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THE ILI.I]>TOIS F-A-RMEH. 



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tween the system of improvement and 

 the system of dwarfing. The compari- 

 son will present strong arguments in fa- 

 vor of improvements. 



The whole world Is advancing in ag- 

 riculture and in other branches of hu- 

 man industry. Light is piercing the 

 centre of Africa, which great country 

 will soon he open to European commerce. 

 Man is rapidly advancing in knowledge 

 through all Kussia, and the chains of 

 the serf have been stricken from him 

 there. France and England are giving 

 lessons of improvement to the great 

 Chinese nation, which will be felt through 

 all that vast Empire. England is now 

 engaged in a struggle Avith her revolted 

 India colonies — a struggle which avIII 

 determine whether Christianity shall 

 ameliorate the condition of the 200,000,- 

 000 there, or whether they shall sink 

 back into the degradation of Paganism. 

 England will there succeed. 



Some two thousand years ago our 

 British ancestors were clothed with the 

 skins of beasts, and lived in holes in the 

 earth. Who could credit this, if not 

 stated on unquestionable authority, on 

 witnessing the refinement, the knowledge, 

 the civilization of the present age ? 



That man who does not do something, 

 however minute it may be, to advance 

 the great system of improvement which 

 is rapidly changing the appearance of 

 our earth in some measure, lives in vain. 



COSMOS. 



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Politcness at Home. 



Editor of the Farmer: Lately I found 

 the following scrap in a periodical. The 

 caption drew my attention ; I read it, 

 and as I did, it found my hearty appro- 

 val. I submit it to your judgment, and 

 if that coincides with mine, please pub- 

 lish it in the Farmer, with a few re 

 marks : 



"POLITENESS AT HOME. 



By endeavoring to acquire the habit 

 of politeness, it will soon become famil- 

 iar, and set on you with ease, if not with 

 elegance. Let it never be forgotten that 

 genuine politeness is a great fosterer of 

 family love. It allays accidental irrita- 

 tion by preventing harsh retorts and 

 rude contradictions; it softens the bois- 

 terous, stimulates the indolent, suppres- 

 ses selfishness, and, by forming a habit 

 of consideration for others, harmonizes 

 the whole. Politeness begets polite- 

 ness; and brothers may easily be won by 

 it to leave ofi" the rude Avay they bring 

 home from school or college. Sisters 

 ought never to receive any little atten- 

 tion without thanking them for it ; nev- 

 er to ask a favor of them but in courte- 

 ous terms; never to reply to their ques- 

 tions in monosyllables, and they will 

 soon be ashamed to do such things them- 

 selves. Both precept and example 

 ought to be laid under contribution, to 



convince them that no one can have re- 

 ally good manners abroad Avho is not 

 habitually polite at home."' 



How perfectly true is every sentence 

 in this extract! Acquire tlic habit of 

 politeness at home, and you will be po- 

 lite everywhere! Home politeness is 

 the fosterer of family love! It allays 

 irritations, prevents contradictions, soft- 

 ens the boisterous, stimulates the indo- 

 lent, suppresses selfishness, harmonizes 

 the whole! Politeness begets politeness 

 and kindness, and corrects rudeness! 

 Sisters should never receive attentions 

 without a return of thanks; never should 

 ask favors but in courteous terms; never 

 should reply to questions in monosylla- 

 bles. No one can have trood manners 

 abroad, who is not habitually polite at 

 home! 



These sentences deserve to be printed 

 in letters of gold, and hung up in every 

 house. They contain truths most obvious, 

 most important; and yet liow often lost 

 sight of? In how many families are 

 children almost encouraged to be boor- 

 ish, boys and girls coarse, parents rough 

 to each other and to their children? 

 How painful the association of such with 

 the truly delicate and sensitive! 



Mr. Editor, I will only add a few 

 words. Parents, read the extract I 

 have embodied in these remarks ; sons 

 and diughters, read it — practice its pre- 

 cepts, and it Avill add to your personal 

 self-respect, and secure the love and re- 

 pect of others. MARY OllME. 



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late Corn. 



