will advance in pros- 

 perity by giant strides. We rejoice in this 

 prospect, and wc call upon the people of 

 Southern Illinois to do their best in taking 

 advantage of the favorable circumstances now 

 presented to them. 



Southern Illinois is an agricultural region. 

 She possesses the poAver to fill all the depart- 

 ments of the State Fair depending upon 

 agriculiaic, in the best possible manner. — 

 The Spring is now opening beautifully, and 

 wc trust the farmers of Southern Illinois will 

 su.rt:iiii tlii fontidcncu reposed in their enter- 

 jjrise and patriuti.-ini in bringing their rich 

 product.'; to the State Fair. Wc do not wish 

 to create sectional parties, unless it be in a 

 strife for good; but we do want Southern 

 lllinuis men t(i feel that the cye> of the whole 

 State will be ••ri thi-m ;ind their productions, 

 and their section of the country at the State 

 Fair — and we want all to come out gloriously 

 in the trial. ^^^' know it can be done, and 

 wc have <-unfidence that it will be done. 



To secure this result, every officer and 

 member ot the county agricultural societies, 

 every committef man of the State Agricultu- 

 ral Society, every ambitious young man who 

 loves his high profession of farmer, or me- 

 chanic, or merchant — every lady (for we 



never can do without them in any great un- 

 dertaking,) must make one general, long and 

 determined effort, and this effort will pay in 

 every branch of industry, and will kindle and 

 excite a mental movement among the people 

 that will be felt long after the unique and 

 gorgeous display at Centralia shall have 

 closed. 



Our readers will pai'don what may seem to 

 be enthusiasm on our part on the subject of 

 • this article. We have labored for the loca- 

 tion of the State Fair at Centralia. We 

 jhave much at stake in feeling and interest in 

 Its success. We know that it can be made 

 successful, and we want our Southern friends 

 to feel tlie ajnbition and excitement that per- 

 vades the hearts of the Executive Committee 

 of the State Agricultural Society, to bring 



about happy, successful and useful results in 

 what some have deemed in them a hazardous 

 enterprise. 



Mailer for Gratulation. 



The press of this State, without a sin- 

 gle dissentient, so far as we know, have 

 approved of the location of the State 

 Fair at Centralia. While we are glad 

 that this IS so, we are sure this approbation 

 springs from a conviction that the loca- 

 tion was made as a matter of justice, and 

 for the best interests of the State and 

 the Society. We thank them for this 

 expression ot their convictions ; aLd we 

 ask of them further, that they will give 

 their useful and efficient aid and fuxther 

 labors to secure the success of the com- 

 ing State Fair. We want every portion 

 oi the State represented there — not only 

 of its citizens, but of its productions. — 

 We want Northern Illinois, with her 

 specimens of valuable agricultural imple- 

 ments, machinery, products of the farm, 

 animals, to be there. We want and know 

 that Central llhuois will be there to com- 

 pete for the premiums — and we are quite 

 confident that Southern Illinois will be 

 on hand in vast numbers, to compete for 

 the shining plate. Come on every body. 

 There -will be places for you, and the 

 members of the press will find there ma- 

 terial to make rich and interesting articles 

 for their papers. Come one ! come all ! 



fefe^"" New Farmers, (we mean those 

 making new farms,) we want you to get 

 out of the way of depending altogether 

 upon one staple by which you are to live 

 and make money. We have raised the 

 best crops of wheat in this State, but the 

 crop is uncertain. If you depend upon 



