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THE ILLINOIS F^KMER. 



B. F. FOX, 



. f. Wholesale aud Retail Dealer lu Hardware, 



IN ALL ITS VARIOUS BRANCHES, HAS NOW IN STORE 

 one of the largest and beat asoortments cf goods in bis lino 

 •rer offered in thl« market. Importing many Btyles of Kng- 

 lish goods direct, and purchasing his Araerican goods of the 

 manufacturers at the lowest (cftsli) prices, he is enabled to 

 offer merchants and consumers goodsat the lowest prices, and 

 •n as favorable terms as any house crwt or west. His stock 

 •rabraces a very largo and complete assortment of 



Agricultural Tools and Implements ! j 



•f the latest and most improved kinds and qualities. Heap- 

 TS, Mowers, Straw Cutters, fledfie Trimmers, Sickles, 

 Grass arid I tuning ffuoks, Cradlrji, Scythes, Snatlis, 

 Fbrks, Hoes, Shovels, Scoops, ^z«s(all kinds and makes), 

 Picks, Mattocks, Fan Mills, Seed Separators and TUreshivy Ma- 

 chines. 



HOUSE FURNISHING & BUILDERS WAREHOUSE. 



Large and complete assortment of Locks, Latclies, BtUt^, Ifin- 

 §es, Screws, Bolts, Brads, Nails. Tit] MM INGS— great variety 



Carpenter^s and Builder's Tools I 



Planes, Saws, Chisels, Augers, Braces, Bitts, Ih-awing Knivis, 

 Squares, Trowels, Bevils, Hatchets, Jlammers, Adzes, Burik 

 tnd Broad Axes, Boreing Machines, Gould's and Str^itoe's 

 Morticing Machines, Piles, d-c. 



Blacksmith's Tools. 



Bellows, Anvils, Vuxs, Screw Plates, Tuiigs, Horse Xnih; H'Vfe 

 Shoes, Buttresses, ttc. 



COOPER'S TOOLS. 



Fine assortment. Knives, Hooks, Planes, dr.. 



A very large stock and assortment of Wostcnholiirs Butcli- 

 •r'sandotbei's, Table, Po«ket, Pen, Butcher and Shui<. Knives, 

 Razors, Shears, Cissors, Carvers, rf«. Great variety. 



GUNS, PISTOL,S, 

 Gun Trimmingsand Moiiniings,singleanddouhlebarreUed En- 

 glish attd German Rifles, Pistols of groat variety, togi-tlior 

 with a general assortment of goods usually kept in a Hardware 

 ■tore. 



8 A tF- 8 



Every variety, mill, cross cut and circular, from three inches 

 to sixty inclusive, furnished at mannfacturers prices. 



Saddlery Hardware and Carriage Trimmings. 



In this branch of my business, I am enabled to extend to | 

 ■addlers and carriage makers unusual facilities, being supplied 

 direct from the manufacturers. Goods in this line come to me ' 

 at extraordinary low prices. My stock embraces all varieties: \ 

 Buckles, Ferrets, Ornaments, Roseates, Rings, Snaffles, Uitts, '. 

 Punches, Webbing, Self-AiUusting and Dennison Trets, Sad- ^ 

 dlcr's Silk, Slioe, T/iree-Ourd and Fitting Thread. 



Carriage Trimmings. 



Brass and Silver J'laled, Screw Front Bands and J'laled Screw ; 

 Front Mail Bands, Coach Handles, Curtain Frames, Tailed i 

 Collars, Patent and Enamelled Leather, Enamelled Muslin, 

 Duck and Drill, Rubl>er dUh, Oarriagt Bows, Peer and Curled \ 

 Hair, Patent Leatlier and Rubber Belting, Hemp and Rubbir 

 packiiig. 

 <^ Orders promptly filled and forwarded. ) 



May 1st, 1867. B. F.IOX. ! 



HORSE BILLS 



PROMPTLY AND NEATLY PRINTED j 



AT TBI 



jrofmjv^jb OFFICE, 



SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS 



NOTICE. 

 To the Raisers of Flue Horses. 



