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TALLENGETTA, OR THE SQUATTER'S HOME. 
By William Howitt, author of “Rural Life in England,’’ 
“ Homes of the Poets.” &c., &c. 
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LIGHTHOUSE ISLAND. 
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A GRICULTURAL ENGINEERS.—The 
-O*- undersigned, having long experience as Engineers, will 
pay attention to those branches of their profession connected 
with Agriculture, viz : Land Surveying and Mapping, the ar 
rangement and construction of houses and farm buildings.— 
Draining and Irrigation in all their branches. Also, the 
adaptation of all machinery necessary for agricultural purposes, 
including steam engines, wind and water mills, water rams, 
force pumps, &c. Materials and machinery purchased on com¬ 
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ulfcr attention paid to orders. 3-39 
FAKIfS LANDS FOR §AJLE 
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL 
RAILROAD COMPANY 
IS NOW PREPARED TO SELL 
ABOUT TWO MILLION OF ACRES 
OF 
FA It MING LANDS, 
IN TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARD, 
ON LONG CREDITS AND AT LOW RATES OF INTEREST. 
These lands were granted by the Government, to aid in the 
construction of this Railroad, and are among the richest and 
most fertile in the State. They extend with the road, from 
Chicago on the northeast, to Cairo at the south, and frem thence 
to Galena and Dunleith, in the extreme northwestern part of 
the State. Most of these lands lie immediately on, and within 
six miles of the road, and none are more than fifteen miles dis¬ 
tant from it; hence, ready and cheap facilities are furnished 
for transporting their products to any of the Eastern cr South¬ 
ern markets The great increase of population by immigration, 
etc., and the consequent rapid growth of flourishing town* 
and villages, on the line of the road and throughout the State, 
furnishes a substantial and glowing home demand for every 
kind of farm and garden produce. 
In the Northern and Central parts of the State, prairie lauds 
predominate, interspersed with magnificent groves of oak and 
other timber; in the Southern, the timber is more abundant, 
and exceedingly valuable. 
The soil is a dark, rich mould.from one to five feetin depth, is 
gently rolling, and peculiarly fitted for grazing cattle and sheep 
or the cultivation of wheat, Indian corn, etc. The air is pure 
and bracing, the climate more healthy, mild and equable than 
that of any other part of the Union; while living streams and 
springs of excellent water abound. 
Economy in cultivating, and great productiveness, are the 
well-known characteristics of Illinois lands. Trees are not re¬ 
quired to be cut down, stumps grubbed, or stone picked off, as 
is generally the case in cultivating new land in the older States. 
The first crop of Indian corn, planted on the newly broken sod 
usually repays the cost of plowing and fencing. 
Wheat sown on the newly-turned sod is sure to yield very 
large profits. A man with a plow and two yoke of oxen will 
break one and a half to two acres per day. Contracts can be 
made for breaking, ready for com or wheat, at from $2 to $2 
peraere. By judicious management, the land may be plowed 
and fenced the first, and under a high state of cultivation th> 
second year. 
Corn, grain, cattle, etc., will be forwarded at reasonable rat <,& 
to Chicago, for the Eastern, and to Cairo for the Southern mar¬ 
ket 
Bituminous coal is extensively mined along the road, and 
supplies a cheap and desirable luel • being furnished at many 
points at SI 50 to S4 per ton. Wood can be had at the same 
rates per cord. Extensive quarries have been opened in the 
southern part of the State, near the line of this road —01 build¬ 
ing stone of excellent quality—such as white and blGe Lime¬ 
stone, and white and red Sandstone—which can be had for littld 
more than the expense of transportation. 
The Government lands, in the Land States, having generally 
been withdrawn from market, emigrants from the Eastern 
States and Europe can be accommodated by this Company with 
valuable farms, at the old prices and terms, which, in all proba 
bility. will double in value within twelve months. 
When those lands are restored to market, persons who think 
of settling on them, or in Minnesota, should bear in mind that 
the lands of this Company, at the prices for which they are sold, 
are better investments than those in other States or Territo 
ries, more remote from market, at Government prices: for the 
reason that the expense of transporting the products of the lat¬ 
ter to market will always be a heavy drawback on them, and 
after a few years cultivation they require manuring, which is 
not the case with Illinois lands. 
The same remarks hold good in relation to the lands in the 
Territories of Kansas and Nebraska, for although vacant lands 
may be found nearer the water courses, the distance to market 
is far greater, and every hundred miles the produce of those 
lands are carried either in wagons or interrupted water com¬ 
munications, increases the expenses of transportation, which 
must be borne by the settlers, in the reduced price of their 
products ; and to that extent precisely are the incomes from 
their farms, and of course, on their investments, annually and 
every vear reduced. 
The great fertility of the lands now offered for sale by this 
Company, and their consequent yield over those of the Eastern 
and Middle States, is much more than sufficient to pay the dif¬ 
ference in the cost of transportation, especially in view of tht 
facilities furnished by this road and others with which it con¬ 
nects, the operations of which are not interrupted by the low 
water of Summer, or the frost of Winter. 
price and terms of payment. 
The price will vary from $5 to $25, according to location, quat 
ity, etc. Contracts for deeds may be made until further notice, 
stipulating the purchase money to be paid in five annual install¬ 
ments. The first to become due in two years from the date 
of contract, and the others annually thereafter. The last pay¬ 
ment will become due at the end of the sixth year from the 
date of the contract, and the lands are not .subject to taxation 
till finally paid for. 
Interest will be charged at only three per cent, per annum. 
As a security to the performance of the contract, the first twu 
years’ interest must be paid 111 advance, and it must be unde/ 
stood that at least one-tenth of the land purchased shall yearly 
be brought under cultivation. Twenty per cent, from the credit 
price will be deducted for cash. The Company’s construction 
bonds will be received as cash. 
Ready Framed Farm Buildings, which can be set up in a few 
days , can be obtained from responsible persons. 
They will be twelve feet by twenty feet, divided into one liv¬ 
ing and three bedrooms, and will cost, complete, set up on 
ground chosen anywhere along the road, $250 in cash, exclusive 
of transportation. Larger buildings may be contracted for at 
proportionate rates. The Company will forward all the materi¬ 
als for such buildings over their road promptly. 
It is believed that the price, long credit, and low rate of inter 
est charged for theselamls, will enable a man with a few huu 
dred dollars in cash, and ordinary industry, to make himself in¬ 
dependent before all the purchase money becomes due. In the 
mean time, the rapid settlement of the country will probably 
have increased their value four or five fold. When required, an 
experienced person will accompany applicants, to give informu 
tion and aid in selecting lands. 
Circulars, containing numerous instances of successful farm¬ 
ing, signed by respectable and well-known farmers living in the 
neighborhood of the Railroad lands throughout the State—-also, 
the cost of fencing, price *>of cattle, expense of harvesting, 
threshing, etc., by contract—or any other information—will be 
cheerfully given, on application, either personally or by letter 
in Englisn, French, or German, addressed to 
JOHN WILSON, 
Land Commissioner of the Illinois Central Railroad Co., 
Office in Illinois Central Railroad Depct, Cbiche-o : III 
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