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THE ILLIIN-OIS F^HIVEEII. 



nurtii thi-y arc rcallv tuc most valuable and 

 reliable, ready at all seasons, either fresh 

 from vine or shrub, dry in the pantry, or 

 ccizily stowed away in a cool nook in the cel- 

 lar in can or jar; in fact, they are the fruit of 

 the year, and must have some more ai<;nifi 

 cant name than the term "small,"' for thoufj,h 

 small in size compared to the orb-like rpple, 

 yet from their great value as a staple luxury, 

 they rank high and large. Though cheaply 

 grown and a sure crop, yet by being termed 

 "small" they have been overlooked. Let us 

 give them a name that shall be significant of 

 their value, and they will thrive in every 

 farmer's garden, in every mechanic's village 

 plat, and along the borders of every yard. 

 Make them popular and they will be grown, 

 show them to be profitable and they will be 

 cultivated for market ; show them to be 

 healthful and they will be planted, show 

 them to be beautiful and they will be tended 

 by fairy bands. 



Let us take a look through the market and 

 Bee what our farmers and our villagers pay 

 for them in the dried state : Black Cap 

 Kaspberry 33c '§ lb. Blackberry 20c "^ ft. 

 Cherries 30c "^ ft, Strawberries, none in 

 market, Currants do. Foreign fruit: Zante 

 Currants lOo f ft, Prunes 12 Jc f ft. 

 Thus it will be seen that our own native 

 fruits, that grow freely and always produce 

 abundant crops, bring a high price in mar- 

 ket. Let us see who are the purchasers. 

 Here is a merchant from Lake street, who 

 leaves his order for Zante currants and 

 prunes — that blacksmith's wife :aust have 

 the raspberries, for she has not forgotten the 

 country and the days of her girlhood, when 

 she rambled through the old fields after this 

 delicious fruit — that farmer who has just 

 sold a load of potatoes at thirty-five cents a 

 bushel, is exchanging a part of his money 

 for these luxuries, that he should have 

 grown himself, but he must have some black- 

 berry pies and stewed raspberry for compa- 

 ny, so Mr. Hoyt is putting up his order. 

 But, good friend, why do you not onlj grow 

 these fruits for home use but for market? 

 Here you see they have them by hundreds 

 of barrels, nicely put up, and are Belling 

 them at a round price. 



"Well, stranger," taid he, "I reckon they 

 are not quite lich as grow about here." 

 Preciicly the same was our reply. About 

 Cincinnati the farmers grow them by the 

 five, ten and twenty acres, and of course 

 they find large profits in it or they would 

 not engage in it so extensively, and here 

 you are paying them a good profit for grow- 

 ing — the commission man in Cincinnati for 

 putting up and shipping, the railroad freight 

 — and our considerate friend, Mr. Hoyt, his 

 b 1.1 for dealing them out to you. Now, 



do you not think that you had best give 

 these fruits a place in your grounds and see 

 if you cannot have them in abundance for 

 your own labor. Four quarts of the fresh 

 ripe fruit, costing you three or four cents a 

 quart in labor, will make a pound of the 

 dry fruit, for which you are paying thirty- 

 three cents. "But just stop stranger and 

 tell me whcie to get the plants, and I will 

 set them out and try my luck with them." 

 Well, sir, the Black Cap are abundant in 

 your woodland, the Lawton Blackberry and 

 the fine varieties of Raspberry, Currant and 

 Gooseberry, with the May or Richmond 

 Cherries, which are the sorts for drying, can 

 be had at any of the nurseries, and for diree- 

 tions and other things connected therewith, 

 see report of the meeting of the State Hor- 

 ticultural Society, in the February number 

 of the Illinois Farmer. "Here, sir, is a 

 dollar, which I wish you would have the 

 kindness to send to the publishers for me 



and order the FARMER to . Well, 1 



did not take you for an editor, I guess you 

 had best h^nd me back that dollar, you told 

 me you was here in the city, 8elliii<< a load of 

 ■'corn, and now call yourself an editor." 



