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TABIiE OP COlfTENTS. 



Bracelet 97 



Draining 98 



Varieties of food 100 



New lightning roda 101 



Stay to see (he balloon go 



up 101 



Th« northern sugar cane 101 

 The sugar cane crops.... 101 

 The Lawton blackberry.. 101 

 Under-draining and upper- 

 draining 102 



Trial of plows at the fair. .102 

 Poultry— Bolten Gray8...102 



Plant on 102 



Tree cuUnre 102 



To prerent hens setting. .103 

 A national fair — in Africa 192 



Editorial Items 104 



Cnrrent events ^X)l 



The last monih..4 ....103 



The patent office 106 



Cost of hedges...'. 106 



Paragraphs on seven sub- 

 jects 106 



Iniphee, or Afriifan sugai* 



cane .....107 



Pear cnltnre..... 107 



The biddies .....;... ..108 



What is patridtiBtn 108 



How to secnre a fine dis- 

 play of roses. .« 108 



Tre great eriiptton of Vesu- 



▼ini 109 



John Smith „ 189 



Pood — potatoes ; 109 



The Markets 110 



Adyertisement^ ........111 



Advertisemect*. 112 



HAREY'S 



AET oy 



Taniing THciows Jtiorses. 



Warranted Geaufne. 



JUST PUBLISHED, ILLUSTRATED IN^ 

 structionsin Rarey's Art of Horse Taming, guaranteed 

 the same as practiced in Europe, and entirely different from 

 that described in horse taming books and taught by itinerant 

 jockies. As Mr. Barey did not disclose the important feature 

 of his system in thU country, but which I now for the first 

 time engage to fnlly rereal. My price has been reduced to 

 t,d, which e ^ery man who owns a horse can afford to part 

 with. Any man who knows anything about a horse can 

 operate it. All persons remitting the money must promise 

 ever their signatures not to make the secret public or sell it 

 within three months of reecption. Address 



CALEB n. RANEY. 

 jiily-far3m Albany, N. Y. 



~ L UM BE Kir ^ 



►LEASE NOTICE— 



./liZr^wishing to.buy building Lumber or Fencing, either 

 delirered here or at any point on Bailroad, 



JFor Cashs 



Will save themselves trouble and money by cajling on 



JS. R. VIjRMCU » CO., 



T?.s 



WE^have on 'hand a very large stock of thoroughly isear 

 Boned LUMBER, which we guarantee will be offered for cash, 

 at prices which will clearly make it to the interest of ALL, 

 to bny at home. 



Those wishing to buy on long litne, may do better else- 

 where, as we are determined to make the proper difference 

 between Cash and Credit prices. 



Our stock of 



SHINGLES, 



LATH,! 



SASH, 



DOORS, 4c., 



is complete. 



AI.TON I.IME—iu barrel or bulk, 



Received fresh from kilns, daily. 



PLASTER PARIS, best brands. 

 CEMENT, HAIR, Ac, 

 Constantly on hand. All for sale at reduced prices, 



FOS CASH ONLY. 



febll-lv 



E. R. ULRICII & CO. 



Springfield. 



TO JFJlRJUrjERS. 



FOR SALE— CORN PLANTERS, REAP- 

 ers and Mowers, vaoious kinds, drills, various kinds, 

 threshers, plows, and almost every other agricultural imple- 

 ment. may fRANCIS & BARRELL. 



ONNETS, NEW AND CHEAP AT 



SMITH. EDWARDS & CO 



B 



the: CIiEVEl^AHD WOOI. DBPOT, 



StABLISHED IN THE WINTER OF 



1 'J 1854. has been in~ operation over four years, daring 

 which period, though its progress has been impeded by the 

 adverae years of 1854 and 1857; the practicability of the plan 

 has been clearly demonstrated. That the house affords su- 

 perior advantages to the WOOL GROWBRS OF THE WEST, 

 as a medium for passing their wools into the hands of the 

 manufacturer, is now no long-r a question. But although 

 a very large nnutber of Wool Growers have availed them- 

 selves of these advantages daring the last four years, yet, 

 surprising as it may appear to many, our receipts have beea 

 larger from Merchants and Wool-buyers than from Wool- 

 growers, and this may be accounted for mainly from the fact, 

 that, as a class. Wool-growers have been more easily influen- 

 ced and misled than the former, by the statements of a few 

 operators who are wholly opposed to all efforts having for 

 their object the systematizing of the wool trade, or the en- 

 hancement of prices to ihe producer. 