THE THOROUGH BRED HORSE YOUNG I 

 BARNTON, imported by the Illinois Importing Com- : 

 pauy, will commence his first season the 15th of March, at : 

 the stable of John C. Crowder, 2 miles west of Springfleld, ' 

 Illinois, and to prevent complaints we give timely notice ' 

 that hi will be limited t» 4() nxires, and as there has perhaj^ 

 been that number partially < n^iged, we would Iii-n- s .y tl i 

 Domare will beconsidered fii^a);ed ontilaparti't' Mil iiio;,. , 

 is paid. Having acquired a character at home ui>il al'inmi - ' 

 having sold for $5,050 — having taken the {.WO premiiUH at 

 the St. Louis Fair last Fall, from the beat ring of ilorses (ad- : 

 mitted by Judges) that was ever exhibited in the western i 

 country — in fact he acknowledges no superior in the United ] 

 States. The terms will perhaps be $75 cash; pasture for 

 mares from a distance gratis. Bills and pnrtirulars in due 

 time. JOHN C. CKOWUKR & CO. 



N. B — The thorough-bred Imported Horse, Barnton, will 

 be exhibited at Calef £ Jac(.by's sale, on the 23d day of 

 March, aud perhaps one-fifth interest offered for sale. 



Will stand at the stable of the subscriber, in addition >o 

 Imported Barnton, Sida ilamttt, by Andrew Harnett, tlint 

 only needs to bo sjon to be admired, having taken the pre- I 

 mium over 40 horses at luc ^tato Fair last I'all. AIho, Ac- 

 teoo, by Imported Acteou. Believing the raising uf fine ' 

 horses the most profitable business the Farmer can engage 

 in. I hope they will take the necessary pains to select the I 

 ri^ht sort of horses to breed frcm. I have had considerable j 

 experience in the borso business, aud am confident that I can 

 offer the public abetter stud of horses, suited to the wants of 

 pU, than can bo found at any stable in Illinois; aud to test | 

 the thing. I would suggest that we have a general show of j 

 horses and brood mares with their colts, at some suit-ible | 

 time, say the 2d Saturday in April, and the owners ni° horses | 

 give the services of their horses to tlie best brood mares, Ist; 

 2d and 3d. What say you gentlemen. 



JOHN C CROWDER. 



febl4 w3m-&rmer. (Reg copy w 3m.) 



THE ILLINOIS 



JfMutual Fire Insurance Co, 



LOCATED AT ALTON ILLINOIS. 



CHARTERED FEB. 23, 1839. ORGANIZED APRIL 4. 1839. 



Amount of prcmmm notes in force February 



l.< 1856, constituting a fnnd for the 



payment of Losses, 



$800,000.00, 



Secured by n lien on property insured, valued 

 at over 



$9,000,000! 



'piIIS company insures dwellingSjStore.s, warehouses, iiianu- 

 X factories, mills, barns, 8table>> aud the coiuouts of each, 

 together with every other similar species of property withiu 

 the State, from 



LOSS OR DAMAGE BY FIRE! 



Tlio Directors feel ju.'ftified in rccomin.'iidins this couipauy t.. 

 the favornblo consideration of tlio citiz< iis of Illinois. Kvi ry 

 one insured becomes a member, the company bein^ an ii>- 

 sociation of customers— each of whom is concerned in in- 

 suring his neighbor. As the indcninilication fund uugmeuts 

 in exact ratio with the increase of ri.sk.s, the capital of the 

 company it comparatively exhaustless; mid the eutiro safety 

 of the institution must l>o ajiparuut to evtrv one who reads 

 the chorter. 



The cost of insuring in this company i.s so low, as to rcndiT 

 it almost inexcusable for the owiu rs of in.sui-ablo property 

 not to avail themselves of its protection. 



BOARD OF DlKECTOKSi. 



Lthau TRL'SIBILL, 

 Benj. F. Lo.no, 

 KoBERT Smith 

 Timothy Turner, 

 M. 0. At wool), 



L. liELLIINBKRlaKR, 

 .\l.KRED Dow, 



i;e:«j. K. Hart, 

 Joii.N Uailhache, 

 John Atwood, 



KUAS iilRuART). 



