, 1859-02-24

zhoyel o. oN6; wv OF these were made Of cast
atsal, froA the eelehrated firm ef AsyleE ( Co,
from cnst steel yes, American cast steel, made
nt Pittsbu, e. And here allow NE tt. pay Just
tribute to American genius, which hos been
called out the rev demand for our Western
njows. We examined numerous specimens and
Compared them side by side with the Nsylor
uniformity OF texture, Wa could see no differ.
ence between these two varieties Of eteel, and
va ure prepared to pronounce It equally valus-
hla {nr his purpose. The cost is at present the
aau,e. bot 10 order can be filed. some mouths
sooner at Pitsburg. This steel does not come
In sheets, but is made to auY deEred pattern, and
persons in either case must send their pate
With the order. It is we'll known that P: ~tns
steel has been almost exelus're!v .,.a., 'sonIe H
plows until Of ass bs;n aseo ena 'of II ebe ebe
hrst 70 order lot Of cast eteel-enonah III to n msI
fifty plow:; this was shipped to N+w Orl-. am ~
thence to Peru and carted to Moline. ,.nn9. aa9.
ing year from the time of the ,x,r;or -
The order. This gave such good satisfaction
that cast steel ploms eoon became nnnntar and
the demand tor pittsburg a.ee' oegau to ta!l OF
make ssst stse! o. Or io.e tb = trade. And oov vs
9ilsh. This is til. -.mnh Of Which We NAV veil
beprond. Wo:.t Pi.tsburg can do. Chicago,
"lta Aaks o"perior iron and Las aile coai, can
| DO also. in the smith shop machinery is the
g1eht manipuiator hammers, shears, punch
e, drills, screw CUTTERS iron planners; grinding
| and polishing are doae by the mississippi
| the dny. Ar. Mason, the foreman Of this de-
partmsnt, has invented many valusbIe machines
to ecoaomise the making Of the wood work,
and now the cutting, boring, norticiug, roand-
ing corners. turning and polishing are no logger
done By hand. Every thing is done to an ex let
| ffnN1 $kn% f1Fx ala rt,r..Il
give ont, its exact counterpart can be supplied.
| Ok yokes and bows are hero made in large
numbers Of the most approved FORM What d
vast stride, in twenty years, from the old shop
offriend Pierce on Lake street, to this ons On
the bank Of the, then. almost unexp!ored
Mississippi. Plow.making has gone out Of the
hands oil the cnu1non blacksmith, and has be.
coa,e IN Institution by itself You may be sur
prised when we say, that most of the timber Tor
| the wood work is procured iu the forests pi
| Michigan. when our own State bas abundance pj
timber Of Superior quality; bat Egypt and the
Wabash Will yet awake, and their rich for
| et.s of o2k laid under contrlcution.
We hare used shese ploFs Tor the past two
years, and NJ thera are various sizes aHd pat
terms, ne will say word as 10 the kinds ne
prefer,
a No. ! Improved Clipper Cuts, 4 inches.
No. ! do do do u do
No. l do do do u do
I 1Q6 1W0 NTbt Qlu6r IN tQe 1f1gut OF lanQ 6lGe
The last one is better adapted 10 smaller teams
Farmers wanting two sizes would do we'll Il
order the two last. They make tl.ven patternt
Of ssirriag piovs. hat tho two noted ahovo vii
| give the mogt perfect satisfaction in any OF oul
prairie soil. The double Michigan plow is 81
fully perfected that II cannot fail Of attracting
the attention Of nll who wish deep cutting. d
our State Fair at Ceatralia 1t exceeded al
others in deep nl1age and perfect work, but o
this more at large hereafter. A new gang plov
fr prairie breaking gives promise of usetu!
| ness and cannot fail to work much easier tia,
the oommou large breaker. 1t il composed 0
two twelve inch breakers so combined that fou
horses will turn the two burrows with ease. 1
reversible expanding harrow costing onl.
kind re have seep. These plows 70 t.
all parts og illinois. Iowa aud wisconsin
where they are household words, Will
not few are sent to Minnesota, Kansas AM
Nebraska, Connecticut uses them On her rive
bottoms; 10 does he~ York and Vermont
Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana, Texas. Call
foEnis, Oregon md Michigan, are beginning t
order largely. It is hut short time since neal
iY all OF our agricultural implements came tror
the Last, tut now the tsbses er5 being tanned
and We not only supply the great West but ar
sending thousands OF dollars worth East annu
ally.
| Moline contains about 1000 inhabitants. IN ~
water power at present is occupied BY four grisl
five Raw, one paper mill, one planning, one pa
aud tub; one chair, ope sash aud door, one bed
stead, and one stave aud heading factory. Th
race to be added the coming season is to be
power equal to driving 400 run Of stone. Thl
must soon be the Lowell OF the West We a2er
an hour at public school, of which the citizen
Of the place may we'll feel proud. 1t is an III
answeraole arGumeut in favor Of our schos
Law, here carried oct by nE1e teachers, VINO taK
just pride 10 standing at the head Of their pr<
fesslon. We cannot forbesr g1ving the name
Of the teachers, more especially that We hav
been partial to female teachers, and would liz
to see more Of Them in our grade schools. Iii
q Truesdall, principal; Miss Clark, primary
Miss Ca!k.ns, intermediate; and Miss Curtiss
the higher claRseB. These are assisted bJ .hre
other female seachers. The average attendanc
is $50. Green instead OF black is used for bac
boards; this il simply painted on the hard firis
Of the side walls and Is decided improvement
t over the black surfacs. This school is so popu
lar that no private Echool is kept in the place.
Feb. Is, 1859. RURAL.