Yes, sir, I am in lu city to sell a car losd 

 of corn, which 1 know how to grow; but do 

 you suppose, that because I work on the farm 

 with my own hands, and thus become practi- 

 cally familiar with all its minute details — of 

 field, of garden and of orchard — that it in- 

 capacitates me from using my pen in editing 

 a practical agricultural journal, when aided 

 by practical farmers like yourself? "Excuse 

 me, sir, but I thought all editors live in a 

 printing office and get their news from read- 

 ing and inquiring of others, but I am glad 

 to hear that there is one agricultural paper 

 edited by a farmer, on a farm. You may 

 keep the dollar, and I will not only get you 

 up a large club, but will give you some of 

 my farm experience, if you will put it in 

 good shape. My name is John Cautious, 

 but all call me "Uncle John." And we bade 

 "Uncle John" a pleasant ride home. Thus, 

 thought we, "book farming,'' by city editors 

 in printing offices, can have but little of 

 real rural life, it has the picture of the 

 country, but it lacks the aroma of flowers, 

 the freshness of the new mown hay, the song 

 of bi^'ds and the pulsations of life. 



winteTwhcat 

 In the south part of the State the crop 

 is good, but more north there is com- 

 plaint of winter killing and damage from 

 the Hessian Fly. Bat we apprehend, 

 that it is not as bad as reported, as we 

 have been over some of the damaired 

 districts. The small breadth sown is 

 the real dilHculty. 



For the Illin'ii« Fatmer. 



nome Talk. 



A comprehensiveness of grasp, a clear- 

 ness of perception, a power to command 

 language and readiness in expression, 

 are qualities to be sought after and ad- 

 mired. We are delighted with the well 

 chosen language of the public address. — 

 The orator's power lies much in the music 

 tones of the language he calls to his aid. 

 We are fascinated with the good conver- 

 sationalist — wonder at the strange charm 

 like spell as the glad ear takes in the har- 

 mony of sweet sound. We are particular 

 and choice in the language we make use 

 of in company; yet at home sometimes 

 indulge in low, gross expressions that 

 could only have had their origin in grov- 

 eling minds. It is at home that the pow- 

 er of language is known and felt; here 

 a pure language would bring the spirit 

 into harmony with the beautiful and true. 

 It is at home in the private circle that 

 the tenderest, holiest feelings are called 

 into action. Then home is the place to 

 speak a pure language. The place to 

 learn it. If vou would talk well in socie- 

 ty, talk well at home; if you indulge in 

 loose conversation at home, it will surely 

 betray you in company. 



If you would talk well every where, 

 cultivate the intellect, train the mind, 

 give place only to pure and refined 

 thought; then form your expression truth- 

 fully, simply, and your language will be 

 full of beauty, poetry and music, 'Mike 

 apples of gold in pictures of silver.*' 



' Mabia, 



South Pass, Union Co. ni. 



K* 



From the Christian Advocate and Journal, New York, Au- 

 gust 4, '59. 



The Housekeeper's Fbiend. — Spalding's Pre- 

 pared Glue. — Small conveniences for general 

 family use arc often of more value than what are 

 called "great inventions." It isestim.. u uj<il 

 in the United States there are at 1 ast lvi> mil- 

 lions of households, in all of which the annoy- 

 ance of squeaking, rickety chairs, sofas, tables, 

 etc., is constantly experienced, and so long as 

 furniture is in this condition there is always 

 danger of a "smash up." The experience of the 

 city housekeeper, with May-day before her eyes, 

 will readily suggest the value and convenience 

 of a really trustworthy prepared glue, that can 

 be instantly brought in requisition where re- 

 pairs to furniture and other household wares 

 are needful. The want of such an article is as 

 constant and universal as the family, and hith- 

 erto it has been a want unsupplied. This, 

 however, can be truly said no longer. Spald- 

 ing's Prepared Glue seems to be all that has 

 been desired in this direction. It is kept soluble 

 by chemicals, retains its strength and tenacity, 

 is convenient and always "up to the sticking 

 point," is put up in a bottle with a brush, and 

 sold at twenty-five cents. No housekeeper in 

 city or country can well afford to be without a 

 bottle of Spalding's Prepared Glue. It is just 

 the thing for the library and schools, where 

 books are constantly in need of repair. 



"Seek first the kingdom of God and his 

 righteousness." — Christ. 



"They that preach the gospel should live of 

 the gospel." — Paul. 



"I think they should preach for nothing, or at 

 least should follow some other business for their 

 living." — Cavetousn^ss. 



