Mower County transcript., 1869-12-09
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The Westher-Coneert", Sc-Water
AEriculture-The Prairie Farmer
The Ltetle Cerperal-Amaseme
CHICAGO, Nov. 70, 1069.-We have had mod
erately mid winter weather the past week,
with some disposition to thaw ut intervals.
There have been some attempts at sleighing,
with very indifferent success.
The season of concerts, lectures, and festi.
walls has arrived, and those who mingle plea
sure with usefulness have abundant OppOr-
tunities to exercise their selfish benevolence.
Last winter, Balatka, leader of the Musical
Society here, undertook . series OF symphony
concerts, which were great success music
ally, but failure financially. This season he
has removed the enterprise, with betterpros-
poets Of reward.
WATER PIPES.
There were Thirty and q half miles Of water
pipe laid in this city last year, SO that there
are now over 2O8 miles Of water pipe laid in
Chicago, at cost, including tunnel and water
works, Of s., LAC, 1888.
SEWERS.
We have 11O} miles Of sewers, of which
over nine miles were built this year at cost
OF $119, ,152.
SIDEWALKS AND PAVEMENT.
We have 81 miles Of wooden block pave
ment, Of which six miles have been laid the
past season; 40 miles of sidewalk, of which
rs 7-lO miles have been constructed this year.
TRADE
in the necessaries of life has been reasonably
active, but in those branches which are moro
or less luxuries, it has been depressed from
the clOseness of the money market. Even
the bank trade is quite dull. The continued
low price, of grain makes collections in the
country slow.
AGRICULTURE.
The lessons of the past year in Agriculture,
farming, and of securing in better condition
the products of the soil. In this region, un-
til mid d-summer, the season was unusually wet,
and large portion Of the hay was gathered
in damaged or imperfect state. Much Of it
was cut too late, or was injured by rain, so
that it il rare to find load Of hay brought
into this market seasonably cut and perfectly
cured. The loss, too, from grain improperly
stacked and cared for has been very great.
The labor OF months is often frittered away
and lost from tho want of little forethought
and care at the proper time. And this leads
US to suggest the Importance of more
Journals than now obtains among farmers.
A great. deal Of valuable information
on farming and gardening can be obtain.
ed from the ordinary newspaper; but such
Information is incidental, often crude and i'm
perfect, and sometimes error is taught under
the guise Of knowledge: Those papers de-
voted to agriculture, whose conductors are
thoroughly ver1ed in the practical science Of
agriculture. and can readily detect the true
from the false, are the ones Oh which farmers
should rely as helps in the business of farm
ing. And while it is possible for one to be a
poor, slovenly, thoughtless farmer, with the
best agricultural journals on his table, it is
not possible for a,farmer to take one good
agricultural journal and study it carefully,
with the purpose of improvement, without
being benefited many times it's cost. Bred
a farmer myself, and taking a special inter
farming g class, want to impress % upon e. every cry
one OF them the Importance Of taking at least
one good. agricultural journal, and then they
cannot afford to do without it. There are
such journals in reach OF all. And without
wishing to dictate any particular one Of this
class, I would name one Of tho very best in
the whole country, ,,.,. .. e.. ~
. 49,. ., THE PRAIRIE FARMER,
published weekly ut Chicago, by the Prairie
Farmer Company, which is now in it's Thrift.
eth Year, having grown up. with aad
become q part Of the prosperity Of the Great
West. I speak Of it from long personal
knowledge Of its excellence. Nearly all of
its matter is original and written expressly
tical farmers and writer's Of the West on the
best methods Of farming, gardening and
stock-raising on western soil, and in our
western climate. Itis ably edited, and has
become an authority on al matters of agri-
culture and horticulture. It also gives the
general commercial and monetary news,
AS we'll as a large amount of choice literary
matter. Whoever wishes the best agricultu-
raj paper in the West, should send So. to the
Prairie Farmer Company Ifti 5-l,s. !, :
again call the attention of parents to.
80, 's1HE LITTLE CORPORAL"
the best Juvenile Magazine in the world,
published by Alfred L.Sewell & Co., Chicago,
at the low price of One Dollar . year. The
best writer's in the country are engaged for it;
it is interesting alike to young and old, and
no family can road it without benefit. Its
wide circulation and growing prosperity is .
marvel. All who subscribe for il before Jan
uary first will receive the November and De.
cember numbers free, as it is strootyped 60
thai back numbers can be furnished at any
time. 80 'istf3 :|!', -
are more lively than business just now. JET
feraon has been all the week at McVicker's.
The Lydia Thompson troupe has drawn full
houses at the Opera House,: c.s -- -.
So have the minstrels at the Dearborn.
Chang, the Chinese giant, and his wife
have been great attractions at Aiken's Muse.
sas,a.-Thoro- -haxo-hoan- -naA4inooo ovory Aftor
noon and performances in the evening. B.
"a National Debt q National Blessing =