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B. F. FOX, 



Wholesale and Retail Dealer iu Hardware, 



IN ALL ITS VARIOUS BRANCHES, HAS NOW IN STORE 

 one of the largest and best assortmenta cf goods in his line 

 •▼er offered in thli market. Importing many styles of Eng- 

 lish goods direct, and purchasing liis American goods of the 

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

 ofTer merchants and consumers goods at the lowest prices, and 

 on as favorable terms as any house east or west. His stock 

 •mbraces a very large and complete assortment of 



igrieultural Tools and Implements ! 



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

 ers, Mowers, Straw CtUters, Hedge Trimmers, SicLles, 

 Grass and pruning Hooks, Cradles, Scythes, Snaths, 

 Fbrks, Hoes, Shovels, Scoops, .4ze«(all kinds and makei^), 

 Picks, Mattocks, BUn Mills, Setd Separators and Tlireslung Ma- 

 chines. 



HOUSE FURNISHING & BUILDERS WAREHOUSE. 



Large and complete assortment of Locks, Latches, Butts, Hin- 

 ges, Screws, Bolts, Brads, Nails. TRIMMINGS— %xi»X, variety 



Carpenter's and Bnilder's Tools ! 



Planes, Saws, Chisels, Jugers, Braces, Bitts, Drawing Knives, 

 Squares, Trowels, Bemls, Hatchets, Hammers, Adzes, Burch 

 end Broad Axes, Boreing Machines, Gould's and Steptoe's 

 Morticing Machines, Piles, tfe. 



Blaeksmith's Tools* 



Bellows, Anvils, Vices, Screw Plates, Tongs, Horse Naitf, Horse 

 Mhoes, Buttresses, i£c. 



COOPER'S TOOLS. 



Fine assortment, Knives, Hooks, Planes, Jx. 



CUTIiERY. 



A very large stock and assortment uf Woateuholm's Butcli- 

 •r's and othei's, I'able, Poektt, Pen, Butcher and Shoe Knives, 

 Razors, Shears, Cissors, Carvers, tfc. Gre«t variety. 

 GUNS, PISTOIiS, 



Gun Tiimmingsand Mountings, singleanddouhlebarrelkd En- 

 glish and German Kijles, Pistols of great variety, together 

 with a general assortra mt of goods ujually kept iu a Hardware 

 ■tore. 



S A IIT S 



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 

 laddlers 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, Orrameiits, Roseates, Rings, Snaffles, Bitts, 

 Punches, Webbing, Self- Adjusting and Dejinison Trees, Sad- 

 dler's Silk, Shoe,'Three-Cmd and Fitting Thread. 



Carriag^e Ti'inmiingrs. 



Bros* and Silver Plated, Screw Front Bands and Plated Screw 

 Front Mail Bands, Coach Haiidlcs, Curtain Frames, Turned 

 Collars, Patent and Enamelled Leatlier, Enamelled Muslin, 

 Buck arUl Drill, Rubber Cloth, Carriage Bows, Deer and Curled 

 Hair, Patent Leather and Rubber Belting, Hemp and Rubbir 

 packing. 



ifl^ Orders promptly filled and forwarded. 



May 1st, 1857. B. F. FOX. 



HORSE BILLS 



PROMPTLY AND NEATLY PRINTED 



jrOJTRJVJMJL OFFICE^ 



SPRINGFIE LD, ....^..^.^.^^..^..ILLINOIS 



NOTICE. 



To the Raisers of Fine Horses. 



THE THOROUGH BRED HORSE YOUNG 

 BARNTON, imported by the Illinois Importing Com- 

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

 tha stable of John C. Crowder, 2 miles west of Springfield, 

 Illinois, and to prevent complaints we give timely notice 

 that he will be limited te 40 mares, and as tb<-ro lias perhaps 

 baen that numbar partially engaged, we would licre say that 

 no mare will be considered engaged until a part of the money 

 is paid. Having acquired a character at home and abroad — 

 having sold for :{5,050 — having taken the $500 premium at 

 the St. Louis Fair lost Fall, from the beat ring of Horses (ad- 

 mitted by judges) that was ever exhibited in the western 

 eoontry — in fact he acknowledges do superior in the United 

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

 mares from a distance gratis. Bills and particulars in due 

 time. JOHN C. CKOWDER & CO. 



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

 be exhibited at Calef & Jacoby's sale, on the 23d day of 

 Uarch, and perhaps one-fifth interest offered for sale. 



Will stand at the stable of the subscriber, in addition to 

 Imported Barnton, Sida Hamatt, bv Andrew Harnett, that 

 only needs to b« g^en to be admired, having taken the prc- 

 miam over 40 horses at the .«t*te Fair last Fall. Also, Ac- 

 teon, by Imported Acteon. Believing the raising of fine 

 hargea the most profitable business the Farmer can engage 

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

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

 ezperieuce in the horse business, and am confident that I can 

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

 ,all, than can be found at any stable iu Illinois; and to test 

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

 hones and brood mares with their colts, at some suitable 

 time, say the 2d Saturday in April, and the owners oi horses 

 rive the services of their horses to the best brood mares, let; 

 3d and 3d. What say you gentlemen. 



