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THE iLLiisrois f^r:m:eii. 



broider." In the multiplicity of cheap ma- 

 chines there are many of course perfectly worth- 

 less and others of little value. Our readers will 

 no doubt consider it a favor to have us point 

 out to them a good and reliable machine, on« 

 made near home, so that if any of the parts 

 should meet with accident that it could be quickly 

 and cheaply repaired. In our family are twelve 

 persons, who of coura© will require many thou- 

 sand stitches in a year to keep their wardrobes in 

 order, besides the necessary bedding for a large 

 number of workmen, this work formerly occu- 

 pied nearly the entire time of one per- 

 son, but for the past year we have had 

 one of L. Cornell & Co.'s "machine, and the task 

 has been comparatively light ; at the same time 

 the saving in wages and board has been no small 

 item. Many people suppose it is necessary to 

 go in person to make the purchase of a machine, 

 but this, we assure them, is not the case, as by 

 sending their orders, with money inclosed, they 

 will get an equally good machine. These gen- 

 tlemen are old residents of Chicago, and well 

 known for their fair dealing and strict integrity. 



The "Universal Hemmer and Guage" is new, 

 and we have but lately added it to our machine; 

 but we find it a most valuable addition, nearly 

 doubling its value. Extra needles have been all the 

 repairs needed the past year, as no part has given 

 out, or shows even the appearance of doing so. 



To those of our farming friends who complain 

 of the want of help in the household, we say, 

 most decidedly, get one of those valuable ma- 

 chines and you will have disposed of one of the 

 most laborious parts of female labor. A boy or 

 girl of a dozen years will soon learn to run it, 

 and will consider it but a pleasant pastime to do 

 so during the odds and ends of the day's duties. 

 We had rather give up the reaper and return to 

 the old cradle than to forego the use of the sew- 

 ing machine. 



We cut such portions of these gentlemen 

 circular as will be of interest to those wishing to 

 purchase. 



L. Cornell & Go's, new and improved two 

 thread double thredd tight fast stitch. 



STYLES AND PRICES. 



Cornell A Co.'g Small New Family Sewing Machine, 



(Young's Patent,) Table with Drawer f 25 



The s»me, in Cabinet Case, locked 27 



Needles, assorded sizes, per dozen 1 



The Universal Uemmer, for the above or any other Ma- 

 chine 6 



Thread and ailk of the best quality can be found by inquir- 

 ing of us. 



L. Cornell t Co.'s late Improved Family Machine, Table 



with Drawer, (Taggart & Farr'g Patent,) $85 



The same in Cabinet Case, loclced ^ 37 



L. Cornell & Co.'s Improved Large Manufacturing Machine, 



complete, (Taggart & Farr's Aatent,) •40 



The same, in Cabinet Case 42 



E^With each Machine goes a set of Needles, an Oil Can 

 filled with Sewing Machine Oil, a Screw Driver, Pair of 

 Tweezers, Two Spools Thread, Sample Cloth, FULL PRINT- 

 ED DIRECTIONS, the whole boxed and delivered free any 

 where in the City. 



We have the last named machine, which with 

 hemmer costs $42. The Young's machine is not 

 as large but makes beautiful work. It requires 

 some little time and patience to learn to use any 

 sewing machine, but with the printed direction 

 any ordinary person can master the art. 



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Give Your Dogs Water and Keep off Hy- 

 drophobia. — A freeze up like the present is al- 

 ways dangerous on account of dogs. They can 

 get no drink and become mad. Every person 

 owning a dog should be careful to supply the 

 animal with water daily, as the best preventive 

 against hydrophobia. Frequent cases of this 

 terrible disease occur in winter weather, simply 

 because the poor dogs find it impossible to sup- 

 ply themselves with water. Ice and snow only 

 aggravate the thirst — they must have water. 



WHEELER'S IMPKOVED PATENTS, 



Within the past few years great im- 

 provements have been made in the thresh- 

 ing of grain. It has been the ambition 

 of our farmers to obtain the largest ma- 

 chines -of this kind, or those that would 

 thresh the most in a day, without regard 

 to economy, either in the cost of thresh- 

 ing or saving of the grain. 



In the autumn of 1848, we made a 

 visit east, and in our sojourn spent a day 

 at Rochester, in attendance at the coun- 

 ty fair, then in session. One of Wheel- 

 er's horse-powers, thresher and sepera- 

 tor was there on exhibition. It was not 

 put up as such things are now-a-days, to 

 look at and its value to be guessed, but 

 was set to work, putting through several 

 loads of oats, well charged with Canada 

 thistles. We thought if it could do as 

 well on- our western grains and weeds, as 

 with the oats and thistles it would be 

 valuable, and the next season five of us 

 farmers ordered one of these machines 

 to do our threshing, the cost of which 

 waa considerable less than what we would 

 have paid one of the large machines to 

 do the same work. This machine did 

 the threshing for the five small farms for 

 three years before the first dime was 

 paid out for repairs, and the same ma- 

 chine is now in good order and giving 

 entire satisfaction, being owned by one 

 of the original purchasers. For two 

 winters it was but little housed, and the 

 whole amount of repairs for the time has 

 been but a few dollars, and that mostly 

 for new lags. In that time it has done 

 an immense amount of threshing ; it has 

 sawed some hundreds of cords of wood ; 

 it has stripped over a hundred tons of 

 corn husks for the Chicago market ; 

 ground thousands of bushels of corn 

 meal ; crushed sorgum ; cut posts and 



pickets, and various other work, all with 

 the aid of twe horses, and now the owner 

 would not trade it for the best eight 

 horse power in the State for his own 

 use. 



These horse powers are among the 

 most valuable, and can be applied to 

 various farm uses. Two or more small 

 farmers can club together and purchase, 

 and in most cases they can save the cost 

 of the machine the first year. The same 

 power is used to drive the winnower (in 

 the above cut,) and by having a saw 

 frame costing some $40, a Pitt's grind- 

 er, a clover huller, and a sorgum mill, 

 you are rigged for most kinds of work 

 where power is required. 



Our farmers have run wild after ex- 

 pensive agricultural implements, and in 

 many cases have overlooked the really 

 useful. We have seen several of these 

 winnowers at work and giving excellent 

 satisfaction. It is always a pleasure to 

 present cheap, well made and valuable 

 implements to the farmer, and especially 

 those that our own hands have tested. 



Ottawa, III, Jan Y, 1860, 

 Editor Illinois Farmer: — I wish to 

 make inquiry in relation to a reaper trial 

 for 1860. I would like to see a thorough 

 trial, with premiums sufficient to insure a 

 large attention. The trial to be at 

 Urbana or some other accessible point on 

 the Illinois Central Railroad. Such a 

 trial, with practical judges, would be of 

 great value to the farming interest. The 

 points of merit should be settled upon 

 before the trial, and the awards made 

 accordingly. 



I feel no small interest (1) in the 

 matter, as 1 have made important im- 

 provements in my machine within t'ne 

 past year. I want to see a "grand gold 

 medal of honor'' (2) awarded to the 