.Samuel Wai>e, 

 John James, 

 IIe.nrv Lea, 



.N'ATU'L UA.NSO.V. 



BKX.JAMIN V. LONG, President. 

 Lewis KELLSNDERdEa. Treas. M. 0. Atwood, Scc'y. 



i8S~ An Agent for tliis Compauy may be fouiul in almost 

 every Couniy of tlio State. 



J^f Application for insurance niav be made to 



JA.MLS L. HILL, A^^ut, 

 April 1, 1857. at Springlield. 



sT^n conjy ^hiijE^ 



For Griudlng^ Corn, Cob, Hominy or Meal ajid 

 I General Stock Feed. 



WE DELIVER THIS MILL AT AXY 

 j)uint, or from our wagons, that run through tliBilif- 

 feront parts of the country, at the manufacturer's retail i«:ice, 

 which is, for the mill complete. $tJO. 



Orders, or letters of imiuiry should bo addressed lo 



HUNT, I'YKK & Co., Springfield, in. 



We need but say that where the Slur Mill has been rrs^fd. it 

 has gained credit beyond ail other Mills <iow in use; and tlio 

 farmer only needs to see and try it in order to becoai<> con- 

 vinced that it is perfect in its arrangement from the fact that 

 it grinds green as well as old ccjrn, (corn and cob passins: 

 through it together.) which no otlicr.Mill will do. i'arniers 

 and stock-growers can save from .'iO to 40 bushels of corn in 

 each 100 by the use of this Mill; (at least we have Bcrtilicates^ 

 to that effect.) Persons having onco experienced its benefit, 

 will never return to the wasteful practice of feeding corn in 

 the ear. 



It will undoubtedly make good meal of shelled corn for fam- 

 ily use. 



The Millgrinds from twelve to twenty buiihels per hour, 

 and makes an easy draft for two horses. 



We can produce first premiums, diplomas, and recommen- 

 dations too numerous to mostiou. 



For full particulars, references and description of Mills, see 

 circulars. 



N. B.— Persons cau be supplied with a '-'tar Mill, and also 

 jee one in operation bv tailing at the Agricultural Store of 



FRANCIS .t nARRK:.L, 



Jan 1, 1858 Authorized Agents. 



B.S. WILSON, ) . f rrifUMv f J. T. JOHNSON. 

 E.AV. BROWN, i •^- ■ ^"iJ"^"'^. \3. v. HOPKlXf. 



BROWN, GODDIN & CO. 



WHOLESAliE GROCEHS .VM) 



Comaiissicn Merchants, 



NO. 62 SECOND STREET, ' 



St. Iiouis, AIo. j 



Speci-irattentl 'u given to the sale of Uraiu end Cuuuiry 1 

 Produce.' f3m J. E. D. j 



llUnois Central Hail Road 



liANDS FOR SAtE. 



THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD 

 Company invites the attention of Agricnltuialists and 

 Farmers to the fertile lands adjacent to their Road, which 

 are offered for sale upon low terms, aud long credit at low 

 rates of interest. 



It is the policy and wish of tho Company to sell all their 

 lands to actual settlers; and no inducement is offered to 

 speculators; in fact none will be sold on long credit, without 

 the distinct obligation of cultivation. 



Illinois occupies the most central position of the Western 

 States, and compii-'C'S the mo-it fertile aeotion of the belt of 

 land extending from the Atlantic ixcan to the Missouri 

 River, and including New Yoik, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, 

 Ohio. Indiana, fllincia, Michigan; Wisconsin, Iowa and 

 Northern Missouri. 



Unlike the States Nort h of us, the prodnctioDS are not 

 checked by rigorous winters,— nor is the heat of summer 

 oppressive. Tlie lauds West ot the .Missoiiri River gradually 

 and rapidly decrease in fertility, till they Mend with the 

 (ireat Americ.in Plain, and being chiefly, if not solely adapt- 

 ed to grazing, can never compete with those of this State. 



