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TEEE ILLINOIS F^HINIEII. 



from a visit to St. Louis, where ihehad thc'good fortune to be-J 

 hold one of these temples of mapniflcence ! ' 



To give our readers a lucid idea of the granduer of its 

 beauty, we will describe it in the words of the old lady as 

 Bhe spoke them unto us : 



" Jest to think," said she, "of a room something less than 

 half a mile long, by not over a quarter of a mile wide, all 

 covered over with splendifurious bristles carpet that must 

 have cost a right smart of money. Then there was loungers 

 and sopbias and all manner of elegant fixens scattered all 

 around — and a ceiling of all plaster stretched overhead and a 

 cup (Toil that made one think of Aladdin and his wonderful 

 lamp ! And then to see it all twice at once by looking into a 

 glass seventy-five or thirty feet high or a trifle less — and then 

 such grand sewing machines standing on strong legs and good 

 qualities — and beautiful young ladles making 'cm go like rain 

 on the roof, and singing like lark» all the time ! I asked one 

 of the young ladies if she would be pleased to let mo see on^ 

 of the ivory cases inlaid with gold and mother of pearl — but 

 she showed a beautiful set of pearls when she smiled and said 

 they did'nt keep fancy cases — they kept sewing machines !" 



Mrs. Grundy is well known in our conuuunity, and what- 

 ever she says can be relied upon. 



A Change. — Tn passing to and fro from our sanctum to 

 Springfield, we have occasion to itop at the Central House, 

 Decatur, for meals, and have always found an excellent, well 

 set table, in fact, one of the best. Mr. J. 11. Slaughter, the 

 former steward, is now proprietor, Mr. Varney retiring to a 

 farm. The house, good before, has lost nothing by the 

 change in giving full control to Mr. 8., wlw knows just how 

 a railroad eating house should be kept and who carries out Ills 

 ideas m a style satisfactory to the hungry traveler. 



The Advertisements. — Our readers should carefully look 

 over these, and profit by them . Boys don't forget to keep in 

 mind that melodeon . The wife 'and daughter will also find a 

 variety of first class sewing machines by oar St. Louis friends, 

 and the farmer will find a great variety of valuable agricul- 

 tural Implements. Farmers should look to the protection of 

 their buildings from lightning. Mr. Davis, a.'neighlior of ours, 

 was struck down a few days since at Us door . The copper 

 rods advertised will be found valuable. 



DcsLAP's NcKSERT. — J. B. Whitney and 11. L. Bruce arc 

 traveling In the central part of the State receiving orders for 

 this nursery, and are also authorized to receivo subscriptions 

 for the Farmer. Agents canvassing for Illinois nurseries, 

 would do well to canvass at the same time for the Farmeb. 

 For terms, address the Publishers. 



Strawberries. — The severe"frost damaged the early scarlet 

 to some extent . They commenced to ripen in our grounds 

 and gave us the first picking the 25th. Ilud.-fon, a fair crop ; 

 McAvoy's Superior, well loaded ; Wilson'i Albany, the game, 

 but not ripe before June 5th, we think. 



Post Opficb Chanqb. — The name of our post office at 

 West Urbana has been changed to that of " Champaign," and 

 we ask our friends to govern themselves accordingly in drop- 

 ping -ua aline. 



The Farmer as a PaEMirM. — We would call the attention 

 of officers of county agricultural societies to the value of the 

 Farmer as a premium. Persons receiving it could begin 

 at any time they chose. The publishers propose to make a 

 liberal deduction to societies awarding them. We also wLsh 

 to publish a list of officers and the time of holding fairs, in 

 the July number. Will the Corresponding Secretaries favor 

 us with the desired Information. 



Grain Trade in Milwaukee. — To give some 

 idea of the wheat receipts in thi.s city by rail 

 it is only necessary to say that it requires seven 

 of Fairbanks' 30 ton track scales to do the amount 

 of weighing. Two of these have recently been 

 placed at IJigby's Elevator, on the La Cros.se II. 