The past year, characterized as it has been by the most dis- 

 astrous financial embrirrassments, has been one of the mest 

 unfortunate for negotiating and managing sales of wool, und 

 the fact that the enterprise has been remarkably successful, 

 notwithstanding these disadvantages, and given almost uni- 

 versal satisfactioa to consignors, shoald, we think, inspire 

 sufiScient confidence to induce large consignments from wool 

 growers. 



To those who have been prejudiced by false rumors, and 

 who have manifested a want of confidence we have frequent- 

 ly made advances equal to the price they have been offered 

 for their wool. Such advances, however, should not be re- 

 quired, as the enterprise was started for their benefit, and 

 this object has been steadily kept in view, and we hope the 

 encouragement will be such as to enable us to continue our 

 efforts. Indeed, wool-growers, particularly the present year, 

 cannot afford to do without such influence and facilities as 

 this house can extemd to them. 



This year most be a peculiarly fovorable one for wool- 

 growers to test the merits of the Wool Depot system, and we 

 hazard nothing in assuring those who are disposed to consign 

 to us, that they will avail themselves of 



BETTER TRICES 



than they can obtain by any other method, and would, we 

 trust, become permanent friends of the enterprise. 

 At this House, the 



WOOL IS CLOSELY CLASSIFIED!; 



Into different styles and grades^ thus rendering it more at- 

 tractive to the manufacturer, who frequently does not wish 

 to purcba3e mixed lots. Here he can obtain the particular 

 grade of wool adapted to the quality of goods he manufac- 

 tureSf and. c^n thus afford to 



■^ ^. -.RzyS to 5 cents a 2>ound Jiwrc 



Than under the old system of employing agents and sub- 

 agenta to canvass the country to procure bis stock. Here he 

 can find uniform grades^ which are so WELL KNOWN t» 

 Eastern Manufacturers, that the only ^expense attending 

 their buying is a letter or telegraph dispatch, ordering any 

 particular grade and quantity. 



"SS^To those who wish to consign Wool to us, we will for- 

 ward Sacks, by express or Other wise, numbered and marked 

 so that no other direction would be required to have the Wool 

 rMkch afc - -V. />-_., , 



'■■ ;>.-»^T^*^'*^?:jrOOL TWINK •/ 

 For tieiiig up Wool, will be sent to those ordering, at manu- 

 facturers' prices. 



2b sJtow our confidence in ih^ future Wool ifarkel, we pr(^ 

 posetamake more liberal 



Casb Advances 



than heretofore, if desired. 



Hoping to receive a more- extended patronage from the 

 wool-growers and mercha&ts of the west, we promise undivi- 

 ded attention to theirinterests, and renHtin 

 Very truly, &c., 



600DALE A CO. 

 Cleveland, May 25-wlm-F2t* 



D E I^TI S T, 



OFflCE ON NOKTH FIFTH Bt£££T, OVER J. RATBUEN'S. 



A DENTAL PRACTICE OF FIFTEEN YEARS WA RRANTS 

 him iu saying tliat all operations shall be carefully and 

 neatly performed. Ue is iu possession of several premi- 

 ums and diplomas awarded by the best institutes for the pro- 

 motion of science and arts iu the country. 



Teeth inserted, from one tooth to full sets, as substantial 

 and handsome as can be had m any city of the United States 

 or Europe. Artificial palate plates intierted, supplying the 

 want or loss of the palate, velum and would, so as to restore 

 articulation. 



Refer to Prof. David Gilbert, Pennsylvania College of Med- 

 ici ue, Philadelphia: Hon. J. S. Black, Washington Citj'; Rev. 

 Dr. Ilarkoy, Illinois University ; Drs. Helm, Ryan and Wal- 

 lace: Messrs. Jacob Loose, J S. C-ondell, J. U. Gray, Fossel- 

 man, Owen, Corueau & Dillor. 



