, 1861-08-27


safe condition, and that trains pass with diff |
Gully over it. ......
VIII you do us the justice to contradict this
report. Our track is and has been, during the |
late heavy rains, in good order, and our trains |
are r4nalng regularly End on i t5nas;
General Ticket Agent.
State Fatx-.-Hort1cultural Depart
mene.
from the Prairie FaTner.1
When, at the call Of country and o steiner
duty, the proverbia1ly peace.lovin horticu1-
turist drops the budding knife for the savage
bayonet, and the sons Of the farm leave the
harvest field for the camp, it seems little
like Nero's 6ddling while Rome n, was burning,
blage Of the brotherhood Of Flora and Pomona,
and bid you all to come up to Chicago, and have
ia grand old time" and a1I that And yet I
do it, every time" {as Dr.. Warder has it,
Andi now on behalf Of my colleague
Of Tie State Agricultural, Society, and as
earnestly invite you to our annual jubilee Of
labor and art, as in times past, and let rs see
If our coming together will not hep on the scar
by showing Us some Of it's grim appliances
harmonizing with wreathed flowers, and the
bluEhing fruits We were wont to arrange on
less solemn occasions.
Let Michigan come with her peaches; Wis
own plorious and patriotic Il Egyptn with the
firstlipes Of her antumnal fruifage-the coun-
try towns with their quota, and the "Chicago
Ga1deners'' with their embellishments, and
sec we don't have a &c good time'' Of it-and
some war talk, too-and as much genealogical
gossip as we please.
Ny word for 1t we will; and as know t1at
true horticultarists need little urging, {and
I am speaking to them rather than to q more
reluctant and undecided class Of visitofs), It
will be snf1ieient if I add that ample proyision
il being made for our speciality-that the
~GardenersS Societv''cau Il Naye be counted On,
and that nv senior associate in the ctf1cia{
management Of our department, {the excel
and Eteadfast friend, is charged by the State
Society to see that you are fairly and lib
erally dealt by, aud you all very well know
that I an ever your friend and professional
eo.Worker, JOHN A. KENN1coTT,
President Ill State Horticultural Society,
60
An Unnecessary Annoyance.
There is one nuisance in existence within
our halloWed Walls-an iEtolerable, yet I'M
necessary nuisaEce-that cries aloud Tor abate-
ne9t: I sllnde to the eternal, shlieking,
motive Whistle on our railroads, inside the
| citv limits tEat must he heard to he annra,
| GATED. Thnae ouly who live on any Of our
avenues or Streets within two bloeRs Of the
| lake shOre railroad track and between North
| street and R;noo1d r,1ace ran thoroyp1,Iv com.
| prehend that misannlication Of sfeaTn ss an
| irritatiye power. >'1N - ''l'
| Stand with nc On the steng of one of mr.
homes within the bonn daries above mentioned
"a party Of ladies and eentIemen nre chat
ting away, pleasantly, Enjoying themselves,
when at list sight Of the dreaded monster'
Immediately commences q general, Involun
tary shaking Of dellcate nerves, al, aueQish.
fre;nolo movement Of every body's teetR, and
hopeless, unsuccessful application Of ths
nanas 10 14e es 70 ant;nmas ue ~ "a 4 =
tf1aa rnsn1.+ea 5nT;fa fnnn enourh assnr,
you} aad then ends, lsavinE ts & the ;e. sufferer
weak, put tnAnEful fcr the reuet III ternsna
ton affords.
| Watching by TIE bedside Of a sick friend Wit
ing fever, have seen The sPasmodic contract
g Of the ssssan as II bs binPsteRt Rsp1 s5d
Volumes, Il the noisy, ehsie1ine engine @ dse5e; e
by Witbin lew rods Of os, willie nv ow1
nerves. were ecarceIV 1ess e}facte9 thaJ "I b;a
and tbs .2 aecn1s ~ s9t M once or tTee but thirt
I am the last person to complain of an,
aad xhoy ~ useless ude I n e o'es waieh ca
stenton of H. Rssasd
who use the Illinois Central ana Michiga
Cen,5A ,1 IL sasek e. lnas R.e:es1 maae On osha
, o1 FL ne res.oents Wlsnln Inc Nlnlts aooV
indicated, Tor wherever the reformation
neededeand ask them to abate the nuisance
UsE TIE gEIL. gentlemen. It is fnr n7nr
apreeabIe. and fnliy ~ effectire. We AK Il n
behalf Ct those to whom It Is unendurable.
you Fln do so, we VIII vote you vote
not re III 1 he ohred 10 refeT me n,a{ter +
u ne ~ ~ @ sae
= unlsauce must pe abonka2o. Think OF i