, 1861-01-15

HlUAN 4HE lihc. est5 &luA US-4l w tAtSA |
,pon the body polite aud held out to all rea-
.saahlc stimnlants honors and emo]nmcnts,
aad it is the Object of this Society and its aux
I1iarlcs to Elve greater profit npd dignity 20
labor, to t,ring the agency CT science and u
vrn!ion to it, I'D, TO render the Garth more
productive, more beautiful and more cviilvr.
i,lent to man, TO increase the revenue Of the
State, itself, by enhancing thcamount aad rev
cnue Of its taxable property. It is cmincntly
worthy Of liberal encouragement. The OIL
ce.5 OF this Society for the past years of its
cxistcncc. and its present board, are men who
hare displayed much selcsacrI1cin:. devotion
In the di>claree Of their official duties, and
yc entities. to great credit for ther r1a:, mani
nous efforts to place Illinois In the front rank
OF al. fhc hcayricnltura! States Of the Union. The
Society Is now directing its intention to
the establishment Of an Agricultural Mnsc- !
UNI and thu Secretary i. at this tlsa.e visiting /
the different portinre OF the State collecting
specimens Il grains Goals, minerals, &C.. as. |
cer;ainins modes Of eultiyatieS, average yield,
adaptation Of aoi1 ar,s other useful Statistics.
to be place. ID enduring quarters Of the Capt.
tol vr the observation aud Improvement Of all.
vile, could not tail to be impressed With the
u>cflllue=s Of this Association. I!c had before
lin evidence Of the r;css gratifying advance
meet OF Tic statc In tho superiority and rarie-
ly Of the products Of the firm, the garden,
the orehardaud thc dairy in the elmrroyencnto OF
aud labor-say!ng implements adapted to al
most every want OF lnan, displaying ingenuity
aad skill highly crcdi'ahle to tho mechanical
and inventive genius Of the people, aad show
ing how many minds arc in ceaSelcss thought
to pzumute the comforts Ut man.
THE STATE BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS.
The reports Of the boards Of trustees for the
Benevolent Institutions al Jacksonville
Jnsarc Hospital, the School for the Blind and
tie Deaf nnd Dunb Asylun1-will require
your attention. It Is gratifying TO Know that
the:c institutions f:sr, in all respects, answer
al the high Crds Of iniInence fnr which they
t.cfa established. It is true that Slsc and
prosperity Of every Coinu,ynwc:'th, but still
:. public policy having 70 reference 70 the I'M
fortunate .t:!dtcn Of the State wo'ill be iua-
: ltcasurasly incomplete. aud unjust. THIS IT
; IN era df progress, and VIC justly eS:.ss W our
: advancement in Crrt>...u ciyi1iE1iion* in sci
he a..e is that true pllanihrophy which as-
! 1,!rcs tn the elevation Of the unfortunate, the
Suffering and the INDECENT to the highest state
ofsociai position and usefulness Of which they
are cacahlc. Therefor" l'9acihg the means Of
cure, relief .rd chucation within the reach Of
these sad children Of mis- fortune is Ell object
worthy the legislators aim. This r:a'sss com.
1nonStalth ,.s it moves r. jcs,ically onward
In all thc elcn:e"te u power and wealth, may
Justly 1'o;.t to its temples Of State endowment
: 1;tn perseverance, as nlnHuticuls ~ = "!so ~
islatio1l, md every taxpayer may rcjoicc thai
he has contributed something, bc 1t ever e
little, to objects SO sacred, humane anu ]csr.
/ SCHOOL FOR 1Dlcrs.
/ Of kindred character to this snbject, ! dc
sire {o recam.nend tho reasonable ap
; ,ropriasibu for the establishment OF
! Ee:.ool for the trimming Of .llots. IL
predecessor, Guv Bie.ti, in his lust messages
! warmly com:1:cnded this suhjcct, but y la
49,. 1o rH n tttn HS1T
polutment, there is reason 10 ,bcl!=vc, OF cit
: gems in all parts Of the asrf's ,'ncre persons
; this class. arc 10 Nc found. OF our America
: popult*.cif, it is estimated that one in ess1
Thousand is so deficient in physical aad 1nts
: ]cctuaI .scve!o.~ment as to DC unit tor tran
+ becn supposed until la't*y' mat taey wsss
Il pare ;1i.:,, ,,nstrs,e.. ti,at lar
u .:a. n ~ - Xxx; n,ass H. ...n,hlr If s11rh dry,
+ i,st ~. y. ~ t 49, t1r,, n-acrlr and srlEsu
"l...a. ,stu,j 10 ~ nf ,,a,,;ess md drncndcrt
C !'o'..I .o. ~ ~ i-tnan i,"rrc1 ncrs
est!tSu ~! .Isi ~ n;;a-,i ~ tnat n,,ct1,ir,
81 q. ta's eaass II, . ~, ,'~nsot,t .u % ,i,nc nf en-
u : tnat uutioes ~ =. tns - a. ' s's,ae,s
i. m ac" ~ho coaatton as ~ w I,..a ~ - !