Juue7, 185. 



MAP OF THE CITY OF 8PR1NGFIKL.D> 



SANGAMON COUNTY. STATE OF ILLINOIS. 



CONTAINING OLD TOWN PLAT AND 

 &i additions, tihewiug each Lot and Block, and the 

 numbers thereof, the Streets, Avennttcs and Alleys, Jiesiden- 

 C6S, and the unimproved Lands within, and a quarter «f a 

 mile north along the northern limits of said city. I 



Scale 300 feet to an inch. I 



Published by WILLIAM SIDES, of Springfield, City En ; 

 ginee rand Snrveyor. junelO-dwtf i 



on (M\n t'EET OE SEASONED WAL- 1 



/C>\Jm\J\J\J nut lumber for sale. ' 



mayll J. HUTCHINSON. 



» The Jffanny JPrizel 



WHAT FARMER WILI. WIN IT t 



Thankful for the patronage extended to us, and wishing to 

 promote the interests ef the Farmers who have done ao much 

 for us, we have presented one of our Fully Improved Ma. 

 chines to the 



Illluois state Agricultural Society, 



To be given as a prize for the 



BEST WHEAT FIELD. 



Contest open t9 aU Farmers. '' 



Talcott^ Etnerson ^ Co,, 



SUCCESSORS 07 



MANNY & CO., 



ROCKFOBD, ~ Ilukom 



Manufacturers of 

 JOHN H. MANNY'S 



REAPER AND MOAVER 



COMBINED, 

 ANDSINGtEMOWER. - 



GREATLY IMPROVED FOR 1858. 



Which received the 



GOLD MEDAL 



Of the UNITED STATES AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, for 



being the 



Best Combined Machine Id America I 



After a trial of over a week, in competition with 40 other 

 Machines, at Syracuse, in July last. 



PRICES, (besides freight, for two-horee Machine, $136 00 

 Cash; or $50 cash, with notes for |50, due Nov. Igt, and $46 

 due January 1st For four-korse machines, $10 more. 



mayl-farmerSm 



i- ; T H K 



STOCKSILI/ & HUME 



JFatent W*H£JMT Drill 



Is NOW OFFERED TO THE FARMERS 

 of Illinois. This drill distributes the seed by the taming 

 of the axle — and is the only Drill in the market which will 

 sow the same quantity to the rod whether traveling tiist or 

 sUnv. All slide drills will sow slower as they iTA\»\faster, lo 

 will all drills which wipe over the space through which the 

 seed passes. 



Price for diill with grass seeder, $70 cash, or $75, $40 cash, 

 $35 1st of January, 1859. Without seeder $65 cash, or $40 on 

 delivery and $30 on the 1st of January, 1869. 



Orders left with Francis A Barrel. Springfield, Ills., or di- 

 rected to M Grant, Dayton, Ohio, will receive prompt atten- 

 tion. Every drill is warranted. 



t^We challenge competition ..ftir mayl-FarSm 



WHlTEIiEY'S SEIiF.RAKlNG 



REJMPER ^Jrn JftOJW*ER, 



THE BEST MACHINE IN USE. 



THIS IS THE ONLY PERFECT COM- 

 bined machine for all purposes in existence, being a 

 perfect self-raker, and unlike most others, can in 5 minates 

 time, be changed to a complete hand raker, and can also be 

 changed iu 15 minutes to a mower, which has no superior 

 for cutting grass. It will not clog in any kind of grass or 

 grain ; it has no side draft nor weight on the horses necks, 

 therefore it is the lightest running machine in use. All 

 machines warranted to give satisfaction. Francis & Barrell, 

 agents, Springfield, Illinois. 



All letters of information or orders, address AmoB White- 

 ley, general agent, Bloomington, Illinois Box 591. 



May 1, tf. 



SMITH. EOVVARDS Se CO, 



HAVE BEEN RECEIVING FROM BOS- 

 ton and Now York some very desirable fancy goods and 

 beg to call the attention of purchasers to the fact that they 

 will be sold at the bottom prices. jtineS 