 K. To test the exactness of these scales, a load- 

 ed car was placed on the upper one and weighed, 

 and then moved to the lower scale, each scale 

 weighing the car precisely the same. Besides 

 the above, there are four at Smith's Elevator, 

 and one at Kellogg & Strong's. 



The reputation these scales have obtained has 

 been well earned, and the general confidence of 

 the public in their accuracy and reliability is no 

 more than a just reward for the untiring and 

 vigilant care and efforts of the manufacturers, 

 that no imperfect scale shall ever leave their 

 manufactoi-y. — Milwaulcce Dally Wisconsin. 



ditf-lt 



Very Liuer.il. — Doctor AV'hittier, the cele, 

 brated chronic di.sease doctor of Saint Louis, Mo.- 

 desires us to say ho will send an exposition of 

 his views on chronic diseases to every Invalid in 

 Illinois free of charge on application. All he 

 wants is the address and one stamp, to prepay 

 postage. Regarding consumption he would like 

 to put one of his circular letters relating to that 

 disease into the hands of every person young or 

 old who are consumptively inclined. lie says 

 some of the following symptoms are always 

 present in such persons : General debility, wan- 

 dering pains in or tightness of the chest, short- 

 ness of breath after exercise, indigestion, consti- 

 pation, weakness, weariness, nervousness, indo- 

 lence, with generally an active mind. The above 

 are predisjjosing cases or the result of hereditary 

 taint which if properly treated prevent the dis- 

 ease. "We refer you to the Doctor's advertise- 

 ment in our columns. Wc think the writings of 

 a physician who has won the good opinion of 

 the community where he is located, and a large 

 practice should be worth reading. His address 

 Is Clark Whittier, box 059, St. Louis Mo. 



C OMM KRCI A L, 



SPRINGFIELD MARKET— MAY 29. 



WHEAT— f I 25(?ni 80 ^ bu; 

 FLOl U— ♦« 50@i7 5l)!{3 bbl; 

 CORN— 25(«;3iic 1;1 bu; 

 CORN MEAL— Wlc %} bu; 

 OATS— 25(fji8()c \i bu; 

 BEANS— ifKrhl i5|?bu; 

 HHAN— 10c ^ bu; 

 SHOUTS— 15c ^ bu; 

 TIMOTHY S'D— «2^2 25; 

 HUN(i.\KIAN3'D— 5li®70c: 

 MILLET— ♦! ^^bu; 

 CLOVER— 14 50 H bu; 

 POTATOES— New, Kt^SOc; 

 l\\\—t"Q>'i t3 ton; 

 TALLOM'— 61-2#;»c ^ ft; 

 SOAP— Bar, 4(f?l6c ?5 lb; 

 CANDLES— 12 l-2c ^ box; 

 PKMvLEl) P'k— ifstTfilOt^ 100; 

 BACON— Hams WCa],Wy\i lb 

 CHICKENS— fl SO^Jdiiz; 

 BROOM CORN— 1120 IMon; 



BACON— Sides, 9c ^ ft; 

 EGOS- 7(g,Sc|}doB; 

 LARD— 10c \i ft; 

 SUGAR— yf^lOc ^ ft; 

 COFFEE— ia@15c ^a ft; 

 MOLASSES— 4;.@65c » gal; 

 SALT— ^2 q-;?sack; 

 SALT— f 2 %< bbl; 

 MACKEREL— 12@13 No 1; 

 CODFISH— 10 60 \i 100; 

 APPLES— Dried, »2 OOfJbu; 

 WOOD— «;2 50(rt,8^cord; 

 COAI,— Hic W bu; 

 WHISKY— 25(rn2Sc ^ gal; 

 VINEfiAR— 10c ipgai; 

 BROO.MS— 12 (Rl(5i2 50Wdot; 

 UrTTER- 12@16c W ft; 

 HIDES— Dry, best, 14c; 

 I HIDES— Green, C@6'ac; 

 APPLES — Green, none; 

 FEATHERS— 80@40c |} ft; 



CniCAGO MAKKKT.— MAY Z'J. 



