Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-12-09
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.
The Weather-Concerts, &c.-Water
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AGriculture-The Prairie Farmer
The Little CorpOrnl-Amusem ments.


Pipes-Trade-sewer ers--Sidewalks--
Agriculture-The Prairie Farmer
The Little Corporal-Amuseme
CHICAGO, Nov. 20, 1869.-We have had mod
erateiy mild winter weather the past week,
with some disposition to thaw at 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 renewed the enterprise, with better pros
poets Of reward.
WATER PIPES.
There were thiIty and half miles of water
pipe laid in this city last year, SO that there
are now over 208 miles of water pipe laid in
Chicago, at cost, including tunnel and water
works, Of So, lag, 1888.
SEWERS.
We have 1104 miles of sewers, of which
over nine miles were built this year at cost
of $119. .152.
SIDEWALKS AND PAVEMENT.
We have Fl miles OF wooden block pave
ment, Of which six miles have been laid the
past season; 470 miles Of sidewalk of which
73 7-lO miles have been constructed this year.
TRADE
in the necessaries of life has been reasonably
active, but in those branches which are more
or less luxuries, it has been depressed from
the closeness OF the money market. Even
the bank trade is quite dull. The continue d
low price of grain makes collections in the
country slow.
The lessons of the past year in Agriculture
teach the necessity OF better methods al
farming, and of securing in better condition
the products OF the soil. In this region, un-
til mid summer, the season was unusually wet
and large portion Of the hay was gathered
in damaged or imperfect state. Much of il
was cut too late, or was injured by rain, &c
that it is rare to find a load of hay brough.
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 FILTERED away
and lost from the want of little forethought
and care at the proper time. And this leads
US to suggest the imp rtsncc of more
general circulation of good agricultural
journals than now obtains among farmers.
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 versed in the practical science oi
agriculture. and can readily detect the true
from the false, are the ones on which farmers
should rely as he'ps in the business of farm
ing. And while 1t is possible for one to be a
poor, slovenly, thoughtless farmer, with the
beet 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
farmer myself, and taking a special inter-
est in all that pertains to the welfare of the
farming class, want to impress upon every
one OF them the importance of taking at least
one ood.agricultural journal, and then they
cannot afford to do without it. There are
such journals in reach o. all And wthou,
wishing to dictate any particular one of this
class, I would name one of the very best in
the whole country,
THE PRAIRIE FARMER,
published weekly at Chicago, by the Prairie
Farmer Company, which is now in its Thrift
eth Year, having grown up with and
become part Of the prosperity of the Grca
West. l speak of it from long persona
knowledge Of its excellence. Nearly all o.
its matter is original, and written expressly
for it, giving the experience of the best prac
tical farmers and writer's OF the West on tn,
best methods OF farming, garden ing anC
stock raising on. western soil, and in oul
western climate. 1t is ably edited, and ha,
| become an authority on all matters OF agrl
culture and horticulture. 1t also gives the
general commercial and monetary news
as well as a large amount of choice literar,
matter. Whoever wishes the best agricultu
raj paper in the West, should send 81 to the
Prairie Farmer Company.
again call the attention Of parents to,
''THE 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 il
it is interesting alike to young and old, and
no family can read it without benefit. II,
wide circulation and growing prosperity is 6
marvel. All who subscribe for it before Jan.
uary first will receive the November and De
cember numbers free. as it is streotyped 81
that back numbers can be furnished at any
| time.
ADJUSTMENTS
are more lively than business just now. JEFF
! fersou has been all the week at McVicker's.
The Lydia Thompson troupe has drawn full
houses at the Opera House.
F.. So have the minstrels at the Dearborn.
Chang, the Chinese giant, and his wife
have been great attractions at Aiken's Muse
um. There have been matinees every after
noon and performances in the evening h.
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