II saninS, sacn ~ Is ..s1r ;in1"r,tc
OF prove tltes eohaItnn. ,, 7. vaS n""cssarv
C. lvottis.'N !. 49, ~ ~ artc-nrsen wa onitn
hn til the see1;'cSs ot !n9 entesll.st n..s s4aa
I'd de!tonstraten' ana oelseslug IVA. etS.s - -
:, OF the etase hss clAla upon =. ~ NV ~. ~,
10 | " ue,e X! 80 Grth,, o,.or.;ec 7 vnrntnror
!Fs into nsclui and neauhy eSe.eses Atseonnlns
rs anaI enc "pPA oP''"'''1 ~
oi STATE LANDS.
he TIE s.otc ovn, several ttac}s Of land. kno
hc os s.s,;r,rv lands. Several tAousand acre:
US. s;s,... lad; are in Cook County, now in &c
I'd 1atton u German families who have been
az pos:cssion of ten OF fifteen years, and
ee kaoWiu.. the exact position of the lands, Il
he .n.',a To i,u,fs ouuht IN h.. h-on:,ht
on ,n,rsc. r;,;r,r lie ticcupan:s sonc lin,
he ra' 'a,,3t e., ri3,hf Drnvfd;nr 11,e,. nov n
nd Ir;ca f;.r ,tc .a7ne' am informed uat s
;th ne.c ter .us e,,ca+1v w rc1:n,s ,rrs ~
~ 80 - .s,.r.hr F.,E;1ics 1rhflc frc infcrcs
,ar- ~. os = !; ha1;orca T-ou1I not sr
ul thsrabS NV S''' - -
ion
nil EDUCATION.
tbt for Flew OF me ptactlSa! Rothlnss .!
.,ie Common School law, aud tho past, present
ses prospective condition OF our benelcent
hir- lem OF public instruction, imust refer yo'
ell the biennial report of the State Supcrlnt,
one ent. I!lat report reveals tue s!:.tA5ins
age that amid all Tue hiudtances Incident M to a
pic ton so recently inauguritcd in the comu
ithc wealth ard to q period Of great financial
nrs, preston, tho vast Interests OF popnla1 eu
iu- lion have kept steadily advancing, and
dis results thus iar have morc than sindlcatet
lcm wisdom aud Justified the expectations OF {
The humane und patriotic friends OF the
asso muot - - 80. - - s.1,caG e.stn,, ~ 11,;
tac ms mon ". ~ ~ orrnt;;a 1a1in,, 49,
eser lns =. a1snt 49,, 9 1.,.1;s,,nint nss ~ II.
'ltc- MenuSu - .a' ,s7I1, ~ r-orsrons ~ ~
the appsoh H., s..s,so,sod i,. ai.7I,t 1nn., ~.
lrnc nis I.io Ii ~ ,-t;ap1.-s !. i. n,7 t;oa,nn
o"n e l:. - ~ 1;see,,r,, nn1, ~ tho ori;n,I fa1,
I"o Peut ~ - ~: ,,-,sn1, ee..;or -
and u ano s.a,.h,,. ~ H.. .uo,rst;nn n
TUG uens1 at .hat = IL hstcr - henrI i3r ti,rc
and teiui.' ;n ;n,narf.ct,ors ,,n,;1s ev.,.riencs
t9c na-us ,a,} m ~ ,hn wfs5om an.l n.irnn,
suc e1te ;,t,,.o ,,o1;.r ]s,, III Isrs l,n as,
pre- ny .Is;t,. ma r,,or,ctcr of f,1n,1nr,
efid, .s1es .hs nes .,i nrrn,rrd lilo nihl;c min
rom .il..',; t,,an n ,nsc,tlc The eystc,n. INN,
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