Wheat more active, market advanced )^®1c. Flour limit- 

 ed request, market dull. Corn market declined Ic; sales 

 6,000 bu No 2 canal at 45c alloat; 12,000 bu No 1 at 4Gc; 

 14,000 bu do nt 45>;c; 5S,000 bu do nt 45c; 7i Iiu do at 43c; 

 5,000 bu No 2 early at 44>;c; 15,00 i bu do at 4;3c all in .store. 

 Oats market quiet; sales 500 l)U No 1 at 29c in store; 140 bags 

 do at 81c on track. Rye .«teady; 400 bu very choice for mill- 

 ing at 77c on track; several small lots were sold at 70® 72c. — 

 Barley market ijuiet. 



WEEKLY REVIEW OF ST. LOUIS PRODUCE MARKET— 

 .'May 26, p.m. 



The stock of sugars, in first hands. Is low : less than SOD 

 hhds, against l,hOO this time last year. Business in sugar 

 and molasses has been unusually small; common to prime 

 sugar is h«ld at C?4lg)8>.Vc, and inobLsses at .30^^,4(lc, for com- 

 mon or fermenting to i)riine ])lantation. ColTees are in light 

 gupi>ly, only one house having anything like a large stork; 

 the range from common to prime Rio is 13^14c; Rica 4,^4@ 

 5c. Belcher's rates of refined sugar, etc., were changed on 

 Wednesday as follows, fo-wil: Refined yellow, (A) O.^c; (0) 

 10c; powdered, (C) 10,'a ; crushed and enuill loaf, 10^<;c; 

 crushed and powdered, (B and C) Wfi^c; crushed, 10;'.jC; 

 doul)le refined loaf, lie; golden syruj), 04c, Ofic and C9c per 

 gal.; sugar hou.se molasses, 4(ic, 4Sc and 41c; city refined do., 

 40c, 42c and 45c ; Missouri refining, 8t)C, 30c and 41c per gal. 



Receipts of Corn have been quite large this week, causing a 

 daily decline in price until the close, when, with receipts to- 

 day of some 52,0011 bushels, the best white woulii sell for only 

 57(f^5Sc, and mixed at 5^10c lower than this. High freights 

 an<l a decline at New Orleans also operate uiifavoralily to 

 corn. Oats also sliowa decline of 4(2iCc per bushel. Wlieat 

 has been steady, with a supply fully eciuai so the demand, and 

 increasing at the close. New wheat from the South may soon 

 be expected, as the first from .Mississippi was last year receiv- 

 ed May 2!^tli. Flour was inactive the first of tlie week, and 

 declined towards the close, the demand not having been as 

 large as expected. To-day it is fiat, only bag lots selling. 



Provisions have been firm at an advance, and only small 

 lots could be i)iirchased at the higher figures, holders not car- 

 ing to Bell pork, bacon or lard while the tendency is to ad- 

 vance. 



ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK MARKET— Mat 20. 

 Beef CatUe— AitlKiugli the supply of cattle has been some- 

 what reduced since Wednesday, yet it is very much in excess 

 of the diiiiaud, and the market is extremely dull, the highest 

 figures reached being Cc '^ ft for net choice, at which a No. 

 1 lot was sold to-day. 2'Jii head in one lot were taken for 



shipment at 5 to Go \^ ft net. The shipping dcmaud id quite 

 languid. 



Hogs— Snpi>ly heavy and demand limited. Prices range 

 from 5 to (Ic \\ 11) net. 



Sheep — Good siieep find ready sale, and the market is firm. 

 A lot of r.0 head fine sold at $4 50. Prices range from $2 50 

 to 4 5(1 'C heiiil — wool off. 



Cows and Calves— There is a fair demand for good cows, of 

 which the supply is oniy moderate, but common are in lanje 

 »upi)ly and dull. Wc quote coiumou, $15(74,20, good, $25(^,40 

 \> head . 



