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THE ILLINOIS FA-RMEIl. 



B. F. FOX, 



Wholesale aud Retail Dealer lu Hardware, 



IN ALL ITS VARIOUS BUANCHES.IIAS NOW IN STORE 

 one of tho largCHt and best agsortments rf goods in his line 

 ever offered in this market. Importing many Ktylcs of Kng- 

 lish goods dir»'ct, and purchasing liis Americitn goods of tlie 

 manufacturers at the lowcBt (caali) prices, he is enaWed to 

 offer tnerchants aud consumers goodsat the lowest prices, and 

 on as favorable terms as any house oast or west. Ili^ stocli 

 embnu'es a very large and complete assortment of 



Agricultural Tools and Implements ! 



of tlie latest and moat improved kinds and qualities. licap- 

 ers, Mowers, Straw Cutters, tledyc Trimmers, Sickles, 

 Grass and ± nining Honks, Cradles, Scythes, Snat'is, 

 fhrks. Hoes, S/iovels, Sijonps, Axes{a\l kinds aud makes), 

 Picks, ilattucks. Fun MdU, Seed Separators and Tliresldng Sla- 

 cliinex. 



HOUSE FURNISHING & BUILDERS WAREHOUSE. 



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

 ges, Screws, Bolts, Brads, iVutis. TBIMMINGS— great variety 



Carpenter's and Builder's Tools ! 



Planes, Saws, Chisels, Augers, Braces, Bills, Draicing Knives, 

 Squares, Trowels, Bevils, Hatchets, Hammers, Adzes, Burch 

 and Broad Axes, Sorting Machines, O'ould's and Stejitoe^s 

 Morticing Machines, Files, dk: 



Blacksmith's Tools. 



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



Shoes, Buttresses, <fc. 



COOPER'S TOOLS. 



Fine assortment, Anives, Hooks, Planes, dx. 



€1JTL.ER1^. 



A very largo stock and assortment of Wostenholm's Butch- 

 er's and other's, Table, PiKktt, Pen, Butcher and Shoe Knives, 

 Razors, Shears, Vissors, Carvers, cfc. Great variety. 

 GUNS, PISTOIiS, 



Oun Trimmingsand Mountings, single and doiihlebarrelled En- 

 glinh and (lerman Hijles, Pistols of great variety, ttigether 

 with a general assortmiut of goods u;iually kept in a Uardware 

 storo. 



S A'WS 



Kvory variety, mill, cross cut and circular, from throo inches 

 to sixty inclusive, furnished at niannfacturers prices. 



Saddlery Hardware and Carriage Trimmings. 



In this branch of my business, I am cuabled to e.xtend to 

 saddlers and carriage makersunusual facilities, beiiigsnpplied 

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

 »t extraordinary low prices. My stock embraces all varieties: 

 Buckles, Ferrets, Ornaments, Boseatcs, Bings, Snaffleji, liilts, 

 Punches, Webl/ing, Sdf-Adjusting and Dennison Trees, Sad- 

 dler's Silk, Shoe, Three-Cordanil Fitting Ihreuil. 



Carriage Ti*iiniiiings. 



Brass and Silver Plated, Screw Front Bands and Plated Screw 

 Front Mail Bands, Coach Handles, Curtain Frames, Turned 

 Collars, Patent and Enamelled LeAither, Enamelled Muslin, 

 Duck and Drill, Rubber CUM, QxrrUifit Bows, Deer and Curled 

 Hair, Patent Zither and Rubber Belting, Hemp and Rubbtr 

 pack-iug. 



Ou Ordors promptly filled and forwarded. 



May Ist, 1857. U. F. FOX. 



HOUSE BILLS 



PROMPTLY AND NEATLY PRINTED 



JOJIRJY^I, OFFICE, 



SPRINGFIELD .^..ILLINOIS^ 



NOTICE. 

 To the Raisers of FJue Horses. 



THE THOROUGH BRED HORSE YOUNG 

 BABNTON, imported by the Illinois Importing Com- 

 pany, will commence bis first season the I6th of March, at 

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

 Illinois, aud to prevent complaints wo give timely notice 

 that he will be limited te 40 maros, aud a.s there has perlmji^ 

 been thatnumbvr partially engaged, we .would here say tliMt 

 no mare will be considered engaged iiutilapartof the umui-y 

 is paid. Ifnving acquired a character at homo and abriu.I — 

 havini; sold for J&,050 — having taken the $500 premium at 

 tho St. Lonis Fair last Fall, from the best ring of Horses lad- 

 mitted by judges) tliat was ever exhibited iu the western 



country — in fact he aoLuowlodnea no superior iu the tuitcd 

 States. The terms will perhnpi bo $75 cosh; pasture for 

 mares from a distance gratis. Uills and particulars In due 

 time. JOU.V C CKOWDKn A CO. 