JOHN C. CBOAVDER. 



febli w3m-fknner. (Reg copy w 3m.) 



THE ILLINOIS 



Jflutual Fire fnsttrance Co, 



LOCATED AT ALTON ILLINOIS. 



CHAPTERED FEB. 23, 1830. ORGA?,'IZi:D AVUIL4. 1S39. 



Amount of prciniu,n notes in force Fehruanj 



\st, 185G, constituting a fund for the 



payment of Losses, 



$800,000.00, 



Secured by a lien on property insured, valued 

 at over 



19.000.000! 



f FMIIS company iiisurw d«elling.--,stc.rc's,\v;trchun.st-t?, iiiami- 

 JL factories, niills, liaiiis, stalile-< and fn- conti-nttf ot oacli, 

 together wi'li every other similar spocius of piiJi)eity witliiii 

 the State, from 



LOSS OR DAMAGE BY FIRE! 



The Directors feel justified in n'OomiDciulingthia comi'any to 

 tlie favorable considenition of tho citizens of lllinnis. Eviry 

 one insured becomes r. nienil.er. the co'njiaiiy biiiig a'l r.s- 

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

 suring his neighbor. As tho indemnification fund ai-.gmunt': 

 in e.xact ratio with tho increase of risks, tho capitiil of the 

 company it coinpaniUvely exliaustlos.s; and tho entire saluty 

 of tho institution must be apparent to every one who reads 

 tho charter. 



The cost of insuring in this comp-iny is so low. as io reiulcr 

 it almost inexcusablo for the owners of insmabju proi»erty 

 not to avail themselves of its protection. 



BOARD OP DIRECTORS. 



Lymam Tkujibvi.l, Emas Hibi;aiu>, I . KEi.Lr.xBKnuER, 

 Benj. F.Long, S.\MLi:L Wade, ALrr,ti> Dow. 



KoBERT Smith John.Ta.mj:s, Bex.i. K. Hart, 



Timothy TnHNEE, Henry Lea, Jori.\ Uailhaciie. 



M. G. Atwood, N'ATii'L Uaxso.v, .John Atwdop. 



BUX.TAXn:: l.'. LOSC. lVcside.it. 



Lewis KKi.t.E.\BF.Ti(;Ka. Tre.is. M . 0. Ai^V(,od, gccy. 



H^- .\n Agent for tliis Coniiiany may lie found in .ilniost 

 every Couniy of tlie St;ite. 



;6Pg^ Application for insnranee may lie made to 



.TAMK.^ L till, I,. A.-nr. 



April!, 1S57. iit £i.rii'i;|ield. 



ST^Il COKJ%^ .Jfllljlj, 



For Grinding- Corn, Cob, Hoiainy or Meal and 

 General Stock Keed. 



WE DELIVER THIS MILL AT ANY 

 point, or from our wagons, tliat run throu.ir'i the dif- 

 ferent i);vrts of tho c(.uiitiy, a^ the niamitiictmer's retail price, 

 which is, for the mill complete, $(iO. 



Orders, or letters of inquiry should be addressed to 



HDNT,"PYKK & Co., Springfield, 111. 



We need but say that where the Star Mill has been used, it 

 has gained credit beyond .lil other Mills now in use: and tlic 

 farmer only needs to see and try it in order to become con- 

 vinced that it is perfei't iu its arrangement from the fact that 

 it grinds green as well as old corn, (corn and cob passing 

 through it together,) which no other^Mill will do. Farmers 

 and stock-growers can save from 30 to 40 bushels of corn iu 

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

 to that effect.) Persons having once exporienccd its benefit, 

 will never return to the wasteful practice of feeding corn iu 

 the ear. 



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

 ily use. 



The Millciiuds from twelve to twenty busliols per hour, 

 .•inil iiia!;c.- ii:: easy draft for two horses. 



V»e can i luco first prem'ums, diplomas, and reconimeu 



datioiis too iiumrrous to mention. 



For full particularE, references and description of MillSj see 

 circulars. 



N. B.- Persons can bo supplied with a ftar Mill, and ,i!so 

 sec one in operation by callinc; at tiie Agricultural Store of 



FKANU15 & BAIUIELL, 



Jan 1, 1858 Authori/.c-d Ai^ents. 



MUinois Central Rail Road 



I.ANDS FOR SAtE. 



rPHE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD 



JL Company invites the attettion of Agriculturalists and 

 Farmers to the fertile lands adjacent to their Road, which 

 aro oft'ered for sale upon low terms, and long credit at low 

 rates of interest. 