[ Abridged from the New York Times.] 

 NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET— May 23. 



Of the 8,724 bullocks yurded at Forty-fourth street, this 

 week, so far as we could ascertain their origin from owners 

 and salesmen, and from the yard books, 1&4 head came from 

 New York, 119 from Indlaiia, 1,4S2 from Illinois, 82 from 

 Pennsylvania, ('>17 from Iowa, 4.'j9 from Missouri, 8S5 from 

 Kentucky, 2o6 from Ohio, 53 from Texas, 28 from Virginia, 

 and 18 from Michigan. 



Taking the average of the entire transactions of this Week's 

 market, yesterday's sales being included In those of to-day, 

 and setting down those of last week for comparison, we have 

 the following quotations : 



To-day. Last week. 



Premium cattle None . None. 



First quality 9X<aiOc. 9:!^@10c. 



Medium quality &>.i© 6»ic. BM@ 8?:^c. 



Poor quality 7><i@ &c. 7>i® 73^0. 



Poorest quality 1%% 7)<^c. ^}i® 7c. 



General selling prices 6 ^ it't'c. 8 ®. 9c. 



Average of all sales — (g) SJ^c. — @ 8>^c. 



We have remarked for several weeks past upon the almost 

 uniform good (|uality of the bullocks yarded at Forty-fourth- 

 street, liut those of the present week have exceeded them in 

 those properties which go to make up a right nice killing ani- 

 mal for a liist-class butcher. We have seen more extra fat, 

 or premium bullocks oC'ered — in fact there were none such to- 

 day, nor are tliey wanted at this season — but it has seldom fal- 

 len to our lot to witness so large a proportion of No. 1 cattle 

 yarded for a single market. As a consequence, prices were 

 unusually even, ranging mainly at 8-!4@.9>(.'c. A few of the 

 best brought 10c, large numbers sold for 9>..c, more still at 9c, 

 a good many between S3<c and 9c, and but very few below 

 8c. Buyers of third and fourth class cattle were at a loss 

 what to do. 



FIUBBIIUMS. 



To State and County Agricultural Societies. 



I TAKE THE LIBERTY OF CALLING 

 your attention to my very large stock of 



SILVER WARE, 



suitable for Premiums for State and County Agricultural 

 Societies. 



Having furnished the State, and many Counties, for the 

 last six years, I do not hesitate in sayingthat my long experi- 

 ence and facilities enaliles me to furnish Premiums on as favor- 

 able terms as any house in tlie United States. Every article 

 of my manufacture is stamped with my name — and every 

 article so stamped is warranted pure as old American coin. 



A DEDUCTION MADE TO SOCIETIES. 



The full amount oaU»<1 for by the Premium List will bo 

 furnished — (he society returning what they do not award. 

 Soliciting a share of your patronage, I shall endeavor to 

 merit the same by a prompt and careful execution of your 

 orders. Yours, most respectfully, 



GEO. W. CHATTERTON. 



Springfield, HI., June 1, 18C0-3m 



XT ElsnTY^F^cTL S M & CO., 



Southwest Comer Washington Ave. & Fiflh-st., 



AGENTS FOR THE 



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TVnOLESALE DEALERS IN 



AMERICAN SLATE STONE, 



ROOFING SLATE, . , - 



GRATES AND MANTELS, 



FLOOR TILE, HEARTHS, Ac. 



State Roofs laid in any p.nrt of tlie country at as low rates as 

 by any other resiwnsible party. 



MARBELIZED SLATE MANTELS, 



In imitation of the most costly colored marbles, such as 



Black and Gold, Egyptian, Spanish Brown, Brocatelle, 



Porphyry, Verd Antiqui, Red Antique, Sienna, do. 



The enameled slate has the advantage over the marbles it 

 imitates, on account of its superior strength, beauty and fin- 

 ish, cheapness and length of time lor which it retains its ))ol- 

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 A full course of instruction tn this Institution embraces 

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 each department being independent of the other, and under 

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