, 1859-11-30

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Tie Young Men's Association.
We cau scaztely spare the Young Mems AS
soeiatiou, from The place 1t has held among our
city institutions. For eighteen yelrs past it
has been the nucleus Of excellent advantages
for the means of higher literary culture here.
1t has through all these years maintained an ad-
mirah'y supplied and always accessible reading
room. md 4 Library which has cver tcen
marked By n healthy growth In the numbers of
and good taste in the selection of the rolumes
upon its shelres.
On the list Of membership md its rolls of off
GERS for the entire period of It's history, are re-
corded the names Of hundreds Of we'll known
citizens, comprising such variety and enter
ing into oil the circles Of the business, the s=cts
and the parties Of theeity rs to forever, if its
future shall be in the line Of its past set nj rest
all imputation that the Association has bocn
guided or controlled by this or that to the ex-
clusion Of the other. It has held common
grouud, and the common purpose las been to
foster literary taste particularly in our young
mea. To furnish sound and healthy mental e1c-
mcnt, to provide haunt and entertainment for
those who would gire their leisure hours to
something better than the click Of billiard balls
and the glitter Of the cut glass battesics Of the
bar.roon.
We cannot spare The Young Mems Associa-
tion, nor the lecture course which brought our
Chicago audiences some of the most brilliant
thinkers and writer's Of this age and country.
But tie Association has fully shared in the de-
pression Of the times, and many who have been
it's friends hare been drawn aside from its sup
port in the attention demanded By their own
affairs. There is the more reason vhy all who
appreciate the Association and its indispensable
mission in our community should come to its
aid,
The officers this morning make their season
announcement Of their Wintcr Lecture Course,
and nre in the field for the sale of season tickets
The list Of lecturers, given in another column.
should be the only enforcement the regular
standing claims Of the Association urge on
every friend of the Association to serve himself
and The Y.A. 4. a good turn By the purchase
Of season ticket The price. have been fixed
lower than in any preceding season the while d
better list has never been offered here. Let
every young man, every business man of Chi
cago buy ticket.
A NEW CHICAGO STEAM PLow.-This is an
age when the application Of Steam Power to
Agriculture is receiving much attention from in
vcntor, and dsservedly, since If success be
gained the prize is golden one. Many CT tae
hopes now in the egg. or feathcEing out, will be
futile and vain, many will strive 10 win, but the
crowns and those who will wear them are but
few in number. We hare just inspected a
model Of new Steam PloW invented by a
young resident Of Chicago, D. y. BAKE. In
the model there arc certainly most promising
features, SO much so that Mr.. Dake has hsen
encouraged to 60 on and put bis invention into
4 shape for actual tests.
It is IN engine Of thirty horse power with au
upright boiler resting on platform on an axle
eight feet wide supported and carried by twc
six feet driving wheels Of rim or tread o.
twenty inches sesred directly to the engine
The front end OF this platform rests upon 8
shorter axle with four feet drive wheels, thi:
axle is controlled by tillcr chaus running bacl
t, the steering apparatus on tue platform o
the engineer. The plough is revolving cyl'n
der twelse feet in length, at the rear Of all il
| Two sections, each supported ~ framework
| by levers carried forward aad under control o
| the engineer, to be raised aud lowered ut will
This Grinder is armed With closely ranges
blades alternating with each other, curved for
ward, and about two feet in length, which b.
their peculiar shape and set in the cylinder it /
claimed will thoroughly sir sas soil to the deptl
| Of foot or more, doing thus the work Of th
plough and The harrow, leaving the soil we
st:rred and pulverized and ready for the seed
of which fact the asriculturist may avail him
self BIZ the further nddi.ion by the inventor Of
drill 10 follow the cylinder, 10 the franc {
which it is attached.
Nj. Dake thinks the whole machine can b
brought within five tons weight, and q cost I
5000. Two men will easily manage the who'll
As VIC hayc said, and it is supported by lig
authority, Mr. Dakc has every iuducement 10 6
Gu and bring out working model Of his plougl
1t gives high promise Of success.
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orr fcsltc SCHOOL osstEa'-1ae P'oposa1
Aessrs. bryant, bsa q etra'lon 70 donate
Life Scholarship IN thei1 eohmefeaa' Coltee
| to eacb Of the public schools in this city Tor
term ot years, which IVES unanimously accepte
by the Board Of Education as reported By
.on Monday last. Introduces ne" and 1mpor
ant element in our public school system wh's
cannot fail to be productive Of tue most ben
fetal results.
Our citizens generally and Of ali classes, ha'
come to believe that the requirement Of
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cess in the practica! discharge Of the d
| .;es of business life. and they will be at
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value Of the donation which thus gratultous
bestows uron the fortunate recipients the a
!, -srto,cx NJ full course of instruction in Ii
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sterling lns1nut'on' "n'en constitutes part
the great chain Of National Commercial G
. ,.oas now linking together eight of the n,iu
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The libera}ity OF tue publc-spirited donors
only exceeded bY the intrinsic value Of tn
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