Itis th'>policy and wisliof the Company to sell cM their 

 lands to actual settlers; and no inducement is offered to 

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

 the distinct obligation of cultivation. 



lUinoiso'-cupiesthe most central position of the Western 

 States, and comprises the most fertile section of the belt of 

 hind extending from the Atlantic Otean to tho Missouri 

 River, aad including New Yoik, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, 

 Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan; Wisconsin, Iowa and 

 Northern Missouri. 



Unlike tho States Nort h of us, the productions are not 

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

 oppressive. The lands West of the Missouri River gradually 

 and rapidly decrease in fertility, till they blend with the 

 Great American Plain, and being chiefly, if not solely adapt- 

 ed 1 1 grazl-ig, can never compete with those of this State, 



The lands liordering upcu the Missouri and Kansas Rivers, 

 and upon the lines of the proposed roads In Iowa, have been 

 tiiken up,andiiro E, wselling at from $10 to $15 per acre, 

 although settler? have to pay heavy freights upon the trans- 

 portation of their agricultural tools, furiiiture and goods; 

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

 portation to Eastern markets exceeds the cost of produc- 

 j tlon. 



1 Looking to the future growth of our country, this State, 

 j which combines the most favorable temperature with the 

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

 j great grain producing district. It is full of mineral wealth 

 I surli iis Conl. Iron, Lend, Limestone, &c., and has already the 

 I advar.'pges of churches and schools, of population, and of 

 the investment of capital. Moreover; there is scarcely a 

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

 ' southern section of the State includes at lea*t 2,000,000 acres 

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

 in .iiljoining States, accessible by Ihe Lakes, furnish Chicago 

 I with an immeii '5 (inantity of timber and lumber amounting 

 ' in 1850, to 460,000,Utin feel. 



! Illinois e specially durin;; tho last tan years, has been rap- 

 ; idly deveiu;iinu- lier resources. The population is now about 

 I l,.'iO0.0JO mill ' iiility millions of dollars have been expended 

 I for llailroads: Avhicii. witli the waters of the Miasissippi, 

 ■r IlUniis lliver, the Michigan Canaland Lake communications 

 I afford cheap and cop vcniieut means for tho transportation <jf 

 ' her products to every market. About one million acres M 

 ; the Company's lauds have already lieen sold, and maajr 

 nourishing villages evince he rapidly increiising prosperity 

 of tho country. Such is tho facility and economy with which 

 these lands cni be cultivated, thi t in two years farmers can 

 readily surround themyolves with all the comforts of old set- 

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

 ami productiTeness, that property purcliased at from $6 to 

 J.0O per acre at six years' credit and three per cent, interest, 

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

 Kists of improveinei'tSjliy ordinary industry, from the profits 

 of I he croj)s. 



Although it is evii'.eiit that leni?sin the vicini'j- of railroads 

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

 ten veais. yit the interests of this Compans' are more advan- 

 ced l)y plnciiig their im'perty in ilio hands of farmers, to set- 

 tle the couiitr\. relyinj; upon the business of the road for its 

 chief pnlit. und t) .naUe :L to discharge its obligations ;to 

 the State. Tliise considerations induce tho policy of rapid 

 sales, which lirve been progrgssiug and increasing for two 

 years p:i*t, and will he pursue<'. 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 tho best interests of settlers can no- 

 where be as Well promoted as by purchasing and settling 

 upon those lands 

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



JOHN WILSON 

 Jy29-dwCm La nd Com m'r I . C.R. R.Co., Chicago, III. 



KUHNS & HAINF.S> 



PREJflMWJJfl nRIZtJLS! 



THE BEST NOW IN USE. 



B.S.WILSON,! . p, pniin-v /•!. T. .li»U.\?0\. 

 E.W.BROWN,; ^- '"■ '^^^"■•^' |,|. p. HOPKINS 



BROWN, GODDIN & CO. 



WHOIiESAtE GROCERS AND 



Commission Mercliants, 



NO. 02 SECOND STREET, i 



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St. Iiouis, Mo. ! 



Special attenti)n given to the sale of Grain and Country 

 Produce. fOm J. E. D. 



Sweet Potato Plants. 



WE WILL HAVE THEM IN THE PRO- i 

 per season, for s<ile by the hundred or thousand, at j 

 fair prices; (See advertisement of early Nansemond potatoes) i 

 febl FRANCIS & BARREL. I 



ri-^IIIS DRILL TOOK THE TWO FIRST 



Ji_ Premiums at the late State Fair of Illinois, held at 

 Pi'o-la; also at the State Fairs of Wisconsin .and Ohio. This 

 Brill will sow IVheat, Rye, Oats, Barlcij, Buckwheat, Rice, 

 Iknip, I htx, Timothy, Clover iiiid MiUei Seed, without any 

 change of fixtures; can be regulated in one minute to sow 

 any quantity or kind of Seed. Warranted for durability and 

 workmanship. 



Good and respousibli agents wanted in every county in the 

 Stal.i. Circulars sent to any address. Those wanting drills 

 should order early. Apply to 



B. KUHNS & CO., 

 mar20Fem.wlt Springfield, lillnols. 