The lauds bordering upon the IMissouriand Kansas Rivers, 

 and upon the liiieFof the proposed roadsin Iowa, have been 

 tiiken up, aud are now selling at from $10 to $15 per acre, 

 although settlers have to pay heavy freights npon the trans- 

 portation of their agricultural tools, furniture aud goods; 

 and when theirerops are produced, Ihe extra cost of trans- 

 portation to Eastern markets exceeds the coat of produc- 

 tion. 



Lookiug to the future growth of our country, this State, 

 which coinbincu «hii most favorable temperature with the 

 richest soil and lucst healthy climate, will for all time be the 

 great grain producing district. It is full of mineral wealth 

 such as Coal, Irou, Lead, Limestone, Ac, and has already the 

 advantages of churches and scbools, of population, and of 

 the investment of capital. Moreover, there is scarcely a 

 county in Illinois which has not a supply of timber. The 

 southern section of the St*te includes at lea«t 2,000,000 acres 

 of the best quality of timber land; and the extensive pineries 

 in adjoining States, accessible by the Lakes, fnruish Chicago 

 with an immen "Miuantity oftimber and lumber amounting 

 in 1856, to 400.000,000 teel. 



lUinoisesiiecinliy during the last ten years, has been rap- 

 idly developtnp her resources. The population is now abont 

 1,500.000 and eitrhty millions of dollars have been expended 

 for Railroads; which, with the waters of the Misilssippi, 

 Illinois River, the Michigan Canal and Lake communications 

 afford cheap and convenient means for the transportation of 

 her products to every market. About one million acres of 

 the Company's lands have already been sold, and many 

 fiourishing villages evince ho rapidly increasing prosperity 

 of the country. Such is the facility aiid economy with which 

 these lauds caa be cultivated, that in two years farmers can 

 readily surround themselves with all the comforts of old set- 

 tled farms in the Eastern States; and such is their fertiliey 

 and productiveness, that property purchased at from $6 to 

 $30 per acre at six years' credit and three per cent, interest, 

 can be fully paid for within that time, together with all the 

 costs ofiraprovements,by ordinary industry, from the profits 

 of the crops. 



Although it is evident that lauds in the vicini'y of railroads 

 in Illinois will advance to $50 or even $100 per acre within 

 ten years, yet the interests of this Company are more advan- 

 ced by placing their property in the hands of farmers, to set- 

 tle the country, relying upon the business ofthe road for its 

 chief profit, aud to enable it to discharge its obligations ;to 

 the State. Tlitso considerations induce the policy of rapid 

 sales, which hrvo been progressing and increasing for two 

 years past, and will bo pursued till the lands are finally 

 disposed of. No encouragement is given to speculative pur- 

 chasers, as the Company does not wish to dispose of any of 

 its lands except for rctual settlement and cultivation It is 

 evident, therefore, that the best interests of settlers can no- 

 where bo us well pionioted as by purchasing and settling 

 up(m these lands 

 For iuftrmatiou as to price, terms, etc. apply to 



JOHN WILSON 

 Jy29-dw0m Land Comm^I. C.R. R.Co., Chicago, 111. 



KUHNS & HAINES' 



PRFJflMWJJfl nniljIjS! 



THE BEST NOW IN USE. 



Sweet Potato Plants. j 



WE WILL HAVE THEM IN THE PRO- ' 

 per season, for sa'o by the hundred or thousand, at [ 

 fair pri'-cs; (See advertiscmeut of early Nansemond potatoes) i 

 fob! FRANCIS & BARREL, j 



ri-^HIS DRILL TOOK THE TWO FIRST 



J. Premiums at the late State Fair of Illinoih. held at 

 Peoria; also' at the £tate Fairs of Wir-consin and Ohio. This 

 Drill will sow Wheat, Ri/e. Oats, Barley, Buckwheat, Rice, 

 Hemp, flax, VimMAy, cVorer and Milkt Seed, without any 

 v,hange of fixturc^i; can be r-gulated in one minute to sow 

 any (juHntity or kiud of Seed. Warranted fordniability and 

 workmanship. 



Uo'dand responsible agents wanted in every county in the 

 State Civculai J sei-t to anv address. Those wanting drills 

 ohould order early. ' Apply to 



B. KUHNS A CO., 



TO8r2Cran.wlt Springfield, Illinois. 



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