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

 be exhibited at Calef <t Jacr>by"s sale, on tho 'I'M d,.y of 

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



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

 Imported Barnton, Slda Ilamttt, by Andrew Ilamctt. tbat 

 only needs to bo seen to be admired, having taken the prc- 

 miutn over -tO horses at the '■tato Fair la^t Fall. Also, Ac- 

 teon, by Imported Acteon. Believing the raising of lino 

 horses the most profitable business the Farmer can engage 

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

 ri;^ht sort of horses to breed from. 1 have bad considerable 

 experience in tho horse business, and amcontldent that I can 

 offir the public abetter stud of bones, 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 sliow of 

 horses and brood mares with their colts, at some suitable 

 time, say the 2d Saturday in April, aud the owners of horses 

 give the services of their horses to the best brood mares, 1st; 

 2d and 3d. What say you gentlemen. 



JOHN C. CROWUKR. 



febl4 w3m-farmer. (Beg copy w 3m.) 



THE ILLINOIS 



•Jfluiual Fire Insurance Co» 



LOCATED AT ALTON ILLINOIS. 



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



Amount of premium notes in force February 



Isl, 1850, constituting a fund for the 



pai/ment if Looses, 



$8 00,0 0.0 0, 



Secured by a lien on properly insured, valued 

 at over 



9.000.000! 



fpHlSconipiiryinsurosdwelliiig^?,stores,wuve!iouses.manU; 

 J. factories, mills, barns, stable" and the contents ot each, 

 together with every other similar species of property witbin 

 tlie State, from 



LOSS OR DAMAGE BY FIRE! 



The Directors feel justified in recommending this company to 

 the favorable consideratiim of the citizens of Illinois. Every 

 one insured becomes a member, the company being an as- 

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

 suring his neighbor. As the indemnification fund augments 

 in exact ratio witii tho increase of ri.sks, the capital of the 

 company it comparatively exhaustless; and tho entire safety 

 of the institution must bo aiijiarcnt to every one who reads 

 tho charter. 



Thocost of insuring in this company is so low, as to render 

 it almost inexcusable fur the owners of insurable property 

 not to avail themselves of its j)rotection. 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 



Ltmam Trumbull, Klias Hibbard, L. KELLENBERGEn, 

 Benj. F. Lono. Samuel Wade, Alfked Dow, 



RoBRRT Smith .Jou.v James, Be.'ij. K. Hart, 



TlMOTUT TURNrR, IlBXRY 1,EA, JoHN BaILHACHE, 



M. G. Axwoon, Nath'l Hassov. Joun Atwood, 



BENJAMIN F. LONO, President. I 

 Lewis KELi,E>BEnr,ER,Trea8. M. O. Atwood, Sec'y. 



.a®" An Agent for this Company may bo found in almost 

 every Coumy of the State. 

 4Eg" Application for insurance may be made to 



JA.MES J.. 1111,1.. Agont. 

 April 1, 1857. at Spriuglield. 



ST*IIl COMA* •^IIIjIj, 



For Griiidlug Com, Cob, Hominy or Meal aud 

 Geuei'ul Stock Feed. 



WE DELIVER THIS MILL AT ANY 

 point, or from our wagons, that run through the dif- 

 ferent parts of the country, at tlie manufacturer's retail price, 

 which is, iur the mill complete, $U0. 



Orders, or letters of inquirv should be addressed to 



UUNT,'PYKE & Co., Springfield, 111. 



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

 has gained credit beyond ail other Mills now iu use; aud the 

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

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

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

 through it tojiether,) which noother.Mill will do. Farmers 

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

 each 100 by the use of this Mill; (at least wo have cereiticatos 

 to that otfect.) Persons having once e.vperienced its benefit, 

 will neverreturn to the wasteful practice of feeding corn in 

 the ear. 



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

 ily use. 



The Mill grinils from twelve to twenty bushels per hour, 

 k:vI makes an easy diiitt for two hor.»e.-:. 



^^■e can produce first premiums, diplomas, and recommen- 

 dill ions toip numerous to mention. 



For full particulars, references and descriptionof Mills, see 

 circulars. 



N. U.- Persons ran be supplied with a ^tnr Mill, and also 

 see one in operation by cslliug at the Agricultural jtore of 



FKANCI.S A BAUKKLL, 



Jiin 1, 1858 Authorized Agents. 



n. .X. WILSON.) 

 K. VV.UKUWN,/ 



A. C. GoDDIN, 



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JOIIN.SON. 



IIIIPKIXS 



BROWN, GODDIN & CO. 