Editor Farmer: A good deal is said 

 about late planting. The largest varie- 

 ty requires the whole season to mature; 

 but there are varieties which will ma- 

 ture in ninety days after they are plant- 

 ed, and these varieties yield well. But 

 do you know, Mr. Editor, that in some 

 parts of Egypt, corn is planted on 

 ground after the wheat is taken off, and 

 good crops are thus obtained? It is 

 even so, sir, as any Egyptian can tell 

 you. There I should think the practice 

 would rapidly exhaust the richness of 

 the soil. In Central Illinois no imme- 

 diate danger would be likely to result 

 from this practice ; and I would like to 

 see the trial made with the Yankee flint, 

 the Mexican white flint, or the New 

 York white cheat. 



Southern Illinois has some advantages 

 over us in the early maturity of wheat 

 and the fine warm fall weather, which 

 continues often till near December. 



S. M. 



Fruit Trees. 



Editor of the Farma-: — I suggest to our 

 farmers not be in too great a liurrj to piir- 

 chase fruit trees for fall planting. AVhcn the 

 time comes to obtain them they can bo had 

 in ten days' time after the ordci"s are sent, 



from the principal nurseries in Illinois. If 

 obtained from a distance for fall planting, they 

 must be taken up early, too early for the bene- 

 fit of the tree. Tlie young trees ought not 

 to be dug from the ground until severe frosts 

 have taken off the loaves. I have no doubt 

 that many P^astcru trees die because they are 

 taken up too early. There is n o need of being 

 in a hurr}^ to purchase trees; and cspeeially 

 when j'ou are toleraldy sure by doing so, that 

 you run iireat risk of losing thcra. 



A LOSER. 



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Cherry Trees— Soggeslions. 



It ks well known that heart cliciTics cannot 

 be made to grow here with ordinary culture. 

 Various means have been proposed to remedy 



tl:c evil — such as dwarfing the tree, planting 

 it in poor soil, &c. At a late meeting of the 

 Cleveland Uorticultural Society, the subject 

 of growing heart clieriy trees being under 

 consideration, — ^l)r. Kirtland called the at* 

 tcntion of the committee to the superior 

 healthiness of a row of bearing cheny trees 

 on his grouTids, standing on the north side 

 of an O.sagc (Jrange Itedge, where the trunks 

 were completely shaded from tlie sun. He 

 recommended those havini*: standard trees in 

 exposed situations, to take strips of thin 

 board, say six inches wide and as long as the 

 hight'of the trees, nail two pieces together 

 by the edges at a right angle, thus forming a 

 shield to be placed on the south side of the 

 trees, wlicre it can be fastened by a piece of 

 cord. Others of the committee su<rp"ested 

 tliat strips of bass woodorliickory bark, eight 

 or ten inches wide taken from vounsr trees at 

 this season of the year, or when it peels free- 

 ly, ]»y letting it dry a few days in the sun, 

 w<nil<l curl so as to make a good shield for the 

 trunlcs of cherry trees, and would present a 

 mi ire natural ajtpearance than the boards. 

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Hold Ox. — Hold ou to your tongue when you 

 are just ready to swear, lie, speak harshly, or 

 say any improper word. Hold on to your hand 

 when you are about to strike, pinch, soratch, 

 steal, or do any disobedient or improper act. — 

 Hold on ti your foot when you are on the point 

 of kicking, runninj^ away from duty, or pursu- 

 inp; thi' path of error, ghame or crime. Hold 

 on to your temper when you are angry, excited 

 or imposed upon, or ethers are angry with you. 

 Hold on to your heart when evil associates seek 

 your conip.iny and invite you to join them in 

 their games, mirth and revelry. Hold on to 

 your good name at all times, for it is more'val- 

 uable to you tlian gold, high place or fashion ax 

 ble attire. Hold on to truth, for it will ;serve 

 you well and do you good through all eternity. 

 Hold on to your virtue; it is above price to you 

 in all times and places. Hold on to your good 

 character, f-T it is, and ever will be, your best 

 wealth. 



Night into Day. — The irtense heat of the 

 weather has haJ the effect of inducing many 

 Parisians to convert night into day, in order to 

 enjoy the more moderate temperature of that 

 portion of th3 twenty-four hours. The Bois de 

 Boulogne is crowded with carriages of all de- 

 scriptions, from nine in the evening till two in 

 the morning. The boatmen on the lake are ac- 

 tively employed during the same period. The 

 thei-mometer marked 94 degrees Fahrenheit in 

 a very shady position at t^ee on Wednesday 

 afternoon, the ICth ult. 



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Tnn CoRX Caoi'. — Where this crop could be 

 cultivated at all, it looks well and is growing 

 rapidly. — Cass County Times. 