WHOIiGSALE GROCERS AKD 



Commission Merchants, 



NO. 02 SECOND hTREKT, 



St. ILoiiis, Mo. 



Special attention given to the sale of Orain aud Country 

 Produce. fJm J. E. D. 



Sweet Potato Plants. 



WE WILL HAVE THEM IN THE PRO- 

 per season, for B.'lo by the hundred or thousand, at 

 fair prices; (8eo Advertisement of early Nansemond potatoes) 

 febl fKANCiS A BARREL. 



Illinois Central Mail Road 



I.ANDS FOR SALE. 



THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD 

 Company invites the attontiou of Agriculturalists and 

 farmers to the fertile lands adjacent to their Koad, which 

 are ofi'ered for sale upon low terms, aud long credit at low 

 rates of interest. 



' It is the policy and wish of the Cmipany to sell aU their 

 lands to actual settlers; and no inducement is ofiered to 

 speculators; in tact none will be sold ou long credit, witliout 

 the distinct obligation of cultivation. 



Illinois occupies the most ceutrni position of the Western 

 States, and comprises the most fertile se'tion of the belt of 

 land extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the Missouri 

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

 Ohio. Indiana, Illinois. )lichigan; Wisconsin, Iowa and 

 Northern Missouri. 



Unlike the States North of us, the productions are not 

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

 o]>pressive. The lands West of the Missouri River gradually 

 and rajiidly decrease in fertility, till they blend with the 

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

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



Tho lands bordering upon the Missouriand Kansas Rivera, 

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

 taken up, and are now selling at from $10 to $15 per acre, 

 although settlers have to pay heavy freights upon the trans- 

 portation of their agricultuial tools, furniture and goods; 

 and when tlieircrops are produced, llie extra cost of trans- 

 portation to Eastern markets exceeds tho cost of produc- 

 tion. 



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

 whichcouibines the most faviirable temperature with the 

 richest soil and n;cBt healthy climate, will for all time be the 



groat grain producing district. It io full of mineral wealth 



such OS Coal, Imn, Lead, Limestone, &e., and has already the 

 advantages of churches aud schools, of population, and of 

 the investment of capital. Moreover, there is scarcely a 

 county in Illinois which h.as not a supply of timber. The 

 southern section of the State includes at lea^t 2,1)00,000 acres 

 of the best (lualily of timber land; and the extensive pineries 

 in adjoining States, accessible by the Lakes, furnish Chicago 

 with an immenD<* quantity oftimber and lumber amounting 

 in 18.5C, to 460,000,000 feet. 



Illijiois especially during the last ten years, has been rap- 

 idly develojiiug her resources. The population is now about 

 1,500,000 aud eighty millions of dollars have been expended 

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

 Illinois River, the Michigan Canaland 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 



flourishing villages evince lie rapidly increasing prosperity 

 of the country. 3nch is the facility and economy with which 

 the^e lands ca.-x be cultivated, that in two years farmers can 

 readily surround themselves with all the comforts of old set- 

 tled farnvs in the Eastern ^States; and such is their fertiliey 

 and productiveness, that property purchased at from $6 to 

 JiiO per aTo at six years' credit and three per cent, interest, 

 can be fullypaid for within that time, together with all the 

 costs of improvements, by ordinary industry, from theprofits 

 of tho crojis. 



Although it is evident that lands in tho vicini'y of railroads 

 in Illinois willadvance to $50 or oven $100 per acre within 

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

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

 tle tho country, relying upon the business of the road for its 

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

 the State. These considerations induce the policy of rapid 

 sales, which hrve been progressing aud increasing for two 

 years past, and will be 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 be as well promoted as by purchasing and settling 

 upon these iandj 



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



JOHN WILSON 



Jy29-dw6m Laud Comm'r I. C.R. R. Co., Chicago, 111. 



KUilNS «Si IIAINF.S' 



rREJfiiiJjfi nRiEEs: 



THE BEST NOW IN USE. 



THIS DRILL TOOK THE TWO FIRST 

 Premiums at the late Stiite Fair of Illinoi-, held at 

 I'eoria; also at the State Fairs of Wisconsin and Ohio. This 

 Drill will sow }yheat. Rue. Oals, Barley, Buckwh~Mt. Rice, 

 Hemp, I lax, Tiviothj/, Cbn-er and Miliet Seed, yiiihont any 

 ch.ango of fi.\ture3; can be i,;.;ul'\te<l in one minute to sow 

 any qUKnt'ty ur kind of Seed. Warranted for durability and 

 workmanship. 



Good and responsibl- a{;ents wanted in every county in the 

 Stat^ Circulars sent to any adilress. Those wanting drills 

 should order early. ' Apply to 



B. KUHNS &. CO., 

 mar20 FCm-wlt Springfield, Illinois. 



